Enfeoffing a Divine Son

"Rumors can be deadly. I haven't reached the pinnacle of my cultivation; I've only just begun," Li Weiyi explained with a wry smile.

In just a few days, he has mastered such a Major Technique. It's astonishing. Who knows, he might bring about his own demise because of envy and jealousy.

Beginner, intermediate, advanced.

The three realms are worlds apart.

Under An Xianjing's prompting, Li Weiyi began to perform the technique with great skill. His opponent's cultivation and discernment were extraordinary; the more he tried to deceive her, the easier it would be for him to backfire.

Recalling the scriptures he had previously studied, he pinched his fingers with his left hand, as if the Buddha were holding up a flower, and the spiritual energy within his body circulated, flowing towards his left hand along a special route.

The energy flows to the palm, as if flowing into a vortex, and rotates three times.

Immediately, a scorching power was generated in his palm, as if it were burning.

"Ash Extinguishing Finger Technique!"

"Whoosh!"

A powerful strike with the fingers.

A bright beam of light flew out from the fingertip.

With a loud crash, a decorative rock several meters away was smashed through, leaving a hole the size of a bowl.

An Xianjing nodded gently. "It is indeed the first level of entry-level cultivation. How long have you been cultivating?"

"I haven't started cultivating yet! I plan to finish reading all the classic texts, and then dedicate some of my energy to studying and practicing." Li Weiyi felt An Xianjing's gaze was sharp, piercing straight to his heart. Lying about this was impossible to cover up.

"..."

An Xianjing's forehead creased with exasperation. "Be serious, how long have you been cultivating?"

"About eight or nine days ago, I went to the Spirit Grain Hall with my master and read for half a day. But later I was busy cultivating my mental power and neglected this matter, so I haven't had time to study it in depth."

Li Weiyi said earnestly, "Before this, I had no access to the Six Forms of Burning Karma Technique."

An Xianjing stared intently at him, recalling their first meeting two years ago and the dramatic changes he had undergone since then.

At that time, he was at most just a warm-hearted young man, still in the Spring Realm at the age of twenty, and would almost certainly never achieve anything in his life.

Now, he exudes a Transcendent aura that attracts women's attention. His intelligence, martial arts, and mental strength have all caught up with the top figures of his age. He can calmly face off against Great Longevity who has cultivated for hundreds of years.

Such a speed of cultivation is simply unbelievable.

Is he perhaps even more exceptional in his comprehension?

An Xianjing silently processed her surprise, while also feeling puzzled.

Elder Xu Tingsheng clearly stated that he had already mastered the first level, so why is he only at the entry level?

Seeing that An Xianjing remained silent for a long time, Li Weiyi feared that his biggest backer in the Twin Rice Cult was suspicious of something, so he quickly explained, "They must have misunderstood! The reason they think that I have mastered the first level of the Six Forms of Burning Karma Technique is probably because I have integrated my mental power and the Golden Crow Flame into the Daoist technique."

An Xianjing's eyes showed a look of confusion. "What did you say? You can integrate your mental power into the Six Forms of Burning Karma Technique?"

Li Weiyi spoke in a probing tone, "This is how I understand it. The Six Forms of Burning Karma Technique is a remnant of the Bhakara Sect. From what I understand, Buddhist practitioners cultivate both inner and outer aspects, first cultivating the mind and then the body, so they must place great importance on mental power. Therefore, how could they not study the Daoist art that unifies martial arts and mental power?"

An Xianjing pondered for a moment, then said, "Show me."

Li Weiyi did as instructed and released the Fusang Divine Tree Projection.

He unleashed the first level of the Six Forms of Burning Karma Technique, the Ash Extinguishing Finger Technique. With a single finger strike, he instantly merged his mental power, magical energy, and the Golden Crow Flame into one.

The power gathers and then explodes forth.

A scorching heatwave swept across the land.

"Whoosh!"

"Boom!"

The decorative rock, three or four meters high, collided with the finger's force, creating a cloud of fire before exploding. The broken stones fell to the ground, some showing signs of melting.

The whole world seemed to stand still.

An Xianjing's expression froze at that moment, as if the dark clouds that had been hanging over her mind had been dispersed by this finger, and she felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

She also cultivates mental power.

