There were a total of nine steps to the Refinement Realm. The first three represented a 1-star Dao Body, while the third represented a 2-star Dao Body.
As for the last three, they represented Tristar Dao Body.
In the entire young generation of the Vajra Sect, only Jin Tai was able to reach the third step of the Refinement Realm.
Jin Tai was the Chief Disciple of the Vajra Martial School, which was a body tempering sect. Although they could not compare to the Ghost Killing Gate, one of the top five forces, they were still extraordinary.
As the head disciple of the Vajra Sect, Jin Tai's body must be extremely strong.
However, not too long ago, Jin Tai had just stepped onto the third body tempering stage. He did not expect that the current Fang Chen, would actually be able to successfully step onto the body tempering stage as well.
One had to know that in the eyes of the disciples of the Vajra Sect, Fang Chen was a simple sword cultivator. Amongst the many warriors, he was known as the one with the strongest attack power.
The strength that Fang Chen displayed previously was sufficient to match up to his title of sword cultivator, but now, after they realized the strength of Fang Chen's fleshly body, they were all shocked beyond belief.
The toughness of a sword cultivator's body was comparable to the head disciple of their Vajra Martial School, Jin Tai.
"What a mysterious fellow." Jin Tai stood there quietly, a look of astonishment flashing past his eyes, and said in his heart.
After Fang Chen stepped onto the third step of the Body Refinement Realm, he withdrew himself from the divine mountain. When Fang Chen descended from the divine mountain, he received countless of applause.
All the cultivators' eyes were full of respect.
Fang Chen's position in the hearts of the disciples could already be compared with Jin Tai. No, to be exact, it should be even higher than Jin Tai, but it was a pity that Fang Chen was not a disciple of the King Kong Sect.
Very quickly, the news of Fang Chen attempting the body tempering stage had spread throughout the Vajra Sect. When the Sovereign King Kong heard the news, his face was filled with helplessness, and he sighed, "It's a pity, he's not my disciple of the Vajra Martial School."
Hearing Sovereign King Kong's words, the Great Clan Elder's eyes flickered and he laughed, "Sect Leader, even though he is not a disciple of our Vajra Sect, he has a good relationship with the fourth young master of the Liang family."
"Also, it's said that he wants to enter the imperial city, but with his current cultivation, it's impossible for him to do so. During this period of time, he has been training in our Vajra Sect, and our Vajra Sect can meet some of his needs and be on good terms with him." The Great Elder continued.
"That's right, this young man's potential is monstrous. In the future, he will definitely become a great figure. Our Vajra Martial School has to be on good terms with him." The Second Elder also said.
They were keenly aware of Fang Chen's potential. If such a talent like him did not die prematurely, he would definitely shake the entire Ancient Sword Continent in the future.
This was also the best time to befriend him. Once he was full, it would be difficult to befriend him.
That day, a lot of the higher ups of the Vajra Sect held a meeting, and the topic of the meeting was Fang Chen.
In the end, many of the higher ups of the Vajra Martial School had reached a consensus. The Vajra Sect had given their all to nurture Fang Chen, and the Vajra Sect's leader had even proposed for Fang Chen to become a Vajra Sect disciple.
Early in the morning on the second day, Sovereign King Kong, accompanied by the fourth young master of the Liang family, arrived at Fang Chen's courtyard.
Sovereign King Kong indicated to the Liang Family's Fourth Young Master not to disturb Fang Chen's cultivation, and they waited for two hours in Fang Chen's courtyard.
After two hours, Fang Chen slowly opened his eyes. He was cultivating the wind and cloud mental cultivation, and he had reached the seventh level in Feng Yun Wu Hou's tomb, but not too long ago, he had reached the eighth level. As long as he could cultivate to the ninth level, he would be able to cultivate the Absolute Wind and Cloud Meridian.
Once he cultivates the Absolute Wind and Cloud Meridian, his strength will rise sharply, and at that time, he would not even have to fear warriors at the fourth level of Qi Hai realm.
Fang Chen suddenly opened his eyes, which shot out a ray of terrifying light, and his entire body was surrounded by an incomparably dense Qi.
Seeing this scene, Sovereign King Kong's eyes were filled with joy as he lightly nodded his head.
"Sovereign King Kong? The fourth young master of the Liang family? "
It was only until Fang Chen opened his eyes that he realized that Sovereign King Kong and the Liang Family's Fourth Young Master were standing in the courtyard.
"Fang Chen, the sect master arrived two hours ago, but he didn't want to disturb your cultivation so he has been waiting for you." Liang Yi said with a smile.
"Fang Chen." Sovereign King Kong looked at Fang Chen, cupped his hands, and laughed.
"Master." Fang Chen said, "I wonder why Sect Master is looking for me?"
As a sect master, he was usually very busy, and now that he had come to look for Fang Chen, he had to wait for two hours.
"Fang Chen, this time, I've come for one thing." The Sovereign King Kong smiled, "I want you to be the Guardian of our Vajra Sect."
Hearing Sovereign King Kong's words, Fang Chen was stunned, and even the fourth young master of the Liang family, who was standing beside Fang Chen, was stunned. They also did not expect that the Sovereign King Kong would actually say such a thing.
"Deus?" The fourth young master of the Liang family was slightly surprised.
