Chapter 155

These words of the dog-meat Daoist would definitely be nonsense in her previous life.

Now, Xiao Yu could understand them, and she could also understand what he meant.

After a person dies, their soul enters the underworld, where the King of Hell judges their good and evil deeds, and uses this to decide which of the six paths of reincarnation they enter.

If they were evil in their past life, they might enter the animal path and be reborn as a dog.

Being reborn as an animal is to atone for the sins of the past life.

Since it is to atone for sins, in the eyes of the great beings who control reincarnation, becoming an animal is naturally suffering.

Since it is suffering, killing the animal early is equivalent to doing a good deed, helping it eliminate its sins and escape its tribulation sooner.

Therefore, the dog-meat Daoist said that eating the dog was for the dog's own good.

And the dog-meat Daoist didn't seem to eat just any dog.

He specifically chose strong, old dogs that had lived long, grown well, and had the potential to become demons.

They have a chance to become demons, and once they become dog demons... according to the universal values of humans in this world, demons are disasters that harm human lives.

If a dog becomes a demon, it poisons living beings, the common people suffer, and the dog demon itself is also full of sins.

Therefore, the dog-meat Daoist also said that eating the dog was also beneficial to the humans around the dog.

It avoided the disaster of being harmed by the dog demon.

Xiao Yu sighed and said, "The Buddha said to be compassionate and to cherish the lives of all natural living beings.

It's a bit strange; the six paths of reincarnation clearly say that all living beings are not equal, but the Buddha also preaches that all living beings are equal."

The dog-meat Daoist sneered, "First of all, this Daoist is not a monk; secondly, this Daoist is not a monk, and I also understand that the Buddha never said to cherish all life; finally, this Daoist loves dogs more than you do. Your compassion for dogs is too superficial; this Daoist's love is the true great love."

"There is no one in this world who loves dogs more than this Daoist!" he announced loudly.

Xiao Yu couldn't hold it in and shouted, "You previously advised me to become a little nun, to abstain from anger and killing, and to be compassionate, but today you say the Buddha doesn't cherish all living beings... you can go to the street and ask anyone, does the Buddha cherish the lives of living beings?"

The dog-meat Daoist laughed and said, "Your knowledge is still too shallow!

The Buddha is the pioneer of enlightenment, transcending humans, but not a god, not an immortal, and not a saint.

The Buddha has always only taught people to enlighten themselves, and has never set rules, telling you what you must do or what you must not do.

Those who are enlightened are naturally compassionate.

Just like a 'Daoist' who follows the Heavenly Dao, he doesn't need to be taught etiquette, benevolence, and virtue; everything he says and does conforms to the Heavenly Dao, naturally manifesting as great benevolence and virtue.

It is Buddhism that promotes the path of compassion and issues various precepts!

Buddhism is the followers of the Buddha, those who seek the Buddha, and they are not the Buddha.

The creator of the six paths of reincarnation is the Buddha, not Buddhism.

You use the thoughts of Buddhism to understand the great wisdom of the Buddha, isn't that ridiculous to the extreme?"

Seeing the confusion on Xiao Yu's face, the dog-meat Daoist waved his hand and sighed, "Forget it, you are like rotten wood or a mud doll; even if I speak human language to you, you won't understand.

If you are willing to keep that big yellow dog, then keep it.

Anyway, it's not this Daoist's karma, and this Daoist is not short of dog meat to eat."

As he spoke, he reached into his bosom and pulled out a dog leg that smelled of soy sauce.

Xiao Yu's fingers felt a bit itchy; she moved them a few times, almost gripping the sword hilt to use an "Immortal-Proud Slash" on the dog-meat Daoist.

"Fine, I don't know the Buddha, and I'm not qualified to discuss the Buddha's thoughts when creating the six paths of reincarnation; I will discuss the Dao with you, the 'Dao' of Daoism."

"You want to discuss the Dao with me?" The dog-meat Daoist's oil-stained mouth twisted, revealing an extremely contemptuous expression.

Xiao Yu said, "The Dao of Laozi and Zhuangzi is also the Dao, right? Laozi and Zhuangzi said, 'You are not a fish, how do you know the joy of a fish?'

