Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 15940

Chapter 15938 Faith

Shi Jueqing sat down in front of Shi Kongming with a smile. Shi Kongming looked at Shi Jueqing helplessly and said, “Uncle-Master, you guys are too…” He didn’t know what to say. He already knew the results of the ten matches; they had been completely defeated. To be honest, he really didn’t know what to say in the face of such a result.

Shi Jueqing looked at Shi Kongming and then said, “Abbot, there’s something I must make clear to you. First, I didn’t cheat in this match. Second, everything we said during the matches was true.”

Shi Kongming was stunned for a moment. He didn’t quite understand what Shi Jueqing meant, so he looked at Shi Jueqing with some confusion. Shi Jueqing looked at him without speaking. Shi Kongming frowned as he looked at Shi Jueqing. He was certain that this matter was definitely not that simple. He carefully thought about what they had said during the battles, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He stared intently at Shi Jueqing and then said, “Uncle-Master, do you mean that what you said about the disciples’ strength…” “Is the reason for such a rapid advancement all true? Do they really have a special cultivation method at the Dream Hall?”

Shi Kongming’s eyes were filled with fanaticism. Seeing his expression, Shi Jueqing couldn’t help but smile slightly and said, “The Abbot is right. We at the Dream Hall do indeed have a special method that can increase our cultivation speed, but this method may not be able to be promoted throughout the sect, because there will definitely be people who oppose it.”

Shi Kongming was stunned. The fanaticism in his eyes slowly disappeared. He looked at Shi Jueqing and said, “What? Is this cultivation method very special? Is it against heaven and reason?”

Shi Jueqing’s expression became serious, and then he said, “It’s even more serious than that. This method is to change one’s faith.” After Shi Jueqing finished speaking, he looked at Shi Kongming.

Shi Kongming was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Shi Jueqing with a puzzled expression. He suddenly realized what was happening, and his face darkened. He said in a deep voice, “You mean, you’ve changed your faith?”

Shi Jueqing replied in a deep voice, “It’s not that we’ve completely changed our faith. I still believe in Buddhism and will still practice the sect’s techniques. It’s just that we’ve chosen a new god.”

His words surprised Shi Kongming, who then looked at Shi Jueqing and said, “Uncle-Master, please explain in detail.”

Shi Jueqing began, “This matter begins with a book. I discovered this book by chance. It seems quite old. This book is very special; it only has the word ‘lazy’ on it, and…” “This painting…”

Shi Jueqing then told Shi Kongming how he became a follower of the God of Laziness. Shi Kongming remained silent until he finished speaking. Shi Jueqing glanced at Shi Kongming and continued, “So far, we haven’t found any problems with this cultivation method. However, those who practice this method become extremely lazy. They’re too lazy to do anything. Take this competition, for example; they were too lazy to even participate. If the sect really wants to promote this method, it will definitely face a lot of opposition.”

Shi Kongming sat there frowning, pondering Shi Jueqing’s words. Shi Jueqing’s words did indeed make some sense; promoting this method within the sect would certainly cause problems.

Shi Jueqing continued, “Furthermore, I conducted some experiments before, giving the ‘Lazy’ scripture to some disciples in the sect. Some disciples didn’t change, while others mastered the ‘Lazy’ scripture. Now, all the disciples in the sect who have mastered the ‘Lazy’ scripture are in the Dream Hall. Of course, this is also because the ‘Lazy’ scripture hasn’t been widely used in cultivation. Moreover, I discovered that there isn’t just one copy of the ‘Lazy’ scripture in the sect, but many copies. These books are placed in various ways throughout the sect, allowing disciples to obtain them and practice. Some succeed, and some don’t, so not everyone can master this technique.

” Kongming spoke up, “Then can I understand this ‘Lazy Book’ as a special kind of visualization method? Is that a valid interpretation?”

Shi Jueqing was taken aback; he hadn’t actually considered this question. However, upon hearing Shi Kongming’s explanation, he felt it made sense, so he nodded and said, “You can see it that way.”

Shi Kongming continued, “Then can we promote this book throughout the sect and see which disciples are suitable for practicing it? Those who are suitable can be allowed to practice it directly, while those who aren’t suitable can continue practicing their previous methods?”

Shi Jueqing nodded and then said, “That’s possible.”

Shi Kongming said in a deep voice, “Alright, I’ll discuss this matter with everyone and see your opinions. If you agree, then we’ll promote this method; if you disagree, then forget it.”

