Chapter 1050: Kahn (5200 5400 Supplement)

"It's a Divine Seed!"

"Or rather, a divine seed... is this the secret of empowerment?"

"Directly implanting a divine seed into the body of the initiate, waiting for it to take root, sprout, mature, and bear fruit, and then it can be harvested?"

"I feel like this might have a more miserable outcome than the gods harvesting the souls of believers to turn them into petitioners..."

Aaron sensed the change in Erha, changed his hand Dharma Seal to the 'Fearless Lion Seal', and instantly gave birth to boundless might.

Roar, roar!

Within Erha's sea of consciousness.

【Divine Duty: Gimo, Story】

Races that would have fought to the death upon meeting in the past were now, apart from looking at each other with cold eyes, actually able to maintain restraint.

Wendy's expression was somewhat dull, and only then did she say: "That giant eagle just now..."

"Intelligence is already 19 points; add one more, and I can get the Extraordinary Intelligence feat... although I can't be a wizard, I feel I can become an Arcanist!"

As for the precious attribute point, Aaron thought for a moment and decided to add it to Intelligence.

Yes...

Aaron thought with a sense of dark humor.

【Divine Power Value: 0】

Although they were not strong, they could still be used as 'Militia', and there might even be retired professionals hidden among them.

Aaron grabbed Erha by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up: "You dog have good fortune... you obtained a divine seed, and your future is vast and limitless... provided you aren't discovered."

Aaron was pondering the scriptures of the Secret Sect when a notification sound suddenly rang out:

It was a pitch-black male eagle, skimming low over the trade route and the village, and a deep man's voice sounded.

Erha was confused and didn't know what its master was saying, so it could only stick out its tongue ingratiatingly.

"The believers of indigenous gods, even if harvested like leeks, at least turn into petitioners and rest with the gods, while the gods of the Secret Sect even dig up the roots of the leeks, swallowing them directly without leaving a drop of blood... how miserable!"

【Your Bard level has increased to level 9!】

His high-pitched voice allowed everyone on the ground to hear clearly.

"I've killed quite a few ice wolves these days, plus the previous goblins, it's just enough to level up!"

——Amplification Spell!

Aaron formed the 'Sun Wheel Seal' with both hands and placed it on his forehead; in the dark, a faint radiance of Vairocana bloomed!

On both sides of the road, cultivated farmland and villages could be seen everywhere, and the route had become much safer.

'If 【Vairocana】 leaves this Crystal Wall System, I guarantee that the next moment, everyone in the whole city will start fighting each other...'

Those farming peasants were stunned for a moment, then immediately threw away their farm tools, went to the village warehouse, and took out weapons to arm themselves.

This was clearly due to a powerful external enemy!

Aaron even sensed a trace of a devil's aura from the crowd!

Some powerful Demigods might be able to defeat the avatars or even Saint forms of 【Lesser Divine Power】 or 【Weak Divine Power】 in the Material Plane, but Aaron could not do that.

However, it is good if perception can be a little stronger.

"The various cultivation and infusion by the many Secret Cultivation Honored Ones... are actually just feeding swill to pigs!"

【Personal Feats: Scholar, Cold Resistance, Mobile Spellcasting, Spell Penetration, Intuitive Dodge, Stealth, Extraordinary Charisma】

【Hit Points: 130/130】

When the time comes to cultivate 'Divinity', great terror will surely descend!

Their Secret Cultivation Honored One can even chew them up along with their Divinity!

And after 20 points of extraordinary, every point increased is even more rare.

They were all crowds preparing to enter the city for refuge.

【Class Skills: Inspiring Score, Courage Score, Weakening Score, Rhythmic Sound, Wind Chord, Fire Chord, Secret Mantra】

However, he did not have much fluctuation in his heart.

Wendy's expression also became serious and tense: 'But those damned Evil Domain beings always have those who cross the defense line to attack the villages in the rear...'

Aaron smiled and responded.

Well, compared to the many Demon Lords who have all defected to 【Vairocana】, the lives of devils are getting harder and harder.

The attribute points here are different from the previous world; every point added is almost a doubling of improvement!

【Bodhicitta: Perception +1!】

"Attribute panel! Upgrade!"

"Besides that, after empowerment, no matter what classic is practiced, it is actually just three steps: generating Bodhicitta, establishing the view of emptiness, and realizing the Tathagatagarbha!"

"The people in our village also like music very much; if Mr. Aaron goes, he will definitely be very popular."

"Main God?"

The Nutcracker's caravan was getting closer and closer to the city of Kahn.

"I will definitely go if I have the chance!"

【Class: 10th-level Commoner/9th-level Bard】

"That one's current doctrine is very strict... the choice of the Honored One worshipped will lead to completely different statuses for believers."