The reverends of the King Kong Sect were all warriors with a cultivation base of at least the fourth stage of Qi Hai realm. Their strength were all very tyrannical, and the current Fang Chen obviously did not meet the requirements to be the reverend to the King Kong Sect.
"This …"
Fang Chen was startled for a moment, and then said.
"Fang Chen, this is the decision of the upper echelons of our Vajra Sect. Of course, you can take it as an investment." The Sovereign King Kong said honestly.
Hearing Sovereign King Kong's words, Fang Chen finally understood that the Sovereign King Kong had set his eyes on his potential and believed that he would definitely become someone with great potential in the future, so he decided to befriend him at this time.
"Fang Chen, we will not restrict you when you become a Guardian of our Vajra Sect. You don't need to do anything, you just need to help us when you grow up." The Sovereign King Kong continued, "Of course, if you become a Guardian of my Vajra Sect, you can also enjoy the treatment of my disciple of the Vajra Martial School."
After pondering for a moment, Fang Chen slowly nodded his head and agreed.
"This is the medallion. Take it. You can enter and leave any place in the Vajra Sect by yourself." The Sovereign King Kong laughed.
Fang Chen accepting the position of Guardian also made him extremely happy.
Of course, Fang Chen had his own plans. On the path of martial arts, cultivating was extremely difficult, and he needed some resources.
Being a Guardian of the Vajra Sect allowed one to obtain resources from the sect. Before one's strength reached the level of Fifth level of the Qi Hai realm, they had to stay in the south and could not enter the imperial capital. It would be better to cultivate in the Vajra Sect.
Furthermore, he could feel the good intentions the Sovereign King Kong had towards him, so he happily accepted it.
As for what the Sovereign King Kong had said, if the Vajra Sect were to meet with trouble in the future, they would need his help. If Fang Chen had the power to help them at that time, it would be fine if he could help them.
Just like that, Fang Chen had become a Guardian of the Vajra Sect, causing the fourth young master of the Liang family to be extremely envious.
"Brother Fang, you're really amazing." Liang Yi grinned and said, while the other three also congratulated him.
Fang Chen smiled slightly.
Ever since he had become a Guardian of the Vajra Sect, Fang Chen had been cultivating in the courtyard. The body tempering stage of the Vajra Sect was a good place to cultivate his fleshly body to the 2-star Dao Body level.
Right now, his fleshly body had long since reached the 1-star Dao Body level. If he wanted to reach the 2-star Dao Body level, he would only need one more opportunity.
Just like this, after Fang Chen cultivated for three days, he finally felt a trace of movement, and immediately after, he left the courtyard and arrived at the bottom of the divine mountain.
Seeing Fang Chen coming over, countless warriors all greeted him. They all knew about Fang Chen becoming a Guardian, and at this moment, they respected him even more.
Fang Chen nodded to everyone, and with a tap of his feet, he directly stepped onto the body tempering stairs, and with a swoosh, he jumped onto the third step and started cultivating.
On the third stage of the Body Refinement Realm, Fang Chen was enduring the tyrannical pressure from all directions. This pressure continuously refined and baptized his body, causing his body to undergo a tremendous change.
Hiss, hiss, hiss …
Time trickled by, and under this pressure, Fang Chen felt his own body evolving at a fast rate.
For a day, for an entire day, Fang Chen kept on cultivating on the third step.
At some point in time, Fang Chen suddenly opened his eyes. Inside his body, his golden heart was rapidly beating, and an invisible aura had instantly spread throughout his limbs and bones.
At the same time, Fang Chen heard the sound of bones cracking coming from within his body.
Immediately after, Fang Chen realized that his body was wildly absorbing the surrounding pressure, his body making its final struggles.
"Is he about to break through?"
Fang Chen squinted his eyes, looking at the changes in his own body, and said lightly.
At this time, at the foot of the divine mountain, since it was early in the morning, there were almost no warriors, only Fang Chen.
Rumble …
Suddenly, Fang Chen's physical body defense reached its limit. In the next moment, Fang Chen felt a series of crackling sounds coming from his body.
In an instant, Fang Chen felt his body becoming stronger, following that, the pressure on the third step became smaller.
After feeling it slightly, Fang Chen realized that his physical body had already reached the 2-star Dao Body. The pressure on the third step did not decrease, but rather, his physical body's defense had become stronger.
"This is a 2-star Dao Body?" Fang Chen said with a smile on his face.
Fang Chen felt that his entire body was filled with power. With his pure physical strength, a single fist strike was enough to kill a 1st level of the Qi Hai realm Ranker.
From this, it could be seen just how powerful a 2-star Dao Body was.
When Fang Chen's fleshly body reached the two star Dao Body, the pressure on the third step no longer pressured him at all.
With a tap of his feet, Fang Chen directly jumped onto the fourth step.
"Huff … Huff …"
On the fourth step, a wild pressure pressed against Fang Chen. However, Fang Chen's face was filled with smiles.
After his fleshly body had reached the two star Dao Body, Fang Chen believed that his strength would be enough to contend against an early stage fourth stage Qi Hai realm warrior.
Just as Fang Chen had descended from the divine mountain, many disciple of the Vajra Martial School had also arrived at the foot of the divine mountain.