Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

Lord Blade sent him a document, detailing the critical steps from starting from scratch to reaching the Martial Arts Second Realm.

Martial Arts Five Realms: Body Refining, True Seed, Divine Travel, Chains, Heart Image.

Above the Heart Image, one is known as a Heavenly Human Martial Artist.

At this stage, one is also known as a master-level Martial Artist.

Because such martial artists often establish their own Martial Arts sects, creating a unique path that can leave their mark in the history of Martial Arts.

The realms above were not mentioned in the document.

The main practice in the Body Refining Realm is Pile Skill, divided into two steps, Qi Nourishing and Opening Veins.

This Pile Skill warms up the Qi Force, completing the connection of all body veins, which is the sign of completing Body Refining.

The document also specifically highlighted in red that modern Pile Skill is incredibly potent and extremely harmful to the body, requiring the daily intake of corresponding secret medicine, otherwise, one wouldn't last long before dying explosively.

Likewise, this realm can progress quickly with sufficient secret medicine, and the document notes that those with a high innate root bone can open their veins within a month.

After opening the veins, one can try to breakthrough to True Seed.

However, such martial artists are the "weakest" and generally have no chance to break through to the realms after True Seed.

Slightly more ambitious martial artists will try, after opening the veins, to open the Heavenly Gate and attempt to break through the Five Limits of Heavenly Person.

No matter how much one trains the physical body, there are limits.

The purpose of the Five Limits of Heavenly Person is to unlock genetic chains and break through these limits, thus this gate is also known as the non-human gate or evolution gate.

Ji Jingqiu thought to himself, he was quite familiar with this routine!

Four words summarize it—

I refuse to be human!

He scrutinized the document from start to finish twice, finally gaining a rough understanding of Martial Arts, no longer completely ignorant.

Especially regarding what is called the "first challenge of Martial Arts," the Five Limits of Heavenly Person.

There are two difficulties in this challenge.

First is to push open the Heavenly Gate.

The most common and universal method is continuous tempering.

Persistent high-intensity training beyond one's limits, or tempering between life and death, in hopes of self-enlightenment.

The former relies on sincerity and luck, the latter gambles with life.

The second difficulty lies in the fact that once the Heavenly Gate is opened, there is no turning back.

One can only open the Heavenly Gate once in their life, and it only stays open for one year.

After a year, the Heavenly Gate closes, no matter how many limits you have broken through, no matter how much you refine and train, you can't break through this boundary again. This rule applies to all martial artists.

Of the two difficulties, let's leave the second one aside for now; the first, Ji Jingqiu has an advantage.

The document explicitly mentions that those who can ignite the Heart Fire during the Body Refining Stage can sense the existence of the Heavenly Gate once they complete Opening Veins.

Which means, this challenge doesn't exist for Ji Jingqiu.

After pondering for a moment, Ji Jingqiu confirmed this with Lord Blade.

[Leng Dao]: About the Heart Fire, there's a saying, "A single Heart Fire illuminates the profound darkness," people who light the Heart Fire can sense many things invisible to the naked eye, including the Heavenly Gate.

[Leng Dao]: You've already ignited the Heart Fire? That's good news, and there's another aspect to the Five Limits of Heavenly Person, the earlier you open the Heavenly Gate after completing Opening Veins, the easier it is to break the limits!

[Leng Dao]: The Five Limits of Heavenly Person are crucial, they directly determine how far you can go in Martial Arts, we'll talk more about the specifics when we meet in a few days.

After ending the conversation, looking at Lord Blade's grey icon, Ji Jingqiu knew he had truly logged off.

He glanced at the time, 2 AM.

Speaking of which, Lord Blade is also on the East Three Bright Star.

What's he doing at this hour?

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"Boss, another hundred skewers!"

"Alright!"

In the early morning night market, the lamb skewers on the barbecue grill sizzle and emit an enticing aroma.

A bald, tattooed burly man sitting at a roadside stall, boldly raises his hand to order more skewers.

His face is meaty, he wears a bright floral shirt, with the collar unbuttoned to reveal a thick gold chain, and sunglasses hanging at the back of his head.

