Chapter 2 (1/2)

Chapter 2 – World Ring

Buddha said that a life could be divided into four realms, which spanned the six Desire Heavens.

The first dhyāna heaven const.i.tuted one small world.

One thousand small worlds covered two dhyāna heavens and const.i.tutes one Small Thousandfold World.

One thousand Small Thousandfold Worlds covered three dhyāna heavens and const.i.tutes one Medium Thousandfold World.

One thousand Medium Thousandfold Worlds covered four dhyāna heavens and const.i.tutes one Large Thousandfold World.

Thus, from the teachings of Buddha, our Large Thousandfold World contained one billion small worlds altogether.

As for whether Buddha's words were correct, none of us know.

Perhaps only when one finds the Creator, would one be able to receive an answer.

Of course, few people were concerned about the answer to this question.

What was the difference between having one billion worlds and ten billion worlds?

One billion or ten billion, I only have this world and no other.

But what if you could arbitrarily cross between worlds?

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Chen Wu Sheng opened his eyes as he lay on the ground.

The body was the same as before, with the same juvenile face. But his expression… his expression had grown far more mature.

He slowly got up and reached out a hand to stroke that dilapidated table he had just tripped on. His fingers moved slowly towards the word 'Diligence' carved into a corner of the table, tracing its edges.

This was the desk he had used in elementary school.

One day, he saw Lu Xun's Hundred Gra.s.s Garden and in imitation of the young Lu Xun, he carved the word into the table.

His motley writing had already grown filthy over the years, but it still invoked a familiar memory for him.

”I'm back. I, Chen Wu Sheng, have truly come back.”

Suddenly, he remembered something. He turned around and walked out of the corridor.

The scene of death had already been cleaned up for the most part, yet the crowd still hadn't dispersed. There was a lively discussion among the crowd regarding the ident.i.ty of the deceased and the cause of death.

With the corpse in tow, the ambulance whistled past him while the cops prepared to bring in the eyewitnesses. Among the eyewitnesses was his father.

Chen Wu Sheng wasn't too anxious, however, as he knew that after a short while, his father would be released and would return. Moreover, the cops would soon find the suicide note written by the deceased Xiao Sun.

It had been a premeditated suicide.

Xiao Sun explained the reasons he committed suicide in his suicide note.

Half a month ago, he had discovered his wife had gotten pregnant with someone else's child and so he pushed her off a cliff. At that time, he had already resolved to kill himself.

Chen Wu Sheng could have prevented this originally, but in the end, he had abandoned this thought.

Sometimes, death wasn't as painful as living.

Everyone should have the freedom to choose for themselves. He chose for himself, so others should too.

He raised his head and looked at the large clock on the school building. It was only one o'clock in the afternoon.

His mother was a teacher like his father. It was just that she worked at a junior high school in the countryside. It would take her over an hour on bike to return. When she returned every night, it was usually six o'clock in the evening.

”En, there's still enough time left.”

He raised his hand, revealing a black ring on his thumb that had appeared out of nowhere.

It was made of an unknown metal and was void of any decorative design. It was so plain and simple that even its l.u.s.ter was covered up.

With a single thought, Chen Wu Sheng appeared inside an empty futuristic s.p.a.ce the next moment.

It was a colorless world, where everything was painted in white.