Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Chapter 97: Chapter 93 Pure Yang Wuji Gong_2

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Chen Yu slowly said, "You've done an excellent job on this mission and even went above and beyond, eliminating six bases of the Evil Heart Sect in Phoenix Sun City and shattering their prestige. We'll set aside your merits for now, but on a personal note, I've prepared a superior internal energy practice for you. Take a look."

As he spoke, Chen Yu picked up a book from the table next to him. Gu Chen got up quickly to take it, then immediately began to read eagerly.

Originally, Gu Chen thought Chen Yu would reward him with a superior martial arts technique, but to his surprise, Chen Yu actually gave him a superior internal energy practice, which was much more expensive and rare.

"This internal energy practice is called 'Pure Yang Wuji Skill,' which is an advanced version of the Pure Yang Technique you are currently cultivating. If you were to exchange it on your own at the merit hall, even with a discount for a second-rank Metropolitan Procurator, it would still cost at least thirty or forty merit points."

Chen Yu then explained the key points and precautions of cultivating the Pure Yang Wuji Gong to Gu Chen. He was very familiar with this practice since he had cultivated it himself for a while.

Thanks to Chen Yu's explanation, Gu Chen quickly mastered the basics of this technique. The vigorous internal energy within his body started to circulate through his meridians in the way dictated by the Pure Yang Wuji Gong, immediately becoming hotter and purer.

Gu Chen's aura instantly strengthened on the spot, and this was just the beginning of his practice, having just entered the threshold.

The gap between mid-grade and superior-grade internal energy practices was immediately clear.

Seeing that Gu Chen had mastered the basics of Pure Yang Wuji Gong in just a short while, Chen Yu's eyes brightened. While his explanation played a part, it also had a lot to do with Gu Chen's own talent.

Inwardly, he couldn't help but admire, "Truly a natural martial body."

To be honest, Chen Yu was a bit envious of Gu Chen's rapid progress in strength and skill, but these were not things he would say out loud.

After all, as a commander, Gu Chen was his subordinate, and he too had his pride to maintain.

Seeing that Gu Chen had grasped the basics, Chen Yu stopped the explanation and continued, "Now that you have just entered the External Qi Realm, I have something to say about the realms in martial arts."

Hearing this, Gu Chen felt a surge of gratitude towards Chen Yu. Chen Yu indeed valued him highly and took good care of him. Therefore, with a solemn expression and a fist salute, he said, "Sir, your kindness is etched in my heart. In the future, should you need anything, Gu Chen will not hesitate to go through fire and water!"

Chen Yu heard this and simply smiled, not taking Gu Chen's words to heart. After all, there was a vast difference between their cultivations—two full major realms separated them.

Gu Chen indeed had extraordinary talent and a natural martial body that allowed him to advance quickly in his cultivation. But Chen Yu was no ordinary individual. He considered himself second to none and, what's more, the higher one climbs in martial arts cultivation, the harder it gets.

By the time Gu Chen reached his level of cultivation, Chen Yu might have already reached a whole new realm, perhaps even attaining the status of a grandmaster.

That's why Chen Yu didn't take Gu Chen's words to heart. With an eight-year age difference, those eight years wouldn't be easy to catch up on. If Gu Chen managed to catch up with him so casually, Chen Yu felt he might as well die.

He then proceeded with the explanation, "Whether it's the Meridian Opening Stage or the External Qi Realm, they're both transitional realms. The really important thing in martial arts, or the first major challenge that martial artists face, is the sixth realm—the Vajra Stage—which is what you'll be confronting next."

"Only when you reach the Vajra Stage can you be considered among the strong in Kyushu and be called a first-class expert. Before that, no matter how talented, it's just potential. Throughout history, many Meridian Opening Stage geniuses have fallen at the hurdle of the Vajra Stage. The Outstanding Stars List is nothing significant when you look at the whole world.

Being first on that list carries some weight, but it's still mainly pursued by individual cultivators and martial artists."

Chen Yu spoke slowly, meaning to tell Gu Chen that even if one reaches the limits of the Meridian Opening Stage, opening up fifty-six meridians, it doesn't mean one should become complacent.

Because many gifted individuals at the Meridian Opening Stage, including those who opened four or five dozen meridians, have failed at the challenge of the Vajra Stage.

This is why Chen Yu said that Vajra Stage is the first real challenge for martial artists.

With Chen Yu's explanation, Gu Chen gained a much deeper understanding of the sixth realm of the martial path, the Vajra Stage, which he was about to face.

Vajra Stage, derived from Buddhism's concept of the "indestructible vajra," resonates through the entire sixth realm of martial arts, the Vajra Stage.

The martial path is an internal quest to return from the acquired to the innate state. To accept and even merge with innate Qi, one needs to prevent innate Qi from dissipating and transcend mortal limits. This requires breaking free from the physical shackles of flesh and bone, so a powerful body is essential in the martial journey.

Thus, physical cultivation is also extremely important in martial arts, and the Vajra Stage demands the cultivation of an indestructible body.

Of course, the aspiration is laudable, but very few can actually achieve it at the Vajra Stage—even one in a few hundred years might be giving too much credit.

Like the Meridian Opening Stage, the Vajra Stage is divided into four levels: impervious to fire and water, cast of copper and iron, body like a savage dragon, and ultimately the indestructible vajra.

Only when one reaches the indestructible vajra level does one truly comprehend the essence of the Vajra Stage, but this is immensely difficult—so much so that even Chen Yu has not achieved it.

And it's not just Chen Yu—looking across the whole Jing Tian Department, no one has reached this stage in hundreds of years.

This is why Chen Yu previously cautioned Gu Chen not to be complacent with some achievements in the Meridian Opening Stage.

Even if he could reach the limit in the Meridian Opening Stage, it doesn't mean that Gu Chen will be able to do the same in the Vajra Stage.

Many talents who stood out in the Meridian Opening Stage become ordinary in the Vajra Stage, because this stage emphasizes physical cultivation even more. Many talents from the Meridian Opening Stage only reach the first level, impervious to fire and water, and cannot even achieve the level of being cast of copper and iron.

Of course, the first level of the Vajra Stage should not be underestimated. Those who achieve impervious to fire and water stand firm, and mid-grade treasures can't even scratch them.

If one reaches the second level, cast of copper and iron, they will have unified their internal and external Primordial energies, and even the inherently fragile internal organs such as the viscera will no longer be weak points.

As for the third level, body like a savage dragon, it is all the more challenging. Among thousands of Vajra Stage martial artists, it's rare to find one who can reach this level.

And the final state, the indestructible vajra, Chen Yu could not describe in detail to Gu Chen because even he was unclear. He only knew that achieving this level meant forging an indestructible body, so that even a Gang Qi Stage martial artist like him might not be able to break through their defense.

To say they would be unparalleled in the world wouldn't be an exaggeration.