Chapter 1288 When My Dao Was Proven, I Realized the Suffering of All Beings
After the Yun Qingbai pursuit two years ago, Lin Xun faced and overcame the fourth longevity tribulation, the seven emotions, causing his cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds.
Over the next two years, he overcame the fifth longevity tribulation, the six desires, and the sixth longevity tribulation, the karmic obstacles.
If contrasted with his previous progress, the growth rate of Lin Xun's battle power had undoubtedly attained an unprecedented peak.
It was the power of accumulated preparation!
On the one hand, it was related to the various opportunities and blessings he had acquired in the Upper Nine Realms. On the other hand, it was also inextricably linked to his cultivation path.
Lin Xun had built up an overly strong and astonishing foundation that enabled swift and rapid cultivation progress.
Clang!
The Broken Blade grew increasingly illusory as it flew through the air. Its sharp aura tore open small cracks in the surrounding space, causing it to emit light suction noises.
Meanwhile, cryptic dao patterns emerged on it, releasing a sacred, holy charm that would amaze the entirety of time.
Over the past two years, the Broken Blade had clearly risen in quality after being tempered with various divine materials in the furnace made from All-Wonder Dao Fire.
Although the Broken Blade was originally a spirit weapon, as long as Lin Xun continued to nurture and temper it as a Supreme King Weapon, it would inevitably become his life-bound Saint weapon if he one day became a Saint expert!
The only problem was that the Broken Blade was incomplete. Hence, it might not be so simple for it to transform into a Saint weapon.
It was worth mentioning that besides the All-Wonder Dao Flame, Lin Xun had also obtained five other Alpha Dao Flames in the underground tomb.
Two years ago, Lin Xun had given Toady the Golden Blaze Dao Flame that had taken the form of a golden lamp.
The big black bird had also been gifted the Dustless Dao Flame which had taken the form of a white book.
As for the Eternal Silent Dao Flame which had taken the form of a black ruler and the Purple Brilliance Dao Flame which had taken the form of a purple painting, Lin Xun planned to give them to Xia Zhi and Zhao Jingxuan respectively.
Finally, the Five Aggregates Dao Flame was reserved for A’lu.
……
"Big brother, come quickly!"
Inside the Stupa Tower, Toady excitedly shouted, "It's done, we’ve finally succeeded!"
Lin Xun was momentarily stunned before he swiftly kept the Broken Blade and rose to his feet. Upon reaching the 18th floor of the Stupa Tower, he found that the eighteen murals had disappeared.
Instead, golden Buddhist characters were flowing in the air. The sacred words shone brightly as peaceful light sprinkled from them.
Lin Xun felt a prickling pain in his eyes as he was seemingly transported to a holy land and was immersed in a Zen-like state.
"This..."
Lin Xun was overwhelmed by the sensation.
"It’s the greatest blessing that was hidden in Stupa Brahma Land!"
Toady placed his hands on his waist and smiled radiantly, clearly oozing with happiness.
"Look at this line of Buddhist text. It is a genuine manifestation of the grand dao. From what I can deduce, the Saint Buddha from the ancient-era must have been a supreme figure who possessed unmatched wisdom and could look down upon the heavens!"
The big black bird emotionally sighed.
It spent almost every waking moment deciphering the eighteen stone murals with Toady for more than two years.
Now that their secrets had finally been unveiled, it was naturally feeling overwhelmed by all kinds of emotions.
The big black bird suddenly asked a strange question, "Do you know what this line means?"
Toady's laughter abruptly stopped. The corners of his mouth twitched as an odd expression appeared on his face.
Lin Xun was taken aback. ''What do you mean? Isn’t it an inheritance?"
Toady pointed at the shining golden Buddhist characters and softly read, "When my dao was proven, I realized the suffering of all beings!"
The simple sentence shook Lin Xun's heart and soul. To think that a dao-proven Saint Buddha would be thinking about the suffering of all beings upon his enlightenment!
Such boundless compassion touched Lin Xun and made him feel admiration and respect.
His admiration deepened as he recalled the numerous bone mounds in Stupa Land that had formed from the remains of enemies from the eight regions that the ancient-era Saint Buddha had subdued.
"Why are those old bastards from Kṣitigarbha Temple[1] so different from that Saint Buddha despite all being Buddhist cultivators?"
The big black bird sneered. His words were filled with mockery toward Kṣitigarbha Temple.
Toady began to explain to Lin Xun, "The Saint Buddha left behind ten supreme inheritance secret arts which are hidden in each line of Buddhist text. You only need to open your mind and heart to these Buddhist texts and you’ll be able to sense the inheritance within them. "
"Remember, you can only pick one. Old Blacky there was greedy previously and tried to obtain all of the inheritances. In the end, his spirit suffered a backlash, and he nearly succumbed to cultivation deviation."
The big black bird couldn’t help but blush in embarrassment.
