Free Web NovelChapter 16: Chapter 16
Although Hanging Temple had a profound foundation, none of its many Great Buddhas was a match for that Peerless Demon Lord.
Seeing that the Demon Lord was about to succeed, the Vast Azure region would have been plunged into misery and turned into a living hell.
Right at that moment, golden light radiated from within the Demon Suppression Pagoda. Aurian had finally succeeded in his Dao, cultivating the Indestructible Golden Body.
He broke out of the pagoda and engaged in a massive battle with the Peerless Demon Lord. No matter how heaven-defying the Demon Lord’s power was, he simply could not break Aurian’s Indestructible Golden Body.
The two fought for nine days and nine nights.
In the end, the Demon Lord’s power was exhausted, and he was captured by Aurian and suppressed beneath the Demon Suppression Pagoda.
Aurian became famous from this single battle, saving the Vast Azure Region from catastrophe.
After the battle, the contemporary abbot was deeply ashamed. He resigned and voluntarily stepped into the Demon Suppression Pagoda to suppress the demons.
After Aurian became abbot, he walked further and further on the path of the Golden Body, eventually attaining the status of Buddha Ancestor.
[You have observed Aurian’s life. You were very earnest. God-Tier Comprehension has been activated.]
[Your Comprehension is God-Tier. You have comprehended the Indestructible Golden Body.]
This time, it was actually the Indestructible Golden Body! Adam completely lost his composure and almost cried out in alarm.
It was not that he lacked the ability to control his emotions, but the value of the Indestructible Golden Body far exceeded the previous two techniques.
Fortunately, his spot was relatively secluded, so no one noticed his loss of composure.
Adam quickly adjusted his emotions, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed the changes brought by the system.
What surfaced in his mind was the scene of Aurian’s great battle with the Peerless Demon Lord.
The clash shattered the heavens and cracked the earth, turning the sky dark and the land dim.
As a bystander, Adam admired this world-shaking battle. He could understand the profound mysteries within every one of Aurian’s moves and stances.
Gradually, Adam could not help but start cultivating along with what he saw.
There is no time in the mountains, a thousand years have passed in the mortal world. Having entered a state of self-forgetful cultivation, Adam could not feel the passage of time. Before he knew it, an entire afternoon had slipped away.
Adam slowly opened his eyes, sensing the changes in his body, boundless joy filled his gaze. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
If a careful observer were to look closely, they would find a faint golden light radiating from his body.
I have cultivated the Indestructible Golden Body just like that! Does this mean I am invincible among my peers now?
Of the three thousand Great Daos, the Sword Dao was supreme in killing power.
Of them Myriad Dharmic techniques, the Indestructible Golden Body was revered as the ultimate defense.
However, both had obvious drawbacks. While sword cultivators possessed immense killing power, their defense was extremely weak.
Once an enemy closed the distance, they were easily defeated.
The Indestructible Golden Body’s defense was indeed unmatched. Rumor had it that when Aurian cultivated it to the absolute peak, even Heaven and Earth Deities could not harm him.
But the drawback of lacking offensive power was equally obvious. If an opponent wanted to flee, there were no means to stop them.
For thousands of years, Silver Willow Dynasty had produced many peerless talents who wanted to integrate these two methods into one body, but they all failed without exception.
Whether it was the Dao of the Sword or the Indestructible Golden Body, cultivating just one to the pinnacle would already make one an outstanding figure of their era.
Only Adam, with his God-Tier Comprehension, could master these two peerless techniques in such a short time. This showed just how powerful the system truly was.
Boundless merit, a true Great Buddha.
After writing down those six words, Adam closed the historical record, tidied the books on his desk, and turned to leave Inkwood Academy.
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Leaving the academy, Adam went to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion to find the herbs for refining the Marrow Washing Pill.
That morning, Adam had completed Body Tempering, the first of the three Innate steps. He had originally planned to spend a few more days on this step to ensure a solid foundation.
But now, by a stroke of luck, he had learned the Indestructible Golden Body, and his Body Tempering had directly reached perfection. There was no need to further consolidate.
On the way, the autumn wind blew bleakly.
On the streets, the commoners were terrified, not daring to speak to one another, only communicating through fearful glances. The entire capital was enveloped in a chilling atmosphere.
Night Watch envoys could be seen everywhere holding portraits of Maren, comparing them against the faces of passersby.
Some went as far as violently kicking open doors of ordinary commoners’ homes.
They entered empty-handed, but when they left, they carried away chickens and ducks.
No matter how the commoners knelt and wailed, the envoys remained unmoved.
This scene played out again and again before household after household of raggedly dressed commoners.
Adam stood in the distance, watching all this coldly. A look of sympathy flickered in his eyes, but he was powerless to intervene.
Everyone said the current Emperor was muddle-headed and incompetent, and that under his rule the people lived in utter destitution.
Adam had not felt this deeply before.
Now that he saw it with his own eyes, he finally understood why Oswin was so indignant toward Silver Willow Dynasty and the Emperor.
In broad daylight, the Night Watch Bureau dared to brazenly rob commoners of their property. Who knew what appalling things happened in those unseen, dark corners.
Perhaps this world undergoing a massive upheaval might not be a bad thing after all.
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Arriving at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, Adam purchased all the herbs needed for the Marrow Washing Pill and headed back.
After dinner, he had Cecilia fill the bathtub with hot water.
After closing his door and confirming that Cecilia was sound asleep, Adam took the herbs out from under his bed, preparing to refine the Marrow Washing Pill.
