Chapter 756 297: Harvest (2)

With every bit he absorbed, his qi, blood, and Flesh Body underwent a subtle transformation.

The Dark Gold Luster on the surface of his body began to shine with unprecedented brightness. Beneath his skin, the once-faint ancient Sanskrit runes started to swim and flicker wildly, as if about to burst forth from his body.

The low roar of a dragon and the heavy trumpeting of an elephant echoed from deep within his body, growing ever clearer and grander.

The Essence was so immense that even when absorbing it with both the Taixu Scripture and the Dragon Elephant Wisdom Vajra Body, it felt impossible to digest it all.

Chen Qing immersed his entire Heart and Spirit within his body.

His Dantian Sea of Qi was like a vortex, frantically devouring the converted, pure energy. The True Essence within his body grew thicker and purer at a visible rate, progressing toward Secondary Tempering.

His qi and blood, meanwhile, were like a bottomless pit, greedily absorbing all the Essence that could be used for strengthening.

After an unknown amount of time, just as nearly half of the Inner Gallbladder Essence had been refined, Chen Qing's body suddenly jolted!

VMMMM—!

The Dark Gold Luster around his body abruptly receded inward. It was no longer a glow floating on the surface of his skin but had completely merged into his flesh and blood, giving them a profound and solid quality.

Beneath his skin, the countless roaming ancient Sanskrit runes suddenly froze in place, solidifying completely. They became deeply branded into every inch of his flesh and bone, emanating a solemn Buddhist will—eternal, Immovable, and impervious to all evil.

MUUU! ROAR!

The clear dragon's roar and elephant's trumpet were no longer just internal sounds. They had materialized into actual Sound Waves that spread out from Chen Qing, causing the cave to tremble slightly.

Behind him, his qi, blood, and Essence intertwined, coalescing into two distinct phantom images: one of a dragon and one of an elephant!

The phantom dragon and elephant were not static. They intertwined and coiled around each other, forming a strange yet harmonious tableau of a struggle for supremacy.

[Heaven Rewards Diligence; success is assured]

[Taixu Scripture First Layer (7,425/10,000)]

[Fourth Layer of Dragon Elephant Wisdom Vajra Body (14,999/15,000)]

Sensing the boundless Essence still surging relentlessly within him, and his Dragon Elephant Wisdom Vajra Body being just one step away from a breakthrough, Chen Qing felt no hesitation.

He submerged his consciousness within his body. It was as if he could hear his qi and blood rushing like a great river, letting out a deafening roar.

He guided the torrent of Essence from the Cyan Profound King Snake's inner gallbladder, transforming it into countless invisible, great hammers. With the force of a thousand thunderbolts, they ruthlessly tempered every inch of his flesh, every piece of his bone, and every fiber of his sinew!

The intense pain instantly magnified several times over, far surpassing anything he had felt before!

It felt as if countless red-hot steel needles were piercing his bone marrow, while an invisible force tore and stretched his tendons.

The surface of his skin was no longer crimson but had taken on a deep, dark gold hue. A faint radiance shone from within, emitted as his flesh and blood were compressed and refined to their absolute limit.

CRACK... CRACK...

Faint, strange sounds began to emanate from his body. It was the sound of old structures being shattered so that a new, tougher, and more powerful framework could be reforged!

Chen Qing firmly guarded his Spirit Platform, his will as firm as Pan Stone. No matter how the waves of agony crashed against him, he remained utterly unmoved.

He detonated the remaining portion of the Inner Gallbladder Essence that he had sealed deep within his meridians and Dantian!

BOOM—!

A roar, like the one that marked the dawn of creation, exploded deep within his soul!

The qi, blood, and Essence that had been accumulated to their peak finally shattered the invisible shackle!

In that instant, an immeasurable Dark Gold Buddha Light erupted from Chen Qing's body, illuminating the entire cave as if it were broad daylight!

Behind him, the once-illusory phantoms of the dragon and elephant suddenly solidified and expanded. The dragon was lithe and powerful, its scales and claws flashing as it tilted its head back and let out a long cry that shook the wilderness. The giant elephant stomped the ground, its trunk sweeping about; its trumpet was deep and heavy, and it stood as steady as a mountain.

The total volume of qi and blood in his body instantly skyrocketed, and as it surged, it roared like a great river.

The dark gold hue on his skin's surface receded completely, leaving it looking plain and unadorned.

[Heaven Rewards Diligence; success is assured]

[Fifth Layer of Dragon Elephant Wisdom Vajra Body (1/20,000)]

A breakthrough!

The Fifth Layer of the Dragon Elephant Wisdom Vajra Body!

Upon reaching the Fifth Layer, the true power of this Buddhist Sect's Body Refining Secret Technique began to emerge. In addition to a qualitative leap in his Flesh Body's strength and defense, he could now initially wield a Divine Technique originating from this cultivation technique: Dragon Elephant Power!

This Divine Technique was not a simple boost in brute force, but rather a method for the ultimate control and explosive release of one's own power.

With a single thought, he could summon the phantoms of the dragon and elephant within him to augment his body, increasing his Flesh Body's strength severalfold for a short period. Every move he made would be accompanied by the dragon and elephant, granting him the power to shake mountains and shatter peaks!

Furthermore, he could combine his qi, blood, and True Essence to form the unique Dragon Elephant True Essence. It could be used for both Body Protection and attacking enemies, and its power was boundless.

'Dragon Elephant Wisdom, the Fifth Layer! And a Dragon Elephant Divine Technique!'

Chen Qing was overjoyed.

The increase in strength was tangible. The Fifth Layer of the Dragon Elephant Wisdom Vajra Body, combined with his immense True Essence that had undergone its first tempering, caused his overall combat prowess to skyrocket once again.

Now, even without using his Spear Technique or any Divine Techniques, he was strong enough to face an ordinary opponent who had completed their Secondary True Essence Refining head-on, relying on his Flesh Body alone!

He took a moment to acclimate to his explosive new strength. As he slowly closed his hand into a fist, the air in his palm was crushed with a faint POP.

He casually threw a punch at the nearby cave wall, using no True Essence. There was a muffled THUD, and a deep fist imprint appeared in the hard rock as if it were tofu. Spiderweb-like cracks spread out for several feet.

'The power is astonishing!'

Chen Qing nodded in satisfaction, then turned his attention back inward.

Although a portion of the Cyan Profound King Snake's Inner Gallbladder Essence had been consumed helping him break through his Body Refining bottleneck, a considerable amount still remained.

'A large part of the Cyan Profound King Snake's Inner Gallbladder Essence is still stored inside me. If I can absorb and refine all of it, I can try to break through to Secondary True Essence Refining.'