The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

Chapter 160 External Demon

In just a few days, under a state of focused practice, Ishihara Sho's throat chakra was successfully opened.

At this point, five of Ishihara Sho's seven chakras had been opened, leaving only the third eye chakra and the crown chakra unopened.

He has partially opened the central channel, and to some extent, he can switch to silent meditation.

It's the kind of silent meditation that people usually understand—not saying a word.

Although its original purpose was to eliminate negative karma through speech and prevent Buddhist practitioners from incurring karmic retribution due to speaking, making mistakes, or unseen curses, when combined with the practice of the three channels and seven chakras, silent meditation can also be regarded as a preliminary practice for cultivating a certain supernatural power.

While eliminating negative karma, one accumulates spiritual power. Then, while practicing Mahayana meditation in silence, one refines the accumulated spiritual power into a seed of supernatural power. Combined with the power of the throat chakra, one cultivates a spiritual supernatural power called "Words that become law" or "Golden Words."

It's just the process...

For ordinary people, or those who have no interest in specializing in this subject, it is extremely painful. It is like a normal person suddenly becoming mute for some reason, and from then on only being able to listen to others speak, unable to speak themselves, or even unable to open their mouth to refute others when they are insulted. It is easy to make one feel upset and angry to the point of despair.

Furthermore, Ishihara Sho wasn't without other paths to take, so he wouldn't confine himself to the cage of silent meditation. Therefore, after consolidating the results of opening the throat chakra, Ishihara Sho decisively devoted himself to opening the third eye chakra.

Moreover, perhaps because the third eye chakra in the three channels and seven chakras of Tantric Buddhism is so close to the Taoist ancestral gate, it is particularly sensitive to spiritual power. Under the impact of Ishihara Akira's own powerful spiritual power, it is easier and faster to cultivate than the other chakras. In just one week, the third eye chakra was opened by Ishihara Akira right after the throat chakra.

Suddenly, the world became clear and bright, and Ishihara Sho felt a sense of inner and outer harmony arise from the bottom of his heart.

"Is this what they call the unity of Brahman and Atman?" Ishihara Sho muttered.

Then, calming his mind, he absorbed the results of cultivating the third eye chakra while focusing intently on cultivating the crown chakra, which is similar to the Taoist gateway...

Various kinds of wisdom and inspiration kept pouring out, like external demons, disturbing Ishihara Sho's mind and concentration, making it impossible for him to easily sense the existence of the crown chakra and complete the basic training of the three channels and seven chakras.

Yes, the crown chakra, as a special external node connecting heaven and earth with oneself, is cultivated differently from other chakras. It can no longer be opened simply through hard work; it requires inspiration, a momentary flash of insight. Once you capture it and open it, the cultivation of the crown chakra is complete. Otherwise, no matter how many days you sit in meditation, you will not be able to sense its existence or open its gates, allowing your own spiritual power to merge with the spiritual power of the outside world, completing the overall cycle and achieving the initial perfection of the cultivation of the three channels and seven chakras.

So there were many distractions, but also a great deal of gains.

And so, under the interference of the 'Outer Demons,' Ishihara Shou has come up with another way to change the world—

"Speaking of which, the Gensou Mitsuki Network created by Kiyama Harumi is, to some extent, the foundation of the artificial heaven, right? They are all disguised applications of the AIM diffusion stance! In that case, could I use the Gensou Mitsuki Network as the core to materialize the artificial heaven into reality?" Ishihara Akira thought for a moment and realized that it was not impossible, but the process might be quite complicated.

"Anyway, the cultivation of the crown chakra cannot be completed by sitting idly. So why not take advantage of this gap to build the foundation of the artificial heaven, the Imagination Hand Network?"

“Perfect, he has that ability.”

Immediately, Ishihara Sho stopped sensing his crown chakra, sat cross-legged, and entered the dream world. He conjured a map of Nagoya and began calculating the number of strange objects to be deployed, as well as their locations in each area, according to the needs of the artificial celestial realm…

"Based on the existing data, the diameter of the AIM field spread by each host that acquires the Anomaly is about three meters, with a maximum influence range of five meters. Beyond that, it becomes impossible to form substantial interference. Therefore, I need to deploy an Anomaly at least every five meters..."

Thinking about it again, the actual size of Nagoya...

The sheer number of those numbers sent chills down Ishihara Akira's spine, making him want to abandon his outlandish plan.

Not to mention, each of the strange carriers is a living human being, meaning they cannot remain stationary in one place like plants.

In other words, to ensure that the artificial celestial realm doesn't experience gaps in its coverage due to the movement of people, he needs to deploy at least five anomalies in each location...

