in the edge

Chapter 549: Rebirth of Maitreya

In the remote courtyard, incense was still burning.

No matter in chaotic times or peaceful circumstances, there will never be a shortage of ambitious people. As there are more and more masters of evil spirits, people will naturally think that the world is becoming more and more chaotic - as the saying goes, heroes emerge in troubled times, and there are many dragons and snakes in the grassroots. Seeing that the Southern Chen court was gradually declining, some forces that were originally lurking in the dark gradually began to have some evil intentions.

Just like the current sect that worships the deceased Maitreya is one of them.

It is impossible to know the details of the deity Maitreya, or perhaps, those who worship Maitreya have never thought about it at all - the believers below do not need to think about it, they just need to know that this deity is very powerful, and those who collect incense do not care much about this, they just need to gather more people to burn incense.

As for the name, just make up one at random. As long as people believe it, there’s no problem.

"Why is the world going badly? Why is the year going badly? Why are your lives getting worse and worse?"

Facing the many believers in the yard, the leader standing in the yard raised his finger to the sky.

"It's all God's fault! God is blind!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the believers present nodded in agreement. Or rather, they could only nod in agreement - on the one hand, it was because everyone around them was nodding, and if they did not nod they would seem out of place; on the other hand, it was because they themselves could not figure out why their lives were so hard.

Maybe it is really because God is blind. After all, no matter what happens, it can be said that God is blind.

That is why they gather here to worship the deceased Maitreya.

The four words "rebirth Maitreya" should actually be read separately. Rebirth and Maitreya are two words. In other words, they are worshipping the Maitreya who has already passed away - it is because the Maitreya who can bring everyone the Pure Land is dead, and the one hanging over their heads is the blind God now.

But it is impossible for gods to really die, and the Maitreya who has passed away will eventually come back. As long as everyone is pious enough, one day, this Maitreya who has passed away will be resurrected and lead everyone to that worry-free pure land.

"May Maitreya bless you in your future life, may Maitreya bless you in your future life..."

Thinking of this, all the believers present began to recite scriptures.

Although these two sentences are repeated over and over again, the incense head has said that Maitreya is not God, and we don't need to recite sutras like Taoist priests. We only need to recite the name of Maitreya, and we will get the blessing of Maitreya.

You just need to chant the name of Maitreya, and you just need to remember the name of Maitreya. As long as the incense keeps burning, everything will be fine.

"So is it really useful to have so many people here?"

Just as the leader of the incense-spreading troupe finished presiding over the ceremony and returned to the back hall to drink water, a young man grabbed him.

"With just a bunch of civilians, what can they do? If you want to do something big, you still have to find some experts..."

"Looking for an expert? What expert?"

Seeing his brother actually say such words, the incense burner immediately shook his head.

"Are you stupid? What's the point of looking for an expert? Will the expert listen to you or me? Which expert doesn't have a temper?"

"Ah this..."

The young man choked on the spot.

It seemed to be true, although they had attracted some masters of evil spirits to come and spread their incense, those masters often had their own ideas, either wanting to rush directly into the street and kill someone ruthlessly, or wanting to kill the two brothers and take their place - in short, looking for masters of evil spirits to accomplish great things was obviously an unreliable behavior.

But what they are doing now is obviously even more unreliable.

It's just gathering a group of powerless civilians, which is no different from gathering a group of ants. If something really happens, any random master of evil can kill them all - so the young man is still a little confused about what his elder brother is doing.

"What am I doing? If you believe it, you will know what I am doing."

Shaking his head and sighing, the incense master simply raised his hand and pointed outside.

"What do you think of those evil masters?"

"...Martial Madman."

The young man thought about it and made a relatively reliable evaluation.

This is indeed an appropriate way of description. Those masters of evil spirits are indeed good at fighting, but they are also very uncontrollable. These people possess power themselves, and can even become stronger with each battle. This means that they do not need to rely on any forces to do things. If they only rely on themselves to fight alone, these masters of evil spirits can already roam the world.

If I have to point out a shortcoming, it is that he is too aggressive, which is also an uncontrollable aspect.

"Right, you know, they actually have some problems."

Having said this, the incense head raised his hand and nodded his head.

"It looks like they are in charge of the weapons, but in reality, they are more like being controlled by their own weapons... Have you noticed that once a master of evil spirit loses his weapon, most of his strength is gone, and their so-called killing power only makes the weapon itself more fierce and evil. As for themselves, apart from being a little stronger, what changes have they made?"

"This……"

The young man nodded slowly.

It seems that this is really the case.

At least this is the case with most of the evil masters. No matter how much they say they are practicing martial arts, in fact most of their combat power still depends on the weapons in their hands. So conversely, it is not wrong to say that these people are controlled by weapons.

But isn't this the only way to become stronger?

Everybody is doing this, everybody is relying on weapons, evil spirit weapons themselves are the most useful things, even if you have practiced martial arts for ten years, you cannot defeat a single sword strike from an evil spirit weapon - of course, there have been skilled martial artists who can occasionally defeat some evil spirit masters and snatch their weapons, but such outstanding people are hard to come by, let alone one in a hundred, even if you try to find one in ten thousand people.

But now, they are preparing to do big things. If they want to do big things, they will definitely need military force to deal with the troops of the Southern Chen court, and even to deal with those evil masters raised by the Southern Chen court.

So where does their strength come from?
Can you gain power just by reciting those two verses?

"Just by reciting two verses, you can really bring out the power."

To the young man's surprise, the incense burner actually nodded.

"You don't believe it, so you haven't been able to use it until now. I believe it, so..."