"Once the step of establishing the view of emptiness is successful, they can be slaughtered."

After Aaron sighed at how miserable the practitioners under those Outer Gods truly were, he temporarily lost interest in Secret Teachings cultivation and instead turned his attention to his attribute panel.

It was clear that although the village and the caravan were busy, they were not in disorder, evidently possessing much experience in dealing with such infiltration attacks.

"The so-called Tathagata is Buddha... which is to say, ascending to the throne of a True God..."

The 'Fierce Wolf-Headed Vajra Protector' was furious, every arm carrying terrifying power as it smashed toward Aaron.

Aaron reached out and summoned, pinching that divine seed in his hand; infinite Light descended, wiping away the various Weird auras within it.

——【Vairocana】!

He is the master of all deities in the Secret Teachings; if He wants them to live, they live! If He wants them to die, they die!

Aaron even saw elves, dwarves, halflings... and even drow elves among them!

A wisp of Aaron's spirit manifested, appearing directly in the image of riding a lion, charging toward the two-headed, four-armed 'Fierce Wolf-Headed Vajra Protector'!

"Awoo!"

Just as Aaron was speaking, he suddenly raised his head, looking into the distance with a thoughtful expression.

The Path of Nature!

This is the path chosen by many a Druid.

"That will do... this 'Twin Essence' is considered complete. In the future, when I wish to cast a Secret Mantra, I can use it as a cover... That dog-headed Vajra won't be able to discover any abnormalities, and even if it does, it will only take my dog life; it won't be able to harm me in the slightest!"

——Purification!

"I have already wiped away that dog-headed Vajra's aura and contingency plans. It does not know everything that happened here, yet it will still treat Erha as its own devout fanatic!"

On the contrary, Wendy liked it very much, eagerly picking it up, washing it, and returning it. After discovering Aaron didn't want it, she happily kept it for herself, and every day one could hear her playing music that sounded like wolf howls—this almost led to Wendy being covered in a sack and beaten up.

"Kan City is the commercial capital of the Ice and Snow Kingdom; I have long wanted to go and have a look."

"The divine seeds of Buddha and Bodhisattva are simply higher-grade than those of Arhats and Dharmapalas!"

The will of the 'Fierce Wolf-Headed Vajra Protector' let out a cry of surprise, and was immediately melted by the infinite Great Sun flames, leaving behind only a dark golden seed.

【Learned class skill—Rhythmic Sound!】

Practicing the method of Emptiness View is, for this world, the method of cultivating Divinity!

Alas...

"Wait, why did the Secret Mantra become my class skill? Although both rely on the mouth to cast... but... the attribute panel couldn't have made a mistake, could it? I don't want to be a monk..."

Aaron complained in his heart.

"It is a high-level Druid... or rather, an advanced class of Druid—'Shifter Druid'!"

"This is a foundation set from the very beginning, almost impossible to change!"

【Name: Aaron】

【Race: Human】

【Attributes: Strength 11 (+1), Agility 15 (+1), Constitution 12 (+1), Intelligence 18 (+1), Perception 16 (+2), Charisma 21 (+1)】

That wolf-bone flute, after using it to smash the dog heads of quite a few goblins, was thrown away by Aaron.

Engaging in battle with a 【Lesser Divine Power】, even if Aaron were a 【False God】, would be useless.

Aaron gained an attribute point for nothing and was naturally quite happy, though he had a slight headache after contemplating the 'Emptiness View'.

The superiority of 'Emptiness View' over indigenous Divinity lies in the fact that it takes root and sprouts based on a divine seed; the Divinity cultivated is not the 'Heaven-Sent Divinity' that indigenous people claim perfectly fits themselves, but rather one that fits the path of the Secret Cultivation Honored One!

It is useless for Aaron to take a gnoll's Divinity; he still has to consume power to wash away the brand within it and convert its nature.

Not to mention humanoid creatures, even large wild beasts have become extremely rare.

【Godhood Value: 0】

Looking at the prompt on the attribute panel, Aaron could not help but be speechless: "I haven't received the empowerment yet, I don't have a Secret Cultivation Honored One yet..."

And it is said that for certain powerful Legend classes, leveling up once can grant an attribute point!

【Special Feat: False God, Bodhicitta】

"In short, there is no escaping the fate of a fat pig..."

Outside the city, as expected, a long line had formed.

"Moo!"

"This 'Emptiness View', I have no way to practice it..."

Among them, truly powerful Legend shifters are even said to be able to transform into dragons, or even Ancient dragons!

The hysterical voice of the Captain of the guard came over.

Several days later.

And the caravan began to stir: "Set off, set off immediately... It is no longer safe here; we must reach Kan City as soon as possible!"

