Chapter 273 (2/2)

In the past, Ning Que had a problem understanding why the West-Hill Divine Palace, Buddhism Sect and the cultivators in Tang Empire seemed p.i.s.sed every time the Devil's Doctrine was mentioned, which made his heart palpitate with fear. Yet today, Ye Hongyu's words finally made him understand the logic behind it.

The Devil's Doctrine made use of the primordial Qi to its own advantage. The higher state the cultivator was in, the more they absorbed. If the Devil's Doctrine spread and influenced everyone to cultivate with them, there would be a possibility that the primordial Qi of the whole world would be absorbed by its cultivators till it went dry. By then, this world would be destroyed. It was the same logic as breeding a herd of sheep on a gra.s.sland. If the gra.s.s and leaves were all consumed by the herd of sheep, the gra.s.sland would turn into a desert and eventually, the sheep would die.

He finally realized that the reason why the whole world viewed Devil's Doctrine as their enemy was due to an environmental problem.

When the three world's addicts, Tao Addict, Calligraphic Addict and Flower Addict, came into an environment which Ning Que was very familiar with, they had become the intelligent, cultured and educated pretty young girls who were shameless to study till 3 A.M. every night. Such girls often have a kind of stubbornness or addiction in them, and they enjoyed arguing with others about what they thought was true logic.

The Tao Addict, Ye Hongyu, was similar to many other cultivators in the world, such as Ning Que. On her path to cultivation, she had doubts about the world, Taoism, and the Devil. She had also thought hard about such things and even to reflect on her thinkings. However, what made her different from the others was that she did not limit herself to the stubborn thoughts that the world had and stopped thinking about such issues. Neither did she let her hatred towards the Devil become a natural part of her. Instead, she kept on widening her knowledge about the world. From there, she a.n.a.lyzed the issue and finally, came up with her own conclusion.

The conclusion that one got after going through such deep thoughts would definitely be much more certain and firm than the mindset of an average cultivator. Hence, even if she was facing Divine Lord Lotus with respect and fear, she was still very determined with her own stand. She was not willing to back out because she believed that this was the true logic.

Her stand was neither fabricated nor fanciful. She did not bring up the arguments about opportunity, karma or retribution. She only talked about benefits, on how Taoism and the Devil's Doctrine could benefit or harm the world. Because this was a simple logic, so she was certain that she was right, and thus it was tough to argue against.

Yet Master Lotus was indeed a master. With only a simple sentence, he managed to weaken Ye Hongyu's standpoint. That was because Master Lotus had seen more, thought longer and learned in a harder way. Moreover, Ye Hongyu's conclusion was not good enough.

”Just as what I'd said, I had spent a long time living in the Devil's Doctrine and had experienced many of its skills though I'd yet to find the ”Ming” Handscroll. I believe that I understand the Devil's Doctrine deeper than anyone in this world.”

The old monk looked at Ye Hongyu warmly and said, ”I had the same thinking as you in the past. However, after I saw the cultivators in the Devil's Doctrine, observed them from birth to death, and noticed their relations.h.i.+ps with the Heaven and Earth, my thinking had changed. You were the same as me in the past. Both of us had forgotten an important issue.”

”Even though the cultivators in the Devil's Doctrine were strong and had long lives, they would eventually die. When they died and their bodies hardened, the Qi of Heaven and Earth which they had absorbed for several decades during their cultivation would disperse and return to the Heaven and Earth.”

The old monk kept silent for a moment before he smiled gently and said, ”After you understand this, you would comprehend that the goal of the Devil's Doctrine was not to build another world. Instead, they wished to isolate a s.p.a.ce for themselves in this world. That s.p.a.ce could be the lake, the mountain, or perhaps a beautiful gra.s.sland. Whichever it is, that s.p.a.ce would ultimately belong to a part of this world.”

”Both were born on earth and grew up under the blessing of Haotian's Divine light. They cultivated through breathing and absorbing. In the end, their bodies turned into ashes as their aura dispersed and returned to Haotian. It may be true that each of them has walked different paths, but their beginning and ending points are the same. If that's the case, can you tell me essentially, what's the difference between the Devil's Doctrine and the Buddhism Sect?”

Ye Hongyu was taken aback and could not answer his question. She felt that there was something wrong with the Divine Lord Lotus' words, but she could not pinpoint the problem within the short period of time.

The old monk gazed at her peacefully and said, ”I know what you're thinking. If the cultivators in the Devil's Doctrine died, they certainly would not cause any damage to this balanced and mightly world. But what if they have obtained immortality, which was what the Taoism cultivators, or should I say, what you have stated out of your caution and enmity towards them? Yet, when was there an immortal person in this world?”

Ye Hongyu gradually sat on her legs. Her black hair that was rested on her shoulders flowed down weakly. She appeared disappointed. It seemed that his words had impacted her Taoist Heart. On normal days, if she were to hear anyone declaring that Taoism and the Devil's Doctrine were the same, she would definitely laugh coldly and slaughter that person. Yet today, these words were coming from Divine Lord Lotus, a great man whom she respected and feared. Most importantly, there were no loopholes in the words that the Divine Lord Lotus had said.

The old monk seemed to sense her insecurity and fear, as he looked at her pitifully and with compa.s.sion. He sighed softly before he raised his right arm with difficulty. A bright light shone between his fingers.

Ye Hongyu was stunned as she looked over.

Ning Que and Mo Shanshan were confused when they looked over.

The three of them could sense the holy aura emitting from the skinny stick-like fingers of the old monk.

”That year, I decided to isolate myself from the rest of the world to redeem my guilt. I set up a confinement in this room. This confinement is the world outside my body. At this place, the aura of the Heaven and the Earth is very thin but as time goes by, it can be slowly absorbed into and acc.u.mulated in the body. Now, the Qi of Heaven and Earth is circulating within my skinny body and that is the world within my body. When the two worlds come into contact with each other, a miracle will happen. This is because the confinement is from the Taoists Law, while the aura circulating within the body is from the skills of the Devil. When Taoists Law meets with the Devil's skills...”

The old monk quietly looked at the pure holy light revolving around his fingers. He calmly said, ”Divine Skill is created.”

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