"You asked this question just to see the cult leader? That's really underhanded. I almost fell for it with your question."
The bishop sighed, inwardly marveling at how desperate the believers were to even think of such a question, just to see their leader.
Should they establish a new rule, such as prohibiting questions that cannot be answered?
As the two walked along the road, Jiang Ran casually asked, "In your heart, what kind of person is the cult leader?"
"He is a god walking among men, and the more you get to know him, the more you can feel it!"
The bishop once again made that signature prayer gesture, and Jiang Ran could see worship and faith on his face. The bishop in front of him was truly a believer, and not someone who was there for a salary.
"He is almost omniscient and almost omnipotent, my God! Many people believe that the cult leader's legendary abilities are false, but that is not the case! Only those who have witnessed the cult leader's abilities firsthand can understand that he is a god!"
This guy does have some ambition after all. A god walking among mortals? Well, it's a dream, and becoming a little more awesome doesn't seem so bad.
"arrive."
Jiang Ran followed the archbishop into the inner room, where he saw a man sitting behind a table, sipping tea. But the moment the man saw Jiang Ran, his pupils suddenly contracted!
This instantly made Jiang Ran realize one thing: this person knew him! And it wasn't just a simple acquaintance, otherwise, there wouldn't be such a strong reaction upon seeing him!
Of course, the so-called "big reaction" was only in Jiang Ran's eyes. At least the bishop did not find anything wrong, and Yang Kaixu quickly composed himself.
The two just stared at each other, neither of them speaking first.
The bishop sensed something was amiss, and Jiang Ran's behavior didn't seem like that of a devoted fan meeting the church leader. Of course, Jiang Ran had no faith in this church leader who was both a stranger and somewhat familiar to him.
"Isn't this the answer you wanted?" Yang Kaixu spoke first, breaking the awkward atmosphere. "Then I'll give you this answer."
He put down his teacup, crossed his hands, rested his chin on the back of his hand, and gave a slight smile.
"Is a church still the same church after all its parts have been replaced? My answer is yes."
The bishop hadn't expected the priest to answer in this way, because he had initially given Jiang Ran the same answer, but in the paradox, he couldn't even convince himself.
Jiang Ran did not immediately refute Yang Kaixu; he wanted to hear how the other party would explain later.
“Buildings are not just piles of mud and stones; they have their own meaning. A church is a spiritual entity that carries God, so no matter how many parts are replaced, or even if it is demolished and a new church is built on the same site—”
"As long as the 'god' it embodies remains unchanged, and as long as there are still believers who come here to pray and regard it as a symbol of 'god,' it will still be that church and will not change because of changes in its parts."
“It’s like a person.” Yang Kaixu raised his right hand. “If you were given a different body and moved from one world to another, would you become a completely new person?”
To change bodies and travel from one world to another?
Jiang Ran's eyes darkened. Wasn't this describing him? No, perhaps it wasn't just him.
Both he and Arceus were transmigrators from Earth. Of course, this transmigration was part of the gods' plan, not their own intention, and they could not refuse it.
Yang Kaixu, Yang Kaixu, Jiang Ran knows! This cult leader is also a transmigrator from Earth! His original name before transmigrating was Yang Kaixu, and he looks exactly like this now!
Jiang Ran and Arceus were Chinese before they transmigrated, but after they transmigrated, one became a Chinese and the other became a white eagle. There were more than just the two of them who transmigrated!
Let Jiang Ran think about it. Each time traveler should be from a different country, so the person in front of him is not a ghost storyteller from China, but someone from another country!
At the stronghold, the transmigrator... thinking further, is most likely a Fallen God! Or someone from another country, which narrows the possibilities down to an extremely small point!
Rusgr and Alex are both Fallen Gods, and the other uncertain ones include Bates and Sheep Sea. Apart from them, they are either ghost story tellers or substitute gods.
After determining the area, Jiang Ran was able to identify Yang Kaixu based on a person's temperament and habitual movements!
Alex! Alex, the SSS-level mystery writer from the UK! He's actually a transmigrator from China, whose real name is Yang Kaixu!
His deepest desire was to become a god walking among men!
Jiang Ran recalled his miracle—[faith]!
Alex can make something happen if someone believes it can happen! "Belief" is the believer's attitude toward God, while "realization" is God's gift to the believer.
This is faith!
Suppose Alex wants to move mountains and fill seas. If no one believes he can do it, then no matter how hard he tries, he will not be able to move mountains and fill seas.
If one or two people believe that he can really do this, then he can use this to activate [faith] to realize this "belief." Of course, he will most likely fail due to insufficient mental strength.
If dozens of people believe he can do this, believe he can truly move mountains and fill seas, then he really can expend a great deal of mental energy to do so!
And then, a miracle was born! All those who witnessed him move mountains and fill seas truly believed in their hearts that he was capable of doing so!
The power of [Faith] is overflowing! Countless people offer this "belief," and the more people there are, the less mental energy Alex consumes! He can move mountains and fill seas with a wave of his hand; as long as this "belief" is not shattered, he is invincible!
That's why he wanted to become a god, so that everyone could believe in him and trust him. If one day, everyone in the world believed he was a god—
Will he really become a god?
It's quite tragic for him. Back on Earth, he had enough people, but he couldn't use the "Miracle." In the world of ghost stories, he could use the "Miracle," but he didn't have enough people.
Now that we've finally managed to bring the "miracle" to Earth, the people on Earth are gone again. Who can we complain to?
Yang Kaixu's plan to become a god was put on hold for a long time. Perhaps he did not give up, but was just preparing other plans.
Deep in Yang Kaixu's heart, he longed to become a god.
A god walking among men!
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