The demons of Shituoling are becoming more and more rampant.

I know that their actions will only fall into Tang Seng's merit. But they do not listen to me, and I can't stop them either.

Soon after Tang Seng left Chang'an, the Tathagata found me.

He told me that the tens of thousands of demons in Shituoling will all become Tang Seng's merit.

"Why?"

"I have already said." the Tathagata said, "If Tang Seng does not do something earth-shattering to gain some great merit, he is not worthy of spreading my Buddhist teachings! The demons of Shituoling have done all evil deeds, which is a huge merit."

"Why hold the Great Assembly of ten thousand Buddhas and call us to the Western Heaven? Why did you secretly go to Shituoling and instigate them with words? Couldn't we just stay peacefully in Shituoling? I have restrained them, not harming the nearby common people. Why did you instigate them?"

"Thirty-two regulations." the Tathagata said disdainfully, "To make the demons of Shituoling obey your rules, what have you done? How many demons have you killed? Why did you do this? Because you know that if left unattended, they will become lawless and endanger others! That's why you established such severe regulations... You say I am instigating them? No, I have only released their nature. You can also control them now, but... you dare not, because if you do, it means you have to kill all the demons in Shituoling. Because they are like this by nature."

"What is nature? It's just abiding by the rules of the Heavenly Palace and the Western Heaven! What is good and evil in this world? It's nothing more than who is strong is good, and who is weak is evil!" I sneered, "If the rules are set by the demons of Shituoling, then benevolence is injuring people, killing people is good, and killing demons is evil!"

The Tathagata's face darkened and said, "Indeed, but within the Three Realms, I am the greatest! Good and evil are determined by me."

"But if you want Shituoling to become Tang Seng's merit. Then, this sutra, need not be passed on."

After hearing this, the Tathagata laughed heartily, "You have the Golden Feather I gave you, it can protect more than just your life."

"Can it also kill me?" I sneered, "Death is the end, but not the end of everything. I was originally a chicken, killed by people for generations, that's why I transformed into a Peng. The reason I became a Peng was merely due to a stroke of good luck, but the Peng is not forever only mine, it can belong to others as well. So, even if you kill me, as long as there is still injustice in the world, then there will still be Peng born into the world."

"I, Buddha, am compassionate and never kill." the Tathagata said, "Do you know why I manifested as a eagle-headed human figure?"

I remained silent.

"Do you know how many times Shituoling has been established?" the Tathagata said, "Before I became the Tathagata Buddha, the Buddha was the Lamp-burning Ancient Buddha. You must have heard of the story of the ancient Buddha feeding the eagle with his own flesh. That story refers to the Lamp-Burning Ancient Buddha... That eagle, like you, was killed for many lifetimes, accumulating resentment, just happened to be born into a eagle-headed humanoid monster, the Lamp-Burning Buddha fed the eagle with his flesh, claimed that devouring the flesh of Buddha, one would be consuming an endless and infinite flesh, so the eagle would never be hungry again. But, can just anyone eat the flesh of Buddha? After he consumed a piece of Buddha's flesh, that flesh gradually swallowed his soul."

As the Buddha spoke, he chanted a mantra.

Suddenly, I felt dizzy, and then I saw a huge pearl flying towards me. I instinctively wanted to run away, but I was firmly grasped by the Golden Feathers transformed by Buddha's magic.

I felt the Golden Feathers on my chest turning into a huge hand, grabbing me, and throwing me into the pearl that the Tathagata had thrown into the air.

"Of course, I won't kill you. With your talents, it would be a waste to kill you."

I knew that the Tathagata wanted me to become his puppet, like the eagle-headed humanoid monster, I wanted to resist, but I couldn't move.

At that moment, I saw the eagle-headed humanoid monster gradually disappearing, his body slowly turning into feathers from his legs. In a daze, I clearly saw a smile on the monster's face, a smile of liberation.

I knew that his soul had been imprisoned for many years in an invisible space, witnessing his own body committing many evil deeds. Now, he could finally be liberated, but this kind of liberation also meant the dissipation of life.

But the dissipation of life did not make him feel frightened, but rather a hint of relief.

What kind of torment was that?

The binding force became stronger and stronger, and I, as my soul, was trapped in the bead by the Tathagata.

However, it was strange that although my soul was separated from my body, I could still feel my body, but I couldn't control it.

What followed was all "the same old story."

Tang Seng came to Shituoling, the cyan lion, the white elephant, and the puppet-like me, according to the script constructed by the Tathagata, began to engage with Tang Seng's disciples, spar...