Achieving physical sainthood starting from Hunyuan Gong

Chapter 106 Burning Life, Slaying the Demon Lord

The sky was dark and the earth was shrouded in darkness; the sun and moon had lost their light.

Song Shen stood alone atop the ruined city wall, having fought all those simple, easy battles.

Now, the most arduous and extraordinary battle remains for Pingyang City.

The demonic roar was drawing ever closer, and before my eyes surged a torrent of crimson blood, accompanied by a fierce wind.

Song Shen felt unusually calm as his consciousness sank into the control panel.

[Essence of Dao Fruit: 720 years]

[Skill and Dao Fruition: 212 years]

"The last elixir."

"A simulation at this time? How exciting—"

Song Shen took out a black bag, which contained the spoils he had obtained from confiscating the property in recent days.

Raiding property is a skill. The Chen family and the Giant Whale Gang were almost completely looted by the experts of the Heavenly Observation Guard. Most of their assets, such as pills, ended up in Song Shen's hands. In addition, the cultivation rations distributed by the Demon Suppression Division were enough for him to cultivate intensively.

[Begin deducing the solution to the Six Qi Controlling the Twelve Heavens]

In the first year, you strode forward along the golden path, and after overcoming numerous obstacles, you found the Shenque acupoint, located three inches below the navel.

[A door that has never been opened before, behind which lies the meeting point of the Qi Sea and the physical body. You use your true essence as the key, turning it inch by inch, but the hinges are rusty and it doesn't budge. You are not in a hurry, having cultivated for so many years, you have long since learned patience and perseverance.]

[In the fortieth year, a thin crack appeared in your Shenque acupoint. True essence from your Qi Sea surged out from the crack, sprinkling onto your limbs and bones. Your body, like a dried sponge, greedily absorbed this suddenly unblocked power.]

[In the seventieth year, the Shenque acupoint was fully refined. After the seven acupoints, one more acupoint appeared: the one in the navel. It is not located on the earth's veins or meridians, but at the center of the body. It is the starting point of one's innate constitution and the foundation of one's acquired constitution. Once this acupoint is opened, the Qihai (CV6) is no longer just a pool for storing Qi, but a heart that can beat on its own, pump air on its own, and breathe on its own.]

[In the seventy-first year, you made great strides, focusing your attention on the Qihai acupoint. Using the dantian itself as the acupoint, once activated, true qi no longer merely flowed through the Qihai, but rather the Qihai actively pumped true qi, becoming the driving force of the entire cycle. However, at the nine acupoints stage, this cycle is "open," with true qi pumped out from the Qihai, circulating through the eight acupoints, and ultimately either leaking out or being absorbed.]

[In the 134th year, the Qi Sea Acupoint burned brilliantly.]

[In the 135th year, your true energy pierced the still unopened Jiaji acupoint, located between the two shoulder blades on the back, in the middle of the spine.]

This is a tough opponent you've encountered, one you can't defeat even with all your might. What can you do? You can only keep going.

[In the 239th year, your Jiaji acupoint has been fully refined.]

[In the 320th year, your Tian Tu acupoint, located in the suprasternal notch between the two collarbones, where the Ren and Yin Wei meridians meet, shines like a star. With it, the passage in your neck is suddenly unblocked, your true energy flows freely up and down, and your thoughts reach your limbs instantly, making your actions no longer delayed.]

[In the 490th year, at the end of the loop, the Xuanji acupoint is finally ignited.]

[You open your eyes, and a perfect golden path flows unobstructed within your body. It is a world unto itself, with the Yongquan point grounding the earth, the Xuanshu point transmitting energy, the Shenque point accelerating, the Tanzhong point absorbing energy, the Laogong point outputting energy, the Yuzhen point sensing energy, the Baihui point absorbing energy from the heavens, the Huiyin point recovering energy, the Qihai point pumping energy, the Jiaji point rotating, the Tiantu point connecting upwards, and the Xuanji point penetrating the center. The twelve stars are connected as one, and the power of heaven and earth is a world unto itself within your body, without leakage or external seeking.]

[Six Qi Controlling the Void, Twelve Heavens, Great Perfection]

boom!!!!

An overwhelming aura exploded around Song Shen.

The flowing qi blocked the raging torrent of blood from all directions. When the Heavenly Gate opened, the Primordial Chaos True Body was fully unfurled. Song Shen felt like a fetus in the womb, reconnecting with heaven and earth through the umbilical cord.

He took a deep breath, and the light in his dantian flashed for a moment. All twelve orifices vibrated simultaneously, sending a long, steady breath into his body.

All the limbs and bones.

