Left-handed immortality begins with the Demon Suppression Division

Chapter 88 Unbridled Tiger Devouring Body Seal

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"Zongdu, why should we perform rituals to appease those who attempted to harm us? Shouldn't they be condemned to the deepest hell, suffering all kinds of torture?"

The two watched the swordsman ride away, and Daoyuan asked in confusion.

After he finished reciting the scriptures, Zongdu slowly stood up and wiped the dust off his sleeves.

"Venerable One, you taught me in the past that all the sins in the world are the predetermined fate of those destined to face calamities. They come with a mission, so they cannot be considered to have committed numerous evils... Since they have a karmic connection with the Buddha, then we should guide them to enlightenment..."

Zongdu explained with utmost respect, his lowered eyes filled with pity and sorrow, as well as unwavering devotion.

"Zongdu, why do you address me as Venerable One?"

"The Venerable One is indeed the Venerable One; you will know this in the future. With these two yellow horses, we can certainly save a lot of effort on our journey to the Great Monastery to return to our rightful place."

"Once His Holiness fully awakens to his innate wisdom, we will support him in returning to Gyatso Zunbu Monastery to utterly annihilate those lamas who have been bewitched by foreign demons and fallen into evil ways..."

At this point, Zongdu's usually calm face contorted with rage once more. He glared fiercely at the western region where the Secret Realm was located.

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"After crossing this mountain, you will see the Great Temple founded by Zongneng, a disciple of the Venerable One."

It is still unknown whether the Great Monastery still upholds the principles taught by the Venerable One. I must go there first to ensure that they have not fallen into heresy...

If the disciple does not return within three days, then the Venerable One will turn back along the same route... According to Master Zhuge, if all things are lost, the past will never be the same again...

"You may travel west on your own. When the sun is high in the sky and there is no way forward or backward, you will meet the person who will impart the Dao to you..."

Daoyuan, who had been able to maintain his composure, could no longer contain himself. Tears welled up in his eyes as he clutched Zongdu's monk's robe tightly, refusing to let go.

"Even you're leaving me..."

Zongdu remained silent for a long while, then comforted Daoyuan before finally managing to escape. He mounted his yellow horse, looking back frequently until both of them disappeared from sight.

The place where the two had rested earlier was an abandoned temple. The statues inside the temple had long since disappeared, and only the faded lotus platform showed that a Bodhisattva was once enshrined there.

That night

The thin, yellow horse suddenly neighed, startling Daoyuan, who already had trouble falling asleep, awake in an instant.

He quickly rolled under the altar where he could barely hide, and observed the movements in front of the hall through the tattered tablecloth.

'Clang...'

The rotten wooden doors collapsed one after another, and the hazy moonlight pierced through.

A figure stood at the gate, which was not clearly visible in the backlight, but Daoyuan could see it clearly when he walked up to the yellow horse.

The newcomer was a monk who had been skinned alive; his body, covered in blood, stared greedily at the yellow horse that was tied to a stone pillar.

"Fortunately, I encountered this horse; otherwise, my 'Boundless Tiger Devouring Body Seal' would have completely backfired... Heh heh heh... Truly, there's always a way out!"

Not content with killing the yellow horse, the ferocious tiger that appeared out of nowhere tore open its belly and crawled inside.

The already emaciated yellow horse collapsed at a visible speed, and the previously bloodied monk returned to his original appearance.

The monk, exuding a fierce aura, spat at the still-dry horse head, then disgustedly wiped the blood and grime off his robe.

"How utterly inferior! Even their blood reeks of nausea. If it weren't for the Great Temple's strict prohibition against killing ordinary people who haven't yet converted to Buddhism, I wouldn't have nearly died from the backlash of the curse!"

The monk, spouting vulgarities, didn't resemble a proper monk at all; rather, he seemed more like a demon in monastic robes...

"Huh? Where are the two monks who entered this place earlier? Could it be that we were not destined to discuss the Dao with them?"

Upon hearing this, Daoyuan breathed a sigh of relief. Having no one to rely on, he could only secretly pray that the monk would leave this place as soon as possible.

The monk, his face showing regret, was about to head towards the door when he suddenly stopped. The magnificent tiger had swiftly and unexpectedly overturned the altar where Daoyuan was hiding.

"So, junior brother was hiding here. Why are you unwilling to discuss Buddhism with your senior brother? Are you perhaps that afraid of your senior brother?"

Being so young and lacking innate wisdom, how could he have ever witnessed such a scene?

He burst into tears, his face streaked with tears and snot, reflecting not only deep fear but also an indescribable, inexplicable disgust...

"So you're just a novice monk... Where's your master?"

"....."

Staring at the increasingly panicked novice monk, the muscular monk was taken aback for a moment, then let out a chilling snort.

"So he wasn't with you... That's perfect, it'll help this humble monk curb the insatiable killing urge of the spotted tiger."

"Even if the elders know about this, they can't do anything to me, since you're not considered one of the people of this place..."

"Hiss... The taste of human flesh is truly unforgettable for this humble monk, especially you, a boy who has not yet lost your primordial essence, are the most delicious..."

From within the monk's shadow slowly emerged a bloodthirsty, striped tiger, its low growls echoing throughout the temple.

The tiger leaped up and pounced on the trembling Daoyuan.

This place was deserted and uninhabited, and it was the middle of the night. No one would have ventured here under any circumstances. If the monk hadn't been so extremely hungry and thirsty, he wouldn't have been looking for livestock here.

The ferocity in the tiger's eyes grew even stronger, and salty water spurted from between its teeth.

Even from dozens of steps away, Dao Yuan could smell the nauseating stench emanating from the tiger.

"Zongdu...Zongdu..."

Daoyuan could only murmur softly, calling out the middle-aged monk's Dharma name...

The impatient tiger strode up to Daoyuan in a few steps, its foul-smelling, blood-red maw gaping wide open.

Judging from its posture, it seemed to be attempting to swallow Daoyuan's head whole.

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"Come on..."

The monk, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace and his eyes gleaming with desire, stared intently at the path that was about to be devoured, an unusual flush appearing on his face...

"Buzz..."

A small merit wheel covered with intricate mantras appeared behind Daoyuan's head.

The monk looked horrified, and even the striped tiger he was controlling hesitated for a moment.

"This is... which monastery's Hutuktu are you from!"

Dao Yuan's youthful face revealed an extraordinary sense of vicissitude and composure.

"You have used Buddhist teachings to practice heretical paths, disrespected the teachings of the Great Monastery, and shown no respect for your guru or venerable ones. You have committed all three sins: greed, ignorance, and anger... You are punished by being devoured by a tiger..."

The ferocious tiger, which had just been baring its teeth at Daoyuan, suddenly turned around and started fighting with the monk.

"Hutuktu, spare my life!"

Daoyuan lowered his eyelids, quietly awaiting the monk's fate.

Seeing no hope of survival, the monk began to curse, disregarding their respective statuses.

"Buddha is inherently demonic. Even if you are a Rinpoche of the Vajrayana realm, a high-ranking Hutuktu, you must accept this outcome!"

"Uh... I'm not reconciled!"

After the striped tiger completely devoured the monk, it slowly disappeared before Daoyuan's eyes.

"well...."