Chapter 123 - 107: Starting to Practice the Vajra Indestructible Body

Chapter 123: Chapter 107: Starting to Practice the Vajra Indestructible Body

The Epic-level Cultivation Technique, the *Tathagata Divine Palm*, has a total of six moves.

They are [Merciful Salvation], [Vajra’s Fury], [True Buddha’s Advent], [Precept-Holding Heart], [Flower-Blooming Buddha], and [Solitary Sovereign].

The six moves’ functions are suppression, annihilation, borrowing momentum, accumulating power, dispelling force, and destruction, respectively.

You could say it’s an exceptionally comprehensive Palm Skill.

Each of these moves, taken individually, is an (Epic) level skill.

When Zhang Ji played the game in his past life, he had collected the strongest of the six moves, [Solitary Sovereign].

To learn this palm technique, one needed at least [A+] Spirit and [A+] Primordial Qi.

The prerequisites were high, but its effect was also incredibly overpowered.

It could disintegrate matter in an instant, then break it down and reshape it.

Its damage stats were considered top-tier among (Epic) level cultivation techniques.

In the game, it was also an execution skill. If an opponent’s health bar was low enough, a single palm strike would turn them directly into a blood-red lotus flower.

He clearly remembered the move’s description: "In all of heaven and earth, I alone am sovereign. In the world of form, all things are but a reflection of the mind."

The general meaning was that everything in the world is a form projected by the mind, so whatever the mind thinks, the outside world becomes.

This was the meaning of "Solitary Sovereign."

This time, however, he hadn’t obtained [Solitary Sovereign], but rather [Flower-Blooming Buddha].

If he remembered correctly, this seemed to be a force-dispelling Palm Skill.

Once the palm was struck, it could nullify energy and physical attacks, making it a defensive measure.

Zhang Ji read the contents carefully, his expression turning very strange.

"Why does this feel wrong?" Zhang Ji muttered.

The description of [Flower-Blooming Buddha] here was a bit too overpowered.

It didn’t sound like a force-dispelling Palm Skill.

’I remember the note for the [Flower-Blooming Buddha] move. Shouldn’t it be about attaining wisdom to naturally reveal the true self? Why does this description say that with sufficient Divine Power, one can become a Buddha?’

Zhang Ji’s expression was full of confusion.

’It feels like my memory is wrong.’

’Did I remember it wrong, or is the translation mistaken? It doesn’t seem to have very high attribute requirements. Should I give it a try?’

As soon as Zhang Ji thought of it, he did it.

He stored the iron scripture scroll in the [Ark of Hope] and pushed open the stone door to walk out.

This time, he emerged outside the main hall of the mountain gate.

There were three different exits: the Scripture Pavilion, the main hall, and the bottom of a well outside the Martial Monk Academy.

He didn’t know what the significance was.

After coming out, Zhang Ji found a relatively flat area, preparing to try out the [Flower-Blooming Buddha] Palm Skill.

He took out the profound iron manual again, carefully deciphering the information on it against the translation.

But even after reading it again, it still said, "With sufficient Divine Power, one can become a Buddha."

It wasn’t that he cared about adjectives or anything, but that this Palm Skill involved something called "intent."

One’s Spirit had to match the same intent to truly merge with the Palm Skill, form "momentum," and transform into attacking power.

From a certain perspective, this wasn’t just a technique of the [Primordial Qi Sect], but also of the [Concentration Sect].

The further one progressed, the more the lines between the different schools of thought blurred.

Those paths were only separated to prevent beginners from being distracted, allowing them to first focus on one direction. Once they were capable enough, they could then dabble in others.

Soon, Zhang Ji understood the conditions for using this move, [Flower-Blooming Buddha].

To execute this move, one needed a sufficiently powerful Spirit and Primordial Qi. Furthermore, one’s physical body had to be tough enough—preferably with a mastered [Vajra Indestructible Body]—otherwise, the meridians couldn’t handle the high-speed circulation of Primordial Qi and Spirit particles.

The final requirement was the intent. Once the intent was achieved, one just had to raise a hand, strike with a palm, and unleash the combined Primordial Qi and Spirit particles in the correct manner.

Zhang Ji sat facing the cliff wall in a cross-legged position, closed his eyes, and carefully recalled the intent described in the book.

Perhaps because it resonated with his own mind, he surprisingly grasped it very quickly.

’With enough power, anything is possible!’

Under the influence of this mindset, he felt his Spirit particles become active.

He began to circulate his Primordial Qi according to the meridian flow chart for [Flower-Blooming Buddha]. The Primordial Qi was extracted from his flesh and blood, then circulated within his meridians, where it was compressed and accelerated to a sufficient speed. During this process, Spirit particles were also infused into the Primordial Qi.

Zhang Ji lightly raised his right palm and suddenly thrust it forward.

BOOM!

The air exploded. Blue Primordial Qi formed into a translucent, giant hand that flew out and slammed violently into the mountain, creating a Palm Seal about four meters wide, eight meters long, and over two meters deep.

Zhang Ji stood up and carefully examined the state of the cliff face.

The mark of destruction was remarkably smooth, not a trace left by sheer brute force. The utilization rate of the Primordial Qi and Spirit particles was very high, producing an overbearingly destructive effect.

This intent’s effect was comparable to forty percent of his mastered [Wind God Kick].

And this was when he had only just grasped the technique and learned how to use it.

He hadn’t even refined its essence yet.

’But then again, is this really a ’force-dispelling’ Palm Skill?’

