Da Zaojun

The arrogant smile of the Five Evil Gods came to an abrupt end.

Even the surrounding changes of the Five Evils and Three Killings seemed to freeze for a moment.

Upon seeing this white bone Manjushri, with three flowers on its head, five elements in its chest, and a sword in its hand called the Sword of Wisdom.

As soon as the sword of wisdom was drawn, it subtly parted the dark energy, capable of using wisdom to break through the five turbidities, five poisons, and five evils.

The Five Gods realized what was happening and their faces turned ugly: "You can combine, so can I!!"

Immediately, it was seen that its five divine bodies had merged together, as if it had obtained the Dharma of Heaven and Earth. There was one head in the center, four heads around it, ten hands, swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks and forks, and ten legs, like a spider.

However, he simply did not have the ability to control such a massive and bloated power, and cracks appeared in the flesh, soil, and rocks.

Faces wailed upon it, and the Calamity Canopy, this magical artifact, transformed into a towering black curtain, shrouded in black mist, completely isolating it from the outside world.

Song Wuji recalled what the Mirage Dragon had said before: during the great calamity of heaven and earth, when he was imprisoned in the secret realm, he was isolated by black mist. If he hadn't used the Deceitful Heaven Technique to create a substitute, he would have become a mindless puppet in the secret realm. Only by eating people or gaining faith could he regain his intelligence, but then he would no longer be himself.

Previously, in Linjiazhuang, the secret realm of the Dream Soul Demon, all the villagers, including the local earth god, were also trapped in the secret realm and became part of it. The people became soulless people. Song Wuji had even thought about this.

Sensing this black aura and calamity energy, he was slightly surprised: "Could it be that the Black Phoenix's ability, or rather the Five Gods' ability, allows them to actively manipulate the calamity energy and black mist to create a secret realm?"

"Lion Mark!"

"Aquarius Seal!"

"Prajna Mudra!"

"Vajra Seal!"

"Wisdom Fist Seal!"

"Fearless Seal!"

“ong! ma! ni! bei! mei! hong!”

Om Mani Padme Hum!

With the six-syllable mantra and the great hand seal, a halo of Buddhist light appeared behind Song Wuji's head. Inside the halo was a circle of pure light, with three skulls resembling the Buddhas of the three worlds lying horizontally.

Then, the Vajra Realm arose, with lotus flowers blooming—blue lotus, white lotus, golden lotus, red lotus, and purple lotus.

Within the lotus flower reside the aspirations and wisdom of all beings, and it also teaches the Dharma to all beings.

A large handprint was unleashed, revealing the poisons of greed, anger, ignorance, pride, and doubt.

Then, a large fire dragon coiled around Song Wuji's body, and a large white elephant of the wind element was beneath Song Wuji's crotch.

Wisdom, Compassion, and Majesty!

Song Wuji inexplicably developed a pure thought that permeated both Buddhism and Taoism.

In other words, all three religions—Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism—emphasize these three principles.

The black curtain of the Five Gods was pierced, and auspicious light and pure energy shone through from who knows where.

Song Wuji possessed keen insight, able to perceive the past, present, and future, and to know all causes and effects, and destiny.

Those were shackles, locks, and ropes.

Shackles bind the body, making all beings unable to control their own lives, as if they are falling with a thousand pounds, unable to raise their heads.

Lock up the mind, so that all beings cannot fathom wisdom.

By binding their feet, all beings are dragged down together, unable to transcend on their own.

These shackles, locks, and ropes are intertwined, as dense as a net and as tangled as hemp.

"cut!"

In a moment of inspiration, Song Wuji unleashed a sword strike.

This sword does not strike the solid part.

But the Five Evil Gods fought back fiercely!

All that was seen were power, wealth, life, longevity, and fortune, all shackled and imprisoned.

But ultimately, it could not withstand the sword of wisdom.

With a single sword strike, the Five Evil Gods screamed in agony and exploded!

The source has fallen.

The Five-Tong Evil God roared, "All living beings have wishes, desires, and wants!"

"I am the one who represents all living beings!"

