“Devouring-style cultivation” + “Ruthless and decisive” + “Plot-driven” + “Play the pig to eat the tiger” + “Not brainless” + “Funny and witty”
He Zhiqing, a young monk from Atuo Temple, is expelled after breaking a precept.
By chance, he discovers that if he cooks demons in the golden alms bowl that has been with him for eighteen years and eats them, he can gain one of the spells they knew in life!
Qi Refining Stage (cowardly and spineless): “Monsters plague the world, demons run rampant. I have no choice but to eat demons and break my vows!”
(Humbly begging for alms): “Kind benefactors, the four hooves of this Flame-Mane Demon Boar are useless. Could you spare them for this humble monk?”
Golden Core Stage (addicted to eating demons): “If I don’t eat it, it’ll eat me! I’m cultivating. What have I done wrong?”
(Mad with bloodlust): “You audacious demon! How dare you provoke me? You refuse to surrender and even fight back? Get in the bowl, now!”
Divinity Transformation Stage (deeply calculating): “Wine and meat pass through the gut, but the Buddha stays in the heart. Desire may run over the skin, while the precepts wander through the mind.”
(Threats and inducements): “You little demon, hand over that ninth-rank demon core, or I’ll come and take it myself!”
I feel it's okay, the protagonist is clearly demonic and still pretends to be a good person 😠 [adoring]