Chapter 921: The Strange Tremors! The Soaring Demonic Qi!

In the instant Luo Fu shattered the power of karmic curses, the entire Western Continent of Cows suddenly began to tremble without cause, a faint, intermittent rumbling rising and growing louder.

Within the rumbling, there seemed to be an inexplicable magic, capable of shaking each person's Dao heart.

Crack!

As all were puzzled by the source of the rumbling, countless cracks suddenly appeared across the entire Western Continent of Cows.

From each crack, thick demonic qi began to seep out.

In but a single breath, the Western Continent of Cows underwent another sudden transformation—the once-clear sky was instantly shrouded in dense black mist.

These black mists carried an aura of evil, madness, and corruption.

Merely glancing at them caused one to involuntarily generate countless mad and evil thoughts.

Surprisingly, these suddenly emerged demonic qi did not affect anyone.

Instead, as if bound by an invisible force, they converged above the Western Continent of Cows.

"What's going on? Why is demonic qi leaking out?"

Seeing the Western Continent of Cows continuously cracking and demonic qi endlessly pouring from the fissures, Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin turned pale.

The demonic qi appearing above the Western Continent of Cows was not unfamiliar to Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin.

For these demonic qi were precisely those sealed under the leadership of Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin.

By sealing and wearing down these demonic qi, Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin had gained much merit and fortune.

Faced with the sudden surge of demonic qi, Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin no longer had time to concern themselves with Luo Fu.

The demonic qi struck at the very foundation of the Western Continent of Cows and was a task entrusted by Ancestor Hongjun; should the demonic qi fully leak and spread, the colossal karmic retribution would inevitably fall upon Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin.

Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin already bore heavy karmic burdens; if the colossal karmic retribution of the spreading demonic qi were added, even their status as Saints would be crushed outright by karma.

Most importantly, the karmic retribution caused by the spreading demonic qi was largely heavenly karma.

Human karma, Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin could ignore; heavenly karma, they could not.

Just as Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin prepared to act and reseal the demonic qi, the entire sky's demonic qi suddenly coalesced, followed a mysterious resonance, and vanished instantly from the Western Continent of Cows.

Seeing this, Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin froze in shock.

They simply could not fathom how the demonic qi had vanished so suddenly.

Yet the next moment, Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin knew where the demonic qi had gone.

Shortly after the demonic qi vanished, the entire Sumeru Heaven suddenly dimmed—the brilliant, all-encompassing Buddhist light, as if stained with ink, began to fade from its original hue, dark spots appearing at its center.

The warm, radiant Buddhist light that illuminated all things gradually turned cold.

The meanings of great radiance, great wisdom, great compassion, and great freedom within it all slowly vanished, leaving only coldness and mercilessness.

The black streak within the Buddhist light suddenly spread, and in an instant, dyed half of Sumeru Heaven's Buddhist light black.

The substance infecting the Buddhist light was unmistakably demonic qi.

Under the massive influx of demonic qi, the entire Sumeru Heaven became half-gold, half-black.

The golden portion still radiated Buddhist light; the black portion churned endlessly with demonic qi.

Under the Buddhist light, the believers of Sumeru Heaven continued to pray with devout fervor.

Their devotion transformed entirely into incense and vow power, converging into the Buddhist light.

In contrast, the believers shrouded in demonic qi all regained clarity, freely unleashing their true natures and obsessions, their eyes filled with twisted madness.

This scene was witnessed by all the immortals and gods of the Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

"How is this possible? Why do I feel the Buddhist light and demonic qi are somehow similar—both twist the Dao heart and will? The former erases all emotion, leaving only fanatical faith; the latter warps the will, amplifying obsessions and true nature, allowing base desires to fully dominate the self."

An unnamed immortal muttered to himself.

Hearing his muttering, all the immortals and gods of the Heavens and Myriad Worlds fell silent, for they felt the same.

"Heh, I already said this: Buddha is inherently demonic. Since Buddha is demonic, using methods nearly demonic is nothing strange."

Luo Fu sneered coldly.

His voice was not loud, yet it clearly reached the ears of all immortals and gods across the Three Realms.

Buddha could not possibly be demonic.

But the moment Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin chose to forcibly convert believers, treating them as firewood, Buddha and demon became indistinguishable.

For they did the same thing as demons: they devoured people.

As long as Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin continue to rely on the Path of Conversion, treating billions of believers as firewood, they are demons—the greatest demons in heaven and earth.

Many of the Three Thousand Paths are not static.

Especially composite paths, which vary according to the cultivator's understanding.

This is why the Heavens and Myriad Worlds contain infinite paths.

Fundamental paths—such as Time, Space, and Fate—remain largely unchanged even across different worlds.

But paths created by sentient beings—such as the Sword Path, Puppet Path—differ significantly depending on the world.

For example, in some worlds, wielding any blade sharpens one's understanding of the Sword Path.

Even if one wields a dao, one still comprehends the Sword Path.

The Path of Conversion is a composite path.

It is not an innate, perfected path; it requires refinement by Sister Houtu.

Related paths—such as the Faith Path and Fortune Path—are the same.

For all are intimately tied to sentient beings.

Only when sentient beings exist do faith and fortune arise.

Under normal circumstances, the Path of Conversion should erode sentient beings' obsessions, helping believers escape suffering and attain great freedom.

But the Path of Conversion understood by Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin has taken on a demonic quality.

It seeks to completely brainwash believers into fanatical faith puppets.

Of course, Luo Fu's comprehension of the Path of Conversion is also similar to this.

After all, forcibly converting enemies into believers and bringing them under one's control is indeed quite useful.

The Dao has no good or evil—it all depends on how it is used.

Although Luo Fu comprehended the Path of Conversion, he rarely wielded it. Even when he did, he used it only against enemies.

Against enemies, no action is too extreme.

But Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin were different—they completely abused the Path of Conversion.

To expand Buddhism, Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin accepted virtually anyone, converting all sentient beings they could into puppet believers.