I'm a body cultivator, so it's normal for me to destroy a star with one punch, right?

puff!

The longsword pierced his abdomen, delivering a sharp, piercing blow.

Jiang He felt a sharp pain and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Jiang He, what are you doing?"

Wang Wu was startled by Jiang He's action and quickly tried to stop him, but Jiang He waved his hand and said, "Senior, I'm fine."

As soon as he spoke, he spat out another mouthful of blood.

Wang Wu was dumbfounded: "Why would you hurt yourself for no reason?"

Jiang He: "I didn't hurt myself... I just suddenly thought of a way to refine the essence of yellow earth."

"no!"

"Why would you stab yourself while refining the essence of yellow earth?"

"........."

Senior Wang Wu is so stupid!

Jiang He was speechless. He could only draw his sword to explain to Wang Wu, saying, "I can't refine the essence of yellow earth, and I can't swallow it... But think about it another way, where does everything we swallow go?"

"Ding!"

"Refining the Sacred Source increases strength by 125000 kg."

A system notification sounded in his mind, the power of the Holy Source was activated, and Jiang He's wounds healed rapidly.

He said in a serious tone, "The food we eat goes into our stomachs, so why don't I just cut open the stomach and stuff the essence of the yellow earth inside?"

"........."

Wang Wu felt his head buzzing...

This is absolutely outrageous! It's outrageous beyond belief!
But if you think about it carefully, it seems that's really the case!

puff!
Before Wang Wu could figure it out, Jiang He plunged his sword into his stomach again, this time with more precise control of the force, and it didn't pierce through.

Wang Wu: What are you doing now?

Jiang He drew his sword horizontally and slashed across his stomach, widening the wound, and said, "Looking for my stomach... wait, where's my stomach?"

"........."

Wang Wu was exasperated. He pointed to a spot slightly above Jiang He's abdomen and said, "Generally speaking, a person's stomach should be in this position... Although there may be slight errors due to body size, the errors are usually not significant."

Jiang He: "..."

Hey!
Why didn't you say so earlier?

So he slashed the sword upwards again...

It's not a big deal if it's not cut, but if it is cut, the wound will be too big and the intestines will come out.

Jiang He hurriedly grabbed the intestines with one hand and stuffed them back in, spitting out blood as he said, "Where's my stomach...where is my stomach...Found it, quick, quick, senior, help me stuff the essence of the yellow earth back in!"

He released his sword, and with a wave of his hand, took out the essence of yellow earth and threw it to Wang Wu.

Wang Wu took a closer look and almost threw up.

Oh shit!

Having lived from the late Qing Dynasty to the present, what kind of situation haven't I seen?

But today, Jiang He was "shocked" by what he said: "Your stomach hasn't been cut open yet..."

"Wait, I'll cut it."

puff!
Wang Wu reached into Jiang He's chest cavity and poked around a few times. Immediately, Jiang He felt a "fullness" in his stomach. Wang Wu said, "It's stuffed, but your stomach has been cut open. What if it falls out again?"

"fine."

Jiang He drew his sword and said, "I have a special constitution, and my body heals quickly after being injured."

"Ding!"

"Refining the Sacred Source increases strength by 125000 kg."

As the river drew its sword.

His injuries healed quickly.

As the wound heals, the "essence of loess" in the stomach begins to be "digested" under the action of the system.

"Ding!"

"Refine the spiritual object, Strength +10 Dragon Power".

Another system notification sounded in his mind, and the next moment Jiang He felt a rapid surge of power erupt within his body.

This power is different from "holy blood".

The power unleashed by the holy blood was extremely domineering, constantly impacting and tearing at his flesh.

However, the power unleashed by the "essence of loess" was a streak of earthy yellow luster.

The luster penetrated his flesh, internal organs, muscles, skin, and even deep into his cells. His body began to petrify from the inside out, and in an instant, it turned into an earthen-yellow human-shaped statue.

Wang Wu was startled. He carefully "sensed" Jiang He's condition and found that Jiang He's vitality was still strong and his physique was rapidly increasing at the moment of the "statue". Only then did he feel relieved.