You are not a dog, I am not a dog, Xiaoqiang is a dog; Xiaoqiang's life, oh, it's a dog's life, is very fulfilling and happy.

Its life is more exciting than a human's, and far more fulfilling than its master Niu Er's.

Niu Er spent his life doing evil and never knew repentance, while Xiaoqiang adheres to the path of loyalty and never leaves its master.

Tell me, between this human and this dog, who is more worthy of living in this world?"

The dog-meat Daoist looked at her faintly and said, "After today, and many years later, if you come to ask this question again—between the big yellow dog and Niu Er, who is more worthy of living in this world, the answer really might not be certain.

Besides, this Daoist is not forcing the 'fish' to be unhappy.

This Daoist has eaten quite a bit of dog meat over the years, and none of them were beaten by me; how to choose is entirely up to you."

"If Xiaoqiang dares to harm people, I will cripple it, but I cannot assume that it will definitely harm people in the future and is a bad dog before it harms anyone," Xiao Yu said.

"As you wish," the dog-meat Daoist said with an indifferent expression.

Xiao Yu sighed and said, "Xiaoqiang is just a small matter; my matter is the big one."

"Have you been to the Su family?" the dog-meat Daoist asked.

Xiao Yu said, "I went, but I have decided not to borrow Su Xipo's good fortune."

"Why? Do you still not believe this Daoist's words about borrowing good fortune to eliminate disasters?" The dog-meat Daoist frowned.

Xiao Yu shook her head and said, "It is precisely because I believe it that I am unwilling to do so.

Although the Su family is small, it is very warm; it is a kind of quiet and plain warmth.

I don't want to break their warm life.

Warmth comes from quietness and plainness; losing quietness and plainness means losing the current warmth."

After a pause, she looked at the dog-meat Daoist and said, "I don't even quite agree with your judgment that Su Xipo has good fortune but no wealth and status.

It is not called wealth and status only if one has power and influence, or wears purple and gold.

Noble people trapped in court disputes might envy Su Xipo's plainness and lack of contention.

If Su Xipo were a person who cared deeply about fame and wealth, that would be one thing.

But he is very satisfied with his current life of farming and reading; he is already enjoying great human wealth."

The dog-meat Daoist held the dog meat in his mouth, stunned for a long time; his eyes became extremely complex, with surprise, daze, and admiration, as well as emotion and jealousy.

—This girl is young, and still a Sha barbarian, yet she has more "immortal air" than him, and even more than the true immortals he has seen.

She is offending the Heavenly Emperor and facing heavenly punishment right now!

In such a critical moment, to be neither arrogant nor impatient, neither anxious nor panicked, and still have such high enlightenment.

Could this be the legendary "innate wisdom" or "innate saint"?

"Sigh, Su Xipo's peaceful days won't last long. If you don't take his good fortune, others will. They won't be as noble as you," the dog-meat Daoist sighed.

After hearing Xiao Yu's remarks, he became even more unwilling to let Su Xipo's good fortune be occupied by a group of flirtatious foxes.

Great good fortune should be left to the "innate saint" before his eyes!

Xiao Yu also sighed and said, "I am currently facing heavenly punishment and can barely take care of myself; I really don't have the energy to care about Su Xipo.

If you have the heart, help him, and try your best to eliminate disasters and resolve difficulties for him.

The three members of the Su family are all good people, and Su Xipo is the pillar of the family.

If something happens to him, Mother Su and Little Sister Su won't have it easy.

I can only do my best to have a clear conscience now.

When I make it big one day, you can ask me to help the world then!"

In fact, Xiao Yu didn't have as much "immortal air" as the dog-meat Daoist thought.

Her refusal to borrow Su Xipo's good fortune certainly had the reason of not wanting to disturb the Su family's happy life, but there was an even more important reason she didn't say—the price was too high, and she was unwilling to bear it!

If a Qingqiu fox came to borrow Su Xipo's good fortune, Xiao Yu could guess the price now: it would be nothing more than the usual story of a talented scholar and a beautiful lady.

Xiao Yu felt she could hold her own.

