[{"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-36":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},2126509,3478,"Chapter 36","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-36",36,"\u003Cp>Of course, the Huang family likely has other martial artist retainers, but definitely not many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, just now he looked at the rooms here; there are fully over thirty of them, which means the Liu family should have twenty or thirty retainers like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Zhang Bo also said that the martial artist retainers working for the Liu family are divided into shifts, with about five or six people per shift. There are four shifts in total like theirs, each ensuring the Liu family's safety at different times and waiting for the Liu family's summons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two changed into their clothes and walked out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Yang and Wu Yongfeng looked at each other's clothes and both felt the other looked much more spirited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come over, I'll introduce you to the brothers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Bo called the two over and began introducing the people present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several of them, like them, were just recruited by the Liu family from martial arts halls, and basically all had succeeded in gathering Qi within the last ten days or half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought couldn't help but rise in Xu Yang's heart: what about the people from before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Retainers like them who don't marry into the family or form marriage alliances are, logically speaking, free to stay or leave; it's normal for people to leave at any time and for there to be a shortage of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it's not normal for so many people to leave all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either the Liu family did something to wrong these retainers, causing everyone to leave in a fit of anger, or... the previous batch of people all died, which is why the Liu family recruited so many people at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Tao didn't mention this matter; he didn't know if it was intentional concealment, if he didn't know, or if he felt it wasn't necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like I have to inquire about it privately; if there's danger, I'll retreat and leave immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His seat hadn't even warmed up yet, so naturally, he couldn't have any loyalty to the Liu family. If it were truly dangerous, it would be impossible for him to risk his life for the Liu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two didn't stay at the Liu family for long because another shift came to relieve them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Liu family provided them with rooms, they were only for resting while on duty and they were not allowed to live at the Liu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two left the Liu family and returned to the Weiyuan Hall to continue practicing martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, seven days passed, and Xu Yang gradually adapted to this rhythm of life again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the morning at the Liu family, and in the afternoon, he would go to the Weiyuan Hall to cultivate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In seven days, he hadn't seen the master of the Huang family, nor had he gone out to serve as a guard; it was as if this job had nothing to do, just running to the Liu family every day for a meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for inquiring about things, he hadn't found out anything either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This day, Zhou Yang sensed the opportunity to break through the barrier, but then failed to gather Qi, and under the backlash of true qi, he was carried away from the Weiyuan Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days later, his cousin Zhou Yuan also failed to break through the barrier, and the brothers ended up in gloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brothers who once ordered them around became losers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another day later, Xu Yang was sparring with Wu Yongfeng when he heard the news of Luo Dehu breaking through the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After greeting Wu Yongfeng, when he ran to the outer courtyard, Luo Dehu was already sitting on the ground with a pale face, as if he had a serious illness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Hong, Zhang Yong, and Qian Jiaxing stood to the side, looking at each other in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm out!\" Luo Dehu was dejected, his entire spirit gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't until Lu Ren appeared that a glimmer of life appeared in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he failed, as long as he followed Lu Ren, he would still have a meal in the future and wouldn't have to go back to the fields to scrape for food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Lu Ren...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struggled to stand up, but failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Jiaxing didn't go to help him, and Lu Ren remained where he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go back and be an ordinary person!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ren stared at him for a while, then turned and strode away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What use is a person who failed to break through the barrier following him? He can't fight, can't carry, and still needs money to be supported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He isn't a rich young master, and he can't afford to support a follower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like your flattery for the past two months was in vain,\" Xu Yang laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is not someone who returns evil with kindness; regarding Luo Dehu's end, he only felt satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Dehu's face turned even paler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xu Yang had mocked him before, he definitely would have fought back on the spot, but now, he didn't even have the courage to look at Xu Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After resting for a while, he staggered to his feet and then disappeared from the Weiyuan Hall forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Jiaxing kept staring at his back, not knowing what he was thinking; perhaps he was thinking that if he failed to break through the barrier in a few days, Lu Ren would