[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint":3,"chapter-grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-chapter-1286":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint",{"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},251462,523,"Chapter 1286 - 186: Martial Saint’s Third Disciple, Xiang Yuan! (Part 2)","grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-chapter-1286",1286,"\u003Cp>The sound clearly rang out, yet he couldn’t see where it was coming from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly saw the summit altar of Middle Finger Mountain, bursting into five-colored radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five-colored lights entwined with each other, linking together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five-colored light column on the summit altar of Middle Finger Mountain erupted suddenly, piercing the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, countless eyes were attracted to this five-colored light column.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...\" Jiang Ning was slightly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone from Xuanyuan Blessed Land has arrived!\" said Purple Robe Marquis Zhou Sheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome the emissary!\" Yun Shanhe, seeing this scene, cupped his hands towards the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the fall of his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure in a flowing white gown unexpectedly appeared in the five-colored light column.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a graceful silhouette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long gown flowed, white as frost and snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barefoot and unshod, seemingly like congealed fat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black hair hung down, like a flying waterfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s her!!\" exclaimed Purple Robe Marquis Zhou Sheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who?\" Jiang Ning voiced his confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Purple Robe Marquis Zhou Sheng could speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice suddenly resounded from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You finally show yourself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning also saw a light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bloody light instantly pierced the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood light penetrated the sky, crossing miles in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It then drilled into the five-colored light column, piercing through the silhouette within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creating a burst of blood mist, it emerged from the five-colored light column again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having pierced through that figure, the blood light seemed to expend quite some energy, causing its speed to plummet by seventy to eighty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slowing of speed also allowed Jiang Ning to see what the blood light was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an arrow stained with countless blood marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Jiang Ning saw a figure abruptly appearing before the five-colored light column.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure was towering, tall and burly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exposed upper body, muscles distributed like mountain ranges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Full of the beauty of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large bow was slung across his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, that arrow was shot by this tower-like man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiang Yuan, it’s you!!\" the woman’s terrified voice echoed from the five-colored light column.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course it’s me!\" The muscle-bound man grinned, revealing his white teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he plunged his right arm into the five-colored light column, effortlessly tearing it apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His broad palm fell directly onto the woman’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thunderous sound,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman’s head exploded like a watermelon, turning into a mist of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found you all!\" Xiang Yuan looked up, grinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a motion of his body, he appeared within the five-colored light column.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering the five-colored light column.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached up with both hands, seemingly grasping an invisible portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open!!\" Xiang Yuan shouted, his muscles suddenly swelling, bulging across his body like rapidly inflating mountain ranges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the sound ringing out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning suddenly saw the void shattering like a mirror, with a gap continuously expanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the gap, he saw crisscrossed fields, and hills reflected in the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found you all!\" Xiang Yuan grinned again, his muscles becoming even more pronounced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he exerted more force, the world seemed on the verge of tearing apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your target is Xuanyuan Cave Heaven!\" Yun Shanhe spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Yun speaks correctly!\" At this moment, Zhou Sheng smiled brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The identity of the person, he hadn’t known before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now seeing the face of the visitor, his heart instantly felt no worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third disciple of the contemporary Martial Saint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A being standing at the Martial Arts Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Yuan shouted once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drops of sweat rolled off his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap in front of him widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as big as a person’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... have gone too far!\" Suddenly, an aged sigh came from across the boundary in front of Xiang Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this voice, Xiang Yuan was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re still alive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just barely holding on!\" The aged voice sounded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Xiang Yuan’s face did not improve; instead, it turned even grimmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want the heart of the Grotto Heaven, go somewhere else!\" The aged voice sounded once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone saw a white finger, as clear as jade, suddenly appear in the sky, right in front of Xiang Yuan’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dull sound echoed, and the heaven and earth seemed to tremble with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s heartbeat instantly changed frequency, resonating with it, and their hearts quivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Yuan looked as if he had been struck hard, flying backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this were outside, with my weakened state, I would indeed be no match for you! But here is my doorstep!\" The aged voice rang out once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a hand reached out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand grabbed Yun Shanhe like a chick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the hand retracted, Yun Shanhe disappeared from everyone’s sight with that hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pah! Ran really fast!\" Xiang Yuan returned to his original position, looking ahead as calm was restored, with no trace of the unusual event, and he spat out a mouthful of bloody froth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance to Xuanyuan Blessed Land closed, and the five-colored light pillar vanished from everyone’s view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Yuan observed twice, without any clue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He refocused his gaze on Zhou Sheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flickered to Zhou Sheng’s front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Martial King!\" Zhou Sheng greeted respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Yuan nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, the credit is yours!\" As he finished speaking, Xiang Yuan smacked his lips again: \"What a pity, the old guy from Xuanyuan Blessed Land is still alive, making all efforts for naught.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Martial King, was that patriarch the one who participated in the battle of the Martial Saints years ago?\" Zhou Sheng cautiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that’s him!\" Xiang Yuan nodded and then said: \"I thought he was dead, for hundreds of years he never showed his face once, but who would have thought, with such injuries, he could survive until now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a pity!\" Zhou Sheng expressed a mournful look upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed a pity, a rare opportunity!\" Xiang Yuan smacked his lips again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Martial King, how should we handle Zhi Xuan Mountain?\" Zhou Sheng scanned below and asked for instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You handle it as you see fit!\" Xiang Yuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he finished speaking, he glanced at Jiang Ning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, come with me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning felt puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not interfered in the conversation between Zhou Sheng and Xiang Yuan just now, but he was listening on the side, and he understood much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Yuan, known as the Martial King, was the third disciple of the Martial Saint, and is considered to stand at the Martial Arts Peak today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the conversation Xiang Yuan had with the patriarch of Xuanyuan Blessed Land just now, he better understood Xiang Yuan’s purpose in coming this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goal was obviously Xuanyuan Blessed Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xiang Yuan ultimately failed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was that the patriarch of Xuanyuan Blessed Land had not perished as Xiang Yuan had assumed, but was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The presence of that patriarch rendered Xiang Yuan’s efforts futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also understood why Zhou Sheng was so confident before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having such an unimaginable powerhouse aiding in this operation, how could one not be confident?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Xiang Yuan, even in front of the patriarch of Xuanyuan Blessed Land, did not dare to face him head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single strike, Xiang Yuan was repelled, and then Yun Shanhe was taken away, sealing off the passageway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This clearly indicated that the patriarch was fearful of Xiang Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Xiang Yuan seemed to have words for him, which left him very puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before today, he had neither seen nor heard of Xiang Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was the first real encounter with Xiang Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Xiang Yuan glanced at Jiang Ning, just about to make a move, then stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took off the longbow from his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hand appeared a red arrow stained with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nocked the arrow, pulling the string to full draw, aiming at the building complex on Middle Finger Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Yuan released the string, and a streak of blood-light instantly tore through the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a roar, the most magnificent building on Middle Finger Peak instantly turned to dust and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the mountains shook and rumbled, rocks falling incessantly downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rest is up to you!\" he said to Zhou Sheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Martial King!\" Zhou Sheng remarked respectfully, then added: \"I think Zhi Xuan Mountain will become history!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Yuan nodded, not refuting, then broke through the air to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning immediately followed in his steps.\u003C\u002Fp>",1439,"2026-05-29T16:07:50.876Z","2026-06-01T04:29:42.045Z",1,"novelbin.me","ea7715ec66a884ce62d92792fd93346a82bc9d8b83b4b52ba9cbe3d418409c13","grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-chapter-1287","grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-chapter-1285",1570,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-cover.jpg"]