Chapter 18: Chapter 18: The Three Meridians and Seven Chakras, The Return of the Gods!
Billowing serpent fire rushed towards the face.
The flames blazed fiercely, intensely hot, evaporating countless mists from the sea and ascending skywards, pounding upon Jinmu Asura's head.
The fierce serpent fire, as if nothingness, burned beside the head of King Jinmu Asura, making his hair even more jet-black and bright.
Under the blessings of Brahma, Shesha's fire could not harm Jinmu.
For a moment, Jinmu shook his head.
He snorted coldly, dispelled the flames with a shake, glared fiercely with widened eyes at Shesha's snake head.
Shesha: "..."
Useless?
The Supreme Lord did say to properly discipline these Asuras!
Shesha's snake head tilted slightly, round, glistening snake eyes adorably blinked, its slightly black tongue flicking up and down.
Whoosh!
The next moment, Shesha's mouth opened to 180 degrees, thick black smoke spewed from it, enveloping Jinmu, spreading above and below, obstructing his sight.
If he couldn't harm Jinmu, then he could at least disturb him, to distract him!
Boom!
"Seeking death!" Jinmu, quick-tempered as always, couldn't endure it, he roared furiously and directly threw a punch out.
Shesha's snake head took a punch, and instantly felt pain, its forked tongue wildly thrashed as it fought against Jinmu.
At this time, Shesha stopped pretending.
He was here to stir up trouble!
Hiss!!!
Shesha's countless snake heads hissed in unison, mouths agape, as fierce flames burst forth, scorching the other Asuras, like flowing fire spreading and burning atop the Milk Sea, charring divine bodies.
Screams of pain rose from the Asuras.
"It's so hot!"
"So hot! So burning hot!"
Asura Holika, in great pain, quickly let go of the snake head she embraced, hopping and leaping to hide behind Asura Vajra Body.
"This serpent fire is formidable, it can harm us, be careful!"
Vajra Body said with a heavy voice.
Hearing this, Holika suddenly felt an intense pain on her right cheek, burning and itching.
She immediately summoned her divine power, extinguished the flames on her body, and manifested her power into a mirror. Upon one glance, she saw speckles of burn scars on her face, like ugly marks.
"Ah!"
"My face!"
Holika bit her silver teeth tightly, panic sweeping across her previously beautiful face as she hurriedly covered it.
She stimulated the little remaining divine power, directing it towards the scars, trying to remove them.
But the scars remained even after the divine power had passed.
Holika's expression darkened instantly, anger flaring from within.
She lifted her swan-like neck, eyes filled with anger, resentment and fear as she looked at the terrifying serpent spewing fire, with fear conquering her heart, not daring to oppose it, swearing to herself that she would restore her appearance in the future and obtain another blessing of immunity to fire.
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The Asuras fought violently against Shesha's snake heads, while the situation on the Devas' side became increasingly spirited.
Shesha's exceedingly long and large snake tail moved gently, stirring the Milk Sea into dark clouds, transforming into rain as it cascaded down in torrents.
Fragrant breezes and milk water refreshed the spirits of the gods.
In this continuous pulling and churning.
The giant turtle moved, and Mandara Mountain also approached the side of the Devas.
Seeing this scene, Sage Sukhacara banged his staff and bellowed.
"Enough!"
"Everyone pull properly, or Mandara Mountain will be taken over to the Devas' side, leaving you with nothing!"
Sukhacara Sage's words awakened everyone as if from a dream.
Jinmu's eyes bulged in fury, glared at Shesha, and then without giving further thought to this entanglement with Shesha, he grasped the snake's neck and pulled backward.
Many Asuras also had no choice but to continue, summoning their divine power to ward off the serpent fire, enduring the struggle with heavy hearts as they tugged at the snake heads.
Years went by, one after another.
Five hundred years later, a colossal vortex formed beneath Mandara Mountain, the Milk Sea gradually became more viscous, turning crystalline and stringy, seemingly transforming from sea water into oil, making stirring ever more difficult.
The gods and Asuras all focused intensely.
They knew that the churning of the Milk Sea was nearing success.
During this time, Indra was also deeply focused, immersed in the churning of the Milk Sea.
He had eight hundred years of the power of asceticism, and in another two hundred years, he would be able to gather a thousand years' worth of ascetic power to infuse the first layer of the Sun God Armor with strength.
Just as Indra was engrossed.
Above the vast Milk Sea, suddenly infinite light flickered, and a beam of golden radiance burst forth, shooting out from the midst of the sea.