He circled the river, marveling at the sight, and said, "I never imagined that a body-refining martial artist could achieve such miraculous effects after refining the essence of yellow earth... I wonder how much your physical body will grow after you have completely refined this piece of yellow earth essence."

Jiang He: "..."

His body was transformed into a sculpture.

However, his consciousness remained, and he could hear what Wang Wu was saying.

"Judging from your condition, you probably won't recover anytime soon... We can't just let you stand in the yard under the scorching sun forever."

Wang Wu turned and went into the room, found a bed sheet, and covered Jiang He with it.

"........."

I thank you!
Couldn't you just move me into the house?

Jiang He complained inwardly, but unfortunately he couldn't speak out and could only silently endure it.

Wang Wu, meanwhile, sat in the pavilion in the center of the courtyard, drinking tea and silently comprehending the "Sage's Laws".

A moment later, footsteps could be heard.

"Senior Wang Wu!"

Immediately afterward, Liu Feng's loud voice rang out, "Senior Wang Wu, during my seclusion this time, my cultivation has greatly improved, and I have broken through to the late stage of the Celestial Realm. I heard that there is a very popular Trial Tower in the West District. I would like to trouble you to send me in, as I would like to try my luck at the Trial Tower."

"what?"

"what is this?"

Liu Feng spotted the "sculpture," ripped off the bed sheet, and exclaimed in surprise, "Senior, you even sculpt sculptures... Wait, how come this sculpture looks exactly like Jiang He?"

Before Wang Wu could explain.

Liu Feng then said, "Senior, could it be that Jiang He has recently made great contributions and you want to erect a statue for him? But this statue is too shabby. Why is it only this tall? Is it a one-to-one replica? If you ask me, we should erect a 10-zhang tall statue for Jiang He and put it in the center of our Wucheng People's Park."

Wang Wu chuckled and said, "This isn't a statue, this is a river."

After an explanation, Liu Feng finally understood.

He took out his phone, stood in front of the statue and snapped a bunch of pictures, then took a selfie of himself and the statue.

Seeing this, Wang Wu urged, "Alright, stop taking pictures. I'll take you to the West District."

…………

at the same time.

Tiansheng Sect.

Tian Sheng Temple.

The Heavenly Saint Hall is the "holy land" of the Heavenly Saint Sect. The Heavenly Saint Half-Saints live here, and usually only the high-ranking members of the Heavenly Saint Sect and a few direct disciples of the Heavenly Saint Half-Saints are qualified to enter here.

Over the past few hundred years, the Heavenly Saint has taken in nine disciples. Among them, three are at the Fish-Dragon Realm and six are at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

Two Celestial Realm cultivators have already "died in battle," one of whom was the one who went to Great Xia to establish the "Heavenly Demon Sect," and died at the hands of Qin Jiuzhou.

Currently in the Heavenly Saint Temple are the Heavenly Saint Half-Saint and his eldest disciple.

His eldest disciple's surname was Hong, and his name was Hong Renli. He was at the seventh level of the Fish-Dragon Realm.

At this moment, Tian Sheng, a half-saint, was sitting at the table, writing letters. He wrote for more than an hour before finishing, having written six letters in total. After sealing the letters in envelopes, he handed them to Hong Renli and instructed him: "Here are six letters that need to be delivered to Beishan County, Heihe County, Xueling Mountain, Wumu City, Yi'an County, and the Beast Taming Palace. I don't trust anyone else to do it, so I need to trouble you to make the trip yourself."

These six forces are all led by a half-saint, and are listed among the 36 prefectures and 18 sects in the eastern region of Kunlun Realm. Some of them even have a stronger foundation than the Heavenly Saint Sect.

Especially the Beast Taming Palace.

The master of the Beast Taming Palace is a semi-saint level expert. He has a companion "spirit pet" that possesses the bloodline of an ancient divine beast. It is now at the peak of the ninth level of the Fish-Dragon Realm and is not far from the semi-saint realm.

Legend has it that there is a demon race half-saint in the Beast Taming Palace, who was the companion spirit pet of the Beast Taming Palace's founder. Whether this is true or not is unknown, and no one has ever seen that demon race half-saint in nearly a thousand years.

Hong Renli, who had been standing to the side, naturally knew what the letter said. He asked in confusion, "Master wants to invite these six forces to join forces against Tianmen Pass?"

