Tao and Heaven

Chapter 272 Do you dare?
“Heaven and earth respect saints, but also regard saints as taboos.”

Although the old monk had lost his position as the Buddha, he was still one of the top immortals and his foundation was still there. He looked directly into those quiet eyes and read greed, anger and ignorance.

"In fifty years, a mortal can at most cause cholera in one country. A cultivator who has cultivated his Qi to the Dao realm can at most cause harm to one region. Even a True Immortal can at most cause harm to all living beings. But the heavens are endless in all directions, the earth is millions of feet thick, there are tens of thousands of caves, and billions of mountains and rivers."

"Even if the immortals slaughtered billions of living beings, ten thousand years later, the world would still be full of vitality."

"But saints are different. Saints can make water flow upwards, and can bring the dead back to life to disrupt yin and yang. If you bring someone back to life one day, there will be endless evil spirits appearing the next day."

"Amitabha, do you dare?"

Do I dare?
When Gu Wen was asked, a slight smile appeared on his lips. The laugh was not loud, but it echoed throughout the entire Buddhist temple.

The old monk also laughed, and his laughter was even more wild, like that of a madman.

"Do you dare? You are the Jade Pure Heavenly Lord, a role model for the world, and a direct disciple of Qingcang. This world can be yours, but it can also be your shackles. Do you dare to risk the world's condemnation and slaughter the people? Do you dare to destroy Qingcang's life's work?"

"You dare not. You are, after all, just a mortal, a mortal with all the bad desires!"

He scolded Gu Wen, saying that he had a flawed state of mind and that he was unworthy of possessing the heart of Hunyuan Dao.

Looking at the world, there are many people who have the opportunity to achieve Hun Yuan. Qing Cang, Xian Jian, Jian Mu, and my previous self, as well as the next Buddha.

Not long ago, the Heavenly Saint named those who could prove the Hun Yuan of Heaven and Earth one by one. This was both a reward and a warning to them. Gu Wen was among them. He was also a minor saint.

There are very few minor saints, but it is not impossible to become one through cultivation. Since the creation of the world by Hunyuan, there have only been two words, heaven and earth.

After deeply understanding Gu Wen's state of mind, Zhenru discovered that he was wrong.

Gu Wen had already attained Hun Yuan long ago, but he just happened to have the heart of a mortal.

Having lost his position as an enlightened being, the pressure from his past vows, and the filth left by the great devil in his mind made Monk Zhenru completely possessed.

"Don't you just want to be with a mortal woman forever? How can that compare to my ambition! How can I be inferior to a mortal like you!"

Gu Wen listened quietly, showing no anger or resentment, just calmly and indifferently watching the old monk who was gradually going crazy.

He was right, and this time of refining his mind also made him understand this fact. No matter how great the power of a saint is, it cannot remove the dust in the heart.

After the other party finished venting, Gu Wen slowly said: "I was an ordinary person when I met her, and I am still an ordinary person now."

Mortals, monks, immortals, saints.

Gu Wen has gone through every stage, but not for too long. Compared with other powerful people who are tens of thousands of years old, he is too young at a thousand years old.

Even among monks, a thousand-year-old master is not considered old.

The old monk was silent, he didn't know how to answer.

The monks were unwilling to admit that they were mortals, but a saint admitted it.

Gu Wen placed his palm on the monk's crown and said:

"You should also be thankful that I am just an ordinary person. If you can help me cure this nun behind me so that she has nothing to worry about, I will spare your life."

If other people saw the possible cause and effect after thousands of years, they would worry that the old monk would become a saint again, which would cause even greater trouble.

But Gu Wen only knew that for the time being, he only had the means to give the Jade Sword Buddha the immortal status.

The old monk shook his head and said, "She is not a human being. She has neither three souls nor seven spirits. She will soon dissipate. You can give her the immortal status of Tiansheng and use Tiansheng's method to protect herself. If she can cultivate to become an immortal in the future, perhaps she can make up for the missing parts."

"However, from ancient times to the present, almost no one who has enjoyed the blessings of being an immortal official has been able to cultivate and become an immortal."

Hearing this, Gu Wen moved his hand away.

