I searched for corpses in the Wuding River to extract entries

"Inner demon? I have never done anything evil, so why did I become an inner demon?"

The red fox spirit sealed in the golden body revealed a hint of disdain and ridicule in its eyes.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly and he sneered contemptuously.

At this moment, even though he felt that he had the power to break free from the golden body, he chose not to do so.

Seeing this, the scholar couldn't help but sigh again: "You are right, you really haven't done anything evil directly... However, people's hearts should be good. But now... Look at you, look at what you have done?"

After saying that, he gently raised his hand, and a ray of light flashed, and a clear mirror-like surface as clear as water quietly appeared in front of the red fox.

The scene reflected in the mirror is shocking:

The brothers who were supposed to be as close as brothers now turned against each other for the sake of competing for the insignificant property. The former humility and harmony had long since disappeared.
The loyalty and trust between the monarch and his subjects, which should have been as solid as a rock, was also devoured by the endless desire for power. The hatred and betrayal between them made the court no longer peaceful.
Among the vassal states, there was even more chaos and human desires were rampant. The old order and etiquette had long been trampled into pieces and could not be found anywhere.
Even strangers who have never met each other will argue endlessly or even fight over trivial matters...

The red fox sneered, his tone was a little sarcastic: "Humph, what do you want to say?"

"From the day a person is born, he is accompanied by jealousy and hatred, and deep in his heart surges the desire for wine, sex, money, and many other desires."

"It is these desires that drive people to betray their faith and abandon proper etiquette and integrity."

"Look at this world, rape and looting are common, corpses are everywhere, blood flows like a river, and this chaos is not caused by me alone."

"In fact, the root of all this lies in human nature. It is the uncontrollable greed and evil that are at work."

The Confucian scholar was solemn when he heard this, and he slowly said: "Human nature is good, this is an eternal truth. Compassion is the beginning of benevolence; shame and disgust are the essence of righteousness; respect embodies the essence of etiquette; and knowing right from wrong is the heart of wisdom."

"These four hearts are innate in human beings."

“However, you chose to infinitely magnify the evil in people’s hearts and ignore everything else.

The red fox's tone was still somewhat disdainful: "What is good? What is evil? They are just rules made by humans."

"The essence of goodness is that your words and deeds can follow the etiquette standards set by the world."

"Evil means that what you do goes beyond the boundaries of the rules set by the world."

"Before I transformed into a human, as a fox demon, I was ignorant of the rules and etiquette of this world."

"It was not until I transformed that I gradually understood and mastered these principles of benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom through study."

"However, how can this goodness acquired through learning be easily attributed to the goodness of human nature?"

The Confucian scholar couldn't help but shake his head and sigh when he heard this: "You are not a human after all, so how can you understand human nature?"

Hearing this, the red fox couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Human nature? Humph! It's just that when you are hungry, you want to find food to fill your hunger, when you are cold, you want to wear clothes to keep warm, and when you are tired, you hope to sleep. This is the most simple and direct human nature!"

"As for those so-called noble sentiments of devoting oneself to one's country and family, although on the surface they seem to be in accordance with etiquette and worthy of praise."

"But if you think about it carefully, it goes against human nature!"

The scholar sighed helplessly, his face full of disappointment and helplessness. He shook his head gently and whispered, "You are just making sophistry, which is hard to justify."

"If what you said is true, then wouldn't the world be plunged into endless fighting and killing each other?"

When the red fox heard this, a sneer appeared on his lips, a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes, and he said softly: "Isn't this the situation in the world now? There are endless fights and wars. Where can there be peace?"

Indeed, now that the royal family has collapsed, uprisings and wars are constantly breaking out across the country, and countless violations of the law and trampling of morality are happening every day.

Upon seeing this, the scholar raised his hand and wiped the water mirror in front of him instantly disappeared without a trace.

He looked up at the red fox, his eyes revealing determination and resoluteness: "If I still let you live, I'm afraid there will never be peace in this world."

