Chapter 119

Songyang Prefecture City, Song Family.

Song Tianhao strode in with big steps, his face full of excitement as he entered the courtyard where Song Yan was.

As soon as he entered the door, he shouted excitedly: "Little Yan, little Yan, happy news, great happy news, hahaha..."

Song Yan, who was talking with her mother in the room, heard her second uncle's voice and walked out of the inner room smiling: "Second Uncle, what makes you so happy?"

At this time, a middle-aged woman also came out, smiling similarly: "Tianhao, what makes you so happy? Could it be that A Xuan broke through the meridians?"

"Sister-in-law."

Song Tianhao was respectful yet rude, then his expression became excited as he said:

"Latest news, that mysterious boy who subdued and killed the Xiaoyue Yaowang with supreme Buddhist supernatural power has been found out."

"Ah Yan, you quickly guess, who is that mysterious boy?"

"Tianhao, don't sell the secret."

The middle-aged woman smiled gently: "Although Ah Yan has stayed in Black Water City for quite some time, where would she know any boy who masters Buddhist supernatural power?"

"Just say it directly, who is that boy!"

Song Yan's heart stirred.

Since Second Uncle asked like this, it means this person must be someone he knows.

But, Liuhe Martial Arts Hall only has so many people, no one knows Buddhist martial arts, let alone Buddhist supernatural power.

Wait... Buddhist supernatural power?

Could it be...

Song Yan's beautiful eyes widened instantly, her face full of disbelief as she looked at her second uncle.

Seeing his niece's expression, Song Tianhao knew she had already guessed the answer, and immediately laughed loudly:

"Not bad, it's Qin Shuo, Qin little brother, hahaha..."

"Since ancient times, heroes come from youth, from youth ah!"

Song Tianhao's excited words were incoherent, his speech full of uncontrollable excitement.

Song Yan was like being struck by five thunders, the whole person dazed for a while before slowly coming to her senses.

The shock in her eyes lingered for a long time and could not fade away.

She wanted to speak several times, but felt her mouth dry and tongue parched, unable to utter a single word.

These days, the appearance of the Xiaoyue Yaowang in Black Water City, subdued and killed by the mysterious boy with supreme Buddhist supernatural power, has been spreading wildly in Songyang Prefecture City.

From the great families in the prefecture city down to the peddlers and passersby in the city, everyone is talking about this matter.

Even the storytellers in the teahouses now no longer talk about the Longxiang Monk's battle with the Xiaoyue Yaowang, but all talk about the story of this mysterious boy subduing the Xiaoyue Yaowang with Buddhist supernatural power.

Of course, these stories have all been heavily embellished.

After all, the storytellers were not present at the scene, so they can only rely on their own imagination to elaborate.

In just a few days, the story of the mysterious boy descending from heaven to Black Water City and subduing a generation of Yaowang with supreme supernatural power has appeared in countless versions.

Some say the boy is a reincarnated Buddhist Martial Saint, awakened after his family was slaughtered by the Yaowang.

Some say the boy is a young heaven's pride of Dalong Temple, who traveled to Black Water City and happened to subdue demons...

Some say that the so-called mysterious boy is the Longxiang Monk's remnant soul possessing a body, and he fought the Yaowang again in Black Water City.

They say this person and demon are natural enemies, entangled for a hundred lifetimes, and finally in this life they understand their grudges.

In short, opinions are divided, making people unsure which one to believe.

Thus everyone is guessing, who exactly is the young boy who mastered Buddhist supernatural power?

When Song Yan first heard this matter, she still worried for the masters and senior brothers of Liuhe Martial Arts Hall.

After hearing that casualties in the city were not great, she put her mind at ease and began, like everyone else, to be curious about who that mysterious boy really is.

But she never would have thought that the boy she thought was very far from her, just a bit of gossip after tea and meals, would actually be her Qin shidi.

Mastering Buddhist supernatural power, subduing the Xiaoyue Yaowang mysterious boy...

Is he my Qin shidi?

How could this be possible?

"Second Uncle, are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

Song Yan still couldn't believe it, this news was too shocking for her.

"Certain."

Song Tianhao said with a firm tone.

"But... how could Qin shidi suddenly master Buddhist supernatural power? It makes no sense!" Song Yan was full of doubts.

If Qin Shuo mastered Buddhist supernatural power, would the other party still need to participate in the Earth Cave contention?

Directly seize it openly, the Song Family and Fang Family would not dare to say anything.

I can't figure it out, really can't figure it out!

"Outside everyone is saying, he found the inheritance left behind after the Longxiang Monk's death, and inherited the other's entire Buddhist power." Song Tianhao added.

"The inheritance of the Longxiang Monk?" Song Yan frowned.

"Not bad, according to the information brought back by those who personally witnessed the battle that night, the technique he used is exactly the same as the Longxiang Monk's, equally with a radiant golden body and infinite strength."

Song Tianhao was very excited, as if he himself had cultivated the supernatural power.

"Ah Yan, think carefully, when did this Qin little brother become different? Perhaps it was then that he obtained the Longxiang Monk's robe and bowl inheritance."

"Erlong Mountain!"

Song Yan almost blurted out: "Qin shidi started to cultivate the horizontal training martial art after Erlong Mountain."

"But that was just ordinary horizontal training martial arts; initially, the three mountain bandits of Erlong Mountain also knew this horizontal training martial art, and even used it to seriously injure my third senior brother Zhan Bai."

