Why are all of us who transmigrated at the same time demons?

"These people from the Six Yang Temple have committed such heinous acts, daring to refine corpse children. I will personally kill them with a single sword strike. Afterward, their souls will be brought back to the main altar of the Dharma lineage, where they will be interrogated to uncover their accomplices and the mastermind behind it all. Those who deserve to die will be killed, and those who deserve to be punished will be punished. We will not protect criminals. But these are ultimately matters for our Heavenly Heart Dao to deal with internal evils. What does this have to do with you, a heretical Taoist from the Five Dragons Secret Sect?"

"If you want to humiliate our Heavenly Heart Sect, you'll have to ask my divine sword for permission first."

"Alas!" The purple insect dragon sighed, looking up at the sky. "I rarely want to do something good, so why does nobody believe me?"

"Enough of your nonsense, you evil Taoist! Take this!" The Five Thunder Compassionate Saint Lord gripped the Heavenly Gang Sword and thrust it toward Loran's insect-dragon body like a thunderbolt.

The insect dragon was not large in size, yet it moved freely through the void, extremely agile, and even the Five Thunder Compassionate Saint Lord's superb swordsmanship could not do anything to it.

"Your Majesty is being too aggressive. Don't blame me for disrespecting you, senior." The swarm of insect dragons opened their mouths and roared out a sharp, piercing sound.

"Not good!" Feeling his divine body decaying with the sound wave, the Five Thunder Compassionate Saint Lord knew something was wrong. "This sonic spell should be specifically designed to attack the soul, and it is most effective against us incense-burning deities."

"Mysterious Clarity Demon-Slaying Thunder"

The Five Thunder Compassionate Saint Lord's beard and hair stood on end, and he exhaled a stream of pure energy onto the Heavenly Gang Magic Sword. With a sweeping motion, the sword unleashed a demon-slaying divine thunderbolt as sharp as a silver ribbon. Even seasoned demon kings and ghost kings could not avoid the Five Thunder Compassionate Saint Lord's demon-slaying divine thunderbolt.

However, the insect dragon that Loran had transformed into did not flinch at all. The purple dragon swarm opened its mouth wide and swallowed the silver divine lightning. The divine lightning surged on the dragon's body and made a sizzling sound on its scales. Loran did not feel any pain at all, but rather enjoyed it quite a bit.

"The Holy Lord's divine thunder tastes amazing, is there more?" Loran blinked her dragon eyes, looking adorable.

"Good lad!" The Five Thunder Compassionate Saint Lord laughed in anger, and that wisp of consciousness drifted away.

"Hey... Where is the Holy Lord going? Aren't you going to fight anymore? I'm going to wipe out the Six Yang Temple!"

The voice of the Five Thunders Compassionate Saint Lord seemed to drift from beyond the heavens: "Your skills have already reached a high level, and you have mastered all the wonders of the innate. My meager divine power is no match for you. Why stay here and suffer humiliation? It would be best if those unworthy disciples could be taken back for judgment. But if they cannot save me, why should I protect them? They are just a bunch of sinners, not worth my trouble."

"You brat, just you wait. After I return to the main altar of the Dharma lineage, I will report to the Celestial Master, and then I will muster my troops to capture you. You have eaten one of my incarnations today, and I will peel off your dragon skin to make a scabbard for my sword."

Loran was somewhat disgruntled; these incense-offering deities were all petty and narrow-minded.

"Get it first, then we'll talk about the rest." Loran transformed into a horde of dragons, devouring the avatar that had lost its divine will. And then, nothing could stop them.

"Spare me, please spare me, Master! I have a great secret to tell you... a secret that could shake the entire prefecture..." The abbot of Liuyang Temple originally wanted to fight back, but all his spells could only turn into food for the dragons.

"Foolish! After eating you, I'll know everything!" Loran sneered. Soon, he was overwhelmed by the dragons, and all his essence was devoured.

"Thank you, Master, for avenging my poor disciple." A gaunt old Taoist priest bowed to the dragons.

Loran had already learned the whole story from everyone's memories. This old Taoist priest was the master of the little Taoist boy from before, and was the Corpse Path Three Treasures Robe reserved by the abbot of the Six Yang Temple.

"No need to thank me. I came to Liuyang Temple to destroy the temple and wipe out the family, not specifically to avenge your disciple."

