Chen Tang didn't really mind.

Since he had caught up, he decided to leave it in his dantian for now and deal with it later.

After all, he hadn't reached the stage of cultivating inner qi yet.

When the cart reaches the mountain, there'll be a way through.

If worse comes to worst, he would return to the Great Snow Mountain to find Emperor Wu and cultivate the set of "Dragon and Tiger Pill Scripture".

The Vajra Relic was a thing from the Outer Realm.

To be precise, he himself could be considered an Outer Realm person.

What seemed like a coincidence might not be a predestined arrangement.

Moreover, just in his Divine Illumination state, Chen Tang was surprised to discover that after being washed by the energy of the Vajra Relic, his bone marrow had undergone a transformation, flowing like white frost without a trace of impurity!

If one concentrated, they could see a mysterious golden gleam within.

Marrow like frost!

This was the sign of reaching the Sixth Grade Great Success!

This Vajra Relic indeed contained mysterious great power.

With just a quick wash, his body underwent such a change.

If Chen Tang utilized the Tiger Roar Dragon Chant to resonate with his bone marrow and cultivated step-by-step, it could take as short as half a year or as long as a year to reach the Sixth Grade Great Success!

This was truly a blessing in disguise.

That night, the Evil Emperor did not continue to trouble Chen Tang and later left the mountain with Lu Qing.

In the following period, Chen Tang recuperated on Martial General Mountain.

Every night before falling asleep, Chen Tang would enter a Divine Illumination state, focusing his attention entirely on the wound on his abdomen, speeding up the healing process.

In over a dozen days, Chen Tang's wound had already healed.

During this time, Lu Qing came to West Ping Temple to visit Chen Tang.

Chen Tang didn't tell her to leave again.

Since that night when he mentioned Emperor Wu, the Evil Emperor had stopped yelling and shouting at him.

The Evil Emperor also turned a blind eye to the matter between him and Lu Qing.

Of course, both of them were open and honest.

After all, up and down Martial General Mountain, other than monks, there were only lunatics, so naturally, they got closer since they were of similar age and could talk easily.

After more than half a month of cultivation, Chen Tang's cultivation had hit a bottleneck.

Ever since being baptized by the Vajra Relic that night and breaking through to the Sixth Grade Great Success, he had been using the Tiger Roar Dragon Chant to resonate with his bone marrow daily but still hadn't made any progress.

One day, Chen Tang went to find Master Kong and asked, "Master, my cultivation has been stuck at Sixth Grade Great Success for more than half a month, it seems I've hit a bottleneck."

Master Kong said, "Bone marrow cleansing and blood replacement equal a full-body transformation, as hard as ascending to the heavens. Transforming body, among the Four Stages of Sinew and Marrow Transformation, the marrow cutting extreme realm is the hardest to cultivate."

"Some people might practice hard for ten years and still not reach this level."

After saying a lot but not explaining how to solve it,

Chen Tang could only continue to ask, "Master, is there any way to break through this bottleneck? For example, switching to another bone marrow cleansing technique to cultivate?"

Master Kong said, "The Tiger Roar Dragon Chant by Donor Qin is already considered an upper-grade technique in bone marrow cleansing. Switching to other bone marrow cleansing techniques doesn't meet the levels needed for the donor, so it's useless."

Why couldn't he enlighten Master Kong...

Chen Tang mumbled to himself and chose a more direct method, "Master, I heard that among the Buddhist sect, there's a bone marrow cleansing technique called the 'Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture'..."

Master Kong chuckled and said, "What the donor said is right, the 'Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture' is indeed the most upper-grade bone marrow cleansing technique in Buddhism. However, the 'Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture' is not within the Buddhist lineage of the Divine Land but in the hands of the Xiling Secret Sect."

"Ah."

Chen Tang showed regret and said, "In the past few days at Xinping Zen Temple, I happened to see several monks from the Secret Sect."

"Oh?"

Master Kong pondered and asked, "What are they here for?"

"Didn't ask in detail, seemed like some exchange of Buddhist teachings."

Chen Tang replied casually.

During this time, he still went to Xinping Zen Temple every day for meals.

It's just that recently, in the temple, he occasionally saw some monks wearing red robes, most of whom looked extremely lean, with rough skin and slightly red cheeks, eyes shining with brilliance.

From the temple disciples, he learned that these red-robed monks were from the Xiling Secret Sect.

He only occasionally heard from the temple disciples' chatting, these Secret Sect monks came to visit, besides exchanging Buddhist teachings, they also seemed to spar in martial arts.

Quite a few young disciples at Xinping Zen Temple were injured.

Chen Tang simply listened for fun, not paying much attention.

Just when noon arrived, Chen Tang finished cultivating at West Ping Temple and was about to head to Xinping Zen Temple for a meal when he saw a middle-aged monk hurrying over.

Upon seeing Chen Tang, the middle-aged monk was slightly startled, then seeing Master Kong, he quickly walked up, respectfully saluted, and said in a low voice, "Ben Guang pays respects to Zen Master Le Kong."

Chen Tang was intrigued.

A "Ben" generation?

During this time, while getting meals at Xinping Zen Temple, he had learned a few things about the Buddhist lineage.

Le Ben Yuan Ke Wu.

The "Ben" generation belongs to the second-generation monks, and it seemed that the abbot of Xinping Zen Temple was named Ben Guang.

Most of the little novice monks at Xinping Zen Temple were of the "Wu" generation.

"What's the matter?"

Master Kong asked.

Abbot Ben Guang glanced at Chen Tang, looking hesitant.

Chen Tang pretended not to notice.

Master Kong also didn't speak to send him away.

Abbot Ben Guang had no choice but to say, "The sect leader of the Xiling Secret Sect came with disciples to visit, saying that the Buddhist sect of Qian Country is in decline, temples are desolate, their fate is exhausted, and they want to take the Vajra Relic to guard it."

In front of Master Kong, the abbot of Xinping Zen Temple had to address himself as a disciple.

"Naturally, I disagreed, so the sect leader of the Secret Sect challenged me to a duel, in both literature and martial arts. As Xinping Zen Temple is the number one Buddhist holy land in Qian Country, we couldn't back down."

Abbot Ben Guang said, "The debate on Buddhism was chosen by me as the topic. Unexpectedly, the Secret Sect leader was well-versed in Buddhist teachings, no less than myself."

"We debated in the Zen Temple for three days without a conclusion, so it was considered a tie."

Chen Tang smirked.

So they couldn't even win with their own chosen topic.

Abbot Ben Guang seemed a bit embarrassed, paused for a moment, and continued, "Since the debate topic was chosen by me, the martial arts duel was determined by the adversary."

"The Secret Sect leader said the continuation of Buddhist tradition lies with the future, so the martial arts duel should be decided among young disciples, under twenty years of age."

Generally, under twenty, they haven't cultivated inner qi yet.

Abbot Ben Guang continued, "The Secret Sect has a young monk, Sixth Grade Upper, but his explosive power exceeds ten stones! He's skilled in the Sound Domain Technique and the Esoteric Great Hand Seal, none of the young monks at the temple are his match."

"In recent days, this young monk from the Secret Sect has consecutively defeated over a dozen outstanding disciples of the temple, and we're really out of options!"

Saying this, Abbot Ben Guang's face showed a hint of shame, "Master Kong, what do you think we should do if there isn't another way, the Vajra Relic cannot be preserved."

"As the abbot, I also can't break my word."

Master Kong remained silent until this moment, when he raised his white brows, casting his gaze upon Chen Tang.

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