Chapter 545
Chapter 545: He Is Asking to Be Killed
Translator: flycrane01 Editor: Millman97
Deep down in a ragged space town where spiritual energy had almost run dry, near a raucous vegetable market that was filled with broken sewers, a bald man was sipping and enjoying a bowl of bean curd jelly in a small booth that sold breakfast .
The booth was very close to the booths that sold chicken and fish, and therefore, was corrupted by the fishy stink . The smell was quite unpleasant .
The breakfast hour had long passed . The bean curd jelly was mostly sold out . Whatever was left in the big bucket was cold with too much salt and soy sauce . It was definitely not anything close to tasteful .
But the bald man was enjoying it as if it were the most delicious food in the world . He focused his attention on the bowl and completely dwelled in it .
The bald man looked plain . He was wearing grey, like most of the ordinary people in the market . However, his eyes were long, narrow, and almost extended to his temples . His pupils were the size of needle tips, and if one were to draw close and observe carefully, one would vaguely see that two bloody lotuses seemed to be floating inside the man's eyes .
Fengyu Zhong was sitting across him with a completely different appearance . His face was wrinkled, the hair on his temples spotted . He was wearing rubber shoes and a leather apron . He was acting like a fish dealer and gave every feeling that he was one who seemed to be outspoken and yet would take advantage of the customers at the earliest chance when they didn't notice .
As if sitting on a carpet made of pins, Fengyu Zhong was moving uneasily and finally spoke hesitantly . "Lotus King…"
"Why are you not eating anything? One won't have the strength to work until their stomach is full . "
The Lotus King chewed the floating scum and swallowed it, before he continued . "The food here is indeed bad . But for the seekers of the greatest Dao, everything in the mortal world is but fleeting cloud and dust . Bean curd jelly is dust . Lobsters and abalones are dust, too . Is it necessary to be picky about food when they are all dust? Just take it . "
Fengyu Zhong swallowed . The brutal bandit who had committed countless murders did not dare defy the Lotus King at all and simply ate the cold, awful bean curd jelly .
The Lotus King played with his spoon and said, "The failure at the end of the battle was not your fault . You carried out the plan perfectly on the tactical level . The problem was that factors out of the picture suddenly meddled in our affairs, which was a mistake in the strategical level . I should take full responsibility for the failure! You don't need to blame yourself . In fact, I owe you an apology . Because of my miscalculation, you lost two starships, and your prestige on Spider Den has plunged . "
"Lotus King!"
Fengyu Zhong did not expect the Lotus King to be so benevolent . He was lost for words for a moment .
The two Immortal Cultivators from the Temple of Immortals were discussing world-shaking events near an ordinary vegetable market .
But the other customers beside them, the boss of the breakfast booth, and the passers-by seemed to be hypnotized or in a dream . They were talking and laughing as if they'd heard nothing wrong .
The two red lotuses inside the Lotus King's eyes were bouncing like fire, as he continued speaking . "What bothers me is not the loss of two starships, but the fact that you are still troubled by your only son's murder, and you let your sentiments affect your judgement! When we were preparing, I had thought that you had already cut off all your mortal feelings and that your fury was all faked . As it turned out, that was not the case . "
Fengyu Zhong's face was lackluster when he thought of his only son . He replied hoarsely, "Lotus King, it's true that I failed to cut off all the mortal feelings . The decision I made was half rational and half driven by my fury . I lost my mind and—"
"Forget it . " The Lotus King sighed . "Everybody knows that immortality will be achieved the moment they cut off all their mortal feelings . But mortal feelings are not that easy to cut off, and the ultimate Dao can only be pursued with hard work!
"We are human beings essentially . Human beings are animals . Animals are prone to the vexation of natural instincts, which are controlled by our cells, our genes, and all the hormones inside our body . They constitute a solid cage that we cannot free ourselves from easily .
"What is the path of immortality?
"The path of immortality is to fight against the natural instincts and shatter the cage!
"Love of entertainment is a natural instinct, and so is the bond between father and son! Only by cutting off the natural instincts completely can we evolve from hairless monkeys into a more advanced life form so as to survive longer in the dark forest and even become the king of it!
"The natural instinct for enjoyment is easy to cut off . But those regarding blood relationships are like parasites . One might find it impossible to cut them off after a thousand or even ten thousand slashes . Even I cannot say for sure that I've successfully cut off all my mortal feelings!
"Therefore, although you were blinded by mortal feelings, I don't think that I'm qualified to blame you for that .
"However, the mortal feeling of father and son is to be cut off eventually . You will not be able to view the true path of immortality until you cut off such a natural instinct!"
Fengyu Zhong was dazed for a moment . He said, "But I only have one son who is already dead . How am I going to cut off such a mortal feeling?"
The Lotus King smiled . "You can always have more sons . "
Fengyu Zhong was startled . He pondered for a moment and was awed by the infinite coldness and cruelty within those six words . He was speechless for a long time, before he managed to change the topic .
"About Li Yao…"
The intelligence system of the Temple of Immortals was very sophisticated . Now that Li Yao's name was spreading among the Cultivators, it was only reasonable that the Temple of Immortals had picked up on it .
The Lotus King replied, "Leave the guy alone . You have more important work to do, which is to expand your forces on Spider Den and become the real tyrant of space pirates!"
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