CHAPTER 111: CHAPTER 111: IDEALISM AND MATERIALISM

Lu Ren was genuinely shocked. How on earth did these people manage to survive for so long?

Did those ancient people who desperately sought immortality really find a way?

"How many years must these old monsters have lived, still alive, how can they live so long!"

The skeleton helplessly said, "Actually, it’s not really living in the true sense. That damned state is quite similar to mine, except he was the first to find a body to assimilate and possess."

Hearing the skeleton’s regretful words, Lu Ren almost couldn’t resist punching it. This is truly sinister. If he died within three meters of this wretched thing, his fate might not be much different from Tie Feng’s.

"So, you’re saying you also need to possess a body to be reborn?"

Hearing Lu Ren’s obviously displeased tone, the skeleton quickly said, "How could it be, how could it be! With this Golden Body of mine, why would I need to merge with an unsuitable body? Instead, it’s better to ponder how to flesh out the skeleton and resurrect the dead."

Lu Ren coldly asked, "What does that guy look like after possessing a body?"

"I don’t know, maybe he’s still transforming, but once he appears, it will be terrifying. He’s a top master of using Qi. If he finds the exit to the Treasure Light Buddha Realm, it could lead to great disaster."

Lu Ren secretly curled his lips. You probably don’t know the power of modern weapons. I’ve heard that Gauss Rifles are almost out of the lab, starting small-scale mass production. Such a Golden Skeleton, no matter how hard it is, would still be shattered to pieces.

No matter how bizarre and unbelievable those ancient legends are, nothing remains when a cannonball falls.

Your ashes would be scattered everywhere.

The skeleton, holding its head in distress, said, "We need to come up with a plan. You must learn Qi quickly. Before he completes his transformation, we must leave this place!"

"How much time do we have left?"

"If my guess is correct, there are still four days left."

Lu Ren’s tightly knit brows relaxed: "Then it’s okay, we should still have enough time."

"You? My friend, it’s not that I underestimate you, but..." The skeleton was somewhat incredulous, then resignedly said, "Whether you die sooner or later, you’ll still die. Meeting you at this moment, perhaps it’s a sort of destiny."

Lu Ren was displeased.

"I say, do you really look down on me? Do you know how I gained all this strength? It’s honed from blood and tears. A man, how can he say he’s not capable!"

A day later, Lu Ren slowly opened his eyes, his face somewhat grim as he looked at the skeleton claiming to be a monk in front of him.

In fact, it really wasn’t working. According to the monk skeleton, humans naturally have Qi, and it requires perception and application.

"What exactly is Qi?"

The monk repeated emphatically, "Breathing is Qi, vitality, and demise. We are constantly generating and expending Qi. Qi is the essence of all things, so when food is not absorbed, Qi declines in half a day, and Qi decreases in a day. It’s a phrase from the Inner Canon of Huangdi."

Seeing Lu Ren frown, the monk did not play coy, directly explaining, "It means that if you don’t eat, you can feel the decline of Qi in half a day, and in a day, you can feel the reduction of Qi. And the human body can mobilize through Spirit, to perceive and guide the Qi within.

As the saying goes, inhaling and exhaling the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, is to harmonize oneself with nature, thereby becoming strong. Qi is within the body, and also surrounds the body.

I’ve already told you the method, focus, concentrate, then feel the Qi within your body, guide it accordingly through a predetermined cycle, and then enhance the Qi within."

Listening to the monk’s patient explanation, Lu Ren held back for a long time, saying, "Actually, I’m a materialist!"

"..."

"...Actually, these have nothing to do with principal mind and matter and so on, because it truly exists, it’s just that the means of perception need to change a bit."

The monk sighed long, holding his forehead, "If you maintain a bit of skepticism in your heart, then this matter cannot progress further. I’m rather puzzled why you can perform Mental Visualization."

"Because Spirit truly exists!"

Lu Ren looked very serious, as science has shown that consciousness has an enormous impact on the body. Like a cancer patient, if his mood is sunny and optimistic, and he fights against the disease, then compared to patients with the same illness who have a pessimistic attitude, his survival time is at least more than double, and the chances of recovery are also a hundred percent higher.

Moreover, once achieving Great Perfection of Fist Technique, the path will be the exploration of Spirit. When Spirit continuously grows stronger, it influences the body, potentially breaking the limits of human physical capabilities, reaching a new realm.

"...Mad!"

After a long while, the monk finally, weakly said: "Yes, only when you reach that step will you truly believe in my words."

Lu Ren shook his head slightly: "It’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s just that we’re in different environments, so our learning directions are also different. Maybe what you call Qi was a mysterious and indefinite existence in ancient times, but nowadays everything can be explained. What can’t be explained is because it hasn’t developed to that stage, like the Immortal Buddha lineage, although there is much evidence collected to prove it indeed existed, but once studied in depth, a definite rationale will be given."

The monk was dazed for a while, then murmured to himself: "This is the grand era I want!"

Then he excitedly inquired, "A thousand years have passed outside, I wonder what it’s like now?"

Lu Ren thought for a moment, then replied.

"Ordinary people can use tools to travel ten thousand miles a day, reaching nine heavens above and deep seas below, exploring the void.

Although the land we are on has gone through hardships, nowadays, people just need to make a little effort, to have enough to eat and wear is still not a problem, although there are many imperfections and even wrong paths taken, ultimately corrections are made.

Our country is still striving to move forward, working hard to protect its people. Although not-good phenomena still appear internally, it is constantly changing its flaws, trying to make its citizens live more happily. I’m proud to have been born in this country."

"Enough to eat and wear..."

The monk seemed slightly excited, he could feel Lu Ren’s words were devoid of any falsehood, genuine and proud!

It’s known that in ancient times, due to low productivity, a year of disaster would lead to many people starving, even to the point of cannibalism, with the land full of emaciated corpses.

Such scenes, even just from the words, one could discern the misery.

"Oh right, today’s Huaxia has 1.4 billion people."

In ancient times, were there millions, Lu Ren pondered internally, finally using this sentence.

"1.4 billion?!!!"

The monk was suddenly startled, then exclaimed in shock, "To feed and clothe 1.4 billion people, this..."