Three months later.
Li Changfeng cultivated day and night on the back mountain, barely managing to condense his true energy into a size of eighty zhang, and its power was much stronger and more profound than before.
Li Changfeng's expression turned solemn. His true energy erupted as he activated the Draconic Elephant Prajna and unleashed the third move of the Vajra Palm of Immense Strength Vajra Body Empowerment." A domineering and fierce pale golden true energy slowly condensed around him, and a demon-subduing halo appeared on his arms.
A massive Vajra figure, eighty feet tall, appeared behind him and then attached itself to Li Changfeng's body. It immediately emitted a dazzling light, its entire body turning a golden-bronze color, with faint illusory runes appearing on its surface.
Behind it, the astonishing power of the seven dragons and seven elephants was revealed, and a golden palm eighty feet long was suddenly struck out and slammed down on the earth, with an extremely domineering force!
"Boom!"
A violent tremor resounded, and the entire back mountain shook violently. An eighty-foot-long palm print appeared on the ground, with faint traces of palm lines still visible. The rocks and trees inside the palm print pit were all pulverized, demonstrating terrifying power!
Seeing this, Li Changfeng smiled slightly. He couldn't have done this before. At most, he could shake these large rocks and trees into pieces. Shaking them into powder was something he couldn't even imagine!
After that, Li Changfeng resumed his cultivation day and night...
Three months slowly passed.
Li Changfeng's eyes were bloodshot as he roared, "Three months! And not a single improvement! What's going on?!"
At this moment, Li Changfeng was filled with anger, and a faint black true energy was emanating from him, making him look like he was about to suffer a qi deviation!
Suddenly, a cool sensation rushed into his head, jolting him awake. He broke out in a cold sweat. "I think I was about to go into a state of demonic possession! That shouldn't be! Even if I haven't made any progress, I shouldn't have reached the point of demonic possession!"
At the same time, I thought to myself: Luckily I had the Buddhist Beads given to me by the Abbot, otherwise I might have gone mad from practicing qi cultivation. What a close call! What a close call!
After a moment of contemplation, Li Changfeng decided to go and ask the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon what was going on!
Subduing Dragon Hall.
Thump! Thump!
Li Changfeng slowly approached the door of the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon and knocked. "Master! Are you there?"
A voice slowly came from inside the room, "Come in!"
Li Changfeng opened the door and slowly entered the room, finding the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon meditating with his eyes closed. "Master! Are you practicing your martial arts? Am I disturbing you?"
The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon slowly opened his eyes. "No! I was just meditating and cultivating my mind! Have you encountered any difficulties?"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng nodded and said, "Master! I've hit a bottleneck. Ever since I compressed my palm power to eighty zhang three months ago, I haven't been able to make any further progress, and I'm even on the verge of going into qi deviation. Fortunately, the Buddhist Beads that the Abbot gave me helped me through this ordeal!"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon was immediately shocked. "What?! Demonic possession! What happened? Tell me in detail!"
"Master! I'm not quite sure either! I was practicing and there was no progress, so I got frustrated and suddenly went into a qi deviation!"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon pondered for a moment, "That shouldn't be! You were just manipulating your inner energy, not practicing martial arts, so how could you suddenly suffer a qi deviation? Even if you couldn't master it, it shouldn't have reached the point of qi deviation! There's no reason for your temperament to be so bad!"
A moment of silence fell over the room, and no one understood why this was happening.
Suddenly, the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon seemed to have thought of something and said in a deep voice, "How many martial arts techniques of Shaolin Temple have you learned, and to what level have you reached?"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng slowly said, "Four first-rate martial arts techniques! All of them have been mastered to perfection!"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon was immediately surprised. "You've achieved complete perfection! Your talent in martial arts is truly astonishing. How's your study of Buddhism going?"
Li Changfeng looked puzzled. "Buddhism?! I... I don't think I've studied it much!"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon was immediately shocked. "What?! You've reached perfection without ever studying Buddhism! You've committed a grave offense!"
"Buddhist martial arts are profound and powerful, and are extremely violent. They are powerful techniques that kill and take lives, so they are extremely violent and need to be neutralized by corresponding Buddhist teachings. In addition, you have also practiced the Draconic Elephant Prajna, which is a violent and easily insane technique, so you need Buddhist teachings to calm your mind even more!"
"You've managed to cultivate to such a level all these years without incident; you're truly incredibly lucky! An ordinary person would probably have died long ago. I think the Abbot discovered your problem, which is why he bestowed such a treasure upon you!"
"You haven't learned those two Superior Martial Skills, have you? If you haven't, then you absolutely mustn't! For the next period of time, you can't use your inner energy. You need to focus on cultivating Buddhist teachings!"
"Hmph! I don't know how Fu Hu taught you. He didn't even let you learn a single bit of Buddhism. It's outrageous!"
Li Changfeng gave a wry smile upon hearing this, "Actually, it's not Master's fault! I have indeed spent less time at Shaolin Temple these past few years!"
"Hmph! Stop defending him. I'll give him a good scolding when he comes out of seclusion. He almost ruined such a promising talent! Go find Abbot Hongchen now! His Buddhist teachings are second only to his Abbot! He can definitely guide you in your cultivation!"
"Ah! I really have to study Buddhism! Is there no other way?"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon's face darkened. Ignoring his words, he roared, "Why aren't you going yet! Do you really want to suffer a qi deviation and die a violent death?!"
Li Changfeng's face turned bitter upon hearing this. He hated chanting sutras and knocking on Buddha statues the most; just thinking about it made him dizzy. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and go find Abbot Hongchen.
Red Dust Hall.
Abbot Hongchen smiled slightly upon seeing Li Changfeng's arrival, "Jue Kong boy! What brings you here all of a sudden!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng said helplessly, "The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon sent me to learn Buddhism from you!"
Abbot Hongchen was slightly taken aback. "You want me to learn Buddhism from you? What's wrong with you?"
Li Changfeng then explained the situation to Abbot Hongchen expression grew increasingly grave as he listened. "What! Your condition has actually reached a critical stage! It's far too dangerous!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng scratched his head. "No, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"
Abbot Hongchen's face darkened upon hearing this. "Nothing to worry about? You'll find out soon enough whether nothing's wrong or not!"
After saying that, Abbot Hongchen gently touched several acupoints on Li Changfeng's body. Li Changfeng felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His whole body was numb and sore, his face turned red, and he felt dizzy. He almost fell to the ground and couldn't move.
After a quarter of an hour, Li Changfeng was drenched in cold sweat, panting heavily, his heart pounding with fear. "This... this is terrifying!"
Upon seeing this, Abbot Hongchen said gravely, "It's much more serious than I imagined. You must have been killing people non-stop over the years, and your violent energy has taken hold of your heart. Several vital points have already been filled with this violent energy. If this continues, you will surely die suddenly within three days!"
"Luckily you're in luck; this malevolent energy hasn't erupted yet, or you would surely be dead. Now come with me! I'll take you somewhere!"