The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

Then, Shi Yuanzhang began to make use of the waste. After thoroughly understanding the secret of the Essence Rebirth of the Essence Temple, he decisively used the Essence Rebirth technique to stimulate the Essence Rebirth of Saint Tu Yuan, converting blood energy into soul energy. He drained all the blood and vitality from Saint Tu Yuan's body, extracted his first tribulation soul, and crushed it together with Yang An's soul, which was treated in the same way, using a soul vortex to purify it into the purest soul power and absorbed it into his body.

With that, all the prisoners of the Wilderness group had been dealt with, and the magical artifacts had been mostly arranged. Now they could begin the next part of the mission.

Therefore, the next moment, Shi Yuanzhang flashed and re-entered the Creation Gourd, appearing in front of the women who were being guarded by his six guardian deities.

“Yao Qinghui, Yao Yueting, Huang Yanyan… Yang An is quite generous, even bringing out his own women.” Shi Yuanzhang stood in front of the many women who were imprisoned by Yang An and were originally hidden in the Creation Gourd as a backup plan. Looking at their faces, which were either aloof, angry, anxious, or helpless, but all of them were exquisitely beautiful and otherworldly, he chuckled with interest.

As for the Qiankun Dragon Guards and the like, they were suppressed by Ishihara Akira and imprisoned in another place, so there was no need to rush to deal with them.

At least in terms of importance, they are not as important as the women in front of them.

"The Marquis will not let you off the hook." Among the women, a woman dressed in a bright red silk palace dress, with a thin veil on her face and a golden phoenix hairpin in her hair, glared at Ishihara Akira and warned him.

"My lord, are you talking about Yang An?" Shi Yuanzhang asked with amusement.

Although the woman didn't speak, the change in her expression told her that she was right.

"Then take a look at what these are?" As he spoke, the Heavenly Horned God Armor and the Panhuang Life Sword, two of Yang An's most representative magical treasures, appeared on Ishihara Zhang's body.

"The Heavenly Horned Divine Armor and the Panhuang Life-Giving Sword?! How did they end up in your hands?" Huang Yanyan exclaimed in shock upon seeing this.

"Don't you understand yet? The man you placed so much hope in has been captured by me, and after I squeezed every last drop of benefit out of him, I killed him. Otherwise, how do you think I recognized you?" Seeing that the other party understood the situation, Ishihara Akira put away the Heavenly Horned God Armor and the Panhuang Life Sword again.

Immediately, apart from the two women named Yao Qinghui and Yao Yueting whose expressions remained unchanged, the expressions of all the other women present, including Huang Yanyan, changed.

"What do you want to do?" Huang Yanyan, the eldest sister in the harem of the champion marquis, took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and asked in a deep voice.

"You are my prisoners now, what do you say?" Ishihara Sho asked calmly.

Upon hearing this, Huang Yan Yan's expression changed again. She stared at Shi Yuan Zhang for a moment before turning her head away.

Since there was no explicit refusal, it basically meant acquiescence and acceptance of whatever was about to happen to her.

Including things that everyone understands.

Shi Yuanzhang chuckled softly, withdrew his gaze, and looked at Yao Qinghui, whose daughter was almost twenty years old, but still looked charming and even looked only in her thirties. She seemed to be like a sister to his daughter, Yao Yueting.

"Yao Qinghui, Yao Yueting, you two come with me," Shi Yuanzhang said calmly.

Without caring what the two were thinking, he turned around and walked away into the distance.

Yao Qinghui and Yao Yueting, whose names were called, exchanged a glance, and finally stood up together, breaking free from the control of the six guardian deities, and caught up with Ishihara Sho's footsteps, arriving at a secluded place nearby.

However, when the two of them arrived at the place, Ishihara Akira had already prepared a stone table and chairs and tea, as if he was about to entertain them, which made the two who were originally uneasy freeze in place.

"What? Did you think I wanted to do that kind of thing with you?" Ishihara Akira chuckled, noticing the thoughts in their eyes.

"While I do have that thought, it's not now."

"Come and sit down."

Yao Qinghui and Yao Yueting didn't say anything, but they obediently walked to the stone table and sat down on the chairs that had been prepared.

"How shall I address you?" Yao Qinghui, adopting the demeanor of the leader of the Yaochi Sect, looked directly into Shi Yuanzhang's eyes and asked seriously.

“This is Shi Yi,” Shi Yuanzhang said with a smile.

"Shi Yi? The author of the Book of Changes?" Yao Qinghui frowned and pondered for a while, then confirmed with a mix of realization and surprise.