"Great Perfection of the Qi Sea Realm".

The qi in his body was almost about to go berserk. Song Shen felt it and realized that even his tattered purple clothes could not withstand the shock.

"It's truly a case of a poor person suddenly becoming rich."

Song Shen felt as if his feet were lifted off the ground for a moment. How could he possibly use up this surging internal energy, this overwhelming power of heaven and earth, this immense power that he could take whatever he wanted?

The nouveau riche mentality is on full display.

"Further deduction reveals the Nine-Nine Stars Burning Life and Sacrificing Themselves!"

You look at the Lu Cun star, then stride towards it.

Sixty years later, the master of your Xuanji Palace will return to his rightful place. Once the power of heaven and earth enters your body, all the restrictions on your body will be completely broken, allowing you to devour everything at will. With these restrictions broken, your Wuji Hunyuan True Body will be like a cauldron with a blazing fire, greedily absorbing every drop of energy from heaven and earth that enters and turning it into your own.

One hundred and eighty years later, a raging fire will ignite on the star Ju Men. Once these shackles are broken, you will be free of all taboos. Your vital energy will transform into an immense furnace, allowing you to fight against heaven and earth with your fists raised. Your energy will be like the vast ocean, never running dry.

[For 257 years, you have served as my left and right assistants, shining brightly at the same time, like the nine stars aligned, unparalleled in the world. You are truly a demon slayer among men, like a deity of the mortal realm.]

[The Great Perfection of the Nine Stars Burning Life and Sacrificing Oneself Technique]

The remaining skills and achievements were all poured into the Xunfeng True Meaning Knife Technique.

【Sun Wind True Intent Blade (Transformation 82%)】

【Prajna Vajra Palm - Breaking Limits to Great Perfection】

"All the fruits of the Dao have been burned away."

Opening his eyes, a blinding light like lightning shone from them. In Song Shen's eyes, the demon lord who flew down from between the mountains was reflected.

The ruler will unify the land, laugh at all directions, and roam the world.

Now, the king of Zhaoyao Mountain has finally appeared.

The birds and beasts dispersed, and the grass and trees bowed silently.

Clouds gathered, and a fierce wind howled across the land.

-

In this mountain forest, a great creature awakens from its slumber.

With cloudy eyes gazing at the sky, memories flooded back like a tide.

I am the ruler of Mount Zhaoyao, the southernmost mountain range of this land of nine provinces.

The awakening of intelligence occurred more than 1,200 years ago, when humanity belonged to a dynasty called Taikang.

At that time, the vast provinces of Ji, You, and Qing were occupied by demons, and the famous mountains on the land were inhabited by demons who could summon wind and rain.

Until that terrifying human emperor appeared out of nowhere, swept away the demons, recovered the lost territory in one fell swoop, and sealed off the mountains to eliminate the demons.

Nine demon kings perished on the rivers and lakes. At that time, the Golden-Winged Roc King, who reigned in the southern borderlands, fled to the Zhennan Pass. The Candle Dragon Demon Saint, who once stood tall in the Yunmeng lands, was driven to Yingzhou and was captured and killed by human powerhouses.

From then on, this land was renamed Longzhou.

The enormous dragon's body fell onto the plateau overlooking the ancient and wild Shan State, transforming into a massive, winding mountain range.

As the ruler of Zhaoyao Mountain, the old ape also participated in that epic battle. The powerful sword energy unleashed by the Guangyuan Sword Sect, who had passed away hundreds of years ago, almost shattered his demon core on the spot.

He drifted aimlessly for countless years afterward, all his dreams of war and conquest vanishing like bubbles. Then one day, he heard the distant cry of the demon king Peng, a cry that seemed to pierce through clouds and split rocks. He awoke from his dream, his heart filled with excitement, and he longed to take out his Hun Tian Bang and fight once more.

Finally, he turned over and continued to sleep.

After the storm passed, the great roc ceased its activity, but the old ape had all sorts of thoughts.

Humanity has declined.

This decline came sooner than expected.

The restless energy emanating from the depths of the earth made him feel that the powerful glory of his race, which had faded before the ancient times, seemed to be showing signs of being revived.

He transformed into a wise old man and went to the edge of the human world to observe it with a detached eye. There, he encountered a human who, like himself, had an obsession with survival that allowed him to give up everything.

An old man, nearing the end of his life and unwilling to die so soon, offered him a great city in exchange for a single drop of the mountain king's heart's blood.

He is truly a born demon.

It hits it off.

He gathered his men and said he needed to slumber, return to the embrace of the earth, and restore his essence and demonic power to their best state.

This time, he will challenge the king again!

This is also the last time.

