Start slaying demons from the proficiency panel.

"This is... the Vajra King Skill of the Great Arhat!"

"The great Arhat actually left behind this technique! What a blessing for Buddhism and Taoism! What a blessing for Buddhism and Taoism indeed!"

"We must find this person. No matter what kind of cultivation he practices, we will treat him as an honored guest of our temple."

……

Within moments, the strange phenomena in the heavens and earth vanished, and the night returned to its usual darkness and tranquility.

The people of Wendeng County, fast asleep, had no idea that such a momentous event, worthy of being recorded in the county annals, had occurred that night.

【027】Get bigger, get bigger

Hey!

The gold beads, now broken into several pieces, lay on the ground, their luster dull and their appearance plain.

Anyone who saw it would absolutely not believe that the spectacular scene just now was manifested by this golden bead.

“This…” Ning Xiu looked at the sky with a complicated expression, his mind sometimes clear and sometimes confused.

If Ning Xiu wasn't mistaken, the long scroll of golden characters formed from the golden rain should contain some kind of cultivation technique.

Presumably, some great Buddhist or Taoist master left their cultivation techniques and insights within this six-character golden bead, waiting for someone to open it so that they could witness the wondrous phenomena and gain enlightenment from it.

Judging from the appearance of this golden bead, the spectacle just now could only occur once, and its true purpose was certainly not something that Ning Xiu could activate casually.

Otherwise, if you encounter someone with poor comprehension and no innate wisdom, they simply won't be able to glean anything from the long scroll of golden characters.

It would be a waste to squander such a tremendous opportunity.

Fortunately, Ning Xiu's comprehension was not that of a peerless genius, but he was not an ordinary person either. He actually sensed the existence of a cultivation technique from the long scroll of golden characters.

Unfortunately, due to the extremely short duration of the golden scroll, Ning Xiu was unable to fully comprehend the entire technique in one go.

He had no choice but to write it down first to ensure that he would not obtain an incomplete technique.

Fortunately, Ning Xiu was not fighting alone. As he brought up the proficiency panel, he saw that a brand new technique had appeared on it.

……

【Pure Yang Fist: Nine Levels (41/5000)】(+)

[Golden Bell Shield: Nine Layers (12/5000)] (+)

[Spiritual Vision: Level 5 (21/3000)] (+)

【Mahavairocana Sutra: Nine Levels (9/5000)】(+)

[Heavenly King Vajra Skill: Beginner (0/1000)] (+)

General Proficiency: 5200

……

Seeing the new cultivation technique appear on the proficiency panel, Ning Xiu couldn't help but be surprised. This was the first time he had ever seen a cultivation technique that required 1000 proficiency points just to get started.

Without the help of general proficiency, it would take a terrifying six months of arduous practice to even begin to grasp the basics of this technique.

This shows that the power and origin of this Heavenly King Vajra Skill are definitely not simple.

Ning Xiu immediately added 3000 points of general proficiency to the Heavenly King Vajra Skill, wanting to see what kind of effect this mysterious skill would have.

[Heavenly King Vajra Skill: Beginner (0/1000)] → [Heavenly King Vajra Skill: Level 1 (0/2000)]

[Heavenly King Vajra Skill: Level 1 (0/2000)] → [Heavenly King Vajra Skill: Level 2 (0/3000)]

The moment Ning Xiu reached the first level, he felt a tingling, itchy sensation spreading throughout his body, as if countless ants and insects were crawling and gnawing inside him.

This bone-chilling itching sensation is more agonizing than torture, truly making one feel like they are neither alive nor dead.

Ning Xiu managed to endure it for a short while by gritting his teeth, when another intense pain, as if his bones, tendons, and muscles were being torn apart, erupted within him.

Ning Xiu lost control and collapsed to the ground, his entire body drenched in cold sweat, quickly soaking a large area of ​​the ground.

If anyone else were present, they could see with their own eyes that Ning Xiu's body had begun to grow and expand.

His limbs stretched out a full foot long, and his sternum, waist, hips, shoulders, and skull were also enlarged proportionally.

This prevented Ning Xiu's body, with its elongated limbs, from looking too deformed and disproportionate.

According to the length measurement system of the Shang Dynasty, three feet was equivalent to one meter in Ning Xiu's memory.

That is, one foot is approximately equal to 0.33 meters.

Ning Xiu was already five and a half feet tall, and now he has grown another foot, bringing his height to over two meters and reaching more than six feet.

It would be considered a behemoth anywhere, standing out from the crowd and looking down on everyone else.

However, due to the increase in size, Ning Xiu's originally strong and muscular body became extremely thin and emaciated.

Anyone who didn't know him would probably think he hadn't eaten for days, which is why he looked like this.

As the night breeze blew, Ning Xiu, who had been lying motionless on the ground, finally stirred.

Suddenly, his tall, thin body began to shrink, and in the blink of an eye, it returned to its previous normal size.

If it weren't for the clothes on his body being torn, even Ning Xiu himself wouldn't have believed what kind of changes had just occurred to his body.

"This kind of body-refining technique is truly unheard of and unseen!" Ning Xiu struggled to get up from the ground, exclaiming in utter shock.

The Heavenly King Vajra Skill is a Buddhist and Taoist body-refining divine skill. After practicing it, one can cause the body to expand in a way that violates the rules of bone growth.

