Chapter 311 - 302: Dragon Elephant Perfection, [Formless Realm] and [Glazed Light Buddha Country]

Chapter 311: Chapter 302: Dragon Elephant Perfection, [Formless Realm] and [Glazed Light Buddha Country]

Night fell on the Prince’s Pavilion in the Mu Mansion.

This building was located in the east wing of the central courtyard. Just outside was the rear garden, the place where the Mu Family had once housed the Tributor, Admiral Yin Crow.

The Mu Family had always designated this area as a restricted zone. Aside from a select few like Mu Feng, ordinary people were forbidden from approaching. It was secluded and private, which suited Fu Juemin’s requirements quite well.

The small, two-story building was not exceptionally luxurious, but the materials were exquisite. The beams and pillars were made of hundred-year-old nanmu wood, and the window lattices were carved with interlocking lotus patterns, exuding the elegance of a bygone dynasty’s style.

The first floor had originally been a private Buddhist hall set up by the Prince’s Mansion. Fu Juemin was staying on the second floor.

On the second floor, a single candle cast a clear light. Gu Shouyu, who had been settled in the first-floor Buddhist hall, was still fast asleep, his snores faintly audible through the night.

Fu Juemin was currently examining his character panel.

Through a combination of threats and inducements, he had gained preliminary control over the Blue Banner Mu Family.

Now, in the dead of night, he finally had a moment of peace to take stock of his gains—

The Mu Family’s Admiral Yin Crow had provided him with a White Level Talent and just over two Skill Points.

Fu Juemin already had two Skill Points. Adding these new ones gave him four, which was enough to push his Dragon Elephant Skill to the Perfection Realm as well.

’A realm that ordinary Martial Artists might not reach even after decades or a century of arduous cultivation, or perhaps even in their entire lifetime...’

He gently tapped the golden "+".

The Buddha Light had arrived.

***

The moment the points were added, countless rays of golden "Buddha Light" burst from every pore of Fu Juemin’s body, engulfing the large, quiet room.

Countless images of light and shadow flashed before his eyes, accompanied by the chanting of Buddhist sutras and the trumpeting of dragon-elephants... Each syllable seemed to transform into golden Sanskrit, deeply branding itself onto his bones, meridians, and blood...

Fu Juemin closed his eyes, carefully experiencing the changes of this process.

When the Pharmacist Skill was raised from Great Success to Perfection, the deepest impression Fu Juemin had from beginning to end could be summed up in a single word—’Stillness.’

It was a ’stillness’ that spread from the soul to the body.

Like the moon shining on a cold pond, or the wind blowing through an empty valley, it cleansed the many impurities and defilements from his body and mind, leaving his mental state tranquil and far-reaching. The disposition he projected also became much more stable and serene.

But now, the Perfection of the Dragon Elephant Skill brought a completely different sensation—’Vibration.’

Under this ’vibration,’ Fu Juemin felt the ’reforging’ of his skin, flesh, and bones, being remodeled in a stronger, more solid direction.

His five viscera thrummed as if a dragon and an elephant were roaming and galloping within his body. His bones rang with the sound of clashing metal, and his blood surged through his vessels like great rivers bursting their banks, clearing blockages and washing away impurities...

When all the changes ceased, Fu Juemin slowly opened his eyes.

The sharp glint that suddenly bloomed in his eyes cut through the darkness, reflecting a brilliant golden yellow.

Fu Juemin stood up, walked away from the table, and positioned himself in the center of the room to inspect the various changes in his body.

The panel display was the most direct—[Dragon Elephant Wisdom Seal (Perfection: Attack +25, Defense +25)]

From Great Success to Perfection, the Dragon Elephant Skill provided an additional 10 points to [Attack] and 10 points to [Defense].

Even with much of it being overwritten, the feedback to his Basic Attributes brought his [Attack] to 49 points, just one step away from the next threshold of 50.

As for [Defense], it rose to 41 points, naturally breaking through the major mark of 40.

The increase in his Qi Blood and physical body went without saying.

If Fu Juemin had the ability of Introspection, he would probably discover that even the color of his bones and blood had changed.

In terms of feeling, it was as if his entire person’s ’density’ had increased, becoming much heavier and more solid!

