Even Cattle Aren't Used Like This! (Seeking Reads!)

Before reshaping his body, Jiang Chuan had told Jing Hui that he would go into seclusion for ten days.

Jing Hui himself chose to take on a task at the External Affairs Hall to earn Spirit Stones.

The task was simple: repair the formation in the Spirit Beast Courtyard to prevent the spirit beasts from escaping and disturbing the imperial princes, princesses, officials, and nobles from the Nine Abyss Dynasty who were scheduled to visit.

Jing Hui's task was straightforward: act as a guard, preventing any spirit beasts from disrupting the Warrior Monk Institute disciples as they repaired the formation.

It was a common enough job at the Bodhi Temple, nothing out of the ordinary.

But then, Jing Hui ran into Elder Jing Zhen!

"So, Elder Jing Zhen said he was short-handed for cleaning stables, and you just happily ran off to do it?" Jiang Chuan asked, sitting under the pomegranate tree with his chin propped in his hands.

"My first thought was, of course, to refuse. Who wants to do chores!" Jing Hui denied immediately.

"Then why did you end up cleaning stables for seven days, Senior Brother?" Jiang Chuan inquired.

"Elder Jing Zhen said he had a surprise for me after I finished cleaning the stables, something I'd never forget."

"The surprise was chopping a thousand jin of firewood?"

"It was chopping two thousand jin of firewood."

Jiang Chuan: ...

Senior Brother, Elder Jing Zhen really treats you like livestock.

No, to be precise, not even livestock are treated this way.

After comforting Jing Hui, who had been treated like a slave laborer, Jiang Chuan returned to his room and used the simulation again to comprehend the Great Dao and the power of Dao transformation.

[Using Jing Hui as an excuse to send Elder Kong Bei away, you eagerly began to study the Dao Stele.]

[This time, you did not choose the Dao Stele carved with the Immortal Phoenix, but instead chose to study a Dao Stele carved with a monk wielding a saber.]

"Heaven gives birth to all things to nourish man, what cannot be killed? Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The next moment, a fierce roar echoed in Jiang Chuan's sea of consciousness, like the booming of a great bell, deafening and awe-inspiring.

Zheng!!!

As Jiang Chuan watched, a monk clad in a kasaya, with a face as sharp as a blade, swung his saber, attacking waves of monstrous beasts.

The brilliant saber light was like the rising sun, incredibly dazzling.

This saber strike was unlike the Demon Slaying Saber wielded by Jiang Chuan and Golden Wind, which exuded killing intent, intending to plunge all beings into eternal purgatory.

But to Jiang Chuan, this saber strike was even more terrifying.

Because, at the moment the monk swung his saber, Jiang Chuan felt that he was no longer human!

He was the supreme, all-encompassing Heavenly Dao.

His saber was like a divine punishment, bestowing death upon all living beings!

If Heaven wills you to die, who can live?

As the saber light flashed, countless demons and monsters fell.

With the monk continuously swinging his saber, the killing intent between heaven and earth grew stronger, and Jiang Chuan's eyes gradually turned blood-red.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Jiang Chuan roared and joined the battle.

Treasured Mountain Seal!

Demon Slaying Saber!

Darkness Space!

Jiang Chuan continuously unleashed divine abilities, killing beast after beast.

[You comprehended the Dao Stele, your mind immersed in slaughter, and you transformed into the Dao, dying.]

[This romance simulation has failed.]

Returning to the real world, Jiang Chuan was still replaying the lingering aftereffects of comprehending the Great Dao.

"Acting on behalf of Heaven to punish and slaughter all beings. This senior's Great Dao is truly extraordinary."

Then, a look of longing appeared in Jiang Chuan's eyes: "I wonder when I will possess such strength?"

Following this, Jiang Chuan took out the gourd containing the Hundred Herbs Soul Nurturing Pill from his storage bag, poured out a pill, and swallowed it, beginning his cultivation.

[You knew that if you could comprehend the Way of Slaughter, it would greatly benefit your cultivation of the 'Demon Slaying Saber'.]

