Chapter 242 Too lazy to talk but worthy of listening
If people are born with sin, why do they want to atone for their sins? Why don’t others need to atone for their sins? Why doesn’t the master in the Hanging Temple need to atone for his sins?
All these thoughts made the slaves begin to waver.

As time went on, more and more slaves joined the ranks of Gongsun Ce's followers.

They began to provide Gongsun Ce with legendary power. This power gathered on Gongsun Ce like a trickle, making him feel a new kind of power.

At the same time, Gongsun Ce felt that his martial arts skills began to improve.

The method of martial arts practice is derived from the method of legendary power. Therefore, for Gongsun Ce, the spread of sex is a way to improve his martial arts practice.

However, if you think about it carefully, most methods of practice actually come from the power of the mind.

The martial arts in the Qin Dynasty world emphasize the word "faith". The literary meaning requires faith, and the martial arts require self-confidence.

The cultivation in the Evernight world emphasizes the state of mind, and improving one's own state of mind is the best way to improve one's cultivation.

Gongsun Ce hid in the dark and continued to gather the power of legend, but Gongsun Ce did not choose to absorb this legendary power.

The power of legend has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that after absorbing the power of legend, it is easy to break through the state of unity between man and nature.

The disadvantage is that once the person who provides the legendary power becomes shaken and no longer trusts the story, it will be difficult for the person who obtains the legendary power to improve his realm.

The power gained will not disappear, but it will no longer increase, and may even cause the being that obtains the legendary power to become weak.

However, if this legendary power can be purified and its drawbacks eliminated, it can also be regarded as a good medicine for improving one's realm.

In addition, the twelve golden men that Ying Zheng planned to build also had a source of energy.

At this moment, the loss of Buddha's power of faith attracted the attention of the Hanging Temple, which was exactly one of Gongsun Ce's plans.

It would be best if the Buddha could be brought out. If the Buddha is willing to be a coward, Gongsun Ce doesn't mind killing him one by one.

While Gongsun Ce continued to obtain legendary power from the slaves, an uneasy atmosphere quietly permeated another sacred place - the Hanging Temple.

The slaves' originally devout belief in Buddha was now shaken by an external force.

The chief preacher found that the faith that originally flowed to Mount Prajna had been weakened.

The faith of Buddha should flow into the body of Buddha and then be used by Buddha.

"Seven thoughts."

Since Qi Nian swallowed half of his tongue, he took the opportunity to practice silent meditation, so he was unable to speak.

At this time, after hearing the call from the chief lecturer, Qi Nian walked out of the crowd and bowed to him.

The head monk who was giving lectures looked at Qi Nian, who had already cultivated to the peak of the realm of knowing destiny, and nodded with satisfaction, saying, "The power of faith in the Buddha down there has weakened. Go and investigate quickly."

Qi Nian is the world traveler of the Hanging Temple. His cultivation is only second to the chief lecturer, so in the eyes of the chief lecturer, it is a piece of cake for him to investigate what happened at the foot of the mountain.

So, Qi Nian nodded, left the Hanging Temple, and set out on the road to where the slaves were.

Qi Nian silently chanted the Buddha's name in his heart as he hurried along. When he finally arrived at the slaves' location, the scene before him made him frown.

He saw the slaves who once knelt devoutly, and now there was hope in their eyes.

Qi Nian had seen these slaves before. At that time, there was nothing in their eyes except faith in Buddha. When they were working hard, there was even death in their eyes.

Day after day of working and praying have long made them numb and unable to develop any other emotions.

At this moment, there were other emotions in the eyes of these slaves, hope for the future and yearning for a better future, which deeply hurt Qi Nian's heart.

Qi Nian's heart trembled. He understood that this was the root cause of the wavering faith in Buddha.

Qi Nian once traveled around the world as an ascetic monk, so he understood that the behavior of these slaves in the past was abnormal, but in Qi Nian's eyes, there was nothing wrong with believing in Buddha.

Therefore, Qi Nian had already been able to ignore the numbness in the eyes of these slaves.

