Embers Ad Infinitum

Although Di Marco's experience has shown that the "Hall of Stars" appeared some time after the destruction of the old world, Jing Nian's statement is still quite valuable.

First of all, this confirms that the destruction of the old world brought about the awakening of a group of humans, or in other words, at the same time as the outbreak of "Wuxin Disease", a few people gained awakening, such as Di Marco, for example, the "Monk Order" within certain people;

Secondly, Jing Nian mentioned that with the emergence of the "Hall of Stars", the difficulty of awakening has become lower.

This is obviously not just a random statement, there must be corresponding evidence.

Jiang Baimian could even guess why Jing Nian said this:

The group of people in the "Monk Order" who had never been able to awaken before, some of them gradually became awakened after the "Hall of Stars" appeared.

"That's it." Shang Jianyao suddenly realized at first, and then looked disappointed, "When I awakened, there was already a 'Hall of Stars', and I couldn't even challenge the highest difficulty level."

Then, he asked curiously:

"Zen Master, I know that many people in your sect uploaded their consciousness and became mechanical monks after awakening. So, have any of the original 'immortal people' been awakened?"

The red light in Jing Nian's eye sockets flashed a few times:

"Yes, but very few. From a proportional point of view, it is obviously lower than non-'immortal people'."

"Why?" Shang Jianyao looked like he wanted to defend the mechanical monk.

Jing Nian's metal neck turned left and right, indicating that he didn't know the reason.

Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and said:

"What is the difference between the awakening of the 'immortal man' and the awakening of ordinary people?"

"No." Jing Nian answered without hesitation.

Jiang Baimian thought for a few seconds and then said:

"Are there any other changes?"

The red light in the mechanical monk's eyes instantly became more intense.

After a while, he replied:

"For monks who awaken after uploading their consciousness, the corresponding bionic chip in the body will be disordered to a certain extent when awakening, and it will take dozens of minutes to re-adapt."

"Why is this?" Shang Jianyao expressed the thoughts of everyone present.

"We don't know, we have been doing corresponding research." Jing Nian said, and whispered the Buddha's name, "Namo Ayodoro Samyak Sambodhi."

Are the monks doing research on chips and organisms? As a folklorist who knows a lot about the old world, Jiang Baimian always feels that such things are quite absurd.

But looking at Jing Nian's tall, strong body made of black metal, she felt that this seemed natural.

"Shouldn't you study Buddhism every day?" asked the honest Zen Master Shang Jian Yaodai Pudu.

Mechanical monk Jing Nian replied with a synthesized voice:

"A large number of people in the sect are themselves researchers who participated in the 'Eternal Man' project. In addition to studying Buddhism, they will also find other things to do for themselves to make their long lives fulfilling."

Hearing this, Long Yuehong couldn't help but ask:

"After uploading consciousness, can you really live forever?

"This is without considering that this technology has flaws and will cause serious mental problems."

Jing Nian fell silent.

Long Yuehong was immediately embarrassed:

"If this involves the secrets of your order, just pretend I didn't ask."

It was not easy to catch a mechanical monk who could communicate. He would inevitably want to confirm whether the news widely circulated in the dust and written into the "Pangu Biology" textbook was true.

——The Jingfa that the "Old Tune Group" encountered before was obviously impossible to discuss this issue with them calmly.

Mechanical monk Jing Nian said slowly:

“Not only are there mental problems, we later discovered that as the number of uploads increases, the corresponding consciousness will weaken, and the passage of time will also bring about similar changes.

"Those researchers have been working hard to find reasons for decades to perfect the technology of 'immortal people', but no matter what, the life span of 'immortal people' is several times, even ten times longer than that of normal people. There is enough time. Let us understand the Dharma, practice ourselves, achieve fruition, and gain transcendence.”

This corresponds to the rumors that the "immortal man" technology is far from mature... Jiang Baimian nodded slightly.

Xu Liyan next to him heard this with excitement.

He plans to upload his consciousness and become an "immortal" after he has enjoyed the prosperity of the human world and reaches the age of fifty.

Of course, Jing Nian also told him that when a person's consciousness begins to decline, the "immortal human" technology has a certain risk and failure rate.

That's why Xu Liyan didn't think about waiting until he was 70 or 80 before uploading his consciousness.

It was only then that Shang Jianyao seemed to realize that there was something wrong with the earliest answer given by the mechanical monk Jing Nian:

“Zen Master, why has the ‘Hall of Stars’ made it easier to awaken?”

"We have many examples in this regard." Jing Nian only said the conclusion, not the specifics.

Shang Jianyao tried his best to argue:

"I mean, why can the 'Hall of Stars' reduce the difficulty of awakening?"

"This is because our Buddha is compassionate." The mechanical monk Jing Nian, wearing a yellow monk's robe and a red cassock, clasped his hands together and said piously, "The 'Hall of Stars', 'Sea of ​​Origin', and 'Corridor of the Soul' are the Tathagata of the Self. The door of convenience created by me, Buddha Bodhi, to save all sentient beings and guide all spirits is a road that leads directly to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss out of the sea of ​​suffering.”

