Descending the Mountain, Entering the World

Descending the Mountain, Entering the World

"As for you, Master—"

Lin Yuan looked toward Long Eyebrow Old Monk, who stood beside him.

Long Eyebrow Old Monk had guided and taught Lin Yuan, even if it had only been for two months.

Moreover, Lin Yuan had been able to move into the Scripture Storage Pavilion smoothly because Long Eyebrow Old Monk had given his approval.

"The Great Grandmaster realm focuses on the spirit. External forces can scarcely interfere with it."

"A few years ago, while studying the 'Muscle Tendon Change Classic' in the Scripture Storage Pavilion, I comprehended another Martial Path technique that should help with entering the Great Grandmaster realm."

The Martial Path technique Lin Yuan spoke of was naturally the 'Yi Jin Xi Sui Body Tempering, Blood Changing, Spirit Refining Art.'

Besides nurturing the physical body, this Martial Path technique could also temper the spirit.

A Master's breakthrough into the Great Grandmaster realm was essentially the development of spiritual power.

The purer one's spiritual power was, the easier it was to sense and condense it into Mental Energy.

It could be said that as long as one cultivated this Martial Path technique to perfection—

A peak Master would have roughly a twenty to thirty percent chance of breaking through into the Great Grandmaster realm.

"Buddha's Disciple, there is no need to waste your effort on me. The path to Great Grandmaster requires the opportunity for Sudden Enlightenment."

Long Eyebrow Old Monk spoke at once.

Before Lin Yuan, the common understanding among the world's Martial Path experts had been that the Great Grandmaster realm could not be forced.

Even a Great Grandmaster could scarcely cultivate another Great Grandmaster.

A thousand years ago, Bodhidharma Ancestor, the founder of Great Zen Temple, had also been a Great Grandmaster. He had accepted one hundred and eight eminent Buddhist monks as disciples and founded Great Zen Temple.

Yet among those one hundred and eight eminent Buddhist monks, not a single one had entered the realm of Great Grandmaster.

"It's fine. Just listen."

Lin Yuan said no more and slowly recited the 'Yi Jin Xi Sui Body Tempering, Blood Changing, Spirit Refining Art.'

Seeing this, Long Eyebrow Old Monk listened patiently.

At first, Long Eyebrow Old Monk remained rather calm.

He thought what Lin Yuan was describing would probably be similar to the inheritance insights left behind by Bodhidharma Ancestor.

But after hearing only a fifth of it, his brows furrowed tightly, and his thoughts began to churn.

"This..."

Long Eyebrow Old Monk's heartbeat quickened. As a Master, he still possessed basic discernment. Before he had even heard half of it, he had already realized the value of the Martial Path technique Lin Yuan was imparting.

This was actually a Martial Path technique for tempering the spirit.

Martial Path techniques concerning the spirit were not unheard of.

Several Mental Cultivation Arts were stored on the third floor of the Scripture Storage Pavilion, all left behind by Bodhidharma Ancestor.

However, every Mental Cultivation Art in the world could only be cultivated by Great Grandmasters. Only Great Grandmasters who had condensed Mental Energy possessed the basic qualifications to cultivate Mental Cultivation Arts.

Yet the 'Yi Jin Xi Sui Body Tempering, Blood Changing, Spirit Refining Art' comprehended by Lin Yuan could be cultivated even by Innate Realm martial artists.

This, this, this was simply inconceivable.

For a moment, Long Eyebrow Old Monk's mouth went dry.

He understood the value of this Martial Path technique all too well. If word of it spread, Great Zen Temple would become the focus of the entire world.

The other Great Martial Sects, even the Great Li Dynasty, would cast aside all decorum and come to seize this Martial Path technique.

A moment later.

Lin Yuan finished speaking and looked at the dumbfounded Long Eyebrow Old Monk.

The Abbot and several Courtyard Heads beside him had also listened through it once. They did not immediately realize the value of this Martial Path technique, only feeling that what Lin Yuan had described was obscure and difficult to understand, requiring slow contemplation.

"Alright."

"You may all return."

Lin Yuan lowered his gaze and waved his hand.

"Yes."

Long Eyebrow Old Monk snapped out of his daze, suppressing the excitement in his heart as he replied respectfully.

After Long Eyebrow Old Monk and the others left—

The Scripture Storage Pavilion fell silent once more.

Lin Yuan went to the third floor and picked up an ancient volume.

On its cover were clearly written the four words: 'Demon Subduing Wisdom Scripture.'

The Wisdom Scripture concerned the spirit. This Martial Path technique was clearly a Mental Cultivation Art.

It had been left behind by Bodhidharma Ancestor a thousand years ago.

Before breaking through to Great Grandmaster, Lin Yuan had not yet mastered Mental Energy.

Though he possessed Heaven-Defying Comprehension, he had not delved too deeply into this type of Mental Cultivation Art.

Now that he was already a Great Grandmaster, he naturally began studying this field.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

During those dozen or so days, Lin Yuan had been studying the 'Demon Subduing Wisdom Scripture.'

Your comprehension is heaven-defying. By comprehending the Mental Cultivation Art 'Demon Subduing Wisdom Scripture,' you have gained the Mental Miracle Art 'Heaven Changing Earth Striking Great Art.'