"This is the life!"

He touches his smooth and shiny forehead, contentedly sighing.

At the round roadside table in front of him, two other people are sitting.

A young man with a distinguished air has only tasted a bite of the lamb skewers in front of him and hasn't touched them since.

The other, with long hair and a gentle, beautiful face, only the Adam's apple proving his gender, has a calm and nearly indifferent expression, his eyes sharp as blades, and hasn't spoken since sitting down.

The young man ends a call, whispering:

"Mr. Ba, the latest news, Blood Arhat Li Buyi from Supreme True Buddha Sect has infiltrated Taian City. Your uncle is now severely injured. If Li Buyi chooses this moment to act, I'm afraid there'll be trouble."

Mr. Ba clicked his tongue, "My uncle's greatest hobby in life has been fishing. If news came out that he was seriously injured, it's most likely just a superficial wound."

The young man looks thoughtful, then puzzledly asks, "Then shouldn't we rush over there to join forces and set an ambush?"

Mr. Ba disdainfully says:

"Xiao Ji, do you think Li Buyi is a fool? That guy is a fox! Incredibly suspicious and slippery, even a top agent of the Federation Security Bureau has slipped up because of him.

With his suspicious nature, he won't make a move without investigating my uncle's real background."

Xiao Ji immediately offers his admiration, "Mr. Ba, you know yourself and your enemy; no wonder you rarely make mistakes over the years!"

During the conversation, freshly grilled lamb skewers are brought to the table, with the corners of the meat shining slightly and sizzling with oil, the skewers amply sized.

Mr. Ba grabs eight skewers, his words muffled: "Xiao Ji, did you hear that Marshal Ji left behind a 'Daoist Collection' in Taian City back in the day?"

Xiao Ji helplessly, "You believe in such rumors?"

Mr. Ba earnestly says, "It's not about whether I believe it or not; it's that the Supreme True Buddha Sect believes it. This time, they've clearly put in a lot of effort, openly aiming to control Taian City from the shadows."

Xiao Ji is startled, shaking his head after a moment: "If there really was an ancestral Daoist Collection, it's not just our distant branch that would be mobilized— even the main branch would come out in full force, plowing the planet three times."

"You said it," Mr. Ba agrees, "If there was a Daoist Collection, how could it still exist till today? Li Buyi, that bastard, is probably scouting the entire city for his 'destined person'."

Hearing this, Xiao Ji clenches his fists, his eyes filled with coldness.

Blood Arhat Li Buyi, he takes pleasure in forcibly recruiting young Martial Arts geniuses into the Supreme True Buddha Sect. If they utterly refuse, he either brainwashes them or ruthlessly kills them.

Since last year, ever since he topped the Federation's special wanted list, he had vanished without a trace.

Now, they finally tracked down a lead on him here.

Mr. Ba leisurely suggests:

"I say we need not scour the whole city. How long could that take?

You check who the famous Martial Arts prodigies in Taian City are, and we'll meet them.

See if there's anyone with the 'deep Zen' type that Supreme True Buddha Sect favors, and just wait and let Li Buyi come to us."

Xiao Ji considers for a moment, "I'll contact them right away."

Mr. Ba then looks towards the third person in the group to ask for their opinion.

"Agreed."

The beautiful long-haired man's expression is indifferent, his words sparing.

Mr. Ba looks pained.

Xiao Ji asks further, "Mr. Ba, how do you determine if someone has deep Zen?"

Mr. Ba licking his lips, "This Zen and murderous intent are merely manifestations of the spirit's true nature. When your Spirit Realm reaches that level, and you cultivate a Pupil Skill, you'll be able to distinguish at a glance, let me tell you..."

Suddenly, the beautiful long-haired man packs up his smart terminal, cutting him off, and states lightly, "In two days, I have to leave for a while."

Mr. Ba immediately frowns, "What for?"

"Meeting an online friend."

His words still brief but causing Mr. Ba to probe further, touching his ears to make sure he heard right:

"A girl?"