Chapter 123 On the Way of Demons
"Master, isn't the devil a kind of obsession? He doesn't want to be saved by the Buddha, which means he still has unfinished business." Ning Ruoxi couldn't defeat Guan Kong, so she could only use words to persuade Guan Kong.
Guan Kong explained: "Having said that, Mo Yao's demonic nature is too strong. If it is not contained, he will hurt others and himself sooner or later."
"Does demons have to be bad?" Ning Ruoxi asked.
"Then let me ask the Buddha girl, which demon cultivators are good people?" Guan Kong was unyielding. If he just let Mo Yao go, this would be different from his philosophy of cultivating Buddhism for many years.
Ning Ruoxi was silent. She had not been in the world of immortal cultivators for a long time. She could not even name a demon cultivator, but Lin Shuang did know a few.
However, the demon cultivators that Lin Shuang knew were all in the fairy world, and it was impossible to tell Guan Kong about them.
Li Yunyun couldn't listen anymore, she gathered spiritual power in her hand and rushed towards the golden bowl.
Guankong clasped his hands together and recited scriptures silently. A golden Buddha wall full of scriptures blocked Li Yunyun, preventing her from making any further movements.
"Guan Kong, as a Buddhist girl, I ask you to let Mo Yao go!" Ning Ruoxi tried to say.
After hearing Ning Ruoxi's words, Guan Kong frowned and hesitated.
Obviously, the identity of the Buddha Girl still plays a role.
"This matter needs to be decided by Senior Brother Shikong!"
"Then go and ask Shi Kong to come!" Ning Ruoxi couldn't say anything about Guan Kong, so she could only place her hope on Shi Kong, hoping that Shi Kong would remember his old feelings and let Mo Yao go.
"Okay, then I'll trouble the Buddhist lady to stay in Nanyun Temple!"
Guan Kong gave in and planned to inform Shi Kong of the matter and let Shi Kong make the decision.
Li Yunyun didn't want to leave, he just wanted to stay with Mo Yao.
Ning Ruoxi and Guan Kong came to sit in the courtyard of the temple.
"Master, how did you recognize the identity of my Buddha girl?"
Guan Kong smiled slightly, "When the Lingshan Heavenly Eye Buddha statue came to life, I had the honor to witness that the Buddha's light in the Heavenly Eye Buddha statue shone on the Buddha girl. Can the Buddha girl remember it?"
Ning Ruoxi thought about it carefully, and it seemed like that was the case.
"The Buddha's light still exists in the body of the Buddha. I can see it, but the Buddha may not be able to see it, right?"
"It's true that I can't see it!" Ning Ruoxi shook her head.
"If the Buddha girl insists on asking me to let Mo Yao go, I will let him go." Guan Kong changed the subject and talked about Mo Yao again.
"It's just that Mo Yao loses control in the future, please don't blame me, Buddha girl."
"Since you are willing to let Mo Yao leave, why do you want to let Shi Kong decide?"
"Senior Brother Shi Kong has been looking for the Buddha Girl. I remember that the Buddha Girl didn't want to stay in Lingshan in the past, so I thought of using this reason to let the Buddha Girl and Senior Brother Shi Kong meet."
"That's it!" Ning Ruoxi nodded. Shikong Manshijia was looking for her. She must have something important to say, so she might as well meet her first.
With nothing to do, Guan Kong found a topic to chat with Ning Ruoxi, "I wonder what the Buddhist girl thinks of demon cultivators?"
"It's nothing special. Demonic ways are also a kind of Tao. Tao is not divided into good and bad, it just depends on the character of the person who practices Tao!"
"This is true, but the devil will corrode people's minds. Even if the practitioner of the devil is a kind person, over time, his kindness will be swallowed up by the devil." Ning Ruoxi did not refute, this was indeed true. Yes, it may not be the demon cultivator's original intention to become a bad person, but this is beyond the control of the demon cultivator. All influences are subconscious.
"Mo Yao's nature is not bad. I asked about Mo Yao's life experience. He originally lived in Hongjuan Village. He became possessed by the demon after the villagers in Hongjuan Village were killed. However, after becoming possessed, the demonic energy in him often got out of control."
"But he would rather harm himself than let the demonic energy harm Li Yunyun." Ning Ruoxi replied.
Guan Kong took a deep look at Ning Ruoxi, "That's because the degree of erosion of the demonic energy is still within the controllable range. If it exceeds this range, it is not Mo Yao who is controlling the demonic way."
"But the devil is controlling Mo Yao... The root of everything lies in the Tao. The devil is very difficult for humans to control."
"Disciple, this old monk wants to discuss Taoism with you!" Lin Shuang clicked his tongue, and Ning Ruoxi naturally understood that Guan Kong said he was willing to let Mo Yao leave.
However, he thought that he could change Ning Ruoxi's mind by discussing Taoism, and instill the thoughts of Buddhism and Taoism into Ning Ruoxi's mind, so that Ning Ruoxi would accept her identity as a Buddhist girl.
Ning Ruoxi said: "The devil controls a monk because the monk's heart is not firm enough. If his heart is firm, how can he be controlled by the devil?"
"Guan Kong, if you don't want to let Mo Yao leave, just say so and don't talk to me about such nonsense."
Ning Ruoxi is not used to watching the sky. This kind of person hides his words behind his words. Ning Ruoxi feels like "Jiang Xi" when talking to him. Jiang Xi used to make her disgusted in this way.
Guan Kong was stunned, obviously he didn't expect Ning Ruoxi to speak so directly, and he couldn't talk to him anymore.
"In your eyes, demonic cultivators are bad. Haven't those righteous monks ever done anything like demonic cultivators? I have seen quite a few 'righteous' monks who massacred entire mortal villages for their own selfish desires."
"Who will make the decision for those dead mortals? Hongjuan Village was massacred. Did the monk who massacred Hongjuan Village practice magic?"
"No! No matter what avenue he practices, he may do such a thing, so what difference does it make if he practices the devil's path?"
"There is a saying in Buddhism that God has eyes, right? Did God seek justice for the innocent people who died? Do you remember the names of those who died?"
Guan Kong opened his mouth, wanting to say something but finding it unconvincing. Every word Ning Ruoxi said made him choke.
Ning Ruoxi saw this and added, "Only those with a strong heart are not afraid of the erosion of the devil."
"If I become a Buddha, I can conquer the demons in the world. If I become a demon, what can the Buddha do to me?"
"Hahaha! Well said, my disciple, these few words of yours will definitely make this old monk doubt his life."
As a spectator, Lin Shuang enjoyed listening to Ning Ruoxi's debate.
Ning Ruoxi discovered that Buddhists all have a common problem. They only focus on Buddhism. They always think about using Buddhism to influence the world, hoping that people all over the world will practice Buddhism.
Guan Kong knew that he had lost the argument, so he clasped his hands and said "Amitabha".
Buddha and demon seem to always be on opposite sides, as incompatible as fire and water.
In the eyes of Buddhist cultivators, demons are evil and need to be overcome by Buddhist cultivators.
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One day later, Shi Kong arrived.
He was very happy to see Ning Ruoxi again, "Miss Ning, we meet again."
Ning Ruoxi saluted to Shi Kong and said, "I have met Master Shi Kong."
Then, Ning Ruoxi looked at Guankong again, "I wonder when Master Guankong will let Mo Yao go?"
Shi Kong didn't know why, so he also looked at Guan Kong, wanting to know what happened.