The backup Buddha had left behind was right before him. All Pijialuolo had to do was exert a little force, and he could crush that sarira to pieces. The illusion of personally snuffing out a Heaven-Connecting Realm expert gave Pijialuolo a most peculiar feeling.
Yet Pijialuolo did not truly do so. At that moment, something suddenly occurred to him.
Since the sarira had not yet fully matured, what if he swallowed it and refined it completely?
That Buddha prayer bead had contained countless secret arts passed down by Buddha in ages past. Most importantly, it also contained Buddha's own understanding of the martial path. Otherwise, Pijialuolo's progress could never have been so swift.
If he refined this sarira now, might he directly obtain insights into the Heaven-Connecting Realm?
Few people in the Jianghu knew of the opportunity to advance into the Heaven-Connecting Realm. Su Xin had only learned of it from the Great Heavenly Demon Venerable before.
Although Pijialuolo had inherited Buddha's legacy, that inheritance did not include certain secrets of the Heaven-Connecting Realm.
Thus, in Pijialuolo's view, the Heaven-Connecting Realm was merely another realm. If he could gain insights into it, perhaps he might truly touch that legendary realm someday!
Looking at the sarira, Pijialuolo muttered, "Crushing it outright would be too wasteful. Better to leave this opportunity entirely to me. From now on, the Buddha Sect shall be led by me, Pijialuolo. You can go on being that gilded idol worshipped in a temple!"
His greed for the Heaven-Connecting Realm drove Pijialuolo to make his decision at once. He completely annihilated Yuan Kong's primordial spirit, took out the sarira, and began carefully refining it with his own vital energy.
Nothing unusual happened during the process. Pijialuolo's primordial spirit slowly refined the sarira, and fragment after fragment of memories