Chapter 1468 - 738: Stirring Up Trouble
Then the village elder led Lin Beichen to the front of the passage.
"Your Faith Value is low right now. To expand the influence of Daoism and restore Daoism to its peak, you must forge a Dao Heart."
"Do you see the passage in front of you?"
Thinking of Daoism’s peak period, the village elder’s face showed pride, but seeing Daoism’s decline now, he couldn’t help but look slightly disappointed. Daoism depended on Lin Beichen for salvation, and his presence beside Lin Beichen was to pave the way for him.
Lin Beichen felt puzzled, unable to understand what the elder meant.
"Elder, what is the purpose of this passage? What does it mean to forge a Dao Heart? Could you explain it to me? I’m completely in the dark."
"This passage is the best path for you to forge a Dao Heart."
Lin Beichen still didn’t understand. Why should he forge a Dao Heart? Doesn’t everyone have a heart? What exactly is this Dao Heart all about?
Could it mean he needs to have two hearts simultaneously? That’s unrealistic.
Or does it mean transforming his heart into a Dao Heart? Is that what he should do?
"Sorry, my understanding is limited. Please explain why I should forge a Dao Heart so I can understand."
Lin Beichen asked the elder again, as the elder had only told him to forge a Dao Heart in this passage, but hadn’t informed him of its benefits. He needed to figure these things out because he was curious and liked to get to the bottom of things.
The village elder didn’t intend to explain this to Lin Beichen, so when Lin Beichen asked, he simply smiled lightly, quickly forming a seal with his right hand, and Lin Beichen was swept into the passage by an inexplicable force.
Lin Beichen felt as if he was being sucked into a massive vortex, shouting inwardly that this wasn’t good. He hadn’t figured out what the elder meant by Dao Heart, yet he was thrown into the passage so abruptly, without any preparation.
After a bout of dizziness, Lin Beichen opened his eyes to find himself standing on an ancient street.
"Candied fruit, selling candied fruit!"
"Ladies, come see these jewelry pieces, freshly stocked, still warm!"
"Dare to dine and dash, think you’re lucky, huh? If I see you next time, I’ll teach you a lesson!"
Two strong men were seen throwing a fat man out of a shop while scolding him.
The fat man was covered in injuries, clearly having been beaten for not paying after eating.
Lin Beichen watched all this unfold, noting the bustling vendors and shops along the street, with people coming and going, full of liveliness.
He knew this was an illusion created by the passage, so he decided to calm his mind and see if he could cultivate his own Dao Heart following the elder’s instructions.
Though he didn’t understand why the elder wanted him to do it, he knew he couldn’t go wrong by following the village elder’s words.
"Catch the thief, someone stole something!"
Just then, a woman shouted loudly. She had been looking at jewelry, spotted something she liked, wanted to buy it, but upon touching her purse, found her wallet missing. She guessed it had been stolen by someone earlier.
She shouted loudly, thinking that the thief would panic upon hearing her, and perhaps might even run away.
Indeed, as soon as she finished speaking, the thief started to run. Lin Beichen saw this, dashed forward with an arrow-like step, and caught the thief.
"Trying to run after stealing something?"
"Mind your own business!" The thief shouted at Lin Beichen after being caught, then attempted to fight back.
But Lin Beichen easily subdued him in a few moves.
A thief with those skills thinking of fighting Lin Beichen was sheer foolishness.
"Spare me, I won’t dare again,"
The thief, realizing he couldn’t match Lin Beichen and couldn’t escape, feared Lin Beichen would hurt him, so he began to plead for mercy, asking Lin Beichen not to harm him, saying he was forced into this.
"Here, miss, your wallet,"
Lin Beichen found the wallet on the thief and handed it to the woman.
"Thank you so much for getting my wallet back," the woman first thanked Lin Beichen, then asked the thief why he had stolen her money.
"I had no choice, I have a sick mother at home to take care of, and I don’t know how to earn money, so I had to steal your money to buy medicine for her. Please don’t turn me over to the authorities, I won’t dare do it again."
The thief quickly explained, saying how shameful and disgraceful stealing was; he originally didn’t want to do it, but life was extremely difficult, leaving him no choice.
Hearing this, the woman felt pity for him, so she took a silver ingot from her wallet as payment for the jewelry and handed the wallet to the thief.
The thief didn’t dare take it because Lin Beichen was right beside him, and he’d already learned firsthand of Lin Beichen’s prowess.
"Take it; I’m giving it voluntarily. Seeing you in a tough spot, don’t do this again. You can earn money with honest work."
Seeing the thief unmoving, the woman proactively placed the wallet in his hand, advising him to earn money through labor in the future. She had noticed the thief’s agility while he was trying to flee earlier.
"Thank you."
The thief hadn’t expected that after stealing the woman’s wallet, she wouldn’t hold him accountable but instead, out of compassion for his family, give him all the money from the wallet. He was overwhelmed with gratitude, hurriedly expressing his thanks.
The woman hastily helped him up.
"Don’t mention it, I trust you have difficulties."
Looking at the good-hearted lady before him and the thief full of appreciation after being forgiven, Lin Beichen suddenly felt that this Illusion Realm wasn’t as terrible as he’d imagined.