[{"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-372":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},2127581,3478,"Chapter 372","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-372",372,"\u003Cp>Everyone was shocked. Li Chuyang had actually lost just like that. Jiang Fan had fought for hundreds of moves before shaking Li Chuyang off the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang and Li Chuyang’s battle, strictly speaking, only lasted one move. His combat power was far stronger than Jiang Fan’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First place!\" Lu Ren was shocked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talent Xu Yang displayed could be said to be the first among all the disciples of the Purple Sun Sect, even surpassing Li Chuyang and Jiang Fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that his cultivation time was later; otherwise, he could have competed for the first place on the Ten Talents List.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Chuyang lost!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lost so quickly. It turns out it was Li Chuyang who was blowing his own trumpet all along.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With such talent, he has actually been so low-key.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard Xu Yang had his agreement with the Myriad Treasures Pavilion torn up because of a friction with Li Chuyang. Now they must be regretting it to the point of turning their intestines green.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire arena was in an uproar. Hardly anyone had expected Li Chuyang to be the one to lose in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said Xu Yang would definitely win. Do you have anything to say now?\" Sun Tao laughed and looked at Qi Xuancheng and Zhang Hanzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both widened their eyes. The combat power Xu Yang displayed was already enough to challenge them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about it, Old Ghost Li? I said your judgment was bad. Do you admit it now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Huoyun laughed from ear to ear. Xu Yang had truly gained him a lot of face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You old thing also have no judgment. I heard that when he was pushed to your sect, you complained, saying that all the good disciples were taken by the Peak Master, and you were just given some crooked melons and cracked dates.\" Li Songhe retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't the first time he had been slapped in the face by Xu Yang, so he was used to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This child is missing a superior martial art!\" Zhang Jingyuan, who had been sitting high above, suddenly spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the Mountain-Bearing Bear King Palm was simply unworthy of a genius like Xu Yang. The Mountain-Bearing Bear King Palm wasn't even a top-tier martial art in the outer sect, let alone the inner sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For such a genius to be cultivating this kind of martial art was simply a waste of heaven’s gifts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xu Yang had a superior martial art, that palm strike earlier wouldn't have just cracked Li Chuyang’s arm, but would have shattered his arm bones directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Huoyun nodded and said: \"I only had him focus on improving his cultivation before. Now I’m planning to teach him a blade technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Purple Sun Sect’s inheritance was strongest in sword techniques, followed by blade techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, sword techniques were the inheritance of Heaven Authority Peak. Although Departing Fire Peak also had sword techniques, they weren't as powerful as blade techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you planning to teach him?\" Zhang Jingyuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Huoyun laughed: \"I plan to teach him the Extreme Prison Heaven-Slaying Art.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jingyuan shook his head: \"Not appropriate. The Extreme Prison Heaven-Slaying Art is too extreme, and Xu Yang’s nature is calm; it doesn't suit him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too extreme and doesn't suit him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Huoyun was stunned, then reacted and said: \"What does the Sect Master think I should teach him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jingyuan laughed: \"This child’s body-tempering talent looks good, and his physical body is extremely strong. Why not teach him the Eight-Evil Dragon-Subduing Strength to bring out his physique?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Huoyun’s eyes shone with brilliance: \"This technique is indeed suitable for him, but isn't this technique incomplete?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter. The part our Purple Sun Sect has is enough for him to cultivate. If he has the ability to enter the Heavenly Strategy Academy in the future, he will naturally be able to learn the complete Eight-Evil Dragon-Subduing Strength,\" Zhang Jingyuan laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Liu Qingyuan and Song Yushao listened to the exchange between Zhang Jingyuan and Elder Huoyun, and the murderous intent in their hearts grew even more intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more talented Xu Yang was, the less they could sit still. If they really waited for Xu Yang’s second Dragon Ascension, even if they both took action, it would be of no use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He actually defeated Li Chuyang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Huaijin felt a storm in his heart, and regret arose. Xu Yang’s talent really seemed to be growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he sighed again. It wasn't that he wasn't optimistic about Xu Yang, but that the higher-ups of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion didn't want to offend the Li family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there anyone who wants to challenge Xu Yang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the arena, Yang Yuanzhou said loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Xuancheng and Zhang Hanzhou both felt a fighting spirit toward Xu Yang, but unfortunately, their rankings were higher than Xu Yang’s, so according to the rules, they couldn't challenge downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to challenge someone ranked ahead of you?