Chapter 499: Scroll
Sitting in front of the desk, Dorothy looked earnestly at the ancient parchment scroll with many complicated symbols depicted in front of her. It was obvious that during the battle with Mukhtar, his ability suddenly increased greatly, strengthening the powerful malicious commandment, and it was this thing that knocked down Vanya and Shadi. He should have executed the contents of the contract and let Bamigula give him power, but the price was one-third of his soul.
'The martyred beast Bamigula... a divine creature in the inner world. I feel that this thing is almost the same type of being as the Hemohois worshipped by the Sea Abyss Cult. It lives on the edge of the inner world or the real world. It is a powerful being under the gods, and can reach some kind of contract agreement with mortal associations in exchange for their help after paying a price.
'The sacrificial ceremony of the Sea Abyss Cult can be regarded as the execution of the contract with Hemohois in a sense. At the cost of more than 2,000 lives, what exactly did the Sea Abyss Cult want from Hemohois? It can't be just to please him.'
Looking at the soul contract scroll on the table, Dorothy pondered in her heart about divine creatures such as Hemohois or Bamigula, but after just a brief thought, she turned her attention back to the contract scroll and began to think about what use this scroll could be for her.
'This thing can make a contract with divine creatures. I can use it to contact Bamigula and ask him if he's willing to change his contract partner. But I don't know enough about this martyred beast to know whether he has a close relationship with the Savior Faction. It would be very risky to contact him rashly, so I'd better not do it.
'However, the contents on this can be erased and signed again. This means that if I encounter some powerful divine beings, such as the Resurrection of the World, in the future, and have a good relationship with them, I can sign some love contracts with them. It would be fine for mutual benefit. However, I don't know any powerful Resurrection of the World at the moment, so this thing is not very useful for the time being...'
Dorothy thought to herself that not only did she lack a contract partner at the moment, she was also unclear about the content of the contract that could be made with this contract scroll. Dorothy planned to take some time to study the specific effects of this contract scroll before making any plans.
Then, Dorothy collected the contract scroll that seemed to be useless for a while, and continued to count her spoils. Now she had counted all the extraordinary items, and the next thing to count was the secret items.
Among Mukhtar's collection, Dorothy found two secret books that were also preserved in the form of old animal skin scrolls. Dorothy unfolded the first secret book and examined it carefully. She found that the book was called "Essentials of Cultivation of Veneration", which was a summary of the key points of the extraordinary practice of the Path of Veneration. After reading this secret book, Dorothy had a deeper understanding of this extraordinary path of Veneration of Veneration.
From the records of this secret transmission, Dorothy learned that the black earth level of the path of abstinence is called the monk who receives the precepts, the chalk level is called the monk who keeps the precepts, the red level is called the master who keeps the precepts, and the gold level is called the master who holds the precepts. These correspond to the four realms of abstinence on the path of abstinence: abstinence from oneself, abstinence from others, abstinence from the enemy, and abstinence from the country. It is also a process of spreading the precepts from the inside out, from oneself to others, and from the few to the many.
Unlike some other extraordinary branches, the extraordinary practitioners of the path of abstinence from asceticism have additional methods of practice to sharpen their own character. When the extraordinary practitioners of the path of abstinence from asceticism are still ordained monks of the black earth level, they must select several of their own precepts to practice asceticism. The results of the practice of these precepts are not only related to the promotion ceremony of the practitioners of the path of abstinence from asceticism, but also to the types of precepts that can be imposed on the enemy after the practitioners reach the rank of precept-bearing priest of the red earth level.
For example, this book "Essentials of Buddhism" records two ways of practicing the precepts. The first one is called the precept of restraining oneself and not harming others, and the second one is called the precept of restraining fear and not avoiding others.
The practice of restraining oneself from harming others requires one to be able to restrain oneself from harming others through various tests. It is a way of restraining one's inner desire to harm. For example, when faced with mosquito bites, poisonous snakes coiling around one's body, or ridicule and provocation, one can restrain one's desire to fight back and attack. Even if one is hurt, one cannot fight back. After a long period of psychological and physical training, one can reach the point where one can restrain one's desire to attack at will. After restraining oneself, one can restrain others, and even enemies.
That is to say, after practicing this commandment to the fullest, the ability it manifests at the red level is the disgusting anti-injury commandment, and when this commandment ability is upgraded to the gold level, it becomes the even more disgusting malicious commandment.
As for the other kind of precept of "overcoming fear and not avoiding", the practice is similar, that is, to complete various self-torturing and dangerous practices, and persist in the practice without escaping, such as meditating in thin clothes on a snowy mountain, or starving for several months without eating, etc. As long as you continue to persist in completing this kind of self-torturing practice without any escape in the middle, you can complete this precept of "overcoming fear and not avoiding". When this precept reaches the red level and is released to the enemy, it becomes the precept of forcing the enemy to fight with you, and not allowing escape or avoidance.
In other words, the essence of the ability of the master who keeps the precepts is to use the precepts that restrained oneself in previous practice to restrain the enemy. What kind of practice one has done in the past can be sublimated and used according to the corresponding abilities and precepts in the new stage. This is the key to restraining oneself before restraining others.
It is also worth mentioning that during the practice of these precepts, no extraordinary abilities can be used as external aid. The practice itself must be difficult for the practitioner, and the practitioner must feel pain during the practice. Only then can the practice be established, thus eliminating the possibility of cheating.
'So that's how it is. Discipline yourself and discipline others. This is the essence of the ability to cultivate the path of suffering and precepts... These precepts need to be strictly observed by oneself before they can be used to discipline others.
'I said, why didn't Mukhtar suddenly come up with a commandment not to breathe? The reason is that he himself can't stop breathing. Since he can't complete the long-term practice of not breathing, he can't use this commandment to restrain others. After all, you have to restrain yourself before you can restrain others.'
Looking at the secret book in her hand, Dorothy said with emotion in her heart. She also thought that if she followed the instructions in this book, the precepts that the precept masters could use might be different. After all, everyone's practice method was different, so the precepts that could be obtained in the end would also be different.
However, according to the book, the two methods of self-control and fear control are the most popular, so for most extraordinary people on the path of hardship, these two methods should be the first choice. However, since a person's energy is limited and the body cannot withstand too much torment, everyone will eventually practice a small number of precepts. When they reach the red earth, they can only use two left and right precepts on the enemy.
"Anyway... since it is a discipline that is mainly based on restraint, the abilities of this extraordinary branch are mostly passive in nature. Compared to a one-on-one fight, it is more effective in a team. If Mukhtar had an active offensive ability as strong as that of a Elemental Master, then Vanya would probably not be able to resist."
Dorothy made the final evaluation in her heart, then she put the secret book in her hand aside, and then began to extract spirituality. Because the content of this secret book was very solid, and part of it involved the Red Rank and even the Gold Rank, Dorothy obtained a lot of spirituality, including 9 points of "Light", 7 points of "Silence" and 5 points of "Inspiration".
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