Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

Ji Jingqiu glanced nonchalantly at the old man's now skinny arms, thinking that this message was probably meant for his own father.

After eating two of the old man's pumpkin flatbreads, Ji Jingqiu went back to his room.

Before returning, Ji Jingqiu sternly reminded the old man to rest early in the evening and warned that if he found him coming back this late again, the excuse of visiting Sir Zhuang would not work.

Facing such a brat who would put down his chopsticks to swear, Ji Wumian somewhat regretted transferring money too hastily earlier. When finally returning to his room resentfully, he did not forget to shout into Ji Jingqiu's room, "Don't forget to wash the dishes."

Ji Jingqiu closed his bedroom door.

There were too many and too complicated events today; he needed to sort things out.

He first took out his smart terminal, re-authenticated his citizenship level as Officer Zhang had instructed, and then started updating the terminal.

After the update, he could access sections that were previously unavailable to him.

This was determined by the social citizenship level.

As for the benefits of joining the external war system, the social citizenship level was just an additional perk. Ji Jingqiu was looking forward to the substantial support that would follow.

At this moment, a deposit alert for one hundred thousand came through.

Ji Jingqiu looked at the remark with confusion.

"Reward for Acting Bravely for a Just Cause—City Hall"

He immediately understood, was this the bonus that Secretary Zhang had verbally promised?

The efficiency of this transaction was too high.

Was the City Hall working overtime overnight to transfer funds?

This led Ji Jingqiu to naturally think of the mysterious identity of that young girl.

He knew very well that the source of this bonus and the quota for the Security Bureau's external war system was not merely because of his act of bravery.

But because his act of bravery took place involving the right person.

Who exactly was this girl, to make the City Hall so nervous?

It was even possible that the attack had been staged against her.

And just thinking of this, Ji Jingqiu became uncertain about the identity and stance of the crew-cut man.

Assuming the crew-cut man was with the terrorists, yet he acted as if he didn't recognize the girl and, at least, didn't make a move in front of Ji Jingqiu.

After a brief thought, Ji Jingqiu no longer delved into the girl's identity.

For him, the girl was just a passerby.

Hmm, a passerby who brought him good fortune, a lucky star.

What he really needed to worry about now was that crew-cut man.

Ji Jingqiu fished out the dull Jade Buddha from the drawer and while fiddling with it, he thought about the crew-cut man lurking in the shadows.

His heart inevitably tightened.

Martial Arts Fifth Realm, Third Realm Divine Travel is the first layer of the Heavenly Barrier and also the first watershed. The gap in combat power is hard to overcome.

According to what Zhang Xingshan had meant earlier, nearly ninety percent of the Federation's martial artists would be halted before Divine Travel.

A Divine Travel Warrior is definitely a strong figure in Taian City!

Being targeted by such a strong figure, Ji Jingqiu felt that if something really happened, even calling the police would be too late.

The only plan for now was to increase his own strength as much as possible.

At that moment, the smart terminal indicated that the update had been completed.

Ji Jingqiu clicked into it, completed the identity verification, and found that many new sections and functions had been added, one of which was the Martial Arts Plate.

He curiously clicked in, and what caught his eye was a dazzling list of the latest martial arts information—

"Zuo Shanhe from West Third District officially joined the ranks of 'Group Stars' martial artists three days ago and has received several contract invitations from major enterprises..."

"'Group Stars martial artist' Luo Dongwang officially joined the Tianyan University Martial Arts Club and declared that he would participate in the Federation Martial Arts competition in the second half of the year..."

"Deep Space Enterprise successfully welcomed a 'Bright Moon martial artist' to join them, never ceasing in supporting young martial artists!"

...

Seeing Deep Space Enterprise, Ji Jingqiu paused for a moment.

He had heard of this enterprise, specializing in producing High-energy Energy Bars and considered as an industry leader. The Type III energy bar he found last time with a price tag of 6666 Federation dollars came from this company.

Later, Ji Jingqiu learned from his senior disciple brother that at least half of that 6666 was an advertising expense.

Deep Space Enterprise would hire genius martial artists as spokespersons for their products every year.

Ji Jingqiu felt as if he had entered another world and had seen another side of Martial Arts and the Federation.

