sbdcsierra Chapter 504 Bodhi Tree and Bodhi Heart
Chapter 504 Bodhi Tree and Bodhi Heart
An unknown amount of time has passed. In what was once a desolate world, the entire world is now shrouded in dark clouds, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring, and torrential rain pouring down as if cleansing the whole world!
The torrential rain continued for a year without dissipating. In other worlds, this would be completely illogical, but in this world, there was no problem at all, because there was simply no one capable of raising any questions about it.
There's no life at all!
The only exception is a small island overseas. This island is not only blessed with clear skies free of clouds, allowing sunlight and moonlight to penetrate and reach it, but these rays also change over time!
It is the only place in the entire world that is full of life! Unlike other desolate lands, this island is covered in greenery when viewed from a distance.
At the highest peak, there is a vibrant ancient Bodhi tree, emitting a soft glow that is very eye-catching!
Beneath this ancient Bodhi tree, a handsome young man was meditating in quiet contemplation; this was none other than Li Muyang.
With another loud noise from an unknown source, a stream of light flew out from Li Muyang's body; it was his original Bodhi incarnation.
However, he has now been reborn and transformed into Li Muyang, who is now in the Three Pure Ones Formation, carrying his past self.
At the same time, it seemed as if the whole world was congratulating this. Purple aura came from the east, and golden light shone on the world. The golden light of merit replaced the torrential rain and enveloped the entire world. In an instant, the whole world seemed to be awakened with vitality! The land that was originally eroded by chaos gradually became fertile, and the turbid and filthy water gradually became clear and rich.
Looking at the past incarnation of Bodhi before him, Li Muyang slowly opened his eyes and said with an unreadable expression, "I'll leave this to you, fellow Daoist!"
"Don't worry about me, my true self!" Bodhi's past self, still retaining his previous personality, said with a smile, "You can trust me to handle things. It's just that I don't know how many years will pass before we have a chance to meet again, which is a bit..."
Li Muyang rolled his eyes: "Save your breath! Now that I'm not around to bother you, you can stay home and have a good time!"
"How could that be!" Bodhi turned around, looking at himself with a resentful expression, and pointed to his eyes, saying righteously, "Look into my sincere eyes! I really will miss you! Perhaps you'll only be gone for a blink of an eye, but I'll have to go through countless years alone..."
For a moment, Li Muyang fell silent, his eyes filled with complex emotions as he said, "Actually, you still have a chance to regret it..."
"My true form, farewell, and may we meet again someday!" Bodhi's past self said, abruptly changing the subject.
Veins bulged on Li Muyang's forehead. He really shouldn't have had any illusions about this bastard! All those sentimental words were just a way to deceive his tears!
"Sigh... well, before I go, let me give you a few more words of advice! Remember, survival is the most important thing!" Li Muyang said with a melancholy smile, "Don't die somewhere before you even see me! It's fine if you just leave this world! Don't be reckless! Make more friends and fewer enemies..."
Faced with Li Muyang's incessant admonitions, Bodhi rolled his eyes speechlessly: "Don't curse me, okay? Alright, alright! Hurry up and go back! You've been out for quite a while now. Even if you can use the Time-Space Dao Fruit to return, you probably won't be back to the original point in time. Some time might have already passed!"
"In your original timeline, there are still people waiting for you; this place does not belong to you!"
"..." Li Muyang fell silent, staring at Bodhi's past form for a long time before nodding and bowing with unprecedented solemnity:
Take care! Goodbye!
Take care! Goodbye!
Bodhi, in his past life, smiled knowingly and bowed in return.
The two bowed for a full five minutes before Li Muyang's figure gradually faded and disappeared from this space-time.
Bodhi remained motionless for a long time, until five minutes had passed after Li Muyang disappeared. Only then did he straighten up, take a deep breath, look around, and chuckle softly, "So, I'm all alone now! Sigh... what a tiring life!"
"Alright, time to get back to work! See you again..."
……
When Li Muyang opened his eyes, he was already in front of the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, which was covered in dust—the place where he had been in seclusion.
With a wave of his hand, he cleared the dust from the Imperial Preceptor's residence, then slowly pushed open the door and stepped out of his secluded retreat.
As soon as he stepped outside, the servant who was sweeping the courtyard outside the barrier was stunned. He stared at Li Muyang for a long time before he reacted and hurriedly bowed and said, "This humble servant Zhao Si greets the Imperial Preceptor!"
Li Muyang's lips twitched. Could it be the legendary Nicholas Zhao Si? Liu Yan really knows how to find servants for himself.
Oh, no, Liu Yan certainly wouldn't do this personally; it should be arranged by someone from the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of Revenue.
After all, as the Imperial Preceptor, he had some connections with the Ministry of Rites, and he had previously had contact with officials from the Ministry of Rites.
The Ministry of Revenue? Isn't that even simpler and clearer? That's just their job!
