Unlimited priesthood

Chapter 20 Righteousness
Iron Palm Mountain, Middle Finger Peak.

After the war, the air was filled with dust and smoke. The wide and flat training ground was devastated, with gullies rolling like wounds and a lot of scarlet flesh and white bones scattered around.

More than ten Gangqi masters and dozens of Zhenqi experts, most of them were killed and buried. Only those who saw the situation was not right and retreated to the edge survived by chance, but they were also affected by the aftermath and fell to the ground with injuries. They found it difficult to get up, and they dared not to get up.

"call!"

A strong wind blew, and the dust and smoke rolled away. In the huge parade ground, only one person was left standing alone. Compared with the corpses on the ground, it looked more like a devil coming to the world.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

At the edge of the training ground, an old man supported himself, his straw raincoat and hat shattered to pieces, and he was protecting four people who were in a state of panic from behind. Although they were covered in dust and looked rather disheveled, they had not suffered much damage.

Exactly...

"Six-Five Divine Marquis—Zhuge Zhengwo!"

A whisper was heard, and the four detectives looked up in horror, only to find that the man had already arrived in front of them, facing their mentor.

"Cough cough!"

Zhuge Zhengwo coughed lightly. Although his face was a little pale, there was no blood in his mouth, so it seemed that his injury was not serious.

It was indeed not serious, because after Fang Zheng died, he retreated to the edge of the training ground and did not participate in the battle at all. If the training ground was not limited in space and Shen He's Dragon Subduing Skill, which was a combination of turtle and snake, was not too terrifying, forcing him to protect his disciples, he would not even be injured.

But at this moment, it seems to make no difference whether you are injured or not, seriously or not.

after all……

Zhuge Zhengwo's expression was calm, showing no sign of panic. Instead, he seemed relieved and even chuckled, "If I hear the truth in the morning, I can die in the evening. I have no regrets in this life!"

"is it?"

Shen He smiled calmly, "Anything else you want to say?"

"This……"

As soon as these words were spoken, before Zhuge Zhengwo could say anything, the four detectives behind him became nervous and even held down their swords.

Zhuge Zhengwo shook his head, signaling them not to act rashly. He then turned to Shen He and said, "I have so many questions and doubts. Could you please explain them to me?"

"Why not?"

Shen He smiled and agreed casually, but did not explain further.

Zhuge Zhengwo lowered his head, gazing at the horribly devastated training ground and the corpses strewn across it. He sighed and said, "Your martial arts skills have reached such a high level that none of them can match you. You could easily defeat them one by one, yet you still cooperated in facilitating this Iron Palm Mountain incident. Are you trying to seize this opportunity to wipe them out and justify your actions?"

"Not bad!"

Shen He nodded.

Twenty years is a short yet long period of time.

During these twenty years, he developed overtly and covertly, relying on training, spending money, and eliminating evil to improve his martial arts skills and the professional level of the mad hero, and finally developed a set of martial arts that was invincible in the world.

But force cannot solve all problems, and he does not have the ability to predict the future and see and hear everything. If he forcibly kills the masters of Gangqi from various sects, it is very likely to alert the enemy, and it will be difficult to dig them out.

That's why he allowed Lei Sanjue and others to facilitate the Iron Palm Mountain incident, taking the opportunity to capture all the Gangqi masters of major forces in one fell swoop, and clear away obstacles and hidden dangers for future development.

In addition, he also needs a legitimate reason. After all, the way for the mad hero to gain experience is to help the weak and fight against the strong, and to kill and eliminate karma. Therefore, he needs these major forces to deepen his karma and cultivate experience babies for himself.

This method of deepening karma is very simple, and doesn't even require sacrificing anyone. All it requires is...

"What you practice is not martial arts from this world, it shouldn't even be called martial arts!"

Zhuge Zhengwo looked at him, a rare look of surprise and doubt in his eyes. "Including this Iron Palm Mountain, everything you do is to cultivate that righteous spirit?"

Shen He nodded: "You can say that."

"..."

This answer left Zhuge Zhengwo silent for a moment. After a long moment, he bent down to pick up a scrap of cloth from the ground. Looking at the bright red bloodstains on the cloth, he muttered, "Many of them are close friends of mine. They are veterans in the martial arts world, famous figures in the martial arts world, and pillars of the righteous path admired by thousands of people..."

These words seemed to have a hidden meaning.

Shen He's expression remained unchanged: "Anyone who is my enemy is an evil demon!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

After hearing this, the four detectives at the rear fell silent, wanting to refute but finding it difficult to do so.

