The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

It's really puzzling, and people can't figure out what's going on.

"Sir, look..."

"Let's go take a look. Whether it's been secretly captured or an immortal has descended again, it doesn't stop us from going over and enjoying the services of Zilan Pavilion," a high-ranking official said to his subordinate.

"Purple Orchid Pavilion..." the leader of the Mohist school murmured, "Let's go take a look."

"Yes."

"Purple Orchid Pavilion? I understand." Dongjun said calmly after listening to his subordinate's report.

She was different from others; she was a woman, and it wasn't appropriate for her to openly go to a place like Zilan Pavilion. Even if Zilan Pavilion might be a place where immortals stayed, no one would say anything if she went there directly.

But her background and upbringing prevented her from doing such a thing, so even if she were to go, she would only go secretly, instead of going like others, calling friends and entourage, and making a big fuss.

Therefore, the current situation at Zilanxuan is beyond simple description; it's far more than just bustling.

……

"I'm sorry, Zilan Pavilion is not accepting guests today." Zi Nu, leading two girls who originally belonged to Zilan Pavilion, stood at the door and apologized to the guests who had come from all directions.

Whether you are a high-ranking official or a famous martial arts master, it all boils down to one sentence: Zilan Pavilion is not open to the public today, and you are sent away.

Although it caused great dissatisfaction among many people, it also implicitly confirmed one thing—

Zilan Pavilion has indeed been taken over by an immortal. The reason it is open today is not because it was taken over by someone else and rebranded, but because the legendary immortal, for some unknown reason, allowed Zilan Pavilion to open.

But that's all it is—the door is open. There's no longer any possibility of going inside to sit, listen to music, or flirt with girls like before.

"Not entertaining outsiders?" Six-Fingered Black Knight frowned, but as a chivalrous person, he wouldn't hold a grudge against a woman, even though he had long since seen through Zi Nu's extraordinary nature.

"Forget it, let's go," Six-Fingered Black Knight said, turning around.

Without lingering, he led the Mohist disciples from Xinzheng City back to their homeland.

He dismissed his disciples halfway there and walked back to Zilan Pavilion alone.

This time, however, he was no longer a guest, but an uninvited intruder.

And quite coincidentally, he ran into Dongjun of the Yin-Yang School, who had also infiltrated the area.

"The Yin-Yang School's Dongjun?" Six-Fingered Black Knight frowned and said in a deep voice.

"Six-Fingered Black Knight." Dong Jun's face also darkened.

There's no way around it; the Yin-Yang School and the Mohist School are sworn enemies. This feud began long ago, after the Yin-Yang School split from the Daoist School. Generation after generation, deep hatred has accumulated. Not to mention the distant past, just look at the generation of Six-Fingered Black Knight and Dongjun. Not long ago, a very fierce conflict broke out. As a result, apart from Master Ban, who was not good at fighting, and Master Xu, who was in charge of logistics and training troops, almost all the previous hall masters of the Mohist School were killed!

Of course, the Yin-Yang School wasn't much better off. Of the five elders of the previous generation, only two remained, and even those who survived were crippled. That's why the current Grand Master of Fate was able to rise to prominence and take over as the Fire Minister's Elder.

So when enemies meet, they are bound to be extremely hostile. They don't care where they are or whether there are any real immortals there, and they start fighting right where they meet.

Dongjun, as always, started with the Yin-Yang School's Soul Dragon Dance, releasing a dragon-shaped energy blast that attacked Six-Fingered Black Knight.

Without hesitation, Six-Fingered Black Knight drew his Mo Family Sect leader's weapon—Mo Mei. With the Mo Family's tenth level of internal energy activated, the pitch-black energy seemed to materialize, flowing out with the movement of Mo Mei like snakes, crashing towards Dong Jun and the Soul Dragon she released.

"boom!"

A violent explosion followed, echoing from where the two were fighting.

This also attracted the attention of Ishihara Sho and others in the Purple Orchid Pavilion.

"Snow Woman, Flame Spirit Princess, go and bring the troublemakers here." Ishihara Akira glanced at the direction from which the voice came with his divine sense, then ordered Snow Woman and Flame Spirit Princess with a smile.

This is truly a case of "searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly."

Unexpectedly, Dongjun actually came to our door on his own initiative!

Is there anything more interesting than forcing someone to do this now?

"My lord seems very happy?" Nongyu, who was gradually getting used to her role as a musician, asked.

“I’m naturally happy when good things come my way,” Ishihara Akira chuckled.

