Upgrade one's own body?
Only Qi Tian would actually say something like that, wouldn't he?
Lin Xiao's mouth twitched. He knew what this meant. He then reached out and grabbed the guy, saying, "Come on, since you've said it, and your current body strength can't keep up, then come over and train properly according to our Northern Frontier requirements, just like your junior brothers."
"Lin Xiao, don't you know that with my current body, relying solely on this Northern Frontier training method of yours will hardly yield any improvement?" Qi Tian broke free from Lin Xiao's grasp. "After entering the Divine Realm, my body, with the help of spiritual energy, has long since reached a state of invulnerability. Isn't your body the same?"
"That's true."
Lin Xiao admitted he'd realized that.
"Therefore, if I want to increase my body's strength, I only have two paths I can take." Qi Tian held up two fingers. "The first is what you mentioned, improving physical strength, which is the path traditional inheritors of the Artifact Sect would take."
"The second is like me, to refine something that can replace my body or help me alleviate the pressure of artifact refining."
"Generally speaking, my master and the others back then refined some simple tools to reduce pressure while simultaneously using their resources and corresponding body-refining techniques to strengthen their bodies."
Qi Tian was explaining all this to Lin Xiao almost tirelessly, things that Lin Xiao had never known.
"Our Artifact Sect actually has a rule that before reaching the Divine Realm, one must ensure their physical strength reaches a certain point. If the corresponding strength is not achieved, you won't be helped to comprehend the way of the Divine Realm."
"Then you?"
Lin Xiao blinked. If that was the case, then what was going on with this Qi Tian?
"Because my progress was a bit too fast, I even reached the Divine Realm without needing guidance from my master or uncles. My body strength has always lagged behind."
Qi Tian shrugged. "Perhaps this is the trouble with having too much talent."
"..."
He didn't know who taught him to be so arrogant.
"So I thought I might as well make a few replacement arms for myself. Although I can't make arms at the spiritual artifact level, I can achieve near perfection with items below the spiritual artifact level that are of extraordinary quality. And the pressure those items can withstand will naturally surpass what my body can endure." Qi Tian then returned to the arm he had made.
"Good heavens, why does this thing have such heavy Yin energy?" Only then did Lin Xiao finally understand the purpose and reason for its existence from Qi Tian's lengthy explanation.
"I used some materials from an uncorroded bone, specifically for the skin part. This part requires the most strength enhancement, and it's also the part of the uncorroded bone body that I don't need to re-refine." Qi Tian said, tapping the skin of the arm.
It was very firm and taut, and you couldn't tell it was the skin of an uncorroded bone. It was so elastic.
"However, for the palm part, I need to put in more effort. If it's not done well, this hand won't be sufficient for me in the end..." Suddenly, Qi Tian stared at Lin Xiao with a somewhat dangerous glint in his eyes.