Chapter 706: Fa Hai: Establish a New Lingshan, Let Time Prove It All

Gaby: "If you don't believe in the Buddhist doctrine, why not join Heaven instead?"

Aku: "The Akusis Church keeps its doors wide open—welcome to join."

Fa Hai: "…"

Su Xiao: "Laughable—a Heaven that produced Fishy Angels and Entertainment Angels, a sect with a dumb goddess? Master Fa Hai definitely doesn't want to join."

Komugi: "Exactly, none of it's reliable. @Zhang Taixuan, Taixuan brother, can you really not cultivate the Buddha path?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Although I belong to the Daoist tradition, what I'll say is—why not?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Many of the Fomen teachings are still quite good. It's just that the monks and cultivators have misread the sutras."

Zhang Taixuan: "Of course, I also strongly disagree with some Fomen sutras—ancient sects often terrified followers to spread their faith, claiming that those who didn't believe in the Buddha would descend into the Eighteen Hells."

Fa Hai: "Such words do indeed appear in the Buddhist sutras. Sigh… I never realized it before, but after Master Jin Chan's words today, I finally understand that these scriptures have long been tainted with too much that shouldn't be there. It seems the Buddhist sutras must be revised—delete those passages that threaten others."

653 Jin Chan: "Please don't call me Master, thank you! I'm no longer a Monk."

Zhang Taixuan: "Beyond that, if you truly follow the doctrine of compassion, the sect will struggle to flourish. Haven't you all heard the story of the three Bian brothers?"

Su Xiao: "I know, I know!"

Su Xiao: "The eldest Bian brother had the best medical skill—he prevented illness before it struck, so his fame never spread; the second Bian brother had second-best skill—he cured patients at the first sign of illness, so his fame was moderate; the youngest Bian, the one we call Bian Que, had the weakest skill among the three—he only treated patients with severe illnesses, so his fame became widespread."

Zhang Taixuan: "If Master Fa Hai truly acted with compassion, and killed demons the moment they began causing trouble instead of letting them grow to justify his own power, then the sect's reputation would never rise. Even though you save more lives, the people will still believe more in sects that let demons grow to feed their own influence."

Ye Hei: "The logic is sound. Without major disasters, how can faith and offerings remain strong?"

Fa Hai: "Amitabha. I've cultivated the Buddha path since childhood, over five hundred years, always holding compassion in my heart. If I were to disregard human lives just for offerings and sect growth, then why would I even continue cultivating the Buddha path!"