Suddenly, the fragments of the Buddha statue behind him began to melt and condense into a new Buddha statue.

A new Buddha is being nurtured in the endless flames of incense.

It could be the aspiration left by a great monk in the long history, it could be one of the thirty-six holy monks back then, or it could be a pure rebirth.

As long as the great way does not disappear, the saints will not perish.

"Amitabha, since you have already become a demon, why do you stay in heaven and earth?"

The Buddha statue slapped down, and Gu Wen's body was covered with golden light. A big hand smashed the Buddha's palm with a punch.

It was clear at the first touch that the other party was not a saint, at least not now.

The old monk smiled coldly and said, "If there is no Zhenru, there is still Tathagata. If there is no Tathagata, there is still Lairu. Buddhism has never lacked the World Honored One, and has never allowed the existence of two World Honored Ones."

"However, as long as Buddhism still exists and the Buddhist path does not dissipate, I will come back."

"Then I wish you good luck, Master."

When Gu Wen's palm fell, he could not kill, but others could not snatch it.

If Zhenru wanted to commit suicide to maintain his dignity, then Gu Wen would have to kill him, because killing himself would also be stealing his life.

"You are truly an ordinary person. You will never achieve great things with this state of mind."

The old monk completely lost his vitality, and his Taoist aura dissipated into the world, leaving no trace of life.

But he did not disappear, and there was still a possibility of resurrection. This is the meaning of immortals' transcendence, and it is also the biggest difference between them and mortals.

If you transcend the heaven and earth, you won't be restricted by life and death. Yu Hua's problem is that she is a mortal.

At this time, the Buddha statue was silent and dim.

Gu Wen could see the fear in the newborn Buddha. He glanced at the blood scriptures on the ground, turned around, carried the unconscious Chiyuzi on his back, and pulled the dazed Jade Sword Buddha away.

At this time, eyes from all sides had already gathered outside the Zhenru Palace.

But their cultivation was too low, they were not even immortals, and they could not even cross the threshold of the hall, let alone understand the fight inside.

The only thing they could see was the aftermath of the fight, and they fell outside and fled in panic in fear.

As soon as Gu Wen walked out of the hall, someone immediately exclaimed "Zhenwu Dangmo Tianzun", and he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

A drunken incident caused their identities to be swapped.

Although his status didn't matter, Gu Wen didn't need to rely on it to make a living. On the contrary, he wanted to lose his status as Jade Pure Heavenly Venerable, so as not to be caught by his master and forced to work for him.

The brief political experience in the past few months made Gu Wen deeply understand the difference between doing business and being an official. If you don't enjoy the pleasure brought by power, then being in power is pure torture. First, you can't walk around, second, you can't drink and have fun, and third, you still need to work.

The job of Tianzun is to stamp, but each stamp must be carefully considered. The jade seal in the Jade Emperor's Temple may cost hundreds of thousands of spirit stones to stamp on black and white paper, affecting tens of millions of people.

Gu Wen would rather go to the foot of Dao Zong Mountain to sell sesame cakes than sit in the Jade Emperor Palace.

"Please stay, Zhenwu Tianzun."

A Bodhisattva came down on a lotus platform and blocked their way. He first glanced at Chiyuzi who had his eyes closed, and then at Yujian Buddha.

"The Jade Sword Buddha is the reincarnation of the Buddha and cannot leave the Zhenru Temple."

As the voice fell, the Jade Sword Buddha took a step forward, but Gu Wen had already raised his hand and waved it. A ray of golden light flashed, and the Bodhisattva and the lotus platform under his seat were split into two, and blood splattered all over Mount Xumi.

There was silence all around.

How come this is more vicious than before?

During the Buddhist meeting, Chiyuzi beat people but did not kill them, but now Gu Wen kills anyone he sees.

The Jade Sword Buddha looked up at Gu Wen slightly, watching him quietly without saying anything.

Gu Wen asked, "Will you continue to be a monk in the future? Have you ever left Buddhism and entered Taoism?"

Jade Sword Buddha shook his head without hesitation and said, "I have always been a monk, and I will always be one in the future."

"Then are you still staying in Mount Xumi?"

"The great demon has escaped, and I have no choice but to search the whole world to subdue him."

