Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

The residence of the Marquis of Dongling.

As night deepened, the temperature gradually dropped.

[Skill]: Inner Alchemy Cultivation Technique + (Six Breakthroughs to 70000/70000) (Traits: Longevity Seed (Light Gold), Great Sun Divine Body (Light Gold), Great Sun Furnace (Dark Purple))
Seeing the familiar plus sign appear on his panel, Jiang Ning couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

Everything needed for the breakthrough in Neidan health cultivation has now been fulfilled.

Breaking through this technique will allow him to reach a new level of strength.

The thought flashed through his mind, and then suddenly his thoughts moved, and the source energy points on the panel instantly decreased by one hundred points.

In an instant, the golden inner core in his dantian stirred, and then...

boom!!!
A powerful aura suddenly erupted from the depths of Jiang Ning's dantian.

That eruption was like a volcano that had been dormant for millions of years suddenly bursting forth, its power domineering yet pure, sweeping across the entire body in an instant.

Jiang Ning let out a muffled groan, his entire body suddenly stiffening.

The tendons and ligaments inside his body were now as taut as bowstrings.

The pale gold patterns beneath his skin suddenly brightened, transforming into streaks of intense golden-red light that surged and danced beneath his skin.

The trajectories of these streaks of light were not chaotic, but rather subtly formed a mysterious pattern.

The left side resembles a coiled dragon, winding and agile.

The right side resembles a crouching tiger, powerful and majestic.

The forms of dragon and tiger flowed and alternated on the body's surface, and faint sounds of wind and thunder emanated from within. The deep dragon's roar and the domineering tiger's howl echoed each other, causing the entire courtyard to tremble slightly.

If Linglong hadn't set up a water barrier beforehand to isolate the inside from the outside, this commotion would have been enough to spread beyond the mansion and alarm half of the capital.

At this moment, Jiang Ning's entire mind was focused on his body.

Within the dantian, the inner core, which had been quietly suspended and radiating a gentle golden glow, was now undergoing a tremendous transformation.

On the surface of the inner elixir, countless fine and intricate purple patterns suddenly appeared on the originally smooth and rounded golden elixir wall.

These patterns seem to have naturally emerged from the deepest part of the inner elixir, as if they were originally part of the inner elixir, only now that it has matured and revealed themselves.

The interwoven patterns gradually outline a clear contour.

The lines on the left side meander like a dragon, with scales and claws outstretched, and the dragon's head raised towards the sky.

The right side features deep, powerful lines resembling a tiger, with sharp, fierce stripes and a domineering gaze sweeping across the land.

The shapes of a dragon and a tiger stand opposite each other on the Danbi wall, encircling each other, forming a perfect Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram!
Even more astonishingly, as the dragon and tiger patterns were fully formed, streams of dense, deep purple energy continuously surged forth from the depths of the inner core.

This purple aura is not so-called spiritual energy; it is purer and more profound, carrying an indescribable sense of nobility and antiquity, as if it came from the first ray of dawn at the beginning of the world, or as if it carried some kind of fundamental Dao.

"Purple aura!!!" Jiang Ning was greatly shocked.

He had seen a few words about it in ancient books.

Auspicious purple clouds appear in the east, signifying the birth of sages and virtuous men.

Purple Qi contains the essence of the elixir; the Great Dao is within reach.

This purple aura is one of the most fundamental and noble innate energies in the world. Ordinary cultivators would find it difficult to capture even a wisp of it in their entire lives, yet it is now continuously being generated from his inner core.

Purple mist swirled around, blending with the golden radiance of the inner elixir itself. The two colors flowed endlessly, illuminating the entire dantian like a fairyland.

At the point where the purple aura was most concentrated, a brand new inner core was taking shape.

It was several sizes smaller than the original inner core, more solid, and more dazzling!
The entire piece displays a unique blend of gold and purple, with a golden dragon coiled on the left and purple clouds supporting it.

On the right, a white tiger crouches, its golden light shining like the sun!
Where the dragon and tiger meet, a point of pure white light appears and disappears, like the primordial light born from the union of yin and yang.

"Dragon-Tiger Golden Elixir!"

Jiang Ning suddenly understood the name of this new characteristic.

next moment.

"Roar--"

"Sing—"

Two illusory figures, one a dragon and the other a tiger, suddenly burst forth from Jiang Ning's dantian, piercing through the crown of his head and soaring straight into the heavens!
The dragon's shadow was over three zhang long, with shimmering golden scales, outstretched five claws, and purple mist swirling around its whiskers.

The tiger's shadow was equally enormous, with white fur and black stripes, a "king" character on its forehead, and golden light scattering between its domineering gaze.

Although the dragon and tiger were illusory, they were as solid as real beings, and the pressure they exuded was as substantial as a physical entity, causing the water curtain covering the courtyard to appear and then violently tremble.

The phantom images of dragons and tigers circled and roared in the sky above the courtyard, chasing each other, and finally converged three feet above Jiang Ning's head.

The moment when dragon and tiger meet.

Boom!!!

