Chapter 78: 78. Vajra Divine Power (In Honor of Iskariot Kyouzou, New Alliance Leader)

78. Chapter 78: Vajra Divine Power (In Honor of Iskariot Kyouzou, New Alliance Leader)

For the next period of time, Fang Xing lived in peace.

He attended school every day, went for private lessons with Lu Guangming on Fridays, and occasionally visited Qinglin Market on weekends to restock on spirit rice and pills.

It has to be said that the stock in the market is still quite abundant; especially after many cultivators have died, as long as you offer enough spirit stones, someone will always sell spirit rice.

The only thing that troubled him was that the “Vajra Prajna Divine Power” was hard to enter.

This technique did not appear on his attribute panel, so he couldn’t grind its proficiency.

…

Qinglin Market.

Cave dwelling.

Fang Xing met Su Ye again and spent a great deal of spirit stones to buy up most of her remaining “Boiling Blood.”

Thanks to these spirit liquids, the “Dragon-Elephant Art” had progressed at an astonishing rate—he could not afford to abandon it, even if he still had some left, he needed to stockpile more.

But Su Ye said this was their final transaction; she was already adjusting her state, preparing the final touches before Foundation Establishment.

By the time they met again, she might already be a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

“I’m actually looking forward to the moment she can’t hold back and comes after me…”

Fang Xing toyed with the laser pistol in his hand, feeling eager.

Thanks to the unexpected abundance of “Boiling Blood,” he estimated he could push the Dragon-Elephant Art to Master level!

At that point, he would not only gain the Dragon-Elephant True Meaning but also strengthen his body to rival a second-rank body cultivator!

A second-rank body cultivator could stand toe-to-toe with a Foundation Establishment cultivator, let alone Su Ye, who was barely newly promoted and weak—perfect as a test subject.

“Actually, I don’t need Master level in Dragon-Elephant Art. Once I reach Proficient, combined with other methods, I might even attempt fighting a Foundation Establishment cultivator?”

In his hand, Fang Xing held an ancient book, its cover inscribed with “Overview of Spirit Objects in the Great Wasteland,” documenting many spirit objects discovered in the Great Wasteland.

Other such reading materials included “Tongue of the Void Travels,” “Great Wasteland Landscapes,” and more. Since they weren’t cultivation manuals or secret arts, and didn’t involve the Hundred Arts of Immortality, their prices were cheap—just a few spirit sands each.

He often read them in his spare time, broadening his knowledge so he wouldn’t seem like a country bumpkin.

“Body refinement, body refinement…”

At this moment, Fang Xing flipped through the book randomly, searching for a spirit object suitable for him.

The Vajra Prajna Divine Power was truly hard to enter, and Lu Guangming had said it depended entirely on one’s innate comprehension.

Even if one entered it, the Federation’s resources to assist in cultivating S-class martial arts were extremely rare—even ordinary martial artists had no access to them.

So he could only think of solutions here.

“Got it… Nine-Eye Bodhi Seed, a legendary sacred object; merely holding it can awaken wisdom and enhance comprehension… But it hasn’t appeared in ten thousand years…”

Fang Xing memorized this spirit object firmly, then flipped further.

“Blood Bodhi… Haven’t seen one in thousands of years either… Pass…”

“Jiao Dragon Blood… True Jiao Dragons are at least third-rank—I don’t want to die yet, pass…”

“Yinming Cold Spring—can it refine the body? Backup option… Don’t know where such a cold pool exists. Worth considering…”

“Blood Essence Stone? Uncertain origin… What’s its use? Note it for now…”

Fang Xing glanced a few more pages, then turned to a new entry:

“Vajra Fruit, supreme treasure for body cultivators, capable of breaking through bottlenecks in body refinement arts… A third-rank spirit fruit? Worth considering—but still can’t find it…”

He studied the accompanying illustration closely: the Vajra Fruit was a golden fruit the size of a fist, its surface marked with frost-white patterns.

“Like the Yinming Cold Spring and Blood Essence Stone, all are spirit objects highly beneficial to body cultivators…”

Fang Xing memorized all this information, preparing to wait and see if fate would ever grant him the chance to encounter them.

Suddenly, he felt a stir in his heart and immediately stood up.

Inside his body, his five viscera thundered.

Heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys… crimson, emerald, bright yellow, white-hot, jet black… He seemed to see his five viscera ignited by flames of different colors, and his internal qi, as if stimulated, surged faster!

“The five viscera have been fully refined—time to begin cultivating the six bowels?”

Fang Xing murmured.

The three stages of martial arts are known as “Rough Jade!”

Rough Jade, to become a flawless gem and radiate peerless brilliance, must be continually polished.

The continuous refinement of the five viscera and six bowels by internal qi is this polishing process.

Fortunately, with spirit rice, his cave dwelling, and Qi-Replenishing Pills, his primordial qi recovered rapidly, so the refinement speed was astonishing.

Now, he had fully refined his five viscera, each aligned with the Five Elements, and thus unlocked the cultivation of the six bowels.

The six bowels: gallbladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, bladder, triple burner…

Inside Fang Xing, powerful internal qi first flowed along the triple burner, from lower burner through middle burner to upper burner, then repeated the cycle.

