[{"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-402":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},2127611,3478,"Chapter 402","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-402",402,"\u003Cp>\"The Purple Sun Gate’s sword is indeed sharp!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang’s eyes exploded with brilliance. This move, Eternal Night Descends, was like Mount Tai pressing down, unyielding and fierce, without a shred of the sword art’s elegance or agility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mud beneath his feet exploded, and just as he pulled his legs from the ground and prepared to slash at Liu Qingyuan, he saw the sword-glows filling the sky like raindrops, enveloping him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each sword-glow contained the power to pierce gold and split stone, condensing astonishing sword intent, tearing through the air with shrill whistles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang’s fighting spirit surged, the blood prison behind him rumbling, blood waves surging to the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gripped the blade with both hands and slashed out, the golden blade-light instantly surging by a yard, the sharp blade intent nearly tearing the firmament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the sword-glows were shattered by his blade intent before they could even fall, a gap torn directly through the sky-filling sword-glows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden blade-light slashed down, striking toward Liu Qingyuan with the force of opening the heavens and splitting the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qingyuan was shocked and furious, not expecting that the Eternal Night Descends he had risked his life to deploy still couldn't do anything to Xu Yang; the depth of the opponent’s blade technique was even above his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no choice but to spread his sword-glow to block the blade-glow slashing at his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rumble...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deafening sound of the collision echoed through the mountains and fields, the dissipated power of heaven and earth and the force moving like a tide in all directions, peeling back the ground layer by layer, the visible shockwave tearing everything to pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Puchi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qingyuan’s entire body trembled, blood spraying from both wounds simultaneously, staining his robes red, the sharp blade intent taking the opportunity to burrow into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\" Liu Qingyuan let out a roar of exasperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spraying blood several times had already made his face pale, his aura declining again and again. Xu Yang’s ferocity far exceeded his imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang was actually braving his sword rain just to slash at him, not giving him a moment to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill!\" Xu Yang shouted, his killing intent scorching hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His protective true qi was torn open by the sword-glow, his clothes cut into dense rags, revealing skin that looked like it had been cast in gold. The Eternal Night Descends deployed by Liu Qingyuan ultimately failed to break his defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The martial arts imagery behind him shook the heavens and earth, frantically absorbing the power of heaven and earth. Xu Yang’s figure was as agile as a dragon, ignoring his surging blood and qi, taking a large step forward and slashing out another blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang, clang...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of blade and sword colliding was incessant. In the blink of an eye, the two had collided more than a dozen times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Repeatedly risking his life, each time ignoring his boiling blood and qi to strike forcefully, and constantly operating the Eight Evils Dragon-Subduing Force, even with Xu Yang’s strong physical shell, he felt a soreness throughout his body, his muscles and bones wailing, the light on the Azure Water Blade in his hand becoming increasingly dim, as if it were about to turn into scrap iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel that the spirituality of this spiritual weapon had been shaken away significantly during the many collisions and clashes, its ability to draw upon the power of heaven and earth greatly reduced. He felt that in at most a dozen or twenty more collisions, the Azure Water Blade would be destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it’s almost over!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Liu Qingyuan opposite him with murderous intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Liu Qingyuan’s face was as white as paper. With every collision, Liu Qingyuan’s wounds would spray blood, the wounds being torn larger and larger by the blade intent, his body already teetering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura, which had originally far exceeded Xu Yang’s, had now fallen to the same level as Xu Yang’s, and was even a bit weaker than Xu Yang’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Yang, you can't do anything to me, and I can't do anything to you. Why don't we stop here? Let our grievances be wiped clean, and from now on, we won't interfere with each other, how about that?\" Liu Qingyuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, his situation was far worse than what Xu Yang could see, and it wasn't just a matter of constant bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having deployed his martial arts imagery for a long time, most of his mental energy was exhausted, his head already throbbing like it was being pricked by needles, as if it were about to split, and he no longer had much spirit left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Constantly operating the Eight Evils Dragon-Subduing Force to boost his combat power also placed a terrifying burden on his physical body. If it went on any longer, his physical body might simply disintegrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People like you trample on the low and fawn on the high, and you seek revenge for the slightest grievance. I didn't save your nephew, and you wanted to kill me. If you don't die, my heart will not be at ease,\" Xu Yang said, his eyes burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for not being able to do anything to Liu Qingyuan, if he really couldn't, Liu Qingyuan wouldn't have asked for peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, he understood that Liu Qingyuan was already at the end of his rope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Operating the Eight Evils Dragon-Subduing Force for such a long time to fight, even his physical body couldn't quite bear it; Liu Qingyuan’s situation would only be worse than his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can ask the Sect Master and the Peak Master of the Li Huo Peak to guarantee that I won't cause you trouble in the future. We are both from the Purple Sun Gate; if we destroy each other, it will only be a loss for the sect. I have never truly harmed you; there is no need for us to destroy each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qingyuan said hurriedly, his body again shaken by a string of blood spray from Xu Yang’s blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he understood that once he turned around and left his back to Xu Yang, what awaited him would be the death-dealing blade strike of the Great Completion Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Destroy each other? You think too highly of yourself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang’s voice was icy, killing intent exploding in his eyes. The blood prison behind him surged, the sea of blood rolling, and a hint of blood-red light began to appear within the golden blade-light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible blade intent erupted from his body, and a blood-red blade shot into the sky, the sharp blade intent seemingly wanting to slash open the firmament, causing even the martial arts imagery behind Liu Qingyuan to twist slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Breaking the Blood Prison!