Be Passive In The High Martial World

Chapter 41: Are You Willing to Gamble with Tianyibo?

"Saint does not enter the cycle of reincarnation?"

Chen Kuang blinked his eyes. He had never heard of this saying before.

From the tone of Huo Hengxuan's voice, it seemed like some kind of common knowledge that everyone knew.

However, the original body was either practicing the piano or working every day, and had no time to pay attention to the anecdotes of these cultivators. Naturally, he knew very little about it.

But what he was more concerned about at the moment was the Huo Hengxuan in front of him. Why did he appear here?

This Huo Hengxuan, is he the real Huo Hengxuan?

Huo Hengxuan patted the mud next to him and smiled, saying, "Come here, I'll tell you in detail. It's a matter of great importance. If you mishear even half a sentence, Myriad Tribulations will no longer exist in the future."

Chen Kuang stood still and stared at him, asking, "How important is it?"

It's not surprising that he was suspicious. The Huo Hengxuan in front of him was completely different from the one he had parted with. There were no wounds on his body, and his old face showed no signs of despair. He even looked spirited.

Coupled with his burly golden armor, sitting there casually but exuding an imposing aura, he was clearly an extraordinary old general, a pillar of the country.

Compared to the rascal old scoundrel he knew in prison, they were almost like heaven and earth, extremely unfamiliar.

Huo Hengxuan noticed his vigilance, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

After a while, he sighed.

"Ah, old man, it seems I can't deceive you, this cunning brat with eight hundred tricks."

Chen Kuang smiled but didn't really smile. "Your poor acting skills, who can you deceive?"

To be honest, he felt that Huo Hengxuan might have done it on purpose.

To suddenly let him approach, it seemed suspicious.

After all, based on the cunning Huo Hengxuan had shown before, there was no reason for him to have such poor acting skills, as if he deliberately wanted to be exposed.

But it was also possible that the person in front of him was not Huo Hengxuan at all...

He was not polite at all, and Huo Hengxuan didn't mind his sarcastic tone.

The old man looked at him and suddenly said in a deep voice, "All things in the world are in the cycle of reincarnation. Grass grows and flourishes, withers and dies, but its essence never dissipates in the heavens and earth."

"Whether ascending to the heavens or sinking into the earth, after the cycle of reincarnation, it enters the Yin-Yang Cauldron, the grinding disc of heaven and earth. It dies and then is reborn, obtaining a new life within the intelligence of all things."

"Grass is like this, and so are humans."

Chen Kuang thought for a moment and squinted his eyes. "The essence does not dissipate, but rather becomes a part of all things in various forms. Is this reincarnation?"

This was easy to understand, the conservation of matter.

The human soul was not like the legends of gods and monsters in the previous life, being judged and reincarnated intact, but rather disintegrating in the moment of death.

Chen Kuang couldn't help but think, what about himself?

Coming from another world, merging with the original body, what kind of situation was that?

Chen Kuang had a premonition that he would need to find the answer to this question himself... and it might take a very long time.

But if that was the case, then the meaning of "Saint does not enter the cycle of reincarnation" should be...

"This is the ordinary cycle of reincarnation, also known as the 'Boundless Sea of Bitterness.' And Saint is someone who has crossed the Sea of Bitterness," Huo Hengxuan said.

"The essence does not dissipate, the Primordial Spirit does not perish."

Chen Kuang heard this and felt a chill down his spine.

He took a deep breath. "In other words..."

"Liang Kingdom's Old Ancestor, the Eastern Emperor, are they not dead?"

Chen Kuang looked at Huo Hengxuan. "Just like you are now?"

Huo Hengxuan shook his head. "I can only be considered a half-assed Saint. Saying that I do not enter the cycle of reincarnation is just flattering myself. What you see before you is only the Spirit Partitioning that I left behind."

He glanced at Chen Kuang and chuckled. "At most, it can only scare you."

Chen Kuang twitched the corner of his mouth.

So you deliberately acted like that just now to scare me?

But he opened his mouth and couldn't come up with any sarcastic words.

Without Huo Hengxuan saying anything, Chen Kuang had already noticed something unusual—the golden armor on the old man's body had begun to rust.

The golden armor would naturally not corrode. It was his Primordial Spirit that couldn't hold on anymore.

Huo Hengxuan restrained his smile and said, "If none of the three of us died, that would be a good thing."

"But unfortunately, both Su Laozu and I forcefully elevated our cultivation. Su Laozu fought to the death and willingly perished, his soul extinguished along with the stars."

