Entering the Dao Through Martial Arts, the Divide Between Immortals and Mortals
"One qualitative transformation of Qi and Blood increases its power by ten percent, two by twenty percent, three by forty percent, four by eighty percent, five by one hundred and sixty percent, and six by three hundred and twenty percent. Add the tenfold amplification from the power of moonlight, and it's clear that entering the Dao through martial arts is the true path. Simply breaking through to Gang Force is only drawing a tiger by copying a cat. The Buddha's Son's Six-Revolution Golden Pill has brought about the divide between immortals and mortals!" Feeling the explosive growth in his strength, the head of Bodhi Hall could not help exclaiming in wonder.
"In every mural painted by an eminent Buddhist monk, there is always a golden wheel of merit behind the Buddha's head. The hint was already plain as day, yet we turned a blind eye to it all this time. Who knows how many eminent monks before us missed their chance to enter the Dao through martial arts over the centuries because of it? What a tremendous pity!" Master Xingshan glanced at the lunar wheel behind the head of Bodhi Hall, envy showing in his eyes.
"The demons and monsters in Buddhist tales spit out their inner cores on nights of the full moon, suspending them in the air to absorb the power of moonlight. Surely those stories weren't smoke without fire!" After some thought, Master Deyuan had further conjectures about the lunar wheel behind Master Puti's head.
"I beg the Buddha's Son to show us great mercy and grant us Six-Revolution Golden Pills, so that we too may enter the Dao through martial arts!" Master Suhui had the highest seniority and the greatest strength, yet the head of Bodhi Hall, who had only just broken through, had defeated him in a single move. He found the reality a little hard to accept and was desperate for a Six-Revolution Golden Pill.
"Refining a Six-Revolution Golden Pill isn't difficult. Once I'm familiar with the Sixth-Transformation Pill Refining Technique, I'll be able to refine one in two hours. But Qi and Blood at the Dan Jin realm is very fragile, and it can complete six qualitative transformations in a Pill Furnace in two hours. Qi and Blood at the Gang Force realm is much more robust and needs at least seven times seven, or forty-nine, two-hour periods to complete six qualitative transformations in a Pill Furnace. I'm a little tired now. Once I've rested and recovered, I'll help you refine the pills!" Mo Wenjian was not in good condition and did not want to continue refining pills now.
"The Buddha's Son has been very busy these past few days. He really should take a good rest!" Master Xingshan recalled that for most of the past decade or so, Mo Wenjian had merely rung the bell for each day he was a monk, yet in the past few days he had accomplished one major feat after another. He immediately felt that Mo Wenjian should recuperate for a while.
"I've been busy all night, and now I'm sleepy. I'm going back to bed. There's no need to worry. Once I've rested for three to five days, I'll help you refine the pills!" Mo Wenjian yawned, then turned and left Bodhi Hall.
Mo Wenjian returned to his meditation room and immediately fell asleep.
When he woke again, it was already half past six the next morning.
The cooldown had long since reset. Without a second thought, Mo Wenjian opened the All-Heavens Dao Fruit Simulator.
[Age 16: Fifteen eminent Shaolin monks entered the Dao through martial arts, and strange phenomena frequently appeared in the night sky above Shaolin Temple. No one doubted your identity as a reincarnated Buddha anymore. The Emperor Jiaqing bestowed upon you the title of Dharma Master Who Protects the Nation, along with a hundred thousand taels of gold, ten thousand-year-old ginseng roots, one ten-thousand-year-old lingzhi mushroom, and a piece of ten-thousand-year-old cold jade!]
[Age 17: The Great Qing Dynasty stole the Heavenly Gang Thirty-Six Fists without your permission. Thirty-nine masters at the peak of Dan Jin Perfection who were loyal to the Great Qing Dynasty broke through to become Gang Force national martial arts grandmasters, and the Great Qing Dynasty's rule was consolidated!]
[Age 18: Sect leaders from all schools and factions came one after another, bringing precious treasures to ask you for the Heavenly Gang Thirty-Six Fists. You turned away almost no one!]
[Age 20: The Emperor Jiaqing passed away, and the Emperor Daoguang succeeded to the throne. Three Gang Force national martial arts grandmasters hostile to the Great Qing Dynasty attempted to infiltrate the imperial palace and seize the Imperial Seal of the Realm, hoping to strike at the Great Qing Dynasty's fortunes, but were driven off by the five Gang Force national martial arts grandmasters guarding the palace!]
