"Monk, you don't keep your word!"
Hayato clenched his hand.
"Buddha is merciful!"
The Headhunter's painful wailing stopped abruptly.
A hint of disgust appeared on Hayato's calm face.
This guy didn't realize he was wrong, he was just afraid.
Why talk about credit with this kind of guy?
Killing?
No, this should be called eliminating demons.
A deed of merit.
Since Hayato already knew the approximate location of that Headhunter, the rest of the matter was much simpler.
As long as Hayato slowly filtered through, finding this Headhunter named Suzuki Taro was just a matter of time.
"Speaking of which, today's three enhancement opportunities seem to be unused..."
Hayato muttered softly.
Hayato had already thought about the use of the three enhancement opportunities.
The first thing Hayato wanted to enhance was naturally his heart.
Previously, enhancing his strength and bones not only caused his strength to surge to an exaggerated degree but also caused his vital energy to transform.
Blood is the essence of the human body, and the vital energy derived from it can also be called Yang energy.
It is a manifestation of life force.
For Evil Spirits and those who cultivate evil methods, vital energy is a tonic.
It can be used to enhance magic power.
However, conversely, it can be detrimental.
Just like how Hayato just used his vital energy to forcefully burst that Headhunter.
Powerful vital energy is both a tonic and a potent poison for cultivators.
If a person's vital energy is powerful to a certain extent, even Evil Spirits would retreat upon encountering it.
Now Hayato's vital energy is powerful, but he lacks a vessel that can carry such powerful vital energy.
That is the heart.
If vital energy is the energy that drives the human body, then the heart is the core engine that drives the human body.
The body's blood is transported throughout the body by the heart.
If the vital energy is too powerful, the heart will be unable to withstand this pressure, and naturally, it won't be able to exert its full power.
Furthermore, if the vital energy is too powerful, it can conversely cause irreparable damage to the heart.
The heart must be enhanced to sufficient strength to bear the pressure brought by vital energy.
Hayato took a deep breath and directly chose to enhance.
Swish!
A burst of light fell, and unexpectedly, the first enhancement actually failed.
Tsk!
Hayato clicked his tongue, it seemed his luck today wasn't very good.
Fortunately, he still had two more opportunities.
Without hesitation, another enhancement opportunity landed on Hayato.
A golden light flashed!
The second enhancement was successful, as expected.
"I wonder what effect strengthening the heart has."
Hayato thought to himself, when suddenly his body stiffened, and then a powerful surge of vital energy gushed from his heart, instantly spreading throughout his limbs and bones.
What's going on?
Hayato felt the surging vital energy and strength within his body, and for a moment, he was completely bewildered.
It was just a heart enhancement, how could the change be so drastic?
Thump, thump, thump!
A low heartbeat echoed in his chest, like the deep sound of a drum.
With each beat, Hayato could feel his strength increasing.
It was as if the shackles on his body had been unlocked.
The speed at which his vital energy circulated had increased by at least ten times compared to before.
If the speed of vital energy flow before was like a country road, now it was a high-speed train.
Wherever the vital energy flowed, the full potential of his body was completely unleashed.
However, as time passed, his body gradually adapted to the speed of the vital energy flow, and the feeling of constantly getting stronger gradually weakened.
"It wasn't the strengthening of my heart that increased my strength."
Hayato looked at his hands and muttered softly.
Rather than saying that the strengthening of his heart increased his strength, it was more accurate to say that after his heart was strengthened, his original strength was released.
The human body is like a precisely operating instrument. Whether internally or externally, if the power unleashed exceeds its own tolerance limit, the human body will be damaged.
And the body's instinct will suppress this situation.
It will control the power within a range that the body can accept.
If his strength limit was 120, then before his heart was strengthened, the power he could unleash was 60.
The body's instinct would suppress its own strength from exceeding this threshold, because once it exceeded this threshold, the body would be damaged.
