svetikya Chapter 317 Even the Indestructible Vajra Has Its Limits
Chapter 317 Even the Indestructible Vajra Has Its Limits
Chapter 317 Even the Indestructible Vajra Has Its Limits
While everyone else went to the place where Huo Yuan was killed to find out the truth, Yuan Zhen quietly left.
With his physical cultivation, he doesn't need to use magic to escape; if he only relies on the Golden Lotus Step technique, it would be difficult for ordinary people to track him.
Without using magical power or disturbing the five elements, unless one's divine sense is strong enough to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven to lock onto a monk who is purely cultivating the physical body amidst the chaotic energy.
Yuanzhen's lips curled into a mocking smile as his figure flashed behind the snow-covered hill, and in the blink of an eye, he was already dozens of miles away.
But unbeknownst to him, far behind in the snow and wind, a pair of eyes were coldly watching his back through layers of space.
Chen Yi gently stroked his cuff with his fingers.
At the fingertips, a faint wisp of golden energy was flickering, pointing southeast.
Those who share the same origin in Vajra Kung Fu can perceive each other.
Normally, the Golden Crystal Marrow lies dormant deep within the bones and blood, silent as stone, and is indeed difficult for outsiders to perceive.
But in Chen Yi's eyes, the energy of heaven and earth was already completely different.
Cause and effect lines are like a spider web covering the void.
He had previously crossed paths with Yuanzhen in the secret realm, and that trace of causal energy had now become the most accurate tracking beacon.
Chen Yi closed his eyes slightly, his perception extending infinitely along the lines of cause and effect.
Within his sea of consciousness, two dazzling golden spots suddenly lit up on the dim perception map.
A blazing sun, located millions of miles away, possessed a profound and vast aura, resembling a mobile fortress of gold and iron.
That's the direction of Vajra Temple.
As expected, it should be Xuan Gang, who is at the peak of the mid-stage of the fourth rank.
The other light was slightly weaker, but it was much closer.
It is moving at high speed 100,000 miles away.
It is exactly perfect.
Chen Yi took a step, his figure instantly faded away, blending into the wind and snow, and sped off in that direction.
The snow was fierce and the wind was biting, the cold wind cutting like a knife.
Yuanzhen, however, was completely unaware.
He was in a great mood, and with each bloom of the golden lotus phantom beneath his feet, his figure would teleport dozens of miles away.
This trip to the secret realm can be described as being blessed with good fortune.
Those Nascent Soul cultivators who explored this place ultimately became his pawns in his exploration.
Relying on the ancestral sensory relic, he managed to find the hidden collapsed space right under everyone's noses.
The harvest was so abundant that it would make any late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator envious.
Accumulated fourth-order spiritual materials.
What made his heart pound the most was the beast bone sealed deep within the Xuanbing ice.
That was the life spine of a fifth-tier demon emperor—the Earth-Shaking Vajra Ape.
Although the years have eroded it and countless years have passed, most of the divinity in its bones has been lost, and its rank has dropped to near the fifth rank.
But the domineering Vajra power originating from the depths of one's bloodline was still so intense that it was suffocating.
Yuanzhen placed his hand on the storage bag, and even through the space, he could almost feel the warmth and brutality emanating from the beast bone.
With this, one only needs to remain in seclusion for thirty years.
Extract the essence of its marrow and reforge the golden body.
At that time, his Vajra Skill will surely break through the bottleneck and reach the mid-stage perfection of the fourth level of body refinement!
At this thought, a glint of fanaticism flashed in Yuanzhen's eyes.
"A bunch of idiots."
He glanced back at the distant direction behind him and let out a cold laugh.
"Go and seize them, fight for those Bodhi fruits!"
"Even if you manage to snatch it, so what?"
"How can the Bodhi fruit compare to my solid Demon Emperor Vajra Bone? When I complete my divine skill and emerge from seclusion, I will dare to face even that Xuan Yin Old Demon head-on with three punches!"
With a push from his feet, his speed increased by another 30%.
As long as we return to Vajra Temple.
Even if True Lord Crane Crest joins forces with Xuan Yin to come knocking on his door, what can they do to him?
The temple's abbots had long placed high hopes on him, not to mention the old patriarch who sat in meditation year-round in the forbidden area behind the mountain.
This is the source of confidence for orthodox sects.
With a calm mind, Yuanzhen transformed into a streak of light, traversing through towering mountains and steep ridges.
