The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

Even as his crown chakra opened, the strange feeling grew stronger, as if some unknown danger was lurking, ready to ambush him from behind at any moment.

It made Ishihara Sho feel extremely irritable, and even when he was fooling around with other people, he could not get rid of the oppressive feeling in his heart.

"Why is that? I have clearly cultivated three meridians in my body and soul..." At this point, Ishihara Akira's expression paused: "That's right, three meridians. I have only cultivated the central meridian. The left and right meridians have not yet been opened."

However, both of these meridians only require opening the meridians, unlike the central meridian which requires waiting for the chakra to open. Therefore, both the difficulty and speed of cultivation are much simpler than when cultivating the central meridian.

Naturally, the benefits of cultivating it are not as strong as those of cultivating the central meridian, and it also comes with a unique enhancement and side effects...

For example, the left channel in spiritual practice represents the past and emotions. Therefore, people who cultivate the left channel are often more emotional and more easily influenced by external emotions, becoming sentimental.

Or perhaps it's just being overly sensitive; they are easily influenced by the emotions of others, which can lead them into unpleasant situations.

The right channel represents the future, movement, and the body. Therefore, people who specialize in the right channel tend to have better physical health, are more active and energetic, or perhaps simple-minded. Although they are not as sentimental as those who specialize in the left channel, they love adventure and believe that nothing in the world can stop them. Right channel practitioners often harm themselves due to various impulses and stimulations.

As for the central channel, it is neutral, just like its name suggests. It can enhance the practitioner's emotions, senses, and perceptions, as well as strengthen the practitioner's physical qualities. Moreover, unlike the left and right channels, it does not become a disadvantage due to excessive strengthening.

……

Having figured all this out, Ishihara Akira did not hesitate and officially began his training in both the left and right meridians at home.

And just as he had predicted, with the experience of fully opening the central meridian and the results as a foundation, opening the left meridian was a very smooth process. In reality, the left meridian was successfully opened by Ishihara Akira in just two or three days.

Then Ishihara Yuu discovered the abnormality in his body!

He actually saw something in the seven chakras of the central channel that did not belong to Tantric practice—

demon!

For example, at the bottom wheel, the dwelling there is a black demon with the appearance of a burly giant with two white eagle heads and white eagle wings!

And because he had researched the meaning of the seven-headed, ten-horned red dragon, Ishihara Yuki easily recognized its identity—Mammon, the devil lord who represents the original sin of greed in Catholicism!

Then there is the root chakra, where Asmodeus, representing desire, resides.

From this, we can deduce upwards—

The monarch at the navel chakra is Beelzebub, who represents gluttony.

The monarch residing in the heart chakra is Samael, who represents rage.

The monarch of the throat chakra is Leviathan, representing jealousy.

The third eye chakra represents Belphegor, who symbolizes laziness.

And Lucifer, representing the sin of pride, who resides in the crown chakra and appears directly as a seven-headed, ten-horned red dragon after Ishihara Sho's soul form, sits on a thirty-two-petaled lotus platform and lies prone...

Well, that's a complete set of the seven deadly sins!

The condition of the crown chakra, in particular, instantly reminded Ishihara Akira of the scene he had seen in his dream when he entered this world.

"As expected, that scene wasn't meaningless. I really have been targeted by Mara and Satan... I just don't know if I'm a beacon or a fish." Ishihara Sho, his expression slightly changing as he subconsciously thought of the Supreme Being.

Thus, Ishihara Sho couldn't help but doubt his past battle with Mara. Was Mara truly defeated by him?

Or perhaps Mara deliberately feigned defeat to leave behind some contingency plan to influence him.

Unconsciously, Ishihara Akira recalled what he had done since he came into this world.

"It doesn't seem to be my personality at all."

For example, those who interact with believers under the guise of giving birth to children, even if they were a shut-in in their past life and never had intimate contact with a woman until their death, would they so easily accept everything and then sleep with a woman with a clear conscience?

Even if there are residual influences from the original work, what happens next?

What about the behavior of a scumbag who is extremely skilled at seducing and sleeping with women?

Then there's the mastermind behind it all, who pushed Keiko Yamada to power, established the Illuminati, and even released Kayako to test certain ideas, showing an indifferent attitude that people died as a result.

This doesn't seem like something or a mindset that someone who, despite not having done anything extraordinary in their past life, was essentially just an ordinary, law-abiding citizen, would do or have.

"So, I thought I was myself, but in fact, I haven't been completely myself since I was born into this world."

Thinking of this, Ishihara Sho couldn't help but recall the strange and unsettling feelings that arose in his mind when his crown chakra was opened, as well as the demon representing the seven deadly sins that appeared before him along with the opening of his left meridian.

Ishihara would never believe that he wasn't touched by their hands or feet.

