Chapter 620: The Killing Intent Cannot Be Stopped
In the dilapidated temple, Emperor Shakra Heavenly King Buddha walked barefoot, strolling leisurely, wandering here and there, in no hurry at all to find Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha.
"Junior brother, what trouble are you trying to stir up again?" A voice came from behind him.
Emperor Shakra Heavenly King Buddha turned around and saw a sweeping monk sweeping away the footprints he had left behind. Emperor Shakra Heavenly King Buddha laughed and said, "I walk without leaving dust, just as my person leaves no trace of defilement. I haven't left any footprints, so why bother sweeping, senior brother?"
The sweeping monk said, "You haven't left footprints with your feet, but your heart has left marks. I am sweeping away the dust on your heart."
Emperor Shakra Heavenly King Buddha said, "You say my heart is dirty, you're scolding me. I can't beat you, so I won't argue with you. Hurry up and pass your cultivation technique to me. Once I learn it, I'll slap my butt and leave, so I won't bother you anymore."
The rustling sound of sweeping came again. Emperor Shakra Heavenly King Buddha followed the sound and saw another sweeping monk walk in from the west gate, head bowed as he swept, saying, "You always want my cultivation technique. The reason I haven't passed it to you—can't you see it yet? Junior brother, I didn't pass it to you, so you became the Emperor Shakra Heavenly King Buddha you are today, second only to me in the Buddhist realm, and your cultivation technique has also reached the level of the Celestial Palace. If I had passed it to you, you might not have achieved what you have now."
Emperor Shakra Heavenly King Buddha stared at this suddenly appearing sweeping monk and said, "I can't go any higher now. I can't cultivate to the level of the Throne of the Emperor, so I came to ask you for the True Sutra of the Throne of the Emperor to study. You said you would pass it to whoever came in. I came in, so pass it to me, and I won't disturb your peace anymore."
The rustling sound of sweeping came from behind him again. Emperor Shakra Heavenly King Buddha turned around and saw yet another sweeping monk walking over with a broom. Now there were three sweeping monks in this courtyard.
His Dharma Eye was unparalleled, and he looked at these three sweeping monks. To his surprise, each sweeping monk had a different appearance, yet every single one of them was Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha—and truly the real Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha!
These Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddhas were not alike in form but were alike in spirit.
He was only one realm apart from Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha, yet he could no longer understand Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha.
One realm was like a heavenly chasm. Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha appeared unfathomably deep, while he himself seemed somewhat shallow.
The sweeping monk swept the ground as he walked over, not lifting his head, and said, "There is no second one in the Buddhist realm who can surpass you. You should be able to see that there is something strange about that child of the Qin family's eye. I saw that child of the Qin family when I traveled through the Nether Capital in a dream. He was devouring the ghosts and gods of the Nether Capital. I observed him for a while; he even wanted to devour me. He is the most evil and ferocious person in the world. I was also there when Earth Lord sealed him. I also went to the Great Wasteland to see him, witnessing him grow from a sealed, nothing, nobody mortal to slowly develop, witnessing his transformation from a mortal body to a Overlord Body. If you tear off his golden willow leaf now, I'm afraid it will cause great slaughter."
Emperor Shakra Heavenly King Buddha didn't want to listen to him talk more. He walked straight ahead, shaking his head and saying, "You should also know that in recent years, the Heavenly Court has been planting more and more people in the Buddhist realm. In the past, the Heavenly Court sent accomplished Buddhas, who still had some regard for face. But now, they are planting young talents. These young Buddhist disciples don't cultivate Buddhist Dharma, only divine powers. When their cultivation reaches its peak in the future, this Buddhist realm will exist in name only! I can already see that in the future, all of us Buddhas will have our traditions destroyed, our nests taken over by magpies. In the future, the Heavenly Court will bathe the Buddhas in blood, and the Buddhist realm will have no Buddhas! You are waiting for death with folded hands, but I am not willing to see our traditions go extinct."
He took a few steps, and ahead, another sweeping monk was waiting for him. Emperor Shakra Heavenly King Buddha pretended not to see him and walked past, continuing, "The child of the Qin family entering the Buddhist realm is a perfect opportunity. We can use his hand to uproot the spies and the younger generation planted by the Heavenly Court in one fell swoop! You have great wisdom, so you can naturally see my intention."
He hadn't walked many steps before there was a sweeping monk by the roadside. In the span of a few sentences, he had passed more than ten sweeping monks.
