The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

Chapter 705 The Busy Lord of the East

"Is this the price you paid to replace yourself?" Ishihara Akira looked at Da Siming, who had been thrown to the floor by Dongjun, and examined him with great interest.

"Yes," Dongjun affirmed.

“Not enough,” Ishihara Akira shook his head.

"Reason?" Dongjun frowned in displeasure.

“You sent her here to use her as a substitute so I could help resolve the karmic consequences associated with your title, which isn’t inherently problematic. The problem lies in the fact that this person you sent also carries the same issues as you. In other words, after I accept her, I’ll have to help her resolve her own problems. Therefore, her value to me is greatly reduced, far from being able to completely replace you.” Ishihara Akira patiently explained, “Tell me, what is her identity?”

“She is the Grand Master of Fate of the Yin-Yang School,” Dongjun replied.

“I see.” Ishihara Akane said with feigned realization, “The Yin-Yang School, I’ve heard that among the Yin-Yang School of your generation, besides the current Grand Master of Fate, there are also the Lesser Master of Fate, Xiangfei, and the Moon Goddess, all of whom are women. Since the idea is that you can herd one sheep or a whole flock of sheep, why don’t you go and bring back the Lesser Master of Fate, Xiangfei, and the Moon Goddess? That way, you can both raise enough money to make me take action and I can gain a group of women that I admire.”

Upon hearing this, Dongjun did not immediately refuse, but instead frowned and pondered.

After a long while, he said in a deep voice, "Could we replace the Moon Goddess?"

"Reason?" Ishihara Sho asked rhetorically.

“She’s my sister. But I can have her come to you and negotiate with you in person. If you can get her to comply, I won’t stop you.”

"It's not like you can stop it just because you want to," Ishihara Akira said with amusement.

Dongjun remained silent.

“That’s possible. But we’ll have to replace her with someone else. I’ve heard that Nian Duan, the current head of the medical school, is a good woman. If you can bring Nian Duan and her successor, Duanmu Rong, over, I can temporarily let Yue Shen go and give her a chance to negotiate with me to resolve her problems.” Shi Yuanzhang thought for a moment and then replied.

"Alright!" Dongjun responded readily without hesitation this time.

After saying that, Dongjun left Zilan Pavilion again and headed back to the Yin Yang Family's headquarters in Xincheng City.

“Great Master of Fate. Heh.” Shi Yuanzhang, who was watching Dongjun leave, suddenly chuckled and waved his hand, removing the various restrictions Dongjun had placed on the Great Master of Fate, restoring her freedom.

"Take off your clothes."

"What?" the Grand Master of Fate asked in astonishment.

"Don't you understand yet? From this moment on, you are my possession, no longer the Grand Master of Yin-Yang School. Your life and death are entirely in my hands, and I can use you at will. This is your fate. Or do you think you are stronger than Dongjun and can defy my orders?" Shi Yuanzhang said, looking at the Grand Master standing in the middle of the room with a half-smile.

"You!" Da Siming was furious, but just as Ishihara Sho had said, she could not disobey Ishihara Sho's orders.

First, she lacked the strength. Even a master like Dong Jun, who had cultivated the Yin-Yang School's techniques to the peak of the fourth level and was on the verge of entering the Soul Transformation Realm, had no chance against Shi Yuanzhang. How could she, a defeated opponent of Dong Jun, possibly resist the methods of an immortal?

Moreover, this can be seen from the fact that Ishihara Yu was able to break through the Yin-Yang School secret technique that Dongjun had placed on her with ease, so that no matter how hard she tried, it would be useless.

Secondly, it is a matter of the victor taking all, and as the loser, that is, Ishihara Sho's slave, she had no right to disobey Ishihara Sho's orders.

Moreover, Ishihara Akira will later help him resolve that mysterious and enigmatic title issue.

So after pondering for a while, Da Siming obediently took off his clothes and revealed himself to Ishihara Akane without reservation.

"Good. Come on over." Ishihara Akira said with a satisfied smile.

The High Priestess remained silent and walked over without saying a word...

……

Then, around afternoon, Dongjun brought a pair of twins who looked almost identical to each other to Zilan Pavilion, where he met Shiyuan Zhang and Da Siming, who was serving him.

Dongjun's expression changed, but he still didn't say anything and threw the two of them onto the floor.

"They are the current generation of the Yin-Yang School's Lesser Master of Fate," Dongjun introduced.

"I didn't expect them to be twins! I'm very satisfied, so I can grant you special favor and shield you from the influence for a period of time until you send over Xiangfei from the Yin-Yang School and Nianduan from the Medical School, at which point I will completely resolve the karmic issues on your body." With that, Shi Yuanzhang formed the Mani mudra with his hands and pushed forward, and a golden light full of Sanskrit characters fell on Dongjun.

