The Buddha Was Too Far Away (5/8)

Yu Tunzhou frowned and asked, "Senior Lu, is it that obvious?"

According to Senior Brother Zhou, the fact that he observed the Heavenly Peng and obtained the Inner Form the Kunpeng should be kept a closely guarded secret and should not be mentioned to anyone.

Lu Huaiqing shook his head. "As long as you don't reveal your Primordial Spirit Inner Form, no one will be able to tell; at most, they'll just suspect it. However, no one in the Heavenly Peng Daoist Temple has been able to obtain the Kunpeng Spirit Form in the past thousand years, so generally speaking, no one would think of that."

"The reason I asked you this is because I saw a mixed-blood Kunpeng in the Northern Dark Sea, and you possess a divine aura similar to its." I hadn't noticed it before, but your performance in absorbing Martial Fortune was simply too astonishing.

At this point, Lu Huaiqing smiled faintly, "Right now, the suspicions about you among the families in the town still lie in the Qi Ingestion Method. All attention has been focused on Northern Chen, so they've been taking the blame for you."

"However, what you do today will have consequences tomorrow. You've made Northern Chen Northern Chen take the blame for you today, so you'd better be careful around them in the future; they won't let this go easily."

Yu Tunzhou nodded slightly.

He asked, "May I ask, Senior Lu, what was the divine intent you mentioned earlier?"

Lu Huaiqing shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. I'll teach you the basics of cultivating your Nature Cultivation later, and then we'll discuss it in detail."

Yu Tunzhou nodded.

During this period, besides practicing martial arts, Lu Huaiqing taught him various basic knowledge of cultivation, as well as the structure of the outside world.

This person is practically a living encyclopedia; wherever he mentions something, he has an encyclopedia of local customs and traditions.

They could talk fluently about power struggles and intrigues.

Therefore, the time after each day's boxing practice is the most relaxing and anticipated moment for Yu Tunzhou.

Who Buxi listening to stories told by their elders when they were little?

"Furthermore, if you ever encounter that Daoist Fuyao from the Heavenly Peng Daoist Temple outside the cave heaven, and he intends to harm you, you can mention my name and say that I owe you a favor, and he will naturally let you go."

Lu Huaiqing spoke slowly.

Yu Tunzhou said in a deep voice, "I have established a good relationship with the Heavenly Peng Daoist Temple, so why would that person want to kill me?"

Lu Huaiqing explained, "This person has a capricious nature. If you were a disciple of the Heavenly Peng Daoist Temple, he would naturally take good care of you and regard you as the future hope of the sect. But I see that you have no intention of joining the Heavenly Peng Daoist Temple, so we should be wary of you."

Yu Tunzhou nodded emphatically.

Lu Huaiqing suddenly asked, "Yu Tunzhou, how did you feel after you had blood on your hands and killed someone?"

Yu Tunzhou was stunned, looking down at his hands still stained with blood.

He hadn't consciously thought about it that way beforehand; once someone killed him, that was it. Since others wanted to kill him, there was no reason why he couldn't.

He looked up at Lu Huaiqing, his brows furrowed slightly, sorting through his emotions and recalling his previous State of Mind. He said, "At first, when I made my move, I didn't really feel anything special. It was simply that they wanted to kill me, so I killed them."

"After killing them, looking at the mangled corpses, I felt a mix of State of Mind, but not regret or fear. I just hadn't expected to be so ruthless."

Lu Huaiqing listened quietly without interrupting, gently fiddling with his prayer beads. He had expected this answer.

In the eyes of a teenager, evil people deserve to die; it's only natural.

So he originally had some things he wanted to say to Yu Tunzhou, which were based on his experience over the years. However, remembering Master Xuanku's advice before he left, Lu Huaiqing ultimately swallowed some of his words.

Judging from his words and actions today alone, it is clear that Yu Tunzhou and he are two completely different kinds of people.

Like two flowers blooming, each telling its own story, each with its own path and its own heart.

He did not want his words and actions to alter Yu Tunzhou's state of State of Mind.

Finally, Lu Huaiqing just smiled and said, "It's not scary to have blood on your hands, as long as you feel at peace. Yu Tunzhou, you must remember that in this life, you must have some principles to uphold. Otherwise, the path to enlightenment is too high, the world is too vast, and the human heart is too deep. If you are not careful, you will lose your way."

