Wang Hao and his two companions were warmly welcomed by a group of elderly lamas and led to the monastery, the Esoteric Sect Ancestral Land.
They couldn't help but be enthusiastic; they also had spies planted in the Central Plains, so they naturally knew how much the Central Plains martial arts world had benefited from the overseas martial arts world.
Seeing the martial arts world in the Central Plains flourishing, they were extremely anxious!
Fortunately, after much anticipation, the Shengxiu master finally arrived.
Wang Hao and the Long Ling were welcomed into a grand hall in the Esoteric Sect Ancestral Land, where hundreds of lamas, all of whom possessed the cultivation level of the Innate Realm, were already waiting.
These people represent the greatest foundation of the Esoteric Sect!
Wang Hao's gaze swept over only a young lama with a powerful aura sitting in the main seat, and then looked at an old lama sitting cross-legged in the corner.
" The Shengxiu has come with sincerity, why does the Grandmaster avoid seeing him?"
This old lama appeared to be on his deathbed, with very weak breaths, but the Treasure-Seeking Function of the system had just confirmed that he was the most powerful cultivator present, even a super strong expert who was half a step into the Celestial Realm, a level above Zhang Sanfeng.
Therefore, it is clear that this must be the Living Buddha of the Esoteric Sect Ancestral Land. As for the young lama sitting in the main seat, although he has a strong aura and is the strongest, he seems to have been forced to grow, and he has not yet fully mastered the power within his body.
Although he didn't know the reason behind it, that didn't stop him from pointing out the real culprit.
These words caused all the lamas present to change their expressions drastically, and then fall silent, even the young lama sitting in the main seat. They then turned their gaze to the old lama.
" Amitabha Buddha! I apologize for making a fool of myself in front of my master, but I passed on the lineage two years ago and relinquished my position as Living Buddha. I am no longer a Living Buddha!"
The old lama chanted a Buddhist prayer and explained the reason behind it.
" Grandmaster, please come forward for a chat!"
Wang Hao suddenly realized, and then the young Living Buddha voluntarily gave up his seat and sat on a prayer mat next to him.
The old Living Buddha didn't make a fuss; he silently got up, walked over, and sat down.
He didn't have much time left, but he was only brought out today because the matter involved too many people.
Since this distinguished guest specifically requested to speak with him, it was impossible to offend him.
Moreover, he was very curious about this Shengxiu, the head of the Eight Legions of Tianzhu Buddhist Order, and wanted to exchange some information with him.
" The Grandmaster's lineage was indeed remarkable, but unfortunately he went astray and could never hope to become a celestial being!"
Wang Hao stared at the two generations of Living Buddhas for a long time, finally confirming something before letting out a sigh.
He had a rough idea of the two people's condition. The young Living Buddha's internal power must have been inherited from the old Living Buddha. The old Living Buddha used a secret method of transferring power to instill all his cultivation and power into the young Living Buddha.
This allowed the young Living Buddha to leap to the Peak Innate, becoming a top-tier expert, even comparable to someone like Zhang Sanfeng.
However, these cultivation levels are not one's own, and are no longer pure, almost severing the path to becoming a Celestial.
Moreover, the energy within the young Living Buddha's body was extremely mixed, seemingly not just the old Living Buddha's aura. However, those auras were extremely faint, and if he hadn't cultivated Innate Divine Sense, he probably wouldn't have been able to sense them at all.
This situation clearly indicates that the old Living Buddha's skill was inherited from the previous generation of Living Buddhas, or even the generation before that achieved it in the same way.
This inheritance method is indeed profound, but its flaws are also fatal: there is almost no possibility of further advancement, let alone achieving the Celestial Person Realm.
However, this did secretly relieve him.
When he first saw the strange state of the Patriarch Red Sun and the cultivation techniques he practiced, he thought that the Living Buddha's lineage was similar to a heretical path like possession, but he never expected it to be like this.
This kind of inheritance is very similar to a setting of the Dao Heart Demon-Planting Great Technique Dao Heart Demon-Planting Great Technique, which has two cultivation methods: one is to cultivate oneself, and the other is to cultivate a furnace.
The Living Buddha lineage is clearly the second type, where one uses everything to help the next generation succeed, and this lineage continues from generation to generation.
"A celestial being!"
The old Living Buddha's cloudy eyes revealed a longing; as a cultivator, how could he not yearn for a higher realm?
He originally thought he had reached the limit of this world and could not go any further, but after hearing the information his subordinates had gathered from the Central Plains, he suddenly understood as if struck by lightning!
Upon hearing the term "Celestial Person Realm," he instinctively felt that this realm truly existed, but reaching it was incredibly difficult, at least for him.
"May I ask, Master, is there a method for attaining the status of a celestial being?"
The young Living Buddha suddenly asked a question, and all the lamas present turned their gazes in unison, especially the older lamas who Peak Innate, whose faces were filled with hope.
They have been stuck at the Peak Innate Realm for a long time, and naturally hope to achieve the legendary Celestial Person Realm, or even the Shattering Realm.
"There are three methods: proving the Way through merit, Prove Dao by Force, and a combination of both!"
After a long silence, Wang Hao revealed three methods, the same three methods he had revealed using the Saitama Great Demon King's disguise.
"Does this humble monk have the opportunity to attain enlightenment?"
The young Living Buddha pressed on with his question, his bright eyes revealing a sense of unwillingness and ambition.
