Chapter 506: Yichen's Past
Everyone was surprised by Mo Fan's stories and theories.
The influence of Buddhism in Tianhan Continent is not particularly strong. Even in Tianxuan Empire, it is still only a corner.
There are very few people who understand Buddhism, and most of them only hear some Buddhist ideas.
For example, there are rumors such as those who sacrificed themselves for others and brought salvation to the world, and that Buddha was omnipotent.
But I have never seen anyone debate Buddhist principles in front of me.
None of them expected that Yichen, who was born in Buddhism and had cultivated to the realm of Emperor Wu, would be rendered speechless by Mo Fan on Buddhist principles.
Mo Fan's words crushed Yichen's deep inner beliefs bit by bit, peeling away the truth about the Buddha he believed in layer by layer.
The so-called selflessness, the so-called love, the so-called universality, are so ridiculous in Mo Fan's mouth.
"No! You're talking nonsense! That's not the case!" Yichen was a little excited.
The fact that his faith collapsed was difficult for him to accept.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he didn't look like an enlightened monk at all.
Qing'er, who was beside him, walked to him and gently pulled his sleeve.
She wanted to hold his hand and give him strength, but she hesitated because of the long-term distance between them.
Mo Fan said calmly: "Is it possible that you know in your heart that you can deceive yourself and others for a while, but you can't deceive forever."
"This Qing'er girl and you both have great cultivation and a long life, why do you need to live in vain?"
When Yichen heard this, the dim look in his eyes almost disappeared.
He looked at the frightened Qing'er beside him and murmured to himself: "I am a monk, she is a demon!"
As soon as he said these words, even Qing'er's delicate body trembled, and her eyes were filled with tears that couldn't stop falling.
Xu Xing'er was also a little surprised when she heard this: "Demon?"
"Is this beautiful sister a monster?"
Her strength was low and she couldn't see Qing'er's true form, and because Qing'er had been with Yichen for a long time, she could subtly notice the evil spirit in her body.
So Xu Xing'er only thought that this was a beautiful-looking human woman, but she didn't expect that she was actually a demon.
Mo Fan was overjoyed, Yichen was loose!
It's time to take another dose of strong medicine.
He grabbed Yichen in one step and kicked Yichen in the heart, sending him flying far away and falling to the ground.
"Thanks to you, you are still a great monk, but you are stuck on racial concepts."
"The Buddha said that all living beings will be saved. Humans are all living beings, but aren't demons all living beings?"
"There is no difference between demons and humans. They all have greed, lust, and wisdom! They are all part of all living beings!"
"One flower, one world, one leaf, one Bodhi! Flowers, birds, insects, and fish are all living beings!"
"You can't even save her, so how can you save all sentient beings? There is no hope of becoming a Buddha in the future. Return to secular life as soon as possible so as not to bring shame to Buddhism!"
Mo Fan's words were very heavy, so heavy that a Buddhist like Yichen couldn't bear them.
He was not in the mood to care about Mo Fan's punches and kicks. He just couldn't understand who this person was and how he knew so much Buddhist knowledge.
Yichen vaguely felt that what Mo Fan said was unreasonable, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it, so he just sat on the ground in a daze.
Mo Fan continued to strike while the iron was hot: "Back then, your Buddha had a kind deed of cutting meat to feed the eagles, and he also had a bold saying that if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell!"
"Buddhism has a long history of karma and reincarnation, and the vicissitudes of life are just a fleeting moment. Why don't you end Qing'er's karma in this life, and you will be able to cultivate a great Buddha's heart in the next life!"
"Afterlife...karma?" Yichen muttered to himself, all kinds of contradictory emotions filling his mind, making him hold his head in pain.
Qing'er felt really distressed and cried and begged Mo Fan: "No, no, no! Don't force him anymore."
Just now Mo Fan promised her to force Yichen's sincerity for her, so she pretended to die to cooperate with Mo Fan.
But seeing her lover like this, she felt heartbroken.
Let Mo Fan secretly scold this stupid bitch for getting carried away.
"Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Do you want him to suffer now or make him suffer for the rest of his life?" Mo Fan sighed.
"I..." Qing'er burst into tears. She also knew that if the relationship between the two could not be changed, it would only be a lifetime of pain.
She glanced at Yichen, who was sitting on the ground covered in dust, and sighed.
"You don't know what happened between us..."
Her sad voice narrated the relationship between her and Yichen that had been entangled for thousands of years.
Yichen was a Buddhist disciple of Jinshan Temple in the Tianxuan Empire a thousand years ago. He was gifted and a direct disciple of the contemporary abbot, Master Mingxin.
Buddhism emphasizes spiritual practice. At a young age, Yichen came to the Demon Kingdom after traveling to Tianxuan and the Blue Flame Empire.
During an autumn hunting event in the Blue Flame Empire, Yichen rescued a little fox that was being hunted many times out of compassion.
The little fox is Qing'er.
Qing'er was still a little princess of the Fox clan at that time. She had noble blood and was born with seven tails. It was very likely that she would set foot in the Holy Realm in the future.
It is precisely because of this that there are countless people who want to take the seven-tailed demon fox as their pets.
The Fox Clan had not yet risen at that time and lived in the fourth circle. Qing'er was only in his infancy and his fighting power was not strong.
Being hunted by countless people, he could only flee for his life.
After being saved many times by a sunny and kind-hearted little monk, he will naturally be remembered in our hearts.
Later, Qing'er worked hard to practice transformation, risking his life and crossed the Blue Flame Empire to secretly visit Jinshan Temple in the Tianxuan Empire to see Yichen.
It is natural that a beautiful woman and a young man full of vigor would spark love with each other.
The two often met in the back mountain of Jinshan Temple, but due to the strict rules of Buddhism, they always acted out of love and stopped at etiquette, and never crossed the line.
However, the good times did not last long. There is no place that is impenetrable, and the love between the two was eventually discovered by Jinshan Temple.
Yichen, the first successor to the next abbot, not only had a mortal heart, but also fell in love with a monster, which was not tolerated by Jinshan Temple.
Master Mingxin of Jinshan Temple wanted to kill Qing'er in order to save the face of Jinshan Temple and the future of his disciples.
But the young man at that time was full of vigor and trapped by love, and he actually betrayed Buddhism for his lover.
Yes, Yichen is not wearing a monk's robe now, because he has betrayed Buddhism and is no longer a Buddhist disciple.
Master Mingxin, who has always treated Yichen as his own son, was heartbroken and expelled Yichen from the sect, but still let the two go.
But before their happy life began, the battle for the Sainthood began.
Master Mingxin, who represented the Tianxuan Empire in the Martial Emperor Battle, died at the hands of a demon king of the demon clan. Yichen was in great pain after hearing the news.
His teacher, who he regarded as his own son, died at the hands of the demon clan, but he betrayed his master and lived with a demon woman.
He couldn't convince himself.
From then on, he chose to draw a line with Qing'er and return to Buddhism.
Although he was too ashamed to return to Jinshan Temple, he still walked in the world as an ascetic monk, punishing evil and promoting good.
The demon king who killed Master Mingxin was also killed by Yichen, who later achieved success in cultivation, to avenge him.
Qing'er felt guilty and had deep feelings for her lover. Even if Yichen ignored her and treated her as nothing, she still stayed with him and accompanied him to the ends of the earth.
Until today.