At the same time, traveling through time, starting from subverting the war at the top

Chapter 220 I am a demon in body, yet I have Buddha in my heart.

Those strange people who landed on the island.

Some of them chose to leave, but many more chose to stay.

They handed over everything they had and followed in the direction Lin Mo had left.

At first, they followed suit step by step.

They walked faster and faster as time went on.

These members of prestigious and respectable families smiled.

A bright yet eerie smile.

They left the shore and walked into the woods ahead. Sunlight filtered through the leaves, illuminating their faces. A gentle breeze rustled the leaves, causing dappled shadows to sway and dance.
It's like the devil is dancing.

A cool sea breeze blew in from the sea, making Zhang Chulan shiver.

Xiao Zizai glanced at Zhang Chulan with pity, then turned his gaze to the scions of prominent families. He adjusted his glasses with a finger and suddenly remembered his past.

Everyone in this world has their own hobbies.

Just like some people enjoy photography, while others enjoy sports.

Xiao Zizai's hobbies are very simple.

He has a hobby of killing.

No, actually describing it as a hobby isn't quite accurate.

To put it more accurately, this was Xiao Zizai's instinct.

That's right, the urge to kill is instinctive for him, just like a normal human needs to drink water and eat. You can think of him as a vampire-like being.

Normal people need air and food.

What Xiao Zizai needs is killing.

However, as human beings, we are bound by many things in this world: morality, etiquette, and order.
All of this prevented Xiao Zizai from killing to his heart's content.

Moreover, Xiao Zizai also knew that this was the right thing to do.
He was just sick.

He tried countless methods to cure the disease, but all of them had little effect on him.

Ultimately, he concluded that perhaps only the compassion of Buddhism, through the presence of ancient lamps and Buddha statues, and the sounds of morning bells and evening drums, could dispel the endless bloodlust within him.

So Xiao Zizai became a monk.

He found Master Jiekong, one of the Ten Elders at the time, and became his disciple.

Master Jiekong, seeing Xiao Zizai's exceptional talent, decided to impart all the knowledge he had acquired in his life to him.

However, this decision was opposed by most of the monks in the temple.

They believe that Xiao Zi is already deeply troubled by inner demons, so he should stay away from techniques and methods that are likely to cause conflict.

However, Master Jiekong insisted that since Xiao Zizai had this talent, perhaps letting him "prove the Dao through martial arts" would help him break free from his obsession sooner.

At first, Xiao Zizai did not disappoint Master Jiekong's expectations. In the following years, he made rapid progress and even suppressed the throbbing in his heart.

Master Kejiekong is wrong.

Xiao Zizai was also wrong.

They got it wrong from the start.

This is Xiao Zizai's instinct.

It's something you're born with.

He was born a demon, how could he restrain himself? Just like how can an ordinary person go a lifetime without eating or drinking?

Even Buddha couldn't save him.

The more suppressed you are before, the more like a spring will bounce back uncontrollably once it hits rock bottom.

Even today, Xiao Zizai still remembers the scene from that time.

With bloodshot eyes, he was like a demon crawling out of hell, completely consumed by the desire to kill. He attacked anyone he encountered, each move aimed to kill! Master Jiekong, who rushed to the scene upon hearing the news, was faced with Xiao Zizai, who had fallen into madness. He was unwilling to harm him, but he also could not let him run rampant.

He then single-handedly took on all of Xiao Zizai's attacks.

Ultimately, this eminent Buddhist monk met a tragic end, losing all his meridians and cultivation at the hands of his own disciple.

After regaining his senses, Xiao Zizai, faced with the heinous crimes he had committed, was willing to relinquish all his cultivation in order to quell the monks' anger.

But Master Jiekong, who was still alive, stopped him from giving up on himself and instead told him to leave Buddhism and find his own path.

After several twists and turns, Xiao Zizai arrived at the company.

The company gave him a different approach. Anyone who has quit smoking or hand-drip cigarettes knows that if a long-term smoker with a nicotine addiction suddenly stops smoking, their body might actually break down.

This is why it's better to guide than to block; the company believes that gradually reducing the amount over time is the right approach.

For Xiao Zizai, working as a temporary worker for the company not only satisfied his instinctive needs, but also allowed him to eliminate harm for the people by killing them.

The only problem is that the frequency of meals is a bit low.

Therefore, Xiao Zizai would always bathe and change his clothes before each meal, treating it with great care, because such opportunities were too rare for him, and he cherished each one.

The company sees Xiao Zizai as a valuable asset.

Just like how the company takes advantage of Xiao Zizai.

Xiao Zizai was merely using his position to fulfill his own desires.

However, Xiao Zizai didn't know if this method would work.

After all, this is his instinct, which is fundamentally different from a habit or hobby like smoking that is cultivated later in life.

For Xiao Zizai, he could only take it one step at a time.

Until that night, when he saw Lin Mo's figure overlooking the world on Longhu Mountain, Xiao Zizai had a vague feeling that he had found a viable path.

"Baojing, what do you think is the difference between a good person and a bad person?" Master Jiekong asked.

"This disciple does not know, but this disciple has demonic thoughts in his heart, and must be an evil person." Xiao Zizai looked down at his blood-stained hands and spoke.

"No, you're wrong. Everyone has evil thoughts. Good or bad, it just depends on whether you actually take action."

“But I am afraid, afraid that one day I will be driven by desire and will no longer be able to suppress my instincts.”

“It’s alright. If that day really comes, kill me.” Master Jiekong looked at Xiao Zizai and said calmly.

"Disciple, I will remember this."

On the day before he left the Buddhist order, Master Jiekong said something to Xiao Zizai that he had never forgotten all these years.

According to Master Jiekong, even from the most objective perspective, it is difficult to find someone in this world who has absolutely no evil thoughts.

Therefore, good and evil are not distinguished by whether or not one has evil thoughts.

That night, when Xiao Zizai saw Lin Mo's ruthless gaze, he whispered to himself, "Master, I have found such a person."

Therefore, Lin Mo extended an invitation to Xiao Zizai at that time.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Zizai followed immediately.

These days, Xiao Zizai has been staying by Lin Mo's side, observing Lin Mo's actions.

Just now, Xiao Zizai watched Lin Mo dismember his bones and observed the different choices made by the righteous disciples.

Xiao Zizai suddenly had an epiphany.

He came up to Lin Mo and finally asked the question that had been nagging at him.

"Master, I have a great dilemma in my heart." Xiao Zizai put his hands together and performed a Buddhist salute. "If someone is born with a thirst for blood, unable to suppress the murderous nature in their heart, yet their heart is drawn to the light, and they refuse to succumb to demonic possession, how can they save themselves?"

Lin Mo looked at Xiao Zizai and smiled.

"If killing is the way of the devil, then I would have already fallen into the deepest hell and never be reborn."

(End of this chapter)