In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

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Items: Meteorite Copper (Enhanced), Meteorite Iron Folding Fan (Enhanced), Peerless Jade (Enhanced)

Merit: 45849

He has accumulated over 40,000 merits over the past two years.

Zhang Xiaoshan may seem like a scoundrel, but with so much merit he has accumulated, he would be considered a great hero in the martial arts world and a great philanthropist throughout the land.

However, Zhang Xiaoshan did not do things personally, and his behavior in Lin'an Prefecture could be described as that of a playboy, with many women around him.

However, these 40,000 merits were a drop in the ocean for Zhang Xiaoshan.

To break through to the Innate Realm, one needs at least 100,000 merits.

What may seem like the slightest difference is actually worlds apart.

The Innate Realm is the pinnacle. Those in the early stages of the Innate Realm are like Qiu Qianren, Guo Jing, and Murong Fu, whose martial arts have reached a high level but have not yet reached the level of a Grandmaster.

The mid-stage of the Innate Realm is the standard for the Four Great Masters of the Condor Heroes, and also the realm of Xuanci, Bushen, and Hengdao, making them grandmaster-level figures in the martial arts world.

The late stage of the Innate Realm is the standard for the Four Great Masters of the Condor Heroes or the Four Great Masters of the Heavenly Dragon. Zhuge Zhengwo and Bahangelong were both at this level, dominating the martial arts world and having few rivals.

Zhang Xiaoshan's peak innate ability is a special case, similar to the second level of the Heavenly Dragon.

His internal strength far surpassed that of the Four Great Masters of Tianlong, yet it did not exceed the Innate Realm.

However, the second part of Tianlong represents a quantitative change, while Zhang Xiaoshan represents a qualitative change. Their development directions are different, and Zhang Xiaoshan's profound internal strength is no less impressive.

Above the Innate Realm lies the realm of a Grandmaster of Martial Arts, the level of Bodhidharma in the past and Zhang Sanfeng in the present.

With 40,000 merits, Zhang Xiaoshan has two choices:

First, break through the seventh level and enter the eighth level;

Secondly, you can choose to enhance the Nine Yin Manual, which will transform it into an unparalleled martial art.

The Nine Yin Manual is an unparalleled martial art. Over the years, Zhang Xiaoshan's cultivation with 40,000 merits was merely a driving force.

"Break through the Badin realm!"

This is a route that doesn't need to be chosen at all, since the Golden Tripod Iron Shirt is the foundation of his success.

Even the Pure Yang Limitless Skill is merely a supplementary skill to the main skill.

The power of eight cauldrons is not really just a difference of one cauldron's power.

The Nine Cauldrons Mountain and River Fist alone, with the power unleashed by the eight cauldrons, is equivalent to a peerless martial art, and it can easily suppress Zhang Xiaoshan's hidden trump card, the Heavenly Crippled Divine Skill. Its domineering power is even greater than the Pure Yang Finger.

After all, this is the martial art most suitable for Zhang Xiaoshan to unleash, providing a huge boost.

Breaking through to the Eight Cauldrons Realm only requires 30,000 merits, but Zhang Xiaoshan used 40,000 merits as a safety net.

Boom!

As 40,000 merits were offered, first a soul bell rang, then a wisp of mysterious yellow aura entered Zhang Xiaoshan's body.

The appearance of this wisp of primordial energy caused a tremendous change within Zhang Xiaoshan's body.

In an instant, the muscles and bones resonated, and then the surging blood and qi, like oil being ignited in a raging fire, began to surge and churn, causing extremely unstable impacts that damaged the tissues of muscles, bones, and flesh.

This domineering tempering made Zhang Xiaoshan feel as if his body was being constantly torn apart and reassembled, and he couldn't help but roar out in anger.

The Dazhui bone also undulates, like a divine dragon lurking in the heavens and earth, swallowing the sun and moon.

The Great Dragon's Chopstick is an insurmountable hurdle in physical tempering!

Otherwise, no matter how strong one's body and limbs are, if the Dazhui point collapses, one will become nothing but a pile of broken copper and scrap iron.

Therefore, the blood and qi reaction in the Dazhui point is the most intense and the most domineering.

