Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 235 Ink Jade Kirin
"Brother! Why waste words with him! Just kill him and have him as a snack!"

As the Crane Demon's shrill voice fell, it spread its bone wings and its demonic energy surged, quickly transforming into a sky full of sharp, black feathers that rained down on He Xi like arrows!

With a serious expression, He Xi held a bamboo staff. As streaks of green light emanated from his body, a towering tree, two thousand feet tall and with lush foliage, quickly appeared behind him.

As soon as the giant tree appeared, its emerald green leaves danced in the wind, colliding with the demonic black feathers and disappearing into the air.

Niu Yi watched from the side and nodded slightly.

His junior brother is making good progress on the Wood Path, and the giant tree image behind him has even developed into a graceful ancient tree.

This ancient tree looks just like any other tree, only extremely large. But according to legend, if this precious tree were to fully grow, it could support a whole world.

Zhilan and the other disciples of Yousheng Sect behind her looked at the figure of the four corpse demons alone with some worry.

Despite He Xi's apparent equal strength, they had all witnessed the Corpse Demon Formation formed by the four Corpse Demons.

As expected, seeing that their attack had missed, the four corpse demons—ape, leopard, crane, and wolf—quickly took flight, surrounding He Xi and standing in all four directions, their demonic energy rapidly rising.

As a pitch-black Corpse Demon Array rapidly took shape, the soaring demonic energy instantly transformed into three-thousand-foot-tall demonic apes, demonic leopards, demonic cranes, and demonic wolves, which stood in four directions, eyeing the figure trapped in the center of the array with predatory intent.

"Crash——————"

The four demons grinned maliciously, but just then, the rattling sound of chains suddenly came. The four demons were startled, and the Crane Demon's eyes flashed with green light. An unprecedented sense of threat made his demon soul tremble.

Crane Demon subconsciously unleashed his demonic energy, breaking free of the great formation and attempting to soar into the sky, but it was too late.

A jet-black chain, flashing with runes of the underworld, appeared out of nowhere and moved swiftly toward it like a flying dragon. The moment the Crane Demon spread its wings, it quickly wrapped around it and bound it tightly!
As the runes of the Underworld flickered on the chains, streams of Underworld power rapidly eroded the demonic energy on the Crane Demon's body, causing it to fall to the ground and scream in agony, its voice filled with terror.

"ah-----"

"What the hell is this?!"

Crane Demon felt the aura emanating from the chains rapidly eroding its original demonic energy. It seemed as if it could see the underworld, the Yellow Springs, and the chains were extending from the dark Yellow Springs, trying to drag it into that deathly silence!

The Crane Demon struggled frantically, howling in agony, but it was completely unable to break free from the chains, and could only watch in despair as it drew ever closer to the Yellow Springs.

"Third child!!!"

The other three corpse demons' eyes flashed with horror and fear. They could also sense the deadly aura on the chains. This ghostly thing that came from nowhere was something they absolutely could not touch!

Just then, a deafening roar of dragons and tigers suddenly came from the sky. The three demons looked up, their souls trembling, and they fled in panic.

"Aww—"

"roar-----"

A white tiger, towering three thousand feet tall and shrouded in murderous aura, was seen rushing towards the leopard demon, accompanied by a bone sword exuding overwhelming killing intent.

Another azure dragon of similar size, surrounded by water vapor like a tsunami, lunged at the ape demon.

Seeing this, the wolf demon didn't dare to turn his head. A pitch-black ruler quickly appeared on his forehead. He was about to turn into demonic energy and escape when a giant green tree suddenly burst out of the ground and blocked his way!

The wolf demon stared at the ancient tree that suddenly appeared before it, its eyes flashing with ferocity. Its demonic energy surged around it, and its body rapidly grew to a gigantic size. Without hesitation, it opened its blood-red maw and bit at the giant tree!

But before the wolf demon could bite the ancient tree, a scorching sea of ​​fire, billowing with thick smoke, suddenly burst forth from the side and engulfed the wolf demon.

In the blink of an eye, the wolf demon vanished completely into the sea of ​​fire.

He Xi, who was at the top of the ancient tree, felt the scorching divine fire and quickly dispersed his Dharma body, retreating rapidly behind him.

A moment later, when the flames subsided, there was no trace of the wolf demon; it had long since been burned to ashes.
Zhilan was deeply shocked as she watched the Taoist priest exhale two plumes of smoke from his nostrils and wave his whisk.

"This is... Samadhi Fire."

She was aware of this supernatural power, but she had never seen it used so easily and with such power as He Xi's senior brother. The sense of danger it exuded was so great that even her Seven-Colored Immortal Robe could probably only withstand it for a few breaths.
and
Zhilan looked at the leopard demon and ape demon not far away, who were tightly bound by chains and had already lost their breath, and the leopard demon and ape demon who were being crushed by the white tiger and the true dragon and were on the verge of death. She was secretly shocked.