Sudden.
His speeding figure suddenly stopped, and his feet created two long waves of air in the void.
stopped.
Yuanzhen frowned, staring intently at a point in the void a hundred miles away.
There, the wind and snow continue.
But in his keen perception, the wind in that spot slowed down for a moment.
The thunder there was also a half-tone lower than the surrounding area.
Extremely discordant.
Nascent Soul cultivators are one with the Dao, and every move they make draws upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
When an ordinary cultivator's escape light appears, the spiritual energy within a radius of ten thousand miles surges, as conspicuous as a candlelight in the dark night.
But this person—
Only when they were within a hundred miles did they reveal a very slight flaw.
If Yuanzhen hadn't been on high alert at that moment, she probably would have run right in.
Such sophisticated concealment techniques are extremely rare among those of the same level.
"What kind of scoundrel are you, hiding your head and showing your tail!"
Yuanzhen let out a loud shout, the sound waves rolling and shattering the snow falling in front of him.
Now that we've been discovered, we might as well die!
He had no intention of wasting words; his killing intent surged instantly.
hum!
Three golden lights suddenly flew out from behind his head.
Those were three five-hundred strands of golden crystal marrow that had been refined over many years.
Each one contained a terrifying weight capable of shattering mountains and breaking peaks. Now, under Yuanzhen's full power, they transformed into three golden meteors, tearing through the sky.
A hundred miles can be covered in an instant.
The space that had seemed peaceful could no longer maintain its facade under the terrifying pressure of the Golden Crystal Marrow, and ripples began to spread.
Yuanzhen's lips curled into a cruel smile.
Sure enough, there was someone there.
The next moment, the ripples broke, revealing the figure of a bald, burly man in a gray robe.
however.
Yuanzhen's cold smile froze on his face before it could fully bloom.
The three golden crystal marrows, each weighing five hundred strands, slammed into the burly man with immense force.
There was no bloodshed or carnage.
There were no broken bones or tendons.
The golden light pierced through the figure without any obstruction, crashing into the glacier behind it and scattering ice shards everywhere.
Afterimage?
A fake!
not good!
Yuanzhen's pupils contracted sharply, and a chill instantly shot from his tailbone straight to the top of his head.
In that very instant.
Thirty li to the right.
An extremely violent energy surge erupted without warning.
Too close!
For a Nascent Soul cultivator who can travel a hundred miles in an instant, thirty miles is practically the distance between their noses.
Even within arm's reach, close enough to grab someone by the neck!
Yuanzhen's expression changed drastically, and the golden light protecting his body instinctively expanded.
But when he saw the true form of the golden light that was attacking him, his shock subsided and was replaced by a raging fire of fury.
That's also Golden Crystal Marrow!
The familiar fluctuations, the familiar power of Vajra.
"snort!"
"Who do we have here? It's just fellow disciples cannibalizing each other!"
Yuanzhen laughed in extreme anger, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Where did this wild monk come from? He's only cultivated a few Golden Essences, yet he dares to set his sights on the legitimate successors of my Vajra Temple?"
"court death!"
If it were someone else launching a sneak attack, he might be more cautious.
But since it's a fellow practitioner of Vajra Gong's physical cultivation, then it's just showing off one's limited skills in front of an expert!
In this Central Plains, who dares to say they understand the Golden Essence better than the Vajra Temple?
In the blink of an eye.
Yuanzhen's internal acupoints vibrated simultaneously, and more than ten golden crystal marrows roared out.
Golden light filled the sky, like a giant golden net, covering the attack coming from the side.
When fellow disciples meet, they can decide life and death without asking why.
This is the cruel iron law of this lineage.
Yuanzhen's attack was a deadly strike; more than ten golden crystal marrows faintly formed an array in the air, their combined power creating a terrifying aura.
however.
A bizarre scene unfolded.
The opponent did not choose to confront him head-on with those three golden crystal marrows as he had expected.
They traced an extremely tricky arc in the air.
It was as if he had already foreseen the landing point and trajectory of his dozen or so golden crystal marrows.
puff!puff!puff!
Three soft sounds.
There were no earth-shattering explosions.
The opponent's three golden crystal marrows precisely targeted the key points of his attack.
That is the transition point where old forces have just emerged and new forces have not yet been unleashed.
This is also the only weakness in Yuanzhen's combo.