Ahead, on the left side of the road, a sweeping monk lifted his head, leaning on his broom, and said, "Using the child of the Qin family to eliminate the people planted by the Heavenly Court is certainly a clever move, but it will also bring many variables to our Buddhist realm. When the Heavenly Court investigates, they will inevitably trace it back to you. Just now, the child of the Qin family said outside that he would dump the shit pot on your head. You might not be able to hold that shit pot steady. You still can't forget the past."
"Forget the past? Does the past cease to exist just because I forget it?"
Emperor Shakra Heavenly King Buddha continued walking forward, sneering, "You have a high realm. You forget the past, thinking it is illusory, but I remember the past clearly. Don't worry, I won't implicate the Buddhist realm. Once I learn your cultivation technique, I'll leave before the shit pot falls."
Ahead, on the right side of the road, another sweeping monk lifted his head and said, "And what about the child of the Qin family? I have traveled in my great dream and watched him grow. I know how hard he worked to break through Earth Lord's seal, to go from someone who couldn't cultivate at all to where he is now, step by step. Yet you want to push him to the forefront. You will bring him great danger!"
"Senior brother, I want to stand at the forefront, but no one pushes me there!"
Emperor Shakra Heavenly King Buddha retorted, "So tell me, do you have a better way to preserve the Buddhist tradition?"
Ahead of him, another sweeping monk lifted his head: "No."
The road ahead was a straight line, endless, stretching beyond sight. On both sides of the road were countless old monks holding brooms and sweeping, too numerous to count, also stretching beyond sight!
The faces of these sweeping monks were all different, not a single one repeated!
Emperor Shakra Heavenly King Buddha walked forward woodenly and said, "Whether you want to fight or not, even if you are completely detached from the world, if others see you as a threat, they still want to destroy you. Not only do they want to destroy your disciples, your achievements, your life, your traditions, but they also want to ruin your reputation, trample you underfoot, and never let you rise again. So why not fight? Senior brother, you can dream a thousand years here, but I cannot! The cultivation technique—will you pass it to me or not?"
His voice was deafening, but the sound did not travel outside the temple, only circulating within it.
A faint sigh came, and the road ahead and the sweeping monks on it gradually blurred and disappeared one after another.
"I will pass it."
Emperor Shakra revealed a smile.
"After I pass it to you, find a way to leave the Buddhist realm on your own, lest you die here."
Emperor Shakra became solemn, pressed his palms together, and bowed, saying, "Thank you, senior brother."
Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha's voice came: "As for the child of the Qin family, you must compensate him. He has taken great risks for you. Besides that, you must put the shit pot on your own head."
"I humbly accept your instruction."
Emperor Shakra Heavenly King Buddha hesitated for a moment and asked, "May I ask, senior brother, how big is the shit pot?"
"Bigger than you imagine."
Outside the dilapidated temple, Qin Mu's third eye on his forehead was half-open, half-closed. With this eye, the divine path divine repository and the demonic path divine repository within his body were surprisingly harmonious, gradually unifying.
Previously, he could only use a single divine repository. If he used the divine path divine repository, the demonic path divine repository had to be closed. If he used the demonic path divine repository, the divine path divine repository had to be closed. Using both divine repositories together would cause divine and demonic conflict.
Primordial energy had various types: divine primordial energy, demonic primordial energy, demon primordial energy, dragon primordial energy, phoenix primordial energy, Buddhist primordial energy, Dao primordial energy. If subdivided further, there were even more types. For example, the Four Great Spirit Bodies of the Eternal Peace Kingdom could be divided into four major categories, each with different subcategories.
Divine primordial energy and demonic primordial energy were two opposing categories, mutually exclusive like fire and water. Primordial energy with divine attributes would annihilate primordial energy with demonic attributes upon contact.
But now, with this eye opened, Qin Mu had actually achieved the unification of divine and demonic!
Outside the temple, the various Buddhas were each lost in thought. Suddenly, Yama Heavenly King Buddha laughed and said, "Seeing Emptiness Buddhist Disciple, we will not contend."
Seeing Emptiness Buddhist Disciple was slightly startled, then bowed and said, "I receive the Dharma decree of my Buddha." With that, he withdrew.
Dragon King of the Sāgara Sea Buddha also called over his disciple and said, "Today, we will not contend."
The other Heavenly Kings and Buddhas also called over their disciples one after another, indicating they would not contend, laughing and saying, "Our Buddha is completely detached from the world. Not contending is contending. Today, we will yield to him. Let others contend."
Although many Buddhist disciples were puzzled, they all obeyed and returned, standing respectfully beside their respective Buddhas.
