Chapter 1146: This is Karmic Retribution

"Are you not even going to give them a chance at reincarnation?" A green shadow flashed, and Liu Lianxin's figure appeared behind Jingxi.

Jingxi did not speak; she merely turned the Buddhist Beads in her hand. A faint, ethereal sound of scripture emanated from her mouth. Although her voice was soft, it possessed immense penetrating power, shrouding the area for several kilometers in this chanting.

Jingxi's Cultivation was extremely profound, and her attainments in Mahayana Buddhism were also very deep, so this Dharma Assembly had completely liberated the souls of the dead within a radius of several kilometers.

She used this to mitigate her own sins.

"Why must it be like this?" Liu Lianxin raised her head.

"Because, people all have desires." Jingxi smiled slightly and slowly turned around. "I have a magnificent plan, a plan that was passed down through dozens of generations and thousands of years before it reached my hands."

"My master and grandmaster spent countless years and could not achieve it, yet it is to be realized through me. Therefore, I feel that as my disciple, you should be glad that this Karma has not been imposed upon you; otherwise, what I am doing today is what you would have to do in the future."

"I would not, because my master is Jingxi. The Jingxi of the past taught me benevolence and morality, passed down Mahayana Buddhism to me, and told me that as a Buddhist disciple, one should have a charitable heart, liberate all living beings, and ferry all things to Buddhahood, not kill the innocent indiscriminately for one's own selfish desires."

"Heh, you don't understand, but it doesn't matter. Sooner or later, you will understand my painstaking efforts." Jingxi sighed slightly and continued to turn the Buddhist Beads in her hand.

"To kill one person requires ferrying a thousand to eliminate your sins. Your speed of killing has already far exceeded the merit of your liberations." Liu Lianxin stared at her. "Even if you recite the Rebirth Heart Sutra ten thousand times, it cannot offset your sins."

"I have never thought about offsetting my sins. The reason I do this is simply so that I have no sense of guilt psychologically." Jingxi looked back and smiled slightly.

Yet this hint of a smile contained thirty percent seductiveness and seventy percent eeriness.

"Master... you have become a Demon." Liu Lianxin's tears burst forth. "Your original heart is already gone. If this continues, you will truly be unable to turn back."

"Have I... become a Demon?" A flash of bewilderment crossed Jingxi's consciousness, but immediately, endless desire suppressed this flash of bewilderment.

"All people in the world are Demons; it is just buried deep in their hearts." Jingxi raised her head, and the eerie smile on her face surged again. "If it allows me to achieve my wish, even if I become a Demon, what of it? Once I go to the Cloud Void Realm in Chuan Shu, my wish can be achieved. Even if I am a Demon, what can they do to me?"

Suddenly, the Buddhist Beads in her hand snapped with a 'crack', and dozens of beads bounced onto the ground.

These beads scattered in a fan shape, surrounding her; these beads had shockingly formed the character for 'Demon'.

"Master, this string of Buddhist Beads has accompanied you for nearly forty years and is already inextricably linked to your fortune. The beads have broken—do you not know what this represents?" Liu Lianxin was shocked and pleaded bitterly, "I beg you, let go."

"It is nothing more than a string of Buddhist Beads." A flash of ruthlessness crossed Jingxi's eyes. "The last time did not succeed, but this time, on the trip to the Cloud Void Realm, I am bound to succeed."

Liu Lianxin wanted to say more, but her body tightened; she had already been restrained by Jingxi. "My good disciple, don't you dare cause any trouble for me. At the critical moment, this Green Lotus Jade Bone of yours can help me a great deal."

A human shadow flashed, and the two figures disappeared from there, while the firelight of the villa gradually extinguished.

The next day, Chen Yu and Ning Ruoxue arrived here.

Su Yan brought people to take over the place. Since Su Yan was on the scene and had called Chen Yu over, it was clear that this matter was already beyond the scope of an ordinary case.

Eighteen charred corpses were carried out and lined up in a row.

The forensic doctor had already conducted a preliminary examination. Su Yan said, "Mr. Chen, what is your take on this matter?"

"What could my take be?" Chen Yu sighed and said, "Since you have come out and brought me along as well, this matter is certainly not an ordinary one, and I feel that I have a mission again."

"Mr. Chen is indeed smart; talking to you is effortless." Su Yan smiled. "The deaths of these people should be the work of a Dharma Cultivator."

"On them, there is the extremely rigid aura of Buddhism, and their souls were destroyed by Buddhist incantations. But while destroying them, the killer also chanted the Heart Sutra and set up a Samsara Dharma Assembly, allowing all the wandering souls within a ten-mile radius to be liberated." Chen Yu said. "So, based on all this, it is not difficult to guess who the other party is."

"It seems Mr. Chen already has the answer in his heart, but what I don't understand is, the other party kills and destroys souls, then uses Dharma to liberate other wandering souls—what is the meaning of this?" Su Yan said.

"The other party is conflicted in her heart." Chen Yu smiled slightly. "Killing one, liberating one, attempting to make up for her sins, but she knows clearly in her heart that doing so will only make her sins even deeper."

Su Yan nodded slightly. "Mr. Chen should have an idea of who this person is, right?"

"Of course, Jingxi Jushi, whom I have met once, that Buddhist Cultivator from Wutai Mountain." Chen Yu said. "Apart from her, no one can set up a Dharma Array to liberate wandering souls in an instant with their own strength."

"Mr. Chen, since you already know who the other party is, I won't say much more." Su Yan sighed. "You know what Jingxi Jushi is plotting."

"I know, the Ghost Clan." Chen Yu sighed. "Delusionally attempting to restore the Ghost Clan to use for her own purposes, and then under heaven, she would have nothing to fear."

"Yes, and this time she snatched the map of the Cloud Void Realm, which is why she is going for this matter." Su Yan said.

"Cloud Void Realm? Isn't it about the secret of immortality inside?" Chen Yu was shocked.

"It is not." Su Yan shook her head. "Mr. Chen knows, in this world, where could there be immortality?"

"Of course there isn't, so the Cloud Void Realm in the land of Chuan Shu is actually a scam, a Resentment of the undying souls after the fall of the Ghost Clan. They delusionally attempt to restore the Ghost Clan, so the Ten Great Priests of the Ghost Clan set up this scam before they died."

"What kind of scam?" Chen Yu raised his head and asked in confusion.

"A scam regarding immortality, and at the same time a scam that can be used after restoring the Ghost Clan. Firstly, it is to trick ordinary people into exploring the Ten Great Forbidden Lands, and secondly, to trick Dharma Cultivators into trying every means to resurrect them, and then... devour them." Su Yan sighed. "It is not just Jingxi Jushi; her Yunjing Lineage of Wutai Mountain has been passed down for thousands of years, and every Jushi has taken this as their own duty."

"Then have their Buddhist teachings all been practiced in vain?" Chen Yu sneered. "Such an obvious scam, do they not know?"