Zhou Qing secretly cursed in his heart: Isn't this self-imposed bondage? He only sought immortality and for the Tian Dao Sect he created to have a place in the cultivation world. But he didn't want to go crazy with this old demon, collecting all the demons under heaven and turning the world upside down - what a stupid thing to do. Xuan Yuan Fa Wang's eyes were fixed intently on Zhou Qing, making him feel that if he gave one wrong answer, he would be struck by lightning. Under the mental pressure, Zhou Qing felt as if Mount Tai was pressing down on him, and the atmosphere was completely different from a simple contest of momentum. The people around them couldn't see any unusual movement, only two people chatting away.
Zhou Qing's eyes showed no fear, directly meeting the gaze of Xuan Yuan Fa Wang. His mind was immersed in the profound mysteries of the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills. The spiritual struggle was intense, and all his true yuan dao laws were useless, even his flying sword couldn't be used at all. The scene was calm, but extremely perilous. If he wasn't careful for a moment, his spirit would collapse, and he would become a walking corpse. At this time, Zhou Qing had no room to retreat or avoid, he could only grit his teeth and face it head-on.
In an instant, the two locked eyes, and both clearly saw their own faces reflected in each other's pupils. Zhou Qing clearly saw his own reflection in the pupil being shrouded by endless blood light, his consciousness wrapped in this ball of blood light, with everything around him a deep red. Countless bizarre creatures charged towards him, and a giant scorpion sprayed a pungent liquid at him. Zhou Qing dodged repeatedly, but still got some of the liquid on his hand. A heart-wrenching pain came from his hand, and when he looked, his palm had been pierced through, with all the skin gone, leaving only a deep white bony palm. Although he knew it was Xuan Yuan's spiritual space, Zhou Qing knew that after this attack, his consciousness had already been damaged. If he were to be swallowed by the charging beasts, he would definitely lose his will and become a vegetable.
Zhou Qing disregarded the intense pain, formed a hand seal with one hand, and instantly clear sounds echoed, golden light shot out in all directions. Three golden lotus flowers surrounded Zhou Qing, emitting thousands of rays of light, tens of thousands of auspicious energies. The thick blood glow around him was illuminated by the rays of light and retreated in haste. Those strange creatures also let out mournful cries and transformed into a stream of black smoke.
"Ah! With Xuan Yuan Fa Wang's soft exclamation, Zhou Qing's consciousness returned to his body, and all the illusions disappeared without a trace. Time seemed to have stood still at that moment. If not for the lingering pain in Zhou Qing's hand, he would have thought it was just a dream. "What an incredible illusion! If I hadn't learned the Eight-Nine Mystical Arts recently, I would have lost consciousness and become this old demon's puppet." Thinking of this, Zhou Qing felt a thread of annoyance in his heart."
"Little one! How did you master the Buddhist techniques? Aren't you a demon cultivator? What's your origin?" Xuan Yuan Fa Wang's eerie voice whispered in his ear. As for Buddhism, Xuan Yuan Fa Wang still knew a thing or two about it. Back then, when he was at odds with himself, there were many powerful Buddhist masters who opposed him, the most formidable being the so-called "Divine Camel" Yixiu Dashi. His Buddhist techniques were unparalleled, and even in his prime, Xuan Yuan Fa Wang had to be cautious. The golden lotus that appeared in Zhou Qing's consciousness was a manifestation of pure and mighty power, with an aura similar to that of Yixiu Dashi back then. Xuan Yuan Fa Wang was greatly astonished.
Xuan Yuan Fa Wang's spiritual space was incredibly formidable, capable of pulling the opponent's spiritual body into his own demonic prison space. The line between reality and illusion was blurred, and even the most powerful magical artifacts were useless against it. Xuan Yuan Fa Wang had been suspicious of Zhou Qing's words from the start, but he hadn't intended to kill him. The attacks in the demonic prison space were merely basic demonic creatures.
Despite this, Xuan Yuan Fa Wang hadn't expected Zhou Qing to escape so quickly.
The two paths of demons and devils are originally the law of the jungle, where the strong are respected. If Zhou Qing really cultivated demonic powers, he would definitely be no match for me in a spiritual showdown. Buddhism is completely different from Taoism, magic, and demonology, with a much shorter history than the three, but it has risen rapidly over the past two thousand years, quietly rivaling the three, and even surpassing them for a considerable period of time. Its techniques are also more effective against demons and devils than those of Taoism. In the eyes of an old demon like Xuan Yuan Fa Wang, Buddhism is a mysterious sect.
Up to now, Xuan Yuan Fa Wang no longer believes in Zhou Qing's nonsense about being the successor of a demonic sect or a senior fellow apprentice. However, he is curious about Zhou Qing's background and is very interested in his proposal. This little demon who cultivates Buddhism, Taoism, and Demonism at the same time has become mysterious in Xuan Yuan Fa Wang's eyes.
"What is the Buddhist Dharma method?" Zhou Qing knew that this set of eight or nine mysterious methods must not be ordinary, and since it was obtained from that strange ****, it was inevitable to associate it with Buddhism. Now that it has been confirmed by Xuan Yuan Fa Wang, Zhou Qing is not too surprised.
"Senior's words are incorrect, since ancient times the two paths of demons and devils have not been separated, demon cultivators cultivate demonic paths, devil cultivators cultivate devilish paths, the two methods have similarities. Buddhism and Taoism are also similar, senior is a high-ranking person, naturally knows that Buddhist Dharma method and Taoist immortal techniques also have similarities. Our Tian Dao sect although is a demonic school of thought, but the method has not been passed down due to the ancestor's physical damage, what we cultivate is also the ancient Taoist method passed down. Being misunderstood by senior is normal, this is also why our sect does not oppose the Taoist sect."
Listening to Zhou Qing's endless ghost stories, Xuan Yuan Fa Wang didn't believe a word: "I don't care where you come from or what kind of person you are. Think about my proposal just now - either help the old ancestor with one arm, or the old ancestor will fight to kill you even if it means destroying this body that has been condensed for a thousand years. It's no big deal for the old ancestor to cultivate again for another thousand years, time is meaningless to me."
Zhou Qing knew that the old demon's words were stern and severe, but in reality, he was unwilling to give up his thousand-year-long cultivation. A thousand years may seem long or short, but it had finally brought him to this world of mortals. Zhou Qing didn't believe that the old demon would be willing to return to his cultivation. However, at this moment, he couldn't afford to provoke the old demon, who might be mentally unstable, and Zhou Qing wasn't willing to bear the consequences if he were to fly into a rage. It was better to tread carefully. "I'm indeed very tempted by your proposal, senior. I must consider it carefully, as this matter is not trivial and requires careful consideration!"
Xuanyuan Law King didn't expect Zhou Qing to agree immediately. "Alright! This matter is indeed not trivial, if the Dao Gate finds out, Bao will definitely send his elite disciples to hunt and kill us. Although I'm not afraid of them, I do fear trouble. To avoid leaking information, I'll be keeping an eye on you. Let's not waste words for now, let's watch the good show from this young man from Shu Mountain!"
As soon as the words fell, hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Three more sword lights flew in from afar. "You have many people on Dragon and Tiger Mountain, do we not have anyone on Shu Mountain?" The three sword lights landed back on the ground, and they were the other three people who ambushed Zhou Qing at the Monster Alliance - Xie Xiaohong, Liu Zhihua, and Lu Hongchen.
