Chapter 461: Learning the Six-Foot Golden Body

The Sixteen-Foot Golden Body, one of the supreme spells of the Buddhist school, grants the user a protective golden form upon mastery to deflect attacks while simultaneously enabling offense, truly serving as a flawless synthesis of attack and defense.

Those who achieve the highest mastery of this golden body can shed their mortal coils and attain instant Buddhahood.

Legend has it that in the Buddhist Kingdom, an eminent monk attained enlightenment beneath the Bodhi tree and perfected the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body, becoming completely invincible as no attack could breach his form.

This supreme spell was difficult to learn, but it was still less arduous than the Universe in the Palm technique, which was why Eldest Senior Sister felt Lu Yang could give it a try.

Lu Yang had a senior brother at the peak of the Golden Core stage who had also mastered the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body.

"Who says the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body is a Buddhist spell? It already existed in the ancient era!" the Immortal Fairy shouted, holding the ultimate authority on the matter.

"It existed in the ancient era?" Neither Lu Yang nor Eldest Senior Sister knew of this.

The Immortal Fairy snorted twice. "Of course. It's just that although everyone's manifestations were called the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body back then, their actual sizes varied wildly. It was only after the five of us achieved immortality that its size became standardized."

Lu Yang was perplexed. "What does your ascension to immortality have to do with the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body?"

"Because we standardized the weights and measures, obviously. In the past, every race had different standards of length. After the five of us became immortals, we defined exactly how long a single 'zhang' should be."

Lu Yang was utterly shocked. He could understand the other four immortals, but Fairy, you actually standardized weights and measures?

"It was Immortal Ying Tian who proposed it. One day, he told us solemnly that some people in the outside world claimed he was eighty feet tall, while others claimed he was only one foot tall. He suspected that the differing measurement standards among the various races caused his rumored height to fluctuate so wildly. After we standardized the measurements, the issue vanished completely."

"Standardizing weights and measures was really that effective?"

"Yes. At that time, I was too busy enforcing the new standard across the different races to tell the outside world how tall Immortal Ying Tian actually was."

"So you were the one who started the rumor!"

"It wasn't exactly starting a rumor. A believer simply asked me how tall Immortal Ying Tian was when I had just woken up. I casually said eighty feet, and the rumor spread uncontrollably. Seeing that this wouldn't do, I quickly told the believers that Immortal Ying Tian was only one foot tall."

"Think about it. The outside world heard one rumor saying he was eighty feet tall and another saying he was one foot tall. If you average the two, doesn't it equal Immortal Ying Tian's normal height?"

The Immortal Fairy's logic was surprisingly sound, and Lu Yang found himself momentarily unable to find a flaw in it.

She continued, "Besides, this Immortal can also manifest a golden body. It's just that I know too many techniques, so there is no need for me to use the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body."

"Spells like Manifesting Heaven and Earth or the Mastery of Size serve a similar purpose to the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body; they are all about using a giant form to battle."

Eldest Senior Sister nodded in agreement with the Immortal Fairy's perspective. As the saying goes, the Great Dao is simple, and all paths lead to the same destination. Many spells shared similarities, so mastering one was enough. There was no need to be like the Fairy, who was proficient in everything.

"Come with me."

Eldest Senior Sister brought Lu Yang to an open clearing on the back mountain, the very place where she had previously taught him the Inch-Shortening Footsteps technique.

The Immortal Fairy emerged from Lu Yang's body, eager to instruct him as well.

Lu Yang felt his confidence soar and his fighting spirit rise. With Eldest Senior Sister, a powerhouse of the current era, and the Immortal Fairy, a powerhouse of the ancient era, teaching him together, failure was impossible!

"To cultivate the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body, one must first maintain a peaceful state of mind."

"To cultivate the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body, one must first mobilize their blood vitality."

Eldest Senior Sister and the Immortal Fairy spoke simultaneously, leaving Lu Yang utterly dazed.

Whose instructions should he follow?

Eldest Senior Sister gazed calmly at the Immortal Fairy. "A peaceful state of mind allows one to perform at their baseline or even beyond their usual limits. Why must the Fairy mobilize blood vitality?"

