Chapter 22 The Jade Purity Heavenly Devil

Just as his form and spirit were recovering, the demonic Buddhas of the mortal realm appeared to destroy the temple. Ji Xiang sensed the aura of Master Jingxian. His Buddhist power was incredibly pure, capable of severing all worldly worries and doubts. Simply being near him could bring clarity and wisdom.

The demonic energy on Master Jingxian had been purged by Ji Xiang last time, and now it had completely disappeared, restoring his true Arhat identity.

Therefore, this profound Buddhist power could trigger the "Mani Fierce Fire" derived from the Samadhi Fire Wheel within his body, causing it to blaze into action.

Even the Zhenwu statue itself began to be enveloped in Buddhist light, and halos appeared behind its head.

"Besides Master Jingxian's Buddhist power, there are also many powerful cultivators whose Buddhist power and demonic energy are intertwined. Arhats have fallen, stained with filth, transforming into the demonic heads of Zhui Ti. However, the time the monks of Lingyin Temple were infected with demonic energy shouldn't be long. It's just a wisp of demonic energy; they aren't true Zhui Ti demons. This shouldn't be enough to make an Arhat fall in just two days."

"Moreover, there are only sixty-three Zhui Ti demons. How can there be only sixty-three monks in Lingyin Temple? There must be other demonic energy that has been planted."

"There must be some external stimulus, or someone actively intervened, using their power to infect Lingyin Temple with demonic energy again."

"But, how dare these things come and run wild before me?"

.......

"There is a god residing in this temple?!"

Grandmaster Guan Dao's face was already half-demon, half-Buddha. The half of his face with the狰狞fangs spat out a deep, overlapping voice:

"What kind of cultivator dares to spout nonsense! We are Arhats nourished by the heavens! How dare you call us demonic heads!"

"This cultivator is disrespectful to Buddha, and deserves to be beaten!"

The demonic Buddhas did not think of themselves as demons at all. At this moment, in their understanding, the Buddhist teachings they cultivated were without error, because at the Arhat level, they possessed heavenly wisdom, which ensured that they would not cultivate incorrect Buddhist teachings.

If there were any errors, their wisdom as Arhats would actively remind them and allow them to correct those errors.

But now, as they cultivated the Buddhist dharma, their bodies and powers were improving. The wisdom of the Arhats themselves did not remind them of anything, which proved that they were on the correct Buddhist path, and there could be absolutely no problem!

"The cultivator in this temple... no! Perhaps it's not a cultivator. Perhaps a demonic head is hiding in this temple!"

"Silver Vase Maiden Temple, this is the temple of Miss Yue! I didn't expect it to become a demon's lair!"

"Jingxian! You demonic husk of Buddha, do you think the demons in this temple can save your life!"

Although the three demonic Buddha Arhats spoke with righteous indignation, the heavenly wisdom they used to make judgments had long been lost. Master Jingxian looked towards the temple in the distance. From his position, he couldn't actually see the Silver Vase Maiden Temple. They were still quite far away from it.

Master Jingxian could only face the temple and shout loudly, "Thank you for your help, benefactor! Please help me subdue the demons!"

"Demons? Jingxian, you demonic husk, how dare you slander us Buddha's disciples and grandsons!"

Grandmaster Guan Dao's demonic face was twisted in anger, and the breath exhaled from his mouth coalesced into a ghostly wind. There was no trace of compassion left in him. The remaining half of his Buddha face was also distorted, as if it were about to transform into the same狰狞state as the demonic face.

The Zhui Ti Demon King was originally a demon that appeared after a great Bhikkhu of Buddhism fell, and had even caused some interference to Venerable Ananda and Mahakashyapa.

Therefore, for the Zhui Ti Demon King, the Buddhist dharma was actually his best food.

All Buddhist spells were ineffective against the Zhui Ti demon, and could even contribute pure nourishment to it.

This demon feeds on righteous dharma.

The more profound the righteous dharma, the faster it would be assimilated by the demon.

"Senior Brother, why have you become like this!"

Master Jingxian's heart was torn. They were originally brothers from the same temple, with the same lineage, as close as siblings, but he never expected that they would actually evolve into a demonic Buddha war.

It was just a lecture, and when it reached a profound point, all the Buddha's disciples came to discuss the classics in the Buddhist scriptures. Then, someone suddenly laughed wildly, and half of his face became a 狰狞 demonic shape. Why?

If he hadn't been slow to leave, perhaps he would have become like this too!

"Senior Brother, hold fast to your original intention! You must not fall into becoming a demon!"

Master Jingxian did his best to appeal, but it provoked Grandmaster Guan Dao to speak harshly and rebuke him with uncontrollable anger:

"Shut up! We are no longer fellow disciples. You, the demonic husk of Buddha, still dare to slander our righteous dharma!"

"We will kill you first, clean up our ranks, and then go to that temple to subdue the demons! Amimo Luo!"

Grandmaster Guan Dao chanted a Buddhist mantra, but what he said was not Amitabha. However, he was completely unaware. At this moment, the other two demonic Buddhas beside him, Grandmaster Zhengxin and Grandmaster Chongben, also offered up their demonic Buddha power.

"Icchantika!"

