The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

What? Is there something wrong with the idea of ​​a demon killing another demon and playing the role of justice?

That's right, there's absolutely no problem.

It's important to understand that the earliest "demon" didn't refer to a demon king, but rather to those who deviated from the norm and didn't conform to the world. In other words, being unconventional was considered demonic. In Huang Yi's world, the Yin Kui Sect, Butian Pavilion, and Huajian Sect—so-called "demon sects" formed by various schools of thought that were persecuted because of their beliefs and backgrounds, and because they weren't part of the Confucian school—are prime examples!

Only later was it used specifically to refer to those madmen who committed heinous acts, disregarded social morality and customs, and killed indiscriminately, as well as the real demons.

Therefore, from this perspective alone, Ishihara Yu's behavior can indeed be described as demonic...

Well, at least to the people of the Witchcraft Path, and to those who claim to be righteous, the man-eating Ishihara Sho is a complete demon.

So if we really talk about it, Hong Yi isn't that much different from a demon.

He represents justice simply because he is the protagonist.

In addition, Ishihara Sho's identity as an outsider from another world completely proves that he is a 'demon', an extraterrestrial demon!

Therefore, from any perspective, Ishihara Sho has not escaped the category of a demon, and is using a demonic body and magic to do demonic things.

……

A few moments later, a sailor from the Great Luo Sect came to report, "My lord, we have arrived."

Chapter 485 Differences and Divine Wind

"It seems the battle was fierce back then. Even after so much time has passed, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here has not calmed down and is still full of chaos." Ishihara Akira stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the sea in front of him, which was no different from the previous sea and sky, except that the waves and tides seemed to be more frequent. He sighed.

"How did you figure that out?" Zhao Feirong asked, puzzled.

Although she could vaguely sense the difference here, she had no idea what the difference was.

This is the difference between the divine soul and the primordial spirit, or rather, the difference between the divine soul cultivation system of this world and the orthodox Taoist primordial spirit cultivation path.

The soul cultivation system in this world only pursues the improvement of the soul. It is unknown whether the humans in this world do not have the two souls of heaven and earth, or for other reasons. Neither the Supreme Dao, the Fangxian Dao, nor the Yin-Yang Secret Manual of the Peach God Dao mentions the idea or content of calling back the two souls of heaven and earth.

Therefore, if the human souls of the Yangshen world are not special and do not have the two souls of heaven and earth, or if the two souls of heaven and earth are together with the human life soul from birth, then the soul cultivation system of this world is problematic.

But if there really is a problem, then logically it should be impossible to cultivate to the Yang Shen stage!

However, not only have some people in this world cultivated to this level, but there are also many others, even those who have transcended to the level of Celestial Immortals. This also proves from another perspective that the people in this world have two souls, one of Heaven and one of Earth, but the way they manifest may be different from what Ishihara Sho understands.

However, in terms of cultivation methods, because martial arts and spiritual cultivation are separate, cultivation in this world—specifically spiritual cultivation—can be seen as focusing on the Yin spirit. Starting from visualizing and condensing the Yin spirit, the focus is on strengthening the Yin spirit itself, rather than the orthodox Taoist cultivation method of gathering the seven souls and subduing the three corpses to fundamentally improve the quality and level of the entire soul.

In addition to the issue of the two souls of heaven and earth, it can be said that the soul cultivators in this world are lacking many abilities they should possess...

For example, in terms of perception of the primordial energy and environment of heaven and earth, cultivators of the spirit and soul, unless they have passed through the tribulation of lightning, are far inferior to cultivators like Ishihara Akira who follow the righteous path and cultivate their primordial spirit.

Secondly, there's the application of the primordial energy of heaven and earth. When Shi Yuanzhang became an Earth Immortal, or even when his primordial spirit just emerged, he could try to absorb and utilize the primordial energy of the celestial stars, which is the so-called celestial star evil energy of the Yang God world. But in this world, if one hasn't reached the level of a Five Tribulations Ghost Immortal, let alone utilize it, even absorbing it could be dangerous.

This shows how different their practices are.

Oh, right, and also, the most outrageous part is that the primordial spirit that Ishihara Sho currently possesses is actually the same thing that the immortal primordial spirit that can only be born after the cultivation of the Future Unborn Scripture is perfected and the nine halo spirits are combined into one!

However, the immortal primordial spirit seems to carry a connotation of divine immortality, while Ishihara Akira's divine soul cannot reach that level...

In addition, there is the matter of divine soul thoughts. Ishihara Sho can only transform into three thousand forms when he reaches the Yang God level, and into countless forms when he reaches the Celestial Immortal level, making each form his own and allowing for infinite rebirth. As for the Yang God level, after the Seven Tribulations Creator, one can have 129,600 divine soul thoughts at use.

