The Heroes of Gulong: Great Chefs from Past to Present

Chapter 980: The Saint Has No Name
Hearing Jiaolong's question, Li Chaofeng also frowned.

"Am I not a sword spirit yet?"

Phoenix said with a smile: "If you are already the fifth sword spirit, then you should know how to control the Five Insects Divine Sword instead of asking for our opinions."

Li Chaofeng sighed in his heart. He was not much different from a normal person now, and he looked like an old man when he walked.

But the old man Wu Ming was indeed a bit difficult to deal with. The plan he arranged could only deal with ordinary top masters, and he had no way to deal with the "Chaos Qi Jue" that could dissolve the meridians.

Thinking of this, Li Chaofeng also sighed.

"Okay, how do I become a fifth sword spirit?"

Upon hearing the question, the four sacred beasts fell silent instantly, even the Phoenix which had been making sarcastic remarks.

Qilin warned with a serious face: "Before you become the fifth sword spirit, I must remind you."

“The saint’s ruthlessness is directed not only at the spirits of heaven and earth, but also at himself.”

"Even so, do you still want to become a saint?"

Li Chaofeng looked at Qilin, thought for a long time, and asked helplessly.

"Do I have a second choice?"

Phoenix took over the conversation, and this time he stopped mocking and started to persuade actively.

“When a person dies, it is like a light going out. The fights among the living have nothing to do with the dead.”

"You are already dead, and as a dead person, you have no responsibility to give up your freedom to save the living."

Li Chaofeng looked at Fenghuang and asked back with amusement.

"If I could give up the responsibility in my heart, I would have become a local overlord long ago, and would not have entered the Five Insects Divine Sword after death, right?"

The turtle nodded naively: "Of course, as a divine tool for ruling the world created by the ancient saints, only creatures that can exist as one of the five spirits can enter the Five Insects Space."

Li Chaofeng sighed, looked at the silent dragon, and asked.

"So, what should I do to become one of the Five Spirits?"

The dragon looked into Li Chaofeng's eyes, and after getting confirmation, he also spoke.

"As long as you are willing to give up the name Li Chaofeng, you can become a saint."

Li Chaofeng: "Give up your own name?"

Jiaolong: "Jiaolong, Qilin, Phoenix, and Linggui are originally the names of ethnic groups."

"Before we became the Four Spirits, we also had our own names."

"And now."

The dragon's voice changed from cold to high-pitched, and it roared towards the sky.

"My name is Jiaolong, a name recognized by heaven and earth."

"And their names are Qilin, Phoenix, and Spirit Turtle."

"Become a spirit of the five insects, and you will no longer have a mortal name. You must do the same if you want to become a saint."

Li Chaofeng frowned and asked, "Can't a saint have a name?"

Jiaolong: "The human heart desires nothing more than fame, wealth and power, and fame comes first among them."

"With fame comes profit, with fame comes power, with fame comes influence."

"If you are famous, you have everything, so..."

“You have to give up your name to become a saint.”

Li Chaofeng lowered his head to think, but soon he looked up and asked.

"How am I supposed to give up my name and swear to heaven and earth?"

Jiaolong shook his head: "Saints have always been on the same level as heaven and earth. How can heaven and earth judge saints?"

After answering Li Chaofeng's question, Jiaolong's gaze fell on the other three spirits.

After nodding their heads, the four spirits lined up in front of Li Chaofeng in the order of phoenix, unicorn, turtle and dragon.

The four spirits stood still, and the Phoenix spoke.

The previous sarcasm was no longer there. He just folded his wings and asked clearly.

"The phoenix knows morality. May I ask the saint, can morality be changed?"

Li Chaofeng listened to the question and thought about the answer at the same time.

Morals cannot be changed?
Li Chaofeng's name of the Dragon Demon of Chaos was always given by the moral gentlemen of the time.

As he transformed society step by step, he became the Red Flame Dragon God as he should have been.

Throughout the whole process, Li Chaofeng's mind never changed at all. The real change was the moral concept of the world.

Li Chaofeng sighed: "Morality has always been born with the times, and should also change with the times."

The Phoenix nodded, and the Qilin spoke, his deep and majestic voice resounding through heaven and earth.

