Chapter 312: Lion King's Divine Strength Aura, Dragon King's Return, Reverse Empowerment (4K)

Chapter 312: Lion King's Divine Strength Aura, Dragon King's Return, Reverse Empowerment (4K)



Early the next morning, Sch Jing opened his eyes precisely, not a second too early or too late.

In his dark red cobalt eyes, the emerald light in the four corners gradually dimmed.

He slowly sat up, and in his languid movement, there was an indescribable sense of dignified majesty. With a glance, he seemed like a lion king awakening from a dream on the prairie, exuding elegance and awe simultaneously.

— His body manifested the Lion King's Aura.

Sch Jing placed his palm on the edge of the mattress and, with a slight exertion, turned his body to get off the bed.

"Rip!"

A tearing sound echoed, and Sch Jing was slightly startled.

Looking at his hand, he saw that the inside of the mattress was filled with springs, and its elastic surface had been pressed down to the bottom by his palm.

"Hmm? I didn't use that much force."

Sch Jing frowned slightly.

Although his strength had grown the previous day, he had already adapted and adjusted to it.

With his current control over his body, he shouldn't have made such a mistake in exerting force.

"It's impossible for me to make such a basic mistake. The only possibility is that my strength suddenly increased overnight."

Sch Jing had a moment of realization.

He pressed the attribute panel and took a look.

【Body: 1576】

The value had increased by over ten points compared to before he slept, which was the normal growth after he started practicing the Nirvana Technique. There was no difference from the previous few days.

Such a small increase in value couldn't have caused such a significant error in his force, to the point of damaging the mattress.

"The Nirvana Technique..."

Sch Jing had a vague understanding.

This first sleep technique of the Buddhist sect, if practiced to a profound level, could gradually grant the practitioner the physical characteristics of Buddha Shakyamuni and cultivate an unparalleled Lion King's Divine Strength.

But the problem was... he had only been practicing for a few days.

Could he have already reached such an advanced level so quickly?

"Aside from the Nirvana Technique, I can't find any other reason for this sudden increase in strength."

"After eliminating all the impossibilities, the remaining possibility, no matter how unbelievable, is the only truth."

Sch Jing stroked his chin.

"That's right, when I first started practicing for a day or two, signs of the Thirty-Two Marks of Buddha had already appeared on my body, and it was clearly different from others."

"And..."

Sch Jing's gaze fell on the 【Body】 value on the attribute panel, deep in thought.

"Although my strength has increased significantly, there's no corresponding change in my physical attributes..."

"The attribute panel shouldn't be wrong, which means this 'strength' didn't come from my physical enhancement but from some other source."

Sch Jing thought of the Buddhist ascetic monks who practiced the Nirvana Technique, whose bodies were as thin as firewood and extremely frail, yet they could still display immense strength beyond ordinary people.

"Could this be... a 'divine strength aura'?"

He considered a possibility.

The Lion King's Divine Strength gained through the Nirvana Technique wasn't directly affecting his body but was acquired through a special, mysterious means, receiving some kind of external 'blessing'.

According to Buddhist teachings, this should be called—a Divine Strength Aura.

"I think I understand now."

Sch Jing's gaze shifted to the 【Sainthood】 index on the attribute panel.

"The Nirvana Technique is extremely unique, and whether one is suitable for cultivating it has nothing to do with so-called 'martial talent'."

In his mind, a flash of spiritual light seemed to flicker, and Sch Jing, in a manner akin to 'enlightenment', comprehended the principles of the Nirvana Technique.

"The efficiency of my practice isn't due to my martial talent given by 【True Martial】. The fact that I could cultivate the signs of the Thirty-Two Marks and the Lion King's Divine Strength within a few days has almost nothing to do with my talent..."

"It's because my level of life is sufficiently exalted!"

In other words, his 【Sainthood】 value was off the charts.

"The Sixth Patriarch Huineng of the Zen Sect was born without any exposure to Buddhist teachings, unable to recognize a single word. Yet, upon hearing others recite the Diamond Sutra, he instantly understood the essence of Buddhism and was on the verge of enlightenment, comparable to Wang Yangming's realization at Dragon Field."

"Such a person is like Buddha Shakyamuni, a 'naturally sacred' existence. Even without any external blessings, their 【Sainthood】 index would likely be at an unbelievable level."

"If they were to practice the Nirvana Technique, they might even progress faster than me."

Sch Jing's eyes sparkled.

"It seems that the principles of Buddhism and the 'Tao' mentioned by Taoism might also be something similar to a 'deity'."

