I am an immortal in heaven and earth

Chapter 311: Another Cynical Monster

"Pure Land? Do you believe in it?"

The mirage dragon waved his hand, and an illusion appeared. In the illusion, a skinny woman was pregnant and had just given birth. The family was eyeing the baby eagerly and tried to capture it.

"Ah~ah~"

After letting out a cry, the baby was put into the pot. The baby struggled a few times and quickly turned from red to purple and white.

Only the woman's eyes became numb and tears flowed out.

"Wife, don't blame us for being cruel. We have nothing to eat now, and you won't have milk to feed us after you give birth. Instead of suffering at birth, it's better for you to be in our stomachs, save our lives, and accumulate blessings..."

Then the illusion changed again. The woman got up at night, blood still dripping from her lower body. She grabbed a stone and smashed it hard on the man's head, once, twice, three times...

When the others saw this, they were all horrified: "You are crazy!" They rushed over and pinned him to the ground: "Crazy! Crazy, there is no hope for him, just beat him to death..."

An older boy, about seven or eight years old, looked at all this with indifference.

The one who was eaten was his sister, the one who was hit was his father, and the one who was held down was his mother. But he didn't feel anything.

The scene changed again... the famine was over... the boy grew up gradually, and he took cannibalism for granted. On the surface, he was a kind and honest man who didn't say much, but whenever a new life was born in the village, he would go to watch.

But I was always disappointed: "Why don't they cook it? It's so delicious."

Until one day, a matchmaker was kind enough to arrange a marriage for him...

The scene changed again. The man looked at his wife's increasingly big belly. His expression gradually became crazy and he kept talking to himself. However, his wife did not take it seriously.

Only after the baby was born did the man smile and happily sent the midwife away.

He picked up the baby, carefully, and his wife forced a smile and said, "Don't hurt him."

But he ignored it and went to the kitchen, where there was a pot of water that had been boiled long ago... He threw the doll into it, and a shrill cry was heard. Then the lid of the pot was closed, and the flapping of the water gradually stopped. He smiled and added firewood to the stove.

After waiting for it to be cooked, he wolfed down a large bowl of it and ate a lot of the meat, thinking to himself, "How delicious! Let my wife have a taste too!"

So he brought it over. When the daughter-in-law saw a clenched fist in the bowl, her face turned horrified. She wanted to scream, but no sound came out, and tears flowed from her eyes...

Later, rumors spread in the village that the man's wife had gone crazy. She gave birth to a boy, but the boy died right after birth. She couldn't bear the blow and went crazy.

There are more than one illusions released by the mirage dragon, but they are basically stories of cannibalism. "I have been practicing for more than a thousand years. Do you know when the darkest time was? It was the time when Xu Xun, the Heavenly Master, ruled the world. The Qi of the universe was reversed, yin and yang were reversed, plagues were rampant, and demons and ghosts lived together with humans."

"People at that time were really miserable. They talked about mysteries all day long, worshipped ghosts and demons... Why didn't they worship the righteous gods? Because the righteous gods would not pay attention to these trivial matters. They believed that the heaven and earth were all righteous, and that those who did not cultivate morality would definitely have these retributions. The same is true for Buddhism. Whether it is cause or effect, it is all the result of the previous life. "

"Then the demons and ghosts will respond. Mortals always pray and chant, so there must be something that works. Incense and wishes have infinite magical effects. Once they have tasted the flavor, their wishes will naturally be answered."

"In the beginning, there was actually no custom of offering young boys and girls. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Moreover, they are demons who have practiced for a long time. They worship the moon and pray to the sun, drawing the essence of the sun and the moon into their bodies. These are all the pure and spiritual qi of heaven and earth."

"It's because people are infinitely greedy and have endless desires. They think nothing is enough. At first, they offered fragrant flowers and fresh fruits, but felt that the rewards they received were not enough. They believed that they must pay a greater price to gain greater benefits, so they sacrificed cattle, sheep, and pigs... Then the gods enjoyed the blood food. They are originally demons, so this is not surprising. Moreover, the blood food after the sacrifice can bring them tremendous power, so a large number of rewards fell."

"Your family sacrifices cattle and sheep, but my family has no cattle or sheep. But what can I do if I am jealous? I have a pair of sons and daughters, so I also sacrifice!"

Mirage Dragon said: "The demons want to become gods, but they underestimate the desires of mortals. At first we thought that the gods in heaven don't care about anything, so how can they deserve incense?"

“But now that the demons have become gods, they are gradually corrupted by desire and dragged down. Only then do they realize that doing nothing is good enough. Many times, they are afraid of you doing something.”

"The protection of the monsters and ghosts brought good weather, prey from the mountains and forests, clean spring water, and gold, silver and treasures..."

"At this time, the extreme rulers among them became arrogant. They thought, "Why do you deserve to be the sky, and why do you deserve to be the emperor? I want to be the master of heaven and earth..." So wars began one after another..."

The illusion of the mirage dragon began to unfold as he spoke. He said, "Master Xu, he was one of the few awakened people of that era. He also wanted to lead the human race to save themselves, but in the end he could only sigh. He killed many fallen demon gods, but he could not change people's hearts. He could only ascend with his family and escape from the Desire Realm. The Desire Realm is a place of suffering. The so-called hell in the underworld is just an imitation of certain things in the human world."

"You said he is different. He can control demons. I believe that. The demons are confused and ignorant. I think that's OK. But he wants the demons to teach people? That's wrong. People will only drag the demons down with them. It's like the large number of dragons killed by Master Xu. Who doesn't want to become a divine dragon? How did he become an evil dragon?"

"He wants to save all sentient beings. How can he do that? He kills me to save all sentient beings? If I can save all sentient beings, what's the harm in my death? What about killing ten or a hundred of me? If he goes against me, can he succeed?"

"You are speaking sophistry, and you are just a frog in a well. You have never truly seen a person with great supernatural powers." Shunji's original body had stayed in the Heavenly Fairy Pond, and he felt that what the Mirage Dragon said was too dark.

"The beings in the Desire Realm are the lowest of the lowest, forever suffering from reincarnation, and very few people can escape from it. People are born, grow old, get sick, and die, and dynasties are established and corrupt... For example, I have been cultivating to become an immortal for hundreds of years, but I still cannot ascend. Why? It is because I have not accumulated good deeds according to their rules. These good deeds are extremely hypocritical. I do not recognize them, and I do not want to ascend."

"Only in this world of desire, amidst the rolling tide of the red dust, can my fantasy world come alive."

"You also know that it is an illusion. If it is an illusion, it is not real. What you see may not be true. You are too obsessed with appearances." Shunji comforted.

"Then what is the truth?" Shenlong asked, "If what we see and hear is not true, can we rely on thinking in our hearts or understanding with our brains?"

(End of this chapter)