According to the jade slips, the division of cultivation realms in Buddhism is different from that of ordinary cultivators.
The lowest level is called the Messenger, which is equivalent to the combination of the Qi training period and the foundation building period, while the Vajra Realm is equivalent to the combination of the Golden Elixir and Nascent Soul periods. Above them are the Arhats and the Venerables, but such realms may have appeared in the ancient cultivation era, and do not exist at all in the current world of immortal cultivation.
Nian Kong’s cultivation has reached the Vajra Realm, which is equivalent to a cultivator’s Golden Elixir. If it were put in the present, it could suppress an entire country.
Even at that time, it was a qualitative change, which aroused the jealousy of one of his junior fellow apprentices, Nian Qing.
It is very scary for a Buddhist practitioner to have a flaw in his mind, so Nian Qing was demonized by the evil spirit and gave birth to a demon spirit, which ambushed Nian Kong and stole his Buddhist artifact, the Demon-Purifying Lotus.
It is the giant lotus that is dripping with blood.
A lot of things happened afterwards.
The final result was that Nian Qing's evil spirit and Nian Kong's remaining soul both resided in the Demon-Purifying Lotus, with Nian Qing as the main one.
But Nian Kong also activated the formation, trapping the Pure Demon Lotus in this space.
Nian Kong left the jade slip and brought people here so that the successor could control the formation and refine the evil spirit.
If the formation has become ineffective, he will report what happened here back to his master, the Demon-Suppressing Temple in Cangyun Mountain of Hanhai Kingdom, or find other practitioners who can deal with evil spirits to come and eliminate the demons.
After learning this information, Chen Lin couldn't help but be amazed.
Master Niankong was so persistent that he built a temple here to eliminate demons during his lifetime, and even after his death he left a plan to destroy the evil spirits. He was the most kind-hearted monk he had ever seen.
Unfortunately, Chen Lin is not at this level, and he will not risk his life to exorcise demons.
Moreover, he had never heard of the Hanhai Kingdom, and it was probably lost in the long river of history.
So I can only say sorry to Master Niankong.
Chen Lin continued to sort out the content.
According to the records in the jade slip, there is a teleportation array in this secret room that can be used to leave, but in order to activate the array, one must first possess Buddhist magic power.
Nian Kong and others are all monks. The formations they set up all use Buddhist artifacts as the core of the formation, and can only be activated by Buddhist magic power.
However, Niankong also thought that the visitor might not be a Buddhist practitioner, so he left two exercises in the jade slip. After practicing them, one would possess Buddhist magical powers.
The other party also integrated all his Buddha power into his own relics. As long as the relics were refined, the skills could be quickly cultivated, which could be regarded as a reward for the visitor.
Chen Lin picked up the golden ball.
It turns out that this thing is a sarira, which can only be condensed by Buddhist practitioners who have reached the Vajra Realm. It is the foundation of Buddhist practice.
When a Buddhist practitioner passes away, he can choose to break this object into pieces, or he can choose to keep it and pass it on to others.
If you want to refine this thing, you need to use Buddhist techniques.
Chen Lin placed the jade slip on his forehead again.
The two sets of exercises left by Master Niankong are the Heart Sutra of Prajna Arhat and the Vajra Body Refining Sutra.
Among them, the Prajna Arhat Heart Sutra is a method of inner cultivation, directly pointing to the Arhat realm of Buddhism, which is a realm higher than the legendary Nascent Soul realm. This shows the value of this practice.
Unfortunately, to practice this technique, one has to become a monk, meditate and chant scriptures every day, abstain from meat and sex, etc. One also needs to comprehend the Dharma at all times and save all sentient beings.
Chen Lin felt that he couldn't do it.
Moreover, this technique only has the first half, so he can exclude it directly.
The Vajra Body Refining Technique is a body-refining technique that can be cultivated to the highest level of the Vajra Realm.
And there is no need to become a monk to comprehend Buddhism.
