Chapter 320

"My injury, I decide?"

Hearing this, Xiu Ling was dumbfounded—no, could this injury still be self-controlled?

But Xu Jie's condition now is completely different from before; if before he looked like he was on his deathbed, now, without saying he's full of vigor, he certainly still has the strength to fight.

Although there is still a considerable gap from his peak condition, dealing with Xiu Ling, who has only reached perfection in the Nascent Soul Realm, is more than enough.

"Xú Shīxiōng, you.........."

While blocking Xu Jie's attack, Xiu Ling spoke with a complex expression.

In response, Xu Jie let out a sigh.

"I thought Junior Sister Xiu Ling would know the times and be a hero, but alas, we still have to fight; since that's the case, Shī xiōng also wouldn't pretend—Shī xiōng I will definitely eat today's dinner."

In the end, Xiu Ling lost, defeated by Xu Jie.

This defeat made Xiu Ling know what a treacherous human heart is; the earlier guilt and sympathy she felt toward Xu Jie have long vanished.

Watching Xu Jie happily go to get soup, Xiu Ling gritted her teeth, and the other junior sisters beside her also spoke, feeling extremely wronged.

"Third Senior Sister, the disciples of the Dao Yi Sect.......... they're too bad."

Every single disciple of the Withered Wood Hermitage has been played by the Dao Yi Sect disciples to the point of losing their bearings.

Before making a move, each was seriously injured, vomiting blood without restraint.

But if talks break down, they instantly show two faces, and their combat strength far exceeds imagination— the Withered Wood Hermitage disciples are no match.

These guys are just faking it; their injuries aren't that serious at all.

Feeling wronged inside but unable to say it, the chance to eat a meal just slipped away.

"Senior Sister, when will we be able to eat?"

"When we become stronger."

Hearing this, Xiu Ling stared fixedly at Xu Jie Shī xiōng, her eyes full of determination, as if she had made some resolve; for the sake of eating, she wouldn't hesitate to become like Xu Jie Shī xiōng.

As Xiu Ling's words fell, a series of 'crack' sounds rang out—this was the sound of the Buddha heart shattering.

Hearing the sound, all the disciples of the Withered Wood Hermitage instantly went dumb.

"Third Senior Sister, your Buddha heart............ your Buddha heart has shattered."

"Quickly stabilize your state of mind; we'll help you guard the Dharma."

"Tranquility Pill, Third Senior Sister, swallow it quickly."

No one knows how Xiu Ling's Buddha heart could suddenly shatter at this moment; clearly, eating meat earlier had no effect.

Facing the nervousness and worry of the junior sisters, Xiu Ling paid no heed, her expression indifferent, her words firm.

"If I can't even eat a meal, what use is this Buddha heart?"

As soon as she said that, Xiu Ling's body suddenly surged with violent spiritual power, and her Buddha heart shattered completely.

"We're doomed.........."

The junior sisters' faces turned ashen; the Buddha heart—this is the most important thing in the Buddhist sect; without it, one's cultivation would be ruined.

Not only the fellow junior sisters, even Juéqíng Shītài, who was eating, noticed Xiuling's change, brows furrowed, immediately stood up wanting to rush over.

But right now the Buddha-heart is completely shattered; even she is powerless.

How did it suddenly break? It was fine before.

It's ruined, my only disciple is ruined; Juéqíng Shītài feels a mix of emotions—why, why exactly.

"Holy shit, it just broke?"

"Is this okay?"

"Check if your Dao-heart is broken and see if there's anything wrong."

"I have a sixth-grade Heart Intent Pill here...."

"Now even a ninth-grade pill would be useless for you."

The surrounding Dao Yi Sect disciples also looked at Xiuling with worry, after all, the state of mind is truly too important for cultivators.

It's just a pity, they can't do anything about it.

Hong Zun and the others also shook their heads; even sages have no way to reverse this; anything concerning the state of mind can only rely on oneself.

If you can figure it out, your state of mind can stabilize; if you can't, no matter how others persuade, it's useless.

Just as everyone was sighing and shaking their heads, Xiuling, whose Buddha-heart had originally been shattered and whose cultivation realm had become unstable, suddenly saw her Buddha-heart begin to condense again.

Huh???

What's going on? How can a broken Buddha-heart recondense?

"That makes no sense."

"Holy cow, you can still play like that?"

In just a dozen or so breaths, Xiuling recondensed a Buddha-heart, leaving the surrounding people stunned.

"You're fucking playing with this broken Buddha-heart, aren't you?"

Only Xiuling herself knows that her Buddha-heart is now completely different from before.

"Senior sister, how do you feel?"

The junior sister beside her asked worriedly; in response, Xiuling nodded calmly.

"Great, better than ever."

Huh??? How does senior sister feel different from before?

"Senior sister, are you really okay?"

"It's fine, senior sister just figured out some principles and rebuilt the Buddha-heart."

Rebuild the Buddha-heart? Does Fomen have such a method?

Never heard of such a thing before; the junior sisters asked curiously.

Senior Sister, what does 'reforging the Buddha-heart' mean?

It is simply to remove the impure elements from the original Buddha-heart, making the Buddha-heart even purer.

Huh???

Then what did Senior Sister remove?

The Buddhist precepts.

Just four simple words, yet everyone around fell silent—not only the disciples of the Withered Wood Hermitage, but even the Dao Yi Sect disciples stared at each other.

After a long silence, someone finally spoke up in a low voice.

Senior Brother, after excising the Buddhist precepts, can the Buddha-heart still be called a Buddha-heart?

What is the Buddha-heart? The Buddha-heart is the Dao-heart of the Buddhist sect. You fucking removed all the Buddhist precepts—what's left to call a Buddha-heart? That's just the Dao-heart.

That's bullshit—Senior Sister Xiu Ling is turning the Buddha-heart into the Dao-heart.

Turning the Buddha-heart into the Dao-heart?

Put simply, it means Senior Sister has returned to secular life.

Return to secular life?

In a certain sense, that interpretation does seem possible.

However, facing everyone's speculation, Xiu Ling gave an answer.

Wrong, I am not returning to secular life; I am simply no longer bound by the Buddhist precepts.

Huh???

May I ask, Senior Sister, what's the difference?

You fucking not bound by the Buddhist precepts—what's the difference from returning to secular life? Or are you still a member of the Buddhist sect?

In response, Xiu Ling spoke with a confident expression.

There is a difference, because I can still cultivate the Buddhist sect's techniques.

Holy shit..........

Upon hearing this, all the disciples were stunned; even Hong Zun and the other saints felt their scalps go numb.

Starring at Xiu Ling in astonishment, Qing Shi said in disbelief.

"Old drunkard, does the Buddhist sect even have such a saying?"

"I don't know."

Hong Zun had never heard of this before, but after examining her closely, he found that Xiu Ling still retained a pure Buddhist light on her, with no problem.

So does this mean this girl has pioneered a completely new path of Buddhist cultivation?

Beside him, Shi Song, though silent, kept his eyes darting back and forth between Xiu Ling and the Unfeeling Nun, silently thinking to himself.

"Not bound by the Buddhist precepts, yet able to retain one's cultivation level and continue practicing the Buddhist sect's techniques................"

The more he thought about it, the brighter the light in his eyes became.