This barrage of rhetoric made people feel deafening.

Indeed.

Why must good people go through trials and tribulations?

And when bad people put down the slaughter blade, they achieve positive results?

Isn't this making it difficult for good people and lenient for bad people?

"For murder, repay with life; for debt, repay with money."

"Good begets good, and evil begets evil."

"This should be a matter of course."

"Putting down the slaughter blade and becoming a Buddha on the spot, seems like compassion and forgiveness, but in truth, it's indulgence..."

"Evil people have the chance to reform, but what about those who were killed by evil people? Who gives them a chance to start over?"

"Maybe my outlook is too limited, but I can't accept putting down the slaughter blade and becoming a Buddha."

"To me, repaying murder with life and debts with money is the real justice."

"In this matter, I have no reason not to support the Daoist!"

Many incense burners unanimously expressed their stance, believing that what the Daoist said was the true principle.

The rest of the incense burners, even if they did not express their opinions, their facial expressions made it easy to see that they leaned more toward the Daoist.

For the moment.

The much-admired Du'e seemed like a clown.

His face turned red like a pig liver, and he struggled for a long time, unable to refute a single word.

As for Fa Ling and others, it was needless to say, each of their faces were angry, and their eyes on Lin Heng were almost devouring.

And Lin Heng had no intention of stopping.

Over the years, the Buddhist Sect has used the method of debating Dharma to make Daoist Sect's ideas worthless.

Today, Qingfeng Temple's incense is slightly back.

They rush here impatiently to repeat their tricks.

Forced to this point, Lin Heng would not be polite at all, and continued to shout aloud:

"And you people of the Buddhist Sect have long preached abstaining from women and maintaining purity."

"I ask you, if the world truly abstains from desires and does not approach women, how can the world reproduce and pass on generation after generation?"

"Your Buddhism talks about the four elements being empty, so why do temples widely receive incense? Buddha statues are covered in layers of gold, temple buildings are more grand and magnificent one after another; is this what your Buddhism calls the four elements being empty?"

"You often demand your disciples to sever worldly ties, not realizing your disciples are all born and raised by parents; the grace of birth and nurture is greater than heaven, and yet in your mouths, it becomes worldly ties?"

"I ask, severing worldly ties, is it not truly rebelling against human ethics? Forgetting one's roots?"

Lin Heng's words pierced like thunder, stunning everyone.

"Buddha says all beings are equal, yet sits high in the hall, receiving kneeling from the world!"

"Buddha preaches purity and abstinence, yet is gilded with gold, a six-zhang golden body!"

"Buddha says to deliver all sentient beings, yet does not engage in production, pays no taxes, but instead collects incense money from beings!"

"Is this what you call Buddhist Dharma?"

"I'd like to ask whether it's the Buddhist Dharma that's hypocritical, or you practitioners of Buddhist Dharma who are hypocritical?"

"You hypocrites even dare to debate Dharma with me?"

"I've never seen such shameless people!"

Lin Heng's questions came like a string of beads, every word piercing to the core.

And at the end, Lin Heng did not even bother to disguise his disdain, directly denouncing face to face.

I've never seen such shameless people.

Not only did this almost make Fa Ling and other elders cough blood, but even a Zen Master like Du'e took several steps back, his face immensely embarrassed.

"My God, so direct... so thrilling... so cool!!!"

Some young girls were directly smitten by Observatory Master Lin's domineering rebuke, with their eyes full of admiration.

The rest of the incense burners were also amazed.

They were not only amazed by the Daoist's directness but also by how each of his words made them ponder deeply.

"Indeed, everyone in the Buddhist Sect preaches purity and abstinence, but which temple does not widely receive incense?"

"Some temples even registered as companies; one reportedly even went public. Is this truly abstinence and not a heart consumed by greed?"

"And about severing worldly ties, because of this, my dad abandoned his family and became a monk. Even on my wedding day, he never returned—I resent him for a lifetime!"

"Speaking of which, there's a story in the Buddhist Sect, it seems, about a groom who suddenly had an enlightenment on his wedding day and directly abandoned his bride to shave his head and never look back at worldly matters."

"To be honest, I understand that those pursuing cultivation shouldn't have attachments, but thoroughly severing worldly ties, is it not truly heartless?"

"Moreover, the Observatory Master had a point; the Buddhist Sect has never engaged in production or paid taxes; this alone doesn't exactly align with the idea of all beings being equal, right?"

"No wonder! Because of this, many ancient emperors advocated anti-Buddhist movements, the most famous being the Three Wu Anti-Buddhist movements!"

"Considering this, the Buddhist Sect is indeed resilient; not only did it not get destroyed, but today it flourishes. How strange!"

Many incense burners at Qingfeng Temple had issues with the Buddhist Sect themselves.

Under Lin Heng's lead and scolding, many also gathered the courage to discuss the various concepts of the Buddhist Sect.

Du'e listened to these whispers of people, his eyes almost spitting fire, his original compassion disappeared, his gaze at Lin Heng was now only gloomy and venomous.

But perhaps considering they were in public, he did not make any extreme moves, just staring coldly at Lin Heng and said:

"Observatory Master Lin has a sharp tongue, I am impressed."

"But don't blame me for not reminding you, being too rigid leads to breaking, being too strong leads to hurt; young people being too aggressive may not be a good thing!"

He was doing his best to suppress his anger, and the threat in his tone was unmistakable.

But Lin Heng did not care at all.

Without aggression, can it still be called youth?

Not to mention the other party directly ascended the mountain gate to make trouble; at this time, still hoping for Lin Heng to speak nicely, would be too hypocritical.

Besides, to Lin Heng, he had one point.

Do not provoke the poor Daoist, and everyone will be well.

If you insist on causing trouble, don't blame the poor Daoist for being impolite!

"Whether me being aggressive is good or bad, the master need not worry; but master, at your age, take care not to hurt yourself with anger." Lin Heng responded with a calm face.

Du'e's face turned livid, and after taking a deep breath, he said coldly:

"Farewell!"

After speaking, Du'e turned around, flicked his sleeves, and descended the mountain.

Fa Ling and the others gave Lin Heng a fierce glare, then pressed down the endless anger in their chests and followed in Du'e's footsteps.

After leaving a long way, Fa Ling angrily cursed:

"That brat, his perverse theories, inciting people, is utterly hateful!"

The four elders also nodded with sullen expressions.

And Du'e just looked expressionlessly at the sky, then left a sentence.

"Tonight, he must die!"

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