Does anyone actually Believes That My Master Is A Mortal?

Enemies from across the seas, seeking to invade the Divinity Continent.

On the third day of the invasion from overseas.

The Nan State of the Divinity Continent was thoroughly declared to have fallen!

All members of the Nan State Holy Land were defeated in battle and captured.

Nan State was occupied.

The other major states were all shocked.

Almost simultaneously, they each sent appeals to Zhongzhou, wanting to establish the Continental Alliance, gathering the full force of the continent to eliminate these outsiders.

The Hidden Sects of Zhongzhou also agreed.

Forming an alliance, to crusade against these intruders.

Where the position of Alliance Hierarch should have fallen on Ye Luo, Ye Luo wasn't accepting, or rather, wasn't even aware.

Once Ye Luo learned that the Grand Sect Competitions had been terminated due to the need to deal with some overseas intruders, he then returned to the East State and, after an epiphany, continued to seclude himself in closed-door meditation.

He had not anticipated that the overseas enemies would occupy Nan State so swiftly, nor did he think the enemies would be so powerful.

Ye Luo wouldn't take on the role of Alliance Hierarch.

The position naturally fell to Zhang Han.

Zhang Han readily accepted it, seizing the position of Alliance Hierarch, mobilizing the continent's top combat forces and heading towards Nan State.

It's worth mentioning that.

Among the disciples of the Wayless Sect, only Zhang Han chose to participate.

Most others were indifferent to the matter.

The ambitious ones were mainly the two Demon Kings of the Demon Race gearing up to claim the throne, Tu Xuexi and Tu Yelin.

But as members of the Demon Race, it was inconvenient for them to intervene, so they had never considered leaving West State to join the alliance.

...

As many powerhouses of the Continental Alliance rushed to Nan State.

In Jingzhou, at the location of the Haoran Academy.

Chi Jia, however, had returned here.

Inside the ring, Chu Yuan did not follow what that "Alliance" went for.

But Zhou Lin of Haoran Academy went.

He said he went to salvage some reputation.

Chu Yuan had no interest in the matter whatsoever.

All he wanted was to watch over his disciple.

After Chi Jia returned, he didn't present any special form, maintaining the appearance of a mortal, meditating and chanting Buddhist scriptures daily to strengthen his Buddha-nature.

As for Chu Yuan, he was left with spare time, watching over Chi Jia's meditation every day.

Enjoying the rare leisure, Chu Yuan didn't find it boring.

One day.

After Chi Jia finished his meditation and scripture chanting, he took a deep breath and looked at the ring on his hand.

"Respected Master."

Chi Jia spoke softly.

"What is it?"

Without any hesitation, Chu Yuan emerged from the ring.

He walked to the center of the courtyard, looking toward his disciple.

His gaze also fell on the ring on his disciple's hand.

Ever since he returned to the ring, he felt that the ring was different.

He couldn't pinpoint the change, just a strange feeling.

Unable to articulate it, he simply didn't bother speaking of it.

"Respected Master, your disciple has had some insights and wishes to discuss the Buddha-Dao with you," said Chi Jia with a faint smile.

"Discuss the Buddha-Dao?"

Chu Yuan was startled, not understanding what his disciple was up to.

He pondered for a moment and then nodded.

"How would you like to discuss it, Ji'er?" Chu Yuan asked quietly.

"Respected Master, how about this: we each propose a question and answer the other's, what do you think?" Chi Jia suggested with a smile.

"Agreed."

Chu Yuan naturally found no reason to refuse.

"May I ask, Respected Master, what is Buddha?"

"Buddha... Buddha is to relieve suffering, to guide people? If one can ferry people across the sea of suffering, anyone can be a Buddha. What do you think, Ji'er?"

"Respected Master's understanding… is quite good, it's just a bit too generic."

"Really? This is called the simplicity of the Great Dao."

Chu Yuan was a bit embarrassed; he genuinely didn't know what Buddha was.

So he simply bluffed his way through.

"The simplicity of the Great Dao? Your words have merit, Respected Master! Now, it is your turn to ask," Chi Jia said.

Chi Jia did not feel there was anything amiss.

"As your master…"

Chu Yuan fell into deep contemplation, unsure of what to say.

He racked his brain for a long time.

Finally, he had an idea.

"As your master, let me ask you! What does it mean to put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot?"

Chu Yuan's eyes brightened as he posed this question.

Can one become a Buddha simply by putting down the knife?

Isn't this suggesting that anyone can put down the knife and be redeemed?

If that's the case, couldn't everyone become the greatest of villains, commit the most evil deeds, then abandon the butcher's knife to become a Buddha?

Chu Yuan threw out such a vexing question.

He thought he could stump his own disciple with it.

But to his surprise, the disciple answered immediately.

"Respected Master, to me, putting down the butcher's knife is quite simple. Firstly, I believe that becoming a Buddha means going to the Western Paradise. What is the Western Paradise? Of course, it is where souls scatter after death, without consciousness, free of worries and sorrows—truly a state of bliss."

"To put down the butcher's knife is simply to trick them into dropping their knife, then take the opportunity to kill them, sending them off to become Buddhas in the Western Paradise!"

Chi Jia said this with a glint of demonic nature in his eyes.

On the other side, Chu Yuan did not notice the demonic nature in Chi Jia's eyes.

He was thunderstruck by Chi Jia's words.

To put down the butcher's knife and instantly become a Buddha.

Does it mean tricking the other person into dropping their knife and then killing them on the spot, sending them off to the Western Paradise?

Easy to understand!

Really easy to understand!

Indeed very easy to understand!

Reading Buddhist scriptures while contemplating murder.

This disciple is something else.

Chu Yuan did not know what to say.

His mouth opened as he tried to say something.

Suddenly, he felt something.

He glanced outside.

"Someone is coming in, Ji'er, you deal with them first."

Chu Yuan's figure flashed, and in an instant, he entered the ring on Chi Jia's hand.

Chi Jia looked up at the door and retracted all the demonic nature from his eyes, took a deep breath, and proactively went to open the door.

He opened the door.

Outside stood a woman in green.

It was his good friend, Jiang Yue.

"Chi Jia, why are you standing here? Did you know I was coming? Or do you have your Divine Sense open all the time?"

Jiang Yue asked, puzzled.

"Hmm, I occasionally caught sight of you with my Divine Sense. What brings you here?"

Chi Jia spoke in a detached manner.

"The elders in the academy have given orders to gather everyone to advance toward Nan State, Chi Jia. You are the leader of our disciples here, and you must go as well."

Jiang Yue spoke up.

"Go to Nan State? Haven't many powerful people already gone there? What do we need to do by going?"

Chi Jia was startled for a moment.

So many powerful people had gone to West State, so why would they need to go?

Wouldn't they just be tagging along?

"I don't know, but I heard that it's the dean's idea. He said it's to show our faces, proving Haoran Academy's dedication to maintaining the peace of the continent, which could boost our reputation,"

Jiang Yue explained.

Hearing this,

Chi Jia naturally had nothing more to say and nodded, indicating he understood.

...

Inside the ring.

Chu Yuan watched the pair outside and clicked his tongue in wonder.

The disciples he taught all seemed to be single.

Yet this Chi Jia started off with a sister constantly in contact.

Their relationship seemed extraordinarily good.

Tsk tsk, he guessed this disciple wasn't single.

Speaking of which, he himself was also single, wasn't he?

Maybe he should find someone...

Find someone—bah, a woman would only disrupt his path to becoming stronger!

He was to be the future Emperor Chu, Emperor Chu, Deity Chu!