He tried to stimulate his Qi Blood and release his Vitality.

In an instant, a stream of golden-red energy "flowed" out from his pores.

Yes. Flowed. That was the only word Fu Juemin could think of to describe it.

When his Pharmacist Skill had reached Perfection, his Vitality had already solidified, taking on a translucent, jade-like, glazed color.

And now? This sense of ’solidity’ had advanced another step, becoming a kind of semi-solid, viscous substance.

It was like molten gold, or perhaps a fiery, molten glaze of mercury.

’Is this the effect of fusing Glazed True Gang and Dragon Elephant True Gang?’

Fu Juemin stared at his palm. Without even testing it, he could clearly feel the terrifying explosive power contained within this energy.

The "Vitality" he now commanded was completely and utterly on a different level from that of a normal Martial Artist.

If calling his Glazed Qi "Glazed True Gang" before had a hint of boastfulness, then the current "Dragon Elephant Glazed True Gang" was truly worthy of the name "True Gang"!

With a slight turn of his thoughts, his Qi Blood continued to surge, and strange sounds of thunder and the roars of a dragon and an elephant echoed from within his body.

More and more True Gang seeped out from his pores. In an instant, his entire body was surrounded by a flowing golden-red light, illuminating the entire room brightly.

Fu Juemin’s face appeared solemn and tranquil in the light. He gazed at the Gang Qi flowing around him, his eyes gradually growing profound.

’Creation... Abiding... Decay... Void.’

he suddenly whispered to himself.

This is Buddhism’s summary of the four stages of the world’s cycle of birth and death: Creation, Abiding, Decay, and Void!

Some insights arose naturally.

His Pharmacist Skill was at Perfection, and now his Dragon Elephant Skill was at Perfection too.

With these two top-tier Buddhist Sect wonderous techniques reaching their apex, even a pig would have accumulated some understanding of Buddhist Teachings.

Fu Juemin enjoyed flipping through Buddhist Scriptures in his spare time. With each upgrade, a pile of Buddhist Teachings was poured into his mind along with the enhancement of the Cultivation Technique.

Now, at this juncture of the Dragon Elephant Skill reaching Perfection, it was as if a quantitative change had triggered a qualitative one, and numerous new understandings suddenly appeared in his mind.

’The Pharmacist Skill represents—defense, life, and purity.’

’The Dragon Elephant Skill, on the other hand, symbolizes—attack, suppression, and persistence.’

’These two Cultivation Techniques perfectly correspond to the first two of the four kalpas in the Buddhist Sect’s "Creation, Abiding, Decay, and Void": Creation and Abiding.’

’By that logic, the Bright King Shackles Skill must correspond to the "Decay" kalpa, and the Bodhi Golden Body Technique to the "Void" kalpa.’

’These four wonderous techniques seem to have their own strengths and be self-contained, but they are actually interlinked and connected. The rumor that mastering all four to Perfection allows one to break through the Celestial Human Barrier... might not be an empty boast after all!’

Surrounded by the Golden Red Gang Qi, Fu Juemin’s eyes grew brighter.

In fact, he had clearly perceived this connection the moment his Dragon Elephant Skill reached Perfection.

It was a strange ’catalysis’—as if two parts of a matching lock had clicked together, lightly yet firmly.

Between the two Cultivation Techniques, something was quietly awakening.

’The Dragon Elephant Wisdom Seal... Dragon Elephant represents power, stability, and endurance, while Prajna represents wisdom.’

’Using Prajna to subdue the Dragon Elephant, using wisdom to command power—that is how one achieves growth and sustenance. This is the true essence of the Dragon Elephant Wisdom Seal.’

Fu Juemin murmured.

The next second, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and he raised his hand in a palm stance.

Instantly, the Golden Red True Gang that swirled around him like molten gold and glazed mercury flowed towards his palm like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.

The light in Fu Juemin’s palm grew brighter and brighter. The golden-red color gradually faded, and finally, his Gang Qi began to show a terrifying phenomenon of ’iridescence’!

Fu Juemin held his Palm Momentum, gathering power without releasing it. An iridescent light swirled in his eyes.

At this moment, with his palm as the center, an ’extreme whiteness’ distorted and spread outwards. Slowly, it seemed as if it would pull the entire dark room into itself, bit by bit...

