Chapter 108

He earned few contribution points, but his physique had improved rapidly in these few days, and the progress of the Vajra Art was almost double what it used to be.

"Catch!" Senior Brother Gao threw a book over.

Lu Ren grabbed it with five fingers and saw the four dragon-flying-phoenix-dancing characters "Mountain-Shaking Hammer Technique" written on it.

"It's yours!"

Senior Brother Gao laughed, "Practice well. The Mountain-Shaking Hammer can not only improve refining efficiency, but it is also a powerful killing hammer technique. The vibrating force penetrates the body and is specialized in breaking heavy armor and hard-body techniques."

Lu Ren hurriedly bowed, "Many thanks, Senior Brother Gao."

He had been thinking about exchanging for the Mountain-Shaking Hammer manual once he had contribution points, but he hadn't expected Senior Brother Gao to give it to him directly. Inner sect disciples were truly generous.

"Go!"

Senior Brother Gao waved his hand, "This kind of outer sect martial art can be learned freely in the inner sect without spending contribution points. However, remember not to pass it on to others randomly.

If your contribution points are not enough, I will help you plead with the sect."

He had no choice; there were never enough people to refine black iron. It was hard to find someone who could endure the patience and had a well-tempered physique. If he didn't help, and the person couldn't hold on and ran away, he would lose manpower again.

"This junior brother will keep it in mind!"

Taking the manual, Lu Ren turned and left.

"Junior Brother Lu, do you still want to persist?"

Chen Chao leaned over, "You only refined one hundred catties of black iron in five days, which is only six contribution points a month. If you don't reach ten, the sect will confiscate your Qi-Boosting Pills, and the loss will outweigh the gain."

Lu Ren raised the Mountain-Shaking Hammer manual in his hand and said, "Senior Brother Chen, I think I can still persist."

Chen Chao's pupils shrank, "The Mountain-Shaking Hammer manual? Senior Brother Gao gave it to you?"

Lu Ren nodded, "Exactly!"

Chen Chao immediately shut his mouth and didn't say anything more to tell Lu Ren not to persist.

Gao Lin giving Lu Ren the Mountain-Shaking Hammer manual was clearly because of a lack of manpower. If he tried to persuade Lu Ren to leave again, he would be offending Gao Lin, an inner sect disciple.

Chen Chao left dejectedly. Lu Ren returned to his spot and opened the Mountain-Shaking Hammer manual.

The Mountain-Shaking Hammer cultivated a vibrating force. Through the vibration of True Qi, it achieved the effect of penetrating the body and breaking armor. At the same time, the hammer was a heavy weapon, and the combination of the two had extremely strong lethality.

Its effect was somewhat similar to applying the Wind-Thunder Force to a weapon, forming a more domineering killing effect.

【Mountain-Shaking Hammer · Not Yet Entered (0/20)】

Once finished, the panel popped up.

Lu Ren ignored it and continued to contemplate it a second time, remembering the essentials of force and True Qi release.

By the third time, the Mountain-Shaking Hammer already had an outline in his mind, and he had the impulse to practice it.

By the fourth time, he dropped the manual, grabbed the big hammer with five fingers, got up, took a red-hot black iron from the furnace, and the Vajra True Qi quickly circulated, spreading into the big hammer.

"Bang-bang..."

With every hammer blow, the black iron would emit a strange tremor, jumping out a large amount of impurities. In just a short while, the Mountain-Shaking Hammer had already entered the entry stage.

"I have already comprehended the Hunyuan Force; this way of exerting force is not difficult."

Grade A-minus bone structure and comprehension gave him extremely strong learning ability. Moreover, his martial arts foundation fist technique had already reached the Great Completion stage, and his understanding of force was extraordinary.

Four days later, he refined another piece of black iron without impurities, and his efficiency increased greatly.

Another three days passed, and the Mountain-Shaking Hammer was cultivated to the Great Completion stage. Although his speed of refining black iron still couldn't compare to experts like Chen Chao who had refined Qi into Gang, he could manage to refine one piece of black iron every three days.

Time passed slowly, and before he knew it, he had been in the Purple Sun Gate for a month.

【Vajra Art · Entry (999/1000)】

"The Vajra Art can break through!"

Originally, he had expected the Vajra Art to take nearly two months to reach minor success, but refining black iron at Li Huo Peak had improved the efficiency of his Vajra Art cultivation, allowing it to reach minor success half a month early.

Of course, during this time, his money had also decreased rapidly. His physical exertion was severe every day, and his appetite had increased greatly.

Fortunately, Li Huo Peak provided a lunch; otherwise, he would have spent even more money.

Sitting up from the bed, he sank his mind into his body, and the Vajra True Qi circulated rapidly. The vigorous blood was drawn, following along to wash his muscles and bones.

