I am Jinshan Youxia

"This is pointless. Where's Shenshan? Tell him to come see me." Zhang Chengyi didn't want to wait until tomorrow and said directly.

He now wants to see the Arhat Golden Body Technique and the Qingliang Temple's unique skills.

These are all seeds he planted before, now sprouting and bearing fruit. He doesn't want to cut down the tree, so he can at least eat some fruit.

Moreover, he strongly suspects that the fire at Leigushan was caused by the people of Shenshan.

This old fellow has a criminal record in the novel. He led a group to Shaolin Temple to try and obtain the Seventy-Two Arts. It's entirely possible that after being lured by outsiders, he developed the idea of ​​stealing the Beiming Liangyi Gong.

If that's really the case, he has a score to settle with Shenshan.

The old monk wasn't angry. He was taken aback. There weren't many people in the world who would address their master like that. The more he looked at the man in front of him, the more he resembled a portrait of his master hanging in the meditation room.

"What are you standing there for?" Zhang Chengyi said impatiently. "Either fight, or call out the sacred mountain."

"Excuse me." The old monk clasped his hands together, his skin radiating a faint golden light, making him appear as if he had transformed into a golden Buddha statue in a temple. Then, he formed a hand seal and pointed out fiercely.

Zhang Chengyi casually slapped the palm, the power of the combined true energy and spiritual energy increasing several times over, the invisible palm meeting the pale golden seal.

"Swoosh!" The spiritual energy palm was actually broken open, and a pale golden light shone brightly, pressing towards him.

Oh?

Zhang Chengyi raised his eyebrows.

Chapter 132 Enough with the nonsense, let's fight!

"boom!"

The force collided, the air exploded, and specks of gold spread out in ripples, leaving the walls and ground it hit with pits and craters.

After making that seal, the old monk swayed and rushed forward at a surprisingly fast speed.

Is your true energy already insufficient? It seems to have the same problem as Wu Yazi's Kunpeng Descending from the World technique of the Northern Darkness Yin-Yang Skill. It must consume a lot of true energy, but it also greatly enhances the body, so he chose close combat.

Zhang Chengyi guessed, and with a series of taps of his fingers, the translucent Six Meridians Divine Sword's sword energy crisscrossed and overflowed, forming a dense net of sword energy that enveloped the old monk.

How could he possibly get close to a martial artist who has mastered the art of controlling inner demons? Before he has figured out a way to counter it, being touched by such a martial artist who has overcome the tribulation of inner demons would be disgusting.

He had encountered mental attacks and soul attacks in other worlds, but the physical instinct attacks created by martial artists in the Tianlong world were among the most disgusting attack methods.

Because this thing ignores all your defenses, as long as you cannot control any cell or tissue in your body from a microscopic perspective, you will be interfered with. It is a kind of hard control mechanism.

Those who lack sufficient control will be instantly killed, while among martial artists undergoing the Inner Demon Tribulation, the advantage is determined by a contest of their level of physical control.

If you want to avoid falling behind in a direct confrontation when you can't control the ability to be possessed by inner demons, it seems that monsters like zombies, undead, and zombies are more useful at the moment.

However, this kind of instinctive, highly controlled ability seems to have other potential paths...

Zhang Chengyi felt no pressure at all, and even lost focus during the battle, recalling the method of escaping class to overcome his inner demons that he had been pondering all along.

The way Wu Yazi and Tianshan Tonglao spent decades forging their way through martial arts was too slow. It was powerful, but it didn't meet their expectations. If everyone went into seclusion for decades, how slow would martial arts breakthroughs be?

Skipping classes to indulge one's desires is too extreme and can easily turn into a Hong Kong comic version of "Crazy Dragon". Religious references to Wutai Mountain could lead to some kind of earthly Buddhist kingdom or heavenly court.

Next-

"Ding Ding Ding!"

The aforementioned thoughts were but a fleeting moment. The golden-haired monk, who should have retreated or used his inner energy or weapons to block the sword energy, actually raised his arms in front of his face and used his physical body to deflect the sword energy, producing a series of metallic clanging sounds.

The part of his body that was struck by the sword energy dented but quickly bounced back, appearing completely unharmed.

【this? ! 】

Zhang Chengyi was shocked. Even without using his true qi, it was difficult for him to withstand the sword energy of the Six Meridians Divine Sword. No wonder his transformed strike could pierce through the spiritual energy palm; the wind pressure generated by the immense power directly tore the qi out of its opening.