If he didn't know about the Celestial Person Realm and the Shattering Realm, that would be one thing, but now that he knows there are even higher realms, he won't stop at the Peak Innate, even if he's stronger than other Peak Innate cultivators.
As someone who could become a Living Buddha, his mind was naturally not bad. After receiving information from the Central Plains, he knew that the future belonged to the Celestial Person Realm and the Shattering Realm. If one could not achieve these two realms, one would only slowly perish.
Therefore, he must reach the Celestial Person Realm, or even the Shattering Realm!
The Shengxiu master before him was his only opportunity, one he could not afford to miss.
"To attain enlightenment, you must first possess your own path, but unfortunately, your path is no longer pure!"
After taking a deep look at the young Living Buddha, Wang Hao could tell that this person was no ordinary individual.
"What if we have to start all over again after failing?"
The young Living Buddha pressed on, uttering a statement that astonished everyone, while also revealing his unwavering determination and magnanimous spirit.
If one could achieve the status of a celestial being, one would be willing to sacrifice all one's cultivation.
"Only those with great Yi Li, Fortune, and great opportunity can attain the path to becoming a celestial being!"
Wang Hao did not answer directly, but instead revealed another condition for achieving the status of a celestial being.
This answer brought a smile to the young Living Buddha's face, clearly indicating that he understood Wang Hao's approval.
Having received this satisfactory answer, the young Living Buddha did not pursue the matter further. Instead, he began exchanging Buddhist teachings with Wang Hao, while the older Living Buddha occasionally chimed in with his own words, and then the other lamas present also joined in.
A group of people engaged in a heated discussion and verification of Buddhist issues.
The Buddhist lineage of the Esoteric Sect Buddhism is undoubtedly excellent, and Wang Hao is no exception.
He not only received the Buddhist teachings from the Central Plains Buddhist Order community, but also entrusted Qing'er to organize a caravan to travel to Tianzhu to acquire a large number of Buddhist scriptures.
When he was stationed on Zhou Xueyi's island, he took the opportunity to read and study those Tianzhu Buddhist Order scriptures.
With the lineage of two major Buddhist Order, Wang Hao's Buddhist knowledge is unparalleled. After a discussion, he impressed all the Esoteric Sect masters present, and even the old Living Buddha was full of praise and gained profound insights.
Later, many masters of the Esoteric Sect voluntarily brought out their own martial arts manuals for Wang Hao to read, clearly inspired by the martial arts world of the Central Plains, wanting to exchange martial arts with Wang Hao.
The exchange on Buddhism has just concluded, and the results have been very satisfactory; everyone has gained a great deal.
The subsequent transmission of martial arts techniques will likely not disappoint them either.
The martial arts world of the grasslands is different from that of the Central Plains. Here, there is only one faction, the Esoteric Sect, with perhaps some different branches.
Regardless of the various branches and factions, the Esoteric Sect Ancestral Land holds a supreme position.
All martial arts techniques created by each branch are immediately offered to the Esoteric Sect Ancestral Land. This is to gain the support of the Esoteric Sect Ancestral Land and to protect their own lineage from any unforeseen circumstances that could lead to its extinction.
After all, no one can guarantee that their own power will last forever. If their family is wiped out in the future, the descendants who escaped can go to the Esoteric Sect Ancestral Land to retrieve their own inheritance.
From this perspective, Esoteric Sect has done a much better job than the martial arts forces in the Central Plains.
Despite the fact that the history of the Esoteric Sect is not as long as that of Taoist School and Confucian School in the Central Plains, it has accumulated just as much profound knowledge and experience through this system of transmission.
It took Wang Hao a full month to finish reading through all the martial arts and Buddhist traditions of the Esoteric Sect Ancestral Land Buddhism.
In return, Wang Hao reorganized the Esoteric Sect Buddhist system to make it easier to practice, while secretly adding his own personal touches.
By studying the Buddhist teachings he compiled, practitioners' minds will be instinctively influenced, moving towards kindness and compassion, and developing an aversion to killing and evil deeds, ultimately becoming truly enlightened monks.
He then presented a complete set of optimized Buddhist Order martial arts, which had the same effect as the Buddhist teaching materials, significantly influencing the practitioner's character and ultimately leading them to become great philanthropists.
At the same time, martial arts and Buddhism complement each other, and the effect is even better if they are practiced together.
There was no way around it; the nomadic tribes of the grasslands had always been a major threat to the Huaxia, their eternal enemy.
Throughout history, when Huaxia was powerful, it was generally able to suppress the nomadic tribes of the grasslands. However, once the Central Plains fell into war or the dynasty entered its final stages, the nomadic tribes of the grasslands would take the opportunity to invade.
The most heartbreaking periods are the Five Barbarian Invasions, the Yuan Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty; these can be considered eternal shames in the hearts of the Huaxia people.
The most frustrating thing is that the reason why Huaxia failed in these three periods was not because the nomadic tribes of the grasslands were powerful, but because the Huaxia people ruined themselves.
Leaving aside the period of the Five Barbarian Invasions, the Central Plains had just experienced the chaos of the Three Kingdoms period, resulting in a sharp decline in population. In addition, the Nine-Rank System, a system that fostered powerful clans, severely weakened the Central Plains ' own strength, giving the nomadic tribes from the grasslands an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
The same was true during the Yuan Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. The Song and Ming Dynasty Song Dynasty of that period were both ruined by their own people, and then the nomadic tribes of the grasslands took advantage of the situation.
So it wasn't that the nomadic tribes of the grasslands were too strong, but rather that their own people were too unreliable!