The first layer's increase of one foot is merely the initial effect. If it continues to increase, Ning Xiu's body will extend without limit, and his strength will also be correspondingly enhanced.

At the same time, the cultivator can control whether their body grows larger or returns to its normal size with a single thought.

The person who could create such a technique must be a great master of Buddhism or Taoism, with unfathomable strength.

"It was by sheer chance that I obtained the Six-Character Golden Pearl containing the Heavenly King Vajra Technique. I just don't know why this golden pearl ended up in the hands of that demon from the Black Heaven Gate."

Ning Xiu was very puzzled, but the reason behind this was obviously beyond his comprehension, so he gave up the idea of ​​investigating further.

Looking at his tattered clothes, Ning Xiu shook his head helplessly, then walked to the gong at the prison gate and started banging it hard.

The gong sounded loud and piercing at night, and the constables and yamen runners who heard it would quickly rush over.

The next day.

As dawn broke, the people of Wendeng County went out to begin their day's work.

The ordinary Wendeng County continues its mundane life as always.

"I'm not crazy! I'm not crazy! I really saw King Kong, a huge King Kong!"

"Honey, where did this 'King Kong' come from in our county? You must be half asleep."

"It's true! There was golden rain and lotus flowers. The sky over the entire Wendeng County turned golden. The Vajra statue was sitting cross-legged in the sky, holding a vajra, and it was bigger than the entire Wendeng County!"

In the home of fishmonger Su Yong, Su Yong lay on the bed with his legs tightly bandaged. Even though his face was wrapped in mulberry cloth, his entire face was swollen beyond recognition.

He continued to mutter with unwavering conviction what he had seen and heard when he got up in the middle of the night last night.

Hearing this, Su Yong's wife, who was decocting medicine nearby, shook her head helplessly, feeling both annoyed and amused.

A perfectly healthy man, getting up to use the outhouse in the middle of the night, somehow managed to slip and fall, and fall so badly at that.

When others asked him how he fell, he refused to say, insisting that he saw a shower of golden rain, golden lotuses springing from the ground, and a Vajra descending upon the sky.

Isn't that ridiculous?

No matter how Su Yong explained, no one believed him. They all thought that the reason for his injury was too embarrassing to talk about, so he made up such an absurd and bizarre story.

After waiting all night, Ren Qianxing and his two puppets finally returned.

He also brought back good news: he had figured out and destroyed all the puppet avatars in the county.

The puppeteer, skilled in puppetry, had no further tricks up his sleeve in Wendeng County, and the hidden danger was eliminated.

This relieved Ning Xiu greatly. Now that the problem had been solved and he had captured the demon involved, it was time to escort the demon back to the capital.

As long as this sorcerer was locked up in the Wendeng Yamen, Ning Xiu was restless and under immense pressure.

Once it's delivered to the Demon Extermination Bureau, everything that follows will be none of his business.

Ning Xiu and Ren Qianxing discussed the matter and decided to return to the capital today. They ordered Dong Fu to send two prison carts to each of the two sorcerers.

However, before leaving, he had one more thing to do: to go to the Huang residence and retrieve his hammer.

After acquiring the Heavenly King Vajra Skill, Ning Xiu felt that it would be difficult for him to find a weapon more suitable for him than the Thunder Drum Golden Hammer in the short term.

Holding a drum-shaped golden hammer in one's normal state might seem a bit out of place.

However, once the Heavenly King Vajra Skill is unleashed, the visual effect will instantly become incredibly harmonious; a big guy should definitely use this kind of heavy weapon.

Upon arriving at the Huang residence, Huang You, having learned the news, immediately rushed out to greet Ning Xiu.

Huang You knew that his father's reinstatement was entirely due to Ning Xiu's instructions, and naturally dared not neglect his benefactor.

"Lord Ning, where have you been these past few days? I was thinking of showing you the three major features of Wendeng County so you could experience the beauty of Wendeng."

Ning Xiu ran up to Ning Xiu with a big smile, acting extremely friendly.

“Young Master Huang, you’re too kind. Next time, next time. I have achieved my purpose in coming to Wendeng County. I am busy with official duties and must return to the capital today,” Ning Xiu said.

"Ah?! This is too rushed. Lord Ning, why don't you have a meal before you leave, so I can treat you to something?"

Ning Xiu smiled and said, "No, time is of the essence and there is no time to waste. I will remember Young Master Huang's kindness. When you go to Chaotian Capital next time, I will definitely let you spend some money on me. Let's skip it today."

"Ah..." Huang You was taken aback. Was there something strange about what he said?

However, he dared not go against Ning Xiu's wishes and could only reply, "Yes, Lord Ning, I will."

After returning to his room and picking up the golden hammer, Ning Xiu left the Huang residence without delay.

Although he had only been away from Chaotiandu for a few days, he was eager to return to the capital.

As agreed, Ren Qianxing had been waiting outside Wendeng County for a long time with two prison vans.

When Ren Qianxing saw Ning Xiu carrying a rather domineering gold hammer and swaggering out of the gate of Wendeng County, his expression instantly turned somewhat surprised.

No matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't guess that Ning Xiu would use this weapon.

"Brother Ning, the contrast between your appearance and reality is quite striking. Who would have thought that someone as quiet and scholarly as you would wield such a weapon?" Ren Qianxing said with a smile as Ning Xiu approached.