Great Vehicle Tathagata Sutra

Anyang Martial Arts School.

Zhao Cheng and Shi Yi walked out from the martial arts school's backyard.

"Junior Brother, after we get back, I'll boil a pot of the herbal medicine we prescribed for you."

"You're young now and your blood essence is strong, but you still need to pay attention to conditioning your body, don't let the coldness in the water harm you and leave hidden injuries."

After Zhao Cheng reported today's events to the School Master Lu Feng with Shi Yi, they came out of the backyard together.

Due to the Silver Wolf Spirit incident, today's mission to find the Buddhist Treasure ended early, but not completely. They would continue searching for the Buddhist Treasure tomorrow morning.

It was said that with the new arrangement, each team would be assigned a Martial Warrior expert skilled in Muscle Refinement.

Shi Yi didn't need to wait to go to Mount Jiuhua; the leader of the Divine Constable Bureau would personally lead the investigation there.

"Okay, thank you, Senior Brother, for the reminder."

Shi Yi nodded upon hearing this.

The mountain waterfall water was extremely cold, with a bone-chilling coldness. Staying in it for too long would harm the body and leave hidden injuries.

While it might not cause problems when one was young, these hidden injuries would surface in old age.

Furthermore, it could also affect future cultivation.

Zhao Cheng didn't hide by the waterfall at that time, partly because he felt it was a difficult place to hide, and partly because he didn't want the coldness from the waterfall to harm his body.

If he were discovered by the Silver Wolf Spirit in the waterfall, he would have no power to resist, as his body would be frozen by the cold, slowing his reactions and making escape impossible.

"Senior Brother, you should also clean yourself thoroughly when you get back,"

Shi Yi said, looking at Zhao Cheng.

Although Zhao Cheng had cleaned himself, he hadn't managed to completely remove all the traces.

There was still a lot of mud on him, making him look a bit disheveled.

Zhao Cheng gave a wry smile upon hearing this.

The two parted ways at the entrance of the martial arts school.

Shi Yi then headed back to his residence.

Earth.

"Beep beep beep~"

When Shi Yi returned to Earth, his phone's chat application continuously sent out notifications.

He unlocked his phone and opened the chat application, which was mainly filled with messages from his class group.

After the homeroom teacher used "@everyone," they posted the results of the second year's final exams in the group.

Shi Yi tapped on the image of the results to view them.

His name was still at the very top, ranking first.

The total score for the final exam was not a perfect score; he was five points short. In Chinese, he was two points short, and in math, he was three points short.

There was also a file with the grade ranking, which Shi Yi clicked to view.

He was still first place, forty-five points ahead of the second-ranked student in the grade, clearly far ahead.

The reason for so many notifications was that the homeroom teacher had specifically mentioned in the group that Shi Yi was the top scorer in the entire city. Many people had @mentioned him, congratulating him.

Otherwise, Shi Yi had his message notifications set to do not disturb, and he wouldn't have received so many notification sounds.

Shi Yi sent a message of thanks in the group and then exited the class group.

The other person who messaged him was his mother, congratulating him again on ranking first. She also sent him a 10,000 yuan red envelope as a reward for his excellent performance.

Finally, she asked if he wanted to come home for a few days.

Shi Yi declined, then closed the chat application and put down his phone.

He had a general idea of how the second year's final exams went. After looking at the report card, he no longer paid attention to the matter.

After the exams, he basically never cared about them again.

Shi Yi took out his pen-style magnifying glass and continued to study the Bodhi seed.

By now, he was somewhat clear about the situation with this Bodhi seed.

According to information from the Divine Constable Bureau, the one he possessed was the mother bead of a Vajra Bodhi bracelet.

"It originates from the 'Great Vehicle Tathagata Sutra' from Great Putuo Temple. I wonder what level this cultivation technique is among the Immortal cultivation methods."

Shi Yi looked at the script at the top, thinking silently in his heart.