The Immortal Fairy showed no fear toward Eldest Senior Sister. She stared at Lu Yang, her aura not backing down in the slightest. "Blood vitality connects the meridians, and the meridians carry spiritual energy. The Sixteen-Foot Golden Body is a product of mixing blood vitality and spiritual energy, so naturally, one must mobilize blood vitality first."

Lu Yang: "..."

Fairy, shouldn't you be locked in a staring contest with Eldest Senior Sister? Why are you looking at me?

And in a situation like this, shouldn't I say something to take a side?

Unfortunately, he dared not offend either party.

Faced with a clash between two powerhouses from different eras, Lu Yang had no choice but to keep his head down and stay out of trouble.

"I am the Acting Sect Master, so listen to me!" The Immortal Fairy played her trump card, forcing Eldest Senior Sister to yield.

"...Very well."

The battle between the two supreme powerhouses from across time came to an end. Their duel of techniques occurred in complete silence, unnoticed by the rest of the world.

"I will teach you. Close your eyes, feel the blood vitality within your body, and attempt to mobilize it."

Lu Yang closed his eyes to examine his inner self. He seemed to hear the roaring of vast rivers in his ears, endless and rushing. This was his blood vitality.

His blood vitality far exceeded the Golden Core stage; even those in the Nascent Soul stage might not match it.

"Mobilize the power of your blood vitality. Align its fluctuations with the fluctuations of your meridians to create a resonance. The stronger the resonance, the more powerful the combined force of your blood vitality and spiritual energy will be!"

Thump—thump—thump—

The surroundings fell into absolute silence, save for the exceptionally robust pounding of Lu Yang's heart.

"Expand your blood vitality and spiritual energy outward. Imagine them as solid matter. With a bang, let them burst from inside your body to the outside, forming a humanoid figure—preferably in your own likeness!"

Beside him, Eldest Senior Sister nodded slightly. The Fairy's method of instruction was largely similar to her own. Whether through a peaceful mind or blood vitality, both paths would ultimately lead to the manifestation of the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body.

The rest was up to Lu Yang.

Unaware of Eldest Senior Sister's expectations, Lu Yang kept his eyes closed from start to finish. His blood vitality surged, yet his state of mind remained perfectly tranquil.

He faintly grasped a certain sensation—an ethereal feeling that seemed intangible yet was within arm's reach, incredibly real.

Lu Yang seized this sensation and yanked it with all his might!

His blood vitality churned and his spiritual energy erupted. The two forces intertwined, circulating through his body at high speed before rushing outward!

The moment the two forces emerged from his body, their formless nature transformed into a brilliant, gleaming gold, as if forged from solid gold itself!

Boom—

The Sixteen-Foot Golden Body burst into existence, appearing ten meters away from Lu Yang!

Lu Yang: "?"

Shouldn't my golden body be protecting my own physical form? Why did you run off so far?

"Oh well. It might be far, and it might lack defensive capabilities, but it will do as long as it can attack."

The Sixteen-Foot Golden Body was exceptionally solid. A casual swing of its arm alone possessed a force that no ordinary Golden Core cultivator could withstand.

Lu Yang tried to control the golden body, only to find it completely unresponsive, sitting there like a statue.

Why is it that other people's golden bodies possess both flawless offense and defense, while mine has neither?

"Why don't you step inside the golden body and take a look?" the Immortal Fairy suggested, encountering such a situation for the very first time herself.

When others manifested the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body, they always resided within it. Perhaps it was the same for Lu Yang.

Not far away, Eldest Senior Sister also wore a bizarre expression. The method taught by the Immortal Fairy was completely flawless, so how did his cultivation produce such a bizarre result?

Helpless, Lu Yang could only try the method suggested by the Immortal Fairy.

He jogged over to the base of the golden body and discovered that it truly was a manifestation of his own creation; its exterior was exceptionally solid, and he could not find any point of entry.

"Try entering from the bottom of its foot?" the Immortal Fairy suggested once more.

Lu Yang had no choice but to crouch down, lift the foot of the golden body, and crawl inside from underneath.

Once inside the golden body, Lu Yang felt a surge of excitement. This was the golden body he had manifested himself, after all.

It was time to let the world witness the true power of the golden body!

With a mere thought, his golden body remained completely inert!

He willed it once more, yet it still refused to budge in the slightest!

As immovable as a golden mountain!

"...Did I forge a golden body or a damn tortoise shell?!"

(End of Chapter)