And now, after his heart was strengthened, it could withstand 100 units of power.
The suppressed power was also gradually unlocked.
However, it still couldn't reach the level of 120.
This is the body's self-protection mechanism.
It's like a person hitting a wall forcefully; the body will instinctively retract some of its strength to avoid hurting itself.
Strength is relative. The extreme break outof power is actually a burden on the body.
Only under extreme emotions will this suppressive force disappear.
Therefore, under normal conditions, the body will always suppress a portion of its strength, not exceeding its own limit.
To completely control this power, unless he can perfectly control everything about himself.
However, this is easier said than done.
"There's one more enhancement opportunity left."
Hayato rubbed his chin, planning to use this last enhancement opportunity to try strengthening a Buddhist scripture.
He took out a pile of buddha scriptures he had bought from the bookstore from his palm-sized world.
After careful selection, he chose a copy of the Diamond Sutra.
The full name of the Diamond Sutra is "The Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom that Cuts Like a Vajra."
It is also known as the Diamond Sutra and is an important scripture of Buddhism.
It advocates that everything in the world is illusory and unreal, stating that "the true form is the non-form," and that one should "depart from all forms" and "abide nowhere," meaning one should not be attached to or linger in the real world.
Its core idea is the Buddhist concept of Prajna emptiness, which helps people break through their attachment to the superficial appearance of things and incorrect perceptions, thereby achieving inner peace and liberation.
Many people know nothing about the Diamond Sutra.
However, the phrase "All conditioned phenomena are like a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow, like dew and lightning; thus should one contemplate them" is widely circulated.
This sentence comes from the Diamond Sutra.
As for the Diamond Sutra and the medicine buddha sutra, which one is of higher status?
That's a bit hard to say.
The Bhaisajyaguru Sutra primarily narrates the twelve great vows made by the medicine buddha when he practiced the Bodhisattva path, and the solemn Eastern Pure Lapis Lazuli World he achieved.
Its focus is on emphasizing the medicine buddha's compassionate vows and his salvation of sentient beings from present-life suffering.
In terms of cultivation methods, in addition to chanting scriptures, it also emphasizes faith in and prayer to the medicine buddha.
It has a greater attraction for believers who yearn to eliminate disasters and difficulties and pursue health and happiness.
The Diamond Sutra focuses on the exposition of Prajna wisdom, advocating that everything in the world is empty and unreal, and that one should "depart from all forms" and "abide nowhere."
It is an important scripture of the Prajna system of Mahayana Buddhism and is of great significance for practitioners to understand the true meaning of Buddha Law and elevate their spiritual realm.
It is highly valued by Buddhist sects such as Zen Buddhism.
In short, the medicine buddha sutra focuses on present-life salvation, while the Diamond Sutra focuses on Prajna wisdom.
Both are important scriptures of Buddhism, making it difficult to simply compare which is more important.
However, when it comes to profundity, Hayato felt that the Diamond Sutra was superior.
After all, these two buddha scriptures, one focuses on seeking the Buddha, and the other focuses on saving oneself.
The former tells you to seek help from the Buddha when you encounter trouble, while the latter tells you to become a Buddha through your own enlightenment.
Of course, the latter is more difficult.
Swish!
The last enhancement opportunity was used.
Under Hayato's nervous gaze, the originally unremarkable Diamond Sutra suddenly had several Sanskrit characters emitting golden Buddha light appear on its cover.
It worked?
Hayato raised his eyebrows and eagerly opened the Diamond Sutra in his hand.
"Thus have I heard. At one time, the Buddha was in Savatthi, in the Jeta Grove, Anathapindika's Park, with a great assembly of twelve hundred and fifty monks. At that time, the World-Honored One, at mealtime, put on his robe and took his bowl, and entered the great city of Savatthi to beg for food. Having begged in the city in order, he returned to his dwelling place. After eating, he put away his robe and bowl, washed his feet, arranged his seat, and sat down."