In terms of creation, a person can open up a minor world after four tribulations, but Ishihara Sho can only use magic to create a Buddha kingdom in the palm of his hand, or a universe in his sleeve.

The Seven Tribulations can create life...

Ishihara Sho, however, had absolutely no idea what to do.

Of course, with the help of the dream world and the spirit manipulation technology obtained from the world of death, it is possible to create supernatural phenomena, just like he did in the real world.

In short, each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

……

"Let's sail freely from here on out," Ishihara Akira instructed the sailors beside him after surveying the battlefield.

"Yes." The sailor went down and relayed Ishihara Sho's latest order.

"Is this place closer to Kamikaze or Izumo?" Ishihara Akira asked Zhao Feirong beside him.

“The Divine Wind Kingdom,” Zhao Feirong replied.

“Then let’s set up our supply depot in the Kingdom of Divine Wind. As for the time before that, like I said, we’ll sail freely, wherever we end up, and see if we get lucky and run into Meng Shenji or Peacock King Xin Xuan and the like,” Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

“Alright.” Zhao Feirong didn’t object, sighed, and continued to stay on the deck with Ishihara Akira, watching the sea.

It wasn't until quite a while later.

“Come, I will teach you our martial arts.” Shi Yuanzhang said, turning his body to face Zhao Feirong, and then touching her forehead with his hand, transmitting the relevant information into Zhao Feirong’s mind.

Zhao Feirong accepted and processed the information, a look of confusion appearing on her face.

"Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist?"

“Not bad.” Ishihara Sho smiled slightly. “You felt it, didn’t you? The Dharma meaning used for visualization.”

That is, the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc that he previously created in the cabin using the true essence of martial arts of the Wheel of Life and Death of All Heavens combined with the true form of Taoist arts of Yin and Yang Chaos.

Compared to nurturing it directly within the soul, Ishihara felt it would be better to have Zhao Feirong help strengthen it through martial arts training.

Anyway, this knock-off version of the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist contains the essence of the Heavenly Cycle of Life and Death and the Yin-Yang Chaos, which is suitable for Zhao Feirong to practice and quickly master its essence, so as to forge a stronger Six Paths Reincarnation Disc.

"What kind of martial art is this? I've never heard of it before," Zhao Feirong asked again.

"Just know that this is a skill left behind by some ancient powerful being. Practice it well. I will check your progress at any time. If you can't satisfy me, don't blame me." Ishihara Akira smiled, seemingly with a special meaning in his voice.

Zhao Feirong frowned, remained silent, and began to digest the contents of the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist transmitted by Ishihara Akira even more carefully, comprehending the true forms of martial arts and Taoist techniques that came with this information.

……

Unfortunately, neither Meng Shenji nor Peacock King and the others were easy to find. So even though Ishihara Sho had ordered a random search, they still couldn't find Meng Shenji, who was fleeing everywhere, or Peacock King and the others who were searching for Meng Shenji, before the supplies were exhausted. They could only let the crew sail the ship to Kamikaze Country for supplies.

"Let's go, we should also pay a visit to Taoshendao." Ishihara Akira said as he led Zhao Feirong off the boat.

As for the Immortal Monument, which is still hidden deep underground in the Divine Wind Kingdom, he can't lose it anyway, so he's not in a hurry to go there now. He plans to wait until he becomes the Creator and the Chaos Bell in his hand is more perfect before he takes out the Immortal Monument.

"This way," Zhao Feirong said.

Chapter 486 Peach God's Path

Led by Zhao Feirong, Ishihara Akira quickly arrived at the Taoshindo's residence.

After that, he didn't stand on ceremony. He directly found a disciple of the Peach God Sect, and like a kidnapper, lured the person aside with a single glance, then controlled them and extracted all the information about the Peach God Sect from their mind—

For example, the personnel situation within, the strength of the various elders, etc.

After determining what was needed, Shi Yuanzhang erased the other party's memories of him and Zhao Feirong, and sent them away. He then used a shielding barrier to block the attention of those around them, and took Zhao Feirong directly to the place where the Peach God Sect Master usually met, intending to completely subdue the entire Peach God Sect from top to bottom, just like he had dealt with the Great Luo Sect.

So a short while later, Shi Yuanzhang and Zhao Feirong arrived at the place where the Peach God Sect Master was.

Without hesitation, I pushed open the door and went inside.

Because Ishihara Sho felt that, in the entire Momogami Path, there seemed to be no one who could rival him.

Of course, there are no taboos; you can do whatever you want.

