Chapter 54

You should know, this treasure is something I only obtained after selling it miserably and begging, whereupon the Hongjun Dao Ancestor specially bestowed it.

Moreover, it is a specially bestowed opportunity for my disciple, different from the gains in the Fenbao Rock, and can be said to be of extraordinary significance.

Furthermore, it is a symbol of being a disciple of a sage.

Unexpectedly, Jieyin was so generous, truly making Chen Ku feel greatly surprised!

"Master, there's no need for this!"

"I already have the nine-grade merit golden lotus bestowed by Master initially; it's sufficient for protection!"

"Why would I need the azure lotus treasure-colored banner?!"

Chen Ku immediately spoke to refuse.

He was not deliberately feigning to avoid it.

But... my spiritual treasures are already plenty enough.

You should know, earlier beneath the Fenbao Rock, I gained a good dozen spiritual treasures.

Even counting the two given to Yaochi and the earlier Ding of Creation given to my own master, Chen Ku's remaining spiritual treasures are still astonishing.

Jieyin and Zhunti do not realize that this disciple of mine has practically become even more 'wealthy' than they.

But Chen Ku sincerely refused, while Jieyin, on the contrary, was exceedingly solemn and insisted on bestowing the treasure.

Jieyin's eyebrows rose sharply, evidently he had made up his mind.

"Disciple, no need to say more!"

"Master and your uncle have deep cultivation; this azure lotus treasure-colored banner is also of little use to us."

"Just accept it."

Saying this, Jieyin unquestionably handed the azure lotus treasure-colored banner to Chen Ku's hand.

The latter could only bitterly smile!

How could he not know that if Jieyin and Zhunti had already become saints, saying the azure lotus treasure-colored banner has little use might actually be quite believable.

But you should know, Jieyin and Zhunti now are also at the quasi-saint realm.

Holding the azure lotus treasure-colored banner, one can still exert considerable effect.

Jieyin says this only so that Chen Ku can accept this spiritual treasure with a clear conscience.

Having come to this, Chen Ku naturally finds it hard to say more.

"If so, then disciple will thank Master."

Chen Ku responded thus, then accepted the azure lotus treasure-colored banner.

Only then did Jieyin smile satisfiedly.

No longer speaking, Zhunti beside him laughed and said:

"Hehe, all right!"

"What we can do now has already been done."

"Next, we should each quickly enter seclusion to contemplate the gains from listening to the Dao earlier."

Good!

Although we have decided to win over the three clans for assistance, this cannot be rushed.

The three have just returned from Zixiao Palace; they have not yet fully digested and internalized what the Hongjun Dao Ancestor lectured.

They still need to enter seclusion to contemplate, in order to truly comprehend more profound mysteries of the Great Dao.

Jieyin nodded, also expressing agreement.

Thereafter, Jieyin and Zhunti together offered up the twelve-grade merit golden lotus, sitting solemnly on Mount Sumeru, their dignified visages, eyes slightly closed.

And Chen Ku, also on Mount Sumeru, selected a place of abundant spiritual energy, deployed his divine powers, and a dharma field immediately rose from the ground.

This is Chen Ku's cultivation place!

Seated in the dharma field, Chen Ku seemed lost in thought.

"I have already cultivated a dharma body; the remaining reward and response bodies are not urgent for now."

"After all, Master and Uncle are still stuck at the stage of severing the self-corpse."

"If I advance too quickly, I fear other strong ones will notice something amiss."

Chen Ku muttered to himself.

The Three Bodies Buddha method, though born from severing the three corpses, is yet greatly different from it.

The Severing Three Corpses method, as long as one has sufficient spiritual treasures and strong power, can sever corpses.

Among them, the good and evil corpses are the easiest to sever.

But the final stage of severing the self-corpse is the most difficult.

Nowadays, Jieyin and Zhunti, as well as other top innate great abilities, are mostly stuck at this point.

In contrast, my own cultivation of the Three Bodies Buddha method places great emphasis on opportunity.

Only when the opportunity matures can the remaining reward and response bodies be cultivated naturally and smoothly.

