Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree-Chapter 236 - 143 Pure Bamboo, Unrestrained (7k)
The night was still young.
Surrounded by the campfire, people engaged in discussions, sharing their feelings about this trial land.
"The Dharma here is evidently more relaxed compared to the outside world, and the Power of the Spirit finds it easier to break free from the constraints of the physical body."
"Indeed, in this world, I can feel the joy that springs from the heart."
"Dao Body Progress? I'm currently at 96.5%. The guards of King City provide me with little benefit. I've estimated that a hundred of them can only help me improve by 0.2%."
"That little?"
"It's similar to what he said. After breaking through 95%, the rate of progress definitely slowed down a lot, there must be a bottleneck."
"That's normal. The progress of the Dao Body is increasingly difficult towards the end, akin to ascending to heaven, and it's not just an individual's limit but also suppression from Heaven and Earth."
"Heaven and Earth's suppression?" Ji Jingqiu asked.
This was the first time he had heard such a notion.
"The Dao Body is essentially an Acquired creation. In a sense, it's not too much to say it's 'Fake to Real.' Therefore, 99.9% is seen as the limit of Acquired, while 100% is fabricated by Innate. The closer you get to Innate, the more you face some kind of overwhelming pressure."
Yue Yourong said softly,
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"Our old dean once mentioned that the way Federation Martial Artists forge their Cultivation Bodies is actually against the order of reason. We are able to construct Dao Bodies in the Acquired realm thanks to Hel."
Hearing this statement, Shi Xinwan and Diao Xingyun nodded in agreement, as their elders seemed to share this opinion too.
The only place in the Federation capable of forging Superior Dao Bodies is the Four Guardian Stars, and the key component, "Heart Electricity," is also a unique power born from the domain fused with Hel by Martial Artists.
Ji Jingqiu couldn't help but recall Hel's characteristics:
[Respond in an aberrant manner, fulfilling the beautiful wishes of sentient beings.]
It seemed that the Federation had some experience in how to properly utilize "Hel"...
In a way, the Federation's Martial Arts could be said to be built on the "corpse" of a God who surpassed the Supreme Grandmaster.
Ji Jingqiu dared not imagine how vibrant the Martial Arts of the Federation would become if the remaining three of the Four Demons could be enslaved.
"If you want to achieve 100%, it's said that only after 99.9% can one have a slight chance of Reverse Innate," Diao Xingyun remarked with emotion.
He was confident that with the support of the dojo, he could refine his Mystic Sky Dao Body to 99.9%, but as for 100%, which represents Innate Wuji Perfection, he had only ever dreamt of.
If Arrogant Sun Martial Artists had roughly a 30% chance of breaking through to Grandmaster status in the Federation's annual statistics,
Then Martial Artists who achieve Innate Wuji Perfection have one foot already crossing into the threshold of Heavenly Person.
The other foot is Spiritual Cultivation.
Ji Jingqiu pondered; he still had some way to go before reaching 95%. He planned to intensify his efforts tomorrow, end the suffering of the remnants in this place, and meanwhile, hasten the achievement of 95% for his Formless Dao Body.
"What are your plans for tomorrow? Continue delving into the city center? With only thirty-four people left, it'll probably only last another couple of days."
"I'm still a long way from 95%, I'll prioritize sweeping the guards tomorrow," Ji Jingqiu said, "Earlier in that direction, I vaguely spotted a huge stele. We can meet up there."
Everyone looked towards the direction pointed out by Ji Jingqiu and nodded.
After some more idle chat, everyone closed their eyes for a short rest, bringing their condition back to its peak.
Ji Jingqiu gazed at the burning campfire, with sparks splattering like fragments of stars from time to time.
He suddenly became curious, how exactly did the light from the campfire resist the erosion of the Deceit Fog? Was it the rule power of this relic?
Glancing at everyone, he found they had fallen asleep. Ji Jingqiu tentatively reached out, slowly coming into contact with the campfire.
The intensity of the heat transmitted by the flames increased.
After warming himself by the fire, Ji Jingqiu gently pulled out the Green Master, at first testing the campfire with the scabbard, but finding nothing unusual.
He was very careful, fearful that any strong movement would extinguish the campfire, resulting in a downfall.
Suddenly,
Ji Jingqiu's hand stopped mid-air.
At the bottom of the campfire, after sweeping aside the accumulated ash, he saw a segment of bamboo that was almost burnt out.
Ji Jingqiu wasn't sure if this was the same piece he had encountered before.
Out of caution, he ultimately did not disturb the arrangement of the campfire.
But a certain conjecture had formed in his mind.
...
Inside the Deep Red Laboratory.
As a large volume of deciphered Divine Text was transmitted back to the lab for consolidation, Dr. Chen stood before the projection screen, immersed in thought.
"Boss, could this 'Shi Zun' really be related to Marshal Mu? Wasn't it said that both Marshal Mu and Marshal He ultimately vanished?" Researcher A, who was passing by, leaned in close to Dr. Chen and whispered.
Dr. Chen sighed, "If that were true, then the Federation would have an opportunity to penetrate the high levels of Nine States."
Researcher A's eyes shone with excitement: "Any other inside information?"
Dr. Chen gave him a glance: "Why do you ask so much? Get back to work, do you not want your year-end bonus?"
Researcher A walked away dejectedly.
Dr. Chen stared at the large amount of Divine Text in front of him, and after an unknown period, an elderly figure appeared beside him.
Ning Fengyuan.
"What is Elder Ning's opinion?" Dr. Chen asked softly.
After a moment of silence, Ning Fengyuan said, "Marshal Mu is dead, there's no need to doubt that."
Dr. Chen sighed. Indeed, Marshal Mu was dead; this was confirmed the year the Federation allowed a wisp of Marshal Mu's Divine Thought to manifest again in the world.
"Now it seems that the Pure Bamboo here is the trace left by Marshal Mu, it's just unclear if Marshal Mu has any connection with the new Four Demons..."
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The following morning,
The campfire extinguished on its own, and clarity was restored to Heaven and Earth.
Ji Jingqiu squatted next to the remnants of the campfire, in front of everyone, and picked out the bamboo section from below.