[After sending Elder Kong Bei away, you eagerly began to study it again.]

[A moment later, you were once again immersed in slaughter, unable to extricate yourself, transforming into the Dao and dying.]

[This romance simulation has failed.]

[You feel that your 'Demon Slaying Saber' has advanced further, reaching great mastery. At the same time, your comprehension of the power of Dao transformation has also deepened.]

[As you studied the Dao Stele again, you felt that you were no longer lost in the slaughter.]

[As the monk continuously swung his saber, you felt your mind gradually merge with the monk's.]

You became like a cold, emotionless god of slaughter, ceaselessly reaping the lives of all beings.

Finally, your mind and spirit sank back into slaughter, becoming one with the god of slaughter, and you died, transforming into the Dao.

This romance simulation has ended.

"Ten times! Finally, it worked!"

Jiang Chuan, leaning against the pomegranate tree, had a smile all over his face.

The next moment, a soul-stirring blade light flashed in Jiang Chuan's eyes.

"I wonder what kind of power I can unleash if I use the Dao of Slaughter to wield the Demon Slaying Saber?"

Jiang Chuan's comprehension of the Dao Stele was also because Elder Jing Zhen had said: "Comprehending the Great Dao of predecessors will be of great use to you in the future."

But at the time, Jiang Chuan didn't know what that use was.

Comprehending the Great Dao of Life and Death Nirvana along with the Lihuo Nirvana Method helped him reshape his body.

This gave Jiang Chuan a vague understanding of the profound use of the Great Dao.

In the simulation, Jiang Chuan seized the opportunity to ask Elder Kong Bei, and finally confirmed his guess.

Divine abilities!

"Divine" refers to the Dao.

In the beginning, there was the Divine, and the Divine was one with the Dao.

In many ancient texts, "Divine" and "Dao" have the same meaning.

Divine abilities evolve from the Great Dao, and only by activating them with the laws of the Great Dao can their maximum power be unleashed.

Otherwise, like Jiang Chuan before, he could only grasp the form but not the spirit.

Only by possessing both spirit and form can the greatest power of a divine ability be unleashed!

"It's a pity that after transforming into the Dao more than ten times, I still haven't completely comprehended the power of transforming into the Dao."

Jiang Chuan sighed lightly, and a wisp of golden light appeared from his fingertips, transforming into a small sword the size of a fingernail.

A gentle breeze blew, causing the leaves of the pomegranate tree to rustle and fall.

The small golden sword shot up into the sky and collided with a green leaf.

A bizarre scene unfolded: the moment it came into contact with the small sword, the green leaf gradually melted away like ice and snow.

By the time it landed in Jiang Chuan's palm, less than a third remained.

"If I had truly comprehended the power of transforming into the Dao, this leaf should have disappeared without a trace by now."

Jiang Chuan then meditated for another hour before preparing to return to his room to rest.

"Junior Brother!"

Jiang Chuan looked in the direction of the sound and saw Jing Hui descending from the sky, along with a tabby cat perched on Jing Hui's head.

"Why has the Ancestor graced my humble abode today?" Jiang Chuan asked with surprise.

The tabby cat on Jing Hui's head was precisely Ancestor Ziyun of Stone Lotus Ridge.

Ancestor Ziyun gave Jiang Chuan a sideways glance.

"You little monk, you're so young, why is your brain not working well?"

Jiang Chuan: "..."

Your brain isn't working well! If you weren't a cat, I'd beat you until Abbot Kong Ming couldn't recognize you!

"Two months ago, you came to Stone Lotus Ridge. Didn't I say I'd call you next time I beat up an elder from the Bodhi Temple?" Ancestor Ziyun explained.

Jiang Chuan suddenly realized.

In the past two months, he had spent several years in the simulation world, went to Sunfall Sea, clashed with the Sword Fairy Mu Bingyun, and comprehended the Dao Stele.

He had completely forgotten about this matter.

"Ancestor, who are we beating up this time?" Jiang Chuan's voice was filled with anticipation and excitement.

He couldn't wait to see that stingy old man, Elder Jing Zhen, get thoroughly thrashed!