Taoist Master Xuanhuang

The demonic path is not afraid of any merit or fortune, or rather, it is not afraid of any righteous fortune or merit.

Heaven and earth are divided into yin and yang, there is good and there is evil, there are high mountains and there are deep abysses. They represent the abyss, and they are just right.

The blessings and merits bestowed by Heaven and Earth are never based on how kind a person is, but on what they have accomplished.

Once you succeed, everything you do is considered correct, at least from an outsider's perspective.

So is that really correct?

Not necessarily. It's just that mistakes become correct, and correctness remains correct.

Regardless of right or wrong, even if a cultivator is utterly wicked and kills countless people, if his contributions have a significant positive impact on the world, then he has accumulated immense merit.

People cannot take what they perceive as good or bad as truly good or bad; humanity, at least in this world, is unimportant.

Even if humanity were to become extinct, but the world were to experience tremendous growth, that would be a merit, a contribution, and would bring good fortune to the world.

People often judge the good or bad of things based on their own perspective, which is both correct and incorrect.

It's right under different premises, but wrong under different premises.

Ghost ships are meant to gather good fortune and merit from heaven and earth, not to cause trouble for themselves.

He naturally knew how to obtain his own fortune.

Isn't the destiny of the demonic path also destiny? Isn't the advancement, development, and growth of the demonic path a contribution to heaven and earth? They are all the same.

Heaven and earth nurture life, and what they want is to drive and change the world, not to judge your good or bad.

The reason why cultivators have different views is that the righteous path currently occupies an absolute dominant position, has changed the world, created a righteous environment, and thus has given birth to a unique righteous fortune.

Under such circumstances, the devil is evil, is sin.

The ghost ship is meant to change this situation. Even if I am a 'so-called demonic being,' my existence strengthens the fortunes of cultivators and changes the evolution of the world. Therefore, I have merit and great fortune.

As for why he killed hundreds of people right away, wasn't it because he wasn't afraid of being evil or of anything that might damage his merits?

Why kill these people?

This is because, from the perspective of Heaven, there is no right or wrong, but from the perspective of one's own master, there is right and wrong.

The hundreds of people who died violated a taboo of the Xuanhuang (a system of divination and prophecy).

It carries the blood of many ordinary humans on Earth.

This is wrong.

The ghost ship is arrogant, wanting to create its own unique magical destiny and golden age.

However arrogant one may be, one must not violate the original intention set forth by the Lord.

You can freely harm cultivators or beings in small worlds without any problem.

It is absolutely wrong to slaughter ordinary people on Earth.

This is a taboo that no one can cross.

This group of people, carrying their sins, joined the evil path. They didn't come to contribute; they came to spoil the broth. These people deserve to die.

Heaven and earth are vast, but our Lord is the greatest.

This is the core value of Ghost Ship.

"We pay our respects to Lord Ghost Ship."

Panicked and disoriented, the cultivator, barely able to react, knelt trembling in fear.

"Don't panic, get up. I'm serious, I'm not just fooling you little devils."

Inside the ghost ship, the thoughts of these people cannot escape the ghost ship's perception.

"We dare not."

He still didn't stand up, but answered while kneeling, and it's unclear what he said in response.

Is it that they dare not think that way, or that they dare not have any other thoughts?

The ghost ship was satisfactory; it wasn't easy to intimidate those little devils.

"You all seem to have a lot of doubts about me?" the ghost ship said again.

The demons were almost in tears; they dared not have any doubts, absolutely not.

"My lord possesses many treasures, including the Three Great Treasures, as well as those like mine and the Palace of Ten Thousand Spirits. There is no need for doubt," the ghost ship said slowly, following its own logic.

This is truly the question that puzzles these demons.

The Dao Lord's treasures they thought were the Void Blade, the Gate of Time and Dreams, and the White Bone Pagoda—the three great treasures.

I never expected that besides the Palace of Ten Thousand Spirits, there was also the Ghost Ship, who is a treasure with great self-wisdom.

The blame lies with the fact that they are all small fry, and all heretics, who have no connection with the major powers.

Because they are marginalized, they don't understand many things at all.

Just like the four super powers and the two major departments, you can tell that the Ghost Ship is different from ordinary treasures.

As for the Palace of Ten Thousand Spirits, it can be ignored.

Everyone knows that this is a magic weapon that the Dao Lord reforged from the strange club after killing the president of the strange club. It is not the kind of magic weapon that originated from the orthodox Dao Lord's supreme treasure, so it is not surprising that it is a bit special.

The Dao Lord did not retain any wisdom from the very first treasure he crafted.

