The Saintess's Inner Ghost

Xing Daozhuang wanted to curse, but fortunately, acting had become second nature to him, so he immediately said, "Commanding the allied forces to defeat the demon army has benefited me greatly, and my cultivation has only recently broken through."

Tu Wangyue nodded. This situation is very common. When martial artists encounter a bottleneck, they often need to go out to hone their skills and find an opportunity to break through. And nothing is more valuable for honing skills than commanding a world war, not to mention that Xing Daozhuang is the victor.

She turned to the crowd and said, "I hereby declare that the Thunder King is indeed Human Race, without a doubt. I am willing to vouch for this. If anyone has any concerns about the possibility of anything going wrong, they are welcome to come up and verify it for themselves."

Naturally, no one would be so blind. Chen Xiangduan also said sincerely, "As I expected, Thunder King is indeed innocent."

Wu Xiu snorted, too lazy to mock this shameless guy any further.

At this moment, Yan Jinghong transmitted his voice to Si Ming, saying, "After the meeting, we will go to see the Artisan King Teng Baixin to seek his opinion, and also visit his master, the Void Returning Great Grandmaster to Emptiness of our country, the Lord of Ten Thousand Weapons Yun Jinzang."

Chapter 724 The Ghost of the Saintess

Every Mohist Religion temple has a "Hall of Enlightenment" to help believers understand the demons within their hearts and see their inner desires clearly.

Unlike the confessional in Christianity, Mohist Religion does not believe that people need to confess their mistakes to God, nor does it believe that God has the right to forgive people's sins. The standard for judging whether a person has committed a crime is the Mohist School law. Whether to punish or give a lenient sentence should be based on the standard of the law, and it has nothing to do with God.

If God dares to interfere, then God is guilty and must be arrested, brought to justice, and sent to labor camps for education, so that He can be reformed as soon as possible and become God again.

Even the God of Justice, one of the three main gods of Mohist Religion, must abide by Mohist School laws. His authority is even lower than that of the France God of Law, and he doesn't even have the power to convict. He can only offer advice and judge whether a person has been wronged. Although everyone will assume that what he says is true and adopt it, in Mohist School law, he only has the power to advise. If the judge thinks that his judgment is wrong, he can refuse to adopt it.

If a believer is found to have been wronged and has no way to appeal, the God of Justice will only help contact the Mohist, but will not take action himself, in accordance with the Mohist School rule that "gods are not allowed to directly interfere in the human world".

Moreover, for more complex cases, such as economic disputes, the God of Justice will not make any judgments, because these are beyond the scope of right and wrong. He can only adjudicate very clear binary issues, such as whether there was murder, whether there was a staged accident, who started the fight, etc. Therefore, in the Su State, everyone is happy to help up elderly people who have fallen, because there is no need to worry about being extorted.

Police stations often have a statue of a God of Justice. When a simple civil dispute arises, people are pulled to the statue and prayed, and everything becomes clear. Although there are no cameras everywhere in Su State, it is true that there are gods watching over you.

Of course, even the God of Justice has its limits and is not omnipotent. For example, when the Holy Maiden Tu Wangyue used the God of Justice's Sacred Judgment Art to inquire whether Xing Daozhuang was Monster Race, she received a negative response.

Because "Monster Race" is a noun, not an action term, it cannot be judged from an objective perspective.

To determine whether an individual is a member of the Monster Race, one must first define what the Monster Race is. Currently, Sea Continent's understanding of the Monster Race is very limited. The criteria for judgment are whether the other party has an Anomalies form and whether there is Power of Anomalies in the origin of their Cultivation Body. However, Xing Daozhuang has "Turning Evil into Sacred" for all of these.

Afterwards, Tu Wangyue used the Sacred Judgment Art to inquire whether Xing Daozhuang was Human Race. The God of Justice verified the matter according to the definition of Human Race and concluded that it was affirmative.

God is not omnipotent. In the teachings of the Mohist Religion, the one who is truly all-knowing is Taiwei. However, Taiwei is neither good nor evil, and is high above, like the Way of Heavenly Dao. It will not respond to people's prayers. Even if people commit murder, arson, or robbery, in Taiwei's eyes, they are just human behaviors, neither good nor evil, let alone sins or merits, just like humans watching the fight between two ant colonies.

Furthermore, the Mohist School neither believed in the inherent goodness of human nature nor the inherent evil of human nature. They believed that human nature is simply human nature, like the laws governing the natural world, or "the will of Heaven." Just as tigers eat meat and rabbits eat grass, it cannot be said that rabbits are good and tigers are evil. Eating meat or grass is simply their nature, also "the will of Heaven," and there is no right or wrong in it.

Therefore, Mohist Religion does not advocate the severing of the seven emotions and six desires like Buddhism. They believe that human emotions may be positive or negative, but there is no right or wrong. What is right or wrong is the behavior, not the thought. That is why the Minggui Chamber was built to help people see the ghost in their hearts and make the right choices.

A typical Ming Gui Room is decorated either in a way that is close to nature or filled with calligraphy and paintings. It also releases a calming fragrance and is combined with the effects of Divine Arts Array to help people eliminate distracting thoughts and face their true selves.

However, the Bright Ghost Chamber reserved for the Holy Maiden of the Mohist Religion is completely different from other Bright Ghost Chambers. It is decorated with large mirrors, and when a person steps into it, he/she can see countless reflections of himself/herself.

