bookbashuk Chapter 209 The Enlightened One, Martial Arts of the Mind
Chapter 209 The Enlightened One, Martial Arts of the Mind
Chapter 209 The Enlightened One, Martial Arts of the Mind
In the past, Sariputra followed a non-Buddhist path and believed that he had attained the "Great Way." However, when he saw the monk Assaji walking with lotus-like steps and dignified demeanor, and heard him say "All phenomena arise from causes and conditions, and all phenomena cease due to causes and conditions," he knew that his teacher must have supreme wisdom. Therefore, he abandoned his decades of non-Buddhist practice and humbly sought the Dharma from the Buddha.
And facing such sincere worship of God.
Wang Chao said quietly:
"Then look at me."
As Wang Chao finished speaking, the leader of GOD looked up and saw that Wang Chao was suddenly radiating a soft yet dazzling light.
This is not the intent of a fist, nor is it qi and blood; it is light visible to the naked eye!
The essence of fist fighting is something that ordinary people can only sense, but cannot see, except for martial arts masters who have reached the level of Transformation Realm or above.
"This is?!"
GOD's eyes widened immediately.
It was as if something illusory descended from the void, transforming into reality without increasing or decreasing, without birth or death.
Everyone could see a chaotic, black and white light, like the yin and yang energies described in Taoism, emanating from Wang Chao's body.
The ball of light solidified in the air, gradually transforming into another Wang Chao, dressed and looking exactly like the Wang Chao beside him, as if he were a clone that had walked out of the void.
"Soul leaving the body? Is this the astral projection?" Seeing two Wang Chaos appear before him, as a cultivator, GOD immediately understood what this meant:
Although he lacked vital energy, Wang Chao's spirit possessed a real and tangible quality.
So this is the kind of method Wang Chao used?
Upon witnessing true supernatural power unfold before him, GOD could no longer contain himself. He slammed his forehead against the ground, his voice pleading, "Teacher! Please impart this divine soul technique to me! I am willing to abandon everything in the divine organization and follow you, only hoping to glimpse the path to the Great Dao!"
For him, although the God Organization was founded many years ago, it was nothing compared to the extraordinary power that could truly transcend the mundane and look down upon the world.
Wang Chao looked at GOD lying on the ground and slowly said, "The Divine Soul Dao Techniques that I have comprehended are divided into eight realms."
"It is divided into three stages: calming the mind, emerging from the shell, night travel, day travel, driving objects, manifesting form, possession, and seizing a body."
As Wang Chao spoke, G0D understood the soul cultivation technique that Wang Chao practiced.
The first stage: Concentration. This is the foundation for entry into the realm of cultivation. It requires focusing the mind and spirit, making the soul as stable as a rock.
The second stage: Emergence from the shell. The soul can temporarily leave the physical body, like a bird leaving its nest. Those who first enter this stage can only linger around the body, and the time spent outside the body is extremely short; after a while, the soul will weaken and dissipate. Just like a fledgling bird learning to fly, it can only flutter around the nest, but it has already found the way to "leave the physical body".
Third Realm: Night Travel. Able to roam freely in the dark and fly slowly two or three feet off the ground, and able to use some illusions.
Fourth Realm: Daytime Wandering. Unafraid of the scorching sun during the day, possessing a photographic memory, and standing more than ten feet off the ground, taking ten steps in one, one can already slightly influence objects. First, one wanders on cloudy days without sunlight, then gradually wanders in the morning and evening sun, finally training to the point where one can wander in the midday sun.
Fifth Realm: Manipulation of Objects. The wandering soul is cultivated into a Yin Spirit, the divine soul gradually materializing, reaching a state between the illusory and the real. One can manipulate objects with half the body's strength, performing physical attacks at half the speed of the physical body. At the highest level, the spirit and body separate, allowing one to leave the body without visualization.
