167: Chapter 167 The Arhat's Dharma Image, the Lotus Throne of Withered Bones, and the Mourning of Ten Thousand Buddhas

"Contemplate the skeleton, and witness self-mastery!"

"Transcend life and death, incarnate as Buddha."

"Body is empty, mind is empty, all Laws are empty. Take refuge, take refuge..."

As soon as Chen Mo entered the Sumeru Space, several strands of Dao Script Sanskrit chants echoed within his Divine Soul like a ballad.

Vaguely, he saw a figure dressed in tattered monk robes, sitting upright upon a white bone lotus platform, quietly watching him with a gaze that was compassionate and serene.

In a daze, Chen Mo had already assumed a posture with his palms pressed together, about to kneel down.

But at the very moment he was about to kneel, his eyes suddenly shifted from confusion to a coldness like winter.

"Bald donkey, even in death you won't stay quiet!"

The Death Bell suddenly materialized in Chen Mo's hand, and without hesitation, he pulled the trigger on the figure on the lotus platform.

Bang!

The gunshot rang out, and the illusion shattered.

Where was there any lotus platform? Where was there any monk?

All that remained was a Jade-green Skull placed upon a white bone lotus platform.

Its hollow eye sockets gazed quietly at Chen Mo, just like the monk from before.

"Heh!"

Chen Mo gave a cold laugh and immediately walked toward the white bone lotus platform.

No more illusions appeared along the way; this Arhat true body left over from the Primordial Era had long since had its few remaining sharp edges worn away by time.

The previous illusion was its final resistance against Chen Mo, the intruder.

"This thing..."

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Chen Mo gently took the skull, which looked like it was carved from emerald, into his hand, and the panel's detection function opened accordingly.

Name: Skeleton Contemplation · Arhat Dharma Form {Fragmented} Category: Dharma Lineage Legacy Grade: Ninth Rank Zenith {Invincible Main God}

Introduction: The Skeleton Contemplation, one of the 72 Hinayana Buddhist sects of the late Primordial Era. Cultivating it to completion allows one to attain the Arhat fruit position.

Note: Mahayana Buddhism seeks to save all sentient beings, while Hinayana Buddhism pursues individual liberation and transcendence of life and death.

"72 Hinayana lineages, it's actually an orthodox 72 Hinayana lineage!"

Chen Mo's pupils constricted slightly. Buddhism and Taoism were the two great orthodoxies of the mid-to-late Primordial Era.

Most of the Primordial treasures still existing today actually come from that period, including the Spiritual Connection Divine Ability Chen Mo obtained.

According to the information collected by players, although the Primordial Era of this period was not as great as the ancient or primordial times, there were still many great powers existing in the world.

For example, the several Supreme Buddhas of Buddhism, or Innate beings like Bai Ze who survived from ancient times until the destruction of the Primordial Era.

And while the 72 Hinayana lineages were not as great as the true Mahayana lineages of Buddhism, they were the Foundation for an Arhat to achieve the Dao, considered the top-tier Legacy among Golden Immortals.

"A pity, there's only the skull."

Chen Mo carefully held the jade skull in his palm as strands of spiritual energy transformed from Divine Power merged into it.

This movement was like flipping a switch; dense Dao Scripts surfaced on the jade skull and transformed into substantial light and shadow, about to enter Chen Mo's Divine Soul.

Ding! Please note, you have activated a Dharma Lineage Legacy. Do you wish to continue?

"No!"

Chen Mo refused decisively. He was only testing it; now was not the best time to accept the Legacy.

With a slight raise of his hand, the jade skull was stored into his storage bracelet, but he did not leave. Instead, he turned toward the bone lotus platform where the jade skull had been placed.

Undoubtedly, since he could transform the Dharma Lineage stone tablet, which served as a suppressive object, into a magic Puppet, that Death God Taro had never opened this Sumeru Space at all.

And although there weren't many things in this Sumeru Space, they were undoubtedly all treasures.