Whoosh—
The dozen or so golden crystal marrows that were originally so imposing were suddenly scattered and flew in all directions like snakes whose skeletons had been broken after this attack.
That full strength, enough to shake mountains, was mostly dissipated by this light and easy blow!
"How is that possible?!"
Yuanzhen's eyes were wide open, and his eyebrows were tightly furrowed together.
This feeling—it's too much to bear.
It was like returning to the temple and facing the strict abbot's instruction.
No matter how hard he tries or how he changes his tactics.
The other party always seemed to be able to see through his intentions before he could.
The feeling of being completely seen through and having no way to use his power made his chest feel tight, and he almost vomited blood.
The opponent's spiritual strength far surpasses his!
Moreover, this person's familiarity with the operating rules of the Golden Crystal Marrow is outrageous!
It was able to precisely cut off the flow of energy just a moment before his power was about to erupt.
But how is that possible?
Yuanzhen stared intently at the three flying golden crystal marrows on the other side.
The quality is no more than four hundred strands.
Neither in quality nor in quantity could it compare to his five hundred strands of top-grade golden crystal marrow.
His physical strength was clearly inferior to his own, but his spiritual realm was ridiculously high.
This stark contrast left Yuanzhen bewildered and uncertain, unable to ascertain the true nature of his opponent.
Little did he know.
Chen Yi, who was standing opposite him, had already activated his Insightful Eye.
A faint light flickered in the depths of his eyes.
In Chen Yi's eyes, Yuanzhen was no longer a person, but a collection of energy composed of countless lines and nodes.
The flight trajectory of each golden crystal marrow.
The flow path of every strand of Vajra power.
Even the acupoints within Yuanzhen's body where power is about to erupt at any moment.
Everything is clearly visible; there is nowhere to hide.
A divine sense at the peak of the mid-stage of the fourth rank, combined with a spiritual eye that has reached the edge of the Void Realm.
This is a case of dimensional reduction attack.
Chen Yi remained expressionless, flicking his fingers lightly.
Under his divine control, the three golden crystal marrows, each containing four hundred strands, seemed to come alive, tracing mysterious paths in the air.
Using minimal force to achieve maximum effect.
Even with a huge disparity in strength, as long as you find the right "point," you can easily shatter a force of immense power.
The ice field shattered.
The snow within a radius of a hundred feet did not melt, but was instead violently pulverized into dust by two extremely powerful forces, raising a cloud of white mist.
Before the white mist could dissipate, it was torn apart by two beams of golden light.
There were no dazzling magical lights or shadows, only the most primal and dull sounds of flesh colliding.
boom!
The two fists clashed in mid-air.
The sound of metal clashing against metal was deafening, causing visible ripples to spread through the surrounding air.
Yuanzhen's eye twitched.
When the punch landed, he felt an extremely strange force drilling into his finger bones. It was not just brute force, but a high-frequency oscillating spiral force.
His vaunted indestructible Vajra power momentarily froze under the force of this attack.
Despite the immense amount of golden crystal marrow within his body, it was like a caged beast struggling to break free, unable to find an outlet.
On the other hand, the unfamiliar bald, burly man opposite him unleashed a barrage of punches.
Bang bang bang!
Three punches.
The first punch deflected Yuanzhen's block, the second punch shattered his protective golden light, and the third punch landed solidly on his chest at the Tanzhong acupoint.
Yuanzhen's sternum trembled violently, a sweet taste rose in his throat, and he was shot backward like a cannonball.
Its body, shaped like a piece of hard, millennia-old ice, carved a trench several feet deep, with shards of ice flying everywhere.
"puff."
Yuanzhen knelt on one knee, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the pristine white ice surface, a glaring crimson.
He suddenly looked up and stared intently at the figure in the distance.
The body's Qi and blood surged, and the internal organs shifted.
The pain was secondary; what he found most unbearable was the feeling of powerlessness.
The opponent's Golden Crystal Marrow power was clearly not as abundant as his own; in fact, it could be said to be thin.
But why?
Why can each punch precisely cut off the flow of one's spiritual energy?
Why is it that when my attacks land on him, they are either deflected or taken by his strange golden body, while I can't defend against any of his attacks?
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged wildly at this moment, and even the howling wind and snow seemed to fear the two golden demons and detour around them.
Yuanzhen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes bloodshot: "Who exactly are you?"
His voice was hoarse and trembling slightly.
"Your cultivation is clearly inferior to mine, and your Golden Crystal Marrow is also inferior to mine, so how could you possibly suppress me in battle?"
