Chapter 2086

"Will it work or not?" the Empress looked at He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng had already retreated until he could retreat no further.

He didn't want a direct disciple, didn't want an outer disciple — could he still refuse a nominal disciple?

Wouldn't that be too much of a slight to the God Emperor's face?

Besides, a so-called nominal disciple was just a name on the register; there was no talk of karmic fate or connected luck.

There weren't many entanglements between master and disciple; even if he acknowledged a master, he could still choose not to cultivate Buddhist methods in the future.

After a moment's thought, He Pingsheng nodded and agreed: "Fine... I agree to become your nominal disciple!"

"Disciple He Pingsheng greets Master!"

He Pingsheng bowed respectfully and reverently!

A nominal disciple didn't need to kowtow.

"Good, good, good..." the White Elephant Empress looked at He Pingsheng, a gratified smile on her face, and said: "Your future achievements will be limitless..."

She flipped her hand and gave He Pingsheng a white token, saying: "This is this Emperor's disciple token; with this, you can move freely within the Divine Kingdom!"

She paused, then said: "I see you don't seem to be from our Buddhist Kingdom either!"

If the Buddhist Kingdom had such an outstanding genius, she would have discovered him long before the God Monarch realm.

He Pingsheng said: "This disciple comes from the Yao Guang Divine Kingdom!"

"The myriad laws of the world are wondrous; this disciple has heard that Buddhist Daoist methods have unique insights, and also heard that this Buddhist Great Emperor is about to reach consummation, so I came over to take a look, to probe the ultimate depths of the Buddhist Dharma!"

"Oh!" the White Elephant God Emperor suddenly realized: "So that's how it is!"

"Since you want to explore the wonders of the Buddhist Dharma, this seat naturally won't let you come for nothing!"

"You've acknowledged a master now, so a meeting gift must be given!"

The God Emperor waved her jade hand, and a ball of golden Buddhist light condensed, transforming into a lump of Buddhist Dao Origin.

"This is Buddhist Dharma Origin, the foundation from when this Emperor created the Buddhist Daoist profound mysteries in her early years; take it and comprehend it!"

He Pingsheng received the Buddhist Dharma Origin and thanked his Master.

The God Emperor waved her hand again, producing a snow-white dagger and placing it into He Pingsheng's hand.

He Pingsheng's Divine Sense swept over the dagger a few times, but couldn't discern any grade, and asked in shock: "Master, is this a blood-refined item?"

He hadn't expected Buddhism to also have blood-refined divine artifacts.

But the White Elephant God Emperor shook her head and said: "Not so. This blade is nameless, formed by this seat nurturing it with her own Goodness Dao; it is incomparably sharp, capable of breaking anything!"

"It has no grade, requires no refining!"

"Given to you, for self-defense!"

"However, there is one thing you must remember!"

"Although this blade breaks all things, it cannot be used to kill living beings!"

"With each person who dies under the blade, the edge dulls by one degree!"

"Remembered?"

He Pingsheng took the dagger and said: "Understood, disciple thanks Master for the bestowal!"

In his heart, however, he was somewhat dismissive: Give me the sharpest thing under heaven, but forbid me from killing?

I won't be able to use it when facing an enemy.

Then what do I use it for?

Cooking?

"I know what you're thinking!" the White Elephant said gently: "But rest assured, this Emperor gave you this item today; one day in the future, you will naturally have a use for it!"

"Alright, these are all trivial details, not worth mentioning!"

"Let's talk business!" the White Elephant said: "You also know my grand vow!"

"Taking you as a disciple this time is simply to have you help me perfect and consummate the Buddhist Daoist methods!"

"These are the Twelve Buddhist Diagrams I created myself, and they're the original version at that; you keep them safe!" The White Elephant God Emperor produced twelve snow-white jade slips and placed them in the void before He Pingsheng.

The jade slips trembled slightly in the void.

The Buddhist Emperor continued: "When you cultivate, if you have any leisure, you can comprehend them; I believe that with your ability, you will certainly be able to perfect this Buddhist Dharma!"

