The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

Families like the Wang family have done countless shady things, but have you ever seen the company manage them?

So, as long as you don't get caught and your actions don't cross the company's bottom line, the company won't easily take action against the Ten Elders or their associates.

After all, a country has its laws, and a family has its rules. Their company manages people with special abilities, and they won't overstep their authority to enforce the law against normal, ordinary crimes unless they personally witness them.

That's not enough of a dispute yet.

"Did he say when we'd meet?" After explaining the source of his confidence, Feng Zhenghao asked again.

"He said he would message me tomorrow morning to arrange the final meeting place," Feng Shayan replied.

"I understand."

After that, Feng Shayan didn't stay with Feng Zhenghao any longer and turned back to her resting place...

Just as the Wang family did not choose to live on Longhu Mountain because of Wang Bing's pampered upbringing, the Feng family, because their businesses were spread all over the country, lived directly in their own hotel at the foot of the mountain. Therefore, they had a lot of freedom of movement, and there were plenty of rooms available for the whole family to use without worrying about disturbing anyone.

"Are you the leader of Quanxing?" Feng Shayan pondered for a while after returning to her room, but finally couldn't resist her curiosity and sent a message to Shi Yuanzhang via WeChat.

"Got it?" Ishihara Sho replied.

"You really are something else!" Feng Shayan exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, how do you feel now? Surprised, astonished, or do you regret ever knowing me? Do you want to sever ties with me?"

"You haven't done anything to me, why should I sever ties with you?"

"Because I am Quanxing?"

“You haven’t attacked the World Society, nor have you harmed my family.”

"So, does that mean we're still friends?"

"Yes, is there a problem?"

"No problem? I feel so happy. It was worth all the effort I put into pursuing you."

"You're pursuing me? How come I didn't know?"

"Have you forgotten our Quanxing's motto—'Preserve the truth and do not let material possessions burden you.' Although this saying has been distorted beyond recognition by Quanxing's disciples, I still agree with the principle of preserving the truth. What does it mean to preserve the truth? To put it simply, it means to release one's desires as much as possible and act according to one's own thoughts within the rules recognized by the world. This was Quanxing's original philosophy. But what about now? Preserving the truth has long since become about doing whatever one wants. So, from this perspective, if I like you, I could easily use that liking to attack you and possess you. But do I have that ability? This proves how serious I am about you."

"So, I should thank you for not forcing yourself on me?" Feng Shayan sneered.

"Don't mention it, it's because I like you."

"Then I really thank you!" Feng Shayan replied through gritted teeth.

After that, he couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention to Ishihara, so he simply turned off his phone, tossed it aside, and lay down on the bed to rest.

……

"It's a pity I acted too early. I didn't let Feng Xingtong and Wang Bing run into each other. Otherwise, based on Feng Xingtong's experiences in the original story, and the psychological pressure caused by the outcome of Feng Shayan's battle with Jia Zhengliang, I could have taken advantage of the situation and won Feng Shayan over, making her my woman." Looking at his phone, which had stopped displaying messages, Ishihara Akira shook his head inwardly.

But what's done is done, and there's no need to regret it.

It's not like there's no chance of achieving all of this, so instead of worrying about that, it's better to think about what other worthwhile goals there are to pursue at the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony.

Speaking of this, it seems that the brothers from the shamanic tradition in Northeast China might want to take a look.

Their practice of spirit possession could be linked to the faith channels of the divine mask, potentially leading to some interesting applications of that power.

And then there's Jia Zhengliang, whom I just thought of. Their clan's ability to manipulate objects would be perfectly adequate for disguising themselves as sword immortals in other martial arts worlds.

And then there's Zhang Chulan, Wang Ye...

Ishihara Sho felt that this Luo Tian Grand Ceremony was simply a small commodity distribution center for him to purchase cultivation techniques. It was really too suitable for him. It was worth the special trip he made, and he was willing to play the role of weed to watch the battle between the red flowers and green leaves.

"However, the most important thing now is to figure out how to subdue the three corpses, perfect one's primordial spirit, and how to bring the earth soul back after returning to reality..."