"Thank you for clearing up my doubts, sir."

Although I dare not ask, since the ghost ship has spoken, I cannot fail to thank it. Would not thanking it mean disrespecting me, Ghost Ship?
The demonic path has one advantage: it truly values ​​strength, and those who are truly pragmatic are considered heroes.

"Remember, even if we are on the demonic path, we must be true demons, not pseudo-demons... What is a pseudo-demon? Anyone who goes against our Lord's original intention is a pseudo-demon. Ordinary people are also a pool of talent for the demonic path. How can anyone cut off their own source?"

The ghost ship said meaningfully.

Suddenly, the demons realized, "So that's how it is! So that's how it is!"

It turns out that those who died just now and those who were killed due to stress were all people who violated this taboo.

That makes sense.

Those people were probably filtered out as soon as they were teleported in. The Ghost Ship deliberately placed them on the outer edge of the so-called Crimson Circle, using it as a flimsy excuse to eliminate them.

And those so-called stress reactions are even more outrageous.

Many of them are not as strong as me. I am suppressed like a useless person. Where do they get the stress response?

This stress response is outrageous.

It turns out they all had a cause of death.

“What you say is true, sir. Although I do not consider myself a good person, I still have my own principles. I disdain to harm the weak and ordinary people. That would be unworthy of being a true demon.”

"What you said is absolutely right, sir. These kinds of trash won't cooperate with us. Bringing them in will only lower our standards. We must be true demons, not some pseudo-demons."

“I agree with the adults’ views. The Dao Lord is the greatest in the world. Even if I, Old Ghost, am not a good person, I have always kept in mind the original intention of the Dao Lord when he spread the Dao. I have to go abroad or find alien races to experiment on when I do bad things. These pseudo-demons are so bold as to disobey the Dao Lord’s guidance. They deserve to die.”

"Yes, we must become true demons..."

The bottom line in the demonic path is very low, or even non-existent.

Flattery and sycophancy poured in.

Once they confirmed the cause of death of those people, and that there was indeed a reason behind it, and that the Ghost Ship Lord was indeed recruiting subordinates, they were immediately relieved.

Once they relaxed, they started to show off and began trying to get the ghost ship's attention.

That's just how shrewd and pragmatic she is.

"It's good that you understand. This old ghost is right. Heaven and earth are vast, but our Lord is the greatest. We must never forget that," said the ghost ship.

Old Ghost was thrilled to hear this; being discovered by the Ghost Ship was a good start.

But don't speak now, or you'll just be wasting your breath. "What you say, you little devil, is not wrong. What kind of demon is it to bully ordinary people? There are true demons when there are true cultivators. Demons have their own way. Being reckless is not the way, it's collapse. Anyone who dares to claim the way must have rules, because the way is the embodiment of rules. If you go against the way you live, everything will be in vain."

The ghost ship has begun training its subordinates.

It elucidates the true meaning of spiritual practice from a higher perspective.

Evil is not something reckless, illogical, or even chaotic.

If you understand the devil in this way, you've misunderstood him and you've also defiled him.

Whether it's genuine cultivation or true demonic possession.

As long as you remain under this heaven and earth, you will be bound by it and must follow its way.

If you're so capable, go and amuse yourself in the chaos.

As long as you live in this world, and as long as the world continues to provide you with protection, you must abide by the rules of this world.

The sum of rules is the Tao.

Since the path of demons includes the word "path," it must follow the basic rules of this world.

Simply being bloodthirsty without any planning, exploiting others to the point of exhaustion, and even illogically displaying the cruelty and ruthlessness of a demon—this is not a true demon, but a misinterpretation.

A demonic sect that wants to last needs to cultivate its successors; it cannot simply slaughter its descendants without a plan.

The Demonic Sect is just a bit cruel; those who cut off their own foundation by leaving no way out are not worthy of being called demons.

The difference between demons and immortals isn't that significant.

Right and wrong both originate from oneself, so there is no right or wrong.

"I feel that the Demonic Path is weak, or rather, it has no presence at all. Therefore, I have made a great vow to strengthen the Demonic Path. This will all start with you, with your understanding of the Ghostly Visualization Diagram, within one month."

The ghost ship solemnly said, "You only have one month. Whoever can comprehend the Ghost Visualization Diagram first will be the leader of the Abyss, the top ten... the top one hundred..."

According to the plan discussed with the Sweeping Monk, the Ghost Ship officially began to make empty promises.

This marked the first step in his development of subordinate monks.

……

In the outside world.

Three days later.

