Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

Guangning City.

That night.

The backyard of the mansion.

Three flowers, one of crimson, one of gold, and one of silver, hung three inches above the gate of Jiangning, their three colors shimmering and rotating, making the whole courtyard radiant with light.

At this moment, however, the crimson flower, representing the power of essence, shone as brightly as the rising sun.

However, the Qi and Shen flowers were as dim as a candle flame about to go out.

Jiang Ning is drawing upon the power of Qi and blood to repeatedly temper and cleanse the skin.

"Boom!"

It felt as if the Yangtze River was surging and roaring within my body, or as if volcanic magma was rushing and colliding.

He maintained his indestructible Vajra body posture, his skin glowing with a faint red light, and fine beads of blood seeping from his pores, which were instantly evaporated by the high temperature on his body surface, turning into a light red mist that lingered and did not dissipate.

now.

Pain, numbness, and intense itching—a mix of sensations assaulted me, as if a thousand steel needles were piercing me simultaneously.

But Jiang Ning's mind remained calm and undisturbed, immersing himself entirely in the perception of the changes in his physical body.

The skin is solidifying, the fascia is stretching, and the muscles are becoming denser.

[Indestructible Vajra Body Experience Points +2]

[Indestructible Vajra Body Experience Points +2]

[Indestructible Vajra Body Experience Points +2]

【.】

Time keeps passing by.

As the moon rose high in the sky, he slowly opened his eyes.

[Skill]: Indestructible Vajra Body (5-time limit break 2137/60000) (Trait: Dragon Elephant Power (Deep Purple))

He glanced at the panel, then closed it.

call--

He exhaled a long breath.

After two hours of continuous cultivation, his vital energy was almost completely depleted.

He moved.

It sank into the pond in the backyard.

As he was enveloped by the pool water, he felt as if his body was being nourished, like a parched desert, and a wave of comfort emanated from within him. Then he slowly closed his eyes.

"That's a drop in the ocean!" After a moment, he opened his eyes, his eyes gleaming.

Now he has realized that the nourishment from flowing water alone is no longer enough to help him recover his depleted energy and spirit in a short period of time.

Its body resembles a lake, but the nourishment from its flowing water comes from an ordinary river.

Filling a lake is not something that can be done in a short time.

He searched his entire body but found no resources he could use; the only thing he could find was the jar of gold dust.

"I was careless and didn't leave anything behind. I'll have to wait until tomorrow!"

A thought flashed through his mind, and he emptied his mind to quietly feel the nourishing effect of the flowing water on his body.

Then, he merged with heaven and earth, drawing in the energy of the world to accelerate the body's recovery.

A good half hour passed.

As the moon began to set in the east, he finally stepped ashore from the pond.

Subsequently, he entered into the practice of the Vajra Indestructible Body.

The three flowers of essence, energy, and spirit hang above the head.

The gold and silver flowers are weak, while the red flower is strong.

With complete dedication, the experience points for the Indestructible Vajra Body are constantly increasing.

As the east begins to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

Jiang Ning finally slowed down his momentum.

The three flowers above his head shone inward and disappeared back into his body.

The surging blood energy around him gradually subsided, and his flushed skin returned to its usual smooth and jade-like state.

He opened his eyes, his gaze bright.

[Skill]: Indestructible Vajra Body (5-time limit break 4133/60000) (Trait: Dragon Elephant Power (Deep Purple))

After a night of intensive training, my experience points increased by more than 3,000.

Looking at the panel, he nodded in satisfaction.

He then exhaled a long breath.

His breath was like an arrow, shooting out ten feet away, as if a sharp arrow were piercing the sky.

He stretched his limbs, and a series of soft crackling sounds came from his body, like ice thawing in spring or a bowstring taut.

"At this rate, I should be able to break through in seven to ten days. If I spend a little more time, I can do it even faster!" He estimated in his mind and was quite satisfied with this progress.

Each time the Vajra Indestructible Body breaks its limit, it brings not only a leap in physical strength but also an increase in power.

It is also related to the efficiency of his mastery of the Unity Realm.

He then walked toward the kitchen.

Now, Ji Mingyue is handling all the trivial matters of this mansion.

This is quite rare for a pampered royal princess.

So he cooked the porridge himself in the morning.

This way, Ji Mingyue can sleep an extra half an hour or an hour in the morning.

After a while.

After finishing everything, he returned to the backyard to continue practicing his skills.

[Indestructible Vajra Body Experience Points +2]

[Indestructible Vajra Body Experience Points +2]

[Indestructible Vajra Body Experience Points +2]

【.】

As time goes by, experience points continue to increase.

"Good morning!" Golden sunlight streamed through the window onto the table as Ji Mingyue lazily stepped across the threshold.

At this moment, there were still water stains on the corners of her mouth and water droplets about to drip from her face.