But borrowing Su Xipo's good fortune would make the three members of the Su family her eternal burden.

If the Su family were bad people, she would borrow their good fortune with a clear conscience and wouldn't care about their life or death.

It just so happened that they were all simple, honest people.

She couldn't bring herself to ignore them, but she didn't want to be a servant for a lifetime.

So she simply didn't form any karma, keeping herself clean.

Uh, if Xiao Yu revealed this analysis to the dog-meat Daoist, he would admire her even more.

"What do you plan to do next?" the dog-meat Daoist asked.

"I will temporarily move outside the city and wait quietly and honestly for the Heavenly Court's disposal," Xiao Yu said.

The dog-meat Daoist thought for a while and said, "That's good! Your attitude is sincere, the Heavenly Emperor will definitely not be too harsh."

He had already lit the incense last time, requesting the Taibai Star Lord to lower his gaze and personally inspect the heart of Heavens Yu Fengxian.

The Taibai Star Lord agreed, which was the key.

It showed that the Taibai Star Lord was willing to give Heavens Yu Fengxian a chance.

The phrase "God cannot protect him" itself was not a major crime.

There are countless people in the world who curse "damn heaven," "dog-damned Heavenly Emperor," and "the Heavenly Emperor is unfair."

Heavens Yu Fengxian's only crime was "talking nonsense" in front of the Heavenly Palace's talisman envoy.

The time spent chatting with the dog-meat Daoist was a bit long; when leaving Xianyun Temple, the Daoists in the Sanqing Hall had already stopped their evening lessons and even turned off the lights to rest.

The main gate was also closed, leaving only a little Daoist boy in the courtyard to wait for Xiao Yu to come out and guide her out through the side gate.

Just as Xiao Yu walked out of the side gate, Xiaoqiang ran over, wagging its tail.

"Master, what did that stinky Daoist say? Does he still want to eat me?" Just after asking this, it said urgently, "You must not let him get his wish, Master; I am your dog now. As the saying goes, to beat a dog, one must look at the master.

Eating my meat is equivalent to slapping your face, you—Master, what's wrong with you?"

Xiao Yu's expression suddenly changed, and she stood still.

The dog was a bit scared.

—Did I say something wrong? Or did I talk too much?

Xiao Yu's expression was strange; first surprised and suspicious, then thoughtful, and finally as if she were holding back laughter.

The dog felt slightly relieved.

"Let's go, let's go home."

Just now, the "Ge Qing Extermination Method," which had already disappeared for the second time, was activated for the third time (ps)!

The first time it appeared was naturally when she first met the "Great Power of Xuanwu Gangqi" by the Liusha River.

At that time, Ge Qing was killed, and Ge Qing disappeared in the Great Extermination.

After he died, he became a ghost, and then was promoted from a ghost to a ghost god; the Great Extermination was not immediately re-triggered.

It wasn't until the ghost god Ge Qing faced her that the Great Extermination automatically started.

It's just that Xiao Yu's strength was too great at the time, and she didn't need the Purple Mansion to deduce a new "Ge Qing Extermination Method."

When Ge Qing was alive, the "Ge Qing Xuanwu Gangqi Weakness Breaking" she had mastered was still effective against the ghost god Ge Qing.

Now Xiao Yu hadn't seen Ge Qing, yet Ge Qing had triggered the Great Extermination for the third time...

"Why did the first physical death require meeting again to trigger the Great Extermination?

Just like Suiyuanzi.

This time, after his soul was scattered and he was resurrected, why is it that he doesn't need to meet again?

By the way, there's also Guan Huchen!

He died and was resurrected, and the Purple Mansion immediately reacted.

The disappeared 'Clairvoyant Assassination Method' began to be deduced again, and it didn't need to meet again..."

Xiao Yu frowned and pondered while walking forward.

Xiaoqiang followed her, tilting its head to observe her expression, pondering what she was thinking.

"Xiaoqiang, let me ask you something, can you see ghost gods?"

It was late now, and there were still many pedestrians and night market stalls on the street.

The dog didn't speak human language, only barked, not afraid of being discovered as abnormal.

