Chapter 424: Terrifying Efficiency Growth, Tenfold Increase!

Chapter 424: Terrifying Efficiency Growth, Tenfold Increase!

February 25, 2025

In the mountains.

The wind was strong, and the rain fell fiercely.

After a moment, Jiang Ning entered a valley and saw a white-clad young monk sitting in meditation in front of a cave, sheltered from the rain.

The heavy rain stopped three feet in front of him.

His white robe remained spotless.

Above his head was a giant lotus sculpture, weathered by the years, its stone patterns slightly worn.

Behind him, in the cave, sat a two-zhang-tall Buddha statue.

The Buddha's right hand was raised, palm facing up, and his left hand pointed downward, forming the gesture of granting wishes.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning instantly recalled the records he had read in books.

This place was the Lotus Cave in the Dongling Mountains.

According to legends, it was a place where an ancient Buddha had attained enlightenment.

There were also records of a wise and insightful monk who had achieved enlightenment here, understanding the profound martial arts and one of the thirty-six supreme skills of the Diamond Temple.

No wonder he was here!

He must be here to meditate and seek enlightenment!

Jiang Ning's mind suddenly understood.

As Jiang Ning and Zhao Yu Long arrived, the young monk slowly opened his eyes.

"Master Jin Chan, Commander Jiang!"

"Master Jin Chan!" Jiang Ning greeted with a smile.

Seeing the monk's gaze, Zhao Yu Long smiled slightly and said, "Master, don't look at me. Look at Commander Jiang. He's the one who came to find you!"

Hearing this, the young monk turned to Jiang Ning.

Even in the heavy rain, the cave's entrance was muddy, but the monk's white robe remained pristine.

At the same time, Jiang Ning took out the Diamond Order, which he had kept in his bag for a long time.

"The Diamond Order?" Master Jin Chan was surprised.

Jiang Ning nodded, "Master Jin Chan, with this Diamond Order, may I have a look at the Diamond Body?"

"I understand your intention, Commander Jiang!" Master Jin Chan smiled.

He continued, "You want to refine the Diamond Body, right?"

"Indeed!" Jiang Ning nodded.

"It's simple. The Diamond Body is all in my memory. If you trust me, I can teach you the secret Buddhist method. Using the Diamond Order for this is a waste!"

As he finished speaking, a faint layer of golden light enveloped Master Jin Chan's body. Within the golden light, Buddhist scriptures seemed to float.

Witnessing this, Jiang Ning's heart skipped a beat.

The golden light emanated from his body, indicating that Master Jin Chan had already perfected the Diamond Body and forged an immortal golden body.

In the Diamond Temple, any monk who could perfect this skill could join the Arhat Hall and be called a Golden Arhat.

At such a young age, Master Jin Chan had achieved perfection in the Diamond Body.

His talent was truly exceptional.

Jiang Ning's mind also recalled Zhao Yu Long's previous words.

This Master Jin Chan was said to be the reincarnation of a powerful Buddhist master.

Perhaps this was true!

Jiang Ning said, "I naturally trust Master Jin Chan's character!"

"But the Diamond Body is the Diamond Temple's signature martial art. How dare you teach it without permission?"

Master Jin Chan smiled, "Commander Jiang, you don't need to worry about this. Those old folks won't dare say anything about my teaching!"

"If there's any trouble, you're my friend, and there won't be a problem!"

Hearing this, Jiang Ning clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Master Jin Chan!"

At that moment, the rain above the valley was blocked by the steep cliff overhead. The three of them stood at the entrance of the Lotus Cave, and the rain stopped three feet in front of them.

"Commander Jiang, aren't you afraid I might take advantage and harm you?"

Then, according to Master Jin Chan's instructions, the two sat facing each other on the ground.

"Commander Jiang, you trust me so easily. Aren't you afraid I might take advantage and harm you?"

Jiang Ning smiled, "Master, you said we're friends. If we're friends, how could I harm a friend?"

"Haha, that's right!" Master Jin Chan laughed heartily.

Then, his expression turned serious.

"Commander Jiang, get ready!"

As he finished speaking, he pointed his finger at Jiang Ning's forehead from a distance.

In an instant, Jiang Ning felt a flood of information rushing into his mind.

Zhao Yu Long, standing beside them, watched this scene with focused concentration.

After a short while, Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment, the complete cultivation method of the Diamond Body, consisting of eighteen movements and accompanying techniques for manipulating Qi, was already in his mind.

