Chapter 123

After practicing the Bright King Skill to completion, Yan Buji examined his body.

Indeed, it cannot be called a Bright Jade Bone!

This is basically a counterfeit, inferior Bright Jade Bone!

Not to mention his body didn't exhibit crystalline transparency; even the most important bone jadeification merely stayed on the periosteum surface, not reaching the bone itself.

Yan Buji's face twitched; not mentioning how beneficial such bodily changes could be, he even felt that aside from his body being a bit lighter, there was no difference from before.

Sitting down to try absorbing spiritual qi, it was indeed a bit faster than before, but the increase was truly too small.

「It's basically wasting all those Spiritual Stones! 」 Yan Buji gritted his teeth; although he suffered a loss and was deceived, next time he runs into Feng Feiyang that guy, he will definitely demand an explanation!

However, after Bright King Skill was completed, Yan Buji suddenly gained many insights about the Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill he had dabbled in before. Because Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill itself originates from Guān Tiān Dēng Mó Zhuàng, and is also closely related to Bright King Skill and the Ancient Bright King Classic; even when Yan Buji had some understanding of the Ancient Bright King Classic, he felt that some barriers of Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill naturally broke through.

Even if he hasn't learned it, but right now as long as he is willing he can also cultivate Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill.

「Although it's a Buddhist internal art, after all it's also considered to share the same origin as Blood Heaven Ascension Degree. Since the magical power has been reforged, why not try integrating Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill into Blood Heaven Ascension Degree? 」

Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill is a kind where, in concept, Buddhist nature suppresses demonic nature; the stronger the demonic nature once subdued, the higher the Buddhist nature that arises. This trait is not manifested in the strength of internal arts, but more so acts upon the mind and will.

As for its manifestation in strength, it's simple: Bright King refers to the appellation in Buddhist scriptures for a Vajra named Fa Shi who entered hell, slaughtered and salvaged myriad ghosts, then upon attaining enlightenment and sudden realization of Buddhist truth entered the Bodhisattva realm.

Although Yan Buji also doesn't greatly understand how the Buddhist myriad gods, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and Vajras are ordered, the term Bodhisattva itself is not simple.

The key is that Buddhism calls that Vajra Fa Shi Bodhisattva 'Bright King', and the 'Prison-Suppressing Force' mentioned in Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill can almost increase a martial artist's strength fivefold, a terrifying power!

You should know, if Yan Buji back when he was in the Heavenly Human Realm had Blood Essence Skill and Guān Tiān Dēng Mó Zhuàng at his side, with qi and blood internal qi supporting and enhancing his body, his power would almost be comparable to what a qi-refinement second to third layer cultivator could erupt.

And now, after completing Blood Heaven Ascension Degree, he has True Essence; this enhancement will be even higher and stronger! This is also why he can, relying solely on Martial Dao Profound Skill, match cultivators of Lianqi Fifth Layer to sixth layer.

「If I think as I did before, Blood Heaven Ascension Degree has three main outlines, each based on one internal art as primary, while the other two internal arts assist in cultivating and strengthening a certain aspect of power. But now if we add Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill, we need to first modify it! 」

Yan Buji doesn't think his spiritual sense being stronger than other qi-refinement cultivators is of much use; at most it just makes perception finer.

But now he can cultivate Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill, then use the Ancient Bright King Classic as the core outline, temporarily transforming Blood Heaven Ascension Degree into a Buddhist-type Martial Dao Profound Skill; that should be feasible!

「Or rather, there's no need to abandon the original Blood Heaven Ascension Degree; instead, make it the first layer of Martial Dao Profound Skill. Now I have cultivated to perfection, True Essence also has no further path; combining Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill into the original Blood Heaven Ascension Degree system, transforming it into a fourth internal art heart method, using the Ancient Bright King Classic as the core outline of the second layer, achieving second-layer Blood Heaven Ascension Degree!! 」

Yan Buji's eyes lit up; at the moment his thoughts cleared, he suddenly felt that cultivators' practice of arranging and combining various techniques for training also suited his martial dao cultivation!

