Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree-Chapter 198 - 131: Marshal He Leaves a Message, East Three Bright Star_2

Jiang Minghuan originally wanted to give a perfunctory response but suddenly recalled what Ji Jingqiu said earlier and became intrigued. He turned over and asked:

"Does the Sect think Ji Jingqiu has a chance of passing?"

[It’s basically impossible.]

"??? Then why are you recruiting him?"

[Trying it out is always right, maybe he can pass?]

Jiang Minghuan wrinkled her nose, annoyed at these unreliable people. What if Ji Jingqiu failed and took his anger out on her, driving her away!

She decided to be self-reliant, coaxing out some information from the Sect’s routines to provide to Ji Jingqiu.

That way, even if Ji Jingqiu fails, he shouldn’t take his anger out on her.

By then, she could even join him in cursing the Sect’s higher-ups—a common hatred!

"How difficult is the test inside, that even Ji Jingqiu has basically no chance? I remember that this adventure is limited to those in the True Seed Realm, right?"

[In fact, the analysis from above is that Marshal He, when setting up the final part, probably never intended to let anyone pass the last half of the test.]

"What do you mean?"

[The higher-ups believe that initially, Marshal He indeed had something he wanted to leave behind, but in the final stage, he suddenly regretted it and, not willing to destroy certain marks, and in a moment of extremely conflicting and complex emotions, set up this impossible test.]

"Such intricate and complex psychological descriptions, what, are you a reincarnation of a worm from Marshal He’s belly?" Jiang Minghuan mocked.

[There are some secrets you don’t understand... Keep up the good work, once you forge a Superior Cultivation Body and officially enter the core cultivation sequence, you’ll be qualified to acquaint yourself with certain secrets, such as... what kind of person Marshal He is.]

"I’m not interested." Jiang Minghuan curled her lip, "Just tell me what kind of tests are there."

[The tests are roughly divided into two types, one is the Heavenly Ascension Ladder, and with every step taken upward, endless pressure descends, testing one’s physical strength. The higher-ups calculated, to pass this, a 100% Dao Body is insufficient.]

Jiang Minghuan inhales sharply.

Not enough even with a 100% sublimated Great Perfection Dao Body? How strong must one’s body be?

[The second type is Qujing Tongyou, also known as Heart Inquiry Road. Along the way, illusions abound. To pass this test, one must either perfectly meet Marshal He’s innermost trial or possess Spiritual Firmness!]

[The former, perhaps even Marshal He himself might not pass! As for the latter, heh, how many Chained Martial Artists has Spiritual Firmness hindered in the Federation, allowing no progress. Spiritual Firmness in the True Seed Realm? Never seen before in the Federation’s history!]

[Just from these two points alone, there is no chance Ji Jingqiu could pass! The reason we let him try is to see if he’d catch Marshal He’s inheritance in a different light and disregard the test to pass.]

"What’s the success rate?" Jiang Minghuan swallowed.

[Almost close to zero, but since the adventure is idle anyway... Also, with good luck, the chance to obtain some inheritance is actually there.]

...

Gazing at the meandering path before him, as if leading into the depths of one’s heart, Ji Jingqiu glanced at the man and woman who had already started on the path but were stuck at the first step, eyes closed tight, faces writhing in struggle.

He pondered.

Is this a test of the soul?

He took a deep breath, steeled his heart, and stepped onto the path with earnest resolve.

Whispers suddenly reached his ears, the voice seeming to span time and space, recounting stories of past sorrow, laden with deep fatigue as if it could drag a person into another world...

Ji Jingqiu scratched his ear.

The voice was too vague, he didn’t hear it clearly.

He glanced at the other side, the two individuals clenched their teeth and showed a struggling expression almost fierce.

Clearly, he was being treated differently.

Ji Jingqiu pondered for a moment, dauntlessly speculating.

Could it be that Wisdom Light treated this heavy trial as a part of "Mist Darkness," automatically "shining through" it?

Too intelligent.

Ji Jingqiu silently praised and attempted a second step.

Besides the voice, images of burning blood fires emerged this time, as if the gates of hell thunderously opened, pulling the viewer into a cruel and sorrowful world, where a difficult choice must be made...

Even through the mosaic above, Ji Jingqiu could still hear the soulful wailing, the struggle, and the deepest despair that was irrevocable, the pain that must be lost.

Ji Jingqiu couldn’t help but sigh.

