The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

After a long while, accompanied by a soft sound of water, several men and women, soaking wet, carefully climbed out of the dry well inside the sect's territory. They cautiously looked around, and only after confirming that there were no enemies nearby did they stand up on the ground with peace of mind. Looking at the ruins in front of them and the uncollected corpses on the ground, their eyes became blank.

"Senior brother." A girl beside him grabbed the man's arm and called out with a sorrowful expression.

"Let's go to Kongtong and explain our situation to the elders there!" the man said, his face filled with hatred as he came to his senses.

"Will Kongtong help us get revenge?" another, younger boy murmured softly.

“Since we’ve paid our share to Kongtong and acknowledged them as our backers, they have to take care of us! Otherwise, how will Kongtong maintain its standing in the martial arts world after the news gets out? What will the other gangs and forces affiliated with Kongtong think of them? So even for the sake of face, Kongtong has to take care of our affairs!” the man said coldly.

Without saying anything more, he led his junior brothers and sisters to find some clean clothes in the dilapidated sect headquarters, changed into them, and scavenged some valuables and silver before leaving the sect, this place of sorrow, and heading towards the mountain gate where the so-called backer, the Kongtong Sect, was located.

Similar incidents involving these young men and women were not limited to the territory of Kongtong. Similar events occurred at the foot of Mount Hua, Shaolin, Kunlun, Emei, and even Wudang Mountain. It was suspected that members of the Ming Cult would suddenly attack the affiliated forces of several major sects, even wiping out important figures within those affiliated forces. However, it seemed as if they were doing it on purpose, leaving a few survivors so that they could go to their backers and report the tragedy that had occurred in their sects.

Everything seemed so coincidental, and without any witnesses, a certain undercurrent silently began to stir.

Chapter 358 Yuanzhen Appears

"Ming Cult!" Upon hearing the news brought back by the survivors of the attacked affiliated gang, Miejue could no longer suppress the rage in his heart and smashed the coffee table next to him with a slap.

"Wow..."

"Senior sister, calm down," Ishihara Akane said calmly from the side.

Extinction frowned and looked at him with cold eyes, wanting to hear what he had to say next.

"How can you be sure that the attackers were from the Ming Cult?" Ishihara Akira smiled and asked the survivor who came to report.

"There are Ming Cult symbols left on the walls of the gang's stronghold," the man replied blankly.

"Then let me ask you, if you were in the position of the Ming Cult, leading a group to attack a sect or an affiliated organization, would you leave any trace of yourself in the target's home after the attack?"

“That… probably not.” But then he continued, “The Ming Cult is another story. Maybe they did that to tell the world that they did it, and that if people want revenge, they should go find them.”

"Then what's the reason?" Ishihara Sho pressed.

"..."

At least their sect hasn't offended the Ming Cult recently, or done anything to anger the Ming Cult, or even something that would make them hate the world and seek revenge, and leave a mark after the revenge is over.

As for whether it exists in Emei, he didn't know.

But Emei's reputation has grown so much recently, perhaps this has offended them, so they are retaliating, firstly to damage Emei's reputation, and secondly to announce the existence of the Ming Cult, etc.

Anyway, the people of the Ming Cult are all mentally unstable, so he wouldn't be surprised by anything they do.

"What do you want to say?" Extinction looked at Ishihara Sho and asked in a deep voice.

"Didn't you ever consider that someone was actually framing the Ming Cult?" Ishihara Akira retorted.

"Framed? Why would you do that?" Miejue frowned.

"They want to use someone else to do their dirty work, or to incite a direct conflict between Emei and Mingjiao. After all, everyone knows your righteous and incorruptible nature, and considering what happened before, as well as Emei's recent reputation, it's not impossible that someone with ulterior motives wants to use Emei to strike at Mingjiao in order to achieve some kind of scheme."

"Who would do such a thing?" Extinction asked with a grim expression.

"The imperial court," Shi Yuanzhang laughed, "Don't forget that the imperial court recently established an organization to manage the martial arts sects. They say a new broom sweeps clean, so how do you know they won't use such underhanded tactics to weaken the six major sects and the Ming Cult first, so as to achieve their goal of controlling the martial arts world?"

"The imperial court... so you mean we should just let this go?" Miejue asked unwillingly.

Of course, the survivors of that affiliated gang were also unwilling to accept this. But they dared not say anything, after all, such a scheme involving the imperial court and the entire martial arts world was not something that a nobody like him, who had lost his sect and could be called a wandering monk, could interfere with or influence.

