59: Chapter 59 Extreme Poison Transformation! Physical Metamorphosis

With a thought.

Deep within the Sea of Consciousness, that extremely ancient [Heaven and Earth Furnace] let out a deafening roar!

The pale white flames of rules, like a ravenous wolf pouncing on its prey, instantly engulfed the dozen or so mutated poisonous plants containing terrifying radiation.

The poisonous light was ruthlessly erased, and the Impurities were incinerated into fly ash.

[Refining complete! Mutated life Origin discovered. Obtained: three drops of dark green marrow fluid.]

Gu Shen opened his palm.

Three drops of green liquid, as clear and translucent as jade, without a trace of poisonous light contamination, and containing only the purest, most majestic vitality, hovered quietly above his palm.

"What terrifying vitality!"

Gu Shen's breathing quickened.

This pure Origin, refined from highly toxic substances, contained an extremely vast amount of vital energy.

The radiation source of the Thirteenth Floor, a forbidden zone that others would avoid at all costs, had completely transformed in his eyes into an inexhaustible treasure trove of Spirit Medicine!

Gu Shen solemnly stored the three drops of dark green marrow fluid hovering in his palm into his Storage Ring.

He looked down at the pile of waste below that was still emitting a blinding green light.

The world-extinguishing poisonous light contained within it was extremely terrifying; even the protective spiritual light of a Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivator would be eroded to tatters if they stayed for even a moment longer.

"Quit while ahead."

Gu Shen did not hesitate; his legs exerted force, and he instantly flipped back into the air conduit above the ceiling.

He pulled the kicked-away shutter back into place, barely covering the opening.

Gu Shen crawled backward at high speed along the original path through the narrow, square refined iron pipe.

The muscles in his left leg contracted and exerted force at a high frequency, constantly striking the black iron plate strapped to the outside of his thigh.

The iron plate heated up slightly, greedily absorbing this kinetic energy.

An incense stick's time later.

Gu Shen returned to the secret room in the security center, which he had locked from the inside.

He jumped down from the vent, landing steadily on both feet.

The secret room was deathly silent and safe; no Aberration could silently break through this heavy refined iron door.

Gu Shen sat cross-legged on the cold floor, regulating his breathing.

With a thought.

A drop of dark green marrow fluid, like top-quality jade and radiating extremely majestic vitality, appeared in his palm.

There was not a shred of the violence of the world-extinguishing poisonous light, only the purest life Origin.

This was the Origin refined by the [Heaven and Earth Furnace].

Gu Shen's gaze was resolute as he tilted his head back and swallowed it.

Boom!

The moment the marrow fluid entered his stomach, it did not turn into the gentle Spiritual Qi of an ordinary Medicinal Pill, but instead exploded in his stomach like a ball of ignited raging fire!

An extremely violent torrent of vitality did not surge into his Dantian but instead directly scoured his flesh, fascia, and bones throughout his limbs and skeleton!

"Hiss—"

Gu Shen sucked in a cold breath, his muscles instantly tensing like iron.

Too overbearing!

This mutated poisonous mushroom had absorbed the poisonous light for who knows how many years underground; its Origin power was simply not something that the weak Physical Body of a Qi Refining Stage Cultivator could easily withstand.

A fine layer of blood beads instantly seeped out from the surface of his skin, and his bones emitted a teeth-grinding friction sound.

"Suppress it for me!"

Gu Shen gritted his teeth, frantically circulating the Longevity Art.

Although this was a Qi Refining Cultivation Technique, wood-attribute Cultivation Techniques were best at sorting and managing vitality.

The cyan mana in his Meridians was like a crazy millstone, tightly guiding this violent power of the marrow fluid, crushing it bit by bit, and forcibly integrating it into his own flesh.

Time passed in extreme, agonizing torment.

In the secret room, Gu Shen was drenched in sweat, and black filth mixed with blood threads formed a thick layer of blood scabs on his skin.

Two full hours passed.

The heartbeat in Gu Shen's body, which had sounded like a beating drum, finally gradually calmed down.

Crack.

He opened his eyes abruptly, the sharp light in his eyes almost tangible.

His arms trembled slightly, and the blood scabs on his body were instantly shattered, revealing the tough skin beneath.

