Chapter 227 The Value of the Heart Sutra (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets!)
Taking a deep breath, Jin Miaoshan suppressed all her goodwill towards Wang Yu. Sure enough! He was a self-serving person who would only help her when it came to his own interests, rather than showing kindness on his own initiative.
This is actually normal, as the interests of the Red Ibis come first.
Before taking any action, she would first consider whether it was worthwhile. Jin Miaoshan had recently experienced great ups and downs and was in a vulnerable state of mind, so she couldn't help but develop some feelings for Wang Yu.
This affection is not romantic love, but rather the mutual support between friends. In this world, affection exists not only between men and women, but also between parents, brothers and sisters, parents and children, friends, and so on.
After seeing the image on the photo stone, Kim Myo-sun nodded.
"I understand what you mean, fellow Daoist. I will make amends and express my gratitude."
"However... I would like to ask you, fellow Daoist, why do you harbor such great malice towards Jin Manlou?"
"I harbored malicious intent?"
Wang Yu raised an eyebrow, knowing that Jin Miaoshan was talking about Ye Qing's betrayal and his somewhat unethical approach of bringing Tianbao Pavilion into the picture. He already had a plan in mind for how to deal with it.
"The introduction of Tianbao Pavilion is for the development of Guiling City. As the city lord, I have an inescapable responsibility for this matter. The benefits to the city of having two major merchant guilds in Guiling are self-evident."
"Master Ye Qinglou is merely a victim in this matter. If anyone is to blame, it's you. Your sudden seclusion prevented you from protecting and supporting him. His betrayal was due to practical factors, and you, not Wang, are responsible."
“Jin Lin has plotted against you more than once or twice. I myself have experienced it twice. Even if you were in seclusion in a hurry, you should have been able to guess Jin Lin’s reaction. Your inaction is the real cause of the problem.”
Wang Yu spoke three sentences in one breath, which completely baffled Jin Miaoshan, but they seemed to make some sense.
Kim Myo-sun sat down on the chair on the right, gently massaging her temples with her delicate hands. She had a feeling that something was off about the relationship between them.
It was indeed her mistake not to make any preparations specifically for Jin Lin. At that time, she was consumed by murderous intent and was unable to maintain her rationality.
Even now, I rely on spiritual objects to maintain my mental clarity.
Her thoughts were consumed by murderous intent, which is why her hair was a mixture of black and white. If her hair turned completely white, she would lose herself completely.
The thought of becoming a demon controlled by murderous intent made Jin Miaoshan lose interest in discussing such trivial matters. After all, it was just some spiritual compensation, which she could afford.
Most importantly, it was the message Wang Yu sent her during her seclusion.
She suddenly looked up at Wang Yu.
The other person was looking at her.
"..."
"Fellow Daoist Wang, let's discuss right and wrong later. Miaoshan wants to know what exactly your method for saving me is."
Instead of answering directly, Wang Yu asked a question he had been curious about for a long time.
"Fellow Daoist Jin, is the Asura Killing Scripture a Nascent Soul inheritance of the Mind Path? Do you know who obtained the other Rakshasa True Demon Scripture?"
Jin Miaoshan frowned. Having gone through the Heavenly Soul Sect's cultivation technique transaction, it was normal for the other party to guess her condition, but... if Wang Yu were to ask for it back.
How should she refuse?
Top-tier Nascent Soul inheritances are almost always unique, and it's difficult to possess both. This is determined by the nature of the ancient demonic power behind them. Generally, after a cultivator breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage, they choose their own path.
The path of the mind is different, but it can be cultivated in multiple ways!
In order to preserve the "Asura Killing Scripture", Jin Manlou also paid a certain price. She already possessed profound inheritance, and her additional cultivation of this scripture was also for the purpose of becoming even stronger.
The scriptures and classic texts have already entered her mind; unless she is killed, it will be very difficult to glean even a glimpse of them through soul searching.
Seemingly sensing her thoughts, Wang Yu said.
"I don't want your legacy, answer my questions first."
Kim Myo-sun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes, the Asura Killing Scripture is indeed a successor of the Mind Path. As for the other true scripture, although Miaoshan did not see it with her own eyes, it should be the true successor of Ding Ming from your sect's Fierce Dark Peak."
"It was him!"
This result was both unexpected and reasonable. He had thought that Xie Xie'an, who possessed half of the Rakshasa True Demon Scripture, would have an advantage.
As for Ding Ming, with Wei Shanze's help, he certainly has a chance of success, not to mention that Wang Yu also provided him with intelligence and the correct ticket.
Xie Xie'an lost the competition and will definitely go back to the sect to seek justice, but... Evil God Peak is too weak. It can't even produce a Nascent Soul cultivator, and its strongest is only at the peak of Core Formation.
This is far too different from the other peaks. Let alone obtaining the other half of the "Rakshasa True Demon Scripture", I'm afraid I'll have to hand over the half I already have.
Tragic! Absolutely tragic!
Evil God Peak may be completely abolished, and Fierce Darkness Peak will usher in a new wave of development, secretly pondering the situation within the sect.
Any changes at the mountain gate could affect him, so he had to be careful, especially since he had connections with Ding Ming and Wei Shanze.
Jin Miaoshan waited for him for a while before pressing him for an answer.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, can you tell me now what exactly can help me?"
"Well... we have to start from the beginning."
Wang Yu recounted what happened after the exploration boom ended.
"In short, after you all left, Wang went into the Dongjijing Ruins alone and obtained a lot of clues and information from there."
