Chapter 458: Nine Lifetimes (2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Locking down the mind monkey, unleashing one’s spiritual strength, finding one’s own path, and climbing all the way without being influenced by external factors, Amitabha is truly worthy of being the founder of a Path.
[Your walking and observing along the way activated Maxed-Level Comprehension, and you’ve comprehended Amitabha’s Mind Monkey Control Technique!]
A line of text suddenly appeared in front of Li Qingshan’s eyes.
His expression changed. This was indeed a very precious thing. Amitabha’s Buddhist Dharma was based on the mind monkey. What he cherished the most was the method of controlling it.
Li Qingshan had lived for eight lifetimes, but his mind was still restless.
He had been cultivating his spiritual energy, spiritual spirit, and spiritual body, but he had never cultivated his mind.
The Mind Monkey Control Technique was exactly what Li Qingshan needed.
Li Qingshan immediately accepted the Mind Monkey Control Technique. After reading it carefully, he found it to be extremely profound. This was a technique of Venerable, and it was an extravagant hope for the Emperor to cultivate it.
However, Li Qingshan became excited after he had a closer look.
“The ninth life is the power of the mind!”
He saw the hope of living his ninth life.
This was enough for Li Qingshan.
Closing his eyes, Li Qingshan’s primordial spirit left Amitabha’s Dharma Body and returned to the real world.
It was still the same temple, and the scenery was as usual. Li Qingshan stood up and walked out of the temple. He saw Monk Fayin, who was sweeping the floor in a monk robe that had been washed white.
“Benefactor Li Qingshan, you’re out?” Monk Fayin looked at Li Qingshan in surprise.
“How long has it been?” Li Qingshan asked.
“Three months,” Fo Yin said.
Li Qingshan nodded in realization. He looked at the mountains and valleys, feeling excited.
In three months, he had seen Amitabha’s life and comprehended the Mind Monkey Control Technique.
“Senior, do you know about the Mind Monkey Control Technique?” Li Qingshan thought for a while and asked. If Monk Fayin didn’t know, he could teach him this.
After all, it was a Path cultivation technique created by Amitabha. It was just right to pass it on to Monk Fayin.
Unexpectedly, Monk Fayin waved his hand and said dejectedly, “I won’t learn!”
Li Qingshan was stunned and asked, “Why?”
This was the Path technique created by a Venerable. Everything in Buddhist sects stems from the mind monkey. Only by subduing the mind monkey Wukong would one be able to feel the power of the mind.
“I learned it when I was young. The Flower Immortal also wanted to teach me the Mind Monkey Control Technique, but it’s not suitable for me,” Monk Fayin said slowly.
Li Qingshan looked at the Monk Fayin in confusion and thought, “Why wasn’t it suitable for him?”
“Cultivation is to subdue the mind monkey, but I don’t want my mind monkey to be subdued. I’m walking the path of ancient times, which is incompatible with the Path passed down by Amitabha,” Monk Fayin said.
“Then why did you study Amitabha’s Dharma Body and live four lives?” Li Qingshan asked, looking at Monk Fayin in surprise. He had protected millions of people in Western Lands, was the guardian of Amitabha’s Dharma Body, and was the guardian of the Flower Immortal. How could he not cultivate Amitabha’s strongest technique?
“There’s no conflict between the two. It’s just that when I was young, I received an inheritance of ancient times. I couldn’t cultivate the power of the mind, so other than the Mind Monkey Control Technique, I learned everything else about Amitabha,” Monk Fayin said.
Li Qingshan understood at once. He didn’t say anything and chose to bid farewell to Monk Fayin.
“I’m leaving,” Li Qingshan said.
“Do you have the confidence to live out your ninth life?” Monk Fayin looked at Li Qingshan enviously. In his cognition, no one could match Li Qingshan’s talent, not even Amitabha. This was also why he thought highly of Li Qingshan, who could break the shackles of the current Immortal Plane.
“A bit of confidence now,” Li Qingshan said confidently.
“That’s good. I’m looking forward to seeing if you live through nine lifetimes and whether you can change the current situation of the Immortal Plane,” Monk Fayin said expectantly.
“The current situation in the Immortal Plane…” Li Qingshan muttered to himself. He had thought of many things and the biggest problem was the dam, which had enclosed the Immortal Plane.
“Haven’t you noticed that the Immortal Energy in the Immortal Plane seems to have recovered a little?” Monk Fayin asked.
Li Qingshan was stunned. He shook his head and said, “No, I haven’t. I’ve been stretching the time, so I haven’t paid attention to these things.”
“The increase in Immortal Energy in the current Immortal Plane is the only one in millions of years. It has never happened before,” Monk Fayin said with a complex expression, leaning on his broom.
“Isn’t that a good thing?” Li Qingshan looked at Monk Fayin, not understanding why he looked so complicated.
“It has been slowly decreasing all along, but suddenly strengthening is abnormal. I’m still observing. If there really is a problem, I will notify you first,” Monk Fayin said seriously.
“Okay, Senior, continue your investigation. I’ll live through the ninth life first,” Li Qingshan nodded seriously.
“Well, go ahead. I’ll be watching,” Monk Fayin said satisfactorily, watching Li Qingshan leave.
Upon returning from the Western Lands, Li Qingshan didn’t immediately seclude himself. Instead, he earnestly pondered the Immortal Energy of the Immortal Plane.
In different places, Li Qingshan sensed that the Immortal Energy of the Immortal Plane had indeed increased significantly, by about one percent compared to before.
Though this increase wasn’t substantial, in the vast Immortal Plane, it represented a significant improvement.
“Why is that?” Li Qingshan didn’t understand. He noted this matter in his mind but didn’t delve deeper. His current goal wasn’t this. Moreover, with Monk Fayin keeping an eye on it, Li Qingshan’s immediate priority was to live through the ninth life.
He returned to the Celestial Court.
However, instead of secluding himself immediately, he opened up the Emperor Space to the experts of the Celestial Court.