Who is spreading rumors that my filial piety towards them has changed?

"These supreme beings are indeed numerous and strange in their methods. As long as they are not killed in one go, it seems that they always have a way to regain the initiative."

"They actually managed to escape their predicament by passing away..."

Chu Mingkong wanted to mention his two achievements to appease people, but after thinking about it, he decided not to say such pointless words.

"When the ancient Buddha regains his power, we can also take this opportunity to accumulate strength so that when we meet again, we will no longer be passive."

"That's right. With Bai Niang here, the gap in combat power has been leveled. If we include the Lord of Xuechuan, even if we don't cultivate, we still have two supreme beings guarding us."

Just as Feng Ying finished speaking, Xiao Gu Gu was about to lose her grip on Zuo Qiu Chi's head. Feng Ying quickly steadied her and lifted the baby up a bit.

Little Gugu's chubby paws covered Zuo Qiuchi's eyes like blindfolds, while her big eyes curiously observed the adults' conversation.

Chu Mingkong reluctantly agreed with Feng Ying's words, but also emphasized righteously and selflessly:

"However, one must be strong to forge iron; the necessary training cannot be neglected, not even once!"

"Correct."

Zuo Donglu nodded in agreement. This girl was a hard worker, but the cultivation she agreed with was slightly different from the cultivation that Chu Mingkong emphasized.

Zuo Qiuchi took the little ornament off her head in an annoyed manner and placed it on her younger sister Donglu's head, scolding her irritably:

"Right about what?"

“Mingkong, did the Asura King say... where might the Ancient Buddha be reincarnated? He must have prepared a ‘place’ in advance, and wouldn’t just randomly choose someone with good talent to start cultivating again.”

Yun Nongyu's focus remained on the main topic.

With the great enemy of Buddhism still unresolved, she found it difficult to relax and chat.

Chu Mingkong shook his head:

"No, she doesn't know either. There's another thing. From now on, just call her by her real name, Asura King. Her self-inheritance has made her mind a bit confused. Calling her by her name, Asura, can remind her of who her true self is."

The women understood the situation and said nothing more.

As the group walked into the room, Zuo Qiuchi's slender waist seemed to struggle to support itself for even a moment longer. She immediately lay down on the bed, her plump, round buttocks shifting into the floor.

Once you're comfortable in your position, continue participating in the conversation and listen to what your companions have to say.

So let's return to the topic mentioned earlier, specifically Yun Nongyu's question about the reincarnation of the ancient Buddha.

Now that a supreme being has appeared, talent is secondary; resources are the primary issue.

It would be difficult to find the resources to reshape such a powerful physical body for Him. It should be noted that His remains were simply left in the Burning Lamp Buddha Mountain and were not taken away. What was hidden was only His powerful divine soul.

"I don't think the ancient Buddha has the ability to prepare a second physical body. Putting aside whether it is possible in terms of resources, just hiding this physical body would be a big problem."

Fengying's words were quite certain, after all, she was now at a similar level and understood the difficulty even more clearly.

This difficulty is not due to a lack of ability or talent, but rather the difficulty of a skilled cook without rice.

The supreme beings of the heavens could not possibly fail to discover the Ancient Buddha's preparation of a physical body, nor could they fail to discover that He had secretly hidden such a powerful physical body outside of Burning Lamp Buddha Mountain.

"Nongyu, can you divine this? Let Bai Niang or the Lord of Xuechuan bless you," Chu Mingkong asked.

"It's difficult, but I think there are two possible destinations for the reincarnation of the ancient Buddha."

One possibility is possession, as Asura mentioned regarding the internal affairs of his clan; the Buddhist practice of possession is far too bizarre. Another possibility is... that His physical body is hidden within a Buddhist sect in the underworld; this is the only way to deceive other supreme beings.

