In a simulated life scenario, how do you defy fate and change your destiny every time?

Chapter 178 Fourth Life: The Stone Buddha Bestows Medicine, The Mysterious Insect Cave!

The Lu family mansion.

Master Puxuan sat upright in the main seat, holding Lu Yuan's hand as he carefully examined his physical constitution.

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He felt as if he had been pricked by a needle in his buttocks, and suddenly stood up, staring at Lu Yuan in disbelief, his old eyes filled with horror.

"The spiritual energy is as abundant as the sea, and it is naturally compatible with lightning-type spiritual energy. This... this is a top-grade mutated lightning spiritual root!"

Master Puxuan seemed somewhat incredulous, and after carefully examining Lu Yuan several times to confirm that there was nothing wrong, he finally accepted the fact.

You should know that spiritual roots represent a person's aptitude.

Without spiritual roots, one cannot sense spiritual energy, and no matter how hard one cultivates, it will all be in vain.

Although Master Zhou was powerful and wealthy, he lacked spiritual roots and could not embark on the path of cultivation no matter what he tried.

Moreover, having a spiritual root does not guarantee everything will be fine.

Because spiritual roots also have good and bad qualities, according to the experience of the cultivation world since ancient times, the grades of spiritual roots are roughly divided into low grade, middle grade, high grade, and the rarest top grade!
Spiritual root attributes are further divided into metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and several other mutated attributes.

Among them, the single-attribute top-grade mutated spiritual root is also known as the Heavenly Spiritual Root!

It means that they are the darlings of heaven, and there are no bottlenecks in their cultivation. Their cultivation speed can be described as progressing by leaps and bounds, far surpassing other cultivators of the same level.

Even if you only work sporadically and spend all your time sleeping in bed, you can still successfully become a Core Formation cultivator.

If one practices diligently, reaching the Nascent Soul stage or even the Deity Transformation stage within a hundred years is just around the corner!

"The Medicine Buddha Sect has existed for 5,600 years since its founding, but looking at all the powerful figures throughout history, only the founding patriarch was once a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

"This is truly a blessing from heaven for our Medicine Buddha Sect. If this child is allowed to grow up smoothly, why should we worry about the sect's prosperity?"

Master Puxuan's face flushed with excitement, and he stared intently at Lu Yuan, as if he were examining a priceless treasure.

Lu Yuan felt goosebumps all over from his stare and could only try his best to conceal his Gu worm aura and not reveal anything unusual.

"Young friend Lu Yuan, would you be willing to join my Medicine Buddha Sect?"

Master Puxuan spoke with a gentle and kind expression, his attitude more amiable than ever before.

"Disciple is willing."

Lu Yuan bowed and said.

If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs?
The Medicine Buddha Sect has thousands of disciples and hundreds of elders. It can be said that everyone in the sect is a monster whose flesh and blood have been mutated and whose body is controlled by a parasitic race.

If an ordinary cultivator were to learn the truth, he would probably be so frightened that he would flee from this place overnight.

However, Lu Yuan had already mastered the Gu Dao cultivation method. For him, the Medicine Buddha Sect, a worm cave full of twisted monsters, was an excellent place for Gu refining and cultivation, which could greatly improve his cultivation speed!

"You are born with extraordinary talent. If you have a good teacher to guide you, you will probably be able to reach the Core Formation stage within thirty years."

Master Puxuan smiled.

Before he left, he originally planned to take Lu Yuan as his disciple.

However, after learning that Lu Yuan possessed a top-grade mutated lightning spiritual root, he immediately changed his mind.

After all, a Heavenly Spiritual Root is a rare find, and if one were to become his disciple, it would only be a waste of Lu Yuan's talent.

Looking at the entire Medicine Buddha Sect, perhaps only Sect Leader Huiming and those Supreme Elders with Nascent Soul cultivation are qualified to teach Lu Yuan!

"Now that you have joined my Medicine Buddha Sect, we are all fellow disciples from now on."

"This is a gift from this humble monk. I hope that you will avoid arrogance and impetuosity, cultivate diligently, and achieve foundational enlightenment as soon as possible."

Master Puxuan conjured a jade bottle out of thin air, intending to establish a good relationship with Lu Yuan.

After all, with Lu Yuan's talent, it's only a matter of time before he forms a Golden Core. Moreover, Lu Yuan is still so young, and his future achievements are absolutely limitless.

"Thank you, Master Puxuan." Lu Yuan accepted the pill and carefully put it away.

"Alright, I will stay here for two days. During this time, you can settle your worldly affairs. After two days, you can return to the sect with me."

Master Puxuan was a reasonable and understanding person.

The news that Lu Yuan had been accepted as a disciple by the Medicine Buddha Sect spread like wildfire, causing a sensation throughout Qingshui County.

The Medicine Buddha Sect has a long and rich history, spanning five thousand years, and is considered a renowned and prestigious sect throughout the entire Great Jing Dynasty.

