Chapter 231: Killing The Monk
Translator: Ninetales Editor: DarkGem
“Vajra Unbeatable!”
Buddha rays shone brilliantly from Monk Ban Chi, and his muscles swelled, becoming twelve yards tall. The nine rings monk staff also became bigger like a huge sun behind the head of a huge buddha.
This was Vajra Unbeatable Technique of Buddhism, a kind of technique whose forte was the divine arts of the corporeal body.
There are many kinds of techniques in Buddhism. The forte of some of them is the frame of mind, so they cultivate spells and divine arts; while others are known for their wisdom and cultivating knife and sword skills; there are also those of the battle techniques school, whose forte are divine arts of the corporeal body.
Even though Vajra Unbeatable Technique took the path of the battle techniques, it was different from others. Some spells were mixed into this technique. However, unlike Chancellor Ba Shan’s fusion of battle techniques and spells, the spells of Vajra Unbeatable Technique were hidden in the monk staff or prayer beads. Through the daily cultivation with their monk staff and prayer beads, the monks would chant the buddhist scriptures non-stop, refining their evil thoughts into the prayer beads and the divine arts in the buddhist scriptures into the monk staff.
When it came to battle, they could release the evil thoughts in their prayer beads, transforming into a fiendish battle stance, while the spells in the monk staff were methods to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack!
Qin Mu had experienced the strong points of Vajra Unbeatable Technique before. This technique would turn one’s body incomparably durable after executing the body of Vajrayaksa, to the extent that the person could take on the blow of Junior Protector Sword.
Furthermore, the monk’s strength would become so outrageous that he could push Qin Mu’s treasure ship down.
Qin Mu executed Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique, and his body trembled. A ray of golden light shot down from the sky and poured into him, transforming his corporeal body into a golden god. Tiger claws, fur, and head grew out from his body while he stepped on twin dragons and held a bronze battle-ax formed from golden qi, which was like a huge hatchet.
A golden snake hung on Qin Mu’s left ear and hissed while taking in and sending out golden qi.
What he had executed was Venus Sovereign Gold Marquis Technique, a god transforming into the form of Venus Sovereign to control all the gold qi in existence.
There were many secrets hidden in Five Elements Realm, and Qin Mu originally had an extremely high achievements in it. With the guidance of Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor, cultivating the god transformation of the Five Great Star Sovereigns had allowed him to surpass the other strong practitioners of Five Elements Realm by leaps and bounds.
“Truly, the spell of devils!”
Monk Ban Chi saw his body transforming and sneered. The nine rings of his monk staff danced in the breeze and swelled up before smashing down suddenly like a huge hammer with nine golden rings!
As Qin Mu’s bronze battle-ax clashed with the nine-ringed monk staff, a terrifying power exploded from the both of them. Qin Mu moved back repeatedly from the vibrations, and the twin dragons under his feet flew out to climb onto Monk Ban Chi’s body, tangling with his legs. At the same time, the golden rings of the nine-ringed monk staff flew out one after another and hit Qin Mu’s head, causing sparks to fly out in all directions. Qin Mu ended up tumbling back a distance away.
Monk Ban Chi was of the Six Directions Realm, after all, and he was a divine arts practitioner with a lot of tricks up his sleeves. With a trample, both of the golden dragons were shattered into pieces. Once he grabbed his monk staff and leaped back up in the air, the nine golden rings whooshed back onto his monk staff while he was in mid air.
Boom!
Monk Ban Chi smashed his monk staff downwards onto Qin Mu. His feet were on the ground, but he couldn’t stop himself from sliding backwards, plowing a deep pit in the ground. The bronze battle-ax in his hand was also smashed into pieces.
Monk Ban Chi rushed over at an extremely fast speed and was in front of him in a few steps. His monk staff swept forward, and another loud boom rang out as he smashed Qin Mu repeatedly until the other couldn’t get a stable footing and flew backwards.
