[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-becoming-a-saint-through-physical-cultivation-st":3,"chapter-becoming-a-saint-through-physical-cultivation-st-starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-22":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting with the Diamond Exercise to Achieve Sagehood Through the Physical Body",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2126495,3478,"Chapter 22: Defeating Zhou Yang","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-22",22,"\u003Cp>\"Definitely succeed in gathering Qi? What a big mouth; even Lu Ren wouldn't dare say that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang and Zhou Yuan, brothers, happened to pass by and couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang glanced at him without speaking, while Zhou Xia frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Xu Yang didn't respond, Zhou Yang felt it was boring and immediately entered Weiyuan Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You go quickly; you’ll miss the meal time soon. Don't get into any disputes with anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xia thought of the previous incident and couldn't help but urge Xu Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, Cousin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Zhou Xia leave, Xu Yang turned and walked into Weiyuan Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating, he first went to the medicine hall to pay the silver and arrange for the Body-Strengthening Soup and Health-Preserving Soup, then strode to the outer hall and shouted, \"Zhou Yang, didn't you want to spar with me? Today, I’ll grant your wish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always followed the path of caution, not showing off, and even though Zhou Yang had provoked him many times to spar, he had never agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, having just been coerced by Qian Ming and seeing his cousin at Weiyuan Hall, he had finally felt a bit comfortable, only for Zhou Yang to jump out and bark like a dog, right in front of Zhou Xia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he endured any longer, he wouldn't be cautious; he’d be a spineless turtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Yang is taking the initiative to challenge Zhou Yang today. What kind of madness is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hasn't he always been afraid to fight Zhou Yang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just now, Xu Yang was talking to a girl outside, and Zhou Yang seemed to be sarcastic again. I saw Xu Yang fuming with anger during the meal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang’s voice wasn't small, instantly attracting everyone’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You? You finally dare to fight me?\" Zhou Yang turned back, feeling somewhat incredulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not fight, spar!\" Xu Yang corrected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weiyuan Hall did not allow disciples to fight privately, but if it was a spar, even if someone got injured, it was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, spar. Come on, Brother Xu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang realized his mistake, corrected his wording, and took a large stride forward, heading straight for Xu Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to reach Xu Yang, he leaped up suddenly, his five fingers curled, and he grabbed directly at Xu Yang’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\" Seeing his cousin’s move, which was both skillful and handsome, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but shout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang looked like a Bear King leaping up, with extraordinary momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good my ass!\" Lu Ren cursed under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move was called \"Bear King Probing Claws,\" an extremely domineering grappling move in the Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist, specialized in dislocating joints. But under normal circumstances, no one would use it as their first move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this move was very arrogant. Using it without knowing the opponent’s background easily led to falling into a disadvantage due to leaving one’s defenses wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, even though Xu Yang had taken the initiative to challenge him, Zhou Yang didn't take him seriously. After all, he had been training in martial arts half a month longer than Xu Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Idiot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang hadn't expected Zhou Yang to be so arrogant and look down on him, thinking he had been avoiding the fight because he couldn't win. Not only did he use a move that left his defenses wide open, but he also leaped into mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that training on the plum blossom stakes had gone to waste; he seemed not to know the importance of a stable stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A move meant for show—it looked domineering, but it was full of flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang’s running steps stopped abruptly, his body bending like a giant python, his muscles tensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhou Yang’s five fingers were about to hook onto his shoulder, he assumed a posture of \"containing the chest and pulling the back,\" raising his shoulder by half a foot. Zhou Yang grabbed empty air, missing his shoulder and grabbing his arm instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was strong and sturdy; his arm, to exaggerate, was not much smaller than an ordinary person’s thigh. In a state of tensed muscles, it was terrifying; how could it be grabbed with one hand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Zhou Yang hooked his five fingers tight, he found he had grabbed something like a giant tree; he couldn't hook in at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, his wrist had been grabbed by Xu Yang in a reverse grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not good!\" ===== CHAPTER 42 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhou Yang secretly thought it was bad and wanted to react, but his body was still in the air, with no place to exert force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whistling sound rang out, and a fist struck from bottom to top, slamming heavily into his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang’s head tilted back, his eyes rolled, and his hundred-plus-catty body was sent flying upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision went black, and he didn't even feel the sharp pain because he was about to pass out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang didn't stop there!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He withdrew his fist, then folded his arms, and rammed forward with his whole body, his shoulder slamming heavily into Zhou Yang’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a \"bang,\" Zhou Yang’s body flew backward like a kicked ball, landing three or four meters away, splashing up a cloud of dust, and sliding a distance before stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhou Yang’s screams finally came, his hands covering his chin as he wailed and rolled on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang stopped his steps and didn't strike again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second Brother...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yuan roared and ran over quickly to help Zhou Yang up. He saw drops of blood sliding from between Zhou Yang’s fingers; his chin was swollen beyond recognition, and he was twitching in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhou Yang lost!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought it would be a fierce battle; it ended so quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one who lost wasn't Xu Yang. He’s so fierce; why was he afraid to fight Zhou Yang before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One move, he defeated Zhou Yang in one move. Xu Yang is so fierce.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole place was in an uproar. Many people hadn't even reacted before Zhou Yang had lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two moves in the blink of an eye, and it was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not that Xu Yang is fierce; it’s that Zhou Yang is stupid. Using 'Bear King Probing Claws' as the first move and leaping into mid-air to show off—his brain is full of shit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some veteran disciples saw this and pointed out the reason why Zhou Yang lost so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn't been arrogant and had fought Xu Yang on the ground, who would win and who would lose was hard to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Yang, it was a spar between fellow disciples, yet you used such a heavy hand.\" Zhou Yuan glared at Xu Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Zhou Yang, he hadn't quite recovered yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heavy hand my ass. He’s the trash. How would I know that even though he’s been training half a month longer than me, he couldn't even take one move? Ask the fellow disciples here if I Xu Yang intentionally used a heavy hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang said, walking over with concern, \"Brother Zhou, are you alright? We agreed it was a spar. With so many people watching, don't try to frame me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang had recovered somewhat and endured the sharp pain, saying, \"I’m fine, just need to rest for a while. It was indeed a spar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at so many people around, he suppressed the anger in his heart. Losing to Xu Yang was already embarrassing enough; if he kept harping on about a \"heavy hand,\" it would only be more embarrassing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his reputation stank, it would be hard to mix in this circle in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd dispersed; to them, this was just a small interlude, and they had to continue training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Lu Ren, can you tell how strong Xu Yang is?\" Luo Dehu whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing special. If that move were me, I could have beaten Zhou Yang to death on the spot.\" Lu Ren revealed a confident smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was confident that he would gather Qi this month at the latest. Xu Yang couldn't even get enough to eat; he was no longer qualified to be his rival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected of Brother Lu Ren, soon to be a martial artist master with Qi Gathering cultivation!\" Luo Dehu couldn't help but flatter him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is Qi Gathering? My goal is to advance to Marrow Cleansing within a year.\" Lu Ren raised his head proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, his goal was no longer Qi Gathering, but the realm above it. Only people like Xu Yang would think about getting ahead after successfully gathering Qi. ===== CHAPTER 43 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1444,"2026-06-16T12:13:30.304Z","2026-06-16T12:23:14.066Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","c39342874708a1425b9ac2933877384e2731269246252383fa47c75f8d8125e4","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-23","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-21",410,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-cover.jpg"]