The morning sun shone obliquely on her profile, and through the magnification of the water droplets, the fine hairs on the girl's face were clearly visible.

Ji Mingyue had clearly just finished washing up.

"Sit down and have some porridge!" Jiang Ning said.

Then he took a sip of the meat porridge, looking completely satisfied.

After simmering for nearly an hour, the meat broth was completely blended with the rice grains.

After entering the mouth, the warmth travels down the throat and reaches every part of the body.

"What are you looking at?" Ji Mingyue sat down, looked at the dossier in Jiang Ning's hand, and asked.

“Detailed records about Chaosheng Pavilion,” Jiang Ning said.

"Did you find anything?" Ji Mingyue picked up a porcelain bowl, then used a spoon to scoop meat porridge from the jar into her own bowl.

“Chaosheng Pavilion, apart from Chen Canghai who disappeared thirty years ago, is not worth mentioning!” Jiang Ning said.

"So, are you really going to meet the Black Dragon King, Chen Canghai?" Ji Mingyue asked.

"Of course we have to go!" Jiang Ning nodded and continued, "Now is the perfect time to wipe out the sects in Guangning City. How can we miss this opportunity?"

He answered without the slightest hesitation.

Because this is also related to his growth and his path to becoming a top-tier professional.

The further he goes, the more resources he will need.

It is rising exponentially.

Without plundering resources from the major sects that have occupied a prefecture for hundreds of years, it's impossible to obtain them from elsewhere.

Especially after last night's cultivation, the recovery of energy and spirit depleted cannot rely solely on the nourishment of the water; it requires the replenishment of cultivation resources.

After breakfast, Jiang Ning did not continue practicing the Vajra Indestructible Body.

Because his body had not yet recovered the energy and spirit he had previously depleted, and he also needed to maintain a balance between work and rest.

He then went to the front yard, where resources began to be delivered to Ji Mingyue even before she woke up.

He then opened the first batch of wooden boxes containing the classic texts of the Immortal Crossing Sect that Shen Wenyuan had sent.

The box contained mostly bamboo slips, jade books, and silk books, which were ancient and covered a wide range of topics.

There is a copy of the "Cloud and Mist Nourishing Qi Technique," a basic cultivation method bestowed by the Flying Immortals Sect.

It contains the cultivation insights of generations of masters from the Immortal Crossing Sect.

There are travelogues that record the scenery and legends of places such as the East China Sea, the Southern Frontier, and the Northern Desert.

There are even some incomplete array diagrams and elixir recipes.

Jiang Ning casually picked up a jade slip and probed it with his divine sense.

In just a moment, he absorbed the knowledge within.

[Literacy and Character Interpretation Experience Points +210]

His eyes lit up slightly when he saw the prompt in front of him.

Then he looked at the panel.

[Skill]: Literacy + (Thirteen times breaking the limit of 50000/50000) (Photographic memory (white)).

The skill of reading and writing has long been accumulated with sufficient experience.

However, he has not chosen to break through to the next level because the experience points required for the next breakthrough in this skill are exceptionally high—a full 200,000 Source Energy Points.

Before he crushed the Immortal Crossing Gate, let alone the fact that his source energy points were insufficient.

Even if he had enough, he wouldn't choose such a luxurious approach.

Invest 200,000 energy points to enable the character recognition and deciphering skills to break through the limit again.

But things are different now.

If he can successfully sweep through Guangning Prefecture, his accumulated source energy points will easily break through the million mark.

With such accumulation, he had no worries.

And the current situation is not good for him.

If he weren't cursed, he wouldn't have left the capital so easily.

Even now, his situation has not improved; he has only become less noticeable and less important.

After pondering for a moment, he picked up another jade slip and probed it with his divine sense.

In the blink of an eye, he had digested the knowledge contained within it.

[Literacy and Character Interpretation Experience Points +327]

He took out the jade slips one by one.

[Literacy and Character Interpretation Experience Points +278]

[Literacy and Character Interpretation Experience Points +293]

【.】

He then picked up books, cloth, and other items.

9:00 AM (巳时).

All the wooden boxes were opened, and he read through all the books and jade slips.

He closed his eyes slightly.

Countless words and images intertwine in my mind.

After a while.

He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze deep and unfathomable.

He had digested all the knowledge.

He then looked at the panel.

[Skill]: Literacy + (Thirteen times breaking the limit 50000/50000) (Trait: Photographic Memory (White))

Then, without the slightest hesitation, he did so.

With a thought that crossed his mind.

The number of energy points decreased rapidly.

In just a moment, the energy points decreased by a full two hundred thousand.

With the injection of 200,000 energy points, he felt a chaotic starry sea suddenly explode deep within his soul.

Countless fine and intricate lines intertwined and appeared in his consciousness.

