Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 440 Who says good people won't cheat others?
At this moment, all was silent.

"what."

Guangming stood there dumbfounded, his mind filled with all his experiences so far, and cold sweat immediately poured down his back.

What have I done?

Having ascended to the throne as a Buddhist disciple, overseeing the Pure Land, and simultaneously planning for the world and scheming across the four realms, I seem to have the world's affairs under my control. But is this really me?
This isn't me!

Guangming knew himself perfectly well. He was just an ordinary person with no great ambitions. He just wanted to live a good life and have enough to eat and drink. Why would he risk doing anything that would shake the world? Yet, over the years, he hadn't felt anything was amiss.

What am I doing?

Guangming stared blankly at his hands. His golden body, which was usually full of flesh and blood, now seemed to be nothing more than a thin layer of human skin.

'.ah.'

Guangming raised his head and looked at the Demon-Slaying True Man directly in front of him. His eyes shone brightly, but in the end, they did not reveal anger or resentment.

It was not out of helplessness, but out of desperation.

'So that's how it is. I'm already dead.'

He is different from others. Others are not "Buddha's disciples" and can return to their original state after their connections are severed. His life has long been entrusted to other things.

The Demon-Slaying Master severed the connection between him and the World Honored One, which was like cutting off his roots. At this moment, he couldn't even utter a word. He could only put his hands together and let the Buddha's light intertwine, stagnate, dissipate, and finally turn into golden dust all over the sky.

Immediately afterwards, a soul drifted into reincarnation.

Guangming is dead.

However, the Buddha's disciple did not disappear. Right behind him, the magnificent [Shengyi Shengming Dharani Heaven Manifests Worldly Appearance] moved for the first time.

"Amitabha!"

The resounding Buddhist chants echoed throughout the Pure Land, but no longer elicited a unified response from the Pure Land Buddhist practitioners. Instead, each practitioner looked around blankly.

'Demons. Demons!'

Finally, an old Arhat with white hair and beard moved, his face full of shock and anger, like a fledgling bird that had been living in its nest for a long time suddenly seeing the boundless sky.

"How dare you do this?! How dare you do this?!"

He pointed at the Demon-Subduing Immortal and angrily rebuked him: "You have destroyed the very foundation of my Pure Land! You have actually destroyed the very foundation of my Pure Land! Great demon! What a peerless demon you are!"

"kill him!"

In the past, before the old Arhat finished speaking, the monks would probably have rushed forward. However, at this moment, all the monks reacted differently.

The next second—

"boom!"

Suddenly, a newly promoted Arhat closed his eyes tightly, and then with a loud bang, he self-destructed, his soul drifting into reincarnation!
The old Arhat turned around in astonishment: "Why!?"

Falling into the cycle of reincarnation to cleanse the soul, yet now, having severed ties with the World Honored One, it seems they wish to completely detach themselves from the Pure Land!

How unwise!

The old Arhat was so angry that his hands trembled: "The World Honored One is merciful, shining his light on us cultivators, which is why we have the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss in Jiangxi today. Why do you now have the idea of ​​leaving?"

He couldn't understand.

Therefore, he could only attribute all of this to the actions of the Demon-Subduing Immortal, believing that this demon had corrupted the purity of the Pure Land and bewitched the monks.

Upon seeing this, the Demon-Slaying Master suddenly laughed.

Mahavira Hall.

The clamor gradually faded away, and when the Demon-Slaying Master came to his senses, he found that a young man had appeared in front of him without him noticing.

His appearance was very ordinary and common. Even the Demon-Slaying Master felt that he looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't say where he had seen him before. It was as if all the facial features in the world had been gathered together to create such an appearance. At this moment, the other party was looking at him with great interest.

The young man spoke the next second.

His voice was gentle, like that of a graceful woman, yet it also carried a masculine energy, like that of an old man in his twilight years, yet with the vitality of a child.

"Amitabha"

Upon hearing a single Buddhist chant, the Demon-Subduing Master's expression immediately turned serious. He looked at the young man before him with utmost solemnity, somewhat incredulous.

World Honored One?

"I have disappointed you, benefactor."

As if guessing what the Demon-Slaying Immortal was thinking, the young man shook his head: "I am not the World Honored One. The World Honored One is too lofty to come and see you in person."

Upon hearing this, the Demon-Slaying Immortal's thoughts raced, and he quickly realized, "So that's how it is. Which Dharma form are you, fellow Daoist?" [Victorious Intent Arises, Dharani Heaven Manifests Worldly Form]!
Upon realizing this, the Demon-Slaying Master frowned again: "Why do you want to see me, fellow Daoist?"

"I have doubts in my heart."

The young man clasped his hands together and said calmly, "Your sword intent is superb, and you have also cleverly borrowed the [Sword Dao Position] that has not yet been formed, which is why you were able to unleash this sword strike."

