Perfect World: Dream Back to the Ancient Immortal World
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“Well, forget what I said. Anyway, this kid is fine. Although he looks miserable, he is actually not seriously injured and his life is not in danger.
We can just watch from afar on the shore, maybe we can witness a miracle today.” Liaokong said.
Hearing an immortal monk speak like this, everyone felt more at ease.
Because Gu Wudi’s condition looked really miserable, he was almost just a skeleton.
At this time, Gu Wudi had already focused his attention completely on his own body.
The horrifying reincarnation pool was corroding his body and soul bit by bit, as if countless small millstones were refining the tiny particles of ancient seeds in his body.
However, the power is not strong enough and it is difficult to pose much threat to him.
It is said that the moment between life and death is the easiest to shine the light of enlightenment and make a breakthrough. Unfortunately, the current reincarnation pool is unable to do so and can only seriously injure him and maintain him at this level.
If he wanted to achieve a state of destruction before construction, it would not work if he just stayed on the surface of the Samsara Pond, so Gu Wudi turned his gaze to the bottom of the pool.
As if sensing his thoughts, Liao Kong on the shore reminded him, “The divine liquid in the Samsara Pond was formed by the melting of the skins of great monks and ancient Buddhas from generation to generation in my ancient monk lineage.
However, some great monks and ancient Buddhas were too powerful during their lifetime, and their skins and bones could not be completely melted, so they accumulated at the bottom of the pool. The closer to the bottom of the pool, the stronger the power of the divine liquid.
Just because you can survive on the surface of the Samsara Pond now doesn’t mean you can survive at the bottom of the pond. You must do what you can and don’t lose your life because of your arrogance.”
Gu Wudi nodded.
“Thank you for your reminder, senior. I know myself better now.”
“That’s good.” Lekong nodded slightly and said no more.
Afterwards, Gu Wudi dived into the pool and swam towards the bottom of the pool where the pressure was even more terrifying.
Along the way, he could sense that the threat from the lake was rapidly increasing. The strange demonic power was becoming more and more astonishing. The invisible small millstones were emitting even more terrifying power.
“puff!”
Before reaching the bottom of the pool, Gu Wudi’s body exploded and broke into pieces, unable to withstand the pressure that far exceeded his limit.
Even his soul was affected, emitting rays of light. There was an inexplicable force pulling it, as if trying to separate it from his body and pull it out of his skull.
It was not until this moment that Gu Wudi felt the crisis of death.
The lake water was truly terrifying. It disintegrated him step by step, assimilated him, and eventually refined him into essence, becoming part of the water.
If it weren’t for his amazing Taoism and possession of an extraordinary system based on using his body as a seed, he would have probably collapsed and died at the bottom of the pool.
Do you want to go down further?
Gu Wudi is facing this difficult choice.
If I turn back now and swim up, I can immediately escape the danger of falling. If I don’t turn back and continue going down, then I might really die.
“When the Immortal Monk King dispersed his Buddha nature and stepped into the Samsara Pond without reciting Buddhist scriptures, he must not have stayed on the surface of the Samsara Pond. He must have been to the bottom of the lake and accepted the tempering of the ancient Buddha’s Eighteen Beats.
If I turn back now, I will miss the opportunity at the bottom of the lake.” He said to himself, then gritted his teeth and continued to go down.
After exceeding the limit of the depth that the body could endure, an extremely terrifying force swept in from all directions, affecting every tiny seed in Gu Wudi’s body.
Some of the tiny seeds exploded, unable to withstand the power of the Samsara Pool, and were annihilated on the spot, being assimilated by it and turned into essence. Some of them stubbornly survived, and, under the tempering of the pool water, became even tougher and stronger.
Soon, Gu Wudi sensed the changes in his body. It seemed that a special vitality was born and emanated from the ancient particles, making him, who was extremely weak, slowly become stronger.
At the same time, the emergence of this special vitality also nourished the second immortal energy he cultivated, making it gradually stronger.
Gu Wudi couldn’t help but feel refreshed. It was indeed a great fortune. Although his condition was terrible and his whole body was torn apart, his Taoism was indeed getting stronger. This gave him hope of rising quickly.
Even if it is very painful here, he will not leave.