"Once the Buddhist Dharma is perfected, it can form a Dao of its own!"

"Remember well, remember well!"

He Pingsheng said: "Yes... disciple will certainly read them carefully, comprehend them carefully!"

He spoke with utmost sincerity, but in his heart he was dismissive: Once my cultivation reaches that point, I'll just throw them into the Treasure Basin and have it strengthen them — won't that make them perfect?

To hide his guilty conscience, He Pingsheng deliberately asked: "Master, you said before that there was another person whose comprehension is not inferior to mine, and whose name is also He Pingsheng!"

"That... he..."

"Why didn't you accept him as a disciple back then?"

"Er..." the God Emperor propped her forehead with her right hand and said: "You mean that brat..."

"Sigh... that brat has a dark face, looks honest and simple, but is actually very slippery!"

"He only has the mere God Monarch realm, but his methods truly make me sigh in admiration; he left right in front of this Emperor, yet this Emperor had no way to stop him!"

"Unknown whereabouts, couldn't even find spatial fluctuations!"

"I guess he must have used some kind of non-spatial path method to leave!"

"I can't even find the person, so how could I keep him as my disciple?"

"What?"

"You're very interested in him?"

He Pingsheng said: "Yes... disciple... after all, we share the same surname and given name!"

Hm hm weng...

While speaking, the White Elephant God Empress slightly raised her left hand, her index and middle fingers pressed together, gathering a mass of Buddha light between them, then, swift as thunder, not covering ears, she fiercely jabbed it into He Pingsheng's divine seal at his brow.

This mass of Buddha light merged into the divine seal.

His divine seal's color instantly changed.

From purplish-red, it turned into a fiery-red like the fire attribute.

"Master..." He Pingsheng, frightened, hastily jumped up, but his speed was still a beat too slow.

"You need not worry!" the Buddha Emperor said: "As your master, I worry your divine seal is too conspicuous, so I cast a spell to slightly alter this color for you!"

"But ultimately, it's merely a flower in the mist, a moon in the water—cannot last long!"

"After two hundred units of time, it will return to its original state!"

"Do as you will!"

"Or when the time comes, you come find me again, and I will continue to help you conceal it!"

He Pingsheng had a false alarm, yet also breathed a sigh of relief, saying: "Thank you, Master..."

"Alright, don't forget your promise to me!" the White Elephant God Empress rose.

He Pingsheng also hastily rose, saying: "I only fear that, upon returning, the disciple may also be unable to fulfill the Master's grand aspiration!"

The White Elephant God Empress said: "No matter, as long as you do your best!"

Having spoken, the White Elephant God Empress's form instantly vanished.

He Pingsheng completely breathed a sigh of relief: it seems the God Emperor is not omnipotent either.

This White Elephant God Emperor neither saw through my Treasure Gathering Immortal Basin nor saw through my Primordial Grand Dao Bell.

He Pingsheng did not immediately leave, but continued sitting cross-legged on the divine platform, waving his hand to take out the Buddhist Dao origin.

This is what the God Emperor just gave.

He Pingsheng glanced at it: fifth rank...

Good fellow!

Such a high rank, I cannot even use it!

The Buddhist diagram He Pingsheng previously contemplated was merely fourth-rank Buddhist Dao law.

To devour this Buddhist Dao origin, one must comprehend fifth rank, which means, in other words, still needing to comprehend the three stone steles?

Hiss hiss hiss...

Good fellow, this is done on purpose, right!

Devouring another's Dao law will affect one's own Dao.

But in He Pingsheng's case, it's different, because he cultivates spatial Dao law, and as long as spatial Dao law does not devour another's, there is no problem.

Other Dao laws are irrelevant.

Then... let's continue contemplating!

Now He Pingsheng has two choices.

First, continue comprehending on the high platform!

Second, go back, take out the Twelve Divine Maps given by the God Emperor to comprehend.

He Pingsheng chose the former, he continued upward, ascended the second platform, and began contemplating the second stone stele.

The Buddhist law on this stone stele is also fourth-rank.