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Chapter 601 Rebirth from the Ashes: Peng Yingyu's Chance to Become a Terrestrial Immortal

The next morning, Chen Jie led five hundred elite cavalry to Peng Yingyu's camp. The entire camp was under martial law, completely wrapped up inside and out.

Du Xiong frowned slightly upon seeing this and looked at Chen Jie, saying, "My lord, with such tight martial law, it seems Master Peng is prepared to protect Xu Shouhui."

Chen Jie frowned slightly upon hearing this, feeling a bit irritated. After all, if Peng Yingyu really insisted on protecting Xu Shouhui, given his relationship with Peng Yingyu, he really couldn't go too far.

However, Chen Jie absolutely could not allow such a scourge as Xu Shouhui to still be alive. If necessary, Chen Jie was prepared to bring out all the things Xu Shouhui had done in Xiangyang City and let Peng Yingyu see them, so that she would know what kind of beast Xu Shouhui really was.

He tried reasoning with him and appealing to his emotions, but Chen Jie wouldn't believe him. Even if he couldn't persuade Peng Yingyu to kill him, Chen Jie decided to convince him to cripple Xu Shouhui's cultivation and imprison him so that he could never come out and harm people again.

Having figured out what was going on, Chen Jie said to Du Xiong, "Pass the word down: listen to my orders later, do not act on your own, and do not cause any conflict. We are here to reason things out, not to fight."

Upon hearing this, Du Xiong immediately replied, "Yes, my lord, we understand."

After saying "I understand," Du Xiong turned and gave orders to the cavalry. At that moment, Chen Jie was seen arriving in the camp. Someone immediately relayed the news to the rear of the camp, where Ou Puxiang heard the news.

"Chen Jiu Si has arrived with five hundred elite cavalry!"

Upon hearing this, Ou Puxiang immediately stood up, and Ding Pulang, who was standing next to him, also stood up and said, "They've finally arrived."

Ou Puxiang and Ding Pulang also stayed up all night, waiting for Chen Jiu Si to arrive while also preparing for the possibility of Li Si Qi attacking. Fortunately, they waited through the night, and Li Si Qi did not attack.

Chen Jiu Si arrived first, which was definitely good news for them.

At this moment, Ou Puxiang said, "Sixth Brother, immediately assemble the men and prepare to go out to greet them."

Upon hearing this, the army immediately began to assemble, and a moment later, a grand welcoming procession appeared, much larger than the one that had welcomed Xu Shouhui.

A group of people rushed straight to the camp gate. Du Xiong had been observing the inside of the camp. When he suddenly saw a group of people rushing out, he felt a tightness in his heart and quietly raised his hand to signal the cavalry to prepare.

Chen Jie said to Du Xiong, "Don't be nervous, we're not here to cause trouble."

Upon hearing this, Du Xiong lowered his hand, but gripped the long sword at his waist tightly, his eyes fixed on the other man, trying to see what he was planning to do.

The group immediately arrived at the door. At this moment, the crowd parted in the middle, and two people came out directly from the crowd. Upon seeing Chen Jie, they quickly clasped their hands and said, "Junior Uncle."

Chen Jie looked over and recognized one of them. It was Ding Pulang, the little tyrant who often followed Peng Yingyu when he went to Xiangyang to see her. The other one was a complete stranger.

Chen Jie then clasped his hands in a fist and said, "You two are too kind."

Ding Pulang then said, "Junior Uncle, you must be tired from your journey. We've been waiting for you all night."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie glanced at Ding Pulang and then asked, "You knew I was coming?"

Ding Pulang did not answer. At this moment, Ou Puxiang spoke up: "We knew that Junior Uncle would definitely come after Xu Shouhui came yesterday."

Chen Jie was taken aback and asked, "Xu Shouhui?"

Chen Jie gleaned some information from this form of address: this kid actually called Xu Shouhui by his full name; shouldn't he normally be addressed as "Your Majesty"?
His words now represent only two possibilities: one is that they represent the attitude of Peng Yingyu's entire power towards Xu Shouhui, and the other is that this kid is preparing to use this to stabilize himself and then gradually make his move.

Regardless of the situation, Chen Jie should be cautious.

Having figured this out, Chen Jie looked at Ding Pulang and asked, "And who is this?"

Upon hearing this, Ou Puxiang clasped his hands in greeting and said, "I am Ou Puxiang, and I am my master's fourth disciple."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie nodded slightly and said, "I do know you, General Fu. Your master often praised you to me as a blessed man, and even more so, a man of great wisdom!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Junior Uncle."