The next moment, the scholar raised his hand and waved it, and the green sword behind him instantly cut through the void and hit the red fox directly.

The golden body that enveloped the red fox's body instantly shattered and disintegrated under the powerful blow of the Confucian scholar, turning into golden light and dissipating into the invisible.

At the moment when the golden body was broken, countless thoughts condensed from all the people in the world began to penetrate into the body of the red fox.

In an instant, he also grew a ninth tail.

Not only that, his aura also began to rise.

The scholar's expression suddenly changed: "What's going on?"

At this moment, the surrounding golden Buddha statues all opened their eyes and looked towards where the red fox was.

"How dare you disturb my mind?"

"Jitu Xingsheng? It seems that another demon Buddha has been born."

"Buddha, have mercy on me. I beg you to destroy this demon."

"The demon Buddha will perish in just ten thousand years. In the past, there was Rahu, and now there is Ketu. Alas..."

……

Countless deep and distant Sanskrit sounds suddenly surged up like a tide, interweaving and colliding in the air.

Under the sudden impact of the Sanskrit sound, the red fox felt a splitting headache for a moment.

It was as if countless needles were piercing his brain, causing him excruciating pain.

However, just as the Sanskrit sound reached its peak and was about to cause the red fox to collapse,

The whispers of the golden Buddha statues were swept away by an invisible force, and the whole world suddenly became quiet.

Only the red fox's rapid breathing and heartbeat echoed in his ears.

But this tranquility did not last long. In the red fox's mind,

Two completely different sounds came one after another and began to entangle with each other.

"You finally made it..."

A cold voice sounded indifferently:
"Although I have been defeated, you will inherit my identity and become the inner demon of all Buddhas forever."

……

"Do you remember?" The other voice was also cold, but completely different.

"This is the Dragon and Snake Encircling the World Sutra. If you can break through to the other side, use this sutra as a boat."

When Xie Que slowly opened his eyes again, an indescribable feeling of trance instantly came over him.

He slowly raised his head and found himself lying on the window seat in the third row of the classroom.
The light from the window slanted onto his back, bringing a warm yet distant touch.

At the podium, the linear algebra teacher was explaining complex theories in a torrent of words.

Except for Xie Que, all the students around were concentrating, with their pens sliding quickly across the paper.

Xie Que subconsciously wanted to let go of his soul and feel everything around him.

However, whether it was the soul, the martial arts spirit, or the Bodhi Dharma Eye, they all disappeared.

His eyes involuntarily fell on the electronic clock above the blackboard:

"March 2023, , Monday, :." As these memories emerged, Xie Que suddenly recalled,

On this day, I seemed to have been drinking with my roommates until half the night, and I only fell asleep when the sky turned pale.

In the morning, I had to struggle to get to the classroom after being dragged and pulled by my roommates.

He felt as if he was in a fog, but he knew that the fragments of scenes that emerged in his memory were by no means just an illusory dream.

Wuding River, Great Zhou, Lunzhuan Sect, Xiaobeihai Realm, Void...

All of this flashed through his mind like a movie film, clear and real.

Suddenly, Xie Que's attention was attracted by the picture of death judgment in his mind.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Am I lost in my memories, or has my fight with Lord Jidu been reincarnated into the real world of Blue Star?"

He opened the textbook in front of him, and a name suddenly caught his eye.

Li Tianze.

This name was both familiar and unfamiliar to him, as if it was an identity from his past, or as if it was himself in another world.

"I guess I'm lost in my memories..."

Then, Xie Que lowered his head and took out his cell phone from his pocket.

He wanted to find some clues through the address book to confirm his identity and the environment he was in.

However, when he opened his phone's address book, he was surprised to find it was blank!
Even his parents' phone number disappeared without a trace.

He quickly stood up and left through the back door without asking for leave from the teacher who was lecturing enthusiastically.

After walking into the corridor, Xie Que hurriedly dialed the number of his parents that he remembered.

"Beep... The number you dialed is unavailable..."

