Tokyo people don't talk about Wude

Chapter 421 418. Sit and Forget to Realize the Truth, Heaven and Earth Have No Self
Inside the base of the Dream Shattering Organization, everyone was busy, competing to report on their respective tasks:
"Xiu Jin Academy has completed the task successfully, and Miss Yachuan is currently in charge of the subsequent news dissemination work."

"Mr. Yachuan successfully persuaded a group of former gang members, and they joined forces with the social people gathered by Mr. Yugami and Mr. Kozan's men."

"We've also dealt with the biker gang on Ms. Yagawa's side."

"Mr. Takagi has not made any progress. After all, it does take a lot of effort to turn police officers against each other under the surveillance of Black Dragon's secret agents."

"Protests have taken place in 20 universities in Tokyo. As expected, students are always the easiest to incite~"

"The three civilian parade teams have been organized and will be able to take to the streets to protest tomorrow."

"The Wano Country Purification Association should take action to stop our parade. Got it. I will arrange for someone to deal with them."

"We actually found so many special weapons from the KJ organization's warehouse. They are enough for us to arm at least three militia teams."

"Many people in the Metropolitan Police Department and the Self-Defense Forces have already begun to waver. Very good, the situation is turning in our favor."

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In stark contrast to his busy companions, Hong Zhongjin was currently sitting alone in the deep forests near the base.

The moist morning mist gently caressed his festering skin, and the green shadows of the trees tenderly embraced his broken body.

In the complete silence, the only sound was the subtle sound of morning dew dripping onto the moss, interweaving with his slow breathing into a quiet rhythm.

He is meditating.

If Hillis saw him so calm, she would find it absurd. After all, he was a mad monster who was always furious and wanted to kill anyone he saw.

However, Hong Zhongjin was able to calm down at this time, because his intuition told him that if he could really reach the top of Tokyo Tower, there would be powerful enemies there that he would find difficult to deal with.

So he needed to think about how he could deal with the unknown terrorist threat.

Soon, an idea came to his mind.

He planned to pin the key of victory on "martial arts", something he was good at.

What is "martial arts"?
This is a tricky question and everyone will have a different answer.

Originally, "martial arts" referred to bloody techniques that turned the human body into a weapon and killed people.

Later, some people believed that "martial arts" could also be a training technique to strengthen the body and temper the spirit.

In the eyes of some modern people, "martial arts" is an outdated and decadent technology that is no longer useful.

In the eyes of some other modern people, "martial arts" is a performance technique that is only worthy of appearing in movies.

In Chen Jiuzhou's view, "martial arts" is a great technology he uses to protect and help the weak.

But no matter what others think, Hong Zhongjin doesn't care.

He only cares about what "martial arts" means to him?
He had devoured the memories of many people, many of whom were skilled in combat techniques.

He has relevant memories of Taekwondo, Karate, Judo, Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling, War Dance, various styles of Chinese martial arts, military fighting techniques from various countries, eighteen kinds of weapons such as swords, guns, sticks and swords, and even the use of modern thermal weapons.

However, even with the memory of these "martial arts", he could not master them all in just five days, and could not even touch the surface of them.

But if he gave up at this point, how could he eliminate the uneasiness in his heart and ensure that he would win in five days?

Therefore, he had to force himself to think about how to master them in the shortest time.

A martial arts master once said that although the martial arts in the world seem to be endless and varied, they actually lead to the same goal and have their own constant method, which is the "change of the normal and the strange" that no martial arts can transcend.

"Positive" refers to the principle of normal constancy, and "odd" refers to the principle of extraordinary change.

The Book of Changes says: "Change is always excessive, and the odd is used to control the appearance. The right and the odd have their place, and the name does not go away."

"Positive" and "odd" complement each other and each plays its own role. Order is maintained by conventional principles and changes are responded to by extraordinary methods.

If we count all the martial arts in the world throughout the ages, we will find that they all have their own fixed routines and methods, which are called "real moves"; they also have strategies to deal with emergencies, which are called "changing moves" or "empty moves."

The false moves are versatile, while the real moves are the final word.

