[{"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-364":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},2127573,3478,"Chapter 364","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-364",364,"\u003Cp>He Song dared not delay, gathering Liu Qingyuan’s disciples overnight and quickly rushing to Qingyang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To think he was so wealthy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a quick count, Xu Yang discovered that there were nearly thirty thousand silver taels just in that shop alone. If he added up all of Liu Xunfeng’s assets, it was likely over a hundred thousand taels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides that, he had obtained rare medicinal herbs like Tiger Bone Vine and Pure Yang Grass. Combined with that Dragon Whisker Root, he had gathered nearly half the ingredients needed to refine a furnace of Dragon-Tiger Great Golden Pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With his only son dead, Liu Qingyuan should quiet down for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know if Liu Xunfeng was wronged or not; he only knew that if Liu Qingyuan wanted to kill him, he would do whatever it took to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang put everything away. As long as Liu Qingyuan stayed quiet for a while, once he broke through to the Heaven Origin realm, he would no longer fear any of Liu Qingyuan’s schemes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early the next morning, news that the Blazing Blade Guest had robbed and killed Liu Xunfeng and looted the Liu Family Pharmacy spread throughout the entire Purple Sun Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that Liu Qingyuan was absolutely furious, taking his disciples to search house by house. Currently, the entire Qingyang City remained under lockdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What are you all talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Lin stepped into the dining hall and saw that the disciples weren't focused on their food, but were chattering away with bizarre remarks like \"The Blazing Blade Guest is truly audacious,\" \"That animal has actually committed another crime,\" and \"If only I knew his identity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yuan said: \"Brother Gao, you don't know yet? That Blazing Blade Guest committed another crime last night, looting the money and spiritual herbs from the Liu Family Pharmacy and killing Elder Liu Qingyuan’s son, Liu Xunfeng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Lin was shocked. This Blazing Blade Guest was truly audacious to dare kill Elder Liu Qingyuan’s son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person was truly insane. After looting the Su family last time, the great Su family had fallen apart. He didn't expect him to reappear after disappearing for over a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is said that Elder Liu Qingyuan has already issued a bounty. Anyone who can provide information on the Blazing Blade Guest’s identity will receive ten thousand silver taels, a spiritual herb, and a favor from Elder Liu,\" Zhu Yuan said, looking tempted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blazing Blade Guest had committed too many crimes. It wasn't just Liu Qingyuan offering a bounty; many other victims were as well. The total bounty added up to fifty or sixty thousand taels, but unfortunately, no one knew the Blazing Blade Guest’s true identity yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m afraid that, just like before, no matter how high the bounty is, it will be useless,\" Gao Lin laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was tempted by the bounty too, but no one knew who the Blazing Blade Guest was. Even the name was just taken from the characteristics of his techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a last-ditch effort. With his only heir killed, Elder Liu has gone mad. He’s found many people in Qingyang City with questionable backgrounds and killed them directly. It’s said he’s already killed over a dozen,\" Zhu Yuan said, feeling a bit of trepidation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qingyuan had truly gone mad. It had been a whole night, and Qingyang City was still under lockdown, with entry allowed but no exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhu, what do you mean he killed over a dozen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the voice rang out, Gao Lin and Zhu Yuan looked up to see Xu Yang, and both smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Lin said with schadenfreude: \"Liu Qingyuan’s son was slaughtered by the Blazing Blade Guest last night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped there, not mentioning the grudge between Xu Yang and Liu Qingyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is truly unfortunate. This Blazing Blade Guest is simply audacious,\" Xu Yang laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yuan chimed in: \"That Liu Xunfeng had no real ability but sat on a fortune. He had long been a fat sheep in the eyes of others, but I didn't expect someone to dare rob and kill him while Elder Liu was still alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the next few days, Qingyang City was on edge. Everyone involved in shady business laid low, terrified of being caught by Liu Qingyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qingyuan killed for several days in Qingyang City, but ultimately failed to find the Blazing Blade Guest. Under pressure from the Purple Sun Sect, he was forced to lift the lockdown on Qingyang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chirp!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day, a sharp eagle cry rang through the sky. The disciples of Departing Fire Peak looked up to see a giant eagle flying from the horizon, with several upright figures standing on its back—it was Elder Huoyun, Lu Tianchen, and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unclear what kind of battle they had been through, but they all had bloodstains on them, and their robes were torn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant eagle reached the sky above Departing Fire Peak, and Elder Huoyun, Elder Tie Fu, and Elder Gongshu jumped off its back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master is back.\" Xu Yang breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Elder Huoyun back, he felt at ease and once again threw himself wholeheartedly into his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Useless trash! You can't even investigate a single person!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Heaven Authority Peak, Liu Qingyuan was furious. More than half a month had passed since his son Liu Xunfeng was killed, and even though he had used all his connections and increased the bounty again, he still hadn't found the Blazing Blade Guest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Song trembled, not daring to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a Heaven Origin expert like Liu Qingyuan couldn't find the Blazing Blade Guest’s identity, how could they? The Blazing Blade Guest never left survivors, leaving no trail to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although some suspected the Blazing Blade Guest was a Purple Sun Sect disciple, there were so many disciples in the sect that even if they were called one by one to be questioned, it would be impossible to identify him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have anything to report?\" After calming down for a moment, Liu Qingyuan finally spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was an Elder of the Purple Sun Sect; even if his son was dead, he still had to handle sect affairs and couldn't spend all his time outside hunting for the Blazing Blade Guest’s identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Song bowed: \"Reporting to Master, the ranking challenge for the Ten Talents List is about to begin. Yan Guiyun has yet to return, and the Sect Master has ordered you to make a trip to the Yunling Mountain Range to search for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, a flash of dissatisfaction crossed Liu Qingyuan’s face. He was busy trying to avenge his son, yet Zhang Jingyuan wanted him to go to the Yunling Mountain Range to look for Yan Guiyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Guiyun had gone to the Yunling Mountain Range to seek a breakthrough opportunity. If he broke through, he would naturally return. If he didn't return, he was either dead or hadn't broken through yet—what was the point of searching?