Chapter 518: Chapter 293: Seven Injuries Fist That Shakes the Universe!

The affiliated Demon Seed carrying the Essence Qi of the Subduing Tiger Arhat merged into Su Que’s Dantian, integrating into his Lifebound Demon Seed.

Then, the Lifebound Demon Seed spurred this Essence Qi, rushing throughout his entire body.

Su Que felt as if waves of power were pouring into his body.

This was a sign of the Essence Qi of the Subduing Tiger Arhat fusing with his flesh and spirit.

Su Que was moved in his heart and summoned the Attributes.

He saw that the remaining lifespan in the Attributes was increasing.

Before long, Su Que felt the sensation of power being infused into his body gradually disappearing.

This was because the Essence Qi of the Subduing Tiger Arhat had completely merged into his flesh and spirit.

He looked at the Attributes again.

Name: Su Que (21 years old)

Remaining Lifespan: 6698

After acquiring the Essence Qi of the Subduing Tiger Arhat, his lifespan increased by about 400 years.

He gained the memory of the Subduing Tiger Arhat, knowing that the Subduing Tiger Arhat was at the Twelfth-Layer of the Realm of Merging, generally capable of living around seven thousand years.

Yet, the Subduing Tiger Arhat had only lived for about five thousand years.

If that’s the case, the Subduing Tiger Arhat could have lived for two thousand more years.

However, after acquiring the Essence Qi of the Subduing Tiger Arhat, his lifespan only increased by about 400 years.

He speculated that his life level and physical body strength were higher than that of the Subduing Tiger Arhat.

Therefore, the Essence Qi of the Subduing Tiger Arhat could only enhance his physique by about 400 years of lifespan.

’It would be great if I could obtain more Essence Qi from divine beings of the Buddhist Sect...’

Su Que thought in his heart.

However, when thinking of divine beings of the Buddhist Sect, Su Que recalled the memories of Subduing Tiger.

In the memories of Subduing Tiger, the hierarchy of Spirit Mountain of the Buddhist Sect was strict.

Within Spirit Mountain, there were numerous Bhikkhus.

Some Bhikkhus ascended from the Three Thousand Lower Realms, either willingly joining Spirit Mountain or being "converted" by the monks of Spirit Mountain.

There were also some Bhikkhus who had not yet reached the realm of ascension, meaning they had not yet reached the Realm of Merging.

However, as they grew in worlds occupied by the Buddhist Sect, Spirit Mountain, seeing their potential for ascension, would guide them to the Upper Realm for cultivation in advance.

From the memories of Subduing Tiger, Su Que learned that Spirit Mountain had numerous methods of "conversion," the most commonly used being two: one was to recite Buddhist spells that could influence the mind, and the other was to subdue with Buddhist divine might.

Besides converting people, Spirit Mountain in the Upper Realm also converts demons and devils.

In some of the Small Worlds among the Three Thousand Lower Realms, animals might become sentient and after years of cultivation, ascend as Great Demons or Demon Immortals.

Spirit Mountain was quite enthusiastic about bringing these Great Demons and Demon Immortals into the Buddhist Sect. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Some Demon Immortals with relatively shallow strength were situated in the lowest tier of Spirit Mountain, similar to Bhikkhus with shallow strength.

Above the numerous Bhikkhus were the Arhats.

To acquire the Arhat Fruit Position in Spirit Mountain, one must at least reach the Third-Layer of the Realm of Merging.

There were eight hundred Arhats, and the most formidable of them were the Eighteen Arhats.

The Eighteen Arhats included figures like Subduing Dragon, Subduing Tiger, and Zuo Lu, among others.

Because of the constant struggles among divine beings in the Upper Realm, the Eighteen Arhats sometimes suffered casualties.

Thus, over time, the Eighteen Arhats became a title.

If one of the Eighteen Arhats died, another would be selected from among the remaining Arhats to fill the position of the Eighteen Arhats.

In the memory of Subduing Tiger, the strongest among the current Eighteen Arhats was Subduing Dragon, whose cultivation level had reached the Fifteenth Layer of the Realm of Merging.

Far above several minor realms compared to the other Eighteen Arhats.

Within Spirit Mountain, there were also some Dharma Guardian Deities more formidable than the Arhats.

These Dharma Guardian Deities consisted of some Demon Immortals, demons who converted to the Buddhist Sect, or other non-Buddhist beings.

They were inherently powerful cultivators, captured by Spirit Mountain either voluntarily or involuntarily, needing to serve as Dharma Protectors for Spirit Mountain.

Above the Arhats and Dharma Guardian Deities were the Bodhisattvas.

Most of the Dharma Guardian Deities were under the jurisdiction of the Bodhisattvas.

Although the Arhats’ cultivation level wasn’t extremely high, they were disciples of Tathagata, the master of Spirit Mountain.

Among the Bodhisattvas, some were disciples of Tathagata as well, while others were Buddhist friends who once sat and discussed Buddhism with Tathagata.

Bodhisattvas were more formidable than Arhats, and Su Que felt that if a Bodhisattva descended, he would not be able to contend with them in his current state.

’Now that Subduing Tiger has fallen here, I wonder if more Arhats or even Bodhisattvas will descend.’ thought Su Que.

’Looks like I have to hide for a while...’

’I’ve only cultivated for four years, so I definitely can’t confront those divine beings who have cultivated for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.’ Su Que thought.

With this in mind, Su Que searched Subduing Tiger’s body and found a Storage Pouch.

Seeing nothing else on Subduing Tiger’s body, he released a stream of Myriad Poison True Qi, destroying Subduing Tiger’s corpse.

After all, Subduing Tiger was a Buddhist divine being, with a much tougher physical body.

Unlike before, his Myriad Poison True Qi needed to linger for a while before fully dissolving Subduing Tiger’s corpse.

After dissolving Subduing Tiger’s corpse, Su Que waved his hand, retrieving the Myriad Poison True Qi.

Li Xuanji and others, awakened by Su Que, were in the study room the whole time, watching the battle between Su Que and Subduing Tiger.

Among them, Li Xuanji was the most formidable, possessing the Late Stage of the Gang Condensation Realm.

These people, having witnessed the battle between Su Que and Subduing Tiger, were all dumbfounded.

They felt as if it was a battle between two divine beings.

Seeing that Su Que had destroyed the corpse, Li Xuanji stepped out of the study, intending to ask Su Que: "Who exactly was that person? What exactly is going on? How come first it was Emperor Jing of Liang, and now it’s a monk, with successively unimaginable powerful beings coming to the Imperial Palace..."

While he was thinking, Su Que said to him: "Can Elder Qingxuan refine Elixirs?"

Seeing Su Que’s display just now, Li Xuanji was even more terrified of Su Que, although he wanted to ask many things in his heart, he was too afraid of being rude to Su Que to dare to ask.