Tao and Heaven

Chapter 273: Emperor Bai
Kill demons and monsters?
Akabane was suddenly shocked and felt that Jade Sword Buddha was truly a genius.

Life and death are the most difficult to defy and the most mysterious in the world. In the Xuanmen, any technique involving "life" and "yin and yang" must be of the highest quality, such as the immortality elixir that can bring immortals back to life.

Among the evil skills, anything involving dead energy is, in a sense, top quality.

That is why there are so many evil practitioners who kill people to practice their skills. Even if they risk being hunted down by the righteous, they will rack their brains to kill people to practice their skills.

The Turbid World Sutra, which massacred tens of millions of people in exchange for the resurrection of one person, can be said to be the most evil of evil methods, and it is also a barrier built by heaven and earth between life and death.

Akabane had never heard of a method to bring the dead back to life, and the closest method of reincarnation was not to wait until someone was completely exhausted. There was no one who was so powerful as to survive the Five Degenerations of Heaven and Man purely by reincarnation.

Reincarnation is more like stuffing the soul into an unformed placenta in order to obtain a body of your own.

Compared with possessing a body, it is more clever and gentle. Nowadays, Dao Zong allows reincarnation, but not possessing a body.

On the other hand, they secretly killed demons and monsters and practiced the art of resurrection, and there was no problem at all!
As a righteous person and the True Martial Demon-Subduing Heavenly Lord, Chiyuzi was in charge of all military affairs in the world, so he didn't think there was anything wrong.

As long as it is not publicized openly and does not cause any bad influence, she will turn a blind eye even if someone she doesn't know does so.

She said, "The world's disasters are no longer caused by natural disasters and demons, but more by man-made disasters. I have learned from my experience in handling the affairs of Zhenwu Palace that there are 3.85 million murders in the world's 800 major cities every year, with an average of 10 million deaths, half of which are caused by evil spirits."

"Those who practice evil skills must kill at least ten people to cultivate their Qi, a hundred people to build their foundation, and a thousand people to build their Golden Core."

Gu Wen looked sideways, estimated in his mind, and then felt that it didn't seem to be much.

The human race has a vast territory, with a small state as large as half of China and a large state as large as Asia. Although more than 90% of the land is uninhabited, the overall population is more than 10 billion.

Tens of millions of people die every year. With a probability of one in ten thousand, if it is averaged to every city, every county, and every town, everything will suddenly become peaceful.

There should be many things that have not been noticed, but in a world with extraordinary powers, it is not easy to achieve this.

Chi Yuzi didn't know what Gu Wen was thinking. He leaned on his shoulder, looked at the Bodhisattvas in all directions and said, "There is also a document from the Zhenwu Palace that shows that every year, there may be about 20 million people who die from evil cultivation."

"Many evil practitioners roam around and commit crimes, going to the countryside to pretend to be gods and ghosts, and deceiving the people into willingly being sacrificed alive, just like these Mahayana Buddhas."

The evil demon in the propaganda appeared as a black cloud covering the sky and the sun, abducting countless people, burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of evil.

In reality, the evil cultivators have a kind face and go to the mountains and the countryside, pretending to be high-level monks or Taoist masters, or simply ride on clouds and mist to descend to the world as gods.

Then he opened temples and established religions, misleading people and practicing martial arts by eating humans.

Because killing people will quickly attract Dao Zong's encirclement and suppression, and the people will run away, and the news will inevitably leak out.

Jade Sword Buddha said in a hollow voice: "Among the monks in Fozhou, half a million people go missing every year. I have investigated various places, but the people in the lower districts are unwilling to report it, and the temples do not bear witness."

"Five hundred thousand people is too few." Akabane sneered, "In the decades since you disappeared, two million people have recovered. Just in Florida, the average number of missing persons has increased by 30%."

The Buddhist sect is very good at taking sides. They contributed in the war between humans and demons. Taoism said that the common people should not be bullied and mortals should be treated as food, so the Buddhist sect changed its mind.

Initially, Dao Zong liked this kind of sect the most because it was conducive to ruling and did not require any soldiers.

But when the human-demon war ended and the country entered a stage of peaceful development, Buddhism or Mahayana Buddhism became a piece of rotten meat that could not be removed.