Although there was no harm or unusual effect, Dongjun didn't know if it was just his own imagination, but he actually felt much lighter, as if he had unloaded some kind of heavy burden.

"How long can this shield last?" Dongjun asked, stretching his hands.

"It can be a long time or a short time. However, to avoid you from being lazy or complacent, this time it can last for about three months. If you are unable to bring anyone over after three months, the shielding effect will disappear. At that time, not only will the cause and effect re-lock onto you, but the accumulated calamity energy during your three months of absence will also affect you, putting you in a life-threatening situation. So, the specific choice depends on your thoughts."

Dongjun didn't speak, but only glanced once more at the rarely seen performance of Da Siming, then withdrew his gaze and left Zilan Pavilion in silence.

"Go and explain the situation to your partner." Seeing Dongjun leave, Shi Yuanzhang patted Da Siming's head and said to Shao Siming and her partner, who were staring in disbelief at everything in front of them.

The High Priestess turned around, a look of embarrassment and annoyance flashing across her face, but she still obediently walked over and explained to the two of them the reason why Dongjun attacked them, as well as what they would have to face next.

After hearing this, the two men in black and white exchanged a glance, unsure of what to say.

However, one thing is certain: their lives seem to have been saved...

Yes, the current Shao Siming is dying.

This is not only because the next generation of Shao Siming has already appeared.

After all, even if Shao Siming wanted to inherit the position of Shao Siming, she would need to wait a few more years and grow to a certain level before the rules of the Yin Yang School would be followed, and they would be hunted down to complete the replacement of Shao Siming.

Therefore, what truly made them feel that their death was imminent was that the cultivation technique that Shao Siming practiced—the Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flower Flow—was a spell that consumed the power of the soul or the primordial spirit. Moreover, the deeper the realm, the greater the consumption. So the two of them had long wanted to leave the Yin Yang School and hide away to live their own lives, but they never had the opportunity. Unexpectedly, they were now captured by Dong Jun and sent to the immortals because of their reputation.

So from this perspective alone, it seems that this experience wasn't so bad.

It turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

Chapter 706 Acceleration

"I must say, your Yin Yang School is very good at recruiting disciples. I don't know about the men who can become elders of a lineage, but the women are all stunningly beautiful, like lotuses emerging from the water, pleasing to the eye and making my eyes light up. If I had known that your Yin Yang School was so good at selecting disciples, I would have gone to your Yin Yang School's base the moment I arrived in this world, taken you over, and turned you into my errand boy." After some time, upon seeing Dong Jun again, along with the Moon Goddess who came with her, and Xiang Fei who was brought by the two of them, Ishihara Akira couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Grand Master of Fate, Junior Master of Fate, you two take them down first, explain the situation here to them, and then wait for my summons."

"Yes," the three, including the Grand Master of Fate and the Junior Master of Fate, replied in unison.

Then they went to the Xiangfei of this generation—Ehuang and Nüying—and helped the two, whose inner energy was suppressed and who were as weak as ordinary people, to their feet. They then led them out of the room to other empty rooms in Zilan Pavilion to explain the rules here.

"You can leave now." Seeing that Da Si Ming and Shao Si Ming were leading the people away, Shi Yuan Zhang said to Dong Jun.

"Hmph." Dongjun snorted coldly in displeasure, turned around and left Zilan Pavilion, and even the Korean Peninsula, heading towards the location of the physician Nian Duan that he had investigated.

"You are the Moon Goddess?" Ishihara Sho looked at the Moon Goddess before him, whose eyes were covered by thin veils and whose aloof and otherworldly demeanor made him ask the question knowingly.

“It is me,” the Moon Goddess affirmed.

"Do you know why I left you alone?" Ishihara Sho asked again.

"Please enlighten me, Immortal," the Moon Goddess replied.

“Because I want you to stay here too, to serve me like Da Si Ming, Shao Si Ming, and Xiang Fei,” Shi Yuanzhang replied directly.

The moon goddess did not speak, but her brows furrowed.

"Don't think about refusing yet. First, listen to the benefits you can gain by staying," Shi Yuanzhang smiled. "First, I can help you resolve the karmic burdens you bear because of your reputation, preventing you from encountering various calamities due to its influence. After that, your life will cease flowing, remaining in your current state forever, until you lose your value to me and gain the right to die. Finally, you will be able to obtain a cultivation method more suitable for you from me. At that time, not only will you be able to transcend the martial arts limitations of the Yin-Yang School, but becoming an immortal like me will be no problem at all. Not to mention surpassing your sister, Dongjun."

"I think you don't want to be pinned down by her forever, do you?"

The moon goddess remained silent, but her flickering eyes revealed the extent of her inner turmoil.

