Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree-Chapter 154 - 116 Engraving Law, Master of All Phenomena
Ji Jingqiu knew that Lou Qinglan's parents hadn't died but were lost on the Heavenly Road, and before disappearing, they specifically sent something from Heavenly Road back to the Star Group.
This was also what led to the Lou Family's liquidation after Sir Lou's death.
Obviously, it was something extremely important.
But Ji Jingqiu didn't ask further and looked forward to refining his cultivation body with great expectations.
Refining a superior cultivation body, a process that induces the engraving of Heaven and Earth Law within the body, greatly taxes and damages both the physical body and the spirit, requiring internal and external application of remedies—to nourish qi, blood, and spirit, somewhat similar to the Pile Skill in Body Refining.
But the two are not on the same level at all.
The Formless Dao Body emphasizes a regimen of one bath, two applications, and three medicines, with just the daily medicinal bath—Lou Qinglan arranged for him the highest specifications, costing about one million for a basic bath.
Including various auxiliary and supplementing medicines, all up to the highest standards; the young lady said she didn't calculate exactly, but it would certainly cost four to five million a day.
This made Ji Jingqiu sigh endlessly, feeling very fortunate that he had unlocked the eighth level before trying to refine his cultivation body, so he didn't have to worry about money.
But these, aforementioned by the girl, are just the most basic parts, the issues money can solve are not really a problem.
The greatest distinction between superior and lower rank Dao Bodies is in their Divine aspect.
Divine can be seen as a nascent form of Divine Skills. To nurture the nascent Divine Skills in the True Seed Realm, one needs some "Main Material" monopolized by the upper forces.
Each Dao Body corresponds to different "Main Materials," and this is the biggest obstacle in refining superior Dao Bodies, as well as the fundamental reason why superior Dao Bodies do not exist wild in the Federation.
Take the Dragon Tiger Dao Body, for example.
Ji Jingqiu heard that a Dragon Tiger Dao Body appears once every three years because the "Main Material" necessary for its refinement is rare.
As Lou Qinglan said, Star Group was already looking for people to trade for the "Main Material" needed for the Formless Dao Body; with the channels of the Xilin Business Alliance, there were already some leads.
And the only requirement of Star Group was that Ji Jingqiu use the prefix "Xilin Business Alliance Star Group" to participate in the Group Stars selection competition and the subsequent Great Martial Arts Competition.
This seemed very important to them.
"Mr. Ji, hello! We are your support team, and it's an honor to serve you in the coming time. We will be responsible for preparing various medicinal baths and potions for you, as well as monitoring your physical data to make...."
A bespectacled man in a white lab coat introduced by Lou Qinglan shook hands warmly with Ji Jingqiu, his eyes burning with fervor.
Lou Qinglan introduced him at the side: "This is Professor Zuo He, an associate professor from Bihai Academy, and also the head of the 'Deep Dive Studio' under the Sun and Moon Group. Their team has successively assisted over fifty genius martial artists in refining superior cultivation bodies, they have a good reputation in the industry and are very experienced."
Bihai Academy is one of the top ten academies in the Federation.
Sun and Moon Testing Institution is a subsidiary of the Sun and Moon Group, which is owned by the Qin Family and has always maintained a neutral stance in the Federation.
"They are employed by Star Group, funded by the group, but their contract is with you, responsible only to you, plus coming from the Sun and Moon Group, confidentiality is without a doubt."
Knowing that Ji Jingqiu placed great importance on the confidentiality of his physical condition, Lou Qinglan specifically added.
Originally, Star Group had wanted to dispatch their own in-house team to assist Ji Jingqiu.
But Lou Qinglan tactfully refused and turned to the Sun and Moon Group's also well-reputed "Deep Dive Studio" instead.
Hearing Lou Qinglan's introduction, Ji Jingqiu marveled.
Assisting over fifty genius martial artists in building superior cultivations?
What is professional?
This is it!
"Hehe, this is also our first time cooperating with a genius martial artist like Mr. Ji. Mr. Ji, are we ready to begin?"