"Namo Ayodoro Sanyao Sanbodhi." Pudu Zen Master Shang Jianyao followed and announced the Buddha's name in a low voice.

Jing Nian looked at him deeply and then said:

"Do you have any other questions?"

Jiang Baimian thought for a while and asked seriously:

“Are monks infected with Wuxin disease?”

The red light flashed and then stagnated again. Jing Nian answered after a while:

"meeting.

"Although we have abandoned our physical body, we will still suffer all kinds of pain when we are trapped in the sea of ​​suffering in the world of mortals. Only by achieving fruition and entering the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss can we achieve true transcendence."

While Jiang Baimian nodded solemnly, he stopped Shang Jianyao from saying something like, "You mechanical monks are not as good as Lao Ge and his other intelligent people."

She breathed out and said:

"That's almost all our questions. Zen Master, what do you want to ask?"

Jing Nian had already prepared the draft and asked directly:

"Do you confirm the existence of the 'New World'?"

Co-author: Don’t you have so much confidence in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss? Long Yue, who was listening in the audience, sneered.

Jiang Baimian replied sincerely:

"Yes, we have dealt with powerful people who entered the 'New World', and we have also seen the nodes connecting the 'New World'."

When have we ever dealt with the "New World" powerhouses? The only strong man from the "New World" we have ever met is Yan Hu... Well, does it count as having interacted with the "Doctor" if he was scared to death or scared to death? Long Yuehong muttered when he heard this.

"Someone has entered the 'New World'? Since they are already in the 'New World', how do you communicate with them?" Xu Liyan blurted out a series of questions.

This is enough to show his surprise, surprise, shock and curiosity.

"It's not like they can't come back." Shang Jianyao looked like it was nothing serious, "We have encountered strong men from the 'New World' who have returned.

"Can you return?" Mechanical monk Jing Nian made a confused voice.

Jiang Baimian keenly captured this point:

"Zen Master, in your 'monastic sect', don't you have any eminent monks who have achieved fruition and entered the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss?"

She initially confirmed that the Pure Land of Bliss mentioned by the "Monk Order" is equivalent to the "new world" in the realm of awakening.

"Yes." Jing Nian replied with red light flashing in his eyes, "But their bodies have stopped running, and no one has returned."

"Is there a certain difference between 'immortal people' and ordinary people?" Bai Chen didn't quite understand this.

For the "New World", "Eternal People" are also a special type? Jiang Baimian thought for a while and said:

"Among the top leaders of the major forces, it is no secret that the strong men of the 'New World' can return."

Jing Nian was silent for a while before asking:

"You said before that 'Wuxin Disease' comes from bliss, the 'New World'. What evidence is there?"

Jiang Baimian immediately replied:

“There is a certain chain of evidence.

"We once encountered a sleeping strong man from the 'New World' who could not return. If you stay with him for a long time, you will suffer from 'Wuxin Disease', which caused the destruction of a town...

"We have confirmed from other channels that the same phenomenon exists within a certain range around such powerful people in the 'New World'...

"A senior executive of the 'Salvation Army' told us that strong people in the 'New World' can artificially create 'unintentional diseases'..."

“Some of our friends were attacked by strong men from the ‘New World’ and became ‘unintentional’…

"Abnormalities similar to those caused by awakening abilities will occur near many 'New World' nodes. Over time, if humans fail to stay away from that node, there is a high probability that they will suffer from 'unintentional disease'..."

Jiang Baimian was very vague and did not mention specific people or things.

The last one is a conclusion drawn from the shadow of the cruise ship.

Mechanical monk Jing Nian listened quietly without saying a word, while Xu Liyan was secretly stunned, amazed that this group of people had experienced so many high-level things and survived.

"Namo Ayodoro Samyak Sambodhi." After more than ten seconds, Jing Nian announced the Buddha's name, "I have no problem."

Seeing this, Shang Jianyao turned his wrist and looked at his watch.

Then, he smiled at Xu Liyan and said:

"Is it time for lunch?"

Xu Liyan forced a smile:

"I've already asked the chef to add more dishes."

When I entered the "Old Tune Group".

…………

After eating and drinking, and leaving the City Lord's Mansion, the "Old Adjustment Team" took Xu Liyan's warrant, drove a jeep, and wandered around the alleys of North Street, making sure that Shang Jianyao's sensing area could cover every corner.

I don’t know how long it took, but Shang Jianyao opened his half-closed eyes and said with disappointment:

"There is no 'New World' node."

There is no node connected to the "New World" in Weedong City.

So where does the "unintentional disease" here come from? Could it be the "wave theory" that I guessed before, that the "unintentional disease" caused by the return of the strong men in the "New World" will not be limited to one place? Two questions flashed through Jiang Baimian and others' minds at the same time.