"However, 'Buddha' and 'Tao' may not have tangible forms like ordinary deities but are formless and omnipresent, existing purely in their own right."

"By practicing the Nirvana Technique, I've approached the 'Buddha', and just as a recipient is blessed by a deity, I've received the 'Buddha's' gift, blessed with the Lion King's Divine Strength Aura.

"The process should be something like this."

This was a baseless speculation, but Xue Jing inexplicably felt that his guess was probably close to the truth.

Clenching his palm a few times, Xue Jing fully controlled his physical strength, mastering his current power.

"It's probably about two and a half times stronger than yesterday."

He calculated.

Xue Jing's current base value was very high, and a two and a half times increase in strength was extremely exaggerated for him.

"This is just the beginning... The further I progress in practicing Nirvana Technique, the more exaggerated the increase in strength becomes."

"I wonder when I'll be able to throw an elephant into outer space with a single lift, just like Shakyamuni Buddha."

"Hmm... I guess I'd need to reach the speed of the 'First Cosmic Velocity'? I remember it's about twenty-three times the speed of sound."

Thinking of these oddities, Xue Jing washed up and, in a good mood, made breakfast for once.

Ever since Little Maid arrived, he had mostly stopped cooking for himself.

After breakfast, he left some food for Little Maid Miao Miao and Xue Wan, then headed out to the Dragon Concealment Dojo.

With a straight-line leap and bound, Xue Jing quickly arrived at the dojo and entered through the front door.

Maintaining his 'Breath Concealment', even when passing right in front of the receptionist who was secretly playing on her phone, she didn't notice him. Xue Jing took the elevator to the fifth floor.

Instead of going to his practice room, he first went to the Meditation Room, knocked on the door, and without waiting for a response, he pushed the door open and walked in.

It was just past six in the morning, and Li Qi had already woken up. He was sitting in his wheelchair behind a desk, holding a stack of documents and examining them, occasionally turning a page.

Hearing the door open, Li Qi turned and saw Xue Jing walking in. He smiled and said, "Ah, it's you, Little Jing. So early?"

Xue Jing nodded at him, "Good morning, Master."

Li Qi hummed in acknowledgment and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Master, come here for a moment."

Xue Jing beckoned, and although Li Qi was puzzled, he put down the documents and wheeled his chair over to Xue Jing.

"What's going on?"

Xue Jing didn't answer but asked, "Master, how's your progress with the Nirvana Technique?"

Hearing this, Li Qi sighed and said, "I can't say there's been no progress, but at least I haven't even grasped a single insight... With the Yellow Mother Cultivation, I could still cultivate something based on my Taoist studies, but I truly don't understand the Buddhist cultivation methods."

After Xue Jing had mastered the Nirvana Technique in one glance, the painting of the 'Lion's Reclining Pose in Nirvana' had been placed in Li Qi's Meditation Room. He stared at the painting every day, and even now, he hadn't gained any insight from it. It was like looking at an ordinary, unremarkable old painting.

Li Qi was once a Master who had leaped through the Dragon Gate. His body had undergone Limit Breaking, and his genes had been reshaped, making it completely different from an ordinary human body.

Even severe injuries were not an issue for him, but the prerequisite was... a sound mind.

The spirit of a Limit Breaker was closely tied to their physical body, especially for someone like Li Qi, who had achieved the Dragon Gate solely through his strong spirit. The impact on him was even greater.

In that fierce battle over a decade ago, his true dragon had been slain by Wan Yulai, and the wound to his heart was far more severe than the injury to his body. With a broken heart, his body was undoubtedly crippled as well.

Previously, through the Yellow Mother Cultivation brought by Xue Jing, Li Qi had practiced for a long time, eventually improving his physical condition to some extent.

Compared to the Yellow Mother Cultivation, which primarily focused on physical conditioning, the Nirvana Technique had an immense healing effect on the mind and spirit.

Therefore, Li Qi desperately wanted to cultivate the Nirvana Technique, as it was his hope for recovery.

Unfortunately, the more anxious he became, the more the 'Buddha' seemed to reject him. He stared at the painting day after day, yet he couldn't comprehend anything.

"I see," Xue Jing nodded.

"Since that's the case... Master, don't resist. Forgive me, Master."

Xue Jing extended his right hand and pressed it against Li Qi's Mediterranean crown, which had a few tufts of stray hair.

"Hmm?" Li Qi was puzzled by Xue Jing's action but trusted his disciple and complied without resistance.

The next moment, Li Qi's body suddenly trembled.

As a tingling sensation spread through his scalp, Li Qi felt something flowing into his brain through Xue Jing's palm.

No... It was less like entering the brain and more like entering the spirit, hidden deep within the brain.

