"Second Prince, do you think the Buddha Ancestor might be that Divine Dream Envoy?"
The Third Prince shook his head slightly and said, "Based on my understanding of the Buddha Ancestor, it’s highly unlikely—it’s him. The last thing he likes is trouble, especially during such turbulent times. With his disposition, he would try to stay as far away from cause and effect as possible."
"So certain?" The Second Prince looked at him. "What is the relationship between the Demon Buddha and the Buddha Ancestor?"
The Third Prince explained, "The mental method of good and evil comes solely from our Buddhist Cultivation Method, which was created by the Buddha Ancestor himself. In the process of refining the power of the Ancient Divine, his heart was eroded by the will within the Divine Power, and a great Heavenly Demon emerged from within. Despite his great determination to suppress it time and time again, it was ultimately a temporary remedy at best."
"So, the Buddha Ancestor created the Buddhist Cultivation Method of good and evil."
"This Cultivation Method is different from the Second Primordial Spirit; it evolves with one’s true heart. Using it, the Buddha Ancestor divided all his demonic nature to become me."
The Third Prince shook his head, "I was born as the great Heavenly Demon. Nevertheless, the Buddha Ancestor wanted to suppress this demonic nature to prevent calamities, so he forced me to practice Buddhism, which gave rise to the Demon Buddha in the world."
Upon hearing these words, everyone finally understood.
So this was the origin of the Demon Buddha.
The Buddha Ancestor divided his demonic nature to become the Demon Buddha, and the Demon Buddha divided his Buddhist nature to become the Fourth Prince.
Fundamentally, they all originated from the Buddha Ancestor.
Doesn’t that mean a single Buddha Ancestor is equivalent to three great Saints?
"Can the Second Primordial Spirit, which was already divided, be divided again?" The Second Prince frowned slightly.
Logically, cultivating a Second Primordial Spirit means dividing one’s Divine Soul into two, only then can partial memories from within the Primordial Spirit be copied over to the Second Primordial Spirit.
But after all, the Divine Soul is the Divine Soul, having divided in half, even if it seems fully restored, essentially half is still missing.
Before proving oneself, once the Divine Soul is lost, transcendence becomes impossible.
After proving oneself, it doesn’t matter.
But even after proving oneself, the Second Primordial Spirit Cultivation Method can only be used once.
Normally, it would be impossible for a Second Primordial Spirit to further divide into a Third Primordial Spirit.
"Usually, it is not possible."
The Third Prince said, "But this good and evil mental method is different from the Second Primordial Spirit Method, it is more independent. Crucially, it cannot transfer memories as the Second Primordial Spirit Method can, so after undergoing several reincarnations, the Divine Soul can gradually fully recover."
The Second Prince then had a realization.
The most crucial part of the Second Primordial Spirit Method is the transfer of memories, allowing the Second Primordial Spirit to comprehend new paths without interference. Then, by merging memories, one can master various paths of Heavenly Reversal.
The Demon Buddha had been jointly attacked and suppressed several times by the Buddhists, but each time he was reborn after reincarnation, his nature as the Demon Buddha remained unchanged.
Now it seems, no wonder the Buddhist never allowed the Demon Buddha’s soul to scatter. Besides the fact that the Demon Buddha’s Divine Soul had a hint of Saintly essence, perhaps it was also because of the Buddha Ancestor’s will.
"Since the Fourth Prince is the other self that you divided out, haven’t you helped him?" The Second Prince asked again.
"He is him, I am me."
The Third Prince stated, "He has always disliked me, a person of the Demon Path, and has always wanted to break free of me. So when the Divine Emperor offered him the chance of reincarnation, he accepted without hesitation. It’s just that..."
He glanced at the Fourth Prince with a faint smile and continued, "You might have escaped me, the demon, but you still can’t escape the demon within your own heart. In a single thought lies both Buddha and demon. The calamities you’ve caused with your Buddhist heart far exceed those I, the Demon Ancestor, have brought."
The Fourth Prince remained expressionless and silent, with his eyes closed and hands clasped together in a prayerful gesture.
Hearing the Third Prince’s words, he finally spoke calmly, "You are a demon who only cares about yourself, while I am a Buddha who saves the Human Clan. Even though we are the same person, you still cannot understand me. I understood this truth from the moment I was born."
The Third Prince scoffed, "With your compassionate nature, you can’t even justify killing others, let alone that Dream Snake you killed with my Black Lotus. Back then, I couldn’t understand why you would ask to borrow my Black Lotus to personally kill that Dream Snake. Now, it seems you did it to hide the Nightmare Demon God?"
"Nightmare Demon God?"
The Crown Prince and Second Prince looked towards the Third Prince upon hearing this.
Lin Yue also immediately recalled the news he had heard in Beiyuan Mountain –
A Black Lotus, imbued with endless malice from heaven and earth, taken by a man with astonishingly sinister energy.
Being the origin of the Demon Path and the source of demonic nature, it was naturally him.
Back then, he had discovered a lotus seed filled with endless malice within the Dream Snake, which was the very reason for the Dream Snake’s death.
Now, it appeared that it was the Fourth Prince who used the Third Prince’s lotus seed to kill the Dream Snake?
And who was the Nightmare Demon God?
Could it be the Demon God lurking within Great Yong?
The Fourth Prince’s expression also changed slightly as he spoke in a low voice, "You know?"
The Third Prince replied with a mocking tone, "The Nightmare Demon God indeed concealed everything that remained in this world, but he didn’t hide from you. Since you and I are the same person, even if I don’t know your thoughts, I haven’t forgotten about the Nightmare Demon God."
He shook his head, "If it weren’t for the fact I don’t want others to know we are the same person, and I also wanted to see how far you would go for your so-called Buddhist heart, I would have exposed you long ago."
The Second Prince turned towards the Third Prince and asked, "The Nightmare Demon God you mentioned, is it the same demon god causing havoc in our Great Yong?"
"Yes." The Third Prince nodded with a smirk and continued, "That Nightmare Demon God is the Clan Leader of the Dream Demon clan, who had attacked Great Yong’s northern frontier along with the Divine Beast Dream Snake. In fact, a few years ago, you all still remembered the Nightmare Demon God, but since that Demon God Ancestor started acting, he concealed everything from the past, and that’s why you all have forgotten about him."