The red line of sword energy at the front is just a feint, and the white mark that follows is the killer move.
Two different sword energies are released with one sword. The enemy can block or offset the first part, but will find it difficult to resist the second part that follows.
The white mark immediately tore through the Hua Jin, shredding the skin, flesh, and bones, causing the Black Ling Sword Master in the air to suddenly stop like a goose shot by an arrow. After a fluttering struggle, he finally fell to the ground.
The black shadow, which had not yet been able to fly far, fell back into the yard, and its intestines and stomach popped out from the hideous wound in its abdomen, like many bloody octopus tentacles of different sizes pouring out of its abdomen, spreading blood all over the ground.
Xi Heng also landed on the ground and stepped to the enemy's side.
The long sword held in the backhand was slightly raised, and was about to fall and pierce the round head.
The next moment, the sound of the golden bell of a Zen staff suddenly rang from behind.
Just as the sword was falling, a golden Zen staff suddenly appeared in front of him.
Clang——
The sharp sword is bound to collide with it, making a symphony of golden sounds.
Xi Heng had never felt the sound of weapons colliding was so harsh, and he couldn't help but frown.
She tried to continue to press down with force to pierce the head, but the sharp blade was stuck tightly by the Zen stick and could not move forward even an inch.
It seemed that no matter how much strength she used, the bald monk beside her would use even stronger strength to offset the pressure.
To the extent that Xi Heng froze there for two seconds.
"Do you really have to save him?" She turned her wrist slightly and pulled the sharp blade out from the other party's Zen stick.
Then, the sword blade was swung violently along with the arm, pointing directly at the center of the monk's eyebrows with long white eyebrows.
The slashing sword turned into a stabbing sword, stabbing straight at the enemy's head -
Just as the sharp blade was about to touch, it was easily caught by the two thick fingers stretched out by the white-browed monk.
"No." Even though the sharp blade was pointed at him, the monk still looked gentle and calm.
"I'm saving you."
"Save me?" Xi Heng just laughed when he heard it: "You are worthy?!"
The sharp blade turned again and was pulled out from between the enemy's fingers, then suddenly turned into the sword of Yueyin and pierced a white barrier and a white mark, hitting the enemy's chest directly.
The opponent did not look anxious at all. Facing the fierce attack, he just clenched one hand and placed it across his chest.
"Amitabha."
Golden light suddenly appeared and surrounded the man tightly.
thump—
The sword blade that broke through the air collided with the golden light, but it made a sound like a bell, and it was impossible to move forward any further.
Xi Heng activated his sword, but it lacked the previous penetrating power and hitting power.
This golden light seems to be able to protect even the soul.
Or maybe it's not the case, but because the enemy in front of her has achieved the same level of heavenly man as her, so he has a unique way of defending against attacks like Kenshin's.
"Donor, the sea of sin is vast, it is not too late to turn back." The man was beaten but did not fight back, but continued to persuade.
"So much nonsense!" Seeing that this bald donkey was determined to protect the Black Ling Sword Master at all costs, Xi Heng prepared to kill him first.
The sword blade was raised and swept down twice at once, and then the body suddenly turned, with the blade rising up with momentum.
Turn your wrist and cut upwards, turn around and slash horizontally——
Four consecutive sword strikes struck at the golden light, making it fade a little.
Upon seeing this, the White-eyebrowed Monk suddenly pulled out his Zen staff and clamped the sword with his wrist.
Unexpectedly, Xi Heng ignored the sword, and the fire pattern on the back of his hand emitted a bright light, while he pushed his hand forward.
The fire magic suddenly burst out and landed on the forehead of the white-browed monk.
Taking advantage of the enemy's obstructed vision, Xi Heng turned sideways, resisted the falling momentum and came behind the enemy where the golden light was not covering him.
He clenched the long sword tightly in both hands, and immediately released a sword of sound, piercing straight into the enemy's back.
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The sharp blade penetrated two inches into the flesh, but was stuck there.
Xi Heng subconsciously shook his energy, hoping to use the explosive force of the sword tip to pierce into the enemy's heart and lungs.
But when he slapped the hilt of the sword with his palm, the energy released disappeared like a stone sinking into the sea.
The girl frowned slightly.