The four corpse demons, who had fought to a draw and were helpless against this man, perished within moments.

The two treasures that this person just used were both filled with the aura of the Great Dao. Clearly, this person has fully comprehended the three Great Daos: the Great Dao of Slaughter, the Great Dao of Water, and the Great Dao of the Underworld.

Judging from He Xi's current appearance, he clearly still has energy to spare.

As expected of a senior immortal whom even True Lord Yousheng addresses as a fellow Daoist, my husband's lineage is truly remarkable.
Niu Yi, who was in front of Zhilan, felt the gaze behind him, but did not pay much attention to it. He just looked at the three corpses of the Corpse Demon lying on the ground, whose demonic energy had dissipated and had completely turned into withered bones, and made a gesture with his hand.

"Wow~"

As Niu Yi summoned it, the God-Locking Chain flew back quickly, fell into Niu Yi's hand and disappeared. The True Dragon and White Tiger also quickly gathered together, transformed into the Dragon-Tiger Fan, and flew back, inserting itself into Niu Yi's waist, next to the Chaos Green Gourd.

True thoughts soared back on the clouds.

He watched as his senior brother effortlessly eliminated four Taiyi Realm Corpse Demons without even taking a single step, a look of admiration flashing in his eyes.

He had known since childhood that his senior brother was highly skilled. Among the many disciples in the sect, Senior Brother Guangyi, Senior Brother Dashi, and Senior Brother Guangwu, who did not often appear in front of their fellow disciples, were in a class of their own.

"Senior Brother Guangyi, all four corpse demons have now been slain. Thank you so much, Senior Brother."

With a solemn expression, Zhen Si bowed to Niu Yi, and Zhi Lan beside him and many other disciples of You Sheng Sect behind him also bowed to Niu Yi with solemn expressions.

"Thank you, senior brother."

"Thank you, Immortal Master."

Niu Yi waved his whisk and accepted the bow with composure.

This sweeping away of demons in Beiju Luzhou is of paramount importance to the Yousheng Daoist lineage. His assistance is something those who appreciate his help should do.

“Zhensi, you just said that all four corpse demons were killed, but that’s a mistake.”

"Oh?"

Niu Yi looked at the scorched earth that had just been burned by the Samadhi True Fire and smiled, a glint of cunning flashing in his eyes, a playful glint in his eyes:

"Hehe~ Your senior brother's eyes are called the Treasure-Seeing Divine Eyes, which are used to see all kinds of treasures."

"I dare not speak of others, but in these three realms, few treasures can escape my eyes." As soon as Niu Yi finished speaking, a black light flew out of the scorched earth. Just as it was about to escape, Niu Yi waved his whisk, and the black light flew rapidly towards him.

At the same time, a panicked voice came from within the black light.

"Immortal, spare me!! Immortal, spare me!!"

Upon hearing this voice, He Xi and Zhi Lan's expressions changed slightly.

Judging from that voice, it's clearly the wolf demon!
This guy is still alive.

As the black light flew over and stopped in front of everyone, they realized that it was a pitch-black ruler that exuded a sinister demonic aura.

The fact that Niu Yi's burst of Samadhi True Fire didn't melt or destroy the ruler just now clearly indicates that it is a rare treasure.

Niu Yi reached out and took the ruler, ignoring the constant pleas for mercy coming from it. His eyes gleamed as he looked thoughtfully at the rare treasure.

This thing seems to be a Confucian treasure, but for some reason it ended up here and was corrupted by a strong demonic energy, which is why it has become like this.

"Senior brother, this..."

Niu Yi snapped out of his daze, looked at He Xi, and smiled:
"I'll keep this for now and see if I can figure out anything from it."

"Now that this matter is settled, I will take my leave to see Fellow Daoist You Sheng. We can meet again after this demon-slaying expedition is over."

"Yes! I'll do whatever you say, Senior Brother."

He Xi nodded solemnly, and together with his wife, three children, and many disciples of You Sheng, they bowed to see Niu Yi off as he transformed into golden light and left the place.

Beiju Luzhou, Beidou Mountain Range.

The seven highest peaks here are arranged like the Big Dipper, able to receive the light of the sun, moon and stars above and gather the spiritual energy of the earth below, making it one of the most blessed places in the entire Northern Continent.

However, beneath this blessed land lies a vast expanse of bones, which drift and dissolve in a sea of ​​demonic energy, becoming nourishment for the demonic energy.

This place appears sacred on the outside, but inside it is already teeming with demonic forces; it is a dead land!
At this moment, two figures were facing each other in the sky above this area.

One of the figures was clad in majestic divine armor, surrounded by snakes and turtles, and his sword gleamed with brilliant light, supporting half of the pure energy.

