Chapter 3: Diamond Tempering Body, Foundation Soars.

Feeling the immense power inside his body, Jiang Xincheng revealed a smile on his lips, but he did not stop there.

From downstairs his dormitory, Jiang Xincheng secretly grabbed another handful of soil rich in Primordial Force and returned to his dorm room.

The existence of Devouring the Cosmos was far too miraculous; Jiang Xincheng would not let anyone know about it. The idea that “a common man’s innocence is his crime when he possesses a treasure” had seeped deep into his bones after the countless life-and-death struggles he had gone through in his previous life.

Jiang Xincheng did not immediately absorb the Primordial Force from the handful of soil Yuan Stones. Instead, he began to practice a Combat Technique.

Diamond Tempering Body, an Earth Grade top-level Combat Technique, was a body-tempering Combat Technique created by a peak expert from the Shenxia Alliance in the year 60 of the New Era, in his previous life.

Generally speaking, one needed to be at least at the Cloud Condensation Realm to practice an Earth Grade Combat Technique, but Diamond Tempering Body was an exception.

Not only could experts above the Cloud Condensation Realm practice it, even Primordial Warriors at the Muscle Training Realm could practice it. However, Primordial Warriors at the Tendon Training Realm and the Bone Training Realm could not practice it.

This was because Diamond Tempering Body was a Primordial Force Combat Technique specifically designed to consolidate one’s foundation. After practicing it, experts above the Cloud Condensation Realm could improve their cultivation foundation by about thirty percent.

However, for Primordial Warriors at the Muscle Training Realm, practicing Diamond Tempering Body could boost their cultivation foundation by at least fifty percent.

Especially for Primordial Warriors at the early and middle stages of the Muscle Training Realm—the initial stages of Primordial Force cultivation—practicing Diamond Tempering Body could even double their cultivation foundation.

The path of cultivation was like building a tall tower; without a solid foundation, it was impossible to grow into a world-shaking powerhouse.

It was easy to see how important a foundation was. The peak expert who created this Earth Grade top-level Combat Technique had made it specifically for his children who had just started cultivating, aiming to build the strongest cultivation foundation for them. That was how this unique Primordial Force Combat Technique came to be.

Originally, he only intended to create a Yellow Rank Primordial Force Combat Technique suitable for early-stage Muscle Training cultivators. Unexpectedly, during the creation process, a mutation occurred, and he ended up creating an Earth Grade top-level Combat Technique.

Fortunately, this Earth Grade top-level Combat Technique could also be practiced by Muscle Training Realm Martial Artists, and its effects were astonishing. This peak expert could be said to have stumbled upon a stroke of luck.

Because of this, the world gained this peculiar Earth Grade top-level Combat Technique that could be practiced not only by Primordial Warriors above the Cloud Condensation Realm but also by those at the Muscle Training Realm—yet not by those at the Tendon Training Realm or Bone Training Realm, who were stronger than Muscle Training Primordial Warriors.

This became a well-known anecdote in the cultivation world and was widely circulated in his previous life.

In his previous life, during his last dozen or so years, Jiang Xincheng had been the Scripture Guardian Elder for the Xuanyuan Family, the top family in the Shenxia Alliance, specifically tasked with guarding the Xuanyuan Family’s Scripture Pavilion. This peculiar Combat Technique was also stored there, and Jiang Xincheng had practiced it.

Unfortunately, by then Jiang Xincheng was already a Cloud Condensation Realm Primordial Warrior, and his body was somewhat weak. Even after practicing this Diamond Tempering Body, it only improved his cultivation foundation by a little over twenty percent.

But after being reborn, Jiang Xincheng was now only at the Mid Muscle-Tempering Stage, which was the perfect time to practice Diamond Tempering Body—neither too early nor too late.

A smile curling on his lips, Jiang Xincheng sat cross-legged and began to practice Diamond Tempering Body.

With the experience from his previous life, Jiang Xincheng practiced very smoothly. In just over an hour, he brought Diamond Tempering Body to the beginner stage.

As Diamond Tempering Body circulated, it felt as though a fierce-looking Vajra being appeared inside Jiang Xincheng’s body, wielding a huge hammer and fiercely tempering his body.

The Meridians and Dantian were the main areas this huge hammer focused on. The Primordial Force within his body was violently smashed by the fierce Vajra into his Meridians and Dantian, rapidly increasing their toughness at lightning speed.

