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Chapter 155 [Severe Beating] (6400)

Chapter 150 [Severe Beating] (6400)

Chen Yan is chopping vegetables.

Cut a bright red tomato into several pieces and sauté it in a preheated pan for a while, then pour in beaten eggs.

The pan sizzled and crackled, the sound of which couldn't be drowned out even by the range hood. Chen Yan calmly stirred the pan a few times with a spatula, sprinkled in salt, and then took it off the heat.

Stir-fried tomatoes and eggs is a basic dish for almost everyone in Dragon Kingdom who knows how to cook—Chen Yan's version was a little dry, but he liked the taste.

After turning off the heat, plate the vegetables and then scoop out a bowl of fragrant Wuchang rice from the rice cooker.

Since there were no other dishes, I simply took out a bottle of fermented bean curd from the refrigerator and picked out a few pieces.

After finishing a large bowl of rice with scrambled eggs with tomatoes and a few pieces of fermented bean curd, Chen Yanxuan finally let out a long sigh.

He sat at the round dining table in the restaurant, still wearing the clothes he wore in the realm—although he had taken off his winter coat, the clothes underneath still smelled of grease and blood.

Having not showered for seven days and seven nights and stained with so much blood, Chen Yan estimated that he must smell terrible now—but he could hardly smell it anymore.

After returning home, he rushed into the kitchen without taking a shower or changing his clothes.

For no other reason than a sudden urge to eat a bite of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

For no reason at all, I just suddenly wanted to take a bite.

If you want to eat it, then let's do it!
After finishing his meal, Chen Yan gently patted his stomach, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

It seems...that's how it is.

That's how it should be!
Whatever you want to do, just do it!
If you want something, you should get it immediately!

There's no need to dwell on it, no need to suppress yourself, no need to consider those trivial matters.

Just like this scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Perhaps I should take a shower and change my clothes first. Maybe I should order takeout. Perhaps I haven't eaten anything nutritious for days; I should prepare some high-protein, high-calorie food, like beef, or…

Go to hell!

All I want to eat is scrambled eggs with tomatoes!
I want to eat it now! I want to eat it right now!
Just like...

I want to kill that monster leader, and kill them all!
Then, kill them!
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After taking a shower and changing his clothes, Chen Yan took out an iron bucket in the courtyard, threw in the cold-weather suit he had worn during his trip to the realm, which was now stained with blood and the smell of fire, along with the clothes underneath, and then set it on fire.

The fire flickered inside the iron bucket, but Chen Yan told Gui Geng, "Watch the fire, clean it up after it's done," and then went out on his own.

Chen Yan drove his G-Wagon all the way to Yunzong Academy, parked the car in the roadside parking space in front of the academy, and saw an acquaintance as soon as he entered the academy.

"Instructor Chen!" The newcomer, dressed in the academy's long robe, smiled and nodded to Chen Yan.

Chen Yan recognized him; this was one of the students in the beginner meditation class he had been in before. He seemed to be called Old Zhou, a retired official or entrepreneur. In that meditation class, he was considered one of the highest-ranking students.

Chen Yan nodded to the other person as a greeting.

Old Zhou took two steps closer, seemingly wanting to exchange a few more pleasantries, but seeing Chen Yan's calm expression as he quietly walked past him.

Just as Old Zhou was about to speak, Chen Yan's gaze swept over him, and his heart sank. A feeling of oppression and suffocation washed over him, and he instinctively swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

After Chen Yan walked away, he looked at Chen Yan's back with a puzzled expression.

This kid, it's only been a few days since I last saw him, why does he look a little scary?

Chen Yan went straight to the academy's office and, after asking around, learned that Chu Keqing was not there.

Not only was Chu Keqing absent, but Wang Chuyi was also not at the academy; it was said that he had gone out with Chu Keqing.

He casually tossed the car keys to one of the teachers at the academy, asking him to pass them on to Dean Chu.