……

The next moment, Xue Nu and Yan Ling Ji arrived at the battlefield where Liu Zhi Hei Xia and Dong Jun were fighting.

"The immortals have decreed that you two must come with us." Yan Lingji stepped forward, a faint smile on her face that could charm all beings, and announced to Dongjun and Six-Fingered Black Knight.

The Snow Woman didn't speak, but that was tantamount to her acknowledgment of Yan Ling Ji's statement.

Six-Fingered Black Knight and Dong Jun exchanged a glance, snorted coldly, and both stopped their actions, becoming quiet.

Since we have the opportunity to meet the legendary immortals, we should focus on meeting them. As for killing, we can wait until after we have met the immortals before we find an opportunity to kill Six-Fingered Black Knight/Dongjun.

Then, led by Yan Lingji and Yuki-onna, the two arrived at the room where Ishihara Sho was.

"Who are you people, and why are you fighting in my courtyard?" Ishihara Akira looked the two men up and down for a while before slowly questioning them, waving his wine cup.

"The Mohist School..." Six-Fingered Black Knight clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ishihara Sho, introducing himself in a humble yet assertive manner.

"Yin Yang School, Dong Jun, Yan Fei," Yan Fei then introduced herself.

"Dongjun? What a prestigious title. Aren't you afraid of being crushed by it?" Ishihara Akira said with amusement as he looked at Yanfei.

"What do you mean by that, Your Excellency?" Consort Yan asked, frowning.

"Dongjun, one of the ancient gods, the god of the sun, that's not a legend, but a real deity! And as a living god, everything related to him has a cause and effect, let alone the name Dongjun? The fact that you didn't die a violent death because of Dongjun's name can only mean that you have a strong fate, or that you are indeed related to the legendary Dongjun, perhaps one of his thousands of incarnations scattered throughout the heavens. Otherwise, you should have died soon after you acquired this title." Ishihara Akira explained calmly, as if recounting an extremely ordinary matter.

Chapter 702 The Dark Knight's Ghost

"We can talk about your matter later. What I'm more curious about now is why you two are in Zilan Pavilion." Shi Yuanzhang smiled, seemingly wanting to ask Dongjun something, and brought the figure of the Six-Fingered Black Knight back into view before asking the two.

"I've come here to verify whether the so-called immortal is real or not, and then make further arrangements based on the results." Six-Fingered Black Knight stated his purpose without hesitation.

"Oh? So what if it's true, or it's false?" Ishihara Akira pressed.

"If it is confirmed that the immortal is real, then I would like to ask if the immortal has a way to restore peace and order to the world," the Six-Fingered Black Knight replied.

This also aligns with the governing philosophy of the Mohist school he led.

Universal love and consensus.

Oh, and Ming Gui and Tian Zhi are also in there.

"What if it's fake?" Ishihara Akira asked again with great interest.

"I will first observe the person's temperament, and then decide whether to kill him directly to quell the unrest, or to use him under the guise of an immortal to govern the world," Six-Fingered Black Knight said frankly.

“You are truly selfless,” Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

"This is the essence of the Mohist school's principles," Six-Fingered Black Knight replied matter-of-factly.

"And what about you? And what's your reason?" Ishihara Sho asked Dong Junyanfei noncommittally.

"Like him, I've come to verify whether the immortal is real or not. If he is, I will extend an invitation on behalf of the Yin-Yang School to visit our Yin-Yang School's headquarters. If he is not, I will leave and report the news to my Yin-Yang School's Taiyi." Dongjun didn't mince words, explaining his thoughts in the same way that Ishihara Sho had just asked the Six-Fingered Black Knight.

"You Yin-Yang School people are really arrogant. First, there's Dongjun, then Taiyi. What other deities do you have besides that?" Ishihara Akira asked with amusement.

"And there are the Moon Goddess, Star Soul, Great Young Master of Fate, Lord of the Clouds, Xiangfei, and Xiangjun," Dongjun replied.

"It's truly a stroke of luck that your Yin-Yang School hasn't been wiped out yet, thanks to the leniency of the gods. Otherwise, with your arrogant and ignorant behavior, being wiped out eight hundred times over would be too lenient," Ishihara Akira sneered.

Dongjun remained silent; she had no idea that the Yin-Yang School harbored such a significant hidden danger.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that she never thought that the names of these gods had such great karmic consequences. If she had known, she would not have wanted to bear such a thing that could take her life at any time.

"Now that you've met me, say what you want to say," Ishihara Akira said again, ignoring the increasingly sullen expression on Dong Jun's face.