The biggest difference between a 【False God】 and a True God is that there is no Godhood Value, nor have they raised their divine throne to form their own Divine Kingdom.

Through this act, which was similar to that of a blasphemous priest, he also became more knowledgeable about the Secret Teachings cultivation system of 【Vairocana】.

The ice wolf cub had clearly become much smarter, coming over to affectionately lick Aaron's pant leg.

Wendy said.

"Observing emptiness as not empty... the so-called Emptiness View, in the Secret Teachings, is cultivating oneself into a wisp of the Honored One's Divinity..."

【Personal Skills: Accordion 99, Recorder 100, Harp 150, Wilderness Survival 87, Magic Potions 68, Alchemy 34, Thievery 88, Medicine 55, Singing 105, Transcription 88, Storytelling 311, Crafting Magic Items 60】

Free attribute points are very precious; ordinary classes only gain one free attribute point every two class levels.

Skill points are relatively common; with a flick of his hand, he added them to Storytelling and Magic Item Crafting.

After all, goblin blood is very smelly, and the scent lingers for a long time; he was too lazy to go and wash it off.

Aaron's Bard class allows him to gain one free attribute point at odd-numbered levels.

It was merely based on his faith over these many years, as well as the amplification of a faint Divinity, that he would take slight care of the Gimo; that was all.

【Profession Specialty: Jack-of-all-trades】

Kaan City.

"If food doesn't want to be eaten, it has to become the master... It's not that there isn't a shred of hope, but it is extremely slim."

At the same time, although a 【False God】 is inferior to a true god in power and lacks the ability to manifest a divine avatar, even if all their believers die, they will not fall from their divine throne for this reason—because they never ascended it in the first place!

The faith of the Gimo was no longer very important to Aaron.

However, he had other ways!

【Obtained 1 Free Divine Attribute point!】

"Hmm... I also want to go to those Secret shops; at the very least, I need to buy a space bag..."

While playing with his pet, he was still deep in thought.

【Divine Value: 10 (Faint Divinity) (All Attributes +1)】

Aaron's consciousness withdrew from the mind of Erha and looked at the ice wolf cub in front of him.

【You have obtained the special specialty—'Bodhi Heart'!】

Above 30 points, it is something that almost only high-level Legends and gods can reach.

Facing the god they worshipped, those 【Red-Robed Monks】 had absolutely no power to resist!

"Of course, it's also possible that if one licks well enough, offers others to offset their own share, or if those gods want to raise them to be fatter, they might hold back from eating them for now, waiting until they have attained the Tathagatagarbha and are even more delicious before eating them!"

When the caravan was resting, Wendy, having finished practicing her Swordsmanship, looked at Aaron, who was petting the dog, with a look of longing.

"Hmm... It is said that the Ice-Sealed Canyon defense line was initially organized and built by the church of the 'Father of Natural Sciences' with a group of Druids..."

【Alignment: Lawful Evil】

"As for the final step... Tathagatagarbha? In the end, it is nothing but a dream, a bubble, a shadow..."

After all, Aaron had not truly received an empowerment, so he could not practice the 'View of Emptiness' using the methods of the Secret Teachings, or rather... even if he casually deceived one, such as a Dog-Headed Vajra, cultivating a Divinity of the same origin as the other party would cause too much of a stir and inevitably attract attention.

Aaron nodded: "Then there are also harps, organs, lutes, flutes..."

Not long after, a black dot appeared, growing larger and larger.

Even though the Magic Web had already collapsed, he still possessed the heart of a mage!

At this moment, his attribute panel changed to:

Aaron placed it on the ground, let it lie face up, exposing its snow-white belly, and confirmed its obedience once again.

Just then, the caravan's Captain of the guards returned and told everyone some not-so-good news: "I've inquired... This is not an occasional infiltration by the enemy, but that the eastern defense line of the Ice-Sealed Canyon was briefly breached! Although it was recaptured afterward, a large number of demons have already flooded into the North of the kingdom!"

Aaron nodded: "These Druids specialize in the Taoism of wildness and transformation; that giant eagle just now was a Druid transformation, and it should possess the strength of a high-level professional..."

Even Aaron had to admit after guiding him a few times that this young man of Gimo descent had no talent for musical instruments.

As for above 40 points, that is power capable of destroying a continent!

The path of the Secret Teachings practitioner was skewed from the start, controlled by the Secret Cultivation Honored One, who planted a divine seed.

This was a nation at war!

【Obtained 20 skill points!】

【Ding!】

"Demons are roaming from the direction of the Ice-Sealed Canyon and have arrived near Kaan. Alert! Alert!"

"Demons!"

In an instant, everyone in the caravan had their expressions change drastically.

(End of this chapter)