Lin Yuan's spirit stirred with joy.

Within the Niwan Palace between his brows, strands of Mental Energy continuously intertwined, forming an indescribable pattern that imprinted itself there.

"Heaven Changing Earth Striking Great Art."

"A Mental Miracle Art."

Lin Yuan had a feeling that once he activated the pattern condensed from Mental Energy within his Niwan Palace, it would release a Mental Field.

Within the field's range, even another Great Grandmaster would have his spiritual will suppressed and suffer the agony of sinking into confusion and losing himself.

"Utterly unreasonable."

Lin Yuan shook his head, feeling somewhat emotional.

With this Mental Miracle Art alone, Lin Yuan was confident that he would be invincible within the Great Grandmaster realm.

Time flowed on.

In the blink of an eye, another five years passed.

Within the Scripture Storage Pavilion.

Wave after wave of indescribable aura spread outward, only to stop at the entrance.

"Beyond Great Grandmaster..."

Lin Yuan opened his eyes, and a streak of white lightning faintly flashed through the air.

Lightning was born from the void.

This was an outward manifestation of spiritual power reaching its extreme.

A Great Grandmaster's spiritual power could kill people, but it could not shake the Material Rules.

For example, lifting a stone with the power of the spirit.

Since ancient times, no Great Grandmaster had ever been able to accomplish such a thing.

But now, this iron law had been broken by Lin Yuan.

Because Lin Yuan's realm had already surpassed Great Grandmaster, reaching a level unprecedented in this world.

Relying on Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Lin Yuan had taken only five years to cross the three great realms of Acquired Realm, Innate Realm, and Master, achieving the body of a Great Grandmaster.

Now another five years had passed. Breaking the shackles of Great Grandmaster and accomplishing something unprecedented was nothing particularly surprising.

"Let the realm beyond Great Grandmaster be called the Mythic Realm."

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

The level beyond Great Grandmaster was legend, was myth.

Thus, calling it the Mythic Realm was quite fitting.

"There are still ten years left to remain here."

"It is time to go outside and take a look."

Lin Yuan calmed his aura and raised his head toward the outside of Great Zen Temple.

After entering the Mythic Realm, Great Zen Temple's thousand years of accumulated foundation had basically all been digested and absorbed by Lin Yuan.

If Lin Yuan wished to maintain the cultivation speed of the past ten years—

He would have to travel the world and see the other Martial Path techniques and secret arts it held.

After all, Great Zen Temple was only one of the world's Great Martial Sects.

Besides Great Zen Temple, there were still several other Great Martial Sects.

There was even the Great Li Dynasty ruling over them all.

By seeing Martial Path techniques entirely different from those of Great Zen Temple, then pushing them to their utmost transformation with Heaven-Defying Comprehension—

Lin Yuan would find it easier to comprehend the realms and paths that lay ahead.

Outside the Bodhi Courtyard.

Hui Yuan, the Abbot of Great Zen Temple, and several Courtyard Heads gathered together once more.

"I can already sense the bottleneck of the Grandmaster Realm."

"In as little as ten years, or at most twenty, I will be able to attempt a breakthrough into the Grandmaster Realm."

Hui Yuan spoke excitedly.

Under normal circumstances, given his aptitude, his chances of entering the Grandmaster Realm had been slim.

However, Lin Yuan's guidance several years ago had allowed him to see hope.

The other Courtyard Heads were equally excited. Lin Yuan's guidance had also benefited them greatly.

Though they were not like the Abbot, confident that they could attempt the Grandmaster Realm within twenty years—

They still had considerable hope within thirty or forty years.

In this world, it was not difficult for Martial Path experts at the Peak Innate Realm to live past a hundred. Most of the Courtyard Heads were in their sixties or seventies and still had the strength for one final attempt.

Just then—

A martial monk hurried in.

"Abbot, Courtyard Heads, n-no, something terrible has happened..."

The martial monk stammered, clearly extremely anxious.

"Take your time. Do not panic."

Hui Yuan comforted him from the side.

"Buddha's Disciple, Buddha's Disciple..."

The martial monk took a deep breath and was about to speak.

"What happened to Buddha's Disciple?"

Hui Yuan abruptly rose to his feet and stared at the martial monk.

The other Courtyard Heads also turned solemn.

In their eyes, Buddha's Disciple was already Great Zen Temple's hope for the next five hundred years.

Anything concerning Buddha's Disciple was a major matter for Great Zen Temple.

"Buddha's Disciple..."

Seeing the expressions of the Courtyard Heads, the martial monk quickly said, "Buddha's Disciple has descended the mountain."

"What?"

"Buddha's Disciple descended the mountain?"

Hui Yuan was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked, "Did Buddha's Disciple say what he intended to do after descending the mountain?"

"Yes, what did Buddha's Disciple say?"

Hui Wen, the Courtyard Head of the Martial Monk Courtyard, asked anxiously as well.

"Buddha's Disciple said that he wanted to descend the mountain, to descend the mountain..."

The martial monk steadied himself and imitated Lin Yuan's tone as best he could.

"To take a look at this world."