Chapter 1159

Chapter 1159

What is a Deity?

“I see. No wonder why I have random thoughts. Whatever. I’ll go stomp him with Mu Yu next time. I’ll be the swordsman, and Mu Yu can wink. We’ll turn Divine Executioner into Divine Kneeler,” Xiaoshuai enthused as he flicked his hips side to side.

“Xiaoshuai, what do you mean by ‘wink’? How does such an epic domain sound so lame when you refer to it?” Mu Yu chortled.

“Divine Executioner isn’t that easy to beat. I don’t think Divine Executioner has recovered, though I’m not much better off. If he does return, it’ll be on all of you to stop him.” Feng Haochen eyed his disciples.

“We will.” Cheng Yan swept his gaze over his brothers, hoping they would also swear the same oath.

“By no means am I saying to leave blemishes. What I’m saying is that it’s those in the same group who should erase the blemish instead of those who stand at the top. Humans are able to learn from mistakes to move forward. The bad people are just another standard, one that people ought to learn to steer clear of. As humanity develops, those bad ones will be eliminated by natural selection over and over and over. That’s how mankind works.”

Feng Haochen responded, “Even if you don’t slay them, other humans will do the work on your behalf. Every human has the right to hunt those who betrayed their own kind; it’s not just you who harbours a grudge. The hard times they just went through revealed who would stick with them through thick and then as well as those who’d betray them. Those who chose to side with the foreign races won’t have the privilege of enjoying this triumph.

“Mu Yu, your goal isn’t to kill people. You merely feel vexed on my behalf. If you remove me from the equation, I reckon you would choose to take an optimistic stance on this world. Do we not grow stronger so that we can live with less woes, so that we don’t have to beg people, so that we aren’t bullied, so that we can protect those we want and be with those we want? We are a rule. Why bind yourself with rules, shackles that you spent years of your life to escape?”

Mu Yu’s dream was for him and those he cared about to be free of concerns, fears and bullying. On his way to achieving the dream, he became engrossed in trying to put others into cages and picking up a task he never intended to take up, taking him off the track he planned to walk.

Was it more important to cleanse the world of evil or return to Mount Dustfallen to be yourself? What was the point of cultivating power? To trample on people? If one could hypothetically do so, would he be at peace? Would he never be worried again? Establishing a kingdom and rules, then toiling away to maintain them did not make one an immortal, deity, empyrean or whatever. It made one a man who just happened to have more power. You removed a concern you were a slave to, only to self-impose different concerns that you were now a slave to.

“The point of cultivating is to cultivate your mind. Only when you’re one with your mind, when your heart is at peace can you call yourself a deity,” Feng Haochen elucidated. “For as long as you cannot stop being petty and coveting things, you are not at peace. You are constantly chasing more and more. You have not found closure; you are a man with interests. Deities are those who don’t need to have their minds occupied to feel at peace. They are those who can enjoy a sunset, go where they like, able to lend a hand where it is needed, able to relieve emotions freely instead of bottling them up.”

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