37: The Power of the Four Phases

Chu Jiang looked at the Heaven And Earth Treasure before him with great satisfaction.

It was not just the Gongsun family sending him benefits; the other troublemakers he had captured also contacted acquaintances to bring him good things.

Although they lacked the generosity of the Gongsun family, there were many of them, and a little bit from each person added up to a significant amount. Those without any Heaven And Earth Treasure simply sent silver.

He now had a full three thousand taels of silver on him.

It had to be said that these Jianghu people were truly wealthy.

This was also the reason why Chu Jiang had not killed them outright. The resources consumed by the Wind and Thunder Vajra Body he was currently cultivating were enormous. If he relied solely on demon life essence, cultivating it to Major Achievement, Perfection, or even Transcendent would require an astronomical amount.

Chu Jiang took all the Heaven And Earth Treasure he had received into the secret chamber and began to Cultivate.

Current Martial Arts:

[Grandmaster Martial Art · Wind and Thunder Vajra Body Upper Volume (Minor Achievement)]

[Grandmaster Martial Art (Pseudo) · Blood Blade Divine Manual (Major Achievement)]

[Vajra Martial Art · Vajra Divine Palm (Perfection)]

...

[demon life essence: 898 years]

[Lifespan: 120 years]

...

[Year 1, you begin to Cultivate the Wind and Thunder Vajra Body. You consume five Grade 2 True Essence Pills, increasing your Cultivation speed, and open thirty-five acupuncture points.]

[Year 2, you consume a Fire Fruit. The acupuncture points in your body open continuously, the fire attribute power of the Wind and Thunder Vajra Body strengthens, and you open forty-eight acupuncture points.]

[Year 3, you consume a hundred-year-old Purple Cloud Ginseng. Boundless medicinal power flows through your body.]

[Year 5, you completely refine the remaining medicinal power and open sixty-eight acupuncture points.]

[Year 7, you consume some low-grade Heaven And Earth Treasure in succession, and your Cultivation speed increases slightly.]

[Year 10, you open seventy-two acupuncture points in your body and reach Perfection.]

[Year 11, the Upper Volume of the Wind and Thunder Vajra Body reaches Major Achievement.]

[Year 12, your Physical Body contains the power of the three attributes: wind, thunder, and fire. Your Realm breaks through to the Late Stage of the Vajra Realm.]

[Year 15, you press on and consume a Deep Sea Shark Pearl. Boundless energy instantly sweeps through your entire body, and you begin to refine it desperately.]

[Year 21, you open one hundred twenty-eight acupuncture points in your body, and the energy of the Deep Sea Shark Pearl is exhausted.]

[Year 48, due to the loss of the support of Heaven And Earth Treasure, your Cultivation speed greatly decreases. It takes you twenty years to open only two acupuncture points.]

[Year 52, you begin a long journey of arduous training, absorbing the energy of heaven and earth every day to temper your Physical Body, but progress is slow.]

...

[Year 450, you open one hundred eighty acupuncture points in your body, forming a Great Circulation within. The Upper Volume of the Wind and Thunder Vajra Body reaches Perfection.]

[Unlocked: Power of the Four Phases - Wind Control, Thunder Control, Heart Fire, Indestructible Vajra.]

Wind Control: You can ride the wind, gaining the ability to fly briefly.

Thunder Control: You can refine the residual power of thunder in heaven and earth, controlling low-field thunder and using it for your own purposes.

Heart Fire: You can plant Heart Fire in an enemy's heart, allowing you to control their life and death.

Indestructible Vajra: You can be immune to the vast majority of attacks. No one in the Vajra Realm can break your defense, and you can briefly resist the attacks of those in the Grandmaster Realm.

[Year 452, your Physical Body reaches Perfection, entering a new Realm and stepping into the Peak of the Vajra Realm.]

[demon life essence: 536 years]

...

Chu Jiang opened his eyes. His gaze became as sharp as lightning, and wherever he looked, it seemed as if he could pierce through everything.

With every movement, the three phases of wind, thunder, and fire swirled around him, emitting a powerful aura that made one's heart palpitate.

He arrived outside the county town.

He moved instantly; the next moment he was tens of meters away, his afterimage not even visible. Every step he took was accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder.

