One Pound Meat, One More Attribute Point

"Finally succeeded!"

At the Dharma King Monastery, in Gion, Su Heng’s gaze was profound as he slowly opened his eyes, gradually emerging from a deep meditative state.

His face bore an expression of weariness as he exhaled a mouthful of stale air.

Looking up at the bright moonlight outside the window, Su Heng massaged his temples, which made him feel somewhat better.

"Tathagata’s Treasury, this scripture is harder than any cultivation technique I’ve ever practiced," Su Heng murmured to himself.

On the one hand, the cultivation methods of the Heavenly Deceit Realm are inherently difficult, and the Tathagata’s Treasury is among the best of them. On the other hand, Su Heng lacked a foundation in Esoteric Sect’s cultivation, and trying to comprehend it without this was like building a pavilion in the sky, naturally a tremendous challenge.

"But now..."

Su Heng looked at the line of text that appeared on his attribute panel and cracked a smile.

With his own panel updated, what to do next was a domain all too familiar to Su Heng.

From the Golden Crow Secret Store until now, the tens of thousands of attribute points accumulated.

At this moment, they all poured into the Tathagata’s Treasury, causing a storm to rise in Su Heng’s consciousness. With each passing moment, countless thoughts were born and extinguished. Washed by these tumultuous thoughts, Su Heng’s spiritual potential was gradually unlocked.

His eyes shimmered with a hazy light, his mind crystal clear.

A halo even appeared behind his head, his demeanor serene, resembling an enlightened monk with a newfound understanding, his aura as tranquil as smoke.

Su Heng noted that his breathing had slowed, and the sound of his heart beating was heavy and distinct.

In fact, he had not intentionally slowed his breathing. Rather, his perceptions had become sharper, and his thought processes quicker. Such rapid enhancement, backed by his attribute panel, was too much for Su Heng to adjust to at once, hence producing an illusion that the flow of time had slowed.

"This is the Heavenly Deceit Realm indeed, truly intriguing," Su Heng thought to himself, looking toward the window.

In the moonlight, he could clearly see numerous tiny dust particles suspended in the air. With his heightened senses, Su Heng’s thinking was unbelievably fast. The particles simply floated without movement, as if someone had pressed a button to halt time itself around the whole world.

Activating these enhanced senses was not without cost.

On one hand, it involved the intense consumption of spiritual power, which wasn’t much of a concern since Su Heng’s own spiritual potential was already immense, and he had the support of a top-tier secret technique such as the Tathagata’s Treasury.

Maintaining this heightened perception would not be easily deployed by a regular Heavenly Deceit practitioner, as it was one of their ace skills in reserve. But for Su Heng, it was nothing significant; he could even use it as a passive skill for prolonged periods.

The key issue lay in the second point: within the realm of heightened senses, many strange and inexplicable hallucinations appeared.

In Su Heng’s field of vision, an uncontrollable distortion began to take hold. The sound of children’s laughter echoed, everything seeming at a standstill, the laughter having a peculiar eeriness to it. Bloody handprints appeared on the courtyard walls, and in the shadows, the figure of a woman in white, stained with blood, flashed by.

"This is..."

As Su Heng delved deeper into his super-sensory perception.

The strange illusions grew more numerous, eventually swarming and clustering like a tide of blood, entirely filling his vision.

Bang!

There was a slight pain at Su Heng’s brow.

He was pushed out from the Heavenly Deceit’s unique enhanced perception, and the moonlight outside remained the same.

But the harrowing afterimages that had filled his sight a moment ago vanished completely, and all returned to calm. Su Heng’s chest rose and fell, and after several deep breaths, he calmed down. He squinted his eyes and reached for his forehead, finding a thin layer of sweat on his fingertips.

"I... was terrified in the hallucinations just now." Su Heng’s consciousness remained calm, but his body’s instincts could not be deceived. He was even more astounded—since embarking on the path of cultivation and rampaging until now, he rarely had such sensations, almost forgetting what this experience was like.

