[{"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-393":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},2127602,3478,"Chapter 393","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-393",393,"\u003Cp>Before long, he had changed his face and clothes and swaggered out of the Ghost Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hand, he carried a cage wrapped in black cloth, inside of which was a rat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a tracking tool!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room from earlier had been scented with a special fragrance; anyone who stayed in there would inevitably be stained with the scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once stained, no matter where you went within a day, you could be found by the rat in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quite cautious, but unfortunately, in front of a tracking rat, no amount of detours will help,\" the middle-aged man smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead, a familiar figure appeared in his line of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Yang left the Ghost Tower without being careless. The two semi-spiritual weapons he sold were obtained from the Song family, and the spiritual iron came from the Purple Sun Gate; he couldn't afford any slip-ups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After turning through several alleys and changing his clothes, he found no one was following him and thought he was safe—the Ghost Tower hadn't harbored evil intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after turning out of another alley, he noticed a prying gaze behind him. The gaze felt somewhat familiar; it was the man from the Ghost Tower who had been holding the tray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did he track me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spread out his consciousness and saw that the man from the Ghost Tower had changed his appearance, wearing a human-skin mask and carrying an iron cage with a rat inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So they really did want to kill me for the goods,\" Xu Yang sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three spiritual herbs were enough to make the people at the Ghost Tower disregard their reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect, I was just missing a human-skin mask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mask on the Ghost Tower man’s face was exquisitely crafted; if he hadn't remembered the man's eyes, he wouldn't have been able to see through the disguise from the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead was another alley, and Xu Yang suddenly accelerated and rushed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's useless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ghost Tower man wasn't in a hurry, walking into the alley at a leisurely pace, only to find it was a dead end, completely empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Squeak, squeak...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the iron cage, the tracking rat squeaked, signaling the direction above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did he go up to the roof?\" The Ghost Tower man didn't care and prepared to leap onto the building next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he looked up, he saw a familiar figure floating in mid-air. The face beneath the bamboo hat seemed to have two gazes that were about to solidify, piercing through and burning into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Heaven Origin martial artist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ghost Tower man was terrified, his pupils contracting violently. Floating in mid-air—this was a technique only Heaven Origin martial artists possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn't the shopkeeper say this person was only about twenty? At that age, even Purple Sun Gate’s Xu Yang, Jiang Fan, and Zhang Hanzhou hadn't broken through to Heaven Origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did that idiot expect him, a peak Marrow Cleansing expert, to rob a Heaven Origin powerhouse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh... I took the wrong turn. Greetings, Senior,\" the Ghost Tower man said, suppressing his terror and acting calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human-skin mask on his face was the work of a master and could pass for the real thing; even though he had just faced this Heaven Origin martial artist at the Ghost Tower, he was confident the man wouldn't recognize him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ghost Tower man cupped his hands and prepared to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, he felt a pressure as heavy as a mountain descend upon him. His legs couldn't help but tremble, and he fell to his knees with a thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This junior was just passing by. Senior, please spare my life!\" the Ghost Tower man said, his voice trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang descended and grabbed the air; the human-skin mask on the man’s face peeled away, revealing his true appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the Ghost Tower man’s face turned ashen; he stopped trying to argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, when did you put a tracker on me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang toyed with the finely crafted mask in his hand before carefully putting it away. He still didn't know when they had tagged him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Senior promises to spare me, I will tell you everything,\" the Ghost Tower man said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang nodded without hesitation: \"Fine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That room was sprayed with a special fragrance long ago. Anyone who enters will be stained with the scent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ghost Tower man’s face lit up with joy; he didn't doubt Xu Yang’s words. A Heaven Origin powerhouse’s word was as good as gold; they wouldn't lie to him, and they wouldn't stoop to such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spilled everything about the room’s secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that's how it is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang nodded: \"How many Heaven Origin experts are in the Ghost Tower?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ghost Tower man was terrified—was the other party planning to attack the Ghost Tower?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know. I'm just a small fry in the Ghost Tower; I don't have contact with everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head; how many Heaven Origin experts were in the Ghost Tower was not something he could know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, can I go now?