Zuo He's eyes sparkled as he assessed Ji Jingqiu, looking even more anticipant of the forthcoming process than Ji Jingqiu was.
"Sure, what's next?" Ji Jingqiu nodded.
"First, we'll do a basic physical examination, if there are no issues, we'll prepare the medicinal bath. Today is your first time embracing the Law, it might be slow at first, but don't rush…"
Entering work mode, Professor Zuo became serious and thoroughly described to Ji Jingqiu the possible encounters during the first sensing and Law engraving.
The detail and the subsequent service left Ji Jingqiu feeling the difference between having a team and not.
Soon after, Ji Jingqiu entered the medicinal bath naked with the assistance of professional medical personnel and took a specific medicine to fully stimulate his vitality and blood qi.
Accompanied by the burning sandalwood to activate the spirit.
Ji Jingqiu's body was completely immersed in the medicinal bath, entering a different type of Fetal Breathing, visualizing the Formless Visualization, and using the taboo knowledge in his mind as a lead, he began to comprehend the obscure Heaven and Earth Law.
This could be a process long enough to span several hours, or perhaps the next second he might capture the traces of the Law.
With the special medicinal bath assisting, his perception spread through the mind electricity, vaguely through the contained taboo knowledge, reaching a profound and mysterious state.
This feeling was indescribable.
Like returning to the womb, his spirit merged with Heaven and Earth, in the vast expanse of Heaven and Earth, using the heart electricity as a lead, searching for similar "traces".
This should be the process that Professor Zuo had previously emphasized.
Soon, Ji Jingqiu inexplicably found that he seemed to have found the corresponding Heaven and Earth Law, but it also seemed...
Wrong?
He sensed similar traces in a breeze, then perceived them again across a vast mountain range, and at the turn in a Great Marsh...
Heaven and Earth All Phenomena.
All contain the Dharma.
This is what he was searching for—the Law of All Phenomena.
Just as Ji Jingqiu was about to capture the traces of All Phenomena Law to engrave within his body.
Some grand will, across a vast distance, focused its gaze on him, guided by the taboo knowledge in his mind!
That gaze was majestic and indifferent, transcending the limits of language, hard to describe, like an emotionally detached God maintaining the cycle of the creation and destruction of All Phenomena, high above.
But the next moment, matching the majesty, chaos ensued, as if trying to brainwash Ji Jingqiu forcefully, sharply piercing into his spirit.
But this will was too weak, as if it had crossed a great distance, losing ninety-nine percent of its strength along the way, reaching him as nothing more than a trivial thread.
"Is this the taboo gaze that the manual repeatedly warned might be attracted?"
"That's too weak..."
"Is it because it's too far away? How can we get closer..."
While Ji Jingqiu was lost in thought.
The gaze gradually faded, and Ji Jingqiu had no opportunity to retain it.
After that gaze disappeared, Ji Jingqiu noticeably felt that the taboo knowledge contained in his heart electricity became a bit clearer, making his perception of the Heaven and Earth All Phenomena Law even clearer.
He began to follow the records in the manual, using heart electricity as the knife, engraving the Laws within his body.
Knife Carving and Axe Chiseling—he engraved the laws into his flesh, bones, muscles, and veins.
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The Engraving technique he used was Knife Carving and Axe Chiseling, what was condensed in his heart electricity was the true intent of the Ten Thousand Ancient Blade.
Both methods simultaneously, the process was very smooth, almost without any obstacles.
However, the Law was too profound, coupled with his unfamiliarity, which made his engraving progress a bit slow.
During this process, Ji Jingqiu also sensed a kind of intangible, imperceptible, yet clearly perceivable transformation at the dimension of existence.
Similar to the "self."
It was his origin, the essence of his existence.
Such engraving also strengthened the foundation of his Martial Arts, increasing the weight of the "self."
It was precisely because this weight kept increasing that it allowed him to move and maneuver the Heaven and Earth Law between heaven and earth.
Perhaps his early conjectures when Master Yang discussed "the foundation of Martial Arts" weren't wrong.
