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Chapter 5: Is This Still a Man? Is This Still a Man?!
Chapter 5: Is This Still a Man? Is This Still a Man?!
In the ancient Buddhist temple of Da Chan, the light of a solitary lamp illuminated the ancient Buddha statue.
Five years had passed, yet no traces of time's passage could be found here.
In the Sutra Repository...
"It's been five years," Lin Yuan mused as he sat cross-legged, his eyes deep and thoughtful.
Unknowingly, five years had gone by since he arrived in this world. A quarter of his allotted time of twenty years had already passed.
During these five years, Lin Yuan had not only immersed himself in enlightenment and cultivation but also gained a certain degree of understanding of this world.
As for the source of his knowledge, it naturally came from Da Chan Temple.
As a sacred Buddhist site and a prominent martial arts sect, Da Chan Temple could not truly isolate itself from the world.
On the contrary, its intelligence network had infiltrated almost every aspect of the world.
Using the Buddhist faith as a cover for gathering information, their reach was all-pervasive.
According to Lin Yuan's knowledge, the Great Li Dynasty currently ruled over the Central Plains and was at its peak.
All under heaven submitted to their rule.
Even a millennium-old martial arts sect like Da Chan Temple had to bow their heads before the might of the Great Li Dynasty.
According to Da Chan Temple's intelligence, there were at least six Martial Arts Masters serving the Great Li Dynasty.
It was common knowledge that there were only about a dozen Martial Arts Masters in the world today.
Da Chan Temple, with just one Master, was already a force to be reckoned with in the martial arts world. One could only imagine the immense pressure the Great Li Dynasty exerted with six Masters at their disposal.
The reason the Great Li Dynasty had such a deep foundation was due to its founding emperor—a Grand Master.
Master.
Grand Master.
Just one word made all the difference.
Throughout history, each era gave birth to a handful of Masters.
Sometimes there would be as few as a dozen, and other times there might be several dozen.
But a Grand Master... that was someone who appeared once in several hundred years.
The Great Li Dynasty swept across the land, forcing even a prominent martial arts sect like Da Chan Temple to submit. And they did so relying on the might of that invincible Grand Master emperor.
Even today, long after the passing of the founding emperor, the Great Li Dynasty still had the means to command so many Martial Arts Masters.
If one were to say that the Post-Heaven, Pre-Heaven, and Master realms were all about enhancing the physical body...
Then the Grand Master realm was about the elevation of the spirit and soul.
A living Grand Master's mere glance was enough to make an ordinary Master's heart tremble.
"Spiritual power," Lin Yuan murmured as he touched his brow.
The founder of Da Chan Temple a thousand years ago, the 'Bodhidharma' ancestor, was also a Grand Master.
Thus, Da Chan Temple had no shortage of descriptions and insights into the Grand Master realm.
Compared to Masters, the most significant characteristic of Grand Masters was their ability to tap into the power of their spirits and souls.
To break through to the Grand Master realm, one must condense and master spiritual power.
However, the spirit and soul were elusive and ethereal. Ordinary Masters might spend decades without ever sensing this power.
Even if a Master managed to gain insight into spiritual power, the slightest mishap during the condensation process could lead to catastrophic consequences.
After all, physical injuries could be slowly nursed and healed over time.
But when it came to the spirit and soul, there was no room for negligence.
Normally, out of a hundred Masters...
Eighty would live their entire lives without ever touching upon the spiritual and soul realm.
Nineteen might gain insight into the spiritual and soul realm but would fail and perish during the process of condensing spiritual power.
Only one Master would eventually succeed in ascending to the Grand Master realm.
"The 163rd secret method of breaking into the Grand Master realm is almost completely safe," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
Ever since he cultivated the 'Refine the Body and Temper the Blood and Spirit' art four years ago and smoothly entered the Master realm, Lin Yuan had been pondering how to advance to the Grand Master realm during his spare time from cultivation.
With Lin Yuan's heaven-defying comprehension ability, understanding and developing his spirit and soul were well within his capabilities.
The challenging part was finding a risk-free way to condense spiritual power.
This involved the fundamental power of the soul, and even Lin Yuan had to proceed with caution.
The 'Bodhidharma' ancestor of Da Chan Temple had indeed left behind a method to break through to the Grand Master realm, and it was stored right here in the Sutra Repository on the third floor.
However, this method had a rather high mortality rate—a staggering 96%.
A 96% mortality rate was indeed an improvement compared to the 99% mortality rate of external methods.
But for Lin Yuan, it was still far from acceptable.
Precisely because of this, Lin Yuan intended to use his heaven-defying comprehension ability to create a risk-free method to enter the Grand Master realm.
After creating 162 methods...
The 163rd method that he had devised a few days ago had left him quite satisfied.
Not only did it reduce the risk of breaking through to the Grand Master realm to almost zero, but even in the event of an extreme situation, such as being disturbed by external forces during the breakthrough...
And perhaps Lin Yuan himself suddenly lost interest in breaking through.
