Becoming a god starts from planting a Bodhi tree.

Chapter 35: One withers and the other flourishes, living in opposition
Officially entering the ocean of the mind?

Seeing Ji Jingqiu's hesitation, Master Yang spoke again, but his voice was still transmitted to the ears of others so that it did not fall into the ears of a third person.

"There are two reasons why I am letting you enter the sea of ​​mind now."

"First, your life body has taken shape as a treasure body, which is a qualitative change. Logically speaking, your current life body can already support your current spiritual cultivation.

I guess your loss a few days ago must have happened before your life body transformation."

"Second, because you have already been lost once and have come into contact with the sea of ​​​​mind, you can't delay any longer. Instead of continuing to be summoned passively, it is better to take the initiative to contact it."

Ji Jingqiu suddenly realized, said hello to everyone and sat down, just next to Zhang Xingshan.

Zhang Xingshan nodded at him and glanced suggestively at Luo Xi and the bald man with a big gold chain on the stage.

Ji Jingqiu, who was unknowingly a senior, didn't understand his eyes and looked blank.

Luo Xi noticed Zhang Xingshan's little action and glared at Zhang Xingshan in shame and anger.

She has already contacted her family, and the Lao Luo they mentioned is not her father, but her grandfather!

According to her family's wishes, she should respectfully address this man as "Eighth Master".

If you really count it this way, then Ji Jingqiu, whom this person calls "our brother", is also his grandfather, right?
Of course this cannot be calculated this way!

"Now that our brother is here, we are all set." Zhang Zhongba, who was dragged here by Yang Yan to work as a laborer, stroked his bald head and sighed, "Let's get started. Don't waste time. Light some incense!"

After waiting for a while and seeing no one moving, Zhang Chongba couldn't help but look in the direction of his second uncle in surprise.

At this time, Master Yang was still giving Ji Jingqiu the final scientific explanation. Feeling Zhang Chongba's gaze, he frowned and looked at him.

Zhang Chongba suddenly reacted.

Let my second uncle light incense for me?

Hiss, that’s a bit exciting!

He glared at Yang Yao and said earnestly, "How come you, as the eldest senior brother, don't have any sense of responsibility or foresight?"

Yang Yao: “…”

The air was gradually filled with just the right amount of fragrance, lingering in every corner, seeping into everyone's minds, and igniting the tranquility and peace in everyone's hearts.

Smelling the scent of three hundred thousand, Ji Jingqiu was not in a hurry to enter into meditation.

Master Yang was still explaining the precautions to him.

Besides, he doesn't need anyone to guide him into meditation.

"The mind ocean is divided into five layers: the outer layer, the shallow area, the deep area, the abyss, and the 'wasteland' that no one has entered so far."

“If you enter the ocean of the mind for the first time without someone to guide you and show you the way, you will basically lose your way after walking a short distance and end up wandering in the outer areas.”

“But with Chongba here, he will point you in the right direction, and you can move forward.

All you have to do is stride forward, go as deep as you can, until you can't hold on any longer.

Because the depth and coordinates of your first formal exploration are extremely important for your subsequent spiritual practice."

Yang Yan felt regretful.

I don’t know what kind of visualization method Jingqiu had practiced before.

It’s a pity that it’s not the [Hungry Tiger Holding a Knife] picture.

Although the [Hungry Tiger Holding a Knife Picture] has stopped at the middle level of visualization, as a simplified version of the [Dragon, Tiger and Wind and Cloud Picture], it still retains a hint of divine meaning.

After the visualization diagram is completed, you can use this divine will in the ocean of your mind to invite a ray of divine thought from the "God of Supervising Soldiers" to protect you and ward off evil spirits.

The reason why the Federation does not prohibit the development of religions of gods is because these gods are needed to help humans rule the abyss of the sea of ​​​​mind.

In the existing system of gods in the Federation, the status of the God of Supervision of Soldiers is second only to the four gods.

Following Zhang Chongba's guidance, Ji Jingqiu's mind became increasingly depressed.

A feeling of weightlessness gradually came over me.

Ji Jingqiu seemed to have fallen from the sky, and all around him was a depth that could swallow everything.

Until a green flame heart lamp was lit and hung above, cutting a clear boundary in the deep and dark world.

He opened his eyes.

The heart light comes into view.

The light of his eyes and the fire merged into one, allowing him to see clearly under his feet and in front of him. Except for the area covered by the heart lamp, it was pitch black all around.

Amidst a rustling sound similar to the sound of fingertips rubbing against metal, a vague feeling came from the darkness, like a dance of thousands of overlapping shadows, looking strange and eerie.

This is the root of the Federation's martial arts rising higher and higher.

Ocean of the soul?

Information about the ocean of the mind gradually emerged in Ji Jingqiu's mind.

After he met the citizen level requirements and updated his terminal, he searched for relevant information about the Mind Ocean many times.

The Federation was founded ten thousand years ago, and since then, the Federation's territory has expanded only slightly.