Zuo Qiuchi felt disgusted by the topic of possession, especially after witnessing how the Ancient Buddha's body swelled up like a mountain of flesh after using a secret technique, with layers of skin piled up on his belly, and how he defecated everywhere during battle, creating a "golden paradise"—it was truly...

I feel terrified when I dream about Him; it makes me feel like my mind is unclean.

"Then the direction of this possession must be able to accommodate a soul of His caliber, otherwise He will explode and die," Feng Ying added.

"The direction of the possession could be either the other two supreme beings, or... the ever-growing Asura. Only these people have the potential to bear His powerful divine soul."

Everyone nodded in agreement with Yun Nongyu's analysis; otherwise, the ancient Buddha seeking another reincarnation would be tantamount to suicide.

Feng Ying realized what Chu Mingkong had mentioned earlier, and his expression suddenly turned serious:

“Mingkong, you just said… Asuluo is having trouble distinguishing himself right now, and is troubled and troubled by the memories and wisdom of ‘self-inheritance’?”

Chu Mingkong immediately tried to deny it, but Asuluo herself said there was no problem; she was just having a headache from all these massive memories...

However, the Asura race as a whole has been converted by Buddhism for countless generations, and those Asura Kings are all henchmen of Buddhism, devout kings.

Asura received the inheritance of this lineage of Buddhist Asura Kings...

"It can't be that bad..., can it?"

Chapter 272 Mara and the True Buddha

Chu Mingkong immediately went to where Asuluosu was. After parting ways with Chu Mingkong, she went to take a bath to cleanse herself, but remained soaking in the bath without making a sound.

"Asulo, how was the soak? Are you alright?"

He shouted at the top of his lungs, but after waiting for two breaths without receiving a response from Asuluo, Chu Mingkong disregarded everything else and led his men into the bath.

Inside the bath, the rising steam obscured the view. Xiao Yunhan glanced around and saw that all the steam had frozen into ice shards and fallen, and the water in the pool had formed a thin layer of ice.

Asura was soaking in it, but the situation did look rather strange.

She sat cross-legged in the pool, her delicate, black-pearl-like skin covered in mysterious runes and tattoos. The crimson tattoos looked particularly ferocious, like scars.

At several key points where her spiritual energy converges, dark chains bind her, a seal placed by Asura herself on her physical body.

This scene almost perfectly illustrates her current situation.

Yun Nongyu stepped into the pool, her fair and smooth feet landing on the thin ice. She moved with light steps, and the ice seemed to bear no pressure, without even a crack.

She walked closer and carefully examined the changes in the tattoos on her skin, then said:

"Her physical condition is very calm in all aspects, except for the talisman tattoos which change most frequently. These should be two different types of Asura script, one old and one new."

"What's the difference?" Xiao Yunhan asked.

"The new Asura script was created after the Asuras joined Buddhism and was influenced by Buddhist scriptures and Sanskrit. Its inner spirit carries the aura of Buddhism, while the old Asura script is naturally the one before it was influenced by Buddhism."

This means that the memories of the Asura Kings of past generations, which have been assimilated, have indeed begun to contend for power with Asura, this Buddhist defector.

Chu Mingkong found it troublesome, but Asuluo was so "calm" at the moment, he didn't know where to start to help.

"I thought this 'self-inheritance' was a backup plan left to them by the Asura Kings of each generation, to guard against Buddhism, in the hope of one day being able to leave Buddhism. It turns out that they have already been influenced by Buddhism. What should we do now?"

"How about we find a few people to recite Taoist scriptures around the clock next to Asuluo?" Zuo Qiuchi suggested, deciding to use the method of fighting poison with poison.

However, the Taoist sect's methods weren't considered particularly harmful, and Zuo Qiuchi had never heard of anyone being converted by the Taoist sect.

When encountering those with differing views, the Taoist sect draws a clear line and refuses to cooperate.

"Is Asuluo's condition similar to ours back then?" Zuo Donglu also came into the bath.