Name: Withered Bone Lotus Platform Category: Legacy Spirit Treasure Grade: Ninth Rank Zenith {Originally an Acquired Spirit Treasure}

"Another Legacy Spirit Treasure."

Chen Mo felt a surge of joy. With a flash of light from the storage bracelet, the lotus platform disappeared.

At this point, the Sumeru Space was completely empty, but Chen Mo did not leave. Instead, he looked toward the deepest part of the Sumeru Space.

"This guy was quite clever. Although he didn't find the way to open the Sumeru Space, he used the characteristics of this space to create a 'spatial secret room' for himself."

Chen Mo couldn't help but chuckle. With a movement, he arrived at the deepest part of the Sumeru Space.

The brilliance of a divine art materialized in his hand as he pointed a finger.

Divine Art, Spiritual Connection!

One could see that at the moment his fingertip touched the spatial barrier, it was as if countless black and white thin lines snapped inch by inch.

Before long, a spatial portal only the size of a fist appeared before him.

With a flash of his body, Chen Mo transformed into a streak of light and ducked into the hole.

At the same moment he disappeared, two figures also walked into this Sumeru Space.

It was none other than Kong Hanshu and Director Lu Yu.

"Tsk tsk... I might not even be as proficient as he is."

Looking at the Sumeru Space that had already been 'looted' by Chen Mo, Director Lu Yu couldn't help but marvel.

"And there's the spatial treasury hidden by that native True God. This kid has really hit the jackpot."

Glancing at the hole that had been forcibly pierced by Spiritual Connection and was still slowly healing, Kong Hanshu also began to laugh.

The reason he and Director Lu Yu had rushed over was naturally not because they coveted Chen Mo's Opportunity.

Although Primordial treasures were indeed precious, Kong Hanshu had seen and collected quite a few himself.

Furthermore, most Primordial treasures couldn't be used right away; rule-based scripts like Dao Script were not easy to recognize.

Additionally, the power system of the Primordial Era was inherently different from the Divine Path. Only the Civilization Research Institute could maximize the value of these things.

"I remember this kid joined the Civilization Research Institute," Director Lu Yu suddenly spoke.

As the grade director for this year's freshmen, Director Lu Yu had the right to view every Student's information.

The people in the God Selection Class were his main focus, and Chen Mo was the top priority among them.

"Oh!"

Kong Hanshu didn't care much about this issue.

Among the three major research institutes of The Stars, the Divine Arts Research Institute had the strongest Foundation, but the status of the Civilization Research Institute was the most transcendent.

After all, even he sometimes had to ask for favors from the Civilization Research Institute.

"It's quite suitable."

After thinking about it for a moment, Kong Hanshu agreed with Chen Mo's choice.

Although the Law talent Chen Mo displayed was very strong, these Reincarnation people who possessed partial memories were indeed more suited for development in the Civilization Research Institute.

"What about Du Ming?"

Kong Hanshu instinctively asked, but as soon as the words left his mouth, he regretted it.

"Heh!" Director Lu Yu gave a bitter smile but didn't say a single word.

"Alright!" Kong Hanshu also looked melancholy and automatically ignored the question.

"Should we go over and take a look?" Kong Hanshu spoke again.

"No need." Director Lu Yu shook his head.

The main reason he and Kong Hanshu followed him in was for fear that Chen Mo would encounter danger.

This space naturally blocked all detection; even top-tier Main Gods like them could not probe it with their Divine Sense.

Furthermore, the greater the background of a civilization relic, the greater the risks involved.

When Chen Mo fell into the illusion earlier, he almost couldn't resist taking action. Fortunately, Chen Mo's own will was strong enough to break free of the illusion on his own.

"Let's go, I still have to check on the Prodigy Class and the Regular Class," Director Lu Yu said in a heavy voice.

"Mm!"

The two looked at each other and then disappeared.

"Peak True God? More like a Peak pauper!"

