[{"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-357":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Becoming a Saint in the Flesh, Starting with the Vajra Art",{"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},2127566,3478,"Chapter 357: Counter-Attack","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-357",357,"\u003Cp>Purple Sun Sect Mission Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Xu Yang and Gao Lin informed the Mission Hall of the events, the two received their contribution points for the trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the guaranteed one hundred contribution points, plus the Blood Lotus Sect disciples killed, Xu Yang received eight hundred contribution points, and Gao Lin received four hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, if Xu Yang hadn't counted the three at the mine as Gao Lin’s contribution, Gao Lin wouldn't have received so many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After collecting the contribution points, the two returned directly to Li Huo Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang returned to his courtyard, while Gao Lin went to find Elder Huoyun and the Peak Master to report the deaths of Lu Chuping and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Another round of mutual retaliation!\" Xu Yang felt some worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With so many people from the Purple Sun Sect dead this time, they would definitely not let it rest. Once fighting started, they would inevitably be the ones charging at the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still needed some time to break through to Heaven Origin, and he only hoped they would give him a little more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After hiding the Green Water Blade and washing up, he left the courtyard and went to the dining hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, the entire Li Huo Peak was in an uproar; everyone knew about the deaths of Lu Chuping, Xiao Yu, and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were clamoring for revenge, but more were wearing expressions of worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revenge meant people would die; who wanted to die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang was very concerned about this matter, but he didn't know for the time being how the Purple Sun Sect would handle it, only knowing from Gao Lin that new disciples had been sent to guard Camel Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for subsequent retaliation, it would likely have to wait for Lu Tianchen to return to the Purple Sun Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no results for the time being. In the evening, he went down Li Huo Peak to find Xu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Song family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Yang returned alive. Are you sure you didn't see wrong?\" Song Shirong frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the Great Elder doing? He hadn't killed Xu Yang. Could it be that he had been lying in wait for so many days and hadn't managed to ambush Xu Yang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to the Clan Leader, I did not see wrong. It was indeed Xu Yang. Many people saw it, and the news he and Gao Lin brought back has already caused a sensation in the Purple Sun Sect,\" Song Wending said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a Li Huo Peak disciple and also the person Song Shirong had secretly arranged to monitor Xu Yang in the Purple Sun Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What news did they bring back?\" Song Shirong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wending immediately recounted how the Blood Lotus Sect had killed many Purple Sun Sect disciples, and how Xu Yang and Gao Lin had luckily escaped from the Blood Lotus Sect’s Lotus Messenger. Throughout the account, he didn't mention the Song family at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So the Great Elder didn't manage to ambush Xu Yang?\" Song Shirong thought uncertainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Great Elder had ambushed Xu Yang and the interception had failed, Xu Yang and Gao Lin should have reported the matter. Since they hadn't mentioned it at all, it meant the two hadn't encountered anyone wielding a Spirit Weapon to intercept them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can only wait for the Great Elder to return to ask clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Shirong waved his hand: \"Go back and continue to watch him. Once he leaves the Purple Sun Sect, report it immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wending left!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Shirong waited and waited, but after seven consecutive days, he still didn't see the Song family’s Great Elder, Song Shixian, return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps he is still in the Yunling Mountain Range searching for Xu Yang’s tracks!\" Song Shirong forced himself to stay calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Song family couldn't afford to lose an elder, especially one carrying the clan’s foundational Spirit Weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If something happened to Song Shixian, the matter would be truly serious, and the Spirit Weapon would also be lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another seven days passed, and Song Shixian still hadn't returned. Song Shirong began to panic, realizing that something must have happened to Song Shixian; otherwise, it would be impossible for him to stay in the Yunling Mountain Range for so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who did it? Was it the Lotus Messenger or Lu Tianchen?