Martial Saint: Starting with Accumulating Experience

Chen Feng summoned the system panel and added some experience points to the "Pure Heart Sutra," only to find that it was just an ordinary Buddhist mental cultivation manual.

The effect is very simple.

Simply reciting it silently will dispel distracting thoughts and clear the mind, which can indeed resist alluring charms and eliminate anxiety.

"Esteemed benefactor, if everything I have said is true, could you grant me a small request?"

The monk forced a kind smile and looked at Chen Feng.

"Okay, but you have to answer some questions for me first, and your requests can't be too unreasonable," Chen Feng said.

At least they gave us a Buddhist scripture, so we can consider helping them out.

Seeing the monk nod, Chen Feng slowly asked, "How did you know she was a demon? Could you teach me this method of judgment?"

The monk was taken aback upon hearing this, but finally shook his head: "I'm sorry, I can't tell you about this, but monks don't lie. That woman must be a demon in disguise."

After being rejected, Chen Feng did not press the matter.

"Okay, tell me your requirements."

Upon hearing that the monk could still make a request, his lowered eyelids snapped open, and with a humble smile, he asked Chen Feng, "Could you continue to lock me up and then release these female benefactors?"

After saying that, he looked at Chen Feng nervously.

Chen Feng was taken aback.

Should we keep them locked up?

What kind of requirement is this?

Chen Feng had come to open the gate and release the people, so he naturally wouldn't refuse. He replied "okay" and immediately opened the fence holding the women.

The method of opening the fence was simple and brutal; with a loud "bang," he forcibly ripped off the iron lock.

The monk's eyelids twitched at the sight of such strength.

Although the iron fence had been damaged, the women were still terrified and shrank even further inside.

"Let's go," Chen Feng said, opening the door to signal.

However, the women dared not make a move and remained huddled in the corner. The monk, too, could not believe it: "They...they're releasing them just like that?"

The monk was somewhat puzzled. When did the bandits become so easy to talk to? And why didn't the bandits ask their superiors before releasing the people?

Followed by.

There was another "clang".

Chen Feng destroyed the cage where the monk was, and pulled open the iron bars.

The monk's expression suddenly changed, his eyes filled with vigilance. The moment Chen Feng opened the door, he took out a palm-sized Vajra talisman from his pocket.

The talisman had a warm, lustrous color, and it was clearly not an ordinary object.

The next moment, to Chen Feng's astonishment...

The monk gritted his teeth, pressed the Vajra talisman to his chest, and chanted the Zen mantra rapidly in a low voice.

hum-

A golden light exploded from the talisman, instantly enveloping his entire body.

His body rapidly expanded and solidified, his skin turned gilded, and his clothes formed patterns. In the blink of an eye, a small yet incomparably majestic golden Arhat statue stood up on the spot.

Hard, heavy, and solemn.

Chen Feng subconsciously reached out and gently tapped.

"clang--"

A clear, resonant sound rang out, and the force of the impact sent a slight tingling sensation through his fingertips. The golden statue before him was harder than refined iron.

"So hard." Chen Feng exclaimed sincerely.

A monk's voice came from within the golden statue: "Don't waste your energy, benefactor. I am a disciple of the Vajra Temple. Even your chieftain He Hu couldn't break through this golden statue."

Chen Feng chuckled, took a step back, and said frankly, "I'm not a bandit. I've slaughtered everyone in Black Wind Stronghold, including that fox demon. I'm going out now. Please take care of these kidnapped women."

The golden statue trembled violently.

After scanning the secret room and confirming that it was just a dungeon with no treasures inside, Chen Feng decisively turned and left.

They gained an extra book of scriptures.

Not bad.

Not long after Chen Feng left, the golden light in the underground chamber gradually subsided and faded.

The monk was filled with doubt and uncertainty, but in the end he chose to believe Chen Feng and led the group of innocent women slowly up the stairs.

As soon as the monk came out, he saw a mess everywhere, with the bandits' corpses lying haphazardly, and a headless little fox in the center of the courtyard.

Upon seeing the fox's carcass, the monk's pupils dilated in shock.

Then, turning to look at the other side, sure enough, He Hu's body was lying there, his face covered in blood.

Several women felt nauseous upon seeing the corpses scattered on the ground and began to gag, but they couldn't vomit anything because they hadn't eaten for so long.

They were pale and in poor condition.

