Chapter 15 Three feet → Four feet

Taian City, lower level.

There is no distinction between day and night here; the entire day is bathed in psychedelic neon lights.

Deep in the narrow alley, Li Buyi hummed a song, feeling a long-lost sense of ease.

So even though Chairman Wang told him that recruiting believers wasn’t going well, he didn’t take it too seriously. Instead, in front of Chairman Wang, he casually lit one of his subordinates like an incense stick to encourage Chairman Wang to work harder.

Well done, another person has been saved tonight.

Just then, Li Buyi received a message from the church.

He frowned.

The higher-ups actually told him to resolve the Yangyan Martial Arts School issue as soon as possible.

This won’t do. Taking down Yangyan Martial Arts School means he’ll have to confront the official forces of Taian City head-on.

And Ji Jingqiu Old Curator is not easy to deal with.

He watched the battle replay from that night; his opponent was a strong fighter within the four realms, and must have been trapped by his mental Realm to achieve Wu Fa. Breakthrough has honed his combat skills to their absolute limit.

This veteran Martial Artist must have two trump cards up his sleeve, ready to fight to the death. He doesn’t want to be foolish and fight to the death with his opponent.

After a moment’s thought, Li Buyi edited a message that read, “The enemy has reinforcements; they are too strong and need support.” He even added three exclamation marks to emphasize the urgency and severity of the situation.

After clicking send, he closed the terminal.

That way, even if his request was rejected by his superiors, he wouldn’t have seen it.

The Buddha said, “Ignorance is no crime.”

After turning off the terminal, Li Buyi felt a little better.

Thinking of that boy with profound Zen wisdom and deep Buddhist affinity, Li Buyi felt even better.

That blood-red Buddha was a reward he received for shedding blood for the church in his early years, and it contained a trace of the church’s powerful “contemplation”.

Those who wear it on their bodies can ward off the risk of getting lost in the Mind Sea and anchor themselves.

For non-believers, it can also subtly suggest and change the wearer’s Heart-Nature, guiding them into the embrace of the church.

The thought of having the opportunity to cultivate a “Buddhist disciple” filled Li Buyi with secret delight.

He didn’t care at all whether Taian City had a Dao Repository or not; even if it did, it wouldn’t end up in his hands.

But bringing in a Buddhist disciple is a truly significant contribution; in fact, it could pave the way for the entire Heart Manifestation.

Li Buyi suddenly stopped, a thought popping into her mind.

Should we just save that child directly?

His eyes lit up.

Speaking of which, what is it like to use the flesh and blood of a Buddhist disciple to make incense and candles?

No, no…

His expression was somewhat conflicted.

No matter how fragrant the Buddhist Daoist flavor is, it cannot compare to the complete Legacy of the Ten Bhumis.

That’s the Great Master Legacy, the path to heaven!

Hmm, the psychological effect of the Blood Jade should last for half a month, right?

Be more patient, less impatient, and wait for the flowers to bloom.

Li Buyi comforted herself.

After all, he is a Buddhist disciple, so the methods must be gentler. It cannot be as rough as peeling skin and pulling tendons in the past, otherwise the Buddhist disciple will resent him, and how can he get along in the church in the future?

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In the interior world.

Following the instructions given by the little tree, Ji Jingqiu buried the blood jade under the tree roots.

It’s strange, really.

He held the jade Buddha in his hand and entered into Samadhi meditation.

When his mind entered the inner world, he was actually holding a blood-red jade pendant in his hand.

This jade Buddha is clearly extraordinary; it contains some kind of spiritual power, which is why it can appear in the inner scene with him in this form.

Ji Jingqiu secretly thought, “That man with the buzz cut really did have ill intentions.”

But whatever tricks or schemes were hidden inside that jade Buddha to harm him, they’ve now all turned into fertilizer.

Ji Jingqiu, holding the tiger cubs, stood expectantly by the sapling.

According to Xiaoshu’s feedback, the main source of her afternoon hunger was not physical, but mental.

At noon, he practiced breathing techniques in his inner world. With the help of the small tree, his mind and physical body achieved perfect synchronization, which allowed him to quickly cultivate a wisp of Qi energy.

And this is also why Bodhi Little Tree is a martial arts master. The second ability in the nascent form of Divine Ability is 【 Wisdom Light 】.

Under the illumination and blessing of Wisdom Light, practicing all martial arts becomes twice as effective.

The unfolding of the Pure Land, the maintenance of the inner world, including the blessing of Wisdom Light…

These all rely on the bodhi tree and require energy.

Simply sleeping and resting to restore mental strength is no longer enough to sustain the current depletion.

It has tried its best, but it can’t keep up with the expenses.

Simply put, the child is hungry.

And this piece of blood jade is the “food” it needs.

As the blood jade was buried, the branches of the sapling swayed gently, scattering a patch of clear light and exuding a joyful mood.

Before long, a leaf slowly grew out of the branch, so tender and green that it seemed to drip water, swaying lightly on the branch.

Ji Jingqiu was overjoyed.

This thing is called a sapling, but it’s more like a newly planted sapling.

The few branches were bare, with only three leaves growing on them.

