Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 1140 - 517: The Book of Technique of Desire and Emptiness, Sangmu Dharma King of Haemother Cave
If the genuine "The Book of Technique of Desire and Emptiness" could be used to comprehend the ultimate Way, then this skill would undoubtedly be a divine technique.
Though the Nine-tailed Fox had received the Bloodline Inheritance of the Ancestor of Qingqiu Fox, like the Little Dragon, she was also limited by the great threshold of her own soul and authority. Even if the bloodline fully merged and the Shell reached the Immortal or Eternal level, it would still fail to exert the true strength of the Shell due to the weakness of the soul.
And if "The Book of Technique of Desire and Emptiness" really had such effects, it could greatly resolve the issue of the Nine-tailed Fox’s weak soul.
As for the side effects of this cultivation technique, they were completely non-issues for him who possessed the Flesh Authority.
Of course, Lin Xun’s thoughts were entirely driven by the purpose of mutual strength enhancement...
"I wonder if Valkyrie could cultivate this technique..."
Valkyrie had transformed her Shell into Immortal level in the previous Chapter, but her soul was only beginning to gestate and was far from grasping the authority, hence she faced the plight of falling to the Mythical+ Level.
If Valkyrie could also cultivate this technique, it would solve two major challenges for Lin Xun in one fell swoop.
However, it seemed rather unrealistic. Although Valkyrie appeared no different from a human on the outside and even had very realistic bionic modules, her internal structure was completely different from that of fleshly beings, so it was unlikely she could cultivate Buddhist techniques.
The abridged version of "The Book of Technique of Desire and Emptiness" was widely circulated in the city and was not highly valued. Lin Xun asked the brothel madam for two scriptures to experiment with.
As he had thought, the Nine-tailed Fox, being a native demon of the Evil God World, had a high compatibility with this technique and learned it quickly with the skill book.
Valkyrie, when attempting to learn the skill of the Underworld Game, received a message that read, "Your designated hero, Combat Angel - Valkyrie does not qualify for this Shell skill; cannot learn this skill."
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[You have been waiting in the first floor hall for a long time, only approaching sunset did you finally see the White Elephant Senior Brother coming down from the second floor.]
[Given its radiant and somewhat reluctant appearance, it seemed it still desired more.]
[You took the White Elephant Demon away from this place, heading to the ’Haemother Cave’ outside the city...]
[The mountains outside Longyuan City were yellow with a hint of red, resembling the mythical Flame Mountain.]
[’Haemother Cave’ was not far from Prefecture City, merely a half-hour’s walk, but the path was scarcely populated, hardly seeing any pedestrians.]
[You and the White Elephant Demon soon reached your destination...]
[’Haemother Cave’ is located at the foot of a tall mountain, made from red sandstone. The entrance was a man-made spacious and magnificent portal, above which ’Great Sky Overjoyed Vajra Haemother Cave’ was inscribed, hardly resembling the original mouth of the cave.]
[Instead of male monks, a few pregnant nuns with slightly bulging bellies, who appeared to be pregnant, greeted guests at the portal.]
[The White Elephant Demon scratched its head, leaned towards you, and whispered, "Little brother, should we take a hard or soft approach this time?]
[White Elephant Senior Brother knew you wanted to gather incense for the Bodhisattva and would not want to miss seizing this populous and affluent place of Longyuan City.]
[Had it not been for you and your brother being unable to defeat the Buddha of Qingtang City previously, a statue of ’Homage to the Great Sacred Sarira King Buddha’ would have already been erected there.]
[You replied, "First let’s assess the strength of the enemy, after all, you also don’t know how much weight this Haemother really holds; only by knowing both ourselves and our enemy can we fight a hundred battles without defeat."]
[You showed your Degree Token to the nuns at the door, indicating that you and your brother were monks traveling here specially to pay respects to Haemother.]
[Seeing their respectful attitudes toward you, you took the opportunity during the notification break to inquire from the nuns.]
[The nuns told you that they were not disciples of the Haemother Cave but volunteers guarding and greeting guests as part of fulfilling their vows.]
[’Great Sky Overjoyed Vajra Haemother’ presides over the path of fertility, and the city dwellers who are barren can cultivate the Dual Cultivation Method.]
[If one does not have the Wisdom Roots and hence cannot cultivate this method, they can still offer sincere worship daily in front of their own Haemother statue and pray for children.]
[The nuns greeting at the door were women who had been unable to conceive and, moved by their sincerity, Haemother had granted them children.]
[After their prayers to Haemother were answered, they were required to fulfill their vow, and guarding the gate of the Haemother Cave was just the first step of fulfilling their vow.]
[You then asked further, "What about the men, how do men fulfill their vow?]
[The nun replied, "Honorable living Buddha, men do not need to fulfill vows; it is the women who do it.]
[Guarding the gate is only the first step of fulfilling the vow. After giving birth, they need to enter the cave and serve Haemother for three years before the vow is considered fully repaid.]
[Hearing this, you narrowed your eyes, guessing what the subsequent means of fulfilling vows entailed.]
[Soon, the nun who had gone to announce your arrival came back to lead you into the cave...]
[The interior of the cave was not what you imagined—a cluster of caves; instead, most of the mountain had been hollowed out to construct several majestic Treasure Halls.]
[The monks walking back and forth were all bare-chested and robust, exuding powerful magical fluctuations.]
[What puzzled you was the hostile gaze these monks gave you, which was quite unfriendly.]
[What puzzled you more, you saw no women inside.]
[Feeling something, you glanced towards an annex, and through the paper window, you could vaguely see shadows flitting about. Pricking your ears, you could faintly hear the sounds of debauchery emanating from within.]