"I would like to know the purpose of your descent, Immortal. Is there anything my Mo family can do to help you? Although our strength is not what it used to be, we are still a prominent school of martial arts with many disciples and good relations with the high-ranking officials of the seven kingdoms. We can mobilize a great deal of power and manpower to help you achieve your goal." At this moment, Six-Fingered Black Knight stopped pretending to be a master and stepped forward to agree as if he were an ordinary worldly person.

"My Yin-Yang School is also willing to go through fire and water for the sake of the immortals, and do everything in our power," Dongjun quickly promised upon seeing this.

“There’s nothing wrong with saying that…” Then, Ishihara Akira used the same excuse he had used to fool Yuki-onna, Yuki-onna, and the King of Han, making them understand that the so-called descent of the immortal was not a coincidence or anything else, but an accident, and the result of this accident was quite ‘terrifying’: the immortal would stay in the mortal world from now on and become the true supreme ruler of the seven kingdoms and their Jianghu forces.

Although the concept of an "Emperor Emeritus" did not exist during the Warring States period, one can generally understand the significance of his existence.

This is not good news to celebrate for either Dongjun or the Six-Fingered Black Knight who cares about the world.

"Since the immortal will be staying in the mortal realm for a long time in the future, surely the immortal would not want to see the mortal realm in chaos and strife, with people lying naked in the wilderness? So I dare to ask, does the immortal have a way to restore peace to the world?" Six-Fingered Black Knight was silent for a while, then clasped his hands together, bowed deeply to Ishihara Sho, and asked.

"Yes," Ishihara Sho said calmly.

"Please enlighten me, Immortal." Six-Fingered Black Knight pressed on.

“Choose one of the seven kingdoms, select its ruler, and fully support him to unify the world. Let all government orders come from one person, and let writing, weights and measures, currency, and worldly morality be unified under one rule. From then on, there will be no more division of the seven kingdoms, only the concept of Huaxia and the race of Yan and Huang. This will bring peace to the world for two hundred years, allowing the people to recuperate and the world to return to prosperity,” said Ishihara Akira.

"Is this the only way?" Six-Fingered Black Knight, a citizen of one of the seven kingdoms who did not want to see his country perish, frowned and asked.

Of course, he could also choose to lead the Mohists to support his own country and make his country the ultimate victor.

But Six-Fingered Black Knight also clearly understood that his motherland did not have the strength to swallow the world whole.

Moreover, the Mohist school doesn't belong to him alone; it belongs to everyone. Even if he, as the Grand Master, could forcibly order and lead the Mohist members to support their own country, he couldn't stop Mohist disciples from other countries from leaving to return home and choose to help their own country.

Therefore, if we don't want the Mohist school to completely disintegrate, it's better to let the seven states continue to exist.

"If you have a better idea, you can tell me your idea so I can hear it," Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

After pondering for a while, the Six-Fingered Black Knight said in a deep voice, "The Immortal once said that from now on, he will stay in the world for a long time and become an existence that we, the kings of the seven kingdoms, need to befriend and fear. In that case, why doesn't the Immortal step forward and become a special existence like the Zhou Emperor, responsible for supervising the laws of the world and upholding fairness and justice? In this way, the world should be able to restore peace, right?"

“You’re right. With my high pressure, the Seven Kingdoms can’t really descend into chaos, and they can barely maintain their current dignity and continue to exist. But…” Before Six-Fingered Black Knight could be happy, Ishihara Akira retorted without any politeness, “Why would I do such a thing?”

"This...does the immortal not want to see peace in the world?" Six-Fingered Black Knight asked Ishihara Sho with a surprised look.

"I do want to. But all I want is for the world to be at peace, because such a society would be more prosperous, the population would explode more easily, and it would be easier to create beauties that would make my heart flutter. But I don't have the leisure to put in the effort and worry about such things." Ishihara Akira replied with an attitude of "I'm just like this, do whatever you want".

Six-Fingered Black Knight remained silent, and the excitement in his heart completely subsided.

Such an immortal is better off not existing!

Chapter 703 Dongjun

"Is there anything else you want to say?" Ishihara Akira asked, looking at the now silent Six-Fingered Black Knight.

"No more," Six-Fingered Black Knight shook his head.

His face was expressionless, making it impossible to tell whether he was disappointed or not.

"Then I won't keep you any longer." After saying that, without waiting for Six-Fingered Black Knight to react, he suddenly waved his hand, and as if sweeping away dust, Six-Fingered Black Knight's figure disappeared into the air.