Great Love for All Heavens Begins with Huang Yaoshi

Chapter 249 To cultivate a golden body, one must first sever the veins of goodness; to change one's destiny, one must first bury compassion.

Zhuang Buran smiled gently:
“You seem to harbor a lot of resentment. I think the title ‘Resentful Sword Immortal’ would suit you better.”

The Evil Sword Immortal was speechless. He had been talking about the bond between master and disciple, and matters of life and death, but this white-robed, sword-carrying youth was instead enthusiastically choosing a name for himself.

"Xu Changqing, was everything before just a facade? Do you even have a heart?"

"If you put me into the Heavenly Pool, your five masters will die!"

Zhuang Bu Ran sighed softly:
“My five masters want to send you to the Heavenly Pool for purification, which already explains everything. They have the heart to sacrifice themselves for righteousness. If I release you, I will be unworthy of their kindness.”

"Heh, so the so-called righteousness of Mount Shu is to make you a traitor who murders his master?" the Evil Sword Immortal sneered.
"Now I understand completely. What you call the righteous and chivalrous senior disciple of Mount Shu is just a disguise. You are a cold-hearted and selfish person by nature."

"Tsk tsk, could this be what they call 'extending one's own feelings to others'?" Zhuang Buran shook his head and chuckled.

"Fine, in order not to become the traitorous disciple you speak of, I might as well try my best."

“You are like two sides of the same coin as my five masters, so that we share the same fate, and we share the same fate. I suppose you have all the memories of my five masters. Why don’t you teach me to practice the Pure Dharma?”

The Evil Sword Immortal paused for a moment, then said:

"what for?"

“Practice this forbidden technique to expel the evil thoughts within your body, and find a way to sever the connection between you and my five masters.”

"Hahaha." The Evil Sword Immortal laughed loudly:

“Xu Changqing, you have once again overturned my understanding of you. I never thought you had such a naive side.”

"Yes, sometimes I can't help but do things that are thankless and exhausting because of love," Zhuang Buran said casually.

“I know perfectly well that by practicing the Pure Dharma, the evil thoughts that are forced out will become nourishment for you and help you go further.”

"If I try to put you into the Heavenly Pool for purification later, it will only kill me in the process."

"But I still intend to do it this way. I wonder if you will teach me or not?"

The Evil Sword Immortal tentatively inquired:
"What will you do if I don't teach you?"

“I was prepared to risk my life to save my five masters. I have already tried so hard. If you refuse to teach me, I will have no regrets and will throw you into the Heavenly Pool to end this once and for all.”

Just as Zhuang Buran was about to make a move, the Evil Sword Immortal hurriedly said:
“I’ll teach you, I’ll teach you. How can you be so impatient, young man? I didn’t say I wouldn’t teach you.”

He recited the text verbatim:
"The Pure Method is a forbidden technique of Mount Shu, with the core of purifying the mind and eliminating delusions. It integrates the thousand-year-old Taoist methods of Mount Shu and the true meaning of subduing demons. Although this method can strip away evil thoughts and break through the shackles of cultivation, its essence goes against the heavens."

Zhuang Buran sat with his eyes closed. Upon hearing the Evil Sword Immortal recount the "Supreme Purity Method," he gained some understanding. This method goes against the principle of Yin and Yang, forcibly distinguishing between good and evil like cutting water with a knife. It makes one's essence, energy, and spirit reach the ultimate purity and create a physique similar to an innate Dao body, allowing one's own power to advance by leaps and bounds, progressing by a thousand miles a day.

However, they only cared about killing and not about burying, never thinking about how to deal with the evil thoughts that were linked to their own lives.

When the young man in white carrying a sword was comprehending the essence of this forbidden technique, he discovered that the creator of the technique was perhaps too concerned with the distinction between good and evil. The evil thoughts he forced out were clearly the perfect material for forging his natal weapon.

In this way, they can complement each other and harmonize yin and yang. That is, one can use one's own divine sense to control evil weapons, which can make up for the deficiencies of forbidden techniques and further improve one's physical strength. It is not impossible to become an immortal and attain the Dao.

