Chapter 2755

Zhu Yanyi looked at the peanuts in her hand and continued shelling them. "Over countless years, the demonic path became a path denied by the Dao. But this was not denied by the Heavenly Dao; it was denied by the Human Dao. People always believe that humans can become immortals, and immortals are good. Therefore, if humans become demons, it is bad. But who knows? If a person can become an immortal or a Buddha, they can naturally become a demon or a ghost. So, let us look at this separately."

Zhu Yanyi picked up a shelled peanut, put it in her mouth, chewed out the fragrance, and swallowed it. She then took a sip of tea to clear her mouth before continuing. "Let us separate them: immortals, Buddhas, demons, and ghosts. Actually, immortals and Buddhas are two different paths. Similarly, demons and ghosts are two different paths. We do not need to explain immortals and Buddhas; everyone knows them. Today, let us talk about demons and ghosts."

"I was talking about evil. Why are you talking about demons and ghosts?" The Evil God interrupted Zhu Yanyi.

"An elementary school teacher teaches from simple to complex. Since we are debating the Dao today, we must cover all aspects. If the Evil God thinks your question does not need discussion, I can skip it."

Zhu Yanyi directly shifted the blame, her eyes calm. She truly did not mind if the Evil God said she did not want to discuss this issue.

The Evil God naturally could not avoid the discussion. She had raised this question only to pressure the gods present. She never expected the god who would take up this topic to be Zhu Yanyi.

"No, no. Since the Queen of Hell has spoken, we must clarify it. I am just curious how the Queen of Hell went from 'evil' to 'demons and ghosts.'" The Evil God tried to stir trouble while speaking.

"Stop provoking. The previous topic of light could turn to darkness, but different paths lead to the same destination. In the end, everyone understood the meaning of light. How do you know my topic of demons and ghosts is unrelated to evil?" Zhu Yanyi sneered. "Evil God, you are smart. I must admit that. But you cannot treat everyone as fools."

Hearing this, the Evil God’s heart skipped a beat. She felt that Zhu Yanyi seemed to know her scheme or plan. Could Zhu Yanyi really know everything?

She observed Zhu Yanyi, but she remained calm, continuing to eat her peanuts. Finally, she added, "One sentence: do we continue the debate or not?"

"Of course, we must. Please continue, Queen of Hell." Before knowing how much Zhu Yanyi knew about her plan, the Evil God wanted to test her first.

Zhu Yanyi scoffed. "Since the Evil God has no objection, I will continue."

"Queen of Hell, please speak." The other gods saw that the Evil God was silenced by Zhu Yanyi and naturally did not help her out. Besides, Zhu Yanyi was not wrong. The Evil God had started this topic, and she was merely unraveling it. So, she should continue.

Zhu Yanyi took a sip of tea and continued. "Let us not talk about evil for now. Let us understand demons and ghosts first. Demons and ghosts are not the same species. Demons are demonic cultivators, and ghosts are ghost cultivators. Demonic cultivators exist in the demonic path, and ghost cultivators exist in the ghost path. Whether demonic or ghost cultivators, they choose this cultivation only because of different constitutions. After thousands of years of change, demonic cultivators became a legitimate path to become gods. Ghost cultivators also became a species in my Underworld. As long as they work hard, they can become immortals or gods. Why?"

Zhu Yanyi pointed to her heart. "Because of a righteous heart. If the heart is not chaotic, all twisted thoughts will disappear. Demons and ghosts are not actually terrifying. In our mortal world, there is a saying that is very good: 'The most terrifying thing in the world is not demons, ghosts, or evil paths, but the human heart.' If the human heart is twisted, all good things become bad, and all useful things become highly harmful. Demons and ghosts can find their righteous path and not go astray because the human heart controls them."

Zhu Yanyi pointed at Yan Aohan. "My husband, the master of the Yanluo Realm, controls the Ten Yanluo Halls. Each hall has ghost cultivators. Those ghost cultivators can become Yin Gods or cultivate to ascend as immortals because they did countless deeds of karmic merit during their lives."

Zhu Yanyi then pointed at the Black Emperor. "Black Emperor, the Supreme God of our Supreme Universe, came from demonic cultivation. From nothing to something, she showed people what a true demon is. The external demon is not terrifying. What is terrifying is the demon in your heart, the ghost in your heart. So, as long as there is righteousness in the heart, any demon or ghost can become a god."

"In this way, I turn back to evil. The evil path and the wicked path are not actually terrifying. Everything can take a sharp turn. Even the Buddha Realm has the Evil Buddha, Acala, who uses evil to control evil and wickedness to suppress wickedness. This is also a righteous path. The Evil God says the Heavenly Dao does not recognize this path. That is your opinion. As long as it is one of the myriad righteous paths derived from the Heavenly Dao, if you walk the right way, the Heavenly Dao will naturally recognize it. Otherwise, how did you, the Evil God, come to be? Do you think all evil can become gods?"

Zhu Yanyi sneered. "Why do all cultivators now hate evil cultivators and wicked cultivators? It is only because evil cultivators and wicked cultivators do not face things positively. Instead, they place their vicious thoughts and evil hearts on display, splashing dirty water on the evil and wicked paths. Actually, I think the evil path and the wicked path are quite wronged. Why is there no god like the Black Emperor to prove that evil cultivators can cultivate and wicked cultivators can practice?"

Zhu Yanyi looked up and scanned the gods present. "Gods are gods because of the existence of justice. The evil path and the wicked path were not originally bad.

It is like a child. When he is born crying, he is a blank sheet of paper. As he grows up, the people who educate him lead him onto a crooked path, and thus he is considered an evil or wicked cultivator, a bad person. To tell the truth, this is really a case of judging the whole by a part. The evil path and the wicked path would feel wronged. This god hopes that all god friends can think carefully about this issue and treat various Dao methods correctly."

After finishing, Zhu Yanyi took a deep drink of water and made her final summary. "Well, I have said what I wanted to say. Evil God, are you satisfied with what you heard?"

The Evil God paused. She did not expect one question from her to bring such a long speech from Zhu Yanyi.

Was she satisfied? She was very satisfied. Because she was satisfied, she looked at Zhu Yanyi, her eyes shifting constantly, as if thinking about something.

"However, Evil God, you had better not have any crooked ideas." Zhu Yanyi continued drinking tea. "I am clearing the name of the evil and wicked paths, not clearing your name, Evil God. I still cannot agree with what you, the Evil God, have done."