Chapter 348: Chapter 198: Breaking and Renewing, the Golden Body Nears Completion

"The true death of ’Lion Heart’ actually occurred twenty-six years ago."

At that time, Huo Hengxuan had already become a soldier of the Liang Kingdom. He was severely injured in a war and accidentally stumbled upon a village to recuperate, witnessing the story of the near end belonging to the Buddha’s Son, ’Lion Heart.’

But Chen Kuang in this life is only nineteen years old now, so he couldn’t possibly have appeared twenty-six years ago. He had to move the time to a relatively reasonable stage.

Eight years ago, Chen Kuang was traveling and learning music with Xi Mengquan. With a Saint by his side, even if the Great Zen Master of the Pure Land acted personally, they couldn’t find the specific details of this past, making it the most suitable time point.

Du Guan heard this and showed a complex expression, took the relic, and sighed:

"Brother Lion Heart has been missing for nearly forty years. I thought we might only find his relic a hundred years later, by then my life would also be nearing its end. I never expected to see it today..."

He paused here, suddenly stunned, because if Chen Kuang came to return the relic and had seen Lion Heart eight years ago.

Then logically, Chen Kuang... is indeed the most likely person with past wisdom!

Du Guan sharply raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him.

Chen Kuang smiled slightly, then clasped his hands together, lowered his eyes, and solemnly, without concealment, displayed his own ’Mud Golden Sculpting Technique.’

He needed a reasonable source for his cultivation technique; otherwise, if it were confirmed in the future that his cultivation technique was learned secretly, he would gain another enemy... This was also one of the reasons he came to the Pure Land.

Chen Kuang knew there was a high probability that his explanation would be doubted, and his purpose in coming to the Pure Land would soon be guessed, so he needed to show his talent as much as possible.

A genius who comes voluntarily is always better than an ordinary cultivator harboring ill intentions...

"Boom—"

The First Aspect, "Tushita Descends to the Heavens!"

The dust blowing in the face actively circled away at this moment, and the sand and stones piled under his feet were pushed aside by an invisible mighty force, revealing the top of a white boulder below.

In an instant, within one foot of Chen Kuang, it seemed to become a small pure land.

Unlike when he was a beginner, only able to push away the dust around him, now with just the First Aspect, he could resist the strong winds and sandstorm.

The Second Aspect, "White Lotus Rebirth!" 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

The white lotus phantom on Chen Kuang’s forehead bloomed thirteen petals in an instant, held back but not released, exuding a world-shaking brilliance that illuminated the whole small temple and the two people beside him.

At this moment, Xiuzhu finally came to his senses and recognized the top cultivation technique of the Buddhist Sect that he was also practicing.

"Mud Golden Sculpting Technique?!"

He looked at the thirteen petals of the lotus, dumbfounded and muttered, "White Lotus Rebirth? I have only cultivated to the Sixfold Force!"

Normally, one could only cultivate the Triple Force in White Lotus Rebirth.

Although Xiuzhu was not primarily focused on the Mud Golden Sculpting Technique, being able to cultivate to the Sixfold Force was already an exceptionally rare talent.

Who would have thought, today, he would see a monster capable of cultivating the Thirteenfold Power!

But what he didn’t know was that this wasn’t even Chen Kuang’s limit.

Originally, in the Pinggu Battlefield, relying on the passive replication from ’Celestial Demon Transformation,’ which was "Heavy Pupil Ancestral Call," Chen Kuang had already cultivated the Thirteenfold Force.

And after stepping into the river of ’Time,’ with a huge surge in cultivation, Chen Kuang was now able to stack the Twenty-First Layer of Force.

But this was already seven times the original capability of the White Lotus Rebirth... Chen Kuang himself also felt it a bit terrifying and couldn’t reveal everything, so he chose to keep some reserves.

The Third Aspect, "Two Dragons Bathing the Buddha!"