Lu Ren felt hot all over, as if he were in a furnace, and his skin gradually turned red.

The Vajra True Qi circulated faster and faster, seeping into his flesh through his meridians, nourishing and tempering every inch of his flesh.

"Crack!"

At a certain moment, a crisp sound came from his body, as if something had been broken.

Hearing a "boom," the Vajra True Qi circulated at high speed like a wild horse that had broken its reins.

In an instant, his flesh roared, his muscles and bones exploded, every inch of his skin vibrated, and his blood surged wildly.

A more powerful force emerged from his limbs and bones, like an invisible hammer striking his muscles and bones.

From the outside, the red color on his body disappeared, and the skin exposed to the air began to be stained with a metallic silver glow. His body looked like it was cast from iron, as if it were about to turn into refined iron.

This was the characteristic of "Vajra Indestructible."

With the Vajra Art at minor success, his physical body began to transform.

Not only his physical body, but in his meridians, true Vajra True Qi appeared. The True Qi, which was originally formless and qualityless, now appeared realistically, domineering and refined, revealing a silver-white light.

It circulated rapidly in his meridians, and wherever it passed, his meridians widened, his flesh roared, and his strength increased rapidly.

The surge in strength gave Lu Ren the urge to look up and roar.

He tapped his body gently, and it actually emitted a metallic tremor.

"This is the true Vajra Body."

Grabbing with five fingers in the air, it was as if a blade had passed through, making a "pfft" sound.

Spreading his five fingers, a wisp of visible True Qi emerged.

"Only Gang Qi can be visible to the naked eye. I wonder how this Vajra True Qi compares to Gang Qi."

Inside his body, the True Qi that was already about to reach perfection seemed to be compressed, becoming much less, and the Perfection of Qi Gathering was pushed back again.

【Vajra Art · Minor Success (1/2000)】

【Remaining Lifespan: 67】

With the Vajra Art at minor success, his lifespan increased by two years. It wasn't much, but it meant something different, proving that the Vajra Art was also a martial art that could prolong life.

Possessing a trace of the "Vajra Indestructible" characteristic didn't just refer to physical strength; his vitality would also be stronger, and his recovery speed from injuries would become different.

Combined with the Turtle-Snake Great Stance, perhaps his lifespan would slowly increase again.

"Strength has increased greatly, and refining black iron will be much faster. However, I should keep it as it was; there's no need to show off and attract attention."

Just at this moment, Sun Tao's voice sounded outside.

"Junior Brother Lu, let's go!"

"Coming right away!"

Lu Ren put on his clothes, pushed the door open, and walked out.

He had been in the Purple Sun Gate for a month, and today was the day to receive the Qi-Boosting Pills again.

"Eh, Junior Brother Lu, your complexion is good. Could it be that you've reached the Perfection of Qi Gathering?"

Sun Tao saw him glowing and full of spirit, and couldn't help but be curious.

"Still a bit off. It's just that I wasn't very tired yesterday, so I look spirited today," Lu Ren said casually.

He had been hammering iron every day recently and was exhausted when he came back, so in everyone's eyes, he indeed didn't look very spirited.

Sun Tao didn't doubt him and said, "You should hurry up. Many people have already reached the Perfection of Qi Gathering and have begun to impact the refinement of Qi into Gang."

Lu Ren nodded, and the group walked out of the courtyard.

Refining Qi into Gang wasn't that simple. Lu Ren had reached the Perfection of Qi Gathering more than twenty days ago and still hadn't refined Qi into Gang.

Those who hadn't comprehended the Hunyuan Force might not even be able to refine Gang Qi in a year or half a year.

"If you really can't do that black iron refining mission, don't do it. I'll lend you some contribution points, and you can take on other missions," Sun Tao said.

The news of Lu Ren doing the black iron refining mission had spread, and everyone knew he had been trapped.

Watching Lu Ren exhausted to death every day without much gain, he couldn't bear it either.

They were fellow disciples after all, and Lu Ren was highly regarded by Lin Cheng, so he thought he would help as much as he could. Now he had also done some missions and had contribution points.

Lu Ren shook his head, "No need, Senior Brother. I think this mission is quite good."

"You're just being stubborn. The black iron refining mission is for marrow-tempering experts. As a Qi-gathering martial artist, how many contribution points can you earn?" Jiang Ping said.

Lu Ren ignored him. Even if he didn't earn many contribution points, he had already obtained a martial arts manual for free, which was already a great deal.

Martial arts in the Scripture Hall required at least ten or so contribution points to exchange for.

Rushing to the Inner Affairs Hall, it was already packed with people, and all the outer sect disciples were queuing there.