Chapter 913 - Saint System (1/2)

After Fang Ning finished his discussion for Sir System, he reclaimed his body.

Then, he turned back to the old monk and said, “Bodhisattva, let’s put aside this idea of becoming a monk first. I still have a question to ask. Are you familiar with matters relating to the Saints from the Upper Realm?”

Fang Ning was not as straightforward as Sir System, for he still had a scheming streak, and would never ask someone else using questions as directly as “how should I become a saint”. That would expose his own weaknesses.

After all, in the eyes of others, Vigilante A’s cultivation path was the Path of Heavenly Punishment. This was already clear, so Fang Ning naturally would not overthrow this image, since he had actually relied on this image to resolve a lot of troubles.

That old monk heard his words and smiled. “Regarding the saints, I’m still familiar with them. In their early years, they worked hard to make progress in spreading their orthodoxy and educating all beings. During midlife, they conformed to the Will of the Heavens, balancing out one another. In their later years, they became conservative in thinking and afraid of death.”

“Then how did they gain their extraordinary powers in their early years? I’ve often heard people say that a saint’s true spirit reposes in the void, and that it cannot be robbed nor destroyed. Heaven and Earth may pass away, but the saint will survive. While all beings perish, the saint lives on,” Fang Ning proceeded to ask.

“Ah, death is not the end, but the rebirth of a new life. A flower must wilt, so that it can bloom again in different colours. If it’s ever abloom and never wilts, it would only be in one colour. When the saints are immortal and never change, they end up becoming extremely corrupt and decadent. The decay of the Upper Realm is precisely due to the appearance of these saints. There’s no need to follow their path.” The old monk did not give him an answer after all.

Fang Ning heard this reply and fell silent without providing a further response, since the reply was obviously in disagreement with his disposition.

“Among the deities and Buddhas, there are still those with great magical energy who are willing to submit to their fate and run their own course. There aren’t just those who, when facing their final hour, would only do their utmost to struggle against the inevitable, yet I would like to be the first god to die for the earth and heavens.” When the old monk saw that Fang Ning gave no response, he did not feel disappointed, but calmly continued to speak.

Hearing this, Fang Ning felt quite shocked. These few words from the old monk had fully encapsulated the ultimate mystery of the notion of the new replacing the old. Where there was no death, there would not be new life.

If living creatures did not experience death and new life, how could genetic mutation occur? How was it possible for a single cell to eventually evolve into humans with wisdom?

The saints from the Upper Realm would never die, so the Heavens and Earth could not receive new life, and would at last meet its end…

The Bodhisattva Spirit King only watched from aside without saying anything.

Meanwhile, Chong Daqing was drinking honey as it muttered, “It’s better to have a bad life than a good death. How can you eat anything when you’re dead?”

“Oh no, Mr. Rich Boss. It seems like trying to learn the path of becoming a saint from him is a fruitless attempt. No, this can’t be. Let’s not inherit his mantle anymore. I can forgo this. You better not be deluded by him,” Sir System anxiously advised at this point.

Fang Ning was immediately speechless. “Who was the one impatiently demanding to get the person’s belongings?”

“Who was it? Wasn’t it you?” Sir System feigned confusion.

“Of course it was you,” Fang Ning said grudgingly. “I knew good things don’t come without a price. This old monk’s level of consciousness is too high. We really can’t keep up with it, but this shouldn’t stop us from admiring him.”

At this moment, Fang Ning said to the old monk, “Bodhisattva’s words are indeed able to stir the hearts of the people. No words can express my utmost admiration for you. Your state far surpasses that of all beings. Please forgive me for not being able to emulate you.”

When something could not be learned, there was no use trying to do it anyway.

Fang Ning’s original intention was to just keep playing and having fun until the end of time. He did not have even half the ambition to abandon his own life for the sake of the earth and heavens.

Regarding this, he did not wish to be hypocritical and pretentious.

After all, since he could rely on Sir System for cultivation as well as to get through missions and Boss fights, his temperament never had to undergo any transformation, so he did not break away from his worldly attitude, and was still that programmer who was always gaming and lazing around in his rented room…

When mortals could live well, none would want to die. Although Fang Ning’s former life could not be considered as good, he at least had some fun every day, let alone his present life.

If someone else were to have his current cultivation and foundation, that person would have become either a formidable figure or a king. Only he would have remained in the bronze segment.

It was precisely because of this, that even though his cultivation had become stronger, he would not look down on others and treat them as if their lives were beneath his own…

“I’ll never force others to follow my practice. I only hope this new world won’t meet the same fate as the Upper Realm.” The old monk was indeed very clear-headed.

Right now, he could tell that this Venerable Dragon God would never walk down the same path as he, so he made no further comment on the aforementioned matter of giving away his house and food.

He turned back to the young man and said, “After I die, you will become me. There’s never been any difference between the incarnation and the real body, for the only difference that exists is in the mind, so do accept this spirituality of mine.

As soon as he finished speaking, his body shone with radiance as a ray of green light floated out from the top of his head and flew into the young man’s head.

The young man sat on his knees on the ground, silently receiving enlightenment from the ray of green light.

Fang Ning was bedazzled and stunned as he witnessed the scene, shaking his head while sighing.

“Aww, what a pity. The old monk is going to die,” Chong Daqing said in a depressed manner.