Invincibility Begins with Mastery of Fist Techniques

Chapter 261 254: Generation Gap

The golden light was dazzling, filling the courtyard.

The nearly ten-meter-tall Ksitigarbha King Dharma Aspect sat cross-legged in the courtyard. Its face, identical to Jiang Jiushan's, was lowered in an expression of compassion.

Wherever the golden light reached, darkness retreated. A vision of golden lotuses, sacred and beautiful, bloomed upon the ground.

Bathed in the golden light, the crowd felt their own Life Magnetic Fields melting away like ice and snow.

No, it wasn't melting away—it was being assimilated.

The golden light released by the Ksitigarbha King Dharma Aspect seemed to possess a special quality. It could alter the vibrational frequency of the surrounding magnetic fields, causing their fundamental nature to conform to that of the Dharma Aspect's own magnetic field.

'Assimilation... or perhaps, deliverance?'

In a chaotic world of five turbidities where demons run rampant, the Ksitigarbha King manifests to deliver Evil Ghosts and Rakshasas.

This was an absolutely terrifying quality. As long as the Ksitigarbha King Dharma Aspect was seated and its golden light shone, that area became Jiang Jiushan's Domain. Foreign magnetic fields would be assimilated, threats would be diminished, and their power could even be converted into his own.

With this ability, he was practically immune to all evil. As long as his opponent's power didn't exceed the limits of this ability, trying to kill Jiang Jiushan with a magnetic field would be nearly impossible. In fact, it would only make him stronger the longer he fought.

'What a terrifying ability...'

Everyone looked at Jiang Jiushan differently now.

Then, the golden light began to slowly recede. The Ksitigarbha King Dharma Aspect gradually faded, and the magnetic field's power retracted into Jiang Jiushan's body.

Jiang Jiushan did not awaken. He remained cross-legged with his eyes tightly shut. The others knew that after summoning his True Nature of the Mind for the first time, he was now sorting through and familiarizing himself with the Life Magnetic Field within his body.

Meanwhile, Ji Yunzhou also remained unconscious, but his breathing had grown audibly strong and steady again. With his body's magnetic field sorted and repaired, his self-healing abilities had returned to normal, and his injuries would soon be fully healed.

"Everyone, everything went smoothly. You can stop infusing your magnetic fields now."

A faint smile appeared on Daoist Bailong's face.

Hearing this, everyone stopped their infusions and let out a collective sigh of relief. After all, four continuous hours of high-intensity magnetic field output was a massive drain, even for a Saint Awakening Powerhouse.

As the group withdrew their power, five of the starlight pillars dissipated, but one pillar remained as bright as ever.

"What's this?"

The group looked toward the remaining pillar in surprise. Zhou Yuanjue sat cross-legged at its center, eyes shut tight. They could clearly sense his spirit and magnetic field entangled with the Light of the Southern Dipper, as if he were trying to capture something.

"Is that kid trying to capture the magnetic field trajectory of the Southern Dipper Six Stars?"

Daoist Bailong was stunned for a moment before he quickly realized what Zhou Yuanjue was doing. He shook his head, an amused smile on his face.

Ordinary people weren't like a Bloodline User such as himself. One of the greatest characteristics of the Xi Clan's bloodline was a powerful affinity for the magnetic fields of all things. This allowed him to capture the trajectories of different magnetic fields with great ease and utilize them through special methods.

But ordinary people lacked the incredible Talent of a Bloodline User. Capturing a magnetic field wasn't something that could be done overnight. It required prolonged training and the use of a Secret Technique to alter one's own spirit and Life Magnetic Field. Only then might one be able to capture the trajectory of a certain magnetic field. This was why most Martial Artists specialized in just one type of magnetic field.

'This kid has just entered Saint Awakening, so he probably doesn't understand this yet. Let him mess around. If the trajectory of a foreign magnetic field were this easy to capture, the bloodline of the Xi Clan might as well be thrown down the drain.'

The other Saint Awakening experts also saw what Zhou Yuanjue was doing, and faint smiles touched their lips.

Although the Saint Awakening experts present each specialized in one type of magnetic field, over the long years, they had inevitably grown curious about other types. More than one of them had mastered the trajectories of a second or even third magnetic field, usually one with properties similar to their own, which they used to strengthen the magnetic field they had originally mastered.

However, mastering a new one required years, even decades, of meticulous study. It was not something that could be accomplished overnight.

About half an hour later, Zhou Yuanjue finally cut off his magnetic field supply to the Yellow Paper Blood Banner. The starlight surrounding him gradually dimmed and eventually disappeared completely. At the same time, he opened his eyes.

"How was it? What did you feel?"

Daoist Bailong asked, looking at Zhou Yuanjue with a cheerful smile.

"Capturing the trajectory of a foreign magnetic field is indeed very difficult," Zhou Yuanjue said, shaking his head slightly.

"Haha, don't be impatient. Capturing a foreign magnetic field is no easy task. It's a method to increase your strength, but the progress is just too slow. You could try capturing a magnetic field with properties similar to your own. That might be a bit easier..."

Chen Qingmu said with a smile. The others also wore well-intentioned smiles, but they quickly froze on their faces.

Because they saw Zhou Yuanjue raise a finger. At its tip, a speck of light the size of a grain of rice gathered, emitting a faint, silvery-white glow.

Daoist Bailong's mouth fell open. 'This is...'

'The Light of the Southern Dipper?!!'

Then they saw Zhou Yuanjue nod and say, "Elder Chen has a point. After an entire night, and even with the help of the array, I only managed to capture this tiny bit of the magnetic field. It really is difficult. Under normal circumstances, it would probably take at least four or five months, maybe even half a year or more, to basically master it. That's just too slow."

He paused after speaking, noticing the complete silence around him. It seemed several pairs of eyes were staring at him with strange expressions.

'?'

A question mark slowly formed over Zhou Yuanjue's head. "What's wrong?" he asked. "Did I say something amiss?"

"The moon is quite round tonight, isn't it? The Mid-Autumn Festival is in a few days, I think?"

"Time sure flies, doesn't it? Ahem, now that the important business is done, let's get back to discussing the establishment of the Martial Arts Association."

"Excellent, excellent. I was just thinking the same thing."

"..."

The centenarians all forced awkward laughs, avoiding Zhou Yuanjue's question.

'What in the world did this kid eat growing up?!!'

'Listen to him! Half a year is a really long time? Are those words a human should be saying?!'

'?'

Zhou Yuanjue's mind was filled with question marks. 'What a bunch of weirdos,' he thought. 'Oh well. They say every three years marks a generation gap. I'm nearly a hundred years younger than these old men, so there are dozens of generation gaps between us. It's only normal for there to be communication problems sometimes.'

He then ignored the group of old men and turned to the speechless Daoist Bailong. "Can I borrow one of those banners? I can probably give it back to you in a few months."

Within his Yin Yang Dual Fire, the Yang Fire had a rich variety of moves, but the Yin Fire had nothing besides the Nirvana Fire and the Star Fire. The magnetic field contained within the Southern Dipper Starlight had properties similar to his Nirvana Fire. If he could master it, it might allow his Yin Fire to advance further and enrich its repertoire of abilities.

Daoist Bailong's eyelid twitched. 'This kid...'

'He couldn't be a distant blood relative of the Xi Clan, could he?'