"I obtained an inheritance that tempers the spirit called Sakya View while Old Blacky obtained an inheritance that refines the mind called Formless Vacuum Sutra."
Toady quickly said, "Regretfully, regardless of who obtains them, these inheritances can only be received and can’t be taught to others."
This meant that neither Toady nor Old Blacky could impart the inheritances to others.
Lin Xun nodded. He took a deep breath, sat down, and relaxed as his senses surged into the floating golden Buddhist text in the air.
In an instant, a magnificent sound akin to the morning bells and drums rang out.
Lin Xun felt a tremor in his soul as he "saw" an infinitely large Buddha figure sitting amidst the stars. The figure was surrounded by millions of light rays and gave off endless brightness like the legendary lord of the heavens.
Even the stars looked as tiny as dust particles before him!
However, when Lin Xun tried to take a closer look, the Buddha phantasm disappeared as if it had never existed in the first place.
Next, ten golden Buddhist scriptures appeared and slowly unfurled, revealing lines of glowing words within them.
The words seemed to soar on the scrolls like dragons and spread their wings like phoenixes. They overflowed with Zenness and charm, appearing mystical and ethereal.
There was no need for Lin Xun to figure anything out. When his senses moved toward them, information immediately appeared in his mind.
"Prajna Wonder Sutra; cultivates the Prajna and refines wonder qi. Cultivates an inner world that can connect directly to one’s dao..."
Lin Xun's heart shuddered in amazement.
A sutra like this was most definitely personally written by a Saint expert. There was no doubt that this Prajna Wonder Sutra would be an extraordinary art.
"Observe the Immeasurable Truth; cultivates the Immeasurable Glaze Body, practice the secrets of heaven and earth, grasp the intent of subduing dragons and tigers, and perform the furious Bodhisattva..."
What a terrifying body cultivation art!
Lin Xun felt a strong impulse to obtain this inheritance.
After all, his qi cultivation and spirit cultivation were already on the Supreme Path while his body cultivation had yet to come into contact with it.
Lin Xun usually wasn’t tempted by other body cultivation arts because of the amazing Nine Pure Saint Body Art he had obtained in the Deva Secret Domain.
However, how could he possibly ignore the Observe the Immeasurable Truth inheritance that was clearly an inconceivably incredible body cultivation art?
After a little contemplation, Lin Xun restrained his desire.
Since he already had the Nine Pure Saint Body Art, it would be kind of a waste to obtain another body cultivation art.
Moreover, he wasn't a pure body cultivator like A’lu and didn’t have the aspiration of becoming a Saint through body cultivation.
"Nirvana Lotus Seal Technique..."
"True Acala Art..."
"Sakya View..."
"Gaya Elephant Toss..."
Lin Xun flipped through them one by one. Although he couldn't view their essence, he could understand their various functions.
Even with his high standards, Lin Xun felt that these ten inheritances were first-rate supreme secret arts that would be fiercely fought over by Saint experts if leaked to the outside world!
It wouldn’t be extreme to claim that anyone who obtained any one of them would have the potential to start a sect of their own.
Although these ten inheritances were so deeply tempting that they made his heart flutter...he didn’t urgently need any of them!
He could randomly choose one as it would be no different from obtaining an amazing blessing but he somehow couldn’t bring himself to do so.
After calming down, Lin Xun realized that although such a heaven-defying opportunity might make other cultivators go crazy, he didn’t need any of them.
His mindset became different when he looked at the ten Buddhist scriptures again. There was no longer any desire in his eyes which were now clear and bright.
In cultivation, it was important to know when to accept or reject something.
Lin Xun's principle was simple. He would use whatever there was if it would benefit his cultivation path. However, if something was useless to him, he would rather not have it!
Because such things would eventually become shackles that would bog him down!
This was also known as external hindrances.
If external things could be employed, they would become your own.
If they weighed you down instead, you would fall into the trap of being hindered by external things!
In the end, Lin Xun sighed softly and decided to give up on the opportunity.
He wasn’t being magnanimous. Instead, he understood that he couldn’t impart the inheritances to others anyway.
In addition, since there was a possibility of it hindering his path, it would be better to give up on it!
The moment this decision was made, Lin Xun felt his mindset being elevated to a new level.
Opportunity and blessings were often irresistible and the more heaven-defying they were, the harder it was to reject them.
Since the beginning of time, how many people could remain calm while decisively rejecting such opportunities?
If others knew, they would undoubtedly laugh at how foolish Lin Xun was being.
However, he didn’t have any regrets.
His path was different from everyone else's. To walk a path that had never been walked before, one must closely hold on to one’s individuality and dao heart!
The second Lin Xun gave up, a solemn and peaceful voice rang out in his head, ''Excellent, thou can be regarded as one of our peers!"
The words seemed to vibrate through every fiber of his being.
Lin Xun was startled. When he looked up, he found that the ten golden Buddhist scriptures had undergone an unbelievable transformation.
1. Another name for Earth Treasury Temple ☜
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