Li Qingshan arrived before the eighth Demon Suppression statue, and a violent aura flooded his face. The demonfolk who had been humanoid in the beginning had completely become a supreme demon, but his eyes were filled with benevolence and peace, contradictory yet harmonious.
Li Qingshan took a step forward, and a will emerged from the Demon Suppression statue, rushing straight into his head!
I'm the one who loves to fight and kill! I'm the one who indulges in sensual pleasures! I'm the one who upholds justice! Wherever my heart goes, I do whatever I want. Why do I have to be so clear-cut? Who cares if it's buddha or demon? What am I suppressing?
Thinking up to there, demon qi erupted from his body. Red and blue intersected, churning like light and mist.
It was already quite different from the will the Demon Suppression statue had given off!
There was no conflict between sinking into the demonic path or converting to the buddha. I am me!
The One Lamp monk gazed at Li Qingshan's tall figure. His gaze was rather mixed, as if he felt some admiration, but also like he refused to admit defeat. His fighting spirit burned brighter and brighter as he made his way towards him step by step.
Li Qingshan was currently submerged in his comprehension of the eighth layer of the Demon Suppression Statuary. He did not move at all, as if he had not sensed the One Lamp monk's approach at all.
The One Lamp monk arrived before Li Qingshan and extended his hand, raising his hands!
Li Qingshan closed his eyes and said quietly, "Come! If you really have any ill intentions, I'll show you what I'm capable of today! "
However, the One Lamp monk only brought his palms together and chanted softly, "Amitabha!"
Li Qingshan imprinted the eighth layer of the Demon Suppression Statuary deeply into his head. His comprehension of this profound cultivation method deepened once again. He looked back and asked, "Is there anything else, senior brother?"
"I want to thank you, junior brother. If it weren't for junior brother Li, I would have died for sure if I had barged into the eighth floor! I also want to apologise to the Unraging master. The master told me not to enter the eighth floor, but he sent you, junior brother. I actually suspected that the master was biased and underestimated me. What a sin, what a sin! "the One Lamp monk said sincerely.
"You're too kind, senior brother! On the contrary, I should be the one thanking Senior Brother for lending me a hand! "
Li Qingshan had a good impression of One Lamp when he saw that the monk had admitted his dissatisfaction without apologizing for what he had thought. He felt that this monk was not a bad person and had an extraordinary temperament.
But this was even stranger. Where did the sense of crisis come from?
"Junior Brother's strength is far above mine. I'm just relying on a Buddhist treasure to show off. Even without me, Junior Brother can still come and go as he pleases!"
The One Lamp monk spoke extremely modestly, which instead made Li Qingshan feel rather embarrassed.
"Senior Brother is too serious. Let's prepare to go up! When we get out of the hall, I'll treat you to a cup of tea. Oh, of course it's tea! "
One Lamp, however, shook his head and looked down at the bottom of the statue. "Junior Brother, you'll have to go first! I still want to go down! "
"What? You're going to the ninth floor of the Demon Suppression Hall! "
Li Qingshan was astounded. That was something the Unraging monk had warned him about, and even if the Unraging monk had not mentioned it, he would not have taken the risk!
"That's right!" The One Lamp monk nodded.
"Senior brother, you mustn't do that. The eighth floor is already so dangerous, so how can you go to the ninth floor?" Li Qingshan tried to dissuade him.
"If I don't go through even more dangerous training, how can I become stronger? As the saying goes, if I don't go to hell, who will? As a buddhist disciple, I should overcome all obstacles with a fearless spirit! "
The One Lamp monk's expression was firm. He actually seemed like he had steeled his heart. His fighting spirit was so high that it was almost fanatical.
"That's true, but …"
Li Qingshan frowned heavily. No matter how fearless he was, he was not rushing to his death!
There would always be an undefeatable opponent in life. When it was time to flee, it was time to flee. When it was time to cower, it was time to cower. There was nothing embarrassing about that. Conserving strength and preparing for another battle was the right path. Hitting a rock with an egg was not courage. That was just being stupid.
"There's no need to try and persuade me anymore, junior brother. I've already made up my mind. I'll be going first!"
The One Lamp monk made his way towards the ninth floor of the Demon Suppression hall with a hint of complacency, as if he had used this to prove that he was braver than Li Qingshan.
"You're powerful, but you don't have my determination and willpower. Buddhist disciples and secular disciples are different after all."
"Hold on!"
Li Qingshan had no idea how to react to this rather childish competition. He stood in front of the One Lamp monk and blocked his path!
"Junior brother, do you want to come with me?"
"I'd have to be crazy to go with you!" Li Qingshan swore inside. He tried to persuade him gently, "Senior brother, you better reconsider!"
If someone else wanted to die no matter what, he could not be bothered with them. However, the One Lamp monk was not a bad person. He had basically helped him earlier, so he could not just watch this disciple that the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga had placed great hopes on walk down the path of death. Otherwise, even the Unraging monk would probably think he was in the wrong once he returned.
"Move!"
The One Lamp monk shot a glance at him, and he shone brightly. He was dignified and glorious!
Li Qingshan felt like something was amiss more and more. Something must have happened!
Returning to a moment ago, the One Lamp monk was trapped in layers of illusions, unfazed. He was just about to break free from the illusions when all of a sudden, his various discomforts all vanished. He no longer wavered from temptation, nor did he feel fear from threats. His body and mind relaxed and delighted!
He thought happily, Looks like I've broken through again. My arduous cultivation in the Demon Suppression hall hasn't gone to waste!
The various illusions in the surroundings all vanished, and he discovered he was sitting under the bodhi tree. In the past, the buddha tathagata had also undergone various tests under the bodhi tree before finally becoming a buddha!
Before he could think too much, flowers fell from the sky and golden lotuses sprang up from the ground, extending into the distance from under the bodhi tree. Within the melodious chime of a bell, light illuminated everything, and a buddhist kingdom appeared. An ancient, golden buddha appeared on the horizon, faintly discernible.
"Where is this?" A hint of intoxication appeared in the One Lamp monk's eyes as he asked subconsciously.
"This is the Western Paradise!" The ancient buddha's voice was magnificent, ringing through the entire world.
"The Western Paradise!"
The One Lamp monk's heart was filled with endless yearning. He had grown up in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, being nurtured by the buddhist dharma day and night. Money, beauties, venomous insects, and vicious beasts were unable to make him waver, but the pursuit of the buddhist dharma was his lifelong dream.
At this moment, the Demoness had already lost control over the illusions.
The One Lamp monk made his way forward, heading towards the Western Paradise in his heart.
But in that moment, the buddhist kingdom also retreated. He sprinted forward as hard as he could, but the buddhist kingdom constantly retreated too. It was so close, yet it actually seemed so far away. He was unable to take a single step closer.
He asked in disappointment and dissatisfaction, "What's going on?"
The ancient buddha said, "You're so weak, so how can you have the right to set foot in my Western Paradise?"
"I'm weak?"
"Yes. You need to become even more powerful, even more powerful than Li Qingshan and One Will. Only then will you have the right to become the abbot of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga in the future, and only then can you set foot in the Western Paradise!"
The illusions vanished, but the voice continued to echo through his ears until now.
Li Qingshan said, "Senior brother One Lamp, I won't stop you if you want to go to the ninth floor, but let's wait until my master returns first!"
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