When attacking, his fist wind was like thunder, carrying burning flames. Wherever it reached, it turned into a forbidden zone of thunder and fire. A dozen large trees were incinerated, and a giant boulder weighing thousands of catties was shattered by a single palm strike.

He lightly tapped his toes on the ground, and his body soared into the air, as if he were a messenger of thunder and fire, walking on air as if it were flat ground between heaven and earth.

After landing, Chu Jiang's heart surged like rough waves, unable to calm down for a long time.

He had thought that the Wind and Thunder Vajra Body reaching Perfection would be strong, but he had not expected it to be this strong.

Each of these powers of the Four Phases was a divine skill.

Brief flight was an ability only possessed by a Grandmaster.

Even a Grandmaster would be cautious when refining the power of thunder.

The most surprising thing was this Heart Fire; it was simply a miraculous skill for controlling people's hearts.

Indestructible Vajra was a basic skill of this martial art, so he did not find it surprising.

This was likely due to a mutation that occurred during the deduction process of the Wind and Thunder Vajra Body, combined with some strange change triggered by the Fusion of the Golden Sun Skill.

His current strength could be unceremoniously described as: the number one person below the Grandmaster Realm.

His strength had increased too quickly; his peers simply could not keep up.

"Sigh, is this the trouble of being too strong? It feels so good..."

Chu Jiang took a step, his figure vanished instantly, and he returned to White Stone County.

...

The next day, a group of people wearing bamboo hats arrived at this location.

"Such strong residual energy of heaven and earth!"

"I am inferior to him."

The leader in the bamboo hat said in a deep voice.

"Chief, you are at the Peak of the Vajra Realm, yet you are still inferior to this person?" the remaining people in bamboo hats asked.

"Could it be that a Senior in the Grandmaster Realm passed by here and felt a sudden itch to test their skills..."

Centurion Qin was a famous powerhouse in the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division, ranking in the top three among all Centurions, and had killed countless demons.

Centurions of the same Realm could not withstand three moves from him, yet at this moment, he uttered such a sentiment.

This shocked his subordinates.

Someone even Centurion Qin could not match could only be a Grandmaster.

"It is hard to say!"

Centurion Qin had seen many Grandmasters. Although the scene before him was quite frightening, it still lacked a bit of the essence compared to a true Grandmaster.

"It seems this mission is not simple."

The group of Demon Suppression Guards did not linger and quickly left the area.

However, it was not just the Demon Suppression Guards who saw this scene.

The Ten Thousand Flowers Sword Sect, Huangji Sect, Hundred Flowers Sect, Sword King Sect...

As the time for the final decisive battle between the number one and number eleven on the People Ranking drew nearer, more and more people headed to White Stone County.

Such powerful destructive force could not be hidden even if one wanted to.

Coupled with the spread by interested parties, the news that a Senior of the Grandmaster Realm had come to White Stone County was widely disseminated, instantly igniting public opinion.

This caused complete chaos.

Originally, the People Ranking battles only attracted some juniors to watch, but now a top powerhouse like a Grandmaster had appeared.

Elders from some sects, and even Sect Masters, arrived one after another.

Hoping to catch a glimpse of the demeanor of a Grandmaster.

White Stone County ushered in a scene of prosperity it had not seen in a hundred, or even several hundred, years.

Inns and restaurants were basically packed to capacity.

"Brother Chu, your White Stone County is becoming increasingly lively; it has actually alarmed a Grandmaster-level powerhouse. It is spreading like wildfire outside," Mad Saber said loudly.

"Indeed, the commotion caused this time is truly not small. In all the years I have been out in the world, this is the first time I have seen such a big scene," Bewitching Heart Demoness also said.

Hearing their words, Chu Jiang's expression became strange. If they knew that he was the mysterious Grandmaster they were talking about, he wondered what they would think.

But now was not the time to expose his strength. If that guy ranked first on the People Ranking did not dare to come, would he not lose out big time?

That bottle of precious nectar could improve his martial arts Aptitude; he had to get his hands on it.

"Such a Senior is naturally not someone we can speculate about. Perhaps they were just passing through White Stone County and have already left by now." Chu Jiang put on an expression of reverence and continued, "However, if one had the chance to get to know such a figure, it would truly be a great honor!"

First act the part, then become a god.