Zhang Xiaoshan felt as if an extremely long steel needle had been forcefully inserted into his spine.

Which kind of suffering is worse than death?

Outside, as Zhang Xiaoshan's blood and qi went out of control, his skin also turned extremely red. The surging blood and qi filled the surface of his skin, like burning blood flames, and gradually black bloodstains seeped out from his pores.

These are all impurities in Zhang Xiaoshan's body!

The increased physical strength from drugs, the highly nutritious ingredients like the gallbladder of the Bosphorus snake and blood eel, and thousand-year-old ginseng...

These improvements seem perfectly fine, but nothing in this world is perfect.

Therefore, the improvements brought about by these things all involve more or less a lot of impurities accumulating in the body, not to mention the grains and cereals we eat every day, which accumulate even more impurities.

Unless Zhang Xiaoshan lives on dew and fasts to achieve immortality!

As these black spots slowly seeped out, they gradually covered the entire body.

The black spots all over his body have evolved into a layer of dark, shiny grime, as if he had crawled out of an oil well.

Ah!

Suddenly, a dragon's roar and a tiger's howl resounded, shaking the heavens and the earth.

As the qi and blood surged, the entire space of the secret chamber seemed to tremble and distort, caused by the fluctuations in air due to the sound waves.

···

"Bading.‖!"

I felt the surging blood and qi, and its power was definitely more than twice as strong as before.

Especially after the body is strengthened, the seemingly more perfect physique is actually more domineering than the strength of a muscle man. The Great Spine Transformation Dragon hides the power of a divine dragon.

"I really don't know what level the Nine Cauldrons are at!"

The next breakthrough to the Nine Cauldrons will grant 100,000 merits, equivalent to breaking through to the Celestial Realm, and also making one a Grandmaster of the Physical Body, equivalent to the legendary Twelve Barriers of the Golden Bell Shield.

Long! Long! Long···

The thick concrete gate, a full ten feet in diameter, opened, and the three women, Hongxiao, Jiangxue, and Liusheng Piaoxu, who were waiting outside the secret room, immediately looked delighted.

For three days, Zhang Xiaoshan remained in seclusion to break through his limitations.

They knew that at Zhang Xiaoshan's level, every breakthrough was extremely difficult and fraught with life-or-death crises.

Therefore, they were extremely worried and anxious while waiting outside.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoshan finally came out, and their hearts, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. They were also extremely excited!

"Red silk and crimson snow, serve the master as he washes up."

The fish maw, which had been dried and left to rest last time, was boiled down, along with ancient ginseng, lingzhi mushrooms, and he shou wu...

This breakthrough was successful, but it also left me severely depleted of my vital energy and blood; I'm afraid I'll need some time to replenish it before I can reach my peak again.

"Yes, young master!"

The three women were overjoyed to hear that Zhang Xiaoshan had not only safely emerged from seclusion but had also successfully broken through to a higher level.

After all, the stronger Zhang Xiaoshan is, the safer the Zhang family will be.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaoshan has had quite a few women, and with his weak blood and energy, he is bound to suffer from a deficiency of essence.

The news of Zhang Xiaoshan's emergence from seclusion also reached the ears of Zhang Yuan and Juexin, who were particularly shocked by Zhang Xiaoshan's successful breakthrough.

The Golden Tripod Iron Shirt technique, with its first six layers as a foundation, doesn't present many bottlenecks.

Moreover, Zhang Yuan was at the peak of the Six Cauldrons Realm at this time.

Although not a master of innate skill, the top-notch defense accumulated from his fat and the power of the Six Cauldrons made it impossible for him to save his life against the Four Great Masters.

The Seven Cauldrons of Primordial Innate Power represent a qualitative leap.

Moreover, they had personally witnessed Zhang Xiaoshan's domineering and unparalleled physical strength, which could be described as invincible in this era.

This breakthrough to the Eighth Cauldron Realm is at least a doubling of the previous level. How domineering is that?

"Amitabha! Young Master is truly a genius of our time!"

About three years ago, Zhang Xiaoshan returned after breaking through to the seventh level, and his strength was unparalleled, with few rivals.

Unexpectedly, three years later, Zhang Xiaoshan broke through again, perhaps even surpassing the twelve barriers of Bodhidharma's Golden Bell Shield.

