# Chapter 2859: Demon God Slaying Eye
Buddha child reincarnation and possession are fundamentally different in nature.
No matter how high a Buddhist cultivator's cultivation level, when their manifestation body undergoes reincarnation, they will lose more than ninety percent of their divine soul and all memories of the previous life, essentially becoming a new life.
In the second life, when cultivation reaches a certain height, it is possible to awaken fragments of memories from the previous life, but this is no longer of great importance.
This is what is meant by: past life and present life.
Even a Buddha cannot achieve immortality through reincarnation.
What was to undergo reincarnation was naturally the manifestation body of Yunqing Ancient Buddha.
As the saying goes, Dao cultivates the present life, Buddha cultivates the future life. Good deeds bring good rewards, evil deeds bring evil retribution.
Once reincarnated, it would be equivalent to A Le and Peach Blossom's child. In the previous life, they were Yunqing Ancient Buddha, and in this next life, they would receive the accumulated good karma from Yunqing Ancient Buddha's entire life.
Zhang Ruochen not only summoned Yunqing Ancient Buddha's manifestation body but also sent the Three Lives Gate along with it.
It must be known that Yunqing Ancient Buddha once said that as long as Zhang Ruochen refined the Three Lives Gate, he could reach the Great God level within ten thousand years. This shows just how precious the Three Lives Gate is.
This was a true great opportunity!
Even with a master like Qingzu, one could not encounter such a great opportunity.
...
In the bamboo hut, Buddhist light overflowed outward.
The ground outside the hut turned golden, with various kinds of Buddhist miraculous flowers growing from it.
One after another, ten-thousand-year-old ancient trees gained spiritual intelligence. Their roots transformed into feet, and eyes grew on their trunks. Every tree was bewildered, communicating with each other, not understanding why they could suddenly speak.
The tree that originally bore spiritual fruits rapidly transformed, becoming a sacred tree, with fruits taking the shape of a Buddha sitting in meditation.
Even the old yellow ox became increasingly divine and spirited, its fur golden like silk brocade, its ox ears standing upright, able to hear sounds from a thousand miles away.
These were all reincarnation phenomena.
Fortunately, the place of reincarnation was located within the Heavenly Venerable's Relic Land, otherwise the phenomena would have spread even further, awakening all living beings and saving all sentient beings.
Zhang Ruochen and A Le stood side by side outside the bamboo hut.
"Thank you," A Le said.
Zhang Ruochen smiled nonchalantly: "Thank me for what? I already promised the Ancient Buddha to help him reincarnate. If you really want to thank me, after the child is born, let me be the godfather."
"Then you'll have to live well. You know, divine fetuses often take ten times, even a hundred times longer to gestate than mortal fetuses," A Le said.
"Of course."
Gradually, Zhang Ruochen's smile faded, and he said solemnly: "Since you've retired into seclusion, don't come out again. This world grows more chaotic by the day. Rules have already collapsed. Cultivators die like grass being cut, in great numbers, and even gods frequently fall. You know, Peach Blossom's identity is special. Once the Heavenly Assassination Organization discovers her, the consequences would be unthinkable."
"Leave soon. Find a place without war, a place where no one knows you, and live well."
A Le nodded and said: "Come with us! The rights and wrongs of this world no longer have anything to do with you."
Zhang Ruochen pondered for a long time, then said: "Once, I too thought that since my remaining lifespan was short, I had done what I should and could do, and could retire to become a person of leisure. But laughably, this short remaining lifespan has never actually run out."
"Coming to Xinghuantian has made me realize even more that I simply cannot retire without attachments like you can."
Feeling the atmosphere was too heavy, Zhang Ruochen broke into a smile: "Tell me where you'll be living in seclusion, and after I finish the matters at hand, perhaps I truly can escape this muddy swamp of the mortal world and live as your neighbor."
The sky gradually darkened.
A cold, yin-cold wind blew through the ancient dense forest.
"Caw caw!"
Countless birds flew out from the deep mountains and ridges, like dense black dots, passing over Zhang Ruochen and A Le's heads like they were fleeing, flying deeper into the ancient forest.
In the forest, the earth shook and mountains swayed.
One after another, massive strange beasts charged out from their lairs, converging into a beast tide, running in the same direction the birds were fleeing.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
...
Deep, heavy sounds came from afar.
The earth trembled.
Within this ancient primeval forest, extremely powerful divine patterns emerged. Each divine pattern was like a bolt of lightning crossing the sky, releasing energy that seemed capable of piercing stars and tearing through space and time.
A Le's gaze sharpened: "A powerful cultivator has broken in."
Zhang Ruochen closed his eyes and released his spiritual power, as if a pair of eyes had flown out from his body. These eyes, located outside his body, had a field of vision that crossed mountain ranges one after another, passed through dense forests and rivers, reaching a thousand miles away.
A scene presented itself in Zhang Ruochen's mind.
Three white pythons, each ten thousand meters long, were fighting in the forest against countless ferocious plants. Their scales shimmered with divine light, golden fleshy crowns grew on their heads, and lightning spat from their mouths turned the ferocious plants into ashes.
Behind the three white pythons was a mass of black demon clouds.
In the demon clouds, a sedan chair was parked.
Vaguely, a humanoid figure could be seen walking out from the sedan chair, appearing both illusory and real, mysterious and unpredictable.
His voice was aged: "As expected of a place where the Heavenly Venerable once stayed, the space is indeed strange and full of danger. The three of you, go all out and clear these ferocious plants. Hmm? Who is spying?"
In the demon clouds, a pair of eyes appeared, like two black deep pools, locking gazes with Zhang Ruochen.
