Of course, re-cultivating did not mean tearing down all his foundations and starting over.
He had already forged his Dao Fruit; the road had already been laid. It was impossible to walk it all over again.
In truth, this could not really be called re-cultivation. It was more like remaking the core.
Li Su had not recklessly altered the Dharma of the Vajra Realm. He had merely changed the raw materials used to form it, because that allowed him to grow stronger quickly.
Li Su did not bear Three Thousand Vows, but Three Thousand Dragon Strength—in other words, he had turned the power of the Dragon Realm into nourishment.
There was undoubtedly a subtle difference in nature between the power of the Dragon Realm and Vajra Strength. The former was rooted in dharmic power, while the latter was rooted in will.
Though it could take shape swiftly and possessed immense power, that subtle difference caused the supreme Dharma within the Vajra Realm to fall short by one level.
Now that he was re-cultivating, he was, in fact, merely replacing the Dragon Realm power and returning to the proper path—using will as nourishment, bearing Three Thousand Vows, and evolving the Vajra Dharma.
At this point, Li Su paused slightly.
It was not because he had encountered any difficulty in cultivation, but because he had to make a choice here.
Should he cultivate the path of the Greater Vehicle? Or take the path of the Lesser Vehicle?
As he continued to practice the Buddhist Dharma, Li Su gained ever more insights into the Greater and Lesser Vehicle teachings.
At first, he had believed that in Buddhism, the Lesser Vehicle saved oneself, while the Greater Vehicle saved others.
But as his cultivation deepened, he discovered that this notion was fundamentally wrong. Buddhist cultivation