The old Taoist priest didn't refute anything; he simply held up a jade book.

"Years ago, my senior brother and I traveled together and each obtained a Taoist book in a secluded cave. I originally thought that the method my senior brother obtained was similar to mine, but it wasn't until the Venerable One pointed it out today that I realized what my senior brother obtained might be the evil method of the Elder Shi Pi. This book is not an evil method, but a profound Taoist method. Unfortunately, my understanding and fortune are insufficient, and I have only comprehended a fraction of it, which is why I was tricked by my senior brother. This book is what I obtained, not what our sect passed down. Now I give it to the Venerable One to thank him for freeing his disciple."

One of the insect dragons in the group flew out and snatched the jade book away.

Upon seeing that the jade book had been sent away, the old Taoist priest collapsed to the ground.

“Master, please eat me! I was betrayed by my senior brother and my path to enlightenment is severed. That child is my last concern. Now I have no desire to live anymore. My heart is like rotten wood. I only wish for a quick death.”

Loran's expression was somewhat complicated as she listened to the old Taoist priest's words.

"Okay, I promise you will die without any pain."

The old Taoist priest performed a Taoist salute, and managed a final smile on his wrinkled face.

"The Venerable One is merciful!"

The dragons descended like dark clouds, and in an instant, the old Taoist priest was completely devoured.

However, Loran still released a wisp of his soul, hoping that the master and disciple could escape the sea of ​​suffering in their next life!

Chapter 139 Ancient Chen Realm: Mountain Consort Returns Home

There were no living people left in the Six Yang Temple; they had all been devoured by the swarm of insect dragons that Loran had transformed into.

In the abbot's room, Lorancha looked at the jade book that the old Taoist priest had given him before his death. The old Taoist priest had spent most of his life studying this book and only managed to comprehend a few spells from it. He knew that it was a book that recorded Taoist magic.

However, for Loran, understanding this book was very easy.

"The Heavenly Fox Method of the Sun and Moon Cave" - ​​This is the fundamental Taoist method recorded in this jade book.

The so-called Celestial Fox is both a spiritual beast and the ultimate Dao attainment of fox spirit cultivation. After a thousand years of cultivation, foxes "communicate with the heavens," able to communicate with the yin and yang of heaven and earth, and are thus called Celestial Foxes. The Heavenly Heart Dao once even had a Sun and Moon Palace, specifically dedicated to worshipping Celestial Foxes as divine generals.

The Heavenly Heart Path has a Taoist method called "Heavenly Fox Method," which is a method for taming and educating heavenly foxes and harnessing their power. However, two hundred years ago, the Sun and Moon Palace was disbanded and downgraded to the Fox Immortal Hall. The Fox Immortal lineage still exists in the Heavenly Heart Path, but its status has declined considerably. As for the specific reasons, Loran is not very clear.

This "Sun and Moon Cave Mystery Heavenly Fox Method" is not the "Heavenly Fox Method" of the Heavenly Heart Path. The Heavenly Fox Method is not much different from commanding ghosts and exorcising gods. However, this "Sun and Moon Cave Mystery Heavenly Fox Method" teaches people how to cultivate into a Heavenly Fox.

Loran remarked that it was truly eye-opening; there were actually people in this world who didn't want to be human, but instead dreamed of becoming fox spirits.

Aside from fox demons, what normal cultivator would want to cultivate into a celestial fox? It's obviously a cultivation method devised by someone with a screw loose.

Regardless of whether the founder was out of his mind, this method is exceptionally profound.

Although this "Sun and Moon Cave Mysterious Heavenly Fox Method" teaches people to cultivate into a heavenly fox, it involves changes in the physical body, the essence of bloodline, the way of yin and yang, the method of cultivating qi, and the rituals of shamanism. In a sense, if Loran changes its approach, this method can have a new name - Seventy-two Transformations: Heavenly Fox Transformation.

Soon, Loran fully digested the knowledge and principles contained in this Taoist method and integrated them into his "Primordial Chaos Five Tribulations Insect Dragon Scripture". He transformed into a fox with golden fur, nine tails, and the size of an ox or horse, which appeared in the open space of the Six Yang Temple.

With a light leap, Loran instinctively unleashed the power of the Heavenly Fox to communicate with the Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth, disappearing into the light of the sun and moon and flying away.