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood!\" Liu Qingyuan waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although dissatisfied, he dared not defy the Sect Master’s order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and the Purple Sun Sect gradually became lively because the ranking challenge for the Ten Talents List was about to begin. On Heaven Authority Peak, they had already started building the arena, and disciples from all peaks were waiting in anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initial ranking of the Ten Talents List was based on each disciple’s talent, as determined by Li Songhe, without considering factors like cultivation base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the challenge began, talent and bone structure would no longer be reference factors; only strength mattered. Whoever was strongest would be number one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can Young Marquis Jiang Fan maintain his number one spot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is bound to be a great battle between Li Chuyang and the Young Marquis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yan Guiyun, Zhang Hanzhou, and the others have cultivated for longer; the Ten Talents List is bound to change drastically.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various discussions gradually increased. Everyone was looking forward to the challenge, and some who considered themselves strong but hadn't made the list were secretly building up their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, the sect announced the rewards for the Ten Talents List challenge: for every rank climbed, the reward was one Leopard Fetus Tendon-Changing Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Leopard Fetus Tendon-Changing Pill was also a marrow-cleansing elixir, and its marrow-cleansing effect was even better than the Dragon-Tiger Great Golden Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon-Tiger Great Golden Pill had the miraculous effect of increasing mental energy and was of better quality, but in terms of pure marrow-cleansing effects, it was inferior to the Leopard Fetus Tendon-Changing Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, if one had the ability to fight from tenth place all the way to first, they could obtain a full ten Leopard Fetus Tendon-Changing Pills. The rules were simple and brutal, encouraging everyone to challenge those ranked ahead of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another rule: if someone who hadn't been on the list fought their way into the Ten Talents List and succeeded in the challenge, they were guaranteed a reward of three Leopard Fetus Tendon-Changing Pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Becoming tenth place would earn three, ninth place would earn four, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must make it onto the Ten Talents List!\" Xiong Kun clenched his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was originally tenth on the Ten Talents List, but had been squeezed out by the sudden rise of Xu Yang. If he didn't get back on the list to obtain resources, he would be completely cut off from the second Dragon Ascension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a chance to defeat Lu Ren and Han Feng, as both were still at the Small Success stage of Marrow Cleansing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the others, they were all at the Great Success stage of Marrow Cleansing. Even with his arrogance, he had no confidence in defeating them across levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m afraid his ranking is going to drop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiong Kun looked at Xu Yang with a bit of schadenfreude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Xuancheng, Zhang Hanzhou, and Ye Qiuling were all ranked behind Xu Yang, but they had all entered the sect earlier than him. Defeating Xu Yang, who had only just broken through, shouldn't be difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Xu, do you have the confidence to go further?\" Gao Lin looked at Xu Yang with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Xu Yang’s true strength. Even Song Shixian, who was wielding a spiritual weapon, had been slaughtered by Xu Yang. If Xu Yang competed, he might even take first place, though he didn't know if Xu Yang would bother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang laughed: \"It would be good enough if I could just maintain my current ranking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The implication was telling Gao Lin that he didn't intend to compete for first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day, the gates of the Purple Sun Sect were thrown wide open. Luxurious carriages drove in from Qingyang City and stopped at the outer sect’s martial arts arena. Great figures stepped out and headed all the way to Heaven Authority Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Heaven Authority Peak, banners were fluttering, and the crowd was surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An arena one zhang high and two zhang wide stood in the middle of the martial arts arena, with viewing platforms built on all four sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sect Master’s first disciple, Bai Shaoling, dressed in a purple cloud-patterned outfit, brought two junior brothers to the entrance of the martial arts arena, guiding the guests who had come to watch the ceremony to their seats one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone invited to watch the ceremony today was a significant figure in Qingyang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elders from various peaks and disciples on the Ten Talents List also began to appear one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head of the Song family, Song Shirong, walked with a light step, trailing half a step behind a middle-aged man in a plain robe, looking like a follower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Shaoling’s eyes lit up, and he walked over quickly, bowing: \"Greetings, Senior Song.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man in the plain robe was none other than the Song family’s Heaven Origin ancestor, Song Yushao. He looked young on the outside, but his true age was over a hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Sect Master, you are too polite!\" Song Yushao dared not delay, hurriedly returning the bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the first disciple of the Purple Sun Sect and the successor to the future Sect Master position, Bai Shaoling had broken through to the Heaven Origin realm many years ago. He only let Bai Shaoling call him \"Senior\" because he had lived a long time; he dared not put on airs as a Sect Master in front of Bai Shaoling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Song, come over for a chat.\" Liu Qingyuan’s voice rang out from the viewing platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Sect Master, please greet the others. This old man will go find Elder Liu.\" Song Yushao left a sentence behind and quickly left with Song Shirong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, several more figures approached, but they were all wearing the disciples' attire of the Purple Sun Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>",2152,"2026-06-16T12:17:43.130Z","2026-06-16T12:23:15.380Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","799a6bf24ab33a23299f9b430e1df252169d366f8a1564e1b03e0c45c9cca34f","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-365","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-363",410,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-cover.jpg"]