I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 535 Demons arise from the heart, and demons are also among all living beings.

Fu Kui was originally the god of Lei Ze in the southeast of Kunlun Mountain.

With a dragon's head and a human body, wielding wind and thunder, it is the first among the new generation of gods to reach the ceiling of "celestial god".

However, He was stuck at the final step of "refining Qi into spirit" and was unable to transform His primordial spirit into heavenly lightning and cultivate into a true immortal Yang God.

Fu Kui knew that he had misunderstood the concept of "god".

Relying on his exceptional talent, Fu Kui was able to roam freely through the world during the stage when his primordial spirit transformed into a yin spirit, unafraid of the threat of sunlight and thunder.

But precisely because of this, a Yin spirit that has not undergone tempering can never truly transform into a Yang spirit.

Therefore, Fu Kui decided to travel to the Baili Mountains to seek the Dao from the Dao Ancestor.

But to Fu Kui's utter surprise, a demon arose in his heart at this time.

At first, Fu Kui thought it was just a distracting thought in his mind, a mistake that occurred during his cultivation of the Yang Spirit.

As a result, when the inner demon began to show things that He shouldn't have known, He realized that the other party was an external evil spirit.

[Mind and spirit as one, free from distracting thoughts...]

"To be honest, you've been cultivating your primordial spirit incorrectly from the very beginning. How can you perceive the emotions of all things if you don't generate any distracting thoughts?"

If you truly had no thoughts at all, and all desires were extinguished, wouldn't you become nothing more than rotten wood or stubborn rock?

Are you really going to give up all emotions and desires, and turn yourself into a stubborn rock?

The true purpose of spiritual practice is to be as free and unrestrained as I am!

The towering dragon roamed freely in the clouds and marshes, and Fu Kui simply smiled nonchalantly.

"Your understanding of the primordial spirit is too superficial."

"The primordial spirit is an innate spiritual essence; how can it be compared to rotten wood or stubborn rock?"

"Besides, if cultivation is only for doing whatever I want and living a carefree life, then why should I leave Thunder Swamp?"

"Spiritual practice is a path, not a result."

At this point, Fu Kui paused slightly.

"When spirituality manifests and consciousness begins to awaken, the primordial spirit is naturally born."

"Although the primordial spirit has many wonderful uses, it is not the only gain on this path of cultivation."

"On the contrary, the greatest gain from this cultivation journey is the way of thinking that strips away the outward appearances of all things and gets straight to their essence during the process of cultivating the primordial spirit!"

"Take the wind, the thunder, the rain, for example..."

"You only see the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, but I see the reasons for their formation and the subsequent impacts they will have."

Upon hearing this, the inner demon lurking within Fu Kui fell silent for a moment.

"You're actually trying to convert a heretic. You're really something else."

When confronted with the words of his inner demons, Fu Kui simply replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Whether it's external evil or inner demons, as long as you have your own consciousness and are not a distraction in my mind, there is a possibility of teaching you."

Unable to suppress a laugh, the inner demon's tone suddenly became incredibly seductive.

"I am the embodiment of desire, the manifestation of the seven emotions..."

"If you are willing to give your body to me, you don't need to bother with teaching me; I will naturally become like you little by little."

Sensing the undisguised desire of his inner demon, Fu Kui suddenly smiled wryly.

"If you see a three-year-old child carrying a gold brick in a bustling city, you will see that all people are devils."

"When you encounter the smiling Maitreya Buddha with his guardian deity Weituo standing beside him, all demons become saints."

"This is a sentence that the Taoist Ancestor said when he preached. Although I do not know what Maitreya and Weituo are, I understand the meaning of this sentence."

"In this world, human nature is the most vulnerable thing."

"Only by establishing order and setting rules can we suppress the evil in human nature and promote the good." "People like you, the embodiment of greed, act in pursuit of desires, which is why you cannot hide the desires in your hearts, and that is why I have seen through your identities."

"Think about it, if you hadn't revealed your desires at the beginning, but instead had subtly misled me, perhaps I wouldn't have been so wary of you."

Fu Kui was telling the truth. It was precisely because the inner demon's intentions were so obvious that He was able to recognize the other party's identity so quickly.

Having desires but being unable to control them—that is what is known as "demonic."

"If that's the case, then why trap me in your heart?"

"I pose no threat to you, and you can't do anything about me. Since that's the case, why don't we part ways amicably and go our separate ways?"

He sighed deeply; only now did his inner demons truly reveal their helplessness.

It wasn't that it wanted to stay deep within Fu Kui's heart, but rather that Fu Kui forcibly trapped it within his body.

To be honest, inner demons have invaded the consciousness of so many beings, including gods and cultivators who have practiced the methods of heaven and man.

But Fu Kui was definitely the most unusual one among them; it couldn't even understand how the other party had trapped it.

"To me, you are indeed no threat whatsoever."

"But you pose a greater threat to other living beings."

"Greed is the instinct of all things. The desire for survival, pleasure, wealth, and fulfillment is something that even the Dao Ancestor probably could not eradicate."

"So as long as I can successfully educate you, then all living beings will be one less threat."

Upon hearing Fu Kui's words, the demon of greed gritted his teeth, a rare occurrence for him.

"Who do you think you are? A born saint?"

"I was originally the strongest demon under the Great Free Emperor, the most beloved child of the Heavenly Demons..."

"Now, because of you, I have been trapped for several years, gradually falling behind the other demon kings and losing my father's favor."

"When I finally break free, I will make all living beings fall into my clutches, destroy your heart and your will, and make you watch helplessly as your own family and friends become my puppets!"

He shook his head nonchalantly, and Fu Kui raised his dragon head slightly.

“You were originally a demon of greed, but now you are dominated by resentment and hatred. This shows that even a ‘demon’ is not unchangeable.”

"Actually, I am not afraid of your hatred. What I was most worried about at the beginning was that you had been branded with the mind of that so-called 'Great Free Emperor' and were a puppet of desire."

"As long as you are not a puppet of desire, as long as you have a heart and are a being that can be changed, then I am confident that I can bring you back to the right path."

"Whether it's ten years or a hundred years, I have plenty of time to slowly wear you down."

Although you can't see the other person's specific image or appearance.

But at that moment, Fu Kui seemed to see the eyes of the demon of greed staring intently at him.

It was a look that mixed astonishment, anger, hatred, and helplessness, and it was also evidence of its existence as a living being rather than a puppet.

"That is your righteous path, not the righteous path of our inner demons!"

"My demonic path is to indulge desires and turn all living beings into my incarnations!"

He laughed again, and Fu Kui clearly discerned some subtext in the words of the Demon of Greed.

It was a self-suggestion that strengthened one's own beliefs, and also proof that the demon of greed was beginning to waver.

"The demonic path you speak of is the path of the Heavenly Demon, not your demonic path."

"Similarly, the path I speak of is not the true righteous path; it is also my own selfish desire."

"What you need to do next is to prove the distinction between good and evil, and find the path that belongs only to you."

"If that path turns out to be crooked, I will naturally let you return to the Great Free Heaven..."

"If that path leans towards the demonic, then you can expect that I won't find a way to completely kill you before I die!"

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