Jiang Feng’s secret is known only by three people in the world today.
Liu Tangxi, Yan Yurou, and Lan Tianyong.
With their personalities, it is absolutely impossible for them to publicize this matter. His body paused for a moment, but his mind was still clear, not giving any response to confirm the other party’s speculation.
Instead, without hesitation, he leaped from the cliff edge, regained balance in midair, and stepped directly onto the flying sword, drawing an arc in the air before flying straight towards the mountains outside. He was not foolish; had it been just an ordinary demon beast, he would have crossed the boundary and slain it.
But this golden-haired beast carried a bunch of Immortal Treasures from the Vajra Temple, which dumbfounded everyone; was this kid there to practice Zen or to stock up?
"Run, escape, do you really think you can escape my grasp, hahaha!"
The laughter behind him was still wild and unrestrained.
Jiang Feng clenched his teeth and did not look back; he was not afraid of Jin Shan exposing this matter. The younger generation of cultivators knew nothing of the Demon Night True Monarch, and hearing it would only confuse them. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novelFirｅ.net
Hundreds of years ago, Yan Ruyu joined the Demon Race, and was immediately disowned by the Human Emperor. Since then, the world had one less Immortal Monarch and one more Demon Lord. It was a disgrace to the Human Clan cultivators, naturally, they would not mention it, and except for the older generation, no one knew this name.
Moreover, the big battle that trapped the Demon Night True Monarch fifty years ago did not occur within the Human Clan territory. The cultivators involved in that battle kept their lips sealed.
Jiang Feng didn’t know what happened, but there must have been many hidden incidents, otherwise by the nature of the Great Sects, exterminating a Demon Lord should have been widely publicized, not kept silent, even history in ancient books got erased.
But just a short while after the young man flew away on his sword, he seemed to sense something off and suddenly looked up!
On the mountain peak right in front of him, stood an old monk, one hand holding a bell and the other supporting a tower, watching him with a mocking expression.
Stunned, staring at the demon monk Jin Shan right in front of him, his sprinting flying sword suddenly stopped mid-air, making his hair stand on end in an instant!
The old monk merely took a few steps forward and with a flash appeared at the cliff edge, speaking indifferently, "Fifty years ago, the masters from Buddhist, Daoist, and Demon factions jointly exterminated the Demon Night True Monarch..."
Before the old monk could finish, Jiang Feng turned his head and ran, specifically heading east this time. However, as the flying sword drew a curve in the valley, the distant black dot in his eyes grew bigger and bigger.
It was none other than the incessantly babbling Jin Shan!
"At that time, the Master advised the host not to harbor mundane desires nor meddle in others’ affairs, as any entanglement with the worldly matters would lead to backlash. The host was already 1200 years old that year."
Ignoring Jin Shan’s words, he changed direction to escape, but no matter how he tried to flee in this mountain, the opponent appeared in front of him. The seemingly small mountain peak was as complex as a maze.
"Originally, the host attracted inner demons because he was liberating all beings, and countless resentments were transformed due to him, but he had only a mortal body, and after a millennium of transformations, both his mind and body were on the brink."
"But you so-called righteous disciples of the Immortal Sect wanted to drag the host down, aiming to kill these senior monks!"
"Under the pretense of morality, they forced the host to join the battle, and even made the host help liberate the Lost Souls of creatures filled with sin. Hah, indeed, these treacherous acts just fuel the flame, liberating a True Monarch for supreme virtue, hahaha."
The tone suddenly turned sinister!
"But how could they not know that the host’s Divine Sense and body were nearing collapse, how could he transform the Divine Soul of a Demon Lord!"
With a ferocious expression, Jiang Feng did not choose to continue to flee. He roughly understood why Jin Shan could recognize him and even guessed why Jin Shan fled the Vajra Temple.
Even these Magic Treasures in his hand, Jiang Feng guessed their origins. It’s likely they’re largely related to the battle when they exterminated the Demon Night True Monarch. Seeing the evil aura on them, it’s obvious they had been invaded by evil entities, otherwise, how could such a violent reaction occur inside them?
"All this is just because the Central Plains Hundred Cities are unwilling to worship the Immortal Sect anymore and instead choose to follow the Buddhist way. Just for such a simple reason, they want to make the Vajra Temple lose its status."
An answer that’s surprising, yet logical.
According to the senior sister, after Master Guang Xian went mad inside the Vajra Temple, he went on a killing spree, resulting in countless believers and monks dying. Even two of his junior brothers suffered fatal wounds while trying to stop their senior brother. One of them was Jin Shan’s master.
The senior sister never mentioned that Master Guang Xian had gone insane because of the Demon Night True Monarch.
"The abbot always liberates all beings. Faced with the fierce resentment and demon aura like that of the Demon Night True Monarch, if not promptly liberated, it would inevitably cause great suffering to all living beings in the area. With such a plea, he would certainly not refuse."
"Using the Buddhist Bell to exterminate its evil aura and using the Tower of Sinful Karma to suppress its physical body, eliminating evil nature, purifying the Divine Soul, trying to let him reincarnate so he could be reborn as a human in the next life."
"But what happened? What happened! Not only did you beasts force him to liberate it, even the disciples, protectors, and several other senior monks in Vajra Temple were pressing the abbot to do it!"
His voice erupted like thunder, with anger no longer concealed, his neck and face were beginning to show golden bristles, showing that Jin Shan was gradually losing control.
The young man took a deep breath.
It seems the madness of Master Guang Xian was also mysterious, including internal pushing by his disciples and protectors who had agreed, likely because he had been in his position for far too long.
So long that... it was time for someone else to take over.
Instead of choosing to keep fleeing, he jumped off the flying sword very straightforwardly, each hand holding one as a precaution, then closed his eyes, held his breath, blocked his hearing, and cut off all five senses on the spot.
In such a situation he could only depend on the experience gained from studying in the Purple Cloud Palace to solve it, an action somewhat risky, no matter how advanced the illusion technique, all require using the five senses to disrupt the mind and induce illusions.
But unfortunately, when he opened his eyes again, he found no effect; he still saw the familiar mountain in the distance, unable to escape this place.
"Now, the three great Saint Monks, some have died, some have gone mad, all because of you, because of you, why should you still have the chance to reincarnate?"
"How could you have the chance to change your identity and start anew?"
"I spent tens of years, stealing the Buddhist Bell that once suppressed the demon soul from the monastery, stealing the Tower of Sinful Karma that suppressed the demon’s body, stealing the Magic Treasures destroyed by the fierce evil aura."
"It was all for you, all for you!"
The golden figure instantly closed in, lunging straight at Jiang Feng who twisted the flying sword and immediately flew towards the mountain base, yet Jin Shan’s crazed voice echoed throughout the whole mountain, from top to bottom, the old monk’s mad laughter resounded everywhere.
This moment, Jiang Feng finally realized.
He finally understood that this land beneath his feet, no, this entire mountain, was a Magic Treasure.
"I really want to see how you can escape from my Fangcun Mountain!"