Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

Slow in speed, yet carrying an unavoidable momentum.

Facing this strike, Master Ku Hai remained unchanged in expression, with his hands pressed together in front of him.

"Amitabha—" he murmured softly, his eyelids slightly lowered, with the golden halo around him appearing even more solid, his full and robust body turning into the color of glazed golden light, as if a true Buddha descending into the mortal world.

Then, the black and white torrent, carrying a mighty power, thunderously crashed into that golden aura.

No loud noise, no explosion, no roaring.

The crowd only saw that the raging black-and-white torrent touched the golden halo in an instant.

Clang—

Clang—

Clang—

Chimes rang out from the center of the training ground.

The chimes merged into a continuous melody, yet quickly concealed themselves again.

The two forces rapidly dissipated, canceled each other out, and returned to tranquility.

"What a remarkable control!" Xiang Yuan watched the scene, his eyes showing deep admiration.

Nearby, Xiao Wuque also nodded in agreement.

"Master Ku Hai, immersed for many years, has mastered control over his power to an extraordinary degree, well understood. But it was unexpected that Jiang Ning also possesses such extraordinary control over his own power."

"Quite normal!" Qingxu Temple Master nodded blandly and continued: "To achieve the realm of an immortal, with the abilities of the Primordial Spirit, mastering this mana is naturally easy! Ku Hai can only withstand him now because of the advantage of the era; if it were in the previous era, with the foundation of this Dongling Marquis, he would achieve true immortality instantly, at that time, we would all be vastly inferior before him, not to mention Ku Hai alone. Even if we, the ones claiming to be second in the world, were to face him collectively, we would likely be suppressed at a whim!"

Hearing this, Xiang Yuan clicked his tongue.

"Is the difference that vast?"

"The difference between immortals and mortals is far greater than you imagine!" Qingxu Temple Master shook his head.

"I’ve heard that the Yellow Heaven Taoist has also achieved the realm of an immortal," Xiang Yuan seemed to recall something and added another sentence.

Qingxu Temple Master shook his head: "Top-tier immortal foundation, only one or two in a hundred, achieving such an immortal foundation is unmatched by ordinary immortal foundations! Although Yellow Heaven Taoist’s realm matches this Dongling Marquis, the gap is in fact as different as night and day."

Amid the conversation, the training ground had returned to quietness.

The Buddha light and Yin Yang torrents had both completely vanished.

The layer of phantom bell around Master Ku Hai slowly faded, gathering the golden halo back.

He looked at Jiang Ning, a hint of admiration crossing his eyes: "Marquis, mobilizing the origin of Taiyin and Taiyang, harmonizing Yin and Yang, entering into divine skill. Although this strike was not executed with full force, its purity in rule, and the height of conception, has broadened this monk’s horizons. Top-tier immortal foundation, indeed truly deserving."

Jiang Ning withdrew his hand, the black and white mysterious light around him restrained: "My strike could not move the master by a bit, truly the master’s Vajra Immortal Body is admirable."

At this moment, he was also secretly astonished.

The strike just now, although not executed with full force, mobilized eighty to ninety percent of the Primordial Spirit’s power.

The recent accumulation has allowed him to advance two more steps.

Thus, even just mobilizing eighty to ninety percent, was not weaker than a few days ago during the confrontation with Ji Xuan.

That day, this move of his tore apart Ji Xuan’s Imperial Extreme World Domain, that was the result of having a slight edge.

But today, truly did not even move Ku Hai’s Golden Body.

This is enough to demonstrate, when it comes to defensive abilities, Ku Hai is acclaimed as second to none, innately standing undefeated, not just flattery from the people.

At this moment, Master Ku Hai slowly released the hand that had been pressed together: "The first move is finished!"

His hands dropped to his sides, "The second move, this monk will strike now, please Marquis be careful and respond."

As his words fell, Master Ku Hai’s aura changed drastically.

A magnificent yet serene aura suffused with boundless life force rose from his frail body.

As if an ancient Buddha was awakening from a long slumber.

His figure did not move, only his right palm slowly raised with the palm facing upward.

In an instant, above the martial field, golden light flourished!

Not a blinding intense light, but a warm, rich, and life-nurturing Buddha light. The Buddha light gathered behind Master Ku Hai, forming a ten-foot tall phantom of the Buddha.