Having said this, the incense master raised his hand and waved.

The teacup on the table was silently cut into two pieces, and the remaining tea scattered all over the table.

Seeing this scene, the young man was stunned on the spot and didn't even notice the tea spilling on his body.

He just stared blankly at the teacup in front of him that was cut at an angle, looking at the smooth cut.

A cut like this...even a famous sword may not be able to make it!
But the incense head in front of him could be cut open with just his bare hands.

This ability... is already a miracle!
"how did you do it!"

The young man clenched his fists subconsciously.

At this moment, he was already beginning to feel envious.

However, his inherent thinking still made it impossible for him to believe it. He couldn't believe that everything in front of him was true. He didn't even have a weapon, he was just bare-handed, but he could achieve such a state...

"Could it be that you have practiced martial arts?" The young man vaguely thought of a result.

I heard that those boxers who have studied martial arts can even use their hands and feet as weapons. This bare-handed move must also be...

"No, I haven't practiced at all."

Faced with the young man's unconventional ideas, Xiangtou didn't know what to say for a moment.

"This is not a martial art. I have never practiced any boxing techniques... Forget it. I will give it to you again. Watch carefully."

Having said this, Xiangtou looked directly at the remains of the teacup in front of him.

This time, Xiangtou did not reach out his hand. He just looked and stared intently at the broken half of the teacup.

Then, there was a "crack" sound, and the teacup, which had been cut in half, suddenly split in the middle again.

The incision is neat and still as smooth as a mirror.

But this time, he didn't even move his hands.

"how did you do that?"

This time, the young man’s brain was completely insufficient.

He could understand that he could cut the cup without even moving his hands, but it was beyond his comprehension that the cup could be cut in half without any contact. How could it be possible? How could such a thing be possible?

"This is the power that ordinary people cannot understand."

Seeing that the young man finally realized the problem, the incense leader also smiled.

"This is the power of will."

"Power...of will?"

The young man chewed on these words hard.

The power of will...will actually has power?
Is it possible to achieve this with just the power of will?

What about the power of those masters outside who are wielding ferocious weapons, those masters who can create flashes of swords and sabers with a wave of their weapons?
Compared with this miraculous power, what are those masters who may be eroded by evil spirits at any time?
"Now you know why I didn't look for some evil spirit master, right?"

Xiangtou smiled.

"Because they are stupid and too weak. They don't know what real strength is. They just hold a sword and a knife and act like they are so great... Do you still think we need them?"

"Wait, you mean..."

The young man raised his head suddenly as if he had thought of something.

"This power, it, it..."

"Correct."

Xiangtou nodded.

“Anyone can learn this power.”

hum-

It was as if a huge bell exploded in his mind, and the young man felt his head was buzzing.

You should know that if you want to become a master of evil spirit, the standards are actually very strict. First of all, it is not easy to get an evil spirit weapon, but even if you get an evil spirit weapon, it is only a beginning - most people actually find it difficult to withstand the evil spirit erosion of the evil spirit weapon. They will only be invaded by the evil spirit in their minds and become martial arts madmen who only know how to chop people with knives.

Only a few people can survive this and avoid being blinded by the evil spirit, but this is not the end, it is just the beginning. Even if you survive the erosion of the evil spirit, if the person in charge of the sword kills too many people, it is easy for the evil spirit to corrode your brain again, or even turn you into a monster on the spot.

Only a very small number of rare geniuses can survive this stage, stabilize themselves and not turn into monsters - it is from this time that the evil spirit entering the body will turn into evil spirit being released externally, which means those true masters in the conventional sense who can wield swords and sabers at will.

Being able to swing sword energy and chop out knife light is already a top-notch skill in the eyes of the public.

As for going any higher, it seems that there is no way to go any higher. This is already the limit of the evil spirit.

But obviously, this is only the limit of the evil spirit, not the limit of the current power.

"As long as your will is strong enough, you can do anything. As long as your will is strong enough, you can do anything..."

As the incense head said this, he put his arm around the young man's shoulders.

"Think about it, if everyone had the ability to do everything, wouldn't this world be able to become a paradise?"

"This……"

The young man was already trembling. He was excited about his imagination. He was a little afraid to think about that scene, the scene that only existed in his imagination... He had always thought that the saying of the Pure Land was just a scam to cheat people out of money. But now it seemed that this could be true!

This could actually be true! The Pure Land could actually be real!

"But this matter is known only to heaven and earth, and only to you and me."

Xiangtou's voice suddenly became solemn.

"Don't spread it, otherwise if those evil spirits find out, we won't be well... Otherwise, you know the consequences."

"……I know."

Feeling the chill in the words, the young man couldn't help but shudder.

Although the incense head looked kind-hearted on weekdays, he still remembered how the noodle stall owner was stabbed like a torn bag and then thrown out. At the time, he thought that the noodle stall owner had violated some taboo or done something harmful to the religion. He was confused for a while, after all, the noodle stall owner had always been quite pious.

But now it seems that it was because the noodle stall owner was pious enough that Xiangtou wanted to pass on the magic method. But who could have thought that the old guy actually wanted to leak the secret privately, so it was only natural that he died in the wilderness.

"So...wait?"

The incense master was about to speak when his brows suddenly frowned.

"What's going on? Who's cooking noodles?"

"I'm cooking noodles. I just cooked them."

Just at this moment, a voice suddenly came from the shadows.

"The wonton noodles I usually eat are out of stock, so I can only come to your house to cook... Since you are here too, you can pick a bowl."

Having said this, the figure sitting in the shadows stood up.

"Are you going to eat the flat noodles or the wontons?"

(End of this chapter)