Chapter 571 – Remorselessness of the Demon Hear (1/2)

The Unraging monk shook his head with a smile. “The human heart is deep and deceptive. Normally, it only shows the tip of the iceberg, and it’s bound by common customs and courtesy, making it even more unpredictable. With how cruel and ruthless his attacks were earlier, I don’t think they were only to triumph over the opponent anymore. Everyone has a buddha nature within them, but everyone also has a demonic nature within them. You can’t deny that, can you, senior brother?”

“I don’t deny that, but if his demonic nature truly is so unbearable, why would he be so kind to the cannibalistic little demonfolk?” The Dauntless monk pointed out. Duoge was currently searching for the demon hearts scattered across the square with his head lowered.

Demon hearts were made of something different. They were the only remains not destroyed by Li Qingshan’s sword qi.

“Perhaps he has always been suppressing the demonic nature within him.”

The Unraging monk said, but even he himself felt it was quite unlikely. If one’s demonic nature could be suppressed so easily, then the world would be filled with kind-hearted people. Why would they still need the Demon Suppression Statuary?

Never did they think that Li Qingshan was constantly using the Spirit Turtle’s Method of Sea Suppression, a cultivation method even more wondrous and powerful than the Demon Suppression Statuary, to suppress his demonic nature. Otherwise, he would have become a demon a long time ago.

Xiao An stared at the “Demon Suppression statue” and shook her head before long, giving up on comprehending the Demon Suppression Statuary it contained.

“What, even you can’t comprehend this cultivation method?” Li Qingshan asked curiously. He had never seen anything that could stump Xiao An.

Xiao An said, “The statue is a part of the entire Demon Suppression hall. It’s called demon suppression and not demon slaying or demon purging, which only demonstrates the creator of this place didn’t create the Demon Suppression hall to kill or torture. He had a heart of benevolence.”

“The cultivation method it hides should be for the people of the demonic path and the demonfolk imprisoned here so that they can suppress their demonic nature, becoming aware of their errors and turning back from their wrong path. I have no demonic nature within me, so I can’t practise it.”

Outside the Demon Suppression hall, the Dauntless monk and the Unraging monk exchanged glances. They were both surprised. In a short while, she had seen through the objective of the creator of the Demon Suppression hall, as well as the function of the Demon Suppression Statuary. It was unbelievable.

However, neither of them believed what she said about how she had no demonic nature. She was clearly directing it towards them.

“I understand why you’re so cautious now, senior brother.” The Unraging monk shook his head, and his smile vanished for the first time.

With such wisdom at such an age, it would either be a great blessing or a great curse for the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga to have her as a disciple.

However, they did not know that Xiao An was not lying.

Although she possessed unbelievable talent for cultivation and comprehension, there was no so-called “demonic nature” within her as she was almost emotionless and without disposition. Even if she could comprehend it, she could not practise it.

The Path of White Bone and Great Beauty could be regarded as a path that led from buddhism to the demonic. It was the exact opposite to the Demon Suppression Statuary. She never had any demons in her heart to suppress in the first place, while Li Qingshan was different.

It can suppress one’s demonic nature. Can it be used to suppress the ox demon and tiger demon?

Li Qingshan came up with an idea. After reaching the fifth layer of the Ox Demon Transformation, he often had a feeling he was unable to keep it suppressed. Forcing the suppression took him quite the effort, both mentally and physically. If he could learn the Demon Suppression Statuary, would it help out?

And, the level of this cultivation method did not seem low. At least, it was much higher than the Arts of the Boundless Ocean. These bald asses had locked him up in here as a test without a second thought, so if he could learn this cultivation method, at least he would have received something in exchange.

Li Qingshan circled around the “Demon Suppression statue” before turning around, facing the statue with his back. He studied it with his soul sense as he changed his posture, making it exactly the same as the statue.

When he first extended his soul sense into the statue, he did not feel anything special. Taking Xiao An’s advice into account, he tried easing up on the spirit turtle’s suppression of the ox demon and tiger demon.

In that moment, his expression changed. His eyebrows flew up, and his eyes widened. He raised his head and gazed at the empty air, his lips pursed thinly.

The demonic nature of the ox demon was immoveable no matter what. The demonic nature of the tiger demon surged with viciousness and violence.

He spread his thickened arms as veins and muscles rippled across his body. He produced a soundless roar from his chest as if he was clashing with an invisible opponent.

Duoge, who happened to be collecting demon hearts and shoving them into his mouths, leapt up in fright and staggered backwards, falling back onto his bottom with his mouth hanging agape. He even forgot to swallow the demon hearts. He stared right at Li Qingshan, experiencing an urge to kneel and worship him.

While Li Qingshan had saved him originally, he did not feel grateful. Gratitude was not an emotion that existed in the hearts of demonfolk. Only “good people” would feel gratitude and an urge to repay it.

After learning Li Qingshan was a human, he feared his strength and sang many “praises”, but that was not what he felt inside. In particular, after Li Qingshan showed him kindness, he felt strange inside. It consolidated his belief that humans were just as weird as they were rumored to be.

But in that moment, Duoge was filled with sincerity, wanting to throw himself on the ground in veneration, just like how monks revered eminent monks who had achieved profound virtue.

The venerable truly is a demon among humans. Even those Demon Generals are nowhere close to him. He’s already so powerful without a demon heart. If he has a demon heart and becomes a demonfolk, wouldn’t he become even greater?!

“What’s this!?” Even with the Dauntless monk and the Unraging monk’s cultivated composure, they were stunned right now. How could he, someone who started off as a mortal, possess such a powerful demonic nature!?

The strength of the demonic nature within Li Qingshan was well beyond what anyone could imagine.

The ox demon’s obstinate perseverance could not even be changed by gods and buddhas, while the tiger demon’s will to fight the world around it was a maddening frenzy.