Eternal Night

Chapter 574 Buddhist Esoteric Teachings! ?
Wu Pifu eventually brought Huang Rong along, because one of Huang Rong's words startled and frightened him.

"The reason why Brother Ant always brings three small animals with him, and me along, is because Brother Ant wants to anchor himself as a human? If so, then let me accompany Brother Ant one last time in this world."

Wu Pifu instinctively sensed that there was more to these words than met the eye, and that their meaning was important to him. So, as he flew into the sky toward the Western Regions, he asked, “Rong’er, who told you this? The word ‘anchor’ is not based on your knowledge.”

Huang Rong didn't hide anything. She hugged Wu Pifu's waist and said, "Uncle Gao Changgong told me. He said you are much more important than you think. Since President Chu Minghao returned, he has been secretly researching your mental state in order to completely cure the hidden dangers in you. However, they are not good at researching mental state. The ones who are good at it are a few people in the Thirteen Singularity Company. Unfortunately, those few have not surrendered yet."

"Currently, they have only established a model of Ant Brother's mental consciousness sea. Through the long-term iterative deduction of the model by the main brain, they can trace Ant Brother's current situation... I don't understand these things. I only understand what Uncle Gao Changgong said at the end. He said that the reason why you always bring those small animals with you every time you enter the dream world, and why you emphasize that the enemy is not human and that you have to be human, is because if you don't do this, you may not be able to become human again."

Wu Pifu was truly shocked.

Before he could reveal the truth, he was completely clueless and could only act on instinct. That's why he insisted on bringing the three small animals and the golden tree with him, and now Huang Rong is traveling with him.

Moreover, his obsession with whether or not someone is human is not simply a matter of his personality.

Once the truth was revealed, based on his current intuition and spiritual awareness, he immediately knew that what Gao Changgong said was correct.

Although his sea of ​​consciousness was suppressed and suffered by various "tigers," as he repeatedly used the negative counter-current rate of his mind to confront the negative aspects of his sea of ​​consciousness in a direct combat manner, the negative aspects of his sea of ​​consciousness had gradually begun to erode him.

If he hadn't used it, it wouldn't have mattered. But once he started using it, it was like actively opening the protective net and merging with the negative. Every use meant that Wu Pifu was gradually changing into a negative state. It was only thanks to the contributions of various "tigers" that he was gone long ago.

But precisely because of this, he needs to anchor himself on various levels: first, the absolute recognition of his own "human" identity; second, the anchoring force of his companions; and third, the attraction and influence of human society.

"Can't turn back into a human." These words seemed light and casual, but to Wu Pifu they were like a thunderclap, so shocking that he almost lost his composure.

Wu Pifu remained silent for a long time afterward, and Huang Rong did not urge him. After a long while, Wu Pifu finally said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. At least for the time being, I don't need to worry about not being able to turn back into a human. As long as we win this battle, not only will my three little friends be able to come back, but I will also come to pick you up. When that time comes, with you all helping me anchor my essence, there will be no problem."

Huang Rong then revealed a sweet smile.

Without a word, Wu Pifu moved with incredible speed and quickly arrived in the Western Regions.

According to what Wu Pifu remembered about the Legend of the Condor Heroes, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill originated from a sect called Vajra Sect, which was also a local temple that was inherited from the Western Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism.

According to Wu Pifu's memories, this temple did not secretly possess the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill. This martial art is a Buddhist technique that requires single-minded and arduous practice. There are no shortcuts. Those with average talent can advance to the first level of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill within one or two years, but the second level requires three or four years, and the third level requires seven or eight years. Each level, once mastered, grants the power of a dragon and an elephant. However, to reach the highest level, even if one were to exhaust their entire lifespan, they might only reach five or six levels at most.

In the original book, the Golden Wheel Monk was a genius who actually mastered the martial art to the tenth level, which was said to be unprecedented. His strength was enough to contend with the top martial artists of the Five Greats.

Because this martial art is so difficult to master and aligns with the core tenets of Buddhism, the Vajra Sect does not keep it secret. They offer it out to anyone who wants to learn it, and anyone who sincerely and diligently practices it will eventually become a Buddhist.

Wu Pifu did not want to commit murder in Huang Rong's hometown world. He had made up his mind that as long as he did not see people skinning and dismembering each other in front of him and doing those Tantric practices, he would restrain himself from using his super brain emotional perception. He would leave as soon as he got the martial arts to avoid getting out of control once he started killing, and in the end he would really have to carry a wheelchair to the Tantric sect.

The Western Regions are sparsely populated, but Wu Pifu, flying high in the sky, could see any crowd from afar. After asking around, he finally found the Vajra Sect temple near the Great Snow Mountain in the Western Regions.

The temple looked majestic and magnificent, though it was clearly built with the wealth of the people. However, it was quite different from the original Tantric religion. At least there were no terrifying sculptures with blue faces and fangs, nor any decorations like human skin drums. Instead, there were mostly gold and gemstones. It was clear that after Tantric Buddhism spread to the Western Regions, it underwent localization and adopted many intimidating and tyrannical elements.

Seeing this, Wu Pifu was somewhat satisfied. He restrained his super brain's emotional perception and led Huang Rong into the temple.