The sufferings of life and death, resentment, separation, desires unmet, five aggregates burning intensely...

The Eight Sufferings of life, as they have always been.

No one can escape.

Shaking his head, he continued forward.

Even with the help of Wisdom Light to shine through the Mist Darkness, Ji Jingqiu couldn’t avoid being influenced by the emotions therein. His gaze grew profound, and his heart steadily heavy, as if an invisible weight was pressing down on it.

It was hard to imagine how arduous this trial must be...

...

Playing, huh!

Jiang Minghuan was livid, wasn’t this just toying with them?!

[In fact... these two are just what we’ve come across; whether there are other tests beyond them is also unclear to us, after all, just these two levels alone are not something a normal person can break through.]

[As for the rewards after clearing the levels, even less is known, you’d better explain clearly to Ji Jingqiu to avoid any misunderstanding.]

Bad luck!

If Ji Jingqiu found out about this, wouldn’t she be driven out tonight?

At the very least... wait until tomorrow!

She resolutely got out of bed, rushed into the bathroom, treasuring what might be the last opportunity.

...

Ji Jingqiu walked step by step, each step steady, standing at the end of the secluded path, looking back.

In what seemed a leisurely stroll of dozens of steps, was there a heavy past that someone could never look back upon?

Did Marshal He... also have irretrievable regrets from his past?

Ji Jingqiu adjusted her emotions and continued to walk forward.

With one step, the world turned upside down.

This time, Ji Jingqiu seemed to see a figure’s silhouette by the lake.

In the distant unknown void, that figure turned its back on all living beings, standing tall and sublime as if a Divine being, walking slowly and composedly, yet leaving behind a silhouette that was solitary, cold, and desolate...

The next moment.

Ji Jingqiu seemed to merge with that silhouette, inseparable!

In a trance.

What she saw was unfulfilled ambitions, missed connections, irreversible events...

And in the end, only the vast and boundless Heaven and Earth remained.

At this moment, Ji Jingqiu felt her consciousness soar infinitely, merging in an instant into the Mental Realm of Marshal He’s Unity of Heaven and Man from those years past.

There was no jubilation of the victor, nor the sad reluctance of the lost.

It was just "empty".

All the world is void.

All Laws are void.

She stood with her blade in the center of Heaven and Earth, her gaze endless and profound, already becoming the center of the universe. With a mighty roar, her domineering intent was fully revealed as she swung her blade downward!

This blade traversed between Heaven and Earth. The wind and clouds shifted colors, the sun and moon paled, and all within the universe seemed minuscule before the intent contained within this blade.

It was not a lonely desolation after losing everything, but a declaration of war – a challenge against fate, against Heaven and Earth, against all things!

Finally breaking free from bonds, rushing towards great freedom!

After the blade strike, Ji Jingqiu disengaged from Marshal He’s figure.

He composed himself, and the first thing he did upon regaining clarity was to desperately comprehend the images he had seen before, especially the last blade strike, exerting all his strength to capture the essence of this final stroke!

Under this blade, he saw the convergence of myriad rivers that is the Unity Spell, the unveiled sharpness of the Ten Thousand Ancient Blade, unblemished and flawless, along with many other things he could not comprehend.

He did not seek to understand it all now but wished to seal the trace of this blade within his spirit, to be opened when his strength reached the required level.

After an unknown time, Ji Jingqiu’s complexion became increasingly pale.

This symbolized near collapse of his spiritual incarnation, the contents of that blade strike was truly terrifying. Fortunately, under the suppression of Glazed Glass Light, he ultimately managed to retain about three or four tenths of the blade’s essence.

After stabilizing his condition.

Ji Jingqiu continued to stride forward.

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The road thereafter held no more obstacles, allowing him to reach the depths of this strange encounter.

Inside, at the very end, was a house built of stone.

There was nothing in the house.

Only on a stone table, there lay an inscribed line of text.

[If you have really made it here, then you are either stronger than I was back then, or more like He Donghuang, remember to visit East Three Bright Star when you have time, that bastard with surname Ji left behind some traces of my existence there]

Beyond that, there was nothing else.

Ji Jingqiu suddenly had an epiphany in his heart.

Perhaps Marshal He had left something here, but in the end, he chose to erase it, leaving only this message on the table.

Speaking of which, why is it...

East Three Bright Star?!

Ji Jingqiu’s expression uncontrollably showed shock.