It resembles a net, or countless threads intertwined.

That is the very fabric of interconnectedness and intertwined destinies.

He felt his perspective being elevated to a profound and mysterious height, looking down upon his connection with the world.

He saw countless lines.

One of the lines, thick and scarlet, exudes an ominous aura, originating from his very being and extending into an unknown direction.

His gaze fell on this thick, scarlet line, following its veins.

My mind went blank for a moment.

He then saw a cave.

The cave ceiling is high up, and countless dark blue runes move slowly on the rock walls like living things.

In the very center of the cave is an altar.

The altar was built from dark, blood-red stones.

It is shaped like a nine-tiered staircase, with a flat top, and is engraved with a bizarre array that is so intricate it is dazzling.

The center of the array is raised, forming a platform shape.

Around the platform-like structure are nine fist-sized skulls, each emanating a dark red mist.

On the raised platform at the center of the altar, there was a palm-sized doll.

The doll bore a resemblance to him, its entire body entwined with numerous strands of hair.

Meanwhile, a thin, dark purple needle, as fine as a cow's hair, was inserted into the doll's heart.

He immediately realized that this was himself.

It is the source of cursing oneself.

At this moment, only an old woman was waiting in front of the altar in the cave.

Jiang Ning glanced at it twice, then looked away.

At this moment, he also felt a weariness originating from his mind.

"It seems like it took a lot of energy!" The thought flashed through his mind.

Looking at the other lines on his body, and following their extension, he saw Ji Mingyue, Shen Wenyuan, Wang Jin, Ji Minghao, and countless other familiar figures with whom he had crossed paths.

The lines can be thick or thin.

He also saw several ethereal, blurry lines, and following those lines, his gaze disappeared into the sky above the location of the Immortal Crossing Gate.

Finally, he looked at the thick, dull golden line.

Just by looking at this line, one can sense the opponent's power.

He hesitated for a moment, his mind sinking.

In an instant, his gaze pierced through time and space.

I saw a thatched hut, and an old man inside.

next moment.

The old man opened his eyes and met his gaze.

Then a faint smile appeared on his face, a relaxed smile.

"Great! Great!!"

That was the gaze and approval of the Great Xia Martial Saint.

Jiang Ning was startled and abruptly withdrew his gaze.

"It really was him!!" he thought gravely.

At this moment, he understood what these threads were.

That is his causal line. Every person and thing that has an intersection with him and a causal relationship with him forms a causal line on him.

A torrent of insights washed over his heart.

Then he opened his eyes.

[Skill]: Literacy (44 times, 37447/100000) (Traits: Photographic Memory (White), Causal Vision (Light Gold))

【Perspective on Cause and Effect (Light Gold)】: Possesses extraordinary insight into cause and effect, and can see the causal threads within oneself.

At this moment, countless golden threads intertwined in Jiang Ning's eyes, as if forming two nets covering the depths of his pupils.

"Causal Vision," Jiang Ning murmured to himself, reciting the name of this new feature.

This ability is not for combat.

But in his view, it was more profound and more important than any means of attack.

The intertwining of cause and effect allows him to step outside the situation and look at his life, his trajectory, and his connections with others from a higher-dimensional perspective.

You can even vaguely sense how others treat you.

The next moment, he looked away.

Look out towards the direction of the courtyard.

He saw a line approaching him.

The person connected by this clue is Jing Wuming.

After a while.

Jing Wuming took two deep breaths and then stepped forward to knock on the door.

"Come in!" Jiang Ning's voice reached his ears through the door.

At this moment, Jing Wuming also noticed that the front gate was ajar and not closed.

He pushed open the gate and saw wooden boxes and jade slips and silk books piled up in the courtyard, as well as Jiang Ning in the courtyard.

He quickly lowered his head.

"Greetings, Your Excellency!"

Jiang Ning glanced at Jing Wuming. The two were now even closer, and the causal link between them was even more obvious.

"How are your injuries?"

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Marquis. I am much better now. The poison has been completely neutralized by me, and I have almost fully recovered," Jing Wuming said respectfully.

Jiang Ning nodded and then asked, "Have you completed the incorporation of the group from the Immortal Crossing Sect?"

Jing Wuming kept his head down and said, "My lord, the group of people who surrendered from the Immortal Crossing Sect have completed their initial training and are temporarily led by Yun Yinzi. I have conveyed your orders to have them stand by at any time."

“Send them to Chaosheng Pavilion,” Jiang Ning said.

"Yes, Lord Marquis!" Jing Wuming bowed his head and said, "Then I will go and convey your orders."

"Come find me first thing tomorrow morning, and we'll go to Chaosheng Pavilion together," Jiang Ning added.

"Yes, Lord Marquis!" Jing Wuming nodded immediately. (End of Chapter)