I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World
Chapter 396 - 396 Bottomless Cave (Extra for Alliance Hierarch Elvin2016)

Han Zheng had seen quite a few people who were tempted by the Black Mountain Demon to become traitors and spies from within.

But someone as ruthless and extreme as Fa Ping was really a rare sight.

The only thing Han Zheng could say was that the monks of the Great Compassion Temple weren't exactly fuel-efficient lamps; although they followed the Buddhist Law, their psychological states were hardly ideal.

Lian Sheng didn't even need to be mentioned—with a heavy Killing Intent, whether or not he could still be guided was an unknown.

Fa Ming was full of frustration, and his personality was already so extreme; continuing as such, he was most likely to encounter problems in the future.

And Fa Ping was the most extreme among the extreme, even somewhat beyond reason.

Initially, Fa Ming could be blamed for his greed and reckless advance, which led him to the Demon Lord, and that was indeed his fault.

But the thing is, such incidents were nothing out of the ordinary for the Demon Cleansing Bureau, though it might have been a big deal for the Great Compassion Temple.

Afterwards, Fa Ming stood alone against a Demon Lord of the Dan Sea Realm, creating an escape opportunity for his fellow disciples; this showed a sense of responsibility.

Moreover, the fact that he withstood the Demon Lord's assaults and did not die was evidence of his strength and potential.

Therefore, it was normal for a disciple who showed responsibility and whose strength and potential had been proven to be particularly cultivated by the higher-ups of the Great Compassion Temple.

Had Fa Ping not run away, he might have received similar treatment.

Yet, he ended up harboring resentment towards Fa Ming and the whole Great Compassion Temple because of this incident; such a person is typically the kind to blame the heavens and other people at the slightest issue, unable to see others succeed.

In the end, this resentment even evolved into hatred, to the point where he would rather die than harm the Great Compassion Temple; this was simply the manifestation of demonic possession.

Now Han Zheng couldn't help but feel pity for Master Pu Du.

The old abbot truly had it not easy, managing such a group of people with abnormal mentalities; no wonder his face was always full of sorrow.

In this situation, anyone else would probably feel even more distressed; they'd lose their hair from worry until they were completely bald, even if they weren't monks.

Looking at Fa Ping's corpse, Fa Ming had a complicated expression. He turned back to Master Pu Du and said, "Master, why didn't you stop Fa Ping from committing suicide just now? With his death, we have no way of knowing what dealings he actually had with the Black Mountain Demon, or what he did to our Great Compassion Temple."

Master Pu Du was of the Yang God Realm, and while he might not have been able to stop Fa Ping, with Master Pu Du's cultivation, he could have.

Everyone else present also felt a chill in their hearts.

Although Fa Ping's position wasn't high, he managed too many things; almost every aspect of the monastery's food, clothing, housing, and transportation was inseparable from him.

If he had poisoned the food, then the entire Great Compassion Temple could have suffered greatly.

However, now it seemed that, thanks to Han Zheng's timely arrival, Fa Ping didn't get the chance to commit such heinous acts.

"Fa Ping was determined to die; he couldn't be stopped.

Moreover, even had he not died, we would not have been able to extract anything from him."

The sorrow on Master Pu Du's face seemed almost to spill out, "Alas, blame this poor monk for not managing my disciples well, making Mr. Han witness this farce.

I had already noticed the resentment in Fa Ping's heart, so I tried not to touch those scars and hoped to heal them with Buddhist Law.

But I never imagined that my inadequate understanding of the Buddhist Law not only failed to soothe his resentment but drove Fa Ping completely into the demonic path; it is indeed a grave sin."

Although today was the first time Han Zheng had met Master Pu Du, he could affirm that this old monk was an honest person, a truly compassionate and kind-hearted high monk.

Lian Sheng bore the Star of Slaughter and couldn't suppress his Killing Intent; yet Master Pu Du was unwilling to give up on him, preferring to spend his life transforming the Killing Intent in his heart.

When Fa Ming and the other senior monks staged a coup, Master Pu Du didn't get angry but instead defended Fa Ming when he was wronged.

He noticed the resentment in Fa Ping's heart but didn't expose it, still wanting to use the Buddhist Law to soothe his resentment, and he wasn't wrong in doing so.

Had Master Pu Du, upon noticing resentment, decided to ruthlessly execute Fa Ping, he would no longer be Master Pu Du.

"Master Pu Du, what you did was not wrong, and now is not the time to discuss right or wrong.

The Black Mountain Demon has already obtained three of the Four Spirits Land, with only the Bottomless Cave at Great Compassion Temple remaining.

