Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 496 Buddhist Name: Wukong
With a light tap of her fingertip, a scene flashed by of the twelve towering sword peaks of the Wancheng Sword Sect suppressing the origin of the void. "The third realm of swordsmanship is the pinnacle he can reach in this world."

No matter how strong this body is, it's still just the number one person in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm in the Taihua Spirit Ruins. Late-stage Golden Core? Forget about it.

Just kidding. Even after reincarnating a thousand times, Miao Di, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, only barely reached the mid-stage Golden Core realm, taking tens of thousands of years.

Lu Chunyang, in just a short thousand years, was able to reach the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, merge with the grotto-heaven, and remain eternally unbroken. This was already the limit that the other Golden Core True Monarchs of the Wancheng Sword Sect could tolerate.

If we want to advance further, some of those Sword Sect True Monarchs will have to leave, leaving vacant positions for Lü Chunyang to collect.

Upon hearing this, the surprise in Sanzang's eyes gradually subsided, replaced by compassion. He clasped his hands together and softly chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha. Even at the mid-stage, such skill in swordsmanship is rarely seen throughout history."

After saying that, he stopped paying attention. Lü Chunyang was locked at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, so as long as he was careful next time, there was no need to worry too much.

Moreover, Lü Chunyang's actions were already a gesture of goodwill towards the Pure Land of Bodhi, and he did not want to offend anyone further.

As for Xu Yunfan...

Sanzang's mind raced. If the opportunity arose in the future, he would naturally not hold back and would convert the other party to the Eight Legions, which would not be bad.

His gaze turned eastward, where the chaotic stone embryo atop the mountain, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, became increasingly clear in the Buddha's light.

"Now that I have entered the game, my Buddhist affinity is already set. That Dao Embryo inherits the vast karma of my Buddhist sect and incorporates the foundation of the True Martial Dao, which is truly the missing 'Liberation' in the ritual!"

"Let us be bound together in the Eastern Wilderness."

The Bodhisattva of Wonderful Truth nodded, his voice like a clear spring cleansing the mind.

The lotus platform beneath her feet spun slightly, and the boundless power of incense and prayers transformed into a golden rainbow bridge, instantly piercing through the void and reaching the summit of that nameless, desolate mountain in the Eastern Wilderness.

Sanzang understood, and his moon-white monk's robe fluttered as he stepped out. Where his toes landed, the vast spatial distance between the Sumeru Buddhist Realm and the Eastern Wilderness Demon Land shrank to a single step on the golden rainbow bridge.

On the summit of the nameless mountain, a fierce wind howled.

The figure of Sanzang appeared silently beside the giant black and yellow rock.

He extended his warm, smooth right palm and gently pressed it onto the rough, cold surface of the boulder.

The moment the palm touched it, the two intertwined Buddhist martial arts aura spots inside the stone suddenly blazed brightly, and the entire mountain trembled slightly in resonance!
"Om, ma, ni, ba, mi, hum..."

The solemn and magnificent six-syllable mantra was uttered from Sanzang's lips, each syllable transforming into a tangible dark gold rune, layer upon layer imprinted on the surface of the boulder.

Deep within the stone core, the dark golden swastika Buddhist pattern, like rain after a long drought, greedily devoured the pure Buddhist power, shining brightly. In an instant, it suppressed the restless black water Xuanwu Daoist rhyme, and even dyed the flowing Xuanhuang Mother Qi with a layer of light golden light.

"With stone as its body, it bears my karma; with Buddhist and Taoist essence, it is sculpted into your true spirit."

Sanzang gently touched the top of the stone with his fingertip, and a pure Buddhist seed entered into it. "From this day forward, you are my first true disciple, and you shall be called 'Wukong'."

As the incantation was finished, the chaotic Dao patterns flowing across the boulder gradually disappeared, replaced by a layer of warm and restrained dark golden light.

Although it is still developing within the stone embryo, a wisp of nascent yet vast Buddhist spiritual light has already awakened at its core.

The first Buddha of the Bodhi Pure Land was born at the peak of this Eastern Wilderness Demon Land in response to the calamity!

Sanzang withdrew his palm, his gaze sweeping over the vast and boundless Eastern Wilderness beneath his feet, filled with demonic energy, his deep eyes reflecting the myriad mountains and rivers.