Yu Tunzhou nodded thoughtfully.

To be honest, he didn't quite understand the second half of the sentence.

However, Senior Lu is an elder, and many of the things elders say may not be understood at the moment, but may suddenly become clear in some unexpected moment in the future.

Yu Tunzhou said softly, "I would like to ask you a few questions, senior."

"Ask away."

"Senior said earlier that time was running out, was it because of the Northern Dark Continent? Has Master Xuanku already gone to the Northern Dark Continent?"

The character "Northern Dark Sea" (Beiming) has always been a sensitive and important concept for me, as my Primordial Spirit Inner Form Kun Fish Yu Tunzhou.

Instead of answering, Lu Huaiqing asked, "Do you know where Northern Dark Continent is?"

Yu Tunzhou shakes its head.

Lu Huaiqing drew a circle on the ground between the two of them and pointed to the center. "This is Central Continent, also known as Central Plains since ancient times. From High Antiquity times, Central Plains has been the ancestral land of the Human Race."

"The ancient emperors started from the Central Plains, expanded their frontiers, and ultimately used the four seas as their final line of defense, driving all foreign tribes beyond the four seas."

"And bordering the four seas are the four continents: to the north is the Northern Dark Continent, to the south is the Southern Victorious Continent Western Jue Continent, and to the east is the Eastern Hua Continent."

"This is the general structure of the world."

Yu Tunzhou asked, "The person you asked me to challenge on your behalf, is he in the Northern Dark Continent?"

Lu Huaiqing shook his head. "It's right here in this cave."

"Yu Tunzhou, today's battle should be enough for you to realize your limitations. You need to understand one thing: your opponent is no longer anyone in this town."

"Actually, how much Martial Fortune do we have today? Not really. All of it combined isn't even enough for one person to cultivate Immortal Foundation."

"These are just stepping stones for you. The real prize is yet to come. As long as you can accomplish everything I desire, establishing Immortal Foundation will be a piece of cake."

Yu Tunzhou's expression was solemn. He wasn't stupid; since his opponent wasn't anyone in the town, it could only be that person— the Martial Ancestor?!

Fight the Martial Ancestor by yourself?

Yu Tunzhou also fell silent for a moment.

No wonder he said earlier that he wouldn't let him win.

Seeing the usually composed young man looking somewhat worried, Lu Huaiqing couldn't help but smile.

A boy who has been forced to contend with what he considers self-evident truths for many years, gradually reveals his true youthful nature after finally seeing hope for a peaceful and stable life.

Why do children from poor families mature early?

It's not because they are born mature or sensible, but because the world doesn't give them time to grow from children to teenagers, so they have to shed their childishness and grow up early.

Lu Huaiqing did not answer Yu Tunzhou's question, because he knew very well how those questions would ultimately lead.

Yu Tunzhou was simply curious about what Lu Huaiqing was thinking at the time.

Is such sacrifice and dedication truly worthwhile?

Before the Battle of the Northern Sea, a monk came from Little Thunderclap Temple, wanting to guide him into the Buddhist order, believing that Lu Huaiqing had the potential to attain the Arhat and would have the opportunity to protect the people of the region when the great calamity came.

But Lu Huaiqing refused.

The Buddha is too far away, the enemy is right in front of us, and the people are right behind us.

Lu Huaiqing could not retreat even an inch.

Is it worth it?

It's definitely worth it.

Because there are many teenagers like Yu Tunzhou in the Northern Dark Continent who have no choice but to mature early and strive to live. If Lu Huaiqing hadn't stood up, they wouldn't even have the right to strive to live.

Lu Huaiqing's only regret was that he could only stop there, unable to let those teenagers have the time that belonged to them.

"Yu Tunzhou."

Lu Huaiqing suddenly spoke.

Yu Tunzhou was wondering if Senior Lu was joking, or if he was really planning to send him to challenge that Martial Ancestor?

He looked up at the sound.

Lu Huaiqing then took off the Buddhist prayer beads from his hand and handed them to him, saying slowly, "This is for you to use to cultivate your State of Mind."

If you can grant my wish in the future----

"I will give you another gift to help you achieve great things in the future."