When she saw Asuluo's appearance, she immediately thought of the mental tribulations that she and her sister had encountered before.

If the situation were similar, Chu Mingkong could treat Asuluo using the same methods he used back then, and it might have a miraculous effect.

Reminded by his younger sister, Zuo Qiuchi also remembered this matter:

"Yes, yes, by the way, Donglu, could you use your Lonely and Unlucky Fate to influence Asuluo? Maybe you could actually fight poison with poison and achieve results!"

Zuo Donglu can now control her destiny very well, almost completely, and her influence is not small, but she has no use for it in the Heavenly Domain.

Such a supreme being as the Heavenly Sword God could not possibly be affected, and as for other enemies, regardless of whether they were sword cultivators or not, there was no need to use such methods.

“But Asuluo isn’t a sword cultivator, is he? My destiny influence can only affect sword intent.”

“She’s not a sword cultivator, but Asuluo can use a sword too. Her Asura Heavy Sword has almost become a different master because Mingkong has used it so much.”

Zuo Qiuchi reached into the traitor's possession and took out the Asura Heavy Sword to prove his point.

Asura's skill with the greatsword was only superficial; he had only begun to cultivate sword intent.

She doesn't use weapons specifically; rather, she uses them as magical tools to enhance herself.

Chu Mingkong turned his gaze to Yun Nongyu, seeking her opinion:

“Nongyu, do you think this plan is feasible? I’m afraid that this method of fighting poison with poison might not be able to attack the poison left by Buddhism, but instead cause trouble for Asuluo. There is a certain risk.”

Everyone fell silent for a moment, caught in a dilemma.

Zuo Qiuchi's suggestion is undoubtedly a relatively clear and feasible solution at present, but Chu Mingkong's concerns are also reasonable.

“Asura shouldn’t be close to the level of a supreme being yet, right? If the Ancient Buddha wants to possess her, isn’t he afraid of exploding and dying?” Xiao Yunhan said.

While casting spells to try and help Asuluo, Yun Nongyu replied:

"It doesn't necessarily mean possession. Even if Asura's physical body can't withstand that transcendent soul, we'll be the ones who suffer the loss in the end. The Ancient Buddha will definitely have other ways to escape."

Moreover, it's possible that the ancient Buddha wanted Asura to become the Asura King of Buddhism once again.

As she finished speaking, the blindfolded female Taoist priest couldn't help but sigh.

She tried to relieve Asura's stress with a calming mantra, but failed.

It has absolutely no effect.

The runes on Asura's skin continued to alternate, seemingly taking turns devouring and vying for dominance.

When the Mind-Cleansing Mantra was applied to Asura, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, unable to stir up the slightest ripple.

"Then I'm afraid we really can only start from Qiu Chi's ideas. Besides, doesn't Ming Kong have a way to escape into the Heart Tribulation Illusion? Before the influence of the Lonely Fate goes out of control, Ming Kong can escape into it and help her."

I just don't know if I can help Asura with her self-inheritance.

"We have to try anyway, there's no point in not trying." Chu Mingkong was already prepared to go in and read "Jin Xiaomei".

He has achieved some success in the matter of reversing conversion.

Seeing this situation, Zuo Qiuchi recalled the troubles she and her sister had encountered in the past:

"Hey! What's going on here? You brat, didn't you sneak off with Asulu? Why didn't she have the power of extreme yin to protect her mind?"

"Uh... I forgot to circulate my internal energy." Chu Mingkong chuckled awkwardly, finding it difficult to speak.

The women were too lazy to say anything to him anymore.

Chu Mingkong pretended not to see it and pulled Aunt Donglu over, urging her to quickly activate her destiny.

Zuo Donglu walked from the shore into the water, sat cross-legged in front of Asuluo, placed the Shura Heavy Sword on her thigh, and slowly reached her fair hands to Asuluo's palms, interlocking her slender fingers to transfer the influence of the Lonely and Killer Fate to him.