Ahem, suppressing the urge to complain, Li Muyang asked wistfully, "How long have I been in seclusion?"
Zhao Si was taken aback for a moment, pondered for a long time, and then replied embarrassedly, "This... Grand Preceptor, I am also newly transferred. I have been in office for about three months, and it will be time to replace you at the end of this month."
"As far as I know, including myself, there have been five people in total, each serving a three-month term. Lord Lin instructed us not to disturb the Imperial Preceptor's seclusion."
When Li Muyang asked Zhao Si, he also did some calculations himself. He didn't expect that more than a year had passed since he returned from his time travel!
That's really rare!
Well, you have to understand, hundreds of years have passed over there!
How could a top-tier divine ability like "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones" be mastered so quickly? Several hundred years is already considered slow!
As for Lord Lin… he is naturally Lin Ruhai, who has been transferred back to the capital! He is now the Minister of Revenue!
The reason why the servants of the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion are changed so quickly is also Liu Yan and Lin Ruhai's idea, because they can't guarantee whether the people are reliable or not! If someone disturbs Li Muyang's seclusion, then their sins will be huge! Even though the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion has a barrier set up by Li Muyang, ordinary people can't get close at all.
Therefore, they deliberately selected relatively reliable servants, such as Zhao Si, who were trained by the old man and were not likely to be planted by other forces. They also changed them every three months!
In secret, there was a group of bodyguards.
"You've worked hard." Li Muyang appeared beside Zhao Si in an instant, patted him on the shoulder, and Zhao Si, who was originally a little tired, immediately felt much more relaxed and comfortable.
What shocked him even more was that he had only reached the Lesser Vehicle realm in martial arts cultivation, but with just these two slaps, he had actually broken through to the Grandmaster level.
Is this... the Imperial Advisor's method?!
Li Muyang calmly reminded him, "I only helped you open up your meridians and cleanse your marrow and bones. You still need to make adjustments yourself. You can't neglect consolidating your martial arts foundation! Otherwise, it may be difficult to improve in the future."
"I am grateful to the Imperial Preceptor for his life-saving grace!" Zhao Si hurriedly bowed down, only to find that Li Muyang had already disappeared.
Only the echoes on the horizon continued: "Since you seem pleasing to the eye, you may stay in the manor. I may rarely come back, so you can take care of the sanitation. If you need any other help, you can choose. Don't have too many, just enough reliable people. By the way, please tell Lin Ruhai about my departure from the pass."
Zhao Si looked around but couldn't find anyone. After a moment of thought, he hurriedly ran out the door.
He really hit the jackpot!
He couldn't ignore the task assigned by the Imperial Advisor! He had to hurry and complete it!
On the other side, Li Muyang was not in a hurry to go back and let his family know that he was safe. He had been missing for more than a year, so a little more time wouldn't make a difference. What he wanted to know now was whether the world he had traveled to through time was a part of this world's time-space correction!
Soon, following his senses, Li Muyang arrived at a secluded area overseas, a place shrouded in chaotic mist year-round, inaccessible to ordinary people.
Of course, this couldn't stop Li Muyang.
However, when Li Muyang broke through the chaotic mist and entered the interior, he found that there was nothing there to the naked eye.
Seeing this, Li Muyang was not disappointed. He just smiled mysteriously, waved his hand, and scattered a patch of light. Instantly, the space in front of him distorted, and an entire fairy mountain island appeared before him.
"This little thing is trying to fool me?" Li Muyang clapped his hands and flew towards the Taoist temple on the top of the immortal mountain.
Before long, they arrived at the familiar Taoist temple, and there was also that familiar... Bodhi tree, and that figure.
"You came so fast!" Bodhi's past self slowly opened his eyes and said to Li Muyang meaningfully, "I thought that after your original self returned, the first thing you would do was go back to let your parents and family know you were safe. I didn't expect you to come looking for me? I'm so touched! I'm so touched I want to cry~ 555~"
"Stop joking." Li Muyang rolled his eyes, then sighed solemnly and with relief, "Long time no see! It's great to see you again! It's good that you're alive!"
Bodhi's past self smiled smugly: "Of course! Who am I? The legendary Bodhi Patriarch! Don't worry about my true form! I'll protect you from now on! Hehehe!"
This time it was Li Muyang's turn to roll his eyes. What a pretentious act! Fine! Considering your great contribution this time, I won't argue with you! You really did work hard!
Li Muyang could sense that he was now only a thin membrane, easily pierced, away from achieving immortality! It all depended on whether he was willing or not!
Originally, Li Muyang only possessed great power, but his mental state couldn't keep up. Now, he lacks nothing!
Moreover, it is definitely not the kind of breakthrough that damages the foundation or affects the future!
It signifies a stable foundation and a bright future! The Bodhi tree's accumulation over countless years, even after extracting its essence and discarding its dross, still yields an astonishingly powerful result for Li Muyang! This is the wonder of the Great Dao of Time and Space!