The Ancestor of All Demons

Just as the Princess of Stone God was about to transform Yang Jin and her companions into bloody human shadows, intending to absorb them all into the Blood River, she suddenly sensed someone coming to intervene!

Three beams of escaped light came flying from the east, with a golden light in the center and red and white lights closely following on either side. In an instant, they arrived above the Dragon Elephant Temple from the horizon.

The light dissipated, revealing three people.

A young man in yellow brocade, holding a bronze fan, it was Jin Xunu. As soon as he appeared, he ascended directly, waving his fan to release vast amounts of bluish-green light, sealing off the entire surrounding hundred miles of Yitian Cliff.

Another was a boy in red, Huo Wuhai, occupying the eastern Taiyang Palace.

A black-clad woman of a withered and austere demeanor, Deng Bagu, quickly occupied the western Taiyin Palace position.

As soon as the three arrived, they laid down the Sun, Moon and Five Star Formation, sealing off the entire world!

The Princess of Stone God saw them coming with ill intentions, and only had time to suppress Yang Jin and the others temporarily with the Blood River. With a wave of her hand, the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword transformed into a hundred-zhang blood rainbow, piercing through the roof and rapidly ascending towards the sky.

Her target was Jin Xunu.

Jin Xunu released Boluodao to resist the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword.

This Boluodao was an auxiliary magical treasure refined by Lianshan Master years ago, originally no match for the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword, but Jin Xunu had refined it repeatedly over the years, making it significantly different from before. Although still unable to withstand the Immortal Slaying Sword, it could somewhat contend and halt the demon sword's upward trend.

Then he waved the Taiyin Qingning Fan, releasing the Refining Demon Divine Light, the pale blue light pressed down, revealing a large amount of five-colored starlight.

Jin Xunu had been acting as a "Heavenly Official" calculating the Heavenly Numbers on the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain over the years, and his Daoist power, merit, and other attributes had been growing at the fastest rate. This Taiyin Qingning Fan was his most relied upon treasure, diligently refined, with a large infusion of elite essence formed by the light of the Heavenly Stars. With a wave of the fan, the blue light was filled with starlight.

He first waved a large star river across the sky east to west, then waved out two smaller star rivers, each over a thousand zhang long, pressing towards the Princess of Stone God.

The Princess of Stone God saw the danger, quickly released two Blood Rivers, likened to red dragons ascending to the sky, clashing with the star rivers. A "crackling" sound of mountains collapsing was heard, and the four rivers crumbled and disintegrated together.

The star rivers released by Jin Xunu scattered into starlight across the sky, yet they did not fly wildly in all directions; upon gathering, the starlight of the two star rivers combined into a dazzling Star Ring, which started contracting inwards around the Princess of Stone God.

The Blood Rivers of the Princess of Stone God also disintegrated, but they did not lose control, quickly reconvening in the air, circling around her body, and contending with the outer Star Ring.

She knew Jin Xunu was Shi Feiyang's disciple. Although she knew she was not a match for Shi Feiyang, she had always regarded herself as being of the same generation and level. Shi Feiyang's disciple was considered a junior, not at the same level, just a kid.

When they clashed, she realized she underestimated the opponent.

At this moment, Huo Wuhai was in the east, sitting cross-legged in a virtual seat, encompassed in a Sun Wheel. That sun was larger and farther than the actual sun in the sky, emitting endless light and heat, shooting out tens of thousands of True Sun Fires with a wave of his hand.

Deng Bagu in the west, with the Snow Soul Pearl transformed into a bright moon, she sat upright between the luminous moon, with a colorful Ice Soul Divine Light outside the silver-white Moon Wheel, rapidly forming three hundred and sixty luminous swords, stabbing swiftly.

The Princess of Stone God hurriedly released all four Blood Rivers along with the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword, defensively shielding herself, blocking the all-encompassing True Fire, intercepting hundreds of luminous swords, again being pressed down by Jin Xunu's star rivers, directly forced down from the sky back to the ground, re-entering through the rooftop of the Dragon Elephant Temple!

Jin Xunu and his companions did not continue attacking, while the Princess of Stone God, filled with suspicion, loudly said, "I have no enmity with the three of you, so why come from afar, and immediately use heavy hands to force? What's the purpose of your visit?"

Jin Xunu said, "I am here on my master's orders to specially retrieve the twelve Shariputra left behind by Master Fen Tuo and others, as well as the Primordial Spirits of the four Buddhist heirs."

The Princess of Stone God was not convinced. She had taken a fancy to those Shariputra, intending to take them back to refine into Blood God Relics, and also planned to transform the four Primordial Spirits into Blood God's sons...

She knew Shi Feiyang was formidable, but she also knew that sooner or later, there would be a great battle with Shi Feiyang. Therefore, while wary, she could not afford to compromise on everything.

She rapidly calculated in her mind, estimating with her own strength combined with all her magical treasures and divine skills, if she did not engage in a prolonged fight with the opponent, exerting all her power to break through, her odds of success.

She was unconvinced, but the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword recognized the situation. It too had Telepathy, capable of perceiving the thoughts of the Princess of Stone God, and seeing her intent to fight, it bluntly told her, "Your Vajra Demon Stone has not been fully refined yet, it may not be able to break through the Heavenly Stars above."

"I still need to try."

"Better not to try," the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword said. "Since Master Yuan Yang sent them here, he surely believes their combined strength is sufficient to prevent your escape. They haven't exerted their full power."

The Princess of Stone God defiantly replied, "I haven't used my full power either!"

"They merely intend to take the items back with them, just give them the items and it's over."

Princess of Stone God remained silent, not wanting to give away the treasure she had already obtained for nothing.

The Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword patiently persuaded her, "The three of them have already cultivated their Yang God, just a step from ascension to Heavenly Immortality. Your Demon Path Techniques are mostly ineffective against them. They possess Magical Treasures specifically for Demon Refinement, and two of Master Lianshan's four town treasures are in their hands. If a real fight starts, you're more likely to lose than win. Moreover, I sense the Blood God Scripture is with them."

Upon hearing this, Princess of Stone God felt a chill in her heart and looked at Jin Xunu again through the void, "Indeed, I sensed it too. That half of the Evil Book is with that cheap Red Flower!"

The Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword said, "That half of the Blood God Scripture has already merged with the Demon God Scripture, while your half hasn't successfully merged with the Demonic Destruction Treasure Record. If they fight now, evil strong and good weak, you're being suppressed. Your chances aren't great, and if you fail, it could be eternal damnation."

"Enough, stop talking. I will agree with them! But I can't just hand over the items as they ask, and let them release the path. That would be too much underestimating me!"

"Alright, I will speak to them!" The Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword flew up into the sky, just as Jin Xunu's Boluodao was about to strike down again, it immediately sent a strong divine thought signal, "Amitabha Buddha! Amitabha Buddha! Fellow Daoist, don't attack, this old monk comes in peace."

Seeing this scene, Jin Xunu and others were quite surprised, "You, the most evil and malicious sword in the world, are actually chanting Mituo and calling yourself an old monk?"

"Indeed! In the past, I listened to teachings before Zen Master Yichen; my Master told me a lot of Buddhist law. Now, Buddhism is declining, and righteous skill is being extinguished; it is time for me to emerge and revive the Buddhist sect. Only now do I finally understand why my Master taught me Buddhist Law back then. I thought it was just for me to take care of his reincarnated disciple, but there is a greater plan to save the Buddhist Magic Vein during the Dharma Decline Era."

Jin Xunu watched as he said these things earnestly and chuckled humorlessly, "Forget it, whether you want to revive the Demon Cult or the Buddhist sect, I don't care. I am here today merely to take those twelve relics and the four Primordial Spirits away."

"Alas," the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword sighed deeply, "Seeing you all, I recall back in the day when I protected before Master Yuan Yang. After so many years apart, I really do miss the True Master."

Deng Baogu said, "You crafty and cunning Demon Sword! Since you want to see Master so much, why not come along with us to meet the elder?"

The Demon Sword knew Shi Feiyang was formidable, and if it went back, it would be at his mercy; much less free than wandering outside.

Really, Shi Feiyang gave him a strong sense of oppression, like a mountain pressing down, making it hard to breathe and unable to move an inch.

Now following Princess of Stone God, although controlled by magic, he has more autonomy. This escape was a test to see how much control Princess of Stone God truly has over him.

This time, when Jin Xunu and others set out, Shi Feiyang instructed them to definitely obtain the relics and four Primordial Spirits, but did not mention the Demon Sword at all.

The Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword mediated, "Amitabha Buddha! I have already talked to the Princess, the relics can be handed to you, and those four Primordial Spirits can also be given, but afterwards, do not trouble the Princess."

Jin Xunu said, "You can rest assured of that, if my Master wanted to keep her, we wouldn't be so courteous."

The Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword descended and said to Princess of Stone God, "I've arranged everything with them."

Princess of Stone God replied crossly, "What did you arrange?"

"Arranged the handover of the relics and the four individuals to them in exchange for us leaving."

Princess of Stone God glared at him, "With such terms, what was the point of having you negotiate? You weren't bargaining at all, completely accepting their conditions!"

"Alas, Namu Amitabha Buddha, those relics were not yours to begin with, you cannot obtain them, only proving they were never fate. As for the four of them, they have accumulated much merit in the past, although extreme in action, there is some future fortune for them. They shouldn't be in your hands. All are good causes and good results, bad causes and bad results. If you insist, you only invite disaster and trouble for yourself. Just give them everything, I am doing this for your benefit."

Princess of Stone God was amused by him, "Do you really consider yourself a successor of Buddhism?"

"What do you mean consider! I already am! I entered the Buddhist sect long ago and will use Shi as my surname from now on, calling myself Shi Hongwan. Amitabha Buddha, quickly hand over the items to them, otherwise, I sense that soon that old nun from Little Cold Mountain might come, and by then you won't be able to leave."

Princess of Stone God angrily responded, "You say I can't leave? Can you leave?"

"Amitabha Buddha! I am a Spiritual Artifact of Buddhism, the supreme treasure of Buddhist sect, with the vast world, naturally I can go anywhere."

"Then why not give you to the old nun at Little Cold Mountain! Let's see if she treats you as a supreme treasure of Buddhist sect."

"Amitabha Buddha! That's out of the question. That old nun was originally burdened with deep attachment. These years, she has grown increasingly dejected and blind, unable to see the inherent purity of all things, lost to 'Buddha Form' and 'Demon Form'. If she sees me, she'll surely destroy me before stopping."

Princess of Stone God laughed, "Your Buddhist Law is profound, why not go and enlighten her? Allow her to break illusion and awaken, immediately becoming a Buddha?"

"Amitabha Buddha, I do not have the fate with her, as they say, Buddha does not save those without fate, my words she would not listen."

"Didn't you say you have fate with the beings of this world, shouldering the responsibilities of Tathagata's legacy? You lack fate with her, who do you have fate with then?"

The Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword solemnly replied, "I have fate with you. You, Witch, are thinking about whom I have fate with so you can use me to kill them, aren't you? You think, using magic to conceal cannot hide your thoughts from me, I shall save you first!"