I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

"The Buddhist sect really did have some tricks up their sleeve!"

“If I’m not mistaken, the power we felt earlier, which was constantly absorbing and devouring the flesh and blood of all the dead believers on it, was heading towards the Buddhist wall over there. The more people who die, the stronger the Buddhist wall will become.”

“I even suspect that if they were to kill hundreds of thousands or millions of ordinary people, there would be no one in the world who could push open this city wall unscathed.”

"It's fortunate that you were here, otherwise we would probably have been on the defensive at every turn on this trip."

Ten miles away from the city wall of Buddha Light, Gu Xiu gradually stopped and began to observe the situation ahead as he heard the words of the Sword Saint.

Even from a distance, the Buddha Light City Wall already felt incredibly magnificent.

Standing here now, I realize I'm like a tiny ant, barely able to see the sky when I look up. Let alone the fact that flying is prohibited here, even if it were possible, it would be difficult to cross this wall.

"Senior, is the place of the Holy Truth just ahead? Are there any enemies inside who can fight you?"

"Have?"

"Who is it?"

"Buddha."

"Is he the one whom the senior defeated a thousand years ago?" Gu Xiu's eyelids twitched. "I've heard of this battle. It's said that the senior withdrew voluntarily after setting the rules. Why didn't the senior kill that Buddha back then?"

"I couldn't kill him back then. The Buddhist sect's methods are extremely unique. They mainly cultivate the path of reincarnation and also have the method of vow power. As long as believers exist, they can achieve a certain kind of human immortality. So, I was actually a failure a thousand years ago."

"Is it because you don't want to kill all the believers?"

“Yes,” the Sword Saint replied. “Speaking of which, it was my oversight this time. Back then, they hadn’t gone to such a depraved level. Perhaps they wanted to crush me with absolute power, so this sacrifice of mortals didn’t happen.”

"Then this time, senior..."

"Initially, I didn't intend to actually kill him on this expedition; I only wanted to severely injure him, at least enough to keep the Buddhist Kingdom from emerging for another thousand years." The Sword Saint then abruptly changed the subject:

"But that was before. This time, I... want to destroy this fake Buddha."

Destroyed...the false Buddha?

Gu Xiu instantly understood the Sword Saint's meaning: "Senior means that if all these believers can be persuaded to abandon their faith in the Buddhist Kingdom, then the Buddha can be killed?"

"That's right." The Sword Saint nodded.

"Most of the people of the Buddhist Kingdom have been calmed down by your methods and cannot be restored in a short time. Naturally, they cannot become a source of power. This has weakened the Buddha's power by most, so killing him is not an impossible task."

"certainly……"

"If you can control as many of these mortals as possible after passing through the Buddha Wall, killing him will be much easier."

Just then, the group of bald monks behind the city wall clearly intended to sacrifice as many mortals as possible. At this moment, within ten miles in front of them, there was already a dense crowd of Buddhist citizens, with no end in sight on either side, and the number had exceeded one hundred thousand.

Meanwhile, the mortals that Gu Xiu occasionally missed were also rapidly gathering at this place.

Gu Xiu frowned as he watched: "It seems they intend to sacrifice all the mortals in the entire Buddhist kingdom. That's really ruthless."

"Their Buddhist teachings are all wrong. They talk about great love, but in reality, they have long since become devoid of love. In their eyes, these ordinary believers are just tools, not lives."

"Senior, do you have some understanding of Buddhism?" Gu Xiu knew he had asked a stupid question as soon as the words left his mouth. The old sword saint, as the number one person in the world, was not simply someone whose sword was strong enough.

Sure enough, the Sword Saint smiled and replied:

"There are too many paths in this world. Whether it is the righteous spirit of the academy, the cause-and-effect star-gazing method of the Star Palace, the Northern Sea Demon Art, the bloodline method of ten thousand demons, or the Western Desert Buddhist Dharma... these are all paths."

"To become the number one person in the world, one must indeed be single-minded and steadfast on the path ahead. However, cultivation is never about working behind closed doors. It requires seeing the world, knowing oneself and others, and learning from others' strengths to make up for one's own weaknesses."

Gu Xiu admired him inwardly. As expected of the number one person in the world, it seemed that the Sword Saint had some knowledge of various cultivation styles. He then asked, "What about body cultivation? Does the senior know more about body cultivation?"

