If you die, I will be able to inherit your cultivation.

Just three days after bidding farewell to the monk Ikkyu in his meditation room, news of Ikkyu's passing spread from Shokoku-ji Temple.

The monks in the temple were all solemn, chanting sutras in hushed tones in mourning, and everyone felt a deep sense of regret for the passing of this eminent monk.

Only Chu Yuan remained completely unmoved.

As early as when the monk Ikkyu came to say goodbye, he had already accurately predicted the other party's time to die, knowing that these few days would be the time when the monk Ikkyu's lifespan would end.

After decades of waiting, the moment of harvest has finally arrived.

Chu Yuan stood quietly outside the Zen temple, his gaze calmly fixed on the void.

The faint soul of the monk Ikkyu detached from his decaying body and slowly rose up, flying towards the underworld.

Since Zhou Ming established the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the souls of ordinary beings after death will generally directly enter the Yellow Springs, enter the cycle of reincarnation, and be reborn.

However, after Ikkyu's soul arrived in the underworld, it did not step into the River of the Dead.

His soul wandered in a desolate, empty cave in the underworld and came to rest.

As soon as the soul entered the cave and sat down, it began to show signs of disintegration, with wisps of faint light from the soul constantly drifting away and fading.

As his soul gradually dissipated, the memories stored deep within the soul of the monk Ikkyu began to scatter and spread throughout the world.

At this moment, Zhou Ming did not need to use his own world power at all. He could clearly and completely capture and perceive all of Ikkyu's memories simply by relying on his perception.

Like Zhou Ming, Ikkyu was indeed from Earth.

In his previous life, he lived on modern Earth and was a professional monk.

Unlike worldly monks who merely go through the motions of spiritual practice, he was pure of heart, devoted to Buddhism, strictly adhered to the rules and regulations, ate vegetarian food and chanted Buddhist scriptures year after year, and devoted himself to studying Buddhism. He was a true practitioner who firmly believed in the great path of Buddhism.

After transmigrating to this world of cultivation, he also obtained his own cultivation cheat.

As he had previously told Zhou Ming, his magic weapon was to promote Buddhism.

For every bit of Buddhist teachings he shares with the world, his spiritual cultivation will be correspondingly enhanced.

With his superpower, the monk Ikkyu travels around the world, spreading Buddhism and saving all people, while steadily improving his cultivation and growing in strength at an astonishing pace.

It was during his travels and spiritual practice that he met Ren Nianci.

To his surprise, Ren Nianci was also a time traveler from Earth.

In a strange and unfamiliar world, they unexpectedly met someone from their hometown. They felt a strong sense of kinship and quickly began to travel together and take care of each other.

However, Ren Nianci's cheat ability is completely different from his, and can even be said to be diametrically opposed.

Ren Nianci's special ability is that the more people who admire and are devoted to her, the faster her cultivation level increases.

This special ability makes her naturally attractive to men, constantly drawing admirers and never lacking anyone who adores her.

The monk Ikkyu had two lifetimes. In his previous life, he cultivated the pure path of Buddhism, living a life of simplicity and few desires, never experiencing love or worldly desires.

After arriving in this other world, he devoted himself to cultivation and spreading the Dharma, and even severed all emotions and desires.

But as he spent every day with her, watching Ren Nianci constantly surrounded by admirers, so lively, vibrant, and charming, his emotions gradually became uncontrollable.

It's unclear whether it's because his cultivation level increased too quickly, causing cracks to appear in his Buddhist heart.

He remained lonely for two lifetimes, but one day he met a fellow townsman and became completely disoriented.

Day after day, his feelings for Ren Nianci continued to grow and spread, becoming increasingly intense.

By the time he realized his own thoughts, he was already deeply involved and completely unable to extricate himself.

The monk Ikkyu was resolute. After seeing through his own entanglement with worldly love, the damage to his Buddhist heart, and the problems in his cultivation, he did not hesitate at all and immediately had the idea of ​​dispersing his cultivation and starting over.

He intends to relinquish all his cultivation, sever all worldly desires, rebuild a pure Buddhist heart, and return to the pure path of Buddhism.

When Ren Nianci learned of his idea, she immediately objected, and her attitude was extremely firm.

She was well aware that his golden touch was very likely to attract trouble.

Since she began her cultivation, she has been surrounded by a diverse array of admirers, including some with ulterior motives.

Over the years, the reason she was able to cultivate peacefully, avoid being schemed against by others, and emerge unscathed was all thanks to the powerful monk Ikkyu's protection.

If the monk Ikkyu were to dissipate all his cultivation, then there would be no one to shelter him from the wind and rain or deter the wicked.

