One Hundred and Five.

A fool might chase strength too quickly, stacking bricks without care for the sake of speed or chasing competition, reaching for the heavens with shaky hands. 

But what use was a sky-high temple if a single stress could bring it crashing down?

That's why Foundation Realm was crucial.

It was about reinforcing oneself, making sure that when power did come, it wouldn't break you.

And the Ninth Yin Metal Cultivation Method embodied that perfectly.

Instead of flooding my body with unstable energy, it tempered it. 

Like hammering impurities out of a blade, it refined my meridians, solidified my core, my dantain and ensured that whatever I built on top of this… would last.

I clenched my fist, feeling the difference.

This method wasn't flashy. It wasn't explosive.

But in the long run…

It might just make me unstoppable.