Journey to the West: Starting with the True Lord of the Pure Land

As the gazes of the immortals and gods fell upon the precipitous mountain below, the once grand entrance to the Black Gold Demon Cave, built against the mountainside, was now reduced to ruins.

Only a huge gap remained, its edges charred and molten, from which wisps of black smoke mixed with dust billowed.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing and the Heavenly Generals beside him, including Fish Belly General and Yaksha General, all twitched their eyelids slightly.

Their usual method of warfare is to first announce their names and set up their formations before engaging in combat, whether it be a battle of magic or a battle of formations, and they pay attention to a certain order.

I've never seen anything like this before, where someone comes up without saying a word and immediately smashes down the cave entrance with a fierce bolt of lightning.

In contrast, the generals of Lei Mansion behind Chen Jiao remained calm, their sharp gazes fixed on the demonic aura below, showing no surprise whatsoever.

The Thunder Department has always been committed to exorcising evil, so there is no need to say more.

Li Jing frowned slightly, stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but speak:

"My Lord, isn't this action a bit ill-considered?"

He glanced at the wrecked cave entrance below and said slowly:

"Such a sudden destruction of their gates, though displaying the power of thunder, may frighten them like a startled bird, causing an even fiercer backlash."

This would needlessly enrage those two demons, causing them to act recklessly... Wouldn't that contradict the original intention of safely annihilating the enemy?

His words were euphemistic, but in reality, he was criticizing Chen Jiao for being reckless and alerting the enemy, which could cause complications in the war.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jiao remained calm.

He slowly raised his Thunder Halberd, its tip pointing towards the dark cave entrance. His gaze seemed to penetrate the rubble and smoke, revealing the turbid demonic energy churning within.

"Your Majesty is overthinking it. The demons here are corrupted by demonic energy, their intelligence has long been dulled, and their ferocity is deeply ingrained."

He paused, glanced at Li Jing sideways, his eyes calm and detached, filled only with piercing coldness:

"We're all going to die sooner or later anyway. Why worry about so much?"

Hearing this, Nezha chuckled and shook his head at Li Jing, saying:

"Father, you may not know this, but this is how True Lord Jingfa always acts."

"I have heard that he used to do the same thing when he accompanied Marshal Tianyou to fight demons in the Eastern Celestial Realm."

They shattered countless demonic caves and lairs, specifically targeting the most fortified and conspicuous locations.

He once single-handedly wielded a halberd, attracting the wrath of eight thousand demons who surrounded and killed him.

To be honest, he's a repeat offender when it comes to this "bomb first, then talk" approach.

Nezha's tone was relaxed, but it sent a chill down the spines of Li Jing and his generals.

They couldn't help but glance again at the ruined cave entrance, and then at Chen Jiao's calm and composed profile.

His eyes had unconsciously acquired a complex and indescribable expression.

This young Jingfa Zhenjun acted with a ruthless and decisive manner, which was quite different from his cold and taciturn appearance.

The term "habitual offender" implies a dangerous and valiant past.

No sooner had Nezha finished speaking than a deafening roar came from the broken opening below.

"Which damned, clueless scoundrel dared to destroy your grandfather's cave entrance!"

A chilling wind howled, and black mist billowed forth, from which two dark clouds emerged from the broken cave entrance.

It was none other than the Golden Ring King and the Black Ring Grand Duke.

Now he was fully armed, his face was ferocious, his eyes were gleaming with a fierce light, and his body was filled with surging demonic energy.

Behind them followed countless demon soldiers, each wielding swords and spears, baring their teeth and snarling, stirring up sand and stones flying across the mountainside.

As the two demons emerged from the cave, they looked up and saw auspicious clouds swirling in the sky, and gleaming armor and weapons—it was Li Jing, Nezha, and a host of heavenly soldiers and generals.

Enemies meeting are bound to be furious, especially when the cave entrance is destroyed. This enrages the two demons and the three corpse gods so much that smoke seems to rise from their seven orifices.

Wu Huan Tai Sui, with the most impetuous temper, pointed his steel whip at the clouds and jumped up, cursing loudly:

"Li Jing, you cowardly coward! Nezha, you little brat!"

I spared your life last time, but you fled back to Heaven with your tail between your legs. Now you dare to come back and cause trouble, destroying my home!

Are you taking advantage of my brother's weak spear and slow whip?!

The curses were like thunder, shaking the rocks in the mountains.

