Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree-Chapter 49 - 46: Seeing Elder Mu Again

It has been half a month since I last saw Elder Mu.

In this half month, a lot has happened. Ji Jingqiu has truly transformed, both physically and spiritually.

So the moment he stepped through the door, Mei's eyes lit up. She grabbed Ji Jingqiu, eagerly patted him down, ruffled his hair into a mess, and then dragged him deeper into the house, exclaiming excitedly:

"Elder Mu, you must give this youngster a thorough examination. It's been only half a month, and he's nearly completed Opening Veins. He even radiates an aura of self-generated Qi. Could this kid really be a Martial Arts prodigy?"

Elder Mu slowly walked out from the inner room.

"You're here?"

"Thank you for the guidance, Elder Mu. If you ever need me in the future, Jingqiu will not hesitate to help."

Ji Jingqiu spoke earnestly and sincerely, fully aware that his transformation started from the very ground beneath his feet, and such a debt of gratitude deserved to be repaid in kind.

Although Elder Mu had never thought this young man could be of any help to him, such an attitude was undoubtedly pleasing.

He smiled faintly and said, "Achieving this level of Visualization Method was your own destiny. If you truly wish to thank me, whenever you encounter Martial Artists of your generation with the surname Mu, and if you can defeat them, then beat them soundly on my behalf; let them know their place between Heaven and Earth."

Ji Jingqiu was stunned.

He hadn't misheard, had he... beat them?

"Alright, I've called you here for serious matters." Elder Mu cleared his throat and looked interested, "I've heard that you've already completed constructing your Visualization Map?"

"That's correct!"

Ji Jingqiu perked up.

His other reason for this visit was to learn more about the Fire House Buddha Hell Visualization Map from Elder Mu.

Elder Mu nodded slightly and asked, "The house you've constructed, is it made of straw, stone, or brick and cement? If it's made of brick, how many stories high is it, and how many rooms does it have inside and out?"

Ji Jingqiu was taken aback.

He hesitated and said, "I didn't quite catch that. Could you say it again?"

Elder Mu did not mind and repeated his question.

This time Ji Jingqiu was sure he had heard it right.

He began to reflect.

He thought about the words "Fire House Buddha Hell" – was the emphasis on "House"?

Unable to come to a conclusion, he cautiously asked, "Is there something particular about this house?"

As a matter of course, Elder Mu spoke of how a house should naturally be as big and robust as possible, able to withstand the Bitter Sea's submersion and a rain of fire from the sky. He admonished to not focus on appearances but on durability and practicality…

Having said this, Elder Mu also sighed, reminiscing about his own past.

He was born into the Mu Family and had naturally tried this Visualization Method in his early years.

Almost no disciple of the Mu Family would not attempt this Visualization.

However, almost everyone would give up in the end.

Because they saw no hope.

Ji Jingqiu was already breaking out in a cold sweat. He comforted himself, thinking that his house – which could barely be considered a house – although not big and only about eighteen feet in diameter so far, was still quite sturdy. It could withstand the raging fire and the Bitter Sea's submersion; it should meet the requirements, right?

Elder Mu noticed his frowning silence and suspected whether Ji Jingqiu had truly mastered the Fire House Buddha Hell Visualization Map.

And what about the details of this practice? Aren't they all in the Divine Intent of the Visualization Map?

If he couldn't awaken the Divine Intent and receive the legacy, how did he construct the Visualization Map?

After pondering for a while, Ji Jingqiu cautiously explained his current situation, omitting details regarding the Supreme True Buddha and the Protecting Gods.

He was very sincere and worried:

"I didn't build a house, but I did plant a Bodhi Tree. From the Bodhi Tree sprang a Three Feet Pure Land. It might be a bit cramped, but it's pretty sturdy. Oh, it's now eighteen feet in diameter..."

"Could it be that I've practiced incorrectly?"

He questioned with a lack of confidence and some doubt.

Mainly, as a Divine Skill accompanying Martial Arts, the Bodhi Tree could be considered Golden Finger Level assistance – it couldn't be possible that he had practiced incorrectly, could it?

Upon hearing that Ji Jingqiu's first day of visualization and constructing his Inner Realm, he planted a Bodhi Treasure Tree, which had subsequently generated a Pure Land...

Elder Mu was dumbstruck.

His weathered face, crisscrossed with wrinkles, remained expressionless.

But Mei clearly saw his hands, hidden behind his back, tremble violently.

Mei counted on her fingers, calculating.