These Buddhas had only called back their disciples from the Buddhist realm. The many Buddhist disciples who remained were all young talents sent by the Heavenly Court to study in the Buddhist realm, as well as disciples taken in by the Heavenly Court's Buddhas. They were all eager to try.
Dharma King Molun laughed and said, "All you senior brothers are generous, but how can we not take the True Sutra of the Throne of the Emperor of Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha? If we don't take it, wouldn't that be letting an outsider benefit?"
Another Buddha laughed and said, "That is indeed the reasoning."
Several more Buddhas chimed in, saying, "What the two senior brothers said is reasonable. We cannot let Buddhist Dharma be so cheaply given to an outsider."
Dharma King Molun chuckled and said, "Moonlight Prince, has your injury healed?"
He had used Buddhist Dharma to heal Moonlight Prince's injuries earlier, and Moonlight Prince's wounds had mostly recovered. His gaze was intense as he looked at Qin Mu, his fighting spirit blazing. He said solemnly, "Layman Qin ambushed me and nearly took my life. I would very much like to compete with him again!"
Dharma King Molun laughed and said, "They say life and death are not to be considered. If you only think about victory and defeat, not life and death, I'm afraid you will suffer again."
Moonlight Prince felt a chill in his heart.
Dharma King Molun looked at the other Buddhist disciples and laughed, saying, "All of you are the successors of the Buddhas. You should know that this time, only life and death matter, not victory or defeat, and there is no need to discuss Buddhist Dharma entanglements. Sunlight Prince, Makara Prince, Dragon Princess of the Brahmin, Floating Cloud Prince, do you all understand?"
The ones he mentioned were the princes and princesses of the Buddhist kingdoms established by the Heavenly Court in the Buddhist realm. The Buddhist realm was filled with Buddhist kingdoms, many of which were already under the influence of the Heavenly Court.
These princes and princesses were the outstanding figures of the younger generation among them. Not only did they follow the Buddhas in their cultivation, but they also frequently entered the Heavenly Court to cultivate higher-level techniques and skills.
Everyone acknowledged this. Sunlight Prince laughed and said, "Moonlight Junior Brother's skill is not weaker than mine. I imagine he will win the first battle. I, your elder brother, will just watch heads roll here."
Moonlight Prince stepped forward. Behind his head was a bright moon, which was his sword aura and sword light. Where the moonlight shone, the sky was filled with moonlight, and the sword light filled the air. It was truly formidable!
Not even in the lower realms, but even among the Heavenly Realms of the Buddhist realm, it was rare to see such exquisite sword techniques and sword formulas!
Moonlight Prince looked at Qin Mu, his eyes flickering. "You ambushed me and nearly killed me. Now that I am on guard, I will vanquish demons and eliminate evil!"
Behind his head, the bright moon was like a wheel, and the sword light shot toward Qin Mu like a great pillar of light with a *weng* sound. At the same time, beams of light shot out from that bright moon in all directions. These were all sword lights, turning in mid-air, clearly already prepared to cut off Qin Mu's retreat!
His sword technique was grand and magnificent, truly exceptional. The moonlight filled the sky, and the sword light danced in the air. Compared to the Sunset Sword Technique of Abyss of Yu Chu Rain and Abyss of Yu Chu Cloud, it had much more subtlety and Zen meaning!
Qin Mu opened his three eyes, pointed a finger, and the sword pellet vibrated with a *weng* sound. A thick pillar of sword light burst forth from the sword pellet. It was a simple Winding Sword Technique, with eight thousand flying swords flying in a circle. Although they used the same move, the form of each sword was different!
The sword pillar was three feet thick and eighteen zhang long. With a sweep of the sword, the moonlight filling the sky shattered!
"If I don't use my full strength, you'll think I really can't kill you!"
Qin Mu took a step forward, his Overlord Body Three-Pellet Technique erupting. The Ancestral Dragon Eight Tones produced eight different strange sounds. He thrust out his sword finger, and the sword pillar pierced through the bright moon behind Moonlight Prince's head. The eight thousand swords spun, and that bright moon shattered with a bang.
The sword pillar pressed down, and Moonlight Prince was crushed to pieces!
Mingxin Monk was startled and shrank his head. "Abbot Qin has killed again... This is bad. I really don't know why Tathagata sent him here. I can't handle this kind of thing..."
Qin Mu looked around, his gaze sweeping over the several hundred Buddhist disciples. He raised his hand and grabbed the sword pellet, saying calmly, "Once my killing intent arises, it is difficult to control. Demonic thoughts surge in my heart, giving rise to a desire to slaughter. Fellow Daoists, you can all come at once, to suppress the demon in my heart and complete your merit!"