This was something Xiang Yun had been planning for a long time.
He had been mulling it over ever since he obtained the Heavenly Horned Ant Precious Technique and the Innate Dao Embryo.
He just hadn't managed to perfect it.
Then, some time ago, he had entered the Nirvana Realm, and he had spent the intervening time combining martial arts.
He had managed to work out part of a version of the Heavenly Horned Ant Precious Technique suitable for the people of Tianxuan to cultivate.
Though it certainly wasn't as outrageously powerful as the complete Heavenly Horned Ant Precious Technique he had mastered,
its amplification of strength surpassed even the Primordial Battle Body.
Moreover, it was a secret art, not a body-tempering martial art.
Most importantly, it required comprehension, not vast amounts of resources or a long time spent tempering the body.
It would be highly useful to Primordial Hall's martial artists, who also cultivated body-tempering martial arts.
"The Heavenly Horn Heaven-Overturning Art? How much can it amplify strength...?"
Hong Wuji was no longer surprised when Xiang Yun inexplicably produced a martial art almost as complex as the Primordial Battle Body.
Besides, some of the martial arts Xiang Yun used were things Hong Wuji had never seen, even during his long travels through the primordial lands, let alone in Primordial Hall.
"Hmm, that depends on the individual's physique. If their physique can withstand it, a tenfold increase shouldn't be a problem..."
"Tenfold? That doesn't sound very strong."
Hong Wuji frowned slightly. Starting from the fourth level, the Primordial Battle Body already amplified one's original strength more than five hundredfold.
Otherwise, how could the ninth level let someone at the Samsara Stage withstand a Reincarnation Stage expert's attack head-on?
"I mean it can directly push you past the limit by another tenfold or so after all your other amplifications. I never said you couldn't use it with the Primordial Battle Body."
Xiang Yun's words made Hong Wuji's eyes widen.
"It can stack with the Primordial Battle Body without affecting it?"
"Of course."
Xiang Yun answered with a question. Many body-tempering martial arts couldn't be stacked indefinitely.
A higher-level body-tempering martial art would override a lower-level one.
For instance, when he had cultivated the Qiankun Battle Body, its amplification of strength had directly overridden the Primordial Battle Body's.
He still cultivated the Primordial Battle Body only because it also amplified his Qi and blood.
But the Primordial Battle Body's own amplification could no longer stack with the Qiankun Battle Body's.
Otherwise,
Primordial Hall would have become the hegemon of the Eastern Xuan Region long ago.
That was also why many body-tempering martial artists only needed to cultivate one profound body-tempering martial art.
Stacking them had little effect.
But the Heavenly Horn Heaven-Overturning Art, which Xiang Yun had simplified from the Heavenly Horned Ant Precious Technique, was simple and direct. As long as you could withstand it, it could keep stacking on more strength.
"This..."
Hong Wuji sat up straight. I need to sit up and study this!
"This is your inheritance, isn't it?" Hong Wuji's expression was somewhat complicated. Was Xiang Yun contributing his own inheritance?
Everyone had their own opportunities, and the unspoken rule on the Tianxuan Continent was that no one was obliged to contribute them, not even to their sect.
The same was true even for one's own parents.
"Who told you to be so weak? Cultivate properly! Don't be left meekly bowing and scraping when the Yuan Sect comes knocking to pressure us."
Xiang Yun spoke helplessly. He didn't want to be driven out of the Eastern Xuan Region, and neither he nor his master was skilled in the Dao of space.
He had no intention of running away, either. There were plenty of opportunities in the Eastern Xuan Region, and the enemies were weak.
"You little brat, how dare you call your master weak?"
"Am I wrong? If you were at the Reincarnation Stage, the Palace Master of Taiqing Palace would have become my master's wife long ago."
Xiang Yun waved a hand. "All right, don't forget to make arrangements between cultivation sessions. I'm going to cultivate."
"Wait, there's something else I need to tell you." Hong Wuji called out to Xiang Yun as he was about to leave.
"What is it?"
"Interested in making a trip to the Chaotic Demon Sea?" Hong Wuji suddenly asked.
"Wait, weren't we going to have someone from the Chaotic Demon Sea come here? Why are you sending me there?"
"I mean Martial Gathering Island. I originally thought you wouldn't reach that level so quickly, but now I've discovered you can even suppress someone at the advanced Life Profound stage," Hong Wuji said.
"Martial Gathering Island?"
