boyutpedia Chapter 46 Cultivation Advancement, Demonic Path Refines the Heart
Chapter 46 Cultivation Advancement, Demonic Path Refines the Heart
With a new, energetic little creature suddenly appearing in the house, Jiang Jun felt much more lively.
He carefully selected a set of early education DVDs and played them on the large color TV in the living room, hoping that Huang Jing Tongzi would be more motivated and study hard.
Unexpectedly, the little guy was completely unresponsive. All he did all day was chant sutras while holding the "Brahma Lotus Seed" and go to the greenhouse to sunbathe, showing no interest in common human knowledge.
Fortunately, after observing it for a few days, Jiang Jun also discovered its special abilities as a spiritual plant.
It goes without saying that it absorbs sunlight and generates spiritual energy.
It can also use its own spiritual energy to nourish other spiritual plants and promote their growth, while the growth of the spiritual plants will in turn nourish its own cultivation.
When it gets hot, it will sweat and emit a faint medicinal fragrance.
Jiang Jun collected these beads of sweat and fed them to injured stray cats and sick stray dogs. He found that their medicinal effects had surpassed those of ordinary Polygonatum, and they were quite similar to the prototype of a "panacea," although their medicinal power was still weak.
"Tsk, you little rascal, you'd better watch yourself. You've become a piece of Tang Monk's flesh, and you still don't know how to study. Be careful you don't get caught and stewed one day."
"Huh?" Huang Jing Tongzi looked bewildered.
Jiang Jun was speechless and flicked the tender leaves on its head: "Fine, you can continue chanting your sutras."
The little guy, clutching the Lotus Seed, ran off silently.
The successful transformation of Huangjing Ghost Child into Huangjing Child marks another significant step forward in Jiang Jun's "Spiritual Creature Cultivation Plan".
He then turned his gaze to the North American ginseng plant, influencing it with the fluctuations of the five-colored stone and nourishing it with his true energy, but unfortunately, the effect was not significant.
"The ginseng gu is still too low-grade, merely a wandering warrior level. After purification, only a wisp of spirituality remains. To communicate with spirits again would be far too difficult."
He pondered for a long time: "If we want to create an existence like the Huangjing Boy, perhaps we still need to find those strange plants that can take on different forms."
"I wonder if there are ginseng ghost children, lingzhi ghost children, he shou wu ghost children, gourd ghost children, or anything like that in this world?"
He decided that the next time he discussed cooperation with the Department of Supernatural Phenomena, he would guide Cai Liang to subtly hint at the matter.
"There are two urgent matters at the moment: one is to continue to deduce the method of the Fusion Realm of the Way of Suppressing Objects, and the other is to find a way to purify this Blood-stained Lotus."
Jiang Jun has already deduced the method for the "Qi Harmony" stage of the Integration Realm, making cultivation almost effortless.
After all, his true energy was originally transformed from the power of suppressing things. The two originated from the same source but had different names, so the transformation was quite smooth.
However, his own true qi cultivation was still at the Fusion Realm, yet he wanted to fuse the full power of the three guardian artifacts, which felt somewhat like a small horse pulling a large cart.
Whether it's "The Ghostly Prohibition," "The Ghostly Sorrow," or "The Divine Chicken Catches the Five Poisons Talisman," as the use of the talisman for suppressing evil spirits continues, more and more people are being saved from the clutches of evil spirits. The accumulation of merit has never stopped, and the power of suppressing evil spirits is also growing day by day.
Jiang Jun even felt that if he hadn't held them back, they could have been on par with lord-level monsters.
At least he discovered that the three protective artifacts were not intimidated by the demon-stained blood lotus at all.
"However, there is no need to rush to integrate the power of the talisman. Once my true energy reaches a bottleneck, I can begin the cultivation of the 'body integration' stage."
However, in Jiang Jun's view, the practice of turning monsters into part of the body within the monster tamer system was a last resort.
There's no need to imitate his method of warding off evil spirits: implanting foreign objects into the body is generally not a good idea.
The master of strange objects needs to use them to transform himself, thus achieving metamorphosis; but he has some other ideas about the way to suppress strange objects.