The white-browed monk in front of her either possessed a powerful energy that was enough to completely suppress her, or he had extremely unique and powerful internal skills and moves that could dissolve the energy from others.
Either way, it's quite difficult.
If it is difficult to break the defense under normal circumstances, I'm afraid I will need to use the sword of life.
Xi Heng originally thought that he should have few rivals in this world. Even if he met a martial arts master, he could easily defeat the enemy by using flying swords, spirit stones, magic spells and other items.
But today, when I really faced this extremely powerful person in the world, I still felt powerless as if I had encountered a tough bone that was hard to chew.
Perhaps using the second level of the Life-Severing Sword as a killing move could defeat the enemy, but doing so would consume a great deal of her internal energy, and she would need some time to recuperate before she could recover.
And after using it, almost all of the energy has to be used to maintain the body from collapsing. If one blow fails to kill the enemy, she will be the loser.
To be on the safe side... before deciding to use the sword of death, you should save the game first.
However, Xi Heng is not yet at the point where he must use the Sword of Life.
All these thoughts flashed through her mind in just a moment, and she continued to circle around the enemy, stabbing him from all sorts of obscure and difficult angles.
For some reason, the monk in front of me just stuck his Zen stick into the ground, put his hands together at his chest, lowered his head and closed his eyes, muttered something, and did not fight back.
No matter where the sword strikes from, it will be stopped by a golden light.
Just as Xi Heng was finishing off a series of moves and preparing to launch another set of moves, the monk suddenly asked:
"Have you ever heard of this saying: Put down your butcher knife and you will become a Buddha right away... If you have good intentions in your heart, God will bless you."
"You monk, are you here to discuss martial arts, but to preach?" Xi Heng twitched his mouth, and finally realized that the other party didn't seem to have any intention of fighting.
"It is great that the saint is willing to listen to me talk about Buddhism."
"..."
The sword blade hit the golden light, making a bell sound.
Then, it seemed to stop suddenly.
Half a second later, Xi Heng said, "I can listen to you for a few words later. First, let me kill that half-human, half-ghost thing next to me, okay?"
The Black Ling Sword Master standing by had his eyes tightly closed, his face trembling and grim, and was using his Transformation Energy to retract his scattered intestines.
After hearing what Xi Heng said, he quickly sped up the process.
The white-browed monk shook his head and said, "Killing is the most fundamental sin. Among all other sins, killing is the most serious. Among all the good deeds, not killing ranks first."
"According to what you said, I have already been a sinner for all eternity." Xi Heng released a murderous aura: "I have already killed countless people. Don't you think it's a little late for you to persuade me today?"
"That is why I came to dissuade you. Please put down your butcher knife." The other party put his hands together, chanted Amitabha to Xi Heng, and said:
"You have committed a serious sin of killing. If you continue like this, you will inevitably end up in the three evil realms after your death, and it will be difficult for you to become a human again."
"After death?" Xi Heng just found it funny: "Have you ever died? How do you know?"
She had died many times.
The other party said: "All living beings in the world have karma due to their good and bad deeds. This karma has six destinations, called the six realms of reincarnation, which are divided into the heavenly realm, the asura realm, and the human realm..."
Before the man finished speaking, she interrupted again:
"Even if what you said is true, there is karma and reincarnation here, then I am their karma today—"
She had read some Buddhist books before and knew some of the concepts in them, so she followed what the other party said and said:
"As a Buddhist, you want to stop their karma. Aren't you afraid of destroying your own good reputation and wisdom?"
The girl turned her sword and pointed again, causing the Black Ling Sword Master on the ground to speak quickly.
He did not beg for mercy from Xi Heng, but just kept calling out the name of Master Yuan Zhao, promising that if he could survive today, he would reward him handsomely in the future.
Xi Heng heard the noise, and casually swung out a sword energy to cut the golden light surrounding the opponent, making a loud bell sound, which finally made the man shut up.
"The cycle of karma and reincarnation is predestined. I am just a mortal. How can I stop karma?" The white-browed monk said with a smile, "The saint was about to commit murder here tonight. I happened to see her when I was free, so I asked her to turn back and stop the killing. Isn't this another karma?"
"You are free to meet me? But I heard that you are here to visit the former Prime Minister Cai Yuan. Maybe you have received offerings and are here to protect the traitor." Xi Heng said coldly.