Loran, in his celestial fox form, soared through the air when suddenly a sacrificial chant reached his ears. Celestial foxes are born shamans, most skilled in the art of sacrifice, which is why ancient human kings married nine-tailed foxes—a perfect match between royal and divine power.

"I humbly behold the spirit of Mount Yinbai, Su Jun, whose bones were conceived in the Dragon Abyss and whose essence was condensed from the moon."

"He controls the five elements to regulate the four seasons, and gathers all spirits to bring peace to the nine fields."

"Today I entrust you with Xuanxi jade, and I would like to choose Zhenyuan."

"Only the orchid's heart receives the dew, and the pine's spirit contains its essence; forever united in the divine court, together they will contribute to the profound transformation..."

The chants of the sacrifice drifted into Loran's ears as he raced through the sky, and he carefully pondered the sacrificial prayers in his heart.

I must say, it actually aligns quite well with the principles of propriety.

The so-called "Li" is a book established by the Dihuang clan, who unified the world in the Middle Ages, to regulate the worship of gods and ancestors and the code of conduct for all social classes. It is similar to the "Zhou Li" of Loran's previous life.

The Dihuang clan established the first dynasty on this land—the Xia Dynasty. The "Book of Rites" was also the first truly guiding book that regulated the behavior of gods, ghosts, and humans throughout the world, and it had a tremendous influence on later generations.

The Book of Rites proposed three essential elements for sacrificial texts to deities, which were adopted by later generations. These three elements are praising the deity, expressing the request, and establishing the ritual, which is equivalent to the format of a priest's petition to the deity, and these have strict requirements.

Don't be fooled by the archaic and ornate language of sacrificial rites; once you grasp these three key elements, you can understand the most crucial information about a sacrifice. Furthermore, the sacrificial rites in this particular ceremony actually conform quite well to the norms of ritual, unlike typical illicit rites. Most illicit rites performed in the countryside are hastily staged and completely disregard the requirements of the Book of Rites.

The act of praising the deity involves identifying the object of worship and clarifying the nature of the deity. The first sentence of the sacrificial inscription clearly states that the object of worship is the mountain god of Yinbai Mountain, a god named Su. "Born from the dragon abyss, condensed from the moon's essence" indicates that this mountain god's birth is related to the divine elements of the dragon and the moon.

Establishing the ritual procedures meant determining the regulations and offerings for the sacrifice. Black and crimson silk and jade earrings were the offerings for this particular sacrifice. Jade earrings are legendary mountain god earrings, quite common in mountain god rituals. But black and crimson silk was extraordinary; it was the color of silk prescribed for offering sacrifices to Heaven according to the Book of Rites. If it wasn't just some local people's haphazard arrangement, then this mountain god truly had an extraordinary origin, possessing divine qualities.

The appeal is to "carefully select a virtuous woman," which means to choose a consort for the mountain god so that they can "forever be together in the divine court and jointly contribute to the mystical transformation."

"The Yinbai Mountain God?" Recalling what she had seen and heard when she first entered Qinghe County, as well as the so-called great secret that shook the prefecture and county that she had obtained from the Six Yang Temple Master, Luo Lan's thoughts changed. She descended from the clouds, used the transformation ability of the Heavenly Fox to transform into a pretty young woman, and blended into the crowd.

At the foot of Yinbai Mountain, a high platform was erected in front of the Su Temple, upon which three layers of curtains were laid. These curtains were made of thin silk, through which one could see the figures inside, clearly indicating that they were very expensive. Below the platform, offerings of fruits and vegetables were laid out, and shamans wearing masks danced below, clearly in the midst of a sacrificial ceremony.

Loran briefly glimpsed the scene behind the curtain through the gap. He saw a familiar face, a familiar face from the original owner of the body.

Behind the curtain, a delicate young girl sat gracefully on a uniquely shaped flower stand, wearing a black robe embroidered with golden sun patterns, a crown made of cypress leaves, a white jade ring, and exquisite embroidered shoes. Her face was expressionless, like a clay puppet.

“Li Qingluan, Li Huayang.” Luo Lan’s face darkened.

Li Qingluan, whose Taoist name is Huayang, is the second disciple of Abbess Miaozhen of Songhe Temple. She also has a senior brother named Chenxiangzi. More than ten years ago, she also had a junior brother named Qi Xuanzong. A few days ago, she ambushed Luolan on the road and was almost sent away by Luolan's Insect Dragon Flash.