Moreover, the Medicine Buddha Sect possesses superb medical skills and excels in alchemy and medicine making. Over the years, they have accumulated countless connections and relationships, and even the Great Jing royal family sometimes personally visits them to request medicine.

Their status was extremely high and transcendent; any outer disciple who stepped out was treated as an honored guest by local governments.

It is no exaggeration to say that if an ordinary mortal could become a disciple of the Medicine Buddha Sect, it would be like ascending to heaven in one step.

As soon as the news spread, all the major forces in Qingshui County sprang into action.

People came to visit and bring gifts every day, almost wearing down the threshold of the Lu family.

Even the magistrate of Qingshui County personally paid a visit, respectfully presenting a generous gift, just to leave an impression on Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan did not turn these people away; instead, he chatted with each of them for a few minutes, which made them feel flattered and excited.

In fact, given Lu Yuan's status, even if he refused to see anyone, no one dared to utter a single word of dissatisfaction.

He did this entirely for the sake of his parents.

Once you enter the immortal realm, it's like entering a deep sea; from then on, you sever all ties with the mortal world.

After Lu Yuan joined the Medicine Buddha Sect, this parting might be forever.

However, Lu Yuan's parents remained in the area, so he could only try his best to build connections and relationships.

I don't expect the magistrate of Shimizu County to be particularly devoted; I just hope they can help out when my parents need it.

This way.

As long as I am alive, that is enough to let my parents enjoy a lifetime of wealth and luxury!
He then used various methods to improve his parents' health, ensuring they would live to be a hundred years old.

However, due to the distortion of the Heavenly Dao, a distorted symbiotic relationship has formed between the beings of this world and the parasitic race.

Even Lu Yuan couldn't completely get rid of the worms in his parents' bodies; he could only try to keep them alive as long as possible.

Two days later.

After Lu Yuan finished handling everything, he left Niujiazhuang with Master Puxuan, amidst the reluctant gazes of his parents.

"Let's go. The sect leader and the others have already heard the news and have specially held an initiation ceremony for you. We must return to the sect as soon as possible."

Master Puxuan made hand seals and summoned a spirit boat.

The spirit boat is exquisitely designed, with complex array patterns imprinted on its surface, emanating a powerful aura, clearly making it a rare and precious magical artifact.

Lu Yuan nodded and stepped forward.

The spirit boat slowly rose into the air. Lu Yuan looked down and saw that the village where he had lived for two years was getting smaller and smaller until it was only the size of a sesame seed.

But Lu's parents were still standing at the village entrance, their eyes filled with tears, waving goodbye to him from afar.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Although in his view, Lu's father and mother were two hideous monsters with rotting flesh.

But their genuine concern and feelings for themselves cannot be faked. "When Heaven commits a transgression, mortals suffer the consequences."

Lu Yuan felt heavy-hearted, his eyes lowered, his spiritual energy within him fell silent, and all the strange phenomena disappeared.

Out of sight out of mind.

The Heavenly Dao of this world is distorted, and all living beings are in this twisted and deformed state. If he were to constantly open his Eye of Truth, no matter how strong his will is, he would eventually collapse and go mad.

The spirit boat was extremely fast.

In just half an hour, they traversed thousands of miles and successfully arrived at the gate of the Medicine Buddha Sect.

Lu Yuan looked up and saw a magnificent mountain rising abruptly from the ground, soaring into the clouds.

At the top of that mountain peak, there was a vast complex of palaces.

This place is shrouded in ethereal mist, its spiritual energy so rich it forms a dense fog.

Many disciples of the sect, dressed in monks' robes, were seen either riding the clouds or wielding magical artifacts, moving among the magnificent palaces and pavilions, creating an atmosphere resembling a fairyland on earth.

Besides.

Hundreds of stone Buddha statues have also been built on this mountain.

The stone Buddhas, some lying down and some reclining, are all different in shape. Compared with the golden Buddha statues in ordinary temples, they are less ornate but more spiritual.

Many people who came seeking medicine followed the rugged and steep mountain path, bowing with each step, kneeling and worshipping all the way from the foot of the mountain to the stone Buddha.

However, this heartwarming and touching scene left Lu Yuan with an inexplicable sense of unease.

Because these people had such fervent and devout eyes, it was as if they were not going to worship Buddha, but rather to pay homage to a deity!
"Master Puxuan, what are they doing...?"

Lu Yuan asked, puzzled.

"Where there is a will, there is a way. These stone Buddhas were sculpted from the remains of our sect's elders and have been constantly bathed in Buddhist chants, so they have all developed a trace of spirituality."

"If there are people who are truly good, the stone Buddha will be moved by their piety and will give them miraculous medicines."

Master Puxuan smiled and explained in detail to Lu Yuan.

The act of the Stone Buddha bestowing medicine earned him a certain reputation throughout the Great Jing Dynasty, and even the Great Jing royal family praised it highly.

But Lu Yuan didn't believe the other party's nonsense at all.

There is a difference between immortals and mortals.

In the eyes of cultivators, mortals are no different from ants. Would the Medicine Buddha Sect really be so kind as to provide free relief to the world?

