Advancing the Prajna Heart Sutra
With Jiang Qi removing the smoke, Zhang Xuezhou's Nine Treasures Wine base was quite good.
Once the Drunken Peach are added and fermented to produce yeast, the starter for the Nine Treasures Wine is created, and the rice wine brewed through methods such as steaming and boiling will also take shape.
As the pale yellow wine slowly flowed from the mouth of the Arhat Bamboo, Zhang Xuezhou finally felt a sense of calm.
The Emperor's Nine Treasures Wine was a bit lacking; the wine used as a medicinal ingredient was not pure enough and needed to be aged to improve its effects. However, he had an extra ten days of fermentation, so the aging process was not so important.
"Holy Son, how is this drink?"
I feel okay!
With his mouth watering, Sha Li couldn't help but ask. Zhang Xuezhou nodded with great satisfaction, indicating that the brewing was flawless and that they could continue to produce large quantities of wine using this process.
"Prepare plenty of firewood. In ten days to half a month, we'll officially start brewing the wine, and you can all have some to drink!"
Zhang Xuezhou pointed to the many coarse cloths covering and sealing the wine base, indicating that the real work would begin in half a month.
That was also the time when Zhang Xuezhou was breaking through to the Sole Self Realm; at present, he is slowly accumulating power upwards.
Nine Treasures Wine also has a certain effect on Mental Strengthening, and Zhang Xuezhou can take advantage of these two days to study the Heart Sutra.
Zhang Xuezhou had doubts about the Heart Sutra he had acquired, but Zhang Xuezhou doubts were about the latter half, the part that reached a higher level. He had no doubts about the first half of the Heart Sutra.
No matter what, Zhang Xuezhou was a master in terms of mental abilities, and he had witnessed the practices of the Buddhist disciples, so he knew very well that the preceding content was correct.
With the help of the Nine Treasures Wine, Zhang Xuezhou felt he could begin to explore the Heart Sutra.
As for taking the Nine Treasures Wine in half a month, combined with the powerful medicine Lock Yang, he can only shift his focus to Realm Technique. After all, many of his Technique Method are restricted by Realm Technique, making it difficult to break through and reach higher levels. This is a problem he must face.
This also involves going to the Immortal Court to seek the Jade Emperor's help, so that he can forget many Technique Method and regain the Divine Ability power of the Grain Avoidance Instruction Technique, and also involves seeking the Emperor's Haotian Divine Mirror to help restore his memories.
His desire to enter the Sole Self Realm was not only about the ' Human Pill ' but also involved the assistance of connections, which was essential to achieving his goal.
Zhang Xuezhou was extremely clear about what he wanted and how to achieve it.
He began reciting Sanskrit, his verbal chanting merging with his mental meditation.
It was obvious that the two leaders of the Western Sect would not tailor-make the Heart Sutra for him, nor could Zhang Xuezhou give it to them for testing and experimentation. He could only start from the general outline of the Heart Sutra and then deduce what he needed from the two volumes of the Heart Sutra.
"What is the Holy Son reciting?"
"This is a form of cultivation, a very strange one!"
Zhang Xuezhou placed a wine vat to hold the wine that trickled down like a stream, occasionally sipping it while also immersing himself in his own world.
The three demons working at the brewery would occasionally take a deep breath of the alcohol fumes, and then glance at Zhang Xuezhou, whose body was faintly emitting a light.
The Golden Toad Dharma King asked in a low voice, and Jiang Qi carefully answered after looking at him several times to make sure he understood.
Even if he was once the Holy Son of the Xieluosi River Holy Land, it depends on who he is being compared to.
In ordinary factions, Zhu Shiyin's status would be that of a nobleman from the highest rank, unapproachable to most.
However, compared to the Heavenly Court and the Immortal Court, especially for a Holy Son with such a unique identity, Zhu Shiyin's past experiences pale in comparison.
He didn't understand why Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation technique required the use of alcohol for practice.
The three demons whispered among themselves and continued to do what Zhang Xuezhou asked them to do. Just then, the closed door of the brewery was gently pushed open.
Light streamed through the doorway, revealing the Emperor, dressed in a long golden robe, standing there, with the Empress standing behind him.
"Um?"
The Emperor glanced at the three demons, waved his hand, and then took a deep breath of the rich aroma of wine from the brewery.
You're still thinking about drinking!
When the emperor and empress's voices reached his ears from behind, and he was shoved, he staggered forward a few steps and had no choice but to step into the brewery.