"And most importantly, isn't the ultimate pursuit of your Yin-Yang School to ascend to immortality? Even if you settle for second best, if you want to explore more secrets about the world and the truths of the world, I can provide you with enough convenience and means. So why can't you give up some things for your own pursuit and get more benefits from me?" Ishihara Akira continued to tempt him with words that carried the illusion of the heavenly demon.

"Give me a day to think it over. I'll give you an answer after a day," the Moon Goddess said, her composure crumbling.

“Okay.” Ishihara Akira nodded and said, “Take Tsukishima to a room to rest.”

Immediately, Zi Nu stood up and left the room with the Moon Goddess.

……

Then some time passed.

Dongjun then brought two women, one large and one small, to the Zilan Pavilion.

"These are the medical sect leader Nian Duan and her disciple, Duanmu Rong, whom you requested," Dong Jun introduced expressionlessly.

"Well done." Ishihara Akira nodded and smiled. "Then I will not break my word..."

After saying that, Ishihara Shō formed many hand seals, such as the Mani Mudra, the Vase Mudra, and the Great Perfection Mudra, and then reached out to grab Dongjun from afar. A dark aura that Ishihara Shō deliberately displayed came off Dongjun's body as if it were greasy and fell into Ishihara Shō's palm.

"Alright, you're free from now on. But if you don't want any more trouble in the future, you'd better change your name. Otherwise, every time you do something and spread your name, Dongjun, karma will come back to haunt you. Over time, it will still form a calamity that finds you. Of course, if you're willing to submit to me like your sister, Yueshen, I'm naturally willing to help you continue to cover it up. How about it, do you want to become my woman too?" A ball of azure flame suddenly ignited in Ishihara Akane's hand, burning the karmic black mud in his hand, as he spoke to Dongjun, who seemed increasingly relaxed.

"Abandon the title, huh... then so be it. I've done so much, it's time to expose myself. Since that's the case, I'll take this opportunity to fake my death and escape. From now on, the name of Dongjun of the Yin-Yang School will no longer exist in this world!" Dongjun was momentarily dazed upon hearing this, then declared without hesitation.

"That's straightforward enough." Ishihara Akira laughed. "Then why don't you stay? You have nowhere to go after faking your death, right? Why don't you work for me first? It's perfect, your sister, Da, Shao Siming, and Xiangfei are all here, so you won't be lonely."

"On the condition that you won't do anything to me," Dongjun said, somewhat tempted.

"Although I admire you, I wouldn't break any rules for you. So, as long as you don't make any mistakes, I promise you that unless you willingly submit to me, I will never intentionally humiliate you. How about that?"

"Okay." Dongjun thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"Then do as you please," Ishihara Akira said, waving his hand.

Knowing what was about to happen, Dongjun didn't stay in Ishihara Akira's room any longer. He left the room and went to look for Ishihara Akira's sister, Tsukijin, who, judging from Ishihara Akira's intentions, seemed to have chosen to stay and obey her.

……

"Let me formally introduce myself. I am Ishihara Akane, the immortal widely known in the martial arts world and the imperial court." Ishihara Akane said, looking at Nian Duan and Duanmu Rong, who were slumped on the ground.

"I am Nian Duan, a physician, and I pay my respects to the immortal." Nian Duan straightened himself up, sat upright, and bowed.

"Why did the immortal send Dongjun to capture my master and me here?"

"I have a great fondness for women. I've heard that the head of the Medical School, Nian Duan, and his disciple, Duanmu Rong, are quite beautiful, so I wanted to investigate them. It just so happens that Dongjun of the Yin-Yang School has a favor to ask of me, so I used you two as a condition to have Dongjun bring you two to me. Now that I see you, although you wouldn't say you're stunningly beautiful, you are certainly approachable and friendly. Perfect timing, I'm currently short of a family doctor, so you two can take on that role," Shi Yuanzhang explained casually.

"Of course, being my family doctor, or even a woman, isn't without its advantages. I have countless medical classics and novel medical techniques from all over the world, which I can fully open to you and your disciple. I will also allow you to use Zilan Pavilion as a base to try and verify medical knowledge from other worlds, thereby increasing your medical expertise. You shouldn't refuse these, right?"

"Is this true?" Nian Duan's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he immediately asked excitedly.

"I have never spoken falsely." With that, he took out a medical book from later generations that he had acquired in the world of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and presented it to Nian Duan to prove that his words were true.

Nian Duan picked it up and started looking through it, quickly becoming engrossed in it, no longer caring where she was or what her situation was.

Clearly, she is a person truly devoted to medicine!

No wonder she was able to become the head of the medical school, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought, in the chaotic Warring States period, despite being a woman.

Chapter 707 The Protagonists' Tea Party (The End)

It was an ancient house that seemed to be both in reality and outside of reality, like being in a space between the real and the unreal.