All Heavens: Starting with Panlong's Transcendence, Devouring All Heavens

Chapter 143 A Chinese Ghost Story: Journey to the West - Subduing Demons

"Let me have some fun with you!" the burly man of the Five Elements Fist roared, and his body fell down again.

"roar!"

With a faint tiger's roar, a huge phantom tiger reappeared around him.

Then, he leaped forward like a real tiger, pouncing directly in front of the eerie clay sculpture. Immediately afterward, the phantom tiger stood upright, raised its forearm, and slammed it hard onto the clay sculpture.

In the void within the dilapidated temple, a claw made of golden light instantly appeared.

"Boom!"

The clay sculpture was knocked backward and crashed into the wall behind the dilapidated temple, causing the mud wall to collapse with a roar.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

One of the walls supporting the dilapidated temple collapsed, and a large amount of mud, grass, and trees poured down from the roof, making the entire temple teeter on the verge of collapse.

Gale-force winds and torrential rain poured in from the temple roof.

Lynn also wanted to kill this clay demon to obtain the Origin Points, so he couldn't just watch it be killed by the Five Elements Fist and the Bearded Swordsman. At the very least, he wanted to get the last hit.

"boom!"

Lynn leaped up and landed in front of the clay sculpture, then swung his right arm like an iron rod, striking the sculpture directly in the waist.

"Click!"

The clay sculpture, which remained unchanged despite being slashed by the bearded swordsman's sword and struck by the tiger-shaped blow of the Five Elements Fist, developed large cracks on its surface under Lynn's arm.

"What incredible external martial arts skills!" Both the Five Elements Fist and the bearded swordsman were amazed by what they saw.

The Five Elements Fist's form shifted, transforming from a tiger shape to a mantis shape. Then, the mantis phantom's forelimbs, resembling a guan dao (a type of halberd), slammed fiercely into the clay sculpture: "My Five Elements Fist is not bad either!"

"Click-clack!"

The clay demon, already riddled with cracks from Lynn's attack, was now struck by the mantis's forelegs. Immediately, the clay surface began to peel away, revealing the dense, writhing flesh and bones inside.

This was naturally seen by the three men as well. The bearded swordsman's eyes were filled with horror, and his expression was solemn: "It seems that this demon has harmed far more than just eight people. I wonder how many innocent people have lost their lives in this dilapidated temple."

Five Elements Fist also exclaimed, "Good heavens! Luckily we arrived early. If this demon had devoured dozens more people and turned all the clay figures into flesh and blood, he would probably have become a powerful demon at the Nascent Soul stage. It wouldn't have been so easy for us to deal with him then."

Lynn nodded slightly. As far as he knew, the cultivation realms in this world were divided into four levels: Refining Essence into Qi, Refining Qi into Spirit, Refining Spirit into Emptiness, and Refining Emptiness into Dao. Above these four levels were immortals.

All three of them were at the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation stage. So they could handle demons at the Qi Refining stage without any problem, but if they faced a demon at the Spirit Transformation stage, they would have no choice but to flee.

However, Wu Xingquan was right. They arrived early, and the demon was not yet at the Nascent Soul stage, so killing it was not a problem for them.

"To have my golden body sculpted with their flesh and blood is their glory!" At this moment, the clay sculpture actually spoke, furious: "Why are you filthy exorcists meddling in my affairs and ruining my path to enlightenment!"

"You've devoured the flesh and blood of so many people just to create your so-called golden body! And you still dare to spout such self-righteous nonsense!" The bearded swordsman sneered, "A demon is a demon! The mortal realm has no place for you!"

The bearded swordsman roared, "Heaven and earth are boundless, borrowing the power of the universe! Behold my sword control technique!"

Whoosh!

As he cast his spell, the sword in his hand flew out and transformed into a white light, shooting towards the clay sculpture.

"Boom!"

The sword light struck the clay sculpture, producing a deafening roar. The sword light pierced right through the sculpture and emerged from its back.

"Ah~ Ah~~" the clay demon roared in pain.

"Plop! Plop! Plop!" The clay sculpture on its body completely fell off, revealing the terrifying appearance underneath.

It was a body made entirely of flesh and blood, with heads of various appearances embedded in the flesh and blood, howling in pain. You could vaguely make out the faces of these heads. The hunters, merchants, and the beautiful woman who had appeared in the dilapidated temple before were all among them. However, apart from them, there were countless other unfamiliar faces.

These are all people who have been devoured by this monster over the years. Their flesh and blood have turned into the monster's flesh and blood, and their souls have been driven by the monster to become tools for the monster to harm people, or they can be called courier ghosts.