Is Li Huayang being chosen by the Yinbai Mountain God to be his wife?

The story of the mountain god taking a wife involves an ancient legend from the Qinghe area.

Legend has it that Sifan, a mountain god born in the Yinbai Mountains, wanted to marry a mortal woman.

This incident sparked a struggle among the mortals who worshipped the mountain god. Although the mountain god was kind and generous, no one was willing to marry their daughter to someone from the mountains to live with other creatures.

Qinghe County is nestled against Yinbai Mountain, and the local gentry and wealthy families, relying on the mountain for their livelihood, were forced to conspire to buy a woman to be the wife of the mountain god. However, Chen Xiulian, the youngest daughter of the Chen family in the county, fell in love with the mountain god and secretly married him in place of the woman who had been bought.

By the time the Chen family realized what had happened, it was too late. They were heartbroken and built a temple for their youngest daughter, whom they called the Mountain Consort.

Later, the Mountain Goddess and the Mountain God repeatedly manifested their power, making the incense at the Mountain God and Mountain Goddess Temple flourish. As a result, Chen, who was born of the Mountain Goddess, benefited greatly, acquiring a great deal of prestige and resources, and rising from a powerful figure in the county to a prominent figure in the region.

Centuries passed, and the Mountain God and Mountain Consort ceased their divine intervention, but the story remained a legend in Xuanli County. Just when it seemed the story would continue happily, the tale of the Mountain God and Mountain Consort took an unexpected turn. Their relationship broke down, and the Mountain God wanted to remarry, while the Mountain Consort longed to return to her former family, the Chen clan.

The mountain goddess lived in the Chen family's residence, keeping to herself and rarely venturing out, while the mountain god's marriage was arranged once again.

Attracted by this story, the local magnates, wanting to replicate the glory of the Chen family, eagerly signed up and, under the auspices of the temple keeper, held a talent show to select a mountain concubine.

On the very night the mountain consort was chosen, the temple keeper and the candidate for mountain consort died suddenly in the temple, leaving behind eight words written in blood: "Her intentions are treacherous, she is definitely not a good person."

Meanwhile, the eldest son of this candidate for the mountain consort died suddenly. Everyone said that the mountain god disliked the alliance between the temple keeper and the candidate's family, and was secretly manipulating the selection process.

Therefore, the group held another talent show. This time, they dared not cheat and selected a mountain concubine.

As a result, the new temple priest and the mountain goddess died suddenly again that night, leaving behind words written in blood: "How can vulgar women be worthy of the gods?"

The county was greatly alarmed, and for a time no one was in charge.

That night, ghosts and spirits descended the mountain to secretly investigate wealthy families in the county and take their lives.

The group had no choice but to hold another selection, but the new mountain princess died suddenly again, and the reason given in blood changed again—a substitution and usurpation.

After a thorough investigation, it was discovered that this beautiful woman from Xinshan was actually the illegitimate child born from the husband's wife's infidelity.

The county was trembling with fear, lest the mountain god punish them. At the same time, they sent people to the Chen family to invite the mountain consort to negotiate with the mountain god. Before the old mountain consort could even set off, the newly chosen mountain consort died suddenly again, in an extremely gruesome manner. The reason given was—she secretly practiced evil magic and was to be cut into a thousand pieces.

Upon further investigation, it was discovered that this new concubine had secretly joined a cult and was practicing evil techniques to maintain her beauty.

Everyone was dumbfounded. Every time a mountain consort was chosen, there was a problem. The fifth mountain consort still died suddenly, the reason being that she had someone else in her heart and was full of resentment.

It was later discovered that the woman had already secretly pledged her life to another man. However, after being chosen as the mountain goddess, her lover, terrified by the mountain god, abandoned her and fled. The woman was heartbroken and remained silent as she married the mountain god. But the mountain god was so powerful that he naturally saw through her disguise.

As a result, the mountain god took his anger out on his family, and his lover was soon found dead in the mountains, devoured by a pack of wolves. This lover was the same "Shen Yan" that Loran had seen when he first entered the county town, who had died violently at the hands of wild beasts.

Five mountain consorts died in succession, each causing trouble. In the end, it was the old mountain consort who persuaded the mountain god to grant the county three months to select a mountain consort who was beautiful, flawless, and without any resentment.