True Qi and spiritual Qi are both types of Qi. Even without using true Qi to connect them, if your strength is great enough, you can indirectly use spiritual Qi by punching and kicking.

Speaking of which, why can it turn golden, and be so hard and powerful? What kind of mysterious principle is behind it?

Zhang Chengyi's expression turned serious. The old monk in front of him was no match for him. Even if he turned into a golden statue, it wouldn't work. He was obviously using skipping class to overcome his inner demons. His control ability was far less troublesome than Wu Yazi's.

However, his combat prowess was no less than that of Wuyazi.

His extraordinary martial arts skills allowed him to display combat power far exceeding his level, which only piqued his interest more and more.

"Hoo!" Zhang Chengyi exhaled a breath of excited air, his body steaming, and then he clasped his hands together.

Countless spiritual energies and true energy mingled together, firmly gripping the golden bald donkey and lifting it up.

In a state of weightlessness, the Golden Bald Donkey tried to break through the increasingly thick fog by relying on his true energy and physical bursts of power, but every bit of strength he exerted was frantically dissipated after he was used. He was like a small insect caught in a spider web, the more he struggled, the tighter he was stuck to the fog.

Even with its pale golden body's pores completely closed and its meridians and acupoints fully locked, preventing any external true energy from entering, its hardness and strength were simply inhuman. This body also possessed considerable flexibility, allowing it to absorb damage by denting its surface when attacked, but…

He's just a target.

Unable to exert any strength, he could only swim back and forth in the thick fog. In the end, his true energy and physical strength were both exhausted, and he gave up struggling with a helpless expression, covered in golden skin.

"Can it really maintain this state for such a long time?"

Zhang Chengyi examined the utterly powerless golden-haired monk. Even with all his true energy gone, he could still maintain his golden skin. This was undoubtedly much more interesting than the Kunpeng Descending to Earth technique, which required a large amount of true energy to complete.

"Amitabha, Uncle Zhang, it's been a long time."

With a powerful Buddhist chant, the short but dignified and solemn Venerable of the Divine Mountain quietly landed. He held a mudra in his hand and casually pointed a finger. A flash of brilliant golden light pierced through the mist mixed with true energy and spiritual energy, creating a large hole.

Taking advantage of the moment, the golden-haired monk, who had been frozen in mid-air, landed on the ground. He finished his work and returned to his original form, bowing to the sacred mountain that looked even younger than him, and said with a shameful expression, "Master."

"You've finally come out." Zhang Chengyi grinned. In fact, he had noticed someone watching from a distance as soon as the fight started.

Ever since he almost failed to find Huang Shang, he had maintained a high level of vigilance, with a large amount of spiritual energy constantly circulating nearby to prevent being spied on or attacked.

The Venerable Shenshan gestured for his disciples to step back with his eyes, then calmly said, "That move just now was the Nirvana Tranquility Seal among the Three Dharma Seals, which is the killing seal among the Three Dharma Seals."

"The seal of 'no-self' is the seal for salvation; the seal of 'impermanence' is—"

"Enough with your rambling nonsense, let's fight!" Zhang Chengyi didn't wait for him to finish his introduction. He touched the ground with his toes, somersaulted into the sky, raised one hand, and the spiritual energy obeyed his command, instantly changing the wind and clouds.

When he gathered and released the spiritual energy, and it accumulated to a certain extent, the thick clouds in the sky turned into a vortex, and the wind blew fiercely and violently, causing many clothes drying in the city and objects displayed outside to fly away with the wind.

The enormous cloud layer composed of spiritual energy and true energy shone with a faint light—

This is because the spiritual energy, under the sun and moonlight, absorbed some of the characteristics of 'light'. A small amount is nothing, but when a large amount is gathered and compressed, it illuminates the entire Wutai County as if it were daytime.

The monk from the sacred mountain silently flew up into the sky, put his hands together, and said, "Uncle Zhang, what happened back then was a mistake on my part. Whether it's martial arts or my life, Uncle Zhang, please take it. But the people of Wutai County are innocent. I hope Uncle Zhang will show mercy."

"Crack!"

The air was thick with moisture, and lightning flashed across the sky.

Amidst the thunder, Zhang Chengyi's long hair cascaded down his back, a strand of his long, side-parted bangs brushing against his right cheek as he smiled wickedly, like many villains: "Alright."

"Defeat me!"

"Crack!"