The monk staff hummed while the nine golden rings clanked as they smashed onto Qin Mu’s chest, throwing him hundreds of yards away and destroyed a part of the forest.
“Mount Meru Mudra, tut!”
Monk Ban Chi rose into the sky and started to chant an incantation as he smacked Qin Mu down with a palm. The ground trembled, and the trees collapsed, revealing a handprint that was the size of three ares, deeply imprinted into the ground. In the meantime, an apparition of Mount Meru materialized above this handprint, with countless symbols of buddhist texts swirling it.
“Amitabha, the demon of the devil path has finally been executed, due to a virtuous achievement of this little monk.”
Monk Ban Chi landed on the ground holding the monk staff with one hand while the other was in front of his chest. Standing outside of the handprint, he paid his respects. “Little monk isn’t a person that’s fond of killing and exhibiting such a swift means today was merely to rid the evil from this world. There was no other choice. Little monk shall recite a paragraph from the Scriptures of Rebirth in the Pure Land, sending the damned soul of the cult master to paradise, to not do evil anymore…”
Just as he was about to chant the scripture, he felt his hair standing up on end and immediately leaped away. The ground split open, and gold qi spikes rose up from the ground, frantically stabbing into the air!
The monk staff of Monk Ban Chi smashed down, and the nine rings swept in all directions, crumbling the gold qi spikes. He then saw the apparition of Mount Meru crumbling as gold qi gathered to form countless sword lights. They then gathered into one which was dozens of yards long and stabbed into the chest of Monk Ban Chi with a ding.
The monk felt pain when his chest was stabbed by that sword light. He suddenly shouted loudly, and buddha voice came from the prayer beads on his neck. Buddhist runes poured out from the vibrations, and the scriptures were like hoops that covered that sword light, layer after layer. As the scriptures continued swirling, they finally stopped the sword.
At this moment, light suddenly flashed in front of Monk Ban Chi, and a huge wave rushed into the sky in front of him. Before it, Qin Mu transformed into a red-haired snake body of Water Marquis Mercury Sovereign, who was holding a trident in his hand.
The trident stabbed towards Monk Ban Chi, and huge waves rushed up, transforming into a huge mudra which came pressing down on the opponent.
Monk Ban Chi shouted loudly, and his buddha rays shone brilliantly. He raised his hand to block, but found that a boundless strength was overwhelming him, smacking him away ruthlessly.
The trident reached his chest and transformed into a three-headed dragon which surged forward while pressing onto his body. He heard a loud bang as it and the torrent slammed him against the ground, creating a huge pit around him.
The wave dispersed, and Monk Ban Chi immediately stood up. In his face was a bull-headed human-bodied monster who rushed at him while stepping on two fire dragons. The heart of this monster’s brows opened up, revealing its bull eye, and a beam came rushing over at a speed of lightning. Monk Ban Chi raised his hand to defend his neck and felt a searing pain on his palm. Two of his fingers had been severed.
Panic started to arise in his heart. He grasped the nine-ringed monk staff with a hand and used it like a hammer. The head of the staff swelled up, becoming larger and larger. The staff then was like a mountaintop smashing forward, while his other hand made a mudra which smashed forward.
Qin Mu transformed into Mars Sovereign’s form and gave a angry bellow. His strength was boundless, and a fire bottle gourd appeared behind his back. When he took this fire bottle gourd into his embrace, blazing true fire spewed out from inside it, and the flames scorched the nine-ringed monk staff red hot. Molten gold leaked out from it continuously.
Monk Ban Chi was astonished. Nine-ringed monk staff was the spirit weapon he had painstakingly refined and one which had the blessing of Buddha. Yet it couldn’t defend against the true fire from this bottle gourd, and if it was melted, he would lose a major weapon.
However, now was not the time to think it through; he could only risk his spirit weapon getting destroyed and brace himself to smash Qin Mu to death!