……

The following day, while the contestants were fiercely battling for qualification, Ishihara Akira, through the contact of Feng Shayan, met Feng Zhenghao, who had come to meet him, somewhere in Longhu Mountain.

"Truly, heroes emerge from among the young. It hasn't been long since we first met, and young friend Ishihara has transformed himself from a wandering cultivator into the new leader of Quanxing. It's truly remarkable and gives one the feeling that the younger generation surpasses the older."

"So what? To you righteous sects, you're still a rat that everyone wants to kill, nothing like the glamorous and respectable Chairman Feng," Shi Yuanzhang chuckled.

Chapter 306 Transaction and Sand Swallows

"Then why did you risk your life to come to Longhu Mountain to meet me, young friend Ishihara?" After a moment of silence, Feng Zhenghao asked about the real reason why Ishihara had asked him to meet.

“Wang Bing is dead.” Ishihara Akira paused for a moment, then blurted out something that made Feng Zhenghao turn pale: “That’s right, I killed him. That’s why I asked Chairman Feng to meet me, mainly to make another deal with the Fun Pavilion.”

"I wonder what kind of deal it was?" Feng Zhenghao asked seriously.

"This is the complete set of techniques for binding spirits and commanding generals that I found in Wang Bing's mind. This is Wang Bing's soul. I want to use these two things to exchange for a promise from Chairman Feng." Ishihara Akira flipped his hand, transforming it into a blue ball of light for the Bright Soul Technique, along with the sealed soul of Wang Bing.

"What promise?" Feng Zhenghao's pupils shrank upon hearing this, and he asked seriously.

"I hope that when Chairman Feng attends company and senior executive meetings in the future, he can reveal some information that is relevant to my organization or related to policy changes, so that I can respond accordingly," Shi Yuanzhang said with a smile.

"You mean you want me to be a spy?" Feng Zhenghao asked, frowning in confirmation.

“That’s exactly what I mean,” Ishihara Akira affirmed.

“Okay, I agree to this.” Feng Zhenghao gave Ishihara Sho a deep look and agreed.

The main reason is that Ishihara Akira didn't ask for much. He just wanted him to reveal some information related to Quanxing and its policies. The former is basically still dependent on Quanxing. As long as Quanxing doesn't cause any more big commotion like the attack on Quanzhen Sect, as the unofficial dumping ground of the supernatural community, some problems are not enough to make the company go to great lengths and require the Ten Elders to come out and discuss solutions.

So saying it is the same as not saying it at all.

However, since Ishihara Akane was able to make this request, it means that Quanxing will likely have another major incident similar to the attack on Quanzhen Sect, so giving a brief notification is not a big deal.

The so-called policies mentioned above are changes to the management of people with disabilities. These are things that will be announced publicly once they are finalized. Being leaked in advance will not have any impact, unless Ishihara Akira tries to exploit loopholes before the new policies are released, or tries to obstruct the promulgation of policies in other ways. However, no matter what, it will not affect Feng Zhenghao, one of the Ten Elders, so it is not a big deal for him.

This is the real reason why Feng Zhenghao agreed so readily. Otherwise, given Feng Zhenghao's shrewdness, he wouldn't have lost his mind and colluded with Quanxing just because the Wang family possessed the inheritance of the Spirit Binding and Commanding Technique.

"That's great." With that, Ishihara Akira flicked his finger and tossed over the Spirit Binding and Commanding Inheritance, which was wrapped in the power of the Bright Soul Technique.

Feng Zhenghao took it and, following Ishihara Sho's advice, pressed it directly onto his forehead.

Suddenly, information about the Wang family's version of Spirit Binding and Commanding exploded in his mind, finally making him understand the difference between his own family's and the Wang family's versions of Spirit Binding and Commanding.

It's all about the final Soul Devouring!

In other words, the Wang family's version of spirit control is more domineering and less like something that orthodox wizards of the Feng family, a lineage of shamans, would do.

Apart from that, the entire technique is no different from their family's inherited Spirit Binding and Commanding Technique.

Therefore, Feng Zhenghao was also unsure what kind of side effects this spirit-devouring technique, which was considered an evil and heretical practice by shamans, would have.