Sixth Realm: Manifestation. The soul can manifest a physical form with the help of external objects, condensing into a real shape, such as smoke, mist, or moonlight. Before reaching the Great Perfection, the soul can temporarily solidify into a physical form using the lead and mercury energy of the Golden Elixir, making the body impervious to blades and spears, possessing the power of Transformation Force. Seventh Realm: Possession. The soul can temporarily possess another's physical body, with spiritual power nearly identical to the Core Formation in martial arts.
Eighth Realm: Body Seizure. Breaking through the barrier between life and death, one gains the ability to seize another's body and can survive for hundreds of years.
However, the first seven realms can be cultivated in conjunction with martial arts, but the seventh realm is the only one that cannot be cultivated because the qi and blood are insufficient and the energy is inadequate.
Martial arts is about using the spirit to supplement the body, using superior mental control to manipulate qi and blood, achieving unity of spirit and flesh, and harmony of yin and yang.
Taoist cultivation, on the other hand, uses the physical form to nourish the spirit. It requires the essence, energy, and spirit of the entire body, as well as all the blood, qi, and soul, to condense the real soul born from illusion.
This is also what Taoists call "achieving immortality through household liberation."
However, if one tries to become an immortal using this method, not only will one be afraid of the blood and qi of a martial artist with strong qi after the blood exchange, but one will also be unable to get close to them within ten feet. If one encounters a powerful expert with indestructible spirit, one will be shaken by their fist intent from ten miles away, and one will not even be able to separate one's soul from one's body.
Even so, once one becomes a Ghost Immortal, one is extremely terrifying. A single spell can destroy everything within hundreds of meters, like a humanoid nuclear bomb, and one is almost completely immune to physical attacks in the real world.
Even if one is only at the level of a Martial Saint, it is still hundreds or thousands of times stronger than the power of a god who cannot be destroyed.
"Even so, to cultivate the method of corpse dissolution, one must first reach the Gang Jin realm, before the physical body has been completely transformed and the spirit and flesh have been united."
Upon hearing this, GOD's brows furrowed deeply, and his voice was filled with anxiety.
"I have never cultivated my soul. I achieved the unity of spirit and body during the Blood Transformation of Qi. Now, I have even reached the stage of seeing the indestructible spirit and the perfect movement of the spirit. My soul and body are fused into one. How could I possibly separate my soul and body to cultivate this path of the soul?"
Wang Chao responded to this by saying:
"If you can reach this level under such circumstances, would you still be troubled by a minor separation of the soul?"
Upon hearing this, God was no longer confused. He bowed to Wang Chao again and then left.
At this moment, Huo Ling'er leaned closer:
"Master, aren't you afraid that if he really masters the Dao of the Divine Soul, it will cause trouble?"
Wang Chao didn't care about that; he just found the long eyebrows somewhat interesting.
"God is a seeker of the truth. Even if he establishes a divine kingdom, he will not interfere with ordinary people. On the contrary, he likes to enlighten mortals to become immortals, so let him be."
"Moreover, the methods of cultivating Dao techniques are just minor paths. My vital energy is more than ten thousand times that of an ordinary god-level expert. Even if God cultivates Dao techniques, I'm afraid his soul would be shattered by a single roar from me."
Moreover, there was one more thing Wang Chao didn't say.
Taoist arts were really just minor paths for him; he had already figured out another way.
Huo Ling'er only saw a drawing appear in Wang Chao's hand, with rows and rows of text densely written on it.
It is divided into several parts from the beginning to the end.
Triple deep sleep.
Entering samadhi (minor samadhi, major samadhi, constant samadhi)
Fetal breathing (mindful breathing, spiritual breathing, primordial breathing)
Sitting in oblivion (forgetting oneself, forgetting form, forgetting boundaries)
Manifestation of the divine, the Great Way.
"Master, what is this?" Huo Ling'er asked, puzzled.
"Humans are the most intelligent of all beings. Their bodies contain the mysteries of heaven and earth and the mechanism of the universe's rotation. The human mind is filled with all sorts of complex thoughts that come and go, and are unfathomable."
"The sky is not the highest thing; the human heart is the highest. The mind contains infinite mysteries. How can mere methods of cultivating the spirit compare to the great path of the mind?"
Wang Chao chuckled.