Chapter 397: Speak More

"The demon world is really huge. We were pretty fast, but it took us more than half a year to tour the entire place."

When they were leaving, Ni Jinxuan suddenly realized that they had been in the demon world for a long time.

They swept the entire demon world, killed all the evil spirits, reborn the man-made evil spirits, and "single-handedly" fought many big demons. This did not delay their training at all, and they made a lot of money. Everyone had a little notebook to record their experiences and wrote a lot of things in it.

The Bird Tribe is their last stop. After sending Yue Han back, they will go to the border of Zhongzhou to search for the remaining evil demons.

Peacocks saw them off, and a group of peacocks danced around them, colorful in the sunlight. The white peacocks' feathers were even more unique, like silver snow, and even more fluffy, which made Ni Jinxuan stare.

It was rare for Xia Tianwu to look at it a few more times.

Mo Lin followed behind him, "Like it?"

It looked like if one really liked it, it wouldn't be impossible to catch one and pluck its feathers to make clothes for the person.

Under the watchful eyes of the Supreme Sect's gang, the White Peacock covered his butt hair and quietly retreated behind the other tribesmen.

What a scary look! What a scary Zhongzhou people!

Yuan Ye turned his head to take another look, and said to his junior sister who couldn't take her eyes away, "Don't stare at it. You're scaring the bird. Peacocks will eventually shed their feathers. When the time comes, just ask Uncle Nine's people from the Chamber of Commerce to collect them. If you want it now, I'll go back and weave one for you with grass silk."

Ni Jinxuan finally looked away and asked curiously, "You can also write this? It must be so difficult."

Lin Du, Hou Cang and Yue Chen walked in front, speaking politely.

"By the way, Chief Yue, I have something I want to ask you."

Lin Du turned around and glanced at the children who were bidding farewell to Yue Han in tears. After making sure that they hadn't noticed, he asked, "May I ask, clan leader, what is the fate of being born with Buddha bones?"

Yue Chen was always enthusiastic, but at this moment he was stuck. He swallowed and said, "Hey, this, Master Lin, why are you asking me this?"

Lin Du said seriously, "Of course it's for the Dongming Realm."

Yue Chen's smile froze on his face, and he tried to play dumb, "Huh?"

Lin Du nodded, his white hair neatly arranged, his grey eyes like mirrors, he looked cool and aloof, independent and detached from the world, quite like a master.

"For the sake of Dongming Realm, I can question the Heavenly Dao and King Yan, so now I will ask Chief Yue. I believe you will give me an answer, right?"

She just stood there like that. It was obvious that Yue Chen had a higher status and stronger cultivation, but even with his head lowered, he did not seem to be at a disadvantage in the slightest. His gaze was direct. Yue Chen inadvertently met her gaze and felt that she had seen through everything in his heart.

If Yan Ye could see, this would probably be what it looked like.

There is not much light, but it is photographic enough.

Yue Chen couldn't help but ask, "Do you want an answer or do you want to verify a guess?"

Lin Du just smiled and said nothing.

Yue Chen understood, "In ancient times, the rules were dispersed into gods. Our ancestor came to be a god and a devil in one. Yes, it is a devil."

"But it is different from the evil demons you see now. The demon god is still a god, extremely brilliant. Even if it is his true body, it is still so holy that people dare not look directly at it. It is completely different from the true body of the evil demons now."

At this point, Yue Chen showed disgust on his face, "What kind of demon is this evil demon now? It's neither fish nor fowl."

"I once looked for references to demons in ancient books and found that in the native land of Zhongzhou, demon originally meant ghosts, and in Buddhism, it means to steal the wisdom and life and destroy the merits and virtues of the Tao." Lin Du talked about the origin of the word demon. [Note 1]

"If I understand correctly, that thing essentially refers to the evil thoughts in one's heart that hinder one's practice."

Lin Du spoke so calmly, as if the knowledge was innate and not acquired through studying day and night and searching for historical materials.

"Demon God, demon God, God is also the true form." Lin Du looked at Yue Chen, "Even Buddhism and Taoism have different interpretations, not to mention the ancient times and the present."

Yue Chen felt relieved after hearing this. Because there were many evil demons, and their bodies were ugly and they not only ate people but also ate each other, the peacock clan never dared to declare that the demon god was their ancestor.

