I attained immortality in the real world.

Chapter 83 The golden cicada escapes from its shell
Upholding the precepts reveals the truth!

Hear my voice and you will see my true nature!
The Dharma of Nirvana!

Chen Jing sat under the ancient peach tree, flipping through scriptures, relaxed and at ease.

With the blessing of the Wenzong Mind Seal and the power of the True Manifestation, he could memorize the text after reading it once, and he could remember every word of the scripture in his mind after reading it once.

Xuanzang's true scriptures on the Bodhisattva path of practice are already perfected, with detailed explanations of how to proceed at each step and what situations one will face.

It's like climbing a mountain. There's a path already paved by predecessors, a clear goal, a well-defined route, and even a guide, allowing for advance preparation.

The danger has been reduced considerably, and the difficulty of repairing it has also been reduced considerably, but the cost is that the efficiency is somewhat low.

If one were to cultivate step by step according to the true scriptures, it might take three to five years just to uphold the precepts and see the truth.

“Cultivating the sixth consciousness and the appearance of non-self and the appearance of human form are both the first realm of cultivation, breaking the limit of self, and can be called the human realm.”

"The seventh consciousness, Manas, is devoid of the appearance of self and the appearance of sentient beings. It belongs to the second realm of cultivation, breaking through the limitations of humanity, and can be called the realm of sentient beings?"

Chen Jing leaned against the trunk of the thousand-year-old peach tree, slowly closed the book, used it as a pillow behind his head, and pondered the contents of Xuanzang's true scriptures.

The speed of thought is not fast; thoughts flow like a clear spring. Cultivation can be fast at any time, but one must slow down when thinking.

[Step 1: Upholding the precepts reveals the truth.]

This practice of upholding precepts is not for the sake of upholding precepts themselves, but rather for the purpose of seeing the truth.

If all desires are likened to goose legs.

Keeping the precepts is like having a shiny, braised goose leg placed right next to your mouth.

You can control your behavior to stop eating, and you can also hypnotize your mind to make yourself not want to eat.

When the subconscious breaks the precept and eats the goose leg, it means the truth has been revealed.

Taking lust as an example, the precepts can be practiced by contemplating the skeleton. If the beautiful woman transforms into a skeleton, then the precepts are fulfilled; if the skeleton transforms into a beautiful woman, then the true precepts are realized.

Cultivating the lotus heart seal and forming precepts through hypnotic consciousness is not difficult; the key lies in seeing the truth.

[Step Two: Hearing My Own Nature.]

This is the simplest step.

When you hear me, in the state of hidden truth, your body becomes an empty shell, and you can hand it over to your subconscious. However, it will inevitably take some time.

Seeing one's true nature is essentially related to physiognomy, but it changes the focus from observing people to observing all living beings. It uses the Manas consciousness as a foundation to understand the true nature of all living beings, thus elevating physiognomy to the second level.

[Step Three: The Dharma of Nirvana.]

The first two steps are mostly impossible because of a lack of effort or insufficient talent; Nirvana is the only dangerous step.

The wondrous mind of Nirvana, in essence, redefines itself after seeing the self, allowing sexuality to transform and evolve; however, it can easily lead to mental problems if one is not careful.

"........."

"clatter!"

Chen Jing snapped his fingers.

The main god's orb of light was summoned to the shade of the peach tree.

The three Xuanzang scriptures transformed into countless points of light, re-integrating into the body of the main god, who then commanded: "Determine the feasibility of cultivating this method."

Chen Jing continued to lean against the peach tree, tapping a semi-transparent light screen with his finger to check the results of the deduction he had asked the main god to perform two days ago.

[Deduction 1: The Cicada's Escape Technique.]

[Note: This technique uses the mind seal as its shell, the true form as a cicada, and the cicada's awareness as its function.]

[Effect: While in the Mind Seal state, one can be immune to a fatal mental attack.]

[Prerequisites for cultivation: Supernatural Awareness, the seventh consciousness—Manas consciousness, and the Body Reflection Technique.]

Chen Jing examined the detailed deduction data and found that whether it was two minds or three minds, they were all closely connected with the ego consciousness and were not empty shells.

The Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell Technique utilizes the supernatural ability of the cicada to sense life-threatening danger or to trigger a major injury to the consciousness. It then uses the instinctive reaction of the seventh consciousness to instantly return the consciousness to its original state.

Using a method similar to the Lion of Fearless Imprint, a portion of the divine power is used to fill the Heart Imprint, allowing the Heart Imprint to remain briefly even after the consciousness returns to its original state, deceiving the consciousness that attacks it. For the natives, having an extra life, an extra second, is merely a futile struggle, but for the descending demon, that extra second means their true consciousness can exit the spiritual realm in time, thus escaping death.

[Deduction 2: The Spirit Realm Killing Technique.]

[Note: Insufficient data, the deduction failed.]

"........."

"One deduction was successful: the Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell Technique. It was worthwhile to keep the surplus computing power unrented."

"I didn't expect that before I could even master the 'Unparalleled Appearance' technique, the related supporting spells had already been developed!"

The main god cannot understand the inner landscape transformation. Cultivation methods, supernatural powers, spells, and yin spirits are all parameters set by Chen Jing and deduced based on these. The Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell Technique is currently only a theory, and the specific cultivation method still needs to be improved by oneself.

However, magic spells are indeed not much more difficult than cultivation techniques. They simply utilize the supernatural power of the cicada's warning and the negative state of one's own consciousness as a seal, which is why they can be used as a passive skill.

However, to activate it instantly and make it effective against instantaneous attacks, the key is to first cultivate the seventh consciousness – the Manas consciousness.

"........."

After reviewing the data, Chen Jing closed his eyes and leaned against the peach tree trunk, thinking about whether any parameters had been missed.

After a short while, the main god also completed the deduction of Xuanzang's True Scripture, and a light screen popped up to display the data. The halo flashed and said: "Deduction of the feasibility of Xuanzang's True Scripture has been completed."

[Sample size for the simulation experiment: 20,000.]

[Prerequisites: Observing precepts, cultivating one realm through physical practice, and cultivating one realm through mental awareness.]

[Practice Method: Mahayana Method of Seeing Truth and Upholding Precepts.]

Success rate: 83%.

Average repair time: three years and six months.

"........."

[Cultivation Method: The Great Vehicle's Secret of Hearing My True Nature, Additional Settings: Seeing the Truth, Concealing the True State, Entering the Dao through Physiognomy.]

Success rate: 68%.

Average repair time: six months.

"........."

[Practice Method: Mahayana Nirvana Yogacara Theory.]

Success rate: Unknown (incomplete parameter settings, unable to predict).

"........."

"It is understandable that without profound spiritual understanding, it is difficult to obtain data on Nirvana."

"The average time for the Mahayana practice of hearing my true nature to achieve enlightenment is six months, which is within an acceptable range. By incorporating data on the beast forms of the formless realm, this time can be further reduced."

"The Mahayana path of seeing the truth and upholding the precepts, assuming the precepts are upheld, takes an average of three and a half years to achieve seeing the truth. That's too long! It's a year longer than two and a half years?"

To view the specific information at the consecration ceremony of Chenjingdian, the precepts correspond to the six senses and are divided into six categories: seeing joy, hearing anger, smelling love, tasting thought, feeling sorrow, and thinking desire. These are the precepts for the mind arising from the eyes, the mind arising from the ears, the mind arising from the nose, the mind arising from the tongue, the mind arising from the body, and the mind arising from the mind.

Among them, the time required to truly understand the precepts of mindful business is the shortest, averaging one year and ten months.

The longest period of time is spent practicing the precept of nasal respiration, averaging eight years and one month.

After a moment's thought, Chen Jing instructed, "Adjust the parameters, and simultaneously maintain the Six Precepts. How long will it take to see the truth?"

This time, the main deity did not need to find samples or build models; it quickly derived the results.

Pop-up light screen display:

[Practice Method: Mahayana Method of Seeing Truth and Upholding Precepts.]

Success rate: 6%, mortality rate: 94%.

Average repair time: six days.

(End of this chapter)