A beam of light, purely composed of gold and purple interwoven, suddenly poured into Jiang Ning Tian Ling from the point of convergence!

The beam of light was as thick as a child's arm and as solid as a physical object, with countless fine dragon and tiger runes flowing within it!
Jiang Ning trembled violently!

Every pore opened up at this moment, frantically absorbing the golden-purple light beam that was pouring down from above!
The beam of light entered the body, transforming into the purest primordial energy, which then split into three streams.

It rushes straight to the limbs and bones, merging into every inch of flesh, every bone, and every meridian.

Jiang Ning could clearly feel that his physical body was undergoing another violent transformation.

Muscle fibers become denser and tougher, bones gleam with a jade-like luster, meridians widen continuously, and their inner walls are covered with a thin layer of golden-purple film, making them more flexible and able to withstand the impact of violent true energy.

The Great Sun Divine Body operated spontaneously, and the pale golden patterns on its surface gradually deepened in color under the nourishment of this energy, transforming into a more dazzling golden flame color, and the patterns also became more complex and profound.

Another stream of energy surged into the dantian and merged into the newly formed Dragon-Tiger Golden Core.

The golden pill spun around.

With each rotation, the volume becomes more solid, the color becomes more profound, and the dragon and tiger patterns on the surface become clearer.

With the infusion of energy, the connection between the Dragon-Tiger Golden Elixir and Jiang Ning's mind became even closer, as if it had become the second core of his body, forming a triangular resonance with his heart and the Dao embryo of his spiritual platform.

The last and purest stream of purple energy rose straight up to the spiritual platform and flowed into the Dao Embryo enveloped in the Yin-Yang Mystic Light.

The Dao Embryo was already nearing perfection, and now, nourished by this innate purple energy, it has undergone even more subtle changes.

The speed of the Yin-Yang Mystic Light flow suddenly increased, the halo became more dazzling, and even fine patterns similar to the Dragon-Tiger Golden Elixir appeared on the surface of the Dao Embryo, only more abstract rather than solid, and more in line with the manifestation of the Dao.

Jiang Ning could sense that the time it took for his primordial spirit to break free from its shell had been shortened again.

If it used to take three to five days, now it may only take one or two days, or even less.

Furthermore, the incorporation of purple into the Dao Embryo has added a new dimension of change.

The initiation lasted for a good dozen or so breaths.

As the last wisp of golden-purple light disappeared into the crown of the head, the phantom of the dragon and tiger in the night sky let out a long roar and slowly dissipated, turning into specks of golden-purple light rain that sprinkled across the entire courtyard.

Wherever the sunlight and rain touched, the grass and trees grew wildly, and the flowers bloomed. The ancient pines, which were originally somewhat dull, stretched out their branches and leaves, exuding a vitality comparable to that of spring.

Even the exquisite creature and the old turtle in the lake, touched by this light and rain, felt their blood vessels stirring and their cultivation beginning to improve.

Linglong exhaled a rainbow of seven colors into the lake, while the old turtle stretched its head straight out, and the shell on its back began to materialize, becoming even more lustrous.

At this moment, Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes.

The golden and purple hues in his eyes flashed briefly before returning to a deep black.

[Skill]: Internal Alchemy Health Cultivation Technique (Seven Limit Breaks 21037/80000) (Characteristics: Longevity Seed (Light Gold), Great Sun Divine Body (Light Gold), Great Sun Furnace (Dark Purple), Dragon Tiger Golden Elixir (Dark Gold))
"Deep gold!!"

Upon seeing this color, his pupils dilated and contracted slightly.

He paused for a moment.

He let out a long breath.

This is the first deep gold trait he has ever acquired.

He never expected that it would appear in the internal alchemy health cultivation exercise.

Looking at the quality of this trait, he understood why there had been such a dramatic change just now with the breakthrough in his Inner Alchemy Cultivation Technique.

"Dragon Tiger Golden Elixir!" he murmured softly, then his gaze fell on this section on the panel.

【Dragon and Tiger Golden Elixir (Deep Gold)】: It embodies the form of a dragon and a tiger, and contains the image of purple energy coming from the east. The dragon represents vitality, and the tiger represents killing. When the dragon and tiger converge, the killing power is unparalleled.

"When dragons and tigers clash, their killing prowess is unparalleled!"

He thought to himself.

Immediately, his eyes flickered.

In an instant, the inner core in his dantian, interwoven with gold and purple, and adorned with a coiled dragon and tiger, suddenly shone brightly.

On the left, the golden dragon pattern moves, its head held high, roaring.

The white tiger on the right side has low-hanging stripes and is roaring with its mouth open.

The roar of dragons and howls of tigers did not resound to the outside world, but rather resonated and vibrated within his meridians, bones, and blood, transforming into an unstoppable torrent.

The next moment, a burst of purple energy erupted from the surface of the golden core.

The purple aura instantly merged into his body, sweeping through his limbs, bones, internal organs, and directly into his spiritual center.

boom--

Jiang Ning's body trembled violently.