She remembered, last time Sir Mu said his family's ancestors had seen Heaven and Earth, all creatures, the True Self, and finally, the Self-Generated Pure Land.

Following this order, wouldn't Ji Jingqiu have directly skipped the stages of seeing Heaven and Earth, creatures, and the True Self, jumping straight to the realm of the Self-Generated Pure Land?

She suddenly showed surprise. Could it be that the Mu Family had been cultivating in the wrong way all these years?

At this moment, Elder Mu's lips twitched imperceptibly but no sound came forth.

His mind was like silent thunder.

Seeing Bodhi... Self-Generated Pure Land... Seeing Bodhi... Self-Generated Pure Land...

...How could this be?

He stared at the young man in front of him, his heart brimming with confusion.

Could this be the peerless talent comparable to the ancestor of his family?

Suddenly, Sir Mu thought of a possibility, and his gaze towards Ji Jingqiu changed instantly.

After a long silence, he finally managed to keep his composure and asked,

"You... have ignited the Wisdom Light?"

Ji Jingqiu nodded.

Elder Mu felt somewhat dizzy, but he still managed to point out that while Ji Jingqiu's situation was unusual, there had been similar examples in history.

Like Ji Jingqiu, someone planted a Bodhi tree, lit the Supreme Wisdom Light, and created a similar Pure Land, from then on ferrying oneself and others across...

Ji Jingqiu sighed in relief, knowing there was precedent to follow.

He asked with concern, "Then, what happened to that predecessor?"

Elder Mu choked a little, then said with a heavy heart, "You are remarkable, but you mustn't develop arrogance. The Pure Land that predecessor developed at the beginning was already sixty feet wide, and later connected Heaven and Earth!"

He cautioned, "You are still far from reaching the achievements of the ancestors. You must continue to work hard and strive to expand the range of your Pure Land so that you can catch up with the predecessors sooner."

Ji Jingqiu immediately felt ashamed, not considering himself as deserving.

He deeply felt the gap between himself and those true geniuses, as well as the difference in their vision.

He had just created a Pure Land of merely three feet, and after absorbing a part of the Supreme True Buddha's Origin, it expanded to eighteen feet, which already overjoyed him.

But others started with sixty feet!

Sixty feet, for him at the moment, was indeed a distant figure.

How much True Buddha Origin would that require?

Suddenly, he remembered the Sky-reaching Bodhi Tree he saw in the Spirit Ocean that bloomed and withered in the blink of an eye, and he shared this with Elder Mu.

Elder Mu could no longer suppress his shock, and with a changed expression, exclaimed,

"You entered the Abyss Zone on your first deep dive and saw that Sky-reaching Bodhi Tree? How did you find it?"

"Accurately speaking..." Ji Jingqiu recalled the feeling at the time, "It found me and led me to it."

This statement seemed to further reinforce a speculation Sir Mu had just formed.

Thus, the ludicrous and nonsensical guess transformed into... the truth.

As Elder Mu's heart fluctuated like the rise and fall of the tide, Ji Jingqiu remembered the chubby tiger cub in his Inner Realm.

He had accumulated too many questions recently, which were inconvenient to share with others because they pertained to the Fire House Buddha Hell Visualization.

Now that he had finally caught the original master of the Visualization Map, he naturally wanted to clarify things.

"Elder Mu, I've practiced other Visualization Methods during this period and found they seem to overlap with the Fire House Buddha Hell. Is this a problem?"

After listening to his description, Elder Mu's face almost couldn't hold back, and he cursed inwardly. How should he know?

The Mu Family has had three lines of succession reaching the Supreme Grandmaster level for many years, yet no second Martial Artist has ever reached the stage of Self-Generated Pure Land with the Fire House Buddha Hell!

Children and grandchildren, how unfilial...

Finally, he composed himself and said,

"That's normal. Visualization Maps are such that even if thousands of people practice them, even though generally similar, there are always some subtle differences.

Historically, it's not uncommon for someone to turn a Visualization Map designed to stop wars and killing into one for nourishing life.

The Visualization Methods passed down by my family are wondrous, accommodating features of other Visualization Maps. It's not surprising, just consider it as a [Divine] trait."

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In the end, he emphasized,

"There is one thing you must remember! Whatever you have cultivated is not a problem, nor do you need to ask others, because this Visualization Map contains infinite possibilities!"

"Even if it really is a problem, it's other people's problem!"

"The words just now, you must keep it to yourself. In the future, no matter who asks you, you can't speak of it, not even to me! I won't ask you a second time!"