The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

At the same time, the perception of the Heavenly Soul and Earthly Soul became clearer, as if there was a way to call them back.

However, he wasn't quite sure how to call out to him.

After all, he is now following the path of Buddhist Tantric cultivation, not the Taoist system. Although due to various unexpected reasons, he has completed the condensation of Yin Spirit and the refinement of Yuan Spirit while entering the threshold of Buddhist cultivation, he really has no idea about the further recovery of Earth Soul and the forging of the Five Qi and Five Spirits in his chest.

Unless he goes to find a world right now—like a Taoist priest from Laoshan—and becomes a disciple of the Taoist priests, and systematically learns the methods of Taoist cultivation, it's unlikely he'll succeed.

Otherwise, if you practice blindly, there is absolutely no possibility that you will cause problems for yourself.

But the Buddhist path of practice...

As Ishihara Sho searched and learned more, he discovered that there didn't seem to be a specific number. Basically, it all started with meditation, and after cultivating the four dhyanas and eight samadhis, one could obtain the opportunity to be reborn in the Form Realm or Formless Realm in the next life and become a celestial being, but it wasn't a specific result.

In other words, cultivating for the next life...

This is completely different from the Taoist idea of ​​focusing on this life.

The attainment of merit and fruition is even more troublesome. The four fruits of Hinayana Buddhism—Sotapanna, Sakadagami, Anagami, and Arhat—require not only the practice of meditation but also the observance of precepts, which are the various precepts mentioned in Pure Land Buddhism. When the observance of precepts becomes a habit and is combined with the state of meditation, there is a possibility of attaining merit and fruition!

For example, the term "Sotapanna" translates to "entering the stream" in Chinese, meaning one who has formally entered the path of spiritual practice.

In Ishihara Akira's own understanding, it means a master who can open up the three channels and seven chakras.

So, if we use this analogy, Ishihara Shō could now also say to the public that he is a monk who has attained the first stage of Arhatship (Sotapanna)!

It's just that others might not agree.

And most importantly, how could a frivolous monk who had broken the precepts possibly keep them?

Not to mention, his body is now inhabited by the manifestations of various precepts, the so-called original sin demons.

In addition, there's his identity as a demon...

Speaking of this, Ishihara Akira became even more agitated, because what the Four Dhyanas and Eight Samadhis seek is to escape the physical body, that is, the body of the desire realm, and to transcend the spirit into the formless realm, or in other words, the realm of ultimate bliss.

There is nothing wrong with this in itself, but the problem is that in the description of Buddhist scriptures, the so-called Pure Land and the Formless Realm are inhabited by higher-dimensional beings who only exist in spirit!

If we take this point as the core, there is absolutely no problem in calling it the Heavenly Demon Realm.

After all, the Heavenly Demon itself is formless and shapeless, transcending the Desire Realm, which is the human realm, and is a higher-dimensional life form.

If one were to truly practice according to the path of the Four Dhyanas and Eight Samadhis, the most likely outcome would be that one ends up delivering oneself to Mara.

If one doesn't follow the path of the Four Dhyanas and Eight Samadhis, then the only path that Ishihara Sho can take is probably to cultivate the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination, the method by which Amitabha Buddha attained enlightenment and transcended suffering, and then make modifications and corrections based on specific circumstances.

For example, in the middle, should we draw on the Kabbalah Tree of Life system under the Catholic system to replace the demon, or replace the demon's personhood and become the Holy Spirit or an angel?

There are also Taoist methods such as the transformation of the primordial spirit into yang and the return of the two souls of heaven and earth to their rightful place.

"So, in the end, we still have to walk our own path..." Ishihara Sho sighed, his head aching from thinking.

However, merit is merit. Now that the three channels and seven chakras have been opened, the inner and outer spiritual communication has been established, and the primordial spirit has manifested, then certain Buddhist supernatural powers can now be cultivated.

For example, the ability to see through the heavens.

Fortunately, he has a dream world, through which he can observe the birth, aging, sickness, and death of all beings in this world, as well as the twelve links of dependent origination of the arising of the senses and emotions such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and mind. In this way, he can reverse the six senses, obtain the six supernatural powers, and even cultivate the first fruit of Buddhahood—perfect enlightenment.

In addition, by taking advantage of the Yin spirit's absorption of the seven souls and refining the primordial spirit, Ishihara Akira also gained a limited transcendence over his own seven emotions and six desires!

