#122 - Do you say that this frog is a Buddha, or that they are Buddhas?

The Dao Pattern Eye emerged in Xu Ming's pupils.

With the help of the Dao Pattern Eye, Xu Ming could see through all illusions.

In this town called Baiwa City, the "people" on the streets were all demons! Not a single "person"!

Moreover, these demons hadn't cultivated to a certain level and then transformed into human form.

Instead, these demons seemed to be using some kind of illusion to make others see them as human, but in reality, they were all in their beast forms!

"What exactly is going on here?"

Xu Ming wondered to himself.

Could it be that all these demons know illusion techniques?

"Xu Ming, why do I feel like these people are a bit strange?" Tianxuan Goose touched its head with its wing.

Tianxuan Goose didn't know the true faces of these "people", but based on its intuition, Tianxuan Goose felt that these "people" were very strange.

"Indeed, it's a bit strange." Xu Ming nodded, but didn't directly tell Tianxuan Goose everything he saw.

"Let's leave the city first." Xu Ming said to Tianxuan Goose.

This place was not right, and Xu Ming planned to slip away quickly without "alerting the snake", pretending he hadn't noticed their situation.

"Goose?" Tianxuan Goose didn't know why Xu Ming, who had just entered the city, suddenly wanted to leave.

But Tianxuan Goose felt that this city was indeed strange.

The two of them walked towards the outside of the city.

As they walked, they quickly realized something was wrong.

The city gate, which was so close, seemed impossible to reach no matter how much they walked.

They were clearly walking forward, but after walking for a while, they would end up back where they started.

Tianxuan Goose looked at Xu Ming, its expression a little nervous.

"Don't panic, we should have accidentally entered some kind of barrier. This shouldn't be the work of our enemies, after all, their sect leader is only at the Nascent Soul realm. Unless their sect leader personally takes action, they can't do something like this.

And the Golden Core realm cultivators are afraid of Wu Country and wouldn't dare attack me, let alone the Nascent Soul realm.

Since we're here, let's just stay here and see what's going on."

Xu Ming comforted Tianxuan Goose.

Xu Ming wasn't really worried about those three sects seeking revenge.

But Xu Ming was worried that there was someone else behind it all, after all, someone was able to order the Holy Maiden of the Black Lotus Church to kill him.

Tianxuan Goose nodded and swallowed its saliva.

Just as Tianxuan Goose turned around with Xu Ming, Tianxuan Goose cried out "Goose!" and hid behind Xu Ming, its wings tightly hugging Xu Ming's thigh, poking out its head and trembling.

Xu Ming also frowned.

This time, Xu Ming didn't open the Dao Pattern Eye, but Xu Ming saw the same scene as with the Dao Pattern Eye.

Dogs demons walked upright, heads held high and chests puffed out.

Cat demons wore human clothes and kept calling out to customers in the brothel.

Several snake demons twirled fans with their tails, swaying on the street.

A bull demon ran a noodle stall, adding slices of meat to the rice noodles, but it was unknown what kind of meat it was.

These demons seemed to have considerable intelligence, but none of them had transformed.

Strange, it was really too strange.

If there were any furry enthusiasts, this place would be a paradise for them.

Tianxuan Goose, hiding behind Xu Ming, raised its neck: "Xu Ming, did you see that?"

Xu Ming nodded: "I saw it."

Tianxuan Goose: "What exactly is going on?"

Xu Ming shook his head: "I don't know either."

Tianxuan Goose swallowed its saliva: "What should we do?"

Xu Ming smiled: "What else can we do? We can only wait and see. What, can you leave?"

Tianxuan Goose: "."

"Let's go, let's find a place to eat something. Don't be so nervous, you're a demon too. Did you see that chicken demon? You could be said to be related to them." Xu Ming joked.

Tianxuan Goose slapped the back of Xu Ming's head with its wing, annoyed: "This lady is a goose!"

"Alright, alright, you're a goose." Xu Ming didn't argue with it and walked straight into the town.

Xu Ming stopped in front of a wine shop.

The proprietress of this wine shop was a sheep. She squeezed out her milk, added other unknown liquids, and then served it to the customers.

The customers paid with mortal silver.

"Amitabha, benefactor, I wonder if the benefactor would like to form a good karma."

A voice came from behind Xu Ming.

Xu Ming turned around and saw a tiger standing upright, wearing a kasaya and holding a Zen staff.

Xu Ming looked at the tiger, took out a few pieces of broken silver from his pocket, and threw them into the iron bowl held by the tiger's paw: "Are you a monk?"

The tiger wearing the kasaya smiled: "Why can't I be a monk?"

"Can demons also be monks?" Xu Ming asked again, directly exposing the other party's identity as a demon.

Although this city was strange, seeing that the demons coming and going had no intention of harming him, Xu Ming felt that the demons in this place might be different from those in other places.

"Why can't demons be monks?"

The tiger smiled.

"Monks wear kasayas, and I also wear a kasaya.

Monks hold Zen staffs, and I also have a Zen staff.

Monks don't kill, and I, Tiger, have been a vegetarian for many years.

Monks chant scriptures, and I, Tiger, also chant scriptures.

Tell me, am I, Tiger, considered a monk?"

Listening to the words of this tiger, Xu Ming was stunned for a moment, it seemed that this tiger had a point.

"You humans seem to have no wisdom at all. You are not suitable to be a monk."

After the tiger complained about Xu Ming a few times, he sighed and walked forward with some disappointment, continuing to beg for alms.

Xu Ming continued to walk forward.

Arriving at a temple, many demons walked into the temple, actually learning from humans and burning incense to worship "Buddha".

What was different was that on the main hall, a toad wearing golden clothes sat solemnly on the high platform.

The giant toad's eyes darted around, looking at the crowd coming and going.

"Goose, goose, goose? (What kind of Buddha is this?)" Tianxuan Goose was stunned, feeling that its understanding had been refreshed.

"This Toad is naturally the Toad Buddha." The toad said with a smile.

The other demons seemed not to hear it and continued to worship the toad.

Xu Ming stepped forward and bowed: "Your Excellency sits in golden form on the high platform, are you not afraid of the Buddhist sect holding you accountable?"

"Accountable?"

The golden toad "croaked".

"Some people ask This Toad to go down to the ground to catch insects, and This Toad agrees. Some people ask This Toad to prevent mosquitoes at night, and This Toad also lets its descendants do it. Some people ask This Toad to cure diseases, and This Toad helps to cure diseases. The things that Buddha does, This Toad also does the same.

Compared to them, some Buddhas are not as effective as This Toad after praying.

Tell me, is This Toad a Buddha, or are they Buddhas?"