Beginning of Cultivation
Chapter 103: The Statue of Dao San Qian

Chapter 103: The Statue of Dao San Qian

As Jun Wu Xiao was rushing to the capital, he suddenly stopped. He rubbed his eyes several times, thinking he was seeing wrong thing. He mumbled to himself:

"What the hell is that?"

In his line of sight was a statue tens of meters high, and the person it depicted was none other than Dao San Qian. Below the statue were numerous offerings and tens of thousands of people kneeling in worship.

"What the heck? Are they holding some kind of ceremony? What religion is this? Let’s go check it out." Jun Wu Xiao said.

He didn’t expect much, but upon arrival, he was stunned by the vivid imagination of these people. From below the statue, someone who seemed to be leading the ceremony spoke in a loud, clear voice:

"Dear Guardian God, as your emissary, today we hold this ceremony to remember your great deeds. Please grant us the strength to overcome hardships and bless us with health for a happy life. I offer the money I have earned to you to show my respect."

Then he took out several gold coins and put them into a box placed in front of the statue and said:

"You may come and show your devotion so that the god may bless us. The greater the devotion, the higher the chance of receiving the god’s attention and protection."

The crowd rushed to put money into that box, and Jun Wu Xiao’s face looked utterly dumbfounded. He thought:

"What the hell is this? Damn it, we don’t use money. Well, it’s not like we never use it, but it’s not essential. If I lack some, I can ask Chu Wu or Xia Ni since they’re wealthy. But we don’t eat ordinary food. What foolishness is this? Are the humans we saved this stupid? Wait, no, the officials, Li Ming and many others are very intelligent.

But what is this bunch doing? Also, since when did that guy become an emissary? Is that old man deceiving everyone? What is the government doing, allowing this nonsense? Humanity just recovered, and they’re already engaging in this stupidity. Ah, this infuriates me. I have to put an end to this."

He was feeling extremely irritated, mainly because someone dared to exploit his friend’s reputation for stupid thing. If it had nothing to do with his friend, he would just inform the people in the palace and let them handle it.

But before causing a commotion, he needed to understand why the people here were doing this. He gently pulled the arm of a nearby person (if use strong force, it’s really not good) and asked:

"Hi, what’s happening here? I’m from another place, so I don’t understand."

Naturally, he asked with a very calm attitude and did not look down on the person he was asking. Otherwise, it would only lead to arguments without any benefit.

The man looked at the young man before him and frowned a little. Although his hair was white, his face was that of a young man. He said:

"Young man, you look so young so you probably don’t know what happened back then. Guardian God is the light, the hope that saved us from the nightmare called monsters. We worship him to express our gratitude and to pray for his blessings, so that we may have good things in life."

Being called a young man, Jun Wu Xiao touched his face a bit. He discovered that he no longer had a beard, and his skin was full of vitality without any wrinkles. He thought:

"It seems I’ve become younger again. If I break through a few more times, will I become a baby? Hmm, probably not. A youthful body is the best state, while a baby’s body is not fully developed. Cultivating makes me stronger, not weaker, so I can’t become a child or a baby."

But realizing he was thinking off-topic, he thought:

"Wait a minute, did he just say they are praying for blessings from Dao San Qian? What the hell, if he had that ability, he wouldn’t be blind now. He wouldn’t have had to endure that for nearly half a century. Are these people all idiots?"

"It really makes no sense. I thought the government had already spread the cultivation methods of the gods. Why do you still need to pray for blessings from the gods?" Jun Wu Xiao asked.

The man heard this and showed clear contempt, saying:

"Hmph, the government is usually very good, but I don’t know why they deceive the people about that. I’ve tried, but it’s useless. How can humans become gods? It’s all lies to reassure the people. Instead of doing such nonsense, why not worship the gods and pray for their blessings?"

Jun Wu Xiao’s eyes widened in astonishment, and he thought:

"What the hell did you try? Are you saying I’m lying? That handbook was written by me, there’s no mistake. I taught Chu Wu how to cultivate in the same way. And besides, what are you hoping for from the gods? If gods exist, they would be absolutely fair and wouldn’t help any ordinary person unless it’s their responsibility.

Gods don’t need human belief, worship, or remembrance. They only care about the responsibilities they have to bear. Wait, why does the image of gods in my mind resemble them? Could it be that they are... ha ha, perhaps I’m one step closer to some secret. But for now, I should keep it under wraps to avoid causing more chaos."

"How exactly did you try to cultivate? Can you tell me?" Jun Wu Xiao asked, genuinely curious about what the man considered cultivation.

The man saw his curious look and replied:

"Let me tell you, I used to practice three hours a day, continuously for a month, but there was no significant effect. Isn’t that a scam?"

Jun Wu Xiao nearly cursed at the man upon hearing this. He thought:

"What the hell is this lazy bastard talking about? Practicing three hours a day? Even Chu Wu when he was a general, was more diligent than him. And one month? Is he kidding me? Damn it, I trained as long as my body could move, continuously for ten years, just to reach the early stage of the body refinement realm. And how long did he practice? A month? What a joke!"