As the purple energy flowed in, he felt his bones and muscles throb, his blood surge, his mind shine brightly, and his true essence surged within his dantian.

The vital energy and spirit surge and sublimate simultaneously.

He instantly felt as if he had stepped into a completely new realm.

Endless power surged forth from within him.

A faint purple light appeared in his eyes at this moment.

He could clearly feel that the strength he could exert at this moment was completely different from that of the previous moment.

This leap, this explosive growth, is not due to the previous use of forbidden techniques that ignited one's own blood and energy and damaged one's own foundation, but rather because of the influx of that purple energy.

"This is... the power of the convergence of dragon and tiger," Jiang Ning murmured to himself, looking at his palm.

His eyes reflected a faint purple light, as deep as the starry sky.

He felt an incredible sense of wonder at that moment, as if his spirit and energy had been elevated, allowing him to break through some kind of bottleneck and step into a wider world.

He felt that his ordinary hands could unleash a power he had never mastered before.

He clenched his fist slightly, creating a sonic boom in the air.

But he kept that small wisp of air contained within the small space of his palm, without revealing even a trace of his energy.

This demonstrates an extremely refined control over power.

"In this state, if I were to fight the Dragon Head again, I could smash him with a single punch!" Jiang Ning estimated in his mind, his confidence more abundant than ever before.

The source of this strength and confidence is not the improvement of martial arts skills, but a level, a different field.

His gaze shifted towards the palace, his eyes sharp as swords, revealing a restless, eager expression.

Then.

A full cup of tea has passed.

That feeling only disappeared after that.

His energy and spirit returned to calm, and he returned to normal.

"It should last about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, that should be enough!" he thought to himself.

Then he closed his eyes slightly, focused his mind on his body, and sank into his dantian.

Inside the dantian, the once bright Dragon-Tiger Golden Core had become somewhat dark.

He slightly stimulated it, and the Dragon-Tiger Golden Core trembled slightly before there was no further reaction.

"It seems that this Dragon-Tiger Convergence can only be used once within a certain period of time!" he thought to himself.

Then, he activated his dantian, exhausting all the true energy in his body at once.

As the Dragon-Tiger Golden Core slightly rotated, countless energies surged from the surrounding world like rivers flowing into the sea, instantly swallowed and refined by the Dragon-Tiger Golden Core. In just a short while, its true essence was restored by more than half.

"As expected, the condensation of the Dragon-Tiger Golden Core not only transformed my entire body, but also greatly improved the quality and recovery speed of my true essence, resulting in a surge in my sustained combat ability. The burst of power from the convergence of the Dragon and Tiger allowed me to unleash even greater strength in a short period of time."

Jiang Ning thought to himself.

[Source Point]: 2.1
Then, he looked at the remaining source points on the panel, without feeling any regret.

This breakthrough has yielded results far exceeding expectations!
His breakthrough in Neidan health cultivation allowed his Golden Core to transform, enabling him to undergo a complete transformation from the inside out, further enhancing his normal strength.

The convergence of those three streams of purple energy played a crucial role.

The convergence of dragon and tiger allows his essence, energy, and spirit to be temporarily sublimated, placing him in another realm and unleashing extraordinary combat power.

"Tomorrow's court assembly..." He looked up towards the palace, a sharp glint in his eyes.

The Demon King arrived in person, Ji Xuan emerged from seclusion, and undercurrents surged in the court. All of this seemed intricate and complex, but in his eyes at this moment, it became clearer than ever before.

The improvement in strength brings about a complete elevation of vision and mindset.

A crisis is nothing more than a predicament when one lacks sufficient strength.

When you have enough power, nothing will be a problem.

He was well aware that with his breakthrough in his internal alchemy cultivation technique tonight, his strength had taken another big step forward.

The dragon head, with whom he had fought hand-to-hand a few days ago to a draw.

With his current physique, he could send him flying with just a few punches.

If one activates the Dragon-Tiger Golden Core and unleashes the convergence of Dragon and Tiger, one can shatter the dragon's head with a single punch.

Of course, he also knew that the leader at that time had not yet unleashed his true strength.

On that day, his fight with that dragon leader was nothing more than a simple physical battle.

He also knew that the dragon head, with such a powerful physical body, must have been much stronger than he seemed, to have reached this point.

Only when essence, energy, and spirit are in balance can one enter the realm of the first rank.

That dragon head, as the leader of the eighteen dragon heads, has such a powerful physical body, which means that its blood and qi must be extremely strong.

Such powerful blood and qi, yet able to achieve a balance among essence, qi, and spirit, is enough to demonstrate the extraordinary nature of that dragon head.

But he knew even better that he had many more hidden methods.

Especially in the last two days, the breakthroughs in the Vajra Indestructible Body and the Internal Alchemy Nourishing Technique have allowed him to take his strength to the next level.

In particular, the breakthrough in his internal alchemy practice tonight far exceeded his expectations.

Deep gold is a characteristic, Dragon Tiger Golden Elixir.

It is his highest-ranking trait to date.

I wonder if there are even higher grades beyond the deep gold color? (End of Chapter)