The First Demon of the Chan Sect

"Rustle rustle..."

The only sound echoing continuously at the bottom of the desolate Sea of Death was like that of sand flowing through an hourglass.

Man Niu put away the Divine Beating Whip and murmured as he looked at Apollo Divine Form, which had shrunk from the size of a thumb to that of a grain of rice: "When Laozi says I'll kill you in three moves, I'll kill you in three moves! In your next life, just be an ordinary person... oh, right! You don't have a next life anymore!"

"Crack!"

With the last wisp of light sand slipping into the water, the Sun God, who was just a step away from attaining the status of a Saint, ended his life in such a tragic way.

"Hahaha!" Laughing heartily, Man Niu returned to Li Qingming's side and handed back the Divine Beating Whip, saying, "Young brother, not bad!"

Li Qingming took the Divine Beating Whip with a light smile, and without saying a word.

Standing behind Li Qingming, Yin Xi could not contain his excitement. Looking at Man Niu's familiar face, he said, "You... you are Brother Qingtian?"

Man Niu's body trembled upon hearing this, and as he leaned to look behind Li Qingming, he saw that vaguely familiar aged face. After a moment of thought, he said, "Yin Xi, the Disciple from Wanling Pass?"

Yin Xi trembled with excitement, exclaiming, "Brother, it really is you! It is really you!"

"Hahaha!" Man Niu broke into hearty laughter, extending a large hand to pat Yin Xi's shoulder, saying, "Good Disciple, this is great! I never thought you would make it to the Path to Heaven too!"

"I once encountered Xiran and her companion in Cold Origin Ancient City, and only then did I learn that Brother was still safe and sound in the Star Origin World. This is wonderful!" Yin Xi, with a happy face and stroking his beard, spoke with emotion.

Man Niu touched the horns on top of his head and said, "Oh? You've met that girl Xiran! She's a good lass, just a bit too clingy!"

Suddenly, as if recalling something, Yin Xi asked, "Brother, do you know of Master's whereabouts?"

Man Niu fell silent for a moment, then replied, "After parting ways in the Star Origin World, I have never seen Master again. Although I can vaguely sense Master's Primordial Spirit Mark, I have never been able to locate his exact position, so, I also do not know where Master may be."

Yin Xi felt indifferent, for even though he had hoped countless times, he did not expect to receive such an outcome.

"Rumble rumble"

Just as everyone was silently not speaking, the Spiritual Energy of the Sea of Death suddenly surged violently. Thunderous sounds of wind and lightning roared continuously under the sea, as if the entire area was trembling.

"You aberrations, for killing my beloved disciple, come and face your death swiftly!" Jiang Ziya howled ferociously from afar. He was tightly clutching a longbow that shone with a dark gleam, its bowstring trembling, the wind and thunder pounding, and the Heaven and Earth losing their lustre.

One could see on the slender bowstring that the Spiritual Energy of all directions was being absorbed by the longbow, condensing into an Arrow that was three feet long. Then, a golden rainbow streaked across the waters, shooting fiercely towards Man Niu's back.

The Arrow left the bowstring and shot through the water without any hindrance, devouring the Essence Energy of its surroundings, gradually forming a thirty-zhang-long tail wing.

The surging spiritual energy fluctuations caused Kasyapa and the others to change their expressions.

Man Niu turned his body around, his eyes emitting a cold glint as he stared at the long arrow.

As a full-powered strike from a Saint, among those present, no one dared to claim they could withstand this arrow head-on, except for the Li Qingming brothers. Hence, when Yin Xi pulled Man Niu, he said, "Brother Qingtian, quickly dodge!"

Man Niu shook his head, lightly brushed aside Yin Xi's hand, and as the earth-shaking arrow was still three zhang away from him, he boldly strode towards the direction of the missile, stepping right in front of the dazzling long rainbow.

His palms were entwined with golden Tao Runes, reaching out his arms towards the long arrow, and at the same time, his thunderous bovine roar echoed across the sea, shaking the water prison to once again display visible cracks, suffering its second devastation.

The Ga She brothers exchanged glances, their faces filled with shock. Even if Man Niu was possessed by a Great Power, the strength disparity shouldn't be this vast! Relying solely on the Nine-Turned Golden Body, to actually tear apart the Divine Arrow with his hands.

"Moo..."

The earth-shattering bellow of the ox reverberated, and the sky-shaking Divine Arrow, trailing dozens of zhang of long tail flames, was forcibly grasped and crushed into pieces by Man Niu.

"Boom!"

The golden Divine Rainbow completely burst apart in the water realm, with the terrifying energy waves sweeping everything in its path, reducing a thirty-li radius of space to flat ground.

Standing behind Jiang Ziya, many disciples from the Ziwei Palace who had survived Li Qingming's Heavenly Tribulation bombardment, this time had fallen into dire straits, directly swept away by the surging force, spitting blood, their lives hanging by a thread.

"You despicable wretch, had Master Uncle not stopped me back then, I would have torn you to pieces!" Man Niu growled furiously, calling forth the Wolf Fang Club, ready to charge forward.

Li Qingming reacted quickly, grabbing a hold of Man Niu, and said, "This, Fellow Daoist... this guy is still a Middle Saint cultivation, with your current possessed strength, I'm afraid it won't last very long, it's better to leave him to me!"

Man Niu paused for a moment upon hearing this, stopped his steps but still looked at Jiang Ziya with towering rage, and said, "You shameless scoundrel, do you still recognize Laozi?"

Jiang Ziya looked sullenly at Man Niu for a long while, dredging up all the information about the owner of those two ox horns from the depths of his memory.

After a long while, Jiang Ziya's face changed drastically, his pallid face completely drained of blood: "Niu Qingtian, Laozi's mount, Niu Qingtian!"

"Master?" Man Niu snorted disdainfully with a cold laugh, said, "Pah! You also dare to address Master as 'Master'! After the Divine Enthronement calamity ended, Master ordered you to hand over the Heavenly Book of God Sealing and the Divine Beating Whip. You shamelessly only handed over the Investiture of the Gods, and the Divine Beating Whip along with the many Spiritual Treasures and Spiritual Objects of those listed were pocketed by you, and then you even fled from Pangu's Great Thousand World. For a despicable wretch like you, Laozi feels ashamed to be associated with you!"

"Ha ha ha! The so-called 'every man for himself, Heaven and Earth destroy the unrighteous.' Isn't the Primordial Master the same? Just because Bo Yikao is his most beloved disciple, the direct disciple of Guang Chengzi, he openly granted him the position of the chief deity among gods." Jiang Ziya, being the divinely appointed figure of Divine Enthronement, quickly recovered from the initial shock of seeing Niu Qingtian, screaming madly, venting his resentment that had accumulated for eons.

"I, Jiang Shang, as a person of Divine Enthronement, went through hardships and braved numerous dangers that almost led to my demise, ultimately achieving success in the Divine Enthronement, only to be granted a single lifetime of wealth and rank on Earth! If this is not favoritism, then what is it?"

"Ha ha ha, I want to control all the Spiritual Treasures of those listed in my own hands, I want to seize the Divine Beating Whip for myself! If he bestows unkindness, then I shall be unjust!"

"Ha ha ha, a single lifetime of wealth? What an eternity of wealth..." (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation votes and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)