Chapter 144 Gods and Buddhas are in Heaven, All Living Things Are Suffering

The first real battle of the Rabbit Slaying Alliance ended perfectly, and created an excellent record of zero casualties. The future heroes were full of ambition and the team's morale was even higher.

Wen Rui also said goodbye at the right time and set off on his journey home with He Lingyun and Cheng Ziwei. But before returning to Lishan, he took the two of them to sneak into the hinterland under the rule of Dingguang Immortal Sect to see the lives of all living beings under the rule of Dingguang Immortal Sect.

The three of them came to a village, which was far away from the Central Plains and located in a wilderness with a dry climate and sparse vegetation. Therefore, there was very little wood used in the houses in the village. The residences were low thatched mud houses made by digging holes in the ground, using shrub branches as the frame, loess and cow dung mixed with water to make mud, and then ramming the earth.

At this time, the people under the rule of the Zhou Dynasty in the Central Plains mostly lived in wooden houses, and some had earthen houses mixed with straw. Only lords, nobles and state officials could live in brick and stone houses and exquisite palaces and pavilions.

The three of them cast an invisibility spell and secretly observed the village. They found that all the villagers were pale, thin, ugly, young and old, and there was not even a young person to be seen.

The villagers were half-naked, and few wore animal skins. They only wore grass skirts to cover their modesty.

There was no surplus food in the low huts, and the hungry people ate wild vegetables and milked animals. They did not even dare to go fishing in the river, hunting in the mountains, or picking up bird eggs on the grassland, because the mountains, rivers and grasslands did not belong to them, and anyone who dared to steal would be severely punished.

The living conditions of these humans are probably even worse than those of the monsters at the foot of Mount Li.

There was a nailed wooden box placed on the open space at the entrance of the village. A middle-aged woman was locked in the box, with only her head sticking out of the box. Flies and mosquitoes were crawling on her face, and it was unclear whether she was dead or not.

"That person was punished for daring to disobey the order of the Supreme Lord." Wen Rui explained to the two girls, "The so-called Supreme Lord is just an ordinary disciple of Dingguang Immortal Sect. He doesn't even need to do it himself. He can just tell the village headman, and the villagers will lock him up and expose him to the public under the headman's instructions. The sin she committed was that she refused to offer her lovely daughter to the Supreme Lord."

"How pitiful and despicable!" Cheng Ziwei said angrily, "Isn't this a sin? Why would the Western Church protect such an evil sect?"

"This is a world of rottenness. As long as you live better than under the rule of the demons, you are not doing great things. Heaven has its own set of rules to maintain data balance."

Wen Rui shrugged and said, "The lords of the Central Plains are actually not much stronger than the royal family here. In a country, there are 100,000 living beings, but only a few thousand live like humans. The rest of the savages live not much different from the monsters."

"Due to the limitations of the times, if we don't commit the sin of killing and exploit sentient beings a little, it really isn't a big sin."

Wen Rui continued to explain: "I have carefully studied the current version of the law of heavenly blessings and karma. It is true that each version brings a new god. The current greatest blessing comes from the population growth of the human race. Any behavior that promotes population growth and helps the human race reproduce can get great merit in return. The long-eared Dingguang Immortal should have also noticed this, so he took it as the basis for enlightenment."

"However, the version will soon be updated." Wen Rui's eyes flashed with wisdom, and he said mysteriously: "The next version that will last for hundreds of years will be to educate sentient beings. That is the version that belongs to our Jiejiao. When the Western Zhou Dynasty collapsed and the Eastern Zhou countries rose, the era of great contention arrived, hundreds of schools of thought contended, and Buddhism spread eastward. What they competed for was the merits of each religion in teaching and enlightening sentient beings."

"If we allow Chang Er Ding Guang Xian to achieve the Immortal Buddha Body in this version, we will not be able to deal with him in the future. No matter how his evil disciples commit sins, it will not affect the Buddha who has transcended to the other shore." Wen Rui frowned and said, "Even if thousands of years pass, this place will still be like this before the great changes happen, and the suffering of all living beings will not end."

Cheng Ziwei seemed to be thinking about something and seemed to understand something after hearing this.

She asked hesitantly in a low voice: "Master, do you have a way to save these suffering beings?"

"Of course there are, there are plenty." Wen Rui said disdainfully: "If productivity continues to improve, all resource shortages will become distribution issues. If there were no gods and Buddhas everywhere, and the human world was left to me to manage, I could make sure all sentient beings had enough food and clothing within a hundred years. It's a pity that if sentient beings don't suffer, who would respect gods and Buddhas, who would believe in gods and Buddhas? Some beings won't let me do this."

"Why?" Cheng Ziwei asked in disbelief. "I'm not sure yet, I'm still researching further."

Wen Rui pondered and said, "Perhaps it is to gain faith and will, or to maintain the dignity of the position? It may also be fatalism, that is, the theory of time and space in four-dimensional space... The world where immortals can become immortals often suppresses ordinary people very much. The feudal society has not progressed to the modern society for tens of thousands of years. There is no definitive answer to the principle yet."

"Master, you...are you planning this in secret just to change everything?"

Cheng Ziwei's eyes finally changed slightly when she looked at Wen Rui.

Wen Rui did not answer her, but just smiled and pretended to be mysterious, thinking that I am sweet and just want to complete the mission of reviving Jiejiao.

"Okay, just broaden your horizons. There's no harm in getting in touch with the world. It can broaden your horizons." Wen Rui interrupted the conversation and was about to take the two away.

"Wait, Sect Master, aren't you going to save that poor mother?" Cheng Ziwei felt a little bit sorry when she saw the middle-aged woman locked in the box and dying.

"How do I look like your former senior brother?" Wen Rui asked in surprise.

"No...no."

"Why are you asking such a stupid question? I am neither a god nor a hero, nor a passionate young man. That woman is not a disciple of Jiejiao. Her life or death is none of my business!"

Wen Ruibai glanced at her and said indifferently: "If sentient beings want to be saved, they must first understand one truth: there is no savior in the world, nor is there a god. To create happiness for everyone, they can only rely on themselves. If you want to help sentient beings escape from the sea of suffering, you should learn the knowledge of Jiejiao well. The Jiejiao scriptures have their own way to save the world and help the people, which is even more practical than the self-comforting method of Buddhism. It depends on whether you can understand it!"

Cheng Ziwei was devastated, and followed the heartless Sect Master Wen awkwardly, looking back every step as he left.

Her original intention of joining Jiejiao was mostly selfish and hidden, but after this experience, her opinion of Sect Leader Wen changed again.

That sloppy man was definitely not a good person, but he was not a purely bad person either. The philosophy of Jiejiao was much more complicated than she had imagined.

"Oh, by the way, if your former senior brother had brought people here, then even if they were defeated or even perished in the future due to a counterattack, the lives of the sentient beings here would be much better."

Wen Rui seemed to be comforting her. With his back to her, he murmured casually, "It's not because the Buddhas who control this place have a kind heart and have gained enlightenment, it's just because they have been here. After I put it this way, do you think that even if your brother is sending himself to die, it has some meaning?"

Cheng Ziwei was confused again and had no idea what the black-hearted boss meant.

"Also, if you want to be more open-minded and have compassion, you don't have to save people..."

Wen Rui took out a bent pipe from his arms and pointed it at the woman in the box. A flash of fire appeared, and a bloody hole appeared on the woman's head, ending her painful life.

(End of this chapter)

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