Chapter 65: Breaking the Rules, Reordering the Order

Having lost the protection of the Pure World Lotus, the Tianshui Huangchao fell into complete chaos.

For the monsters, the mortals of the Tianshui Huangchao are the most delightful food, and countless great demons surged into that land.

Cultivators of the Three Teachings, led by the Fo Men, rushed out of seclusion to subdue demons and expel evil.

You still lurk within the Biyou Huahai.

It wasn't until the calamities of demons grew ever worse that you realized the Heavenly Golden Buddha could not fully control affairs of the mortal world.

This world has rules that belong only to it!

So you stepped out of the Biyou Huahai.

On the first day after you left, a senior Fo Men monk found you and asked you to return to Jing Shui Temple to serve as abbot, subduing demons and expelling evil.

The previous abbot, who was your ancestor Yuanhai Heshang, had already been slain in the demon calamities.

Cultivators of the Tianshui Huangchao are generally not strong; they rely on the Zhenfo to grant them power in order to match the many Demon Kings.

You are different.

Your strength comes from punching your way along the Ten Thousand Demon Path, punch after punch.

As long as you raise your voice from a height, you can command cultivators across the world to quell this monster uprising.

But you refused the monk's request and killed him on the spot.

The news of you leaving the Biyou Huahai quickly spread throughout the world.

The Magpie girl Lü Ya still stays by your side, and she says, "Master, with your reputation now, whether human or demon, anyone who sees you must be terrified and go around you."

You glanced at the Magpie; after many years, her cultivation has not progressed at all.

She really isn't material for cultivation.

The Magpie can shapeshift, mostly because she accidentally ate some heavenly treasure and received your guidance; her luck isn't bad.

"Let's go, we'll go see the Monkey."

You took the Magpie and left the Western Regions' Other Shore World.

In the unseen depths, you felt the Jin Fu's probing; you transformed from a Fozhi into a demon monk, and again wrought countless killings.

The Calamity upon you deepened again, and the Heavenly Golden Buddhas could no longer draw Merit from you.

So you finally could confirm that the Heavenly Golden Buddhas cannot directly intervene in worldly affairs, which is excellent news for you.

This made Lin Chuan think of another dream-cycle, the Prince's Jianghu, and the two worlds were somewhat similar.

The Prince's Jianghu cycle emphasizes qi flow, while the Fo Zi Jing Shi cycle stresses Merit.

In the midst of it, Lin Chuan guessed something.

With a pair of fists that punched through the Ten Thousand Demon Path, you are confident you are invincible, as long as the enemy isn't from the heavens!

You began to walk back from the end of the Ten Thousand Demon Path.

Compared to when you came, the return road is smooth, no demon dares to block you, nor do humans.

Your stance is ambiguous.

The Human Race and the Demon Tribe both wish you to join their side.

You were born of the Human Race, yet the beings closest to you in the world are two monsters: a Hou Yao and a Magpie.

No being can guess your thoughts.

In fact what you need to do is simple: you want the cosmic rules to be restored fully, and to walk out of this cage.

To achieve this, the primary step is to suppress the Fo Men.

When the world no longer holds faith in the Fo Men, and there are no incense offerings, the Fo Men's influence on the world will diminish further.

The endless demon calamities will eventually create this situation!

After a long trek, you returned to the Tianshui Huangchao, arriving at the place where the Monkey is suppressed.

"Master, you have finally returned."

The Monkey is pressed beneath a massive Foshan, only a head protrudes, its fur tangled, even grass and leaves can crush it.

He no longer has the bearing of a great Demon King, having lost the former glory of the chaotic Monkey demon.

But on his face, you saw no hint of regret.

When he saw you, the Monkey's eyes were still bright; he said, "Master, our era has arrived, damn the Pure World Lotus!"

The Monkey had many times urged you to abandon the Pure World Lotus and become a carefree person.

So when you told the Monkey you would destroy the Pure World Lotus, he was even more excited than you and resolutely carried out your plan.

"Master, quickly rescue me."

If the Monkey truly had been suppressed beneath the mountain for five thousand years, he would probably have gone mad.

You reached out and touched the mountain.

In an instant, dense sigils materialized and repelled your hand.

You frowned, "Monkey, I'm afraid I can't save you right away."

The Foshan bears the boundless Merit of the Fo Men; with only your own strength you cannot untie it.

You also sensed a highly special formation beneath the Foshan.

Through your deduction, you uncovered the formation's secret: it concealed a shattered Pure World Lotus.

The Fo Men seek to use the formation to merge the Monkey with the shattered Pure World Lotus, thereby restoring protection over the Eastern Land.

This explains why the Fo Men have expended great effort to create this Foshan.

If the Fo Men's goal is achieved, all your and the Monkey's efforts will be in vain.

You told the Monkey the truth.

After a brief silence, the Monkey looked at you, its eyes showing a distinct wisdom, "Master, I have a way to solve it."

You were stunned and asked, "What method?"

"Kill me!"

The Monkey's method is plain and unadorned, "As long as Fa Ye kills me, the Pure World Lotus cannot draw nutrients, and Fo Men's plan will be useless."

You shake your head and smile, "It's not that extreme."

There is still one more way to break it.

The power of Calamity can transform Merit, and it can also break Merit.

You ascend to the summit of Foshan, take out the relic fashioned by your Shifu Fahai Heshang, and have Magpie broadcast a message to the world.

"Those who reach the summit of Foshan may obtain the relic and the supreme marvelous Dharma I personally impart."

Once the news spread, it caused a huge stir in the cultivation world.

Whether Human Race cultivators or monsters, none could resist the temptation, and a bloody contest for possession erupted.

Blood stained Foshan crimson.

Your purpose is obvious, but people die for wealth and birds die for food; no one cares what your plan is or what impact it will have on Fo Men.

They only want to obtain what belongs to them.

Your plan does not target any living being in this world; it simply aims to plunge the world into chaos.

Let the rules become chaotic! Let order be reorganized!

Blood polluted the Pure World Lotus, and it also allowed the Monkey, that chaotic demon king, to absorb endless killing aura.

Everything is developing exactly as you anticipated.

Unexpectedly, the shattered Pure World Lotus grew and evolved again, astonishingly turning into a blood lotus flower.

You call it the Cleansing World Blood Lotus.

The effect of the Cleansing World Blood Lotus is that when you sacrifice blood to it, it will grant you power.

This is the complete opposite of the original Pure World White Lotus.

The emergence of the Cleansing World Blood Lotus also makes this world increasingly insane, with countless beings like mad demons.