Bodhisattva, please help me in my spiritual practice!

Ao Peng escaped his fate with the help of the system, and whatever happened in Huanxi Town afterwards was not his fault.

The time travel caused Ao Peng great discomfort. It felt as if someone had suddenly hit him on the back of the head, and his whole body seemed to be adapting to the changes in different times and spaces.

At the same time, prompts from the Old Earth Game kept appearing on his retina.

The Buddha said there are countless worlds, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges; modern science also believes in the existence of countless parallel worlds.

These parallel worlds are like fruits growing from a tree of countless worlds. Each branch of the tree produces different fruits, so even though they all originate from the same source, they can yield a myriad of results.

[You are currently in the 13th year of the 26th Fruit of the Republic of China.]

[Location: Misty Alley, at the border of the French Concession and the old city of Tianjin.]

As the subtitles faded, Ao Peng's senses became noticeably clearer.

He propped himself up against the headboard, covered with a quilt draped over him, and a gentle woman lay beside him.

The return of his five senses allowed him to experience more things...

He seemed to be in a two- or three-story building on the riverbank.

The air was filled with the smells of sweat from boatmen in this "no man's land," the aroma of fried pancakes, and the cries of vendors, all carried by the river breeze, giving him a greater sense of reality.

As the sense of realism increases, more information emerges.

China was ravaged by war and invaded by foreign enemies. Chaos reigned, and demons roamed freely.

Since ancient times, military strategy has prioritized winning hearts and minds over conquering cities.

[The Japanese pirates crossed the sea, intending to destroy the Chinese culture and replace it.]

To destroy the outward appearance and manners, one must first destroy the will.

At this time, martial arts flourished in Tianjin, preserving the last vestige of the Chinese martial arts tradition.

[The Japanese pirates devised a plan, sending ten top martial arts masters across the sea to openly challenge the various martial arts schools in Tianjin, while secretly suppressing the masters with firearms, intending to break the last remaining backbone of China.]

[You are one of the inheritors of Chinese martial arts, belonging to the Green Gang's "Huaxing Society." We earnestly request that you participate in the World Martial Arts Tournament two months from now and survive.]

As the system notification finished, Ao Peng heard the newsboy's cries outside the window.

"Extra! Extra! The Japanese sword saint has crossed the sea and set up a challenge in two months to determine the number one martial arts master in the world!"

As the morning light streamed into the dimly lit room, Ao Peng sneered, "A despicable little country, how dare it call itself a saint?"

In his time, Chinese martial arts were constantly criticized.

First, with the development of the times, martial arts can no longer withstand modern firearms; this is an objective fact.

Secondly, the invasion by foreign powers in those years severed countless aspects of Chinese heritage.

In reality, even the Song Dynasty, which was always poor and weak, did not suffer many defeats on the main battlefield during the era of cold weapons.

The collapse of most Chinese empires was due to severe land annexation leading to numerous internal conflicts that made it difficult to maintain the rule of the vast empire, rather than to external enemies forcibly conquering the empire.

In other words, the martial arts tradition of China has actually been protecting the Chinese people's cultural heritage since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and even earlier times, for thousands of years, surpassing the time when modern technology existed.

According to official historical records, there were hundreds of Chinese warriors who could fight a hundred men, which far exceeds the number recorded in the myths and legends of many barbarian countries.

There are sixteen people who can defeat ten thousand men. It is not uncommon for one person to devise a plan to destroy a country. If this were a barbarian country in the West, these people would be worthy of being named god-kings.

The decline of Chinese martial arts is due to the development of modern weaponry, not to the inherent weakness of Chinese martial arts itself.

A horizontal comparison of the eras of cold weapons: Would the Japanese invaders have dared to call themselves sword saints during the prosperous Tang Dynasty?

Or perhaps we could try coming to the Qin state even earlier, during the Spring and Autumn or Warring States period?

Before the history of foreign aggression in modern times, the Chinese people, who love to record history the most, did not have the story of the Japanese sword saint in their thousands of years of official history. This was the same even in the poor and weak Song Dynasty, where their own warriors were looked down upon!

This saying only emerged after modern history, and there must be some truth to it.

Therefore, if Chinese martial arts want to stand up, they need to have strong fists!