’I couldn’t have practiced it wrong, could I?’

Zhang Ji looked at his right palm. He had a feeling the reason this iron book was left behind was that there might be something wrong with it.

But Zhang Ji clearly didn’t feel anything was wrong.

’I practiced it perfectly!’

There were no signs of damage to his body or Spirit, and the power it unleashed was quite impressive.

’It couldn’t be that the monks thought this Palm Skill was too destructive and violated the harmony of nature, so they just left it behind, right?’

It was an abstract thought, but it actually sounded like something those monks would do.

In ancient times, the Martial Monks of Shoushan Temple were unrivaled because their legacy was simply too invincible.

Moreover, their philosophy had always been one of compassion. They rarely took the initiative to engage in conflict, only protecting the common people and maintaining peace in their region.

With a mentality like that, it made sense that they would leave behind a martial art because it was too destructive.

As for why they didn’t destroy it?

Perhaps they had limited time to retreat. Or maybe they were conflicted about destroying the life’s work of their predecessors and couldn’t bring themselves to do it. So, in their hesitation, they left it here along with the [Vajra Indestructible Body] to wait for someone fated to find it.

In any case, such incidents were not unique.

"Who cares? As long as it’s useful, that’s all that matters."

Zhang Ji shook his head, not dwelling on the reasons. He had already confirmed that the skill was usable, and very useful at that.

Afterward, Zhang Ji began to take out food from the [Ark of Hope] and enjoy a meal.

He planned to master the *Vajra Indestructible Body Divine Technique* here.

While eating, Zhang Ji also took out the iron book to translate and study it.

The meridian flow chart inside the great Buddha statue outside was identical to the [Vajra Indestructible Body] in the iron book. But this combat technique was clearly about more than just mastering the Primordial Qi circulation route.

Primordial Qi Body Tempering was only one of the more critical parts.

More important was the technique of circulating energy for protection and counter-attack.

Yes, this was not just a passive skill.

It was also an active one.

Primordial Qi Body Tempering was the passive effect.

It could temper the body until it was like a vajra, impervious to water and fire, impenetrable by blades and spears.

The technique for circulating energy to protect the body and counter-attack, however, was written in text.

After activating the Cultivation Technique, Primordial Qi would form a protective layer around the entire body, causing it to emit a golden glow. Then, upon impact, by vibrating the Primordial Qi and muscles, it could directly reflect the force of the blow back.

Muscles alone had a similar effect, but only by adding the Primordial Qi reflection technique could one resist more damage and reflect more damage.

According to the iron book’s description, if ten thousand arrows were shot at you, you could make them all reflect back along their original trajectories at an even greater speed.

It was even more absurd than Zhang Ji’s *Profound Iron Body Refining Skill*.

At his current stage, if he wanted to reflect the force accumulated in his body, he had to aim carefully.

But this one reflected it directly.

After some Recovery, Zhang Ji began to practice.

He directly removed all the combat crystals from his body except for the one for the *Qi Condensation and Divine Tempering Method*, then began to practice.

He started from the beginning: refining Primordial Qi.

His body moved according to the method of the [Vajra Indestructible Body]. After a few body-shaking movements, wisps of Primordial Qi were refined.

Under the scan of his Spirit, this Primordial Qi appeared a faint golden color.

Only by tempering his body with this kind of Primordial Qi could he train himself to achieve the Vajra Indestructible Body.

’Refining Primordial Qi through the Breathing Skill and vibrations, using the lungs as the primary and the spleen and stomach as secondary, thus it appears golden... The Five Elements? The lungs are Metal, the spleen is Earth? Strengthens qi, builds muscle? So the Dragon Form Fist originates below the spine, from the kidneys, and is gathered in the heart. Its primary element is Water, with a secondary Heart Fire. It governs essence and qi, nourishes the spirit, and the clash of Water and Fire creates a destructive effect... is that why its Primordial Qi mainly appears blue?’

Zhang Ji was a latecomer to this world, so he didn’t really understand the fundamental principles of various combat techniques.

He just took them, then relied on his powerful learning ability plus his ’cheat’ to master them directly.

So even though he had achieved so much, he still only had a superficial understanding of the basic theories behind the various combat techniques.

Only now did he begin to have a slight understanding of why [Primordial Qi] manifested in different colors.

The Primordial Qi refined from the human body in this world actually had attributes.

They corresponded to the attributes of the human body.

A person’s five major organs each possessed one of the five attributes: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

The [Primordial Qi Sect] used specific movement methods to combine these five attributes and refine Primordial Qi with different effects.

’In that case, doesn’t that mean corresponding dietary supplements could enhance the effect of refining Primordial Qi... That’s right! The pills I took in the sect before also seemed to mostly have the effect of tonifying the kidneys and strengthening the Heart Fire. So that’s how it is!!’

A look of sudden realization dawned on Zhang Ji’s face.

Who the hell said fighters are brainless and can only use their fists?

None of these combat techniques could be created just by practicing blindly.

They had been walking this path for thousands of years.

It was definitely not a discipline that relied purely on experience.

One couldn’t get this far relying on experience alone!

"After this, it looks like I’ll need to brush up on my theory," Zhang Ji muttered.

A brainless brute can’t go far.

Zhang Ji felt that his development of the ’cheat’ he possessed was far too superficial.

If he thoroughly grasped the various principles of these combat techniques, he could better synthesize advanced combat crystals, achieving complementary or even amplifying effects between them.

That would be the true way to properly use the ’cheat’ he possessed.