Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 335 Bodhi Leaf

While the entire cultivation world was discussing the Fortune Ranking and the Way of Beast Taming, Lin Jing and Pine Leaf Rat had already begun their next major project.

Planning a Bodhi tree for Buddhism!
At that time, with the secret techniques, the wondrous trees, and the golden list as one, Lin Jing will receive divine assistance no matter what he studies.

Right now, although the Pine Leaf Rat and the Ice Soul Gu also want to follow Lin Jing's example and climb the Fortune List by beating up the Dragon Carp, unfortunately, the two of them are no match for the Dragon Carp.

Dragon Carp can only be submissive to Beast Tamers, but it certainly won't hold back its heavy punches when facing its colleagues.

Therefore, the Pine Leaf Rat and the Ice Soul Gu had no choice but to settle for second best and, under Lin Jing's arrangement, first improve their strength.

On the Ice Soul Gu's side, the battle in the cave heaven deeply shocked him, and he began to doubt the meaning of life.

It used its supernatural powers to assist Lin Jing, yet it couldn't even break through the defenses of the Creation Immortal Body, and Lin Jing had to expend his lifespan to create an opportunity...

In comparison, the two mountain gods that the Immortal Body of Creation casually conjured provided her with unimaginable benefits, far surpassing what this strange Gu could offer...

It can be said that the rare Gu, which many Void Profound cultivators regard as a coveted treasure, has suffered setbacks everywhere in the Forest Realm.

But you can't blame the Ice Soul Gu for that. Based on its historical status, the Creation Immortal Body is no match for even the entire Gu God Sect, let alone a level one extraordinary Gu...

To enhance the strength of the Ice Soul Gu, the fastest way is to let it devour the Golden Light Gu's essence now. Lin Jing originally wanted to wait until he returned to Qingzhou and had a stable cultivation environment before letting it devour the essence, but it seems that he will have to stay in the Western Desert for a while. Therefore, Lin Jing directly arranged for it to enter the Hourglass of Time to devour the Golden Light Gu's essence first.

As for the leaf rat, it doesn't really need to do anything special to improve its strength. Improving its cultivation level is the most important thing. Once it reaches the Nascent Soul stage, the Golden Core Divine Power without any loss will be its greatest reliance!

If it wants to improve its cultivation level, there are two shortcuts. One is to use the cultivation golden pills refined by the dragon carp. However, Lin Jing definitely doesn't have enough cultivation golden pills for himself, let alone any extra to share with the leaf rat.

Therefore, the second method, which is the old one, is to improve its cultivation level through the advancement of cultivation techniques. This is the fastest way for it. After all, there are unlimited spiritual plants for it to devour within the Demon Court. The only problem with this shortcut is that Senior Shensong or Pine Leaf Rat need to deduce the subsequent levels of the Azure Emperor Longevity Technique themselves.

I wonder how things are going with Senior Shensong. Even if Senior Shensong succeeds in his deduction, the limit is that he can only deduce one more level of the Longevity Technique. The rest of the journey will probably have to be walked by Pine Leaf Rat himself.

In this way, the Bodhi tree becomes even more crucial, as it can also help the leaf rat deduce subsequent techniques on its own.

Soon after, the leaf rat worked hard to create the clones required by the forest.

The plant avatar created by consuming two decades of lifespan is much stronger than the two clones that went to the Celestial Lion Clan back then. As long as it is not killed, it should be able to last for a long time.

Besides being used to fetch the Bodhi tree on behalf of the deity, it should be used in many other situations in the future.

"The clones are just running errands for us to avoid affecting the main body's time and energy, but we can't get the Bodhi Tree by just sending the clones." Lin Jing murmured as he looked at the clones.

Aside from the Enlightenment Fish, a rare beast of the Lingdao Sect, the Bodhi Tree is already considered the strongest openly available resource for enlightenment. Furthermore, due to its difficulty in cultivation, it is exceptionally precious to the entire Buddhist community.

Even among the most gifted Buddhists, there is no way anyone can obtain a complete Bodhi tree; at most, they can only have the opportunity to come to the Bodhi Temple to attain enlightenment.