"Forget it, one must take things one step at a time. Let's complete the 'Qi Integration' stage of cultivation first, and then consider 'Body Integration'."
He went to the greenhouse, casually found a spot to sit on the floor, and began his cultivation.
Within the sea of consciousness, the Pure Lotus swayed gently, and the golden lotus bud faintly opened a crack.
The power of the suppressing object was drawn from the suppressing object's original form through the talisman on the lotus petal. After being imprinted with a divine thought mark, it was attracted by the five-colored stone and fell into the bottom of the sea of consciousness.
The five-colored stone slowly rotated, emitting strange fluctuations that brushed over the spiritual plants, making the spiritual energy in the greenhouse seem even richer.
Huangjing Boy, carrying the Brahma Lotus Seed, ran silently over, also enjoying the nourishment of the five-colored stone. He comfortably closed his eyes and soon fell asleep.
Jiang Jun smiled slightly, took the Blood-stained Lotus, placed it in his palm, and used all his strength to activate the Five-Colored Stone in an attempt to purify it.
Endless illusions of demonic sounds appeared in Jiang Jun's sea of consciousness.
Perhaps because there were colorful stones forming the bridge, or perhaps because the current evil spirits were no longer enough to corrupt Jiang Jun, the three protective objects themselves did not react excessively.
Jiang Jun held fast to his principles, and the pure light emanating from the lotus blossoms gradually dispelled the endless illusions.
However, the Blood Lotus of Demonic Infestation is a Lord-level monster, and its corrupting power is unprecedented.
Various twisted, terrifying, and filthy auras continuously invaded Jiang Jun's sea of consciousness, transforming into layers of inner demons that shrouded his divine sense.
Thanks to the protection of the spirit that warded off evil spirits, Jiang Jun was finally able to complete the "Mind-Stabilizing" trial that he missed in the "Spirit Realm" today.
And it is stronger and more dangerous!
Inner demons surge like a tide, one wave higher than the next.
Jiang Jun sat upright in the flower room, surrounded by silence, but his mind was in turmoil.
The foul aura emanating from the Blood Lotus of Demonic Infestation coalesced into countless illusions.
It depicts his tragic state of failing to open the path, suffering a backlash from the object he used to suppress, and being annihilated in both body and spirit.
There are scenes depicting his identity being exposed, him being besieged by various forces, and him being abandoned by everyone.
It depicts an apocalyptic scenario where a monstrous abyss descends, the world falls into ruin, and all living beings suffer.
Each illusion was vividly portrayed, and each inner demon pointed directly to his deepest fears.
Jiang Jun broke out in a cold sweat, his resolve wavering several times.
Just then, the Brahma Lotus Seed in Huangjing Boy's arms suddenly glowed faintly, and a clear and melodious Brahma sound rang out in his sea of consciousness: "Pa—"
The sound was not loud, yet it was like a morning bell and an evening drum, cleansing away the dust.
On the pure lotus, a golden lotus bud bloomed, and a ray of pure golden light spilled out and fell on the five-colored stone.
The five-colored stone suddenly accelerated its rotation, and the five-colored rays of light merged with the golden light, transforming into ripples that spread outwards.
Wherever the ripples passed, inner demons melted away like snow meeting the blazing sun.
Jiang Jun broke free from the illusion, his mind clearer than ever before. He looked at the blood lotus in his palm and said, "Heh, it's quite a treasure for refining the mind."
The Blood Lotus stained by demons trembled slightly, and various forms of contamination spilled out.
Jiang Jun smiled slightly, accepted the offer, and began a new round of trials to test his Dao heart.
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The Mirror Realm, a hidden area somewhere.
A sea of blood surged and crimson waves billowed, creating an eerie and sinister scene.
Within the sea of blood, a vast expanse of crimson lotus flowers grows.
One of them, about sixteen feet in diameter, had a full lotus platform on which sat a terrifying figure, seemingly formed from congealed flowing blood, with twisted limbs and disordered facial features.
Suddenly, it opened its eyes, and two sinister gazes pierced through the sea of blood, falling into the endless void.
"Who is it?"