The other figure was a Qilin, with a black jade-like form, surrounded by overwhelming demonic energy, which supported half of the demonic energy.

The black jade unicorn looked at the divine being opposite it, spewing demonic energy from its mouth, a look of fear flashing in its eyes, and an aged voice came from its mouth.

“You Sheng, this Beiju Luzhou is not a place for you. I advise you to leave as soon as possible to avoid trouble.”

He was originally a Qilin, born from the innate demonic energy at the beginning of creation. He was born with extremely high potential and achieved the Great Luo status at a young age. In this Northern Continent, he is one of the few "Ancestors".

However, now that You Sheng has come here to vanquish the demons, how could it not see that this person intends to eliminate the demonic aura of Beiju Luzhou in order to gain great merit and be granted a title of Dao?

Since the creation of this world and the formation of the four continents, he has been living a carefree life in this Northern Continent, occupying a vast territory and enjoying offerings from all sides. However, now this little brat You Sheng is trying to wipe out the demons and almost wiped out his forces!

And how could this annihilation of demons be complete without this long-standing old demon?
Or rather, this True Lord You Sheng in front of me was originally here for me!

You Sheng Zhenjun looked at the black jade unicorn opposite him and said calmly:
"I descended to the mortal realm to quell the demonic atmosphere there. This is the will of Heaven, and it cannot be changed."

"Ink Jade Qilin, after you occupied this place, you devoured countless living beings and allowed your subordinates to wreak havoc on Beiju Luzhou, making the living beings here suffer unspeakably and turning the place into a cesspool of chaos!"

"However, considering that you are the only demonic Qilin in the world, born with great difficulty and cultivated with great difficulty, if you are willing to surrender, I can spare your life and take you under my command as a protector to protect all living beings for eternity, thus atoning for the sins of the creatures here!"

Upon hearing this, the black jade unicorn's eyes flashed with dark demonic light, and it roared in fury:

"shut up!"

"I have been cultivating here since the beginning of time. This place is my Daoist temple. Everything here, whether plants or sentient beings, is my private property. I can decide their fate, whether they live or die, with a single word. How dare you, a mere child, act so presumptuously here!"

As the black jade unicorn spoke, it stamped its four hooves in mid-air and said in a gloomy tone:
"I admit that you are quite capable. If it were just me alone, I would not be confident that I could deal with you. But what if there is another person with me?"

After listening to what Mo Yu Qilin said, You Sheng Zhenjun turned his head slightly to look at the old man who had appeared behind him at some unknown time.

The old man was seen leaning on a cane, carrying a tortoise shell on his back. The tortoise shell was shaped like a mountain, with clouds and mist swirling around it and starlight twinkling on it, making it incredibly mysterious, as if it were holding up a small world.

Upon witnessing this scene, the True Lord remained unfazed, seemingly unsurprised, and calmly remarked:
"You old tortoise, are you tired of living?"

The old tortoise before him called himself Old Man of Camel Mountain. He was also a Great Luo Realm being who had lived for several eons. He was quite capable and never cared about anything else, just living his peaceful life.

The old man from Camel Mountain shook his head helplessly and said slowly:

"True Lord, do not be surprised. I once owed Mo Yu a great debt of karma, which I must repay. Moreover..."

The old man from Camel Mountain slowly raised his head, a cold glint flashing in his eyes as he looked at True Lord Yousheng.

"I had a promising junior, but he indulged in a moment of gluttony and devoured all the living creatures in the valley. As a result, he was utterly destroyed by your sect's disciples, his soul scattered and his body and spirit extinguished."

"I, too, must settle this score with the True Lord!"

You Sheng Zhenjun looked at the two Great Luo beings who had surrounded him from the front and back.

There's no need to elaborate on the Jade Qilin. In the Northern Continent, demons are rampant, wailing fills the air, and countless lives are lost. The one before him is the most important demon ancestor and one of the biggest obstacles in his journey to vanquish demons in the Northern Continent.

As for the old tortoise's descendant, he was treated like a nephew by the old man, but he ended up getting mixed up with that group of demons. Instead of cultivating the Great Dao, he showed off his supernatural powers outside, became sworn brothers with that group of demons, and in the end became cannon fodder, causing considerable losses to his disciples.

Fortunately, those who fought against him, even if they died and their souls returned to the underworld, had enough merit to enter the realm of gods and become immortals.

You Sheng Zhenjun glanced at the two of them, and his aura began to become sharp.

Regardless of the circumstances, he and these two are bound to have a confrontation today.

Just then, a golden light suddenly streaked towards them, appearing instantly beside True Monarch You Sheng, causing the expression on the faces of the Black Jade Qilin and the old tortoise to change.

"True Lord, it's been a long time."

(End of this chapter)