This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 501 - 24 Seeing the "Divine" Without Harm

Chapter 501: Chapter 24 Seeing the “Divine” Without Harm

The monk simply watched Lu Qingshan with steady eyes, waiting for Lu Qingshan to make his own decision.

Among wise individuals, that’s often how conversations go, stopping just at the right moment.

Lu Qingshan’s mind teemed with thoughts.

Pies don’t just fall from the sky.

Even if one prays to a greatly compassionate Bodhisattva for blessings upon all beings, one must first offer daily incense and pray sincerely.

The monk’s implication was the same.

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Forming this Buddhist connection today would certainly require reciprocation another day.

If the monk had not mentioned “the number one Cultivation Technique of Qi Refinement,” Lu Qingshan would have undoubtedly and politely declined this Buddhist fate.

After all, the Cultivation Technique of Qi Refinement from his own Sword Sect was equally a Taoist art, so why seek afar what is close at hand?

But the number one Cultivation Technique was different.

With such a status, the monk would naturally not deceive him.

Qi Refinement is the beginning of Tao, and the strongest Cultivation Technique in the Qi Refining Chapter is as tempting as it is, without a doubt, founded on the solid Basis of Buddhist cultivation techniques.

Successful people in the world are more or less perfectionists in character, and in extreme cases, they may even be paranoid.

Lu Qingshan had not reached the point of paranoia, but he couldn’t just reject such a “perfect” Taoist art laid out before him.

Knowing what he sought, Lu Qingshan dispensed with pretense, “I am willing to form this Buddhist connection with your temple, what should I do?”

“Sword Cultivators originally belong to the Taoist lineage, where Taoist immortals created classics and sought purity and tranquililty, passing down cultivation techniques through these classics.

However, our Buddhist ancestors did things like feeding their bodies to eagles; they established their teachings through actions rather than sanctified words, thus our Buddhist inheritance emphasizes a spark of Spiritual Light for enlightenment,” said the monk with a kind smile.

Lu Qingshan pressed his palms together, “I appreciate your trouble, Master.”

Seeing Lu Qingshan’s decisiveness, the old monk said with lowered brows, “Excellent.”

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Then, the Eighth Realm monk lightly cut on his own fingertip.

In an instant, his Vajra indestructible body was breached, and a bead of blood, as cohesive as mercury, seeped out.

The blood was not the commonly seen crimson color, but a striking golden hue that seemed very familiar to Lu Qingshan.

It was exactly the same as the bowl of ‘chicken soup’ he had drunk earlier!

By now, how could he not understand that the so-called chicken soup was in fact the Buddhistic Vajra Blood.

The drop of Vajra Blood at the heart of the monk’s fingertip emitted endless Buddhist light.

The old monk laughed, extending his finger to touch Lu Qingshan’s forehead.

The drop of blood quickly entered his body, disappearing from sight, and the Buddhist light faded.

But within the sea of his consciousness, the Buddhist light shone brightly.

A dark green and black Dragon Elephant appeared in Lu Qingshan’s sea of consciousness, racing around.

The Dragon Elephant was only the size of a fist, yet it emitted a resounding sound like a great bell, causing his mind to buzz with vibration.

That sound formed a verse.

“To be a Buddha’s Dragon Elephant, one must first be the horse and ox of all beings!”

As these twelve characters resonated continually within his sea of consciousness, Lu Qingshan couldn’t help but feel somewhat dazed.

A sense of immensity, like the weight of Mount Tai bearing down on him, came forth.

Being the horse and ox of all beings meant carrying a great burden, right?

Lu Qingshan felt enlightened and tentatively released his Divine Sense to make contact with the immensely imposing Dragon Elephant.

Hum!

A moment later, a vast stream of words transmitted to him, entering his consciousness.

[Dragon Elephant Mystique](Qi Refining Chapter)

Level: Taoist Level

Description: To be the Dragon Elephant of Buddha, one must first be the horse and ox of all beings; this Cultivation Technique of Qi Refining is divided into 10 levels.

Cultivation Technique effect 1: Each increase in level raises the Spiritual Power Value limit by 40 points.

Cultivation Technique effect 2: Spiritual Power Recovery Speed +100%

Cultivation Technique effect 3: Upon reaching level 10 of Dragon Elephant Mystique, gain an additional 200 points to the Spiritual Power Value limit.

Cultivation Technique effect 4: The Spiritual Power Quality cultivated through Dragon Elephant Mystique is extremely high.

Cultivation Technique effect 5: Upon reaching level 10 of Dragon Elephant Mystique, one will master the Divine Skill “Unbreakable Vision of the Divine.”

[Unbreakable Vision of the Divine]

Description: Break through the Void to witness the Unbreakable Divine.

Supplementary Description 1: “Divine” in the human body refers to apertures; there are 360 prime apertures governing the functions of the body, just as immortals govern all things under heaven and earth. Breaking through the confines of the apertures, one can behold the Divine, penetrating insights to understand the self.

Supplementary Description 2: The stages of opening the Divine apertures are 9/36/72/360, corresponding to the Four Heavenly Layers; upon completing one layer, one may choose to break through to the next stage.

Supplementary Description 3: Once the confines of the apertures are breached, one can perfectly control the corresponding prime aperture, thereby mastering their own body.

Current Divinized Apertures: 0/9 (limit 360)

Cultivation Technique 6: Experience Points required to level up Dragon Elephant Mystique increased by 100%.

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“Breaking through the Void to witness the Unbreakable Divine,” Lu Qingshan muttered to himself.

No wonder the monk said that the Dragon Elephant technique had a solid foundation and a bright future but slow progress.

It turns out that the cause of all this could be attributed to this Divine Skill called ‘Unbreakable Vision of the Divine.’

The “Divine” in Dragon Elephant Mystique does not refer to immortals in the sky, but to the 360 prime apertures in one’s own body.

Once the shackles of the apertures are broken, and the “Divine” is seen, Cultivators can control their own strength more perfectly and become the deities who rule their own bodies.

Perfect control over one’s own Strength, just from its literal meaning, is very abstract and hard to comprehend.

To make a rough comparison, take two individuals who can both lift a hundred pounds. One is well-trained, and the other is an ordinary person.

The well-trained individual, because they know how to exert their Strength, might throw a punch with the force of eighty, ninety, or even a hundred pounds, while the punch of an ordinary person typically carries only fifty or sixty pounds of force.

The gap is enormous, and the outcome of a confrontation between the two is self-evident.

Moreover, mastering one’s body also implies the ability to tap into the power hidden within oneself.