On the cloud, Li Jing's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

As a marshal of the Heavenly Court, how could he have ever been insulted like this, with someone pointing their finger at him to his face?

Moreover, it was clearly the person next to them who destroyed the door, yet these two idiots have firmly pinned the blame on themselves!

He felt stifled and couldn't help but glance at Chen Jiao out of the corner of his eye.

His expression was indifferent, as if everything was none of his concern, which made Li Jing feel a tightness in his chest.

King Jinhuan's face was grim, his snake-like eyes fixed on the figure holding the pagoda on the cloud. His voice was hoarse, yet as chilling as a viper's hiss:

"Li Jing, you have quite the airs of an official!"

Since our previous battle ended in a draw, I, the King, take pity on your arduous cultivation and will let you go.

I never expected you to be so ungrateful, resorting to such despicable means, secretly unleashing a cold lightning bolt to destroy my cave!

If I don't capture you today, skin you alive, and repair the cave entrance for you, then my thousand years of cultivation will have been in vain!

And that thief who set off the thunder, get out here too!

I will skin you alive and grind your bones to dust before I can quell this hatred!

The demon soldiers also joined in the commotion, howling and shouting, their foul language filling the air. In an instant, the demonic atmosphere was noisy and the murderous aura soared to the sky.

As Wu Huan Tai Sui got into the swing of things, he became increasingly unrestrained in his speech.

Just as he was spitting and whipping his steel whip with a whooshing sound,

Suddenly, the world fell silent.

The next instant, a thick, dragon-like bolt of blazing white lightning suddenly struck down without warning!

Before Chen Jiao could even raise his hand, the lightning had already torn through the sky and struck down directly at Wu Huan Tai Sui, who was cursing the most fiercely!

Before the lightning even arrived, the chilling aura that could destroy everything had already locked onto it, and the surrounding air crackled and popped as if it were being scorched.

Just as Wu Huan Tai Sui was cursing vehemently, he suddenly saw a dazzling white light, and a chill instantly shot from his tailbone to the top of his head!

He was, after all, an old demon with years of experience, and his reaction was quick. He roared and dared not dodge, for the thunderous energy had already locked him in place, leaving him nowhere to hide.

He immediately channeled all his demonic power, his steel whip whipping out a fierce demonic wind as he lashed out at the blazing white lightning.

"boom!"

The blazing white lightning bolts exploded instantly, tearing the demonic wind to shreds.

A tremendous force surged through the steel whip. Welcome to the fantastical world of Xianxia novels! The entrance is here:

Wu Huan Tai Sui staggered back more than ten steps, each step leaving a deep pit in the rocky ground.

Unable to stop crashing into the demon soldiers behind him, dozens of demon soldiers suffered broken bones and torsos, screaming and rolling away in all directions, causing chaos in the demon formation.

King Golden Ring's gaze was like lightning, instantly piercing through the lingering lightning and smoke.

The figure in black cloak standing silently beside Li Jing, holding a halberd, was firmly locked in sight.

A strong sense of crisis and apprehension rose uncontrollably from the bottom of my heart.

This lightning... is incredibly powerful! It's completely different from the lightning and fire talismans used by the heavenly soldiers before!

At this moment, Wu Huan Tai Sui had stumbled back to his side.

The rather precious black scale armor on this fellow's body had several charred cracks on the chest and shoulders, from which wisps of black smoke were rising.

His face was flushed, clearly indicating that his blood and qi were churning, and the flow of demonic energy around his body was somewhat disordered.

Wu Huan Tai Sui, panting heavily, lowered his voice and said with shock and anger:

"Big brother, be careful! This guy is incredibly powerful!"

That thunder was not only the power of heavenly thunder, but also contained a chilling golden aura that was specifically designed to destroy our demonic bodies and magical energy!

Extremely vicious!

King Golden Ring's heart sank even further.

He looked up, his sinister gaze sweeping over the silent figure high in the clouds.

"I wondered when Li Jing had developed such a strong backbone; it turns out he'd brought in some helpers to bolster his fight."

King Jin Huan's gaze lingered on Chen Jiao.

"This guy looks unfamiliar. Isn't he one of the generals under Li Jing's command?"

Who is this venerable deity who engages in this business of "standing up for others and causing chaos and intimidation"?

What a magnificent display of power!

Chen Jiao seemed not to have heard a word of the Golden Ring King's sarcastic and veiled words.