As a result, her future path of cultivation will inevitably be fraught with danger and difficult to traverse.

She repeatedly tried to persuade the monk Ikkyu to give up his idea of ​​dispersing his spiritual power, but the monk's resolve was firm; he had made up his mind and refused to waver.

After several unsuccessful attempts to persuade her, Ren Nianci harbored evil intentions. In order to keep her only supporter, she simply took the initiative to throw herself into the arms of the monk Yixiu.

The monk Ikkyu had long harbored deep feelings for her, and his suppressed emotions were already on the verge of breaking down. In addition, his Buddhist heart was unstable, his cultivation had flaws, and his mind was weaker than usual.

Faced with the advances of his beloved, he completely lost control, went mad, and his Buddhist mind was thrown into complete chaos.

The moment his inner demons arose, Monk Ikkyu forcibly suppressed the restlessness in his heart and broke free from Ren Nianci's entanglement.

He knew that without eliminating his inner demons, he would never be able to enter the Great Dao. So he immediately began to frantically recall all the Buddhist scriptures he had read on Earth in his previous life, hoping to find a way to suppress his inner demons and stabilize his Dao heart.

He searched through all the scriptures and classics in his memory, but ultimately failed to find a way to resolve his inner demons. However, he unexpectedly discovered a huge hidden danger lurking deep within his own soul.

The truth about the flaws in his true spirit was revealed, and his already turbulent mind completely collapsed, leaving him vulnerable. The inner demons that had been lurking in his heart seized the opportunity to completely invade his soul and take control of his mind.

Emotions and inner demons intertwined, eventually igniting a passionate fire that crossed boundaries, completely violating Buddhist precepts and creating a tragic love affair in the mortal world.

After this incident, Monk Ikkyu did not hide anything and told Ren Nianci about his golden finger for cultivating Buddhism.

At the same time, he told the other party that he planned to give up his cheat ability, reincarnate, and start cultivating the Great Dao again.

After hearing the whole truth, Ren Nianci struggled and hesitated several times.

She also understood that Ikkyu's decision meant severing all ties with the past, and that their fate in this life had come to an end.

He realized that, like the monk Ikkyu, his true spirit had been tampered with. If he didn't deal with it as soon as possible, he might not even have the chance to be reincarnated once his cultivation level was high enough.

In the end, she also chose to let go of everything in the present and follow the monk Ikkyu to strip away and seal their own cheat abilities, give up their current cultivation, and join hands to reincarnate and start cultivating again.

As time flows by and years pass by, after thousands of years of cycles of rise and fall, the two unexpectedly reunite in the Demon Realm.

A thousand years have passed, and through countless reincarnations, yet the moment their eyes met, they still recognized each other.

A sense of familiarity, as if transcending reincarnation, washes over you, and past emotions subtly resurface.

However, by this time, Ren Nianci had already become the wife of the Demon Emperor of the Demon Realm, holding a high position but also bound by shackles.

Unable to forget their past love and unable to suppress their feelings, the two ultimately succumbed to their inner obsessions, rekindling their old flame and secretly tasting the forbidden fruit.

The truth eventually came out, and the Demon Emperor soon discovered their secret rendezvous.

At that time, the monk Ikkyu was only at the Demon King level, and his cultivation and strength were worlds apart from those of the Demon Emperor. He had no power to resist him at all.

In a life-or-death situation, in order to escape, the monk Ikkyu had no choice but to burn all the energy he had accumulated over countless lifetimes.

He poured out all his hidden strength, instantly unleashing his full power, forcefully tearing apart the spacetime of the demon realm and blasting open a spacetime rift.

He escaped through a space-time rift, but at a terrible cost.

His physical body crumbled and vanished, leaving only a broken, severed arm as a remnant.

His soul was thoroughly corrupted by the Demon Emperor's supreme demonic thoughts, and his divine soul was severely damaged. He was even unable to retain or replicate his own memories of reincarnation.

Compared to the monk Ikkyu, Ren Nianci's fate was far more tragic.

After the incident, she suffered a backlash from the Demon Emperor's wrath, and her physical body and soul were completely destroyed.

The memories of reincarnation were completely erased and dissipated, with only the most primordial wisp of true spirit remaining by sheer luck, thus preserving a sliver of hope for survival.

It was precisely through these cycles of life and death, and the twists and turns of cultivation, that the past relationship between the monk Huiming and Ren Nianci came about.

As Zhou Ming watched the fragments of memory gradually fade away, his mind became clear.

When he intervened and forced Huiming and Ren Nianci to separate in the cycle of reincarnation, he completely severed their connection.

Since then, the reincarnated monk Ikkyu has never met Ren Nianci again.