"WHOOSH—"

Fu Juemin abruptly withdrew his palm, and the strange phenomenon in the room vanished.

The previously ’iridescent’ Gang Qi returned to its original golden-red color.

"Formless Realm!"

Fu Juemin uttered two words, naming the move.

’When the two types of True Gang collide, fuse, and are then pushed to their absolute limit, they form this even more powerful state. Unfortunately, my control is a little lacking, otherwise this [Formless Realm] should have been colorless and transparent...’

Fu Juemin analyzed, his gaze blazing, a long-forgotten and inexplicable sense of excitement in his eyes.

Right now, his mind was overflowing with so many insights and flashes of Spiritual Light that it felt impossible to grasp them all.

’That was gathering. What about releasing?’

He stood in place, pondering for a moment. Suddenly, he raised another palm.

But the effect of this palm strike was completely different from the last.

The molten gold-like True Gang suddenly spread out from Fu Juemin’s body, instantly forming an intangible yet substantial "field"!

Within this "field," with Fu Juemin at its center, golden veins materialized out of thin air, followed by several extremely tiny points of light.

The light was seven-colored, like shattered glaze, or perhaps like stars scattered about....

As Fu Juemin’s Palm Momentum surged, the golden veins and glazed crystal light within the "field" grew more and more numerous, as if a solemn, sacred, and beautiful Pure Land was rapidly being created and constructed.

The faint roars of a dragon and an elephant and the chanting of Buddhist sutras vibrated in the air. The light in Fu Juemin’s eyes grew brighter and brighter.

When it reached its peak...

"VMMMM—!"

The void trembled. The "Pure Land" was complete!

All the light, all the strange phenomena, and the sounds of the dragon-elephant roars and Buddhist chants all fell silent in an instant, completely converging into his palm.

"Huuu—"

Fu Juemin gently exhaled a breath of turbid air and stood with his palm withdrawn.

A trace of tranquility and joy, born of new understanding, rippled across his handsome, flawless face.

’I suppose this counts as weaving Momentum into my strikes, infusing emotion into my techniques, my will interfering with reality, and inducing phenomena... I’ve officially entered the Heart Sensing level of the Gratitude Realm, right?’

Fu Juemin’s [Life] Attribute was as high as 27. In terms of sheer Consciousness strength, he was more than qualified to advance to Heart Sensing long ago.

Now, thanks to the synergistic catalytic effect between the Perfection of the Dragon Elephant Skill and the Pharmacist Skill, the breakthrough happened in a single thought. It was a natural and logical progression.

’This move...’

Fu Juemin looked at his own fair, slender palm, thought for a moment, and said, ’I’ll call it—[Glazed Light Buddha Country].’

The Glazed Light Buddha Country, a Pure Land containing a Dragon and Elephant.

It contained Fu Juemin’s many insights and understandings of the Six Great Seals of Dragon Elephant Wisdom. It could be used as a Seal Technique or a Palm Technique.

It could be used for both offense and defense.

Whether it was the previous [Formless Realm] or the current [Glazed Light Buddha Country], their power far exceeded the major killing moves of the Five Beasts Skill he used to rely on, or even the pure Six Great Seal Techniques of Dragon and Elephant.

These two killing moves were tailor-made for the Dragon Elephant Glazed True Gang.

They simultaneously contained the essence of the Perfection Realm Dragon Elephant Skill and the Perfection Realm Pharmacist Skill. Although created on a whim, their potential uses were endless, with great room for future development and improvement!

’Creation, Abiding, Decay, and Void. If the combination of just two wonderous techniques has such a powerful and incredible effect, if I gather all four, wouldn’t I become a living embodiment of the Buddhist Sect’s Martial Ancestor—Mahakala Ancestor Master?!’

Fu Juemin’s imagination ran wild, but he quickly shook his head with a self-deprecating laugh. ’What am I thinking?’

’With this Demon Soul Seed in me, if I were to truly lean towards the Buddhist Sect, I should be a Demon among Buddhas, a living Demon Buddha.’

As he spoke, his expression returned to calm. He retracted his True Gang and turned his gaze to the Talent column on his character panel.