Chapter 171 (1/2)
Memories were mere memories after all, not to mention the memories of another world where people could not go back. Ning Que became absentminded for a short moment before quickly returning to the real world. He remembered the phrase Chen Pipi had previously said and asked, ”Who is the mute person?”
Chen Pipi saw the non-resistance from his eyes and replied after one moment of hesitation, ”Buddhism World Wayfarer.”
Ning Que slowly furrowed the brows and thought that the words World Wayfarer sounded really awesome to the extreme. After a slight pause, he continued to ask, ”Your Senior Brother of West-Hill must be World Wayfarer of Haotian Taoism. Then who is the dumb one surnamed with Tang?”
”World Wayfarer of Devil's Doctrine.” Chen Pipi looked at him and seriously said, ”He's a very mysterious guy.”
Ning Que shook his head, thinking of those people who no one in the world knew but secretly stood at the peak. When Ning Que remembered there were only ten acupoints opened up on his own Ocean of Qi and Mountain, he could not help but feel somewhat frustrated and lamentedly said, ”I'm still in No Doubts State and still can't learn many things in the Academy. I really don't know when I can compete with those people.”
”You don't need to be so inferior. You're only in twenties, but have been in No Doubts State. In no matter what sect, you're an excellent disciple.”
”Why don't I feel this way? I always feel that every cultivator I met is much better than me.”
Chen Pipi looked at him and sympathetically said, ”When you entered the Chang'an City, you met Chao Xiaoshu. When you entered the Academy, you met me and a group of abnormal geniuses in the Back Mountain. Longqing is also a genius in the eyes of the world. The more real geniuses you meet, the easier it is for you to think of yourself as a fool. But you must realize that you have entered the path of cultivation for only six months, and you've left behind Xie Chengyun from South Jin Kingdom. Thus although your innate qualification is insufficient, you are still a genius in comprehending and learning.”
”It seems to be the first time you've praised me.” Ning Que said.
Chen Pipi shook his head as he said smilingly, ”In fact, I have personally praised you many times, but don't want you to know it.”
”But my Ocean of Qi and Mountain only opens up ten acupoints. The truth can't be changed after all.”
Ning Que looked calm in the eyes and did not feel inferior because of the inherent qualification problems. Instead, he was filled with the yearning and exploration desire for the unknown world. He looked at Chen Pipi and asked earnestly, ”I've heard the practice methods of Devil's Doctrine. Their practice does not seem to require the number of acupoints opened up in the Ocean of Qi and Mountain, but directly putting the heaven and earth inside the body... ”
Chen Pipi did not wait for Ning Que to finish the speech but directly pressed his shoulder to stop him. Chen Pipi said with the seriouest look ever, ”What exactly are you trying to say? Do you want to learn from Devil's Doctrine?”
”With the quant.i.ty of opened acupoints in my Ocean of Qi and Mountain, even if I have a better ability for understanding and harder cultivation, I still can't catch up with the real geniuses like you by step-by-step cultivation.”
Ning Que looked at him and replied, ”You, as well as those World Wayfarers, have been in Knowing Destiny State. In front of you, I am nothing but an ant. In fact, if Prince Long Qing wants to kill me, he just needs to move his little finger and then I'll no longer resist. I hate this feeling very much, so I want to catch up with you, or even go beyond you.”
”Manpower is sometimes limited, and everyone has his own destiny.”
Chen Pipi seriously looked at him and said, ”Cultivation is a gift Haotian has given to humans. There has always been only one road. We always insist on going so that we can know whether to go through or not. If you think it's too long and want to go a shortcut, it may turn out to be an abyss.”
Ning Que intended to say something.
Chen Pipi shook the head and showed his usual seriousness and carefulness on the chubby face. He looked at Ning Que and said with a low voice, ”What you have said proves you're just possessed. If you don't change this wrong idea immediately, you will definitely destroy the bowels and ultimately die from madness. By that time, there will be no more World Wayfarers but only death.”
Ning Que recalled the words of the old man Lyu Qingchen on the trip last year. After a short moment of silence, he said, ”I know there are few chances for one Devil cultivator to eventually survive. But... after all, some people can still survive and they're very powerful. You also said just now that even your Senior Brother of West-Hill has no a.s.surance to win the Devil's Doctrine successor surnamed with Tang.”
”The key is not to be successful, but lies in the right road. Devil's Doctrine goes against the G.o.d's will to put the world within the body, in an attempt to replace Haotian who is in charge of the world's laws. Besides, in order to make their bodies strong enough to contain Qi of Heaven and Earth, they even tried countless kinds of evil means. Some branches of Devil's Doctrine even turns to cannibalism. As for those wicked people, their bodies have already been non-human. So they have even more inhuman thinking under the inhuman cultivation!”