Zhuge Zhengwo sighed softly, then agreed with relief: "Yes, that's why Fang Zheng died so tragically. He lost to you, and even more so to himself."

There were many sighs in his words.

Shen He remained silent.

Just as Zhuge Zhengwo said, as the most powerful Gangqi master among everyone, Fang Zheng's tragic death had two reasons. One was that he encountered an unbeatable opponent, and the other was because of himself, he killed himself.

Shaolin martial arts have a characteristic, that is, one must have a high level of Buddhist practice to cultivate it to a high level, otherwise one will be plagued by inner demons and burn with karma.

In fact, it is not just Shaolin. All martial arts that can practice Gangqi have this characteristic to a greater or lesser extent, because the practice of Gangqi involves the mind. One must have strong enough mental strength to control the Gangqi in the body and avoid going astray.

There are many ways to strengthen the mind. As a Buddhist sect, Shaolin naturally uses Buddhist teachings. Only with the protection of profound Buddhist teachings can one cultivate profound Buddhist skills and Shaolin unique skills.

Therefore, the masters of Shaolin's Gangqi are basically great monks with profound knowledge of Buddhism, and Fang Zheng is no exception.

This is where the problem arises!

It is true that he is a great monk. Even though he has the talent to eliminate karma through killing, Shen He could not sense any karma in him before this battle. Judging by conventional standards, he is definitely a good and kind person.

But from the moment he appeared in Iron Palm Mountain and led everyone to become the enemy of Shen He, his identity as a great monk vanished into thin air, and was replaced by a rapidly growing sin.

Because he chose to be an enemy of Shen He and chose to be an enemy of "righteousness".

This is not some poisonous chicken soup for the soul, nor is it shameless praise given to himself by Shen He as a winner, but a true fact.

To be his enemy in this world is to be the enemy of "the righteousness of heaven and earth"!
Why?

Because he is the only person in this world who possesses righteousness.

Crazy hero!

This profession, combined with the innate ability of "Killing and Severing Karma," made him a unique righteous cultivator in this world. He could strengthen his righteous energy by accumulating experience and severing karma. This world was the lowest of the Small Thousand Worlds, and righteous energy was a high-level world power. Conventionally, it was impossible to cultivate, and only the unconventional power of "profession" could forcibly create it.

Therefore, in this world, Shen He, who has accumulated enough righteousness, is absolute justice and light. To be his enemy is to be the enemy of the righteousness of heaven and earth, and one will be suppressed or even killed by the righteousness.

This is the reason for Fang Zheng's tragic death. He was originally a great monk, but was suppressed by righteousness because he was an enemy of Shen He. Because Buddhism is also the righteous way, the righteous Shen He was like a Buddha in his eyes, with great power, great compassion, and great light.

This made him fall into self-doubt, and finally his faith collapsed. He could not control the Yi Jin Qi in his body, and not only was Shen He easily able to break the Thousand Hands Tathagata Palm, but he also went crazy and exploded to death.

It can be said that he brought his own death upon himself!
It's not just him, other Gangqi masters are the same. The righteous ones are self-doubting, the evil ones are frightened, their souls are hurt, their beliefs are shaken, and their strength is reduced as a result, but it's not as obvious and extreme as Fang Zheng's.

This shows how powerful the profession of "Mad Knight" is. With high-level martial arts like Xingyiquan, Shen He has already dealt a dimensionality reduction blow to the warriors in this world. Coupled with the suppression of righteousness, these masters of Gangqi are completely helpless in front of him.

But these things obviously cannot be told to others.

So, he kept silent, and Zhuge Zheng and I wisely did not ask any more questions, but just looked at the corpses on the ground.

"The Beggars' Sect, the Iron Palm Gang, the Giant Whale Gang, as well as the Shaolin Sect, the Quanzhen Sect, the Sky-High Sect... You've basically wiped out all the top masters in Heluo and even the Central Plains."

After saying that, he raised his eyes again and faced Shen He: "Do you want to continue?"

Shen He smiled: "The world is not limited to Heluo, and the sinners are not limited to Jianghu."

"..."

Zhuge Zhengwo was silent for a long time before he spoke, "Human hearts are like this, they have never changed since ancient times. They cannot be changed by force. Even if you force them, they will only pretend to obey and secretly disobey. After a hundred years, they will return to their old ways, or even become worse."

Shen He's expression remained unchanged: "How can you know it won't work if you haven't tried it yet?"

"..."

This made Zhuge silent again, and the four detectives behind him also kept silent.