Two small dragon phantoms immediately coiled around Chen Kuang’s waist and arms, their eyes sparkling with golden light, issuing a majestic roar.

Perhaps due to the fact that Chen Kuang had personally nurtured a true dragon with his own blood, these two small dragons were extremely affectionate towards him. Even their bodies became somewhat more solid, making even Chen Kuang appear increasingly dignified under their dragon majesty.

The Fourth Aspect, "Moon Robe!"

The moon essence condensed, and a moon-white kasaya draped over Chen Kuang’s body, even making his skin as delicate and clean as jade, softening his originally sharp temperament considerably. If not for his loose black hair, he would indeed resemble a compassionate Bodhisattva who saves all beings.

Chen Kuang hesitated for a moment, pondered briefly, but continued to manifest the Fifth Aspect... "Vajra Bodhi!"

The god soul within the Heart Lake became tangible, and suddenly, a golden light shone brilliantly from the crevices!

"Crack..."

Chen Kuang vaguely heard the cracking sound emanating from his Sea of Consciousness Heart Lake, with more fissures appearing on the god soul, and even his jade-like white skin seemed to have a golden light cracking through it.

But Chen Kuang did not feel any pain; instead, he felt the lightness of breaking free from shackles.

Indeed his previous feeling was not wrong!

Without choosing to build a Dao foundation, the passive effect of "break and then establish" did not fail; rather, it took effect outside of his cultivation.

Originally, Chen Kuang was not skilled in grasping the "Vajra Bodhi," only able to attain bits at moments of epiphany or extreme peril.

That is, in the process of simulating the Buddha’s enlightenment to overcome internal and external demonic obstacles.

But now, the "Not Shattered yet Undying" of the Fifth Aspect seemed to be turning into his permanent state.

In other words, he was about to grasp this Fifth Aspect!

Once the golden light cracks completely cover, both the god soul and the flesh would simultaneously break the cocoon to become a butterfly, leading Chen Kuang to achieve a true "golden body."

When Du Guan saw Chen Kuang manifest the Fourth Aspect, he was already seventy percent convinced that this was indeed the person with past wisdom in "Lion Heart."

This Mud Golden Sculpting Technique, without guidance, could never achieve such accomplishments in such a short time.

And Chen Kuang’s reputation had long spread to the Pure Land, surrounded only by the outcast Huo Hengxuan, who had absolutely no contact with any Buddhist people.

And although Huo Hengxuan was a Zhengzhu Disciple, he was expelled from the Pure Land early on, making it impossible to learn the Mud Golden Sculpting Technique.

Moreover, how could an outcast push the Mud Golden Sculpting Technique to its utmost?

There was almost no other explanation aside from past wisdom.

When Du Guan witnessed the Fifth Aspect’s display, he was shaken, and without hesitating, he immediately grabbed Chen Kuang, urged:

"Quickly, follow me to meet the three Great Zen Masters!"

He reacted so intensely for a simple reason.

Since Lion Heart’s death, for all these years in the Pure Land, there have only been three Buddha’s Sons, yet no one could cultivate the Mud Golden Sculpting Technique to the Fifth Aspect!

The Mud Golden Sculpting Technique is the Supreme Buddhist Teachings; precisely because of this, its difficulty is extremely high, with the Fourth and Fifth Aspects being a barrier, a watershed in the Buddha’s enlightenment.

Attaining the Fifth Aspect suggests that Chen Kuang is very likely to achieve sainthood through Buddhist teachings!

Du Guan waved his hand, and the shrine’s alcove behind him vanished in an instant, revealing a hidden small world.

This small temple was originally the "gate" of the Pure Land.

Behind the "gate," boundless sunlight shone, and numerous glazed golden halls could be faintly seen.

However, Chen Kuang did not move. Du Guan suddenly frowned, looking toward the distant desert.

Over there, three cultivators are flying towards them, with an imposing aura and overwhelming malice.

One of them shouted, "Who is Chen Kuang? Hand over the Elixir of Longevity!"