\" Liu Qingyuan’s face changed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an Elder of the Purple Sun Gate, he had contemplated the Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture and naturally understood it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture was a supreme cultivation art for training the mind and condensing blade intent; it could be said that it had no moves at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But strictly speaking, there was actually a killing move called \"Breaking the Blood Prison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Breaking the Blood Prison was used when the Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture reached perfection to slash through the blood prison. What the lethality was, he didn't know, but it was definitely very strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden blade-light was mixed with blood-red light, the blade intent filled with the aura of death, as powerful as opening the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood prison rumbled, blood waves surging to the heavens, frantically surging behind Xu Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qingyuan felt a terrifying pressure spreading like a tide. In an instant, he felt as if he had fallen into a quagmire and couldn't move, his martial arts imagery teetering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blood prison seemed to transform from virtual to real, trapping him within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\" Liu Qingyuan roared, knowing this was Xu Yang’s true killing move; he had reached the moment of life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While frantically shaking his martial arts imagery to resist the blood prison, his entire body’s true qi surged, wanting to break free from the terrifying pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rumble...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two martial arts imageries clashed, the surging power of heaven and earth shattering everything, the earth tearing and exploding, smoke and dust rolling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang’s killing intent surged, his muscles and bones roaring, all his power poured into the Azure Water Blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light interwoven with gold and blood flashed, the blade-glow erupting, transforming into a piercing shriek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This strike was fast to the extreme, filled only with death and slaughter, filled with a sharp blade intent that could cut through anything, like starlight exploding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the blade arrived, the martial arts imagery behind Liu Qingyuan had already been severed by the blade intent, his protective true qi cracking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This strike could kill him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the crisis of death, Liu Qingyuan was terrified, letting out a roar, frantically deploying the Sun-Eclipsing Sword Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was suppressed by the blood prison imagery, his mind unstable, his true qi stagnant, the power of his sword art already greatly diminished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade-glow interwoven with gold and blood was as fast as lightning, grazing past his spiritual weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qingyuan’s soul was terrified, he could only watch helplessly as the sharp blade-glow slashed onto his protective true qi, cutting into it like tofu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Puchi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp blade-glow tore through the protective true qi, slashing into his flesh and blood like a hot knife through butter. The peerlessly sharp blade intent spat out; Liu Qingyuan’s body, tempered for many years and capable of resisting the strikes of half-spiritual weapons, was cut open without the slightest resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed, hot blood gushing out. Liu Qingyuan let out a shrill wail, watching with terror and pain as the blade-glow cut through his flesh and blood, then severed his spine, cutting him in half at the waist while he was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shrill scream echoed through the mountains and fields. Liu Qingyuan’s face was full of terror, feeling the world spinning, his upper body rapidly separating from his lower body, falling to the ground and kicking up smoke and dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not reconciled...\" He showed an expression of disbelief, watching his legs, which no longer had an upper body, also fall to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never thought he would die at the hands of Xu Yang, die at the hands of a disciple who had entered for less than four years, and even less did he think that the person he had casually trampled on to curry favor with Li Chuyang would be the one to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang exhaled a breath of turbid air, feeling his body burning hot, sweat breaking out all over his body in an instant, soreness invading his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process of killing Liu Qingyuan was far more difficult than he had imagined, but he had finally solved this great enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood stained the ground red, Liu Qingyuan fell to the ground in two sections, the strong vitality of a Heaven Origin martial artist meaning he did not die immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have any last words?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang walked over, the blood prison behind him slowly dissipating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last words?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qingyuan opened his mouth, just about to speak, when Xu Yang’s large foot stepped down with a slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This beast, he even wants to toy with a dead man!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qingyuan’s eyes widened, he could only watch helplessly as the large foot stepped on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crisp bone-cracking sound rang out, Liu Qingyuan’s head exploded like a watermelon, red and white mixed together and splashed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang leaned down to search; Liu Qingyuan had some silver banknotes on him, but they had already been shredded by his blade intent. He picked up Liu Qingyuan’s spiritual weapon and inserted it back into the scabbard, glanced at the battlefield to ensure no clues about his identity had been left behind, put the human-skin mask back on, and his figure shot into the sky. ===== CHAPTER 661 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",2032,"2026-06-16T12:17:44.165Z","2026-06-16T12:23:15.844Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","adea029bba25d7b38e9b03b076c682e288b303b8c836f0b569dd590161ba1f2e","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-403","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-401",410,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-cover.jpg"]