Transmigration begins with archery training

Then he spat heavily, "What nonsense about monks not lying! Monks don't eat meat, but I eat it all the time!"

Having finally escaped danger, Chen Sanshi breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at Jianzhen: "Senior brother, what about you? You let us go, how are you going to explain this when we get back?"

"Go back? Why would I go back?!"

Meng Guangxin said, his expression turning somber: "After staying in Xiniu Hezhou for so many years, I'm getting a bit tired of it. It's a good time to catch up with my fellow disciples after not seeing them for so long, and also to pay respects to Master and Fourth Brother."

"how……"

Chen Sanshi sensed something was amiss: "Senior brother, have you been unhappy in the Buddhist order all these years?"

"How different is Buddhism from other schools of thought?"

Meng Guangxin shook his head. "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's leave here first."

……

The border of Xieyue Road.

Half a day after Chen Sanshi and the others left, Master Miaotan and Xuandu rushed over.

"what happened?"

Xuan Du asked, "Where is Jian Zhen?!"

"Elder Xuandu."

Abbot Huiming came to greet them: "Elder Jianzhen just led a few disciples out."

"what?!"

Xuan Du was furious and gritted his teeth as he questioned, "Didn't I say that no one is allowed to leave Xieyue Dao? Who told you to let him go?!"

"This this……"

Huiming stammered as he explained, "Isn't Elder Jianzhen also a member of the Holy Sect? What happened?"

"Hey!"

Xuan Du angrily slammed his staff into the ground twice: "He ran away with Chen Lei and the witch!"

"what?"

Abbot Huiming found it hard to believe.

"Junior sister."

Xuan Du looked at the Holy Maiden: "So, shall we give it a try?"

"Once we leave Xieyue Road, it won't be long before we reach Tianshui Continent's territory. Even if we chase after them, I'm afraid it will be too late."

Miao Tan closed her eyes slightly.

"Ugh……"

Xuan Du sighed, "I wonder what's going on with Senior Brother..."

He had only spoken halfway when a streak of light appeared from the horizon and arrived in front of them in the blink of an eye.

It turned out to be a monk in white robes.

Zen Master Yun Gui's face was somewhat pale. He stared in the direction where Tian Wu and the others had fled, without blaming anyone. He simply said slowly, "Remove all the formations."

"Big brother."

Xuan Du asked worriedly, "That witch, she can even hurt you?"

He said calmly, "After all, it is a legendary demon seed, not so easy to subdue."

"Senior Brother, Jianzhen really let them go!"

Xuan Du retorted, "You know perfectly well that he comes from the Eastern Continent and is from the same school as Chen Lei, so how could you still dare to hand him over?"

Yun Gui countered, "Aren't we from the same school as him?"

"That's right! Jianzhen was trained by you, Senior Brother, how could he do such a thing!"

Xuan Du said angrily, "Senior Brother, this person eats meat and drinks alcohol, breaking the precepts repeatedly. I suggested expelling him from the sect a long time ago, but you and Master insist that he has extremely deep wisdom. I don't know where that wisdom lies."

"If we knew, wouldn't we also be able to attain enlightenment?"

Yun Gui sighed softly, "Jianzhen is still young and will always take some detours. When he sees his true self, he will naturally be enlightened, so let him be. As for Chen Lei and the Demon Seed, let them escape. It only means that we are not destined to be with them."

"After you and your junior sister finish dealing with the miscellaneous tasks at Xieyue Path, come back to Mount Sumeru with me."

"Big brother."

Master Miaotan spoke up, "Junior Sister, there are some things I'd like to discuss with you privately."

The two figures flashed and reappeared atop a mountain dozens of miles away.

Yun Gui said softly, "Junior Sister, please speak freely if you have anything to say."

Miao Tan asked earnestly, "Why is it that along the way, there is always at least one powerful demon lurking in each path?"

Zen Master Yun Gui shifted his gaze from the distant mountains and rivers to the Holy Maiden, and said calmly, "Junior Sister, are you asking why, given our clear capabilities, we don't do our utmost to eliminate the demons within our borders to prevent future troubles? Is this intentional?"

"I hope you will stop lecturing me on the great principles of equality for all beings and that demons should be treated equally before committing evil deeds."

Miao Tan held up the jade bottle and said, "If there were any kind-hearted demons, they should either enter a Buddhist monastery or leave the land inhabited by humans. Those who remain are only looking to devour humans."

"It was intentional."

Surprisingly, Zen Master Yun Gui did not offer any rebuttal but instead readily admitted it.

Under his junior sister's gaze, he said slowly and deliberately, "Junior sister, have you ever heard the story of 'Bodhisattva Zhixing'?"

“In the distant ancient times, Bodhisattva Zhixing was born on an island in the southernmost part of this world. It was a country ruled by demonic cultivators, where every household had to offer blood offerings on time, almost like domesticated livestock.”

"In such a remote place, which is filled with malevolent energy, it is almost like a dark and hopeless place for all living beings, where they will never be able to escape their suffering."

"To break the deadlock, we need to seek other ways to gain power."

"So the Bodhisattva Zhixing, who was still a mortal at the time, thought of the incense and deity path."

"He had no cultivation method and no one to guide him, yet he attained the Bodhisattva level by reciting scriptures for ten thousand days with a compassionate heart."

"Once you attain a certain level of enlightenment, you can absorb offerings and cultivate yourself."

"But he was very weak at the time, and he couldn't even defeat a demonic cultivator. So how could anyone be willing to build a temple for him and make offerings?"

"It just so happens that a leopard demon is hiding deep in the local mountains. This demon is eager to break through, but since it is in the territory of demonic cultivators, it dares not rashly go down the mountain to snatch blood food."

"Therefore, Bodhisattva Zhixing took advantage of this point and reached a cooperation agreement with him."

He would try his best to lure the villagers into the mountains so they could become food for the demon cultivators.

"In return, the leopard demon would descend the mountain every so often to kill a menial disciple of the demonic sect, and would impersonate the Bodhisattva Zhixing to do so."

"Gradually, the local villagers learned of the existence of Bodhisattva Zhixing and understood that as long as they believed in the Bodhisattva, they would have the opportunity to receive protection."

"As a result, many people began to secretly worship it at home."

"The Bodhisattva Zhixing finally has his own incense offerings."

"This cycle continued for a hundred years."

"When the Bodhisattva Zhixing finally had enough power, he wiped out all the demonic sects on the island. Later, he even established his own sect to protect the land."

"As for the leopard demon from back then, it was tamed and became his mount, and could no longer do evil."

"Without a doubt, Bodhisattva Zhixing did evil deeds at the beginning, but he did so out of great compassion."

"Without the sacrifices of those who came before, how could the entire island have been saved?"

"..."

Master Miaotan remained silent for a long time: "What is the point of what you are saying, Senior Brother? Bodhisattva Zhixing did those things because he was powerless and had no other choice, but our Buddhist community today is already able to protect Xiniu Hezhou."