Xiang Yun hadn't expected Primordial Hall to have a connection to Martial Gathering Island. He naturally knew of the island: the Master of Primordial was recuperating on its topmost level, and the Primordial Qi there was among the finest resources for body-tempering martial arts.
He had used a mass of Primordial Qi when he cultivated the Primordial Battle Body before.
Thinking Xiang Yun didn't know about Martial Gathering Island, Hong Wuji began to explain, including how the Primordial Pagoda opened every year and how the Five Great Clans competed over Martial Gathering Island.
Xiang Yun merely listened quietly, because by rights, he shouldn't have known about this.
"So which of the Five Great Families does our Primordial Hall have a connection with?"
"The Gu Family."
The Gu Family?
Xiang Yun raised an eyebrow. He remembered that his father, Lin Dong, had been an outside helper for the Gu Family back then. "So that's where all our Primordial Qi comes from?"
"Mm. We help the Gu Family from time to time, and they give us one slot in return. After we bring it back, we leave it deep in the Primordial Mountain Range to nurture."
"The Primordial Qi those disciples used, including what you used, had all been nurtured and diluted."
Xiang Yun hadn't expected that. "But do we have any Life Profound Realm disciples in Primordial Hall?"
"That's just been the case these past two years. In previous years, Eight Yuan or Nine Yuan Nirvana was enough."
"I could go, then. When?"
"If you want to go, I'll discuss it with the Gu Family. This year's event ended long ago, but next year should be possible."
"Next year? I thought it was soon, since you were in such a hurry."
Xiang Yun was speechless.
"This has to be arranged in advance. Besides, you'd have to go early and let the Gu Family test your strength. Otherwise, how could you become their outside helper?"
"Of course, that's definitely not necessary now."
Xiang Yun shook his head. "More than half a year from now, right? More than half a year... Forget the advanced Life Profound stage. I'll even slay a Death Profound expert for you to see."
With that, he rose and headed out of the hall, waving a hand. "All right, I'm off to cultivate."
"You need to cultivate properly too."
"You brat!" Hong Wuji had just picked up a shoe and was about to throw it. This boy was defying the heavens, wasn't he?
But Xiang Yun seemed to have anticipated it. He immediately turned into a streak of violet light and left.
"Still so short-tempered."
Xiang Yun's figure appeared within the violet light as he stepped through the air. He would visit his father first, then return to cultivation.
When Xiang Yun landed atop Battle Heaven Peak, he heard cries like ghosts wailing and wolves howling, and saw Xiang Huang wrestling with Nirvana Realm disciples one after another.
Although Xiang Huang was using only his physical strength, the bodies of Nirvana Realm disciples were no match for his!
"You want Xiang Yun to kick my backside? How could you even say that?"
"What's wrong with me drilling you? It's been so long, and Battle Heaven Peak is the only one without an Eight Yuan Nirvana disciple. That just shows how lazy you've been!"
"Peak Master, have mercy! You know what our talent is like. Don't we have the Young Hall Master?" wailed a disciple whom Xiang Huang had slammed violently to the ground.
"Xiang Yun is the Young Hall Master of all Primordial Hall. And you especially, Lin Feihu-if you still won't undergo your tribulation, I'll beat you every day!"
"I have to be confident I can make it first!"
Lin Feihu, his face battered and bruised, couldn't help speaking up from the side. Not everyone was like the Young Hall Master, who underwent tribulations as easily as eating and drinking.
He was Battle Heaven Peak's strongest disciple, at Seven Yuan Nirvana. He had actually accumulated enough to break through long ago, but had never quite dared to undergo the tribulation.
He always felt he was missing something.
"Oh, you still dare..."
Xiang Huang was about to give him another lesson when he saw Xiang Yun land.
Xiang Yun smiled. "Father, there's no use forcing him. Senior Brother Lin will naturally break through when he's ready."
"Right, right, right!" Lin Feihu nodded repeatedly.
"I think Senior Brother Lin should be able to break through within a month. From what I can see, he's accumulated enough already. All he lacks is a little confidence."
Xiang Yun looked at Lin Feihu and smiled.
Huh?
One month...?
Lin Feihu was about to ask when he had ever said that, but when he saw Xiang Yun's narrowed eyes, he fell silent for a moment. "All right."
"Mm. If there's anything you don't understand about the Primordial Battle Body, come straight to me. I'll be at Battle Heaven Peak this whole time."
Lin Feihu had still been wondering what to do, but when he heard Xiang Yun's words, he nodded repeatedly. "Yes! I can definitely break through in a month!!"
That was different. That was different!