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Chapter 106 This secret technique treats everyone equally

"You unfilial disciple, you have betrayed your master and your ancestors!"

"Ah! Let me go! Move that frying pan away from me!"

"No, don't saw me off!"

"Chen Ye, you wicked disciple, you have no humanity whatsoever!"

……

Mo Ci's screams echoed continuously in the cave.

Chen Ye remained unmoved. The Yin Soul's artifact caused pain, but it left no lasting effects. Even though Mo Ci's soul was extremely weak, enduring this punishment would not cause any damage.

Hearing Mo Ci's screams, Chen Ye comforted him, "Master, don't just cry out in pain. This is helping you cultivate. Recite with me: 'I bow in reverence to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, who, with their pure wisdom eyes, universally guide all sentient beings. Even Indra, with his thousand eyes, Shiva, with his three eyes, and the light of the sun and moon, cannot illuminate all...'"

Chen Ye recited the original version of the "Collection of the Scriptures of the Righteous Conduct of the Blessed Ones". The key to this secret technique is to transform the five poisons of greed, anger, ignorance, pride, and doubt into five poisonous snakes while reciting the scripture, and then expel them from the body.

Mo Ci has been a demon for so many years, and can be considered full of sins. If we want him to become upright, punishment is necessary.

Only by using the cruel punishment of vengeful spirits to force him to recite Buddhist scriptures in a state of profound enlightenment can his five poisons be expelled, and only then can he become a new Buddha who protects wandering practitioners.

This is a necessary step, not an attempt by Chen Ye to betray his master and ancestors.

Mo Ci had been a demon for a long time and believed that he had experienced countless storms and seen many cruel and brutal things in the world.

His body had been tempered by the fierce energy, and he had even endured the excruciating pain of being slowly sliced ​​to death. He believed that nothing could move him anymore.

But when the torture of the ghosts truly descended, he realized he had underestimated its power. He also finally understood why Chen Ye could make the disciples of the Burning Incense Sect cry out in agony with just a single Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

As scalding hot oil was poured over his head, Mo Ci instantly let out a heart-wrenching scream.

This thing cannot be described using common sense.

Mo Ci had also experienced the feeling of being scalded by boiling oil. It was very painful at first, but once the skin and flesh were cooked, it became mostly numb.

But the boiling oil poured by this evil spirit is different. It will scald you until your skin is torn and bleeding, but when the next splash of oil comes, your skin will grow back and become as tender and sensitive as a baby's, ensuring that the excruciating pain is not reduced in the slightest.

But being deep-fried was just an appetizer; what followed was a series of cruel tortures, including skinning and dismembering.

Even though they were all dead except for their souls, the pain caused by these tortures was even more excruciating than when they had a physical body.

Mo Ci had gone mad and couldn't hear anything about chanting scriptures or exorcising the five poisons.

Helpless, Chen Ye could only temporarily stop the punishment and earnestly advised, "Master, this won't do. You're not young anymore. Can't you even endure this little bit of pain? How can you get rid of the five poisons and become a Buddha if you continue like this?"

Mo Ci roared, "You dare try it yourself!"

Without saying a word, Chen Ye had the ghost beside him pour boiling oil on him.

A series of crackling sounds erupted, but Chen Ye stood motionless in the oil, not even flinching.

Mo Ci exclaimed excitedly, "Impossible! Why are you unaffected? You must have secretly used a dispelling technique!"

Chen Ye laughed and said, "Master, as I said, this spell punishes those who have committed sins. Your disciple has never done anything wrong in my life and is completely innocent, so of course I am not affected."

Mo Ci retorted angrily, "Bah! Deceiving one's master and betraying one's ancestors isn't a guilty conscience?!"

Chen Ye said helplessly, "I can only say that my disciple truly cares for you and has no intention of harming you whatsoever. This filial piety is truly worthy of witness by heaven and earth."

Mo Ci: ...

Chen Ye said with a look of pity, "Master, rest a little longer, recite the scriptures first, and we'll continue later."

Chen Ye delivered the copied scriptures to the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, making his stance very clear.

Whether Mo Ci can bear it or not, in order to survive, he must pay for his sins.

“Master, you can also try to confess the sins you have committed. Every time you are tortured, you should have a feeling in your heart about what caused you to suffer this torture. Confessing your sins is the first step. Only when you sincerely admit your mistakes can you atone for your sins.”

Mo Ci remained silent, and it was unclear whether he had listened attentively.

To be honest, Chen Ye was quite interested in the sins Mo Ci committed when he was a demon.

After spending time with his master, Chen Ye realized that he was not the kind of inhuman villain.

During the months he spent learning his skills, Mo Ci never hurt anyone at will. On the contrary, he often took him to hide in the deep mountains and forests, making a living by hunting.

Occasionally, when Mo Ci talks about the past, he only sighs deeply.

From a few words, Chen Ye learned that Mo Ci came from a prominent family, but due to a sudden change, his entire family was massacred, and only he managed to escape.

Later, by chance, he obtained the inheritance of the Demonic Sect, which made him a demon. But Chen Ye had no idea how many people he had killed during his hundreds of years of cultivation, or how many of them were innocent.

