Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 1264 - 230: Part 6

There was really no other way, Tan Wenbin raised his hand and gave Ah You two slaps on the face, "smack!" "smack!"

With the first slap, Ah You immediately woke up.

He was already struggling and resisting the emotions of the Child, combined with the previous aids, and that slap finally shook him awake.

"Brother Bin, thank..."

"Smack!"

The second slap was unnecessary, because Tan Wenbin couldn't hold back.

Tan Wenbin: "Sorry."

"It's alright, Brother Bin, I know you..."

"Smack!" Tan Wenbin slapped himself on the face and sternly said, "Shut up, let's deal with the blood in your eyes first, don't go blind at such a moment." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

At this moment, a voice sounded in Li Zhiyuan's ear: "You've arrived."

Li Zhiyuan first looked at the one seated on the Lotus Platform but quickly turned to the True Monarch Pu Du standing below.

"Indeed, it is I."

Li Zhiyuan walked up to True Monarch Pu Du and gazed at Him.

True Monarch Pu Du maintained His posture reading out the charges, motionless.

Unlike the anger and rage from the other True Monarchs outside, True Monarch Pu Du seemed very calm.

"Do you know me?" Li Zhiyuan asked.

"I do not know you, but I knew you were coming."

"Being trapped here, how did you know?"

"Because 'He' is about to break free, the Heavenly Dao will inevitably send someone here.

Look, 'His' eleven lotus petals have opened, and the last one is about to bloom, which is a sign of 'His' impending liberation."

Li Zhiyuan: "I fail to comprehend how 'He' managed to do this. To me, this self-imposed seal seemed to originate from 'Him' and appears to be a dead seal."

True Monarch Pu Du: "'To live by dying, the cycle of extremes,' is what 'He' found Himself, as an opportunity for life."

Li Zhiyuan: "What do you want me to do?"

True Monarch Pu Du: "You should ask what the Heavenly Dao wants you to do, what the Jiang Shui wants you to do."

Li Zhiyuan: "Sorry, I haven't figured it out yet."

True Monarch Pu Du: "Then look outside."

Li Zhiyuan looked toward the temple doors.

True Monarch Pu Du: "The consciousness of that monkey head is only a fraction of the suffering its Body endures, yet it is already so agitated. What do you think it will become once its Body fully awakens?"

Li Zhiyuan: "Doesn't it listen to you?"

True Monarch Pu Du: "Because I can help stabilize its mind, reducing its pain. It's relatively fortunate to have the opportunity to vent its agony, unlike the other True Monarchs who, although completely banished and seem insensate, once the darkness here recedes, the repression of so many years will flood their thoughts, leading them inevitably to Become Demons.

Although this is the seabed, the seawater cannot hold them. Once they Become Demons, a dreadful calamity will arise, resulting in devastation.

This is why the Heavenly Dao selected you to come here, and why the Jiang Shui pushed you here.

You must stop this catastrophe."

Li Zhiyuan: "But if you hadn't rebelled back then, would this catastrophe not occur?"

True Monarch Pu Du: "What is destined to happen will inevitably occur. We acted to avert this catastrophe, but unfortunately, we didn't succeed - only delayed it.

Look, what exactly is the darkness outside?

What kind of darkness needs the burning of Karma to dissolve?"

Li Zhiyuan thought of an answer, responding: "Merit."

"Exactly, the final darkness released by 'Him' is accumulated Merit, secretly transformed by 'Him'.

"Why did 'He' do this?"

"Because 'He' is a false Bodhisattva, ultimately fake remains fake. Even if 'He' deceived everyone, 'He' couldn't become real.

Once 'He' discovered, despite all efforts, 'He' couldn't attain Fruit Position, 'He' naturally sought new paths.

Buddha says: 'Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha instantly.'

'He' discarded the Kasaya and picked up the butcher's knife - since unable to become a Buddha, then Become a Demon."

Li Zhiyuan fell silent, as if digesting this information.

"Because 'He' is a Bodhisattva, we were willing to follow 'Him'. In truth, whether 'He' is a Bodhisattva is not that important.

Even if not a Bodhisattva, this place could be treated as a Daoist Field, a sect, or even...a family belonging to 'Him'.

But 'He' wants to Become a Demon, to lead everyone into it, which is unacceptable to us.

We may not follow a True Bodhisattva, but we cannot follow 'Him' and degrade into something intolerable by the Heavenly Dao.

This is a principle even that monkey head understands."

Li Zhiyuan: "I understand, so what should I do?"

True Monarch Pu Du: "You know the 'Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra'."

"Yes."

"I can sense that the version you hold is the complete 'Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra'."

"I don't know if it's complete."

Compared to others, none had such comprehensive understanding. For instance, the Basic Technique of the Official General Lineage, upon close examination, resembles just a small piece chiseled out from his own grasp.

Despite Li Zhiyuan being unable to invite a god due to health issues during the battle with Lin Shuyou on the sports field, Ah You, as a talent of the Official General Lineage, could only invite the White Crane Child, whereas the youth could invite Zeng and Sun.

The reason why the White Crane Child was intimidated enough not to act was because Li Zhiyuan resembled it too much, apart from not actually summoning the Yin God, every other aspect was impeccable.

True Monarch Pu Du: "Back then, 'He' only obtained fragments of the 'Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra', which 'He' and I deduced together, completing those fragments."