"It is indeed me," Ishihara Akira confirmed.

"Then, Mr. Shi, what is it that you specifically asked my daughter and me to come here?" Yao Qinghui nodded and asked the real core question of this meeting.

"First of all, let me make this clear: you two are now my prisoners. According to the rules, I can do anything to you. Is that alright?" Ishihara Akira smiled, establishing the basis for the conversation.

“Our lives are now in Mr. Shi’s hands. We have no way to resist what he wants to do. But, Mr. Shi called us here alone. Surely he didn’t want to emphasize something like this?”

Chapter 503 Tribulation Transcending Plan

“That’s not what I wanted to say.” After a pause, Ishihara Akira smiled and said, “But giving you a clear understanding beforehand will make it easier for me to say what I’m about to say and for you to make a choice.”

"Then what does Mr. Shi want to say?" Yao Qinghui asked curiously.

"I know that you two are both masters of Taoist arts, and your spiritual cultivation has reached the level of Ghost Immortal. So the first thing I want you to do is to relax your mental defenses so that I can imprint my spiritual mark into your souls."

"This..." Yao Qinghui and Yao Yueting's expressions changed, and they hesitated.

Although they are currently prisoners, imprisoned in the Gourd of Creation, if Ishihara Akira doesn't release them voluntarily, it's no different from being dead.

They still have a certain degree of freedom. Their minds and consciousness belong to themselves, and if Ishihara Akira wants to do something bad, they can refuse, or even fight to the end and choose to self-destruct.

But if their souls and thoughts were branded, they wouldn't necessarily become Ishihara Sho's puppets, but they would no longer have the dignity, freedom, and choices they have now.

So if possible, they are quite unwilling to have Ishihara Sho's thoughts imprinted on their souls.

What if there's a chance to escape someday?

Although it sounds like a dream.

"What? You don't want to?" Ishihara Akira's face darkened, and his eyes flashed with a dangerous light.

"We are willing." Yao Qinghui and Yao Yueting exchanged a glance. They had no choice but to reluctantly reply, as they were under someone else's roof.

"Then relax your minds."

"Yes."

The two didn't waste any more words and opened up to each other.

Ishihara Akira took the opportunity to invade them, leaving his thoughts imprinted in the core of their souls.

Subsequently, the memories and life experiences of Yao Qinghui and Yao Yueting appeared in his mind like a movie.

"Alright, let's get down to business now." After a moment, Ishihara Akira, having calmly processed the shock of the two's memories, opened his eyes and looked at the two, whose eyes flashed with disappointment.

“Please speak, sir,” Yao Qinghui replied, becoming increasingly obedient.

"Once the ship I'm on returns to Nanzhou, I'll release you at a certain time so you can return to Yinzhou and the Yaochi Sect! But afterwards, I need you to erect a statue of me in the sect and worship me like you would a founding master. You also need to promote this worship throughout Yinzhou so that everyone and every family you can influence can worship me. Do you understand?" Shi Yuanzhang didn't waste any words and immediately explained his arrangements for the two of them.

"Well, I can only say I'll try my best. After all, lewd and evil rituals are forbidden by the imperial law, and if this is exposed..." Yao Qinghui hesitated.

“Then you can say that I am the founder of your Yaochi Sect, and that the reason why the disciples and their families hold sacrifices is entirely out of gratitude for the kindness of the Yaochi Sect. Also, give those people a warning so that they don’t spread this matter everywhere and attract the attention of the imperial court. With your Yaochi Sect standing in the open, I don’t think the Great Qian Dynasty will be too harsh on you,” Shi Yuanzhang said with a faint smile.

"Of course, if you really don't know what to do, you can go to the Da Luo Sect to ask, or after you go back, I will have Zhao Feirong go back with you and tell you how to do this kind of thing."

"The Great Luo Sect, Zhao Feirong? Are you from the Great Luo Sect, sir?" Yao Qinghui's eyes flickered upon hearing this, and she pressed for an answer.

"I know what you're thinking, but unfortunately, I'm not a member of the Great Luo Sect, nor do I have any connection with Hong Xuanji. The reason I suggested you learn from the Great Luo Sect is simply because, like you, the Great Luo Sect has become my sacrificial ground. To put it more bluntly, that woman Zhao Feier, just like you, is a puppet whose soul has been branded with her thoughts!" Shi Yuanzhang explained with a somewhat strange smile.

"Hiss..." Yao Qinghui gasped in shock after hearing this, feeling deeply impressed by Ishihara Akira's underhanded tactics.

