The "Tulku" the old lama called out meant a living Buddha in Tibetan Buddhism. A more common honorific for a living Buddha was "Rinpoche," meaning a jewel among men.
Chen Jue's cultivation had long since reached a level on par with Shakyamuni's. In the old lama's eyes, he was naturally a living Buddha, a reincarnated venerable one.
The younger lamas, however, had not cultivated deeply enough to understand what was unusual about Chen Jue.
Yet as they listened to the scriptures and Sanskrit mantras continually issuing from Chen Jue's mouth, these young lamas gradually understood why their old guru called this young man a Tulku.
Under the vibrations of the notes Chen Jue uttered, the lamas gathered around him gradually began to sense something unusual within their bodies: a resonance that quieted their hearts and smoothed the flow of their qi and blood.
This was also the cultivation method of Purifying the Body and Fasting that Chen Jue had devised himself, drawing insight from the seven bowls of water and combining the Daoist Canon Bigu Skill with tantric Mahamudra.
Listening to and reciting Buddhist scriptures and Sanskrit mantras frequently could already help bring peace to the heart, let alone when Chen Jue's vocalizations incorporated martial arts techniques for training and transforming the marrow.
There were many marrow-transformation practices, such as the tiger-leopard thunder sound and Heng Ha Two Qi, most of which involved vocalizations used in sound-striking techniques. At deeper levels, marrow-transformation practices could strengthen the bone marrow itself. Stronger marrow meant stronger blood production, which would gradually improve the body's constitution.
Just as leukemia required a bone marrow transplant, truly mastering marrow-transformation practices was actually better than taking any miraculous medicine.
The sounds issuing from Chen Jue's mouth carried marrow-transformation techniques, like morning bells and evening drums that stirred