Therefore, Qi Nian did not rush to act. He hid himself and quietly observed everything around him.

He saw these slaves looking up from time to time, as if listening to something, but Qi Nian could not hear any sound.

So Qi Nian used his telekinesis to explore the surroundings, and then he heard Gongsun Ce's voice. It must be said that when he heard Gongsun Ce's voice, his heart was filled with anger and confusion.

Because Gongsun Ce did not use any means to confuse people, he was just telling a story purely, and the focus of Gongsun Ce's story is that everything in life is empty, there is no distinction between good and evil, and sin is the result of acquired behavior.

He gradually understood why these slaves, who once had absolute faith in the Buddha, could be so easily shaken in their beliefs.

In Qi Nian's eyes, this group of slaves are actually innocent. It is impossible to say that a group of slaves who have lived here for generations have committed any crime, but the Buddhist sect needs their faith.

So these slaves will be guilty even if they are innocent.

At this moment, Gongsun Ce had already sensed Qi Nian's arrival.

But Gongsun Ce was very curious whether Qi Nian would have any other ideas after listening to his story.

The result naturally disappointed Gongsun Ce. The ascetic monk should have seen the injustice and suffering in the world, but Qi Nian could ignore the suffering of the slaves.

This made Gongsun Ce feel more and more that the Buddhist sect should not exist at all.

It is naturally good to persuade others to be good, but it is wrong to enslave others in the name of paying for their sins in the previous life.

Gongsun Ce shook his head and prepared to give up the Seven Thoughts to see whether the chief lecturer and the Buddha would come.

Just as Qi Nian was about to leave, he turned around and his eyes met Gongsun Ce's.

The moment Qi Nian saw Gongsun Ce, he became more certain of his judgment.

He believed that it was Gongsun Ce's evil words that misled the people and caused the people's faith in Buddha to waver.

A mute who practiced silent meditation rushed towards Gongsun Ce who was temporarily unable to speak. This scene was really interesting to Gongsun Ce.

Qi Nian rushed towards Gongsun Ce without hesitation. His figure was as swift as the wind, and the Buddha's light lingered around him, as if it could purify all the filth in the world.

However, Gongsun Ce simply waved his hand, and an invisible force of heaven and earth instantly emerged, sealing all of Qi Nian's power in place.

Qi Nian looked at Gongsun Ce in astonishment. He couldn't believe this fact.

He had practiced for many years and thought he had mastered the essence of Buddhism. However, in front of Gongsun Ce, he felt as powerless as an ignorant child.

Gongsun Ce looked at Qi Nian, a hint of contempt flashing in his eyes.

He transmitted his voice calmly: "People in the Buddhist sect are just ordinary people.

Can the Buddha you believe in really save your soul?

Look at these slaves. They once believed in your Buddha, but now they believe in me.

This is the failure of your Buddha! His teachings have problems, and so do you, the followers. "

Qi Nian was furious when he heard this, and he struggled to break free from the force that bound him.

However, Gongsun Ce's heaven and earth elemental force was as strong as an iron chain, preventing him from moving at all.

Gongsun Ce looked at Qi Nian's struggle, shook his head and said, "As an ascetic monk, you should have seen the sufferings of the world, why don't you show mercy to these slaves?

All beings are equal, isn't that right? Isn't that the teaching of your Buddhism? Why don't you follow it?

The former chief monk gave birth to Qishan with another man, and the monk Baoshu gave birth to the monk Daoshi with Qu Nima Di. Where are your precepts?"

Gongsun Ce shook his head after he finished transmitting the message. He felt that he had really said too much. It was useless to say these things to a group of hypocritical people who were in high positions. They would not listen and were self-righteous.

"It's too lazy to talk but it's worth listening!"

Gongsun Ce raised his hand and prepared to kill Qi Nian and throw him back to the Hanging Temple.

There was a trace of determination on Qi Nian's face. He knew that he was no match for Gongsun Ce, but Gongsun Ce was definitely no match for the chief lecturer.