Seven hundred years ago, he was defeated in his first battle against the King. After licking the terrible wounds left by the Heavenly Dao for two hundred years, he tried again and failed again. Then he encountered an unprecedentedly powerful human race.

This time, it was nearly five hundred years of weakness and aging.

His vital energy was dissipating day by day like sand slipping through his fingers, and his once majestic demonic body, which had once dominated the region, was withering away day by day.

real----

I wish I could live another five hundred years!

The dawn of this demonic era has just pierced through the dark clouds, revealing only a glimpse of it.

The ultimate decline and collapse of humanity is only just beginning to take shape.

This time, he will drag his aging body to melt down the millions of humans below the mountain into the last fuel for the King of Chong, transforming him into a demon king and living for another five hundred years.

His senses finally returned completely. He looked around and saw a cold, thick fog swirling in the mountains, and the underground palace was deserted.

There was no welcoming from descendants.

There was no grand spectacle of being looked up to by all demons.

There was no offering of blood or food.

There were no mountains of heads piled up on the altar.

The homeland was desolate and bleak.

Only desolate, barren, iron-green mountains!

His stomach was growling with hunger and thirst, and his heart was filled with murderous desires.

Roar! ! !

"Where are the Eight Demon Generals?!"

The Lord of Zhaoyao Mountain roared in fury, calling upon his men!

There was no response.

Even the wild beasts scattered and fled, trembling with fear before this raging, flamboyant mountain king. Moles hid in the ground, and birds flew away in fright.

"May my grandson, the ape, live long and be safe! Where are you all?!"

"Black Tiger, Azure Wolf, Poisonous Scorpion, Mountain-Shaking Bear, Golden Toad, all you generals, get over here!!"

The roar echoed through the mountains, the desolate echo reverberating. What on earth had happened?

A sense of panic rose in the mountain king's heart, and a terrifying feeling of loneliness arose spontaneously.

For many years, he has been surrounded by his hundreds-of-years-old children, grandchildren, and generals. If King Tianchong were to die, he would want to die in the embrace of these children, grandchildren, and generals.

However, of the eight great demon generals, not one remains today.

Loneliness, fear, panic, hunger, and an intense desire to kill intertwined within his heart.

Roar! ! ! !

He quickened his pace, galloping through the mountains, causing the demonic mist to surge and tremble, and the beasts to howl in fear.

A strong smell of blood suddenly entered his powerful senses.

It was all too familiar; this bloody smell was unique to his own blood and bones. He followed the scent and found that the source was the city in the center of the formation.

"What? Are my sons and grandsons, my eight generals and demon commanders, all dead?"

The demonic roar shook the clouds, and amidst the churning demonic mist, he quickened his pace once more, striding forward to leap atop the mountain peaks. Beneath his feet, the clouds surged, and the rolling mountains appeared as flat as the plains. In the distance, the billowing crimson smoke guided him.

The closer I get, the colder my heart feels.

There was no bustling crowd, no rustling of sheep, no strong smell of gathering blood and qi. In the center of the surging formation, there was only a dilapidated city. What was most terrifying was that the familiar feeling was getting stronger and stronger, more and more certain, more and more irrefutable, leaving no room for self-deception!

Could it be that his eight generals were all wiped out during his slumber?

Is it human?

He slaughtered all his own sons, grandsons, and generals, but let the million-strong blood sacrifice he had prepared escape!

This also completely ruined its plan to challenge the king again. If it cannot challenge the king this time, then its lifespan will run out, its old wounds will relapse, and it will die soon.

Such a death would be extremely tragic and desolate, losing all generals, losing all descendants, losing all hope, dying alone and in despair among these desolate mountains.

Everything has come to nothing!

Thinking of this, the mountain lord's rage filled his chest, overflowing from his body, burning with raging demonic flames, his eyes shooting out blood-red light: "Humans!!!!"

Crossing valleys, leaping over cliffs, traversing high mountains, and wading through vast, frozen waters, the enormous figure leaped and arrived before the city.

Bang! ! ! ! !

A wave of earth erupted from the ground, the intense tremor causing panic among the fleeing people. Everyone turned and stopped, only to see a colossal demon lord engulfed in raging flames arriving before the city.

"Go—go—go! Go!!!"

"I...I...I...I can't run anymore, waaaaah..."

"Damn it! Run!!!"

"Walk!!!"

The horse neighed in terror, nearly losing control.

However, after everyone looked back for a moment, they were surprised to find that the demon lord had stopped. No one dared to investigate further, and they quickly ran away as fast as they could.

Old Mountain Lord stood before the city wall, his cold gaze fixed on the humans before him.

