Chapter 457 - 51 Do You Dare?
"The cosmos honors the saint, yet regards the saint with taboo."
Despite having lost his position as the Venerable of the Buddhist Sect, the old monk remained one of the pinnacle cultivators among the Immortals, with his foundation still intact. He looked directly into those serene eyes, discerning greed, anger, and ignorance.
"Mortals might at most cause turmoil within a nation in their fifty-year lifespan, cultivators practicing Qi Cultivation to the Dao Realm might at most bring calamity to a region, and even True Immortals at most afflict all living beings. But the skies are limitless on all eight sides, the earth below is a million zhang thick, there are countless Grotto Heavens, and there are myriads of mountains and rivers."
"Even if an Immortal slaughters billions of beings, after ten thousand years, the cosmos will still thrive with vitality."
"But saints are different, saints can make water flow uphill, can bring the dead back to life and disrupt Yin and Yang. If one day you resurrect the dead, the next day inexhaustible fierce ghosts will appear."
"Amitabha Buddha, do you dare, Benefactor?"
Do I dare?
When Gu Wen was asked, the corners of his mouth curled into a slight smile, which though soft, echoed throughout the entire Buddhist temple.
The old monk also laughed, even more unrestrainedly, like a man gone mad.
"Do you dare? You who are esteemed as the Yuqing Heavenly Venerate, the exemplar of this world, and personally mentored by Qingcang. This world could be yours, but it could also be your shackle and prison. Do you dare commit the great transgression of slaughtering the common people? And do you dare destroy all of Qingcang’s lifelong efforts?"