Therefore, as a disciple of the Buddhist sect, he could not sit and wait for death, nor could he let Gongsun Ce leave the territory of the Hanging Temple at will.

Therefore, he chose the most risky way - breaking his silent meditation and chanting the mantra of Acalanatha.

"Namo, Samantabhadra, Varila, Nan, Han; Namo, Samantabhadra, Varila, Nan, Han; Namo, Samantabhadra, Mutana, Varila, Lan, Han."

Qi Nian's voice echoed in the pit, and every word seemed to carry a thousand pounds of force, shaking everything around.

The power accumulated by Qi Nian's silent meditation practiced for many years suddenly burst out today.

As he chanted the mantra, a strong Buddha light suddenly burst out from Qi Nian's body.

The Buddha's light was dazzling, as if a scorching sun rose from the pit, illuminating everything around it as if it were daytime.

At the same time, countless Buddhist scripture characters appeared in front of Qi Nian. They danced and circled in the air, forming an image of Acala.

Gongsun Ce looked at this scene and couldn't help but be secretly surprised. He didn't expect that the mantra recited by Qi Nian would emit such a strong light. Isn't this exactly what he wanted?

Gongsun Ce originally wanted to lead the chief lecturer down the mountain. Now what Qi Nian was doing was telling the chief lecturer that he was no match for the enemy, and he requested the chief lecturer's support.

The Buddha's light became stronger and stronger, and the characters in the Buddhist scriptures became more and more numerous.

They intertwined in the air to form images of Acalanatha, as if covering the entire valley.

Gongsun Ce looked at this scene and couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart. He knew that the chief lecturer would soon notice this place.

At this moment in the Hanging Temple, the chief lecturer opened his eyes and looked at the Buddha light rising from the pit. He couldn't help but mutter, "Has Qi Nian's silent meditation been solved?"

The chief lecturer realized that Qi Nian was unable to defeat the opponent, which meant that the opponent was either the strongest person in the realm of knowing destiny, or an existence above the five realms.

The chief lecturer realized the danger of the situation at this moment. He walked to the edge of the Hanging Temple, and relying on his terrifying physique of the infinite realm, he jumped directly down from the Hanging Temple.

Before the Seven Recitations of the Acalanatha Mantra could take effect, a figure fell from the sky like a meteor and instantly landed in the pit.

The chief lecturer looked at the scene in front of him and a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

Because when the chief lecturer descended into the pit, the seven recitations of the Acalanatha Mantra had completed accumulating power, so the Acalanatha Mantra suddenly burst out with an extremely terrifying power.

At this moment, this energy turned into a huge shadow of Acala, like a towering mountain, slowly pressing towards Gongsun Ce.

Gongsun Ce stood there like an isolated island, facing the huge waves that were about to roll in. The chief lecturer, a wise man of high moral character, witnessed all of this.

He knew very well that the seven-recitation Acalanatha mantra was extremely powerful and not something that ordinary people could resist.

And Qi Nian is also within the range of the explosion of the Acala Mantra, which means that if Qi Nian continues to stand there, he will definitely be injured by the Acala Mantra.

So the chief lecturer took decisive action. He stepped forward, held Qi Nian's hand tightly, and pulled Qi Nian behind him.

The chief lecturer took a deep breath and began to absorb the power of the earth.

He seemed to have merged with the land, continuously absorbing the power of the earth into his body.

This power circulated in his body and eventually turned into a golden barrier that appeared in front of him.

This barrier seemed to be made of pure gold, emitting dazzling light, and it blocked the attack of the Acalanatha Mantra.

However, surrounded by the mantra of Acalanatha, Gongsun Ce seemed unusually calm.

He stood there, like a stone sculpture, motionless.

There was no expression on his face, as if the attack in front of him was just a trivial matter to him.

Just when the mantra of Acalanatha was about to kill Gongsun Ce, Gongsun Ce suddenly moved.

He stepped lightly and used his supernatural power of unlimited distance to easily leave the encirclement of the Acalanatha mantra.

When he appeared again, he was already standing on a slope not far away, watching everything coldly.