Whoosh!
This golden light soared into the sky, its brilliance twinkling, revealing a splendid figure within.
Goddess Lakshmi!
Vishnu wore a happy smile; Brahma let out a sigh of relief; Shiva smiled without speaking.
At this moment, the gods also began to rejoice.
"The Lady Master has appeared, our power is about to return!"
"Wealth is reborn, power is on the verge of returning!"
"How wonderful!"
Excited, the gods stirred, and the Asura were also full of anticipation.
Jinmu squinted his eyes, his expression concentrated, gazing at Goddess Lakshmi from afar, with thoughts unknown.
Goddess Lakshmi's lips curved slightly.
She was extremely beautiful, draped in a red sari trimmed with gold, revealing skin as white as the bright moon, her four snow-white arms, two holding pure lotuses, one holding a Golden Canister, and the last making a gesture of giving.
Rustle!
Countless beams of golden light, like the glow of dawn, fell from her giving hand, spreading throughout the world, swirling back into the bodies of the gods and Asura.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One after another, tremendous auras began to ascend, and the divine power of the gods gradually returned.
"Hm?!"
Indra snapped back to his senses.
In the golden light showered by Goddess Lakshmi, he instantly felt a change within himself.
Streams of power ascended unceasingly from below his belly.
The power of all beings in the world originates from the three meridians and seven chakras.
The three meridians are, the Yin Meridian! The Yang Meridian! The Central Meridian!
The seven chakras are, from bottom to top, the Root Chakra, Sacral Chakra, Solar Plexus Chakra, Heart Chakra, Throat Chakra, Third Eye Chakra, and Crown Chakra.
Among the three meridians, the Yin Meridian is the channel of life, the Yang Meridian the channel of the mind, and the Central Meridian is the channel of divine power.
The foundational base of divine power for the deities is the Root Chakra, the lowest of the seven chakras.
The three meridians emerge from the Root Chakra, spiraling upwards, running through the seven chakras.
The Root Chakra gathers energy, whether it be personal strength or the power of heaven and earth, primarily passing through this place, also known as the base fire or spiritual energy.
Boom!
At this moment, Indra suddenly felt an infinite force surging from three inches below his navel, not only was it his powerful life force coiling at this time, but also the faith and offerings from countless believers from heaven, earth, and the Three Realms converging upon him.
This power was surging and thunderous, resembling dragons and serpents.
From the Root Chakra, it gushed out abundantly, intertwining through the three meridians, with heat ascending, flowing into the higher Sacral Chakra.
The Sacral Chakra governs emotions and is the divine fire.
The Sacral Chakra, like an endless vortex, drew in all the power from the Root Chakra, including self-generated strength and the offerings, swirling within it.
The vortex revolved, resembling flame ascending, reminiscent of stirring the Milk Sea, with rumbling energy subsequently elevating, refining into divine power, various pure streams of Divine Power continuing upward within this vortex.
Indra felt his lower abdomen warming, his power rising unceasingly.
Divine Power surged through the three meridians, flowing into the Solar Plexus Chakra.
The Solar Plexus Chakra governs will and is divinity!
As soon as Divine Power poured into the Solar Plexus Chakra, it turned into countless lightning bolts.
This was his trademark as the God of Thunder!
Within Indra's Solar Plexus Chakra, countless lightning bolts danced wildly, with the explosive roar of thunder resounding through the sky.
Above the Milk Sea, clouds also responded accordingly, dark clouds churning, countless lightning bolts weaving like dragons and serpents, deafening thunder suddenly erupted over the Milk Sea, reverberating in all directions.
Rumble!
A bolt of lightning struck down fiercely, hitting Indra and making his whole body flow with dazzling electric light.
The Thunderbolt Divine Power within him also moved simultaneously, rushing towards the Heart Chakra.
The Heart Chakra signifies control and is the Divine Body.
Beneath the electric light, Indra's entire being shone brilliantly, his divine body immense and invulnerable, radiating an unparalleled shine like divine metal.
Divine Power, Divine Fire, Divinity, Divine Body—all were complete.
Within the Devas Army, one god after another fully recovered!
But Indra was not yet finished; he was the God of Thunder, the leader of the Heavenly Realm, the Supreme Lord.
Indra's gaze shone like the blazing sun, casting brilliant light, as he looked up towards the Heavenly Realm.
The Thunderbolt Divine Power within his body followed the three meridians, continuing upwards, rushing into the Throat Chakra.
The Throat Chakra represents creation, and is—
The Divine Realm!