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Chapter 339 Have some people really laid down their butcher's knives?
Chen Ye found it strange; what crime was it to be afraid of death?

Chen Ye then said to the monk Nirvana, "Master, there is great terror between life and death, and fear of death is not a sin."

The monk Nirvana shook his head and said, "But I was no ordinary monk back then. My fellow disciples and I comprehended Buddhist teachings in front of the Buddha's palm, but we never found the way to immortality. Year after year, my fellow disciples passed away in front of the Buddha's palm, and the number of old friends around me decreased. I am afraid that one day I will suffer the same fate."

"For this reason, I changed my Dharma name to Nirvana, hoping that I could be reborn even after death. But even so, I still failed to recognize it and was driven mad by the fear. In front of the Buddha's palm, I killed all my fellow disciples."

Mo Ci exclaimed in surprise and confusion, "Huh?"

But after shouting, he found that Qu Heng and Chen Ye were unmoved, as if they were not surprised.

This made Mo Ci somewhat embarrassed. He was also a ruthless old devil who killed without hesitation, so how come he was the one making a fuss over nothing?
The monk Nirvana smiled at Mo Ci and said, "Thank you, benefactor."

Mo Ci asked in confusion, "What are you thanking me for?"

The monk Nirvana explained, “Thank you for treating me as a human being. You are surprised because you think that no one would be so insane as to kill their fellow disciples without reason. But in the eyes of these two, whatever evil deeds I have committed are normal. Therefore, thank you for still treating me as a human being.”

Chen Ye interrupted with a smile, saying, "Master, you care too much about what others think of you, which is why you went mad and killed your fellow disciples. There is great terror between life and death, but as much as you fear death, weren't you provoked by them when you slaughtered your fellow disciples? Perhaps it was an unintentional remark, or just a look that you thought was appropriate, or perhaps you saw your fellow disciples' cultivation improving while you were wasting your time. I wonder if I'm right?"

Chen Ye had initially thought the Nirvana Monk had some merit, after all, he was the one who reminded him of a major crisis. He never expected that after only a few words, the bald monk would start sowing discord.

The dignified leader of the Demonic Sect, and the first sect leader of the Nirvana Sect, had taken countless lives. How could he be moved by a single word from Mo Ci? His words were ostensibly expressions of gratitude, but in reality, they were meant to sow discord between Chen Ye and Mo Ci, leading Mo Ci to believe that "those who walk different paths cannot make plans together."

That old bald monk is incredibly cunning. Chen Ye could only remind himself to be extra careful, wondering what kind of tricks he was up to.

The monk Nirvana said to Chen Ye again, "What you say makes sense, benefactor. Let us continue telling the story of the Nirvana School. That day, I went mad with qi and slaughtered my fellow disciples..."

As the monk Nirvana continued his description, Chen Ye seemed to see the tragic scene from that time before his eyes.

The severed limbs of Buddhist disciples were scattered all over the mountaintop, and the blood of all living beings gathered into streams, falling into the golden blood pool in the Buddha's palm.

"From that day on, from that time on, not a single drop of golden blood flowed from the severed hand. The hand, which looked as if it had just been cut off, quickly turned bluish-gray, as if it had been dead for a long time."

"And this pool of blood became filthy. After killing my fellow disciples, I jumped into this pool of blood. I don't know how many days passed before I woke up..."

That day, the monk Nirvana emerged from the blood pool with a look of ecstatic enlightenment on his face, and his cultivation level increased dramatically.

On the day he descended the mountain, he slaughtered most of the Buddhist disciples in this blessed land, leaving only a small group willing to submit to him, and thus the Nirvana Sect came into being.

The sacred Buddhist site became the property of the Nirvana School.

The monk Nirvana didn't care, because he had already comprehended the method of immortality, and his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, making him a rare great cultivator in the world.

The Nirvana School grew in strength and began to gain considerable fame in the world.

At this time, a clear distinction had already been made between the righteous and the demonic sects. The Nirvana Sect, with its brutal and inhumane practices, was naturally classified as a demonic sect.

The monk Nirvana didn't care about the world's opinions. Instead, he cooperated closely with other demonic sects, often exchanging secret techniques and working together to deduce various spells.

The many supernatural powers of the Nirvana Sect were formed at this time. Moreover, although the first sect leader was a ruthless killer, he was also a genius cultivator. Combining various methods, he finally comprehended the method of becoming a god through the power of incense and vows. The Nirvana monk planned to use this method to create a divine body for himself, so that he could break through the shackles and achieve immortality.

Unfortunately, this method ultimately failed to grant the monk Nirvana his wish.

During his breakthrough, this exceptionally talented monk suffered a shattered soul and nearly died.

However, the method of offering incense and making vows was not entirely useless; it ultimately gave him a glimmer of hope, and he became the first Buddha of the Nirvana School.

The true self of the Nirvana monk has vanished, leaving only the Buddha shaped by incense and vows, a puppet that can take whatever it wants and lends out its power according to the rules.

The monk Nirvana lamented, "With this, the first half of my life has come to an end. From now on, I will be nothing more than a puppet being manipulated by others for the endless time to come. Amitabha, what a sin I have committed."

The rest of the story doesn't need to be told in detail by the monk Nirvana; there are already many legends about it in the world.

The death of the sect leader was originally a huge disaster for the Nirvana Sect, but in reality it was a good thing.

The Buddha is much better than that capricious sect leader. As long as you worship him according to the rules, the Buddha truly has magical powers.

The Nirvana School, ironically, prospered despite the misfortune.

Moreover, because it incorporated the sacrificial methods of the demonic sect, the Nirvana Sect's cultivation was extremely simple, and almost everyone could cultivate supernatural powers, which was a huge advantage at the time.

Then, many more years passed.

When the righteous and demonic paths had become irreconcilable, the Nirvana Sect became one of the eighteen demonic sects, and its current sect leader finally achieved the cultivation level of attaining the Dao and ascending to immortality.

Unfortunately, that era produced a sword immortal named Zhang Qi.

Zhang Qi severed the Nirvana Sect Master's dream of ascension with a single sword strike, and with another, he destroyed the holy city of the northern snow mountain. The surviving disciples of the Nirvana Sect were so frightened that they hid in the blessed land where the severed hand was located, and dared not show themselves again.

Zhang Qi's swordsmanship at that time was not yet perfect, so he could not find the location of the portal, nor could he completely destroy the Nirvana Sect from a distance, thus allowing this demonic sect to survive to this day.

Strictly speaking, the Nirvana Monk was a figure from a previous era. When he became the leader of the Nirvana Sect, the Eighteen Demonic Sects did not yet exist. He was the true old demon, a figure akin to an ancestor.

Chen Ye listened carefully to his story, then asked, "Master, your life has been quite eventful and extraordinary. But I wonder why you are telling us all this?"

The monk Nirvana clasped his hands together again and said devoutly to Chen Ye, "This humble monk has come to understand that the actions of the Nirvana sect are heinous sins, and as the Buddha worshipped by the sect, I cannot escape blame."

"Now the Nirvana Sect has received its retribution, its lineage has been severed, and most of its disciples have perished. But people are always greedy and insatiable, so I would like to ask you all to seal off this realm."

"I only wish to spend the rest of my life with hungry ghosts, and never again to be an accomplice to evil. Please grant my request."

The monk Nirvana's sincerity and devotion, bowing deeply to the end, seemed quite believable.

But has this old devil truly repented?

(End of this chapter)