Chapter 368: All of It
"A demonic text?"
The Crimson Cloud Evil Spirit narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Daoist Qingyu, "That is quite something. Do not tell me even a Daoist of the Azure Cloud Temple has entered the demonic path?"
At those words, Daoist Qingyu did not deny it, and let out a sigh, "This poor nun had no intention of cultivating demonic arts. But that demonic text was unlike ordinary demonic techniques. On its surface, every word and line read as orthodox Daoist method. Yet the deeper one cultivated it, the more easily one was led astray."
"As the Buddhists say, one thought makes a demon, one thought makes a Buddha. That demonic text was exactly so. Any slight deviation in one's state of mind during cultivation sent one sliding permanently into the demonic path. By the time this poor nun realized it, it was already too late."
Zhao Kuang's brow furrowed, and he glanced at his father's corpse not far away, "So you are saying that you used that demonic text to resist my father's Soul-Searching Technique."
Daoist Qingyu gave a slight nod, "That is correct. Once I discovered it was a demonic text, I cut off any further cultivation of it, and at the same time used the authentic Daoist methods of the Azure Cloud Temple to suppress the demonic art and demonic nature within myself."
"Originally, with my six senses sealed, the Great Xuan emperor would have found nothing if he simply took my life, and the matter would have ended there."
"But as things turned out, he invoked the demonic power of the Soul-Searching Technique, which stirred the demonic art within me that had been suppressed for years, causing it to strike back."
As she said this, Daoist Qingyu looked at Li Musheng, "This also meant that although the Great Xuan emperor successfully obtained the Longevity Scripture from me through the Soul-Searching Technique, he himself was severely wounded by the demonic art within me. It even inadvertently broke through the seal I had placed on my own six senses, bringing me back to consciousness."