Chapter 152: Divine Foot Traversal!

"Master, you really intend to take on lay disciples?" Qin Shuo exclaimed.

He had only mentioned it casually, never expecting the old monk to agree, yet the old monk was genuinely moved.

"As Master Qin said, whether I take lay disciples or not, you are already my Dalong Temple's lay disciple, is that not so?"

"If that is the case, then trying it out is no problem."

The old monk lightly twirled his long eyebrows, his face beaming with a joyful, benevolent smile.

"Then as a lay disciple, may I cultivate in the Divine Ability Secret Realm?" Qin Shuo's eyes lit up.

The old monk's smile froze, regarding him like a Buddha statue, smiling without speaking.

"Cough, cough, if the Divine Ability Secret Realm is off-limits, perhaps you could impart some divine techniques?" Qin Shuo retreated, thick-skinned.

"Have you not already learned the Longxiang Divine Ability?"

The old monk's cheek twitched, the smile on his face nearly breaking.

"That is different; that is my own fortune."

"Since our Dalong Temple is taking lay disciples, we ought to show something, is it not?"

"I am not picky; Master, your leakage-free golden bell, divine foot traversal, lion's roar skill—teach me a few, and I will be quite satisfied."

Qin Shuo spoke thick-skinned.

"You still are not picky?"

The He Mingjing behind could bear it no longer, retorting: "Dalong Temple's leakage-free golden bell, divine foot traversal, lion's roar skill— which one is not a supreme divine technique?"

"With you still saying you are not picky, then there is nothing to pick."

Immediately afterward, this fellow turned to Liaokong Dashi and said: "Master, if Dalong Temple is this short of people, I too will join."

"Get lost to the side."

Qin Shuo glared; this street rat, actually tearing down his own stage at a critical moment.

"Master, I too wish to join."

At this moment, Pang Tong, who had been silent, also had his eyes light up.

Who would not want to learn Dalong Temple's supreme divine techniques?

If truly as Qin Shuo said, becoming a lay disciple of Dalong Temple could impart supreme techniques even Buddhist supernatural powers, likely even the disciples of Martial Saint clans would be moved.

Who would disdain having more supreme techniques?

Know that as Yunzhou's First Alchemy Sect, Wind Thunder Valley possesses only four supreme techniques altogether.

But for Dalong Temple, after a thousand years of accumulation, supreme-level techniques are truly not few.

And like the Buddhist Six Supernatural Powers, which can directly reach divine abilities, there are also several such supreme techniques.

If these were developed for lay disciples, Dalong Temple's gates would likely be overwhelmed in just a few days.

"General Pang, you too come to join the fun!" Qin Shuo was speechless.

These two really seize every opportunity, not missing a single chance.

"General Pang, Master He, you two are joking."

After the two interfered, the barefoot monk's resolve to cultivate lay disciples strengthened further.

Even being able to attract the Demon Suppression Division's personnel, if managed well, would not be a bad method to enhance Dalong Temple's strength.

Only in selecting lay disciples must greater caution be exercised; better scarce than excessive, lest the sect's style be ruined.

Thinking thus, the old monk regained his smile, looking toward Qin Shuo and said:

"Master Qin, having already cultivated the Great Longxiang Force of divine ability, your attainment in the Vajra Buddhist Dharma is surely not shallow.

Since that is so, I shall impart to you the divine foot traversal.

This method, combined with the Great Longxiang Force, allows advance and retreat, and can also be considered a life-preserving means.

As for the matter of lay disciples, allow me to ponder it carefully and discuss it with my master.

If truly achievable, I will then invite Master Qin to join."

"That is excellent!" Qin Shuo rejoiced in his heart.

Now he, long-range attack has Wind Thunder Arrow, close combat has Longxiang Divine Ability, defense has Longxiang Golden Body, uniquely lacking a method for pursuit and escape.

If he could truly master divine foot traversal, his shortcoming would be thoroughly made up.

Able to attack and defend, able to flee and fight.

Most importantly, with divine foot traversal combined with the Four Symbols Power and Gonggong Fist, his combat power would soar to an extremely terrifying level.

Imagine, in the midst of battle, when he has fully charged the Gonggong Fist, suddenly appearing before the opponent, a punch blasting out— unless it is a Martial Arts Grandmaster, who could withstand it?

"Master, what about me?"

He Mingjing naturally had a thick skin; otherwise he would not have persistently begged Qin Shuo to teach him the Longxiang Divine Ability all along the way.

Upon hearing the barefoot monk truly intended to impart divine foot traversal to Qin Shuo, his eyes turned red, and he also wished to learn a Buddhist supreme technique.

"Amitabha!"

