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

Inside the demon cave.

The demons were all preoccupied with their own thoughts, some still absorbed in the casual conversation, others pondering the warnings of the Nine-Headed Insect.

At the end of the table, Qingheng, who had been silently drinking alone, suddenly felt a tightness in his chest for no reason, as if he were being gripped by an invisible, cold hand.

The hand holding the glass trembled slightly, and a few drops of the scarlet wine spilled out.

He subconsciously raised his hand and covered his chest, his fingertips trembling slightly.

"Brother..."

He whispered silently, a look of disbelief and panic flashing in his eyes.

He and his elder brother Qinglin were born of the same mother and had a natural affinity.

This palpitation is anything but ordinary.

Just as he was still reeling from the shock and trying to calm his inexplicable heart palpitations—

"Thump!"

A sound like a giant hammer striking a mountain, or like muffled thunder, came from outside the cave without warning.

The sound was incredibly loud, causing the entire demon cave to shake violently.

Debris fell from the jagged stalagmites overhead, and the green will-o'-the-wisps on the walls flickered wildly, almost going out.

The cups and dishes on the table jingled.

"You bastard!"

During the meal, the one-horned dragon, still feeling frustrated because of the previous conversation, was enraged by the loud noise.

He abruptly stood up, his bushy beard bristling, his enormous, copper-bell-like eyes glaring towards the cave entrance, and roared like thunder:

"Which fool dares to bang the war drums here?"

"You've disturbed the king and his brothers' drinking party! I'll skin you alive!"

A moment of deathly silence fell over the cave, except for the dull "thump-thump" sound that continued unhurriedly, each sound seeming to strike the hearts of the demons.

However, before he could finish speaking—

"Report—!"

A piercing, shrill scream, its tone distorted, rapidly approached from the cave entrance.

A little demon guarding the cave entrance tumbled and crawled into the cave.

His face was ashen, his whole body trembled like a leaf, and even the horns on his head seemed to have gone limp from fright.

The little demon collapsed to the ground, her finger trembling as she pointed outside the cave, her lips quivering as she screamed in a tearful voice:

"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! Outside... outside the sky..."

The unicorn dragon was already furious, and seeing how pathetic this little demon was, its anger burned even brighter.

He stepped forward, stretched out his large, fan-like hand, grabbed the little demon's collar, and lifted him off the ground like a chick.

With a ferocious expression, it approached, its gaping maw spewing out foul-smelling hot breath, and roared:

What's going on outside? Is the sky falling?

Explain yourself clearly! If you dare to stammer again, I'll tear you apart...

"boom--!"

A deafening roar, far more terrifying than the previous war drums, as if the sky were shattering, suddenly exploded outside the cave.

The heavy cave door, forged from ten-thousand-year-old black iron mixed with demon bones and covered with layers of restrictions, exploded into countless fragments as if it were made of paper and clay.

The few lesser demons guarding the cave entrance were torn to shreds by the violent shockwave and rubble before they could even scream.

The entire demon's lair trembled violently.

The stone table was overturned, and the cups and plates were scattered everywhere.

The demons present were horrified, and those with weaker cultivation were so shocked by the sudden and terrifying power that their blood and qi surged, causing them to stagger backward.

"Which damned bastard dares to destroy my cave entrance!"

"Who's going to get themselves killed?"

"Who is this madman?!"

After a brief silence, a burst of angry shouts erupted!

The unicorn dragon demon was both shocked and furious. It dropped the terrified little demon in its hand, its eyes wide with rage, and its roar was filled with unbelievable fury.

The demons were filled with rage, their murderous aura surging, and the sound of weapons being drawn was incessant.

Their gazes all turned to the smoke-filled cave entrance, as if they wanted to devour the audacious attacker alive.

Destroying someone's mansion gate is an irreconcilable feud!

All the demons were thoroughly enraged by this direct attack that destroyed their very foundation.

However, in the next instant, all the cursing and roaring stopped abruptly, as if an invisible giant hand had choked them.

The smoke and dust slowly settled.

There was no sign of the fearsome demon at the broken cave entrance, as one might have imagined.

Only one thing stood silently.

It was a demon-subduing golden whip, over four feet long and entirely dark gold.

The golden whip was simple and unadorned, without any dazzling brilliance, yet it exuded a heavy, mountain-like, and chilling majesty.

The whip tip gently touched the ground, causing the raging demonic energy around it to recede slightly, like ice and snow meeting the sun.

The once noisy and murderous Demon Cave suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

All the demons stared wide-eyed at the suddenly appearing golden whip, their furious expressions gradually freezing.

All eighteen eyes of the nine-headed worm turned towards the cave entrance at the same time.

At the top of his head, crimson eyes were fixed on the golden whip, and a deep sense of solemnity and fear flashed across his eyes.