Chen Jie wasn't surprised that they called him Junior Uncle, because it wasn't a secret that he and Peng Yingyu were sworn brothers. The three brothers had sworn brotherhood: the eldest was Liu Futong, the hermit of Yushan; the second was Peng Yingyu, the laughing Buddha; the third was Fang Guozhen, the dragon king of the sea; and the fourth was Chen Jiusi.

This relationship has become a legendary tale in the martial arts world, and its popularity is quite high.

At this moment, Chen Jie looked at Ou Puxiang and asked, "Where is my second brother?"

He had already figured it out; it seemed that Ou Puxiang was currently in charge here. Ou Puxiang said, "I'm waiting for Junior Uncle in the tent."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Then I must go see my second brother."

After saying this, Chen Jie said directly to Du Xiong, "You and the others lead the cavalry and wait outside. Don't follow me."

After saying this, Chen dismounted and handed the horse to Du Xiong, who said with some concern, "My lord."

Chen Jie whispered, "You all don't need to follow me. Without you, it's easy for me to advance or retreat."

Upon hearing this, Du Xiong immediately nodded, realizing that following their lord would only be a burden, and it would be better to let their lord act on his own.

Having understood this, Du Xiong took the reins of Chen Jie's horse and said, "My lord, please come back quickly."

Chen Jie nodded slightly, then said to Ou Puxiang and Ding Pulang, "Lead the way."

Ou Puxiang understood why Chen Jie didn't want the others to follow, but he saw through it but didn't say anything. With a smile on his face, he led Chen Jie into the military camp.

After passing through the military camp, they arrived at the military tent inside the camp. Upon arriving there, Chen Jie frowned slightly because he did not sense the strong Buddhist aura emanating from his second brother, Peng Yingyu, the Laughing Buddha.

At that moment, he felt a vague unease in his heart for some reason.

At this moment, Ou Puxiang lifted the tent flap and said, "Junior Uncle, this way please. Master is waiting for you inside."

Seeing Ou Puxiang's appearance, Chen Jie frowned slightly. The next moment, he quickly walked to the tent and stepped inside. Upon entering, he saw a bed on the side of the tent, and a person was lying on the bed. "Second Brother!"

Chen Jie tried calling out, and immediately walked over. When he got there, he saw that Peng Yingyu's face was pale, as if she had lost too much blood. Her eyes were closed and her facial muscles were tense, as if she was enduring endless pain.

Chen Jie was stunned. Was this still his second brother who always had a smile on his face?
Is this still the same imposing second brother who ranked sixth on the Heavenly Ranking?
He now looks like an old monk about to pass away.

"How could this happen? How could my second brother do this? Was it Li Siqi's doing?"

Chen Jie looked up at Ou Puxiang, his voice carrying a hint of questioning. Ou Puxiang was silent for a moment before saying, "It has nothing to do with Li Siqi. Sixth brother, bring the things up."

Upon hearing this, Ding Pulang immediately led two people in carrying a stretcher, which was covered with a white cloth.

Ou Puxiang went over and directly lifted the white cloth, revealing a corpse inside!
Upon seeing the corpse in front of him, Chen Jie was stunned. He recognized the corpse; it was Xu Shouhui. Wasn't this Xu Shouhui's corpse?
Thinking it over, he looked at Ou Puxiang, then at Xu Shouhui's corpse, and then at Peng Yingyu, and in an instant he understood something.

"My second brother personally shot and killed Xu Shouhui?"

Chen Jie's voice trembled slightly because he understood what this meant. Xu Shouhui was the result of Peng Yingyu's evil deeds and a crack in his Buddhist heart. Now, killing Xu Shouhui with his own hands was the same as directly killing Peng Yingyu's Buddhist heart.

It's practically suicide!

Ou Puxiang then spoke up: "My master said that evil arises from him and will fall from him!"

"He didn't want you, Junior Uncle, to bear the infamy of regicide because of him, so my master decided to deal with this evil himself."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie clenched his fist and looked at Peng Yingyu, whose life or death was unknown, lying on the bed.

"Killing him is tantamount to killing your own path, Second Brother, why do you have to do it!"

With a sigh, Chen Jie was filled with mixed emotions, including gratitude towards Peng Yingyu, who fully understood his feelings of protecting him.

However, if a person abandons the path they have pursued for half their life, the consequences are extremely tragic. If things go wrong, they will die and their cultivation will be destroyed. Even if things go well, their path forward will be blocked, and their cultivation will be completely ruined.

Having figured this out, Chen Jie went to Peng Yingyu, took his right hand, felt his pulse, and poured a stream of internal energy into his body.

As Chen Jie probed with his internal energy, he gained a clear understanding of Peng Yingyu's body. Because he had suddenly severed his path in martial arts, the internal energy in Peng Yingyu's body went out of control, becoming congested in her limbs and bones, causing her to lose control of her body.

