I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World
Chapter 395 - 395 The Real Traitor (Extra for Alliance Hierarch Elvin2016)

Han Zheng initially led everyone to suspect that Fa Ming did it on purpose.

Although Han Zheng was not very familiar with Great Compassion Temple, what Fa Ming did was too blatant.

Such an obvious person, on the contrary, didn't seem like a spy planted by Black Mountain Demon.

The Black Mountain Demon wanted chaos in Great Compassion Temple, so he could take advantage of the situation to invade.

Therefore, Fa Ming seemed more like a knife, a tool being used by the true traitor to kill through a proxy.

Inside Great Compassion Temple, the various head seat holders of the halls looked at each other, their gazes filled with vigilance.

If this were another force, one traitor would not elicit such a strong reaction from them.

But within Great Compassion Temple, it was different.

Sixty years ago, the much-revered successor of Master Pu Du, the head of the Precepts Institute Fa Jing, colluded with Black Mountain Demon, ambushed and severely injured Master Pu Du, and caused an internal uprising, resulting in such heavy losses for the entire Great Compassion Temple that it was forced to close its gates for sixty years to recover.

No one had imagined that Fa Jing would collude with Black Mountain Demon.

Fa Jing was the youngest among his peers in Great Compassion Temple, with extraordinary talent and remarkable abilities, which is why he had been able to take charge of the powerful Precepts Institute.

Even Master Pu Du had regarded him as the successor, ready to step down from the abbot's position and hand it over to Fa Jing once he reached the Yang God Realm.

Who would have thought that Fa Jing would collude with Black Mountain Demon, and secretly develop a substantial number of loyal followers, leading to the greatest internal strife in the history of Great Compassion Temple.

With such a lesson learned, Great Compassion Temple became extremely sensitive to traitors.

Master Pu Du gently shook his head and sighed, "You ask me why I closed the gates and didn't let you go out, this is why.

If you disciples, and fellow brethren within the temple, still suspect each other, not to mention when you step into the Martial World and face greed, anger, and deluded thoughts, how will you resist?

You think I'm too conservative, but in reality, it's you who are truly conservative.

The events of sixty years ago are over, you can be vigilant, but you should not overcorrect.

It's also sad to say, our monks in Great Compassion Temple, who are continually immersed in the teachings of Buddhist Law, have a Mental State Cultivation that is not even as strong as external Martial Artists, always vulnerable to exploitation by the Black Mountain Demon."

At this point, Master Pu Du suddenly turned his gaze toward Fa Ping, his eyes filled with confusion and incomprehension, "Fa Ping, all these years the Great Compassion Temple has not mistreated you or looked down upon you. Why, then, would you collude with Black Mountain Demon to frame your fellow brethren?"

The people present all turned their gaze toward Fa Ping, who, despite a calm complexion, had begun to tremble slightly.

They had suspected others but never had they doubted Fa Ping.

The reason was that Fa Ping held a position too low.

Other contemporaneous Martial Artists had either become Elders or heads of their respective halls.

Fa Ping was, strictly speaking, only a Manager, responsible for handling various miscellaneous tasks.

With lackluster strength and not too high a status, what could Black Mountain Demon gain from such an undercover traitor?

And what Master Pu Du said made sense, these years the Great Compassion Temple had not treated Fa Ping unfairly.

Due to a severe injury in his early years, his strength stagnated in the Dan Sea Realm, meaning his path in Martial Arts had come to an end.

But he was contemporaneous with monks like Fa Ming, and the temple allocated him the same Cultivation Resources any head seat holder would receive.

Although he was just a Manager responsible for miscellaneous tasks, he was the Chief Manager of the temple. From the clothing, food, accommodation, and travel of many monks in the temple to the distribution of Cultivation Resources, it was all managed by him.

These miscellaneous tasks might seem trivial, but with just a few maneuvers, he could reap astonishing benefits.

His job as a Manager was undoubtedly one that made him extravagantly rich.

Furthermore, Fa Ming was his senior brother. Everyone knew the two were as close as brothers, making it even less likely for anyone to dare provoke him.

So, what was Fa Ping's motive for colluding with the Black Mountain Demon?

The intense scrutiny of the crowd did not make Fa Ping panic, but the calm gaze of Master Pu Du made him shiver uncontrollably.