[Age 26: The number of Gang Force national martial arts grandmasters in the Great Qing Dynasty increased greatly, and the dynasty sought to force every school and faction into submission. However, the people of the jianghu were inherently unwilling to be kept under control. Seventy-two Gang Force national martial arts grandmasters traveled to the capital together, frightening the Emperor Daoguang into hurriedly sending envoys to negotiate peace!]
[Age 27: Seventy-two Gang Force national martial arts grandmasters traveled to Shaolin Temple together, intending to threaten you into handing over the secret of becoming an immortal or a Buddha. Ten eminent monks who had entered the Dao through martial arts flew into a rage and struck, severely injuring all seventy-two Gang Force national martial arts grandmasters. The incident raised a storm in the jianghu!]
[Age 28: After investigating, people of the jianghu discovered the existence of the Six-Revolution Golden Pill. The leaders of every school and faction brought precious treasures to ask you for the pill, but you refused them all!]
[Age 29: The Emperor Daoguang learned that the son of the Bordered Blue Banner's lord had once offended you at Shaolin Temple. He sent the banner lord to Shaolin Temple to apologize to you and make indirect inquiries about the Six-Revolution Golden Pill. You reached an agreement with the Manchu Qing court: the court would give you all the pill-refining records it had collected over countless years, and you would refine one Six-Revolution Golden Pill for it each year!]
[Age 30: The leaders of every school and faction brought pill-refining records collected over countless years to Shaolin Temple to ask you for Six-Revolution Golden Pills. You agreed to different terms of exchange according to the value of their records!]
[Age 36: You finally mastered the Seventh-Transformation Pill Refining Technique. You discovered that the Seven-Transmutation Golden Elixir involved uniting the three treasures of essence, Qi, and spirit. The Seven-Transmutation Golden Elixirs you refined could not match other people's essence, Qi, and spirit, but you paid this flaw no mind!]
[Age 40: The First Opium War broke out. The Great Qing Dynasty dispatched a master who had entered the Dao through martial arts, and he easily crushed Britain's ocean-going fleet!]
[Age 46: Gang Force national martial arts grandmasters split into two distinct tiers. The powerhouses who had entered the Dao through martial arts by undergoing six qualitative transformations of Qi and Blood with the help of Six-Revolution Golden Pills began to call themselves Gang Jin National Martial Arts Myth!]
[Age 51: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom launched an uprising. A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering battle erupted between thirteen Gang Jin National Martial Arts Myths loyal to the Manchu Qing court and eight Gang Jin National Martial Arts Myths hostile to the Manchu Qing. Since both sides had their misgivings, they ultimately chose to stop fighting and make peace!]
[Age 56: You mastered the Eight-Revolution Alchemy Technique. You discovered that the Eighth-Transformation Golden Pill required the use of an artistic conception to integrate essence, Qi, and spirit, and you naturally thought of the Heavenly Gang Thirty-Six Fists!]
[Age 61: Empress Dowager Cixi launched the Xinyou Coup and executed eight regent ministers, establishing her rule from behind the curtain. To consolidate her political position, Empress Dowager Cixi invited you to the capital to chant scriptures and pray for blessings. You were absorbed in studying the Heavenly Gang Thirty-Six Fists and paid her no attention at all!]
[Age 66: You studied every record on artistic conception from ancient times to the present and gained a preliminary understanding of it. Unfortunately, the cultivation methods you had mastered were a chaotic jumble. Although you were only one step away from an artistic conception, you remained unable to make a breakthrough!]
[Age 73: Empress Dowager Cixi lifted the curtain and returned power to the emperor, then announced that she wished to come to Shaolin Temple in person to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. You were so absorbed in studying the Heavenly Gang Thirty-Six Fists that you could not pull yourself away, and you paid Empress Dowager Cixi no attention at all. Receiving no response, she felt she had pressed her warm face against a cold backside and swore she never wanted to hear any news about you again!]
[Age 76: Using the Heavenly Gang Thirty-Six Fists as your foundation and Shaolin's Seventy-Two Supreme Skills as a supplement, you cultivated the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Fist Intent, thereby fully mastering the secrets of the Eighth-Transformation Golden Pill!]
[Age 86: You had no idea how to refine a Nine-Revolution Golden Pill. You could not find any theoretical foundation to support it at all!]
[Age 96: You still had no idea how to refine a Nine-Revolution Golden Pill. You went back to the beginning and reorganized your knowledge of pill refining. You discovered that many things throughout history had come about by accident. For example, an alchemist's furnace had exploded during pill refinement, leading to the accidental discovery of gunpowder. You seemed to gain an insight...] ```