In the back mountain of the Lingshan Temple, there was an existence like a devil's land.
In a huge cave, there was not a trace of sunlight all year round. It was dark all year round, but at the bottom of the cave, the exposed ground was filled with magma and poisonous smoke. All kinds of strange dark forces caused this place to be devoid of life. If a cultivator below the Golden Core realm entered, they wouldn't be able to stay for more than ten minutes before their vitality would be extinguished. At this time, there were dozens of people in this huge cave. In the middle of the magma, on a black lotus platform, a white-haired woman in a white dress was sitting cross-legged.
Below the black lotus platform was the scorching heat from the underground magma, constantly burning the woman's body. Every breath of time, there would be a heart-wrenching pain. However, the woman was sitting cross-legged with a Bodhi seal in her hand, forcefully enduring this pain.
On the hillside opposite the woman, there were two monks sitting cross-legged.
Of these two monks, one was thirty feet tall, with finger-long black hair that was like iron halberds, and the other was a short and stout monk in a purple-gold kasaya. His expression was solemn and solemn, his head lowered, and he was constantly pulling out the prayer beads in his hand.
Around the cave, there were dozens of golden arhats chanting Buddhist sutras in a low voice.
After another twenty-four hours, the tall Monk Jiu Rou opened his deep eyes and coldly looked at the woman. He shouted: "Witch Xiao Xue, you abandoned yourself and became a demon by eating humans. You have committed the great taboo of the gods and demons. I will use the underground demonic flame to refine you, wash you with the cold spring, stab you with a sharp knife, hit you with thorns, and bury you with a thick soil. I will let you suffer the five sufferings of the netherworld to atone for your sins and return you to peace. Do you have any resentment? Do you hate? Do you feel unwilling to accept this punishment? "
On the black lotus platform, Xiao Xue opened her eyes. There seemed to be endless suffering in her eyes, but her gaze was clear. She formed a Bodhi seal in her hand and forcefully suppressed the trembling in her voice. She slightly bowed her head and said in a low voice: "Xiao Xue accepts her punishment!"
Monk Jiu Rou's voice was deep as if it came from the depths of the earth: "What is the crime?"
Xiao Xue gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry for eating something dirty!"
Such an answer clearly exceeded the expectations of the monks. Even some of the golden-bodied arhats sitting cross-legged in the air opened their eyes and lowered their heads to look at the demonized woman below. The chanting in the air weakened slightly.
Jiu Rou nodded slowly, seemingly satisfied with this answer.
He slowly clasped his hands together and said in a deep voice, "Then remember your answer. Cultivate the demonic path, cultivate the body, cultivate Buddhism, and cultivate the heart!"
Xiao Xue lowered her head again and bowed, "This disciple will remember it!"
Monk Jiu Rou's eyes turned cold and he said in a stern voice: "It's useless to remember. You have committed a great taboo, so you need to accept your punishment. Each breath of the Five Sufferings of the Netherworld is more intense than a mortal's entire life of suffering. For each person you harm, I will refine you for one day. If you can endure it and pay off your punishment, I will return your Banishing Immortal Lotus Body and become a Bodhisattva. Are you willing to continue to accept your punishment?"
Xiao Xue replied, "Disciple is willing!"
Monk Jiu Rou nodded and waved his sleeve, "Continue to refine the demonic path!"
Above the black lotus below, golden swords appeared in the air and pierced towards Xiao Xue. Each sword pierced into Xiao Xue's body. It didn't hurt her Daoist robe or leave any traces of blood, but it directly pierced into Xiao Xue's soul. Xiao Xue, who was holding the Bodhi Seal, was in so much pain that she clenched her fingers so tightly that her nails almost dug into her flesh. However, she frowned and gritted her teeth, enduring the pain without making a sound.
"You used the Five Sufferings of the Netherworld to refine this woman's heart. This is a bit too much …"
The Chief Monk spoke in a low voice and looked at Xiao Xue with some pity.
Monk Jiu Rou said coldly, "Not everyone can be like that child and easily pass the Devil's Tribulation. This woman has fallen into the demonic path without any defense, but her heart is tainted with the demonic nature, which is a big mistake. I used the Five Sufferings of the Netherworld to help her refine the demonic intent in her heart, but at the same time, I also helped her refine the True Demonic Body. If she didn't have the will to pass the Devil's Tribulation with great perseverance, she wouldn't be able to control this demonic body and achieve Bodhisattva Karma!"
The Chief Monk of Lingshan Temple didn't comment. After a while, he sighed softly and said in a low voice, "There is a rumor in the Demon Abyss that the Demon Head under the Nine Underworlds sensed the unusual movements of the Nine Coffins in the sky and opened its right eye, indicating that the True Demon of this generation is about to be born. Moreover, the True Demon of this generation has never been born in the Demon Abyss. All the sects in the Divine Prefecture are looking for the whereabouts of the True Demon of this generation. Previously, we all thought that it would be Qianzhang's disciple, but who would have thought that the True Demon of this generation is actually this girl who had been crippled long ago? Fate makes fools of people … "
Jiu Rou Monk nodded and asked in a low voice, "How is the child now?"
The Chief Monk said, "He is still in the Lingshan Temple. As Qianzhang said, even if it was a matter of life and death, he wouldn't agree to be the Arhat of Lingshan so easily. However, I think it is only a matter of time. I have already prepared the Vairocana Scripture for him!"
Jiu Rou Monk heard this and sighed, "What about Shinsyu?"
