The Martial Unity

Chapter 2615: Why Not?

”Right now, Amare does not have the power to evangelize Genism across humanity,” Bodhisattva Maitreyi pointed out. ”But once she breaks through, she will gain the power to spread Genism across all of humankind. If she spreads Genism across all of humankind, then all human beings will be able to get rid of all their fear, despair, and misery. The Era of Darkness will end when the Infinite Light within everybody dispels it.”

The other Bodhisattvas nodded at her with even deep admiration as they realized the scope of her foresight and wisdom.

Over the many centuries of evangelizing Genism, the Gen Temple had come to a conclusion based on all their observations.

In order to evangelize Genism across the entirety of the world, one had to be a Bodhisattva at the bare minimum.

This was the conclusion that they had come to after centuries of efforts in spreading the wisdom of Genism to all corners of humanity.

Masters were insufficient.

They were not respected enough in the grand scale of all of human civilization. There were too many Masters across Sage-level and Master-level nations, and a Master could not convert all of them to their philosophy.

”Only a Bodhisattva commands enough respect to spread their philosophy with success,” Bodhisattva Maitreyi mused. ”So, what happens if a Bodhisattva whose Martial Art and Martial Path is the most pure embodiment and manifestation of Genism starts to evangelize Genism?”

The results would be far beyond what any other Bodhisattva of the Gen Temple had ever accomplished.

”Amare is already better than us when it comes to spreading Genism,” Bodhisattva Maitreyi mused with a wise tone. ”Once she gains Nirvana, she will truly gain the power to spread Genism across the entirety of humankind. My intuition tells me that exposure to the Dawnbringer will be good for her progress to the Bodhisattva Realm. Thus, I arranged for her battle with the Dawnbringer.”

”Is that why you lied to him about needing a test for the Panacea of Thought?” Bodhisattva Pinaka, the Archer of Destruction, asked.

Bodhisattva Maitreyi nodded in a sagely manner.

The other Bodhisattvas exchanged dubious glances with each other, before turning to her with recriminating eyes.

”Lying is frowned upon in the Gen Scriptures, Bodhisattva Maitreyi.”

The older woman stiffened. ”...I shall engage in the penance ceremony.”

”The penance ceremony is not meant to be used as an excuse!” Bodhisattva Namuk glared at her. ”Tsk, this is why you have yet to become a Martial Transcendent. You mustnʼt stray from the path of light.”

”Amitabha, your words burn my soul.” Bodhisattva Maitreyi smiled wryly.

”...It has been more than a day since the Dawnbringer arrived at the Gen Temple. Why have you yet to arrange the fight?” Bodhisattva Pinaka asked with a hint of curiosity.

”I wanted him to gain a deeper understanding of Gen Martial philosophy,” Bodhisattva Maitreyi replied gently. ”There is a bit of an information imbalance against him. For everyone in the world has heard of his extraordinary Adaptive Evolution and its supreme power and magical capabilities. However, he, in turn, knows nothing about the Martial Path and Art of his opponent. That is an unfair advantage that will muddy the battle. Since Amareʼs Martial Path is a pure manifestation of our Martial philosophy, understanding Genism will be helpful to him.”

She fell into thought. ”Who knows? Perhaps theyʼll run into each other.”

STEP

Far away in the Gen Temple, Rui paused his stroll across the Gen Temple as he arrived before a woman scrubbing the ground on all four with a rag.

As several people passed by her, she continued scrubbing the granite tiles of the Central Chamber. Her hands were dirty, as were her clothes.

She got mud across her entire body with her vigorous movements.

And yet, she was entirely unperturbed and unbothered.

It was not the most remarkable of sights, really.

And yet, Rui found that his gaze was fixed on her.

Try as he might, he was unable to shake his attention off her.

And she, in turn, remained immersed in her task with every ounce of her mind and soul. The sum totality of her concentration remained fixed on a task that many would consider lowly and humiliating.

She didnʼt seem to mind.

She was in the flow state.

A state of mind that was difficult to enter into, even for Rui, after all these years. It took either an extremely intense situation that demanded all of his attention or immense isolation and solitude to build up to it. Yet, in pursuit of the most humble of tasks, the woman before him had effortlessly entered and maintained such a state of immersion.

It reflected in her movements.

They were smooth.

They were absolutely precise and accurate, even on a microscopic level.

And yet, not even that was what drew his attention the most.

”Tell me...” he began with a low voice. ”Tell me why a Martial Master is scrubbing the grounds of the Gen Temple.”

She paused, slowly turning to him with her deep eyes.

Her eyes were of the sun, reflecting its light brightly.

And yet, the brightness didnʼt come from outside.

No.

It seemed to come from within her.

His mind sensed endless warmth, joy, peace, and enthusiasm.

She was devoid of even the tiniest shred of darkness.

A being of light.

She smiled at him with warmth. ”Why wouldnʼt a Martial Master scrub the grounds of the Gen Temple?”

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He found himself to be speechless at her question.

There were a thousand reasons why the average Martial Master wouldnʼt scrub the ground. It was beneath them. It was unbecoming of them. It was a menial task that was not worth even their briefest consideration.

Yet, when he stared into the earnest expression on her face, he couldnʼt bring himself to say any of them.

”I mean, there is a Beast Incursion going on right now,” Rui remarked. ”Not to mention, when the Sages are gone, you will be the ones to protect the Gen Temple. Wouldnʼt it be prudent to hone your skills so that you will be able to protect the Gen Temple?”

Her enthusiastic smile widened. ”Youʼre right!”

She turned away from him, immediately diving back into scrubbing the ground with even greater vigor, leaving Rui dumbfounded.