Another bolt of lightning struck. By this time, the spiritual energy in the clouds had been infused with lightning, and the sky seemed to have cracked open, with countless currents intertwining within the crack, and the air filled with the terrifying pressure brought by the voltage.

Chapter 133 Another cotton ball

"..."

The abbot of Shenshan was over a hundred years old; how could he not see that Grandpa Zhang was using this as an excuse to have fun?

But if we surrender without resistance, are we really going to gamble that the other side won't target Wutai County?

The chaos caused by the widespread practice of martial arts back then still plagues us today. Grandpa Zhang is clearly the kind of person who would do whatever he wanted just for fun.

At this moment, the apocalyptic scene in the sky was truly terrifying. Many Buddhist believers were already sitting cross-legged on the ground, chanting scriptures loudly. More and more voices appeared in the city, eventually becoming unified.

The monks in the sky are like Buddhas who save people from suffering, facing a demon that reaches the heavens and the earth.

"Noisy."

With a push of his palm, Zhang Chengyi unleashed a cloud of mist that swept across the ground amidst a fierce wind.

"Ah," Shenshan sighed softly, and his whole body turned golden, not the pale golden light of the old monk just now, but as if he had really turned into a golden Buddha statue.

The next second, the wind stopped, the clouds condensed, and the thunder and lightning ceased.

"This is?!"

Zhang Chengyi sensed the change in spiritual energy; another characteristic had been transmitted into it—

Properties of gold and other metals.

The solid nature of the spirit, wind, and clouds, which possess the characteristics of inanimate objects, naturally prevents them from moving. This is a method similar to his control of spirit, using true energy to guide it. The divine mountain is more clever and uses more sophisticated methods, so the effect he achieves is naturally more miraculous.

After figuring out why his attack failed, he also figured out what the core of the so-called Arhat Golden Body Technique really was.

The ability of true qi to acquire the properties of other objects is fundamental. The body control ability brought about by the inner demon tribulation provides the conditions for modification. By consuming metals and gold and refining them with the true qi of the Northern Darkness, the properties can be extracted into the acupoints of true qi, and then the body can be slowly modified...

This is exactly the same as Zhang Chengyi's previous use of the Everlasting Spring Water to change his true energy and physical properties.

No wonder the old monk could exert such great strength. Without using his true energy to reduce his weight, the old monk's weight must have been measured in tons. It would be strange if he didn't have great strength when he swung his fist out as a huge mass of metal.

Mount Kinabalu is truly a genius.

Wu Yazi's intermittent madness over the past thirty years is indeed a bit outdated. Sure enough, the secret magic of skipping class is the real essence. No matter how strong you are, the time you spend overcoming your inner demons is enough for others to forge a new path.

However, the risks associated with such a golden body are likely very high.

"So this is the golden body. Shenshan, you are truly a genius. You actually incorporated the characteristics of an inanimate object into your true energy to change your body. Gold and metal, aren't you afraid of turning yourself into an inanimate object?"

With an excited smile on his face as he solved the puzzle, Zhang Chengyi asked with a loud laugh, releasing more of his true energy to push away the solidified metallic spiritual energy around him.

Let's see if the other party's reaction solidifies faster, or if he releases it faster.

"When people are greedy, they are naturally fearless." The voice of the divine mountain echoed in the sky, causing a rumbling sound. He was already loud, but after becoming golden, his voice was even more deafening, with rolling waves of sound that caused the solidified clouds to disperse.

Even if he took a shortcut, he still ended up in the same place as someone who had properly overcome his inner demons. He had gained complete control of his body, and with over thirty years of experience, his strength was even greater than Wu Yazi's.

After coming into contact with Reiki, mastering and controlling it becomes a piece of cake.

Zhang Chengyi looked even happier and said, "As expected, you can do it too."

Controlling spiritual energy is not something he can possess alone. He never intended to make all the spiritual energy his own from the beginning; that would be meaningless. It's a good thing that someone was able to figure out how to use spiritual energy so quickly.

Shenshan did not show any smugness. He simply looked up at Zhang Chengyi calmly and said, "Uncle Zhang, may we end here? I will participate in the Mount Hua Martial Arts Tournament and will show my skills there."

Taking shortcuts requires indulging in instincts and going with the flow, but ultimately it requires overcoming instincts and taking control of the body. If you can't do that, you'll be stuck here forever and won't make any progress. If you can overcome your instincts with willpower, you won't be swayed by anything.

Whether it's transforming or demonstrating his ability to control spiritual energy, the goal is the same: to let Grandpa Zhang know his true colors.