They actually didn't want to go to Iron Palm Mountain.

But for many things, you can't make a decision just by thinking or not.

Even their mentor, the world-famous Zhuge Shenhou, was powerless to change the situation.

Because what is involved is no longer just one person or a gang, but the family, the country, the country, and the entire situation.

It may sound a bit exaggerated. How can a martial arts sect, even the low-class Beggar Gang, be related to the country and the world?

A beggar gang, naturally can't
But this matter involves more than just the Beggars' Gang?
That madman was unscrupulous and he attacked not just one gang, but the entire industry, including brothels, gambling houses, cars and ships, all the shady industries, and even the government.

Although the Beggars' Sect is large in size, it is not impossible to suppress it for the Shenbu Sect. As long as they are divided and defeated one by one, even if Lei Sanjue wants to destroy them all, it will not cause any waves.

But the problem is that this is far more than just a Beggars' Gang.

All the gangs, factions, sects, families, powerful people, and local forces whose interests were harmed stood up.

The Beggars' Sect and Lei Sanjue are just the representatives they pushed to the surface. Behind them are the aristocratic families, the martial arts world, and even the imperial court of the entire Heluo land.

Although their Shenbu Sect represented the imperial court and had an exclusive status, it was impossible for them to go against all local forces or even the imperial court itself. If they did, several prefectures in Heluo and even the entire Central Plains would be in chaos.

What's more, they don't have the strength to go against the tide. After all, the Song Dynasty is no longer in its founding period. After King Rui ascended the throne and became the current emperor, he appointed many treacherous ministers, which led to the corruption of the government. He was also obsessed with Taoism and devoted himself to practicing Taoism. For this purpose, he carried out large-scale construction projects. The people could not bear the heavy burden and rose up in rebellion.

To this day, with Liao and Jin countries watching covetously from outside and four rebel kings ready to make moves from within, the Song Dynasty is in decline and the national situation is becoming more and more difficult.

Under such circumstances, if there is chaos in Heluo again, the Song Dynasty will probably collapse.

Therefore, even though they were extremely reluctant, they had to go up the Iron Palm Mountain.

But Zhuge Zhengwo did not bring out the underlying reasons to explain himself and seek a way out.

He looked at the man in front of him with a calm expression and spoke softly, "Someone once said that the emperor and the scholars and officials should rule the world, not the people. While this is not absolute, it is not without reason. Although you have unrivaled power, if you rely solely on this power to rule the world, I am afraid that rivers of blood will flow and countless lives will be lost."

Shen He smiled: "One person cannot rule the world alone, but the bright sun and moon will not tolerate evil spirits taking over. Even if rivers of blood flow and millions of corpses are buried, the world must be peaceful!"

"..."

After hearing this, Zhuge Zhengwo fell silent again.

After a long while, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, closed his eyes and said, "Thank you for clearing up my confusion. Let's get started!"

"Master!"

"God's Will!"

The four detectives at the back changed their expressions and were about to step forward, but were restrained by his internal energy and could not move.

Just as the four detectives were panicking, Shen He turned around and left, leaving the four of them standing stiffly on the ground.

"..."

Zhuge Zhengwo opened his eyes, watched him walk down the mountain, and sighed softly: "Let's go!"

"This……"

The four constables looked at each other, somewhat surprised by this development. Sheng Xia You couldn't help but ask, "Where are we going?"

"Go back to Beijing!"

Zhuge Zhengwo spoke lightly, still in that calm tone, but to the ears of the four detectives, it was like a thunderbolt, revealing a sharp murderous intent.

Murderous intent?
Who to kill?
……

Shen He walked down the mountain alone, his thoughts wandering far away, focusing on the situation of the world.

The world, the world!
As Zhuge Zhengwo said, the king and the scholar-officials rule the world. The king is not a dictator and cannot be a dictator. He must know how to use people well, and at the same time make concessions in certain areas and divide power and interests. Only in this way can the stability of the rule be guaranteed.

This is the kingly way in the conventional sense. If there are no major enemies or major harms, it can maintain the country's strength for hundreds of years.

But the consequence of doing so is that sometimes and in some places, some compromises must be made, such as this time with the Divine Constable Sect.

This is not what Shen He wants.

What he wants is to break the rules, do something unprecedented in history, change the world.

Only in this way can drastic and significant changes be brought about, huge and far-reaching impacts be produced, his career be nurtured, and more powerful power be acquired.

For this, he would not hesitate even if the whole world was in turmoil.

It's nothing more than rivers of blood and millions of corpses.

(End of this chapter)