Besides the lamas and monks, there were many herders who came to worship inside the temple. The incense burning was pure and there was no bloodshed, making it seem like a place of great virtue and morality. When Wu Pifu and his companion entered the temple, they naturally attracted a lot of attention. Their clothes and demeanor were different from others, clearly indicating that they came from the Central Plains. Soon, a lama came to ask them a question. This lama spoke broken Chinese, but he managed to explain his meaning.

Wu Pifu put his hands together and said, "I have heard that your temple has the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, a martial arts masterpiece. I am also a martial artist and am very curious, so I would like to come and see it."

The lama, revealing his understanding, immediately smiled and said, "Please follow me, benefactor. Although the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra originates from Buddhist teachings, meaning that everyone can attain Buddhahood and cultivate themselves, and therefore anyone can view it, it is still a precious scripture and its pages should not be defiled. Therefore, you must enter a private room to view it, and you will also need to solicit an alms while viewing it. The necessary funds are..."

Without saying a word, Wu Pifu flipped his hand, and a piece of gold the size of a thumb appeared in his hand.

The lama was startled, but not surprised. After accepting the gold, he understood what was going on and immediately smiled broadly, saying, "Come with me, come with me. Our temple will prepare three meals for those with affinity, including butter tea, milk skin, and lamb..."

Esoteric Buddhism does not prohibit meat, and martial arts practitioners must also eat meat. This is also true of Buddhism in the Central Plains. For example, the martial monks of Shaolin Temple must eat meat, otherwise practicing martial arts is tantamount to courting death, and they will urinate blood while practicing.

At the same time, there is a so-called dual cultivation method in Tantric Buddhism. At this point in time in the Song Dynasty, many Tantric sects did not prohibit women, but only prohibited them from being promiscuous. Therefore, Huang Rong could easily follow and enter into it.

Perhaps it was because Wu Pifu was generous, and the man and woman were clearly not ordinary people—the man was two meters tall and the woman was like a fairy—that the room they entered after entering the temple was large, spacious, and bright. Soon, a young novice monk lit incense and brought them dairy products and drinks. Before long, the lama brought out a sandalwood box and placed a scroll of copied scriptures on the wooden table.

Wu Pifu didn't stand on ceremony and sat down at the table to examine the document carefully.

"Judgment in progress... Judgment complete. Do you wish to consume 500,000 points to learn the Human Immortal Martial Arts, Star River Martial Arts, Immortal Martial Arts Trinity to Advanced Divine Skill, and Dragon Elephant Prison Suppressing Scripture (highly incomplete, 3% of valid information)?"

Wu Pifu was both startled and delighted. Just as he was about to agree, the main AI's voice suddenly sounded again.

"Judgment in progress... Judgment complete. The Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Scripture possesses the ability to suppress and transform negative aspects of the sea of ​​consciousness, and anchor one's own cognitive existence. The deeper one cultivates, the more complete the technique becomes. It can transform the negative aspects of the sea of ​​consciousness into a perfect domain of the eighteen levels of hell, allowing one to advance and sublimate their body. It can significantly weaken the impact of negative backflows from the sea of ​​consciousness on oneself, and significantly enhance the rate of negative backflows from the mind. Preliminary calculations show that for every 10% of completeness reached, it can withstand up to 100% more negative backflows from the mind. At its highest, citizen Wu Pifu could reach a 1000% negative backflow rate. Learning it is strongly recommended."

"This……"

Wu Pifu was stunned. He immediately said, "Master, learn this technique!"

Immediately, 500,000 points were consumed, and at the same time, the information of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill appeared directly in Wu Pifu's mind. This was directly implanted by the main brain, and the information was gradually simplified. In the end, on Wu Pifu's personal information panel, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill changed to the words Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Scripture (3%).

Wu Pifu began practicing his cultivation based on this information. Sure enough, this cultivation method was not simply a celestial martial arts internal skill, but also involved physical training, bearing traces of human immortal martial arts, and also involved a dual transformation of mental consciousness and physical body. It was estimated to be related to the so-called Star River martial arts. However, because the information was severely incomplete, it was unknown whether the people of this world had supplemented it and added celestial martial arts knowledge. Therefore, its cultivation mainly focused on internal and external skills training, but lacked the training of human immortal martial arts and Star River martial arts.

However, Wu Pifu was different. He possessed the indestructible realm of Chinese martial arts and had accumulated the skills of a human immortal in martial arts. Now, with the main brain helping him return to his original state, his entire body immediately crackled and popped during the training. In the distance, people around could faintly hear the roar of dragons and elephants.

The lama, who was watching from the entrance, was stunned when he saw this. He then ran quickly towards the main hall. Soon after, a large group of lamas arrived. They stared in astonishment at the strange phenomenon of the body still emitting the roar of a dragon and elephant. One of the senior lamas immediately shouted a few times, and several lamas ran towards the scripture pavilion.

Wu Pifu had just opened his eyes and hadn't even had time to comprehend this cultivation practice when suddenly dozens of lamas entered the room. The head lama bowed respectfully and said, "Buddha's disciple, please practice the Anuttarayoga Tantra. This is the supreme wisdom treasure of Buddhism. Otherwise, if you only cultivate physical strength without cultivating your mind, you will easily be deceived by the Great Free Heaven Demon, which will greatly hinder your return to Buddhahood."

Wu Pifu was baffled and was about to refuse when he heard an extremely urgent voice from the mainframe in his mind.

"Judgment in progress... Judgment complete! Buddhist secret treasure discovered! Buddhist secret treasure discovered! Buddhist secret treasure discovered!!"

(End of this chapter)