Zhang Mingtu deeply felt the gap between himself and the family that truly stood at the top of this world, but he did not feel discouraged.

Now, after several generations of hard work, if we only talk about the accumulation of knowledge, he is no longer inferior to them, and has surpassed the vast majority of people in this world. What they lack is only resources.

Zhang Mingtu still has sufficient confidence in the future.

Zhang Mingtu had intended to put the Book of Life and Death away, but a moment later he discovered that a record of the fifth level slowly emerged on the Book of Life and Death, which required the future brother to mark it specifically.

"besides?"

Zhang Mingtu was stunned for a moment.

He recalled the general life of that person and couldn't imagine how there could be a fifth level.

But he still looked over carefully, and after taking a look, his heart moved again.

"Withering and Flourishing Sutra?"

The introduction to this secret manual of magical skills was quite brief and not detailed enough, with only three words, but Zhang Mingtu was surprised when he took a look at it. This was the famous martial arts of the Zen Master Kuruo of Donglin Temple.

"He actually has the famous martial arts of Zen Master Kurong?"

Zhang Mingtu had never seen any relevant records in the Book of Life and Death, but when he thought about it, he felt it was reasonable as the controller of Donglin Temple.

The contemporary Donglin is the most outstanding Buddhist genius, and has made the Buddhist disciples of other sects lose face and made Donglin Temple shine brightly in the Buddhist forum.

Donglin Temple must have attached great importance to such a person, which can be seen from many related introductions in the Book of Life and Death.

For a long time, that future brother was a highly valued and respected future prodigy in Donglin Temple.

He is known as the person who is most likely to become a Martial Saint in this generation in Donglin Temple and even in the entire Buddhist community.

It was not until he discussed the Dao with Zen Master Kurong that this momentum was suppressed. Zhang Mingtu was trapped at the last threshold before the realm of Martial Saint and had no way to cross it.

It was not a judgment made by anyone else, but a judgment made by a martial saint in Donglin Temple.

Later it was proved that Zen Master Kurong's judgment was not wrong at all, his judgment was very correct.

Zhang Mingtu was indeed invincible in the world because he practiced many magical skills, but at the same time, he also got stuck before the realm of Martial Saint.

That threshold was quite difficult to cross. Zhang Mingtutu tried to break through, but in the end it turned out that Zhang Mingtu had indeed failed.

However, although they knew that the final result would most likely be failure, Donglin Temple still tried to make changes. The Kurong Sutra was the change made by Zen Master Kurong.

When Zhang Mingtu stared at the Sutra of Withering and Flourishing, vaguely related memories emerged in his mind.

“The road you are on is very rough and the future is basically invisible, but there is still hope.

"The reason why it's so difficult for you to break through to become a Martial Saint is because many of the most advanced divine arts are conflicting with each other. Normally, you use a unique divine art to fuse and control them together, preventing them from exploding. You even possess the strongest strength of your realm, but I think you can also feel that a large part of the power in your body has been constrained and restricted.

“It’s okay to maintain this state normally, but it’s definitely not enough to achieve Martial Sainthood.

“When one achieves Martial Sainthood, all of one’s life essence is burning. It is the most high-spirited and ambitious time in one’s life, and of course, it is also the most dangerous time.

"Any tiny flaw or defect will be magnified countless times, and the conflict between different magical skills will also be magnified to the maximum..."

"Any divine skill that can achieve the status of a Martial Saint represents the lifelong spiritual thoughts and pursuits of a top-notch individual. Such thoughts are often extremely pure and cannot tolerate any other impurities.

“It wasn’t obvious before the Martial Saint, but the conflict became more intense in the later stages.

“If you want to ease this conflict, you have to choose a path.

"You must be clear about your path. Is it the great vow made by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who vowed not to attain Buddhahood until hell is empty, or is it the wonderful sutra of the Supreme Three Lives to Resolve Injustices, which calls for relieving the suffering of all living beings and making them grateful?

"In my opinion, if you want to succeed on this path, you must achieve a delicate balance between various magical skills. The main point of practicing the Withering and Flourishing Sutra is to grasp life and death, yin and yang.

"Withering and flourishing are the ultimate of all things in the world. Principle is the great way of nature. All things have their causes. There are times of prosperity and thriving, as well as times of aging and withering. The Sutra of Withering and Flourish is about placing people in between withering and flourishing, neither withering nor suffering, neither flourishing nor flourishing. Maintaining this constant state allows one to be at the peak of their condition at all times..."

"You might consider this special mental state and this delicately balanced mental concept."

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Zen Master Kurong spoke with great sincerity and earnestness, and he had experience in becoming a martial saint. The suggestions he made from a high-level perspective were of great reference value and were very important to Zhang Mingtu.

In fact, this top Zen master Kurong also made another suggestion, asking Zhang Mingtu to abolish the Tai Shang San Sheng Jie Yuan Jing and only practice the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow Sutra.

Zhang Mingtu once received the inheritance of Jianzhen, who achieved the status of a Martial Saint. Moreover, his method of cultivation and his spiritual thoughts throughout his life are very consistent with the Sutra of the Past Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. There is a great probability that he can break through and achieve the status of a Martial Saint.

As long as you take this path, the journey will be smooth and there won't be any major problems.

However, Zhang Mingtu's Dragon and Tiger Fist Manual was intertwined with these two top-notch techniques, making it difficult to distinguish between them, and it was difficult to abolish any single technique.

Therefore, Zhang Mingtu could only take the more difficult path. Before, Zhang Mingtu was quite regretful and felt that he was too arrogant.

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