Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!

The white-robed monk entered sideways.

Inside the Buddha Hall, everything was arranged in respectful quietness. There were only a few meditation cushions laid out, and a pair of red candles, thick as an adult's thigh, were burning slowly upon the altar.

By the light of the red candles, the figure of a dragon-headed human slowly emerged.

This figure bore a seven-part resemblance to the Blood Dragon Demon Marshal, except the dragon head was pure white, and there was a golden swastika mark on the forehead, emitting a faint golden glow.

In the dragon's pupils, there was no hint of brutality or madness, but rather they resembled a deep lake, unfathomable.

No one knew that the true depth and strongest being of Kutuo Temple was never Mount Tuo Monk, the holder of Breakthrough Limit Double Layer that appeared on the surface, but rather this Dragon-human Bodhisattva within this inverted Buddha Stupa.

White Dragon Venerable.

What is Buddha? The top monks of Kutuo Temple who had once strayed into the Demon Realm once had intense debates amidst hardship and adversity.

That year, a monk who had researched planting a Buddha heart in demons, accidentally found that after transplanting the heart of a Demonkin, his cultivation speed greatly increased, and his comprehension of heaven and earth became easier. After thorough inquiries, he realized that this was providence's favoring of Demonkin.

Since a Demonkin's heart had already been transplanted, why not go further?

This monk with more radical ideas immediately made another decision that defied the ancestral masters.

Soul possession.

He managed to possess the body of a highly talented and extraordinary Demonkin. After a clever ruse, he succeeded in occupying the body of a white dragon Demonkin of the Eastern Demon Kingdom's Royal Family.

At that time, the Secret Technique was still in its infancy, and perfect possession was still fraught with huge risks. White Dragon Venerable admitted there was an element of gambling in his actions, but he succeeded.

Although within Kutuo Temple, this approach was still considered heretical by many; however, after he secretly intervened several times to resolve Kutuo Temple's crises, his understanding of Buddhism was slowly accepted by more senior monks.

What is Buddha?

Could Buddha be just the outer shell of flesh? White Dragon Venerable believed that Buddha is in the thought, not the shell. As the Demonkin in the Demon Realm grew stronger, if he did not take risks and forge a new path, the lineage of his Kutuo Temple would eventually be exterminated in the Demon Realm.

If providence favored the Demonkin, then he would join them.

As for someone like the Human Emperor who could directly suppress and deceive providence with his own strength, that was truly difficult. But to simply put on a disguise for oneself, that was much easier.

Relying on his excellent innate talent and astonishing wisdom, he actually managed to research a Dharma Gate for deceiving providence and fooling the heavens.

Although the risks were still great, failure meant death, but he had already walked this path successfully.

It's a pity Yi Chen was not here to witness White Dragon Venerable. Otherwise, he would've had to admire, "A marvelous strategy of using the barbarians' techniques to control the barbarians," "If you can't beat them, join them," "The kutuo method of Buddhism."

"Venerable, for our Kutuo Temple, you have really sacrificed too much," said Medicine Master Bodhisattva, looking at the dragon head of the white-robed monk, with a helpless and soft sigh.

"Foolish child, do you still not see beyond this skin?" White Dragon Venerable replied indifferently, smiling lightly.

Medicine Master Bodhisattva was speechless for a moment, remaining silent.

He could accept the method of planting a Buddha heart in demons, but the thought of also changing his body made him feel it was still a bit too avant-garde.

"Medicine Master, killing life to protect life, severing karma not severing people, Buddha said, 'If I do not enter hell, who will?'"

"Likewise, if we sacrifice our bodies to seize Demon bodies, yet also garner strength to protect the Human Race, then what difference is there between us and the Human Race?"

"Give me a little more time, and I will certainly step into the realm akin to the four Demon Lords. Throughout this time, it's as if the heavens have opened their arms to me, and my cultivation has made significant progress once again."

White Dragon Venerable's expression was serene, with a look of compassion in his eyes.

However, Medicine Master Bodhisattva did not directly respond but instead changed the subject, "Venerable, we have completed the task of luring that powerful Demonkin to encounter that group of scattered fighters. How shall our fellow Taoist with the plain white mask entice Yi Chengzi into the trap?"

"Medicine Master, how do you think today's Demon Sect Cultivators fare?" White Dragon Venerable abruptly counter-asked.

"A bunch of worthless creatures, clinging onto the coattails of their ancestors, barely surviving. And yet it turns out that Dragon Tiger Mountain is actually ahead of the Demon Sect, it's really irony at play."

"No, no, no. The Demon Sect has its own destiny, just as in the Dao Sect, an extraordinary person like Yi Chengzi emerged, there are prodigies within the Demon Sect as well, it's just that this person appeared ten thousand years ago."

"Back then, I was just a young novice monk starting to touch upon cultivation, and that person already had a reputation that echoed throughout the world for years, known within the cultivation realm as the Formless Demon!"

"On that day, Chen Haichao came to Mount Kutuo, and it was only then that I learned of the magnitude of this Formless Demon's spirit—he had actually severed his Divine Soul and split himself into several parts using a Secret Technique. The current leading figure in the Demon Sect, the head of Controlling Spirit Holy Puppet Sect who has successfully made a Breakthrough Limit, Chen Haichao, has already awakened his past life's innate wisdom."

"He is Chen Haichao, and he is also part of the Formless Demon."

"A great tree, condensing its essence into several seeds, buried in the soil, waiting calmly to sprout. Then, the sprouting saplings secretly controlled many Cultivators, the ambition of the Formless Demon is not small. Medicine Master, should you encounter this man, remember to guard your mind closely, and do not let him exploit any weakness."

"However, you need not fear him too much. Every Secret Technique has its limits, and the Formless Demon can only act in the shadows after all, like a rat in the sewer—difficult to deal with, but unless he manages to take that most crucial step of merging the myriad into one, his achievements are just that," White Dragon Venerable explained.