Chapter 879: Six Consciousness Heart Scroll
Chapter 879: Six Consciousness Heart Scroll
Spring passed, autumn arrived, and time flowed gently.
Decades of time, akin to the flick of a finger.
Black Water Domain.
Inside the venue of the Myriad Comprehension Grand Auction.
Jade platforms floated in mid-air, their surfaces inscribed with numerous array formations.
Upon these jade platforms were cultivators' retreats, each exquisitely designed and uniquely conceived.
Atop the auction stage, encircled by numerous jade platforms, beams of light shot towards the heavens, and multi-colored restrictions formed light barriers, layer upon layer, protecting the stage.
A Return to Void cultivator was introducing a seven-colored short sword in his hand:
"Good, no further bids for the third time. Congratulations to the fellow Daoist in Private Room Heaven Character Thirteen for successfully bidding on this treasure!"
The Black Water Domain was one of the ninety-nine domains of the human race, located in the core hinterlands of humanity. Its commerce was exceedingly prosperous and developed, and several Void Amalgamation forces were stationed there, making it relatively safe even during wartime.
The Myriad Comprehension Grand Auction was organized by the Myriad Comprehension Pavilion.
Although the Myriad Comprehension Pavilion's reputation was not as grand as the Black Tortoise Pavilion, in terms of long-standing heritage, it even surpassed them.
Every hundred years, it would host a grand auction, attracting numerous high-level cultivators to bid.
After that rare treasure was sold, item after item of precious minerals, miraculous elixirs, and high-tier cultivation methods were displayed, attracting cultivator after cultivator to bid. However, high-level cultivators usually knew their limits; once a bidding item exceeded its true value by twenty or thirty percent, the number of bidders would significantly decrease.
Unless there was an urgent need, the final transaction price would not be too outrageous.
"The next auction item is one of the centerpiece items of this auction. . ."
A faint blush appeared on the Return to Void auctioneer's face as he instructed a maidservant behind him to unveil a red cloth.
Beneath the red cloth, there was indeed an alms bowl.
Upon the alms bowl, golden Sanskrit characters shimmered one by one, and within it, a drop of golden blood surged ceaselessly.
"Buddhist Blood?"
An exclamation rang out from a private room above a jade platform.
"Not only that, judging by its spiritual essence, it must be Mahayana blood."
Another low, hoarse voice chuckled, "I didn't expect. . . your Myriad Comprehension Pavilion could even acquire such a rare item. . ."
"Mahayana Buddhist cultivator, I wonder which senior from our human race it is?"
Numerous cultivators discussed animatedly.
The auctioneer said with a sense of pride, "Indeed. . . this drop of Buddhist Blood comes from 'Zen Master Jin Yuan', a senior who broke through to the Mahayana stage one hundred and thirty thousand years ago. . . but what is being auctioned today is not his Buddhist Blood."
He smiled, and a green awl suddenly appeared in his hand.
The awl's surface gleamed with spiritual light, clearly a rare treasure.
A circle of runes shimmered, and the awl's tip shot out a wisp of green light, directly piercing into the alms bowl.
Stimulated by this, the drop of golden Buddhist Blood scattered instantly, manifesting as a golden scripture in mid-air.
"Is that a Buddhist Blood Scripture? !"
A surprised voice came from one of the private rooms.
"Precisely, it is a Buddhist Blood Scripture! As everyone knows, among the Buddhist Sect, some eminent monks and virtuous masters enjoy using their own essence blood as ink to transcribe the true meaning of Buddhist Dao scriptures. This scripture was personally written by Zen Master Jin Yuan using his essence blood, and my earlier stimulation merely revealed its opening chapter. . ."
The auctioneer smiled, "This is the opening chapter of a Mahayana cultivation method, which our Myriad Comprehension Pavilion is offering to all esteemed guests for free. . . I trust, esteemed guests, that you are well aware of this item's authenticity?"