The handwriting of each character was full of charm and possessed an extremely unique style.

Shi Yi had tried to copy the calligraphy within it. Although he was attempting to replicate it, the resulting script was vastly different.

It was just like the golden Buddha he had tried to copy before.

Neither contained the divine essence within.

He was slowly understanding the Central Great World, but he still had too little exposure to Immortal Daoist Magic.

"There are still eighty-five characters I haven't fully recognized, and thirty-three of those are outside of the Great Zhou Ten Thousand Character Classic. I'll need to ask Lou Xuanming about them separately."

"If Lou Xuanming doesn't know, I'll ask someone else."

Shi Yi's character recognition speed was already very fast. In such a short amount of time, he had basically gone through the Great Zhou Ten Thousand Character Classic, though he hadn't recognized every character yet.

What he meant by recognizing characters wasn't just simple reading and writing, but also included understanding their meanings, how they formed words, and their implications.

Some characters had multiple meanings and required a deeper understanding.

The reason for this wasn't that Shi Yi wanted to take his time to perfect his work, but rather that the characters in the Great Vehicle Tathagata Sutra required him to understand each one individually, and also to interpret them in conjunction with the surrounding text. It was much more troublesome than he had anticipated.

In comparison, the Five Tigers Body Cultivation Fist he obtained from Yu Daqiang of the Five Tigers Gang was much simpler. Most of the characters used were from the Great Zhou Thousand Character Classic, with only three characters requiring knowledge from the Great Zhou Ten Thousand Character Classic.

The cultivation method description was also relatively straightforward.

The Five Tigers Body Cultivation Fist was a cultivation method that could be practiced up to the Flesh and Blood Martial Student level of Muscle Refinement. In terms of cultivation rank, it was similar to the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist that Shi Yi was practicing. However, Shi Yi noticed that in some of the body tempering methods, the Five Tigers Body Cultivation Fist lacked some tempering. This meant that the physique cultivated through the Five Tigers Body Cultivation Fist would be weaker than that cultivated through the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist.

A cultivation method isn't better just because it's simpler; it's primarily about tempering the physical body. The more tempering effects it has, the stronger a person will become.

After reviewing it, Shi Yi lost all interest in the Five Tigers Body Cultivation Fist.

He had the superior Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist, with accompanying cultivation methods to follow. As long as his brain was functioning correctly, there was no need for him to switch to the Five Tigers Body Cultivation Fist.

"However, I have confirmed that the Great Vehicle Tathagata Sutra is a cultivation method for achieving immortality."

"The realms of Concentration and Spirit Wandering recorded within it are all stages of achieving immortality."

"The cultivation process involves the soul and spirit, making it more complex and dangerous than cultivating the Martial Path. A slight misstep could lead to Deviant Cultivation, or even Soul Annihilation."

"Before I attempt to cultivate it, I need to understand more about the methods of achieving immortality and learn about the taboos of cultivation. I cannot be impatient for quick success."

Shi Yi looked at the Bodhi seed, thinking silently.

He naturally wanted to start cultivating this method for achieving immortality. However, the dangers and taboos recorded within the cultivation method made him realize that attempting to cultivate it directly at this time could lead to problems.

Especially since he still didn't understand the meaning of some characters, and couldn't recognize others. Rushing into cultivation now would bring him no benefit.

"I need to visit the Daoist temple in Ninghe County as soon as possible."

The best way for Shi Yi to access knowledge about Daoist Magic cultivation was to visit a Daoist temple. This was the only place he knew of at the moment where he could access such knowledge.

As for the Divine Constable Bureau, Shi Yi didn't want to interact with them for now, because those people had no intention of interacting with them.

Some people actively tried to curry favor with the people from the Divine Constable Bureau, but the Divine Constable Bureau members ignored them.

They were only treated as tools to help complete tasks, and were never spoken to, maintaining a very aloof demeanor.