“Even if he truly is the reincarnation of Buddha, we cannot force him, for then he won’t sincerely convert to the Buddhist sect and would hardly reach the cultivation level of his previous life.”
“Then, we still need to report this matter to the higher-ups.”
“Agreed.”
Monk Wu Le was only of Earth Immortal Realm and did not hold a high position in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, so he could not make decisions on his own.
The Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple had dispatched over a thousand masters to search for the reincarnated Buddha. Suspected reincarnations were everywhere.
Three days later, in the imperial city of Yun Cang Country, the Prime Minister’s Residence was seeking a son-in-law. Lanterns were put up, and decorations were made for a grand feast for guests from all directions.
The son-in-law of the Prime Minister’s Residence was the Top Scholar of that session, and together with the daughter of the Prime Minister, they were a match made in heaven, a couple of both talent and beauty.
In the palace of Yun Cang Country, the Heavenly Immortal Realm Emperor was reviewing memorials.
Suddenly, he looked up, his thick brows knitting together.
Outside the palace, demonic clouds surged unexpectedly.
Common folk and some cultivators with insufficient cultivation probably thought they were just ordinary dark clouds.
But being a mighty one of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, he realized something was amiss.
His figure flashed, and in the next instant, he appeared on the roof of the palace, his expression grave, “What is the meaning of these demonic clouds? Why are they so powerful? It’s as if the King of Chaos reigns over this land…”
“Put the entire city on martial law, activate the City-Protecting Great Formation!”
The majestic voice of the Yun Cang Country Emperor spread throughout the city. The Imperial Guard immediately sealed off all walls and streets, and the City-Protecting Great Formation was activated, enveloping the entire city.
The lively Prime Minister’s Residence suddenly fell silent, everyone looking up in terror at the dark sky above, at a loss.
They didn’t even know what had happened.
The Prime Minister looked at the sky with his hands behind his back, only to see an iron rod falling from the demonic clouds.
This iron rod gradually became as huge as a palace and struck the City-Protecting Great Formation.
Boom!
The whole city was shaken as if an earthquake of magnitude eight had struck, with houses collapsing and countless lives lost!
The City-Protecting Great Formation couldn’t withstand the blow and shattered instantly.
The Emperor, the Prime Minister, and the Loose Cultivators in the city couldn’t help but despair.
A Great Demon capable of shattering the City-Protecting Great Formation with a single strike was not an entity they could provoke.
The Yun Cang Country Emperor activated his cultivation technique, his voice thundering, “Which demon dares to attack our Yun Cang Country?”
“Hahaha, I come and go as I please.”
A Monkey King appeared from within the demonic clouds, his Dharma Eye scanning the entire city, seemingly in search of someone.
Amidst the oppressive demonic clouds, countless demon monkeys appeared, chattering nonstop.
“The, the Divine Ape King!”
The Yun Cang Country Emperor recognized the identity of this Demon King and was shocked and appalled.
The Divine Ape King was a Golden Immortal of the eighth layer, and his strength crushed all the experts of Yun Cang Country!
In front of the Divine Ape King, the Yun Cang Country Emperor felt like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, not daring to harbor any thoughts of resistance, “Divine Ape King, our Yun Cang Country does not interfere with the affairs of your Mount Dong’ao. Please then, spare us. We pay tribute to Mount Shu, and I presume you wouldn’t want to embarrass them.”
“The Sect Leader of Mount Shu killed my brother, and I will eventually seek revenge. Die for me!”
The Divine Ape King was cruel by nature, and with another strike, a holy artifact like a mountain hurled towards the Yun Cang Country Emperor.
“No!”
The Divine Ape King’s weapon arrived too quickly, and the Yun Cang Country Emperor was utterly unable to resist, struck by the iron rod to the point of both body and spirit being destroyed!
Boom!
The iron rod also annihilated the palace, and ministers and guards were killed like ants.
Amongst the seven Demon Kings, the Divine Ape King’s strength was second only to the King of Chaos and the Nine Spirits King. In the eyes of the Loose Cultivators from these smaller countries of the Immortal Realm, he was akin to a deity.
Suddenly, the divine light that burst forth from the eyes of the Divine Ape King covered the entire Prime Minister’s Residence.
“Quickly flee, I will hold him off.”
Feeling the Divine Ape King’s intent to kill, the Prime Minister of Yun Cang Country transmitted a message to his daughter and Chen Yi, urging them to escape.
Chen Yi took out a talisman, wrapped his arms around the Prime Minister’s daughter, and could not let down his father-in-law’s good intentions; otherwise, his entire family would be killed by the Divine Ape King.
In the eyes of a terrifying existence like the Divine Ape King, killing them was as easy as a mortal stepping on a few ants while walking.
