However, he had some doubts about Miss Duan's identity.
This Miss Duan doesn't simply like Chen Xuanzang; it's more like she's using his feelings to test him.
Previously, Miss Duan was killed by Sun Wukong.
Li Yao discovered that Miss Duan still had a faint glimmer of life, so subtle that even Sun Wukong was deceived.
Therefore, he decided to lure Miss Duan into revealing her true identity.
Sun Wukong was the one chosen by the Buddhist community to retrieve the scriptures.
If he were to kill Sun Wukong, the Buddhist community would certainly not stand idly by.
So he killed Sun Wukong.
Sure enough, Miss Duan, who was actually Guanyin in disguise, immediately stopped sitting and appeared to stop Li Yao from killing Sun Wukong.
"So you already suspected my identity!"
Guanyin knew perfectly well that Li Yao had deliberately lured her into revealing herself.
"Do you Buddhists all like to do things this secretly?"
Li Yao smiled gently.
"Who exactly are you, and why are you trying to sabotage my Buddhist affairs!"
Guanyin's face was expressionless, her appearance solemn.
Previously, because of Li Yao, Zhu Ganglie almost died at the hands of the three exorcists.
Zhu Ganglie was the designated pilgrim, so of course they couldn't be allowed to kill him.
Therefore, He had to notify other Buddhists and rescue Zhu Ganglie.
Today, Li Yao is going to kill another Buddhist disciple, Sun Wukong, who was chosen by the Buddhist sect to go on the pilgrimage.
It had no choice but to reveal itself and stop Li Yao's actions.
"Whether it's Zhu Bajie or this monkey demon Sun Wukong, they are both ruthless demons who kill without blinking an eye!"
"As an exorcist, I act on behalf of Heaven to eliminate these two great demons. How could I possibly interfere with the affairs of your Buddhist sect?"
"Do you Buddhists intend to protect these ruthless demons who kill without hesitation?"
Li Yao gave a faint sneer.
"Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot!"
"Although Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong committed heinous crimes!"
"But if they can truly repent and turn to good from now on, why not give them a chance?"
Guanyin said calmly.
"What a wonderful saying, 'Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot'!"
"Then let me ask you, have you ever thought about those people who were killed by Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong?"
"Did they all deserve to die?"
When they were killed by Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong, did Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong ever think of giving them a chance?
"You Buddhist sects really do things one way to my face and another way behind my back!"
Li Yao ruthlessly tore off the hypocritical mask of Buddhism.
What nonsense about "laying down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha on the spot"!
That's utter nonsense!
Some might argue that the Buddhist concept of "laying down the butcher's knife" doesn't actually refer to a butcher's knife used to kill.
The "butcher's knife" here refers to malice, evil words, evil deeds, and all delusions, false thoughts, confusion, inversion, discrimination, and attachment.
However, Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong were clearly ruthless demons who killed countless innocent people.
Isn't this also a 'butcher's knife'?
In the world of "Journey to the East", if the Eight Immortals want to become immortals, the first thing they must do is not to kill any living beings with their own hands.
You can't become an immortal if you kill with your own hands.
This is also why Tieguai Li and others, when they returned to the Song Dynasty, did everything they could to stop Cao Guojiu from killing.
Because if Cao Guojiu were to kill him with his own hands, he would be unable to become an immortal, and the Eight Immortals would be unable to return to their places.
In this world, it's utterly ridiculous that Buddhism would try to convert such a ruthless and bloodthirsty demon.
Chapter 766 Fighting the Buddha
Li Yao estimated that the reason why Buddhism proposed the saying "lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot" was simply to attract more people and more forces to join their Buddhist sect.
The Buddha's grand plan to obtain the scriptures was also for the purpose of spreading Buddhism eastward, expanding the influence and power of Buddhism.
Before Buddhism spread eastward, Taoism held a dominant position in China.
If Buddhism wants to gain a foothold in such a place, it has no choice but to resort to some extraordinary means.
Guanyin did not take Li Yao's question seriously at all.
"You have too much malevolence. I advise you to convert to Buddhism and eliminate the sins you have committed!"
Guanyin said calmly.
"Heh, I advise you to go back to where you came from!"
Don't join in the fun!
Li Yao smiled gently.
"Namo Amitabha Buddha!"
Guanyin recited a sentence calmly.
As His chanting resounded, a magnificent seven-colored Buddha light shone behind Him.
Suddenly, with a flick of his finger, a beam of Buddhist light shot out and hurtled towards Li Yao.
"How dare you lay a hand on me!"
Li Yao snorted coldly.
His eyes widened, and two golden rays shot out from them as he met the Buddha's light.
boom!
The golden light collided with the Buddha's light, creating a strange glow.
A surge of powerful magical energy rippled outwards, causing the lotus platform beneath Guanyin to tremble violently and fly backwards.
Guanyin frowned slightly, waved her right hand, and golden rays of Buddhist light protected the lotus platform, finally managing to control it from flying backward.
"Since your Buddhist sect provoked me first, I don't need to be polite to you!"
Li Yao's face darkened.
He raised his right hand, and a golden sphere of light quickly condensed in his hand, like a golden sun.
Gradually, the surrounding rocks turned fiery red under the scorching sun.
"Is the sun truly fire?"
Guanyin's expression hardened; she hadn't expected Li Yao to be able to condense the True Fire of the Sun.
"Let's see if your Buddhist teachings are more powerful, or my True Fire of the Sun is more powerful!"
Li Yao smiled slightly, and a golden sun in his hand suddenly shot out.
boom!
Ten thousand rays of light shot straight into the sky, dazzlingly bright.
At the same time, the terrifying fluctuations of magical power shattered the entire void.
Guanyin was greatly surprised.
He quickly made a gesture of plucking a flower with his right hand, took out a willow branch from the jade bottle, and gently waved it.
The incredibly soft willow branches are as tough as if they were made of diamond.
The next moment, a torrential downpour poured down on the blazing sun.
hiss hiss hiss...
Puffs of smoke rose up.
Guanyin's willow branch water fell on Li Yao's true solar fire and immediately turned into a white mist, disappearing without a trace.
The blazing fire of the sun transformed into a sea of flames, rapidly spreading towards Guanyin.
Guanyin's expression changed drastically.
He immediately dipped some dew from the jade bottle with the willow branch in his hand, and his body shone with great Buddhist light, which he waved repeatedly.
Crystal-clear dewdrops flew from the willow branches, transforming into layers of indestructible water curtains in mid-air, shimmering with seven-colored light.
It was as if countless bubble shields were blocking Guanyin's way.
Boom, boom, boom...
Each shattering of the water curtain produced a deafening roar.
The entire Wuzhi Mountain seemed to have experienced an unprecedented earthquake, with ravines and gullies scattered all over the ground, and all the rocks turned into ashes.
"This guy is really powerful; even Guanyin Bodhisattva is no match for him!"
Just as Li Yao and Guanyin were fiercely battling, Sun Wukong, who was in the giant pit, was overwhelmed with a tremendous surge of emotions.
He knew perfectly well that once Li Yao dealt with Guanyin, he would come after him.
He had been severely injured by Li Yao.
Staying here is tantamount to waiting to die.