Knowledge, insight, experience...

In a daze, Li Qi seemed to see a dreamlike scene.

Under the Sarala Twin Trees, on the Great Awakening Lotus Platform, a massive Buddha lay on his side, his cobalt-blue compassionate eyes half-closed.

Gradually, Li Qi's face aged, filled with a hidden malevolent aura, transforming into a compassionate expression, like that of a Buddha.

Countless Buddhist teachings emerged in his heart, turning into pure spring water, cleansing his spirit.

Deep within his spirit, an ancient dragon with four legs, five claws, and a horn on its head lay lifeless on the ground, its golden scales cracked and shattered, with bone spikes piercing through its body, leaving almost no intact flesh.

The spring water washed over the old dragon, cleansing some of the bloodstains on its body, and then continued to wash it, repeating the process.

No one knew how long it had been.

Sch Jing carefully performed the anointing transmission, slowly imparting the 'Buddha Nirvana Technique' to Li Qi.

He only stopped when he felt Li Qi had reached his mental endurance limit, then retracted his palm.

Li Qi didn't open his eyes right away but instead, he clasped his hands together, eyes closed, and a compassionate expression on his face.

Suddenly, some of his withered white hair began to turn black at a visible speed, becoming supple.

His originally lifeless and pale face now had a rosy complexion, and some of the wrinkles had disappeared.

If one were to say that he originally looked like a seventy or eighty-year-old man plagued by severe illness, now he seemed like a sixty-year-old, appearing somewhat frail but with a healthy spirit.

Li Qi slowly opened his eyes, and with a 'Wah,' his body leaned forward, vomiting out a mouthful of extremely turbid, pitch-black ancient blood.

Sch Jing walked behind him, extended his hand, and channeled his energy to gently pat his back, helping him regulate his breath, and asked with concern, "Master, how do you feel?"

Li Qi panted heavily, his face showing labored breathing, his eyes bright and clear, in stark contrast to their previous turbidity.

"You...you little rascal, you've reversed the Heavenly Trigram."

Li Qi spoke with difficulty between pants.

"But...you did well, very well!"

Li Qi's voice trembled, almost choking up.

"If I wasn't afraid of you losing your blessings, I'd kneel down and kowtow to you right now..."

With his back to Sch Jing, his aged and emaciated arms forcefully gripped Sch Jing's wrist, and he said slowly:

"Little Jing...I've never believed in fate."

"But you alone...make me want to thank the heavens for letting you become my disciple."

"This is the luckiest thing that's happened to me in this life."

Sch Jing smiled and said, "I also feel fortunate to be your disciple...Master, how is it? Has the Buddha Nirvana Technique helped your injuries?"

Li Qi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his bright eyes suppressing excitement.

"It's effective, very effective."

"Soon, immediately...the Dragon King will return!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Li Qi couldn't contain his excitement, his mouth twitching, and he burst into laughter, his strong breath reverberating throughout the entire hall, leaving the other disciples practicing on different floors puzzled.

...

"Master, I just heard Master-Grandmaster's laughter. What happened to him?"

In the practice room, Sch Jing and his little disciple, Zong Shi Chan, sat facing each other with legs crossed. Zong Shi Chan curiously asked.

"Adults have a lot of pressure, and sometimes it shows like this. You don't need to worry about it," Sch Jing said.

"Oh~" The little girl obediently responded and then happily asked, "Then, Master, what are we practicing today?"

Sch Jing smiled and said, "Today, you don't need to practice anything. Just sit still and leave it to me."

"Huh?" The little girl looked puzzled.

Sch Jing extended his palm and placed it on her small head.

Just as he was about to anoint her with something, Sch Jing had a sudden realization.

"Wait, this skill..."

A thought popped into his mind, and he instinctively acted on it.

[Divine Anointment]! Sch Jing's gaze intensified as he executed this extraordinary skill.

And then—Reverse Empowerment!

This extraordinary skill's principle was to transform one's spirit energy into fragments of knowledge and instill them into another's mind.

But what if it was reversed? Sch Jing controlled his spirit energy, entered Zong Shi Chan's spirit, and then began to perform [Divine Anointment] within Zong Shi Chan's spirit, absorbing knowledge.

The little girl's weak spiritual consciousness couldn't resist Sch Jing's monstrous power, and she had no intention of resisting. She obediently allowed Sch Jing to manipulate her.

The little girl's spirit energy was slowly transformed into fragments of knowledge, and through Sch Jing's palm, it was absorbed into his own spirit.

Reverse Empowerment—Power Absorption!

(End of Chapter)

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