[{"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-77":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},2126550,3478,"Chapter 77","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-77",77,"\u003Cp>Someone said, because they were only seeing Xu Yang’s side at the moment and couldn't see his front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I noticed him just now; he is very handsome. I didn't expect you, Linger, to look down on him.\" The woman who asked first said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Linger showed a look of disdain: \"What's so good about a pretty boy? I, Huang Linger, want to marry a heaven-gifted genius who can ascend the dragon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, after her sister in the Huang family was defiled by the Jade Butterfly, Lu Ren refused the marriage. She originally wanted to marry Lu Ren, but the Gu family offered better conditions, and Lu Ren was determined to leave; otherwise, she could have married Lu Ren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He can participate in the Martial Exam, so his talent is probably not bad. Linger, you actually still look down on him?\" Someone showed a look of suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the small Huang family, the head of the family is only at the Great Success stage of Qi Gathering. A woman from the second branch actually dares to look down on a martial artist who can participate in the Martial Exam?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking down on him means looking down on him. What's so strange about that?\" Huang Linger’s words were somewhat evasive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't talk, it's starting!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just so happened that the exam started at this time, and everyone’s attention was attracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Linger secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, she had covered it up. If they continued to chat, she was really afraid that the truth of the matter would be guessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, with Xu Yang reaching Great Success in Qi Gathering, many people already suspected that the person who was rejected was her, because it was normal for Xu Yang to look down on her; the possibility of him actively seeking her and being rejected by the Huang family was minimal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much Huang Linger didn't like Xu Yang, the Huang family wouldn't let her have her way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mud-legged one, you stop here. Even the eldest uncle said you can only reach this point.\" Huang Linger thought to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xu Yang ascended the dragon, any fool would know that the one who was rejected must be her. A heaven-gifted genius who ascended the dragon wouldn't actively seek a woman from the second branch of a small household; only a woman of the direct line of the four great families would be worthy of a heaven-gifted genius who ascended the dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to the arena, there was an open space, cut into four squares, corresponding to the four groups of A, B, C, and D.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang had a connection with the word \"C\" and was assigned to Group C. In his group, there were also three Weiyuan Hall disciples, namely Zhang Yong, Zhang Hong, and Sun Tao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be said that he really had a connection with Zhang Yong and Zhang Hong; they could even be assigned to the same group in the Martial Exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of each open space, there were four iron locks larger than a washbasin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first level of the Martial Exam is lifting iron locks. The four iron locks correspond to 1,000 catties, 2,000 catties, 3,000 catties, and 4,000 catties, respectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four iron locks also correspond to the grades of A, B, C, and D, and then the grades of Upper, Middle, and Lower are divided according to the number of times the iron locks are lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This level tests the foundation of martial arts, the degree of true qi, and the degree of physical tempering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, those at the early stage of Great Success in Qi Gathering can lift a 1,000-catty iron lock, those at the middle stage of Great Success in Qi Gathering can lift 2,000 catties, and those at the late stage can lift a 3,000-catty iron lock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the 4,000-catty iron lock, generally only candidates who have undergone marrow washing can lift it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not that martial artists who have undergone marrow washing can only lift a 4,000-catty lock, but there is no need to make it heavier. For a weight of 4,000 catties, except for some people born with divine strength, basically no one at the late stage of Great Success in Qi Gathering can lift it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So there is no need to make heavier iron locks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not born with divine strength, but my body has been tempered by Vajra true qi, so I am afraid it is not much different from being born with divine strength. I should be able to lift a 3,000-catty iron lock, but there is no need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if I barely lift it, I can't lift it many times. After a few times, I'll be exhausted, and others will think my foundation is weak. It's not that the heavier you lift, the better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current cultivation base is still only at the middle stage of Great Success in Qi Gathering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is still because he had three Qi-Gathering Pills from Lin Cheng and over a hundred taels of silver from Zhang Sishui to practice hard for these few months to have this cultivation base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivation at the Great Success stage of Qi Gathering requires more resources than the early stage of Qi Gathering to Small Success and then to Great Success combined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The technique for lifting iron locks was taught by Sun Tao before. In the Martial Exam, it is not that the heavier the iron lock you lift, the better the grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This level tests comprehensive ability, the degree of polishing of true qi and the physical body, mainly looking at the number of times the iron lock is lifted. Of course, the weight will also have a bonus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just that if you lift a 3,000-catty iron lock once, your grade will definitely not catch up to you lifting a 2,000-catty iron lock twenty times, because for each level of lock, you must lift it at least twenty times to calculate the grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the lock lifting has already begun. The first one to go on stage was Sun Tao, who chose the 2,000-catty stone lock, looking somewhat relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Start!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the signal of the invigilator, he moved, his whole body’s aura surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang followed the count and found that Sun Tao stopped after lifting it forty times. His face was flushed, and after putting down the stone lock, a large amount of sweat broke out all over his body, and his arms were trembling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"C-1, lifted the lock forty times, grade C-Upper!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The invigilator said, and the minor official next to him hurriedly recorded it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the grade of lifting the lock, only more than twenty times is considered qualified, and you can get a \"Lower\" evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than thirty times is \"Middle\", and forty times is \"Upper\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because Upper, Middle, and Lower cannot specifically describe the candidate’s performance at a certain level, the number of times is generally recorded to facilitate subsequent scoring and screening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Tao’s cultivation base should be approaching the late stage of Great Success in Qi Gathering, but if he lifted a 3,000-catty stone lock, he definitely couldn't lift it twenty times, which is why he chose to lift the 2,000-catty iron lock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Martial Exam also requires some brains. If you don't use your brain, you might get a zero score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Brother Sun, the title of Martial Licentiate is secure!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Tao retreated, and Xu Yang and the three Zhangs walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A small matter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Tao laughed. His goal is not the Martial Licentiate, but ascending the dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lock lifting continued. The next few people all lifted 1,000-catty iron locks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yang suddenly felt a pair of sharp eyes looking at him. He looked back and saw Zhu Yang, a disciple of the Fierce Wind Hall, making a throat-slitting gesture at him.\u003C\u002Fp>",1311,"2026-06-16T12:13:30.304Z","2026-06-16T12:23:14.066Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f85ed0f3731bdb6200c242d7307b003031f6dba2a9279920fd4d5c555b6606bc","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-78","starting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-chapter-76",410,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-diamond-exercise-to-achieve-sa-cover.jpg"]