He glanced at the two demons below, then turned to Nezha, who stood beside him with his arms crossed, and said calmly:

"The one that got struck by lightning is mine."

He slightly raised his chin, pointing to Wu Huan Tai Sui, who was still breathing heavily and whose armor was tattered.

"This... gossipy devil, is yours."

His gaze returned to the gloomy-faced King Jinhuan, and his tone remained calm.

Upon hearing this, Nezha raised an eyebrow and immediately replied:

"what ever."

Before Li Jing and the others could react, the two demons below, Jin Huan and Wu Huan, couldn't even hear what they were saying.

All I saw was...

The lingering sound still echoes in the clouds.

The two figures on the cloud vanished in an instant!

Only two wisps of breath remained in the same spot.

A wisp of lightning scorched, a wisp of flame burned intensely.

The blazing white lightning bolts fell straight down on Wu Huan Tai Sui's head like a meteor, while the crimson fire shadows appeared like ghosts in front of Jin Huan Da Wang!

King Jin Huan and Tai Sui Wu Huan were terrified!

They never expected their opponent to be so unruly, attacking without warning and with such incredible speed.

A strong sense of crisis hit me like a bucket of ice water.

Driven by their instincts honed from years of fighting, the two demons roared almost simultaneously, no longer caring about holding back, and unleashed their signature supernatural powers!

King Jinhuan swiftly formed hand seals, and a towering cloud of corrosive golden poisonous mist surged forth from behind him once more, rushing towards Nezha.

As for Wu Huan Tai Sui, he was even more terrified when faced with Chen Jiao's even more intense white lightning.

He dared not take the blow head-on again. As he retreated rapidly, he suddenly opened his mouth and let out a sharp, piercing screech!

The demonic energy burst forth without restraint, transforming into a strange, eerie wind that instantly enveloped the lightning.

Wu Huan Tai Sui revealed a sinister smile. He didn't believe that the other party could withstand this vicious Yin Wind that specifically targets the mind better than Nezha!

Poisonous fog filled the sky, and a chilling wind howled.

The two demon kings' innate supernatural powers instantly enveloped an area of ​​several miles, and for a time, the demonic atmosphere was overwhelming, with ghosts wailing and gods howling!

Above the clouds, Li Jing's eyes were like torches, fixed on Chen Jiao who had disappeared into the yin wind.

His palms were already damp with cold sweat as he gripped the exquisite pagoda tightly.

He had personally witnessed the unpredictable and unpredictable nature of this wind; even heavenly soldiers and generals were powerless against it.

If Chen Jiao also cannot break through... this battle is in grave danger!

Conversely, if this evil wind can be broken, the victory will be seven-tenths secured!

As soon as Chen Jiao was enveloped in the eerie wind, his brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

All I could hear were faint whispers, mournful cries, and venomous curses all around me, like a tide seeping into my ears!

A chill quietly spread through his mind.

All sorts of chaotic thoughts that were usually deeply suppressed were stirred up by this yin wind, attempting to disturb the Dao heart.

However, Chen Jiao's expression remained calm and composed.

My thoughts are like a towering mountain, unmoved by wind and rain; they are also like a stabilizing pillar, unshaken by raging waves.

How could the unwavering Dao heart, forged through years of battles, dispelling illusions, and upholding righteousness, be shaken by mere external demonic influences?

"snort."

next moment.

"boom!"

A blazing white light pierced through the earthly evil winds.

As the light faded, Chen Jiao's figure reappeared.

His dark cloak fluttered in the wind, and the blazing white lightning halberd in his hand shone brightly, the lightning arcs leaping from the tip of the halberd cleansing away the last trace of yin and filth around him.

His gaze was like lightning, instantly locking onto the Wu Huan Tai Sui in front of him, whose face showed horror because his supernatural power had been broken.

Without a word, Chen Jiao flicked his wrist, and he followed the halberd, transforming into a blazing white lightning bolt that cleaved the heavens and earth, heading straight for Wu Huan Tai Sui's heart!

Its speed and force were so great that it seemed to pour all the displeasure from the earlier disturbance by the cold wind into this halberd!

Above the cloud, Li Jing's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Excellent!"

Although he harbored some resentment towards Chen Jiaoxin, he had to admit that Chen Jiaoxin was incredibly powerful!

The heavenly generals beside him were also shaken.

The eerie, chilling wind that had left them helpless was so easily broken by Chen Jiao!

The victory is already in sight.