From this, Ishihara Sho somewhat understood why Aleister had established Academy City and stipulated that students within it could not leave the academy at will.

That was not only for the safety of the students, but also to meet the elements required for the formation of his artificial heaven.

"Unfortunately, I haven't yet mastered a way to give plants an AIM diffusion field, or a way to allow plants to host anomalies. Otherwise, I could use plants to fulfill this plan..."

So forget about covering the entire Nagoya area; let's think about where to achieve general coverage instead.

"First of all, it's definitely not someone close to you. It's convenient, but it also makes it easy to expose yourself in future events and end up like Natsuki Toma."

"Secondly, it's best to choose a relatively chaotic place, so that even if chaos does break out, innocent people won't be harmed."

"Finally, it's about locations with low population mobility—such as areas where various companies and organizations are concentrated, and places with many schools."

"By the way, let's ask Keiko about the location of the Kodokai headquarters later. If there's really no suitable place, we can just leave the coverage area there and then take advantage of the strange appearance to wipe out the Kodokai."

As for the potential chaos in the Nagoya underworld caused by this...

He believed that Keiko Yamada should be able to handle it well!

Then, Ishihara Akira used the authority of the creator god in the dream world to summon Yamada Keiko and the strange creature she possessed to the Infinite City and asked her about the location of the Kodokai headquarters.

"The headquarters of the Kodokai? It moved to Tokyo a long time ago. What remains in Nagoya is just its organizational entity. Apart from an acting leader, most of the high-ranking officials and those in real power are in Tokyo. Why are you asking about this?" After explaining, Keiko Yamada asked with some doubt.

"If the Kodokai organization suddenly encounters a special situation and suffers irreparable serious losses, how will the Yakuza in Nagoya react?" Ishihara Akira did not answer, but asked again.

"It probably depends on the specific situation. If it really damages the foundation and Tokyo can't remedy the situation, the lower-level organizations will likely clash over the territory and status left by the Kodo-kai, vying for the lord's position. But if Tokyo can appease the lower-level groups in time, apart from some unrest and some external forces having ideas, there shouldn't be too many changes in Nagoya," Yamada Keiko explained.

"So, the Yamada Group can't take over directly using this opportunity, is that right?" Ishihara Akira said regretfully.

"Yes."

Chapter 161 Crown Chakra Opening and Anomalies

"In that case, there's no need to specifically choose the location of the Kodo-kai for the setup..." Ishihara Sho muttered thoughtfully.

"What are you going to decorate?" Keiko Yamada asked curiously.

"It's nothing. I'm just thinking about ways to expand the Illuminati. Since the Kodo Society isn't a good fit, let's just forget about it. Are you alright here? If not, I'll take you back first." Ishihara Akira waved his hand and said to Yamada Keiko, who was standing next to him.

"It's nothing, but can't we just stay together quietly for a while like this?" Yamada Keiko said, dissatisfied. "You said you had to cultivate and hadn't had time to come see me lately, and I also had things to take care of, so I really couldn't spare much time to spend with you. But now that we've met, even if it's in another dimension, can't you stay with me a little longer and talk to me? Or is it that you have Sato, Aishwarya, and Ezumi, and you don't care about me anymore? If that's the case, don't blame me for taking action against them."

"No way. I'm counting on you to take me to experience even more benefits." Upon hearing this, Ishihara Akira chuckled, stepped forward, hugged Yamada Keiko, and laughed loudly while grabbing her breastplate.

"Just because I can show you more of the world?" Keiko Yamada scoffed.

"Of course, you yourself are also irresistible to me, especially after you became the leader of the Yamada Group. With that added status, every time I'm with you, I feel incredibly excited, like I've conquered a big shot. I won't just give you up so easily," Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

"You know how to talk," Keiko Yamada said with satisfaction.

"Since this is a rare opportunity, why don't we take advantage of it and let you experience it again?"

"Okay."

Although this is a dream where everything is illusory, Keiko Yamada doesn't know that, so it doesn't stop Akira Ishihara from fulfilling Keiko Yamada's wishes and calming her restless heart.

……

After a long time, Ishihara Akira took Yamada Keiko back home.

"Since the Hongdao Association cannot be shaken, then let's just leave it at that and choose based on stability."

In other words, the location instantly shifted from a chaotic area back to a commercial office area and a concentrated area of ​​educational institutions.

After searching for a while, Ishihara Akira finally chose a place in the northwest part of Nagoya's city center. Without further hesitation, he went straight out and headed there.

Bus, subway.

In a short while, Ishihara Akira arrived at the location. He then started walking, observing the surrounding terrain while locking onto the mental frequencies of the staff in the shops on both sides of the street and pulling them into the dream world in preparation for the subsequent deployment.