Even mentioning evil spirits seems unlucky.

His attitude towards Lin Du added a layer of real intimacy, "To be honest, the demon god was later given the title of Buddha Mother, and the sutra named after it was able to suppress evil spirits and inner desires."

"It is not uncommon for people born with Buddha bones to be descendants of the Posuo Kingdom. They are the descendants of monks who were protected by the Demon God and followed the Demon God. The magic they practiced is mainly to protect the country and eliminate disasters."

"So," Lin Du followed Yue Chen's words and understood, "Buddhas are born to eliminate disasters?"

Yue Chen thought to himself, as expected, Lin Du really came with the answer to his question.

If he doesn't tell the truth, he will probably offend others.

"Yes, he was born with the Buddha's bones and was born to be able to suppress the devil. Who knew that this person was a heretic? Although he doesn't eat people, he is not much better than my ancestor."

Yue Chen thought of that figure and was silent for a moment. A Buddhist, a Buddhist who was born with Buddha's bones, why did he become like that?

"In Buddhism, most people believe that a Buddhist does not need to have a high level of cultivation. He only needs to thoroughly understand the scriptures, recite them every day, and practice to calm people's hearts and extinguish the evil of sentient beings. That is enough."

Lin Du smiled knowingly and contemptuously, "Really?"

Seeing that she did not agree, Yue Chen was too embarrassed to say that he thought so too.

Who would have thought that the rebel even secretly learned the martial arts skills of the monks, and finally swallowed a dragon to become a golden body.

So is the dragon swallowing skill of Buddhism a real dragon? It is a snake!

Who knew that the Buddhist disciple was so fierce that he really found a dragon.

"Why has Chief Yue never told anyone about this news?" Lin Du raised his eyes slightly, his eyelids as cold as ice in winter.

"It's not like the evil demons and demon gods are the same nowadays. Who knows if the evil spirit can be suppressed by Buddha bones?" Yue Chen said, "So even though our clan has some contacts with Buddhism, our concepts are not the same."

Lin Du's expression relaxed a little, and Yue Chen inexplicably felt that the surroundings were warmer and not so chilly anymore. It seemed that he was right.

He decided to speak more.

"Who knows what that inexplicable evil spirit is? It's definitely not the product of the devil."

"I can't just jump to conclusions and say that Buddha bones can suppress the source of evil just because we have the same ancestor from ancient times."

"What if the child's life is wasted? Looking at what he did, he certainly wouldn't willingly feed a demon, otherwise he wouldn't practice martial arts."

If it is right, it's fine. If it is wrong, it will force a person to death who doesn't need to die.

Hearing this, Lin Du's expression relaxed and the smile on his lips became more genuine. Although it was probably true, the Yue Chen clan, although they had speculations, would not use justice to force them because of this speculation.

He is a person who is both clear-headed and confused, no wonder he can become the patriarch.

"Look at us peacocks now. We don't eat humans. We are all friendly and have no evil thoughts at all."

Yue Chen turned around and looked at the inexplicably curled up white peacock chick. He felt a little strange, but to prove it, he continued, "Look, it's still a little timid!"

Lin Du followed his gaze and looked over. Then the white peacock saw Lin Du's shiny white hair and delicate face in the sunlight. It suddenly shook its tail and slowly spread its white wings, which looked like a beautiful and exquisite shell-carved screen.

Noticing Lin Du's gaze, the peacock straightened its chest and shook its wings.

Yue Chen: ...

Lin Du was suspicious, "Is that a demonstration? Does he want to fight me too?"

Yue Chen considered his words carefully, and was so shaken that he quietly used his demonic power, "Probably... a beauty contest."

Lin Du: ...Okay.

"Its tail feathers are indeed beautiful." Lin Du glanced at the proud white peacock.

"We can give you some of these things. They are worthless, worthless." Yue Chen decided to save the life of the white peacock. "Our molting season is very long."

Lin Du was satisfied, "How can I feel good about that?"

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Note 1: "Great Wisdom Treatise" Volume 5: "Question: 'Why is it called a demon?' Answer: 'It steals wisdom and life, and destroys the roots of the Dharma, merit, and goodness, so it is called a demon.'"