Gu Shen clenched his right fist, not circulating a shred of mana, using only pure physical strength, and punched the air in front of him.

Bang!

A dull sonic boom actually erupted in the air!

"What terrifying physical foundation!"

A trace of wild joy flashed in the depths of Gu Shen's eyes.

This single drop of marrow fluid had actually caused his physical strength to soar by a full twofold!

Now, even without using the Wood Armor Technique, ordinary Low Grade Magical Artifacts could not easily cut his skin.

Such a physique was already comparable to those Late-Stage Qi Refining Body Cultivators in the Cultivation World who specialized in Body Refining techniques!

Hum—

Just then, the black iron plate strapped to Gu Shen's thigh suddenly lit up with an extremely faint blue light.

"Warning... detected that host's heart rate exceeded 400 beats per minute... cell division speed abnormal... muscle density increased by 200%..."

Crab's dry, shocked voice came through the iron plate:

"What the hell! What did you just do? I detected through the vibration sensor that you approached the high-concentration nuclear waste pile on the second floor! Not only were you not melted by the radiation, but your genetic sequence actually strengthened?! This completely defies biological common sense!"

Gu Shen glanced coldly at the iron plate on his thigh.

"Artifact Spirit, shut up. If you blather again, I will cut off your vibrational Qi."

Crab seemed to be frightened by the chilling murderous intent in Gu Shen's words; the blue light flickered twice, and its voice immediately lowered, sounding aggrieved: "Don't, don't, don't, you're the boss, you're amazing. Your mutation direction is perfect; you're practically a humanoid Vicious Beast... I'll shut up, I'll continue to hibernate and save power..."

The blue light extinguished, and the iron plate fell into silence once again.

Gu Shen withdrew his gaze, but a sharp light flashed in the depths of his eyes.

He didn't understand what cells or genes were at all.

But through the Artifact Spirit's shock, he confirmed a crucial hypothesis.

"Swallowing this dark green marrow fluid not only boosts physical strength, but it is also subtly transforming my body, allowing my flesh to gradually adapt to, or even become immune to, that so-called world-extinguishing poisonous light!"

This Thirteenth Floor underground palace was a forbidden zone, but also a great Opportunity.

As long as he kept hunting the Aberrations in the upper levels of the underground palace, searching for mutated poisonous mushrooms, and refining and swallowing them with the [Heaven and Earth Furnace].

His Physical Body would sooner or later be refined to the point where it feared no erosion from the poisonous light!

By then, he would be able to openly step into the Thirteenth Floor and take away that massive amount of top-quality thunder magnetic fine sand!

"However, relying solely on instinct to absorb the marrow fluid is too wasteful and extremely dangerous."

Gu Shen examined his own shortcomings with extreme calmness.

The Longevity Art was only a Qi Refining Cultivation Technique and could not hammer 100% of the marrow fluid's medicinal power into the depths of his bone marrow.

During that last swallowing, at least 30% of the medicinal power was wasted and lost with his sweat.

"I need a real Body Refining Cultivation Technique."

Gu Shen rubbed his chin.

There were only metal contraptions and mutated dead things in this spiritless underground palace; it was impossible for there to be any Cultivation World Cultivation Techniques here.

He had to make a trip back to the Great Yu Cultivation World.

"Calculating the time, it has already been several days since Qingmu Cliff was bloodily purged by the two major Sects. The most intense cleansing storm should have subsided, leaving only ruins and corpses everywhere."

Gu Shen stood up, hung the thunder pattern gold-slaying blade at his waist, his eyes cold.

After the major Sects had eaten their fill and retreated, that dead land must still have countless Storage Pouches from Loose Cultivators, broken Magical Artifacts, and even Cultivation Technique Jade Slips.

Others dared not provoke the Sects.

But with the [Heaven and Earth Furnace] in hand, he could cross worlds and escape at any time.

These ruins of Qingmu Cliff were the perfect mass grave for him to scavenge for Body Refining Cultivation Techniques and stock up on Cultivation resources!

"Time to collect the bodies."

Gu Shen thought to himself.

In his Sea of Consciousness, the [Heaven and Earth Furnace] shook violently, and the pale white phantom flames instantly engulfed his body.

The secret room was empty, leaving behind only a pile of shed black blood scabs on the floor.