With a System, You Can Be This Willful

"Is this a Bodhi Seed?"

Li Yu lounged half-reclined against a rock, pinching a Bodhi Seed the size of a walnut between his fingers. Its patterns intertwined, naturally forming the image of a compassionate Buddha!

"This is the seed of the Enlightenment Divine Tree? I wonder just how effective it is at enhancing comprehension and awakening intelligence."

The Bodhi Seed in his hand was dull and unremarkable. Yet within it, a Buddha had naturally taken shape, ancient and serene, faintly emanating a Zen-like aura.

"In the original story, Ye Tiandi was merely an ordinary person. Although he knew a little about cultivation, it was only superficial knowledge. Yet with a Bodhi Seed in hand, he was able to understand the Dao Scripture. That shows how extraordinary the Bodhi Seed is."

Li Yu waved the Bodhi Seed before his eyes, a broad smile on his face.

"I exchanged for the Beginless Sutra. Although all the knowledge has been stored in my mind, there's still a huge gap between possessing it and truly understanding and mastering it. This Bodhi Seed is exactly what I need right now!"

With a smile, Li Yu stored the Bodhi Seed back into the System Resource Library.

The System Resource Library actually functioned like Storage Space as well, which delighted Li Yu even more.

After putting away the Bodhi Seed, Li Yu turned his gaze toward the six jade-like Bodhi Tree Leaves.

After the Bodhi Tree had been collected, its massive form turned to ash, all of its essence gathering within those six jade-green leaves.

"Bodhi Tree Leaves can also enlighten the mind and awaken intelligence. I'll use one first and see how effective it is."

Li Yu took a Bodhi Tree Leaf from the system and pressed the jade-like leaf against his brow. His mind began reviewing the Beginless Sutra within his memories.

A clear stream flowed in through his brow and merged with his mind, thoroughly cleansing it. His heart became like a bright moon, and his wisdom like light.

"All things return to nothingness! All things arise from beginning!"

A vast aura, like the river of time itself, flowed through Li Yu's heart. One profoundly mysterious character after another was deciphered, and strands of true meaning entered his mind.

"Pff!"

The faint sound rang in Li Yu's ears like thunder, instantly jolting him awake.

"So the Bodhi Tree Leaf shattered!"

A shower of ashes scattered down as the jade-like Bodhi Tree Leaf turned to dust.

Li Yu sighed softly. "The Beginless Sutra truly is vast and profound, unfathomably mysterious! No wonder Beginless Great Emperor could become one of the peak figures of this era. This cultivation technique actually involves the power of time?"

One Bodhi Tree Leaf had allowed Li Yu to comprehend the Wheel Sea Chapter of the Beginless Sutra, giving him a thorough understanding of cultivation.

"There are still five Bodhi Tree Leaves, as well as the Bodhi Seed. Comprehending the entire Beginless Sutra shouldn't be a problem. My cultivation level isn't high enough yet, so there's no need to interpret the later chapters for now."

With a sweep of his sleeve, Li Yu scattered the ashes left by the Bodhi Tree Leaf. Smiling, he rose to his feet. "Let's see how that kid Zhou Yi is doing first."

His mind followed the System's connection and instantly entered the Supreme Heavenly Book. Everything around Zhou Yi appeared before Li Yu's eyes.

Within the ruins of Da Lei Yin Temple.

Zhou Yi entered the ancient temple of Da Lei Yin Temple alone.

"Heavenly Book Spirit, where is the Buddhist treasure you mentioned?"

Zhou Yi entered the old temple and saw an empty Buddha Hall. Aside from an oil lamp, there was no sign of any Buddhist treasure at all.

"Huh? Did I forget to add a search function to the Supreme Heavenly Book? Whatever. I'll see whether I feel like adding one someday."

Li Yu had already taken control of the Supreme Heavenly Book. None of Zhou Yi's actions could escape his notice. Seeing that Zhou Yi could not find the Buddhist treasures, Li Yu had the system send their locations to the Heavenly Book Spirit.

