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

Chapter 146 Black Mountain Demon, Xiaoqian

"roar!"

With a slight increase in power, Lynn unconsciously let out a low growl. Enveloped in his black robes, his body began to undergo dramatic changes. His once-black skin lightened, his muscles and bones became stronger, and his power increased dramatically.

Even more surprisingly, his heart showed faint signs of recovery, and he was slowly transforming into a normal living being.

Several inches of green hair sprouted from his body, covering him like a suit of armor.

He finally turned into a giant green-haired rice dumpling!

Moreover, after upgrading to a green bronze zombie, he also gained a talent spell, which was bestowed upon him by heaven and earth.

Innate technique: Earth Escape!

Zombies are inherently earth-elemental, and since they are born from the earth, it's not surprising that they possess innate abilities like "earth escape."

……

"Brother Lin, are you alright?" Yan Chixia quickly walked to Lin En's side and asked with concern.

Having been struck by so many soul-snatching dark lights from the white-robed messenger, Yan Chixia knew that if it were him, he would have been annihilated long ago.

"I'm fine, on the contrary, I feel great right now!" Lynn stood up and looked at the tree demon fighting fiercely with Ah Qiang in the distance.

At that moment, the tree demon saw that the white-robed messenger had been killed by Lynn, and with a "whoosh," it burrowed into the ground and disappeared!

"Still trying to escape?" Seeing this, Zhi Qiu Yi Ye became excited. It was finally his turn to show his power.

But then he saw that Lynn had already disappeared underground before him, and Zhi Qiu Yi Ye was stunned: "Master Lin, can he also use earth magic?"

"I'll go down and help him!" Zhi Qiu Yi Ye also used Earth Escape Technique and followed suit, disappearing underground.

……

"Is this Earth Escape?" Lynn moved quickly through the mud, but he didn't feel any suffocation or shortness of breath.

Earth Escape is somewhat similar to the profound "Earth Travel Technique" in the Earth Element Laws of the Panlong World. Gods who have mastered the Earth Travel Technique can travel freely and unimpeded within the earth.

As Lynn quickly sank deeper into the soil, he noticed that many tree roots around him were rapidly contracting in a certain direction.

"Is this tree spirit trying to escape?" Lynn gave chase without hesitation.

He has now upgraded to a Green Zombie Copper Corpse, and his strength is in no way inferior to that of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. His body is also protected by a magic-breaking armor formed from green hair, making him virtually invulnerable to all magic.

"Thump!"

Lynn suddenly landed in a huge underground cavity, which was the palace of the Tree Demon Granny.

An ugly woman was there, directing all the tree roots to retract, preparing to run away together. She didn't expect that Lynn would catch up so quickly.

"This place is at least several hundred meters below the ground! It couldn't have dug this fast; it can burrow underground!" The Tree Demon Granny immediately understood. And her first reaction was: "Daring to chase after me alone? You're courting death! This Granny will take your life right now!"

She was no match for the four of them together. But how dare a mere junior at the Qi Refining Realm chase after her? Did he really think she was made of clay?

But the next second—

"Boom!"

Lynn punched the tree demon's avatar to pieces, causing the tree demon to wail once again.

"How is this possible? You were clearly a Qi Refining Realm cultivator, how could you suddenly become a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator!" The entire palace shook, one of the avatars was destroyed, and the tree demon suffered even more severe injuries than before.

Lynn scoffed, "What a nuisance! Where exactly is this tree demon's true life core hidden? I'll just have to smash you to pieces!"

Suddenly, Lynn transformed into a demolition crew, wreaking havoc underground. Just how powerful was his bronze-cast-iron-like body?

The tree demon's rock-solid roots were split in large pieces under his attack. In no time, the entire palace and the tree roots surrounding it were shattered into pieces.

A huge oval-shaped tree heart gradually emerged from below, on which the face of the tree demon could be faintly seen flashing. The tree demon's life core and soul were hidden within this tree heart.

The tree spirit began to beg for mercy: "Great hero, spare my life! I have never harmed any upright gentlemen; those I killed were all lecherous scoundrels!"

Lynn scoffed, "Hmph, what a joke! What man isn't lustful? Is lust such a terrible sin? It's not like you're going to kill me!"

"Die!" Lynn stopped wasting words with it and slammed his fists into the tree heart.

"Boom!" "Boom!"...

Lynn didn't know how many punches he threw until he could no longer hear the tree demon's screams, and 10 more Origin Points appeared on the semi-transparent panel. Only then did he finally stop.

"After the upgrade, the number of Origin Points obtained from killing demons has decreased again!" Lynn sighed slightly and casually added the Origin Points to his cultivation.