The Acalanatha mantra lost its target and instantly burst out with powerful Buddha light.

The Buddha's light swept across the area like a tsunami, submerging everything around it.

The slaves who were working hid everywhere in fear, but even so, many were injured by the Buddha's light.

They groaned in pain and fell to the ground, struggling.

However, in this powerful Buddha's light, the chief lecturer was unharmed.

He stood there, relying on the protection of the golden barrier, quietly watching the scene before him.

There was no fluctuation in his eyes, as if he had already anticipated all this.

When he saw Gongsun Ce standing on the slope unharmed, a hint of surprise finally appeared in his eyes.

"This person's strength is indeed extraordinary." The chief lecturer exclaimed in his heart.

He knew very well that Qi Nian's attack had reached the realm of infinity under the blessing of silent meditation, but Gongsun Ce in front of him could avoid Qi Nian's attack so easily, which did surprise him.

"Qi Nian, leave quickly!" The head lecturer quickly instructed Qi Nian, and then focused all his attention on Gongsun Ce.

Gongsun Ce glanced at all the slaves who had hidden themselves, and uttered one word: "Death."

Word Spirit·Judgment, start!

As this word fell, there was a sudden wave in the air.

Amidst the fluctuations that were imperceptible to the naked eye, countless invisible blades appeared out of thin air. They seemed to be endowed with life, and they slashed towards Qi Nian's direction fiercely and swiftly.

As a great monk, the chief lecturer felt an unprecedented crisis at this moment.

His heart trembled. Although he could not understand what Gongsun Ce said, he knew very well that this was an attack launched by Gongsun Ce using the art of words.

The chief lecturer knew that he could not just sit there and wait for death, so he gritted his teeth, gathered all his strength, lifted the Seven Thoughts behind him, and threw them hard towards the Hanging Temple above.

He turned to face Gongsun Ce, ready to bear the invisible attack on behalf of Qi Nian.

Even though Qi Nian had lost his cultivation due to breaking the silent meditation, the strong physique he had trained with great effort was still there. Even if he was thrown back to the Hanging Temple by the head monk, Qi Nian would not be hurt.

"Dangdangdangdang..."

The sharp sound of metal collision echoed in the air, and the invisible blade chopped on the protective Buddha light around the chief lecturer, making a series of crisp sounds.

These blades were omnipotent, as if they could penetrate all defenses, but in front of the powerful cultivation of the chief lecturer, they could only leave shallow wounds.

Gongsun Ce raised his eyebrows when he saw this, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He didn't expect that the chief lecturer's defense was so strong that even the Word Spirit Judgment, which he didn't use seriously, could hardly cause serious damage.

He is worthy of being called the invincible lecturer who just stands on the earth.

Gongsun Ce glanced at the head lecturer with a smile, then activated his infinite magical power. Gongsun Ce's figure instantly disappeared from the spot, and the next moment he appeared in front of Qi Nian who was thrown away by the head lecturer.

His palm was like a knife, and he quickly cut off Qi Nian's head. Before Qi Nian's figure arrived at the Hanging Temple, his head and body were already separated, and he died with his eyes open.

The chief lecturer saw it clearly from below and felt grief in his heart.

Qi Nian is the disciple of the chief lecturer, a well-known figure in the Hanging Temple, and also the person designated by the chief lecturer to be the next chief lecturer. His importance can be imagined.

But at this moment, the chief lecturer had no time to care about Qi Nian's life and death.

He knew that Gongsun Ce's next target would be himself.

He also saw that what Gongsun Ce had just used was the academy's Wu Ju. From what the head lecturer saw, all Gongsun Ce's actions were to lure him out of the Hanging Temple and then kill him.

After all, the chief lecturer did block Ke Haoran's way on the grounds that he was possessed by a demon.

However, Ke Haoran had a high status in the academy, so it was understandable that someone in the academy wanted to kill him after achieving the state of Wu Ju.

The attack power of the boy and Gongsun Ce is terrifying, so the chief lecturer believes that he must go all out to have a chance of survival.