"Then will you go down the mountain with me?"

Gu Wen stretched out his right hand, and the Jade Sword Buddha grasped it without any hesitation, his eyes as pure as glass.

In full view of everyone, she nodded in agreement.

The reincarnation of Buddha, the former Buddhist heir, is about to be abducted by a Taoist priest?

"Too deceiving!"

With an angry shout, an old Bodhisattva with a naked upper body, wearing a cassock and holding a pagoda in his hand walked out of the temple stepping on the Buddha's light.

A Buddha kingdom evolved above his head.

"Zhenwu Tianzun, I see that it is not convenient for you to attack me as a Tianzun. Now you have repeatedly injured and killed my Buddhist Bodhisattvas. Even if the Qingcang Immortal came in person today, I will make you kneel before the Buddha's throne!"

As a sacred place of Buddhism with a long history, Mount Xumi is also not short of some hermits. Many of them do not care about the secular world, but seek the truth with all their heart. They often leave their heritage after death and are known to people.

During the Buddha Conference, Akabane displayed strength that was almost that of an immortal, but he was by no means invincible to Mount Xumi.

But since she didn't kill him, the old monsters wouldn't jump out. But now they not only want to take away the reincarnation of Buddha openly, but also kill a Bodhisattva.

This Bodhisattva was actually called out by him and is considered one of his disciples.

Unexpectedly, he was killed by Gu Wen directly, and he wanted to take away the Buddhist successor openly.

A scholar can tolerate this, but a Buddha cannot.

Someone exclaimed: "The Pure Land of Buddha, this is the appearance of the Buddha, no less than the half-immortal of Xuanmen."

"Who is this Bodhisattva who is so amazing?"

"Happy Zen, Happy Bodhisattva..."

Gu Wen snapped his fingers and a ray of golden light flew out, instantly piercing the old Bodhisattva's eyebrows.

The old Bodhisattva died.

The voice that introduced this Bodhisattva just now was heard, and before the man could react, he continued to talk: "Happy Bodhisattva, it is said that he has mastered the dual cultivation methods of Buddhism, Taoism and Demonism, and can control 800 pure Yang every day."

"The Bodhisattva's Dharma is extremely compassionate, and those who practice dual cultivation with them will all see their cultivation greatly improved. There was once a Taoist master who specifically sought out a Bodhisattva to practice dual cultivation in order to break through to the Mahayana stage."

"It's a pity that this Bodhisattva has only Long Yang..."

The sound went from being extremely loud and piercing to becoming increasingly fainter as the surroundings became quieter.

At this time, the old Bodhisattva's body had just fallen onto the steps, and blood was flowing down the stairs.

He may have the heart of a mortal, but his power as a saint is genuine.

Compared to Chi Yuzi, Gu Wen is actually much more ruthless. This has nothing to do with his cultivation. As early as when he was at Dragon Bridge, Gu Wen had already developed the mentality of "whoever stands in my way will die."

Often, if a business deal fails to be concluded, the opponent will physically disappear.

A businessman who always keeps weapons at home is never a good person. And the murder is recorded in Chiyuzi's account, so why should he care about Yuqing Tianzun?
"Kill less. I don't want to be beaten half to death by Immortal Qingcang."

Akabane mumbled half-consciously.

"Everyone has their own share of responsibility for their own actions. I was the first to have such evil thoughts, so you have to accept whatever you do. If you really want to become a demon and kill people in the future, at least let me know first."

"I'll tell you, what do you want to do?"

"Of course I'll help you."

"..."

Gu Wen carried her on his back and said without turning his head, "A drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of water. Yu Hua has given me a new life. I will pay any price to save her. But I will not slaughter all living beings, because they don't owe me anything."

Zhenru was half right when he said that he didn't dare. Gu Wen was unwilling to do so because sentient beings didn't owe him anything.

Don't do something small for good, and don't do something small for evil.

"As a cultivator, my abilities are limitless. I will handle it."

"Haha...I like you like this."

Akabane closed her half-lidded eyes and fainted again.

The Jade Sword Buddha said, "If killing people is not an option, why not kill demons and monsters?"

(End of this chapter)