\" Yang Yuanzhou looked at Xu Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang’s strength should be enough to go further. Even if he couldn't go further, he could at least compete with Zhang Hanzhou and Qi Xuancheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang shook his head and was about to speak when a hearty voice rang out from far outside the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't expect us to arrive just in time. The talents of the Purple Sun Sect are all gathered here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the voice rang out, everyone felt the air tremble, and a magical power enveloped the entire martial arts arena, delivering the voice to everyone’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked back and saw a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes holding a sword embedded with gems, walking from the foot of the peak with three young people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three young people, two men and one woman, were all composed and extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the woman, whose temperament and appearance were no less than Ye Qiuling’s, attracting the attention of the young disciples of the Purple Sun Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four of them didn't seem to be walking fast, but they covered two or three zhang with every step, reaching the outside of the martial arts arena in a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhang, we came uninvited. You won't blame us, will you?\" the leading middle-aged man laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the high platform, Zhang Jingyuan stood up with a smile: \"So it’s Valley Master Huang. Please, take a seat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high platform became chaotic, and the heads and ancestors of the great families of Qingyang City stood up one after another to bow, showing great respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, the ordinary disciples of the Purple Sun Sect were all indifferent, because they didn't know the identity of these people at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Shaoling urgently redeployed on the high platform, bringing another gilded chair to sit side-by-side with Zhang Jingyuan’s chair. Only then did Zhang Jingyuan invite \"Valley Master Huang\" to sit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Xu Yang also learned the identity of this Valley Master Huang from the mouths of some informed disciples around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A martial arts sect, the Valley Master of Yellow Maple Valley, whose status was equivalent to Zhang Jingyuan’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had heard of Yellow Maple Valley!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fufeng County didn't just have one martial arts sect, the Purple Sun Sect, but two. Yellow Maple Valley was the other one. The two sects governed different regions and selected disciples from different places. Their strength was said to be about the same as the Purple Sun Sect’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that everyone’s attention was attracted by the Valley Master of Yellow Maple Valley and no one was challenging him, Xu Yang bowed slightly to Yang Yuanzhou and turned to jump off the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yuanzhou didn't care that the Purple Sun Sect had guests and stood on the arena, saying: \"Is there anyone who wants to continue challenging?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the Ten Talents List, Zhang Hanzhou was first, Qi Xuancheng second, Ye Qiuling third, Xu Yang fourth, Du Chuan fifth. Because Jiang Fan and Li Chuyang had lost to Zhang Hanzhou and Qi Xuancheng respectively, they were now sixth and seventh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ren was eighth, Sun Tao ninth, and Han Feng tenth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chuyang was injured and had lost to Xu Yang, so he had no face to continue jumping and was sitting on the ground cultivating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Fan didn't care about these things and had no intention of challenging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yuanzhou asked around, and everyone shook their heads, having no intention to continue challenging. The Ten Talents ranking challenge ended just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, it shouldn't have been like this. After Xu Yang defeated Li Chuyang, everyone felt a bit listless. If someone with Xu Yang’s talent was so low-key, what was there for them, whose talent was inferior to Xu Yang’s, to be high-profile about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Yang Yuanzhou read out everyone’s rankings and rewards and announced the end of the Ten Talents ranking challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Valley Master, this disciple wants to ask for advice from the senior brothers of the Purple Sun Sect. I wonder if it’s possible?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, one of the male disciples behind Valley Master Huang suddenly spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice wasn't loud, but everyone present had at least reached the initial stage of Marrow Cleansing, and any movement within a radius of a dozen zhang could be heard clearly, so they naturally heard this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the noisy martial arts arena went quiet, and everyone looked toward the high platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Valley Master of Yellow Maple Valley smiled slightly and said: \"That depends on whether Sect Master Zhang agrees.