Time passed minute by minute. Gu Wudi never surfaced since he dived into the Samsara Pond. The young monks on the shore gradually became anxious from their initial calmness.
“Why are you panicking? This kid is unusual and has strong vitality. It won’t be easy for him to die.” Lekong was very calm.
Seeing him like this, the several young monks who had been restless gradually calmed down.
At this moment, in the Samsara Pool, Gu Wudi was enjoying the surprise brought by the growing strength of the second immortal energy.
If nothing goes wrong, he can cultivate the second kind of immortal energy to perfection in this pool. Then, he can reach the final level of refining essence into energy.
As for the ancient particles in the body, some of them were wiped out, while others, after being tempered, far surpassed their previous state, with a special vitality constantly emanating from them, nourishing and strengthening the immortal spirit.
And the lost part will be replaced by new particle seeds.
It goes on and on in cycles, and even though he looks miserable, he is very lucky, and his cultivation to the third level of Qi Refining is rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.
“Buzz!”
Finally, the second stream of immortal energy was complete. It was as thick and powerful as the first one, and contained enormous power, which could provide Gu Wudi with a continuous supply of powerful combat power.
Two streams of immortal energy circled around his body, gathering up his broken body and sewing it together like threading a needle.
Ancient Invincible was restored.
However, what he didn’t expect was that the appearance of the fairy spirit broke the tranquility of the lake.
At the bottom of the lake, a golden force surged and rushed straight towards Gu Wudi.
“puff!”
He was torn apart and torn into pieces, and his soul was pulled out and separated from his body. Two streams of immortal energy that had been cultivated to perfection followed his soul.
“boom…”
The golden power surged, continuously acting on Gu Wudi’s body and soul, imprisoning them and drifting them to the bottom of the lake.
Now, even if Gu Wudi wanted to go up, he couldn’t. The power coming from the bottom of the lake was so powerful that he couldn’t stop it at all.
At the bottom of the lake, the water became even thicker, containing immense power. The most terrifying thing was that there were piles of bones one after another, stretching out like a cemetery.
It is hard to imagine that the water above the lake is sacred, glowing, and crystal clear, but the water below is so terrifying. It is the resting place of many eminent monks and ancient Buddhas.
Among these bones, some are broken into pieces, some are extremely decayed, and some are golden bones that are well preserved.
The golden power that swept over him was emitted by these golden bones. It was extremely sacred, wrapping him up and refining him completely.
A huge crisis was approaching, and both Gu Wudi’s soul and body underwent horrific refining. His soul kept disappearing, and his body kept melting, and he was no longer in human form. If he continued to be imprisoned and refined like this, he might really perish at the bottom of the pool.
The most urgent task is to reunite the soul and the body. If they are separated, they cannot exert their full strength.
He growled and urged two streams of immortal energy to force aside the lake water. He leaped with all his might, trying to shake off the golden power and return to his body.
Just when he was about to succeed, at the critical moment, a force swept over him, causing him to fail and return to the starting point.
Gu Wudi’s expression changed and he looked towards the source. It was actually a complete golden skull that was releasing power and trying to pull Gu Wudi’s soul into the skull.
The other skulls were only for refining, but this golden skull was going to take away his soul. This was too evil and made Gu Wudi feel horrified.
Could it be that the owner of the skull, a high-ranking monk, was not completely dead and still had consciousness? He wanted to use his soul and body to be reborn?
Thinking of this, Gu Wudi immediately mobilized his spiritual energy to resist the suction from the golden skull.
However, under the dual pressure of the lake water and the golden power, he could hardly hold on. His soul disintegrated and he could no longer hold on and was sucked over by the golden skull.
“not good.”
Gu Wudi’s soul reorganized and stopped dangerously outside the golden skull. He was almost sucked into the skull. God knows what was waiting for him inside.
Before he could be happy for long, the golden skull glowed, and a strange consciousness actually appeared. Although it was hazy and vague, it was real.
“He’s really not dead yet!”
Gu Wudi was shocked. In his sight, a ball of golden light rushed out and went straight towards his soul.
“boom!”
With a loud bang, Gu Wudi’s soul and the golden light collided with each other. A strange thought appeared, accompanied by strange Buddhist scriptures, and began to erode Gu Wudi’s will.
