pjbooks Chapter 335 The Spiritual Cultivation of the Coriander Clan!
Chapter 335 The Spiritual Cultivation of the Coriander Clan!
Chapter 335 The Spiritual Cultivation of the Coriander Clan!
Following Shanlin Buddha, Gu Ce also put away the Lotus Ancient City and stuffed all the treasures he had obtained into it.
In fact, even now, Gu Ce still has little trust in Shanlin Buddha.
Be prepared at any time to abandon this energy clone.
soon.
Following the Buddha Shanlin, Gu Ce arrived at the depths of the Jade Palace.
Deep within the Jade Palace, the massive number of Buddha statues were gone, replaced by a dense array of scriptures covering the walls. Gu Ce couldn't decipher their meaning, but they were mostly related to the Buddhist culture of the Coriander tribe.
The people of the Cilantro tribe believe that they are their own Buddha!
The weak tribespeople worship the powerful Buddha, which makes the entire Coriander tribe quite united, somewhat similar to the Crystal Clan in the primordial universe.
"To recognize the Jade Palace as your master, one generally needs to possess the will of a Void True God. Your willpower is still lacking, so you cannot recognize the Jade Palace as your master for the time being."
Halfway there, Shanlin Buddha suddenly stopped and spoke.
"Um?"
Gu Ce immediately became alert.
"Why didn't you say so in the first place?" Gu Ce stared intently at Shan Linfo.
If the other party makes any move, Gu Ce will immediately commit suicide!
Shanlin Buddha shook his head slightly and said, "The reason I'm only telling you now is because I have a way to help you improve your willpower—of course, if you're really worried, you can choose to improve your willpower using your own methods."
"As long as you can reach the level of a Void True God's will before the end of this cycle of reincarnation, you can come here and acknowledge this palace as your master."
"My only request is that you return this palace to the Coriander tribe."
Gu Ce frowned deeply.
What the Buddha said, Shanlin, was not without reason.
To claim a treasure of the level of an Eternal True God as its master requires the will of a Void True God, which is not an excessive requirement. After all, under normal circumstances, those who can use such treasures are Eternal True Gods.
In contrast, the Star Tower, which requires someone with exceptionally weak strength to claim a master, is an extremely rare occurrence.
Gu Ce was deep in thought.
My main body has already left the God-Slaying Abyss and headed deep into the cosmic ship.
Returning to the Black Patterned Stone Pillar space is not impossible, but it would be somewhat troublesome.
While his will had reached the limit of a true god, breaking through to the level of a void true god was not so easy, and he would probably need to go into seclusion for a period of time to achieve it.
"What's your solution?"
After thinking it over, Gu Ce decided to first see what methods the Buddha of Shanlin could use to help him break through his will.
After giving Gu Ce a brief glance, Shanlin Buddha uttered two words.
"soul."
"My coriander clan cultivates Buddhism, and almost every member of the clan has an extremely strong will. Even the clan members at the True God level mostly possess the will strength of a Void True God. Among the Void True God level clan members, those who possess the will of an Eternal True God but do not have the corresponding realm are called Lesser Buddhas."
"If one is at the Eternal True God level and possesses the will of a Chaos Ruler, but does not have the corresponding realm, then one is called a Great Buddha."
"This is the distinction between Buddhist ranks among the Coriander tribe; different ranks enjoy different resources."
"And among these, the most important is the tempering of the mind."
"The mind?" Gu Ce murmured.
I always felt that the mind that the Buddha Shanlin spoke of was the same mindset that existed on Earth.
The Earthlings are a race created by the Mountain Dwellers, skilled in matters of the soul and mind. It is not surprising that they have knowledge of this on the continent of origin.
Moreover, it seems that Thor was inspired by Buddhism on Earth to enter the realm of oneness with heaven and man, thus reaching the second level of mental state.
"How do you temper your mind?" Gu Ce asked.
If it really is related to one's state of mind, perhaps I can listen to it myself.
Even if one doesn't intend to change their mindset, it will obviously be helpful to the Earth.
"The spiritual trials of the Cilantro tribe are mainly divided into three types: suffering, joy, and eternity," said Shanlin Buddhist Dao.
"Suffering is asceticism, abandoning all pursuits of the outside world, immersing oneself in the inner world, and wholeheartedly pursuing the purity of the soul, thereby evolving the soul and triggering a transformation of the will."
People who choose this method of practice are rare even among the coriander tribe. Currently, only one great Buddha has reached the highest level through arduous practice.
Moreover, adopting this method ultimately results in a "heartless and emotionless person." Even if a member of their own kind dies before their eyes, they will not be moved, much less seek revenge for their kin's death.
"Joy is almost the opposite of suffering. Maintain an interest in everything, always be optimistic about the people and things around you, and find spiritual satisfaction from all sorts of different things, which will stimulate the evolution of your mind and your will."
