Jiang Liechen didn't think much and followed. Cheng Jiaxuan walked beside him and whispered, "What do you think … this old monk is up to? Is he really willing to give us the Mourning Heart Soul so cheaply? "Although she lowered her voice, with Tong Chan's skill, wasn't it clear? Jiang Liechen wanted to flatter him, "Reverend Tong Chan is a leading figure in Buddhism, your actions are open and aboveboard, why would you scheme against the younger generation?" Tong Chan heard everything clearly but still didn't say anything. His footsteps were slow and steady, without the slightest sign of an old man.
Tong Chan led the two out of the Sutra Depository. Sunlight sprinkled on their bodies. They hadn't seen the sun for days, so they felt particularly comfortable. They didn't walk far before they arrived at a side room near the Sutra Depository. Tong Chan opened the door wide. The room was spacious and bright, casting many light spots in front of the door. The room wasn't very big, but it looked very clean. Tong Chan sat in the middle of the room and pointed to a few praying mats in the corner, "It's rare to have guests from afar. Sit down. "
Jiang Liechen said stiffly, "There's … no need." Cheng Jiaxuan saw that he didn't sit and also stopped walking. Tong Chan smiled faintly, "There's no need for the two of you to be so restrained. Actually, Hierarch Jiang of the Sacrifice Shadow Sect, this old monk didn't know you were coming and didn't welcome you, please forgive me. "
Jiang Liechen listened to his half-genuine polite words and remembered the day when the Sacrifice Shadow Sect was destroyed. He was besieged by the orthodox sects and suffered humiliation. The scene of that day appeared in his mind again. It had been more than a month, but his anger hadn't subsided. Instead, it burned even more fiercely. He laughed coldly, "Reverend has been in the small room for a long time, you don't know the great changes in the outside world. There's no Sacrifice Shadow Sect in this world anymore, I'm the 'Seven Evil Spirits'! "As soon as he said this, he seemed to have regained some of his reverence as an overlord.
Tong Chan said, "Amitabha Buddha. Benefactor Jiang, the great name and reputation of the secular world are all false. All living things are different, but their bones are the same, they don't have self. Therefore, there's a saying in Buddhism: impermanence is suffering, those suffering have no self. This is not self-made, it's not other's, it's caused by fate........ Benefactor Jiang has read many scriptures in recent days. Can it be that you still can't understand this point? "Jiang Jianchen frowned." What? "
Tong Chan said, "What is recorded in the Sutra Depository Pavilion are our Buddhist scriptures, as well as the cultivation diagrams of the Shaolin Temple's unique martial arts. Except for the Temple's disciples, outsiders are never allowed to enter. If there is a violation, they will be beheaded. .......... and let's see you...... to's's hope...... hope... you. repent...... you...................... ....... to..... You........... .... thought ''t............................