"Qilin upholds benevolence and righteousness. May I ask the saint, can benevolence and righteousness be abandoned?"

Can we give up benevolence and righteousness?

As the Red Flame Dragon God who expanded the territory of the Dragon Empire to half of the earth, Li Chaofeng also had a benevolent heart when governing the world. But when the war broke out, many benevolent actions were no longer there.

Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish.

World change can be based on benevolence and righteousness as its program, but in the process of implementation, there is no room for benevolence and righteousness.

Of course benevolence and righteousness can be abandoned!
But Li Chaofeng still hesitated for a long time, and finally answered with a straight look.

"In order to keep the world peaceful, benevolence and righteousness can be abandoned, but in order to ensure the people's safety, benevolence and righteousness can never be abandoned!"

Qilin nodded, and the turtle took over in a simple and honest voice.

"The Spirit Turtle is the guardian of the inheritance. May I ask the Saint, can the inheritance be broken?"

The inheritance cannot be broken?
Under the law of survival of the fittest, the thousand-year-old inheritance that Li Chaofeng broke can be called pearls in the ocean and are countless.

Li Chaofeng looked at the spirit turtle with expectation in its eyes and sighed.

"The essence will be passed down through the ages, and the dregs will naturally disappear."

“Inheritance is for human beings, and should not be passed on for the sake of inheritance.”

The spirit turtle nodded happily, and the dragon spoke solemnly.

"The dragon seeks change. May I ask the saint, the eternal change, is it change or no change?"

Li Chaofeng was speechless.

Although the first three questions are very difficult, they are all multiple-choice questions.

I think there is a logic problem with Jiaolong's question.

Is there a trap in the question, or is the dragon trying to stop him from joining them?
Eternal change is certainly a kind of unchanging thing, but is Jiaolong asking about a saint?

A sage holds great power in the world and seeks the well-being of all people.

If a policy benefits the country and the people, it will naturally respond to all changes by remaining unchanged.

Only when you are poor will you think of change.

As Li Chaofeng raised his head, he answered with a dejected look on his face.

“Change only happens for the sake of sentient beings, and it will also remain unchanged because of sentient beings.”

The phoenix flapped its wings and let out a long, shocking cry.

The Qilin holds its head high, carrying with it endless pressure and majestic aura.

The spirit turtle possessed his body and merged with the earth, and his honest eyes also burst into infinite brilliance.

The dragon stood up straight, opened its five claws, and had a fierce look in its eyes.

The four spirits showed their power and asked loudly at the same time.

“Who will change morality?”

“Who can abandon benevolence and righteousness?”

"Who will end the inheritance?"

“Who decides whether to change or not?”

Li Chaofeng looked at Si Ling's serious and determined eyes, opened his mouth slightly, and said solemnly.

"saint."

As the word "saint" came out, a red sun slowly rose at the edge of the earth where green and yellow met.

An inexplicable feeling filled Li Chaofeng's heart, causing him to tremble slightly, but he still tried hard to persevere.

The sky is blue, the light is white, the earth is yellow, the water is black, and the sun is red.

Five-colored light filled the space, and the four spirits continued to speak loudly.

“Why did the saints change their morals?”

“Why do saints abandon benevolence and righteousness?”

"Why did the saints break the inheritance?"

"What virtue does a saint have to be able to control the change that never changes?"

Li Chaofeng's heart began to tighten, but he still accepted his fate of being enveloped in the colorful light.

When he appeared again, he had transformed into an old man with white hair and a body as white as snow, holding a staff.

The white-haired old man had a stern look in his eyes and spoke coldly.

“The sage is always selfless and takes the people’s heart as his own.”

“And morality, benevolence, inheritance, and change that remain unchanged are all born for the people and must die for the people.”

Looking at the white-haired old man's cold and ruthless eyes, the endless pressure on the four spirits disappeared instantly. They lowered their heads in fear and congratulated him.

"The four spirits of the world congratulate the saint on his arrival."

The white-haired old man nodded indifferently, just raised his head to look at the empty world and shouted in a serious voice.

"All soldiers, listen to my orders, follow me to protect the people!!!"

(End of this chapter)