Following this path, even if the Three Realms and Ten Directions are illusory, as long as the weight of the "self" keeps increasing, not even the Time River can wash away any part of it.
This is the path to becoming a God.
Of course.
It hurts.
It really hurts.
However, Ji Jingqiu had long been accustomed to this degree of pain.
…
When Ji Jingqiu felt an emotion of "fullness" transmitted simultaneously from within his body and spirit, he knew that the first engraving was completed.
During the medicinal bath.
Bubbles surged from under the water surface.
Ji Jingqiu slowly opened his eyes, disengaged from the unique Fetal Breathing State, and stood up.
The water in the medicinal bath tub changed from jade green to incredibly clear, its medicinal potency all absorbed by his body.
Additionally, the water level seemed somewhat higher, seeming to have been refilled?
Soon after, Professor Zuo came by and confirmed his guess.
"Mr. Ji, your physique data still exceeded our expectations, and we have successively added medicinal components to the bath twice more, we will tailor a new formulation for you…"
"According to our specialized devices, your current cultivation body progress stands at 1.7%, considering the special nature of the Formless Dao Body, this pace is very outstanding!"
"You might be able to push it to a perfect 90% within eight to nine months... well, progress tends to slow down as it goes…"
"Then following that is…"
After hearing Professor Zuo's detailed report, Ji Jingqiu gained a more meticulous control over his upcoming cultivation.
It must be said, having a team really saves a lot of trouble, at least sparing him from researching the pharmacology on his own.
"You should go rest next, the initial Engraving Law normally requires at least twenty-four hours to allow your physical body and the Law to integrate," suggested Zuo He.
Ji Jingqiu pondered, "Professor Zuo, I think I might not need twenty-four hours; the compatibility between my physical body and the Law seems quite good."
Zuo He pondered and said, "Let's run another test then, although rare, there are indeed some historical precedents."
"Alright," Ji Jingqiu nodded.
After the test was completed and while waiting for the data analysis, Ji Jingqiu consulted Zuo He on how to speed up the cultivation body's formation.
Eight to nine months...
That duration seemed a bit too long to him.
Zuo He sequentially raised two fingers, "To speed up the engraving of the Law, the first method is to increase the strength of your heart electricity, and the second method is to improve the compatibility of your heart electricity with the carried taboo knowledge."
"For the first method, before your heart electricity strength reaches the upper limit of your spiritual cultivation, battling is the most cost-effective method, we recommend you try to challenge White Jade City."
"Moreover, encountering something unusual within the Spirit Ocean, or improving your spiritual cultivation, can also enhance the strength of heart electricity."
"As for the second method, personally I can't offer good advice, but..."
Zuo He paused, then lowered his voice:
"If you can get in touch with the Wilderness God represented by the taboo knowledge, and coax Him to bless you voluntarily, then it could enhance the compatibility of your heart electricity with the taboo knowledge; however, this is very dangerous, and requires a master to protect you."
"Yes, as far as I know, the God corresponding to the Formless Dao Body in the depths of the wilderness is called... the Master of All Phenomena!"
Ji Jingqiu recalled his sensations during the earlier Law engraving.
Was that the God standing behind the taboo knowledge corresponding to the Formless Dao Body, the Master of All Phenomena?
Tsk.
A creditor, and possibly one of his future antagonists in the Dao.
Shortly after.
When the testing data came out, Zuo He adjusted his glasses, confirming the data repeatedly before excitedly stating:
"Mr. Ji, the compatibility of your physique with the Law far exceeded our imaginations, if you can further increase the strength of your heart electricity... perhaps you can complete the cultivation body's construction before the selection contest in a little over two months!"
This answer greatly satisfied Ji Jingqiu.
…
The next day.
Ji Jingqiu looked at the message sent by Senior Zhuang on his terminal and stepped out the door.
[The person picking you up is already at the entrance, if you're lucky, this trip might enhance the strength of your heart electricity]
Ji Jingqiu's heart stirred, lacking nothing comes to everything, Senior Zhuang is indeed very thoughtful!