The door to this world seemed to have only just begun to open to him.

After researching the data, Ji Jingqiu clarified the so-called Group Stars and Bright Moon categorization.

This is the classification of genius martial artists prevalent in the central region.

It represents the Federation's most authoritative martial artist assessment.

From Group Stars to Bright Moon, and finally to Arrogant Sun, these are the three tiers of classification for genius martial artists by the Federation.

To be ranked among the Group Stars is to already be the focus of public attention as a genius of Federation Martial Arts, eligible to join any major corporation and enjoy extremely high treatment.

The final level of Arrogant Sun-level martial arts geniuses is referred to as "Arrogant Sun Crossing the Sky."

Derived from the idea of "When the Great Sun crosses the sky, stars and moon lose their light, and all beings lose their color."

The data shows that such outstanding individuals are few and far between in a generation, undeniably standing at the first tier amongst their peers.

Ji Jingqiu also found out that no Group Star martial artist has emerged from East Three Bright Star in nearly a hundred years.

He wondered whether the assessment requirements were too high or if the situation in East Three Bright Star was truly dismal...

Time trickled by.

At 9:59, Ji Jingqiu turned off the lights and went to sleep.

One benefit of meditation is the ability to sleep whenever one wants, unaffected by insomnia.

Ji Jingqiu was still hesitant about the old gentleman's gene enhancer proposal, planning to consult Master Yang for an opinion tomorrow.

...

The next day.

Ji Jingqiu sat in front of Master Yang and voiced his doubts.

Master Yang was taken aback upon hearing his questions, hesitating for a long while without providing an answer.

He had never heard such a proposal before.

The gene enhancer could indeed complement Innate Root Bone and strengthen the physical body.

And speaking solely of its medicinal effects, the gene enhancer is more potent than traditional injections such as the God Building Needle available in the market.

There was even a member of the central region who initiated a bill to include the gene enhancer in federal healthcare.

Claiming to make every federal citizen become more "perfect" from birth.

Fortunately, this bill was stopped.

Time has proven that all products involving genetic editing are a curse to humanity.

After taking the gene enhancer, terrifying side effects appear as soon as five years or as late as ten years.

However, for Ji Jingqiu, he doesn't have five to ten years, or rather, he doesn't need such a long time.

One year to Break Limit, the remaining four years to achieve Reverse Innate, the side effects of the gene enhancer are practically nonexistent to him.

Moreover, for Ji Jingqiu, who suffers from Evil Poison Disease, it's still an unknown whether the side effects of the gene enhancer will manifest.

Master Yang's feelings were complex.

To gamble one's future for the sake of saving some money is considered an unfair gamble for any martial artist.

Yet, for Ji Jingqiu, this seems to be a gamble entirely in his favor.

What is an unequal bet for others becomes a condition conducive to him.

It's hard to say whether this is the only gift fate has given Ji Jingqiu.

Yang Yan had never thought that one could actually benefit from being afflicted with Evil Poison Disease.

After much deliberation, he gave an affirmative reply:

"The side effects of the gene enhancer typically manifest between five to ten years. With the talent you've shown now, if you can't achieve Reverse Innate within five years, then it's not meant to be in this lifetime."

"After you inject the gene enhancer... the progress of Opening Veins could probably be expedited!"

"This will benefit your subsequent Breaking Limit process, and save you some trouble."

Satisfied with Master Yang's affirmative reply, Ji Jingqiu left contentedly.

Five years?

Insulting him was one thing, but insulting his Bodhi Treasure Tree was something he could not tolerate!

That evening, through an intermediary in the lower ranks, Ji Jingqiu found a way to purchase a gene enhancer.

The starting price from the other party was 1.2 million per dose, which Ji Jingqiu managed to haggle down aggressively to 600,000.

While he was internally admiring his bargaining skills, the other party's nonchalant attitude during the final transaction and the encouragement to come back again made him realize that the price was still too high.

The gene enhancer is different from the God Building Needle; a treatment course consists of eight injections, but only one dose is needed.

At eight o'clock that evening, Ji Jingqiu sat in his room flipping through the precautions about injecting the gene enhancer, ensuring nothing was overlooked. Then, carefully, he injected the 600,000 into his body, not daring to miss a single drop.