Bang!
The fire bottle gourd exploded from the attacks, and the two fire dragons under Qin Mu’s feet also shattered into pieces. Monk Ban Chi immediately followed up with Mount Meru Mudra, and Qin Mu’s body suddenly trembled. A ray of green light shot down from the sky, and he transformed into the form of Wood Marquis Jupiter Sovereign, which had a human head, bird’s body, and bird feet. With two wings on his back and two green dragons under his feet, he flapped his wings and rose into the sky to avoid Mount Meru Mudra. Once he came into the sky above Monk Ban Chi, the willow whip in his hand came smacking down against Monk Ban Chi.
The moment the monk raised his hand to defend against the whip, he felt that something was wrong. This whip was actually incomparably soft and coiled around his arm like a green snake. The willow whip then suddenly grew and coiled around his whole body.
In the blink of an eye, the willow whip had become thick as a water barrel, turning into a willow tree which coiled around its target tightly.
At the same time, the two green dragons under Qin Mu’s feet were shrinking as they transformed into two trails of green qi which entered Monk Ban Chi’s nostrils.
“Arriving in this world empty-handed, leaving this world empty-handed! Six senses, be sealed!”
Monk Ban Chi sealed his senses so that the two trails of green qi couldn’t enter his body and were then purified by his buddha rays. The prayer beads on his neck exploded one after another, and evil thoughts poured out from them, returning to his body.
The evil in Monk Ban Chi erupted, and he gave a bellow. His corporeal body swelled up once again and shattered that willow tree in pieces as he gave an angry roar, “When Grandpa Buddha gets angry, even the Heavens have to give way! Demon, die!”
Just as he shouted that out, Qin Mu transformed again, turning into a human-headed snake-bodied form while the Gate of Heaven Influence appeared behind him. With two Pig Slaughtering Knives in his hands, he rushed straight at his enemy.
Explosive sounds rang out endlessly. The buddha rays and sparks burst out continuously from the surroundings of Monk Ban Chi, and there was not a single scratch on him that was caused by the Pig Slaughtering Knives.
“Grandpa Buddha had the body of vajra, nothing can break through it!”
Monk Ban Chi had a malicious expression as the monk staff in his hand smashed down frantically. Qin Mu’s knives collided with it, and a huge bang rang out, which pushed the birds and beasts in the forest around them into fleeing.
Suddenly, the knives in Qin Mu’s hands cracked and exploded, unable to withstand the immense power of the two’s fight. At the same time, the monk staff in Monk Ban Chi’s hands also exploded.
“Die!”
Monk Ban Chi screamed continuously, and his fists which were as heavy as mountains came raining down. Qin Mu roared in anger, and his muscles bulged as electricity surrounded his body. He executed Thunderclap Eight Strikes, and the green dragon coiled around his body as he clashed directly with Monk Ban Chi.
The two small giants exchanged heavy blows in the forest when suddenly Junior Protector Sword flew out and stabbed into the huge sun behind Monk Ban Chi’s head at a lightning speed.
Monk Ban Chi was astonished and immediately raised his hand to defend. At this moment, Qin Mu punched like sunshine refining the yang soul in the sky. Monk Ban Chi’s soul wavered for a moment, and he didn’t manage to block that sword light, allowing Junior Protector Sword to pierce through the huge sun behind his head.
His Vajra Unbeatable Technique was instantly broken, and his body started to shrink. Qin Mu sent another punch his way, and the bones in Monk Ban Chi’s body trembled violently as he grunted and retreated.
Qin Mu’s punches rained down like howling wind and torrential rain, causing pain to Monk Ban Chi. He became more and more frightened, then turned around to run. With a few ups and downs, he had already escaped to the sky.