After a moment of adjustment, she burst into tears of joy, as if she had finally gotten revenge, sobbing and thanking Chen Feng, "Thank you, sir! Thank you for saving my life!"

A woman even took the lead in kneeling and bowing to Chen Feng, her forehead hitting the ground with several thuds, amidst cries and shouts of thanks.

The monk watched all of this with a complex expression.

He then bowed to Chen Feng and said, "Amitabha, my Buddhist name is Jingchen. Thank you for slaying the fox demon and ridding the people of this scourge."

Chen Feng nodded slightly and introduced himself.

"Chen Feng, Pingcheng Longxing Martial Arts School"

"So it's Benefactor Chen..." Upon hearing the name of the Dragon Martial Arts School, Jingchen lowered his guard and recounted his experiences over the past few days to Chen Feng.

Jingchen came from Jingang Temple, which was in the far north. He was traveling here and originally intended to rest in Pingcheng, but he happened to meet a fox demon in Lijia Village.

Thinking of taking action to eliminate the demon.

As it happened, they encountered a bandit attacking the village. Jingchen was not strong enough to defeat He Hu, and He Hu was also unable to harm Jingchen's golden body.

Since he was truly outmatched, Jingchen could only remain motionless while using his golden body, except when speaking.

Therefore, he was helpless to do anything about He Hu's actions and could only watch as the bandits forcibly abducted women, killed people, and robbed them.

Then the fox demon bewitched He Hu, making him carry the heavy golden body and move Jing Chen back to the mountain.

It ended up like this.

They wanted to drag Jingchen to death and starve him to death, but fortunately Chen Feng arrived, killed all the bandits and the fox demon, and rescued everyone.

"Your golden statue is...?"

Chen Feng was very interested in the Golden Body. The fact that it could render He Hu, a cultivator at the Qi Refining Realm, helpless showed that the Golden Body was incredibly hard, especially considering that He Hu was using an axe.

Even Chen Feng wouldn't be able to withstand being chopped by an axe.

"Alas... This is the secret technique of our Vajra Temple, the Vajra Indestructible Body. This humble monk's cultivation is not up to par, and the golden body I just saw was entirely due to the ritual implements given to me by my master."

The monk told the truth.

Chen Feng stopped asking. He had already said that the secret technique would not be passed on, and it would be impolite to ask any further questions.

After escorting the village women back to Lijia Village, the two men traveled together back to Pingcheng.

Although this wandering monk was only at the Bone Forging Realm and not very strong, he had been to many places, and Chen Feng learned a lot from their casual conversations.

Jingchen was also shocked by Chen Feng's strength. At such a young age, he was already a martial artist at the Qi Refining Realm. Even among the top young martial monks of their Vajra Temple, they might not have such strength.

After entering the city, the two parted ways. Chen Feng went straight back to the martial arts school, prepared elixirs and tonics, and then brought up the system panel—

[Experience]: 16750

[Mountain-Shaking Axe]: Beginner's Guide (0/500)

Without any hesitation.

Chen Feng immediately spent four thousand experience points to upgrade the Mountain-Shaking Axe to perfection, and at the same time took several powerful tonic pills to feel the continuous and unrestrained flow of qi and blood in his body.

Chen Feng's aura continued to rise, initially rapidly, and then gradually slowed down.

After he had completely stabilized, Chen Feng looked inward and examined himself.

Chen Feng discovered that the cultivation technique had enabled him to complete the tempering of his spleen.

The spleen belongs to the earth element. After the tempering was completed, Chen Feng's blood and qi self-healing ability was upgraded again, his physique became more robust, and his ability to withstand blows was greatly enhanced.

Moreover, he discovered new changes.

Chen Feng looked at the panel with surprise and found that the "Mountain-Splitting Palm Technique" and "Mountain-Shaking Axe" on the panel were emitting a white light.

The characters representing the two martial arts on the panel began to gradually merge together!

The last time they were combined was between "Breathing Exercises" and "Simplified Twenty-Four Forms of Tai Chi".

The fusion of the two techniques, "Tai Chi Xuan Yuan Gong," greatly benefited Chen Feng. The resulting Xuan Yuan Jin not only significantly improved his endurance but also further enhanced his comprehension.

He vaguely felt that the reason he often entered a state of "flow" when sparring with his senior brother was thanks to the "Tai Chi Xuan Yuan Gong".