But that's because progress in martial arts is slow, cultivation becomes tedious, and people do it in order to find another way to perceive the Great Dao, without really taking it seriously.

Even so, after two or three hundred years of accumulation, his mental power has only reached the initial level of Saint Mind Master.

Compared to martial arts, it can be said to be dispensable.

"If the Six Forms of Burning Karma Technique of the sixth level could be further developed, and a seventh level could be created, it might open the door to transcendence in one fell swoop."

An Xianjing was lost in her own inner world. She immediately tried to form a finger gesture, allowing her spiritual energy and mental power to converge in her palm.

However, it ended in failure.

The magical energy instantly shattered the mental power.

The second time, she mobilized the same intensity of magical energy and mental power, but the two forces clashed.

The third time, she tried to imitate Li Weiyi by making her mental power stronger than her magical energy. However, the result was that she couldn't even cast the Ash Extinguishing Finger Technique.

Li Weiyi waited quietly to the side, full of questions.

Because, on the other side, An Xianjing stood still, her left hand slightly raised at her waist, repeatedly forming hand seals, but she just wouldn't use them.

Are you afraid that if you unleash it, its destructive power will be too great?

An Xianjing noticed his gaze and stopped. As a senior expert, she naturally wouldn't ask for his advice. Composing herself, she asked calmly, "How did you come up with the idea of combining mental power with the Six Forms of Burning Karma Technique?"

Li Weiyi said, "Senior An, I already said that!"

"I know! What I mean is, you haven't cultivated at all, so how are you able to combine the two powers?" An Xianjing asked.

Li Weiyi understood her meaning and said, "The first time I used this finger technique, I felt my entire body's mental energy being drawn together. So, the second time I tried to fuse it, and it actually worked. Senior An has cultivated the Six Forms of Burning Karma Technique for three hundred years, and you've never tried it before?"

An Xianjing had already tried various methods, but the situation described by Li Weiyi did not occur.

"Whoosh!"

She flashed to Li Weiyi's side, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Show it again?"

Li Weiyi secretly scoffed to himself. He had initially thought that her cultivation level was too high, preventing her from using the Six Forms of Burning Karma Technique in the Southern Clear Palace. Now it seemed that her finger-pinching technique earlier had not been successfully completed at all.

After hundreds of years of cultivation, you still can't achieve the fusion of magical energy and mental power?

Under An Xianjing's instructions, Li Weiyi used the Ash Extinguishing Finger Technique more than ten times in a row.

Next, she sat there alone, fiddling with her fingers, but after several hours, there seemed to be no progress.

Elder Xu came to the Southern Clear Palace to report, bowing from afar and not daring to look directly at him. "The Palace Master said before that he would return to the ground today. Someone from the Heavenly World Hall came to ask when the Palace Master will depart?"

"Tell the Heavenly World Hall that I have important matters to attend to and will be delayed for a while. As for the Eastern Territory, have them go to Coffin Mountain to invite Senior Brother to handle the matter temporarily," An Xianjing said.

Elder Xu asked cautiously, "How long will the Palace Master need to stay? So we can give them a heads-up."

"I don't know, you should go ahead!"

For An Xianjing, the pursuit of a transcendent state of mind surpasses everything else.

Elder Xu naturally dared not ask any more questions. Compared to An Xianjing, who had cultivated for 360 years, the difference between the two was like that between a mortal and an immortal.

Li Weiyi escorted Elder Xu to the entrance of the Southern Clear Palace, clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, "Thank you for your help that day Elder Xu."

"We're all family, don't stand on ceremony."

Elder Xu lowered his voice and asked telepathically, "What's wrong with the Palace Master?"

"It seems the Palace Master has suddenly gained some insight and entered a crucial period of cultivation," Li Weiyi said.

Elder Xu was moved, then overjoyed. "The Palace Master must have reached that realm, otherwise he would never have abandoned such important matters outside. These are turbulent times. Your Highness, I entrust the Southern Clear Palace to you. Take good care of the Palace Master. If you need anything, just send a message."

Li Weiyi was having a major headache. An Xianjing's constant presence in the Southern Clear Palace was like a ticking time bomb. If she discovered Tang Wanzhou, Tang Wanzhou would certainly be doomed, and Li Weiyi feared he wouldn't fare any better.

