Cultivation is just so scientific!

Li Shiming looked at the space in the engine room, no longer needing to clean up the exhaust and pollution from the diesel generator. Although the perpetual motion generator looked eerily spooky, it had the advantage of being clean and maintenance-free.

Two "Five Ghosts Soul Refining Banners" were placed next to the perpetual motion generator. With the rotation of three ghost figures, there could still be one ghost figure left for mobility, perfectly solving the electricity problem.

Having dealt with the power issue, the surplus diesel could be cleared out from the space in the engine room, freeing up quite a bit of space.

He turned his attention back to the "Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill," the risk of which was not low.

Buddhist cultivation techniques are famously difficult to initiate; after that, one only needs to endure hardship in cultivation, and every subsequent barrier also tests one's mental state, requiring the use of Buddhist insights to overcome.

Senior Brother Ji had said that only by practicing body refining techniques could the intervals between practicing the main cultivation technique be reduced, so it was essential to practice body refining techniques.

The entry information for "Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill" flowed through his brain. He took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with determination.

If one doesn't even have the courage to practice body refining techniques on the path of immortality, then what's the point of discussing cultivation or everlasting life?

Of course, he wasn't planning to be reckless. With the successful case of using Buddhist chant before, he wanted to skip the process of learning Buddhism with this method.

It wasn't that he couldn't learn Buddhism, but that Buddhism was too brainwashing; he didn't want to actually become a monk.

For him, Buddhism was like a tool, to be used when necessary.

He selected an appropriate Buddhist scripture called "The Scripture of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Verses," commonly known as the "Diamond Sutra."

From its name to the effect of calming and clearing the mind, the "Diamond Sutra" was a great match for the "Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill."

Moreover, he chose to play the recitation of the "Diamond Sutra" by a grandmaster from his previous life, which was recorded in the IBMz15.

Although there was no cultivation of immortality in his previous life, this grandmaster was arguably no less profound in Buddhist teachings than any master in this world.

After all, any Buddhist chant recorded in the IBMz15 had to be of a legacy-worthy level, theoretically researched to have a significant impact on the spirit.

Li Shiming stood in the room. As he activated the "Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill," his emotions were greatly affected.

His eyes seemed to witness countless injustices in the human world: war, slaughter, fields of the starving dead, cannibalism out of desperation. Anger arose from these visions.

This anger belonged to the common people; it was like the anger of the Angry-eyed Vajra, ready to turn into flames and burn away the world's injustices. Explore stories at My Virtual Library Empire

At that moment, his eyes were blood-red, his muscles swelled to the limit, and his veins bulged.

His heartbeat accelerated to the limits of his body; it seemed as if he was about to explode.

The "Diamond Sutra" began to play just in time, as the IBMz15 determined that his current state had reached a critical point.

Originally uncontrollable emotions, once the chanting began, remained angry, but Li Shiming became like a bystander outside of his body, observing the changes happening to it.

An enlightenment arose from within, reassuring him that his choice was right. The "Diamond Sutra" and the "Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill" seemed to be a perfect natural pairing.

The extremely angry body transformed the spiritual power flowing out from the spiritual energy vortex into the unique Vajra strength specific to the "Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill." As the first strand of Vajra strength emerged, the body's anger level rose again.

Li Shiming felt that without the help of the "Diamond Sutra," and without the IBMz15 playing the grandmaster's chanting directly to his senses, he would have already lost control by now.

Losing control during the activation of spiritual power truly meant succumbing to demonic possession.

The peril of Buddhist cultivation techniques is possession by inner demons, which, once arisen, are difficult to eliminate.

His rage continued unabated. As the Vajra power coursed through each part of his body, his physique grew stronger by the minute.

With each increase in his physical strength, his capacity to withstand the potential of his anger grew thicker, and his fury would immediately catch up, keeping his body on the dangerous brink.

The first time one cultivates the 'Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill', it is necessary to circulate the Vajra power throughout the entire body. This lays a solid foundation, and is also the most difficult hurdle.

Afterwards, one can strengthen the entire body simultaneously according to one's needs or preferentially strengthen specific areas.

Because his body had remained in a state of fury for a prolonged period, blood tears flowed from his eyes, and beads of blood seeped from the pores of his skin.

His muscles trembled, and his sinews emitted intermittent pangs of pain.

He began to doubt if his body would collapse at any moment.

Li Shiming's body, at this time, was like kindling aflame, and the Vajra power was like oil being continuously poured onto the burning tinder.

This represents extreme torture for both the body and spirit, but with 'The Scripture of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Verses' sustaining him, he could still endure mentally.

Although his body was at the Qi Refining Third Level, he had never actively trained his physique. Even among those at the same level of Qi refinement, his body was one of the weakest.

Under this torment, which even cultivators in the Qi Refinement Realm would struggle to withstand, he relied solely on his spirit to sustain himself.

Time lost meaning for him, as every second felt like an eternity in hell. Even though he was linked with the IBMz15, he still lost all sense of time.

At last, feeling light, he collapsed to the ground, the floor covered in his blood and sweat.

"Hahaha!" He laughed heartily. He had conquered himself; the Vajra power had circulated through his entire body. He had finally entered the threshold of the 'Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill'.

His body was extremely exhausted at the moment, but it was recovering at an astonishing rate.

After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, most of his strength had returned.

He stood up, first using a cleaning spell from his robe to cleanse both his body and the ground, and then proceeded to remove his clothes to examine his physique.

Even just entering the doorway of the 'Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill' had added a faint layer of energy to the surface of his skin, the essence of Vajra power.

This Vajra power would increase with the passage of time and cultivation, continually strengthening his physique.

Li Shiming, currently residing in Qingqiu Pavilion and still in his novice period, had no means to purchase the spiritual medicine necessary for Body Refinement and could only continue his training as is for the moment.

Spiritual medicine is extremely important for Body Refinement. With his current physique and without the aid of spiritual medicine, it would take at least three days before he could attempt cultivating the 'Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill' again.

According to the cultivation technique, if one does not fully recover before cultivating the 'Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill' again, the probability of going berserk increases dramatically, and the body will accumulate injuries.

Li Shiming suddenly realized he had fallen into another vicious cycle.

To accelerate the cultivation of the 'Five Elements Qi Absorption Technique', he needed to cultivate the Body Refining Technique 'Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill'. And to hasten the cultivation of the 'Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill', he needed spiritual medicine—a resource that he had barely touched. Who knows what he would have to do to obtain it!