Chapter 366: Chapter 215: Bitter Sea Mirror of Good and Evil (Double-Length)
However, when a celestial demon seizes possession, it completely overtakes the heart spirit, replacing the person’s existence.
Yet, after the celestial demon devoured one side of the Wisdom River, it never imagined there was another nested within.
And more dramatically.
At that time, Wisdom River was wholeheartedly devoted to Buddhism, so the side left outside was naturally the "good side."
The severely injured celestial demon, in a panic, swallowed a thoroughly good true Buddha!
As a result, it was unexpectedly converted in reverse, the two merged into one, with Wisdom River’s "good side" taking the lead.
Thus, Wisdom River became an existence half-human, half-celestial demon.
But Wisdom River was a true disciple of the Buddhist Sect, how could he allow himself to coexist with a celestial demon?
He immediately chose to commit suicide.
However, the "Bitter Sea Mirror of Good and Evil" took effect.
Reincarnated again, Wisdom River became the "evil side," but within his soul was still nested the "good side" that had merged with the celestial demon.
He broke free from the great furnace of heaven and earth’s cycle of reincarnation.
Yet he became trapped in his own cycle of good and evil, unable to escape.
"I know well that I cannot suppress that celestial demon for long. In each cycle of reincarnation, he tries to influence the embedded side and to break free from the ’good side.’"
"So, I came up with a method."
Xiuzhu, with an eerie smile, explained to Chen Kuang:
"My ’good side’ made rapid progress in the Buddhist teachings, each time achieving the Profound Profound Realm in just a few decades, so I left a relic each time, letting myself become my own enlightened person again."
"I repeated the memories over and over, to make the celestial demon utterly lost in the ’good side.’"
"Yet the celestial demon was unwilling, and before the last reincarnation, he attempted to implant a heart demon into my ’good side,’ to re-fuse my good and evil sides..."
"He succeeded halfway, for he did not know the ’Bitter Sea Mirror of Good and Evil’ had another ability."
"Which is to reverse the good and evil sides."
"However, during the entanglement, I inadvertently drew the attention of the Celestial Dao again, so I had to erase the memory of the ’good side’ and let it reincarnate anew."
"And I used the power of the celestial demon to ’surface.’
"As for the relic, it no longer concerns me but is the idea of those three demon leaders to mislead others."
Upon hearing this, Chen Kuang finally understood.
No wonder Xiuzhu had inherited the relic but had no memory!
There was such a long and convoluted reason behind it...
Yet Chen Kuang also realized that what Xiuzhu said was a mix of truth and lies.
However, most of the crucial information was true, not hindering his plan.
So Chen Kuang did not probe further.
Regardless of whether the speaker now was Xiuzhu’s "good side" or "evil side," or even if it was the celestial demon, as long as he indeed wanted to help Chen Kuang eliminate the celestial demon, it was fine.
What Xiuzhu said next was the truly important part.
It was the method to kill the celestial demon.
Celestial demons, by nature, have no reincarnation.
When they die, they do not return to the vast furnace of heaven and earth’s yin and yang like human souls but return to the "Realm of Desire."
The place where celestial demons are born.
Celestial demons are not afraid of death, but they fear losing themselves and becoming human.
Yes, although celestial demons love to replace humans, their greatest fear is truly becoming human.
Even killing the possessed humans does not kill the celestial demon itself.
The only way to truly kill them.
The only method is to go to the "Realm of Desire"!
This was Xiuzhu’s original method, approaching those three demon leaders as a celestial demon, waiting for their bodies to completely decay.
—A normal person possessed by a celestial demon would not have such anomalies; this happened purely because of the true three Great Zen Masters’ contingency plan left behind.
These three demon leaders’ current task is to occupy the Pure Land, letting other celestial demons also enter the bodies of Pure Land monks.
Once they complete the task, they will open the "Realm of Desire" channel to let other celestial demons come over.
Xiuzhu wanted to wait for that moment.
He intended to use his half-celestial demon identity to infiltrate the "Realm of Desire" and reverse attack the celestial demons from within.
It must be said, this is a bold plan that even left Chen Kuang a bit stunned.
Others were still thinking about how to fight against the seventy-two tribes of the Night Barbarians on the front line while he was already thinking about sneaking into the "Realm of Desire."
But the possibility of this plan succeeding was extremely slim.
How many celestial demons are there in the "Realm of Desire"? How strong are these celestial demons? All are unknowns.
Relying on the power of one man, Chen Kuang did not think Xiuzhu could succeed.
However... Xiuzhu told him this matter, clearly wanting him to be his teammate.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Kuang did not rush to reply, and Xiuzhu also had some undisclosed information, waiting for his decision to tell.
Their urgent task was still to confirm whether Xiuxin could escape the pursuit.
"Xiuxin was already injured and being pursued by several elders, quite perilous, but... she should be able to."
Chen Kuang’s eyes flashed, murmuring to himself.
After all, Xiuxin still had a seed from the Void-Slaying Sword that Chen Kuang placed, and a scale.
The seed was a "Borrowing Flower Presenting to the Lord" divine power Chen Kuang had acquired from Granny Hua in the Gap, and this divine power had another use.
It serves as self-protection by blooming from one’s own flesh and blood, at least ensuring that Xiuxin does not die.
The scale was Chen Kuang’s own Merfolk Scale, a token.
If Xiuxin could encounter the White Dragon, she would naturally be able to use the token for help.
Otherwise, given the prestige of the Pure Land in Cangyuan, the situation Xiuxin currently faced might be even more difficult than what Chen Kuang once faced while being hunted by the Martial Saint Pavilion.