However, this technique is very difficult to practice. One has to temper the body in various extreme environments, and at each stage one needs to absorb special energy to temper the body. One can imagine how hard it is.
But this technique is quite complete, covering everything from beginning to end.
Chen Lin decided to practice this.
No matter how difficult it is to practice, the value of this technique cannot be denied.
A body-refining technique that directly leads to the Vajra Realm. There is no way he could obtain it anywhere else except here.
Moreover, the Buddhist practice has many magical aspects and can extremely restrain demons. After practicing this method, you will not be helpless when you encounter red shadow evil creatures.
After making the decision, Chen Lin began to comprehend the Vajra Body Refining Technique.
At this time, I didn't care about too much and just swallowed the enlightenment pill.
This method is divided into four levels. According to the comparison of the techniques in the world of immortal cultivation, they are the Qi training stage, the foundation building stage, the golden elixir stage, and the Nascent Soul stage.
In order to increase his speed, Chen Lin took three enlightenment pills in a row, mastered the first level of the spell, and then took a nourishing spirit pill to weaken the sequelae.
Even so, I still had a severe headache and it took me a while to recover.
Then he picked up the relic, practiced the Vajra Body Refining Technique, and began to absorb the essential energy inside.
Using relics for cultivation, like using medicinal soup, relies on absorbing external forces to strengthen the body.
In Chen Lin's imagination, he thought it would be like the absorption of the medicinal soup described in the exercises, slow and stagnant, and would take a very long time.
He even planned to hold out for a few days.
But unexpectedly, the process was so simple and crude.
As the technique started to work, the relic in his hand burst into a ball of golden light, and then a torrent of energy appeared and poured into his body!
Chen Lin felt as if a PL-4 exploded in his body, and he fell to the ground with a bang. The skin on his body burst and blood splattered everywhere!
This made him terrified and he practiced his skills frantically in an attempt to speed up the absorption.
But he suddenly discovered that he didn't need to control it at all, the technique started to work on its own, and it was more accurate and faster than when he did it himself.
The surging energy in the body seemed to have found an outlet and was absorbed into the flesh and blood like a whale!
Chen Lin couldn't move at all and just quietly felt the changes in his body.
Apart from the severe pain, there was a sense of pleasure in winning without any effort.
Because he found that his cultivation progress was rapidly increasing.
In less than two quarters of an hour, he reached the latter stage of the first level of the technique, comparable to a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training!
This speed made him very intoxicated.
It would be great if his main practice, the Xuanmu Jue, could be as fast.
However, by this time, the energy of the relic had basically been absorbed, and the last remaining energy began to repair his injuries.
Chen Lin looked surprised.
Not normal!
Absolutely not normal!
The fact that the technique operates on its own can be explained by the stimulation of the Buddha's power from the sarira, but if a portion of the energy is retained to repair injuries, it is too obvious that it is a sign of human manipulation.
Chen Lin's heart was lifted.
Begin to seize control of the operation of the martial arts.
But what surprised him was that the technique stopped working as soon as he thought about it.
He felt relieved. It seemed that it was not what he thought. There was a soul in the relic that wanted to take over his body.
After regaining his mobility, Chen Lin immediately stood up and began to check his body.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind!
"Don't panic, my thoughts are empty, and now there is only a wisp of remnant thoughts, which will soon dissipate."
The voice was very weak, carrying with it endless sadness and regret.
Chen Lin didn't move. In fact, he couldn't do anything.
The voice rang out again.
"When the evil demon comes out, it will surely cause great suffering to all living beings. Moreover, the formations here have been damaged in many places, and I am afraid that it will not be able to suppress the evil spirit any longer. The evil spirit has become powerful, and it is not something that ordinary cultivators can destroy. After you leave, you must go to Cangyun Mountain in Hanhai Country as soon as possible and inform my master of this place. Remember, remember..."
Nian Kong's voice became weaker and weaker, and he disappeared before he finished speaking.
However, after the regret dissipated, some information remained in Chen Lin's mind.