At this time, the lake water disappeared, and Gu Wudi’s soul was sucked into a space. There were scriptures all around him, and that strange consciousness was like a poisonous snake, waiting for an opportunity to take his place.
Faced with such robbery, he would naturally not surrender and would resist with all his might, with two streams of spiritual energy surrounding his body and defending himself tightly.
The inexplicable will sensed that he was not someone to be trifled with, and did not rush to attack. Instead, it patiently looked for opportunities, urging the Mantian Buddhist and Taoist scriptures to surround Gu Wudi’s soul little by little.
Even someone as strong as Gu Wudi couldn’t hold on any longer at this moment. The space where he stood, which was dominated by the strange will, was too passive.
If two streams of spiritual energy had not followed him, he would probably have been successfully possessed by the other party.
Gu Wudi used all his means to resist the surrounding Buddhist and Taoist scriptures. At the same time, he also discovered that there was a black gas floating among the Buddhist scriptures, looking for an opportunity. It seemed that as long as he showed signs of exhaustion, it would take action immediately.
At the critical moment, Gu Wudi suddenly felt his soul warm up and a brilliant light emanated from his head. The flower of Buddhism unexpectedly reappeared at this moment, drawn out by the Buddhist scriptures in the sky, blooming in the void, exuding a sacred glow.
Upon seeing this Buddhist flower, the black air was like a frightened bird and immediately dispersed the Buddhist scriptures, but it was too late.
The light was radiant and the Buddha’s will was grand. The black energy had nowhere to hide. Finally, with a scream, everything turned to ashes.
After the black air faded away, a virtuous monk holding a rosary appeared on the spot. He looked at the Buddhist flower above Gu Wudi’s head, and a gentle look appeared in his eyes.
“My heart is obsessed with something that is hard to extinguish. I wanted to pass away in the reincarnation pond and make everything disappear. Who would have thought that I would end up making things worse and give rise to evil thoughts. I almost harmed the donor. It is truly a sin.”
“May I ask your Dharma name, Master?” Gu Wudi didn’t care. It was normal to have evil thoughts after death.
“My Buddhist name is Pu Yu. This obsession has been purified by the flower of Buddhism. It is rare to be clear and bright, but it will soon dissipate.
This relic will be left to the donor. Cause and effect are interdependent, and every drink and bite has a predetermined fate. “After saying this, the old monk turned into a brilliant cloud in his smile and dispersed with the wind.
“Grandmaster!”
Gu Wudi wanted to talk to him, but it was too late.
“Relics? Is this the space?”
He was slightly startled and looked around. After the Buddhist and Taoist scriptures controlled by the black energy and evil thoughts disappeared, the original appearance of this space was revealed.
In the void, volumes of Buddhist scriptures appeared and disappeared. One second they were yellowed ancient Buddhist scriptures, and the next second they became mysterious Buddhist symbols.
Every Buddhist scripture is profound and mysterious, and it takes years of reading to comprehend the mysteries contained therein.
In addition, there is a Buddha’s will that is almost condensed into substance, emitting brilliant golden light. This is the essence left behind by a high monk who has practiced hard throughout his life, and it is extremely precious.
Generally speaking, this kind of relic will be collected by the ancient monks, waiting for a wise person or a person with a predestined relationship to appear, and then it will be taken out and become a great monk. There is a harsh condition, that is, the person who obtains the relic must be from the ancient monks.
It is almost impossible for outsiders to obtain this kind of relic.
Gu Wudi was very lucky to get one at this moment, and the level of this relic seemed to be not low.
Without giving it much thought, he reappeared at the bottom of the lake in an idea. The lake water immediately surged in. While Gu Wudi cast a spell to resist, he turned around and put a golden relic into his pocket.
If it were an ordinary person, he would probably face a choice, whether to use the relics left by the enlightened monk as ancient seeds and embark on the path of an ancient monk. However, for Gu Wudi, there is no such worry at all.
Because he used his body as a seed, he broke the shackles of the Tao Seed Method and was no longer one body and one seed. Before, he had subdued the Ten Thousand Sins Fire, the Heavenly Flame, and the Sky Seed. It was nothing for him to have a relic now.