At noon, inside Chen's small courtyard.

Chen Yuan carefully flipped through the scriptures, his brow furrowing more and more.

"What secrets could possibly be hidden within this Diamond Sutra?"

After reading it several times, Chen Yuan only saw ordinary scriptures, nothing that stood out.

"Could it really require water immersion or burning..." After a moment of deliberation, Chen Yuan made up his mind.

No sooner said than done.

Chen Yuan took a fire starter and went before the spirit tablets of his predecessor's parents and uncle. He placed a basin down and kowtowed three times respectfully, muttering:

"Although I never met you, since you are this body's parents, then you are also my biological parents. Parents and uncle, please watch over your child and help me discover something good!"

It was like opening a blind box.

Chen Yuan tore off half of the scriptures and blew on the fire starter.

Page after page of scriptures turned to ashes. Chen Yuan's expression remained calm, but when only the last three Diamond Sutras remained, he couldn't help but worry if he was using the wrong method.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yuan didn't change his approach. With a determined heart, he threw all three Diamond Sutras into the fire basin.

Chen Yuan's gaze was fixed on the burning scriptures in the basin.

Finally, a golden glimmer of light appeared in the fire basin. Chen Yuan couldn't contain his excitement. He quickly extinguished the fire and reached into the ashes to retrieve the golden object.

It was a golden paper as thin as a cicada's wing. However, it was made of an unknown material, and Chen Yuan couldn't tear it even with great effort.

Calming his mind, Chen Yuan focused his attention on the paper. It was covered in dense Western Region Sanskrit characters and a drawing of a Buddha with hands clasped together.

Fortunately, Chen Yuan could recognize some of it because his uncle had been a Buddhist in his younger years and knew some Sanskrit. Chen Yuan had also become familiar with some Sanskrit under his uncle's subtle influence.

At the top of the golden paper were five large characters.

Vajra Glazed Body!

Chen Yuan felt his heart pounding.

Vajra Glazed Body, a Buddhist body refining divine art, is one of the most top-tier body refining divine arts for martial artists in the Foundation Establishment Realm, enjoying a great reputation in the Wulin (martial arts world)!

When the original owner of the body first obtained the county government's body refining art, he had learned some things about this field, including hearing about the fame of the Vajra Glazed Body.

After careful consideration, Chen Yuan had made up his mind.

He cleared all distracting thoughts from his mind and stood attentively in the small courtyard, forming a strange posture with his hands as the sunlight shone on him.

A faint, scorching aura adhered to his skin.

Chen Yuan silently circulated the Vajra Glazed Body. Subtle golden spots began to appear on Chen Yuan's body.

After maintaining this posture for a full two hours, Chen Yuan's forehead was still covered in sweat before he stopped cultivating. The golden spots on his body also faded away.

A glint of light flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes. As expected of a Buddhist body refining divine art, Chen Yuan felt the difference after just the first cultivation session.

Chen Yuan had also practiced the county government's body refining art in recent days. Compared to that, it was an entirely different level of technique.

The only pity was that the Vajra Glazed Body was incomplete and could only be cultivated to the Refined Qi Realm.

However, it was sufficient for the short term.

As far as Chen Yuan knew in the past few days, martial arts are divided into six realms, known as the Six Realms of Heaven by the world.

It was three thousand years ago, after the Human Emperor unified the world, that he sorted out the chaotic realms of the world and opened up a path for future martial artists.

This was the general outline Chen Yuan found when reading history books.

Having just arrived in this strange ancient world, Chen Yuan, besides calling upon the system, also tried to understand the history of this world. The county government's records were not extensive, but they were enough for Chen Yuan to gain a one-sided understanding.

What Chen Yuan knew was only the first two major realms: Martial Arts Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining and Essence Condensation.

Martial Arts Foundation Establishment is divided into three minor realms: Foundation Establishment's Three Refinements, which are Skin Refining, Blood Refining, and Bone Refining.

Among them, Constable Huang Xing was a martial artist in the Bone Refining level, capable of leaping several Zhangs (丈, ~3.3 meters) and shattering bluestone with a palm.

As for Chen Yuan, he had only been practicing the most basic body refining art of the yamen (government office) and had only entered the Skin Refining level after more than a year.

He had a good appearance, but his talent for cultivation was very average.

No different from the constables in the yamen.

If he didn't have the assistance of a golden finger, Chen Yuan had once thought that his limit might be the Blood Refining level. As for Bone Refining, it would be difficult without resource assistance.

After obtaining the Vajra Glazed Body, Chen Yuan had decided to start cultivating from scratch to build a solid foundation.

Although no one was teaching or guiding him, Chen Yuan firmly believed in this.

A tall building rises from the ground, relying on its foundation.

Chen Yuan pondered the words "Martial Arts Foundation Establishment" for a long time.

Furthermore, re-refining the skin, with the blessing of the previous foundation, Chen Yuan could quickly enter the realm and would not waste his limited strength.

Because Chen Yuan had performed meritorious service in killing Tie Shou yesterday, Constable Huang Xing had granted him a three-day leave to rest at home without going to the county yamen.

Wang Ping was the same. He had broken several ribs and would have an even longer rest period.

Now that Chen Yuan had just obtained the technique, he just wanted to cultivate peacefully for a few days.

Picking up the standard-issue long saber issued by the county yamen, Chen Yuan began to swing the saber in a methodical manner.

Within the county yamen, if you wanted to practice saber techniques, you had to earn merit or exchange them for silver. However, Chen Yuan had only been in the county yamen for a short time, and the silver in his hand was completely insufficient.

Therefore, he had only learned a few tricks from the old constable. Chen Yuan was now searching his memory and practicing the saber according to the key points the old constable had mentioned.

To be honest, Chen Yuan also had a dream of becoming a Sword Immortal, but now he didn't have the conditions. He could only use the most practical saber to increase his strength.

After swinging the saber a hundred times in a row, Chen Yuan only felt his arms were a little sore.

After resting for a while.

Chen Yuan immediately resumed the Vajra Glazed Body stance and bathed in the sunlight.

Maintaining one action, his mind seemed to enter a state of emptiness, and the sweat on his body kept dripping.

Beneath him, there were already some shadows.

It was a puddle of sweat.

If talent is not enough, then perseverance will make up for it!

......

Three days, it was long and short.

Apart from visiting Wang Ping's home once the day before yesterday, Chen Yuan had been holed up at home, exploring the Vajra Glazed Body, a body refining divine art.

Unfortunately, the progress speed could only be considered average.

It only took three days to barely get started, cultivating golden spots on one-fifth of his body.

This was still with the help of Chen Yuan's previous foundation, otherwise... it would probably be even more difficult.

At the Skin Refining level, only when the golden paint covers the entire body can it be considered complete.

Chen Yuan roughly estimated the time. It would take at least four months to refine the blood!

Although this was already fast compared to ordinary body refining techniques, Chen Yuan was not satisfied.

Because the Vajra Glazed Body, this body refining divine art, can be enhanced under the great sun.

"It seems... I need to find a way to get some silver..." Chen Yuan looked at his reflection in the water tank, a serious expression flashing across his face.

Resources, especially resources used for martial artists' cultivation, require a lot of money!