frightfiction Chapter 250 Attempting to Become a Martial Saint
Chapter 250 Attempting to Become a Martial Saint
Chapter 250 Attempting to Become a Martial Saint
Xiao Chong also endured tremendous pressure from the punch he delivered during the day, not only from the Yuan Power transmitted by the Grandmaster Wanhuo martial artist, but also from the Yuan Power that Martial Saint Liuguang transmitted at the cost of his life.
Originally, after the Yuan Qi crystals within Liu Guang vaporized and replenished Xiao Chong's energy, the pressure he was under was already nearing its limit. However, in order to break through Songcui City's defenses with a single punch, and also to challenge his own limits, he consumed a large handful of pills at the last moment.
With all these forces combined, let alone a Grandmaster, even a Martial Saint or a higher-ranking Martial Emperor would likely be unable to withstand it. If it were any other ordinary martial artist, they would have long since been reduced to ashes by the impact of the massive amount of Yuan energy.
Moreover, being reduced to ashes is the only possible outcome; dying from explosion or turning into dust is impossible, leaving no trace of its existence.
A man should be ruthless to himself. The reason he was willing to take such a dangerous risk was that he had cultivated the "Nine Transformations of the Stars" technique inherited from the immortal realm. At the same time, he had absorbed the blood bead suspected of being dragon blood in the Purple Cloud Cauldron. Xiao Chong was confident in his abnormally strong physique.
Secondly, Xiao Chong was also somewhat helpless. After three years of dedicated cultivation in Baisha City, although his martial arts realm had broken through from the peak of Martial Master to Grandmaster, he was still unable to cross over to the Transcendent Realm and enter the ranks of Martial Saint.
Over the course of three years, Xiao Chong ignored all external affairs and devoted all his energy to cultivation. Even Su Yang, the only disciple in the dojo, was taught cultivation by Long Wu and others.
He consumed countless newly refined pills and almost squandered the large amount of spirit stones and spirit power cards he had plundered in the Southern Wilderness, yet his martial arts realm only improved by two levels, which made Xiao Chong extremely anxious.
If he could maintain this peaceful life, that would be fine. As time went by, Xiao Chong believed that breaking through to the Martial Saint realm was only a matter of time.
But fate is unkind. This peace was finally shattered when the Bodhi Dojo appeared, and his whereabouts were exposed to Elder Wu.
The feud between Xiao Chong and the Wu Elders was a blood feud with no room for compromise. Given Xiao Chong's character, being able to lie low in Baisha City for three years was already the limit of his endurance. Now that the Wu Elders had taken the initiative to come knocking on his door, how could he possibly continue to tolerate it?
Since we can no longer tolerate it, then war is the only option.
However, the Martial Elders Association has existed on the Tianyun Continent for millions of years, possessing profound foundations and countless experts under its command. It is a behemoth that even the Clan Alliance has to contend with. On the other hand, Xiao Chong's Dragon Flower Path is only in its infancy. Although it has ten thousand Grandmaster-level martial artists, how can it possibly stand against them?
The gap between the two sides cannot be bridged in a short time. They have a deep-seated hatred that cannot go unpunished. So how can this be resolved?
After much deliberation, Xiao Chong concluded that only the emergence of top-tier combat power—Martial Saint, Martial Emperor, or even Martial God—could narrow the gap between the two sides to the greatest extent possible.
Ordinary martial artists, even if they successfully advance to the Martial Saint realm, do not pose much of a threat to the Martial Elders Association. Only those who achieve abnormal breakthroughs like myself could potentially harm the very foundation of the Martial Elders Association.
Therefore, Xiao Chong urgently needed a breakthrough. It was precisely for this reason that Xiao Chong unleashed that earth-shattering punch beneath Songcui City, combining the power of ten thousand men.
Breakthroughs require taking risks, and any gain is proportional to the price paid. In order to break the current unfavorable situation, Xiao Chong believes that this risk is worth taking.
