Martial Sage from the Vajra Skill

Chapter 296: Chapter 169: Imagery

"I understand."

Xu Yang’s expression didn’t change. He didn’t waste his breath, knowing that words were useless now.

Xiao Hua must have already arranged everything to assign him this mission that required leaving the sect. Unless he could find someone more powerful to intervene, he had no choice but to accept.

"It’s dangerous outside the sect. Be careful," Xiao Hua said, not bothering to hide his killing intent.

Whether Xu Yang had killed Xiao Chen or not, he would not let Xu Yang off the hook.

At this point, they both knew the other wanted them dead. There was nothing left to hide.

"I’ll be very careful."

Xu Yang said earnestly, to which Xiao Hua could only respond with a cold snort.

After leaving the Task Hall, he found Qiu Wenjie and had him exchange for one Profound Yuan Qi Transformation Pill, then exchanged for one himself.

Xiao Hua had already shown his fangs. The only thing Xu Yang could do was face the challenge and raise his strength as much as possible before the inevitable confrontation.

With the two Profound Yuan Qi Transformation Pills in hand, Xu Yang threw himself into his room and began closed-door cultivation. He circulated the Fuyue Bear Scripture and Yijing Marrow Cleansing. Once his Gang Qi was depleted, he took a Profound Yuan Qi Transformation Pill to recover it and continued the Muscle and Marrow Cleansing.

Time flew. Three days later, both Profound Yuan Qi Transformation Pills were gone.

[Fuyue Bear Scripture Marrow Cleansing Chapter - Introduction (1571/3000)]

Fortunately, his progress in the Fuyue Bear Scripture Marrow Cleansing Introduction was over halfway complete, leaving only half the journey to Marrow Cleansing Minor Achievement. The gap in cultivation between him and Xiao Hua had narrowed a little more.

With his Golden Gang Skill on top of that, even if he couldn’t defeat Xiao Hua, he would have some ability to protect himself.

Of course, his goal wasn’t just self-preservation. It was to kill Xiao Hua and eliminate this threat once and for all—to deal with the man who had been targeting him ever since he first joined the Purple Sun Sect.

’I’ll go get something to eat first, then come back and continue my cultivation!’

Xu Yang glanced at the sky, pushed open the door, and walked out of his courtyard.

The moment he stepped out, his five senses caught a prying gaze from the distance.

Xiao Hua must have been afraid he would run away and arranged for someone to monitor his movements. This wasn’t the first time he had felt that stare.

As calm as ever, Xu Yang pretended not to notice he was being watched and soon arrived at the dining hall.

He had just stepped inside when Gao Peng, a member of the Sharp Wind Hall, walked in right behind him. He even nodded at Xu Yang as a sort of greeting.

Xu Yang smiled back, showing no unusual reaction.

This Gao Peng hadn’t even reached Gang Qi Great Success. He might be able to tail an ordinary person, but for someone like Xu Yang who had already undergone Marrow Cleansing, the surveillance couldn’t possibly escape the notice of his five senses.

’Why would the Hall Master have me watch Xu Yang? Is the Sharp Wind Hall planning to make a move on him?’ Gao Peng wondered.

He didn’t know why he was supposed to watch Xu Yang; he was simply following Cao Rong’s orders.

After casually ordering some food, he sat down not far from Xu Yang.

After finishing his meal, Xu Yang strode back to his courtyard.

Qiao Yong was in the courtyard chatting with Ma Yong, Peng Yu, and Qian Tong. When Xu Yang appeared, the four of them merely shot him a cool glance and didn’t greet him.

In the nearly four months since they joined, these new disciples had already picked sides. All of them now followed Qiao Yong’s lead, becoming lackeys for the number one Ten Heroes Genius.

Since Xu Yang and Qiao Yong didn’t get along, people like Ma Yong and Qian Tong naturally kept their distance from Xu Yang. They wouldn’t even make eye contact when they saw him.

The older disciples, like Wang Weihua and Wan Hai, hadn’t picked sides. They knew that in a place like the Purple Sun Sect, you could only rely on yourself.

Sucking up to someone would only earn you more enemies, not any real benefits.

If they fawned over Qiao Yong, he wouldn’t give them resources or money. All they would get out of it was offending Xu Yang, a Ten Heroes Genius, and gain nothing in return.

As for his potential, given Qiao Yong’s petty nature, even if he did become powerful, they wouldn’t receive any help from him.

In this place, they had seen too many ruthless and disloyal people. Someone might call you ’brother’ to your face, but the moment you left the sect, he could be the one to stab you in the back.

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Back in his room, Xu Yang called up his panel.

[Fuyue Bear King’s Palm - Great Success (7861/8000)]

[Martial Arts Longevity Points: 332]

Comprehending the Fuyue Bear King’s Palm after reaching Great Success was harder than he had imagined. Perfection seemed a distant dream. Lately, each time he focused on it, he could only advance the progress by one or two points a day at most.

The main reason was that after Great Success, it was no longer a matter of comprehension, but of extrapolation.

He had already thoroughly understood everything recorded in the secret manual, but the manual contained no information on Martial Dao Imagery. Thus, it was more accurate to say he was extrapolating than comprehending it.

He suspected there was another reason for his slow progress: the huge disparity between his Fuyue Bear Scripture and his Fuyue Bear King’s Palm.

If his cultivation had already reached Marrow Cleansing Minor Achievement, extrapolating the Martial Dao Imagery would likely be much simpler.

He didn’t think it was a lack of comprehension on his part, but that his cultivation was too low. Martial Dao Imagery was a power one could only grasp at a higher level of cultivation.

"Upgrade Fuyue Bear King’s Palm!"

He had originally wanted to extrapolate the Martial Dao Imagery on his own, but now he had no choice but to use his points to upgrade it.

’Xiao Hua, you’ve cost me over a hundred points. I’ll have to take your life to repay that debt.’

Killing intent surged within Xu Yang. He had worked so hard to accumulate over three hundred points, and now he had to spend more than a hundred of them in one go. It would take him another two or three months to earn them back.

BOOM!

In that instant, he felt his Heart Spirit tremble as a massive influx of enlightenment flooded his mind. A faint, phantom roar echoed within him.

Xu Yang felt as if he had transformed into a Fuyue Bear King, roaming a great wilderness, with the heavens on his head and the mountains and rivers beneath his feet.

At the same time, the Fuyue Bear Scripture in his body began to circulate automatically. His bones and tendons boomed, and his Golden Gang Qi flowed at an astonishing speed.