Mongke stood above the dead Undead Phoenix, no, White Phoenix, with blood and burn marks all over his body. He had a grin, but the bloodthirsty aura emanating from his body made him more savage than satisfied.
"You were a worthy opponent," Mongke said. After entering the White Phoenix Mode, White Phoenix embodied the word [immortal]. No matter how many severe injuries Mongke placed on him, White Phoenix would heal from and continue fighting. He then used his terrifying regenerative power to learn during this fight, thus increasing his battle experience.
White Phoenix showed he was a true genius at the very end of his life. He absorbed Mongke's skills and experience like a sponge to use against him. Sadly, he woke up too late.
A white light descended on Mongke, healing his injuries and bringing clarity to his eyes. 'The influence on my personality was much higher than I anticipated.' To prepare for this battle, he absorbed the experience of one of his ancestors, but while the latter was a battle genius, he was also a madman who cultivated the Dao of War and Slaughter.
'His madness is still lingering in the back of my mind,' Mongke thought, realizing the effect might beco lasting if he did nothing. He exhaled before looking in the distance.
'The good news is the Paragon Slayer Title and all the luck and destiny of White Phoenix,' Mongke thought. He disappeared from this place, appearing outside.
"Young Khan," saluted an elderly man with strong muscles but way shorter than Mongke.
"How did everything go?" Mongke asked.
"Our people are now looting his palace."
"Did anyone intervene?"
"Yes, but we have dealt with it."
"Any losses?"
"Only minor ones."
Mongke nodded before thinking of sothing: "Did Wang Wei intervene?"
"No. Lady Dulgun sent information that he would not participate, and so far, he has kept his word."
"That's good to hear," Mongke nodded. Their alliance has been proceeding well so far, and he did wish for sothing like this to end or affect it in any way possible.
"Send all the Buddhist Books and Artifacts we have in store," Mongke ordered. However, the elderly man imdiately beca on guard after hearing his words. Mongke noticed and understood the latter's reaction.
The Barbarian Race had its own religion or spiritual practice that involved worshipping nature and ancestral spirits. However, their clan was more exclusive at so point and included Buddhism and Taoism Gods in their fold. However, during Buddhism's catastrophe, where Maitreya went pseudo-mad, and the power of faith influenced all monks, the Buddhist Barbarians started a coup and almost conquered the clan.
Since then, the Barbarian Race has forbidden the spread and use of any other religions in their practice. However, due to Maitreya's power and presence, the clan has lowered the restrictions over the years, allowing the study and understanding of Buddhism. However, practicing Buddhism is still taboo. The Barbarian Clan was composed of countless tribes. Although united, they also compete with each other. The position of Great Khan is the leader of all the tribes with imnse power. Mongke was the next Great Khan of their clan, aning their future leader. The last thing they would want was for him to have a deep relationship with Buddhism.
"The effects of the mories are more severe than I anticipated," Mongke explained. "And Buddhism is the fastest way to restrain or eliminate the effect." Their clan had ways to deal with the problem, but that would require a ceremony that takes ti and effort. Mongke understood the ergency nature of the current situation, so he wanted to be back in peak condition as soon as possible.
"As you wish," nodded the elderly man.
Mongke did not return to his tribe but teleported to the War God Temple. This was the source of his mories, which contained so asures to suppress the effect. He received what he asked for and imdiately dived into the content. Not surprisingly, Mongke found a Mind Purification Mantran and used it, along with a few artifacts.
However, he was unsatisfied with the speed and continued reading more scripture to improve this mantra. Mongke suddenly paused. A few thousand yuan epochs ago, before this era beca chaotic, he had an inspiration for an idea that could change his life. He believed the idea was what he needed to close the gap between himself and Wang Wei. However, that idea always eluded him like a turtle trying to catch a rabbit.
