Don't talk nonsense, this is the Emperor's Banner

Chapter 61: Great Aspirations
Seeing Zhu Guangfa and his daughter leave, Shen Siyuan couldn't wait to summon the Ten Thousand Souls Banner again.

A ray of merit was attached to the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

The golden light, like a golden dragon, shuttled back and forth and rolled on the banner, repairing the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

The originally dark purple flag now exudes a hint of golden light, making it look even more luxurious and extraordinary.

Merit is like a panacea, it can be transformed into anything you want, with any desired effect.

Therefore, Shen Siyuan did not use the remaining merit to repair the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, nor did he use it to condense his magic power. Instead, he used it to temper his body.

The reason for this choice is that this world has no spiritual energy. Even if one has magic power, it will be like rootless duckweed and will not make any progress unless one has a large amount of merit that can be converted into magic power. It is like a bottomless pit.

Using merit to temper the body is like taking a tonic without any side effects. It is the most suitable medicine for him now and lays a solid foundation for his weak body.

Combined with his own training, he would be able to make some progress in the "Eighteen Phases of the Great Arhat" in a short period of time. This would be more cost-effective than using it to condense magic power. After all, there is still a way to the sky for external cultivation, but the way to internal cultivation has long been cut off.

As a ray of merit blessed himself, Shen Siyuan did not feel refreshed. Instead, his whole body was itchy, his joints were in severe pain, and his muscles were cramping. He screamed in pain, fell to the ground, and cried like he was having a seizure.

The pain penetrated deep into his bones, as if someone had sawed his body open with a saw and smashed all his bones with a hammer.

Shen Siyuan knew clearly that this was actually a kind of growing pain. Just like teenagers and children, when their bodies are developing, they will experience pain in some joints. This is because children exercise a lot and their bones grow too fast.

In fact, Shen Siyuan's bones and muscles had already been shaped, but now they were broken free from the shackles, and vitality surged in his body and began to grow again. This process was compressed into a very short period of time, so Shen Siyuan felt extremely painful.

Because he understood clearly, he gritted his teeth and endured the pain, assuming the first posture of "Eighteen Phases of a Great Arhat".

Each of the eighteen phases of a great Arhat has not just one movement but six movements.

These six movements represent eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind, which are the six roots of Buddhism.

Therefore, the eighteen aspects of a great arhat have a total of one hundred and eight movements.

The first posture in the first phase had already made Shen Siyuan sweat profusely, but this time he not only completed it easily, but also directly completed all six movements in the first phase.

It was not until the third movement of the second phase that I got stuck and felt a wave of hunger in my abdomen.

This is already a great improvement. You have to know that in the past few days, his first posture has already consumed a lot of energy, and his stomach feels like it is on fire. If he forces himself to continue, it will cause serious physical depletion and even cost him his life.

But now, just a trace of merit allowed him to directly skip the first phase and reach the second level of the second phase.

As Shen Siyuan finished the exercise, the pain disappeared and he felt his whole body was clear. He stretched out his arms and clenched his fists, feeling full of energy.

He lowered his head and touched his abdomen. His originally round belly now showed eight abdominal muscles. He pressed it lightly and felt it was as hard as iron.

Unexpectedly, the first phase had such an effect, and Shen Siyuan couldn't help but feel happy.

If one could master all eighteen aspects, he would definitely be considered a little superman in modern society.

However, this requires a large amount of merit. Although only a trace of merit allows him to reach the second level of the second phase, it seems that it does not require much merit to practice the eighteen phases.

But it cannot be calculated in this way. The Eighteen Phases become more difficult as you advance further on, and the merits required must be greater.

I opened the refrigerator and found some high-energy food to replenish my body's energy. The hunger I had just felt disappeared.

Seeing that his whole body was soaked with sweat, he took some clean clothes and went into the bathroom.

Water sprayed down from the shower head, along his head, across his cheeks, and down along his shoulder blades.

Shen Siyuan suddenly clenched his fists and his whole body tensed up. The water immediately seemed to be vibrated by sound waves, turning into small water droplets that shot in all directions.

"very nice……"

Shen Siyuan stretched out his arms and sighed in his heart, this is a real man.

But he suddenly thought of the two strands of merit tonight. One strand was earned by him helping Du Xiuzhi fulfill her wish, which he could understand.

The other ray was just a promise to Zhu Tingting to help her mother re-enter the reincarnation, and she could also gain merit.

You know, this hasn't happened yet, it's just a verbal promise.

This reminded him of the mythological legend in which Jie Yin and Zhunti made forty-eight great vows to attain enlightenment and become saints in the Western Paradise.

So can I follow suit and ask for credit from heaven?

Thinking of this, Shen Siyuan's heart couldn't help but beat fast.

He turned off the shower and stood in the bathroom, naked, and said solemnly: "If I can attain the Supreme Way, I will definitely restart the cycle of reincarnation and let all sentient beings have an end to good and evil... I will have compassion on the world and save all sentient beings..."

Then--

Shen Siyuan felt like a big idiot, a naked idiot swinging a pendulum. He felt so embarrassed that he almost dug out two acres of land with his toes.

It seems impossible if you think about it. If you make a great wish, you can become a god or a saint.

So from ancient times to the present, no one knows how many sacred things have been born in this world.

Not everyone can attain sainthood through this method. If you want to buy on credit, you must be qualified to do so.

And Shen Siyuan was able to gain certain merits through his promise to Zhu Tingting, which meant that he was still qualified, but not much.

Just like the bank's credit line, there is a certain amount of credit, but it is not much. You cannot borrow a large amount, but a small loan should be no problem.

Moreover, the reason for the loan must be pragmatic, have a clear goal, and not be empty and false, so that you can "borrow" merit.

After figuring this out, Shen Siyuan quickly turned on the shower and continued his unfinished business.

As soon as he came out of the bathroom, he saw Doudou rushing in from the window, carrying a gust of cold wind.

"It's not good, it's not good..."

"What's wrong? Why are you so flustered?" Shen Siyuan said speechlessly.

"Brother Sweet Potato, I saw a strange old man."

"Is there anyone weirder than you?"

Doudou: →_→

"Okay, stop looking at me with your sidelong eyes. Tell me, what's going on?" Shen Siyuan picked up the towel and wiped his hair.

"I saw an old man holding a feather duster. He chased me from behind. I was so scared that I ran away..."

"Feather duster?" Shen Siyuan was very surprised when he heard it.

"What feather duster?"

"It's the kind with lots of hair. I've seen it at my grandmother's house. My grandfather said that when I was a kid, I used it to spank my uncle. I asked my grandfather to try it on me, and he did. It hurt..."

Doudou talked a lot.

"So you mean an old man, holding a feather duster, is chasing you and wants to spank you?" Shen Siyuan looked embarrassed.

But I was thinking secretly in my heart, could it be that Doudou met another strange person who could see ghosts?

(End of this chapter)