After all, Juexin cultivates the Golden Bell Shield (Zhao Nuo's), and he has sparred with Zhang Xiaoshan quite a bit in the past two years.

However, the Ten-Barrier Golden Bell Cover was completely outmatched by the Seven-Cauldron Iron Shirt.

Both were unparalleled in defense, and they were evenly matched at the beginning, but as Zhang Xiaoshan reached the mid, late and peak of the Seven Cauldrons stage...

In terms of strength, Zhang Xiaoshan completely overwhelmed Juexin, who was powerless to fight back.

As for the Golden Tripod Mountain and River Fist? Juexin couldn't withstand even three punches.

Even though Juexin's Prajna Palm has reached a state of perfection, it has absolutely nothing to do with the Golden Bell Shield.

However, the Nine Cauldrons Mountain and River Fist is a complementary ultimate skill to the Golden Cauldron Iron Shirt. With its explosive enhancement, its power is comparable to the unparalleled Heavenly Crippled Divine Skill. How could Juexin possibly withstand it?

This is because Juexin has cultivated the Golden Bell Shield, resulting in high health and defense.

When the two arrived at the main hall, they saw Zhang Xiaoshan eating heartily in the side hall.

Moreover, the food they eat is anything but ordinary, not to mention thousand-year-old ginseng and hundred-year-old lingzhi.

The golden fish maw made them realize just how nourishing this soup was.

That was the finest fish maw from a three-zhang-long golden turtle, more potent than a thousand-year-old ginseng! I never expected Zhang Xiaoshan to not only boil it directly, but also add so many powerful medicinal ingredients! Donkey.

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Bang!

The sound was muffled, like the hollow echo of a drum.

The tall and robust Juexin immediately retreated, each step leaving three-inch footprints on the ground like treading on snow.

Seven steps later, a muffled groan completely dissipated the fierce and unparalleled force of that punch.

This was a fleeting clash of fists and palms!

The palm strike was the Prajna Palm, and the fist strike was the Mountain and River Fist. With just the force of a single punch, Juexin almost suffered internal organ damage.

With overwhelming divine power, extremely strong and powerful fist techniques, and domineering and unparalleled fist momentum, this was Zhang Xiaoshan's all-out attack.

Even Juexin couldn't withstand a punch at this moment.

"The power of the Eight Tripods is truly formidable!"

Juezhi, Qingsha, Lansha, and the other experts watching were all shocked as they looked at that proud figure.

Even Juezhi was in such a sorry state; if they went up to him, they would basically be killed with a single punch.

"I'm sorry, Master!"

"Amitabha Buddha, congratulations young master, you have achieved great success in your divine skill!"

"Master is mistaken. This young man is only at the peak of the Innate Realm. He has not yet taken the first step towards the Great Completion Realm, but it should be within ten years!"

Great Achievement?

For them, the pinnacle is the ultimate achievement.

But for Zhang Xiaoshan, true mastery comes after innate talent; this is merely a transitional phase over a bottleneck.

Everyone was utterly shocked upon hearing this. 790

Leaving aside Zhang Xiaoshan's strength after reaching the Great Perfection stage, the sheer confidence he gained within those ten years was enough to leave them in awe.

"As for the twelve levels of the Golden Bell Shield, the master has already reached the tenth level. If he wants to break through the eleventh level, it will probably be the end of his life!"

Although Zhang Xiaoshan's words were hurtful, Juezhi and Juexin knew they were true.

Throughout history, only a handful of eminent monks have passed the tenth test, and only two or three have passed the eleventh test.

"However, human power is finite, but it can be achieved through external means."

The Golden Bell Cover and the Iron Shirt I practiced have similar effects. The master is also aware of the resources I have used over the past two years.

One of them, irreplaceable in its function, is the gallbladder of the Bosphorus snake.

"Amitabha!"

Upon hearing this, Juexin shook his head immediately.

He was naturally aware of these things, and he even knew that Zhang Xiaoshan had quite a few snake gallbladders in his possession.

First, the leftovers from his cultivation back then were soaked in high-proof liquor to remove the fishy smell and toxins, in preparation for Zhang Yuan's breakthrough to the seventh level.