novelraw Chapter 888 - 519: The Second Portion of Divine Power
Chapter 888 - 519: The Second Portion of Divine Power
Looking at the golden skill orb on the ground, Zhang Chen’s eyes immediately lit up. He knew that he had succeeded.
"Pick up!"
Zhang Chen looked at the refreshed Golden Finger Interface and issued the command, then the next moment the golden orb on the ground was retrieved, and Zhang Chen’s Golden Finger Interface information was refreshed:
[Congratulations, you have picked up a portion of Divine Power!]
[It has automatically fused into the Buzhou Seal]
Then Zhang Chen’s Golden Finger Interface flickered, and under the twenty-second skill, the new information changed:
[Skill 23: Divine Power (Buzhou Seal): Completeness (2/33)]
At this moment, the Buzhou Seal within his magical power also changed, transforming into a cluster of light between reality and illusion, flowing within Zhang Chen’s magical power, receiving nourishment and refinement from it.
"It worked! I wonder what kind of power my Buzhou Seal now possesses! After all, its completeness is now two out of thirty-three, which counts as some progress, right?" Zhang Chen thought to himself with joy.
What made him happiest was that he could collect Divine Power in the Second Heaven, meaning as long as he kept advancing his Mental Realm, he could collect all thirty-three fragments of the Buzhou Seal and combine them into a complete Divine Power.
Divine Power can annihilate all techniques and suppress all laws under Heaven and Earth. Zhang Chen believes this item will be of great use, and in his rise he cannot do without the help of the Buzhou Seal.
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon sensed the change in Zhang Chen’s emotions, and felt inexplicably puzzled, glancing at him to see why Zhang Chen’s mood had suddenly improved. Clearly, nothing had happened?
"This brat is getting more mysterious; I find it harder and harder to understand him," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon muttered to himself.
While the Great Freedom Celestial Demon was mulling over these thoughts, Zhang Chen’s eyes scanned the desolate foundations of Buzhou Mountain: "Old man, go see if there are any traces left by the Princess."
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon dared not disobey upon hearing the command and reluctantly searched, but returned shaking his head after half a day: "No trace found."
"No trace found? The Princess must have ascended to a higher Heaven, and as long as I keep climbing, we will meet eventually," Zhang Chen whispered, then looked at the foundation of Buzhou Mountain in front of him. As Zhang Chen took away Buzhou Mountain’s Divine Power, the mountain’s foundation seemed to lose its suppressive force, becoming just an ordinary barren mountain.
Next moment, Zhang Chen’s figure flickered and vanished from the Second Heaven of the Spiritual World, as it had already died and turned into a lifeless world, offering no benefit to him. Why stay there?
Zhang Chen’s consciousness returned, with the campfire burning before him, the tent tranquil, Chengyu meditating cross-legged, while the two little ones began practicing the Visualization Technique, attempting meditation.
As for Mrs. Zhang, she was standing firm in the Yellow Sand, beginning to cultivate the True Dragon Form.
It wasn’t that Zhang Chen wouldn’t impart the Visualization Technique to Mrs. Zhang; truth be told, to Zhang Chen, the Visualization Technique wasn’t a precious item. It’s just that Mrs. Zhang couldn’t yet learn to concentrate and calm the mind. At least, she needed her mind tempered through Martial Dao before proceeding to the next stage of cultivation.
The campfire flickered amid the deep darkness, while the Blood God Child was hunting every visible beast, whether wolf, insect, tiger, or leopard, even occasionally intelligent demon beasts, all were slaughtered by the Blood God Child.
Zhang Chen was able to light a campfire during the night, enjoying its benefits, thanks largely to the Blood God Child’s efforts.
The Blood God Child’s cultivation started from scratch; the more creatures he slaughtered, the stronger he became, so Zhang Chen never restricted the Blood God Child’s killing. With the Demon Race invading, all beasts would become their minions, their sharp blades against ordinary Humans. Zhang Chen felt no psychological burden while slaughtering.
Zhang Chen sat before the campfire, pondering the Wonderful Technique he gained in the Second Heaven of the Spiritual World, concerning the cultivation technique of Qi Cultivation’s Third Realm, having already started to deliberate.
However, his Golden Finger Interface showed new changes:
[Qi Cultivation Mantra discovered, do you wish to upgrade? This realm involves Enlightenment, suggesting the Master independently comprehend the mysteries before upgrading. This realm pertains to the foundation of future Dao and the transformation of the Three Calamities, a foundational stone; caution is advised!]
[Do you wish to upgrade?]
The omnipotent Golden Finger actually gave a different suggestion today.
Zhang Chen looked at the changes in the Golden Finger, disbelief flickering in his eyes, then clicked ’No’.
"The Third Realm is truly extraordinary," Zhang Chen muttered: "Even the Golden Finger suggests handling it myself!"
"After the Jade Liquid and Golden Core, the Inner Core has been accomplished, requiring the Civil and Martial Fire, the Advancing and Retreating Yin Rune for reconciliation, thus completing the Nine-Turns of the Returning Pill. However, in this process, there is a key point, which is the Returning Pill Enlightenment. After refining the Returning Pill, one must undergo the Returning Pill Enlightenment to continuously nourish the soul, forging the three souls and seven spirits into one, ultimately refining the Primordial Spirit. The Third Realm, although just one realm, spans several. Once accomplished, at the very least, one is a Great Cultivator of the Yin Spirit Realm, also possessing some of the powers of a Yang God True Man," Zhang Chen thought secretly.