What's worth mentioning here is that, perhaps due to the opening of the third eye chakra, Ishihara Akira's body and soul achieved a certain degree of unity, allowing the power of his body to influence the dream world to some extent. This further increased the number of people that Ishihara Akira could bring into his dream world, which had not yet reached its development limit!

This made Ishihara Akira sigh, "Indeed, cultivating both body and spirit is the true path; cultivating only body or spirit alone will not lead to immortality..."

……

It took Ishihara Akira almost a whole day to walk through all the streets of the selected area, recording the mental frequencies of all the employees in the shops, schools, commercial facilities and social welfare departments he saw along the way. He then pulled them into the dream world and turned them into potential hosts for the monsters.

Then Ishihara went to Aishwarya's side. While watching Aishwarya teach her students yoga, he secretly created all sorts of strange and ghostly things. He then silently introduced these strange things into the bodies of those hosts, starting from the nearest and moving further away. He quietly modified their bodies, changed the magnetic wave changes of their life force, and transformed their life magnetic field into the AIM diffusion force that Ishihara needed.

Furthermore, with these bizarre modifications imbued with his demonic thoughts, Ishihara Shou's already powerful mental strength rapidly increased, much like when he logged into the Fantasy Knights website in the world of A Certain Magical Index!

Although he hasn't yet broken through to LV5 and become a true superhuman, he is rapidly approaching that threshold.

Along with this, the crown chakra, which he had not previously sensed, also began to appear faintly in his perception.

Then, in the instant he was having fun with Aishwarya and letting go of all pressure, he used the power of the state of emptiness and formlessness to instantly lock onto the crown chakra node, and lit up the crown chakra with the Kundalini fire in the central channel. The flower bloomed with thirty-two petals, and countless spiritual energies began to surge out of his body and flow back in.

Its outward appearance is that Ishihara camphor seems to be glowing!

Yes, it glows!

And it's real light!

Because of the intervention of spiritual energy, its life magnetic field was distorted and semi-materialized, giving it the ability to refract light waves and particles as well as charge electrons. This is the real reason why it shines.

Aishwarya, who was lazily enjoying herself, couldn't help but change her expression upon seeing this. She looked at Ishihara Sho in astonishment, completely speechless.

It wasn't until quite a while later.

"Do you want to master the secrets of yoga like I do?" Ishihara Sho asked Aishwarya with a smile.

"Yes," Aishwarya nodded blankly in response.

"Then get ready. Now, I will use external methods to help you open your root chakra, ignite your inner fire, and help you enter the foundation of yoga esoteric practice," Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

"What should we do?" Aishwarya asked, puzzled.

"Just do as it says in the documents you gave me."

"Oh."

The two then interacted again, practicing yoga techniques in a yoga style...

……

"What's going on? Why do I feel something's wrong with my body, or rather, my soul, when my crown chakra opened?" After the wind and rain stopped, Ishihara Sho, who was letting Aishwarya sleep soundly with her head on his arm, frowned and recalled the feeling when his crown chakra opened and his inner and outer spiritual energy circulated and intersected, muttering to himself.

Then he closed his eyes again and focused his attention on the crown chakra—

There, in that world of boundless light and surging energy, like a divine kingdom, Ishihara Sho's soul sat cross-legged on a thirty-two-petaled lotus throne in its true form, dignified and seemingly without any abnormality.

At most, when you concentrate your mind and transfer your consciousness to your soul body, you will feel that your soul can also practice the Three Channels and Seven Chakras.

"Could it be that it's just an illusion? Or is it that everything will only be revealed after the soul has also cultivated the three channels and seven chakras?" Ishihara Akira looked at the realm of light before him, or rather, the womb realm mentioned in the Tantric scriptures, and couldn't help but wonder.

"Anyway, the time flow difference between the dream world and reality is big enough! Enough for me to cultivate the three channels and seven chakras in a short time with my soul body. By then, I will have an answer as to whether it is an illusion or something else."

After thinking it over, Ishihara Sho entered the dream world and appeared in his meditation room. He assumed a posture and began his first practice of the Three Channels and Seven Chakras training method, which was performed solely with his soul.

Chapter 162 Seven Sins and Seven Souls

Just as Ishihara Sho had predicted, in the real world it was only two days, and in the dream world it was unknown how many days later, Ishihara Sho's soul body successfully cultivated the three channels and seven chakras, opening and connecting the central channel and the crown chakra, allowing Ishihara Sho to reach a certain peculiar state both internally and externally.

But Ishihara Akira still didn't realize there was something wrong with his soul!