Recalling the scene he just witnessed, his brow furrowed in contemplation. "What I just saw wasn’t merely simple illusions. It was a part of the everlasting power manifested in the present world..."

"Longevity Heaven’s power is vast and profound, unfathomable. Even with my haphazard contact, my body instinctively responded to the impending crisis."

With this in mind, Su Heng couldn’t help but chuckle softly to himself, "I’ve heard some people say before that Heavenly Deceit is the real start of the path of cultivation. I used to not care much for that saying, thinking those people were just posturing, but now it seems, there’s truth to it."

"This world holds too many mysteries. Above Heavenly Deceit there are realms, like Solban whom I encountered before."

It may seem that Su Heng easily smashed Solban with one slap.

But upon careful reflection now.

In their previous encounter, Solban probably didn’t exert his full power.

He had plans in the dark and did not want to reveal his whereabouts too soon and startle the snakes.

Therefore, he did not entangle and simply wanted to leave. And indeed, Solban managed to do so quite effortlessly, even without much cost. Among the many opponents Su Heng had faced so far, this was quite an elegant exit.

"However, the same move will only work once in front of me. Next time we meet, escaping won’t be so simple," Su Heng sneered coldly, etching this matter into his memory.

He opened the attribute panel.

In the realm section, apart from the previous six realms of tendons, bones, flesh, blood, viscera, and viscera.

A new entry for "Brain Domain Development" had appeared, displaying a progress of 218%.

This progress so far only pertains to the cultivation of the Tathagata’s Hidden Scriptures, an ancient tradition from the Dharma King Temple that has a total of seven layers, corresponding to the five senses of humans, as well as the sixth sense of intent and the seventh sense of manas consciousness. Su Heng has now perfected the first five layers of cultivation and has just stepped into the sixth.

"This is too exaggerated..." Even though Su Heng’s family and business were substantial, witnessing the sudden disappearance of tens of thousands of attribute points made his heart ache.

The same amount of attribute points had previously been enough to perfect the Bright Sun Divine Skill at the Six Viscera Realm.

Now, Su Heng estimated that he had only pushed the Tathagata’s Hidden Scriptures by about one-third of their potential. Because the vital sixth sense, "intent," and the seventh sense, "manas consciousness," were the true crux of this scripture. Naturally, the final two realms also consumed a considerable amount of attribute points.

"Such a massive need for attribute points, where to obtain them from is truly a headache!" Su Heng furrowed his brows, deep in thought.

Snap!

It was as if a droplet of water had fallen out of nowhere.

It caused a ripple in the calm waters of Su Heng’s heart.

"Hm!?" A faint premonition of danger arrived, startling him out of his contemplation.

He looked up to find that the Gion in front of him was unnaturally quiet and still. There was no wind, and even the several Bodhi trees planted around him seemed to be frozen in amber, motionless. The world was silent, void of any sound, inducing panic.

"Interesting," Su Heng noted the unusual circumstances around him, sensing someone intended to make a move on him, yet he was not afraid.

After all, the Tathagata’s Hidden Scriptures were now in his possession, and this mission was successfully concluded.

Whatever happened next, he was indifferent.

He could even take this opportunity to replenish his attribute points and elevate the Tathagata’s Hidden Scriptures to a higher realm.

With this thought, Su Heng’s expression suddenly became solemn, and he said coldly, "Come out, there’s no need to hide anymore. Let this governor see what level you’re really at."

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And in the instant Su Heng’s words fell—Boom!

An overwhelmingly fierce surge of energy swept past, directly upending the entire Gion. The blood-red moonlight poured down, and the accumulated pages of various books all flew into mid-air, scattering about as if they were large snowflakes falling in the harsh winter season.

But Su Heng’s gaze passed directly over these fluttering leaves and landed in the distance.

It was on an ancient and flourishing Bodhi tree.

At that moment, a tall figure in a golden monk’s robe stood erect.