After all, yin alone cannot last, and yang alone cannot thrive; not everyone is a pure yang master like Lü Zu.

As he pondered this, his aura fluctuated wildly, revealing two distinct colors: clear and turbid.

A yin-yang symbol, sometimes real, sometimes illusory, gradually emerges at the center of the forehead, with divinity and demonic nature constantly flowing within it.

Suddenly, the Yin-Yang Bagua diagram emitted a dark, eerie light, then cast another beam of light into the black box. Inside the box was a dim, gloomy space, where a wisp of evil energy vaguely revealed a human face—it was none other than the Evil Sword Immortal, who had not yet taken physical form.

He suddenly saw an evil thought transform into an illusory figure, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter:

"Haha, I knew I was right."

“Xu Changqing, your nature is evil. Everything before was a disguise, which has made your evil thoughts so solid that they have even manifested as a human-shaped phantom.”

The humanoid phantom said indifferently:
"Benevolence is the heart-eating worm that rots wood, while ruthlessness is the demon-suppressing talisman in a cold pool. The more compassionate you are, the more it is like boiling a cauldron that cooks your soul; the more ruthless you are, the closer you are to the Northern Lights."

"The saying goes, 'To cultivate a golden body, one must first sever the veins of goodness; to change one's destiny, one must first bury compassion.' My surname is Zhuang, and my given name is Buran."

"What a fine disciple of Mount Shu! His evil thoughts are so strong, he's even developed his own consciousness." The Evil Sword Immortal's laughter was full of mockery.
"Your thoughts are the most wicked and evil, yet you remain untainted by them. I never imagined that your evil thoughts would be so pretentious and hypocritical."

"But the more you do this, the happier I am. If I devour you, I can not only fully restore my physical form, but also break this cage and gain freedom."

Having said that, he lunged at the humanoid phantom.

"True purity lies not in rejecting evil thoughts, but in mastering the chaotic beauty of the seven emotions and six desires."

"Only in this way can one draw upon the most yin and evil power of heaven and earth, and also absorb the extraordinary and domineering righteous energy,"

Zhuang Buran stretched out his hands and said:
"I don't care about right or wrong, I just hate evil as if it were my enemy, even though I can't distinguish between good and evil!"

Instantly, the dense evil energy within the box converged upon the humanoid phantom, filling the Evil Sword Immortal with terror:
"You did this on purpose!"

"It's a bit late to realize this now. I think you shouldn't be called Evil Sword Immortal, but Foolish Sword Immortal."

As Zhuang Buran spoke, the evil aura emanating from the Evil Sword Immortal became increasingly faint, as if it might disappear at any moment.

"You don't actually want to save those old geezers; you're just doing it for yourself."

"A person should live for themselves. As long as it does not affect one's spiritual path, one can do good deeds according to one's mood."

"The human heart is treacherous; this saying is absolutely true." The Evil Sword Immortal suddenly burst into maniacal laughter:

"The world has misjudged you, Xu Changqing. Who could have imagined that Mount Shu, which takes it upon itself to protect all living beings, would nurture a great demon? I now hope that old fellow Qingwei's words, 'evil cannot prevail over good,' are true."

"Xu Changqing, I'll wait for the day you are utterly destroyed, body and soul!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the evil aura that the Evil Sword Immortal had transformed into dissipated without a trace, and the black box was opened in an instant, revealing a young man with white hair and a black robe.

At this moment, Jing Tian arrived outside the Heavenly Pool and saw the two people by the water. He spoke with surprise and uncertainty:
"Why is there an extra piece of black tofu?"

He suddenly looked at the opened black box:
"White tofu, you've actually released evil energy!"

The white-haired man in black robes suddenly smiled and said to the white-clad youth carrying a sword:

"Xu Changqing, I will do what I promised you. I will return the evil thoughts of the Five Elders of Shu Mountain to them and prevent you from becoming a master-killer. Shouldn't you show some remorse now?"

"You really know how to harbor evil thoughts?" the white-robed, sword-wielding youth asked expressionlessly.

"I am merely a manifestation of your evil thoughts, so rest assured, your master is my master," the white-haired, black-robed man laughed.

You should believe in yourself.

(End of this chapter)