Through this method of practice, only one person has reached the state of a Great Buddha; however, the number of Buddhas and Lesser Buddhas far exceeds the number who chose suffering.
"Heng means to persevere and steadfastly pursue a path, and to walk it persistently. In the end, it can also bring about a transformation of the soul and enhance the strength of the will. Although it is slow, it is the most chosen path within the coriander clan."
The only ancient Buddha statue of the Cilantro tribe, the Yiyang Ancient Buddha, followed this path, and so do I.
Gu Ce remained silent for a while.
This sounds like the three realms of mind, but there are some slight differences.
For example, the "bitterness" is similar to the third level of mental state, where the heart is infinitely vast. However, Hong does not have that cold and ruthless feeling; he still has emotions. Otherwise, he wouldn't have fallen for that girl in the first place.
"Which path do you want to choose?" Shanlin Buddha asked Gu Ce.
After pondering for a moment, Gu Ce made a decision.
"I choose Heng," Gu Ce said.
"A wise choice," Shanlin Buddha nodded.
Among the coriander family, those who choose bitterness may only account for 0.01%, while those who choose joy can reach about 10%.
The rest of the people all chose the same path as Yiyang Ancient Buddha: they chose constancy!
Besides the fact that most of them believe in the Ancient Buddha Yiyang, the biggest reason is that this path is easy and simple. Although it may take much longer than the other two paths, relatively speaking, this path of spiritual cultivation has fewer weaknesses.
"As a missionary palace, this palace naturally has a place for spiritual purification inside. In other words, it is a place for tempering one's will and mind. Even though this palace has lost most of its energy since coming from the Origin Continent to the Cosmic Sea, it is still well preserved and can still activate this function," said Buddha Shanlin.
"Hmm... You probably have about half a cycle of reincarnation left to break through your will."
Following the Buddha Shanlin, Gu Ce arrived at the deepest part of the Jade Palace.
This is a room filled with smoke. The smoke seems to have a calming effect, allowing one to quickly enter a meditative state. However, Gu Ce can break free from that state at any time if he so desires.
"The closer you get to the depths, the stronger the pressure of will you feel. This smoke can help you focus your mind, but it only appears on the outer perimeter of the room. It is mainly to help believers below the level of true god to quickly enter a state of concentration."
"If you want to break through to the level of a Void True God, you must go deep into the room."
Shanlin Buddha explained from the side.
Gu Ce nodded slightly.
……
The core area of Liuchong Mountain.
The place was shrouded in darkness, pitch black.
Below, in the vast basin, countless zombies wandered aimlessly.
suddenly!
Above, in that small universe with a diameter of over a billion light-years, a human figure emerged.
"The Cosmic Sea!" the voice exclaimed excitedly.
"My father has kept me out of the world for hundreds of lifetimes because of that plan. I finally found a chance to sneak out."
"Hmm, let's go to the spaceship first and look for the things I left there last time. Father Emperor's order forbidding me from going out was too sudden; I didn't even have a chance to bring those things back."
If Gu Ce were here, he would have noticed that the figure was holding a silver token.
That was the silver token from the spaceship, the black-patterned stone pillar space.
It should be noted that, apart from the people of the two holy land universes, no other force in the Cosmic Sea has ever obtained a silver token!
This third holy land universe, hidden in the core of Liuchong Mountain, is clearly no worse than the other two holy land universes. In fact, its strength surpasses that of the other two holy land universes.
After all, neither of the two great holy land universes knew that there was a third great holy land universe!
The core area of Liuzhong Mountain is extremely rare, with very few powerful beings from the Cosmic Sea venturing here to explore. It is almost on par with the Dark Land of the Inclined Peak Realm. Even the strongest beings in the universe would face certain death if they came here, and it would be very difficult for them to survive.
"roar!"
A zombie roared and lunged at the figure, only to be casually obliterated by the person's attack.
"A mere zombie of the True God level dares to provoke me?"
"Ridiculous! Although I am merely a lord of the universe, in terms of strength, I was capable of single-handedly killing a true god a hundred lifetimes ago!"
"A walking corpse at the mid-level of True God... I'm afraid even some powerhouses who have just entered the True God realm wouldn't be able to defeat it, let alone me?"
The figure sighed and flew away from Liuchong Mountain.
Below the basin, countless zombies were startled by his movements, flying around haphazardly and attacking each other.
But soon.
As the sacred universe above emitted a large amount of black matter, the walking corpses below fell silent once more.
As time passed, the black substance gradually faded... and eventually transformed into... ghostly matter.
Clearly, the main danger in the core area of Liuzhong Mountain comes from this third holy land universe!
Even those zombies were created by them.
Thank you to "晚风不许九州" and "魈" for the monthly pass.
(End of this chapter)