Chapter 21

Luo Feng approached the Dharma Hall, admitted his mistake, and was finally pulled up, joining everyone else as they entered the Dharma Hall together!

As they entered, the eighteen stone statues seemed to come to life, their eyes glowing, holding divine weapons, and staring at everyone. It felt as if any misstep would cause them to rush over and crush everyone into a pulp.

This feeling was terrifying, and everyone felt a deep, instinctive fear, a sense of danger from the very core of their being!

Luo Li felt all the hairs on his body stand up instantly, and goosebumps appeared on his skin.

At this moment, the tokens hanging from everyone's waists emitted a light, and the light in the eyes of the eighteen stone statues dimmed, returning to their stone form. Everyone let out a long breath and was able to enter.

Entering the grand hall, everyone let out a long breath. The hall was vast, and in the center sat an old man.

Luo Li and the others came before the old man, bowed respectfully, and presented their tokens. Gao Peng said:

"Passing through a myriad of flowers, not a single leaf sticks to the body! Please, Senior, bestow the Dharma!"

Everyone said together: "Passing through a myriad of flowers, not a single leaf sticks to the body! Please, Senior, bestow the Dharma!"

The old man did not even raise his head, but slowly said:

"Passing through a myriad of flowers, not a single leaf sticks to the body! You have entered our Lingdie Sect and obtained the supreme Dharma. This is your destiny. Remember, remember, do not bring harm upon yourselves!"

Instantly, eleven colorful butterflies flew out from the air towards them. These butterflies, though not living creatures, were formed by magic, appearing in a rainbow of colors.

The butterfly landed on Luo Li's head and instantly transformed into a light, disappearing without a trace. Then Luo Li felt a light enter his body!

A crisp sound rang out, and Luo Li felt his vision blur, as if he had completely lost touch with the world, unable to control his body. He could only feel the light moving with his heartbeat, flowing up through his veins, quickly reaching his heart, and then instantly dispersing.

In an instant, Luo Li's mind seemed to explode, becoming infinitely vast, as if he were in a magical space filled with countless colorful butterflies.

Countless butterflies danced in the air, composed of runes, as if they were speaking to Luo Li, introducing something to him!

These runes were not ordinary characters, each containing profound truths, infinitely mysterious. Although Luo Li felt he could see them, he could not clearly discern their forms.

A voice appeared in Luo Li's ears:

"I swear here..."

This voice seemed to be Luo Li's own. Luo Li instantly knew that this was the heart demon oath, a tradition that the Dharma is not lightly transmitted and must not be heard by six ears. The sect's Dharma must be accompanied by this oath.

Luo Li followed the voice and said:

"I swear here..."

"I will cultivate the Heart of Freedom Sutra, intentionally or unintentionally, and will not teach any spirit. If I reveal it, I will be punished by the heart demon, my true self will be destroyed, and I will be cursed by heaven, suffer a mental breakdown, and never be reborn."

This is the heart demon oath. After making it, if Luo Li were to reveal this secret method to the outside world, his body would automatically prevent it. He could cultivate it himself but could not speak of it at all. Unless he reached the Golden Core realm, any forced revelation would result in a mental breakdown and death.

All sects' Dharma methods have this heart demon oath to prevent disorderly private transmission. However, there is also a legend that this oath has limits. When one's strength reaches a certain level, the oath will automatically disappear, allowing one to create and sell such secret texts.

After making the oath, the colorful butterflies in the air made a crisp sound, transforming into countless figures that instantly condensed together, forming a point of light that disappeared into Luo Li's mind.

In an instant, Luo Li's mind was filled with countless scriptures, as if a supreme master were slowly and firmly narrating them in his ear. Regardless of whether Luo Li could understand them, these scriptures were completely etched into his mind.

These scriptures could only be understood intuitively and could not be expressed in words. One knew what they were but could not say it. This was probably the effect of the heart demon oath, to prevent private transmission.

The voice of the scriptures slowly said:

"No need to stay at the Zen gate, no need to delve into the Dharma cave. If you ask about the heart of freedom, the dream will not enter the great槐宫 (槐宫 is a term that doesn't have a direct translation, but it can be interpreted as a grand palace or a place of great importance)."

"The Heart of Freedom Sutra is the supreme secret method for the entrance of the Upper Ten Thousand Beasts Incarnation Sect, embodying the meaning of freedom of the heart. It helps one inquire about one's true self, understand oneself better, control oneself, and transform into a beast, obtaining supreme powers!"

"Our Lingdie Sect is known for the Lingdie, and many disciples, upon reaching the fourth level of Qi Cultivation, must choose a Lingdie, merge with it, and obtain its bloodline and powers, mastering one of the Seven Ingenious Bodies, and then continue to cultivate!"

"Therefore, the Heart of Freedom Sutra only contains the first three levels of Qi Cultivation. To enter the fourth level, the middle stage of Qi Cultivation, one must return here to receive the secret method!"

