Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

*They actually hid their strength! Is this normal?*

Li Buyi stirred his noodles, pondering, "Could it be that your people were too weak, so they didn't manage to uncover the true strength of the opponent?"

The tattooed man hurriedly said, "Before this operation, this old man was certified at the Divine Travel level in Taian City's Martial Arts Association! That old man deliberately hid his strength!"

Li Buyi nodded, lamenting, "This action, which was planned for half a year, still failed. President Wang, can you organize a second assault?"

The tattooed man smiled bitterly, "Mr. Li, in recent days, we've been besieged by the joint forces of the Order Office and the Security Bureau. The gang's losses are distressing, and it's impossible to organize a second assault in the short term."

Li Buyi slurped a mouthful of plain noodles and frowned.

Why was this vinegar so sour?

*His mood suddenly dampened, and he looked up, glaring at the tattooed man.*

"What use do I have for you?"

The tattooed man hurriedly whispered, "We have a cooperative agreement with your sect..."

"Let's do this." Li Buyi interrupted him, "I am about to break through to the 'Supplicant' rank. I need your gang to act as my angel investors and help me develop one hundred believers as supplicants."

The tattooed man's face changed, a mixture of surprise and fear.

Within the Supreme True Buddha Sect, the ranks were extremely strict, with its own set of hierarchies.

From a light believer to a devout believer, and then to core members with fruit positions, or titles.

Li Buyi's title was "Blood Arhat," belonging to the Arhat rank, which was considered upper-middle tier in the Supreme True Buddha Sect.

Light believers and devout believers corresponded to the Body Refining and True Seed respectively.

The Arhat rank was divided into three tiers: Slaying the Thief, No Life, and Supplicant, which corresponded to the Martial Arts Third Realm to Fifth Realm.

The Supplicant was the highest rank of the Arhat.

Li Buyi was about to break through to "Supplicant," which meant he was currently at the Martial Arts Fourth Realm, the same realm as the master of the Yang Yan Martial Arts Hall, and was close to the Fifth Realm.

As an ally, the tattooed man naturally hoped that Li Buyi's strength would become stronger.

Once Li Buyi broke through to the Fifth Realm and established the Heart Appearance Domain, that Master Yang would be easily annihilated!

No one in all of Taian City would be his match!

However...

*The Supplicant process in the Supreme True Buddha Sect was extremely sinister.*

The so-called Supplicant meant they needed to accept the spiritual offerings of others.

The supplicants were also known as "Blood and Flesh Candle."

An entire body of essence would become nourishment for the Supplicant.

One hundred people meant one hundred lives.

*These lower-level gang members were already scum, each with a few lives on their hands, but to easily have one hundred lives, and to drain them of their essence in the most cruel way...*

*The tattooed man broke out in a cold sweat, and for the first time, his heart was gnawed at by regret.*

"Mr. Li, isn't one hundred people too many..."

Li Buyi's smile didn't wane as he said, "I heard that Old Meng and others received quite a bit of investment from President Wang. How come it's too much when it comes to me?"

The tattooed man smiled bitterly.

The "Old Meng" and others referred to by Li Buyi were also members of the Arhat rank within the Supreme True Buddha Sect, who were killed on the spot by the master of the Yang Yan Martial Arts Hall during a recent action.

Those individuals were only at the First Tier of the Arhat rank, equivalent to the Martial Arts Third Realm. Even if they had requirements, it was only a few lives, easily filled with vagrants.

But now, it started with one hundred...

Li Buyi put down his chopsticks, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said leisurely,

"President Wang, the task from above must be completed. There is an iron order from above.

"I've been pondering these days and realized my strength is still too weak. I'm preparing to make a desperate effort. I hope President Wang won't obstruct my path to becoming a Buddha, or else I'll..."

His voice abruptly stopped.

Li Buyi's gaze suddenly fell on a young man walking past him.

His gaze was vacant but joyous.

He watched the young man eat from one end of the street to the other and finally disappear from view, only regaining his senses after a long time.

A crazed smile appeared at the corners of his mouth, filled with joy.

*Such profound Zen...*

*Such a heavy Buddha's Destiny...*

*This is a superior uncut jade! A future Buddha's son!*

*This boy is destined for Buddha!*

...

After resolving his dinner at the snack street, Ji Jingqiu returned home. He washed up and went back to his room.

He hung the Fire House Buddha Hell Visualization Map on the opposite wall, then sat on the bed, adjusting his body, breath, and thoughts.

Moments later, he slowly entered a meditative state.

*His Spirit God returned to the Pure Land.*

The small Bodhi tree, showered in clear light, swayed gently as if greeting him.

Apart from that, the palm-sized space, already not spacious, had a new tenant.

Looking at the tiger cub lying on the ground, exposing its belly and acting cute, Ji Jingqiu couldn't help but stretch out his sinful hand.

He gave it a rub!

Although it was the Spirit God world, the touch felt real and charming—probably because all felines had a similar texture to cats.

"This one's not thin... By the way, where's your knife?"

Ji Jingqiu murmured, rubbing the chubby tiger cub with both hands, feeling that this creature had nothing to do with "Charging Tiger," or "Charging Tiger Holding a Knife," it should have been called Fatty Hu.

Hearing Ji Jingqiu's question, the tiger cub blinked its clear, innocent eyes, showing no hint of wisdom.

Earlier, Master Yang praised him as a genius, believing he could achieve Great Success in the Starving Tiger Holding a Knife within half a year.

But actually, after a glance, an extra tiger cub appeared in his Inner Realm world.

This was clearly different from the process Master Yang had described.

*No mountain climbing, no swaying bamboo forest, no Charging Tiger Holding a Knife, only a tiger cub acting cute.*

After enjoying Fatty Hu for a while, Ji Jingqiu looked up.

The world outside the Pure Land was still blood-red, with everything sinking into a sea of fire.

He initially wanted to verify his current realm based on Master Yang's description.

*But now, he found it difficult.*

*Where exactly was he?*

*He couldn't tell... He couldn't tell at all!*

*His Visualization Method was clearly different from others.*

According to Master Yang's standards, constructing the Divine Form and subduing the Charging Tiger would mean the Visualization Method had reached Great Success.

*So did he subdue the Charging Tiger now, making it obey him, achieving Great Success with the Starving Tiger Holding a Knife?*

Ji Jingqiu looked down.

Between his legs, the tiger cub was expressing joy and closeness, rubbing against him without any defense.

*Ji Jingqiu quickly dismissed this unreliable thought.*

*He didn't even know if it was weaned.*

*Even if it truly obeyed him, it currently only had the ability to act cute.*

He couldn't resist rubbing its furry tiger head again.

*The texture was excellent!*