The chief lecturer took a deep breath, sat cross-legged, and put his hands together.

He began to absorb the power of the earth frantically, and saw ripples in the surrounding land, as if countless veins were surging.

As the power of the earth continued to flow in, the aura of the chief lecturer became stronger and stronger, and his defense was also constantly increasing.

Gongsun Ce did not stop after killing Qi Nian. He quickly appeared in front of the chief lecturer.

The Sun-Covering Sword was unsheathed, and the sword body was flashing with black light, as if it could swallow all the light.

He wielded the Sun-Covering Sword towards the chief lecturer, with sword energy running wildly, as if he wanted to kill the chief lecturer with one blow.

Ke Haoran used a sword, and Gongsun Ce also used a sword. At this moment, the chief lecturer confirmed for the second time that Gongsun Ce's purpose was to take revenge.

The chief lecturer has now merged with the earth, and his defensive power has reached an astonishing level.

Even Gongsun Ce's lightning-fast attack only left minor wounds on his body.

But these minor injuries were like a scratch to the chief lecturer, and he still sat firmly in the same place, as still as a mountain.

However, the chief lecturer was not aware that the purpose of Gongsun Ce's action was to allow him to absorb more power from the earth.

As the chief lecturer absorbed more and more power of the earth, a faint golden Buddha light began to emanate from his body.

This golden Buddha light not only enhanced his defense, but also made his attacks more fierce.

This is the Buddha's light transformed from the power of the earth, which will make the body of the chief lecturer extremely heavy. In the past, the chief lecturer would not take the initiative to attack, but only rely on defense to consume the opponent.

But this time, the chief lecturer felt the energy that was threatening his life.

He slapped out with his palm suddenly, and a golden palm print met Gongsun Ce's sword energy.

"boom!"

A loud bang shook the heaven and earth. The golden palm print and sword energy collided in the air, bursting into a dazzling light.

After the light faded, Gongsun Ce and the chief lecturer stood still.

The eyes of the chief lecturer were full of solemnity. The blow he delivered with the power of the earth was extremely heavy, but was easily blocked by Gongsun Ce. This made the chief lecturer doubt whether Gongsun Ce's true identity was an old monster.

According to the head lecturer, there is another bookworm in the academy. His realm is unfathomable. If he did not love reading and stayed in the academy reading, he might have some impact on the world.

The chief lecturer had a vague suspicion that Gongsun Ce might be the one who regained his youth after Shu Weng broke through to a higher level.

Gongsun Ce naturally didn’t know what the chief lecturer was thinking at the moment, but Gongsun Ce’s goal was indeed achieved.

Unless alchemy reaches an extremely high level, it is difficult to extract the Philosopher's Stone, which represents the highest achievement of alchemy.

Because the Philosopher's Stone is actually a highly concentrated collection of spiritual elements.

However, you can take shortcuts, such as the Dragon King's Dragon Bone Cross.

The Dragon King's dragon bone cross itself is a condensation of high-concentration spiritual elements and their corresponding elements.

Therefore, the equipment department of Kassel Academy can extract the philosopher's stone containing the fire element from Constantine's dragon bone cross.

The same principle applies to when Gongsun Ce transformed the Queen Mother of the West into the Philosopher's Stone.

There is no way to extract spiritual elements from nature, but they can be refined again from creations with high concentrations of spiritual elements.

Simply put, it is to remove impurities from crude salt and refine it into refined salt.

The Queen Mother of the West can turn into the Philosopher's Stone, so why can't the Chief Lecturer do the same?

And judging from the power of the earth on the chief lecturer's body at this moment, he will turn into the philosopher's stone containing the elements of the earth, which is just right for reforging the Tianwen Sword.

Then Gongsun Ce raised his right hand and drew a magic symbol in the air - the character "dragon".

The character "dragon" is divided into five parts, and the lecture hall is shrouded in the center of the five characters "dragon".

Then, the five "dragon" characters turned into the five characters of "earth", "fire", "water", "wind" and "spirit" respectively.

(End of this chapter)