"Allow this old servant to indicate the locations of the Buddhist treasures for Your Majesty."

The Heavenly Book Spirit bowed, then displayed the locations of every broken Buddhist Artifact in Zhou Yi's mind.

"This is so convenient."

Zhou Yi inwardly marveled, and his reverence for the Dao Ancestor grew even deeper.

Following the Heavenly Book Spirit's guidance, Zhou Yi collected the broken Buddhist Artifacts from the ground one by one.

Oil lamps, Alms Bowls, prayer beads, vajras, incense burners, monastic rulers, bronze bells, golden bells, wooden fish drums, ruyi scepters... As he collected one broken Buddhist Artifact after another, a faint smile appeared on Zhou Yi's face.

Each time he collected a broken Buddhist Artifact, the Heavenly Book Spirit told him how many energy points it had gained. Thinking that he would soon be able to exchange for transcendent power, Zhou Yi grew increasingly eager.

Seeing all sorts of broken Buddhist Artifacts continually appearing in the Resource Library, Li Yu also smiled.

Aside from the lingering Buddhist power within them, the materials of these objects were exceptional as well. The system had even indicated that they could be repaired, but Li Yu rejected the idea.

He was currently playing the role of the Supreme Dao Ancestor, so naturally he could not bring out Buddhist Artifacts and make a fool of himself. Crocodile Ancestor would soon begin wreaking havoc. Extracting the power of these Buddhist treasures to protect that kid Zhou Yi would not be a bad idea.

Kid Zhou, keep collecting trash!

"Even this stone Buddha is a Buddhist treasure? And that plaque too?"

Looking at the Heavenly Book Spirit's instructions, Zhou Yi was dumbfounded. Forget the broken Buddhist Artifacts—even their Buddha statue and the plaque over the entrance had to be dismantled?

However, Zhou Yi considered himself the Dao Ancestor's successor. He immediately thought of things like the conflict between Buddhism and Daoism, so he did not feel much psychological pressure over it.

"Then I'll take them!"

Zhou Yi waved at the stone Buddha, and the enormous Buddha statue instantly vanished without a trace.

Once this great Buddha entered the Resource Library, Li Yu broke into a wide grin.

"This is good stuff! Om, Ma, Ni, Ba, Mi, Hum—the Six Syllable Great Bright Mantra. Although the system has recorded information on the Great Bright Mantra, the one carved on this stone Buddha can be used directly without cultivation!"

Joy appeared on Li Yu's face. In the original story, the stone Buddha had destroyed itself. That had been such a waste. The complete Six Syllable Great Bright Mantra possessed boundless power!

"Zhou Yi, are you all right?"

"Zhou Yi, what's going on inside?"

Just after collecting the stone Buddha, Zhou Yi heard people calling for him from outside.

"I'm fine. I haven't found anything dangerous here. Come over, everyone!"

The plaque of Da Lei Yin Temple was the only thing left to collect. Zhou Yi could hardly take it right in front of everyone, so he could only call the others over for now and think of a way after they left.

Hearing Zhou Yi answer, the others also entered one after another.

When they saw the empty Buddha Hall, everyone was stunned. It was completely beyond their expectations.

"Why is it empty?"

"There... should have been something here, right?"

"There are clearly signs that the dust on the ground was disturbed. There must have been something."

Liu Yunzhi walked up to Zhou Yi and sneered. "Zhou Yi, no wonder you insisted on coming in alone to investigate. So this was what you had planned? You must have gained quite a few benefits here, haven't you?"

Liu Yunzhi turned to look at the others and said indignantly, "Everything in here belongs to everyone, not Zhou Yi alone. If Zhou Yi got any benefits, he has to share them with everyone. Don't you agree?"

"Right! Right!"

"That's right! That's right!"

A few jealous people immediately chimed in as well.

"Hah? That kid Zhou Yi is being ganged up on? This is getting interesting."

Watching the scene, Li Yu stroked his smooth chin and chuckled.

"Zhou Yi, how will you deal with this?"