Though hairless, his skin was fair, and his features extremely handsome, arguably the most beautiful person Su Heng had ever seen in his lifetime. Especially with the gentle golden halo suspended behind him, highlighting the monk’s serene and ethereal temperament, as if a celestial being had descended, commanding worship.

"Who are you?" Su Heng’s brows frowned. The monk looked young and peaceful. But the power and momentum emanating from him was exceedingly ferocious, like a volcano on the verge of eruption. A huge shadow rose behind him, covering the sky and blocking the sun.

The Gion has always been a sacred place for the Dharma King Temple, guarded by Earth’s veins, standing unruined for a thousand years, yet it was directly slapped into the sky by the monk.

It must be known that not long ago, cultivators at the third step of Heavenly Deceit, like Da Xutuo and He Xingyun, couldn’t even step into it.

This monk, almost without thinking, must be an existence beyond Heavenly Deceit. Moreover, with an ancient heritage, he was one of the best among them, displaying his strength without restraint, treating Su Heng as an ant.

"I am the Ancient Buddha Kasyapa," the monk spoke, looking very young, but his eyes were filled with the weight of ages as he revealed his origin.

"Ancient Buddha Kasyapa..." Su Heng’s brow furrowed slightly, "I think I’ve heard this name before."

The third mighty monarch of the Great Zhou Dynasty had ambitious aspirations. At the beginning of the founding of the country, he did not hesitate to send troops to conquer Skull Plain, but ultimately, they returned without success and suffered heavy losses.

Deep within the Skull Plain lay great terrors, but that was only one of the reasons.

The second reason was that in that era, Skull Plain also suppressed all top-tier strong figures, among which was Ancient Buddha Kasyapa. But these events took place a thousand years ago and were legends recorded in ancient books. How could he be appearing before Su Heng?

Was this a title that could be passed down, or was it...

"No need to ponder further, I am indeed the same Ancient Buddha Kasyapa who swept through armies a thousand years ago, safeguarding a pure land," the monk seemed to guess Su Heng’s thoughts and spoke coldly, "The younger generation is incompetent, performing thrice prostrations and nine bows, calling upon my true name."

"I have come from across the bitter sea, and today I should have decapitated you, skinned and deboned you, pulverized your flesh and suppressed your soul, condemning you to an eternity of never transcending. But out of the Buddha’s compassion, I spare you a thread of life."

Ancient Buddha Kasyapa’s eyes widened ferociously as he took on the stance of Vajrayana subduing demons. He roared like rolling thunder, "Will you not hurry and kneel to thank Buddha’s grace? Lay down your butcher’s knife and follow me into the life of a monk!"

Roar!

His roar was laced with the Spirit Secret Technique.

The air filled with Buddhist chants, and an immense spiritual force turned into golden waves, sweeping across the void, furiously pouncing towards the Tianling of Su Heng.

It aimed to forcefully erase his senses, twist his consciousness, and turn him into a puppet, an extremely vicious Buddhist secret technique. For the mighty, it was even more despicable than dying at his hands.

"God or Buddha! Regardless of your prestige, how dare you behave recklessly in front of me, there’s only one outcome," Su Heng took a deep breath, his face becoming colder. Ancient Buddha Kasyapa’s Spirit Secret Technique was formidable, but useless against him, for his spiritual foundation was profound, and now he had even unearthed it, stepping into the Heavenly Deceit Realm.

"That is, death!!!"

Boom!

Su Heng let out a long howl, his hair flying wildly, and then he threw out a punch forward, furiously bombarding it.

"My Vajra Demon Crossing Divine Skill is useless against this person, how is that possible!?" Ancient Buddha Kasyapa was astonished but had no time to ponder.

As Su Heng’s punch was thrown, it carried a mountainous torrent-like immense force. The whole square trembled with a buzzing sound, cracks spreading, with dark lightning flashing wildly in the sky, and Yin Winds howling, exaggeratedly as if it were the end of the world. Feeling the dominating authority contained within, Ancient Buddha Kasyapa’s face was grim, and his complexion utterly changed!

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