plumnovel Chapter 238 Demonic Energy Attacks the Heart and Annihilates the Eight Realms
Chapter 238 Demonic Energy Attacks the Heart and Annihilates the Eight Realms
Wuzhuang Guan
Under the ginseng fruit tree
Chen Fengchao was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, seemingly in the midst of enlightenment.
"Without leaving the door, one can know the world; without peeping through the window, one can know the Way of Heaven. The further one goes out, the less one knows. The more one experiences, the less one understands the Way? Why does this contradict the idea of 'Wukong' (the Monkey King)?"
In the path of cultivation, how does one "awaken to emptiness"? The Taoist books I've read all say that the more experiences one has, the stronger one's mind becomes, and only by seeing through the illusions of form and emptiness can one achieve enlightenment.
The Taoist priest who looked exactly like him and claimed to be of the same origin as him gave him a copy of "Journey to the West: The Tale of Exorcising Calamities".
The book also says that one must go through eighty-one tribulations to obtain the "true scriptures".
Why does this book, the Dao De Jing, say the opposite?
The Dao De Jing and Yin Fu Jing are the foundation of enlightenment. If they contradict each other, are they still correct?
Chen Fengchao was briefly confused.
As he was contemplating the scriptures, Chen Fengchao slowly opened his eyes.
He was just processing some memories transmitted from his consciousness and didn't notice the scene of the heavenly fire burning earlier.
At this point, he had largely come to believe the claim that the consciousness was of the same origin as him, but after receiving many memories, he became somewhat confused about spiritual practice.
He instinctively wanted to look at the Taoist priest who looked exactly like him, wanting to ask him for guidance.
But at this moment, the Taoist priest and the monkey Taoist priest who had appeared out of nowhere were standing side by side.
The two men looked up at the sky, their brows furrowed, as if they had encountered something troublesome.
Chen Fengchao subconsciously followed their gaze.
The sky had somehow turned a dark color.
Chen Fengchao only glanced at it before feeling dizzy and lightheaded, and almost nauseous.
"It's cold and unsettling! What is that?"
Just as Chen Fengchao's doubts began to surface, he heard the ape-like Taoist say coldly, "It's a Heavenly Demon! And it's coming for us!"
Both the Mind Monkey and the Consciousness God looked grim as they watched the churning demonic energy.
The enemy is already defecating on your head, and you are completely unaware.
Gazing at the churning black clouds, the Monkey King strained his magical eyes, determined to find out their origin.
Even the most discerning spirit plucked six leaves to prepare for divination and fortune telling.
Chen Fengchao was startled by the two men's actions.
Heavenly Demon?
The great demon who obstructs the path to Buddhahood, as described in the scriptures?
Why is he targeting me? I'm not even dead yet; I shouldn't have provoked such a demon.
Before Chen Fengchao could voice his doubts...
The mysterious light suddenly shone brightly.
The entire Sacred Realm of Reincarnation suddenly returned to chaos.
The monkey was terrified. He had thought it was just a demon blocking the way, but he hadn't expected that those old bastards would even overturn this world. They wanted to control the Journey to the West.
His first instinct was to protect Chen Fengchao's spirit.
Just as He was about to make a move, a beam of mysterious light entered His own consciousness.
"Oh no! I am in grave danger!"
The monkey spirit immediately transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into Chen Fengchao's sea of consciousness.
The consciousness that was still in shock realized that Chen Fengchao was in danger when it heard the exclamation of the Mind Monkey.
He immediately followed closely behind the Monkey King and entered Chen Fengchao's sea of consciousness.
At this time, Chen Fengchao was in the Niwan Palace.
A chaotic, formless mass of energy hovered above Chen Fengchao's consciousness.
Seeing Chen Fengchao's conscious mind looking as if facing a formidable enemy, it couldn't help but chuckle:
"I thought you were some kind of extraordinary being, but you're just a novice who's just begun cultivating! I really don't know what abilities you have that make those three so wary!"
"Are you a demon?"
Chen Fengchao knew that the chaotic and unknown thing in front of him was up to no good, but he had no means to deal with it at the moment.
They had no choice but to be cautious and on guard.
Whether I am a demon or not is unimportant. What matters is that you have provoked someone you cannot afford to offend. Why not entrust your secret to me, and I will take your place, bearing all the burdens for you, so you can rest in peace? Wouldn't that be wonderful?
