Survival

Zhang Xuezhou's words were unsubstantiated, and Buddha Son Shigong was unwilling to reveal his last trump card.

But he eventually took out his six volumes of the Heart Sutra.

Zhang Xuezhou gave the Buddha Son Shigong a life-saving elixir.

Although he didn't retrieve the ultimate tonic pill, Zhang Xuezhou still retrieved a high-quality one.

The effects of the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill were almost immediate. The Buddha Son Shigong was lying half-dead on the stone bed, was almost as normal as a normal person after taking the medicine.

If it weren't for the symptoms in his lower body that were immediately apparent, the Buddha Son Shigong would almost doubt that he was healthy.

"Eight thousand miles west of Kunlun, there lies a secluded mountain region called Broken Soul Ridge. Wait for me there!"

Zhang Xuezhou needed to continue participating in the grand event of the Centennial Pact and could not immediately set off for Suoyang.

The Buddha Son Shigong did not know the location of the secret place of Broken Soul Ridge, but Parvati was more familiar with the situation near Western Kunlun and could search in that direction.

Zhang Xuezhou gave them the elixir and also showed them the way.

He skimmed through Buddha Son Shigong's "Heart Sutra" and felt it was yet another different type of mindfulness practice.

It is as if the Heart Sutra of the two founders, the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and the Small Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, are the trunk of a tree, while the teachings of the many Buddhist disciples and Bodhisattvas are the branches of this tree, which then blossom into different flowers.

This situation caused not only Vishnu and others to show slight changes in expression, but even the Buddha frowned somewhat.

Despite their usual bickering and playful banter, the Buddha did not mock the Buddha Son Shigong, when he was in trouble. Instead, he simply patted Shi Gong on the shoulder, wishing him a speedy recovery.

After carefully examining the Heart Sutra written by the Buddha Son Shigong, the Buddha nodded to the crowd and then strode away to avoid suspicion.

"The three of you have seen the effects of the medicine, so you should be familiar with it!"

Zhang Xuezhou was originally supposed to give three Grain Avoidance Pill, but the Buddha Son Shigong's condition after taking the medicine was so good that it made Guanyin Bodhisattva and others drool with envy. He didn't mind giving a medium-grade Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill to forge a friendship.

"Although they are both mid-grade medicines, their effects are the same; the only difference is the duration of their effects," Zhang Xuezhou explained regarding the pills.

"Good medicine," praised Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva.

"The Western Kunlun Holy Land is extraordinary," said Manjushri Bodhisattva.

"The Holy Son is magnanimous!"

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva also gave a thumbs-up, which had been swollen from being flicked.

The three Bodhisattvas were very satisfied with this reward.

After all, reading Sanskrit texts is too simple to do with words, and they were also able to read the Heart Sutra by the five Buddhist disciples and learn about the comparison of their mental cultivation.

Although I am powerless to change my own spiritual practice, knowing the answer is always better than having vague guesses in the past.

"You said I've never taken any good elixirs in my life. I want to know what kind of elixirs can help me advance my cultivation?"

Seeing that the Buddha and the three Bodhisattvas had left, Wu Chao did not want to stay in the back mountain area of Mount Ling for long.

He politely bowed to Zhang Xuezhou, also hoping to find answers from Zhang Xuezhou.

"Every constraint has its limits. If the conventional path of cultivation is blocked, then try your own path of cultivation," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Hmph, you think you can just leave like that? Do you think cultivation is some kind of child's game?" Wu Chao replied with a muffled snort.

"You haven't even tried, how do you know if it will work?" Zhang Xuezhou advised.

"How could you know that I haven't tried!"

"Keep trying!"

Zhang Xuezhou gestured, and Wu Chao's expression changed repeatedly.

If an ordinary person said this, Wu Chao would be furious and curse, but Zhang Xuezhou's identity is indeed quite special.

The other party is not only a holy son, but also has extremely high prestige among the younger generation.

The two century-old grand events at Kunlun and Lingshan made Zhang Xuezhou famous. He was not the champion, but he was even better than the champion. These past two days, he has been the subject of much discussion at Lingshan. Almost no one knows his weaknesses, and he seems to be able to fight anyone.