Hence, the most important thing right now is to check whether the Black Mountain Demon has used Fa Ping to lay out Arrays there."

"If the Black Mountain Demon really reconstructs its demon body, its cultivation will surge, becoming even more terrifying than it was sixty years ago.

At that time, even if all the forces of the Southern Mountain joined hands, they might not be able to match the Black Mountain Demon.

Moreover, given the nature of these forces in the Southern Mountain, it's unlikely they would join hands without reservation, truly united against the enemy."

Fa Ming's expression suddenly changed, "The one responsible for arranging disciples to enter the Bottomless Cave for training seems to be Fa Ping as well!"

Although demons often emerge from the Bottomless Cave, their strength is generally at the Innate Realm, with Great Demons being few in number.

Therefore, though the Great Compassion Temple is suppressing the Bottomless Cave, it is also relying on it to train the young disciples.

Only once a year, do Grandmasters of the Dan Sea Realm or those who are in the Solidifying Pill stage delve deep into the Bottomless Cave to investigate whether any powerful Demon Lords have emerged.

It is Fa Ping who usually arranges for young disciples to enter and undertake the trial.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately stood up and hurried towards the Bottomless Cave.

The Bottomless Cave is located in the deepest part of the Great Compassion Temple's monastery. The entrance of the cave is sealed with layers of arrays, and it's always guarded by disciples.

In this way, even if a powerful demon crawls out of the Bottomless Cave, the array would block them for a while, allowing the Great Compassion Temple ample time to deal with it.

Two martial monks clad in armor, carrying iron rods, stood guard at the entrance. Seeing the abbot arrive with so many people, they were immediately flustered.

Could it be that something extremely terrifying was about to emerge from the Bottomless Cave?

Fa Ming hurriedly asked, "Has there been any unusual activity inside the Bottomless Cave?"

The two martial monks shook their heads, "No unusual activities have been reported. Manager Fa Ping even instructed us that the disciples who entered the Bottomless Cave for trial had cleaned out the demons so thoroughly that there will be no disciples entering for trials in the coming half-month."

"What!? You mean to say, you haven't entered the Bottomless Cave in half a month?"

The expressions of everyone present suddenly changed.

The two martial monks cautiously said, "We are only responsible for guarding the door. We don't usually enter the Bottomless Cave ourselves."

Fa Ming and the other seat holders exchanged glances, their hearts sinking instantly.

With no one having entered the Bottomless Cave in half a month, heaven knows what Fa Ping had set up inside.

Actually, it was not their negligence. The task of selecting disciples for the Bottomless Cave trial had always been arranged by Fa Ping over the years, and there had never been any issues.

Who would have thought that Fa Ping would actually be an undercover spy for the Black Mountain Demon.

Everyone immediately pulled the guards aside and swarmed into the interior of the Bottomless Cave.

The Bottomless Cave was a huge cavern, but the deeper one went, the narrower it got. The Earth Spirit Power inside was stronger, and there was also an aura with a sinister attribute.

Before the Great Compassion Temple suppressed the Bottomless Cave, some even said that it was connected to the Nine Netherworld.

Pu Du The Master was halfway when he suddenly said, "This isn't the Bottomless Cave."

Fa Ming was puzzled, "If it's not the Bottomless Cave, then where is it? There's only one path in the Bottomless Cave, we haven't gone the wrong way."

Almost all disciples of the Great Compassion Temple had trained in the Bottomless Cave when they were young. They were so familiar with it that they could not possibly mistake it.

Pu Du The Master put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name. Instantly, Buddha Light blazed bright like a great sun, illuminating the surroundings in an instant flash.

Under that glorious Buddha Light, they finally noticed that the Bottomless Cave was faintly divided into two passages.

One was the normal Bottomless Cave while the other was a secret path revealed only under the power of light, connected to the Bottomless Cave, leading to an unknown destination.

Everyone present felt a sinking in their hearts.

The Bottomless Cave was a secret place of the Great Compassion Temple, yet the Black Mountain Demon had unknowingly carved a hidden path leading directly into the Bottomless Cave at some point.

This meant that if one day the Black Mountain Demon was indeed preparing to take action, the Great Compassion Temple would have virtually no defenses!

At this moment, an extreme surge of Demon Energy suddenly emerged from within the Bottomless Cave.

A magnetic voice, ambiguous in gender, teasingly spoke from the depths of the cave, "To have found this place, it seems Fa Ping has been discovered.

Pu Du old monk, you always speak of your own compassionate heart. Knowing that there's another traitor in your midst, don't you just wish you could tear him into pieces?"

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