"The Civil and Martial Fire doesn’t need mentioning as it requires slow refining, with at least three hundred and sixty days of adding and retracting the fire without a break. The Advancing and Retreating Yin Rune can be considered a seven-day challenge; it takes seven days to break through, making this the difficulty of the realm. As for the Returning Pill Enlightenment, this is the most crucial. How to enlighten the Returning Pill requires a bit of True Yang. But wanting to cultivate some True Yang needs enlightenment, but how to achieve enlightenment?" Zhang Chen faced another problem.
Achieving enlightenment is extremely difficult, not ordinarily so! It’s just a concept, and he doesn’t know how to begin.
Even with his current knowledge, achieving enlightenment was like viewing flowers in the water or the moon in a well, completely clueless on how to start.
Hence, Zhang Chen was very troubled, knowing that preparing for enlightenment must begin early, as it is a lengthy process and he doesn’t want to waste time.
"Enlightenment is cultivation of the mind and doesn’t impact the first two realms, I can practice them simultaneously," Zhang Chen incessantly organized his cultivation steps in his mind.
Zhang Chen glanced at his Golden Finger Interface, focusing on the Mental Realm, and after a moment shook his head:
"The Mental Realm is not enlightenment."
"Do you know how to achieve enlightenment?" Zhang Chen dragged out the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, as this old thing was the only one he could consult.
"Enlightenment?" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon glanced Zhang Chen up and down: "Kid, you’re already preparing for enlightenment? Enlightenment can be as difficult as it is simple."
Hearing the Great Freedom Celestial Demon’s words, Zhang Chen was overjoyed: ’Indeed, this guy knows.’ He promptly urged, "Explain in detail."
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon said: "What is called enlightenment can be divided into two parts: one is enlightenment, and the other is seeing nature. Enlightenment means understanding, awareness. The heart refers to one’s thoughts. Seeing means observing, knowing. Nature is one’s innate nature, the original self."
Zhang Chen responded with a grim expression: "Speak plainly!"
The esoteric explanation went over his head.
"Enlightenment refers to the mind ape, seeing nature to the intent horse. Achieving enlightenment and seeing nature is about recognizing the infinite desires within one’s heart, overcoming desires and then taming them. Desires are like dust, obscuring your innocent nature and the self you were born with. Only by taming them can you gain control of your inner self, and have the opportunity to comprehend the Heaven and Earth Dao, not getting lost in the vast laws of Heaven and Earth and consequently wandering astray, lost in overwhelming power. Only by not losing your nature can you grasp your Primordial Spirit. Once a mind ape or intent horse arises, the Primordial Spirit will scatter, consumed by the mind ape and intent horse, dissipating the Primordial Spirit Qi until it is exhausted, leading to the arrival of the Celestial Five Declines and ultimately death by old age," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon explained.
Being a demon among demons, his mastery and understanding of inner strength were unparalleled, making Zhang Chen’s choice to consult him a wise one.
"Are there any specific methods to achieve enlightenment?" Zhang Chen felt the Great Freedom Celestial Demon’s explanation was too profound; what about mind apes, intent horses, and nature—he just wanted to know specific cultivation methods.
"Haven’t I already told you the specific cultivation method?" the Great Freedom Celestial Demon asked with exasperation.
Seeing the look in the other’s "dull as wood" eyes after the demon’s words, Zhang Chen’s face turned darker. The Great Freedom Celestial Demon, seeing Zhang Chen’s increasingly blackened face, hastily said: "There is no actual cultivation technique for enlightenment and seeing nature. If you want to achieve enlightenment, it all relies on your self-realization. I can only give you a layman’s explanation again, but using layman’s terms loses the original intent; the more I explain, the greater the knowledge obstacles created for you. Layman’s explanations are methods for those with the least talent and dull minds. Once used, it could be a lifetime without achieving enlightenment, leading you astray forever. Are you sure you want to hear it?"
"Just say it," Zhang Chen replied impatiently.
His talent was only average, and whether or not he adopted the demon’s method would depend on whether he could find the path of his nature in the future. He believed he had the Golden Finger, and according to the demon’s statement about those of low talent, mastering skills would be a meteoric rise for him.
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon saw Zhang Chen was insistent and could only explain: "The so-called ’enlightenment’ can be interpreted as ’Mingxin’. Seeing nature can be seen as ’practice’. The so-called method for those with low talent is to find a path, remember it, and consistently practice it, so over time, through continuous practice, you can see your true heart. For example, Confucianism’s practice of benevolence and righteousness is actually a path for the common people, suitable for the masses. As long as someone consistently remembers benevolence and righteousness and practices it constantly, they might someday see their true heart and nature. Another example is the Non-Attack philosophy of Mo Family, the laws of the Legalist School, and the determination of the Shi Family not to change a word till death, all are paths to enlightenment and seeing nature, and are roads."
Continuing, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon said: "If you want to achieve enlightenment, choose this most inferior path, you must choose one of these roads, adhere to it and constantly practice it. In that way, someday the clouds will part, the moon will shine through, and you will have the chance to gain insight into the supreme path and understand your true heart."
"The world’s Daos are countless, as long as you choose a path and persistently follow it, there is a slight hope," said the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.