Although this is supposed to be the venue for the centennial celebration hosted by the Western Sect, it feels more like the home turf of this holy son.

Many in the Western Sect fawn over Vishnu, believing that Vishnu's victory was a matter of course. However, judging from the way the two sides interact now, Wu Chao feels that there must be something more to it.

In short, Vishnu, who won, didn't seem like a winner, and Zhang Xuezhou, who came in second, didn't seem like a loser either.

Wu Chao glanced at Zhang Xuezhou several times before finally choosing to leave quickly.

"I need to find an opportunity to do what I agreed to; I can't do it immediately!"

Seeing many people leave, Vishnu muttered something under his breath, and then asked a question.

"Could you please return the Moon-Gazing Horn to me? My chances of success are much higher if I take it," Vishnu pleaded.

"You can go over there to gaze at the moon, but don't come to me asking for the Moon-Gazing Corner!"

Zhang Xuezhou pointed in a direction, indicating that Vishnu had no chance of taking back his Law Treasure.

"You need to understand, I obtained the Heart Sutra from Buddha Son Shigong through my own efforts," Zhang Xuezhou reminded him. "I have serious doubts about your competence!"

"I..."

Vishnu was somewhat disheartened.

Not to mention the Heart Sutra by Buddha Son Shigong, even the Heart Sutra involving the Tathagata and Wu Chao was obtained by Zhang Xuezhou.

Of the thirty volumes of the Heart Sutra, Zhang Xuezhou obtained eighteen volumes on his own.

If we add the six volumes that he had to give, Zhang Xuezhou could collect twenty-four volumes even without him, and perhaps even have a way to get the six volumes that Brahma had.

Once Vishnu thought about it this way, he couldn't help but feel that he hadn't really done anything.

"You want to get your hands on the complete Heart Sutra?"

However, the temporarily healthy Buddha Son Shigong seemed to have thought of something and turned to ask Zhang Xuezhou.

"This is what Vishnu promised me," Zhang Xuezhou said with a smile.

"It's difficult for him to do," said the Buddha Son Shigong.

"I... I was so close..."

No, no, no, you're far from good enough!

Vishnu was about to mention that if there were treasures, he might try to obtain the scriptures in the dark when the leader was not at his best.

In half an hour, let alone reading the Heart Sutra once, even those with good memories can memorize most of it.

But before he could finish speaking Buddha Son Shigong gestured for him to stop.

"You underestimate them," said the Buddha Son Shigong, shaking his head. "Do you think we Buddhist disciples were among the first batch trained?"

"Us..."

"Western Sect have existed for thousands of years, far more than just us Buddhists. There aren't many fools among them either. Buddhas and Bodhisattvas still exist after a thousand years, but how many Buddhist disciples have survived?"

"It must be that our generation has not found the secret to immortality!"

Do you really think it's entirely due to the era of immortality?

Buddha Son Shigong gritted his teeth and whispered in Vishnu's ear, causing Vishnu's face to turn pale and his body to tremble for several seconds as if stung by a snake or scorpion.

"Go and gather more information, I'll wait for your reply!"

The Buddha Son Shigong gritted his teeth several times, then earnestly begged Zhang Xuezhou for the "Perfect Tonic Pill" to prolong his life.

"If you help me this time, I will not only help Vishnu obtain the Heart Sutra from the Master, but I will also give you a top-tier treasure!"

The Buddha Son Shigong leaned close to Zhang Xuezhou's ear and whispered, indicating that if Zhang Xuezhou Zhang Xuezhou just a little more, he would bring him even greater returns.

"I was hoping the powerful medicine you mentioned would suppress my body's vital energy; I couldn't possibly be deceiving you and driving myself to the brink of death!"

"Oh?"

Buddha Son Shigong was quite eloquent, and Zhang Xuezhou did indeed still have a considerable number of the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pills in his Lesser Heaven and Earth Bag.

It's not quite good enough for him to practice the Nine Revolutions Qi Harmony Technique, but it should be more than enough to keep the Buddha Son Shigong alive for ten years.

He could easily take thirty or fifty pills, let alone three or five.

If the Buddha Son Shigong can provide a sufficient return, Zhang Xuezhou would indeed not mind investing.