'It's coming again,' Mongke thought, feeling the sa sensation. However, the result was similar — he could not grasp it. He exhaled to calm down before looking around him, especially the scriptures. Mongke squinted before muttering:
"Buddhism…focuses on developing the mind and wisdom…Wisdom?" A bright light flashed in his eyes. 'Yes — the biggest difference between and him is intelligence and wisdom. In that case, why can't I create a cultivation that would grant the wisdom of a Dao Overlord.'
Mongke imdiately acted on this wild whim. He summoned his pagoda artifact since its ability was to help in creating skills and techniques.
'Whether a Dao Overlord's brain or soul is the source of their wisdom, I can create a thod to modify my body.' Mongke frowned as he felt this was not enough. This shallow thod cannot describe a Dao Lord or Overlord's wisdom.
'Wang Wei once said that his kind is not hindered by any Cognitive Limitations in their mind, allowing them to think outside of the box and see or make connections that even the most brilliant mind could not.
'So, this technique, at a higher level, must allow to break my Cognitive Biases and Limitations,' Mongke analyzed. The Young Khan grunted softly. His idea was feasible on paper, but executing it was more complicated than he thought.
With the Barbarian's knowledge and Buddhism's Wisdom Dao, he was confident in creating the first levels of this technique. However, he was unsure when it ca to removing his Cognitive Limits.
'Cognitive Limits involve the Power of Fate; it should be a way for the River of Fate to control cultivators better,' Mongke analyzed with a frown. 'I can also deduce that the Supre Outlaw Trial is the final hurdle for Dao Overlords to completely free their mind from this shackle.'
In other words, the final level of this technique would be to pass the Supre Outlaw Trial.
'Although this path is rough, it's sothing,' Mongke reassured himself. He would not give up on this idea, especially since he already had a na for this technique: the Great Wisdom Sutra.
'At the worst, I'll ask for Wang Wei's help and even offer him a handso reward. If that doesn't work, I'll just wait for a weak Dao Overlord and capture them as a test subject.'
Mongke felt confident and imdiately started. He still focused on cleansing his mind but also took ti to create a better outline for this technique.
…
"So, even you can't find him?" Wang Wei said.
"Sothing is blocking the truth around him," Star-Sage Fan Sui answered truthfully.
"Can you tell if it was him?" Wang Wei asked while pointing at the sun.
"It's hard to tell," Fan Sui replied. "Previous attempts at getting information about him would result in absolutely no information or a terrible backlash. However, this attempt on Sage Pure Fla revealed too much without revealing much."
"This ans it could have been him doing it on purpose, or the thod he used is too weak because he used power from his vessel instead of his main body," Wang Wei summarized.
"It could also be another power," Fan Sui added. "Although I am confident in my abilities, I'm not arrogant enough to say nothing can be hidden from ."
"Indeed," Wang Wei sighed. The two suddenly sensed sothing and looked at the vision between Heaven and Earth.
"Another moon has fallen," Fan Sui said with squinted eyes.
"It seems Mongke has succeeded," Wang Wei comnted.
"The end of this era is approaching," Fan Sui uttered. "Will the next era be the Era of Transcendence? Not if Ti Eater has sothing to say about it."
"Is his plan enough to delay the upcoming era?" Wang Wei asked with a frown.
"Delay? There is a high chance he would destroy it entirely."
Wang Wei's expression beca severe. He always knew Ti Eater was a threat, but his deduction was the latter's plan, which involved him achieving higher realms. He believed Ti Eater was planning a big move to give him the strength of half or pseudo-transcendent. With such power, he can survive until the next era and maybe even rise to power.
However, Fan Sui told him the latter's threat was not just due to personal strength but sothing that could affect the entire Eternal Ascension World and the next era.
"I should have taken him more seriously after Maitreya's warning," Wang Wei grunted. However, even if he knew the truth, he could do nothing. He was already occupied with the current situation, so where did he have the ti to deal with Ti Eater?
The latter has been hiding and planning for so long that even Maitreya couldn't tell his final goal.
'Alright, let's deal with one problem at a ti,' Wang Wei reassured himself. Supre Unity was already a hard bone on his throat, and the last thing he should do was distract himself with Ti Eater.
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