After all, although both Buddhism and Taoism say that emotions arise from the mind, are born from the mind, and are extinguished by the mind, modern science knows that the so-called changes in the seven emotions and six desires are nothing more than changes brought about by the amount of hormones secreted by the human body, that is, they are affected by the body.

The body is exactly within the control of the seven souls, so as long as one can subdue the seven souls, even if one cannot reach the level of complete detachment, it is still easy to avoid being affected by the three corpses and three poisons to a limited extent.

Furthermore, his suppression of the six demons of sin means that he has, to some extent, broken free from the influence of Mara and Satan and gained a certain degree of autonomy.

"Oh right, there's also chakra." Ishihara suddenly remembered.

Then, with a sudden thought, he returned to reality and visualized the characteristics of chakra, manifesting its many functions into the spiritual energy within his body, which was known as the mother energy of all things, thus giving it the various properties of chakra in reality.

Then, Ishihara Akira stood up, jumped, and landed on the roof. He hung upside down on the roof, his feet like suction cups, clinging tightly to the wooden ceiling.

Then, Ishihara landed back on the tatami mat, raised his hand, and a ball of energy radiating a deep blue light suddenly appeared in his palm, growing larger and emanating an indescribable and terrifying power.

The Rasengan is the signature ninjutsu of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

"From this moment on, I am no longer a weakling in reality..." Ishihara Sho said softly, releasing the Rasengan in his hand.

Then Ishihara Akira sat down cross-legged again, his hands forming a mudra, and began to chant in a low voice the essential mantra of the Guanyin lineage—the Six-Syllable Great Illumination Mantra…

In the past, he would never have dared to cultivate this!

The reason is simple: the Om syllable in the Six-Syllable Great Illumination Mantra has the ability to avert and extinguish the harm caused by heavenly demons. If he were to practice it, who knows if uttering the Om syllable might directly destroy him, the heavenly demon?

But it doesn't matter now, because he has refined his primordial spirit and regained control of his body. In addition, with the existence of the Tire-Tier Hidden Realm, even if the Om mantra could destroy him, he can use these powers to protect himself and make the threat of the Om mantra target Mara within his body instead.

This is the reason why he suddenly dared to practice the fundamental mantra of the Guanyin lineage.

Then, unsurprisingly, an indescribable pain emerged from his very soul, distorting Ishihara Sho's spirit and making his form appear illusory and unreal...

Chapter 165 Sisters

Soon, unable to bear the almost soul-tearing pain any longer, Ishihara Akane stopped chanting the Six-Syllable Great Illumination Mantra again.

"As expected, there's something wrong with my soul. Otherwise, how could the Six-Syllable Great Light Mantra, which only targets the damage from demons, female ghosts, evil kings, earth gods, demons and death demons, as well as Kumbhandas and Rakshasa, have hurt me so much? Even if I have Mara and Satan's backup plans within me, it shouldn't be enough to annihilate me as well, right? It seems that if I want to completely get rid of the threat from Mara and Satan, I need to quickly put my trip to the world of death on the agenda." Ishihara Sho thought to himself as he slowly calmed the damage to his soul.

That's right, the next place that Ishihara Shou plans to go to is the world of Bleach, which was once on par with Naruto and One Piece!

The reason is simple: if we exclude the mythological and legendary movie worlds made in China, the Bleach world has the deepest and most fundamental research on the soul. In addition, with the existence of Zanpakuto, it is not impossible to cleverly guide the hidden secrets of Tenma or Satan within him to become the spirit of the Zanpakuto, or a Hollow among the Arrancar.

In addition, with the unique spiritual particle training techniques for strengthening the soul found in the Bleach world, combined with the Six-Syllable Great Light Mantra, it is not impossible to forcibly eliminate the backup plan within one's body when the Zanpakuto or Arrancar form cannot achieve the desired result.

It's just pain, he endured it!

The damage can be repaired using the Soul Society's spiritual particle cultivation method. As long as his soul doesn't shatter, and he trains relentlessly, he could probably master not only Mara and Satan's backup plans, but also the Six-Syllable Mantra of Great Light and even the Six Supernatural Powers.

“However, finding a starting point is a problem…” Ishihara Sho muttered.

……

"Who is this...?" In a restaurant, Ishihara Akira looked at the woman sitting opposite Yumiko with a puzzled expression.

"You're here! Let me introduce you. This is my older sister, Misako Amamiya," Yumiko said, gesturing to the woman opposite her as she introduced her to Akira Ishihara.