Even Song Wuji didn't dare to say who he represented, yet this guy dared to say he represented all living beings.

The hearts of all beings are the hearts of the people. The hearts of the people are the hearts of Heaven.

He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.

You are a demon, devoid of benevolence and righteousness, and do not seek the well-being of all living beings. You are cruel and murderous!

And they dare to claim they represent all living beings!
Anger ignited Song Wuji's hearth fire, samadhi fire, and Bing-Ding fire!

Among the flames, the black calamity energy actually betrayed the Five Paths Evil God and entered the body of Manjushri, turning into black flesh and skin.

Destruction and wisdom coexist!
With the benevolence in one's heart, one can sever worldly ties.

"cut!"

But the calamity energy combined with the fire, transforming into karmic fire, calamity fire, and destruction fire.

The White Bone Manjushri transformed into the Black Demon Manjushri.

"Kid, you've had your fun, but these old bones of ours can't take any more of this."

Xu Jia's voice came through.

Song Wuji hummed in agreement.

But with a single sword strike, the dark curtain was cleaved open, the Three Calamities and Eight Disasters Treasure Canopy cracked open, and another evil god of the Five Paths Evil Gods exploded.

The Five Evil Gods were already frightened and wanted to escape, but Song Wuji stretched out his hand and pulled, and those unlocks and chains became the cause and effect that shackled him.

To manipulate cause and effect, to manipulate karma.

Supernatural powers cannot overcome karma.

"The Demon Path establishes a new realm, ruled by the Five Animal Gods!"

Song Wuji called out his name, and the Five Gods felt a wave of dizziness.

The next moment, three more sword strikes came down in quick succession, and the remaining five bodies were all cut off.

The headless, five-powered evil god revealed its true form: a black goat with a human body and a goat-like beast, but with a large, evil mouth on its belly, greedily devouring all the evils of the world, including greed, anger, ignorance, pride, and doubt.

"So it was a Taotie."

Xu Jia said, "Boy, the Taotie can be used to cast a tripod, which is a food vessel. You can use it to make a Taotie pot!"

Song Wuji nodded, took out the evil jar, and with a swift motion, stuffed the true form of the Five Paths Evil God into the jar and sealed it away.

The next moment, the White Bone Immortal Xu Jia, along with the Golden Skull and the Silver Skull, disintegrated.

Song Wuji felt a wave of discomfort, feeling weak and then even weaker.

"drink!"

Song Wuji felt as if his body had been drained dry.

"Boy, although you have mastered the Primordial Dao Golden Core, the realm you just reached was beyond your control. You have now fallen by two major realms, so it is normal to feel weak."

"Just go back and rest properly."

Song Wuji nodded, looking at the large number of out-of-control demons after the battle, and said directly, "Ignore these demons for now! Take Jianxin County! There are still tens of thousands of people in the city!"

"kill!"

Chen Xiu led 500 regular soldiers, 1,500 auxiliary soldiers, and other people from various professions.

Song Wuji also got up and headed to Jianxin County.

With the Black Phoenix dead and the Five Gods captured, the remaining demons guarding Jianxin County are now in disarray.

Some of the more cunning among them discovered the Black Phoenix's [Gathering Righteousness] supernatural power and immediately escaped secretly through the side door.

With only two or three seventh-rank demons, they were unwilling to part with the human sacrifices and blood offerings in the city.

"kill!"

"Sacrifice to the Blood Pool! Follow me and fight your way out!"

General Youjiang, holding a steel fork, tricked the lesser demons into going out to fight!

But he retreated behind the demons and jumped into the Gan River.

The Golden Rooster Mother also used an earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique) to flee this place.

Song Wuji rushed into the city gate first, opened his eyes to look at the atmosphere, and saw blood flames reaching the sky.

Among the pools of blood, there were hanging bellies and drying lungs, human heads piled up like mountains, human skin used as tents, and bones used as trees!
Nearby, like cattle and sheep pens, naked men and women, amidst excrement and urine, their eyes numb, were neither human nor ghost!
(End of this chapter)