Inside the Great Golden Alms Bowl, the millennia-old centipede demon shed its old shell, transforming into a long golden serpent-like creature, neither quite a dragon nor anything else.
Thinking it had finally succeeded in transforming into a dragon, it was just about to let out a triumphant roar when a golden Mighty Heavenly Dragon flew into the bowl from outside.
Pure dragon might, vast and overwhelming, surged forth with unstoppable force, filling the entire Great Golden Alms Bowl.
The centipede demon was paralyzed with fear.
Its attempts at transformation only served to make it feel the terrifying majesty of the dragon's presence even more acutely.
The centipede demon shrank back, trembling from the innate suppression of its bloodline, cowering in a corner of the Great Golden Alms Bowl.
"Roar—"
The Mighty Heavenly Dragon roared proudly, circling the Great Golden Alms Bowl. Under the pressure of its dragon might, the millennia-old centipede demon couldn't even make a ripple.
"Heavenly Dragon's True Fire, refine!"
Ethan Shu prepared to unleash his Buddhist power, using the Heavenly Dragon's True Fire to refine the millennia-old centipede demon.
Suddenly, the centipede demon transformed into a humanoid form, kneeling within the Great Golden Alms Bowl, pleading for mercy.
"Holy Monk, please spare me! I have cultivated for three thousand years; show mercy and spare my life!"
"I'm willing to serve as your mount, or anything else you ask!"
Seeing Ethan Shu withdraw his Buddhist seal, the centipede demon felt a glimmer of hope.
However, given its wicked nature, Ethan Shu knew that keeping it by his side would only result in future betrayal.
Ethan Shu asked calmly, "Pudu Cihang, you're merely a centipede demon. How could you know how to seize national fortune and dragon qi to transform into a dragon?"
The centipede demon dared not hide the truth and quickly answered, "In response to the Holy Monk, I… I was guided by a man in black robes, who taught me the method to steal fortune and transform into a dragon."
"A man in black robes?"
Ethan Shu furrowed his brow. Could it be someone from the Heavenly Demon Sect? Or the Blood Demon of Youquan?
"Do you know this man's identity?"
The centipede demon thought for a long moment and then shook its head. "I don't know."
Even after opening his Dharma Eye, Ethan Shu couldn't trace the karma involved and decided not to pursue the matter further. He resumed his seal.
The centipede demon screamed, "You bald-headed monk, didn't you promise to spare me? Aaaah!"
The Mighty Heavenly Dragon opened its mouth, spewing Heavenly Dragon's True Fire, engulfing the centipede demon in flames, causing it to scream in agony.
Ethan Shu sneered, "When did I ever promise to let you live?"
"You're steeped in sin, having harmed countless beings, and you expect mercy from me? Pure delusion!"
"You like the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra so much, let me send you off with it."
"Gate, gate, paragate, parasamgate, bodhi svaha!"
"Gate, gate, paragate, parasamgate, bodhi svaha!"
Ethan Shu chanted the Heart Sutra, and one by one, golden Sanskrit characters emerged, entering the Great Golden Alms Bowl.
With the addition of Heavenly Dragon's True Fire and Ethan Shu's boundless Buddhist power, the refinement of the centipede demon accelerated.
"No…"
"You bald-headed monk, you won't die a good death!"
"Aaaargh!"
The centipede demon screamed hysterically, struggling and writhing within the flames inside the Great Golden Alms Bowl.
Ethan Shu continued chanting the Heart Sutra over and over until the centipede demon was finally refined to death.
"Ding-dong! Congratulations to the Host for killing the millennia-old centipede demon, earning 100,000 cultivation points!"
The reward of 100,000 cultivation points delighted Ethan Shu.
"This millennia-old centipede demon must indeed have reached at least the Buddha's Light Realm, or else it wouldn't yield such a high reward."
Ethan Shu immediately opened his attribute panel and allocated 60,000 points to his cultivation level.
He used the remaining 40,000 points to enhance his Sutra of Strengthening Sinews and Bones.
Instantly, Ethan Shu felt his Buddhist cultivation advance rapidly, soaring to new heights.
The Pure Self Sarira within him felt as if it were infused with a kingly essence of Buddhist power, spinning swiftly and radiating a dazzling golden light.
The light of the sariras even permeated his flesh, emitting golden radiance from every inch of his skin.
He had reached the Buddha's Light Realm!
Fragrance emanated from his body, and his flesh emitted a golden glow—the hallmark of the Buddha's Light Realm!
At the same time, his Sutra of Strengthening Sinews and Bones advanced further, breaking through to the seventh level, resulting in a profound transformation.
His mortal body was reborn, becoming an innate body!
Ethan Shu had transitioned from acquired to innate!
In fact, the sixth to the seventh level of the Sutra of Strengthening Sinews and Bones was an enormous threshold. Few in history had ever achieved the seventh level.
Achieving it not only meant a total transformation of his body, greatly enhancing all his physical functions, but it also significantly extended his lifespan.
However, few had ever reached the seventh level, so the miraculous effects of the seventh level were largely unknown.
Opening his attribute panel, Ethan Shu saw that all his attributes had improved dramatically.
Name: Ethan Shu
Dharma Name: Hsuan Kong
Lifespan: 1,800 years
Physique: Innate Buddhist Physique
Cultivation: Early Stage of Buddha's Light Realm (120,000/300,000)
Techniques: Sutra of Strengthening Sinews and Bones, Level 7 (100,000/300,000)
Powers: Swastika Buddhist Seal, Shurangama Mantra, Pure Heart Dharma Eye, Ksitigarbha's Venerable Mantra, Rebirth Dharani, Mighty Heavenly Dragon's True Fire, Freedom Buddha Seal, Six Divine Powers of Buddhism, etc.
Martial Arts: Vajra Palm of Great Strength, Lion's Roar of Buddhism, Vajra Demon Subduing Staff, Eighteen Arhat Fists, Reed Crossing Technique, etc.
Equipment: Broom with Buddhist Blessings (Ordinary), White Robe (Low-Grade Buddhist Artifact), Vajra Bodhi Prayer Beads (Mid-Grade Buddhist Artifact), Shoes of Level Ground in Water and Fire (Low-Grade Buddhist Artifact), Great Golden Alms Bowl (High-Grade Buddhist Artifact), Purple-Gold Monk's Staff (High-Grade Buddhist Artifact), Embroidered Kasaya (Low-Grade Buddhist Treasure), Three-Tiered Lotus Platform (Low-Grade Buddhist Treasure), etc.
Instance: Yan Kingdom
(Note: The max level in the current instance is the Late Stage of the Buddha's Light Realm.)
Having ascended to the Buddha's Light Realm, his sarira now emitted light.
In addition, breaking through to the seventh level of the Sutra of Strengthening Sinews and Bones had transformed his body.
Unexpectedly, the fortuitous combination of these advancements granted Ethan Shu an innate Buddhist physique, as well as the Six Divine Powers of Buddhism!
The Six Divine Powers are as follows:
1.Divine Vision (also known as Corporeal Freedom): the ability to manifest freely, unhindered and as one wishes.
2.Heavenly Eye: the ability to see the suffering and joy of beings across the six paths of reincarnation, witnessing all forms and colors without obstruction.
3.Heavenly Ear: the ability to hear the sorrows, joys, and words of beings across the six paths, perceiving all worldly sounds.
4.Mind Reading: the ability to know the thoughts of beings across the six paths.
5.Knowledge of Past Lives: the ability to understand one's own and others' past lives over millions of cycles of existence.
6.Freedom from Mortal Ties: the power to sever all attachments within the three realms, transcending life and death, and gaining freedom from rebirth.
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