"What mountain god's doing? It's clearly the work of demons and monsters!" Recalling the memories she obtained from the soul of the abbot of the Six Yang Temple, Luo Lan sneered, "Hehehe! I won't let some people succeed!"

"No one, human or animal, shall be at peace! The Dragon-Swallowing Master is here!"

Chapter 140 Ancient Chen Realm: A Tyrant of the Evil Path

"Old Wang, do you think the Mountain God will be satisfied this time?" A richly dressed, pot-bellied middle-aged man looked at the seemingly lively but actually trembling sacrificial ceremony and had a bad feeling about it.

"Didn't the Mountain Consort say that the woman in front of whom the jade ruyi shines is the Mountain Consort that the Mountain God will be satisfied with? This time, in order to please the Mountain God, we specially selected several more. Then the Mountain God can choose whichever he wants."

Master Wang touched his increasingly plump belly, feeling a deep sense of bitterness in his heart.

The mountain concubine who was criticized as a vulgar woman was his daughter. He had raised her for sixteen years. She was in the prime of her youth, beautiful and famous. In his opinion, she was good enough to enter the palace. How could she be considered a vulgar woman?

His poor daughter died so tragically. He thought she was destined for greatness, but instead, she was separated from him by death.

"Damn the Heavenly Heart Dao! This bullshit mountain god is clearly acting like an evil god! Why don't they do anything about it!" Master Wang only dared to curse in his heart. The mountain god was so fierce and powerful that he dared not curse him at the sacrificial ceremony.

"The mountain god is here! The mountain god is here!"

Just as Master Wang was grieving over the tragic death of his beloved daughter, a series of exclamations from the residents suddenly jolted him out of his reverie.

A giant purple dragon flew down from the sky, snatched the many women from the altar, and flew into the Yinbai Mountain.

"A dragon? This must be the mountain god. Legend has it that the Yinbai Mountain God is in the form of a dragon." Master Li, who was standing next to Master Wang, exclaimed in surprise.

"How did He manage to abduct all the women?" Master Li asked, his voice filled with doubt.

Master Wang could no longer contain himself and burst into a tirade: "So it turns out this lecherous man wants to build a harem? If he wants one, he should just say so! Why did he have to kill my poor daughter?"

"Waaah, my poor daughter!" Overwhelmed with grief, Master Wang burst into tears.

In the mountains, in a cave carved out by Loran, many candidates for mountain consorts were placed down by Loran.

Looking at the purple dragon, the women trembled with fear, but Li Huayang remained dumbfounded.

Loran took a look and saw that he was under a Soul-Suppressing Curse. It was alright, it could be lifted later.

He was now off to deal with the main mountain god. The purple dragon soared into the air and flew towards the depths of the mountain range.

In Loran's dragon eyes, that location was filled with corpse energy, clearly indicating the birth of a zombie king.

Logically speaking, besides the Liuyang Temple in Qinghe County, the Tianxin Dao branch temple in Xuanli County should also be able to observe the anomaly here. It seems that the Tianxin Dao in this prefecture is about to be hollowed out by the mastermind behind it all.

In a secluded valley deep within Yinbai Mountain, a gigantic corpse roams the valley. This corpse resembles a dragon or snake, but has spiral horns, three eyes on its face, and two claws on its body, and is quite similar to the mountain god enshrined in the Su Temple.

The corpse of this mountain god was filled with malevolent energy, and its three eyes were filled with death. Its originally golden scales were now covered with gray patterns. A cultivator would immediately recognize it as a malevolent corpse, the most ferocious of all zombies, which could not be subdued by anyone but a person of great power and magic.

Upon seeing the purple dragon approaching, the Corpse God let out a mournful roar. Due to some special reasons, he was unable to leave the valley where his body was being nurtured, and could only try to drive away the enemy.

"Dinner's ready!"

The purple dragon disintegrated in mid-air, transforming into countless purple insect dragons, which ferociously pounced on the corpse god's enormous body. The terrifying divine demon was utterly powerless against these insect dragons. The insect dragons were originally evil creatures, but they transcended by obtaining the Five Elements Orthodox Method, becoming innate primordial insect dragon bodies. Although the divine demon did not belong to the Five Elements, it was still within the acquired realm and was naturally restrained by the innate primordial chaos.