"Hmm. . . the 'Six Consciousness Heart Scroll', turns out to be a rare cultivation method for developing divine consciousness. . . The Buddhist Sect's development of the upper Dantian and divine consciousness truly humbles us. . ."
A steady voice responded.
"Amitabha, please begin, Benefactor. . ."
Another gentle and mellow voice, proclaiming a Buddhist epithet as soon as it spoke, from some unknown Buddhist force.
"Very well. . . This 'Six Consciousness Heart Scroll' is a secret Buddhist method for divine consciousness, and it also has remarkable efficacy in countering inner demons. . . The starting bid is twenty thousand Immortal Jade!"
The auctioneer smiled, ". . . Each bid must not be lower than one hundred Immortal Jade. Please!"
"Twenty-one thousand!"
"Twenty-two thousand!"
A cultivation method for Mahayana cultivators to train divine consciousness, especially one that could counter inner demons, was indeed exceptionally rare.
The cultivators on the floor competed fiercely, immediately raising the price above twenty-five thousand Immortal Jade.
By this point, various bidders had given up one after another, with only the Buddhist cultivator who had spoken earlier and a guest in another VIP room still tenaciously pursuing it.
"Twenty-six thousand three hundred!"
"Amitabha. . . twenty-seven thousand."
The Buddhist cultivator's bids were swift, forcing the other competing cultivators to reluctantly give up.
Inside the private room.
"Such a wealthy Buddhist cultivator. . ."
A cultivator with a jade crown on his head, a fiery red thumb ring on his hand, and holding a jade ivory folding fan, dressed like a noble young master, opened his eyes.
In his eyes, however, there was a detachment that saw through worldly affairs: "If they aren't from one of those few Buddhist holy lands, then they must be one of Jin Gangzi's people. . . Never mind, I'll give them some face."
Buddhist cultivators naturally coveted the cultivation method left behind by Zen Master Jin Yuan even more.
Just then, from a private room that had remained silent all along, a languid voice drifted out: "Twenty-eight thousand Immortal Jade!"
"Twenty-eight thousand Immortal Jade!"
The auctioneer's eyes lit up: "Private Room Heaven Character Thirty-Two bids twenty-eight thousand Immortal Jade. . . twenty-eight thousand Immortal Jade, once. . ."
"Twenty-nine thousand!"
In another private room, a Buddhist body cultivator, whose entire body glowed with golden light, clasped his hands together and emitted a voice like a resonant bell.
"Thirty thousand!"
Following that, the guest in Private Room Thirty-Two matched the bid, his tone still languid, carrying a sense of absolute certainty.
"Amitabha, it seems this item is not destined for this poor monk. . ."
The Buddhist cultivator, whose skin appeared faintly golden, expressed some regret but ultimately gave up on the auction.
This 'Six Consciousness Heart Scroll' had truly moved his Buddhist heart, clearly indicating it was his destined opportunity.
Alas. . .
If your financial resources are insufficient, even destiny will abandon you!
"Thirty thousand Immortal Jade, third time! Congratulations to the fellow Daoist in Private Room Heaven Character Thirty-Two for acquiring this secret Mahayana scroll."
The auctioneer smiled faintly: "Next, we have the second-to-last item of this auction—a seventh-rank lightning-transforming treasure—a single Lightning Transformation Secret Talisman!"
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Inside Private Room Heaven Character Thirty-Two.
Fang Xi lounged lazily on a recliner, completely uninterested in this lightning-transforming treasure.
He had already passed all the heavenly tribulations for the Void Amalgamation stage.
This seventh-rank lightning-transforming treasure was of no use to him whatsoever.
'Moreover. . . I possess numerous fragmented Immortal Abode Rare Treasures and a complete 'Fang Xian Dao Palace'. External tribulations are not much of an issue; the most terrifying are the inner tribulations! '
The Mahayana Immortal Lightning and the wind calamity originate from the outside, thus considered external tribulations.
