Chapter 563 God and Goddess (2/2)

Instead of going with the flow and passively playing along with fate, Shen Lian would rather be involved and take control.

Although Shen Lian would never be able to achieve as much as he did last time, he needed to challenge the greater existence that was in the dark. This sacrifice was necessary.

Moreover, the challenges and difficulties in life were something Shen Lian truly enjoyed. Although being emotionally detached would help him attain Dao but he did not want to be that sort of person.

By the time he returned to the temple, the people of the Wuzhong family had restored their homes. No matter how difficult things were, life goes on.

Despite the ugly aspects of human nature, the positive attitude that kept them move forward and work hard for survival was a good thing.

The positive vibes had cleansed the dark clouds in Shen Lian's mind and his Primordial Spirit too became a little higher in spirits.

The temple was filled with the power of the incense. Besides the portrait of Shen Lian, the lotus lantern had become a significant object for people to pray too. It was evident that the lotus lamp had rescued the people and left a deep impression in their hearts, and thus they decided to split the incense between the two.

If the faith expanded, maybe the lotus lamp would become a powerful treasure of the path of Shen. Due to the characteristics of the path of Shen, even a mortal would gain unimaginable combat power if they hold on to this lantern.

But it was time for Shen Lian to deliver his promise, which was to create a new body for Ah Lian.

Shen Lian said to the extinguished lotus lantern, ”Please come out from the lantern.”

Ah Lian heard Shen Lian and flew out from the lantern. Although she was hollow and had no physical body, she had a different kind of charisma, just like a fairy who came out of the rain.

Shen Lian smiled, ”If you walk out like this, you would definitely be more popular than me.”

Actually, most religious propagandas were based on female deities. Reason being, the female deities were beautiful and had inherent qualities of a woman that would easily touch anyone. It was indeed effective in spreading the faith.

If that was not true, why would the Goddess of Mercy who was born a male chose to be a female?

Compare to some among the Four Bodhisattva, like Manjushri of Great Wisdom, and Samantabhadra of Great Conduct, the Goddess of Mercy still had higher cultivation level.

In Shen Lian's past life, the number of temples dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy could match the number of temples dedicated to Buddha.

A humble Ah Lian said, ”There is no way I could be more popular than you. Maybe I should make myself look uglier.”

She was not in her true physical form and could change as she likes. But it was a habit of all spirits to maintain their appearance from their previous life.

It was effortlessly easy if she wanted to change.

Shen Lian said, ”You don't have to do it. You look great. I will make a body based on your current appearance. With the body, things would be more convenient for you. If your daughter runs out, at least you can go and look for her.”