Virtual Machine

At the same time, driven by this sense of crisis, his potential had likely been awakened, causing his brain evolution technique to advance by leaps and bounds.

In year 133, his first-stage evolution was complete, and he obtained the title of Bhikkhu.

In year 145, his second-stage evolution was complete, and he obtained the title of Arhat.

In year 160, his third-stage evolution was complete, and he obtained the title of Bodhisattva.

In year 192—the present year—his fourth-stage evolution was complete, and he obtained the title of Buddha.

Yet obtaining a title did not mean one could rest easy. Should one lack sufficient merit, one would be stripped of one's fruit position and cast down into the mortal world—in other words, have one's brain canned. A Buddha's brain was itself an incomparably precious resource. In this world, one either moved forward or was destroyed.

It was worth mentioning that there had been an interlude during this period. In the 150s, after the long-awaited heroic Human Emperor appeared, the company changed its strategy. In certain places, it extended "goodwill" toward the public while conducting all manner of propaganda. There really were some people who came to believe that the company was changing for the better, that change simply needed time.

Not until year 180, when the Human Emperor was defeated, did those people finally wake as if from a dream. But what greeted them was no Savior—only the company's butcher's blade.

Yunsuan Zhixing Buddha had personally lived through all of it.

And now, through the reflection, Zhao Cheng had gone through it all once again.

This was a method Spirit Mountain used to identify spies. Once anyone walked through the process, no secret could remain hidden.

However, this method was enormously costly, which was why it could only be used on