"Duan Gujin, come out! Open the door quickly! I need to speak with you!"

By the fifth day, Duan Gujin still hadn't stepped out from his room when he suddenly heard a thunderous roar outside.

He frowned and listened intently.

After a while, he recognized the voice as Shang Yumin's.

Thus, he had no choice but to open the door.

"Duan Gujin, what terrible advice did you give! To make me marry someone! Look at this, what is this?"

Duan Gujin looked up to see Shang Yumin's face frosted over, her right hand holding a Sharp Sword, and in her left, a white paper.

Seeing the frustrated Shang Yumin, Duan Gujin's face filled with helplessness, he bitterly smiled and said: "Miss Shang, the Palace Master asked for my counsel so I suggested the very cliché Martial Arts Competition for marriage; you must understand, it's only a strategy!"

"Strategy? How could you come up with such an idea? Your damn plan has made me so embarrassed, you know other people look at me as if seeing an old maid no one wants, everyone's rushing to ask if I really intend to marry, and they even tell me not to set my standards too high. Now, the whole world knows I am old, unwanted, and desperate, broadly inviting heroes for a martial contest to find a match! You see what's written here? Describing a bride beautiful as a celestial, offers of immense dowries, 'Don't miss out as you pass by, all ages and sexes may try!' Damn it! These people are absolutely reckless!"

Shang Yumin then hurled the paper in her right hand onto Duan Gujin's face, who after catching it, saw that the contents written were almost exactly what Shang Yumin had described.

A vein popped on Duan Gujin's forehead, he hadn't expected his strategic counsel to turn out this way, totally beyond his expectations.

"I wasn't responsible for this, I just suggested the martial arts marriage competition as a strategy, these details have nothing to do with me! I am innocent!"

Duan Gujin said gloomily.

"This wasn't your terrible idea?"

Shang Yumin suddenly burst into rage.

Duan Gujin faintly smiled and said: "Hehe, actually, the idea I came up with was truly excellent! It's just that the people executing it went too far!"

"Excellent? When the day comes that I really have to get married, I'll tie you up and deliver you to that person, let that person torment you a thousand times!"

Shang Yumin said through gritted teeth, hating the thought that her lifelong matter was used as a scheme and even more, to broadly recruit talents from around the world, as though she couldn't marry.

In her heart, Duan Gujin, the mastermind behind the scheme, deserved a thousand deaths.

Seeing the killing aura around Shang Yumin, Duan Gujin's face slightly smiled.

After a moment, his figure flashed as he hurriedly spoke to Shang Yumin: "Miss Shang, I have urgent matters to discuss with the Palace Master, please cooperate with this action! Right now, it concerns the survival of the people of the world, you wouldn't want to see the living creatures suffer, right? Minor personal interests should be sacrificed. I'm merely asking you to pretend to seek marriage, it's not like you really have to marry, don't be angry! I have vital matters concerning the survival of the world's people to discuss with the Palace Master, I must leave now!"

Shang Yumin's face was still furious, she couldn't believe her lifelong matter was being manipulated like this, it felt like a downright slap on her face.

Furthermore, the instigator treated this matter as a trivial issue, entirely disregarding her feelings, making her utterly furious.

Just as Shang Yumin thought, Duan Gujin, the instigator, caused her harm and completely disregarded her feelings, he wouldn't believe his scheme could actually cause her any substantive harm, he simply thought she was fragile.

After finding an excuse to leave Shang Yumin, Duan Gujin felt that the subsequent issues should be handled by the people of Guanghan Heavenly Palace, and his next task was to continue his seclusion and Cultivation, aiming to break through to the Martial Master Realm as soon as possible.

He felt it was likely that the Sky Crossing Demon King was using some Treasure to completely hide himself, and due to some reason, the Demon Seeking Compass of the Guanghan Heavenly Palace was no longer able to locate the Sky Crossing Demon King.

If that is truly the case, then Qiankun Continent is about to face some real troubles.

He still has more than a year to stay in Qiankun Continent, and he can fully use this time to quickly enhance his strength. He believes that there is still a possibility to confront the Sky Crossing Demon King face-to-face before leaving the Qiankun Continent.

If he can eliminate the Sky Crossing Demon King before leaving Qiankun Continent, it would be an absolutely joyous event for the entire continent.

Duan Gujin was merely asking the Palace Master if there had been any sightings of the Sky Crossing Demon King during this period. After learning that there was no trace of it, he returned to his residence.

Afterward, he began to craft the Juntian Elixir suitable for Martial Monarchs to consume to recover Primordial Power. After crafting more than a hundred Juntian Elixirs, he took three pills and then began his seclusion.

Previously, when he broke through to the Third Level of Martial Monarch, he noticed some changes in his Body, which were related to the Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Soul.

As his Cultivation improved, the Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Soul in his soul sea also began to transform.

"I have always had a peculiar feeling in my heart. I feel like I'm about to enter an Enlightenment State! If I really enter this state soon, that would be truly fantastic!"

An hour later, the anticipant Duan Gujin indeed entered the Enlightenment State.

Once he entered the Enlightenment State, some changes slowly appeared on his body.

His originally rough Body began to show lines of fissures, making him feel as if he was about to shed his skin.

He knew his Body was undergoing some kind of Transformation, so while consuming Spiritual Medicine, he paid close attention to the changes in his Body.

Although he could not understand why such a startling change was happening to his Body, it was no longer important to him.

He knew that this change in his Body was essentially a transformation indicating the strengthening of his Body.

This also implied the astonishing improvement of his strength from another perspective.

Half a day later, every inch of Duan Gujin's skin had severe fissures and even exposed the fresh, tender skin underneath.

The exposed tender skin was not only smooth but also appeared very tough.

Time passed by bit by bit, and the old skin on Duan Gujin's body was slowly bursting open.

As the old skin burst, it completely vanished into ash in the air like a puff of smoke, leaving no trace behind.

Once all the old skin was shed, Duan Gujin's skin, besides becoming whiter, smoother, and tougher, even emitted bursts of dazzling light.

Duan Gujin checked his skin and realized that it was actually very tough.

Whenever his skin faced any external force, it would immediately become as hard as a diamond.

"It seems that the Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Soul has unique capabilities in enhancing Spiritual Power and the Body."

Feeling the changes in his Body, Duan Gujin was, of course, very pleased, knowing this meant his defensive power had been strengthened once again.

In future battles with enemies, he would have an added chance of victory.

Three days later, the changes to Duan Gujin's Body finally ceased.

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