"The Asura Venerable and the Rakshasa Venerable, who were the original recipients of these two lineages, must have been influenced and had their minds distorted."
"The two inheritances may even be one and the same. According to Wang's speculation, the later years of the Asura Venerable's life were also distorted by this technique, and he had to try his best to calm down this state."
"You've tried self-torture, self-binding, mental cultivation, Buddhist methods... these are all ways to maintain your rationality. Judging from your situation, the inheritance you received is likely the original version."
“Otherwise, you should also possess the self-control methods that Venerable Asura used, but the reality is that you have completely lost control and can only maintain your current state by relying on Jin Manlou.”
Having said all that, the conclusion is quite clear.
After obtaining the inheritance, Jin Miaoshan and her companions used special means to escape in order to avoid being surrounded and killed, and had no time to explore more secrets.
She opened her eyes wide and suddenly spoke.
"After you went in alone, you obtained the mind-controlling techniques of the Asura Venerable?!"
"Yes and no."
Wang Yu sighed regretfully.
"Perhaps you damaged the Jingzhao Zhenxie Prison too much, and I only obtained a Buddhist Heart Sutra, which should be one of the many mind-controlling methods of the Asura Venerable."
"I don't know how effective it will be, after all, no one knows whether the Asura Venerable will eventually lose control."
Even so, it was nothing short of a lifeline for Jin Miaoshan. Since cultivating the "Asura Killing Scripture," the surging killing intent drove her to want to kill all living beings she encountered.
This was clearly abnormal. At first, she thought it was because her cultivation level was not high enough and she was unable to control herself.
She then went into seclusion to condense her golden core. After breaking through to the Core Formation stage, the intrusion became even more terrifying, completely shattering her pride. So she began to seek help from inside the building.
She invoked various spiritual objects that brought her peace of mind and clarity of spirit.
This matter inevitably leaked to the ears of other succession candidates.
Then came Jin Lin's conspiracy.
The Buddhist tradition has long been extinct, with very few remaining even within the Golden Pavilion, and none related to the Way of the Mind.
Such a tradition is rare even in ancient times, let alone in the cultivation world of this realm. It has been interrupted many times due to demonic calamities, and excavating ancient history is one of the ways for people in the present to become stronger.
However, unexpected situations like Kim Myo-sun's often occur.
The inheritance given by the ancient demon is far too dangerous... It should be said that no inheritance of the demonic path is safe in the later stages, and no one knows the origin of those sealed places.
Contact must be handled with extreme caution.
The lifeline Wang Yu offered was too important, and Jin Miaoshan didn't hesitate to offer the highest price she could.
"I'll trade you a top-grade Core Formation spiritual item with Yin Ice attribute, how about it—"
Although Wang Yu already possesses top-grade Core Formation spiritual items of the fire and wood attributes, namely the [Lava Core Fruit] and the [Ten-Thousand-Year Tree Heart], he still lacks Core Formation spiritual items of the yin and ice attributes.
After the reputation of the Fragrance Gathering was completely ruined, he originally planned to exchange it with Tianbao Pavilion. With Han Jia's connection, he could wait a few more years and eventually get the opportunity.
Now it was Jin Miaoshan who took the initiative to bring it up. He pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Fellow Daoist Jin, are you making fun of me? Last time you asked for compensation, you said you didn't have any Core Formation spiritual items with Yin or Ice attributes."
The meaning is self-evident.
It's only been a little over ten years. You didn't have it before, but now you do? Are you kidding me?
Kim Myo-sun realized she had misspoke and apologized.
“That’s not what I meant. Of course, there aren’t any right now, but Miaoshan is willing to mobilize all the people in my lineage to find the spiritual item for you, at any cost.”
No, no, no.
Wang Yu shook his head, indicating that he would not eat the flatbread, and instead put forward the conditions he had already thought of.
“Miaoshan, I am not an unfeeling person. If you can produce a treasure that can greatly improve the cultivation speed of a Core Formation cultivator, I can teach you the Heart Sutra.”
"Note that this item must be usable by me, and I must be able to use it until the peak of the Core Formation stage. I also need a high-grade Yin and Ice attribute Core Formation spiritual item."
Jin Miaoshan clenched her teeth, feeling that Wang Yu's current expression was strikingly similar to his extortion attempt years ago.
"Jin Man Lou has spirit refining talismans, top-grade cultivation pills, and grand spirit refining arrays, all of which can meet your needs. Which one do you want?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yu became interested. He searched high and low for treasures that could increase cultivation speed, but apart from readily available natural treasures, he found almost nothing.
He wanted something sustainable, like a top-grade elixir. He said, "Forget about the elixir, let me introduce the other two."
"The Spirit Refining Talisman, when affixed to the body, can increase the speed at which a cultivator refines spiritual energy. It is suitable for Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators, increasing efficiency by about 50%. It is ineffective for those with Heavenly Spiritual Roots."
"The effect of the 【Great Thousand Spirit Refining Array】 is similar to that of the Spirit Refining Talisman, but it is more suitable for Core Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators. It increases the efficiency of refining spiritual energy by about 50%."
"These two methods can solve the problem of insufficient spiritual root aptitude for cultivators. Unless one has a Heavenly Spiritual Root and has reached the ultimate efficiency in refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, these methods should also be effective for Heavenly Spiritual Roots."
After listening, Wang Yu unexpectedly shook his head.
"No, no, these won't do."
Kim Myo-sun was helpless.
"You don't want this, you don't want that, what do you really want?"
"I said..."
(End of this chapter)
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