The Monk That Wanted To Renounce Asceticism
chapter-1397

However, Fangzheng saw that the woman was rapidly losing her life. Her eyes turned darker as her irises glazed over…

"Child, Mommy is going to sleep. It's just like usual sleep. Don't be afraid. Mommy will always be with you. If you're hungry, have some milk. Mommy still has milk for you… Stay strong and live well. Be good…" After the woman said her last sentence, there was no movement. Although she said it in a relaxed manner, she refused to close her eyes even after passing away. She was still worried about her child!

The scene shattered again.

"Dad… Dad? Let go. Say something." A choked voice sounded.

Fangzheng saw a blurry scene with tears in his eyes. A man had used his broad back to hold up a pillar. His hands hugged two children tightly like iron hoops. The two children were shouting, but the man was no longer moving. However, his body remained tall and strong. He maintained his posture at the moment of his passing, trying his best to protect his children.

At that moment, the rock was lifted up. People shouted, "There are people here! Doctor, come over quickly!"

The voice was garbled and very anxious, but Fangzheng saw that the people who had broken through the rocks were a few armed police officers. The young officers had no fear on their young faces, only worry. At that moment, they seemed to have forgotten that they were still children.

"The man's stiff arm is holding onto the child. We can't pry away his arm," someone shouted.

"There's nothing we can do. Saw off the arm and rescue the child! Brother, I'm sorry. Please forgive us for the sake of your child. We don't have time anymore," someone shouted as he knelt down and kowtowed three times before quickly making his move.

The soldiers cried as they sawed the man's arm off. They could not stop crying…

When the two children were carried away, the aftershocks started again…

"Enough!" Fangzheng could no longer suppress the pain in his heart. With a roar, the scene before him shattered! The reality returned and he saw everything clearly.

"Master, what's wrong?" Salted Fish asked anxiously.

Fangzheng said, "Nothing. You don't have to run. Let me do it!"

Salted Fish was puzzled. Fangzheng came? Could he be faster than Salted Fish?

Fangzheng took off the Buddha Beads. This was the Buddha Beads bracelet he had obtained back then. There were a total of eighteen Buddha Beads. Each one of them could cast a divine power. It was Fangzheng's trump card that he usually could not bear to use. Now, there was nothing of that sort. He pulled one bead off and threw it out. "Let the earthquake stop!"

The Buddha Bead shattered with a loud bang!

The quakes continued!

"System, what's going on?" Fangzheng turned anxious.

"Although the Buddha Bead can cast divine powers, the bracelet you drew is not of a high level. It cannot withstand the powers of nature. At the very least, a Buddha Bead is useless," said the System.

Without a word, Fangzheng threw all the Buddha Beads out and roared, "Then, all of them! Let the darn earthquake stop!"

All the Buddha Beads exploded, but the earthquake continued! It was just slightly weaker than before!

"Sigh… An earthquake is the power of nature. Your Buddha Beads are the most basic Buddha Beads. So what if you throw all of them out?" The System sighed.

Fangzheng immediately turned anxious when he heard that. "Then what do we do? Is This Penniless Monk to just watch helplessly as those things happen under This Penniless Monk's nose?"

This was the first time Fangzheng hated the fact that his divine powers were not strong enough!

"Divine State… Yes, Divine State! System, is there a chance of helping me raise the Divine State's selection of divine powers? I want the strongest divine power that can save people!" exclaimed Fangzheng.

"Yes."

"Then what are we waiting for? Do it!" Fangzheng shouted.

"Are you sure you'll pay the price?" asked the System.

Fangzheng was taken aback. "Price? What price?"

The System said, "You are different from the past you. Back then, I helped you because you used weak divine powers. It's not difficult to help you. But now, weak divine powers are useless to you. What you need is a powerful divine power that can resist the powers of nature, so I can't help you. However, there's nothing in this world that can't be done with merit."

Fangzheng's heart palpitated as he vaguely guessed what the System meant. "Do it!"

"Aren't you going to ask what's the price?" asked the System.

Fangzheng sighed. "Will I not do it after asking? Since I'm definitely doing it, do it!"

The System said, "I have to tell you that you will be able to use the Divine State's powerful divine power to resist the natural disaster for one minute. However, I advise you not to clash head-on with nature, or you will have to bear the consequences. However, the cost of such a divine power is extremely great. All of your merit will be drained, including the merit points you have accumulated! At the same time, it includes all the Dharma treasures and monastery upgrades you have obtained! In other words, you have to use everything you have to exchange for one minute! Are you sure you want to do the exchange?"

Fangzheng recalled the scene he had seen and said without hesitation, "Change it!"

"Amitabha!" For the first time, the System gave a Buddhist proclamation. The next moment, Fangzheng felt an infinite amount of energy surge from his body!

Fangzheng knew that the powerful divine power had begun. There was no time to waste. He needed to hurry!

Fangzheng immediately used Divine State—Length Contraction!

With a single step, he arrived at Songwu County more than ten kilometers away!

"Amitabha, get up!" With a thought, Fangzheng flew into the air and sat cross-legged on a blooming lotus flower in midair. He pressed his palms together. Divine State—Surgent Golden Lotus!

The next moment, Fangzheng's entire body turned ethereal. Following that, he emitted boundless Buddhistic glow as it transformed into a gigantic white-robed monk that could not be seen clearly! This Buddha statue collapsed half the sky!

The massive Buddha statue's Buddhistic glow illuminated the land as the Buddha statue began chanting scriptures. It wasn't just Songwu County. All the places that were affected by the quake were included—several provincial cities, Black Mountain City, and the other villages!

Under the Buddhistic glow, people were shocked to see golden lotus flowers suddenly emerge from the ground!

The golden lotuses bloomed, and the lotus seed pods lifted all humans and animals. The lotus flower petals were like golden barriers that blocked everything.

No matter what kind of destruction there was—collapsing buildings or surging flames—the people protected by the golden lotuses were all unharmed.

The golden lotus flowers forcefully broke through all obstructions and charged above the rocks and ruins. In an instant, from a high altitude, one could see that there were no ruins on the ground. All of them were golden lotus flowers! This was an ocean of lotus flowers that extended endlessly!

People stood on the lotus flowers, momentarily surprised before they experienced the joy of surviving the disaster. Then, they were shocked by the miracle.