Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 512 Killing and Protecting Life
"How can this be so?"

Hearing what Monk Yu was thinking, the Goddess of Pure Light immediately opened her mouth to refute.

The coral bell was shaking, a hint of murderous intent was spreading in all directions, and Monk Yu's eyes were full of confusion.

"Why not? If we don't kill her, will we let her recover and then use her butcher knife against all living creatures like us?"

Monk Yu’s question caused the expression of the Goddess of Pure Light to change suddenly, Shao Siming frowned, and Granny Xiang fell into deep thought.

Monk Yu was not lying. He continued to shake the coral bell in his hand and said, "Sister Jingguang, I know you have great compassion, but compassion alone cannot save sentient beings in just two days. We cannot even save all the sentient beings in our own heaven, so how can we use our magical powers to save sentient beings in other worlds?"

"Not to mention that I think the best way to deal with the monks who have fallen into evil ways is to send them to the afterlife, so that you and I can both be at peace."

"Even if that cultivator did not commit any sin and just wanted to save some lives?"

The Pure Light Goddess asked back, and the coral bell was filled with murderous intent: "Even so, those who need to be killed must be killed. There are no innocent people in the two days of fighting."

Monk Yu’s answer made Goddess Jinguang take two steps back and she couldn’t help but look at Shao Siming.

"Master, what you said is true. However, the small world we are heading to this time is close to the range of our great world. Instead of destroying it, it is better to save a few. This will also improve the foundation of our great world. With our wonderful method, we can analyze some of the laws and principles of the foreign lands, which will benefit you and me."

The frequency of the coral bell's shaking slowed down, and just when Monk Yu was about to speak again, Granny Xiang spoke.

"Okay, Monk Yu, your idea is good, but as Buddhist disciples, if we can save more people, we should save more people. According to what this senior said, there is nothing wrong with Jingguang's idea."

Grandma Xiang's words made the Pure Light Goddess' expression ease a lot, but Monk Yu was still relentless: "Grandma, what you said is wrong. The problem now has been solved, but if Senior Sister's idea cannot be changed, it will inevitably become a disaster in the future. After all, this time it was just because the interests of saving and Da Tian overlapped. What if the interests of saving others conflict with Da Tian next time? At that time, will Senior Sister Jin Guang save or not?"

Hearing this, the Pure Light Goddess turned pale. She murmured in a low voice: "Seeing the suffering beings, shouldn't we save them?"

"Not only should we not save them, we should also add insult to injury and eradicate the root of the problem."

The Goddess of Pure Light looked at Granny Xiang, hoping to get other answers from this compassionate old practitioner, but Granny Xiang remained silent, obviously agreeing more with Monk Yu's idea.

She looked at Shao Siming again, hoping to get an answer that would be more suitable for her from this fellow practitioner.

"Just make sure they lose the ability to resist. My method can lead them to other realms according to their laws and principles, and can educate young sentient beings. I can't see any mercy in you, monk, if you just kill them blindly. You are not practicing Buddhism, but Asura magic."

The half-teasing words did not make the Pure Light Goddess's expression much better. As for the Fish Monk, he clasped his hands together and revealed a somewhat ugly smile.

The coral bell in front of him swayed gently. Although it was still filled with murderous intent, a trace of fearless Dharma spirit within it seemed to be suppressing the murderous intent.

"If practicing the Asura path can save the hundreds of thousands of sentient beings in the great heavens like us, what's the harm if I, a monk, fall into the path of evil alone?"

After saying this, Monk Yu looked at the Goddess of Pure Light again.

“Sister, you have been practicing here for a long time, illuminating this area, performing wonderful Buddhist sounds and fragrances, and demonstrating boundless compassion, but have you really thought clearly about what to choose and what to do?” Jingguang was silent for a long time and did not answer.

Seeing this, Shao Siming stepped forward and said, "The heavens are vast, and the number of living beings is even greater than the number of grains of sand in the Ganges River. How to weigh compassion and killing, how to choose to save oneself and others, and how to bear the weight of living beings are issues that people like us cannot avoid in the process of cultivation. Now, I have made a choice, Master Yu has also made a choice, and you should also make your own choice. But there is no rush for this choice, you can think about it slowly."

Hearing this, Granny Xiang also stepped forward and said, "Although what Monk Yu said was a little extreme, it was not wrong. As this senior said, this is a choice that we must face. But Jingguang, I must tell you that in terms of my Buddhist Dharma inheritance, your choice is not wrong, but under the current situation in Datian, the criticism you will receive will far exceed that of Monk Yu. When Datian is at peace, the praise for you within the Buddhist community should increase, and at that time, Monk Yu will receive far more criticism than you."

Upon hearing this, the Goddess of Pure Light expressed her gratitude to Granny Xiang and Shao Siming, and finally looked at Monk Yu and said, "Brother, I don't know why I will make the choice in the future. But I can be sure that I will do so because of my heart."

"Namo Amitabha!"

Monk Yu put his hands together, and the coral bell echoed with Buddhist chants. Then he looked at the Goddess of Pure Light, pushed her aside, and sat in charge.

Upon seeing this, Granny Xiang also spread out fragrance to protect the void where the Goddess of Pure Light was originally sitting.

The Goddess of Pure Light bowed and left with Shao Siming.

Just halfway through the journey, Shao Siming looked at the Pure Light Goddess and couldn't help feeling a little worried. He silently conveyed his thoughts to his original body Chu Tai.

Chu Tai, who had finally had a rest, was stunned for a moment after receiving the news from Shao Siming, and then took out some things to deduce the secrets of heaven and the future for Jinguang Tiannv.

During this period, the fate of Buddhism had concealed some of the future changes of the Goddess of Pure Light, but Chu Tai was very clever in mobilizing a small amount of high-quality Buddha's light in his hands.

These Buddha lights purified by the Donghuang Bell easily broke through many obstacles when facing the destiny of Buddhism, allowing Chu Tai to see a lot of information.

In addition, Chu Tai used the Dharma of [One] to connect himself with Shao Siming and become one individual, which made the recognition of Shao Siming by the Pure Light Goddess also mobilized by Chu Tai, and easily broke some of the secret protection of the Pure Light Goddess.

With so much information coming together, Chu Tai frowned slightly.

'What's wrong? ’

Shao Siming, who was connected with Chu Tai, felt the hesitation in the other party's heart and asked with some concern.

Chu Tai did not give her a clear answer, but just comforted her: "It's not a big problem, it's just that Jingguang's future will be bumpy. I'm thinking about how to help her solve it."

"I see. Then you can handle it without telling me."

After all, they were alone. Shao Siming instantly guessed that he was probably also part of the other party's help, and in order to reduce changes, he deliberately did not tell himself the complete information. Based on his trust in Chu Tai, Shao Siming did not ask more questions. After breaking off the contact, he continued to move forward with the Pure Light Goddess.

At the moment the connection was cut off, Chu Tai asked Shi Huajin to deliver a letter to Master Tianque.

(End of this chapter)