Within this horrifying flesh and skeleton, there were even wisps of golden patterns flowing. Amidst the terrifying and sinister atmosphere, there was also a hint of holiness.

However, this is not surprising. When entering a temple, the first thing most people do is to worship the gods. This clay sculpture has absorbed the worship and incense offerings of so many people, and naturally, it has developed a touch of divinity.

The clay demon was seriously injured by the flying sword.

"Good opportunity, I'm going to kill you!" Five Elements Fist roared, transforming into ape form. A black giant ape-like phantom enveloped his entire body, and then he slammed his fist into the demon's dense flesh and blood. Instantly, blood and flesh flew everywhere.

One of the clay sculpture's arms was smashed off and flew away.

"roar!"

The giant ape phantom roared and threw another punch, smashing a hole in the clay sculpture's chest. Just as it seemed its next blow was about to smash the demon to pieces.

Lynn leaped up, getting ahead of the demon. Then, he raised his arms high and smashed them down on the demon's head like a mountain-splitting axe.

They smashed the demon's head to pieces and snatched the severed head.

"Hey! You're really breaking the rules! You're clearly my demon!" Seeing this, Five Elements Fist was displeased, and judging from his expression, it seemed he was about to fight Lynn.

But the next moment, a hoarse voice came from Lynn's mouth: "I only kill demons, the bounty is yours!"

"That's more like it!" Five Elements Fist finally relaxed his stance, revealing a smile. "But I won't take advantage of you. The three of us killed the demon, so the bounty will be split among the three of us!"

"I am A-Qiang of the Five Elements Fist! May I ask yourselves for guidance?" the burly man of the Five Elements Fist, who called himself A-Qiang, said cheerfully.

Lynn said in a hoarse voice, "Lynn the Exorcist!"

The bearded swordsman didn't speak, but instead walked among the stench of blood and flesh scattered on the ground and began searching. After a while, he actually found a black token among the blood and flesh.

His expression immediately turned serious: "This is troublesome!"

"Hey! Big Beard, don't scare people, what's the trouble?" Ah-Qiang said nonchalantly.

The bearded swordsman raised the black token in his hand: "This is what I just found inside the flesh and blood of this demon. You should recognize what this is, right?" Ah Qiang looked at it carefully, but his expression remained nonchalant: "I thought it was something special. It's just the Black Mountain Token. Nine out of ten demons in this world are related to the Black Mountain Demon. If we're afraid of this, then we won't exorcise the demon."

The bearded swordsman shook his head: "This demon is different; he must be one of the Black Mountain Demon's subordinates collecting souls!"

While they were fighting fiercely, the rain outside had long since stopped. And just moments after the bearded man finished speaking, in the hazy night, blurry figures appeared around the four of them, surrounding them completely.

Hunters, merchants, women, woodcutters… nearly a hundred figures, all victims of this clay demon. After being killed by the demon, even their souls were imprisoned, preventing them from freely reincarnating in the underworld. Now, with the demon killed by Lynn and his companions, they have finally gained their freedom.

However, because they had been dead for too long, they were no longer able to reincarnate. From then on, they could only live as wandering ghosts until they completely disappeared.

"Let's just wipe out these wild ghosts! That way they won't escape and harm people later!" Ah-Qiang suggested.

Lynn agreed with him. Killing that clay demon had given him a full 10 Origin Points. Killing these wild ghosts should also give him a few Origin Points!

"No!" The timid scholar, upon hearing Ah Qiang's words, immediately stood up: "I heard from several heroes that these people were killed by demons. How can you heroes kill them again?"

"What the hell did you say?" Ah Qiang glared at the scholar, who was so frightened that he hid behind the bearded swordsman.

The bearded swordsman shook his head, cupped his hands, and said, "I am Yan Chixia of the Xuanmen sect, and I have also learned some Taoist magic. I will now recite the *Taishang Jiuku Jing* to deliver them from suffering and send them to reincarnation!"

"Hey! Big Beard, I didn't know you had this skill. Go ahead and read it!" Ah-Qiang still looked completely unconcerned.

Upon hearing this, nearly a hundred illusory figures all knelt down: "Thank you, Great Immortal!"

"At that time, the Savior from Suffering, the Heavenly Venerable, pervades the ten directions, constantly using his divine power to rescue all sentient beings from their delusions..."

……

One by one, the departed souls vanished amidst Yan Chixia's profound chanting, departing for reincarnation. Lin En watched all of this with great interest.

The *Taishang Jiuku Jing* (Scripture of the Supreme Salvation from Suffering) is said to be a scripture passed down by the Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun (Heavenly Venerable Taiyi Who Salvates from Suffering). It is believed that reciting it with a calm mind can liberate one from suffering. Yan Chixia's use of it to deliver these wandering souls is perfectly timed.

