Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 577 - 154: Recognizing the Gap is an Objective Reality

"The body examination reports for both individuals are out, and there are no major issues."

Hearing Yaoqin personally relay this news, Li Mumu let out a big sigh of relief.

She had truly been worried that these two girls might suddenly mutate into something bizarre.

"Qinghe Middle School has decent educational resources, quite appropriate for nurturing newcomers. Plus, a new teacher will be arriving in the latter half of the year, specializing in this type of curriculum, so there’s no need to worry about those two children."

Yaoqin set aside the examination report in her hands, turning her gaze to Li Mumu, "As for you, Miss Li, since your return to the country, you’ve stirred up quite a frenzy."

"Participating in illegal assemblies, jailbreaks, establishing a heretical sect, murders, arson, and looting... these could be overlooked, but you even dared to summon an evil god within the nation, nearly causing a severe disruption to the Special Service Bureau’s operations."

Although Yaoqin’s voice was gentle, Li Mumu’s head lowered further and further.

"It’s all a misunderstanding, I can explain..."

"Whether it’s a misunderstanding or not, you’re well aware, and so are we; there’s no need for explanations."

Yaoqin said with a smile, "But you don’t need to worry, the Special Service Bureau won’t focus its main efforts on these trifling matters. I see your cultivation is progressing rapidly, are you nearing an advancement? Have you considered cultivating the Heretical Path?"

"Not at all! I feel quite good about my current state!"

This was Li Mumu’s honest truth. The Righteous Path of Demon Dharma Gate’s cultivation served as a fine aid for her. The demonized body, combined with her self-defense technique, could be said to complement each other perfectly, which was reflected in the battle that night.

"But didn’t you mention last time that the cultivation of the Twelve Laws included a process of fluctuating strength?"

"Indeed it does, and your cultivation progress has already reached that threshold. There’s no need to continue cultivating now; just maintain a peaceful mind, consolidate your understanding, and wait for the right moment."

"Once you start school again, you’ll receive the latest textbooks over there. If you have any questions then, feel free to ask the teacher."

"I have many questions now!"

Li Mumu took out "Practical Surgery," which she had picked up at the crime scene, and placed it on the table.

"This is the Secret Manual used by the Shen Family’s Human Skin Painter. Last time I also saw a Cultivation Technique here labeled ’Modern Physics’... Are the Heretical Path’s cultivation methods of the Twelve Laws all this... peculiar?"

Li Mumu struggled to find a more precise adjective to describe the subtle sense of incongruity in her heart. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"The issue really isn’t that complicated, it’s just that having returned from overseas, you aren’t sufficiently informed about the situation in Huaxia, so these ways of cultivation may seem strange to you," Yaoqin replied with a smile.

"The essence of the Twelve Cultivation Laws is cognition. The Righteous Path and Heretical Path of the same Dharma Gate are essentially different perspectives on the same worldview. The Chess Herald’s Heretical Path was originally called ’Surgeon,’ but you know, within Huaxia’s traditional beliefs, the body is a gift from one’s parents and should not be harmed lightly."

"Ordinary people’s understanding of doctors is no different from that of shamans. They can’t accept the modern Western medicine approach of cutting open the body to remove diseased parts, so to them, aren’t surgeons just craftsmen who draw on the human body and then peel it away?"

"So, what career would those practicing Modern Physics eventually advance to?"

"Advancers of the Uncivilized People’s Heretical Path would have originally been called engineers, but now they are known as ’Wheel-Turning Vajras.’"

Why not transform into Autobots...

"Sister Yaoqin, I find the cultivation method of the Twelve Laws to be quite strange."

Li Mumu couldn’t help but voice the doubts in her heart.

"Why must all Dharma Gates have cognition as their core essence?"

"That’s a good question, very few would contemplate the true meaning behind the Twelve Laws," Yaoqin spoke earnestly.

"But this question pertains to the highest level of state secrets. Given your current identity and stance, I’m afraid I cannot reveal any information about it to you."

"Okay..."

Li Mumu was quite disappointed, but she understood.

She had a clear understanding of her identity and position.

A true evil spirit, without a trace of pretense.

As the saying goes, what you lack is what you need to supplement.

If I really were a wealthy young lady, then why would I need to rack my brains day after day to contrive the persona of one?

Truth be told, the openness of the Special Service Bureau toward her was almost surprising to Li Mumu.

"But without revealing any secrets, I can still answer your question."

She had already given up hope, but unexpectedly, Yaoqin shifted the topic back.

"You’ve personally experienced Time-Space Tides and Time-Space Retrospection and should be able to grasp some more complex, profound concepts."

"Let’s say, for example, you’ve read ’Journey to the West.’ What if one day you suddenly discover that someone has combined ’Investiture of the Gods’ and ’Journey to the West’ into a new work, where Buddhism becomes Western religion, and Subhuti becomes the Guiding Taoist... People who have never read ’Journey to the West’ before, upon finishing this book, would take these new settings for the original plot."

"In such a scenario, how would you convince them to discern the difference between the original and the new work?"

Li Mumu thought to herself that she generally wouldn’t argue with such fools; it’s not only a waste of the keyboard but also of emotions.

But the real world is much more complex than a book.

She knew what Yaoqin truly meant by saying this—after the Real World had been shaken by the Time-Space Tides, everyone’s cognition could change. How could this world be steered back onto the right track?

"So, we need anchors," Yaoqin explained.

"Like the sutures used to stitch a wound, they can’t heal or cure, but they can keep the position of the wound stable, allowing the flesh to grow back together."

"Our world, aiming to stabilize amidst the turbulence of the Time-Space Tides, requires enough anchors to hold its position. The essence of the cultivation methods of the Twelve Laws is precisely the forging of these anchors."

"Cognition is subjective, but the disparity in cognition is objective. Therefore, we not only can’t forcibly unify cognition but also need to merge all different perspectives of cognition into the Twelve Laws. It’s the convergence of these different perspectives that form our complicated world as it is now."