Advanced Body-Tempering Philosophy

The moment Lu Yang successfully advanced to the mid-stage of the Golden Core, a five-colored rainbow appeared above his head. The spiritual Spiritual Qi floating in the air seemed to be swimming happily like fish, blowing bubbles. Wild grass and leaves swayed without wind, making a rustling sound. Dew formed from Spiritual Qi energy gathered on the leaves, rolled, and dripped to the ground, creating bursts of water mist.

A celestial phenomenon appeared, celebrating Lu Yang's successful advancement to the mid-stage of the Golden Core.

"Congratulations! You've reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core!" The Immortal Fairy clapped her hands enthusiastically.

Lu Yang sighed and reminded her, "Fairy, I've only advanced to the mid-stage of the Golden Core, not become an immortal. I don't need any celestial phenomena. Please put it away."

"Oh." The Immortal Fairy dispersed the Law Technique in her hand.

The strange celestial phenomena disappeared.

Lu Yang hadn't expected to advance to the mid-stage of the Golden Core so quickly, without even feeling like he'd hit a bottleneck. He guessed it was related to the meal cooked by the Immortal Fairy.

The trials of immortals are always meant to yield some results.

Lu Yang felt a warmth on his chest; it was a wooden plaque inscribed with the words "Nine Netherworlds".

A sentence slowly appeared on the wooden sign. "We're running out of fire starters and grills. See you at the main store."

This is the Law Treasure that Vice Master Shi used to contact Lu Yang. Both sides can only say one sentence, and then there is a long cooldown period.

Lu Yang replied with a single sentence.

"Oh."

The grill problem is easy to solve; the Fifth Elder had already prepared a large batch of automatic barbecue grills, which can be used as needed.

The spark needs Meng Jingzhou's cooperation.

"Look what Old Meng is doing."

As soon as Lu Yang approached the Body Refining Peak, he felt an astonishing amount of yang energy. Ordinary ghosts would have their souls burned if they just circled around there.

Even standing at the foot of the mountain, Lu Yang could hear the Third Elder's powerful voice.

"The so-called body refinement means cultivating every part of the body, leaving no room for any flaws!"

"You must understand that our greatest strength as body cultivators lies in our powerful physical bodies. If our physical bodies suffer from problems, what advantages do we have left?"

"Recently, I've noticed that some disciples are slacking off in their cultivation. To avoid cultivation, they've shaved their heads—this is self-deception!"

"And some disciples are so focused on cultivating their hair that they neglect cultivating their shadows. What are they trying to do by leaving such a huge flaw in their opponents!"

"I, as a body cultivator, am not afraid of any difficulties or challenges, but I cannot let my guard down!"

The Third Elder was a seasoned fighter and knew that the best way to defend against an attack that was impossible to guard against was to strengthen himself.

Lu Yang: "..."

Does body training also include training one's shadow?

Is this how physical training is done in the outside world?

Lu Yang had heard that some Law Technique could attack through shadows, so training his shadow would be a good thing.

The question is, how do you train your shadow?

"What an advanced concept of body cultivation!" The Immortal Fairy exclaimed in amazement. No one in the High Antiquity, with its vibrant minds, had ever proposed such a concept.

"Alright, go cultivate!" The Third Elder waved his hand, dismissing the disciples.

"Senior Brother Zhao Zhao, is Master talking about you? You've shaved your head all bald, looking like you've become a monk." Meng Jingzhou teased with a smile. Senior Brother Zhao Zhao's head was gleaming, as if Lu Yang had punched him with the Arhat Fist.

Senior Brother Zhao Zhao rolled his eyes. "It's not that I'm afraid of the trouble of cultivating my hair; there are far-reaching considerations behind this."

"What are your considerations?"

"Junior Brother Meng, think about it. When your opponent grabs your hair during a fight, doesn't that restrict your movements? Hair is a weakness! What's wrong with me shaving my head to overcome this weakness?"

Lu Yang secretly made a mental note of this, and he would tell the victims this after each session of the Arhat Fist, hoping they would understand his good intentions.