The Sword Saint replied, "I'm sorry, the path of body cultivation has long been severed. I don't know more than you do. Moreover, this path of body cultivation may also be related to that vanished realm. The Three Enclosures Sea of ​​Sin contains ancient mysteries. You can try to find more of it on your journey."

Gu Xiu nodded solemnly a few times, but then couldn't help but ask, "Senior doesn't seem to be very much looking forward to our mission in the Three Realms Sea?"

"...I would rather you were alive."

Ok?

Gu Xiu vaguely sensed something was wrong, but the Sword Saint had already said, "These mortal believers have gathered enough. Hurry up, or things will change."

Looking up, he saw that the densely packed army of mortals had almost gathered, blocking the road ahead completely. He immediately put aside his doubts, took a step, and rushed out quickly.

His cultivation reached its peak at this moment, and then he activated the Divine Power of the Cashier, exhaling loudly:

"wake up--!!!"

Gu Xiu used all his cultivation to utter this, and even used a special sonic technique. Those two simple words instantly swept outwards with supernatural power, turning into a shocking sound wave that echoed back and forth.

"Wake up...!"

With so many mortals gathered, even though this supernatural power consumed very little energy from them, it still caused Gu Xiu's spiritual energy to weaken instantly. Fortunately, the effect was remarkable. The fanatical mortal believers quickly fell silent and then began to look around in bewilderment.

They knew nothing of what was happening before them; everything that had happened before was just a dream to them.

Seeing that most of the mortals had regained their senses, Gu Xiu immediately waved his hand, and the Sword Sect disciples who had been taken into the Mountain and River Remnant Realm were released one after another.

I didn't expect that.

After these Sword Sect disciples stepped out, they did not immediately prepare for battle. Instead, they all bowed deeply to Gu Xiu in unison.

"Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Gu, for your help. We will never forget it. We swear we will never reveal even a trace of your magic treasure!"

This……

Gu Xiu blinked, only to see Jian Yi grinning and saying, "They want to apologize for their previous doubts about you. They were just discussing what to give you to express their apology."

Gu Xiu was surprised and looked at the group of Sword Sect disciples. Sure enough, he saw that many of them had faces full of shame.

"Fellow Daoist Gu is of noble character. We were just judging you with the mind of a petty person. We hope Fellow Daoist Gu will punish us. We are willing to accept the punishment."

"If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Gu, we would have suffered heavy losses along the way. It was Fellow Daoist Gu who helped us. In comparison, our previous doubts were no different from those of a villain."

"Fellow Daoist Gu, we have misunderstood you. Rest assured, we swear we will never reveal your magic weapon!"

Gu Xiu then realized that they were referring to the concerns and doubts they had about him when he had allowed them to enter the Mountain and River Remnant Realm. He immediately chuckled and waved his hand to indicate that it was nothing. After all, with cultivation at this level, and with the core elite of the entire sect at stake, it would be strange if they had no concerns at all. He could understand this and naturally wouldn't hold a grudge.

"Mistakes must be punished, and in this matter, I will order them to reflect on their actions today. As for your kindness..." The Sword Saint chuckled, casually flipping his hand to produce a small shard of porcelain, about the size of a thumb.

"This is my compensation to you."

This is……

Gu Xiu was surprised and suddenly realized that this small piece of broken porcelain, although very small, was completely from the same source as his Mountain and River Remnant Realm!

“This was brought out by a disciple of my Sword Sect. He has had this item for over four hundred years, but he has never been able to discover its mysteries. Now it seems that your piece is the key. He had no use for it, so he simply took it out and gave it to you as compensation for what happened before.”

Hearing the Sword Saint's words, Gu Xiu was somewhat surprised, but before he could refuse, the Sword Saint said, "Take it. As for the disciple who took it out, you don't need to worry. My Sword Sect will provide the resources to compensate him."

This……

Gu Xiu was surprised, but in the end he did not refuse. He took the small porcelain shard and bowed to the group of Sword Sect disciples who were still bowing to him with apologetic expressions.

He clasped his hands in a fist salute and returned the greeting.

Seeing that he accepted it, the Sword Sect disciples, who were filled with guilt, finally smiled.