Chen Yi didn't waste any words.
He stomped heavily on the ice, and it collapsed again.
His figure transformed into a golden streak of light, the lotus flower phantom beneath his feet flickering erratically, his speed so fast that it left afterimages on his retina.
Indestructible?
He's mastered the basics too.
Although he had only just begun to understand the basics, he couldn't compare to Yuanzhen, who had been immersed in it for many years. After all, the core energy in his body was Thunder Crystal Marrow, and the energy of the Golden Crystal Marrow he actually used was less than half that of Thunder Crystal.
However, a faint, eerie light flickered deep within his eyes.
Under the penetrating spiritual eye, Yuanzhen's copper skin and iron bones were no longer an impenetrable fortress, but were covered with countless fine cracks and knots.
That is the hub of spiritual energy flow, and also the weak point of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Power.
Coupled with his immense divine sense, which far surpasses that of others of the same level, every time Yuanzhen raised his hand or every muscle contraction, it appeared to Chen Yi as a slow-motion replay.
Hitting a target of the same cultivation level, who has no secrets whatsoever, is not difficult, even if the opponent is an iron target.
The spiritual energy flowing above the icy plains was like boiling water.
Such a violent celestial phenomenon could not be concealed at all.
Within a radius of tens of thousands of miles, countless high-level cultivators who were in seclusion or traveling stopped what they were doing and looked at this place with surprise and doubt.
In the far distance, atop a suspended ice peak.
An old man dressed in a crane robe suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils reflecting the two golden lights that were locked in a fierce battle on the distant horizon.
He made calculations with his fingers, his expression changing slightly.
"Pure physical combat — triggering a resonance of the primordial energy of heaven and earth."
The old man slowly rose, his gaze piercing through the void.
"They are two body-refining cultivators who have practiced the fourth-level Vajra Technique."
This fluctuation is very unusual.
It lacks the vibrant colors of the Five Elements magic, possessing only extreme ferocity and domineering power.
In the world of cultivation, the old monsters know perfectly well what this situation means.
This kind of drama has played out countless times in the last ten thousand years.
"It's another case of the Vajra Skill devouring each other."
The old man snorted coldly, his voice spreading instantly across a radius of a thousand miles through the sect's grand formation beneath his feet, warning his disciples.
"They're fighting over Golden Crystal Marrow. Pass down the order: no one is allowed to approach that icy plain. Anyone who disobeys will be expelled from the sect!"
This level of hand-to-hand combat is so intense that the force it generates can kill even a Golden Core cultivator; whoever goes in will die.
In another cave, two Nascent Soul cultivators were playing chess.
Sensing the fluctuation, the middle-aged man holding the black piece froze in mid-air.
"Such domineering golden body power. Do you think either of these two is a direct descendant of the Vajra Temple?"
The old woman opposite him, holding the white pieces, chuckled and placed her piece silently.
"If the direct descendant is present, then the other person is likely to be in grave danger."
In the past thousand years, every time the Vajra Kung Fu practitioners have devoured each other, it has always ended with the direct lineage of the Vajra Temple emerging victorious.
Those bald monks had an understanding of this supernatural power ingrained in their very bones.
"That's true. No matter how well an outsider practices, it's still just unorthodox methods."
The center of the battlefield.
Chen Yi, a self-taught individual, is beating up Yuan Zhen, the legitimate disciple.
boom!
The two golden figures collided once again.
This time, Yuanzhen couldn't even hold on for half a breath before being sent flying backward by the impact.
The golden protective shield around him was visibly dimming.
The more Yuanzhen fought, the more terrified she became.
The other party is too tough.
That kind of hardness could never be achieved by stacking four hundred strands of golden crystal marrow.
With each collision, Yuanzhen's bones groaned, and the recoil caused his meridians to ache.
"Who exactly are you?"
Using the force of being knocked back, Yuanzhen tumbled awkwardly in the air to dissipate the impact, during which he was hit by a whip kick, causing a section of his left shoulder to cave in.
"Or perhaps one of the senior monks in the temple is in disguise, making fun of this humble monk?"
Aside from those few old monsters in the temple, Yuanzhen couldn't think of anyone else who could use the Vajra Indestructible Divine Power to such an extraordinary degree.
Chen Yi remained silent.
Yuanzhen's response was a powerful punch imbued with thunderous sound.