The inner demon and Yin Fire calamities, however, arise from within the cultivator themselves, thus being inner tribulations!
When facing external tribulations, stronger magical power and powerful artifacts naturally increase one's chances of success.
But inner tribulations are a different story.
Over these past few decades, Fang Xi had been touring the human race's territories while collecting various treasures and secret arts to aid in transcending tribulations.
This was all to prepare for the various calamities he would face when breaking through to the Mahayana stage.
Especially the inner tribulations!
After all, the power of wind and lightning tribulations—with his profound magical power, his Mahayana-level Shinto Avatar, and his Immortal Abode Rare Treasures—he could certainly overcome them.
But the calamities that erupted from within oneself were a bit more troublesome.
Fortunately, after soul-searching Qing Hezi, he had obtained secret arts and spiritual items for passing the Yin Fire calamity from him.
Furthermore, Fang Xi also had some ideas on how to overcome the inner demon calamity.
Over the years, he had successively collected some artifacts and secret arts rumored to be useful for transcending tribulations. Later, upon reviewing and practicing them one by one, he found that while they weren't entirely useless, they were merely better than nothing.
The 'Six Consciousness Heart Scroll' he encountered today was already one of the more reliable opportunities Fang Xi had come across.
Since he could obtain it with Immortal Jade, he naturally spared no expense.
Not long after the auctioneer announced the result, a group of cultivators knocked on the private room door.
Fang Xi removed the restrictions and saw a kind-faced, bald old man with a white beard enter. He immediately bowed: "Esteemed guest, this humble monk 'Qin Longzi' has come specifically to handle the transaction with you. . ."
"So it is Venerable Qin Longzi. The name of the Myriad Comprehension Pavilion's Grand Protector rings like thunder in my ears. . ."
Fang Xi exchanged a few polite words, inspected the golden alms bowl, and then tossed out a storage bag.
Venerable Qin Longzi swept his Divine Consciousness over it and nodded in satisfaction: "Money and goods exchanged. . . I wish fellow Daoist a smooth journey on your path."
He clasped his hands together and led his people out.
"Grand Protector. . ."
Not long after Venerable Qin Longzi left, a steward came jogging over, knelt on the ground, his face full of bitterness.
"Deliberately raising the price. . . colluding with outsiders!"
Venerable Qin Longzi snorted coldly: "Go to the Disciplinary Hall and receive your punishment."
"Yes, thank you, Grand Protector!"
The steward let out a long sigh of relief, seemingly considering this outcome not too terrible.
......
Fang Xi naturally had no idea that there were so many stories surrounding this secret treasure.
Even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much.
After all, he was merely an indulgent wealthy magnate. Now that he had shed the identity of Qing Hezi, he truly felt much more relaxed.
At this moment, looking at the alms bowl and the blood within it, his expression shifted.
"Hurry!"
Fang Xi formed a hand seal, and a wave of spiritual power surged out like a flood dragon, landing on the alms bowl.
Struck by this, the golden blood in the alms bowl flew up, suddenly standing suspended in the air, writing out ancient Sanskrit characters one by one.
"The 'Six Consciousness Heart Scroll', starting from the six Buddhist consciousnesses, ultimately subduing one's own mind. . . It is indeed a divine consciousness cultivation method, quite beneficial for overcoming the inner demon calamity."
He felt a touch of emotion: "There are indeed many good things among the human race, but unfortunately, most of them are kept hidden away in storage, which is a great waste of resources. . ."
Fang Xi felt profound regret about this, yet he was helpless.
At this moment, accompanied by resplendent golden light, a scripture emerged, with octagonal rays of light emanating from each Sanskrit character, covering an entire wall.
Fang Xi glanced over it, rapidly committing it to memory.
'This cultivation method is indeed profound and extensive. . . If I cultivate it, after achieving initial mastery, I will surely have even greater confidence in overcoming the inner demon tribulation. . . '
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