Martial arts are inherently a path of killing; where is there any merit or chivalry? One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand; yet, he dares to call upon the heavens to usher in a new era!

Ao Peng's thinking became clearer.

He also began to take stock of his gains in Joyful Town.

First, there's the karmic contract he made with Tian Yuan. He helped Tian Yuan be born, and Tian Yuan gave him a wisp of the purest essence.

Ao Peng believed he had a clear conscience and had helped as much as he could. Although Tian Yuan was an extremely evil and yin creature, it was also simple-minded and had fulfilled its promise to Ao Peng.

Ao Peng introspected himself.

A second internal view of his kidneys has been obtained.

This painting is called the "Mysterious Sea of ​​Life and Death".

[You have comprehended the inner vision diagram 'Mysterious Sea of ​​Life and Death,' and you have opened up the inner vision of your kidneys.]

[You have obtained a wisp of primordial Purple River Water, the water nurtured by humanity.]

"Huh?"

Ao Peng looked at the text displayed by the system, somewhat surprised.

If he remembered correctly, the place where the Heavenly Grudge was conceived should originally be called the "Xuanming Dead Sea".

But what I've comprehended so far is the 'Mysterious Sea of ​​Life and Death'.

A single word can drastically alter the meaning!

He then realized that it was called the Xuanming Dead Sea because Tianyuan was unable to be born, so it was lifeless and devoid of any vitality.

However, with the help of the selfless female bodhisattva Shancai, the heavenly resentment has re-entered the gestation stage. At this time, life and death overlap, so the origin is more easily transformed into the two words "life and death".

You have received the blessings of your many good deeds.

【The fruit of all karma】You are a concrete manifestation of the evil karma of all beings. Since you are in the midst of evil karma, you can naturally retaliate against all beings. Killing is cutting off karma, regardless of right or wrong.

Upon receiving the first blessing, Ao Peng couldn't help but burst out laughing.

As expected of a top-tier interior photograph, this passage, translated into mythological terms, means killing without incurring any karmic consequences!

Or rather, Ao Peng himself is a manifestation of the karmic retribution for evil deeds. He has a license to kill issued by the Heavenly Dao. Unless all living beings have repaid the karmic debt of the Heavenly Retribution, Ao Peng can take revenge on all living beings without worrying about others using karmic magic to retaliate!

And Ao Peng's top-notch interior photographs have an additional enhancement.

[You receive blessings for the causes of things not yet arising.]

[The cause before birth], the beginning of the form of the Dao is the mysterious darkness, deep and unknowable, like the placenta of all things.

You are enveloped in the embryonic form, existing in the world as if you had not yet descended to earth. Unless the Buddha himself uses his enlightenment to see through all six realms, it is difficult for him to perceive your true cause and effect.

[Your Verse on Attaining Enlightenment through Speech has been affected by the Mysterious Sea of ​​Life and Death; its proficiency has increased by 500.]

[Your mastery of the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Materia Medica has been affected by the Xuanming Sea of ​​Life and Death; proficiency increased by 500.]

In addition, Ao Peng also received a thing, which was an invisible 'clothing' covering his body, tightly wrapping him up.

【Xuanming Placenta, Half a Sheet】(Unknown) This is half of the placenta that appeared when Tianyuan was reborn. He gave this placenta to you, as if he wanted to do something.

Meanwhile, in Tianjin, at the Japanese Chamber of Commerce.

Another player who had improved their destiny couldn't help but smile after processing the system notification.

According to the information released by the Special Higher Police of Japan, the dungeons that enhance one's destiny are all extremely dangerous, and he never expected to be so lucky as to arrive in the most powerful era of the Japanese Empire.

At this time, China was weak and the great powers had no time to look eastward, which was the time for them to rise in Japan!

Yuichiro Koizumi stood up triumphantly, calculating that after this upgrade in his destiny, he would surely rise rapidly upon returning to the Special Higher Police. However, just as he got up from the sofa, an acquaintance called out to him.

"Vice Minister Koizumi?"

Yuichiro Koizumi turned around and exclaimed in surprise, "Tagawa, you've entered this instance too?"

The person in front of him was actually one of his most capable subordinates in real life!

He had a misconception that the system might be being too kind to him this time. Could it really be that the heroic spirits of the Eastern Empire were protecting him?