The punch did not strike Yuanzhen's head, but instead landed with extreme precision, aiming for three inches below his right rib.
That was a point where the flow of spiritual energy stagnated when Yuanzhen was circulating his energy.
Click.
Golden Body Breaks Defense.
Yuanzhen roared in pain and staggered.
He wanted to fight back, he wanted to fight to the death.
But he couldn't do it.
Chen Yi's attack rhythm was too fast, too dense, and too unpredictable.
Just as Yuanzhen was about to unleash her power, Chen Yi's fist had already landed on the spot where she had to defend.
He exerted 100% of his power, but 50% was forcibly suppressed.
The remaining 50% of the attacks were evaded by the opponent's extremely slippery movements, only hitting insignificant parts.
As the golden light on his body grew thinner and thinner, Yuanzhen's face turned deathly pale.
The other party is trying to shatter his golden body and then devour him!
Swish!
Figures flashed across the snow.
The bald, muscular man's speed increased dramatically once again.
Yuanzhen was horrified to discover that his divine sense could no longer pinpoint the other party's exact location.
"Is this the Golden Lotus Step? How can it be so fast?!"
This was clearly a basic footwork technique of the Vajra Temple, so why did it possess the divine charm of shrinking the earth to an inch under the opponent's feet? He didn't know that what enveloped him at this moment, besides the wind and snow, was also Chen Yi's terrifying divine sense field.
Chen Yi made his first attempt at using his divine sense to suppress and interfere.
In Yuanzhen's perception, the world becomes distorted and narrow.
Chen Yi's figure shifted from left to right, from large to small, and even appeared as a double image.
This is the result of perceiving that one has been deceived.
Yuanzhen could only rely on instinct and was forced to raise his arms to defend himself the instant Chen Yi got close.
boom!
A heavy blow landed.
Yuanzhen's arms groaned as they strained under the weight, flesh torn open, and blood flowed freely.
boom!
Another blow.
Yuanzhen was smashed into the ice, with half of his body sinking in.
The opponent's Golden Crystal Marrow energy was like an endless ocean, showing no signs of drying up.
Moreover, each strike seemed to be precisely calculated, concentrating all the strength of the body into a single point, and fiercely striking his weak spot.
That's incredibly accurate.
They understand the concept of indestructibility too well.
This understanding of supernatural powers even surpasses that of Yuanzhen's master!
Yuanzhen's pride as a direct descendant of the Vajra Temple had been shattered at this moment.
Within the temple, among his peers, his indestructible body was already the most outstanding.
But where did this rogue cultivator come from?
He had no idea that Chen Yi's indestructible body was something he had secretly learned from watching him cultivate under the Bodhi tree.
As for why his progress was so rapid, and his strength was even comparable to his?
That was thanks to the few Bodhi seeds that were eaten by myself.
Resources are the true key to spiritual practice.
boom! boom! boom!
Three consecutive heavy blows shattered Yuanzhen's golden body, and the protective golden light dissipated into starlight.
Yuanzhen lay in the icy pit like a dead dog, his face covered in blood and his eyes glazed over.
Chen Yi slowly withdrew his fist, golden light flowing around his body. It did not dissipate immediately, but instead he looked down at the monk at the bottom of the pit.
Only now did he finally speak.
His voice was cold and devoid of any warmth: "Even the most indestructible body has its limitations."
These eight words struck Yuanzhen's remaining rationality like a heavy hammer.
Yuanzhen struggled to get up, but suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs.
"Who—who are you?"
He stared intently at Chen Yi, his eyes filled with resentment and bitterness.
"What grudge do I hold against you?!"
Even if he dies, he wants to die knowing the truth.
Chen Yi remained expressionless, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.
"snort."
Chen Yi snorted coldly, his voice becoming rough and deep, exuding a bandit-like air of the underworld.
"When the Black Dragon Society does things, we never ask for reasons, and we will never disclose employer information."
Black Dragon Society?
Yuanzhen's pupils contracted. An assassin organization?
"Go ask the King of Hell yourself who you've harmed or offended recently."
Before he finished speaking, golden light flashed again around Chen Yi.
This time, their murderous intent was fully revealed.
Lotus flowers bloomed beneath his feet, and his figure shot out like lightning.
During their brief conversation, Chen Yi had quietly consumed a fourth-tier golden crystal fruit.
It replenished the energy of the Golden Crystal Marrow that had been depleted in the fierce battle.