Meng Jingzhou shook his head, then came up with a more effective idea. "Wouldn't it be better if you, Senior Brother Zhao, kept your hair short? That way, your opponents couldn't catch you, and your hair would be like a hedgehog's quills, serving as a means of attack!"

Senior Brother Zhao Zhao's eyes lit up. He felt that Meng Jingzhou's words made a lot of sense. He patted Meng Jingzhou's shoulder hard, making Meng Jingzhou wince in pain.

"Good junior brother, I'll cut my hair short right away. I'll go to the Scripture Depository to see if there are any Law Technique to promote hair growth!" Senior Brother Zhao Zhao said and ran off in a hurry.

"Old Meng, over here!" Lu Yang waved.

Meng Jingzhou strode over. "What are you doing, sneaking into our Body Refining Peak to steal our skills?"

"Screw you, it's someone from the Nine Nether Sect who contacted me."

Lu Yang took out the wooden plaque, and Meng Jingzhou suddenly realized that the Nine Nether Sect had opened too many barbecue restaurants, and they didn't have enough tinder and grills.

"Could I borrow a light?"

"No problem."

Lu Yang took out a large number of small bottles from his identity jade token. These were jade bottles specially made by Hundred Refinement Peak to store fire seeds.

One person exhaled Samadhi True Fire, and the other exhaled Pure Yang True Fire. The two flames merged, and a fire seed was born. It fell into the bottle, and the bottle mouth was sealed, thus completing the task.

The two of them made two hundred tinderboxes in one go, their mouths were steaming from spitting out soot, and they had to drink some water to recover.

"These should be enough for the Nine Nether Sect for a while."

The two chuckled as they put away the jade bottle. They first went to Hundred Refinement Peak to retrieve the automatic barbecue grill they had just finished making. Lu Yang wanted to tell the Fifth Elder, but unfortunately, the Fifth Elder was still applying for a patent and hadn't returned yet.

Submitting a patent application is easy, but getting it approved takes a lot of time. The Fifth Elder knew the value of the Dream Bubble, so he stayed in the Imperial City. He would leave as soon as the patent was approved.

The two set off for Yanjiang County, firstly to deliver the items to the Jiuyou Sect, and secondly because the barbecue restaurant had been operating for so long and it was time to start generating profits.

Their Heavenly Court religion isn't about doing charity.

Should we inform our senior sister about this in Yanjiang County?

Lu Yang sighed, "I'd like to, but Senior Sister hasn't come out since she went to Prison Peak. Perhaps Venerable Tianzai is being stubborn and won't reveal anything. Senior Sister is considering whether or not to perform a soul search."

Meng Jingzhou nodded, deeply agreeing.

To reach the Tribulation Transcendence stage, one must have overcome countless difficulties and obstacles to reach the summit; it's not something one can easily do by speaking up.

Even if the senior sister tortures her, it probably won't have much effect.

Prisoner Peak.

"I was wrong. I shouldn't have coveted my master's wife when I was in the Golden Core stage, but I couldn't help it. She's really beautiful, and I couldn't control myself..."

The Calamity Venerable confessed all the mistakes he had made in his life, as if pouring out beans.

Half a month passed, and he recounted everything in detail, from peeping at the village widows bathing when he was a child, to selling inferior pills during the Qi Refining stage and obtaining his first pot of Spirit Stone, to exploring secret realms during the Foundation Establishment Realm and killing his companions to obtain treasures for himself, to joining a sect during the Golden Core stage and coveting his master's wife, to the Nascent Soul Realm... He explained everything without Yun Zhi having to ask, and he confessed everything on his own.

Yun Zhi sat opposite her, legs crossed, expressionless, considering whether she should simply refine the Heavenly Calamity Venerable's Soul Search, saving time and effort.

A complete Tribulation Transcendence stage soul can be used to refine extremely high-quality, sentient magical Law Treasure, which would be perfect for my master.

It's a bit of a shame to have it destroyed like this.

I'm so conflicted.

The Celestial Calamity Venerable stole a glance at the expressionless Yun Zhi, and thinking of the torture methods Yun Zhi had used at the beginning, he was filled with fear. If he still had a physical body, he would have been soaked in sweat long ago.

He continued to confess, not daring to hide anything.

"After my master's wife seduced me into bed..."