“Do you think your little actions can escape my Dharma Eye?”
The Divine Ape King disappeared on the spot, and in the next instant, he appeared in front of the Yun Cang Country Prime Minister. Its claws, like a dagger, had pierced through the Prime Minister’s throat before he could even respond.
The Prime Minister of Yun Cang Country’s eyes lost their light, turning into a cold corpse.
The Divine Ape King indifferently flung his hand, tossing the Prime Minister’s corpse to one side.
“Father!”
The Prime Minister’s daughter cried with Pear Blossoms with Tears as she watched her father die tragically before her eyes, filling her with grief and indignation.
Chen Yi stared at the Divine Ape King with determination in his eyes, vowing that once he escaped from Yun Cang Country, he would avenge his master.
However, as the talismans burned to ashes, Chen Yi and his fiancée still couldn’t escape from the Prime Minister’s Residence.
“This space has been sealed by me, how could you, a mere Golden Core Realm youngster, escape from the palm of my hand?”
The Divine Ape King took steps towards Chen Yi and his companion.
Chen Yi drew his longsword and stabbed at the Divine Ape King.
With a flick of his finger, the Divine Ape King broke the longsword in Chen Yi’s hand, sending him flying away like a kite with a broken string.
The disparity between the Golden Core Realm and the Golden Immortal Realm was like a chasm between heaven and earth.
“Pfft!”
Chen Yi suffered grave injuries and his spirit flagged.
“My lord!”
The Prime Minister’s daughter supported the unsteady Chen Yi.
Suddenly, the Divine Ape King appeared in front of her, extending his right claw.
Chen Yi struggled, “Don’t hurt her, do with me what you will!”
The Divine Ape King said coldly, “Too late.”
Boom!
A surge of True Qi erupted from his palm, turning everything in front of the Divine Ape King into dust and ash!
The Prime Minister’s daughter and several hundred buildings were destroyed, completely obliterated.
“No!”
Chen Yi knelt on the ground in agony, his expression filled with pain.
His mentor, his childhood sweetheart, all had met their tragic ends at the hands of the Divine Ape King.
“Hehe, great king, look who we’ve captured alive?”
Several small demons brought forward a bound man and woman.
“Father, Mother?!”
Chen Yi’s agony was far from over. Seeing his parents captured by the small demons, he was struck with even greater fear and sorrow.
“Yi’er…”
The middle-aged couple seemed to understand their fate and could only look at their son in misery.
“I beg you, spare them, I will give anything, as long as you spare them!”
Chen Yi knelt on the ground, practically begging the Divine Ape King.
The Divine Ape King’s expression remained cold, “The weak do not even have the right to beg.”
With a sweep of his claw, Chen Yi’s parents were also killed.
“You can’t…”
Chen Yi collapsed to the ground in extreme pain. These were supposed to be the happiest days of his life, but an unexpected disaster struck, and his parents, beloved teacher, and sweetheart were all brutally killed.
Ironically, he had witnessed everything but was powerless to stop it.
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Chen Yi’s eyes gradually lost their luster from sheer despair. In that moment, he longed for power more than anything.
“Evil creature, cease your rampaging!”
Monk Wu Le arrived with several monks, their faces ashen upon witnessing the human tragedy.
“People from Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple?” the Divine Ape King’s expression became severe, “You few, with your shallow cultivation, are not worthy to meddle in my affairs.”
“Although we are no match, as monks, we must hold compassion and cannot turn a blind eye. Om, mani, padme, hum!”
Monk Wu Le’s Buddha beads came apart, transforming into golden Six-syllable Mantras, in an attempt to subdue the Divine Ape King.
“Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.”
The Divine Ape King effortlessly struck down the Buddha beads!
The beads, hit with immense force, scattered in all directions, as the Divine Ape King used brute force to shatter the Six-syllable Mantra.
Monk Wu Le turned pale, his cultivation indeed no match for the Divine Ape King’s, the difference between them as vast as the sky is from the earth.
“Master Wule, this demon is formidable. Perhaps we should not provoke him for now. We’ll wait for the Buddha of our Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to arrive, and then we will rid ourselves of this demon.”
The disciples of Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple accompanying Monk Wu Le were sweating profusely, intimidated by the Divine Ape King’s terrifying prowess.
Monk Wu Le remained silent.
Though standing aside was not his desire, he truly lacked the strength to confront the Divine Ape King.
Just when everyone was in the depths of despair, the air trembled, and Lu Changsheng, along with Zhao Wuyan, Shangguan Zhao’er, and several disciples, forcibly tore through the sealed space and appeared in the city.
Lu Changsheng appeared less than a hundred paces away from the Divine Ape King, looking him in the eye.
The Divine Ape King felt a chill, “Why is it you who has come?!”