At this moment, all the internal energy was blocked in his body. Chen Jie took a deep breath and then began to use his own internal energy to help Peng Yingyu clear the chaotic internal energy. This process was very energy-consuming, but Chen Jie did not feel tired at all.

At this moment, Chen Jie glanced at Ou Puxiang and Ding Pulang beside him and said, "Send someone to call my men in and settle them properly. Also, call their leader, Du Xiong, over. I need him to protect me."

"I need to heal your master."

Upon hearing this, Ou Puxiang replied, "Yes."

As he spoke, Ding Pulang immediately called Du Xiong and the cavalrymen outside in, and naturally treated them to good food and drink. Then Chen Jie asked Du Xiong to stay inside to protect him, while Ding Pulang and Ou Puxiang went out of the tent to guard him, forming a double layer of protection.

Having done all that, Chen Jie turned to Peng Yingyu and said, "Second Brother, since you've done so much for your brother, let me do something for you this time."

Over the next two days, Chen Jie did only one thing: he cleared out all the chaotic internal energy from Peng Yingyu's body and, incidentally, used the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique to repair the damaged meridians in Peng Yingyu's body.

Having done all this, theoretically, Peng Yingyu should have been able to continue mobilizing the internal energy within him. However, due to the collapse of his golden body and the ruin of his Buddhist heart, he could no longer utilize his former Buddhist power.

It could be said that Peng Yingyu was more like a useless person full of powerful energy but unable to use it.

Unless Peng Yingyu can find a new path and transform this internal energy into new cultivation techniques, he will not be able to restore his previous power, or even advance further.

But starting anew is easier said than done.
However, when Chen Jie was examining Peng Yingyu's body, he discovered something different: there was another Buddhist power within Peng Yingyu's body.

However, that was definitely not Peng Yingyu's Hinayana Buddhism, but rather the imprint of Mahayana Buddhism.

Chen Jie made his own judgment on this: Peng Yingyu had been practicing Hinayana Buddhism for the first half of her life. Hinayana Buddhism is about cultivating oneself and never about saving others.

However, at some point, Peng Yingyu developed an interest in Mahayana Buddhism, which is separate from Hinayana Buddhism, thus laying the foundation for Mahayana Buddhism, namely, the Buddha-land.

The idea of ​​establishing a Buddhist kingdom so that everyone can live a good life is not something a Theravada Buddhist should have, especially a great monk like Peng Yingyu.

So don't you think it's strange that someone who practices Theravada Buddhism would think about establishing a Buddhist kingdom and saving all sentient beings every day?
That is the pursuit of Mahayana Buddhism. So when Peng Yingyu had the idea of ​​establishing a Buddhist kingdom to save all sentient beings, he was already divided. His Buddhist heart was already divided.

The resulting split in one's Buddhist mind and conflict at its core leads to the birth of inner demons.

And this inner demon is the emperor. That's right, Peng Yingyu, a monk, actually believed in the Taoist concept of destiny and thought that Ziwei's descent into the world was the sign of an emperor. Isn't that ridiculous?
This wasn't Peng Yingyu's true thought; it was her inner demon.

Xu Shouhui is Peng Yingyu's inner demon.

Now, Peng Yingyu has gone all out and directly killed Xu Shouhui, this inner demon, with her own intentions, all for the sake of the common people and her brothers. This completely deviates from the foundation of Theravada Buddhism.

At this moment, Peng Yingyu's foundation in Theravada Buddhism exploded.

The Great Wall was destroyed, but at the moment the Theravada Buddhist Great Wall was destroyed, the Mahayana Buddhist teachings hidden deep in Peng Yingyu's heart began to shine!
Previously, he was suppressed by Theravada Buddhism, which made his Mahayana Buddhism seem like a joke. But now that Theravada Buddhism has been destroyed, there is only one force left in his body, which is Theravada Buddhism. In this way, he is no longer in conflict.

Although Mahayana Buddhism is still very weak, it is incredibly pure. This may truly be a chance for Peng Yingyu to be reborn!

After figuring this out, Chen Jie thought of a saying: "A loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise!"
Having understood the key point, Chen Jie turned to look at Peng Yingyu. At that moment, he directly unblocked the last meridian that had sealed Peng Yingyu's consciousness, and Peng Yingyu instantly regained consciousness.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, his gaze empty and unfocused. After a long while, he turned around and saw Chen Jiu Si.

In an instant, Peng Yingyu uttered a Buddhist chant: "Ninety-four, this old monk truly feels as if he has been reborn in another world, Amitabha!"

(End of this chapter)