After coming out, Chen Yan made a phone call to Chu Keqing and learned that Wang Chuyi had officially joined the sect and begun practicing the Yun Sect's techniques.

This kid seems to have some talent—perhaps it's also because the two female demons in his family are waiting for him, which is a kind of motivation for his cultivation.

Chen Yan hailed a ride-hailing car and went to Daming Road in Jinling Prefecture.

This road is where 4S stores of various brands gather. After Chen Yan casually went to a Mercedes-Benz dealership, he directly ordered a G-Class.

It's not that I particularly like the G-Class, it's just that I've gotten used to driving it lately and I'm too lazy to choose another one.

This vehicle has a high chassis, a high passability, and is quite durable.

As for the price and fuel consumption, Chen Yan didn't care at all.

There were no G-Class cars available, so Chen Yan had to wait a few more days. After looking around the 4S store, he chose a Mercedes-Benz E-Class, a hybrid that could travel 100 kilometers on a single charge.

If you don't drive long distances, it's sufficient for getting around the city.

With the fuel tank included, the driving range is actually longer than that of a regular gasoline car.

There are cars available.

Chen Yan bought it casually for 500,000 yuan and spent several hours registering it—because it was an electric vehicle, it was given a green license plate.

After registering the car, Chen Yan drove his new Mercedes-Benz E-Class home.

While on the road, when Chen Yan was waiting to turn left at an intersection, a taxi sneakily cut in, its front end blocking Chen Yan's car, and then forced its way in.

They were determined that since Chen Yan's car was new, the owner would definitely be reluctant to scratch it and would have to tolerate it.

Chen Yan raised an eyebrow. With his eyesight, he could clearly see the appearance of the taxi driver who had cut in front of him.

A middle-aged man with a buzz cut, his expression was, how to put it, both cunning and somewhat shrewd and domineering.

To put it simply, it's the kind of face you can imagine of someone who bullies the weak and fears the strong.

Chen Yan stared at the other person's profile...

With just a flick of his finger, he could send his finger sword piercing through two layers of glass, then stabbing into his neck and piercing his carotid artery, spraying blood all over the taxi's driver's cabin.

Or, I could get out of my car now and tear open his door with one swift motion—even if it's locked, it's nothing more than paper in my hands.

Then you can drag him out of the car, stomp on his thigh to break it, and then stomp on his neck to break it!
then……

Chen Yan shook his head vigorously, suppressing these thoughts from his mind.

Something seems off about me.

Chen Yan let out a soft breath and frowned.

Why do I have such a strong desire to kill?
The green light for left turns was on, and the taxi in front immediately cut into the line of cars. The driver even gave a smug smile, with an expression of someone who had gotten away with something.

Chen Yan looked at it expressionlessly, then looked away.

He did nothing.

but……

Chen Yan knew in his heart that something must have gone wrong with him!

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Are these kinds of people annoying? Yes, they are.

But does this kind of person deserve to die? Not at all.

But... such people are like ants right in front of me now. Killing one is not much harder than crushing an ant.

rule?

Can the rules of this world stop me?

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Throughout the journey, Chen Yan drove seemingly calmly, but these thoughts kept swirling in his mind.

Chen Yan had originally intended to contact Lu Sisi, but after realizing that his mindset was off, he gave up the idea.

After returning home, Chen Yan closed the door and locked himself in the training room in the basement.

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The problem lies in one's mindset, but the root cause is actually in one's cognition.

Chen Yan realized that his understanding had been shattered.

So-called cognition is not cultural knowledge, it's not how many mathematical formulas you know, or whether you know astrophysics or quantum physics—it's not these things.

Cognition refers to your belief in how the world should be governed by its rules and how it should function.

Before he began his cultivation, Chen Yan's understanding was that of an ordinary human being.

Even after cultivating, Chen Yan has not actually changed his perception—although he has gained abilities beyond those of ordinary humans, can do many things that others cannot, and can even break free from many rules of this world.

But he himself had never been clearly aware of this.

