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Chapter 202 Where in the world is it really right to be this way?
The arrogance of the demons and the ghost soldiers grew even stronger.

Their bloodshot eyes looked even more terrifying under the rain, but the monk Zhenru and Daoist Xiyun showed no signs of weakening.

The golden light was even brighter, and the sound of chanting scriptures was incredibly clear amidst the thunder, as large numbers of the ghostly soldiers surged upwards in salvation.

Even the demons were affected. The rain washed away the mud and made the ground slippery. They would slip and fall into the water if they were not careful, and they never got up again.

The temple keeper didn't take it seriously at first, thinking it was just an accident.

But when he came to his senses, the number of demons around him had dwindled to less than a handful, and even the ghost soldiers he had brought were reduced to only a few hundred.

It was then discovered that 90% of the people lost their hands in the flood.

He immediately looked behind him in alarm and shouted.

"Where is the Ghost King? Why haven't you made a move yet!"

The sound echoed through the rain without causing the slightest ripple.

"He can't come."

The voice came from behind.

The demon shuddered, wanting to turn around, but instinctively ducked to avoid it.

An invisible wave grazed the human demon's body, narrowly missing him, but the other human demons couldn't dodge in time and were cut in half at the waist, falling into the rain and losing all hope of survival.

"Pity."

Chen Ji sighed and resumed his sword incantation, preparing to use the Wall-Opening Technique.

Previously, I felt that it was not a coincidence that the temple keeper demon could dodge the sword light. Now that he can even avoid the wall-opening technique, he is indeed quite capable.

"Who are you!"

"I just struck you twice with my sword, how come you don't remember?"

"It's you!"

The demon turned around and looked back, his eyes blazing with fire.

"You killed my men, damaged my magical artifacts, and now you finally dare to show yourself?"

"I spared your life earlier out of consideration for the villagers; otherwise, I would have sent you to your death long ago."

"Village people?"

The demon laughed wildly upon hearing this, and rain rolled down his face.

"You actually care about the lives of these ordinary people."

“This is how a person who cultivates himself should be.”

Chen Ji said slowly.

The demon stared at Chen Ji with a mocking expression, his face growing even more ferocious.

"That's how it should be?"

"Where were you when those demons were killing and eating people?"

"Where were you when those evil spirits were slaughtering so brutally?"

"My entire family, young and old, died. When I escaped from the clutches of demons, where were you all?"

“When other demons and villains harmed my family, you were not there. Fortunately, the Ghost King saw my wish and was willing to help me and teach me the method to subdue demons.”

"Now that I have the power, I want to attain immortality and slay demons to take revenge. You bunch of Taoist priests and bald monks come out and say that this is the only way. What kind of logic is this!"

Chen Ji was silent.

He could not refute this statement.

Even the high priests under the True Martial Demon-Subduing Emperor frankly admitted that they could not eradicate the evils of the world, so what can ordinary cultivators do?

We can only deal with it if we see it; if we can't see it, there's nothing else we can do.

The priest, however, gave a cold laugh.

"The demons and monsters causing chaos in the human world have only themselves to blame!"

"When our dynasty ruled the world before, we never heard of demons running rampant like this. Now, the imperial power is weak, the rites and music have collapsed, and even Taoist priests don't offer incense when they invite gods. How can the world not be in chaos?"

"Pah! You dog of a priest are no better than me!"

The demon spat it away.

"Demons and monsters harm people all over the world, yet your temples still charge a hundred taels of silver for exorcising them. Thousands of skeletons lie along the roadside, but they do not affect the golden roof tiles of your temples."

"If I could live forever, the first thing I would do is kill you bunch of dog priests!"

"This demon has lost his mind! How dare he rebuke the priest? Does he want to die?" The priest stood up, his body radiating a rich golden light.

"You want to kill me too?"

The demon grinned maliciously as he looked at the priest.

"If the Taoist priest doesn't know about your dealings, do you think I don't?"

"Aren't the demons and ghosts rampant in the human world fed by you celestial officials?"

“When the world is peaceful and happy, everyone seeks wealth and marriage, and no one cares about peace. Your incense offerings are not flourishing, so you have come up with the idea of ​​raising ghosts to cause trouble.”

"If the heavenly officials do this, the gods on earth will naturally follow suit. River gods, mountain gods, and city gods all need incense offerings. Those who haven't eaten people start eating people, and those who have eaten people drag other gods along to eat people too."

"How ridiculous! You say that demons and monsters are causing chaos in the world, aren't you even more chaotic than the demons and monsters?"

"you……"

The priest's robes billowed as he glared angrily.

The demon looked up at the priest in the sky and burst into laughter.

"Priest, are you silent because you feel guilty? Or are you afraid I'll reveal your pact with the demons and monsters of the mortal realm?"

The priest looked coldly at the demon, seemingly lost in thought.

The demon ignored him and coldly looked at Chen Ji.

"You cultivators are too concerned with benevolence and morality, always thinking that you can save the world, but how many people can you actually save?"

"Since the world is already like this, I might as well improve my own strength. If I can achieve immortality, let alone these villagers, even if tens of thousands of others die, what difference will it make?"

"When the time comes, I will kill all the gods, demons, monsters and ghosts in the world, and see who dares to harm the people."

"You... are good people for risking your lives to save others, but since you're going to stop me, you'll die too!"

"Only when good people die can I kill bad people, evil spirits, and demons!"

"Die, die!"

"Die!"

The temple keeper was enveloped in overwhelming demonic energy, and he reached out to grab the two human-demon heads beside him.

"Pfft."

The sound of tearing fabric ripped through the rain curtain and reached Chen Ji's ears. However, it wasn't tearing cloth, but rather the temple keeper's hands, like sharp blades, piercing through the head of the only remaining human demon beside him, pulling out a lump of red and white substance and stuffing it into his mouth.

Then, while the many ghost soldiers were still in a daze, he swept them around once more.

It actually imprisoned dozens of ghost soldiers, and with a casual inhale, they all fell into the temple keeper's mouth without even uttering a wail.

The ghostly soldiers nearby trembled at the sight, but their vital points were in the hands of the demon, and they had no will to resist. They could only let the temple keeper capture and kill them.

In a short while, all the ghostly soldiers and demons in the rain disappeared, leaving only the temple keeper demon.

But his aura and appearance were completely different.

Previously, the temple keeper still looked somewhat human, except for his bloodshot eyes. But now, after eating the demon and absorbing the ghostly energy of the Yin soldiers, he has completely lost his human form.

With two horns on its head, fangs on its face, and bone spurs on its hands, surrounded by black mist, it had truly become a demon.

Chen Ji shook his head, knowing that there was no point in saying anything else now. The man was already deeply possessed by evil, and only after he was subdued could other things be discussed.

Fortunately, the villagers have all been rescued by the Water Mansion, and without any other obstacles, they can fight the magic battle with more peace of mind.

only……

Chen Ji looked up at the priest.

Whether what the demon said earlier was true or not, judging from the priest's behavior, it was certainly not unfounded.

At this moment, he wanted to capture this demon alive and get to the bottom of things, but he didn't know if the priest would interfere.

Since they had already become enemies, Chen Ji decided to show no mercy and directly addressed the priest.

"Since the priest is exhausted, we should step back a little to avoid accidentally injuring him. It would be bad if the Emperor blamed us for acting rashly when we returned."

The priest's eyes flickered slightly, but when he heard Chen Ji using the Emperor's name to pressure him, he dared not say anything more.

He snorted coldly and retreated several feet away.

"Is that good?"

Chen Ji nodded, said nothing more, and turned to focus on dealing with the human demon.

(End of this chapter)