Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

Chapter 793 - 294: Attaining the Dharma, Two True Saints at the Heavenly Saint Lake (Part 2)

The spirit must reach a realm of emptiness and clarity to unite with the "Dao," and this is Sitting Forget."Inside, one does not perceive their body; outside, one is unaware of the universe, merging with the Dao and dispelling all thoughts."

"No food, no breath, no thoughts, no body; Latecomers can attempt cultivation starting with the Four Immeasurable Method."

"The Supreme seeks self, thus Only Me; the God seeks achievement, thus utilitarian; the Saint seeks fame, thus establishes teaching and transmission — Zhang Tiancheng."

Ji Jingqiu’s fingers brushed over the traces left by predecessors on the book,

Past dynasties have seen many Grandmaster Martial Artists borrowing scriptures from Xinzhai Dojo, aiming for Sitting Forget and leaving their insights and realizations.

Some chose to leave their names, while others only left their reflections.

"According to Uncle Meng last time, to comprehend Sitting Forget, I must at least reach Grandmaster level and observe the operation of the Dharma Realm. After all, if I can’t even see where the Dao resides, how can I talk about ’Sitting Forget,’ merging with Dao?"

Ji Jingqiu muttered to himself, he has already sensed the presence of the Dharma Realm, able to step in anytime and anywhere, yet unable to stay for long.

"I wonder how long it will take for me to suddenly understand where Sitting Forget resides given my talent."

"Sudden Enlightenment? In this world, those who reach the level of Heavenly King, which one wasn’t the most exceptional genius? Would they lack Sudden Enlightenment?"

Within the Inner World, Hel said indifferently,

"By the way, you have already briefly glimpsed the scenery of Sitting Forget."

"Me?" Ji Jingqiu said in surprise, "When?"

Did he underestimate himself too much?

"The night you obtained Mu Shitian’s Divine Weapon and meditated in that scoundrel’s former dwelling." Hel said flatly, "That night, you traveled the Void, your Spiritual Body ventured far across the cosmos, which counts as the most rudimentary merging with the universe."

Ji Jingqiu examined his memory, quickly pinpointing the moment Hel mentioned.

That night, he was studying the Heart Moon at his brow.

Through the Heart Moon, he easily achieved Unity of Heaven and Man, immersed in that transcendent feeling of unity with Heaven and Earth, his spirit transformed into a virtual body, wandering between Heaven and Earth, ascending infinitely until he broke free from the planet’s constraints and strolled through the universe.

Is this the merging with the universe?

Even if it was the most rudimentary, Ji Jingqiu doubted if he felt any divine anomaly.

Right...

Ultimately, he sensed a mysterious call, his Spiritual Body spanning the universe, actually arriving before the Four Guardian Stars in "a few steps" from the Mu Family Ancestor Star, witnessing sixteen blazing spiritual lights radiating from the Four Guardian Stars throughout the Federation.

Below those sixteen spiritual lights was a dark "Sea Eye," seemingly an unfathomable valley in the sea, where all waters converge.

Ji Jingqiu suddenly furrowed his brow.

He had always thought that the mysterious call at that time came from the Four Directions God or the Twelve Divine Lords.

Because a similar feeling he had experienced during his early Martial Arts period.

That was when the Bodhi Tree was still a seedling, transforming at a critical node, requiring irrigation with Bitter Sea Water.

So Ji Jingqiu then had to make a choice: stop there or draw Bitter Sea Water into the Inner Realm, irrigating the Bodhi Tree.

And after that, the Twelve Divine Lords’ clone took residence in his Inner World, temporarily supporting the weight of the Bitter Sea for him.

Thinking of this, Ji Jingqiu returned to the Inner World, with Formless Wind swirling beside his ears. He stood before the Bodhi Tree, now significant in size and much taller than him, feeling the small Bodhi Tree’s will.

Its ultimate destination is still to root in the Bitter Sea, uplifting all beings from falling into suffering.

Ji Jingqiu looked up towards the colorful Illusion Sea of Suffering.

Considering this...

Was it truly the Four Directions God calling him that night?

Perhaps it was the Sea Eye suppressed deep within the Four Guardian Stars?

Next to his ears echoed Lady La’s "teaching and enlightening":

"At this stage, like the Dharma Realm, the focus is no longer on ’Sudden Enlightenment,’ but on remaining steady after enlightenment."

"Just like Unity of Heaven and Man, without enough base body strength and lacking special methods like Five Virtues, even if you hold a Holy Embryo, you can’t achieve complete Unity of Mind because you can’t support it."

"The reason why the Heaven and Earth Technique allows entering Unity of Heaven and Man anytime and anywhere is that there is no separation, it is the main transformation after Heart and Body Unity."

Ji Jingqiu could largely understand the key points within these explanations.

During his journey in Martial Arts, he had encountered several instances where his physical body couldn’t bear an overly strong spirit, resulting in the Spirit Realm unable to advance further.

Back then, the physical body was like a worldly treasure raft, an anchor for the spirit amidst vast Heaven and Earth.

But between Fetal Breathing and Sitting Forget, the physical body was already insufficient to act as the anchor for itself.

"To remain firmly in Sitting Forget, one needs profound spiritual cultivation," Hel rarely spoke seriously, "Some call it ’Dao Power,’ others call it ’Tribulation Qi,’ ’Holy Heart’..."

"And some attempt to measure the breadth and depth of the spirit through pure numbers, but most have failed."

"The more unified and widely accepted method is called ’Mountains Nine Feet,’ but it’s not applicable to the current Great Universe. Until further unlocking of the Great Universe, or when you again divine travel through the realms, I will guide you to see."

"Dao Power?" Ji Jingqiu murmured.

Historically, talents were tested by the heavens, and those who passed accumulated Dao Power.

"Speaking of which, I’m curious how you originally practiced the [Fire House Buddha Hell Visualization Map]." Hel suddenly asked curiously.

Ji Jingqiu asked, "Why do you say that?"

"Because Mu Shitian created this Visualization Map at the end of his own path! Ordinary cultivation techniques are built step by step from nothing, but this Visualization Map is completely reversed."

"Ironically, the Mu Family descendants absurdly attempted to first transform, then cultivate this method! If they could truly reach the end point where Mu Shitian arrived, why would they need this Visualization Map?"