Chapter 385 - 264: The Sorrow of a Large Pure Land
At the edge of the Pure Land, twelve people stood silently, dressed in tight-fitting clothes, with steel knives at their waists and bows and arrows in their hands, quietly watching ahead.
Only after over ten elderly people had taken their lives outside the Pure Land did they gradually put away their bows and arrows, then each took out a white sash from their bosom and tied it around their waist.
After that, they approached to presumably collect the bodies of the elders who had just died.
Gazing at this scene from afar, Lin Yan’s brows were deeply furrowed, his gaze towards Mr. Lu full of incomprehension.
"You know that in this world, Pure Lands most forbid the death of living beings, as even a single life could awaken the town object."
Mr. Lu, with a calm tone, said, "Large Pure Lands are somewhat special; even if tens or hundreds of people die, it’s not guaranteed to awaken the town object, but... over time, the accumulation will eventually cause a reaction from the Pure Land’s town object."
"Within a large Pure Land, there’s not a small population. Over generations, an accumulation of elderly individuals is not uncommon."
"Those who die a natural death are basically out of oil and have hardly any vital energy left in their bodies, their souls dissipating into the void, inflicting insignificant impact on a large Pure Land."
"But it’s worrisome when the elderly and sick pass away from illness or suffer an unexpected death, filled with reluctance and strong unfulfilled wishes."
"Furthermore, some elderly, burdened by sickness for many years, unable to bear it any longer, choose to end their own lives."
"In recent years, within the Pure Land, those nearing fifty have the duty to guard the periphery of the Pure Land."