But this does not mean that the Federation is content with the status quo. On the contrary, the Federation has never stopped its pioneering steps.

It’s just that the direction of development is no longer limited to the starry sky, but the other side——

The ocean of the mind is also called the "Dark Wilderness" by many people.

The mystery and magnificence of this world far exceeds human expectations. Some even believe that it contains the secrets to eternal life and becoming a god.

Last time, he got lost and entered by mistake, and left too quickly, leaving Ji Jingqiu no time to fully experience it.

He stood there without moving, feeling it quietly.

A vague feeling of backlog accumulates in my heart as time goes by, making me feel blocked, depressed and lonely.

This should be what the forums call "water pressure". The longer you stay, or the deeper you go, the more "water pressure" will accumulate, until you can no longer hold on, and you voluntarily quit, or are forced to "burst".

The forum said that the latter felt exactly like death.

At the same time, many dangers lurk in the ocean of the mind.

This involuntary withdrawal is often accompanied by severe mental trauma or even death.

Many warriors encounter this situation every year, but it is not because of accidents, but because of "greed".

Because the accumulated "water pressure" will be transformed into firewood for the heart lamp, it can help the heart lamp burn brighter and brighter.

When the heart lamp burns to its brightest, it is the moment when the soul is sublimated.

But warriors cannot enter and exit the sea of ​​​​mind continuously.

This is related to the spiritual state and the visualization of practice.

That's why some warriors want to accumulate as much firewood as possible at one time, but end up making things worse.

The deeper you go into the ocean of your soul, the higher the quality of the firewood you obtain.

Moreover, the deeper you go, the greater the possibility of obtaining opportunities.

It is said that the early spiritual ocean was full of opportunities, allowing the first group of warriors who explored this place to climb one martial arts mountain after another.

Feeling the oppression in his heart, Ji Jingqiu had an idea.

In a moment, branches sprouted from the heart lamp, and the small Bodhi tree took root in the heart lamp, shedding clear glass light and once again supporting a piece of pure land.

It is still four feet, but it is much larger than the range illuminated by the heart lamp.

The depression and silence accumulated in my heart suddenly eased a lot.

This made Ji Jingqiu a little confused.

Reducing the burden is a good thing, but will it slow down my progress in accumulating firewood?
Soon, Ji Jingqiu got the answer——

The function of Liuli Qingguang is not to suppress, but to expand.

Expand his capacity to hold firewood.

If someone else's capacity is a bowl, then he is now a basin, and this capacity will increase as the Pure Land expands.

With time, even a jar might be fine.

This made Ji Jingqiu silent.

At this moment, that familiar sense of calling came again from a very far away place.

It's much stronger than before!
Just when Ji Jingqiu was hesitating, a spiritual thread like a rope quietly and silently circled around his waist.

He felt very familiar with it, it was Zhang Chongba!
Coincidentally, the direction the starling guided him to go deeper coincided with the strange call.

After thinking for a moment, Ji Jingqiu decided to find out.

He followed the call and went deeper.

There is no concept of time in the ocean of the mind.

After he didn't know how long he had been walking, even Liuli Qingguang's expanded "appetite" gradually made it impossible for him to withstand the accumulated water pressure.

It was like the long-accumulated fatigue was gradually erupting in my heart.

It was a tiredness that came from the heart, so tired that it seemed as if the heart could not beat anymore.

His steps became heavier, and the thought of stopping here and returning to this place kept flashing through his mind...

In a trance.

He seemed to be back in last night's dream.

The towering sacred tree that connects the sky and the earth has spanned countless calamities, with its lush branches and leaves supporting a piece of pure land of the divine kingdom.

The branches are the way, and the leaves are the rules.

It is rooted in the depths where the bottom is hard to see, and penetrates through the heavy fog.

Such a magnificent view is truly mind-blowing!
Ji Jingqiu was stunned on the spot, not knowing whether the scene before him was an illusion or real.

At this moment, the towering tree that seemed to support the entire ocean of the soul suddenly withered and died in an instant, and the kingdom of God ushered in dusk.

Above Ji Jingqiu's head, the small Bodhi tree rooted in the heart lamp swayed gently, emerald green. Although not as big as one of the other's branches and leaves, it was full of vitality.

The two, one withering and one flourishing, exist in opposition to each other.

……

……

As time passes by.

Including Yang Yao, everyone has finished their meditation and walked out of this place.

Only Ji Jingqiu continued.

Beads of sweat the size of soybeans began to appear on Zhang Chongba's plump, round bald head.

Looking at this scene, Yang Yan couldn't help but recall the first time he guided Ji Jingqiu into meditation.

That time he waited for four hours, and didn't see Ji Jingqiu's limit at all. Plus it was already late, so he tried to wake him up.

Yang Yan suddenly fell silent.

He had previously told Ji Jingqiu that he just needed to hold on until he could no longer hold on.

But in fact, there is another situation——

That means the person in charge of guiding can't hold on any longer.

(End of this chapter)