. "With a cold laugh Jiang Liechen said," It's hard for you to give this much thought. But you're right about one thing. Names are just code names to distinguish people, they're meaningless. The great name and reputation are all false, but the level of power can't be deceived. What I pursue is the supreme power, nobody can stop me. "
Tong Chan said, "Every man has his shortcomings, every inch has its advantages, every object has its inadequacies, every wisdom has its limits, every number has its limits, every spirit has its limits. Everybody makes progress every day, it's boundless, how can it be called 'supreme'? Besides, life is short, just a few dozen years is like a white steed flitting through a crack, fleeting in the blink of an eye. Today you're a young child, tomorrow you'll be a white-haired old man. You may fight for an inch of time, but a hundred years later you'll turn into a handful of yellow earth. People fight each other, use unscrupulous means, in the end you won't get anything! "
Jiang Liechen said, "That's right. Mortal life is short, their whole life is less than the blink of an eye. Besides, mortal bodies are too fragile. Just a little bit of illness and pain can lead to death, I'm really sick of it. I want to rule the world, I want to live forever, I want to cultivate to become a devil. I want everyone to see that I didn't reincarnate into the wrong body, I can't shake heaven and earth in the future! Heh, Master, don't you think I'm considered ambitious and have extraordinary perseverance? "
Tong Chan sighed. "You have extraordinary perseverance, but to spend your whole life chasing after an unattainable bubble and wanting to turn it into reality, you're not making trouble for yourself!" Jiang Liechen sneered. "What's impossible? Or is it that there are no devils in the world? Don't you all believe in Buddhism? Since gods and Buddhas can exist in the land of Imperial Heaven, why can't demons exist? Does Master think that this world, this dirty and filthy world, only has light and no darkness? What a joke! "
Tong Chan sighed. "For mortals to cultivate to become immortals, their hopes are already slim. There has never been a precedent for forcing oneself to become a devil. If you continue to persist, I can't predict the consequences. However, if a person insists on going against heaven, there definitely won't be a good ending. "
Jiang Liechen said, "It doesn't matter, I'll bear all the consequences myself. Since I've already sunk into darkness and can no longer be saved, I'll just let everyone in the world perish with me. " Tong Chan chanted the name of Buddha repeatedly, his fingers fiddling with the prayer beads on his neck even more urgently. He said, "The inner devil is the true devil, Benefactor Jiang's heart is already deeply planted with the devil's root."
Jiang Liechen said, "It's not too late for you to know now. You want to enlighten me with just a few words of illusory Dharma? Don't make people laugh, no one can do it. "Tong Chan said seriously," Dharma is boundless, there's no one in the world that can't be converted. " Jiang Liechen sneered. "That's right, that's right, humans can be saved from the sea of suffering, but I'm not human. You've forgotten, I'm a devil! I'm a devil! You want to use your Dharma to convert a devil? "Tong Chan said," Even if you're a devil, there's still a root of goodness in your nature waiting to be found … "
Cheng Jiaxuan had been waiting impatiently for a long time, he didn't understand a single word Tong Chan said. Even if he did, he would still agree with Jiang Liechen's way of doing things. He was also used to flaunting his prowess in all the major sects, so he shouted, "Hey, thief bald donkey, don't be long-winded, aren't you erudite? You should know very well why we're here, hurry up and hand over the soul! "
Tong Chan still had a benevolent smile on her face, but Jiang Liechen's expression changed. He raised his hand and slapped Cheng Jiaxuan heavily, saying angrily, "Shut up! You're not allowed to be rude to Great Master Tong Chan! "
Cheng Jiaxuan was slapped until he was dizzy and disoriented, he couldn't stand steadily and fell to the side. Tong Chan hastily reached out to support him, but felt that his left arm was soft and without any strength. After helping him stand up straight, he pressed his thumb on his arm and said with a bitter smile, "Shanzai, shanzai. Hierarch Jiang, you're really cruel to this Nu Shizhu. Her arm was also broken by you, wasn't it? "Jiang Liechen snorted coldly and said," So what? I didn't break all the bones in her arm, that's already not letting her down. "
Tong Chan sighed and said, "Buddha is merciful!" She pulled Cheng Jiaxuan's right arm and massaged the elbow and wrist joints one by one. Her fingers repeatedly circled her arm. Finally, she pressed her wrist and shook it up and down. Cheng Jiaxuan cried out 'Aiyo', obviously her right arm was in pain, so she quickly raised her left hand to support it. Tong Chan said, "You can't. Nu Shizhu, even if your arm is reattached, wait a few more days and rest well, it will naturally heal. But these next few days you must not be shaken violently, otherwise the broken bone won't be reattached … "
Cheng Jiaxuan often spoke ill of Tong Chan, but seeing how Tong Chan repaid evil with good, not only he was enthusiastic about reattaching her bone, his attitude was also extremely sincere, her heart softened. "Thank you very much, Dashi," she said.
Jiang Liechen's face was cold; although he did not show any expression, he could not help but blame Tong Chan for meddling in other people's business. After Cheng Jiaxuan withdrew to the side, he said, "Dashi, although this woman is a bit lowly …" Tong Chan cut him off, "This is a Buddhist cultivation place, I am asking Jiang Shizhu to pay attention to your words, you must not disturb the Buddha's holy hearing."