“It feels like opening the Ren and Du meridians…”

He opened his eyes, a brilliant light flashing within—he glanced at his status bar:

【Third Stage: Rough Jade (Six Bowels: 1/100)】

“Indeed—I’ve broken through to the Six Bowels stage…”

“If this continues, I might even break into the fourth martial stage before the Hundred-Star Alliance Exam? After all, I’ve already cultivated the Artistic Intention—my Dantian is just a thin sheet of paper; once Rough Jade is complete, a single thrust will shatter it!”

…

On Chuying Star, at the boundary between the old and new districts of Fengye City, stood a public restroom.

Due to years of neglect, it was long since fallen into ruin.

A tall figure in a pitch-black trench coat and a bizarre top hat suddenly entered.

Inside, shadows flickered unevenly; some urinals bore suspicious stains, making it nearly impossible to step.

He frowned, walked to the farthest stall, gripped the rusted door handle, and pulled gently.

Click!

When the door opened, it revealed a room over twenty square meters, lit by candles emitting a dim yellow glow.

Several people sat or stood in a circle, listening to one man preaching.

“The Gate of Nothingness is all things; He is One, and also Ten Thousand, governing all things related to the concept of gates…”

The black-clad man removed his hat; his facial muscles rippled like flowing water, revealing a youthful face—it was Liu Wei!

“Can’t you pick a better place?”

He frowned at the old man in the center who was preaching.

The old man acted as if he hadn’t heard, continuing to praise the Gate of Nothingness; only after a long while did he turn to Liu Wei: “The Prevention Bureau cracked down hard on us last year—this base was barely preserved…”

“Your spatial expansion technique is indeed astonishing.” Liu Wei glanced around the space, unable to imagine how such a room could fit inside the less-than-one-square-meter restroom stall outside.

“Heh… It’s simple. Any high-ranking disciple of our Lord can easily manipulate space…” The old man chuckled, then his expression turned solemn: “All this is the Lord’s grace…”

“Then why can’t we just open a gate to travel anywhere in the world—even leave this planet prison?” Liu Wei asked again.

“The violent fluctuations from spatial teleportation attract the Prevention Bureau’s attention. If they suspect we’re plotting something major, they’ll use orbital cannons to pinpoint and eliminate us—it’s dangerous…” The old man said. “But the minor fluctuations from spatial expansion are negligible…”

“I understand.”

Liu Wei nodded and stepped aside.

The old man raised both hands, his expression suddenly fervent: “The God says… Let all things be transparent… Let flow move up and down… This Hundred-Star Alliance Exam will be our stage!”

“All for the Gate!”

Several cultists bowed, received their assignments, and withdrew respectfully.

After a long while, the old man turned again to Liu Wei.

“I’ve been to the black market and made contact with the Blood Cage Fighting Arena…” Liu Wei briefly recounted his completed task, then frowned: “Is he really connected to the Resistance?”

“Of course he is. The Blood Cage Fighting Arena is a fine place, heh…” The old man sneered, making Liu Wei’s expression grow serious—he knew the Blood Cage Fighting Arena’s background was even darker than he imagined.

The Resistance was a rebel force within the Federation, primarily composed of bio-enhanced humans.

There was, of course, a branch of the Resistance on Chuying Star.

Or rather, the Resistance was a scattered group of humans seeking to defy fate, lacking even a single qualified leader.

Precisely because of this, they maintained ties with many factions.

Liu Wei’s identity made him relatively easy to trust within the Resistance.

After all, the Resistance loved to shelter bio-enhanced humans, especially those with potential.

Moreover, they didn’t mind associating with demon gods!

Liu Wei’s identity as a demon god cultist at least proved he was definitely not a spy from the Blue Star Federation!

“Then I’ll take my leave.”

He fell silent for a moment, preparing to depart.

“Wait…”

The old man suddenly called out: “Your old friend… Fang Xing, right? The Regional Bishop has already taken notice of him! He has the potential to become a Divine Child…”

“Fang Xing?”

Liu Wei said: “Last time he ruined our plan, the Prevention Bureau has been watching him closely—getting to him won’t be easy…”

“The Prevention Bureau can’t stop us. Fang Xing is still a Rough Jade martial artist; at his age, he’s undoubtedly a true genius, with a chance to enter a top-tier academy. You know what that means?”

The old man hissed. Liu Wei clenched his fist silently.

“And to make a non-believer devoutly surrender to our Lord, it’s best to act before the Courage Stage… The Artistic Intention is the root of resistance against divine grace for the faithless…”

The Courage Stage is called “Courage” because it means having the will to draw one’s blade even before a demon god!

This is the martial artist’s vow to himself, representing an unyielding martial will.

It is extremely difficult to recruit or corrupt a warrior above the Courage Realm.

“But… hasn’t Fang Xing already grasped the power of artistic intent?” Liu Wei spoke up.

“Grasping the power of artistic intent is never the same as advancing to the Courage Realm… To plant the ‘Divine Seed’ without detection, you must cultivate them from childhood—before the Courage Realm is the best choice.”

The elder watched Liu Wei’s retreating figure, his eyes slowly darkening: “Go… I hope you do not make me… disappointed again!”