Not to mention compassion. Although Buddhism claims to be wholeheartedly good, when it comes to their own interests, their behavior can sometimes be more extreme than that of demonic cultivators!
Considering the twisted and insane ways of this world, Lu Yuan was certain that there must be some kind of secret hidden here that he was unaware of!

Lu Yuan seized an opportunity and, taking advantage of Master Pu Xuan's inattention, quietly used his True Eye of Truth to break through illusions. The scene of the paradise in front of him immediately changed.

When he looked up again.

The ethereal fairy aura has been replaced by a towering black mist, and the mountain peak is riddled with holes, with many deformed monsters dwelling within, just like a nest of ten thousand insects.

When Lu Yuan saw those stone Buddhas, he remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was in turmoil.

Because those Buddha statues covering the mountains and fields are not made of stone, but of flesh and blood!
Their bodies were bloated and obese, their rotting skin covered with tumors and sores, and fat maggots would occasionally crawl in and out of the rotting, blackened flesh.

The internal organs of these stone Buddhas have been hollowed out by parasites, and the insides are filled with insect eggs, densely packed, resembling lotus pods. Just one look is enough to make one feel nauseous.

But what happened next made Lu Yuan's stomach churn violently, and he almost vomited.

A pale-faced, emaciated middle-aged man was seen kneeling devoutly before the Buddha statue, respectfully praying for medicine from the stone Buddha.

Then, the stone Buddha, with a smile on its face, used its fat palm to rummage inside its rotting belly, pulled out a worm egg the size of a soybean, and casually handed it to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man, as if he had found a treasure, respectfully took the insect eggs, opened his mouth, and swallowed them with a gulp.

The insect egg immediately hatched and, like a seed, took root and sprouted inside the man's body, turning into a slime worm with compound eyes and long legs in the blink of an eye!

However, the middle-aged man seemed to have swallowed some kind of magic pill, and his pale face turned rosy at a visible speed.

His body, which was originally as thin as a rake, had now become somewhat stronger.

The middle-aged man was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes, and he knelt respectfully before the Buddha statue, kowtowing repeatedly.

The people behind him were all envious, vying to be the first to pray to the stone Buddha for medicine.

Having witnessed all of this, Lu Yuan remained calm and quickly looked away.

Standing next to him was a Core Formation cultivator. Even with the help of the will of the heavens to conceal the secrets of heaven, he dared not reveal any unusual behavior.

Moreover, in Lu Yuan's perception.

Several extremely terrifying auras still exist in the forbidden area of ​​the Medicine Buddha Sect. If one continues to spy on it, it will inevitably cause unimaginable consequences.

On the surface, he appeared calm and composed, but his spirit suffered an unprecedented shock and pollution.

Lu Yuan asked himself that after going through many simulations, his knowledge and experience were far beyond what ordinary people could achieve.

He has traveled to many worlds, and what kind of things and experiences hasn't he encountered?

He had never seen such a distorted and deformed scene before!

Especially when Lu Yuan recalled the scene of the stone Buddha pulling out the worm eggs from its belly, his sanity plummeted, and he couldn't stop feeling nauseous.

Fortunately, Lu Yuan concealed it very well, so Master Pu Xuan did not notice anything unusual.

The spirit boat descended from the sky and slowly came to a stop on the sect square at the top of the mountain.

Subsequently, under the guidance of Master Puxuan.

Lu Yuan entered the sect's main hall and met Sect Leader Huiming and others.

Inside the spacious and bright hall, there were more than thirty cultivators standing in rows. Some of them had an air of otherworldly elegance, others a solemn and dignified appearance, and still others a fierce and wrathful demeanor.

What they all had in common was that each of them possessed an extremely terrifying aura, in no way inferior to Master Puxuan!
There were also four elderly men with white hair and beards, whose auras were as unfathomable as the ocean. In front of them, others were as insignificant as dust.

These four people were actually Nascent Soul cultivators!

Thirty-five Core Formation cultivators and four Nascent Soul experts—this is the terrifying foundation of the Medicine Buddha Sect.

They are gathered here today because of a secret letter that Master Puxuan urgently sent back two days ago.

He claimed to have found a peerless genius with a heavenly spiritual root!
"Disciple Puxuan pays respects to the Sect Leader and all the Supreme Elders."

Master Puxuan strode into the main hall and immediately bowed respectfully to the elders.

Although he was a Core Formation cultivator, he was utterly insignificant in front of a Nascent Soul expert.

After all, even within the Medicine Buddha Sect, Core Formation cultivators hold a respectable position.

However, a Nascent Soul expert is the foundation upon which a sect can survive and thrive.

"Disciple Lu Yuan greets the Sect Leader and all the elders."

Lu Yuan followed suit, bowing with clasped hands in greeting, just like Master Pu Xuan.

The voice just fell.

More than thirty pairs of eyes converged on Lu Yuan, as if they wanted to see through him completely!
(End of this chapter)