Jiang Liechen snorted coldly and said, "Although there is no need to listen to this woman's words, after all, she has touched on the main topic. Let's get straight to the point then. Zhen Zhe came here for Wan Xin's soul. If Dashi can be a bit more straightforward and hand it over to me, I guarantee I won't make things difficult for your honorable Sect. After Zhen Zhe becomes the Holy Reverend, Shaolin Temple can still exist for ten thousand generations. Humph, if not … "
Tong Chan sternly said, "Forgive Lao Na for not being able to do as you wish. Even if you threaten me with the entire Temple's foundation, I will never yield to you! Shaolin Pai was founded by Damo Lao Zu, it has been passed down to this day for several hundred years. If it is Heaven's will that Shaolin Pai will perish in my hands, then I will be at my wit's end. Then I, Tong Chan, will be a sinner for all eternity. After I die, I will ask for forgiveness from my ancestors! But even if the mountain falls, our moral integrity will not be extinguished. If we surrender to the devil and drag out an ignoble existence, we will lose our Shaolin's foundation. That will be our real defeat. Jiang Shizhu, please don't daydream. Everything has a cause, there must be an effect. Why do you want Wan Xin's soul from Lao Na? "
Jiang Liechen raised his eyebrows. Tong Chan did not wait for his answer, he continued, "You want to collect the Seven Evils Treasures. Because it is one of them, you can take it. Why do you want the Seven Evils Treasures? " Jiang Liechen said, "You are long-winded. 'Gather the Seven Evils, the world belongs to you'. Ben Zhen has already said it, it is for the great cause of unifying the world."
Tong Chan did not move, but his kasaya fluttered without wind. He was so angry that he could not help but tremble slightly. The prayer beads in his hand had already been shaken by the internal energy leaking out of his body, causing several cracks to appear in all directions. He sighed and said, "You do not have a benevolent and righteous heart, you also do not want to give the common people a peaceful and prosperous world … Since you do not love the common people, what is the point of wanting the world?"
Jiang Liechen said, "What Ben Zhen wants is to surrender, not to love and respect. Their life and death power is in my hands, who dares to disobey? If a ruler who governs a country is pulled down by the rebellious people and loses his throne, it is his own lack of ability. What does a peasant uprising amount to? As long as the imperial army is strong enough, we can suppress it again and again, and then we can punish the rebels severely, kill one to warn a hundred, and properly dampen the arrogance of the rebels. The winner is the king. Since he cannot defeat the rebels, then he is not qualified to be the emperor. Ben Zhen is not one of those cowards. "
Tong Chan said, "Is that so? This old monk thinks that you are even more cowardly than them. How many people are there in the entire country? How many people does a small Sacrificial Shadow Sect have? Don't forget, your Hierarch Jiang was forced to abdicate because his subordinates rebelled and defected to the enemy. The destruction of a sect is just like the decline of a dynasty. You can't even be the Hierarch of a sect, yet you still want to talk about being the emperor. Isn't that … "
Jiang Liechen said, "Not the emperor, but the supreme ruler of the world. Even if the Righteous Sects did not get rid of the mess that is the Sacrificial Shadow Sect, I would still be disbanded. What is the use of having that group of trash following me? It seems that the heavens are treating me well. Knowing that Ben Zhen is a demonic god on par with the heavens, they first removed the stumbling block for me. Without that pesky Hierarch dragging me down, it just so happens that I have a new identity as one of the Seven Evil Spirits. On this point, I still have to thank Shen Shiyun. She definitely did not expect that after scheming so much to harm me, she still ended up doing me a huge favor. Great Master Tong Chan, at that time, those Righteous Sects came to add insult to injury, but for some reason, your sect did not participate in that extermination operation. I am already indebted to you, so I don't want to be too ruthless. "
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