"Before cultivating this method, one must cleanse the body, straighten the body, sit in meditation, enter a trance, and control the qi sensation, and so on..."

The Heart of Freedom Sutra is the entry-level scripture of the Lingdie Sect but only contains the secret methods for the first four levels of Qi Cultivation. After reaching the fourth level, one can choose a Lingdie cocoon in the sect to hatch a Lingdie.

Then the cultivator will refine this Lingdie into a life-bound Lingdie, and finally, fully merge with it, absorbing the Lingdie's bloodline and powers, changing the physical bloodline, and cultivating supreme divine powers.

The Lingdie, a type of spirit beast, has a thousand varieties in the Lingdie Sect. Among them, the seven strongest are the Rebirth Zhuang Zhou Butterfly, the Time Pattern Splitting Sword Butterfly, the Near Questioning Heart Butterfly, the Seven Stars Nine Heavens Butterfly, the Five Aggregates Ten Thousand Colors Butterfly, the Three Realms Crystal Butterfly, and the Empty Cicada Holy Soul Butterfly!

The Rebirth Zhuang Zhou Butterfly's ability to mutate gave rise to the Ingenious Transformation lineage! The Time Pattern Splitting Sword Butterfly's mastery of the Butterfly Sword Technique gave rise to the Ingenious Sword lineage! The Near Questioning Heart Butterfly's mental power gave rise to the Ingenious Heart lineage! The Seven Stars Nine Heavens Butterfly's wind control and flight ability gave rise to the Ingenious Flight lineage!

The Five Aggregates Ten Thousand Colors Butterfly's transformation ability gave rise to the Ingenious Illusion lineage! The Three Realms Crystal Butterfly's spatial control ability gave rise to the Ingenious Spirit lineage! The Empty Cicada Holy Soul Butterfly's soul-devouring ability gave rise to the Ingenious Soul lineage!

Thus, the Lingdie Sect has seven major lineages: Transformation, Sword, Heart, Flight, Spirit, Illusion, and Soul! Just like the Dragon Might Suppressing the Sea Sect, the Lingdie Sect is called the Seven Ingenious Lingdie Sect!

Luo Li silently felt this, and now he possessed the method of cultivation, ready to embark on the path of immortality!

He slowly opened his eyes, and the others also opened theirs. These scriptures had become their instincts, never to be forgotten.

Gao Peng, Luo Xin, Zou Sihai, and others were still comprehending these scriptures.

Luo Li frowned repeatedly. This cultivation method felt familiar. Recalling it, he suddenly remembered that his father used to recite some scriptures, studying them bitterly, which were somewhat similar to this method. Could those scriptures also be cultivation secrets? Supreme divine powers!

Luo Li tried hard to recall, but unfortunately, he only remembered about eighty to ninety percent. In fact, the scriptures that Master Ciyun obtained in the Divine Prison were also incomplete, so he did not pass them on to Luo Li.

What a pity, what a pity! If only they were complete, it would be so much better. Now, he realized the preciousness of these secrets!

Just as Luo Li had this thought, he felt the eleven good deeds in his body make a clear sound, and one good deed shattered, the incomplete scriptures began to be completed!

But it was still not enough. Another good deed shattered, and the scriptures continued to be completed. The scriptures that Master Ciyun used to recite were all remembered by Luo Li, and on this basis, they were optimized, leaving no flaws.

Luo Li was stunned. This was a new and wonderful use of the power of rewarding good and punishing evil. It was the good deeds being decomposed to reward him, truly rewarding good, not just punishing evil as before. This was the wonderful use of rewarding good!

Luo Li could not help but shed tears of excitement. It seemed that being a good person had a future. He must do countless good deeds and accumulate good deeds!

The good deeds gradually dissipated, leaving only six. Luo Li's mind gained two more scriptures!

"A tree that can be embraced grows from a tiny sprout; a nine-story terrace rises from a pile of earth; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step..."

This was the Sprout and Earth Pile Technique of the Tianxingjian Sect. This scripture, like the Heart of Freedom Sutra, was an introductory method for the initial stages of Qi Cultivation. However, this scripture was longer and could allow Luo Li to cultivate up to the seventh level of Qi Cultivation.

The other scripture was the Tianmu Sect's Long-term Vision, which was not an internal cultivation method but a technique for the eyes. When Luo Li reached the fifth level of Qi Cultivation, he could cultivate this method and obtain a special eye technique.

The Tianxingjian Sect, the Tianmu Sect, and the Ten Thousand Beasts Incarnation Sect were the sect names Luo Li had heard that day. Luo Li silently remembered these three sect names, planning to look into them when he had the chance.

Just as Luo Li was thinking, the old man spoke:

"Alright, you have all received the sect's secret methods. Now you can draw lots from the golden bottle to determine your respective outer court assignments."

Saying this, he took out a golden bottle, waiting for everyone to draw lots. The bottle contained the names of various outer courts. Whichever one was drawn, that was where they would go, working and cultivating at the same time!

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