"Were you the one who slew my eight demon generals?"

Song Shen stood alone atop the city wall, saying, "Naturally, their demon cores are all here."

He opened his hand, and eight demon cores of different colors spun around in his palm.

"You're too late."

Seeing that all the descendants of the eight demon generals under his command had been transformed into these demon cores, the old ape could no longer hold back.

This grief and anger overwhelmed him, and he roared once again, shaking the mountains and rivers.

"You lowly humans! I am the ruler of this mountain, by the will of Heaven and Earth, what need do I have for your appointment, you insignificant humans! This Mount Zhaoyao and the Pingshui River are both under my rule. You killed my sons, and today I will devour you alive!"

Song Shen's figure vanished into nothingness, and the next moment, he appeared at the highest point, looking down at the old ape before him, ignoring the threatening words.

"You're going to die. I can sense a strong aura of death emanating from you. Did you come here just to die? In your current state, you can't withstand a single blow from me."

Old Mountain Lord coldly said, "Though I am old, my arrows are still sharp. Killing a mere Qi Sea Realm human like you is effortless. This time, I will unleash a massacre, slaughtering every city within a hundred miles! You humans have shown me too much kindness in the past, yet you think I am only compassionate, unaware of my Thunder Vajra's methods!"

The ominous clouds rolled in.

The torrents surged.

Despite the raging torrents, Song Shen, his purple robes fluttering in the wind, stood motionless and said calmly, "You bunch of cats and dogs, you shut your doors in the mountains and act like emperors, calling yourselves masters and lords. If you had stayed quietly in the mountains and entertained yourselves, that would have been fine. But you come down the mountain to stir up trouble and do evil, so this demon-slaying envoy will naturally have to suppress and kill you."

Scales began to emerge from his entire body, each scale slowly emerging from beneath his skin and flesh. They were as black as iron, with a faint dark gold hue at the edges. That was the color left after a thousand years of demonic power tempering, thick and somber, like ore dug from the deepest part of the earth, pressing down with an indescribable weight of time.

On his back, bone spurs pierced through the skin, each as thick as an adult man's forearm, arranged from the base of his neck to his tailbone. The surface of the bone spurs was covered with a faint, flowing red light, which was the essence blood that had accumulated in the demon core for hundreds of years boiling.

The muscles in his arms were rapidly expanding, and his skin stretched white under the force, eventually cracking open. New scales emerged from the cracks, wrapping his entire arm in a natural armor.

The dazzling transformation left Song Shen in awe.

Good heavens, a white King Kong? When did it arrive?

Amidst the tremors, the towering figure slowly shrank, as scorching demonic power gathered and compressed into the demonic body, which was over ten feet in size.

At this moment, the old ape-mountain king's strength reached its peak.

"Ah!! This sweet taste!"

"Humans, die!!"

A gigantic fist, covered in countless scales and bone spurs, descended from the sky!

"Good timing!"

Song Shen rose abruptly from the ground, his inner energy erupting with a thunderous roar.

Prajna Vajra Palm!

Physical clash, Mountain Lord, you're too powerful!

Song Shen was blasted into the city by this punch, crashing into the street like a meteor with a trail of flames, causing large areas of houses to collapse and be razed to the ground.

The demonic flames suddenly surged three degrees higher, and ten thousand iron fists descended from the sky once more.

Left punch, right punch, elbow strike, knee strike—he transformed his compressed, immense demonic power into a relentless, ferocious offensive. Each strike carried the force to shake mountains, with almost no gap between them. Amidst the howling wind of his fists, the ruins of the entire city crumbled and shattered under the radiation of this power.

"Weakling! In the next ten moves, I will turn you into a skeleton!"

when!!!

A series of loud bangs erupted again, and countless ripples echoed into the distance.

Song Shen unleashed the full power of the Prajna Vajra Palm to its limit, the layers upon layers of spiraling force, dense and fierce, clashing with the scales with a resounding clang, like the clash of metal.

A series of explosive sounds rang out as the man and the demon poured their boundless power into their fists and palms using only the strength of their physical bodies. Each strike created a powerful aftershock that shook the surrounding area for tens of meters, stirring up waves in the air currents that were scattering blood energy and true essence.

boom!!

Sparks flew, and the ultimate power clashed and exploded.

Once again blasted dozens of meters away, Song Shen felt his hand bones breaking, his muscles tearing, and his internal organs groaning in unbearable pain. "You are indeed very strong."

Song Shen laughed heartily, looking at this magnificent creature with extreme excitement. It was more powerful than he had ever imagined. "You certainly deserve to occupy a mountain."

"Now, it's time to show you my true strength."

