Chapter 687
Zhu Ping was very clear that the third onslaught was approaching, and the third mythological martial art of the Buddhist Sect, Future Constellation Calamity, was the key.
Before the third onslaught, no one would be able to cultivate the Future Constellation Calamity, and the Boundless Dancing Future Buddha wouldn't descend.
Hence, all those who used the name of the Future Buddha to do things were liars.
The Buddhist Sect had never given up on the Future Constellation Calamity, so they would often find people to comprehend this mythological martial art. Some people obtained some comprehension from it and gained some strange abilities.
And when these comprehensions were spread out, it created the current chaos.
Zhu Ping walked through the Tai-an City and discovered that every household had a statue of the so-called Lotus Future Buddha.
One of them sat on a lotus flower with three heads and six arms. Some looked benevolent, some looked malevolent, and some looked gloomy and cold.
It was said that the three heads symbolized the three forms of the Lotus Future Buddha. The benevolent face was facing the believers, the malevolent face was facing the evil devils that harmed the common people, and the gloomy and cold face represented the apocalyptic side of the future calamity.
Hence, in the propaganda of the Lotus Sect, only believers could survive the apocalyptic calamity.
The three religions in the outside world were all evil devils, and what they propagated was the knowledge of the evil gods. Their goal was to corrupt everyone and make everyone perish together with them in the apocalyptic calamity.
According to Zhu Ping's observation, there were many people in the city who didn't believe in the so-called Lotus Future Buddha. But after some staunch believers took over, through the influence of the apocalyptic and the environment, believing in the Lotus Future Buddha became a kind of atmosphere.
Anyone who didn't believe in it would be treated as a heretic. Hence, many people who didn't believe in it had no choice but to put up the statue of the Lotus Future Buddha. Immersed in such an atmosphere, they slowly believed in the various sayings of the Lotus Sect.
After some guidance, it became the current situation. Everyone was crazily rejecting the rule of the three religions and the empire as if that was the correct way to do things.
Under such an atmosphere, everyone fell into a state of fanaticism. Even if they didn't believe in it, they would slowly believe in it due to the crowd mentality.
After all, most people believed in it. If many people believed in it, then it should be true.
Three people would make a tiger out of a tiger, and the mouth of the masses would melt metal.
"You can't burn it. These are all classics, and they are all treasures!" A scholar stopped his family. Behind him was a huge pile of books.
But soon, the scholar was pulled down and thrown onto the pile of books. His scholarly robes were also taken off and thrown into the fire.
"How sinful. If you hadn't read so much knowledge about demons, would you be so useless?"
"Look, these books are going to be dragged into hell by the demons. We're doing this for your own good."
"Wake up as soon as possible and believe in the Lotus Future Buddha is the right path!"
"You … are all crazy!" The scholar looked at the books that had been burned to the ground. He looked angrily and sorrowfully at his former friends and family, his neighbors.
They were once normal, but they were gone forever. There were many flaws in the Future Lotus Buddha's disguise that were truly flawless. Many people said at the start that he was a scammer. Some parts were obviously fake, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell.
However, as things developed, these so-called discerning people were all blinded. They pretended to be loyal followers of the Future Lotus Buddha because this was beneficial to them.
"Although the demonic items have been burned, the filth in people's hearts hasn't been dispelled." A man wearing a glowing kasaya and a headscarf was also covered in jewels. He was indescribably noble.
"Grandmaster Hong Zhu, we understand. This is my daughter, Ming Xiu. She is willing to sacrifice herself for the sake of a bright future." A middle-aged man nodded and bowed. He pulled a young girl over from the side and carefully warned her.
"Follow Grandmaster Hong Zhu. After you become the Bright Concubine, train well and strive to attain enlightenment as soon as possible so that you can guide your family."
"I will, father." The young girl was only a budding age and seemed very immature. However, her pair of watery eyes were filled with fanaticism. She looked at Grandmaster Hong Zhu as if she was looking at a god.
Zhu Ping, who was hidden in the shadows, frowned. In Buddhism, the Bright Concubine sometimes referred to the Four Great, sometimes to the Five Aggregates, and sometimes to the incantations. Generally, when it was referred to a specific person, it was usually an evil sect or an unorthodox path.
Moreover, the responsibility of the Bright Concubine was very problematic.
After being 'enlightened', one would have to give alms everywhere. Moreover, this kind of alms was physical alms.
As for the so-called 'enlightened', it was the so-called 'Vajra Enlightenment'. In some evil sects, the Vajra Enlightenment didn't refer to a weapon, but to a certain male organ. Just like how the lotus was also referred to as a certain female organ.
It was extremely disgusting and ignorant, causing one's hair to stand on end.
The girl was still young and hadn't formed the correct view of the world. She was immersed in the atmosphere around her. Under the influence of her parents and relatives, she really thought that becoming the Bright Concubine was a supreme honor.
When the scholar saw this scene, he immediately took advantage of the time when the people around him were congratulating him and broke free. He hurriedly shielded his sister behind him.
"What are you doing? You're pushing your daughter into a pit of fire!" The scholar knew what the Bright Concubine was. Therefore, he couldn't let his sister become the Bright Concubine.
"Ah, Ming Xiu, what are you doing?" The scholar retracted his hand in shock. A bloody bite mark had appeared on his hand. Ming Xiu was looking at him with a face full of hatred. She gritted her teeth as if she wanted to bite him to death.
"Brother, why did you harm me? Is it because you're jealous of me?" Ming Xiu fled far away and looked at the scholar with a face full of disappointment and hatred. This made the scholar's heart completely turn cold.
"It's all because of you, you demonic monk. You've misled the people with your fallacious words …" Before the scholar could finish speaking, he was grabbed by a few fanatical believers.
"It seems that benefactor is still not clear-headed. There are too many evil filth in your heart. You need to burn under the scorching sun for three days to get rid of the evil in your heart," Venerable Hong Zhu said with a smile, full of the bearing of an eminent monk.
"Benefactors, you two shouldn't mind, right?" As he spoke, Venerable Hong Zhu looked at the scholar's parents.
"We'll just pretend that we don't have this son!" The middle-aged couple looked at their son with a face full of disgust and directly gave up on this son.
The scholar's heart was dead. He was tied to a pillar in the middle of the market. The scorching sun tortured his body, and the matters of his family tortured his soul.
The passersby all looked at him with a face full of disgust.
This lasted until a person stopped in front of him. The scholar, who was dizzy from dehydration, raised his head and looked at the person in front of him in a daze. The other party's temperament was something he had never seen before. Moreover, the other party was looking at him with a probing expression.
After that, a box was placed in front of the scholar and slowly opened. Inside, there was a black cocoon wrapped in a silk scarf.
In a daze, the scholar heard a loud and clear sound of an insect chirping.
Looking at the scholar who had collapsed, Zhu Ping slowly kept the box and continued on his journey to search for more Mythological Martial Arts.
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