After all, Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill is on par with Guān Tiān Dēng Mó Zhuàng, and we already have the core outline Ancient Bright King Classic, plus the already cultivated Bright King Skill accompanied by the counterfeit Bright Jade Bone.

It seems he has the qualification to try altering the original cultivation path of Blood Heaven Ascension Degree!

Say it, do it!

Yan Buji sat cross-legged; he was still quite satisfied with his martial dao talent, only regretting that he wasn't born ten thousand years earlier, otherwise he wouldn't need to train so arduously.

The first layer of Blood Heaven Ascension Degree, Yan Buji feels that this skill relies on the outline's lifting ability to fuse three different top-tier internal arts, cultivating True Essence to perfection, which already reaches the current limit.

So now that we have the foundation, why not try integrating Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill into the second layer of Blood Heaven Ascension Degree?

Cultivator cultivator, I cultivate my law, my martial dao, my strength!

Simply following predecessors' traces won't get you very far.

Just like now, where could Yan Buji go to find possibly existing core outlines of Blood Essence Skill and Guān Tiān Dēng Mó Zhuàng?

Yan Buji calmed his mind and began to mobilize the True Essence within his body!

Following the cultivation path of Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill, Yan Buji's whole body suddenly burst out with waves of black smoke!

This is Guān Tiān Dēng Mó Zhuàng autonomously reacting; Guān Tiān Dēng Mó Zhuàng can be called the supreme demonic internal art, facing Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill, this Buddhist righteous internal heart method naturally would cause conflict.

But Yan Buji now is not about choosing the lesser of two evils; rather, he uses the demonic aura born from Guān Tiān Dēng Mó Zhuàng's autonomous operation to stimulate his mental will!

In the blink of an eye, Yan Buji's whole body violently trembled, True Essence frenziedly consumed, making his whole body seem shrouded in black qi, falling into a pitch-black cocoon!

In the cocoon, Yan Buji's deepest feelings of unwillingness and resentment flickered one by one, agitating his currently not-so-stable spirit.

「I observe the true demon as I observe myself; I see the true Buddha as I see myself. 」

Yan Buji's mind echoed with his most steadfast belief: whether Guān Tiān Dēng Mó Zhuàng or Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill, they are merely internal heart methods.

If one truly judges Buddha and demon by good and evil, wouldn't that be falling into inferiority?

I am myself; Buddha and demon are just a thought away!

In plain terms, Yan Buji doesn't think the secular distinction between Buddha and demon is important, but he also doesn't mind embodying Buddha or demon.

He is essentially an utterly hypocritical villain; villains naturally have their own thoughts. Whether it's boundless evil demon or righteous bright Buddha, to him there is only need, no necessity.

Soon, Yan Buji suppressed the surging demonic thoughts in his heart, chanting the Ancient Bright King Classic with his mouth!

At this moment, his rampaging True Essence and internal art on the verge of collapse actually stabilized in the blink of an eye under the unification of mind!

Unification of mind, this is a very difficult matter.

Many people have pasts they cannot bear to recall; even if they say they don't care with their mouths, the heart won't deceive itself.

The difference between thought and speech causes a divergence of mind, also making it easy to go astray and deviate into demonic deviation.

But what kind of person is Yan Buji?

He admits to having done many things in the past, but he does not admit that they were wrong!

Secular rites and laws, rules and morals are merely means in his heart to achieve goals; since they are means, why use them to bind himself?

Power needs control, not restraint!

If I cannot even control my own power, what kind of cultivator am I?

At this very moment, as Yan Buji continuously circulates his internal art to incorporate Bright King Prison-Suppressing Skill into his martial dao system, his counterfeit Bright Jade Bone actually responded at this moment!