He looked at the semi-transparent panel: Realm: Green Zombie Copper Corpse (46/100).

"Fortunately, the source points required for upgrading have not increased. After killing six more Nascent Soul Realm demons or one more Void Return Realm demon, I can upgrade to Silver Winged Yaksha!" Lynn immediately thought of the centipede demon Pudu Cihang that Zhi Qiu Yiye had mentioned, which was hiding in the dynasty and stealing the dynasty's fortune in an attempt to transform into a dragon.

"If Yan Chixia and Zhi Qiu Yiye were both Nascent Soul cultivators, we could give it a try!" Lin En shook his head. "Right now, I'm afraid we still wouldn't be able to kill that old demon!"

Just then, Zhi Qiu Yi Ye also used earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used in Chinese fantasy novels) to find this place.

"Hey, Master Lin, you've already killed that tree demon?" As soon as Zhi Qiu Yi Ye landed, he saw broken branches and twigs scattered all over the ground, and Lin En standing to the side.

Lynn nodded: "That's right! I've already killed that tree demon!"

After becoming a bronze corpse, his movements were almost like those of an ordinary person. Even subtle movements like nodding were something he could easily perform.

Upon hearing this, Zhi Qiu Yi Ye's expression hardened: "Something's not right, there's still the aura of ghosts here! I can smell you, come out now!"

Lynn thought the ghostly aura he was referring to was himself, since his current form was a zombie. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a beautiful figure in white slowly emerge from the ground.

"This humble woman, Xiaoqian, thanks the great hero for saving my life!" The beautifully dressed figure gracefully bowed.

"Still pretending? I can tell you're a ghost, not a human, at a glance!" Zhi Qiu Yi Ye immediately prepared to use his thunder magic to give this female ghost a treatment.

But Lynn waved his hand to stop him: "Daoist Zhi Qiu, wait!"

He looked at Xiaoqian: "This female ghost doesn't seem to be harmful. Let's take her upstairs and ask Master Yan to perform a ritual for her!"

Next, guided by Xiaoqian, Lynn found Xiaoqian's urn containing her ashes, as well as a large amount of gold, silver, and jewelry, all of which the tree demon had taken from the merchants and travelers it had killed.

...In the underworld, demons roam freely.

Some powerful demons even dared to disrespect the underworld and Yama, the King of Hell. They gathered underworld soldiers and generals, and became local lords.

The Black Mountain Demon is such a demon. Relying on its power, it not only roams the underworld but also extends its tentacles into the mortal realm. It wantonly harvests the souls of the living to create ghost soldiers for its own use.

It is a great demon in the Dao Integration Realm. With just one step, it can shed its mortal body, transcend tribulation and ascend to become an immortal!

He also commands four Void Returning Realm demons and eighty-one Divine Transformation Realm demons, collectively known as the "Four Generals and Eighty-One Envoys"!

These demons have their lives and deaths in its hands, and they are 'utterly loyal' to it!

On this day, the Black Mountain Demon was drinking and making merry in his palace in the underworld when suddenly, a look of astonishment crossed his face: "My Soul-Snatcher, whom I sent to the mortal realm, has been killed? Who dares to kill my messenger?"

"Master, but they don't dance well! I'll throw them all into the dungeon and replace them with a new batch of singers!" His henchmen jumped out as soon as they saw the Black Mountain Demon's expression change.

The Black Mountain Demon waved his hand: "That's not it! It's that the Soul-Stealing Envoy I sent to the mortal realm to collect souls was killed by a mortal cultivator!"

"Who goes there? How dare they kill our men?" His men below exclaimed in shock.

"Yes!" The Black Mountain Demon grinned maliciously, "Hehehe... It seems that I haven't made a move for too long, and those people have forgotten that I exist."

It calmly commanded, "Faceless General, you now lead nine messengers to the mortal realm! Capture everyone involved in this matter; I want to give them a proper... reception!"

"yes!"

……

After burying Xiaoqian's ashes, Yan Chixia immediately chanted a spell to guide Xiaoqian to reincarnation.

Watching the figure bow gracefully to them before gradually disappearing, Yan Chixia smiled and said, "So that's why this tree demon is neither male nor female; it turns out it has a female ghost with a pure Yin constitution in its possession!"

"Oh? That female ghost was actually a pure Yin body?" Zhi Qiu Yi Ye exclaimed in surprise. "I've heard that female ghosts with pure Yin bodies are the ultimate dual cultivation vessels for demons! They're better at boosting cultivation than any treasure!"