In another space, Chen Mo looked at the ground full of Heaven And Earth Treasures, his mouth twitching.

Among this large pile of things, 90% were just ordinary spiritual ores. It wasn't that they had no value, but they completely failed to match the prestige of a Peak True God.

"Junk... junk... junk!"

Chen Mo picked through the pile of spiritual ores and barely managed to select a few items of slightly higher value.

There were four items: two pieces of third-grade spiritual ore, a Black Bone Spear possessing a powerful pressure, and a Black Jade Orb.

Chen Mo first put away the two pieces of spiritual ore.

Third-grade spiritual ore corresponded to the True God level. Although it was a bit little, selling them for over a hundred million credit points wouldn't be much of a problem.

However, the real highlights were the Black Bone Spear and the Black Jade Orb.

"This guy must have killed a True God of his own clan."

Chen Mo raised his right hand, his fingertip gently touching the tip of the bone spear.

With just one touch, a cut was opened on his fingertip.

Name: ???

Category: Divine Artifact Grade: Lower First Rank. After glancing at the information provided by the panel, Chen Mo put the bone spear away.

One cannot become a True God without cultivating Laws.

Through long periods of nurturing, some native True Gods can also refine crude Divine Artifacts, but they cannot be considered natal Divine Artifacts.

Or rather, they themselves think it's a 'natal Divine Artifact,' but in the eyes of Divine Path deities, this thing is just a slightly more powerful extraordinary weapon.

The natal Divine Artifacts of Divine Path deities and the Divine Artifacts of extraordinary pathways are completely different concepts.

And this bone spear clearly didn't belong to Taro himself; a Divine Artifact nurtured by a Peak True God wouldn't be only at the Lower First Rank.

"Better than nothing. Selling it to some martial arts True Gods with low requirements should be worth three to five hundred million."

Smiling, Chen Mo took the fist-sized Black Jade Orb into his hand, and the detection function opened again.

Name: ???

Category: True God Remains Grade: Third Grade Lower. Introduction: This is the power source of a Bone Clan True God, containing a large amount of unknown energy. It can be used as a raw material for some alchemy creations.

Actually, when he saw this thing, Chen Mo already had a suspicion, and now it was completely confirmed.

Under normal circumstances, the greatest value of this thing would be to sell it to some magic True Gods proficient in alchemy.

If their craftsmanship was good enough, it would be possible to use this as a core to build a True God-level Puppet.

But Chen Mo did not intend to sell this item.

"The matter is already quite clear. The Bone Clan's extraordinary system was derived from comprehending that white bone Dharma form. The energy contained in this bone orb should be of some help to my subsequent cultivation of that Legacy."

Silently putting away the bone orb and the floor full of spiritual ores, Chen Mo prepared to leave this place.

Before leaving, Chen Mo didn't forget to return to the Sumeru Space once. After carefully confirming there were no omissions, he then exited the Sumeru Space.

It was no wonder he was so careful.

Many of these legacies from the Primordial Era had hidden tricks left behind.

Especially with some larger ruins; if you didn't strip them clean through three layers inside and out, who knows if you'd miss a major treasure.

"There should be nothing left."

After re-checking the Sumeru Space once more, Chen Mo finally felt at ease and disappeared at the entrance of the Sumeru Space.

Sigh!

A sigh rang out.

At the moment Chen Mo vanished, the monk who had previously appeared in Chen Mo's illusion appeared again. After a long sigh, he completely annihilated.

At the same time, deep within a certain Buddhist kingdom in the Sub-Primordial Era.

A figure wearing a precious crown raised his head slightly and let out the same sigh.

"Another Legacy lineage has severed its fate with my Buddhist sect. Alas!"

As the voice echoed, the entire Buddhist kingdom emitted a hum.

In the Buddhist kingdom, hundreds of millions of believers and monks all raised their heads, their eyes already full of tears.

Buddha delivers sentient beings from suffering; Buddha grieves, and all beings share the sorrow!