Until this time!
Or to be more precise, until the last time I sent Gu Qingyi back, at that ski resort, I killed two Russians.

Killing the two Russians wasn't important; what was important was that... after killing the two guys, Chen Yan easily resolved the situation.

Murder, for an ordinary person, is a cataclysmic event that would be met with severe punishment and suppression under the rules of society.

But Chen Yan easily broke this rule.

Even after the two Russians were killed, their rivals came knocking, and Chen Yan continued killing!

After killing them all, they also killed the oligarch.

Everything remained calm and uneventful!

"Most of the rules in this world no longer exist for me."

Chen Yan muttered to himself.

He realized where his problem lay.

When he realized that the rules of this world no longer applied to him... he was no longer bound by the rules.

Human cognition can collapse!

The common understanding is: you shouldn't steal other people's things.

The thief's perception has changed: stealing other people's things is a regular way to make money—as long as he doesn't get caught!
Because if you get caught, you will be punished.

But if there were a thief who could steal from anyone and never get caught!
Even if he is caught, there is no power to punish him!
What will he become?

This is the collapse of cognition.

After their original understanding collapsed, they viewed everything as worthless and life as insignificant as ants!

The current situation is that Chen Yan suddenly discovered...

Take a look at the laws of this world, and see if you want to do anything that's prohibited...

All of these can be done easily!
Moreover, I have no power to punish myself!
For example, killing that oligarch.

Nobody in the world knows who did it.

When Chen Yan killed the oligarch who was heavily guarded, he simply jumped into the mirror world and easily bypassed all the defenses.

Then he jumped out of the mirror world from the swimming pool and dragged the guy directly to the bottom of the water, where he drowned.

If he wanted to, he could kill anyone in the world, no matter who they were!
If he wanted to, he could empty the Federal Reserve's gold reserves and no one would find out it was him!

If he wanted, he could even steal a nuclear bomb and bury it quietly under the White House!
Even if someone discovers him, they can't catch him or do anything about him.

He can shapeshift and change his appearance; he possesses powerful magic and formidable combat abilities; he can freely enter other worlds…

All the rules of this world seemed to cease to exist for him.

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"Oh no, this is going to be weird."

Chen Yan looked at himself in the mirror, forced a grin, and made a strange smile.

Thankfully, he can still joke around; it seems he hasn't completely become a pervert... Chen Yan comforted himself. He thought seriously for a long time before walking out of the room.

It was already evening, but Chen Yan walked straight out of the room into the yard, then leaped over the wall and stood in the yard of Lin Qingquan's house next door.

The weather is lovely tonight, with no clouds in the sky and a bright, clear moon.

As soon as Chen Yan landed in Lin Qingquan's yard, he suddenly heard a "squeak" sound coming from inside.

Chen Yan turned his head and saw a small, thin figure emerge from a wooden house that looked like a doghouse in the northwest corner of the yard. The figure was squatting in front of the wooden door, baring its teeth at him.

Chen Yan was taken aback. It was actually a giant monkey?

Hmm, it should be a giant macaque, right?
Old Lin's hobby is quite unique. While others keep dogs or cats, he actually keeps monkeys.
Well, the crow doesn't talk about black pigs; it also keeps an old tortoise at home.

With Chen Yan's Qi Observation Technique, he easily saw that the big monkey was carrying a rather strong malevolent aura.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Yan walked over with a smile.

The big monkey shrank back in fear and finally scurried into the doghouse. In the darkness, it stared at Chen Yan as he walked to the door with its eyes, making pitiful noises.

It certainly recognizes Chen Yan.

Not only did it recognize him, but what terrified it even more was that this human seemed to be carrying an aura of danger that it could not resist!

"Are you afraid of me?" Chen Yan squatted down, right by the wooden doorway.

The big monkey huddled together, trembling.

Lin Qingquan's voice finally came from behind Chen Yan.

"With such a murderous aura, of course it's afraid of you."

Chen Yan smiled, stood up, and turned to look at Lin Qingquan.