"Hello," Ishihara Akira greeted with a nod.

"Misako, this is my boyfriend, Ishihara Akira," Yumiko introduced to Misako, who was responding to Ishihara Akira's greeting.

"Did I disturb you?" Ishihara Akira sat down next to Yumiko and asked with a smile.

"No," Misako shook her head.

"Misako, is it alright if I call you that?" Ishihara Sho looked Misako up and down for a while before asking.

“Okay.” Misako nodded.

"You don't look too well. Have you been having some troubles lately?" Ishihara Akira asked curiously.

Of course, in a normal interaction, Ishihara Sho, who had just met Misako, was not in a position to ask such a question. He should not have addressed her by her name, Misako, but rather as Ms. Amamiya or Miss.

"Is it that obvious?" Misako touched her cheek and said helplessly.

“I’m not sure how others see it, but it’s quite obvious to me,” Ishihara Akira nodded affirmatively.

"It's all because of Misako's husband," Yumiko chimed in, complaining. "When he was pursuing her, he said all sorts of nice things about her, and he was very gentle with her, willing to spend money, and romantic. But after he married her, all of that was just an illusion. Although he was still gentle, he took much worse care of her, and he often didn't come home, or came home very late, leaving my sister alone in the house. It would be a miracle if she looked well."

"Yuemiko." Misako called out softly, her face flushed and hot.

Is it something you can talk about in front of outsiders about living alone in an empty house?

Especially since the other party was a complete stranger whom they had only met today.

Even if it's Yumiko's boyfriend, it's still embarrassing for him to say something like that.

"What does it matter? There are no outsiders here," Yumiko said, pouting.

"Give your sister some face," Ishihara Sho said, patting Yumiko's thigh. Then, Ishihara Sho turned to Misako and said, "Since your man always ignores you, you should find something to do yourself, like a job or something. Otherwise, if you always rely on your man to support you, I always feel that you might suffer in the future."

“Looking for a job? No way, Yosuke won’t agree,” Misako shook her head.

“Yosuke is the name of the husband that Misako found,” Yumiko explained.

"Besides, Yan also needs to be taken care of. If I go to work..."

"Hiko is the child left by the ex-wife of the man that Misako found. He's over 20 years old and is currently in university. It seems he still has a year before he graduates..." Yumiko continued to introduce him from the side.

"In his early twenties, a college student? Then isn't Yosuke quite old?" Ishihara Akira exclaimed in astonishment.

“Almost fifty,” Yumiko nodded affirmatively.

"What does he do?" Ishihara Akira asked curiously.

If one is not already successful, it would not be easy for someone nearing 50 to marry a mature woman like Misako, who is above average in both figure and appearance.

"I remember you started your own small company. Right, Misako?"

"What?" Misako asked in surprise.

“I mean, your Yosuke runs his own company, right?” Yumiko repeated.

“Yes, I opened a company that manufactures and supplies electronic components,” Misako confirmed.

"Sister, haven't you ever suspected that Yosuke's daily absences from home, or his late returns, and his refusal to do 'that' with you, are not actually due to exhaustion as he claims, but rather because he has another woman?" Yumiko speculated with the utmost malice.

“Yosuke isn’t that kind of person,” Misako said, shaking her head.

"Misako, people change," Yumiko said, sounding disappointed in her.

"Alright, Yumiko, I know Yosuke better than you do. Otherwise, I wouldn't have married him knowing he had a child. Your boyfriend is here too, and I've taken up quite a bit of your time. Let's call it a day. We can meet up for dinner another time." Misako stood up and picked up her coat.

"Alright then." Yumiko said speechlessly, then stood up and helped Misako out of the restaurant.

It took them a while to walk back.

"Oh right, you haven't eaten yet, have you? See if there's anything you want to eat so we can go home after we finish eating," Yumiko said to Ishihara Akira, who was sitting down in the spot where Misako had been sitting.

"What's going on with you guys today?" Ishihara Akira nodded, flipping through the menu brought by the waiter, and casually asked Etsuko.

"Just like you see, my family life isn't going well, I'm not very happy, so I'm venting here to relieve my stress," Yumiko replied with a shrug.

"Then why are you provoking her?"

"Misako is just too soft-hearted and kind. She doesn't know how to refuse people. Otherwise, she wouldn't have married that old guy named Yosuke. See, she's suffering the consequences now."