From ancient martial arts to war tactics, to modern combat sports and military skills - even if they seem to be poles apart, they actually all use the same principles without exception.

Therefore, as long as one grasps the essence of the changes of positive and strange, one will be able to see through all the martial arts in the world at a glance and integrate them all for one's own use.

Hong Zhongjin intends to expand his thinking from this point and think about how to improve his martial arts.

But can he really do it in these five days?
Ridiculous! Even if you can't do it, so what! Just force yourself to do it, force your brain to think, force your body to move! Until you achieve your goal!
Isn't this how I have been living all along?
So, Hong Zhongjin transformed his anger and hatred into motivation for thinking. He sat motionless in the mountains and forests, letting his thoughts sink into the endless darkness, and meditated without sleeping or eating.

Day 1.
Day 2.
Day 3.
Day 4.
Frost and dew hit his shoulders, leaves floated over his head, mosquitoes and flies flew around him, and bird and animal feces fell on him.
And he sat like a rock, unmoved.

During these four days, he kept thinking, repeatedly searching the memories of many "martial arts masters", looking for the inspiration he wanted.

Just by chance, his thoughts inexplicably entered the memory of a man who could not be ranked as a "martial arts master" -

Three days and a month are unknown.

Perhaps in terms of weapon forging, he could indeed be called a "young talent." But in terms of martial arts, the combat skills he had acquired after serving in the army for several years were simply not worthy of Hong Zhongjin's attention.

However, Hong Zhongjin couldn't help but think of him. Just because he had died in front of him, died to save him.
The death of Mikazuki Aikata is proof of his own weakness.

Hong Zhongjin's thoughts uncontrollably returned to the night when he died in the woods in a miserable manner.

That guy was forced throughout his life to bear and atone for sins that did not belong to him, and in the end he died in such a funny way on the road to "atonement", at the hands of the great hero he admired.

This world is so ridiculous. People all say "good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished", but this is just a slogan they use to comfort themselves. Even the most kind saints may live a miserable life, ending in betrayal, injury, poverty, loneliness and being forced to do things they don't want to do. It is not until after death that their glorious deeds are dug up and then mourned and praised by some people in a pretentious manner, so as to deceive more ignorant idiots to become the fucking "heroes".

On the other hand, some of the most evil people can live a long life and have their dreams come true. All the morality and laws in the world cannot punish them. After they become rich, they just need to scatter a little blood-stained money on the ground and let the fools pick it up like dogs eating shit. Then they can receive countless flowers and applause and become "philanthropists" praised by everyone.

Because of this, in Hong Zhongjin's opinion, Sanriku Meikata's life is meaningless.

Honor, morality, gratitude, heroism, repentance, atonement... these are the things that haunted Sanriku Meikata's short life.

Some things that seem serious but are actually shit are just his self-touching and self-sentimental stuff!

It was because of these things that he was confused all his life and accomplished nothing. Even if he gained power, he didn't know why he should use it or why he should fight. He could only be controlled by his grandfather, Otonashi Kanoya, and others like a puppet to fulfill other people's wishes.

A meaningless and shitty life like Mikazuki Aikata's is the epitome of the vast majority of mediocre and incompetent people in this world.

But he, Hong Zhongjin, is not such a mediocre person!

Ever since learning the truth, Hong Zhongjin has clearly known his own identity - that is, an unknown person without any identity.

He has no parents, no relatives, and even socially and legally there is no proof of his existence.

He was neither Jiuzhou Cheng, nor Chen Jiuzhou, nor anyone else. Even "Hong Zhongjin" was just a name that a dying prisoner suddenly gave him before he died, and he accepted this gift out of pity.

Perhaps there are still many people in this world who remember him. It is because in the year when he returned to his daily life and replaced Kyushu Makoto as the "great hero", he was involved in many causes and effects, causing some men to offer him friendship and respect, and some women to offer him love and admiration.

But in the final analysis, the one who has a relationship with those people is "Kyushu Makoto", the kind and bright Tokyo boy; not him "Hong Zhongjin", a zombie monster resurrected for killing.

Therefore, "Red Ashes" has no anchor point in this world, nor is it connected to any person or thing in this world, nor does it have any shackles to bind itself.

