Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

"Look, you're in a hurry again!" the man mocked.

"Enough, I'm not going to argue with you anymore. From now on, keep your mouth shut

a little tighter. Don't tell the youngsters everything, do we not need a bit of privacy?"

The man stood up, stretched lazily, seemingly preparing to leave.

A sword's hum sounded again, carrying a hint of reluctance to part.

"Where to?"

Upon hearing the long sword's question, the man thought for a moment,

"I don't know, depends on my mood."

The long sword suddenly hummed softly.

The man raised his eyebrows:

"So you're peeping at me every day, aren't you, you motherfucker?"

"That kid... It's not a matter of whether I fancy him or not,

who in this world can catch the eye of He Donghuang?"

The man gave such an answer.

Let alone the many years he spent half-asleep, half-awake,

even during those days when he was the first among all beings,

there were few who held a place in his eyes.

And since he's supposed to inherit my legacy,

he should at least have the spirit I had in my youth.

The man always felt that no matter how big the world was, whose it was didn't matter,

what mattered was whether or not I wanted it!

Such a broadmindedness and daring spirit is worthy of a young man.

Arrogant and domineering, looking down on everything...

To him, these words are the ultimate praise for the youth.

If one doesn't even have this kind of demeanor and pride,

how can one talk about climbing the path of Martial Arts,

let alone carving a new path?

The long sword suddenly began mocking him for having no conscience after all these years in the Divine Temple.

"What do you mean I have no conscience? Tons of people have burned

incense for me, should I care about each one? It's not like I asked them to do it!"

The man retorted angrily,

"The last thing I want in this life is to walk the path laid out by others!

That Ji wants me to leave a legacy, well I'm just not going to leave one!"

The long sword hummed softly like a cold laugh.

The man grudgingly said, "Fine, I still have to go check out that kid,

just to give my old pal some face."

A few days ago, he went to the Four Guardian Stars, took a look at his old pal,

and also dropped by to check on Lady La.

Hey, you wouldn't believe it, Lady La hasn't changed a bit,

making him, a crude warrior, green with envy. So at that time,

he said he really envied your carefree self, lying here motionless for ten thousand years,

it nearly pissed the guy off so much he almost came back from the dead.

Later, the old pal told him about a decent kid he met, who,

he discerned at a glance, bore the Qi of both him and Mu Shitian.

The presence of Mu Shitian's Qi was because some shameless person intercepted halfway.

As for his Qi... heh, after burning incense for him for over a decade,

how could one not be imbued with his Qi?

Originally the man was still bothered by Ji Jingqiu being 'unclean',

but when he heard the old pal mention that the kid had seized the Dao Fruit from the World Venerable Lineage,

destined for a limitless future...

Take note, "seized".

The man suddenly became more open-minded, and so did the whole world.

"Come to think of it, I wonder how that kid is doing now?"

the man mused to himself.

He was indeed not one to seek people out for their talent, but for their Heart Image.

At this moment, he could not help but be curious; after Ji Jingqiu had faced great hardships,

suddenly gaining the Dao Fruit of the World Venerable Lineage, stepping into Martial Arts,

soaring high, and effortlessly attaining things and positions once out of reach...

What kind of spirit does he currently hold in the heart of Heaven and Earth?

In truth, over these ten thousand years, he too had taken a fancy to others.

Some had Heart Images within them like a sky-bound waterfall,

a majestic force plummeting straight down into a well below, resounding like thunder.

And deep in the well, an Evil Flood Dragon that had been bound for years awaited,

eager to climb out upon its release, poking its head out,

opening a pair of purely golden eyes filled with divinity,

yearning to see the world beyond the well, to bask in the unrestrained life.

In the end, he gave up because once divinity outweighed humanity,

it became the pseudo-gods he had slain the most in his life.

Others had a Heart Image of Heaven and Earth with nothing but an Arrogant Sun in the sky,

as if its fiery presence could suppress everything, leaving no room for anything else.

Domineering indeed, but just too extreme.

And there was one whose heart was a fiery Huai Star realm,

the person himself lazily lying on a high throne, leaving the man in astonishment,

how could such a young child possess such a majestic Heart Image?

Was he born with it?

Eventually, the man wasn't taken by him either.

Which left him reflecting on what kind of successor he really wanted to see.

Tsk, if he could understand himself that well, then he wouldn't be He Donghuang.

After all, even the Ji of those years never really understood what he wanted.

Oh right, the man suddenly remembered something.

The first move that kid practiced seemed to be the Hidden Dragon Stance?

Heh.

That Pile Skill was also passed down by him.

Haven't you heard, with the spring thunder's roar, the dormant dragon wakes,

with one call shaking a thousand mountains?

This would cause more commotion than any Evil Flood Dragon lifting its head from the well.

The man's smile carried a hint of anticipation, seemingly quite expectant.

...

On this day, the Ji Family, following their ancestral customs, announced to the world,

igniting a huge stir, with countless Martial Arts Geniuses rising to the call.

...

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit?! The East Three Bright Star harbors a Daoist Collection left by the Seven Marshals?! It's been a freaking ten thousand years!"

"Is it real?"

"Ji Family made a worldwide announcement, so it must be true!"

"East Three Bright Star... why does that sound so familiar?"

"This calls for @Ji!"

"No way, didn't Ji just recently go back to his hometown? Could it be..."

"Sad, now you're breaking my heart. Ji perfectly missed out,

he was in the tourism group's sleep pod just a few days ago,

probably needs at least another ten days to return. And this announcement came out this morning."

"Damn, we should go check out Ji's hometown, right?"

"Forming a group, forming a group!"

Yue Yourong put down the terminal, eyes sparkling, looking at the few people in front of him.

Today was supposed to be a casual gathering, yet it coincided with Ji Family releasing such major news.