Ye Ningze's refusal of gifts from the major families was undoubtedly good news, proving he wouldn't contend for their interests.
The Lei family, however, was an exception.
If the Lei family hadn't provoked Ye Ningze, they wouldn't have met their tragic end.
In light of this, all major families issued orders, commanding their members not to provoke Ye Ningze.
With the leading example of the major families, Ye Ningze's prestige in Qingcheng Base was amplified infinitely. It was precisely because of this that Ye Ningze could cultivate peacefully for a period of time.
Not only could Ye Ningze cultivate in peace, but the safety of his sister, Ye Yuhan, who was studying at the academy, was also guaranteed. Everyone knew Ye Yuhan had an extraordinary brother, and they wouldn't dare to provoke him even if they were beaten to death.
After a month of cultivation.
Ye Ningze finally completed the tempering of his skin, flesh, bones, and blood exchange, and the overall quality of his physical body underwent a new transformation.
"After a month, I've finally completed body tempering again. Next, I can temper my internal organs!" Ye Ningze mused inwardly.
The body tempering methods below the Grandmaster level involved tempering skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and blood exchange. Only upon reaching the Grandmaster level could one circulate power back into the body's interior and begin tempering the internal organs. The internal organs of a Grandmaster martial artist were comparable to steel and iron, and they could even swallow poison safely. This point far surpassed that of a Master. Although the internal organs of a Master were also very powerful, they still couldn't compare to a Grandmaster. Once he began tempering, Ye Ningze's bottleneck would automatically break, and he would advance to become a Grandmaster martial artist, with his strength continuously increasing.
"Let's begin!"
Ye Ningze began his cultivation according to the intermediate body tempering method, simultaneously consuming a portion of high-grade fierce beast blood. Under Ye Ningze's control, the power generated by tempering slowly converged towards his internal organs, which were continuously being tempered.
Boom!!!
The unseen shackles were shattered, and the power of his physical body continuously surged! Ye Ningze knew very well that this was the manifestation of advancing to the Grandmaster realm. After about half a day, the tempering finally concluded, and Ye Ningze had truly become a Grandmaster.
"Compared to before, my mental power has increased significantly, and my speed and strength have also greatly improved." Ye Ningze looked at his new body and began to summarize the gains from this breakthrough. At the Master stage, Ye Ningze's mental power could only cover about fifty meters, but now it had leaped to three hundred meters. His physical strength had broken through to 120,000, several times his previous self. As for his speed, which Ye Ningze had always been proud of, it had now reached a terrifying twenty times the speed of sound. This speed was something even some late-stage extraordinary martial artists might not be able to achieve.
"Not bad, all aspects of my physique have improved considerably, only the defense is still lacking a bit," Ye Ningze sighed slightly, a hint of dissatisfaction appearing on his face. From Master to Grandmaster, his defense had also increased severalfold, but there was still a considerable distance to true transcendence. "Before I break through to true transcendence, it's necessary to copy a defensive talent!" Ye Ningze began to plan, but before copying a defensive talent, he had another matter to attend to. After this period of cultivation, the fierce beast blood in Ye Ningze's hands had been depleted. He planned to head to the Great Prajna Forest as soon as possible to replenish his cultivation resources and perhaps look for a suitable defensive talent. Ye Ningze was not worried about Ye Yuhan's safety during this expedition. After all, he was now the strongest person in Qingcheng Base. Anyone who dared to trouble Ye Yuhan at this time would be seeking death. After a simple preparation, Ye Ningze set off for the Great Prajna Forest. Following the markers he had left earlier, Ye Ningze successfully arrived near Bai's territory.
"Master!" Seeing his master arrive, Bai excitedly ran over. Upon seeing his beast pet again, Ye Ningze noticed that Bai had changed significantly since they parted. Bai's size and aura had both increased considerably compared to when they were separated.
"Bai, you've advanced to a high-grade fierce beast!" Ye Ningze was slightly surprised but quickly accepted it. After all, he himself had broken through to the Grandmaster realm, and it was only natural for Bai, with its top-tier cultivation talent, to also advance to Grandmaster. Having advanced to a high-grade fierce beast, Bai now possessed the strength to hunt high-grade fierce beasts. As for top-grade fierce beasts, Bai was still a bit short, as its attack power was insufficient to break through the defenses of top-grade fierce beasts.
"Bai, how is the fierce beast blood I asked you to collect coming along?" Ye Ningze asked. Seeing Ye Ningze inquire, Bai led the way, "Master, follow me!" Led by Bai, Ye Ningze arrived at the place where the fierce beast blood was stored. In a vast valley, dozens of blood pools had been dug, with large pools filled with high-grade fierce beast blood and over a dozen pools filled with intermediate-grade fierce beast blood. Ye Ningze was truly astonished by these blood pools.
"There must be about twenty thousand portions of high-grade fierce beast blood here, and over a hundred thousand portions of intermediate-grade fierce beast blood," Ye Ningze estimated roughly. Intermediate-grade fierce beast blood was no longer useful to Ye Ningze, who had advanced to the Grandmaster realm. However, Ye Yuhan could use it, as she had also begun tempering her body. This intermediate-grade fierce beast blood was perfect for her, and the excess could be sold. As for the high-grade fierce beast blood, Ye Ningze had no intention of selling it. The high-grade fierce beast blood required for Grandmaster martial artists' cultivation could be described as immense. The twenty thousand portions of high-grade fierce beast blood in this pit might not even be enough to support Ye Ningze's cultivation to the peak of the Grandmaster realm.
"Good job, Bai. From now on, when you encounter intermediate-grade fierce beasts, just eat them yourself. There's no need to store intermediate-grade fierce beast blood anymore. As for high-grade fierce beast blood, you need to store more," Ye Ningze instructed Bai. "Yes, Master, Bai understands!" Bai replied obediently. After instructing Bai, Ye Ningze began transporting the fierce beast blood back to the base. The Great Prajna Forest was some distance from Qingcheng Base, but with Ye Ningze's current speed, it was still fast for him to transport it alone. He now possessed a speed of twenty times the speed of sound! What did twenty times the speed of sound mean? If he ran at full speed, it would be 7,000 meters per second, equivalent to 7 kilometers. Of course, in actual transport, he couldn't maintain this speed constantly, as he needed to dodge obstacles like small hills, rocks, and trees along the way. Only in combat could he unleash this speed for short distances. However, even so, Ye Ningze's transport speed was still very swift. For convenience of storage, Ye Ningze even created a storage room in the basement of his villa specifically for storing fierce beast blood.