Covering the Sky: Rise Starting with Card Draws

After casually seeing Pang Bo off, Chen Hao and Ye Fan arrived at the ruins of the Great Thunderclap Temple on Mars.

In front of the ancient temple, there is an ancient Bodhi tree that is as vigorous as a dragon. Its whole body is dry, with only five or six green leaves scattered about two meters above the ground. Each leaf is crystal clear and sparkling with green light, like a piece of jade.

With a thought, Chen Hao had already dug up the withered Bodhi tree and sent it into the inner world of his body.

Whether it's reviving the dead tree and cultivating a new Bodhi tree in the future, or extracting the essence from the remains of the ancient Bodhi tree's elixir of immortality to refine medicine, both are good choices.

Chen Hao didn't overlook the Bodhi seeds buried in the soil; he dug them out as well. However, looking at the Buddha patterns on the Bodhi seeds, Chen Hao felt very uncomfortable.

The divine consciousness of a quasi-emperor is rooted within the Bodhi seed, and it will be reborn along with the ancient Bodhi tree, like a maggot clinging to the bone, extremely difficult to remove.

In the original novel, Ye Fan initially believed that he had removed all the marks and become the true master of the Bodhi Seed, but in the later stages, he still had to rely on the divine power of the Four Swords of Zhuxian to truly eradicate them.

As for the claim that the Buddhist sect and the Holy Body lineage have a karmic connection and that they deliberately left it for Ye Fan, it's more like shooting the arrow first and then drawing the target, which is a bit far-fetched.

It was a pure blessing, and there was no need to leave any impure thoughts in it. In Chen Hao's view, this thing was actually an attempt by Shakyamuni to study the elixir of immortality, experience the whole process of Bodhi and Nirvana, and explore the path to immortality.

This is not an unprecedented experiment. Ruthless people have studied the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine by dividing and planting it to observe its mysteries. The Emperor has also studied the humanoid immortal medicine. Ye Fan also studied the immortal medicine after becoming Emperor.

Shakyamuni planted his divine thoughts into the Bodhi tree, experiencing its growth process until its death and rebirth. This was equivalent to experiencing the cycle of birth and death from another perspective, which is a special kind of spiritual practice.

"A picture of a Buddha born from heaven... Could this be the seed from the Bodhi tree that, according to legend, led Shakyamuni to enlightenment?"

Ye Fan leaned closer, looking at the Bodhi seed that was clearly no ordinary one, and said with some excitement.

"Do you like it? Then you can borrow it for a few days. It's good that carrying Bodhi seeds can increase wisdom and enlighten people. It can also make up for your lack of understanding later on."

Chen Hao casually tossed the Bodhi seed to Ye Fan, intending to leave it with Ye Fan for a while. His inner world was his foundation, and he couldn't allow any unclean things to lurk there.

Once he was confident that he could completely erase the divine thoughts residing in the Bodhi seed and then take them back, he could lend this time to Ye Fan, which wouldn't be a waste.

"Is it really true, Godfather?"

Ye Fan's eyes lit up. He took the Bodhi seed and stuffed it into his pocket without hesitation.

Ye Fan was always bothered by his inability to comprehend the Devouring Heaven Technique in front of the Star Stele forged by the Ruthless Empress. This also made Ye Fan realize that his comprehension was far inferior to that of a prodigy like Chen Hao, and that the Holy Body was not enough to rely solely on physical strength.

"Would I lie to you? But you'd better keep this safe, and try not to let anyone else see it. This is one of the few immortal medicines in the entire universe."

  

Chen Hao gave instructions.

"Huh? An elixir of immortality? That's so precious?!"

Ye Fan was startled. He had also read through "All Worlds" and knew what the elixir of immortality meant. Suddenly, he felt that the Bodhi seed in his pocket was burning hot.

However, Ye Fan was reluctant to give up such a valuable item. The greater the risk, the greater the reward. Ye Fan was determined to hide it well and never let anyone find out.