The Heavenly Saint Half-Saint walked to the entrance of the Heavenly Saint Hall, looked at the Heavenly Saint Sect's mountain gate shrouded in clouds and mist, and said, "The development speed of Heavenly Gate Pass is too fast. In just over twenty years, a second Half-Saint has already been born. The foundation left by their ancestors is too strong. Now they have obtained a Saint Source in that cave secret realm. At this rate, at most a third Half-Saint will be born in ten years."

"The relationship between my Tiansheng Sect and Tianmen Pass has long been irreconcilable, and it is difficult for them to coexist. If we cannot take Tianmen Pass as soon as possible, it will be our Tiansheng Sect that disappears from Kunlun Ruins in the future."

Hong Renli carefully put away the letter, left the Heavenly Saint Hall, and soon transformed into a streak of light, flying out of the Heavenly Saint Sect.

The sage returned to the table and picked up his pen to write another letter.

This time, he wrote more than a dozen letters. He immediately summoned his second disciple and instructed him, "Go find some true disciples and have them send these letters to the major powers in other regions."

The second disciple of the Heavenly Saint Half-Saint was an abandoned baby who was picked up and adopted by the Heavenly Saint Half-Saint. Unexpectedly, he became a "Spirit Warrior" at the age of eleven, or in the words of the Great Xia Dynasty, he had awakened.

He is now at the sixth level of the Fish-Dragon Realm, and his strength is extremely high.

It is said that when Tian Sheng Ban Sheng found him, he was wearing a jade pendant with the character "Zhuang" written on it. Tian Sheng Ban Sheng named him "Zhuang Bu Fan".

Zhuang Bufan accepted the order and was about to leave when Tian Sheng, a half-saint, called him back and said, "Wait... You need to go to the Central Region yourself."

He took out a storage ring and handed it to Zhuang Bufan, saying, "This storage ring contains the inheritance of our Heavenly Saint Sect and some treasures and resources. After you arrive in the Central Region, do not return for the time being..."

Zhuang Bufan's expression changed slightly. He glanced at the Heavenly Saint Half-Saint, seemingly understanding the Heavenly Saint Half-Saint's meaning, and asked, "Master, are you worried that our Heavenly Saint Sect will be attacked by Heavenly Gate Pass?"

Seeing that the Heavenly Saint Half-Saint remained silent, Zhuang Bufan immediately knelt on the ground with a thud and pleaded, "Master, I grew up in the Heavenly Saint Sect since I was a child. Now is a time of great difficulty for our Heavenly Saint Sect. How can I leave?"

Tian Sheng, a half-saint, helped Zhuang Bufan up and said, "Bufan, I have never married or had any children in my life. In my eyes, you are my son... Back then, I founded the Tian Sheng Sect and led it step by step to develop to where it is today, ranking among the eighteen sects of the thirty-six prefectures in the eastern region of Kunlun Realm. It can be considered that we have our own lineage."

"You stay in the Central Region. If my Heavenly Saint Sect can overcome this crisis, I will inform you to return."

"If you cannot overcome this crisis, then stay in the Central Region, establish your own sect, and pass on this lineage for your master... Remember, if that time truly comes, never seek revenge for your master!"

"Furthermore, the sect's name cannot use the three characters 'Tian Sheng Zong'."

How could Zhuang Bufan agree to that?

He and the Heavenly Saint and Half-Saint were like father and son, so he naturally wanted to stay and live and die together.

The Heavenly Saint, a half-saint, threatened to kill himself and made Zhuang Bufan swear an oath before he finally gave up.

After leaving the Heavenly Saint Hall, Zhuang Bufan wiped away his tears and, following the instructions of the Heavenly Saint Half-Saint, selected some talented disciples. That evening, he left the Heavenly Saint Sect's mountain gate.

The Heavenly Saint and Half-Saint looked dejected as he sat by the window gazing at the night sky, his premonition growing stronger.

He knew that the group of madmen at Tianmen Pass would never let him go, but he didn't want to slink away in disgrace.

"I have been dull-witted since childhood and have not been well regarded by others."

