Becoming a god starts from planting a Bodhi tree.

Chapter 32 A Lot of Fertilizer
"Zen and Buddhist affinity are actually manifestations of one's spiritual nature, also known as the spiritual appearance and aura."

Ji Jingqiu asked: "Is this state of mind related to the state of mind in the five realms of martial arts?"

"There is a connection, but not much." Zhang Chongba smacked his lips, "To put it simply, the mental state is the manifestation of a person's thinking combined with his state of mind. It is the manifestation of the inner heart.

The state of mind is the mirror.

What is reflected is you as a person.

You can deceive the people closest to you, but you can never deceive yourself, so you can see clearly what a person is like through his or her heart.

But if you want to peek into other people's minds, even if they are just ordinary people, it is impossible to do so.

But a trace of the spirit and aura can still be distinguished."

Ji Jingqiu asked: "Can the visualization method affect the world of mind?"

Zhang Chongba pondered for a while and said, "Visualization and mental state actually influence each other.

If the state of mind is in harmony with the method of visualization, the warrior’s practice of visualization will be extremely fast.

On the contrary, if it is not in harmony, forcing yourself to practice will lead to a process of subtly changing your own state of mind.

After practicing the [Hungry Tiger Holding a Knife Picture] for a long time, your state of mind will generally tend to be decisive in killing. This is a method of visualizing killing.

But the specifics still depend on the individual.”

Ji Jingqiu understood in his heart that it seemed that the Zen spirit they thought he possessed came largely from the method of visualizing the Buddha's Hell in the Fire House.

Without saying anything else, let me just talk about the small Bodhi tree in my mind.

Bodhi is the sacred tree of Buddhism.

In the past, Sakyamuni attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.

Ji Jingqiu quickly asked again: "The method of visualizing killing? Is there such a division in the method of visualizing?"

"Brother, do you know the true meaning of visualization?"

Hearing this question, Ji Jingqiu couldn't help but think of what Master Yang had said earlier.

"To escort us in the ocean of our souls?"

"That's right. The purpose of visualization is to protect the path! The ocean of the mind is unpredictable and extremely dangerous. Visualization is our sword and shield."

Zhang Chongba spoke eloquently: "The opposite of killing is saving life. These two are the mainstream of visualization today."

Ji Jingqiu couldn't help but feel curious.

Which school does the Buddha's Hell on Fire House belong to?

"You just asked about the origin of the Supreme True Buddha Sect, so we have to mention the 'life-saving' school."

Zhang Chongba narrowed his eyes and said slowly,

"According to the archives sealed by the Administration, the Supreme True Buddha Sect was first established in the early days of the Federation. They are staunch supporters of the life-saving school, believing that the karmic fire of the world is ever-lasting and full of suffering. Only by saving others can one reach the other shore, enjoy the state of great freedom, and attain Bodhi.

In the early years, they maintained the order of the Federation in their own way. Although there were occasional conflicts with the Administration, they were all within controllable range.

Until... someone in the Federation created the first artificial god using the mind of a martial arts master as the core.

Although the incident was quickly suppressed by the federal government, with laws and regulations issued to strictly prohibit it, and the relevant personnel and information were detained and sealed by the federal government at the first opportunity and never seen again in their lifetime, the incident still caused far-reaching impact.

This includes the changes in the Supreme True Buddha Sect.”

Ji Jingqiu's eyebrows jumped when he heard this.

An artificial god created with the mind of a martial arts master as its core? !

So what is this created god?
Is it the original person, or the new god?
Leng Dao suddenly said, "Humans always like to covet the authority of God. This was the case during the gene editing craze 120 years ago, and it was the same back then, and they never learn their lesson."

God’s authority?

You mean... creating life?
Is God also a kind of life?
Zhang Chongba continued, "The changes in the Supreme Buddha Sect are closely related to this matter, because in their eyes, the state of great freedom is the so-called authority of gods."

“After that, the guys split into two factions.

One faction still respects the old system.

Another faction proposed a very ambitious goal:

They believe that the three realms are a burning house and all living things are dull. Only a true Buddha with supreme wisdom and light can appear in the world, open up a pure land in the void, and accommodate all rivers and seas, and only then can the world be saved.

By then, all three realms and ten directions will become Buddhist lands, and there will be no more suffering in the world.

So after that, they spared no effort to collect the thoughts left by all the martial arts masters, trying to create the "Supreme True Buddha" to save the world.

In the process, they constantly compromised and distorted their own doctrines, and eventually fell into complete evil."

Ji Jingqiu understood.

In the eyes of these guys who advocate saving others in order to save themselves and whose ultimate goal is to become gods, if gods can be created, then wouldn't the long-cherished wish and persistence they have been striving for over the years become a joke?
Madness is the norm!
Zhang Chongba shook his head and said:

"In the past, someone like you who has a deep affinity with Buddhism could become a disciple of the Supreme True Buddha Sect, and your status could be said to have risen to heaven in one step.

But now... I can only become the nourishment and puppet of the True Buddha they created."

Ji Jingqiu asked in surprise, "Did they really create the Supreme Buddha?"

Zhang Chongba sneered and said, "What a bullshit real Buddha, it's just a monster made of mixed materials!

Be careful when you meet people from the Supreme Buddha Sect in the future. These guys are best at using methods of mind pollution, which they gained through worshipping that monster."

Ji Jingqiu blinked and instantly remembered the jade Buddha.

Could it be that the spiritual power within the Jade Buddha came from the monster created by the Supreme True Buddha Sect?

Hiss, isn’t that a lot of fertilizer? !
Ji Jingqiu's heart was pounding.

The energy contained in a piece of jade Buddha made the small tree grow a leaf.

If an entire real Buddha were buried here, how many leaves would grow!
And the more leaves you have, the larger your pure land will expand!

One leaf is one foot long, and 100,000 leaves are...

There are too many, too many to count!

Ji Jingqiu suddenly felt something strange.

Why do I feel like... I am the Supreme Buddha that they are waiting for?
This is the end of the offline gathering of netizens tonight.

Zhang Chongba and Ji Jingqiu agreed to meet at the martial arts gym tomorrow, then he wiped his mouth and said he was going to make some preparations. He expected to set up a tight net near his home tonight.

It would be fine if Li Buyi didn't show up, but once he shows up, he will never come back!
……

After returning home, Ji Jingqiu practiced standing meditation as usual and went to bed on time at ten o'clock.

That night he had a rare meeting with Duke Zhou and had a wonderful dream.

In the dream, he worked as hard as a little bee, splitting a golden Buddha into countless pieces and then burying them one by one under the roots of a small Bodhi tree.

By absorbing nutrients from the Golden Buddha, the small Bodhi tree grew taller and taller, and finally grew into a towering sacred tree that connected the sky and the earth.

He stood under the tree and looked up. The tree seemed to have no end, rising infinitely high, as if it penetrated countless worlds upwards, and the treetops were out of sight.

Billions of leaves swayed gently, and clear glass light shot up into the sky, illuminating the layers of darkness, supporting the boundless pure land, and covering the three realms and ten directions.

I woke up from the dream under the tree, pointed to the sky with one hand, touched the ground with the other, and recited the great words:

[I am the only one in the world]

(End of this chapter)