The Qingjian City Divine Management Bureau building, its gray outer wall reflecting an iron-gray cold gleam in the sunset.

Lin Kang's words "It's good to have you back" still lingered in the air.

Yet Fang Qingyu did not head toward the dormitory area; instead, he calmly said,

"Lin, I'm going to the underground training ground."

Lin Kang paused his steps, turned his head, and his eyes swept over Fang Qingyu's slightly pale face and stiff left arm, with his brows furrowing imperceptibly.

But he did not stop him, only saying in a deep voice, "Take it easy. Tendons and bones take a hundred days to heal, don't destroy your foundation."

"Understood."

Fang Qingyu nodded, turned around with Jiang Wei, and headed for the exclusive elevator leading to the underground part of the building.

The elevator door silently slid open.

The cold metallic air mixed with a faint smell of ozone rushed towards him.

The enormous underground training ground was brightly lit.

The walls, cast with high-strength alloy, reflected a cold, hard luster.

At the moment, there weren't many people.

"Wait here for me."

Fang Qingyu said to Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei didn't speak, just walked to a corner chair, sat down, hugged her knees, and her clear big eyes quietly fell on him, like a small guardian deity.

Fang Qingyu walked to the corner where the mannequin area was and took a deep breath.

The life-and-death struggle in the Songdu Pit, the viciousness of the gang snake, Sikong Zhen's coldness, the intense pain and madness near death...

Like imprints deep within the soul, they were now churning without rest.

It was precisely this explosion in a desperate situation that forced him to break through the bottleneck of the Profound realm!

His body still carried weakness and latent pain from injury, yet deep in the Dantian, within his mind sea, the earth-shattering changes were like a dormant volcano waiting to erupt!

"Hoo..."

Fang Qingyu slowly closed his eyes, concentrating his mind into the sea of consciousness.

Buzz——!

In the center of that mind sea, the silver-blue Star Core that once rotated like heavy liquid mercury has dramatically transformed!

It was no longer a rounded whole.

Rather, it had split into five parts!

At the heart position, a crimson Vermilion Bird's phantom spread its wings, ready to soar, with fiery light flowing between its feathers!

At the liver position, a lush Cyan Dragon's phantom coiled, brimming with vitality!

At the spleen position, a stable and solid Qilin phantom raised its head, exuding the aura of the earth!

At the lungs position, a sharp and unmatched White Tiger's phantom roared, with a fierce presence!

At the kidney position, a profound and mysterious Black Tortoise's phantom lay dormant, with water waves swirling!

This is the visualization form of the [Nine Heavens Primordial Observation Method·Fourth Realm].

Refining Organs·Five Elements Rotation!

The heart (Vermilion Bird Fire), liver (Cyan Dragon Wood), spleen (Qilin Earth), lungs (White Tiger Gold), kidney (Black Tortoise Water)!

The shadows of the five divine beasts each guarded the corresponding organ, interconnected by mysterious energy threads, forming a perpetual, endless cycle of the Five Elements!

However, at this moment, these five shadows were not all fully solidified.

Only the White Tiger phantom at the lungs, composed of pure platinum radiance, was the clearest, the most condensed, emitting an indomitable sharpness!

It roared upward, and with each breath, drew the starlight around the lungs into a frenzy, transforming into dense, needle-like sharp platinum qi glow!

The phantoms at the liver, heart, spleen, and kidney appeared much dimmer, like dusty scrolls, with outlines but lacking that compelling radiance and sense of power.

"The Fourth Realm is just beginning; only unlocked the 'Metal' of the Five Elements..." Fang Qingyu understood.

With a slight thought.

"Five Elements Rotating Force!"

Boom!

The platinum White Tiger phantom at the lungs suddenly roared upward!

Buzz——!

A force entirely different from before instantaneously erupted from the depths of the lungs, surging along the meridian paths!

Not deploying the Starlight Force Field.

But rather a pure, extremely refined sharpness, as if it could cut through anything in the world!

Chhh——!

The air around Fang Qingyu emitted a subtle sound of being forcibly sliced apart!

In the flow of invisible force, it was as if an unseen, extremely fine sharp edge was covering the surface of his skin!

Even his breath exuded a slight metallic chill!

"So this is the Metal of the Five Elements...sharp armor-breaking, enhancing penetration power..."

Fang Qingyu sensed the new force surging within him, his right hand formed into a sword-like gesture, and he slashed it toward a mannequin ten meters away!

Without using any martial technique moves, just using the newfound "Metal" rotation force evoked by his mind!

Chhh——!

A nearly imperceptible platinum qi line, fast as lightning, tore through the air!

Whoosh!

A light sound.

The mannequin, designed to withstand the full-force attacks of a peak Profound martial artist, saw a half-foot-long, inch-deep smooth cut silently appear on its chest!

The cut surface was smooth as a mirror!

"Hiss..."

Even Fang Qingyu took a slight breath in awe.

This was merely a casual swipe with the nascent, pure Five Elements Rotating Force (Metal)!

Its penetrating power was more than twice as strong as the attacks bolstered by the Starlight Force at the perfection of the Third Realm, if not more!

A veritable qualitative change!

And if Qi Blood were integrated...

Fang Qingyu could almost envision the overwhelming destructive might!

"Good!"

Fang Qingyu's eyes shone brilliantly.

Next, he shifted his thoughts, activating his Dantian!

"Red Bright Tribulation Fire Scripture·Third Turn! Boiling Marrow!"

Boom——!!!

A force far more violent and profound than the Second Transformation "Bone Melting" erupted like the thoroughly ignited core magma of the earth within Fang Qingyu!

Deep within the Dantian, that Red Tribulation Jade covered in cracks now shone brilliantly!

The Tribulation Fire no longer just surged and flowed within the meridians and flesh but, like boiling magma, urgently rushed towards deeper, more central reaches.

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