Fa Ming, at first taken aback, was then overwhelmed by disbelief and fury.

It was then that he suddenly remembered he had not harbored the intent to kill Lian Sheng from the start, nor did he harbor dissatisfaction with the abbot from the beginning.

It was Fa Ping who from time to time whispered in his ear, agitating him with words that subtly shifted Fa Ming's attitude towards Zen Master Pu Du.

"Why?! Brother Fa Ping, why on earth are you doing this?

You colluded with the Black Mountain Demon, and over the years, you've been stirring up trouble around me, inciting dissatisfaction with the abbot and implicating me in disgrace. What for?!

I, Fa Ming, have never wronged anyone, and I have definitely never wronged you!"

Watching the angry Fa Ming, Fa Ping, who had originally wanted to deny and defend himself, suddenly let out a sneer as if all the inner pressure had dissipated.

"Never wronged me? Fa Ming, the person you've wronged the most in your life is me!

If it hadn't been for your greed and reckless advancement back then, how would we have encountered that Demon Lord, and how would I have wounded my foundation so badly that I could never Solidify my Pill for the rest of my life?"

Fa Ming looked at Fa Ping incredulously, "It was my greed and reckless advancement back then, but I did it to let you all escape, and I wanted to stop that Demon Lord at the cost of my own life!"

"That was your duty to do!"

Fa Ping's face twisted, showing none of the calm a Buddhist should have.

"You wanted to kill demons, so you could rush in without caring about our fate.

What if you desperately stopped that Demon Lord? Can my already damaged foundation be healed?

Moreover, you didn't die in that occasion, were admired and valued by the abbot and the elders, specially cultivated, and even used a treasure to heal you, preserving your life and foundation.

But what about me? Although I didn't die, my foundation was utterly damaged, and my Cultivation is forever stuck at Dan Sea Realm!

We faced that demon together, why did the abbot use a treasure to heal your foundation? I don't accept this!

Abbot, you say that over the years you have not belittled me, but have you ever considered giving me the position of hall head?

Isn't it because my cultivation has plateaued and I'm now a cripple, so no matter how many achievements I make or how strong my abilities are, I don't catch your fancy?"

Zen Master Pu Du sighed, "Fa Ping, the Buddha says all beings are equal, yet all you think about are selfish gains and calculations. Have you ever thought about equality?

Fa Ming and others have advantages in cultivation, so they are in charge of leading the Arhat Hall, Prajnaparamita Hall.

You are cautious and meticulous, hence you were put in charge of managing the worldly affairs and miscellaneous tasks for the Great Compassion Temple.

These two positions are not different in rank or prestige, but you have already placed yourself at the bottom of the valley in your heart, and hence feel off-balance.

Fa Ping, turn back, for that is the shore."

Fa Ping said coldly, "Abbot, such fine words, all beings are equal? But within the Great Compassion Temple, who would treat me as an equal to a hall head?"

"Just because of this, you would collude with the Black Mountain Demon to act against the Great Compassion Temple? Fa Ping, you heartless wretch!"

Fa Ming was equally furious.

Suddenly, Fa Ping sneered, "You must all think the Black Mountain Demon promised me many benefits, to restore my cultivation, to take control of the Great Compassion Temple, and the like, right?

But you're all wrong!

The Black Mountain Demon didn't promise me much. I know he has Secret Techniques that could repair my foundation, but it doesn't matter anymore.

I've wasted so much time that even if my foundation were restored, I couldn't expect much progress on the Martial Path.

What I sought was just to feel gratified, to have a clear conscience!

Abbot, you once said to face one's true heart.

Now I've done it. I've asked my true heart—if I were to live a mediocracy in the Great Compassion Temple, to grow old with resentment—I would be unwilling!

The Buddha said to turn back is to find the shore, I can turn back, but can time reverse? Can my foundation be restored?

There's no turning back, I shall walk this dead-end path to its conclusion!

The history of the Great Compassion Temple may not include me as one of its heads, but among those disdainfully remembered through ages, I will certainly be one!"

As he finished speaking, Fa Ping suddenly slapped his own head with a palm.

Fa Ming, who was closest, tried to stop him, but it was too late. Fa Ping was too fast, he smashed his head into pieces with a single slap!

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