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Jingyuan with an inquiring expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yellow Maple Valley disciple bowed and said: \"I ask Sect Master Zhang to grant this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jingyuan laughed: \"Valley Master Huang, you came prepared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valley Master Huang and that disciple were singing in harmony; clearly, the plan to spar with the Purple Sun Sect disciples was something they had discussed long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way, my disciple loves to spar with geniuses from all walks of life. As a master, I can only support him,\" Valley Master Huang laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jingyuan nodded: \"Is it a sparring match without age restrictions, or are there age restrictions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without age restrictions, some forty or fifty-year-olds at the Great Success stage of Marrow Cleansing had combat power even stronger than geniuses like Zhang Hanzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no hope of breaking through to the Heaven Origin realm, so they spent all their energy researching martial arts and secret techniques. Their combat power at the same level was extremely terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyone below the Heaven Origin realm can do it, regardless of age,\" the Yellow Maple Valley disciple said, his face showing arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jingyuan looked at the Purple Sun Sect disciples below with a smile: \"You all heard it. Is there anyone willing to accompany this brother from Yellow Maple Valley for a few moves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This disciple is willing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let this disciple go and have a few moves with the junior brother from Yellow Maple Valley.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This disciple is also willing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, four or five people were filled with fighting spirit, expressing their willingness to have a few moves with this Yellow Maple Valley disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, martial artists were all very combative; Xu Yang was an exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw that even Lu Ren, Sun Tao, and Han Feng were all excited, but their cultivation was only at the Small Success stage of Marrow Cleansing, so they weren't qualified to take action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chuyang, who had been injured by him, also looked like it was a pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ten disciples on the Ten Talents List, except for him and Jiang Fan, who was an exception, had no reaction. Even Ye Qiuling, a woman, had a faint fighting spirit on her body, clearly wanting to go on stage, but the reserve of a woman kept her from speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are quite a few people. You choose for yourself,\" Zhang Jingyuan looked at the Yellow Maple Valley disciple with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Sect Master Zhang, for granting this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yellow Maple Valley disciple bowed, then took a step forward, his whole body like a giant bird taking flight, landing lightly on the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Huang Xiao. I heard the Purple Sun Sect has a senior brother named Yan Guiyun who has the potential for a second Dragon Ascension. I wonder if he can give me some advice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Yellow Maple Valley disciple was truly impolite. After hearing Zhang Jingyuan’s words, he directly named Yan Guiyun to spar with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once these words were spoken, the Purple Sun Sect disciples all had strange expressions. If there were no surprises, Yan Guiyun should have died in the Yunling Mountain Range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Zhang Hanzhou. Let me learn from Brother Huang’s high moves!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Hanzhou was the fastest, grabbing the lead before everyone else and landing on the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strength, not to say he was invincible in the Purple Sun Sect’s Marrow Cleansing realm, but there were definitely few who could steadily defeat him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there were no age restrictions, if the Purple Sun Sect really sent a forty or fifty-year-old at the Great Success stage of Marrow Cleansing to fight Huang Xiao, it would only make people feel that the Purple Sun Sect had no one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Huang Xiao frowned: \"Brother Yan doesn't want to give advice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had heard of Zhang Hanzhou, but Zhang Hanzhou’s ranking on the Purple Sun Sect’s Ten Talents List was still behind Yan Guiyun’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Hanzhou shook his head: \"Yan Guiyun failed to break through to the Heaven Origin realm several months ago and entered the Yunling Mountain Range, from which he hasn't returned. If Brother Huang only wants to spar with him, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiao was stunned, then nodded with a smile: \"Then please give me advice, Brother Zhang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Hanzhou didn't rush to attack, but glanced at Huang Xiao’s hands and said: \"Brother Huang, aren't you using a weapon? All my skills are in the blade. If we spar with fists and feet, I’m afraid I can't accompany you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiao smiled confidently: \"Brother Zhang, do as you please. All my skills are in fists and feet; I’m not good with weapons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2375,"2026-06-16T12:17:43.130Z","2026-06-16T12:23:15.380Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1a5cad521861673b8b73d2dab7cad6b223a4b13ff746b2d4b9d2f00ebc5545ef","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-373","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-371",410,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-cover.jpg"]