Deep in Mountain City, hidden alleys lead to an ancient courtyard.
The courtyard lacks vibrant flowers and beautiful trees, containing only a Martial Arts Arena exuding an austere aura.
An elderly woman with white hair sits cross-legged, breathing deeply, as dark gray and black energy pulses and oscillates around her body.
This woman is known as Chen Shouling, the current Clan Leader of the Chen Clan, and the sole pillar who has cultivated to the fourth layer of the "Cold Centipede Undying Body".
Chen Shouling gently shook her head:
"How exactly can the fifth layer be achieved?"
She has cultivated diligently for eighty years, refining the fourth layer to perfection, but no matter how she comprehends it, she struggles to reach the fifth layer.
She murmurs inwardly:
"If I achieve the fifth layer, and combine it with the Secret Technique left by the Spirit Ancestor, it will be enough to rival ordinary Qi Refining Cultivators."