Others might at most keep a mistress in a gilded cage.

He's hiding a young prince in a golden house, and he's even borrowed Yao Qingxuan's golden house. "Audacious" doesn't even begin to describe it.

Suddenly snapping out of his jumbled thoughts, Li Weiyi asked, "What did Elder Xu just call me?"

Elder Xu smiled amiably, "Hasn't the Palace Master told you yet? You killed the Fourth Divine Son, and the Heavenly Principle Hall and the Ku Rong Hall have a lot of complaints, considering it a serious loss to the Divine Sect. To make up for the loss, you are now the Fourth Divine Son!"

Li Weiyi was utterly exasperated. "Such a momentous matter as the investiture of a divine son was decided by them with just a few words?"

"If their temple masters get together, won't it be decided right away?"

Elder Xu continued, "Your Highness, be careful when you leave Southern Clear Palace. You are now the Fourth Divine Son, which means that Sikong Jingyuan and Sikong Yanlun, who are ranked fifth, can challenge you at any time. Of course, they wouldn't dare to kill you easily, but if you lose, it's within the rules of the Divine Sect to have your treasures taken away."

Li Weiyi said, "Making me the Fourth Divine Son isn't just a way to screw me over?"

Inside the Southern Clear Palace, An Xianjing's voice rang out. "Li Weiyi, come see me."

"Her Highness is truly a favorite of the Palace Master. How could we possibly have the right to see her normally? To receive even a single instruction from the Palace Master would be a lifelong benefit."

Elder Xu looked on with envy, then took his leave.

Li Weiyi turned and returned to the palace.

An Xianjing sat quietly by the Golden Rice paddy, watching Li Weiyi walk into the array's Light Veil: "When I cultivated the first and second levels of the Six Forms of Burning Karma Technique, I absorbed a great deal of Ember Spirit Fire to achieve mastery. How did you cultivate the Golden Crow Flame in your mental power?"

She was thinking about the Li Weiyi, trying to find the reason within it.

Li Weiyi said, "Isn't the light of the sun the Golden Crow Flame?"

"Then how did you cultivate the Fusang Divine Tree Projection?" An Xianjing asked.

"This is Meditation Method I created myself. It involves imagining yourself as the Fusang Divine Tree, absorbing the sun's radiance," Li Weiyi said, half-jokingly.

Self-created Meditation Method?

An Xianjing felt this was unrealistic, but she had never heard of anyone else cultivating the Fusang Divine Tree Projection.

She certainly couldn't change her Meditation Method now; her face immediately turned serious, and she fell into deep thought.

Li Weiyi said cautiously, "Palace Master, you don't need to follow my path..."

"What did you say? When did I have to follow your path? Whether your path is even viable is still unknown." An Xianjing naturally had her own dignity and self-respect; in her eyes, Li Weiyi was still just a big boy.

Even Li Weiyi could tell that An Xianjing was being disingenuous, fearing that she would continue to study him. She had already noticed the Golden Crow Flame and the Fusang Divine Tree. In a few days, she would probably conduct a full-body examination on him, or she might notice the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish and the Yellow Dragon Sword.

So he said, "The temple master has practiced Buddhism for many years, do you know the true meaning of the Six Realms?"

An Xianjing snapped out of her reverie and looked at him.

Isn't "Six Likenesses" the name of this Major Technique?

Li Weiyi, of course, did not know the true meaning of the Six Suchnesses, but he did know the well-known Buddhist saying, "All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows, dew, and lightning; thus should they be viewed." Therefore, the Six Suchnesses refer to dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows, dew, and lightning. Has the Palace Master not heard of this famous Buddhist saying?

"The Buddhist scriptures unearthed from the Underground Immortal Mansion are as vast as the ocean. How could I possibly have read them all? Where did you get them?" An Xianjing asked.

Li Weiyi said, "I heard it from a wandering monk."

An Xianjing seemed to suddenly remember something, and murmured to herself, "Such is the way, such is the way... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before..."

"Whoosh!"

She transformed into a mist of light and vanished.

Before long, she returned with a heavy jade scroll in her arms, and sat An Xianjing on the edge of the field, studying it carefully.

At the front of the brief book are the three ancient texts "Seeing Suchly".