He turned and bowed to the Bodhisattva of Wonderful Truth, who nodded, withdrew the Golden Bridge of Vows, and said.

"Now that the affinity for Buddhism has been established, the ritual should begin. The attainment of the Buddhahood of the Free King requires four people. In addition to Wukong, two more disciples are needed."

"I understand, Sanzang," Sanzang said, then stepped down from the mountain peak.

Upon landing, a golden lotus platform, purely formed from Buddhist light, bloomed on the demonic soil beneath his feet, allowing him to traverse thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in a single step.

Between the birth and death of the lotus throne, majestic ancient cities, wild jungles, and treacherous swamps...

Everything flowed like a painting beneath his feet.

His steps seemed slow but were actually swift, each step like a lotus blossom, measuring the vast land of the Eastern Wilderness with his own two feet.

A vast expanse of Buddha's light spread out from beneath his feet like a tide, permeating every inch of land and every breath of energy it passed through.

The ancient, savage, and malevolent aura that had permeated the Eastern Wilderness was quietly melted and transformed under the overwhelming and unyielding majesty of the King Buddha, like boiling water pouring over snow.

A supreme ritual performed with the entire Eastern Wilderness as the sacred site, aimed at opening up a Buddhist land and welcoming the arrival of the Buddha "Great Compassionate and Merciful Lotus King of Supreme Freedom" to attain Buddhahood.

The moment this first step was taken, it had already silently begun to unfold on the Eastern Wilderness!
With each step he took, Sanzang's cultivation level rapidly dissipated.

With three steps, the Buddha's light dissipated.

After ten steps, the golden lotus withered and died.

When Sanzang had taken 3,600 steps, the brilliant Buddhist light flowing around him had faded like a candle flickering in the wind.

The illusory image of the relic hanging above it dimmed inch by inch, and the vast Buddhist power within its body poured into the eastern wilderness beneath its feet like a flood.

Where the demonic energy dissipated, the charred rocks gradually turned a golden hue, and withered trees sprouted new buds in spring.

In the end, Sanzang had become an ordinary mortal, with a mortal body, and settled on the edge of the Eastern Wilderness, taking one step at a time towards the nameless mountain peak where the stone embryo was conceived.
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After the light completely dissipated into the sky, Lü Chunyang slowly turned around and looked at Xu Yunfan, whose face was slightly pale due to the division of his primordial spirit and the stripping away of his fundamental law.

He said in a gentler tone, "Although the True Martial Subduing Demon Scripture was extracted and transferred, your foundation of mid-Foundation Establishment magic power has not been shaken, only your realm is slightly unstable."

With your natural talent and foundation, all you need is to find a suitable new method, change your approach, and diligently practice without ceasing. Within three years, you will surely return to your peak, and may even make further progress.

Xu Yunfan suppressed his excitement at the attribute panel and bowed deeply again without hesitation, his voice earnest and expectant: "Disciple's foundation is damaged and the road ahead is bleak. I beg the Ancestral Master to guide me on the right path!"

Lü Chunyang nodded slightly and did some calculations.

He raised his right hand, and in his palm, three tiny sword shadows, each containing a power that made Xu Yunfan's heart tremble, moved and chased each other like swimming fish.

Without him making any move, the three sword imprints suddenly transformed into a faint light and disappeared into the depths of Xu Yunfan's brow.

'You have obtained three Golden Core Sword Intents.'

The notification message then appeared on the panel, which delighted Xu Yunfan.

Lu Chunyang's voice rang directly in Xu Yunfan's ear.

"These are the three protective sword intents I have refined through my Golden Core cultivation. Sword One: Destroy Illusion, shattering all illusions and delusion. Sword Two: Annihilation, obliterating all calamities. Sword Three: No Return, going forth without response, going forth to annihilate."

When faced with a life-or-death crisis, inner demons, or being tracked down by a powerful external force, this sword intent will manifest to protect its master, ensuring your survival.

After passing on the life-saving sword seal, Lü Chunyang pointed his fingers like a halberd, and a point of dazzling starlight gathered at his fingertips, which he then gently tapped in the void in front of him.

In an instant, golden, fiery light poured from his fingertips, rapidly spreading and outlining amidst the hazy starlight, forming a mysterious and unpredictable golden seal script chart that encompassed the trajectories of the stars in the heavens.

(End of this chapter)