“I don’t know where the Saint heard such lies. I came to the capital to preside over the renovation of the Buddhist temple. I went to the Cai family earlier because Mr. Cai wanted to chant the Buddha’s name and asked me for advice on the interpretation of the verses.” The man clasped his hands together again and half-closed his eyes, making it impossible to tell whether he was lying or not.
"Then, if I run to the Cai family mansion now and chop off the head of the treacherous old minister Cai Yuan, will you stop me?" Xi Heng asked.
"How can I bear to see you commit murder again?" The other party shook his head and said, "It's time to mend your ways. If you kill again in the future, you will surely cause great resentment and bring endless troubles."
"What is the great resentment?" When Xi Heng heard the word "resentment", he remembered the side effects of the Bloodline Sword that he had heard about before at sea, which was also the word "resentment".
"I don't know. I've only seen this term in the classics. It's an indescribable horror."
"The Great Terror?"
"In short, please don't commit murder again." The monk said seriously, "Your name is the Merciful Saint, so you should show mercy, help others, and spare their lives."
Xi Heng listened and groaned, no longer paying attention to any great resentment or fear, and continued to refute: "It is merciful for me to kill people."
The gentle expression of the white-browed monk finally wavered, and he frowned: "Don't lie, benefactor."
"How is it a lie? Let me ask you, who is guilty of killing someone or of being killed by someone else?"
"Both of them are sins if they disobey the Buddha's teachings."
"Killing for good, killing for righteousness, is it a sin?"
"This is taking responsibility for one's guilt, not being innocent," said the monk.
"I killed one man and saved a thousand. Am I guilty?"
"guilty."
"Then I am guilty." Xi Heng continued, "In that case, I will keep the sin on myself and not let thousands of people suffer from it. You Buddhists often say that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Can I save a thousand people to offset this sin?"
"Bearing the sin does not eliminate the sin. The cause and condition cannot be resolved." The monk hesitated for a moment and said a long paragraph:
"Bodhisattvas fear causes, and sentient beings fear consequences. If you kill someone like this, that person's karma will certainly be tied to you. When karma accumulates, your body will feel like it's weighed down by lead, and it will be difficult for you to take a single step. The cycle of karma will inevitably have consequences...Every thought and action is karma, and every thought and action is a sin."
"In order to eradicate the treacherous officials and noble families that have caused the people's livelihood to decline, I am willing to bear this sin and kill to stop the evil. This is not only to save people, but also to show mercy to the evildoers." Xi Heng said:
"I have a good heart, and even though I died nine times, I still have no regrets."
The white-browed monk opened his mouth but remained silent for a moment, and then he stopped talking.
Although he was a monk, he knew that treacherous ministers like Cai Yuan were known among the people as jackals, tigers, leopards, three corpses and five ghosts.
Most of the chaos in this world is caused by these few thieves and treacherous ministers. They persecute and exploit the people, causing separation of families and making life difficult for them.
Until now, the Great Zhao was in chaos and devastation, which was also related to these treacherous ministers with extremely bad reputations.
He could only say:
"Killing lives in this way and committing sins, destroying the Mahayana, will lead to falling into the Avici Hell, where one will never be able to return to the human world, and will never be able to attain Buddhahood."
"Do you have to become a Buddha?" Xi Heng asked.
The white-browed monk frowned slightly, as if he had already thought of what she was going to say.
"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has gone through four original causes and practiced for countless kalpas. He has already completed all the merits and virtues and has reached the qualifications to become a Buddha. However, he has made a great vow: He will not become a Buddha until hell is empty."
After Xi Heng finished speaking these words from the Book of Documents, he added: "As long as there are not all evil people in the world, I will not stop killing them."
"..."
The white-browed monk was silent for a moment. He just clasped his hands together, lowered his head and chanted "Amitabha".
“Saint of Mercy, I see…” Master Yuan Zhao took a half step back and said, “I will leave now. We will meet again in the future if we are destined to do so.”
After he said that, he picked up the Zen stick again and tapped the ground. Amid the ringing of the golden bell, he turned around and left while holding the Zen stick steadily.
Only Xi Heng and the master of the Black Ling Sword, whose half body was broken, were left in the empty courtyard.
The girl watched the other person's figure really disappear into the courtyard and blinked.
"Leaving now?"
