Bringing the farm to another world

Shi Jueqing sat down in front of Shi Kongming with a smile on his face. Shi Kongming looked at Shi Jueqing with a helpless expression 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 were 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 is something I must make clear to you. First, I did not cheat in this competition. Second, everything we said during the competition was true."

Shi Kongming was taken aback. 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 battle, 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' rapid improvement in strength is all true? Do they really have a special cultivation method in the Dream Hall?"

Shi Kongming's eyes were already filled with fanaticism. Seeing his expression, Shi Jueqing couldn't help but smile slightly and said, "The abbot is right. Our Dream Hall does have a special method that can improve our cultivation speed. However, this method may not be able to be promoted throughout the sect, because there will definitely be people who oppose it."

Shi Kongming was taken aback. The fanatical look in his eyes slowly disappeared. He looked at Shi Jueqing and said, "What? Is this cultivation method special? Is it immoral or against nature?"

Shi Jueqing's expression turned serious, and then he said, "It's even more serious than that. This method involves changing one's beliefs." After saying that, Shi Jueqing looked at Shi Kongming.

Shi Kongming was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shi Jueqing with a puzzled expression. Then he suddenly realized what was going on, and his face darkened. He said in a deep voice, "You mean, you have already changed your faith?"

Shi Jueqing said in a deep voice, "It can't be said that my faith has completely changed. I still believe in Buddhism and will still practice the sect's techniques. It's just that we have recognized a new god."

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

Shi Jueqing began, "This story begins with a book. I discovered this book by chance. It looks quite old. This book is very special. It only has the word 'lazy' on it, along with a picture..."

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 then said, "So far, we haven't found any problems with this cultivation method. However, people who practice this method become extremely lazy. They are 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 with a frown, thinking about Shi Jueqing's words. Shi Jueqing's words did make some sense. If this method were implemented in the sect, there would indeed be problems.

Shi Jueqing continued, "Furthermore, I conducted some experiments before, giving the Lazy Word Book to some disciples of the sect. Some disciples didn't change, while others learned the Lazy Word Book. Now, all the disciples in the sect who have learned the Lazy Word Book are in the Sleeping Dream Hall. Of course, this is also because the Lazy Word Book hasn't been used much for cultivation. Moreover, I discovered that there isn't just one Lazy Word Book in the sect, but many. These books are placed in various places throughout the sect in different ways, so that disciples can obtain them and practice them. Some succeed, and some don't, so not everyone can learn this kind of technique."

Shi Kongming said, "Then can I understand that this 'Lazy Book' is actually a special kind of visualization method? Is that a valid way of putting it?"

Shi Jueqing was taken aback. He hadn't really thought about this question before, but after hearing what Shi Kongming said, he felt that Shi Kongming's statement seemed to make a lot of sense, so he nodded and said, "You can see it that way."

Shi Kongming said, "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 are not suitable can continue practicing the previous methods?"

Shi Jueqing nodded and then said, "Okay." Shi Kongming said in a deep voice, "How about this, I will talk to everyone about this matter and see what everyone thinks. If everyone agrees, then we will promote this method. If everyone disagrees, then forget it."

Shi Jueqing nodded, then said, "Yes, 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 elders and the hall masters of each branch 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 over 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.

Currently, all the high-ranking members of Shifo Temple are 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 also arrived. After exchanging greetings, Shi Kongming explained to them why they had been summoned and also mentioned the matter of the God of Sloth. Then, Shi Kongming looked at everyone and said, "I have already explained what happened. Although this cultivation method seems to require a change in our beliefs, it must be admitted that this cultivation method is indeed very fast and is very beneficial to the overall improvement of our sect's strength. Now, I just 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 really didn't know what to say.

Just then, a senior elder suddenly said to Shi Jueqing, "Junior Brother Jueqing, I have something to ask 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 has an effect. My strength has also improved somewhat, but perhaps because my strength is relatively strong, my improvement speed is not as fast as that of the ordinary disciples below. However, my strength has improved by nearly 30% in the past few days."

Upon hearing Shi Jueqing's words, the Supreme Elder who had asked the question had a sudden flash of inspiration. He then turned to Shi Kongming and said, "Abbot, I think this method should be vigorously promoted. This method would be of great benefit to the sect."

He paused, glanced at the crowd, and continued, “The reason our sect is Buddhist is because our cultivation method requires Buddhist power to slowly nourish our bodies. Otherwise, our bodies might not be able to withstand it, as this method of cultivation is too arduous. To be honest, who among you has ever seen a Buddha? What benefits has the Buddha given us? The reason we became 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 could cultivate faster without suffering so much, would we still need to be Buddhist? So, in my opinion, this issue of faith is not a problem at all. We are indeed Buddhist, but ultimately, we are also cultivators. Improving our strength and extending our lifespan are the issues we should be considering most. As for faith, to be honest, if we could live longer, who would want to die?”

His words left everyone looking at each other in bewilderment. For a moment, they really didn't know what to say, because he had directly exposed the true nature 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 he 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 entire sect. But what if someone can't cultivate this method?"

Shi Juewu said, "I think the reason why 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 let the entire sect be unable to operate normally because of cultivating this method. That won't do. So we must think this through carefully."

Everyone nodded, agreeing with his reasoning. Shi Kongming then said, "Then let's discuss in the next few days how to promote this method. We need to ensure that the strength of all the sect's disciples can be rapidly improved, without affecting the sect's operations in any way. Only by achieving these goals can we officially begin implementing this method; otherwise, the sect will definitely be in chaos."

Everyone nodded in agreement. It was indeed the right thing to do. No matter what, the sect couldn't be in chaos; otherwise, it would be a real problem. They were the strongest sect in this region; if things went wrong here, the entire region would be thrown into chaos, which would be terrifying. (End of Chapter)