This unique quality makes Hong Zhongjin the freest person in the world!

[No Self] - This is a profound philosophical concept that has been explored by Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism.

The philosophy it expresses is not the literal meaning of "I do not exist", but "let go of worldly obsessions, do not be disturbed by the self, follow the natural way, and integrate into the world."

However, Hong Zhongjin's life experience made it impossible for him to comprehend these profound theories, but instead required him to comprehend them in the opposite way.

To him, "no self" does not have any profound or obscure meaning, it is simply the simple truth that "I do not exist"!
"I live and I die, it has nothing to do with heaven and earth; thoughts arise and fall, but cause and effect are reversed." Hong Zhongjin sat down like an old monk, muttering:
"I am nothing, and no spirit can tolerate me. I am cut off from all living things, and all things are empty."

"Therefore, the great way is unobstructed. Everything is permitted, and all laws are accessible!"

He suddenly opened his eyes, like Vajra Bodhisattva awakening in an ancient temple. His eyes flashed with brilliance, splitting the fog like a quenched blade. The fallen leaves around him blew up without wind, scaring the birds and animals away in panic, instantly turning the quiet and peaceful forest into chaos.

However, he ignored the commotion, as if it had nothing to do with him.

His eyes were calm, yet ferocious like a beast's. It was as if he had entered a mysterious mental state, a state that could be called "selflessness".

Immediately, he stood up leisurely, and his limbs and torso moved as he pleased, as if he was beginning to practice a set of martial arts he had created.

Sometimes he punches, sometimes he kicks; sometimes he is fierce and powerful, breaking through the clouds and mist, sometimes he is as gentle as water, stirring up the wind and clouds; sometimes he steps slowly on the seven stars, sometimes he jumps like a rabbit
The set of martial arts he performed contained the shadows of many martial arts from ancient and modern times, including not only those bare-handed martial arts, but also ancient cold weapon and modern hot weapon fighting techniques.

The clouds and mist in the mountains were drawn by him and circulated around him, and were then dispersed by his power in a moment. There was no rule or discipline in his martial arts performance, and he did not follow any rules. He just followed his heart and acted according to his nature.

"rustle!!"

Suddenly, he found that his path forward was blocked by a thick tree.

If a normal person has common sense, he will subconsciously avoid it.

However, Hong Zhongjin's dead eyes were as calm as water, as if he saw nothing and rushed forward without hesitation!
"boom!"

"Crack——!"

He hit his head against the tree and it broke, clearing the way for him.

Afterwards, he no longer cared about the life of the tree or the safety of the birds and animals living on the tree, and continued to perform martial arts as if no one was around.

This is his [selflessness], his realization made him suddenly enlightened and his thoughts became clear.

All along, Hong Zhongjin seemed to be decisive in killing and taking pleasure in revenge, but in fact he was still trapped in the prison of the five aggregates and three poisons. He was affected by some emotions and subconsciously took some people and things too seriously.

But since he is nothing, why should he let these meaningless things influence his thoughts?

Since he is nothing, he should also regard everything in the world as nothing!
He doesn't need to feel sad, angry, guilty or happy for anyone. He doesn't care about anything, including himself.

If he wants to kill, he can kill! If he wants to rape, he can rape! He can ignore all the laws, morals, rules, cause and effect, and the will of any person or thing in the world, go anywhere, and do whatever he wants!
Even all the advanced martial arts in the world were regarded by him as insignificant "nothings", and he was able to find the rules and comprehend them all in an instant.

"brake--!"

Hong Zhongjin let out a deep shout and threw his last punch into the air.

The seemingly ordinary punch caused the earth to tremble, the mountains and forests to wail, and the birds and beasts to flee.

This punch contained all the martial arts he had mastered in an instant, and it was a punch he delivered in the most exquisite way.

This punch regards heaven and earth as nothing, so it has the power to break through all things. Gods and Buddhas cannot stop it, and ghosts and demons have no fear.

This punch silently tells of his loneliness, his arrogance, and his contempt for everything in this world.

He called this last posture——

"There is no me in the world!"

(End of this chapter)