The once noisy and chaotic demon cave is now completely silent.

Only the demon-subduing golden whip that suddenly appeared stood silently at the former entrance to the cave.

A dark, golden light flowed around it, silently exuding a majestic and imposing aura of menace.

In the fragmented light outside the cave, a voice as cold as ice clearly reached the ears of every demon, each word like a hammer blow:

"Demon inside the cave, come out and be bound at once!"

Those who disobey will be annihilated, body and soul!

Before he finished speaking, the golden whip stuck among the rocks suddenly trembled slightly and emitted a low hum.

Immediately, the whip shimmered with light and rose up on its own, transforming into a stream of light that disappeared into the sunlight outside the cave.

The unicorn dragon's face darkened, and it roared angrily:

"This is outrageous! Let's go out and confront him, see who this villain really is!"

Although he was shocked and angry, he knew that hiding was useless, so he transformed into a gust of wind and rushed out of the cave.

The other demons, including the nine-headed worm, knew there was no way to avoid it. They suppressed their fear and used their supernatural powers to transform into streaks of fierce demonic light, which followed closely behind and surged out of the demon cave.

As soon as they emerged from the cave, their vision opened up, and all the demons were shocked by the sight before them.

But outside the demon cave, the sky, which was originally shrouded in gloom and filled with eerie demonic energy, had now been transformed.

Thick, purplish-gold lightning bolts tore through the sky, weaving together to form a vast net of lightning that covered the heavens and the earth.

The entire demon mountain was completely surrounded from all sides.

Beneath the lightning net, auspicious clouds spread out.

A dark mass of celestial soldiers and generals, their armor gleaming and their aura of menace soaring to the heavens, their weapons flashing and lightning crackling, their chilling presence reaching straight to the sky.

The formation was solemn and orderly, completely silent, except for the fluttering banners that billowed in the lightning, bearing the four characters "Huangtian Shulei".

The leading general, clad in golden armor and a red robe, with a cold and stern face, stood atop a cloud, a demon-slaying golden whip hanging from his waist.

It is none other than the Demon-Subduing General of Qiantian!

Behind him on the left was a man with red hair and a black face, a burly figure like a mountain, bulging muscles, surrounded by a murderous aura, holding a black iron chain, and his fierce gaze swept over the group of demons.

He is a ruthless official who devours demons and monsters!

On the right is a figure riding a massive fire rhinoceros with white flames emanating from its nose, its hooves treading on lightning. It is clad in heavy bronze armor and wields a mountain-shaking spear, displaying unparalleled might.

It is the Fiery Rhinoceros that annihilates the Heavenly Soldiers!

The overwhelming divine might and the chilling malevolent aura mingled together, making it difficult for the demons to breathe.

"Heavenly soldiers! They are heavenly soldiers and generals!"

"How did they find this place?"

Chaos erupted instantly outside the demon's lair.

The one-horned dragon who had previously made outrageous remarks at the banquet, claiming that he would make the Heavenly Court True Lord pay the price.

At this moment, his bushy beard trembled, his face turned deathly pale, and only boundless fear remained in his large, copper-bell-shaped eyes.

The colorful female demon paled and instinctively shrank behind the other demons, all traces of her previous cold and charming beauty gone.

The flesh-winged toad was so frightened that it curled up into a ball, making gurgling sounds in its throat.

Only the Nine-Headed Insect, with its nine heads bared in fury, let out a deafening howl, its demonic aura rising into the sky like smoke, attempting to stabilize its position.

He stared intently at the magnificent array of heavenly soldiers and generals in the sky, especially the Qian Tian Demon-Subduing General in golden armor and red robes at the head, his heart churning with turmoil!

Qing Heng stood at the end of the group of demons, his face terribly gloomy.

He quietly took a half step back, his eyes flashing rapidly as he scanned the seemingly endless net of lightning, as if searching for a possible glimmer of hope.

Meanwhile, outside the cave, the little demons who had been scattered across the various hilltops on patrol were already terrified.

Some collapsed to the ground, filth flowing everywhere.

Some fled in panic, only to be caught in the lightning net and instantly turned to ashes.

Even worse, some revealed their true forms, trembling and curling up in the crevices of the rocks, sobbing incessantly.

The place was in complete disarray, all demonic energy had vanished, and only the awe-inspiring power of Heaven remained!

General Qian Tian, ​​the Demon Slayer, coldly surveyed the chaos and panic outside the cave, a thought flashing through his mind:

"The True Lord must have already made his move by now."

He then slowly raised his hand and placed it on the demon-subduing golden whip at his waist.

"The Thunder Palace of the Heavenly Pivot, the Demon Descends from the Heavenly Realm."

"By order of the True Lord, I have come to slay the demon!"