For example, Florida is currently the only state with an illiteracy rate of 90 percent, while other regions have an illiteracy rate of at least 50 percent.

The mark of not listening to teachings is on your forehead.

But the Buddhist sect never confronted the Taoist sect head-on. Once warned, they would immediately restrain themselves, and after a period of time, they would continue to eat humans and practice martial arts in private.

The Taoist sect has been tracking them down, but the Buddhist sect is united, and even the common people are not on their side. In addition, the demon clan and some more evil sects cannot be completely killed.

Therefore, Buddhism has been able to remain safe and sound until now.

To put it bluntly, even if the Zhenwu Palace had complete control of the evidence of crimes committed by the major temples, it would be impossible to wipe them out completely.

Most of them are left to Theravada Buddhism to be resolved within the Buddhist community.

Chi Yuzi tightened his grip on Gu Wen's neck and whispered, "That old man Huayang always said that I was reckless and that I should take a long-term view. But hundreds of years have passed, and there are still millions of people kneeling on the 800-mile Heavenly Road of Mount Xumi."

"Sometimes I really want to pretend to be possessed and start killing people. No matter if it's chaotic or not, I just know that if I don't kill the man-eating creatures, they will only eat more people."

"Amitabha."

The Jade Sword Buddha muttered a Buddhist name in a low voice, his glass eyes turned into red jade, and wisps of sword intent rose into the sky.

Then, he slowly suppressed the murderous intent in his heart.

"This is the fault of Buddhism. I will settle all the responsibilities one by one in the future, even if it takes hundreds or thousands of years."

Gu Wen listened in, but Yu Hua would not tell him this.

Tens of millions of people are eaten every year, which is not too much compared to the population of hundreds of billions, especially under the control of monks, and natural disasters are very rare.

Cannibalism as a means of spiritual practice is actually the norm.

Why? Aren't sufficient spiritual energy and elixirs enough?
The Turbid World Sutra emerged from Gu Wen’s sea of ​​​​qi. The dim Buddha light reflected various Taoist bodies, explaining how to break through life and death and disrupt yin and yang.

It can also be concluded why one has to eat humans to practice cultivation.

Because people have different qualifications and different bottlenecks, pure elixirs and spiritual energy cannot help people break through by force.

Life and death are the greatest manifestations of yin and yang. The power contained in them is enough to turn the world around and allow people to break through bottlenecks.

Moreover, cannibalism as a means of spiritual practice has been around since ancient times, and humans have not always been concerned with moral conduct.

For example, the method of dual cultivation and the method of the furnace and cauldron are the most widespread among all religions and are second only to swordsmanship in the main cultivation sects.

There is the Yin-Yang Sect in Taoism, the Hehuan Sect in Demonism, and the Joy Zen in Buddhism. Because the word "nature" comes from nature, there is a lot of room for cultivation.

Akabane laughed and said, "Over thousands of years, I don't know how many generations of mortals have been replaced."

"I am ashamed that I cannot do that."

Jade Sword Buddha sincerely apologized, Chi Yuzi waved his hands and said: "I'm not blaming you, in fact, Gu Wen is right, Buddhism is always better than the Demon Sect. Now that more than half of the Demon Sect has been destroyed, Buddhism is so conspicuous."

"At least with the existence of Theravada Buddhism, things may get better in the future. By the way, Gu Wen, don't you want to express your opinion?"

She hit Gu Wen's head lightly with her little fist.

"Immortal Qingcang has always praised you for your talent. If you were allowed to govern the world, it would definitely be a harmonious society."

"I think cannibals deserve to die."

"We really are birds of a feather."

"Smells of the same kind are a pejorative term."

Afterwards, Gu Wen asked again: "Does Zhenwu Palace have a specific target?"

Akabane answered without hesitation: "Happy Zen is one of them. They claim that practicing the exercises will not kill people, and they pay money for it. But according to the investigation of Zhenwu Palace, men and women who enter Happy Zen will not survive for more than three years."

"It was the female Bodhisattva whom I held in my arms at the Buddhist meeting. I was planning to find an excuse to kill her, but I didn't expect her to be so patient."

As the word "忍" came out, a dazzling sword light covered the area a hundred miles ahead. Above the clouds, a female Bodhisattva in white turned into ashes.