The Dantian was the source of Primordial Force cultivation, and the Meridians were the channels for Primordial Force circulation. These two determined a Primordial Warrior’s cultivation foundation.

After practicing Devouring the Cosmos, under the effect of the Devouring Origin Force, Jiang Xincheng’s cultivation foundation was already about twice that of an ordinary Primordial Warrior. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to hold twice the amount of Primordial Force compared to others at the same stage.

This was one of the incredible effects of Devouring the Cosmos as a Divine Grade Top-Level Origin Force Cultivation Method. Now, under the effect of Diamond Tempering Body, Jiang Xincheng’s cultivation foundation was about to double again on top of that.

Thus, as long as Jiang Xincheng practiced Diamond Tempering Body to the great accomplishment stage, his cultivation foundation would be four times that of other martial artists at the same level.

Just as a towering building rises from the ground, this meant Jiang Xincheng had the potential to build a cultivation “tower” four times higher than his peers.

And for Jiang Xincheng, reaching the great accomplishment stage in Diamond Tempering Body was merely a matter of time.

Feeling his rapidly improving cultivation foundation, a look of delight crossed Jiang Xincheng’s face.

Only after all the Primordial Force in his body had been hammered by the fierce Vajra into his Meridians and Dantian did Jiang Xincheng stop practicing.

By this point, Jiang Xincheng’s cultivation foundation had already improved by 1%.

To be honest, when the fierce Vajra struck his Meridians and Dantian with the huge hammer, the pain was intense. His whole body felt as if it was being pounded by a real hammer; one can imagine how much it hurt.

But this level of pain was nothing to Jiang Xincheng, who had endured countless sufferings in his previous life.

Jiang Xincheng continued eating soil Yuan Stones, replenishing the depleted Primordial Force in his body while also advancing his Devouring the Cosmos.

Time waits for no one. Jiang Xincheng had wasted too much time in his past life; in this life, he wished he could split every second into two to use.

Piece by piece, the soil Yuan Stones entered Jiang Xincheng’s mouth and, under the effect of the Devouring Vortex, transformed into pure Primordial Force, swiftly flowing into his Meridians and Dantian.

Once the Primordial Force in his body accumulated to a certain level, Jiang Xincheng began practicing Diamond Tempering Body, gradually improving his cultivation foundation.

Devouring Yuan Stones — Accumulating Primordial Force — Practicing Diamond Tempering Body: these three formed a cycle, enhancing Jiang Xincheng’s strength at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people.

This cultivation session lasted from morning until evening. After eating, Jiang Xincheng returned to his dormitory to continue practicing.

At Tianhai University, Primordial Force cultivation was more important than everything else. In fact, throughout the world, Primordial Force cultivation was the most crucial.

The College of Computer Science had nine courses, and the first one was the Primordial Force Cultivation Course.

During exams, the other eight courses added up to 80 points, but the Primordial Force Cultivation Course was worth 120 points.

That meant as long as Jiang Xincheng scored above average in the Primordial Force Cultivation Course, he didn’t need to worry about failing. This showed how highly Tianhai University valued the Primordial Force Cultivation Course.

In the New Era, it was the era of Primordial Force. Those without Primordial Force were considered trash.

That day, Jiang Xincheng replaced sleep with cultivation. The cultivation process also served as light sleep, so Jiang Xincheng wasn’t worried about lacking energy the next day.

However, cultivation was boring and not as refreshing as deep sleep. Most people couldn’t persist, so unless one was a cultivation fanatic, few used their sleeping time for cultivation.

If not for the lessons from his previous life, the current Jiang Xincheng would probably sleep soundly every night.

Over nearly twenty hours, Jiang Xincheng consumed over a dozen handfuls of soil Yuan Stones, and the Primordial Force in his body grew stronger.

Most importantly, his Diamond Tempering Body had reached the small accomplishment stage. With his past life’s cultivation experience, Jiang Xincheng practiced Diamond Tempering Body as easily as a fish swimming in water.

By now, Jiang Xincheng’s cultivation foundation had improved by 50%, making it three times that of other martial artists at the same level.

Both his Primordial Force and cultivation foundation had greatly improved. It was time to increase his combat power. And the best way to improve combat power was undoubtedly to practice Primordial Force Combat Techniques.