Xie Que put down his phone blankly and put it back into his pocket.

At this moment, a doctor in a white coat rushed into the corridor. He was wearing a mask and his face could not be seen clearly.
Behind him were several security guards with explosion-proof tools.

"Li Tianze, why did you run back to school without permission?"

Xie Que was a little confused. This was obviously different from what he knew.

In the next moment, without any regard for his personal feelings and emotions,

Several uniformed security guards acted swiftly, mercilessly using riot forks to force him to the ground in an almost brutal manner.

The action was so decisive that he didn't allow any resistance.

"Hurry... hurry up... hurry up, take him back! This guy has a criminal record, we must not take him lightly!"

The doctor at the side spoke very quickly, almost incoherently.

Afterwards, the doctor and several security personnel worked together to control him firmly and put him into a pure white ambulance.

The teachers and students in the classroom paid no attention to what was happening outside the window, as if it had never happened.

When the ambulance arrived at the mental hospital, Xie Que was tied tightly to a sturdy chair by security personnel and was unable to move.

In front of him, there was a neatly printed copy of "The Rules of Being a Good Pupil and Child" with a neat cover.

At this time, the doctor came over and said, "Li Tianze, your task today is very simple, which is to recite this book "Disciples' Rules"."

Then the doctor picked it up and quickly flipped it over in front of him.

Xie Que was a little surprised. He found that for these books and materials in front of him,
He only needed to take a quick glance and it would be engraved in his mind.

So he went straight to the doctor and said, "I have memorized it."

The doctor showed no surprise at all after hearing this, but just clapped his hands gently.

Then, the next moment, the security guards came in again with a thick stack of books.

Xie Que just glanced at the books and immediately saw some books that explained the goodness of human nature and proved that people are born good.

"What's the point of memorizing these things?" he couldn't help but ask, with a hint of disdain in his tone.

The doctor replied seriously: "Of course."

As he spoke, the doctor reached out and pressed a red button on the table.

As the button was pressed, a strong electric current instantly ran through Xie Que's whole body.

He felt a sharp pain, followed by numbness all over his body.

"What do you think is the nature of a person from the moment he is born?"

Xie Que's voice became weak and trembling due to the electric shock, and his thoughts involuntarily drifted back to the dark time of his childhood when he was bullied:
"Humans...are naturally inclined toward evil."

Upon hearing this, the doctor sneered, then opened the books in his hands and began to read aloud to Xie Que.

When the doctor gets tired, someone else will take over and continue reading.

As soon as Xie Que showed signs of sleepiness, he would immediately be stimulated by electric shocks, making it impossible for him to rest.

In this way, Xie Que spent the long forty-eight hours in endless torture.

When the doctor asked for his opinion again, Xie Que was so weak that he couldn't even speak.

He could only raise his hand with difficulty and tremblingly wrote a few words on the tablet: "People are born evil, and they become hypocrites after learning..."

Seeing Xie Que's answer, the doctor was obviously not satisfied. A trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and he coldly spat out one word: "Another shock!"

At this critical moment, a strong magnetic field suddenly burst out from Xie Que's body, and the force directly shattered the chair that restrained him into pieces.

"Heh...it seems like I really can't let you go out so easily today."

"Once you achieve the state of the other shore, I am afraid that even I and the Heavenly Dao will find it difficult to kill you!"

"It's just... Fox demon, I've already given you a chance!"

"But your choice still seems so stupid!"

Before he finished speaking, the doctor's appearance suddenly changed. He turned into the scholar who had asked questions in front of the golden body.

"I am the son of destiny in the Mingtang Realm. Today, I am specially summoned by the Heaven to come here to eliminate the demons!"

Before he finished speaking, the doctor's appearance suddenly changed. He turned into the scholar who had asked questions in front of the golden body.

"I am the son of destiny in the Mingtang Realm. Today, I am specially summoned by the Heavenly Dao to come here to eliminate the demons!" (End of this chapter)