Nourished by the blood jade, a fourth leaf sprouted, representing a 33.3% increase compared to the previous period!

The newly sprouted leaves drooped slightly, and a drop of blood-red dew gathered at the tip of the leaf, slowly dripping down.

Before Ji Jingqiu could react, the ferocious tiger under his paw pounced and swallowed the drop of bloody dew in one gulp.

Ji Jingqiu grabbed it by the scruff of its neck and lifted it into the air. It licked its lips, blinked its dark eyes, and looked around carelessly.

Ji Jingqiu frowned, observing the tiger cubs. Only after confirming that there were no signs of malignancy did she relent.

According to the feedback from the bodhi tree, the drop just now was impurities from the blood Buddha, which is filth, not bone after the flesh has been removed!

Unexpectedly, the little guy was quick-witted and agile, rushing forward and swallowing it whole.

Without showing any mercy, Ji Jingqiu gave the silly tiger cub a flick on the forehead and then put it down.

Looking at the tiger cubs thrashing around her, Ji Jingqiu suddenly realized something.

Why does the space feel more spacious than before?

Has the Pure Land expanded?

After some investigation, his intuition was correct; the area covered by the Pure Land had increased from three feet to four feet.

This confirms his conjecture that the scope of the Pure Land can be expanded.

And directly related to this is the growth of the bodhi tree.

Ji Jingqiu looked up at the blood-red world outside the Pure Land.

He was always curious about what the outside world was, which was also part of Huozhai Foyu Gu’s thoughts.

Just now, he felt a strange calling.

That familiar sense of calling came from a very distant place, urging me to go there.

Just like igniting a fire in the heart, it is not intense, like a silent undercurrent passing by the sea, or like roots quietly spreading under the grassland, slowly and firmly touching every sensitive nerve.

It seemed that was his true homeland. He had been away for a long time, and it was time to return to his native soil and go back to his roots.

This feeling made Ji Jingqiu very uncomfortable.

He decisively detached himself from the inner vision, and his consciousness returned to his body.

The first thing I felt was that the intense hunger I had been experiencing subsided and calmed down.

Secondly, there’s the jade Buddha in his hand.

The jade Buddha, which had originally shone with a blood-red glow under the moonlight, had dimmed considerably, its surface now appearing as if covered in a layer of dust, having lost all its luster.

The Buddha statue’s eerily upturned mouth corners also inexplicably sunken down.

According to Xiaoshu’s response, this thing is already scrap and has no collectible value.

However, Ji Jingqiu didn’t throw it in the trash; instead, she carefully kept it.

If I get more jade Buddhas, wouldn’t my little Bodhi tree grow faster and faster?

When the tree canopy becomes as large as a canopy, supporting a patch of sky, wouldn’t the little Niedu syndrome be easy to handle?

Speaking of which, that person earlier claimed to have profound Zen understanding; could that be related to the 【 Fire Dwelling Buddhist Hell Contemplation Diagram 】?

Ji Jingqiu Dark Dao, this Visualization Method sounds like it’s related to Buddhism.

It’s a pity he’s now in contact with Wu Fa, Old Mu, and Sister Mei, otherwise he really wanted to get to the bottom of things.

Next time we meet, I must subtly try to find out more about this Visualization Method.

Ji Jingqiu is in a great mood now.

As the Pure Land expands, the time he can spend in a state of visualization should also increase, which means he will suffer less.

Of course, this also means that his mental Realm has taken another step ahead of the Physical Body…

Ji Jingqiu adjusted her state and began practicing stance training.

As the clear light streamed into the interior, he began his afternoon’s experiment: transforming Fu Long Stance into his own likeness.

Have you ever seen the sun rise in Taian City before 2 a.m.?

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The next afternoon.

After a day of Pile Stance.

The sponge was squeezed dry again, leaving not a trace of moisture.

Feeling uneasy and with a rumbling stomach, Ji Jingqiu found Master Yang.

Yang Yan plucked a small tuft of his beard, shocking Dao:

“You developed a knack for it? When did that happen?”

“yesterday?”

After hearing Ji Jingqiu’s purpose, he carefully examined the former’s body.

After a long while, Old Master Yang frowned and pondered, remaining silent.

This made Ji Jingqiu a little flustered.

I’m not afraid of doctors saying I’m sick, I’m afraid of doctors not saying anything!

At this moment, Yang Yan was filled with disbelief.

He checked Ji Jingqiu’s Innate talent yesterday, and it could only be described as below average. However, Innate talent is not important at all in this era, so he doesn’t care.

Considering Ji Jingqiu Because Innate’s aptitude wasn’t good enough, and fearing his progress in Pile Stance would be slow, he specially chose Fu Long Stance for the little guy.

Although the training process for Fu Long Stance is quite arduous, the Late Stage progresses the fastest among Pile Stances.

How could someone with average or below-average physical constitution develop Qi strength in just one day?

Moreover, he just checked and found that Ji Jingqiu was actually suffering from a significant blood loss!

Even if Ji Jingqiu has developed a strong will, it’s still hard to explain.

Because this kid’s appetite at lunchtime is obvious to everyone!