Chapter 202 – The Illusions of Lust (2/2)
As civilization took hold of the human world, there gradually emerged standards of beauty, varied interests among different classes… The upper class usually monopolized most of the recourses, including the beauties.
The demand and supply equation was forcefully imbalanced, which prompted the emergence of prostitutions. As a group of weak citizens, the females tended to cling to powerful men to survive, to obtain more material gains…The female culture therefore, went downward into the amoral pit…
Driven by both inside and outside reasons, either the intuitive demand of the body or the social values, Qinghan firmly believed no man in this world was immune to lust. The eunuchs, of course, weren’t on the list, since they had no “tools” left.
Thus, Qinghan found no moral guilt for admitting the lust side of him, because every man would do the same if they were in his shoes. Back in the An’yue Hotel, he climbed onto the big pink bed with no regrets; at the Breaking Blade Summit, he had explored the most secret parts of Ye Qingcheng’s body; in one of the rooms arranged for the Ye Family in Immortal City, he contaminated Qingwu’s purity in a drunken night, and wished to marry her so that he could repeat the pleasure every night afterwards.
However… no matter how justifiably Qinghan tried to defend himself, he had to face lust right here, right now – the Illusions of the Lust!
Actually, Qinghan had experienced some scenes of lust in the previous illusions he had encountered, before finally stepping out of them. But, this time was different, for the force of the illusions were much more powerful. The seductive illusions might be the tomb of this young hero. He had no clue as to what would happen next. The unknown dangers ahead drove him upset, because he was afraid to slip into the sensual pleasure and fail to wake up. Yet, deep in his heart, he did expect the upcoming nasty scene…
“Phew! I shouldn’t be like this…”
Qinghan cursed himself for being wishing for the coming of the illusions. He realized this wasn’t for fun, it was a life-and-death matter!
Slowly closing his eyes, he started releasing his Battle Qi as he cultivated. He forced himself to stay peaceful in mind by shielding away all distracting thoughts.
“No matter in what position, I shall follow the principle of Zen. A petal from the flower reflects the appearance of the whole world; a leaf from the tree foretells the existence of Buddha. The flowers will turn smelly at the time when spring visits us, and the yellow leaves will fall from the trees when autumn comes. Endless freedom and the deepest tranquility are what I’m longing for.”
The Battle Qi had been circulating within Qinghan’s twelve meridians until he opened his eyes, chanting these Zen phrases. The peaceful flow of his mind rejected all possible obscene desires, he even felt, at this moment, that the whole world was static.
“Integration!”
Immediately, he summoned Little Black out and integrated with him, before he resolutely spurted towards the tree of lust.
As soon as he stepped in the periphery of that ancient tree, he bumped into a red-light district, where numerous indecently-dressed prostitutes lived. Walking along the dim lane, Qinghan could see the red light behind the windows, behind which many beautiful girls with heavy make-up were gesturing at him, hoping to lure him or his soul in…
“All of reality is a phantom, and phantoms are real. The form is nonexistent, and nonexistence is the form. None of the red flowers growing along the riverbank are real, as are the piercing mountains and the turbulent ocean.”
Qinghan intentionally refrained himself from staring sideway, so that he could avoid feeling the temptation. At the same time, he kept murmuring the Zen phrases, hoping this could help him calm down. Since he had enjoyed the most superb services of two stunning beauties, these girls here weren’t seductive enough to stir him up.
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