A pair of demon eyes erupted with overwhelming power.
Zhang Ruochen's spiritual power retreated like a tide, returning to his body. He said: "Such keen perception. It discovered my remote spying. It seems to be a powerful god."
"What exactly happened?" A Le asked.
During the reincarnation period, he didn't want any accidents.
Zhang Ruochen said: "Three white pythons and a god with overwhelming demonic qi have broken in."
From the bamboo hut, Peach Blossom's nervous voice sounded: "Demon Cloud White Python, it's my master, it must be him. He must have sensed my aura in the First Divine Maiden City and chased me all the way here. Le Ge! We need to flee quickly!"
The one known as the world's number one assassin, Peach Blossom, was now filled with terror.
Before becoming pregnant, she could fear no cultivator, not even daring to assassinate gods. But towards her master, Demon God Slaying Eye, she felt fear from the depths of her heart.
A Le said: "Don't worry, I'm here."
Peach Blossom said urgently: "You're only at the Lower Position God level, you can't possibly be a match for Master."
Zhang Ruochen appeared quite calm, saying: "This is the Heavenly Venerable's Relic Land. No matter how strong his cultivation, he can't charge straight through here in a short time. The Heavenly Venerable's divine patterns have already awakened. If he touches them, no matter how strong his cultivation, he will die."
"A Le, take Peach Blossom and leave first."
A Le firmly shook his head: "No! If we fight, we fight together. If we leave, we leave together. Even if Demon Eye is strong, with the combined strength of the two of us, we still have a chance."
"You no longer have a sword in your hand," Zhang Ruochen said.
Hearing this, A Le couldn't help but spread his empty hands.
Zhang Ruochen patted his shoulder and said: "Without a sword in hand, don't think about fighting and killing anymore. Be a good father. Both you and Peach Blossom are alone in this world, you can retire. But I... I, Zhang Ruochen, am destined in this life to be entangled with killing, hatred, and trouble."
"But—"
A Le looked back at the bamboo hut, pain and struggle in his eyes, then said: "Fine, I owe you another one."
"If you really think you owe me too much, then take good care of my godson," Zhang Ruochen said with a carefree smile.
...
Thick demon clouds surged through the forest like black tides, causing grass and trees to wither wherever they passed.
When the demon clouds spread to outside the bamboo hut, they were blocked by a layer of protective formation.
Three false god-level white pythons raised their heads, as large as the bamboo hut itself, within the demon clouds. Their six eyes were like six stars peering in the darkness, emitting a heart-stopping divine might.
A fishy smell floated in the air.
An aged voice came from the demon clouds: "Peach Blossom, your master has arrived. Why don't you come out to welcome me?"
There was no movement from the bamboo hut.
Only an old yellow ox raised a bewildered face, looking up at the three ferocious giant python heads above, not intimidated, looking very honest and simple.
The aged voice sounded again: "You've been fleeing for a thousand years, and I've been searching for you for a thousand years. Come back with me. If you've made a mistake, you must be punished. Once a killer, always a killer. You can't escape!"
The door of the bamboo hut was opened by Zhang Ruochen.
"Who are you, coming to my territory to do what?"
Zhang Ruochen had already changed back to his aged appearance.
Using spiritual power to change one's appearance couldn't actually fool powerful gods. Rather than be laughed at, it was better to be oneself.
Demon Eye walked out from the sedan chair, demon patterns swirling around him. The small space beneath his feet transformed into a boundless demon realm.
In the demon realm were majestic black mountains, a ten-thousand-mile dead sea, and vast red earth.
He stood with a world behind him, locking eyes with Zhang Ruochen opposite him, a hint of surprise in his eyes: "Who are you?"
"I am the guardian of this ancient forest. And who are you, daring to trespass here? Do you know this is a capital offense?" Zhang Ruochen said.
Demon Eye laughed coldly: "Hand over Peach Blossom!"
"You want Peach Blossom?"
"I have sensed her aura here. Hand her over, and I will leave immediately, no longer disturbing your cultivation."
"Fine, since you want her, I'll give her to you."
Zhang Ruochen reluctantly released his spiritual power, pouring it into the soil.
"Sizzle sizzle!"
The soil split open, tender green branches and leaves grew out, and a peach tree grew from nothing, quickly sprouting branches and leaves, blooming with intricate and magnificent pink peach blossoms.
The fragrance of flowers filled the mountains.
Demon Eye was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage: "You dare mock me?"
"The peach blossoms you wanted, take them!"
Zhang Ruochen waved his sleeve.
The peach blossom petals from the tree turned into a rain of bright red petals, flying straight towards Demon Eye.
The petals were crystal clear, sharp as knives, carrying powerful spiritual power fluctuations.
"Boom!"
Demon Eye struck out with both palms, demonic qi surging from his body like overturned waves, clashing with the dense mass of peach blossoms. Over ninety percent of the peach blossom petals turned to ashes.
Only a few struck the three white pythons, breaking their scales and causing them to bleed profusely.
Demon Eye was secretly shocked, not expecting this old man's spiritual power to be so terrifying. He had underestimated him earlier.
"Xinghuantian, truly worthy of Xinghuantian. I didn't expect to encounter such a powerful spiritual god here. Fortunately, I came prepared and invited a friend along. Old man, it's best you hand over Peach Blossom immediately, or today will be your death day."
As Demon Eye said this,
a figure carrying a blade walked out from the demon clouds, his posture straight, his aura condensed and heavy: "Old sir, we meet again."
"It's you."
Zhang Ruochen had already sensed him and was not too surprised.