Daqian Martial Saint

”The Twelve Forms of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill: Withered Tree Root Entanglement, Catch Moon in the Seabed, Arhat Lifting the Tripod, Vajra’s Furious Gaze, Immortal Crane’s Wings, Heaven and Earth Convergence, Overlord’s Bow Opening, Great Saint Stomping the Furnace...”

One by one, the moves and forms floated through Chen Ping’an’s mind. Beyond the techniques themselves, there were various transitions and combinations, insights into their Mental Realms, and subtle applications for real combat... he experienced them all in sequence.

’The Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill has reached Perfection!’

Chen Ping’an’s heart soared with joy, and he couldn’t help but let out a long cry to the heavens.

Achieving the Perfection Realm of the Vajra Unbreakable meant that Chen Ping’an had completely shattered the limits of his mortal flesh. Now, even without channeling his energy, his physical body alone was Immune to Water and Fire, Invulnerable to blades and spears!

Chen Ping’an had obtained this Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill from the Mountain Elder, a master on the Dragon and Tiger Chart. More than seventy years ago, the Mountain Elder had relied on this very skill at the Perfection Level to achieve the Golden Body Unbreakable, allowing him to dominate a province and shake the world with his fame!

And now, Chen Ping’an had also cultivated the Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill to Perfection. Not only that, but with the help of his Golden Finger Panel, his understanding of the Divine Skill was nearly flawless.

Besides the insights from the Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill, a strange transformation was simultaneously occurring at the spot between Chen Ping’an’s eyebrows.

At this moment, the Seed of Profound Light had sprouted. A tender shoot had grown, bearing three small, rounded leaves. The veins on the leaves were distinct, faintly outlined with golden patterns. Each line seemed to have been meticulously drawn, brimming with the breath of life.

Among the three leaves, a miracle was quietly brewing. As it absorbed starlight-like nutrients, an exquisitely delicate bud appeared. It was tightly closed, its surface shimmering with a crystalline glow.

’Spiritual Energy is gathering to form a bud!’ Chen Ping’an’s expression was ecstatic.

Reaching this step meant that Chen Ping’an had begun his assault on the Jade Balance Realm.

From the bud’s formation to its gradual filling out, and finally to the birth of the Spiritual Flower—these were the steps to entering the Jade Balance Realm.

Now that Chen Ping’an’s Spiritual Bud had formed, his task was to constantly nourish it, feeding it with resources and nutrients to make it plump.

Once the bud was completely full and suffused with a crystalline light, it would mean he was just one final step away from the Jade Balance Realm.

Finally, through profound accumulation and insight, supplemented by various methods like Major Medicines and Secret Medicines, he would find a way to make the bud bloom completely, giving birth to the Spiritual Flower!

This was the Jade Balance Realm! It could also be called...

Grandmaster!

It could be said that Chen Ping’an had now taken a solid step toward the Grandmaster Realm! As long as he maintained this pace and proceeded step by step, the Grandmaster Realm was no longer a distant dream!

’Back then, the Mountain Elder relied on his Perfection Level Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill, supplemented by numerous Secret Techniques and methods, to rank one hundred and seventy-three on the Dragon and Tiger Chart!’

A flicker danced in Chen Ping’an’s eyes, and as his True Qi surged, his skin began to shimmer with a brilliant golden light.

’Now, I’ve also cultivated the Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill to Perfection, and the divine Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger to Great Success. With the blessing of two Divine Skills, supplemented by my Perfection Level Sword Skill, Swordsmanship, Palm Technique, and Leg Technique... I wonder if I’ve surpassed the heights the Mountain Elder once reached!’

The Dragon and Tiger Chart ignored age and background, ranking masters solely on their combat achievements. Those on the list were undoubtedly individuals of extreme combat prowess. Among them were old monsters who had lived for many years, former prodigies who had consolidated their foundations and mastered Secret Techniques, and geniuses with breathtaking talent in Magical Combat...

Although Chen Ping’an had never witnessed the prowess of the Dragon and Tiger Chart master, the Mountain Elder, for himself, he could faintly judge from the intelligence he had gathered and the written records that his current self had likely surpassed the old master’s peak.

’The top one hundred and seventy on the Dragon and Tiger Chart?’

’The top one hundred and fifty?’

’Or maybe...’

’Even higher!?’

Chen Ping’an didn’t know.

The Dragon and Tiger Chart was decided by combat record alone. To know his true rank, he would have to fight.