"Later, Qin shidi exterminated the Black Dragon Stronghold, and obtained this martial art."

"If that horizontal cultivation method is a Buddhist supernatural power, why were those three bandits easily slain by Junior Brother Qin? This makes no sense at all!"

Song Yan felt her mind in a muddle.

But she could basically confirm that Qin Shuo only came into contact with Buddhist supernatural power after exterminating the Black Dragon Stronghold on Erlong Mountain.

Yet it has been less than two months...

Has the divine ability already been cultivated?

Is Buddhist supernatural power really this easy to cultivate?

Wasn't it said that the Longxiang Monk, after decades of meditation and Dao comprehension, only grasped part of the divine ability's power?

How come for Junior Brother Qin, it became a two-month speedrun?

In fact, Song Yan's guess was correct.

The Yuan Clan Brothers on Erlong Mountain merely cultivated a Buddhist horizontal training method, not a divine ability.

However, that was not an ordinary horizontal training method.

Rather, it was the Longxiang Golden Body created by the Longxiang Monk after attaining the Longxiang Divine Ability, by combining the Longxiang Intent from the divine ability with the Buddhist Arhat Golden Body.

It is a horizontal training method comparable to supreme esoteric arts.

After obtaining the Longxiang Golden Body, the three trained for a full year, yet only barely entered the threshold, not even achieving minor accomplishment.

Otherwise, given the defensive power of the Longxiang Golden Body, even if the opponent had only achieved minor accomplishment in it, Qin Shuo at that time would have been unable to break through their defense.

As for the true Longxiang Divine Ability, its power source is the Vajra Buddha Nature, a power originating from the soul, not the flesh.

The reason the Taotie Cauldron requires the three conditions of 【Vajra Body】, 【Longxiang Divine Intent】, and 【Vajra Buddha Nature】 to refine the Longxiang Relic is

because without the Vajra Body, a mortal flesh cannot withstand the might of the Longxiang Divine Ability; the physical body would collapse first.

Moreover, the refining method of the Taotie Cauldron is not through ingredient processing, but by directly copying the divine ability imprint within the ingredients.

Ordinary people, even if they simultaneously achieve 【Vajra Body】, 【Longxiang Divine Intent】, and 【Vajra Buddha Nature】, cannot possibly manifest the Longxiang Divine Ability.

Divine ability is the mighty power created by a Martial Saint's enlightenment of the Heavenly Dao, originating from the soul, containing the ultimate truth of heaven and earth and the laws of the Great Dao.

Without reaching the Martial Saint realm, even if all three conditions are simultaneously met, one cannot manifest the Longxiang Divine Ability.

Just like Master Jueming.

Although he possesses the Arhat Golden Body and accomplished-level Vajra Buddha Nature, his own cultivation is insufficient; even if Qin Shuo gave him the Longxiang Relic, he cannot manifest the Great Longxiang Force.

This is also why Martial Saint descendants need to rely on bloodline or other media to manifest divine abilities.

The so-called media are actually fragments of the heavenly ultimate truth and laws remaining in the Martial Saint's bloodline.

And for later generations, since they do not comprehend it themselves but rely on media to manifest, they naturally know it is so, but not why it is so, thus unable to fully unleash the true power of the divine ability.

But Qin Shuo is different; he directly refines the Martial Saint's remaining heavenly enlightenment and legal fragments for his own use.

Therefore, he can manifest the complete form of the divine ability.

As for these inside details, Song Yan and Song Tianhao naturally have no way of knowing.

However, this does not hinder their excitement and joy.

"Regardless of whether it makes sense, Junior Brother Qin mastering Buddhist supernatural power is already an undeniable fact; as long as he returns to Songyang Prefecture City, we can confront the Second Elder's branch and reclaim all the industries they have divided over the years!"

Song Tianhao's eyes flashed with astonishing brilliance.

He has waited for this day for far too long.

Since his father and elder brother passed away successively, the authority of their direct line has been continuously eroded, making him, as the Family Head, feel extremely stifled.

Now, Qin Shuo's rise has finally given him hope to reclaim all authority of the Song Family.

Originally he thought that even with his own full assistance, Qin Shuo would still need another one or two years to grow to the point of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with him against the Second Elder's branch.

He never expected Qin Shuo to give him a great surprise, a huge surprise.

Divine ability, that is a heaven-toppling mighty power only Martial Saint clans can master.

Now, because he invested in a young Guest Minister, the Song Family has gained a foundation equal to that of Martial Saint clans.

How could he not be excited? How could he not be happy?

One can imagine that under Qin Shuo's protection, the future of their Song Family will inevitably be bright.

As long as they cling to this thick thigh, the Song Family becoming the premier clan of Songyang Prefecture, or even expanding to the broader Yunzhou, is not impossible.

At that time, as the Family Head of the Song Family, he himself would truly be able to open a new page in the genealogy.

Thinking of this, the smile at Song Tianhao's mouth corner could not help but rise.

Suddenly, a gloomy voice sounded from outside the courtyard wall, carrying mockery and coldness,

"Just fear that Elder Brother Two, you won't live to see that time!"

Before the words finished, Song Tianlin led a group of men, brandishing knives and swords, charging in with a mighty aura.

Behind him, Song Ci stood with hands behind his back, face grim, his gaze toward Song Tianhao and Song Yan equally filled with ferocity.