The barefoot monk clasped his hands, smiling: "Master He, it is not that I am unwilling to impart."

"Indeed, our Dalong Temple's martial arts mostly take the Buddhist realm as foundation.

Without Buddhist cultivation, many techniques would not only be difficult to master, but even fail to enter the door."

"Although this divine foot traversal has many mysteries, yet without the Arhat Golden Body's support, the Vajra intent stabilizing the mind, even if imparted to the master, it cannot be cultivated, nor used."

"So must one still meditate and contemplate, comprehending the Buddhist profundities?" He Mingjing felt somewhat dispirited.

"That is natural."

The old monk kindly said: "Even if Dalong Temple later opens lay disciple quotas, this Buddhist cultivation is also indispensable."

"Very well!"

He Mingjing completely gave up hope.

He asked himself his martial arts talent was not lacking, but if he really had to go read those Buddhist scriptures, that would truly be a headache, better not to learn at all!

After dismissing He Mingjing and Pang Tong, the old monk directly used True Gang to isolate a small space, then began teaching Qin Shuo the cultivation method of Divine Tread.

As the old monk said, this Divine Tread is obscure and difficult to learn.

Without understanding the Buddhist sutras and Zen meaning, wanting to master it is indeed as hard as climbing to heaven.

But for Qin Shuo, who possesses the Vajra Buddha Nature at Great Perfection, it is not so difficult.

Only the entry is simple; wanting to reach the old barefoot monk's level of Shrinking Ground to an Inch and instantaneous spatial movement is not something achievable in a short while.

"If only there were a Divine Intent Map or something I could refine!" Qin Shuo lamented.

Without the refinement of the Taotie Cauldron, he truly felt the difficulty of the Martial Path.

Alas, the Six Supernatural Powers of Buddhism, originating from Buddhist Zen meditation cultivation, have no Divine Intent Map for reference.

Everything can only rely on his own comprehension from Buddhist sutras and Zen meditation.

Boom!

On the wasteland.

Qin Shuo stepped down, and a pale gold energy surged up from the Yongquan acupoint on his sole.

With a boom, the earth beneath his feet shattered, the ground as if struck by a meteorite impact, directly forming a terrifying large pit.

Under the enhancement of Divine Tread, Qin Shuo's leg power increased greatly, far surpassing before.

He vanished in a flash from his original spot, appearing in the blink of an eye a hundred zhang away.

Only then did the terrifying sonic boom roll in from behind.

"This speed..."

He Mingjing stared wide-eyed, his envy undisguised.

For a moment, he even felt that perhaps going back to bitterly studying Buddhist scriptures would not be so hard.

Pang Tong was equally shocked.

This running speed is already approaching that of a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

But the most shocked is still the barefoot monk.

Back then, when I cultivated this Divine Tread, it took me years just to get started.

I never expected this boy before me to pick it up immediately.

Although he is still far from Shrinking Ground to an Inch and instantaneous spatial movement, this speed is indeed terrifying, far surpassing what I was back then.

On the open plain.

As Qin Shuo's use of Divine Tread becomes more and more proficient, his speed also increases rapidly.

The main point is, he no longer needs to stomp hard each time, using ground reaction force to achieve acceleration.

He can use the power of Divine Tread with ease, handling heavy things as if they were light.

While running, power circulates within his body, contained yet unreleased, causing no major disturbance, speed not decreasing but increasing.

In battle, the Four Symbols Power is triggered by Divine Tread, increasing power by over thirty percent.

Do not underestimate this thirty percent.

This is thirty percent of the Four Symbols Power; the increase in power is so terrifying that even Qin Shuo himself clicks his tongue.

In the end, he even mastered Shrinking Ground to an Inch and instantaneous spatial movement within ten zhang.

However, that power's instantaneous burst in the meridians, even though his Vajra Body is at Small Success, he simply cannot withstand it.

Just one use nearly caused internal injury.

Moreover, unlike the Longxiang Divine Ability.

Divine Tread mainly relies on True Essence and Inner Qi; a short-distance instantaneous move almost exhausts his True Essence completely.

Although this is due to his current Martial Path cultivation being too low, only at Small Success of Condensing Truth Realm.

But exhausting all True Essence in one go still makes Qin Shuo feel somewhat terrifying.

According to this True Essence consumption rate, a hundred-zhang instantaneous move would likely drain a Condensing Truth Realm Great Perfection expert dry.

When the old monk initially intercepted the three great Demon Kings, each time he used Shrinking Ground to an Inch, how could the distance be only a hundred zhang?

Judging by a part, one can know the whole.

One can imagine, this old monk who always pinches his long eyebrows and smiles happily, just how terrifying his strength really is.