"I want to see what you've left on me." With that thought, Ishihara Akira didn't waste any more words and quickly adjusted his mindset to begin cultivating his right meridian.

As with the left channel, Ishihara Sho successfully opened the right channel, thus completing the entire training journey of the three channels and seven chakras.

Then, Ishihara Akira took a deep breath and looked again at the chakra node that was now neither one thing nor the other—neither Tantric, nor Catholic, nor the seven chakras, nor Kabbalah—wanting to know what kind of strange things would happen with the opening of the right channel.

Suddenly, a hideous, bluish-green mongrel appeared; a young man reeking of a foul stench; a lewd-looking old man; a drunkard in a blue robe with poisonous water constantly flowing from his feet; a small monster that always hid in the shadows; a sparrow-like bird; and a fake general who appeared valiant but was actually cowardly...

One to one, they appeared in the seven-wheel space.

But when Ishihara Akira focused his mind again, it was as if he knew their seven names by nature.

—Corpse Dog, Hidden Arrow, Sparrow Shade, Devouring Thief, Non-Poison, Purifying Filth, and Stinky Lung! These are the concrete manifestations of the seven souls in the human body! Combined with the manifestations and targeted strengthening after the right meridian is cultivated, it can also explain why the seven souls in Taoist cultivation would emerge.

"Taoism, Buddhism, and Buddhism... I'm not Wang Chongyang, so I have no intention of pursuing the path of unifying the three religions."

Chapter 163 The Three Souls and the Seven Spirits

To be honest, although he had referenced a lot of Taoist cultivation practices when setting up the protagonist's power system as a writer in his previous life, and had some understanding of certain things from various sects, he was really only vaguely aware of things like the seven souls in this situation, and couldn't understand how the three meridians and seven chakras could cultivate the seven souls.

The seven souls are not the seven sins of demons. It is understandable that they were created because of Satan's influence.

So after confirming his condition, Ishihara Akira decisively took out his phone, logged onto the internet, and entered the vast online world of China, searching for all sorts of content related to the Seven Souls.

Of course, they didn't forget to look for Tantric and Catholic teachings.

Although a solution to the fundamental problem could not be found, the reason why cultivating the seven chakras led to the cultivation of the seven souls was understood!

Because the seven chakras in the three channels and seven chakras of Tantric practice are the places where the seven souls reside in the human body, as long as they are opened without any problems, the seven souls can be manifested using the method of the three channels and seven chakras.

The Three Channels and Seven Chakras have no direct relationship with Taoist cultivation. It is acceptable to borrow from them, but it is completely impossible to use this method to cleverly complete a certain stage of Taoist cultivation.

At the same time, Ishihara Akira also discovered that the three veins not only represent the Buddhist concept of the past, present, and future, but also the Taoist concepts of the three souls of heaven, earth, and humanity...

In other words, after the three channels are successfully opened, the Heavenly Soul and Earthly Soul can be summoned back, combined with the Life Soul that is already in the human body, and merged with the Seven Souls to cultivate the Primordial Spirit!

Unfortunately, what he is currently practicing and understanding is all the Tantric approach. He may be able to cultivate relics, but what about cultivating the primordial spirit?

just forget it.

At the same time, Ishihara Sho also made a fierce decision in his heart: Mara, right? Satan, right? I don't believe you can defeat Guanyin!

In other words, Ishihara Sho has decided that while continuing to practice Tantric Buddhism, he will also begin to visualize Guanyin and use Guanyin's power to suppress Mara and Satan's backup plans!

"I knew it! That was the reason I didn't dare to visualize Guanyin. It was a hint left in my heart by Mara, telling me not to visualize Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, lest I be captured by them and used as bait to capture Mara." Ishihara Akane muttered to himself as he researched various materials.

"However, judging from the fact that the seven chakras can manifest the seven souls, it seems that I myself am not without hope!"

After all, the seven souls represent the human body itself, not something external. Since they can manifest, it means that there is no problem with the cultivation of the right meridian and the body. The only thing left to do is to find a way to solve the problems that exist in the soul.

"Hmm, speaking of souls, there seems to be a world where the situation is very suitable for me right now..."

"But before that, let's first complete the cultivation of the three channels and seven chakras in our souls. Perhaps we can gain some unexpected benefits."

After saying that, Ishihara Akira looked up some more things, then tossed his phone aside, closed his eyes, and entered the dream world. Taking advantage of the difference in the flow of time, he began to cultivate the left and right channels of the three channels and seven chakras in the form of a soul.

There's not much to say about the process, but in reality, it took less than a day for Ishihara Akira to complete the opening of the left and right channels of his soul body.