But judging from Mo Ci's performance just now, his sins don't seem to be as deep as Wei Changsheng's, at least his cries weren't as miserable as Wei Changsheng's.

Having used this secret technique many times, Chen Ye has gradually figured out its criteria for judging sins.

It's mainly based on two factors: first, whether the person feels guilty. Most people can actually distinguish between good and evil.

Don't be fooled by those villains who kill without batting an eye and sleep soundly at night, seemingly without any psychological burden. No matter how much they say they don't care, deep down they know whether the people they've killed are innocent, and they know whether they're harming others.

Even the executioners, if they knew that the person being killed was innocent, would feel bad.

This is human nature.

All standards are based on these four simple words: "human nature".

This is the first criterion: if you feel guilty, you know perfectly well what sins you have committed, and you cannot escape the consequences.

But this standard alone is not enough.

There are always people who genuinely cannot distinguish between good and evil. If a child is not educated or has intellectual disabilities, they may indeed be unable to distinguish between good and evil and act solely on instinct. Does that mean they are innocent?

No, this secret technique has a second standard, which is still calculated according to "human common sense".

But the sins are not calculated according to the sinner's thoughts, but according to all those who have learned this spell.

Chen Ye has now made all the Yin spirits in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner cultivate this secret technique, and including himself, the calculation is based on the moral standards of all of them.

Even if you don't know it, you are guilty if everyone thinks you are guilty.

It's quite mysterious, since Chen Ye didn't know what crimes Mo Ci had committed when he cast the spell, yet he was still able to participate in the trial.

To describe it accurately, it means that everyone who has practiced this secret art has uploaded their moral standards into a public sphere.

This field will synthesize everyone's moral standards, take the average, and calculate a standard of "common sense." Whenever a trial is needed, the judgment will be made according to this standard.

If those who practice this art are all strict people, then even petty theft would be considered a heinous crime, and stealing a steamed bun would result in severe punishment.

If everyone who practices this technique is morally corrupt, then this spell might not be able to punish many evil people.

It may seem idealistic, lacking clear standards, but ultimately it all boils down to the phrase "human nature." The more people practice this technique, the more stable these standards will become. If millions of people practice it together, then the sins of each individual will be decided by a vote of millions.

If a person commits a heinous crime that can be forgiven by millions of people, then no matter how much he feels remorseful, his sin will not be too great.

If a villain believes he has done nothing wrong, but millions of people think he deserves to die, then he must endure endless torture.

Because those who practice this technique have uploaded and shared their moral standards, there is no need for interrogation when judging cases. This magical technique can instantly determine the severity of sins, which is quick and convenient, and it directly examines the heart, so there is no chance of being deceived.

Even those who practice magic must abide by this standard.

Chen Ye had previously summoned the Blue-Faced Demon using an array, and the first person to be interrogated was Chen Ye himself. Fortunately, he had a clear conscience and thus passed the interrogation smoothly.

This secret technique applies equally to everyone; you cannot be lenient with yourself but strict with others.

Everyone gets punished like this, let's see who has never done anything wrong in their life.

Chen Ye greatly admired this ingenious idea, and even more so the fact that he was able to turn it into reality. The person who created the Heavenly Book Secret Technique was truly fascinating.

Perhaps when Chen Ye cultivates to the point of ascension, he will be able to truly understand the origin of this heavenly book secret technique.

For now, we should adopt a "take what you can get" approach, using whatever works for us.

Mo Ci rested for a short while, then Chen Ye urged her to start cultivating again. She only had a little over two years left to live; if she didn't hurry, it would be too late.

However, Chen Ye was ruthless enough that Mo Ci's progress was still slow. Despite her screams, she couldn't recite a single word of the scriptures.

This is not something that can be accomplished overnight, so Chen Ye had no choice but to harden his heart and continue.

Just as Chen Ye was forcing Mo Ci to cultivate diligently, he suddenly sensed that a guest had arrived.

He has received countless rogue cultivators these days, and it seems that more of them have come to "thank him".

Chen Ye had no choice but to leave the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in the cave before coming out to greet the guests.

But upon going outside, they discovered that the visitor was not a rogue cultivator, but Mo Suixin, whom they hadn't seen in a long time.

In just a few days, the girl seemed to have become a little haggard, and there was an undeniable weariness on her face.

Chen Ye stepped forward and asked, "Miss Mo, it's been a long time. You don't look well. Is it because the lingering poison from the red-banded snake hasn't worn off yet?"

Mo Suixin didn't answer. Instead, she looked curiously at the cave and asked, "That scream... do you have another friend who's practicing the Qi Refining Body?"

Chen Ye recalled the first time the two met. Chang Shou was practicing his body in a cave when Mo Suixin overheard him and thought someone was committing murder inside.

Recalling the past, Chen Ye couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said to Mo Suixin, "You could say that, it really was arduous training. Let's talk in private."

Mo Suixin nodded and walked side by side with Chen Ye.

Once they reached a place where the screams could no longer be heard, Mo Suixin said to Chen Ye, "I have come today to say goodbye to you."

(End of this chapter)