Yan Chixia nodded: "Yes! But it won't work for us human cultivators. Our bodies can't withstand that extreme Yin energy! Sending this female ghost to reincarnation is a way of helping her escape her suffering!"

"Xiaoqian is a female ghost with a pure Yin constitution? Cultivating with her greatly benefits the cultivation of demons?" Lin En stared wide-eyed at Yan Chixia, thinking, "Why didn't you say so sooner!"

He's a zombie, and a demon! He can withstand the extreme yin energy within Xiaoqian's body!

But it was too late now; Xiaoqian had already been reincarnated, and there was no use in regretting it. Lin En could only sigh.

Because he was completely shrouded in black robes, the three of them couldn't see Lynn's expression clearly.

Then, Yan Chixia brought up another matter.

"This time, we not only killed the tree demon, but also that white-robed ghost. Judging from the black banner he left behind!" Yan Chixia's expression turned serious as he said this, "I suspect it's related to the Black Mountain Demon of the underworld!"

"Black Mountain Demon?" Ah Qiang and Zhi Qiu Yi Ye were both somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

The Black Mountain Demon is a powerful demon in the Dao Integration Realm. To these juniors in the Qi Refining Realm, he could crush them with a single finger.

"Killing the tree demon is one thing, but killing the Black Mountain Demon's subordinates will likely lead to us being hunted down by his men!" Yan Chixia suggested. "Anyway, everyone who witnessed the battle is dead. As long as we don't say anything, no one will know we were the ones who did it!"

"Let's skip the reward from the government! We'll divide up all the tree demon's gold and jewels!"

The Black Mountain Demon, a powerful demon among the most formidable in the world, was simply too intimidating. Even the usually arrogant Ah Qiang fell silent upon hearing that the ghost he had killed was related to the Black Mountain Demon.

They all agreed: "Let's do as Master Yan says!"

At this moment, Lynn reminded him, "Don't forget that brat Ning Caichen!"

Yan Chixia nodded slightly: "I will go to the county town later, take him as my disciple, and take him away. I guarantee that no information will leak from him!"

"good!"

……

Yan Chixia roared, "Get out of my way! I'll use my magic right now to erase all traces of our battle!"

After everyone had stood aside, he cast his spell again to clear away the remaining aura at the scene, and at the same time dispersed the remnants of the dead ghosts and tree spirits, so that no one could summon their remnants again.

After doing all this, the four of them went their separate ways.

……

After killing the tree demon, Lynn headed towards Qiantang. The exorcism notice issued by the government clearly stated that a demonic dragon at the Nascent Soul stage was wreaking havoc in the waters near Qiantang, swallowing many fishermen who went out to sea to fish.

His purpose in going there was to kill the demonic dragon and obtain more Origin Points.

Once he accumulates enough Origin Points, he can transform into the Silver-Winged Yaksha, possessing the ability to fly and burrow underground. Even if the Black Mountain Demon were to come knocking on his door, he wouldn't be afraid. After all, the Black Mountain Demon's true form is a black mountain, so its speed couldn't possibly be fast, while the Silver-Winged Yaksha is considered one of the fastest demons in the world.

He might not be able to defeat the Black Mountain Demon, but he could still escape.

Along the way, Lynn casually killed any evil demons he encountered. Unfortunately, even now, killing a demon at the Qi Refining Realm only yields him a single point of Origin Points.

However, little by little, when he arrived in Qiantang, he gained another six Origin Points.

His realm also changed to Green Zombie Bronze Corpse (52/100).

The upgrade is already more than halfway complete.

Upon arriving in Qiantang, Lin En went directly to the government office to inquire about the demonic dragon.

But just as he entered the city, the sound of a beautiful flute suddenly filled the air. Then, countless flower petals drifted down the street, spreading their fragrance far and wide.

Lynn looked up and saw four women dressed in white palace attire carrying a sedan chair slowly approaching from the end of the long street. A woman walking beside them carried a flower basket, taking flower petals from the basket and scattering them around as they went.

Sitting in the sedan chair was a thin man with dark circles under his eyes, dressed in white silk clothing and wearing a white hat.

The person dressed in this manner, looking like he has kidney deficiency, is none other than the exorcist Kidney Deficiency...Prince Not Empty, who appeared in Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons.

The Empty Prince held a round fan in his hand, fanning himself slightly, with an air of nonchalance.

His four maids then introduced him to the surrounding crowd: "Fellow villagers, our young master is a powerful exorcist. If you are harassed by demons, feel free to come to him!"

"My young master is of noble character and will exorcise the demon for free!"

(End of this chapter)