Free Web NovelChapter 660: Chapter 80: Blood Bodhi
Chen Tang returned to the side of the Golden Roc’s corpse, sat cross-legged, and slowly regulated his breath, entering the "Sea of Wisdom Enlightenment Map" again.
In a trance, Chen Tang reappeared at the edge of the cliff.
He looked down and saw a deep knife wound on his chest, so deep that the bone could be seen, the wound was inverted, and blood was dripping!
Every time he enters this visualization space, it’s with his Divine Soul.
Chen Tang gave a bitter smile, endured the intense pain, sat cross-legged, and contemplated the vast sea.
After an unknown period, a ’cooing’ sound came to his ears.
At the cliff’s edge, Chen Tang looked down.
The shocking wound on his Divine Soul’s chest seemed to show signs of improvement, and the bleeding temporarily stopped.
However, to fully heal, it might take some more time.
Chen Tang exhaled lightly and exited the visualization space.
As long as the cultivation of the visualization method can heal the Divine Soul, even if it takes longer, he can accept it.
During visualization, time’s passage goes unnoticed.
In a trance, two days and nights had passed.
On this day, the sky brightened.
Sunlight fell on Tianshan Peak, and Chen Tang felt a trace of warmth, opened his eyes, and a surge of emotions filled his heart.
The past few days on the Celestial Mountain had been incredibly rewarding.
Not only did he assimilate the Vajra Relic from his Dantian, but he also resolved the hidden dangers of the Demon and Buddha Paths’ intentions, mastered the Kunpeng Breathing Technique, greatly increased his battle power, and drove away the Bashish Red Peak.
Before this, if he had truly thrown the Little Golden Roc here and fled alone, although he could have escaped Bashish Red Peak’s pursuit, how could he have gained today’s opportunities?
Back then, his blood boiled, and he truly risked his life to return, he couldn’t help but curse himself.
But all things in the world, whether one drink or one peck, are surely predetermined.
Every gain and loss is due to cause and effect.
Beside him, the Little Golden Roc fluttered its wings gently, calling softly to Chen Tang.
"Hungry?"
Chen Tang asked.
"Coo!"
The Little Golden Roc quickly responded with two chirps.
"Your call made me hungry too."
Chen Tang muttered.
Being chased by Bashish Red Peak, he hadn’t eaten during his escape, only drinking a bit of snow water.
Chen Tang took out the few remaining Primordial Qi Pills, fed them to the Little Golden Roc, and said, "These barely fill the stomach, won’t last too long. Why don’t you come down the mountain with me, I’ll find you something delicious."
"There’s plenty of good food downhill, birds flying, no wait, you fly, then animals running, fish swimming, everything is there!"
Chen Tang painted a vivid picture for the Little Golden Roc.
Whether it understood or not was unclear, the Little Golden Roc merely tilted its head and blinked at Chen Tang.
"Shall we go together?"
Chen Tang called out, leading the way downhill.
The Little Golden Roc remained motionless.
Chen Tang beckoned to the Little Golden Roc while backing towards the mountain’s edge.
The Little Golden Roc stayed put, simply watching as he went further away.
Seeing the Little Golden Roc not following, Chen Tang sighed inwardly.
The future of this exotic beast lies in this vast, boundless world, ultimately not belonging to him.
Such matters cannot be forced.
However, the Little Golden Roc appeared unable to hunt on its own; without family protection, leaving it here left its survival uncertain.
After a slight hesitation, Chen Tang descended the mountain.
With the cultivation of Inner Qi, descending the mountain was entirely different.
Having Inner Qi meant he could cultivate the Lightweight Skill in the Fuyao Technique.
After the chubby old man taught him the Fuyao Technique, he practiced Horizontal Body Training, lacking Inner Qi, and could only cultivate the first level "Listening to the Wind and Recognizing Shadows."
Beyond that were three levels: Gale Grass, Traceless with the Wind, and One Step to the Clouds.
The Gale Technique purely enhances body technique speed.
While the Wind Following Technique allows the body to blend into the wind, moving with it, erratically.
Both lightweight body techniques require the support of Inner Qi.
Chen Tang tried cultivating both lightweight body techniques during his descent.
Before long, he had already initially mastered them, switching fluently.
Moreover, with Inner Qi, his other martial arts, whether fist technique or sword skill, gained many variations.
Chen Tang did not plan to leave directly but hunted some wild game during the descent process.
Near this Celestial Mountain, snow chickens were abundant.
Soon, he gathered over a dozen snow chickens, tied them around his waist, and returned to Tianshan Peak.
The Little Golden Roc had returned under the wings of the Golden-Winged Roc, curled up.
Upon hearing the commotion outside, it became immediately alert.
Seeing Chen Tang return, its eyes brightened, and it walked out proactively.
Chen Tang threw the dozen snow chickens in front of the Little Golden Eagle and said, "Eat sparingly, they should last you a few days."
The Little Golden Roc nudged Chen Tang with its head, ’cooed’ twice, seemingly in gratitude.
Chen Tang smiled and advised, "But you need to learn to fly and hunt on your own soon. After all, being a Golden-Winged Roc, not flying is against your nature."
After a few more murmurs to the Little Golden Roc, Chen Tang finally said, "This time, I really am leaving."
Perhaps thinking of the lonely Little Golden Roc.
Perhaps thinking of the Little Golden Roc reminded him of Xue Tuan’Er.
After only a few days together, parting with the Little Golden Roc unexpectedly brought some reluctance.
The Little Golden Roc seemed to think of something, suddenly returned to the Golden-Winged Roc’s wing and after rummaging for a while, surprisingly came out with a twig bearing two grape-sized fruits.
"This is..."
Chen Tang paused.
The shape of the fruit and twig appeared to be the Celestial Bodhi!
However, the Celestial Bodhi was crystalline, pure white, difficult to detect.
But these two fruits had a blood-red skin, delicate sheen, seemingly coated with a transparent grease, making them especially enticing.
Their peel was scattered with tiny golden spots, like stars adorning the night sky, adding a touch of mystery.
Not being a professional, Chen Tang was somewhat uncertain.
The Little Golden Roc presented the twig to Chen Tang, seemingly offering these two fruits as a return gift, to thank for the dozen snow chickens.
Chen Tang felt moved and asked, "For these past days, have you been eating these fruits to stave off hunger?"
The Little Golden Roc ’cooed’ once and actually nodded its head.
"Is this the Celestial Bodhi?"
Chen Tang asked again.
As soon as he asked, he shook his head internally.
The Celestial Bodhi was just the name used in Wusun Country, the Little Golden Roc was so young, how could it know such things?
The Little Golden Roc indeed seemed confused, just tilting its head to look at Chen Tang.
Chen Tang asked, "Where did you find these fruits? Take me to see."
The Imperial Physician of Wusun Country had described the appearance of the Bodhi Tree. If he could see the trunk, he might be able to determine the origin of these two fruits.
The Little Golden Roc led Chen Tang, heading towards the depths beneath the Roc’s wing.
The deeper they went, the narrower the space became; Chen Tang had to crouch, squeezing in bit by bit.
Inside, Chen Tang finally saw clearly.
Beneath the Roc’s corpse was an ice crevice where a fruit tree was lodged, matching the Imperial Physician of Wusun Country’s description completely!
This fruit tree was barren, without Bodhi fruits.
The two Bodhi fruits the Little Golden Roc had given were the last two.
The reason they grew into Blood Bodhi and mutated was due to the Golden-Winged Roc’s death, its blood seeped into the ice crevice.
This Bodhi Tree absorbed the blood of the Golden-Winged Roc, its fruits mutated, growing into their current form.