The face of the Buddha phantom was blurred yet exuded endless majesty, akin to a Buddah elevated to the clouds, radiating infinite Buddha light.

Under the Buddha light, everyone felt a peace of mind, birthing the idea of entering the Buddhist path.

At this moment, the Buddha sat in the void, the right hand rising synchronously with Master Ku Hai’s hand, palm facing upward with fingers spread slightly.

"Marquis, prepare well, this move is called Great Sun Tathagata, one of the supreme techniques of Buddhism!" Ku Hai’s majestic voice sounded.

That voice did not come from behind Ku Hai but from the mouth of the golden Buddha’s head.

The voice was grand, resonating above the training ground.

The next moment.

The Buddha palm moved slowly, a shimmering white light was born from the Buddha’s palm, initially like a grain of rice, swelling rapidly into a miniature Great Sun.

Within the Great Sun, contained a vast, scorching, universal, salvational, purifying power, it’s a composite of many forces.

This burst of power instantly evoked reverence and worship within everyone’s hearts.

"Such a monstrous Buddha sun, truly living up to Buddhist merits!" Xiang Yuan immediately shouted, stepping back a bit.

This shout instantly woke up the weaker ones among them.

And all of this occurred merely within an instant.

Meanwhile, in the center of the training ground.

Master Ku Hai lightly pushed forward with his right palm.

The Buddha phantom behind him moved in sync, the Great Sun detached from the palm and turned into a pure golden stream, slowly drifting toward Jiang Ning.

Wherever this Buddha sun reached, all darkness was illuminated, all hostility purified, all resistance softened.

This force left no room for resistance, only the desire to embrace it, to join under the Buddha’s banner.

Jiang Ning, faced with the slowly drifting golden Buddha sun, remained calm.

Within the Spirit Platform.

The Primordial Spirit emitted radiant glows, shielding him from being influenced by this will.

"Putting down the butcher’s knife, instantly becoming a Buddha?" Jiang Ning chuckled inwardly.

Then, a thought crossed his mind, his hands slightly raised, bringing them together in front.

The power of Primordial Spirit surged, Taiyin Qi descended from the void, and Taiyang Qi invoked from the nine heavens, gathering once again.

But this time, no longer transforming into torrents of stars.

Under his precise control of the Primordial Spirit, the Taiyin Qi condensed into a sword’s spine, cold and deep.

The Taiyang Qi condensed into a sword’s edge, fierce and brilliant.

Yin Yang Qi did not simply stack, but naturally reconciled under his control, forming a three-foot-long black-and-white long sword.

The sword was without a hilt, reality and illusion intermingled, its body flowing with the rhythm of Dao alternation of Yin and Yang.

This was precisely the portion of a technique he comprehended a while ago while studying the Taixu Yin Yang Sword, combining his own Yin Yang foundation.

Simply the fusion of Yin and Yang transforming into a long sword.

In his view, this was sufficient.

The Taixu Yin Yang Sword was the highest-tier swordsmanship among his mastered cultivation techniques and skills.

Perfection in swordsmanship is to enter Dao through sword, mastering parts of Yin Yang and space principles.

Moreover, this swordsmanship in his hands had progressed from perfection to a higher level.

Additionally, this sword technique perfectly aligned with his path.

Because the Primordial Spirit he achieved was based on Yin Yang, achieved through Nine Changes of Profound Light.

With his natural mastery over Yin Yang, he inherently grasped its innate principles.

"Sword formed." Facing the slowly intensifying pressure of the Great Sun, Jiang Ning lightly uttered two words.

Then, he assumed a sword-gripping stance, gently swinging toward the golden Buddha sun ahead.

A black-and-white light sword silently sliced through.

No harsh sounds of piercing the air, just a seamless sword scar of black and white interwoven, quietly extending in the void.

As the sword scar passed, space gently warped, Yin Yang Qi naturally flowed, forming a briefly shaped "Yin Yang Sword Domain."

The golden Buddha sun and black-and-white sword scar met quietly in mid-air.

Sizzle—

Like snow meeting a hot iron.

The two forces blended momentarily, grinding down most of the force before ultimately losing balance completely.

Boom—

The furious power exploded violently, the aftermath spread like raging waves in all directions.

This force’s spread instantly ignited the reinforced array patterns of the training ground.

The stone lines on the granite lit up instantly, piercing light burst forth from the array crevices, like golden snakes racing, slithering across the entire field!