There was still room for recovery,
at most, a few years of rest would be enough to recuperate.
Unlike other breakthrough secrets, there was no turning back.
"Today is the day I step into the Grand Master realm."
Lin Yuan thought about it for a while and decided to start breaking through immediately.
At the same time.
The abbot of Da Chan Temple and the head of the Wuseng Court, Hui Wen, along with several other heads, were chatting casually.
"It's been three or four years, hasn't it, since our junior martial brother Hui Zhen last stepped out of the Sutra Repository?"
The head of the Precept Court pondered for a moment before speaking.
Junior Martial Brother Hui Zhen was none other than Lin Yuan.
After becoming a disciple of the Longbrow Elder, a Grand Master,
Lin Yuan's status in Da Chan Temple was on par with that of the abbot and the heads,
belonging to the 'Hui' generation.
Usually, when the abbot referred to Lin Yuan, he addressed him as junior martial brother.
"Indeed."
The abbot of Da Chan Temple nodded.
Ever since Lin Yuan moved into the Sutra Repository five years ago, aside from occasionally wandering around during the first year.
In the following four years, he never stepped out of the Sutra Repository again.
"They say that Junior Martial Brother Hui Zhen cultivated innate qi at the age of three and is a once-in-a-millennium martial arts prodigy. But the effort he has put into his martial arts cultivation is also unmatched by ordinary people."
The head of the Menial Tasks Court spoke up.
The others nodded silently.
Four years without leaving the Sutra Repository, spending every day with martial arts manuals,
such concentration and patience were rare even among the high monks.
"I wonder how Junior Martial Brother Hui Zhen's cultivation is progressing?"
The third head had a curious look on his face.
After merely watching the Wuseng Court monks practice the Arhat Fist, he had effortlessly entered the Innate realm.
Now, after five years in the Sutra Repository, everyone wanted to know what level Lin Yuan had reached.
"With Junior Martial Brother Hui Zhen's talent, he might have already reached the pinnacle of the Innate realm."
The head of the Precept Court speculated.
"The pinnacle of the Innate realm?"
The abbot of Da Chan Temple hesitated for a moment.
In this world, martial arts cultivation was divided into the Post-Heaven, Pre-Heaven, Master, and Grand Master realms.
Although Lin Yuan had entered the Innate realm at the age of three, A three-year-old child would naturally have insufficient qi and blood,
With such a foundation, entering the Innate realm would undoubtedly require a lot of time to make up for it.
In five years, Lin Yuan might have just made up for it and reached the level of an ordinary Innate martial artist.
"Perhaps."
The abbot of Da Chan Temple thought for a moment and nodded slightly.
He did not believe that Junior Martial Brother Hui Zhen could have reached the pinnacle of the Innate realm after making up for his foundation.
But since Lin Yuan was a disciple of the Longbrow Elder, a Grand Master, and their junior martial brother, he couldn't be too negative in his words.
"You two old fellows, don't you have any confidence in Junior Martial Brother Hui Zhen?"
"Maybe Junior Martial Brother Hui Zhen is already a Master now."
The head of the Wuseng Court glanced at the direction of the Sutra Repository, a smile appearing on his face.
He was the first one to discover Lin Yuan's martial arts talent.
"Master?"
The heads of the Precept Court and the Menial Tasks Court exchanged a glance and shook their heads slightly.
Even though they could tell that the head of the Wuseng Court was joking, the two of them did not echo his words.
After all, that was a Master they were talking about.
There were only a handful of such people in the world.
"Alright, let's not speculate about Junior Martial Brother Hui Zhen anymore."
The abbot of Da Chan Temple felt that the topic of their casual conversation was getting more and more outrageous, so he immediately spoke up to stop it.
However.
Just at that moment.
Boom!!!
An invisible wave of energy surged into the sky, forming ripples that spread in all directions.
"Is that spiritual power?"
"Is that the spiritual power of a Grand Master?!"
The abbot of Da Chan Temple and the several heads had their pupils constrict sharply.
Then their scalps exploded, and their faces were filled with dread.
When did such a powerful Grand Master appear in the world?
And this Grand Master had actually come to their Da Chan Temple?
"No, this spiritual power is coming from the Sutra Repository!"
"This is Junior Martial Brother Hui Zhen's aura!"
The head of the Precept Court seemed to have realized something, his eyes widening in shock.
"Junior Martial Brother Hui Zhen's aura?"
"Spiritual power? Grand Master?"
The abbot of Da Chan Temple and the head of the Wuseng Court stared, as if they had seen a ghost.
Based on the origin of this spiritual power and the aura it carried.
A possibility emerged in their minds.
Could it be that Junior Martial Brother Hui Zhen, who had been in the Sutra Repository for five years, had become a Grand Master?
As they realized this, a sense of absurdity filled their hearts.
A three-year-old entering the Innate realm was already incredible.
But an eight-year-old Grand Master?
Is this still a man?
Is this still a man?!?! (End of Chapter)
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