"Though Fellow Daoist Lin perished, his will to give his life for humankind lived on. Besides, the Heavenly Dao moves in cycles. Having sacrificed himself for a righteous cause in this life, he would surely be blessed in the next."
"Though fate kept you two apart in this life, time stretches long. Who could say you would never meet again?"
Behind the Buddha Seal, the phantom spoke with his palms pressed together.
"Reincarnation?" Lin Qiao'er's eyes lit up, but the light faded as quickly as it came. "Even if reincarnation is possible, what of it? I've fallen to darkness. Who in this world would accept someone like me?"
"As the saying goes, all teachings are Buddha's Law. One thought makes a Buddha; one thought makes a demon. Which you become rests entirely on that one thought, benefactress!"
The Buddha Seal continued to turn slowly, but as his voice rang out, the phantom's aura changed in an instant.
Demonic Qi surged from him, as though he were a peerless Greater Demon.
The change lasted only a moment. As his words ended, the torrent of Demonic Qi vanished, and he once again shone with sacred Buddhist light.
"One thought makes a Buddha; one thought makes a demon..."
Lin Qiao'er stared at the Buddha Seal before her, shock flashing through her eyes.
The Demonic Qi he had released in that instant shook her to the core. She had no doubt that if he fell to darkness, he would become a peerless Greater Demon.
Yet he had held fast to himself, utterly unaffected.
She murmured the words under her breath. After only a moment,
Lin Qiao'er seemed to realize something, and her voice cut off.
In the next instant, the Demonic Qi within her vanished completely. Abundant Buddha Essence flowed in its place, giving