\" Song Shirong’s eyes were splitting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loss of the Great Elder and the Spirit Weapon Green Water Blade was a heavy blow to the Song family. He reasoned that Song Shixian might have just been unlucky, and while waiting to ambush Xu Yang, he had accidentally encountered those two Heaven Origin experts who happened to be in the Yunling Mountain Range and was killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, with Song Shixian wielding a Spirit Weapon, no one could kill him except a Heaven Origin expert; even seven or eight Marrow Cleansing Great Completion martial artists attacking together wouldn't be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little beast, you have again caused my Song family to lose a Marrow Cleansing Great Completion expert and a Spirit Weapon. I will definitely have you cut into a thousand pieces.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Shirong’s killing intent boiled, and he added this blood debt to Xu Yang’s account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed since Xu Yang returned to the Purple Sun Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition to his daily routine of cultivation, he also heard some news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Tianchen had still not returned; it was unknown if something had happened to him or if he hadn't tracked down the Blood Lotus Sect’s stronghold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten days ago, Lu Ren reached Marrow Cleansing Small Completion, actually getting ahead of Han Feng, who was ranked higher than him on the Ten Great list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a month ago, Du Chuan reached Marrow Cleansing Great Completion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long before Li Chuyang and Jiang Fan reached Marrow Cleansing Great Completion, the sixth-ranked Ye Qiuling, seventh-ranked Zhang Hanzhou, and eighth-ranked Qi Xuancheng had already reached Marrow Cleansing Great Completion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, although these three were ranked lower, in everyone’s eyes, they were actually the three most likely to succeed in the Dragon Ascension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they were older and had been cultivating longer, their talent, while not as good as Jiang Fan’s or Li Chuyang’s, gave them a greater advantage, and they might break through to Heaven Origin sooner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, among the top eight of the Ten Great list, Xu Yang was the only one who had not yet reached Marrow Cleansing Great Completion on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang ignored it; now he just wanted to keep a low profile and not attract the attention of Liu Qingyuan and the Song family’s Heaven Origin expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another month passed, and Han Feng also reached Marrow Cleansing Small Completion. Xu Yang’s Marrow Cleansing Great Completion still showed no movement, and many people had already begun to say that he was a fallen genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mountain-Bearing Bear Scripture · Great Completion (5651\u002F12000)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture · Small Completion (7025\u002F10000)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Immovable King Body · Small Completion (6715\u002F8000)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Remaining Lifespan: 107]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Martial Dao Longevity Points: 863]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two months of hard cultivation, all aspects had improved steadily. The Immovable King Body and Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture were both nearing Great Completion, and the Mountain-Bearing Bear Scripture was only halfway to perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could Tao Huaijin have gone back on his word?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the agreement he had made with Tao Huaijin, who had said he would apply for a set of Dragon Ascension resources for him. But two months had passed, and he hadn't seen the Dragon Ascension resources from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Knock, knock...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a knock on the door. Xu Yang closed his panel and opened the door to see Xu Qing rushing in, looking excited, and saying in a voice so low it was nearly inaudible: \"I’ve broken through to Marrow Cleansing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking through to Marrow Cleansing at this time—among the Dragon Ascension disciples of her batch, Xu Qing was definitely the first. She was still two months away from having been in the Purple Sun Sect for two years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so excited her face was flushed red. As soon as she broke through, she came to Li Huo Peak to tell Xu Yang the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had once thought it impossible for her to break through to Marrow Cleansing, never expecting that in less than two years, she would have done it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this wasn't due to her talent; it was mainly because of the three Eight-Treasure Lotus Seeds Xu Yang had given her. Without those three seeds, even if Xu Yang’s supply of resources to her had been constant, she might not have reached Marrow Cleansing even with another two years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impressive!\" Xu Yang gave a thumbs up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl’s talent was average, but she excelled in being hardworking and obedient. She did exactly as he said. After her bone structure was improved, it took her only two months to break through the Marrow Cleansing bottleneck. Very good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't even look at whose sister I am!