The powerful beings and Bodhisattvas from all directions had already calmed down, and now they were even quieter.

The true meaning of Kendo?

When did the True Martial Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable learn the true meaning of the sword? And why did he kill people so indiscriminately?
Gu Wen asked calmly, "Anything else?"

Akabane was stunned and asked, "You just killed him like that?"

Gu Wen asked back, "Can I hold a public trial, call countless people to watch, and confront her one by one? As the True Martial Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable, my power is unlimited. I believe she is an evil demon, so I will execute her first and ask for permission later."

The voice was not loud, but the powerful people present were all staring at them. And the last sentence Gu Wen did not block the outside world, so it naturally reached his ears.

They just felt their scalps tingling. They were crazy, completely crazy!
They knew that Zhenwu Dangmo Tianzun was known as the Taoist God of Killing, and he killed countless people whether it was a battle between humans and demons or a riot among demons.

But I didn't expect that they would be so unscrupulous and not even abide by the basic laws.

"..."

Akabane was silent for a while, then he said, "The Nalanda Monastery accepts hundreds of thousands of disciples every year, but no one has ever left. The temple has never been crowded, and the number of missing monks can reach 300,000 every year."

A little fame is a sure win in terms of eliminating evil and slaying demons, and do I have a good reputation?
Akabane remained skeptical because she had killed so many people, all kinds of people.

These words blocked out the outside world, and the Bodhisattva of Nalanda Monastery could not hear them, but he suddenly felt cold all over.

He sat on the lotus platform and moved back slightly, intending to blend into the crowd and then perform the teleportation technique.

Otherwise, if everyone is there, suddenly moving away will only attract attention, and even if you succeed, it will cause trouble in the future.

A dazzling golden light shone on the lotus platform, then came into view and passed through the chest.

The Buddhist fruit position, the protection of incense and candles, the body of Bodhisattva... all turned into nothingness and vanished into smoke.

Another death?
Fear suddenly enveloped everyone like a tsunami, and the first reaction of many powerful people was to escape. The first person to escape ran into the edge of Mount Sumeru, and a circle of golden light enveloped the entire Mount Sumeru without anyone knowing.

Strands of golden light were as thin as hair, framing the heaven and earth, and the universe remained motionless.

If a Bodhisattva has a careful mind, he can sense the vows contained therein, that the Dharma and God are one and the same, and that the Buddha and the Tao coexist.

Furthermore, it can be known that the amount of mana used by this golden light does not exceed the Nascent Soul stage. But just like an arrow held in the hand cannot penetrate iron armor, but shot from a bow can penetrate fine iron.

Gu Wen’s Nascent Soul stage is not a state of mind, but his understanding of the world.

"Who else?"

Seeing this, Akabane couldn't help but swallow his saliva and asked uncertainly: "Are you going to kill them all?"

Even she felt that killing them all was a bit too extreme.

"Of course not, it's just to prevent them from running away."

Gu Wen's voice was flat, neither cold nor indifferent, just a normal tone.

"It happened to be a Buddhist gathering, and they gathered here. If you miss it, you will never have another chance. I saw it and took care of it."

"You'd better speak faster. My cover is made of paper. They might still escape. Then I'll have to spend more energy."

"The Dusa Temple mainly refines poisons and secretly sells Buddhist cigarettes for the people to smoke, in order to control their minds and absorb their essence."

Gu Wen swept Chi Yuzi's mind and recognized a Bodhisattva in purple robes. He casually picked up a wisp of incense and waved it out like a firefly.

It flew three feet away and turned into a golden roc. It spread its wings and struck a hundred miles away. It raised its claws and pecked the Bodhisattva between his eyebrows.

Then they walked down the mountain, saying that strolling in the garden was like going for an outing, the Buddhist temples around them were like collapsing mountains, and the Buddhas in the sky were like falling rain.

Akabane named them one by one, and Gu Wen killed them one by one.

The sound of their conversation could not exceed three feet, and the silent movement of their lips and teeth brought endless fear.

"Zhenwu Tianzun, we are Bodhisattvas certified by the Dao Sect, you cannot slaughter us at will!"

Someone yelled loudly, as if he wanted to make a big deal out of it, and his voice could be heard over a distance of three hundred miles.