"Open the giant gate!!"

The injuries all over his body are visibly healing. Once this restriction and shackle are broken, his recovery ability reaches its peak.

"From now on, I will no longer hold back. Dealing with a strong opponent like you is worth it for me to unleash all my strength and methods."

Full power!!

Nine Stars Ignite Fate!

The Primordial Chaos True Body!

Triple true meaning!

Song Shen's entire body began to burn, and the Immovable King Armor slowly emerged around him. His aura surged, and his crimson blood emitted a towering furnace-like aura, billowing up wisps of black smoke. The powerful energy caused the surrounding void to begin to distort slightly.

Amidst the interplay of light and shadow, only his blurry silhouette could be seen.

The shackles and limits were completely broken, and the ultimate sublimation was achieved. The truly powerful physical body, which had been painstakingly trained for hundreds of years, was fully unleashed and became unrestrained!

The old ape did not act rashly, but quietly observed Song Shen's changes until finally making his move.

-boom!!

A shockwave exploded, and another punch landed!

The ferocious combo, honed by 1,200 years of combat instinct, mobilized every inch of demonic power, pouring the immense power compressed within the ten-foot-tall demonic body into every strike without leaking a single drop.

"kill!!"

Song Shen used the same moves, but with his surging, boundless true energy and unrestrained qi, boom!

After unleashing a powerful burst of qi, Song Shen flashed through the air, closing in within three feet with a frenzied palm strike.

Po Jun, Tan Lang, Wu Qu, Wen Qu, Lu Cun, Lian Zhen, Ju Men —

Physical body, strength, speed, internal energy, recovery, defense – all comprehensively enhanced!

"Haha!! That's really impressive!! Old Ape, you truly deserve to be the master of this mountain!"

"I acknowledge you! You're far superior to those useless Tom, Dick, and Harry who call themselves 'demon generals.' Unfortunately, while you're strong, you're also old. I can feel your fear of death; your life force is rapidly draining away, and the temperature of your demonic blood is dropping. Burn freely! I will make sure you die a worthy death!"

The powerful force emanating from the depths of the fist is so continuous that it grows stronger with each battle.

"How wonderful it is to have a young body!"

bang bang bang! ! !

At the center of the collision, the earth was as if it had been bombarded by artillery fire, with soil and rocks flying everywhere, and strong winds blowing and dust swirling within a radius of tens of meters.

The old ape's strength was indeed far beyond Song Shen's expectations. The powerful aftershocks of his force were constantly impacting his skeleton, causing his crimson blood to boil and his internal organs to expand and contract with all their might, inhaling and exhaling the corrosive demonic energy that was being transmitted.

Click!

The hand bones were broken, and blood shimmering with golden light flowed out, while the white jade-like bones pierced through the flesh.

The scalding, burning essence filled the old ape with boundless longing.

If only we could eat him—

Will I have a chance to become the king?

This body is absolutely a special constitution, with abundant and incomparably powerful essence and energy; it is definitely a great medicine from heaven and earth!

No, even if I were to defeat this human by burning my demonic blood, I would still die from the loss of my vital essence and the severity of my injuries.

There will be no more miracles!

This is a battle to the death!

His long robe fluttered in the wind as Song Shen withdrew his fist. His body rapidly recovered, bones reconnected, torn muscles repaired, and fascia vibrated like a bowstring twanging.

"Do you want to devour me to use as food for your ascension to the throne?"

The old ape's scales were mottled, and in truth, his bones were also vibrating and in pain, and his muscles were being torn.

However, the lost years can never be regained.

"Yes—I have long known that every opportunity in life to obtain what one desires is so precious, and once lost, it is irretrievable."

"Clearly, I have lost all my bets this time. My men and children are all dead! The once magnificent Zhaoyao Mountain is now empty!"

"Human, you have driven me to the brink of despair. If I am defeated in this battle, I will offer you my head as a reward! If I win, I will devour your flesh and blood, and drink your life-giving essence before dying! Come!! I will burn and sublimate the last of my demonic blood, and show you the true power of a Mountain Lord!"

As he spoke, his body compressed and withered again. The demonic blood burned and sublimated to its extreme. All the parts of his body that were not meant for battle were burned and destroyed, leaving only the final remains of his body, enough to bear the last bit of demonic power.

After a painful groan, a large, jet-black club, gleaming with a dark luster, slowly emerged from his back.

The Demonic Weapon Chaos Staff, forged by the old ape for a thousand years, has come into your hands!

The demonic shadow flashed, roaring in with a terrifying, earth-shattering roar; the dust in the shockwave seemed to turn to ashes in the heat.

"kill!!"