The three demonic Buddhas each raised a finger, transforming it into a heaven-reaching giant, crushing down on Master Jingxian!

This refers to a person who does not believe in cause and effect and slanders the Mahayana!

Valley</span>This strike was meant to extinguish the true Buddha and honor the demonic Buddha. Master Jingxian's expression also changed drastically. The Icchantika technique could sever the good roots of all living beings and destroy Buddha-nature. If the gap between the two sides was large enough, this strike could open the gates of Avici Hell and directly shake the opponent's soul into it!

Those who lost their souls would also have their vows fall into hell, leaving behind only a decaying shell in the mortal realm, and then the Buddhist fire would flash, burning the shell and transforming it into a Buddhist relic.

As the three giant fingers crushed down, Master Jingxian used the Fearless Lion Mudra, barely blocking one finger, and was then injured by the other two iron fingers, immediately vomiting blood and suffering serious physical damage!

The three demonic Buddhas then repeated their old trick, again casting three heaven-reaching iron fingers!

From the distant Silver Vase Maiden Temple, the Three Capital Great Seal arrived again!

The loud noise shook the clouds! Two of the three iron fingers were destroyed, leaving only one. At this moment, the three demonic Buddhas manifested their wrathful forms, turned their target, and drove the iron finger towards the Silver Vase Maiden Temple!

"Since you, the demon head, want to die first, how can we not grant your wish!"

The voices of the demonic Buddhas were frantic, but they provoked the heavenly demon to sneer loudly at this moment!

"You little demons, how dare you be so noisy!"

Ji Xiang's voice came from the temple, and the Zhenwu statue burst out with shocking power!

"Mani Fierce Fire!"

The pure Buddhist power in the Samadhi Fire Wheel had long been unable to restrain itself. Ji Xiang used the Mani Fierce Fire, which could burn away all filth and transform ugly lands into pure lands!

The Buddhist fire broke through the obstacles between heaven and earth. The abnormalities erupting from the temple caused the people of Qiantang County to scatter and run, with cries of alarm filling the air. The sky had turned golden red, but the three demonic Buddhas, standing in the midst of the flames, laughed heartily.

Those Mani Fierce Fires did not touch their bodies at all, nor did they burn their demonic bodies. On the contrary, the righteous dharma in the Buddhist fire was absorbed into their nostrils by the three demonic Buddhas, causing their power to rise as if reaching the heavens!

"You demon head, you dare to use my Buddha's techniques! How could the Buddhist dharma harm us, Buddha's disciples and grandsons!"

The three demonic Buddhas roared loudly. The fact that the Buddhist fire could not harm them now made them even more convinced that there was nothing wrong with the Buddhist scriptures they recited, that the thing before them was the demon head, and that they were protecting the Buddhist sect.

The three demonic Buddhas joined forces!

"Three Evil Paths!"

The path of the hungry ghost, the path of hell, the path of the beast!

Three of the six paths of reincarnation, now the ten evils, fell into the five-interminable three evil paths, causing the mountain of knives, the sword tree, the scorching soup, and the raging fire to manifest one by one!

The power of the Dharma Realm was unleashed, and the shadows of the six paths of reincarnation descended upon the world. Thus, sword and halberd mountains were like forests, silver-toothed sharp trees were like constellations, along with hellish cloud-gales, hot oil turned into a sea, and raging fire covered the sky!

Qiantang was about to be destroyed!

A crimson divine banner suddenly grew larger, propping open the sky and stopping all of the knife mountains, sword trees, scorching soup, and raging fire!

Only the sound of "Disperse!" was heard.

The techniques of the three evil paths in the six paths of reincarnation all disappeared without a trace!

And the three demonic Buddhas spat out blood in unison, their origins injured by the demon-subduing technique!

In this world, the crimson divine banner that supported the universe shook gently!

Instantly, a vast force of the heavenly demon swept down, and the names of the three demonic Buddhas appeared on the crimson divine banner. With just this shake, the cultivation realms of the three demonic Buddhas immediately fell by three levels!

Falling all the way from the Refine Spirit Realm, down to the Innate Realm, then down to the Yellow Court Realm, until they were beaten down to the Primordial Spirit Realm!

"Great demon, great demon!"

The three demonic Buddhas were terrified. Their cultivation was regressing! This was a story that only existed in Buddhist scriptures!

It was from the time of Sakyamuni Buddha, when among the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Venerable Gaudika had regressed in realm six times!

And at this moment, Ji Xiang manifested his form and spirit as the white-faced Zhenwu, and manipulated and gathered the world's vitality, using the techniques of the *Middle Jade Book* to create a vast illusory figure, waving the Great Sin Subduing Demon Banner of Dusty Labor!

A contemptuous voice came from the heavens:

"That's right, I am indeed a great demon, and the strongest of the great demons. I am the Jade Purity Heavenly Devil!"

"Yin spirits shine brightly, luring souls to wander; heaven is clear and earth is peaceful, the operation of the sacred spirit is unpredictable! Underneath the Primordial, the Spiritual Treasure bestows the law, capable of subduing ninety external paths in the human world, and killing all of your one hundred and eighty types of demonic heads!"

"You little demons!"

"How dare you possess people!"