The news that the ghost ship was recruiting abyss cultivators spread far and wide from Nanshi to Haidai, and beyond Haidai to the vast land of Xia Kingdom.

There's a feeling of impending storm.

This feeling is most acutely felt by the four super-powers.

"Amitabha, it has finally come."

At the Buddhist headquarters, Minghui looked out the window at the withering leaves. Qingyun Mountain, a sacred place, has changing seasons and can indeed be spring-like all year round, evergreen all year round.

But that's not natural; nature is the Way.

Deliberately creating a spring-like climate year-round is actually a poor choice.

These fallen leaves could have remained, after all, there isn't a single tree on Qingyun Mountain that isn't simple; they could easily stay evergreen all year round.

However, they still changed with the seasons.

This change is what Xuanhuang wanted to see, which is why Qingyun Mountain experienced such a cycle of the four seasons.

Fallen leaves don't have to wither; the same applies to people, Buddhism, and the Four Supernatural Beings.

But ultimately, it was impossible to stop it; it was destined to wither away.

This aligns with the Tao, something that is beyond human reach and something that is beyond human comprehension.

Or perhaps, your best efforts to change it will only lead to worse results, and you can't go against the established order.

Are Minghui, Jiutong, Sun Hui, and Yan Lai incapable of preventing the split?

That's probably not the case; the four individuals possess the prestige and cultivation to do so.

But none of the four did that.

It was because all four of them had a premonition that forcibly preserving the conflict was merely suppressing it. Conflicts can never disappear; when they grow to the point where they can no longer be suppressed, they will only explode more cruelly.

Moreover, the four of them were disciples of Xuanhuang, true masters of cultivation, and knew how to follow the natural course of things.

How could it be forced to change?

Moreover, for the four of them, being separated is another kind of life and a form of tempering.

Although their cultivation levels may not be very high, their understanding of the Dao and nature is profound.

"All things arise from causes and conditions and are empty of inherent existence! This is how it should be, Master," Mingwu said.

Everything is formed by the convergence of causes and conditions. These causes and conditions will one day come together, and one day they will naturally disperse.

The origin of a relationship is real, and so is its end.

Do not rejoice because of gatherings, nor grieve because of separations.

How could those eminent Buddhist monks not understand this?

There's some truth to calling them Buddhist-like.

Of course, being Buddhist doesn't mean being indifferent; rather, it means understanding that the coming together and parting of relationships are inevitable, and it's a kind of detached acceptance.

They came together because of their initial circumstances, and gathered together because of the teachings of Xuanhuang. This is fate.

When Xuanhuang transcends the Three Realms and is no longer bound by the Five Elements, and when they are no longer infants in swaddling clothes and have grown up, it means that their destiny has come to an end.

"This humble monk is not saddened. Rather, it is a kind of liberation. This humble monk can return to the state he loves most: being a disciple of the Dao Master, detached from worldly affairs, serving by the Dao Master's side to seek the true scriptures. This humble monk likes this state... it's just..."

Huiming is neither the kind of person who doesn't delegate authority, nor is he a fool.

He truly wished his identity were simple, merely a junior disciple of the Xuanhuang Sect, learning the Dao from his master.

I've long since lost interest in the idea of ​​being a Buddhist sect leader.

However, he changed the subject: "I originally thought that the way our fate would end was for us to let go, but I never expected that we would be replaced, or even have a dispute."

This was something he didn't expect.

It wasn't a natural split; it was a replacement, a substitution by the new protagonists of the era.

This is a bit beyond expectations.

"Sect Leader, according to the information we have, this is just the beginning. There are still Lord White Bone, Lord Shi Meng, Lord Qing Yun Zhou, and others to come," Ming Wu said.

"So, a storm is brewing. Be prepared. Conflict is inevitable in thirty to a hundred years. And there's also the unsealing of the boundary in twenty years, which we'll all need to face carefully."

"What the sect leader says is true."

Although it's inevitable, it won't happen as quickly as we imagine.

True cultivators are not to be trifled with; it is absolutely impossible for them to be replaced by subordinate cultivators in just a few years or even a decade.

Even with the best resources and training, subordinate cultivators cannot compete with true cultivators in ten years.

After at least thirty years of growth, once you reach the second level of Profound Understanding, your cultivation enters a long period where progress is difficult, and that's when you can truly achieve cultivation.

Among these events was the birth of a fourth-tier True King of the Realm twenty years later.

It also requires genuine cultivation to deal with properly.

It seems that the sacred beings have been dealt a heavy blow, but who can guarantee that they will be content with the current situation once they are truly reborn?

more importantly……

...(End of chapter)