\" Xu Qing said proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang nodded: \"Be careful to keep a low profile. Your brother has quite a few enemies. If they knew you reached Marrow Cleansing so quickly, I’m afraid they would notice you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The siblings chatted for a while, and Xu Yang took her down Li Huo Peak to have a good meal at a restaurant before they parted ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, after Xu Yang finished his morning training, he arrived at the dining hall and heard a piece of news: in seven days, the Heaven Wind Valley would open again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of his mouth. As the fifth-ranked genius of the Ten Great, he could cultivate in the Heaven Wind Valley for free for two months every year. With the effects of the Heaven Wind Valley layered with the Dragon-Tiger Great Golden Pill, the time for his breakthrough to Heaven Origin would be brought forward significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard Zhang Yong reached Marrow Cleansing in the Heaven Wind Valley. I can finally see this magical place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Sun Tao was quite excited. He was a newly entered disciple and also had free cultivation time without needing contribution points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Yang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice rang out. Xu Yang looked up and saw Xiong Kun, who was sitting down with Lu Ren at the table with him and Sun Tao, carrying their food. He was glowing with health and high spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without needing to sense it, Xu Yang knew Xiong Kun must have reached Marrow Cleansing Small Completion. This look after a breakthrough was too obvious; he wasn't restraining it at all, as if afraid others wouldn't know he had broken through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have reached Marrow Cleansing Small Completion. If you don't break through soon, you might be pushed off the Ten Great list in a few months,\" he reminded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three months later would be the day for the Ten Great list to be re-ranked. Those not on the Ten Great list could challenge those who were, and if they won, they could take their place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those on the Ten Great list could also challenge those ranked ahead of them to compete for rankings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he had also reached Marrow Cleansing Small Completion and was in the same realm as Xu Yang, he had the confidence to suppress Xu Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are still three months left, what are you in such a hurry for?\" Sun Tao laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even people like Li Chuyang and Jiang Fan had reached Marrow Cleansing Great Completion; Xu Yang was even more stunning than them, so he must have already reached Marrow Cleansing Great Completion by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What am I in a hurry for? The competition between geniuses is not something a mediocrity like you can understand,\" Xiong Kun glanced at Sun Tao with disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a guy who got lucky and took a spirit medicine to break through to Marrow Cleansing; he simply didn't understand the matters between geniuses like them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Ren used to say that often too,\" Sun Tao laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ren: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does this have to do with me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang buried his head in his food, ignoring Xiong Kun. This guy would likely make it onto the Ten Great list this year, because Yan Guiyun had already been slaughtered by him, leaving a spot open on the Ten Great list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the next few days, the most discussed topic was the Heaven Wind Valley. Xu Yang noticed that many disciples who hadn't been in the sect were returning one after another, waiting for the Heaven Wind Valley to open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time quickly reached the day the Heaven Wind Valley opened, and there were no mishaps like last year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the morning, he and Sun Tao went to the Heaven Wind Valley together, meeting many Li Huo Peak disciples along the way, and everyone walked together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the Heaven Wind Valley, there were already many people there. Xu Yang saw many familiar faces. Jiang Fan, who hadn't appeared for a long time, also showed up, standing with Jiang Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang nodded slightly to the two and walked toward Zhang Yong with Sun Tao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, many gazes looked toward Xu Yang, because among the top eight of the Ten Great list, he was the only one who hadn't yet announced whether he had reached Marrow Cleansing Great Completion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he a true genius, or had he just gotten lucky and made it onto the Ten Great list?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you’ve become a figure of interest in the Purple Sun Sect recently. Is the Purple Sun Sect really so devoid of people? How could someone like you become the fifth of the Ten Great?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chuyang walked over with his two subordinates, his face full of mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>",2312,"2026-06-16T12:17:43.130Z","2026-06-16T12:23:15.380Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","3d0db35814b2b3e89c95b16d33ff2b1f936f3f84be309ecef321519ddcdd194f","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-358","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-356",410,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-cover.jpg"]