Fortunately, the adventure was a great success. Xiao Chong attributed this success to luck, or rather, a stroke of good fortune.
After that earth-shattering punch, Xiao Chong appeared calm and unperturbed on the surface, but in reality, he was anything but.
The body felt empty, and a massive amount of Yuan energy came and went in a flash. The tingling and sour feeling was something that no one could understand unless they experienced it firsthand. Although it wasn't as severe as Liu Guang's condition, which left her bedridden, it wasn't much better.
However, this wasn't without its advantages. At the very least, Xiao Chong felt that after all his Yuan energy was depleted, his body became more sensitive, and his mind became much sharper than before, which perfectly matched the state of emptiness and detachment advocated by Taoist cultivation.
Since that's the case, why not seize the opportunity to cultivate? After giving brief instructions to Helian Tieshu and the others, Xiao Chong found a secluded place and devoted himself wholeheartedly to his cultivation.
It was the dead of night. In a courtyard of the former city lord's mansion in Songcui City, Xiao Chong sat cross-legged with his palms facing the sky, fully activating the seventh level of the "Nine Transformations of the Stars" technique according to its general outline.
The seven stars of the Big Dipper, starting from the top of the handle and ending at the top of the bowl, are, in order: Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid.
In Taoism, these seven stars are also known as Tanlang, Jumen, Lucun, Wenqu, Lianzhen, Wuqu, and Pojun.
The so-called "Nine Transformations of the Stars" refers to the cultivator first visualizing the Big Dipper constellation in their mind, and then using a secret method to activate these seven stars, drawing upon the power of the stars to resonate with the constellation in their mind, and lighting up the stars in the constellation in turn.
Once the stars light up, great success will be achieved. What Xiao Chong needs to do now is to light up the Po Jun star in the star chart in order to achieve the position of Martial Saint.
The moonlight, like water, illuminated the courtyard, flowing endlessly across the ground like mercury. But no matter how bright the moonlight, it could never obscure the brilliance of the starry sky.
The starlight was as fine as dust, invisible to the naked eye. Ordinary people would not be able to sense it unless they had cultivated the corresponding techniques.
But tonight's situation is quite different. Many observant people have noticed that in the desolate night sky of Songcui City, there seem to be wisps of light falling from a certain star in the sky and disappearing into the courtyard of the city lord's mansion.
Strange celestial phenomena indicate the imminent birth of a monstrous being!
The ignorant residents of Songcui City felt a sense of unease and prayed to the gods at home, hoping that the gods would be aware of their suffering and spare them from any calamity.
The followers of Longhua Dao, however, had a completely different mindset. They knew that their Dao Master was in seclusion and cultivating; after witnessing the Dao Master's incredible punch during the day, they were even more certain that the Dao Master was naturally heroic and extraordinary.
There's no need to make a fuss. Eat what you want, drink what you want, and then wash up and go to sleep. With the Dao Master's abilities, it's perfectly normal for the starry sky to have a few more faint lights during cultivation, or for the winds and clouds to change and the stars to shift.
Apart from Helian Tieshu and Xiao Chong's four companions occasionally running outside to peek into the courtyard through the crack in the gate, the other ten thousand or so followers were not worried at all.
They all agreed that the Dao Lord was a genius, and there was nothing he couldn't handle.
As night deepened, the starlight scattered across the night sky faster and in greater quantities. This starlight formed a clear beam of light above Songcui City, falling upon the courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion and illuminating Xiao Chong, making him shine brightly in the night like a sacred statue.
Seeing this, Helian Tieshu and Xiao Chong's four companions were completely relieved. They exchanged glances and nodded to each other outside the door before leaving in peace, so as not to disturb Xiao Chong's cultivation.
Unbeknownst to them, a turbulent change was taking place within Xiao Chong's body at this moment, far from the calm it appeared. He was surrounded by immense pain and was suffering terribly...