The monk was startled. He had not expected Tang Changsheng to say such a thing. Fortunately, he was quick-witted and skilled at debate. He hurriedly said, "Nonsense! These are merely innocent commoners led astray by the Six Desires Cult."
"As cultivators, we should save them from the sea of suffering. How can you speak so casually of beating and killing them?"
"Monk, let me ask you: which eye of yours saw me kill anyone?" Tang Changsheng said calmly.
The monk had spoken too hastily and gotten it wrong. The people before him had only fainted at Tang Changsheng's shout. Not one of them had died.
"Well..." The monk found himself at a loss for words.
Tang Changsheng smiled. "Look. Now they're dead!"
He snapped his fingers. At once, every unconscious Pure Land Cult follower began to convulse. Black blood flowed from their noses and mouths, and every last one of them died.
"You!" The monk was shocked and furious. Tang Changsheng had plainly done it on purpose to provoke and humiliate him.
"Why are you so vicious? They were only ordinary people!"
"Oh? You mean the Six Desires Cult is innocent? So you're in league with them?" Tang Changsheng said calmly.
The monk's face turned livid with rage. Twisting names and appearances into sophistry had always been their specialty. He had never imagined Tang Changsheng would use it against him today!
"With a heart as venomous as yours, aren't you afraid of heaven's wrath?" the monk demanded angrily.
"Heaven's wrath? Of course I am. Look..."
The monk followed Tang Changsheng's pointing finger and saw a thunderbolt crash down from the sky.
"...Here it comes!"
The thunderbolt struck the monk squarely. Fast as his reactions were, he only had time to unfurl his Buddha Light and spit out a relic to