Some people also looked toward the Buddhist temple on the top of the mountain and shouted, "Please, Buddha, subdue the demons!"

The Bodhisattvas struck the golden light frantically, but the golden light remained motionless.

The monks of Mount Xumi, the countless sentient beings kneeling on the 800-mile Heavenly Road, the millions of people in the Impure City, the Three Pure Ones disciples of the Dao Sect Office, were all preparing to rescue Xie Yunan, the Jade Pure One...

Everyone looked up at Mount Sumeru. It didn't matter whether they had any cultivation or not.

A red dragon circled in the dark clouds, its scales rubbing against the sky, making sounds like thunder, and thousands of Buddhist temples prostrated themselves under its claws.

"Amitabha."

A majestic voice was heard from the Buddhist temple on the top of the mountain. The Bodhisattvas almost shed tears when they heard it.

"The donor has eliminated harm for Buddhism, and his merits are immeasurable."

Gu Wen walked to the foot of the mountain, looked back, nodded humbly and said, "It's just a small favor."

As soon as the voice fell, the three people disappeared, and the powerful men from all directions could no longer find any trace of them.

That night, in the unclean city, in the Thousand Phoenix Tower.

The lanterns are like the bright moon, the brilliant light is like flowing water, graceful women are singing and dancing, and there are also actors who have practiced for ten years dancing in the audience.

Gu Wen, Chi Yuzi and Yu Jianfo were sitting in a private room on the second floor, with pearl and jade curtains hiding their figures.

The steward of Qianfeng Tower stood behind him and kept him company, wiping beads of sweat with his sleeves from time to time, fearing that he would slack off even a little.

Naturally, she was not qualified to participate in the Buddhist meeting, and she could not see Gu Wen and others entering and leaving Zhenru Temple. She could only see some strange phenomena in the sky and earth from afar.

But anyone who could climb to this position must not be a fool. The steward of Qianfeng Tower could guess that this matter was related to them.

It is said that Jade Pure Heavenly Venerable and Zhenwu Heavenly Venerable joined forces to climb Mount Xumi and took away the successor of Buddhism, who was also the reincarnation of the Buddha.

There are three people here, two masters of Taoism and a nun, and they just happen to be facing each other.

"Qianfenglou is good in every way, except that it's too formal."

Gu Wen was eating melon seeds while looking at the tightly wrapped dancer below.

"If nothing else, dancing without showing arms and legs is awkward."

Chi Yuzi rolled his eyes and said, "Do you really think that Dao Sect is just there to eat and do nothing? The Bafang City Bureau employs hundreds of thousands of cultivators and millions of mortals. They are responsible for everything from the governance of the cities to the cleanliness of the streets."

"Do you really want to see those erotic dances at Qianfeng Tower?"

With the presence of the Heavenly Lord, the Qianfeng Sect was more formal. It was impossible to say that there was no flesh trade in private, but the brothel itself did not interfere.

As long as there is no organization, even if it is investigated, it will only be fined. As the number one restaurant in the world, there is no need to cause trouble for yourself.

The Jade Sword Buddha sat quietly without saying a word. The singing and dancing below did not catch her eye at all. Only a dim light was flickering.

She silently put the spiritual fruit on the table into her arms, and then handed it to Gu Wen.

Gu Wen took a bite and asked, "You will disappear in about half a year. Refining Hou Tu Xian Ti to save your life first, and we will make long-term plans later."

"I understand."

The Jade Sword Buddha nodded and looked inward at his Qi Sea. Hou Tu's immortal position was being refined at a steady pace.

Suddenly, an inexplicable rhythm of Tao shook the void.

The three of them simultaneously projected their spiritual thoughts, and saw a green light falling from the sky, like a falling star.

The location is Mount Xumi, the Buddhist temple on the top of the mountain.

[Buddha Jue Ru, one of the Five Elders, the Five Elements in the West, leading the White Emperor, the Great Spiritual Emperor]

The Buddha of Buddhism took up a position in heaven.

The Five Elders have returned to one of them, the Four Emperors have decided on Hou Tu, and the Nine Stars and Tai Yin are in Gu Wen's hands.

The return of Heaven is essentially to frame the strong men from all sides.

(End of this chapter)