Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

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Ji Jingqiu did not join Bage in the excitement.

He stood at the intersection, finally awaiting the arrival of the "Supplicant" from the Supreme True Buddha Sect.

Password, signed for in one go.

Just as he was prepared to enjoy the supplicant's benefits, suddenly, a blaze erupted in the distance.

He followed the light to take a look.

Roughly confirming its position.

It seemed to be the coordinates Bage had him provide to the people from Star Group...

Was Bage playing so wildly?

Ji Jingqiu was somewhat astonished; he thought Bage would personally take action, with the cultivation of Chains Realm, against two Divine Travel Warriors.

Shaking his head, Ji Jingqiu returned to his house.

After closing the door,

Ji Jingqiu opened the package, inside was a special metallic case, seamless and integrated without even a slit.

Only after consulting Li Buyi did he realize that this was a special container to seal holy objects, preventing the leakage of their spiritual aura.

Security devices couldn't detect what was inside.

The opening mechanism was quite peculiar; using force would only trigger a widespread contamination of the spirit.

Following the steps given by Li Buyi, Ji Jingqiu opened the container; inside lay a silent Jade Buddha.

Ji Jingqiu carefully took it out, gently caressed it, the Heart Fire as usual sent a warning, yet the Bodhi Tree's emotions surged, transmitting a signal of "desire" endlessly to him.

He did not hesitate much, to prevent the loss of the holy object's aura, decisively grasped the Jade Buddha and entered the Inner Realm world.

While the Bodhi Tree's branches waved as if cheering loudly, Ji Jingqiu buried the blood-colored essence of the Jade Buddha under its roots.

While waiting for the Bodhi Tree to sprout branches,

Ji Jingqiu took Fatty Hu along, giving him a brief holiday.

Fatty Hu also stared curiously at the quickly growing Bodhi Tree.

This time, the Bodhi Tree didn't start growing from its leaves, but the roots began to sprout first.

In the blink of an eye, roots like dragons penetrated deeply underground, the bark split open robust like dragon scales, and branches stretched like serpentine dragons.

Finally, the leaves fluttered, the count increasing continuously from twenty-two to thirty-six…

The Pure Land spread to three and six zhang, then slowly halted.

Ji Jingqiu could feel that the Jade Buddha's contained power was not yet fully absorbed.

Yet the Bodhi Tree ceased drawing power, seemingly encountering some invisible threshold, its branches and leaves reaching towards the sky.

Ji Jingqiu looked in the direction guided by the Bodhi Tree.

The blood rain in the sky seemed more intense than usual.

Outside the Pure Land, it was the embodiment of the suffering he had endured.

Now, however, he distinctly felt something above him, intruding.

It was an ocean.

Boundless.

Formless.

Yet very real, encompassing all sentient beings.

All Worlds Suffering Sea.

Ji Jingqiu instantly grasped the causality.

The growth of the Bodhi Tree had reached its first stage; apart from the Power of the Spirit, it also required the nourishment of Bitter Sea Water.

Its ultimate destiny should be rooted in the Bitter Sea, supporting all spirits from falling into suffering.

Unless Ji Jingqiu was content with the Bodhi Tree staying at this stage, introducing the Bitter Sea into the Inner Realm to nourish the Bodhi Tree was inevitable.

But... could he alone shoulder the weight of the Bitter Sea?

Not long ago, Bage shared a secret; Elder Mu, who had already achieved the status of Supreme Grandmaster and might have advanced even further, mysteriously vanished at his peak. The rumors mentioned his attempt to bear the weight of the Bitter Sea alone, ultimately failing…

Ji Jingqiu looked at the illusion of the boundless Bitter Sea above his head.

This rumor, hard to verify as true or false, also highlights some issues.

Even now, with the Bitter Sea suspended above the sky and not descending, he already felt immense pressure.

Ji Jingqiu pondered; judging from Elder Mu's reaction, he could sense that not everyone could achieve, like himself, the current level of cultivation of the Fire House Buddha Hell Visualization.

Perhaps across generations of the Mu Family, only a very few had succeeded.

The key lied in the Bodhi Tree.

He recalled the first visit to the Spirit Ocean, seeing that towering Bodhi Tree.

If one day his own Bodhi Tree could grow like that... mpl wouldn't he be close to becoming a god, even if he didn't achieve divinity?

Ji Jingqiu soon made his decision.

The Bodhi Tree was one of his Martial Arts foundations; he couldn't abandon it, nor could he stop here.

He asked the Bodhi Tree what he needed to do.

The Bodhi Tree's answer was exceptionally succinct: just keep living as before.

To keep living...

Was it that simple?

It seemed not that simple.

Yet, it coincided with his own desires.

With his mind made up, Ji Jingqiu no longer hesitated.

The Bodhi Tree branches fluttered, shedding a hazy spiritual light, once again conveying to Ji Jingqiu a phrase:

Those who want to save all beings, must themselves be saved by all beings.

Initially, Ji Jingqiu didn't understand.

Just then,

A wonderful resonance, transmitted from the distant starry space, came through clearly again.

This sensation seemingly started from the distant depths of space, traversing countless light-years, crossing the long nights and heavy mists, arriving belatedly at this moment to reveal a glimpse of daylight from above.

Ji Jingqiu opened his eyes.

At this moment, he detached from the Inner Realm world, his gaze penetrating the window, passed the dark firmament, and saw the unshieldable, prominent constellation shining in the sky.

And from that group of stars emerged a shining spiritual light, invisible to the common eye!

It was like countless competing stars lighting up in the distance, overlapping, interweaving, sketching out clear lines, depicting the solemn contours.

Those were the forms of Gods.

They spanned within the Divine Country of the Extreme Abyss, manifesting in the mortal world at this moment, casting their gaze here.