Chapter 60: Making a Great Vow
Seeing Zhu Guangfa and his daughter leave, Shen Siyuan couldn’t wait to call forth the Ten Thousand Soul Banner again.
A strand of Merit climbed onto the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.
Golden radiance shimmered like a golden flood dragon traversing and tumbling across the surface of the banner, mending the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.
The originally deep purple banner now emitted strands of golden light, making it look even more luxurious and extraordinary.
Merit, akin to a panacea, can transform into anything one desires, any effect one wishes for.
Therefore, with the remaining strand of Merit, Si Yuan didn’t continue to mend the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, nor did he use it to refine Mana, but rather to temper his physical body.
He made such a choice because in this world, there was no Spiritual Energy, and even with Mana, it would be like a rootless duckweed, making not the slightest progress unless he possessed a vast amount of Merit to convert into Mana, just like a bottomless pit.
Using Merit to temper the body was like taking a powerful tonic, and it even came without any side effects. Utilizing it to lay the foundation for his frail physique was the most suitable option for him at present.
Coupled with his own training, in a short time, he would be able to achieve Small Success with the Great Arhat Eighteen Forms, which was more cost-effective than using it to refine Mana. After all, there’s the Path to Heaven for Outer Cultivation, but the path of Inner Cultivation has long been severed.
As Merit was bestowed upon his body, Si Yuan didn’t feel refreshed or invigorated; instead, his entire body itched, his joints were in excruciating pain, his muscles convulsed, and he cried out before collapsing on the ground, tears and snot flowing, as if he were having a seizure.
The pain burrowing into his bones was like someone sawing his body in half, then taking a hammer and smashing all his bones.