"Don't even think about telling Hong Xuanji what happened to me after we get out. If you do, don't blame me for turning ruthless, wiping out your Yaochi Sect, and then killing Hong Xuanji. I mean what I say," Shi Yuanzhang threatened coldly.

"Qinghui wouldn't dare," Yao Qinghui said, shaking her head.

"Now, come over here." Ishihara Akira smiled, turned halfway around, and patted his thigh.

Yao Qinghui hesitated, but after thinking about her current situation, she finally suppressed her shame and resentment, stood up from the chair, walked to Shi Yuanzhang, and sat down on his lap.

Ishihara Akira then hugged Yao Qinghui, straightened her body, and leaned in to kiss Yao Qinghui's lips.

It wasn't until quite a while later.

"Now it should be easier for you to keep this a secret, right?" Ishihara Akira said with a chuckle, holding the baby in Yao Qinghui's arms.

Yao Qinghui blushed slightly and couldn't speak.

"Come here too." Then, Ishihara Akira said to Yao Yueting who was standing next to him.

"No..." Yao Qinghui cried out hastily, still feeling ashamed.

……

In short, after all the trouble, Shi Yuanzhang had dealt with the unstable factors in the Creation Gourd. Now, once Izumo Kingdom could temporarily stabilize and Zen Yinsha had seen the contents of the Qiankun Bag, they could begin to transfer personnel and melt the Creation Gourd and Qiankun Bag onto the Chaos Bell, completing the Chaos Bell's class leap from an ordinary divine artifact to a sixth or seventh tribulation ghost immortal magic weapon, and even a Yang God magic weapon.

As for transforming into the King of Divine Artifacts, we still need to wait until the Thunder Pool is refined in the Chaos Bell before it can be considered complete.

"How is it?" Shi Yuanzhang, having settled everything, smiled as he looked at Chan Yinsha, who was sitting cross-legged in front of him, experiencing the divine power of thunder on the Immortal Capital Jade Pendant.

"As expected of a sacrificial artifact specially used by the ancient Holy Emperor to worship thunder, the concept of thunder on it is almost no different from the thunder in nature. After these days of understanding, I am now more confident in passing my first tribulation of thunder." Chan Yinsha opened his eyes, and two silver lightning bolts shot out from them uncontrollably before disappearing.

“That’s perfect. I’ve been observing the flow of the primordial energy of heaven and earth recently, and I’ve discovered that there should be a thunderstorm in three days at the latest. When that happens, let’s just rush up and complete our tribulation at sea,” Ishihara Akira suggested with a smile.

With his accumulated experience, passing the fifth tribulation is no problem at all, and even the sixth tribulation is not impossible. At most, he might experience some weakness after passing it. If he takes a risk, it is even possible for him to directly become a seventh-tribulation creator, but he would probably be weak for a longer period of time, which would not be suitable for the execution of the next plan.

Therefore, Ishihara Sho's initial plan is to undergo the fifth tribulation of lightning, and then, depending on his situation at the time, selectively undergo the sixth tribulation of lightning, to become a top expert in the world besides Meng Shenji, and to plunder the world!

Chapter 504 Achieving the Creator

Three days later, as expected, thunder and rain appeared over the fleet.

"Are you ready?" Ishihara Sho asked Zen Ginsa, who had already emerged from his shell.

"Let's go." Without wasting any words, Chan Yinsha called out and took to the sky first.

Seeing this, Ishihara Sho smiled and then leaped up, following closely behind Zen Ginsha into the sky, disappearing into the lightning-streaked clouds to begin his tribulation.

However, before that, he wouldn't mind spending some more time with Chan Yinsha.

Therefore, after entering the thundercloud, it did not go directly to a suitable location, but came to the side of Zen Yinsha. Only after Zen Yinsha had truly entered the thunder tribulation area and gained a foothold under the bombardment of thunder did it leave Zen Yinsha and move towards the deeper thunder zone.

layer.

Two layers.

Three floors.

Four floors.

In the blink of an eye, Ishihara Sho arrived at the area where the fifth lightning tribulation was located.

Instantly, the raging lightning, like a swarm of dragons emerging from the sea, surged towards Ishihara Sho.

Ishihara Sho didn't do much to deal with it. He simply tossed the Chaos Bell back into the area of ​​the fourth tribulation, letting it undergo the tempering of the lightning and improve its quality. Then, he activated his faith aura and used his body to withstand the bombardment of the lightning.

"Boom!"

In an instant, Ishihara Akira was completely engulfed by the lightning, leaving no trace exposed.

The thunder continued to rage, as if Ishihara Sho had vanished.