Shi Jueqing nodded, then said, “Okay, this matter does indeed need to be discussed together.” Shi Kongming nodded, then said, “Someone come here.” Immediately, a young novice monk entered. Shi Kongming said, “Go and invite the sect’s Supreme Elder and the heads of each branch hall to a meeting in the side hall.” The young novice monk responded, then bowed to Shi Kongming and Shi Jueqing before turning and leaving.

After the disciple left, Shi Kongming stood up and said to Shi Jueqing, “Uncle-Master, let’s go first.” Shi Jueqing nodded, stood up, and followed Shi Kongming outside.

In Shifo Temple, there are rules for the Dharma names they are given. The first character must be “Shi” (石), which is the foundation of the Shifo sect. The second character is a cycle of eight characters: Jue Kong Jian Xing, Yong Shou Guang Ming. As for the last character, it is chosen randomly. So Shi Jue Qing is of the Jue generation, Shi Kong Ming is of the Kong generation, and Shi Yong Yan is of course of the Yong generation.

The high-ranking members of Shifo Temple were all from the Jue and Kong generations. Not long after Shi Kongming and Shi Jueqing arrived at the side hall, all the Supreme Elders and the heads of the various branch halls of Shifo Temple arrived. After exchanging greetings, Shi Kongming explained why he had summoned them and mentioned the matter of the God of Sloth. Then, looking at everyone, Shi Kongming said, “I’ve already explained what happened. Although this cultivation method seems to require a change in our beliefs, it’s undeniable that it’s incredibly fast and beneficial to the overall strength of our sect. Now, I want to ask everyone, what should we do?” Upon

hearing Shi Kongming’s words, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. They truly hadn’t expected things to turn out this way, and for a moment, they were at a loss for words.

Just then, a senior elder suddenly said to Shi Jueqing, “Junior Brother Jueqing, I have a question for you. Have you ever used this method? What were the results?”

Shi Jueqing was taken aback, then he said in a deep voice, “I have used it, and it was effective. My strength has improved somewhat, but perhaps because my strength is relatively high, my improvement speed is not as fast as that of the ordinary disciples below. However, in the past few days, my strength has increased by nearly three levels.”

Upon hearing Shi Jueqing’s words, the senior elder’s eyes lit up. He then turned to Shi Kongming and said, “Abbot, I think this method should be vigorously promoted. This method is extremely beneficial to the sect.”

He paused here, then glanced at everyone, and continued, “The reason our sect is a Buddhist sect is because our cultivation methods require Buddhist power to slowly nourish our bodies. Otherwise, our bodies might not be able to withstand it, because this cultivation method is too arduous. To be honest, who among you has ever seen a Buddha? What has the Buddha given us?” “Benefits? The reason we become Buddhas might be because the first person to create this cultivation method was a monk. He created this method and discovered that Buddhist teachings could be used to nourish the body, so we gradually became Buddhas. But if we can speed up our cultivation without suffering so much, is it still necessary for us to be Buddhists? So in my opinion, this issue of faith is not a problem at all. We are Buddhists, that’s true, but ultimately, we are also cultivators. Improving our strength and extending our lifespan are what we should be considering most. As for faith, to be honest, if we can live longer, who would want to die?”

His words left everyone looking at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment. He had directly exposed the essence of the Stone Buddha Temple, reminding everyone that they were, in essence, cultivators, and they didn’t actually have that much faith. So talking about faith at this moment was somewhat superfluous.

Shi Kongming was momentarily dazed, then nodded and said, “Uncle Juewu is right. We really shouldn’t be thinking about these things right now. So let’s promote this method throughout the sect. But what if some people can’t cultivate this method?”

Shi Juewu said, “I think the reason those disciples can’t cultivate this method is because they don’t accept it from the bottom of their hearts. If we promote it throughout the sect and tell them that this method is useful and can quickly improve their strength, then they will accept it. Once they accept it, they should be able to cultivate it. However, there is still a problem. Cultivating this method will make everyone very lazy. In this case, if the sect wants to operate normally, we must do a good job of task allocation.” “We can’t allow the entire sect to cease normal operation just because of this cultivation method. That won’t do. So we must think this through carefully.”

Everyone nodded, agreeing with his point. Shi Kongming continued, “Then let’s discuss these next few days how to promote this method. We need to ensure that the sect’s disciples’ strength improves rapidly without affecting the sect’s operations in any way. Only by achieving this can we officially begin implementing this method; otherwise, the sect will definitely descend into chaos.”

Everyone nodded in agreement. Indeed, this was the right approach. No matter what, the sect couldn’t afford to be in chaos; otherwise, it would be truly troublesome. They were the strongest sect in this region. If things went wrong here, the entire region would be thrown into chaos—that would be terrifying. (End of Chapter)