Qin Mu paused for a moment as he looked at the sky. The speed of the escapee was extremely fast; he run six-seven miles in just a few breaths’ time. Only then did he stop so a lotus could bloom under his feet to lift up his body as he thought to himself, “This devil is powerful since he has too many tricks up his sleeves, but his speed isn’t that fast so he can’t catch up to me. I can still reorganize myself…”
Just as he thought this, a loud boom rang out, and he immediately turned back to have a look. At that moment, he couldn’t help being stunned when he saw Qin Mu breaking through the air like he was flying. His speed was such that the monk could not even see him clearly!
Boom!
Qin Mu’s fist bashed into Monk Ban Chi’s face, and it caved in its entirety. The power of Tempest of the Nine Dragons poured into his head and exploded with a bang.
In the sky, blood light was accompanied by forty-five green dragons that bore fangs and brandished claws. Among their snarls, a headless corpse fell from the sky.
“Dumb monk, I could let you run ten miles first.”
Chapter 230: Done Too Much Evil
Translator: Ninetales Editor: DarkGem
“Pui pui, go and touch wood. The monks of Little Thunderclap Monastery have not found their way here yet.” Xian Qing’er was curious, though. “What bad things have you done, why are people chasing after you so much?”
“I guess it’s because I’m too outstanding?” Qin Mu raised his head and pondered it. He felt that what he said was definitely correct. “I’m too outstanding so people are jealous of me and chase everywhere I go.”
He waved his hands to bid goodbye, and Xian Qing’er immediately said, “I’ll go play with you when I’m free, don’t let your elders kill me!”
“Okay!”
When the sun started to set in the west, Qin Mu finally reached Disabled Elderly Village. Just as he had entered it, he saw over a dozen hen dragons that were taller than a human surrounding him with unpleasant looks.
At their head was that old hen which became agitated when she saw Qin Mu and pointed her wings at him while clucking non-stop to the other hen dragons. It was as if she was telling the them that this brat was an egg thief.
“I merely went outside for half a year and now there are so many hen dragons in the village.”
Qin Mu seemed to have met his greatest foes and shouted out, “Times have changed, I’m now the cult master sacred teacher of Heavenly Saint Cult, even if you hens outnumber me, I’m not afraid at all!”
“Cluck! Cluck! Cluck!
The flock of hen dragons swarmed forward and drowned him out. The feathers of these hen dragons were like swords, and they spewed fire like dragons. With sharp claws which could split stone and metal, they were incomparably fierce.
Hu Ling’er saw this situation and immediately said, “Young master, I shall go home first to have a look!” When she had said it, she disappeared like a wisp of smoke.
After a moment, Qin Mu forced back the flock of hens while panting heavily. His face was covered in blood, and his hair was all messed up with chicken feathers stuck in it. In front of him, the head of the hen dragons brought the flock to walk away with their heads held high as they patrolled the village.
Dutian Devil King laughed as he rejoiced in Qin Mu’s misfortune. “Rascal, you can’t even beat a flock of hens!”
Qin Mu pulled out the chicken feathers from his hair. “And you’re someone who lost to a fellow who can’t even defeat a flock of hens. Granny, Village Chief, I’m back! Why didn’t any of you come to save me when you saw me getting bullied by a flock of hens! Eh, why is no one here?”
Qin Mu walked around the village, surprised.
Village Chief and Apothecary’s rooms were empty, and the other people of the village had not return either. Qin Mu could only find a few slips of paper which he opened up. The first slip wrote that Village Chief, Apothecary, and Devil Cult Patriarch were going to search for Carefree Village. If anyone came back, they should first help Apothecary feed his insects.
The second slip was in Butcher’s handwriting which said that Village Chief and the rest had yet to return so he was worried about their safety, so Blind and he was going to search for them.
The third slip was left behind by Mute, and it said that Blind and Butcher had not returned as well, so he was going to find them.
The fourth slip was left behind by Cripple and Old Ma, saying that Village Chief and the rest might have met with danger. They could move fast so they had gone out to find them.