\" the Ghost Tower man asked cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang nodded: \"In such a hurry? Let me send you off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ghost Tower man was horrified. The other party didn't intend to let him go. A dignified Heaven Origin powerhouse had no integrity at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire body’s true qi surged, his muscles and bones roared as he tried to escape, but even with all his might, his face turning red, the pressure on him didn't budge an inch. He couldn't even stand up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang stepped forward and lightly tapped the Ghost Tower man’s forehead with his palm. With a thud, the man’s seven orifices bled, his eyes widened, and his body collapsed limply to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped on the rat in the cage to kill it and leaned down to loot the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from a few hundred silver taels, there was nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing toward the direction of the Ghost Tower, he turned and strode away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the body in the alley was discovered. Someone recognized it as a waiter from the nearby Ghost Tower and immediately went to notify them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dead?\" The Ghost Tower shopkeeper was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew exactly how strong his subordinate was; even geniuses from the Purple Sun Gate like Xu Yang or Li Chuyang couldn't kill him within fifty moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed to the alley and indeed saw his subordinate lying on the ground, bleeding from his seven orifices, already dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No chance to fight back, killed in one blow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an inspection, the shopkeeper concluded that the person who had traded for the three spiritual herbs was a Heaven Origin powerhouse. Only a Heaven Origin powerhouse could kill his subordinate in one blow without giving him a chance to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I misjudged him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shopkeeper, should we pursue?\" the waiter beside him asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Tower Master is away; don't take risks,\" the shopkeeper shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was also Heaven Origin, he wasn't confident he could kill the other party even if he caught up. This grudge would have to be settled later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang did not return to the Purple Sun Sect immediately. He waited in the city for a while, and seeing that the people from the Ghost Tower had not pursued him, he vibrated his true qi to clear the fragrance from his body before leaving Qingyang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After traveling four or five kilometers, he saw Song Wending walking toward him with a man. Song Wending was half a step behind, his back slightly hunched, looking very respectful, like a lackey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was about forty, someone he didn't recognize, and he wasn't wearing Purple Sun Gate attire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang narrowed his eyes. This was truly a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road. He hadn't expected to run into Song Wending here. The road from Yangcheng to the Purple Sun Gate was a notorious killing field; it was no exaggeration to say it was littered with white bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Yin, that is Xu Yang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wending whispered behind the man. The man, who hadn't cared much before, snapped his gaze over with an arrogant expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, he strode over: \"You are Xu Yang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Hao scrutinized Xu Yang, the disciple hailed as the greatest genius of the current Purple Sun Gate generation, with disdain in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't broken through to Heaven Origin yet; his talent wasn't that stunning, much worse than Han Yingjie’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this age, Han Yingjie had already pierced the Gate of Heaven and Earth, connected the inside and outside, and channeled the power of heaven and earth into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's me!\" Xu Yang smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Hao said: \"My name is Yin Hao, one of Lord Han Yingjie’s followers. I have come from Yunzhou specifically to handle the Song family’s affairs. Lord Han is already aware of your dealings with the Song family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Han has instructed that since you are fellow disciples, he will not pursue your failure to save them. Although the Song family sent people to kill you several times, they caused you no harm, so don't think about retaliating against the Song family. Otherwise, you won't have a good time when you enter the Heaven Strategy Academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this tone, one might think he was Han Yingjie himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, since Han Yingjie sent him to handle the Song family’s affairs with full authority, he did indeed represent Han Yingjie’s will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Xu Yang didn't react much, but Song Wending’s expression changed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface, Xu Yang didn't know that the Song family had sent people to kill him several times, so in their view, there was no grudge between Xu Yang and the Song family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, he had wanted to ask Yin Hao to kill Xu Yang to avenge Song Wenxuan and the others, fulfilling the wishes of the clan leader Song Shirong and others, but after Yin Hao consulted Han Yingjie, Han Yingjie hadn't agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he didn't agree, the matter should have ended there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected Yin Hao to directly reveal that the Song family had sent people to kill Xu Yang after learning who he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected of Han Yingjie’s follower, their actions are truly overbearing. They don't care about Xu Yang at all. They sent people to kill you, so what if they tell you directly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you dare to take revenge? Do you have the ability to take revenge?\" Song Wending realized and sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1756,"2026-06-16T12:17:43.130Z","2026-06-16T12:23:15.380Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","93fed8ca59a29d84f5d7cca373cf9815691d66b2f5315da9963a36fe4f68f86a","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-394","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-392",410,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-cover.jpg"]