However, he was now almost certain of one thing: based on current intelligence, as long as a Grandmaster didn’t appear, he could run rampant through the first half of the Long’an Trade Route!

Xue Kunsheng, the master on the Dragon and Tiger Chart, Vice Beicang Garrison Commander of the Vajra Demon-subduing Chain, was probably no longer his match.

As for Cao Yingxiong, the Silver Gong Qiankun Envoy from the Qiankun Bureau, he was even less of a concern!

As for people like Lu Dong of the Demon-Subduing Spear, Li Dongshan of the Celestial Deformed Leg, Leng Wu Ya of the Heartless Stick, and Water Hibiscus of the Exquisite Ruler... Chen Ping’an even suspected that in his Golden Body Unbreakable ”Little Giant” form, he could just swat them to death!

For a moment, boundless pride swelled in Chen Ping’an’s heart.

However, this pride only lasted for a moment.

’It’s not enough! Not enough! It’s far from enough! I’m only ranked somewhere in the one-hundreds on the Dragon and Tiger Chart. In terms of combat power, I still can’t contend with a true Grandmaster! At best, I could probably hold my own for a while and have some ability to protect myself.’

’In the first half of the Long’an Trade Route, no Grandmaster has appeared openly. But that doesn’t mean there are no Grandmasters present. Not to mention, there must be a Grandmaster overseeing Beicang Town! Also, a Quasi-Divine Weapon has already appeared as a finale item for the Beicang Auction, and there are other finale treasures to come. This is bound to attract the attention of Grandmasters!’

’Although with my Perfection Level Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill, I’m not particularly afraid of Grandmasters. But in terms of actual combat power, with my current strength, I’m still a long way from being able to run completely unopposed in the first half of the Long’an Trade Route!’

’If... I could also push the Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger to the Perfection Realm...’

At this thought, Chen Ping’an’s expression faltered for a moment.

’Even if I still can’t break through to the Jade Balance Realm, my combat power would be enough to face a Grandmaster head-on! With power on par with a Grandmaster, I could suppress the outer sections of the Trade Route. That would be true freedom, unrestrained and carefree!’

Chen Ping’an glanced at the Cultivation Experience needed for his Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger. He calculated that at his current pace, it would take about two more months.

...

After Chen Ping’an achieved the Golden Body Unbreakable state, the fifth finale item of the Beicang Auction was officially announced. It was another Divine Skill inheritance.

Unlike the second finale item, which was a lower-tier, Supporting Class Divine Skill, this inheritance was for a top-tier, genuinely powerful Divine Skill.

The Divine Skill, Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique!

The Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique was an Inner and Outer Cultivation method: Inner Refining Divine Intent and External Body Refinement, allowing its cultivator to gain Dragon Elephant Power. Upon reaching the Minor Success Realm, one would achieve a preliminary Overlord Body. With surging True Qi, its protective power could crush most Horizontal Training Skills. If cultivated to the Perfection Realm, one could achieve the true Overlord Body, granting immunity to some Control-type Divine Wonders. It was incomparably tyrannical!

’The Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique!?’

When Chen Ping’an heard the news about the fifth finale item, a wry smile touched his lips.

’To think it would be this Divine Skill!’

The Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique was extremely famous and revered by countless Horizontal Training Martial Arts Cultivators. But it actually had another identity...

A substitute for the Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill!

Compared to the Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique, the Inner and Outer Cultivation and effects of the Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill were far more comprehensive. The Overlord Body of the Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique was like a watered-down version of the Golden Body Unbreakable state.

If two Martial Arts Cultivators with similar Realm comprehension—one practicing the Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill and the other the Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique—were to fight, the process would be difficult, but the former would undoubtedly be the ultimate victor!

Regardless, the Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique still held a certain allure for masters at the Grandmaster Level. Even if they didn’t practice it themselves, they could acquire it as a legacy inheritance for their descendants to cultivate!

’I heard the Beicang Auction has a total of seven finale items. If the fifth one is already of this caliber, I wonder what the last two items will be?’

A trace of curiosity appeared in Chen Ping’an’s eyes.

There were less than ten days until the Beicang Auction officially began.

Although Five Peaks Mountain City was close to the entrance of the Long’an Trade Route, Beicang Town was located within the Canglong Mountain Range, and the journey required traversing parts of the trade route.

Calculating the time, he figured it was about time to set off!