The fifth slip was left behind by Granny Si which said that the old geezers were always causing trouble. She had left to find them and told Qin Mu to not wander off.
“Granny and the rest are really worrisome.”
Qin Mu shook his head and placed his luggage down. He went to pluck a few leaves from the herb garden outside the village, then opened the pots in front of Apothecary’s door and placed the leaves inside them. In the pots, the starving insects immediately snatched the food.
Qin Mu then walked into Apothecary’s room and found a few spirit pills which he shattered and scattered into other pots. He then washed his hands to cook dinner.
“These broken pots…”
Dutian Devil King saw the broken pots which kept the little insects and was greatly shocked. His gaze then landed on the water cauldron in front of the smithy and was shocked again. “This huge water cauldron… that rake, that pot, and all the other treasures strewn everywhere…”
“Lord Devil King, stop wandering around, you have more arms so come and help me cook a few dishes,” Qin Mu summoned him over.
When the last of the sun rays disappeared, darkness came pouring over from the west and surged towards the east like a huge flood, swallowing all the mountain ranges on its way and drowning out Great Ruins!
Qin Mu was long used to this sight and didn’t pay any attention to it as he served the dishes with an apron around his waist. However, Dutian Devil King was seeing such a terrifying sight for the first time, so he was dumbfounded and couldn’t say a word.
Just before the darkness was about to drown Disabled Elderly Village, a lean elder walked in with a book basket on his back. The darkness swept over right at that moment and whooshed towards the east around Disabled Elderly Village.
“Grandpa Deaf!”
Qin Mu was surprised and delighted. He immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks to welcome him. Deaf’s clothing was old and tattered, which made it evident that he had not lived well outside. He placed down his book basket and asked, “Is there food? I’ve been starving for a few days.”
“Food is just ready!”
Qin Mu immediately washed another set of bowl and chopsticks. Deaf sat down and gorged himself, taking a breath after eating four to five bowls of food continuously. Qin Mu poured another bowl of soup for him and asked in bewilderment, “Grandpa Deaf, where have you been these days?”
The corners of Deaf’s eyes twitched, and he grumbled, “Eternal Peace. I went to find Mute, but I couldn’t do it, and I used up all my travel expenses so I could only sell my paintings.” The elder’s voice was pained when he spoke. “The people of today have sadly degenerated! Degenerated! I actually didn’t manage to sell even one painting. When I was extremely starving, I met Old Woman Si who spared me some cash, even if she mocked me for a long time. That’s right, don’t speak about this to Apothecary, that guy always laughs at me for not earning as fast as he can by selling medicine.”
Dutian Devil King stared wide-eyed. This old geezer was a top-notch expert, so could he be the painting expert who had painted that sword god? This kind of great expert had actually come close to starving to death? Couldn’t he have gotten money by force if he didn’t have any?
Qin Mu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Grandpa Deaf, now that the world is not peaceful, who would buy paintings for pleasure? If you lack money next time, you can sell them to Imperial Preceptor’s manor, since Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor will definitely be willing to spend a huge sum to buy them.”
Deaf shook his head. “I eliminated several thousands of Eternal Peace Empire’s soldiers, so if I went to his house to sell my paintings, he would definitely take me down. I can’t win against him.”
Qin Mu beamed. “You can find me in Imperial College, all I have is money. I can buy all of the paintings you have painted. Are there any left in Grandpa Deaf’s book basket? You can sell them to me, I’ll pay you now.”
“I’ve burned them all,” Deaf said nonchalantly. “Where are the others? Have they not returned?”
“Burned?”
Qin Mu felt pained. If Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor was here, he would definitely puke three liters of blood up.
He took out the slips of paper Apothecary and the rest had left behind, and Deaf read through them before saying, “Their handwritings are really ugly. I’ll have a good night sleep tonight and go find them tomorrow. Who is he?”
Only now did he notice Dutian Devil King, and the other said proudly, “I’m the master of Dutian, the ruler of Dutian. There’s no need for you to pay respect to me.”