"Let's wait and see. We need to see if it's just Emei that's being harmed, or if it's affecting other sects as well. If it's the former, we'll naturally retaliate, otherwise all our previous efforts would have been in vain. But if it's the latter... maybe some interesting changes will happen." Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll take another look!" Extinction thought for a moment and agreed.

Afterwards, the members of the affiliated sects were taken down and temporarily settled on Mount Emei.

As for the people of Wudang?

They went straight to Emei and returned to Wudang the day after their treatment ended.

Zhang Sanfeng and his group were not idle people. Although they no longer managed the sect, their role as the pillars of stability remained irreplaceable.

In addition, Song Yuanqiao, as the manager of the sect, could not easily leave the mountain, Yu Daiyan was crippled, and Mo Shenggu was too young. In other words, apart from Yu Lianzhou and a few others, there were basically no people on Wudang Mountain who could stand alone.

Therefore, if they encounter an attack on a subordinate gang, they can't even send people to investigate. So, in order to ensure the smooth operation of Wudang, they have to rush back as soon as possible.

Not to mention, they also needed to help Yu Daiyan treat his health problems, so they were eager to return home and had no intention of lingering and wasting time in Emei.

……

A few more days passed, and Emei Mountain welcomed visitors once again.

"Master, Master Yuanzhen of Shaolin requests an audience," the disciple reported to Miejue.

"Shaolin, Yuanzhen? Please come in quickly." Although Miejue was somewhat puzzled, she still had to give Shaolin face, so she did not hesitate and immediately gave the order.

So a short while later, Miejue met the Shaolin monk Yuanzhen in the Golden Hall, which was used for receiving guests.

"Amitabha, Yuanzhen greets Abbess Miejue." Yuanzhen first uttered a Buddhist chant in a low voice, then bowed in greeting.

"Greetings, Master Yuanzhen." Miejue returned the greeting and then inquired, "May I ask what brings you here, Master Yuanzhen...?"

"Have you heard about the recent attacks on affiliated gangs of various factions by the Ming Cult?" Yuanzhen asked directly, getting straight to the point.

"Different factions? Could it be that Shaolin's affiliated gangs were also attacked?" Miejue asked in surprise.

Just as Ishihara said, this matter is not simple.

Even with her intelligence, she could tell that if the Ming Cult really wanted to target a particular sect, it would only target one, because they would have an absolute chance of winning. But provoking all six major sects like this was something the Ming Cult, or rather, that bastard Yang Xiao, would never do.

Because he's still so foolish and crazy.

"Not only Shaolin, but also Huashan, Kongtong, Kunlun and Wudang's affiliated gangs have suffered losses. I think Emei must have encountered the same situation."

"To be honest, Master, that is indeed the case," Miejue nodded in acknowledgment.

"The entire temple was furious about this and vowed to take revenge on the Ming Cult, but..."

"But what?" Extinction asked curiously.

"The Ming Cult's power is too vast. Not counting its altars and disciples scattered throughout the Central Plains, the number of disciples on Bright Peak alone far surpasses that of any of our six major sects. Moreover, there is the existence of the Five Elements Banner. If any one of our six sects were to rely on itself, it would be extremely difficult to gain any advantage against the Ming Cult. Therefore, after discussion, my Uncle Kongwen has decided to gather the strength of the six major sects to jointly attack the Ming Cult. Thus, he has sent this humble monk to Emei to discuss the matter of the gathering." Yuanzhen briefly explained the cause and effect before stating his purpose.

"It is our Emei sect's duty to punish the demonic sect. Master, please just tell us the time and place of the meeting. We, the Emei sect, will definitely arrive on time to participate in this grand event." The Emei sect replied without the slightest hesitation.

"With Emei joining us, this humble monk is even more confident about this mission," Yuanzhen said with a smile.

Chapter 359 Revealing Everything

After seeing Yuanzhen off, Miejue went to Ishihara Sho's room.

"Isn't all you can do besides play with women?" Looking at the scene in the room, Miejue shouted angrily at Shiyuan Zhang, who was playing a game with Ji Xiaofu.

However, Ishihara Sho didn't want to either. What could he do? He was currently in the primordial spirit form. Although he could cultivate the Nine Yin Manual, he still needed to return to reality to open the microcosmic and macrocosmic orbits and gather the five energies in his chest. That was because he would have a physical body then and could truly feel the changes in his body.

What about now?

He could practice until the heavens broke, but he could never cultivate the five elements within his chest; at most, he could only experience the feeling of cultivation.