“My parents abandoned me, my fellow disciples looked down on me, and my fellow disciples scorned me… I have come this far step by step, and I have reached my limit. If I want to go further, I need an even greater opportunity.”

"Tianmen Pass..."

"Summer!"

"It's a pity that I only sent the seventh brother into the Great Xia back then. If I had sent Fan'er and the others with me, I'm afraid that Tianmen Pass and the Great Xia would already be mine by now!"

I have some thoughts to share.

The Heavenly Saint and Half-Saint set off for the Crimson Blood Tower.

This kind of moment.

We must form a united front with Crimson Blood Tower.

If we can persuade the six major powers to come out of seclusion, along with the Crimson Blood Tower... we might be able to take Tianmen Pass.

After he arrived at the Crimson Blood Tower.

He was greeted by two "vice masters" of the Crimson Blood Pavilion, but the Crimson Blood Pavilion Master was nowhere to be seen. The Heavenly Saint Half-Saint immediately had a bad feeling and asked, "Where is Brother Crimson Blood?"

The two deputy leaders said, "After returning from Tianmen Pass that day, the leader went to the Crimson Blood Pool for seclusion, saying that he wanted to break through to the middle-level half-saint realm."

"nonsense!"

The Heavenly Saint Half-Saint slammed his fist on the table and roared, "How could I not know what realm the Crimson Blood Pavilion Master is? He's far from being a mid-level Half-Saint, and he thinks he can break through by just going into seclusion?"

He got up and was about to rush towards the "Red Blood Pool".

"You are a Heavenly Saint or Half-Saint, and the Crimson Blood Pool is a forbidden area of ​​my Crimson Blood Pavilion. You cannot go there!"

"Didn't you want to see the Lord of the Pavilion? Can we go and ask the Lord of the Pavilion to come out of seclusion?"

"Lord Tiansheng...please wait!"

The two deputy leaders of the Crimson Blood Tower tried their best to stop them, but they were only at the late stage of the Fish-Dragon Realm. How could they possibly stop a Heavenly Saint or Half-Saint?
The Heavenly Saint and Half-Saint ascended through the window to the ninth floor of the Crimson Blood Tower, where there lay the Crimson Blood Pool, the Crimson Blood Tower Master's usual place of cultivation—a "treasure trove." But now…

Where is the Crimson Blood Pool now?
"Damn it!"

The Heavenly Saint Half-Saint gritted his teeth and said angrily, "I knew this bastard was unreliable... Damn it, he actually ran away?"

"OP..."

"They ran away?"

The two deputy leaders of Crimson Blood Tower were shocked. One of them rushed to the Crimson Blood Tower's treasury to check, only to hear the disciple guarding the treasury say, "The leader came by yesterday and said he wanted to buy a valuable treasure, so he took away all the treasures and resources in the treasury."

The deputy poster stumbled and almost fainted.

"No!"

"That's impossible... The Crimson Blood Pavilion was founded by the Pavilion Master himself. How could he just abandon such a large business?"

"The original poster will definitely come back... definitely come back!"

He gritted his teeth and instructed, "This matter is confidential; remember not to divulge it to anyone."

Say it.

He hurriedly returned to his cave, gathered his treasures and resources, and took his children and family with him. He then sailed away in a flying boat overnight.

…………

Tianmen Pass.

Inside Wang Wu's small courtyard.

Jianghe, transformed into a human-shaped statue, was surrounded by an earthy yellow halo, unable to move or speak.

But his thinking became clearer and clearer, as if his "spirit and soul" were growing stronger at the same time as his physical body was growing stronger.

He could clearly feel the power of his own physical body.

Moreover, the phrase "tempering the body with cold air" that kept echoing in his mind was constantly tempering his physical body.

soon.

Ten days have passed.

The earthen-yellow aura surrounding Jiang He began to shrink. He "saw" the "petrification" state inside his flesh and blood dissolving, and knew that the power of that piece of earth essence was about to be absorbed.

And at this time...

hum!
Suddenly, the entire Tianmen Pass trembled.

A beam of holy light shot into the sky, followed by billowing auspicious clouds. Qin Jiuzhou's arrogant laughter rang out: "Hahahaha... I, Qin Jiuzhou, have become a saint!" (End of Chapter)