"As for me, although I luckily retained this strand of Spirit Partitioning, I will soon reenter the cycle of reincarnation."

"Only the true saint of the Eastern Emperor, transcending the cycle of reincarnation, may return to the mortal world and ascend the path again, perhaps in a few years."

Chen Kuang tugged at the corner of his mouth and asked, "A few years? How many years exactly?"

Huo Hengxuan replied, "Not too fast, not too slow. It depends on how long Ji Chengtian takes to find the reincarnation of the Eastern Emperor. If the resources of the Zhou Kingdom are fully utilized, it will take a maximum of five years."

He looked at Chen Kuang, whose expression was fascinating, and smiled mockingly, "What's wrong? Are you scared?"

Chen Kuang remained expressionless and said, "Yes, I'm afraid. I'm afraid that he won't come back before I'm killed by the people of the Three Tribulations Sect. I'm afraid he won't be able to find anyone."

Huo Hengxuan laughed heartily and teased, "I thought you were fearless, but now you're not willing to bet on becoming a saint in five years?"

Chen Kuang was speechless and said, "Even if I want to bet, there has to be a basic probability."

This old man is even better at dreaming than this transmigrator...

Becoming a saint in five years?

Even Xiao Yan wouldn't dare to say that!

Huo Hengxuan looked at him for a long time and spoke softly when he saw that he was uncomfortable, "What if... I can give you that probability?"

"Do you want to bet?"

Chen Kuang was stunned and suspiciously said, "Old man, are you losing your mind and not thinking clearly?"

He had little experience, but he wasn't a fool.

If this could be done, it would truly be defying the heavens!

But Huo Hengxuan's eyes and attitude were serious, even solemn.

The old man and Chen Kuang locked eyes and said in a deep voice, "Are you willing to bet with me, Chen Kuang?"

After a moment, Chen Kuang's expression became a bit stiff.

One minute later, cold sweat formed on Chen Kuang's forehead, and he was starting to lose control.

Even the "I Am Intuition" lie-detecting passive had no response.

He fell silent for a while and asked, "Are you serious?"

Huo Hengxuan grinned and said, "The 'Mud Embryo Golden Sculpture Technique' that I taught you is the supreme technique of the Void Imperfection Pure Land, which is kept in high regard. When you reach the eighth stage, you can instantly become a Buddha. Only disciples of Buddhism can learn it."

Damn it, this old man set a trap from the beginning.

Chen Kuang had a bad feeling as soon as he heard it.

"Only disciples of Buddhism can learn it." It must be an authentic secret of the Buddhist Gate. If it were to be known, he would be hunted down by the people of the Buddhist Gate...

Huo Hengxuan continued, "The cycle of the Buddhist Gate is different from the ordinary. By using the Floating Tower and the method of sitting in meditation, one can preserve the memories of past lives in the relic, which can then be inherited by later disciples. This is called Innate Wisdom."

"The person with Innate Wisdom is completely different from the owner of the relic, but the person from the Void Imperfection Pure Land will make them inherit the position of the relic's owner."

"Are you curious about where I got this 'Mud Embryo Golden Sculpture Technique' from?"

Chen Kuang asked, "Are you a disciple of the Buddhist Gate?"

Huo Hengxuan nodded and said, "I was once a disciple of the Void Imperfection Pure Land Sangharama Temple. Later, I was expelled from the temple for breaking the precepts. Heng Xuan is my Dharma name."

"But this technique is not inherited from the Sangharama Temple. When I was a soldier in the Liang Kingdom, I met a wandering monk who provided medical treatment to the impoverished."

"This nameless monk saw that the local people were practicing witchcraft, which caused the injured to be unable to seek immediate medical treatment and innocent deaths. He spontaneously taught them how to identify herbs and save themselves."

"The villagers, being simple-minded, exchanged their food for his teachings, and he gladly accepted."

"At first, the villagers regarded him as their savior and loved him in every way. But soon, someone said that the herbs were everywhere and worthless, and that exchanging food for them was a no-profit transaction."

"Not long after, someone died on the spot after taking the medicine he provided, and the villagers, unaware that it was a symptom of poisoning, thought that the monk had ulterior motives."

Chen Kuang couldn't help but ask, "What happened next?"

"He died."

Huo Hengxuan said, "He died under the villagers' axes and pitchforks. His body and house were looted, but not a single possession was found."

"He didn't even touch the food the villagers gave him."

I have a headache during the day, and now it's worse. Don't worry, there will be another update.

(End of this chapter)