Lin Laodeng came out of the house at some point and stood at the entrance of the villa on the first floor.

What breed of monkey do you keep?

"I transformed the mountain demon, which was shrouded in malevolent energy, into the form of a monkey." Lin Qingquan smiled. "I will use its malevolent energy to nurture a magical artifact."

"Mountain Demon?" Chen Yan's heart skipped a beat.

"No need to guess, it's the same group you killed at Zijin Mountain before. This one escaped and I caught it."

Lin Qingquan waved his hand: "Let's go inside and talk. I happen to have some good tea."

"Drinking tea in the middle of the night, aren't you afraid you won't be able to sleep?" Chen Yan sighed.

Lin Laodeng glared at Chen Yan: "You were climbing over someone's wall in the middle of the night, you never intended to let me sleep, did you!"

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I did drink the tea.

The tea that Lin Qingquan brought out was indeed very fragrant, and after Chen Yan drank a small cup, he felt a soothing sensation spreading from his throat all the way to his stomach.

It was as if the tea had a calming effect, which helped Chen Yan, whose mind was filled with complicated thoughts, to calm down a little.

"Good stuff," Chen Yan praised, his eyes fixed on the ceramic jar containing tea on the table.

Lin Qingquan immediately put the jar away: "Don't even think about it! I only have half a jar of tea left, so don't even think about taking it."

"How about I buy your teapot for a million?"

"No need to talk!"

"One million and one tael!"

"cut."

"One million US dollars per tael!"

"Humph."

"Ten million US dollars..."

"Stop it, don't give me that." Lin Qingquan rolled his eyes, looking disdainful.
Chen Yan paused for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening.

For him, most of the rules in the world no longer exist, so money has no meaning to him. He can have as much as he wants as he wants.

Emptying any heavily guarded vault in the world wouldn't be a problem.

Can……

Is Lin Qingquan really inferior to me?
"Yes, I was confused. For you, money is just a number and has no meaning."

Chen Yan nodded, poured himself another cup of tea, and suddenly laughed, "What if I take it from you?"

"You can't beat me." Lin Qingquan shook his head.

Chen Yan stared at Lin Qingquan, his eyes scanning him up and down, seemingly trying to guess the comparison of their strengths.

Lin Qingquan sighed: "Your problem is more serious than I thought. These past few days, you've been exuding a murderous aura. How did your mind become so violent?"

"No anger, I'm still quite calm." Chen Yan shook his head: "It's just..."

"It's like holding a hammer and seeing everyone as a nail, right?" Lin Qingquan gave a brilliant analogy, and Chen Yan nodded repeatedly.

"Yes! Yes, that's it."

"You've discovered that it seems like all the rules and laws can't touch you anymore. The world seems to have suddenly changed in your eyes, it's no longer the same as before... So, you're eager to try things out, like you want to try everything you see... Is that right?"

"That's absolutely right." Chen Yan nodded.

“You have ‘cognitive impairment’,” Lin Qingquan said with a smile.

"Is there a cure?" Chen Yan said with a wry smile, "I don't want to become a pervert and a madman in other people's eyes."

He sighed softly, "I almost killed an ordinary person today. He was just a taxi driver who cut in front of me..."

Lin Qingquan frowned: "You want to kill him? Because he cut in line, you're angry? Road rage?"

"No, no." Chen Yan shook his head: "I'm not angry, but I suddenly realized that it seems like once I killed him, that's it. The world can't do anything about it. It's like, well... it's those four words you just mentioned—eager to try!"

"But you are a human being, and so are others. You can't treat everyone else like ants."

"I know," Chen Yan said, spreading his hands. "But... I might not be able to control my emotions."

Lin Qingquan sighed: "I understand."

"Now that you understand, tell me, can this problem be cured?"

“It’s very easy,” Lin Qingquan smiled.

"You said."

Lin Qingquan looked at Chen Yan's face and said calmly, "It's very simple. Just get a few beatings and you'll recover. After a few more beatings, you'll understand that this world isn't where you can do whatever you want. You'll know how tough the iron plate is and why the flowers are so red."