However, Chen Ku is not in a hurry either.

For now, the Witch-Demon Great Calamity has not yet fully erupted; he still has ample time to scheme.

Moreover, being able to lurk like this, he naturally cannot be bothered to show off.

After a moment's contemplation, he made a decision.

"Hehe... since that's the case, I might as well launch another round of One Dream Ten Thousand Years."

Chen Ku has not forgotten this supreme divine ability he commands.

Cultivating in dreams, all gains can nevertheless feedback to reality.

Compared to others who train day and night without rest yet advance slowly, this is the true kingly way.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated, immediately closed his eyes tightly, and slowly entered his dream.

If any other strong person were here, they would surely think Chen Ku was neglecting his cultivation, asleep and not waking.

But at this moment, while in the dream, Chen Ku's perception became even clearer.

The flow of time seemed to have stalled, allowing him to carefully contemplate one after another of the profound and profound laws and orders.

Three percent of the Heavenly Dao's laws, and one percent of the law of force, all manifested in the dream at this time.

In Chen Ku's view, he saw the vast cosmos, laws surging violently, orders stretching across, boundless and endless.

And he himself stood firmly within the vast ocean formed by the convergence of laws and orders, his insights endless, his gains unceasing.

Thus it can be seen that although it is said to be three percent, or even one percent, which seems scant and not worth mentioning.

But whether it is the Heavenly Dao's laws or the law of force, they are vast as an abyss.

Even a mere trace is enough to be called magnificent to the point of being immeasurable.

More importantly, if he could only comprehend and mobilize the power of these laws, its power would still ultimately be limited.

After all, human strength sometimes runs out!

Although the laws are strong, it also depends on whether one can bear them.

But at this very moment, Chen Ku's heart stirred greatly.

He suddenly recalled the method of merging body with Dao that he had comprehended earlier in the Purple Azure Palace.

"If I were to merge my body with the Heavenly Dao's laws, and even fuse with this law of force..."

"I wonder... what kind of effect would that be?!"

He thought this with not a little anticipation.

Immediately thereafter, the method of merging body with Dao also began to operate.

Boom—

In an instant, Chen Ku seemed to hear his divine sense rumbling, vast and unceasing, deafening.

With the aid of merging body with Dao, the profound and profound, mysteriously unknown trajectory was outlined.

Thereafter, the boundless Heavenly Dao's laws surged straight toward Chen Ku, imprinting deep in his sea of consciousness.

This was not mere comprehension, but rather the complete fusion of various profound laws and orders, becoming a part of Chen Ku himself.

Or, put another way, Chen Ku is no longer merely a seeker of the Dao.

But rather, he himself has become the vessel of the Dao, incarnate as the Dao.

Compared to the cultivation methods of ordinary worldly beings, it is unknown how many times more profound.

The marvel of merging body with Dao is also manifested precisely here.

Chen Ku felt both astonished and delighted; at this moment his Dao comprehension speed was surging in a geometric manner.

Ten times.....

Hundred times.....

Five hundred times.....

One thousand times......

Not bad, this is no exaggeration!

One after another of the obscure and profound Dao rhymes have become easy to understand, letting Chen Ku comprehend deeply and make rapid progress.

Merely a brief moment's time equals the bitter cultivation of a thousand or more years in the outside world.

Invincible!

At this moment, Chen Ku can be called truly invincible!

At the same time, heaven-defying comprehension also arose once again on its own.

【You have fused the Heavenly Dao's laws, combined with the sage's lecture on Dao, and comprehended the great divine ability to manipulate creation!】

【You have contemplated the law of force, fortune arrived at the heart, and comprehended the great divine ability to invert yin and yang!】

【You have merged body with Heavenly Dao, combined with the rotation of the stars of the heavens, and comprehended the great divine ability to shift stars and change the dipper!】

【You......】

In a moment, the prompts of heaven-defying comprehension poured forth endlessly, almost forming a continuous sheet.

Chen Ku listened carefully, his heart trembling extraordinarily, immensely excited.

This time's gain surpassed any previous one.