"But in the end, it is water without roots."

"Apart from those Buddhist practitioners who choose to disintegrate and enter the cycle of reincarnation, once you die and your spiritual path dissipates, the connection between all Buddhist practitioners and the World-Honored One will soon be restored."

"If that's the case, what is the point of your actions, benefactor?"

"Is that so?" Upon hearing this, the Demon-Slaying Master was not disappointed; instead, he smiled.
"How could it be meaningless? Didn't you say that there are already several Buddhist cultivators who have entered the cycle of reincarnation? Then I can say that I have saved these people."

"That is the meaning."

The young man remained unmoved and continued to ask, "You denounce my Pure Land as a heretical path, yet you carry countless human heads in your bag and decide the life and death of countless people with your own heart. Isn't this another form of Pure Land? Denying Pure Land is essentially denying yourself, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, the Demon-Slaying Master laughed even more heartily:

"Can that be the same?"

These simple five words left the young man stunned. After a long while, he shook his head with a wry smile: "I almost forgot, benefactor, you are from the Sword Pavilion."

After saying this, he was still unwilling to give up:

"But what about the Sword Pavilion? You have suffered under the Sword Pavilion your whole life, do you not harbor even the slightest resentment?"

"Of course."

The Demon-Slaying Master nodded, not denying it, and said with a smile, "So I left the [Unkilling Sword Intent] and the sword technique in the Ye family, didn't I?"

The "Sword Intent of Non-Killing" was originally the goal of the Pure Land Sect. How could the Pure Land Sect not want the related sword technique inheritance? If they wanted it, they would inevitably be involved with the Ye family. The longer it went on, the heavier the karmic burden would become. The Demon-Slaying True Man deliberately left behind "Non-Killing" but did not pass on "All Slaying" to trick the Ye family!
Sneaky and wicked!

"I have learned a lot." The young man put his hands together and sighed, "It seems that you have truly fulfilled your wish and have no more attachments. You are going to sacrifice yourself for the sword."

The Demon-Slaying Master did not change his fate.

He was destined to die. If he didn't die and sacrifice himself to the sword, the "Sword Dao Rank" would be difficult to attain in the world. This outcome was the only one that could not be changed.

At this point, the young man looked regretful: "I thought that you would have some doubts when you were about to die, and after Guangming's death, I was also lacking someone to rely on. If you were unwilling to die and chose to be with me, there might be a possibility of being reborn."

However, the Demon-Slaying Master refused.

"Kacha!"

The surrounding scenery shattered inch by inch, a sign that the illusion was about to dissipate and return to reality, and also meant that the death of the Demon-Slaying Master was imminent.

Even so, the number one swordsman in the world still wore a peaceful smile on his face.

He adhered to the principle of not killing for almost most of his life, and even until the last moment of his life, he did not go on a killing spree, but chose to save people instead.

The next second, all illusions vanished.

Lu Yang's sword avatar raised its head, only to find that the figure of the Demon-Slaying True Man had disappeared, leaving only the [Unkilling Sword] silently suspended in mid-air.

On the sword, a line of inscriptions gleamed brightly:
"To sacrifice oneself for righteousness is to value righteousness above one's own life."

Therefore it is said: Of all things, nothing is more important than righteousness.

In an instant, thousands of sword energies converged, and a sword cry seemed to resound between heaven and earth, but it remained hidden, as if it had stopped at the most crucial step.

"This is."

Lu Yang, who was standing close by, looked surprised and instantly saw the final arrangement made by the Demon-Slaying Immortal before his death.

He bound the formation of the [Sword Dao Rank] to the Pure Land, firmly establishing its foundation on the unity of the Pure Land's people!

The Demon-Slaying Master severed the unity of the people in the Pure Land, thus establishing the foundation of the [Sword Way].

However, once the Pure Land regains its unity, it will be tantamount to overturning this foundation, and at that time the image of "Sword Way" will immediately collapse.
'Good fellow!'

In an instant, Lü Yang was utterly astonished.

Unity of purpose is the foundation of the Pure Land, while the Sword Way is something the Sword Pavilion is determined to obtain. Yet, the Demon-Slaying Master has turned the two into enemies.

Sword Pavilion wants the Way of the Sword? Then let them continue to undermine the foundation of Pure Land.

Does the Pure Land want to maintain unity among all people? Then destroy the Way of the Sword.

Who says good people won't cheat others?
That Demon-Slaying Master is such a rip-off!
He just doesn't usually cause trouble, he's been holding back his mischief, but this time he's really messed things up big time! He's managed to drag both Pure Land and Sword Pavilion into his scheme!

　I'll update one chapter now, and the next three chapters will be posted at 10:30 PM tonight. I need more time.
　　
　
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