In this situation, it might be more difficult for an outsider in the forest to obtain a Bodhi tree than to obtain the Golden Light Gu from the Golden Light Temple.

However, since Lin Jing has taken an interest in the Bodhi tree, he must already have a plan...

"I remember, don't you have some Bodhi leaves in your demon core space?"

Lin Jing looked at the Leafrat, who had just created its clone, its face pale, covered in sweat, and panting heavily. The Leafrat was already exhausted, and upon hearing Lin Jing's words, it instantly felt like it was having a heart attack, its pupils shrinking.

"Squeak..." The leaf rat seemed nervous, about to move something?
Bodhi leaves, leaves of the Bodhi tree... Although Buddhism does not give away Bodhi trees, it allows the leaves that naturally fall from the Bodhi tree to be distributed.

These Bodhi leaves also enhance comprehension, but the effect is vastly different from that of Bodhi fruit or cultivating under a Bodhi tree. As one academy teacher said, it is even less effective than the bonus from the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique.

However, as a rare resource for enlightenment, even if the effect is mediocre, it is still quite precious. Bodhi leaves can be said to be one of the main external commodities of Buddhism.

Among the spoils of war from Tongtian City, there happened to be some Bodhi leaves...

These Bodhi leaves are also among the leaf rat's favorite wood-related collectibles, and they are kept deep inside.

"You can't catch a tree if you don't want to part with the leaves."

The green Bodhi tree as a whole is a near-fifth-grade rare plant, while the Bodhi fruit and Bodhi leaves are respectively considered to be at the upper and lower limits of the third grade.

In other words, with the current Celestial Eyes of the Pine Leaf Rat, it is possible to synthesize Bodhi Leaves.

"The Buddhist community has been researching how to cultivate green Bodhi trees into golden and silver Bodhi trees in the Bodhi Heaven, but has not yet succeeded."

"Your magical abilities with rare beasts can, to some extent, cause the Bodhi leaves to mutate. As long as the mutation is effective, we can use this as a pretext to disguise ourselves as masters of cultivation and negotiate with the Buddhist sect to help them cultivate the Bodhi trees!"

"With the precedent of the mutated transformation grass, plus the fact that the Beast Taming Sect has a rare herb and tree expert, and finally, with the mutated Bodhi leaf we cultivated as our trump card, even if we can't get the Buddhist sect to give us a Bodhi tree for research, as long as we sign a contract to share the research results in the future, borrowing it for a hundred or two hundred years shouldn't be a problem."

Lin Jing plans to use this method to plot against the Bodhi Tree. As for the success rate, it largely depends on what shape the Pine Leaf Rat can synthesize into the Bodhi Leaf.

"Squeak..." The leaf rat pondered for a moment, then nodded reluctantly, "Alright..."

There weren't many Bodhi leaves in the space to begin with, and after combining them, there were only a few left, making the remaining amount even smaller. However, if they could obtain a Bodhi tree, they could possess an astonishing number of Bodhi leaves. The Pine Leaf Rat had calculated this deal clearly...

Having said that, it took out all the Bodhi leaves, placed them on the ground, and activated its supernatural powers!
Then... it failed.

The leaf rat, exhausted, collapsed and fell asleep immediately.

"Hmm... My injuries have barely healed, and I'm already wasting my lifespan to create a clone. I should take a nap before merging them..."

The next day.

Just as the pine needle rat was hoping to synthesize the green Bodhi leaf into at least the second-tier silver Bodhi leaf in the Bodhi Heaven, many green leaves, under the scan of the Glazed Divine Eye, turned into a black leaf.

Lin Jing and the leaf rat fell into deep thought, a bad feeling creeping over them. They hoped it wouldn't turn into a ferocious, demonic plant this time; they were counting on using it to trap the Buddhist tree…

They looked.

[A mutated Bodhi leaf, if ingested, will reverse the comprehension speed of any cultivation techniques or spells that are not suited to the individual within one year... Cultivating spells that are suited to the individual will result in anything from minor setbacks to severe demonic possession...]

(End of this chapter)