But just then...

"Yin Ruozhuo, hahaha, you really are ruthless."

“My Buddhist kingdom has millions of believers, who are all insignificant and worthless, but I never expected that you would actually kill these mortals in order to kill us.”

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

"I am truly curious whether your Dao heart is still stable now."

A burst of wild laughter came from behind the city wall.

Upon hearing this, the group of ordinary people who had been bewildered behind the city wall suddenly widened their eyes. They had already guessed what had happened, but only now, upon hearing these words, did they truly understand.

Before that Buddhist monk who claimed to possess great love, they seemed...

It's just trash.

"Are you Huixuan?"

The Sword Saint ignored the shock of the mortals. He had already stepped out of the remnants of the mountains and rivers and replied, "You shouldn't be able to see what's happening outside right now. As to whether my Dao heart is stable, why don't you come out and take a look?"

Master Huixuan chuckled and said, "You claim to be the number one person in the world, didn't you say you would flatten my Buddhist kingdom? You wanted to trick me out because you realized you couldn't get past this Buddhist wall, right? Actually, you don't need to worry. These dead mortals have all become part of this Buddhist wall. You were able to kill them once, so you should be able to kill them a second time, right?"

"They are just ordinary people. Because they believed in your so-called Buddhism, they became your most loyal followers and the source of your power. Don't you really think that killing them like this is against the will of Heaven?"

"They are nothing but a bunch of ignorant ants who only know how to listen to others. Even if we crush them, what does it matter? As for their vows, as long as you, Yin Ruozhuo, are dead, my Buddhist kingdom can cultivate ten, a hundred, or a thousand times more believers at any time. We can just abandon these ants. How can you say such things that go against the will of Heaven? It's utterly ridiculous!"

The other side clearly thought everyone was dead, and spoke without any restraint.

His words, however, utterly shocked the mortals gathered outside the city walls. Amidst this shock, a flicker of anger also arose, though still faint, like tiny sparks.

The Sword Saint observed all of this, shook his head, and said:

“You all know more about Buddhist teachings than I do, yet you have still managed to turn them into heretical practices. Since that’s the case, I will not argue with you about Buddhist principles.”

“In our Taoist school, there is a saying: ‘Sages are always good at saving people, so there are no abandoned people; they are always good at saving things, so there are no abandoned things.’ Your audacity and recklessness have already violated the will of Heaven, and you deserve to be executed!”

“In Confucianism, there is a saying that ‘of all things in heaven and earth, humanity is the most precious.’ Your actions have violated human ethics and deserve to be punished!”

"In the Way of Heaven, there is also the saying 'Establish humanity in accordance with Heaven and govern by following the laws of Heaven'."

Even military strategists have a saying: "Treat your soldiers like infants, and you will follow them into the deepest valleys; treat your soldiers like your beloved sons, and you will die with them."

"You all deserve to die!"

"Utterly absurd!" Master Huixuan on the other side was clearly at a loss for words, and snorted coldly.

"Yin Ruozhuo, do you really think I don't know what you're thinking? You certainly can't get through my Buddhist Light Courtyard wall right now, and you're probably already seriously injured. You're just trying to stall for time."

"Your words sound grand and noble, but you're nothing more than looking for an opportunity to break through the walls of my Buddha Light Academy. However, your plan is destined to fail. My Buddha Light Academy has defended you for over a thousand years. This time, you don't have the ability to break through my walls!"

"You're wrong," the old swordsman shook his head.

"Oh? You still want to be cunning..."

Before Master Huixuan could finish speaking, the Sword Saint asked with a smile:

"Who told you that..."

"Am I going to personally break down the walls of your Foguang Temple?"

Um? ! ! !

These words startled Master Huixuan behind the wall, who vaguely sensed that something was amiss.

The next moment.

A series of angry roars suddenly came from behind the wall:

"Tear down this wall of evil, burn their robes, and destroy their temples!"

"Follow me!"

"Suppress Buddhism!!!"

Followed by.

Before he could react, a terrifying statue, born of the will of all living beings and mixed with rage, suddenly appeared atop the walls of the Buddhist Temple, and then, in the instant it appeared, it stomped down heavily.

Straight...

Stepping onto the walls of that Buddhist temple!