"Thank you, Master Jin Chan!" Jiang Ning expressed his gratitude.

"We're friends, so there's no need to be so formal. As for the Diamond Body, Commander Jiang, please keep it to yourself!" Master Jin Chan said.

"Of course!"

Jiang Ning returned alone, while Zhao Yu Long chose to stay in the Lotus Cave.

Along the way, Jiang Ning was secretly thrilled. He never expected things to go so smoothly. The Golden Body of the Diamond Temple, the sect's signature martial art, was so easily mastered by him.

Leaving behind the Diamond Order was a good thing, too. He hadn't forgotten that the experience points gained from Script Recognition were related to the books he read. If he ever visited the Diamond Temple in the future, he could use the Diamond Order to request access to the temple's library and peruse their collection.

With the Diamond Temple's thousand-year-old heritage, the abundance and rarity of their scriptures were undoubtedly impressive. Not only would it broaden his knowledge, but it would also significantly increase his experience points.

However, the only regret he had from this trip was obtaining the complete cultivation method of the Golden Body from Jin Chan, only to find out that this technique couldn't be passed on. As a result, he couldn't teach the advanced and perfected methods of the Golden Body to his nephew, Jiang Yi Ming, or his older brother, Jiang Li.

Jiang Ning naturally chose to honor this. Having agreed to Jin Chan's request, how could he break his promise? Moreover, he wasn't in a hurry to learn the subsequent techniques of the Golden Body.

After all, whether it was his older brother, Jiang Li, or his nephew, Jiang Yi Ming, their current progress in the four stages of external cultivation for skin, flesh, tendons, and bones was far from complete. The road ahead was still long.

The subsequent stages were extensive. The method of tempering the Golden Body wasn't crucial for them at this point. After all, Jiang Ning had already reached the Fourth Grade and was only now beginning to refine his physical body, which he hadn't thoroughly tempered before.

When they reached his current stage, it wouldn't be too late to start refining their bodies.

According to his understanding, in the early days of martial arts, the division of grades wasn't as strict. The Nine Grades of Martial Arts were established by the Martial Saint himself after the Daxia Dynasty stabilized the world.

In the early stages of martial arts, the four stages of external cultivation didn't have a strict order. Some started with bone refinement, some with tendon refinement, some with flesh refinement, and some honestly began with skin refinement.

But then, someone discovered that starting with flesh refinement could tear the muscles if the skin wasn't resilient enough. And if one started directly with bone refinement without sufficient Chi, the progress was painfully slow unless one had extraordinary bones from birth.

That's why the order of skin, flesh, tendons, and bones was established, progressing from easy to difficult.

Additionally, some practitioners focused on internal cultivation first, nurturing their innate True Energy. They then used this internal energy to enhance their external body refinement.

Returning from the Lotus Cave in Dongling Mountains, Jiang Ning traveled faster on his way back because he was alone.

Back in his courtyard, the storm had mostly subsided, leaving behind a scene of devastation from the raging wind and rain. But Jiang Ning had no time to dwell on this.

He wanted to test how many experience points he could gain by completing a full cycle of the Golden Body, now that he had mastered all eighteen movements. The efficiency of experience point acquisition was crucial to his Golden Body's tempering.

Then, in the light rain, he performed the first movement, starting to manipulate his Chi and circulate his power to temper his skin.

The first twelve movements were as usual, with no changes. But when he executed the thirteenth movement, his Chi flowed slightly.

Boom!

The Chi roared, like a raging torrent, surging and powerful. He instantly felt his body tingle where the Chi tempered it.

"There's definitely a change!"

Feeling the transformation in his body, he was delighted. Changes in the body meant changes in efficiency.

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When he performed the fourteenth and fifteenth movements, he noticed that the tingling sensation intensified, accompanied by an itching feeling. As his Chi tempered his body, it felt like thousands of ants were crawling beneath his skin.

His eyebrows twitched slightly.

Then, when he executed the sixteenth movement, he immediately felt the tingling and itching turn into a stinging pain. It was as if silver needles were piercing his body, causing a continuous, fine pain.

"Indeed, as the movements deepen, the feedback on my body becomes stronger!"

Feeling the various changes in his body, he was more pleased than worried. The more apparent the changes, the more evident the effects.

When he performed the seventeenth movement, his mouth twitched slightly. The pain he felt was like silver needles piercing his body, akin to acupuncture.

This pain reminded him of the stinging sensation he experienced when getting blood drawn in his previous life.