After the Heavenly Demon finished speaking, it immediately transformed into a stream of chaotic light, instantly wrapping Chen Fengchao's consciousness into a giant cocoon of chaotic color.
"How dare you, you beast!"
"That devil deserves to die!"
One after the other, the conscious mind and the ape-like spirit uttered angry curses. Only then did they begin to trace the source of the demonic energy, never expecting that their home had been raided!
This is truly intolerable!
Enraged, the two transformed into streaks of light and charged forward.
Inside the demonic cocoon, Chen Fengchao's consciousness remained with his eyes tightly closed.
He almost completely lost consciousness.
The consciousness and the restless mind that had broken free of their cocoons were immediately filled with anxiety.
They all took measures to expel the demonic energy.
The sudden intrusion of the consciousness and the restless mind greatly surprised the Heavenly Demon who had just succeeded.
But seeing that the two shared the same aura as Chen Fengchao, it became clear that this must be a distraction of the person before them.
However, it was not alarmed, because one of its wisps of consciousness had already been tainted by demonic energy.
"Hehehe~ You still haven't cleansed yourself of your demonic aura, yet you dare to be so insolent before me! You've chosen the path to hell when there's one for you!"
The Heavenly Demon was overjoyed. All three originated from the same source, and they would eventually be defeated one by one. Now, an easy target lay before him.
Why doesn't it hurry up and grab it?
This demon was extremely decisive. After determining that the consciousness was an easy target, he immediately abandoned Chen Fengchao, who was holding fast to his spirit and was difficult to break through.
It then lunged at the consciousness.
Upon seeing this, Xin Yuan's heart skipped a beat.
The cultivation of one's spiritual energy is inherently lagging behind, far slower than the progress of one's life force cultivation.
The consciousness itself is the true self's weakness, and now it's likely to cause trouble!
But he had no time to stop it and could only watch helplessly as the demon instantly merged with his consciousness.
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external
Daoist Yu Chen spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the shattered Heavenly Secrets Disc in front of him crimson.
After spitting out that mouthful of blood, his expression became more frenzied than ever before.
"Fine! Fine! You all want to snatch the Dao Fruit from me? Just because I haven't shown my teeth doesn't mean I'm a pushover! Purifying True Fire, ignite it!"
A strange, blood-red flame slowly ignited from between his eyebrows.
This true fire was fueled by his divine soul. It was only the size of a bean, flickering slowly. It looked like it might go out at any moment, but it exuded an extremely dangerous aura.
Looking at the flame, Daoist Yuchen opened his mouth and laughed, but his blood-stained teeth looked particularly eerie against the backdrop of such a bleak smile.
He made a series of hand gestures, and a strange thread extended from the center of his forehead.
Upon closer inspection, it turns out to be connected to a ginseng fruit tree thousands of miles away.
Master Yu Chen laughed maniacally: "If I can't have it, neither can you! Die!"
The moment the flame between Yu Chen Daoist's brows touched the thread, it was as if the flame had touched a fuse.
In an instant, it transformed into a streak of fire, heading straight for the ginseng fruit tree thousands of miles away.
After the firelight faded into the distance, the madness in Yu Chen Dao Ren's eyes slowly dissipated.
Instead, confusion and fear arose.
"What...what did I do? What is the Pure Fire of Karma?"
A chill ran through Yu Chen's heart, drenching him from head to toe.
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the other side
Having exhausted all his methods, the Mind Monkey looked at the consciousness that was completely integrated with the demon and felt his heart grow cold.
He thought that with his primordial spirit in charge, even if something happened, it wouldn't be a major problem.
But what I never expected was that my consciousness would run into trouble!
"Damn it, the consciousness can die, but it absolutely cannot be tainted by the Heavenly Demon. What should I do? Forcibly break this cycle of reincarnation to return my true form to its original state? But without the consciousness, how can the three natures of my true form reunite?"
Just as his mind was in turmoil, a karmic fire descended from the sky, instantly igniting his consciousness into a large fireball.
The endless karma carried by the Heavenly Demon, along with the negative emotions accumulated by the consciousness in two lifetimes, became the best fuel for this karmic fire.
Witnessing this scene, the Monkey King hardened his heart: "Since those three old bastards want to orchestrate a Journey to the West scam targeting me, what kind of Journey to the West is it without the four of us? Today, let Pigsy be born!"