He didn't notice any changes or anomalies, but he seemed to be able to sense in the darkness the location of two spaces that were neither in reality nor in the dream world, but whose exact location was still unclear. He also felt a sense of connection to them, that something indispensable to him was waiting for him to retrieve it, which made Ishihara Akira frown again.

"Could those two locations be where the Heavenly Soul and the Earthly Soul reside...?"

That is, the legendary Land of Limitless and the Underworld.

If that's the case, then he'll have to consider whether he should take this opportunity to switch to Taoist cultivation, collect the seven souls, refine the primordial spirit, unite the five elements, and follow the path of a Taoist celestial immortal to fight against Mara.

After all, the "awesome" that Mara spoke of was merely a celestial being in terms of cultivation level. So, if he could truly achieve that, he might not be unable to withstand Mara's persecution.

"The idea is good, but unfortunately, Taoist cultivation is something that can't be done without a dedicated master. If you just try to practice by reading books, you'll be lucky if you don't kill yourself, let alone achieve anything! It's not like Tantric cultivation, where you can enter the path so easily."

Moreover, even this is only because he has a guide—Aishwarya. If he really expects to learn spiritual practice from the books he bought, opening the central channel might be possible, but opening the seven chakras is nothing short of wishful thinking.

So after thinking it over, Ishihara Sho decided to put the matter aside for now and see if he could resolve the hidden dangers using his own methods before deciding whether to continue down the path of a Tantric master or take the path of a Taoist immortal to resist Mara's underhanded tactics.

"However, I can take advantage of my current state to refine my primordial spirit..."

Without hesitation, Ishihara Akira merged his body and soul, aligning the seven chakras with the seven chakras. Then, his consciousness returned to the soul's original state in the crown chakra. With a thought, he appeared at the eyebrow chakra through the central channel. Upon seeing the young general who bore a five or six-point resemblance to Ishihara Akira, he immediately unleashed a Heavenly Dance Treasure Wheel.

Upon seeing this, the young general Fu Shipo's expression changed. He conjured a large spear in his hand, and with a flick of his wrist, flames, almost tangible, erupted from his body, burning away the illusion and shattering the Heavenly Dance Wheel that Ishihara Sho had unleashed.

Then, Ishihara Sho, who was squatting on the lotus platform, moved and stood up. He formed a mudra with his hands and opened his mouth to spew out a large stream of water—

Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique.

The clear water crashed into General Fushi like a monstrous wave, sending him flying and crashing to the side, where he immediately lost consciousness.

Suddenly, the demon representing the original sin of sloth—a strange old man resembling a gigantic goblin—stood up from the wooden chair beneath him and rushed toward the unconscious Fushiya Po.

Although Ishihara Sho didn't know Belphegor's purpose, he understood that he didn't want the demon to take away his seven souls. He immediately changed his hand seals, and a wooden giant stood up from the ground with a violent roar. He turned his gaze and collided directly with Belphegor.

Wood Release: Wood Man Technique!

At this moment, Ishihara Sho manipulated the altar to move to Fushiya's side. With a single hand, Fushiya's body flew towards his true soul form on its own. Just before it landed in his hand, it became illusory and transparent, and finally turned into a stream of light, disappearing into Ishihara Sho's true soul form.

Ishihara Shou closed his eyes and sensed for a moment. Knowing he had successfully subdued the wooden doll, he opened his eyes again and looked at Belphegor, who was fighting with the wooden doll...

Although he wasn't sure if he could subdue him, he understood that suppressing him would prevent him from affecting his temperament. So he joined the battle, clapping his hands together and unleashing a series of Wood Release ninjutsu. Combined with the Wood Golem's attacks, he suppressed Belphegor.

"Ming Shen Gate!"

Then, one after another, huge torii gates began to descend from the sky, sealing Belphegor to the ground like a tailed beast, rendering him completely unable to rise again.

Then, Ishihara Akira checked the condition of the third eye chakra, and then, with a thought, went to the throat chakra...

Chapter 164 Various

Ishihara Sho fought his way through the various chakras, starting from the third eye chakra, passing through the throat chakra, heart chakra, navel chakra, root chakra, and finally reaching the root chakra. He subdued the seven spirits corresponding to each chakra and refined them into his primordial spirit. At the same time, he forcefully suppressed the demons that occupied the inner world of the chakras, reducing their influence on himself. Then he returned to the crown chakra and subdued the last spirit in the crown chakra. The entire process of refining his primordial spirit was thus completed.

The only thing that Ishihara Sho felt somewhat regretful about was that he couldn't suppress or seal Lucifer, the manifestation of the sin of pride, which appeared as a seven-headed, ten-horned red dragon, like the other six sins. He could only shake his head helplessly, withdraw from the Womb Realm, and return to the dream world.

This time, however, Ishihara Akira discovered his own significant difference—

He became more real, as if he had a physical body!