Therefore, he has plenty of time to squander—

For example, one can practice the Quanzhen Golden Elixir Technique to transform the primordial spirit into Yang energy.

However, this is a gradual process that cannot be accomplished overnight. Therefore, in his spare time, he would also ponder the Yin Five Thunders and Yang Five Thunders in the Longhua Mountain tradition, and how to use the backlash from practicing thunder techniques to transform his primordial spirit into Yang, and so on.

However, it was a rather painful process, so in addition to cultivation, Ishihara Sho also needed other things to vent his energy and relax his mind.

Therefore, after thinking it over, the only option left is to play around with women.

Moreover, Emei is a sect where women are in charge. Although there are male disciples, they are all outer disciples and generally cannot enter the inner quarters of Emei. Therefore, Shi Yuanzhang, who is alone in the inner quarters, is like a fake eunuch in the harem. If he doesn't do these things, what else can he do?

Should we continue with the imitation of martial arts?

Putting aside the issue of the source material, he couldn't even find a reason to support it.

He's not in a high-fashion world, so there's really no need for him to use Hong Kong comic book martial arts to satisfy his desire to show off.

Ji Xiaofu was startled by the sudden entrance of Miejue and quickly grabbed her clothes to cover herself.

"What are you blocking?" Ishihara Akira said, taking the clothes out of Ji Xiaofu's hands.

He then picked up Ji Xiaofu, turning her back to Extinction while facing Extinction himself. He continued his weightlifting exercises while asking Extinction, "Why did you come here? Is something wrong?"

"You!" Extinction was furious. She snorted "Incomprehensible" and turned around in a daze, walking towards the outside.

She had only taken half a step when a powerful force suddenly acted on her, pulling her body straight to Ishihara Sho's bed, where she collapsed beside him.

"We're all family here, why are you leaving?" Ishihara Akira chuckled strangely.

Ji Xiaofu continued to blush and turn her head to the side, not daring to look into her master's eyes.

"Let me go!" Extinction struggled.

"You really are naughty." With that, Ishihara Sho grabbed her hand, and the clothes on Miejue's body immediately exploded in a burst of lightning, scattering in all directions and turning her into the same state as Ji Xiaofu.

"You!" Extinction was breathless, her face flushed red, unable to utter another word.

But Ishihara Sho wasn't satisfied. He used a medical ninjutsu version of massage, which he developed by borrowing from Wang Zhenqiu's "Love Massage" technique, and applied it directly to Ji Xiaofu. Ji Xiaofu trembled all over, her autonomic nervous system went haywire, and she collapsed into Ishihara Sho's arms, trembling.

He lost control of his bladder and was put aside by Ishihara Sho.

Then Ishihara Shou grabbed Miejue and made her take Ji Xiaofu's place as the weightlifting aid she used for her training...

Much later.

"Speak, what brings you here at this hour?" Ishihara Sho asked again, seeing that Extinction was gradually being subdued.

"Someone from Shaolin just arrived." Miejue said in a deep voice, suppressing her physical discomfort and controlling her breathing, "As you said, the destruction of affiliated forces is not just a matter for Emei alone, but for the entire martial arts world. Therefore, Shaolin wants to retaliate, but is worried that it does not have enough manpower and will suffer too great losses. So it sent envoys to persuade people everywhere, preparing to invite Emei, Wudang, Huashan, Kongtong, and Kunlun to form a six-faction alliance, to meet outside Yanmen Pass in a month, and then launch a general attack on Bright Peak together."

"You agreed?" Ishihara Akira pressed.

Although she hadn't yet recovered from the effects of the massage, Ji Xiaofu, whose consciousness was perfectly intact, also turned her gaze over. After all, her opponent was the Ming Cult, and the current controller of the Ming Cult was Yang Xiao, the man she had chosen. So, whether out of concern for him or for some other reason, she needed to pay attention to Miejue's decision.

"It is our duty to eradicate the evil cult!" Miejue declared.

"Then you've fallen into the trap set by the people behind the scenes," Ishihara Akira sighed.

"Moreover, it's not that I look down on the other sects. Apart from Wudang, which of the remaining sects has ever truly wanted to expel the Tartars?" Ishihara Sho sneered. "On the contrary, the Ming Cult, which you look down on and even regard as a demonic sect, is wholeheartedly thinking about how to drive the Mongols out of the Central Plains and has been working hard for it. Now you want to attack the Ming Cult instead. This not only plays right into the court's hands, but also helps the court solve a problem that cannot be ignored."

"So sometimes I wonder, what exactly are you fighting and killing here for?"