Picking fruit and brewing wine in the Western Kunlun Mountains are nothing unusual for Zhang Xuezhou, but cultivation is definitely something that needs attention.
Although Zhang Xuezhou had sealed the doors and windows in the brewery, his every move was still under the watchful eyes of the Emperor and Empress.
The Emperor and Empress learned a great deal about cultivation techniques from Zhang Xuezhou. Both the Mental Strengthening Chapter and the Yang Soul Transformation Technique were unconventional approaches that provided them with considerable assistance.
Whatever cultivation Zhang Xuezhou pursues, that's something they absolutely need to pay attention to.
Perhaps by following Mr. Ren's teachings to Zhang Xuezhou, they might be able to imitate him successfully.
"Drinking as a form of spiritual practice?"
Upon approaching, the Emperor pursed his lips, while the Empress frowned deeply.
The Emperor and Empress were very familiar with Nine Treasures Wine. If the Nine Treasures Wine brewed by the Emperor was immature, the Nine Treasures Wine brewed by Zhang Xuezhou was mellow and rich, as if it had been nurtured for many years.
In the art of winemaking, Zhang Xuezhou has clearly surpassed his teacher.
Using the same brewing steps, Zhang Xuezhou's Nine Treasures Wine is different.
Zhang Xuezhou's brewing of Nine Treasures Wine was not out of gluttony, but rather as a means of spiritual cultivation.
"This seems to be a practice of the Western Sect," the Emperor said.
"Are the Jieyin and Zhunti willing to bestow upon the Holy Son the art of cultivation?"
The Emperor and Empress asked in doubt.
As the Holy Son of Western Kunlun, Zhang Xuezhou has the freedom to enter the library cave of Western Kunlun to select classic books. He has also received comprehensive instruction from the Divine Lord Zhenyuan. Ordinary cultivation techniques are of little interest to him.
The cultivation techniques given by the two Western religious leaders were subpar and unacceptable, but given their limited capacity for compassion, they certainly wouldn't have given them anything of great quality.
If Zhang Xuezhou cannot obtain a cultivation method at the level of a Buddha, there is absolutely no need for him to cultivate. Especially since Zhang Xuezhou has already embarked on his own cultivation path after entering the Divine Ability Realm, he will be selective even if it is a good cultivation technique.
"It seems the Holy Son has failed to defeat the Buddhist disciples of the Western Sect?"
"No!"
"Where did he get his cultivation techniques?"
The Emperor and Empress couldn't help but recall the events. After confirming the relevant matters, she knew very well that Zhang Xuezhou had not defeated the Western Sect Western Sect. In fact, he would have to give an extra gift to Vishnu's followers in Western Kunlun.
Despite having no opportunity to learn the cultivation methods of the Western Sect, they still choose to practice.
Judging from Zhang Xuezhou's demeanor, it was clear that this was premeditated; otherwise, there would have been no way he would have brewed the Nine Treasures Wine to promote the cultivation techniques of the Western Sect.
"His cultivation techniques are strange, and these things are strange too!"
The Emperor shook his head in confusion, then pointed from Zhang Xuezhou's faintly glowing body to the surrounding wine base.
Not to mention that the Emperor and Empress could not possibly have given Zhang Xuezhou so many materials, the Emperor and Empress themselves did not possess that many materials.
The Emperor brewed a few cups of wine to relieve boredom when he had nothing to do, while Zhang Xuezhou was purely brewing a great medicine, consuming more great medicines and rare fruits than the Emperor had brewed for a hundred years.
The materials for these powerful medicines are not easily obtained.
"I find it hard to believe that the Jade Emperor would give him so many gifts just because of a grand event," the Emperor said.
"You need to think about whose territory the Immortal Court really is," the Emperor and Empress said through a frown. "If he makes a request, do you think the Jade Emperor will agree or disagree?"
"You mean Hongjun issued a decree to assist the Holy Son? And it's even possible that this decree led to the decision to go into seclusion!"
The Emperor's expression was solemn, and he replied in a low voice as well.
They would definitely follow suit and study whatever Zhang Xuezhou was learning, so as not to overlook anything.
This time, Zhang Xuezhou didn't come up with any inexplicable new content; Zhang Xuezhou was simply practicing Western Sect cultivation techniques, a leap so drastic that even the Emperor was somewhat taken aback.
As a moon-like light gradually appeared behind Zhang Xuezhou, the Emperor finally understood what Zhang Xuezhou had been cultivating.