"Who is it!" A voice filled with anger rang out from inside the house.

“Luo Tiannan?” Shi Yuanzhang walked into the house and looked at the boy who looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, but whose eyes and expression gave people a sense of vicissitude. He had a slightly mocking smile on his face.

That's right, the young man in front of us is none other than the current sect master of Peach God Sect, Luo Tiannan!

As can be seen from his name, he is of the same generation as Luo Tianyue, the former sect leader of Taoshendao. Even if he is young, he should be in his seventies or eighties by now, but he is not. Instead, he looks like a young man. So it is conceivable that this should be his reincarnation!

Since he was able to reincarnate successfully without encountering any prenatal mysteries, and successfully returned to become the sect leader of the Peach God Path, it is enough to show that he has not only achieved the status of a Ghost Immortal in his spiritual cultivation, but has also successfully passed the tribulation of lightning.

As for exactly how many layers of lightning tribulation...

Judging from the fact that he left behind a divine soul with the power of four tribulations when he died in the original work, he is now at the level of either the second or third tribulation.

After all, Luo Tiannan is not Meng Shenji, nor is he a powerful extraterrestrial demon like Shi Yuanzhang who can easily overcome four tribulations. Therefore, he can only undergo tribulations one by one, and he needs a very long time to recover and reaccumulate strength after each tribulation. So, he has to wait at least three to five years between each tribulation.

Therefore, even if we go back in time according to the original story, he could never be a person of the Fourth Tribulation now.

As long as it's not the fourth calamity, there's no reason for Ishihara Sho to capsize, and he has nothing to fear.

"Who are you?" Luo Tiannan's face darkened as he coldly questioned Ishihara Sho after his identity was exposed.

“Your master,” Ishihara Sho said with a light laugh.

Subsequently, after entering this world and obtaining the half-finished future primordial spirit, it was once again unleashed by the modified Heaven-Shattering Earth-Shattering Technique, which blasted towards Luo Tiannan in an instant.

Luo Tiannan noticed this and didn't hesitate either. He then unleashed the Yin-Yang Chaos, the highest secret of the Peach God Path, which collided with Ishihara Sho's divine soul power.

"Boom!"

A deafening explosion rang out, and Luo Tiannan's counterattack was instantly torn apart by Ishihara Sho's divine soul power, which then struck him.

Instantly, Luo Tiannan's soul and mind were shaken, affected by the Heaven-Shattering Earth-Striking Technique.

However, it didn't completely affect him. So, while the Heaven-Shattering Earth-Striking Technique did have an impact on Luo Tiannan, it wasn't enough to make him lose all his resistance in an instant. He could still use the power of his divine soul to resist.

Unfortunately, Ishihara Akira didn't give him much time to react. He quickly followed up with another attack, and Luo Tiannan's soul and consciousness instantly fell into a dream cycle, where they were completely controlled by Ishihara Akira.

"Alright, sit here for a while. We'll talk after I've dealt with this guy," Ishihara Akira said to Zhao Feirong beside him.

Zhao Feirong didn't say anything, but obediently walked to the side and sat down.

Ishihara continued to refine Luo Tiannan's will, using the power of the Heavenly Demon to probe the vulnerabilities in his mind, and then using these vulnerabilities as nodes to gradually turn Luo Tiannan into a puppet in his hands.

It wasn't until much later.

"Sir." Luo Tiannan stood up and greeted Ishihara Zhang.

"Gather all those in your Peach God Path who have mastered the Yin-Yang Secret Manual," Ishihara Akira instructed bluntly.

"Yes." Luo Tiannan accepted the order and left the room.

"Tell me about the specific influence of Taoshendao in Shenfeng Kingdom." Shi Yuanzhang, having dismissed Luo Tiannan, sat down to the side and said to Zhao Feirong.

"Their influence is enormous; you could even say that the Peach God Path is the state religion of the Divine Wind Kingdom! In fact, the Divine Wind Kingdom was established with the support of the Peach God Path, so any heir to the Divine Wind Kingdom considers it an honor to join it. In other words, the will of the Peach God Path can influence the future succession to the throne of the Divine Wind Kingdom. Therefore, the Peach God Path is practically all-powerful within the Divine Wind Kingdom; if they want to, there's nothing they can't do." Zhao Feirong thought for a moment and then described what she knew about the Peach God Path.

"So, if I want the entire nation of Shenfeng to believe in me, Taoshindo can do that too?" Ishihara Sho asked thoughtfully.

“It is possible. But why are you so insistent on making people believe in you? You’re not following the path of God.” Zhao Feirong asked Ishihara Akira with a puzzled look.