However, what truly interested Lynn was the identities of these two exorcists.

Yan Chixia is a character in the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story", while A Qiang, if he is not mistaken, should be the exorcist who was bitten to death by Sun Wukong in the movie "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

"So, this is a fusion of the two worlds? The combat power in the Journey to the West: Demon Extermination world is incredibly exaggerated!"

While Yan Chixia was chanting sutras, Lin En looked at A-Qiang and asked in a hoarse voice, "What is the strength of the Black Mountain Demon you're talking about?"

In the movie A Chinese Ghost Story, the Black Mountain Demon is the king of demons in the underworld. He is a demon who has cultivated himself from a black mountain in the underworld. He has tens of thousands of years of cultivation and has great power in the underworld. He is the king of demons and the king of ghosts.

It can be said to be the pinnacle of combat power in the world.

But in a world of fusion, he's clearly not qualified. In Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, not to mention all the gods and Buddhas in the sky, even Sun Wukong could probably crush him with one hand.

"Looks like you're a complete novice exorcist! You don't even know this!" Ah Qiang chuckled and said, "The Black Mountain Demon is a great demon at the Dao Integration Realm, one of the most powerful demons in the world."

Lynn nodded inwardly: "The Dao Integration Realm? That's equivalent to the highest level of zombies, the ten-thousand-year-old 'Golden-Winged Moon Corpse'."

The highest level of zombie cultivation is the "Golden-Winged Moon Corpse," equivalent to the Dao Integration Realm. Beyond that, one must shed their mortal form and undergo tribulation to become an immortal. Immortals, free from calamities and tribulations, live eternally and freely, and they do not easily interfere in human affairs.

The Black Mountain Demon's cultivation at the Dao Integration Realm is indeed enough to make him a dominant force in the mortal world.

"By the way, do you know about kidney deficiency... or the Empty Void Prince?" Lynn asked after thinking for a moment.

"You mean Young Master Kongxu?" Mentioning Young Master Kongxu, Ah Qiang immediately perked up: "Of course I know him! That guy's incredibly flamboyant. Last time we met him, he had four maids carrying him, scattering flowers all the way. Let me tell you..."

Lynn had to interrupt him: "I wanted to ask how good he is?"

Ah Qiang scratched his head: "Oh, strength! Young Master Kongxu is stronger than me, he should be at the Nascent Soul stage!"

"What about the crippled leg that day?" Lynn asked about the strength of another character who appeared in the movie.

"How do you know about Tiancanjiao!" Ah Qiang looked at Lynn in surprise. "I saw him not long ago. His strength is about the same as ours, both at the Qi Refining Realm!"

Lynn nodded slightly upon hearing this. According to Ah Qiang, the story of Journey to the West: Subduing the Demons shouldn't have started yet. Because in the movie, Ah Qiang could easily subdue Pigsy, Heavenly Crippled Foot was even stronger, and the strongest was Empty Void Prince.

According to Lynn, these three were at least at the Void Returning stage. It's even possible they were at the Dao Integration stage, considering that in the final battle, the Void Prince shattered Sun Wukong's golden cudgel.

And Sun Wukong is definitely an immortal!

While Lynn and Ah-Qiang were chatting, Yan Chixia finally performed a ritual to release all the wandering ghosts, allowing them to be reincarnated.

"Let's go! Let's go to the county town to collect our reward!" Ah Qiang said casually.

Lynn nodded. He didn't care about the bounties, but he wanted to get information about the demons from the government.

Yan Chixia nodded, "Alright, I'll also go and report the information about the Black Mountain Demon!"

After discussing their options, the three prepared to leave the dilapidated temple. All three were at the Qi Refining stage, so there was little difference between night and day, and they could still move very quickly at night.

"Great hero, could you take me with you?" Just as the group was leaving, the scholar carrying the book box asked cautiously.

Upon hearing this, Ah Qiang said impatiently, "Stop being so wishy-washy, let's go together!"

Upon hearing this, the scholar breathed a sigh of relief and quickly thanked them, saying, "My name is Ning Caichen, thank you three great heroes!"

"Ning Caichen?" Lynn couldn't help but take a few more glances at the scholar in front of him, but in the end he didn't say anything more.

The four of them walked down the mountain path towards the county town below.

As dawn broke, the four of them finally arrived in the county town.

Ah Qiang took the evidence of destroying the clay demon to the government office to collect the reward, while Lin En and Yan Chixia, led by Ning Caichen, headed towards a restaurant.

To express his gratitude to the three men for saving his life, Ning Caichen insisted on treating them to a meal.

(End of this chapter)