Chen Yan thought about it seriously and actually nodded: "That makes sense!"

He looked at Lin Qingquan: "Will it be enough to suffer setbacks a few more times?"

“Not enough.” Lin Qingquan sighed. “You also need to rebuild your self-awareness, to use a very cliché word—morality.”

Chen Yan nodded again, understanding Lin Qingquan's meaning.

There are two forces in this world that constrain human behavior.

One is called morality—so-called morality is education.

There is something called law—the so-called law is actually a "punishment mechanism".

Human history spans thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of years...

The time it takes for morality to develop is far less than the time it takes to develop punishment mechanisms.

It can be said that when humans were still ignorant and primitive, the main force that restrained human behavior was punishment!

To beat someone severely, or to take their life.

If you are afraid of pain and death, you will become obedient and know what you can and cannot do.

Slaves worked obediently in front of their slave owners because they were afraid of being whipped.

Small slave owners trembled before large slave owners, offering up a portion of their income—out of fear of being beaten or dying.

But violent punishment is not enough.

In this day and age, the law is very comprehensive—meaning that the means of punishing wrongdoing are also very comprehensive.

But have the bad guys disappeared? Has crime disappeared?

Punishment alone is not enough.

Lin Qingquan laughed and said, "Have you seen a movie? That director from China, Steel Cannon, made an old film with a line in it."

"What lines?" Chen Yan asked.

“Even if killing isn’t illegal, I still can’t bring myself to do it—that’s what ‘morality’ is.” Lin Qingquan said slowly, “Punishment is a rule of this world, but it’s only one of them… it’s an external constraint, an external pressure.”

For you, external constraints have almost completely disappeared.

So what you need is inner discipline, self-discipline.

Chen Yan murmured these words to himself.

Even if murder weren't illegal, I couldn't bring myself to do it.

Lin Qingquan poured Chen Yan another cup of tea: "If you want to be beaten, I can satisfy you—I can personally beat you up a few times, I guarantee I'll beat you well and enough."

But... this method can't suppress you forever.

The constraints formed by violence will also backfire—I suppress you with beatings, but sooner or later, when you become stronger, you will break through these constraints. At that time, your mental state will be even worse!
Because by then, you had already developed a pattern of using violence to break free from constraints.

Chen Yan looked at Lin Qingquan, trying his best to ignore the other man's words, "I can personally beat you up a few times," and said seriously, "So, I need to improve my moral character?"

"This sounds ridiculous, but it's not really ridiculous—many people don't do bad things not because they're afraid of legal punishment, but because they believe deep down that doing so is wrong and bad!"

Chen Yan laughed: "So, I'm going to be a good person?"

"Not the stereotypical good person, not someone you'd expect to be an honest, timid, and agreeable person—no."

Instead, you need to build your own moral understanding and the standards you respect in your heart.

You need to establish your own standard for 'good' and 'bad'.

Chen Yan nodded again, then remembered a question and asked, "Do cultivators in the realm also encounter this kind of cognitive fragmentation like I have?"

"No." Lin Qingquan shook his head: "The domain is full of iron plates, and there are beatings everywhere."

If someone in the Returning Origin Realm wants to suffer the same kind of mental affliction as you, they'll just look up and see thousands upon thousands of people in the Ascending Stage Realm, Celestial Realm, Golden Body Realm, Primordial Spirit Realm, Venerable, Earth Venerable, Heavenly Venerable...

Want to get beaten up? You can get beaten up every day, every meal!

Where would you find someone with such a problem?

In other words, in your world, there are no powerful cultivators, and therefore not many beings who can 'beat you up'.

You're just an ordinary person, and suddenly you find yourself standing on a cloud, and then... you get totally carried away.

"What about the Celestial Venerables in the realm? The Celestial Venerables are the most powerful, right? And who was it that 'beaten' the Celestial Venerables?"

"Heavenly Dao!"

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(End of this chapter)