Xiao Yu didn't care, just trying not to let others hear clearly what she was saying.

There were too many people talking to their own dogs.

Or rather, who hasn't talked to their own dog?

"Do ghost gods refer to the ghost messengers of the underworld? Sometimes I can see them hooking away the souls of villagers, but most of the time I can't see anything.

Even ordinary wild ghosts are hard to detect, only sensing a mass of pitch-black yin wind in front," the dog said.

—This dog is a bit useless!

"Hey, what's going on? The Purple Mansion is actually running at full power again..."

Xiao Yu was startled by Ge Qing again.

Ge Qing triggering the Great Extermination for the third time had already shocked her.

After all, she had personally crushed Ge Qing's soul, making him scatter.

Now Ge Qing not only resurrected but also activated the Purple Mansion again, starting the deduction of the "Ge Qing Extermination Method."

What does this mean?

That bastard Ge Qing has hit the jackpot!

Not only was he resurrected by a big shot in the Heavenly Court, but he was also bestowed with divine power and divine medicine; his strength is currently skyrocketing.

Only by being stronger than her and being able to kill her can the Purple Mansion actively run at full power—when the Purple Mansion deduces the most efficient extermination method, it runs actively; according to her own will, deducing a low-efficiency extermination method requires her to activate the Purple Mansion.

"Previously crushed by me easily, now he can actually threaten me... The Heavenly Court is crazily opening cheats for Ge Qing!

The new Ge Qing extermination method is still based on the soldier-evil spirit of the Investiture of the Gods list.

It is derived from the Tiger Soul Seven Kills, but it has long surpassed the original Proud Immortal Blade.

The Purple Mansion seems to be using the 'Pure Yang God' method in the "Taiji Golden Book," making the soul pure yin, and then giving birth to a point of pure yang from the pure yin... Evil, too evil, actually using the soldier-evil blood spirit as an active soul to cultivate... Hey, this kind of extermination method seems specifically aimed at pure yang divine power and divine generals.

So, the Heavenly Court wants to recruit Ge Qing as a Heavenly Court divine general?

Dog-damned Heavenly Emperor, you just keep on opening cheats for that piece of trash!

The stronger the cheat, the more I like it.

Because very soon, I will have the power to slay Heavenly Court divine generals, hahaha!"

Xiao Yu remained calm on the surface, taking the dog and continuing to walk towards Qingshuiwan, but her heart was filled with mixed feelings—joy, emotion, and anger.

ps: I have explained the conditions for the stopping and activation of the Great Extermination before. Ge Qing changed from a living person to a ghost; humans and ghosts are two different species, two different people, so the Great Extermination stopped.

It requires meeting again to renew karma before it can be activated for the second time.

It doesn't necessarily require meeting to activate; the key is renewing karma, which is a form of recognition.

Then why doesn't Ge Qing need to renew karma after being resurrected and becoming a heavenly soldier, directly restarting the Great Extermination?

Because Ge Qing did not change "species."

Human—Ghost—Human (reincarnation) is a qualitative change that breaks karma.

Ghost—Ghost God (Yin God) is a change in the ghost's own realm, equivalent to a human cultivating immortality; the realm improves, changing from a mortal to an immortal (human immortal), and the karma line is not broken.

Ghost—Heavenly Soldier/General (Yang God, yang-natured soul, not pure yang true immortal) is also a change in the ghost's own realm.

If it were a living person—Heavenly Soldier/General (or other gods/immortals), it would be equivalent to becoming a saint in the flesh.

The "gods/immortals" here are not gods and immortals, but one of the five types of immortal paths: heaven, earth, human, ghost, and god.

Heaven immortal, earth immortal, human immortal, ghost immortal, and god immortal are five different "transcendent professions."

It is extremely, extremely difficult for a living person to become a "god immortal," which belongs to becoming a saint in the flesh; the most famous one is Yang Jian.

Ge Qing changed from a scattered soul state back to a ghost, and then to a Yang God (heavenly soldier); the karma line was not broken.

It can be simply understood that the Yin Gods of the underworld and the Yang Gods of the Heavenly Court are both gods/immortals, just with different yin and yang attributes.