also kick him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Hong and Zhang Yong rarely saw Xu Yang, so they soon forgot about Luo Dehu's matter and started talking in a corner, asking Xu Yang for tips on breaking through the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang was not stingy; he said everything he knew and told the two not to rush to break through, but rather to use the Turtle-Snake Great Stance to temper their bodies and store up blood and qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Yang, I was wrong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Jiaxing gathered his courage and walked in front of Xu Yang, bowing deeply to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, he finally saw Lu Ren's true face clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang stopped his conversation with Zhang Hong and the other, turned back, and laughed: \"No, you don't know you were wrong; you just know you are going to fail, will have no backing in the future, are afraid in your heart, and want to re-establish ties with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Dehu, with C-grade bone structure, failed to break through the barrier; Qian Jiaxing's bone structure is even worse than Luo Dehu's, so the probability of failure is very high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Jiaxing's face turned white in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did indeed want to leave a way out, so that even if he failed, he could have a martial artist friend, which would count as a backing in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll wait for you in the inner courtyard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After greeting Zhang Yong and Zhang Hong, Xu Yang returned to the inner courtyard to continue cultivating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Technique: Turtle-Snake Great Stance · Minor Achievement (4\u002F300), Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist · Minor Achievement (6\u002F500)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's too hard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has succeeded in gathering Qi for nearly ten days, but the growth of true qi is as slow as a snail. Of course, this is mainly because he has no money for medicinal supplements and relies solely on bitter cultivation and absorbing nutrients from food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things like Body-Strengthening Soup are already useless for Qi-gathering martial artists; what should be taken is Blood-Qi Powder, or the more effective Qi-Benefiting Powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood-Qi Powder, two taels of silver per dose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi-Benefiting Powder is even more outrageous, five taels of silver per dose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One dose down, it can equal seven days of bitter cultivation; those with good bone structure and strong absorption can equal ten or so days of bitter cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes he even wonders if he should just be a kept man, so he wouldn't have to be so miserable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comprehension, upgrade!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking about it, he added all the points accumulated over the past few days to Comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Comprehension: 27]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait another ten days, and Comprehension can go up another level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slow speed of true qi increase is mainly because food and medicinal supplements can't keep up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slow progress of the Turtle-Snake Great Stance and Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist is mainly due to Comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His comprehension actually has a big gap compared to Lu Ren's; he was able to keep up with Lu Ren before mainly by relying on the panel to upgrade. Now that he isn't using the panel to upgrade techniques, the progress of the techniques has slowed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After practicing fist techniques for a while, an outer courtyard disciple came over, saying someone was looking for him outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cousin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang arrived outside the Weiyuan Hall and saw it was his cousin Zhou Xia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought something had happened, but it was his uncle Zhou Shunchang asking him to go over for a meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the sky was about right, Xu Yang immediately followed Zhou Xia away. When they arrived at Zhou Shunchang's house, Zhou Shunchang had already prepared the meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A-Yang, you're not young anymore; now that you've achieved success in martial arts, it's time to start a family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meal, Zhou Shunchang brought up the purpose of asking Xu Yang to come for dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, you want to introduce a young lady to me?\" Xu Yang laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his age, it is exactly the time to get married, and as his uncle, it is very normal for Zhou Shunchang to worry about his marriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shunchang nodded: \"That's right, it's a young lady from the Huang family; they entrusted me to come and ask for your thoughts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Xu Yang thought for a moment and understood, raising his eyebrows: \"The Huang family is playing a good game; they don't want to hire me as a retainer, but they want me to be used by the Huang family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shunchang glared: \"What kind of nonsense are you talking? The Huang family is willing to marry their daughter to you; that's out of respect for your uncle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang didn't care about Zhou Shunchang's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he works as an accountant at the Huang family, he is just an ordinary person and doesn't understand many things between martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thinks that a young lady from a wealthy family taking a fancy to a poor boy like him is a blessing cultivated over eight lifetimes, not knowing the twists and turns involved.\u003C\u002Fp>",1751,"2026-06-16T12:13:30.304Z","2026-06-16T12:23:14.066Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","688eb98322ea6e09cfe68b007a190f19accd91d2b1c7989b486b170cc5afe3bb","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-37","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-35",410,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-cover.jpg"]