At this moment, Tu Wangyue was kneeling on both knees in front of the Mohist School Sacred Sword, holding her hands together in front of her chest, and closing her eyes in a prayer posture. Then, the "Tu Wangyue" in the mirror began to speak.

"An unexpected change has occurred."

"Isn't it normal for things to change? We've encountered changes more than once or twice."

"But this unexpected turn of events has had a significant impact. Xiao Xuan's position has been taken away, which shouldn't have happened. It's a waste of our efforts to deliberately leave the 'Monkey' position vacant as a precaution."

"Yan Jinghong's apprentice, Mad Ink Si Ming, has repeatedly defied divination to foresee his future. His actions are unpredictable, and his nature is like Hundun. Wherever he goes, the future of that place will change. This is not the first time his fate has been altered."

"Is there anything strange about that? Using divination to predict the actions of the powerful is inherently very inaccurate. The stronger the power, the greater the turmoil they stir up. Perhaps a mere change of thought can cause a huge storm. With Si Ming's strength, he has already reached a level that is unpredictable."

"It's different. A future with low accuracy is still a future, a possibility that can happen. At least we can see such a future. But when divining about this child, the feedback is completely vague, nothing can be seen. The difference between not being able to divine and having difficulty divining is entirely different."

"His ability to leap from a novice to Spirit Transformation expert in just a few years, such a terrifying increase in strength, must be due to some extraordinary encounter. Even if he obtained a treasure that can conceal his fate, it's not surprising. Which member of the Heaven's Will Palace hasn't encountered extraordinary encounters in their youth? Besides, 'unnatural fate' is one of the ten major philosophies of our Mohist School. We can't possibly harm him just because he possesses the characteristic of 'unnatural fate'?"

"That's right. The important thing is that his actions did not violate the interests of the Mohist School, and his words and deeds practiced the Mohist School principle of 'benefiting the world.' We should give due recognition to his extraordinary experience and respect his privacy. Although the Mohist School require their Mohist to make contributions, we also respect individual rights."

"But he chose the position of 'Dragon,' and sooner or later he will take back the Dragon Scale Sword from Xiao Xuan. Sixteen years of planning, must it all be abandoned because of him alone?"

"Why abandon him? This boy has also cultivated the 'Supreme Plain Decay True Scripture', and his body meets the requirements. It's just a matter of changing his vessel. Moreover, he is younger and has more potential than Xiao Xuan."

"It's such a pity that such a young man could have made so much more for the Mohist School and for the world."

"We tried our best to stop him, but he didn't listen. It was all his own choice. Perhaps, it was fate."

Once this sentence was uttered, it seemed the agreement had been reached, and all the Tu Wangyue remained silent. Instead, it was Tu Wangyue's true form, kneeling in the center of the room, who spoke, "Reflect on yourselves before the Sacred Sword. Have your words and actions today violated the principles of the Mohist School?"

"Although I know that Yan Jinghong's disciple joining Heaven's Will Palace might change the plan, since this boy meets Heaven's Will Palace's requirements and joining would be beneficial to my Mohist School, I have no objection."

"Although I sensed something amiss with Xing Daozhuang, we Mohist School judge by actions, not intentions. His life's work has been loyal to the principles of Mohist, strictly adhering to the Mohist School precepts, and diligently protecting the people of the Sea Continent. Therefore, I endorse his identity."

All the mirror images, along with Tu Wangyue herself, unanimously declared, "All decisions made today were made with impartiality and without the slightest favoritism. The Holy Maiden of the Mohist Religion has a clear conscience!"

"Initially, there were not many followers of the Mohist School, and the Grandmaster alone could formulate the Mohist School's action plan. However, as the population increased and the area under his jurisdiction expanded, the Grandmaster became overwhelmed and had to relinquish decision-making power, retaining only the power to declare war and the power of supervision. But later, with the establishment of the Su State, even the matter of supervision could not be overseen by one person. Therefore, the sixth Grandmaster created the Heaven's Will Palace, transferring the power of one person to twelve people, retaining only a veto power and a symbolic power to declare war."

On the way to visit the last member of the Heaven's Will Palace, Yan Jinghong explained to Si Ming the origins of the Heaven's Will Palace and its responsibilities.

Si Ming asked, "Just how broad is this so-called supervisory power?"

"From street-level documents to national policies and the constitution, you can ask them to amend anything you deem inappropriate, provided, of course, that you obtain the consent of the other members of the Heaven's Will Palace."

Si Ming instantly understood; this was how someone had gone from being a keyboard warrior to being ranked in the top three.

"Nobody likes having an emperor emeritus sitting on their head. Do those bureaucrats who are used to being superior really listen to our opinions and change their established policies?"

Yan Jinghong glanced at Si Ming and said meaningfully, "Therefore, one of the basic requirements for becoming a member of the Heaven's Will Palace is to possess the strength of Spirit Transformation cultivator."

Si Ming understood again: nobody likes having another father, especially those who are used to being someone else's father. But what can you do if you don't like it? Send in the army to suppress it?

Not to mention that the Grandmaster is also a member of the Heaven's Will Palace, sending the army to deal with the spiritual leader of the Mohist School would likely trigger a mass defection as soon as the order is given.