However, I think it shouldn't be completely without any impact.

"This is Wang Bing's soul. I haven't tampered with it, so whether President Feng wants to extract more information about the Soul Binding Technique from him, or wants to do anything else, please feel free to do so." After Feng Zhenghao finished absorbing the light orb of the Soul Brightening Technique, Ishihara Akira threw the small light orb containing Wang Bing's soul back at Feng Zhenghao.

"Thank you," Feng Zhenghao said as he accepted the ball of light.

Although he couldn't figure out what method Ishihara Sho used to seal Wang Bing's soul, as a shaman, he had no problem unsealing it.

"Then I won't disturb Chairman Feng and the Wang family's grandson's reunion any longer. Farewell," Shi Yuanzhang said tactfully.

"Then I won't see you off."

"no, I'm fine."

Then Ishihara Akira disappeared from Feng Zhenghao's sight and returned to the venue, where he continued to watch the game with peace of mind.

Although none of this meant much to him, it was perfectly fine to just watch it as entertainment.

It would also be convenient to leave marks or something on people like Deng Youfu, Deng Youcai, and Jia Zhengliang, so that he could make trouble for them later.

……

"Who's there!" Jia Zhengliang, his body wrapped in bandages, asked warily.

However, despite his sharp reflexes, he couldn't withstand Ishihara Akane's direct teleportation into his room and into his side. So, the moment he activated the Immortal Slayer, Ishihara Akane's attack landed on him, knocking him unconscious and suppressing all his ability to resist.

Then Ishihara Akira stood next to Jia Zhengliang's head, activated the Soul-Brightening Technique, and began to steal the incantations related to the manipulation of objects from his mind.

Moreover, it was probably not because of his specialization in spiritual cultivation that stealing the Dharma from his mind was much easier than stealing it from Deng Youfu, Deng Youcai, or even the original Wang Bing. In just a moment, Shi Yuanzhang got what he wanted and then flashed away from the room where Jia Zhengliang was.

At this point, apart from Zhang Chulan who is still fighting and Wang Ye who is about to reach the end, Ishihara Sho has almost completed all his goals in the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony, with only the final finishing touches remaining.

Before he could even process the contents of the artifact manipulation technique, his quiet phone beeped again with the distinctive notification sound of a WeChat message.

"Where are you? Come out and come to the Celestial Master Hall on the front mountain. I need to talk to you."

It was a message from the sand gull.

"Wait for me." Ishihara Akira's eyes lit up when he saw this, and a happy expression appeared on his face.

Because he knew his chance had come!

Without further ado, he immediately put away his phone, got up, and left his lodgings. He went to the front of Longhu Mountain, to the front hall which was occupied by the tourism bureau and tourists from all over the country. In the square in front of the main gate of the Tianshi Hall, which was open to the public, he saw Feng Shayan, who was wrapped in bandages and looked depressed.

“Swallow,” Ishihara Akira called out.

"You can either call me Wind Sand Swallow or Sand Swallow. When did I ever allow you to call me Swallow?" Wind Sand Swallow rolled her eyes at him, annoyed.

"Doesn't this make us seem closer?" Ishihara Akira chuckled in response.

"You're so glib," Feng Shayan said with a sneer.

"Why did you call me here?" Ishihara Akira asked curiously.

"Just follow me." After saying that, Feng Shayan stopped and walked directly down the road to Longhu Mountain.

Ishihara Sho followed, and gradually left Longhu Mountain together with the Sand Swallow...

Chapter 307 Wang Ye

"Okay, I understand. I'll head back now," Feng Shayan said into the phone, sitting on the edge of the bed.

Then Feng Shayan hung up the phone, grabbed the clothes scattered on the ground, and put them on.

"Whose call was that?" Ishihara Akira asked casually, lying on his side in bed.

"My old man said that Jia Zhengliang reported someone to Longhu Mountain that he was attacked, so he was worried that something might happen to me and called to confirm," Feng Shayan replied casually while putting on her clothes.

"I see." Ishihara Sho suddenly realized.