But this pain was different. It wasn't a fleeting sensation; it was continuous and relentless.

His mouth twitched slightly as he endured the pain and continued to temper his skin.

The next moment, as he executed the final move, the eighteenth move, he couldn't help but grimace, inwardly gasping at the sudden pain.

That piercing pain felt like an arrow piercing his heart.

To forge the Goldenvolution Invencible, what an astonishing willpower it required!

Feeling the feedback from his body, Jiang Ning couldn't help but sigh deeply in his heart.

Although the pain was intense at this moment,

He thought of how he had persisted to the very last step, and how he would soon see the fruits of his labor.

His heart suddenly filled with renewed determination.

With that determination, he endured the excruciating pain and completed the final move of the forging process.

He exhaled—

As he finished, he immediately let out a long sigh of relief.

His entire being exuded a sense of liberation, as if a burden had been lifted and he had survived a calamity.

At this very moment, although a light rain was falling,

He could feel his entire body drenched in sweat.

He seemed to experience a vague sense of powerlessness.

[Goldenvolution Invencible Experience +167]



[Technique]: Goldenvolution Invencible (High Level 203/10000)



One hundred and sixty-seven!

Seeing the prompt, his heart leaped with joy.

Compared to the previous twelve moves,

The experience gain had suddenly increased by about tenfold.

Such explosive growth made him feel that all the pain he had endured was worth it.

With this efficiency, achieving the Golden Body was within reach!

Looking at his panel, Jiang Ning was very satisfied.

He then closed the panel.

In the rain, he closed his eyes and focused inward.

In an instant, he saw that the membrane had undergone some changes.

Within the silver skin, there were spots and specks, like sparkling golden particles shining like stars.

Indeed!

The membrane was also transforming!

Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

He then opened his eyes.

After that, he continued to execute the moves of the Goldenvolution Invencible, tempering the membrane.

This time,

He chose to start directly from the sixteenth move of the Goldenvolution Invencible.

Because the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth moves were the corresponding forging methods for perfecting the Goldenvolution Invencible.

According to his deduction, these were also the most efficient moves.

In less than a moment,

He completed these three moves.

"It hurts so much!"

Jiang Ning grimaced, his mouth twitching slightly.

The intense pain made him feel like he was enduring torture with each round of forging.

However, when the experience gain prompt for the Goldenvolution Invencible appeared before his eyes, he felt that all his efforts were worth it.

[Goldenvolution Invencible Experience +97]



Seeing the prompt, he nodded inwardly.

Not bad!

Not bad!

In less than a quarter of an hour, he gained a hundred experience points.

At this rate, if he persisted for an hour, he could gain about five hundred experience points.

In a day and night,

He could gain about ten thousand experience points.

The thought flashed through his mind.

Jiang Ning felt incredibly motivated.

If things went smoothly enough,

By this time tomorrow, he would be able to forge the Golden Body.

Thinking of this possibility, he felt deeply moved.

Completing the forging of the Golden Body in a single day.

This was enough to shock anyone.

The Golden Body was the foundation for invincibility in the same realm.

Especially for him, it meant possessing terrifying self-healing and regeneration speed.

The defensive power of his physical body would become even more apparent.

He hoped that Xiao Qiushui would truly attain the Divine Human Mastery.

Only then would his meticulous preparations be worthwhile.

A glint of determination flashed in Jiang Ning's eyes, and he clenched his fist.

The next moment,

He continued to execute the corresponding moves.

Practicing in the rain, he didn't have to worry about recovering his condition.

The rain fell on him, and the nourishment it provided brought him continuous recovery.

Accompanying the pain of forging the Golden Body and the joy of gaining experience, Jiang Ning entered a state of pain and pleasure.

From morning to night, he forgot about sleep and meals, even skipping lunch and dinner, and devoted himself to tempering the membrane.

Due to the weather, he couldn't practice the Essence of the Great Sun either.

Although he felt a bit regretful, it also saved him an hour of time.

That night,

As the clouds dispersed,

The bright moon, hidden for most of the evening, reappeared high in the sky.

Under the cold moonlight,

Lv Yi held a lamp in the pavilion, her hands supporting her chin as she watched Jiang Ning.

In front of her was a food box still emitting wisps of steam.

In the courtyard,

After the last move was completed,

Jiang Ning let out a long sigh of relief.

[Goldenvolution Invencible Experience +101]



[Technique]: Goldenvolution Invencible (High Level 6137/10000)



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