"Yes, focus your mind on the Bodhi seed and try to understand it. There are many Buddhist traditions here. Listen carefully to the echoes of the heavenly sounds. I have already gained some understanding."

Although Chen Hao was only an incarnation of essence here, his consciousness was synchronized with his main body. Even with his mind divided, his innate spiritual sense and supreme comprehension continued to exert their power, and he even seemed to have some enlightenment.

The six-syllable mantra of Buddhism, Om Mani Padme Hum, is a supreme sacred art with the power to create heaven and earth. It is infinitely mysterious and contains great power, wisdom, and compassion from the universe. Those who achieve the highest level of mastery can subdue all the gods and deities.

As Chen Hao strolled through the ancient ruins, he unknowingly heard various grand celestial sounds and gradually gained some understanding.

However, Chen Hao was not obsessed or persistent. He had long since mastered the Dragon Roar Dao of Emperor Fuxi and gained insights from the daily roars of the little white tiger. He had already gained a great deal of knowledge in the Dao of True Words and Heavenly Sounds and was quite accomplished. He did not lack the meager knowledge of the Six-Syllable Mantra of Buddhism.

"Wow, there really is a sound!"

Ye Fan pressed the Bodhi seed tightly against his forehead and actually heard a faint chanting of Buddhist hymns. The closer he got to the Bodhi seed, the louder the sound became, echoing throughout the ancient temple like the resounding of a great bell, solemn, vast, sublime, and profound.

Ye Fan quickly sat cross-legged, trying his best to comprehend the power of the Bodhi Seed, but the more persistent he was in his pursuit, the more difficult it became for him to truly hear and understand the mysteries of the Heavenly Sound.

On the contrary, his solid holy body, under the lingering influence of the six-syllable mantra of Buddhism, was not only covered with a strong and masculine golden light, but also faintly exuded a Buddhist Zen spirit, as if the Buddha nature in his blood had been stimulated, and a little bit of pure light shone through his body.

The medicinal power of the herbs that had been stagnating in Ye Fan's blood, as well as the remaining essence of the Heavenly Demon, had now been fully activated by the Glazed Pure Light, becoming nourishment to aid in the transformation of his physical body. Moreover, it was not simply becoming strong and hard, but rather developing in a direction that combined strength and gentleness.

"I've broken through?"

Opening his eyes, Ye Fan's gaze was filled with the pure innocence untouched by knowledge, as if he had just woken up from a nap. He was completely bewildered to find that he had unintentionally completed a metamorphosis, and the effect was superb, truly a complete transformation.

"Oh, you're awake? Not bad, not bad. With Bodhi seeds around, you're not just sleeping."

"It seems your physical body always precedes your spiritual understanding. Truly worthy of the Ancient Sacred Body, your talent in the art of physical cultivation is truly remarkable."

Seeing that Ye Fan, the golden-blooded sports student, had awakened and completed a transformation, Chen Hao realized there was no need to worry about disturbing his cultivation. So he casually looted all the broken items in the Great Thunderclap Temple except for the plaque.

In particular, there is a bronze Buddha statue, which is a quasi-imperial forbidden artifact refined by Shakyamuni.

Although this thing has a limited number of uses, there are no major hidden dangers. This thing was originally a divine object used by Shakyamuni to suppress the eighteen levels of hell, but later even the Crocodile Ancestor Divine Embryo could use it normally.

This shows that this bronze Buddha statue really didn't have any hidden features; whoever got their hands on it could use it immediately.

However, if this quasi-emperor-level forbidden artifact, which suppresses the eighteen levels of hell, is activated, the Crocodile Ancestor and the fierce ghosts below will emerge one after another. Therefore, Chen Hao needs to deal with them before leaving this planet.

"What do you mean 'wake up'? Who said I was asleep? I was just trying to comprehend the true meaning of Buddhist mantras, and I was so close... I almost understood it. It's all because the Buddhist aura in this ruin is insufficient!"

Ye Fan said with a dark face, "Why is this never going to end? He fell asleep in front of the Empress Star Monument and didn't understand a thing. It's a stain on his life."