The Chief Monk said indifferently, "The Arhat of Lingshan is not a true Buddha. He is only a Dharma Protector of Buddhism. He is destined to bring great prosperity to Buddhism after the great decline. After the great prosperity of Buddhism, he will naturally leave quietly. After the prosperity of Buddhism, we still need a true Buddha to rule over all Buddhas and spread the Dharma. Shinsyu is this true Buddha. For him, it is the same whether he is the Arhat of Lingshan or not!"
Jiu Rou Monk frowned slightly and wanted to say something, but in the end, he shut his mouth.
The atmosphere was slightly gloomy, but at this moment, suddenly, a Buddhist chant came from outside and went straight into the grotto. Immediately, a somewhat urgent voice sounded, "I, Ku Mu, request to see the Chief Monk. I have something important to report …"
"Ku Mu?"
The Chief Monk and Jiu Rou Monk were slightly startled, but they knew that Ku Mu Monk had always been responsible for guarding the Scripture Hall of Lingshan Temple. He had never left for hundreds of years. For him, guarding the Scripture Hall was cultivation and meditation. Why did he make an exception today?
"Could it be that the child finally agreed to join Buddhism?"
Jiu Rou Monk even had a flash of doubt on his face.
The Chief Monk seemed to think so too. He opened a big restriction with his big sleeves and said, "Come in!"
"Whoosh!"
A gray figure rushed into the grotto. There was a trace of anxiety on Ku Mu Monk's face. In a flash, he had already appeared in front of Jiu Rou Monk and the Chief Monk. He put his palms together and said in a low voice, "Something big has happened …"
"Did the child finally agree to shave his head?"
Ku Mu smiled bitterly. "No, he … he won't join our Buddhist sect …"
"Why?"
The Chief Monk was slightly startled, thinking that the child did not seem to put morality above his life …
When he was in the Huangfu Clan, he still didn't forget to call for help even though he was already in such a state. It could be seen how strong his desire to live was. Could it be that such a fellow would abandon his life just because he didn't want to become a monk?
"He … he directly … directly robbed the Scripture Hall …"
Ku Mu Monk had been silent all year, so it was not convenient for him to speak. But he still managed to say it out of anxiety.
"What?"
Jiu Rou Monk and the Chief Monk of Lingshan were stunned at the same time. Even with their high cultivation, they were still a little stunned.
An Arhat who heard the conversation couldn't help but pick his ears and tilt his head to this side.
"He … he did not agree to join Buddhism. Instead, he knocked out the old monk and robbed the Scripture Hall …"
Ku Mu Monk seemed to be choking with anger. His voice was full of grief and indignation, and he did not even stutter anymore.
"I … F * ck …"
The short and stout body of the Chief Monk of Lingshan Temple jumped up directly, revealing his nature when he killed pigs to make a living in the mortal world. With a fierce look on his face, he rolled up his fat sleeves and shouted with a fierce look in his eyes, "What did he take away?"
"All Buddhas … Meditation Sutra … Buddhist Scripture … Prajna Sutra … Dipamkara … Demon Subduing Scripture … Only copy …"
Ku Mu Monk stammered out a series of names of Buddhist scriptures, and finally concluded, "… a total of thirteen volumes …"
"Oh my god, there are only a few good things left, but he took them all …"
The Chief Monk of Lingshan Temple was so anxious that he directly took out a knife from his right sleeve. It was more than three feet long, with a single edge and a sharp edge. There was a bleeding groove in the middle of the knife, which was exactly the knife used to kill pigs in the past. At the sight of him, the Golden Arhat in the air next to him felt a little uncomfortable, but he knew that once the Chief Monk took out this butcher knife used in the mortal world, he really wanted to kill people.
Even Wine and Meat Monk could not help but smile bitterly. He pulled the sleeves of the Chief Monk and advised, "Please calm down, Chief Monk. The defense of our Lingshan Temple is originally to guard against gentlemen but not villains. That kid is not a gentleman at all. It's not good to say anything about this. Who asked us to bring this robber from the cultivation world into the temple? Haha, when Junior Brother Bai left that day, didn't he say that we wanted this kid to become a Dharma Protector of Lingshan Temple, but it probably wouldn't be so smooth. I'm afraid that there would be trouble. Later, he went to the Divine Land in advance. I guess he also guessed this result and went to hide to avoid arousing suspicion … "
"Oh, I was wondering why that kid laughed so slyly at that time, but I didn't expect it …"
The Chief Monk was still angry and distressed.
Wine and Meat Monk smiled bitterly and said, "There are rubbings of all Buddhist scriptures, so it doesn't make much sense to lose them. Even if it's a scripture with divinity like the All Buddha Visualization Scripture, he wouldn't dare to destroy it. We can just get it back another day. More importantly, he didn't steal the Vairocana Scripture, did he?"
The Chief Monk was slightly stunned and his anger subsided a little. He put the butcher knife back into his sleeves and said bitterly, "This little bastard dared to steal the True Scripture of Lingshan Temple. We can't let him off easily this time. If he doesn't cultivate the Vairocana Scripture, he can't refine the Panacea Elixir. He won't live for more than a few months. I think he will come back for the Vairocana Scripture sooner or later. At that time … Haha, I'll teach him a good lesson … Oh, damn, I'm so angry that I forgot to maintain my image.
"Chief … Chief Monk … He … He didn't just steal the scripture …"
Kumu Monk couldn't help but speak again.
"Hmm?"
The Chief Monk of Lingshan Temple, Wine and Meat Monk, and the Arhats in the air all turned their heads and looked over.
Even Xiao Xue, who was refining the demon below, quietly raised her eyes and looked in this direction.
Kumu Monk almost cried, "Although he didn't steal the Vairocana Scripture, he took Shinsyu down the mountain … You know, Shinsyu has been studying the Vairocana Scripture since he was a child. He took Shinsyu away, which is more useful than stealing the scripture …"
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