“He’s really ugly,” Deaf got up and returned to his room to sleep.
“I’m the Lord Devil King of Dutian!” Dutian Devil King retorted angrily.
Qin Mu said with good intentions, “Devil king, Grandpa Deaf can’t hear.”
“Bullshit, he was able to hear you just now!”
Qin Mu explained, “Sometimes he can hear, sometimes he can’t.”
Dutian Devil King was speechless from anger. Qin Mu cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks before getting ready for bed. “Devil king, don’t wander about at night. The darkness is very dangerous.”
Dutian Devil King said yes repeatedly and thought to himself, “Since the rascal doesn’t dare to enter the darkness, now is the best time for me to leave. I just need to enter the darkness and I’ll be able to shake him off. Then I’ll be able to host the sacrificial ceremony to summon my true body.”
Not long later, Qin Mu fell asleep, and the snoring could be heard from his room.
Dutian Devil King tiptoed toward the outside. The stone statues in the four corners of the village were giving off a faint glow, so the surroundings weren’t too dim. However, the places which the light from the stone statue couldn’t shine on were pitch black and nothing could be seen in them.
Dutian Devil King carefully came to the village entrance and hesitated for a moment. He stretched out a finger into the darkness and heard nibbling sounds. Pulling his palm back, he couldn’t help being stunned. His finger had already vanished, having been eaten by something in the darkness.
Dutian Devil King sized up his wound, and his heart trembled slightly. He probed, “Gang nuo di da hei (Who is in the darkness)?”
Silent came from the darkness. After a while, a sinister sounding voice answered, “A pu gao ni hen (Who are you yourself)?”
Dutian Devil King’s spirit jolted, and he was about to say something when a voice sounded spoke behind him. “What are you doing? Why are you speaking the devil language?”
Dutian Devil King saw Deaf who had appeared behind him at some point in time, and his heart tightened. “The ears of this deaf are so sensitive! Wait, isn’t he a deaf person?”
Deaf yawned and raised his brush to write a ‘fix’ word on his body before going back to sleep.
Dutian Devil King couldn’t move at all. He wanted to say something, but he couldn’t make a sound, either.
The next morning, Qin Mu woke up early to prepare breakfast. The dragon qilin brought a face basin and placed it in front of Qin Mu before sitting down to wait for his food.
Deaf ate to his fill. “Mu’er, I shall go out to search for Village Chief and the rest to come back for New Years, while you and your big dog shall stay here to look after the village.”
Qin Mu gave a sound of acknowledgment. The dragon qilin ate the Scarlet Fire Spirit Pills while speaking in a low and muffled voice, “I’m not a big dog, I’m an auspicious beast that’s half dragon and half qilin.”
Deaf didn’t hear him and walked out of the village. He raised his brush and painted a dragon in the sky, then rode into the sky.
Dutian Devil King was still standing by the entrance, unable to move.
Qin Mu put away the bowls and chopsticks while thinking to himself, “I wonder how devil ape that big fella is doing these days. I should bring some presents to him.”
He saw Dutian Devil King and gave a smile before saying softly, “Gang nuo di da hei?”
Dutian Devil King’s heart was slightly shaken. “This brat also knew?”
Qin Mu made the dragon qilin guard the village while he headed towards Doom Suppression Palace. Before he could walk far, he heard one of the many names of Buddha. “Amitabha! Heavenly Devil Cult Master, fancy meeting you here by sheer luck when one has searched far and wide for you. Never would I have thought this little monk will meet cult master here.”
A monk in ragged clothes appeared in front of him. They were both astonished to have met each other.
Qin Mu immediately recognized this monk as the one that had attacked his treasure ship in Eternal Peace Empire. He had used Junior Protector Sword to injured his leg, but he could still sprint like flying.
“How do I address you, monk?” Qin Mu smiled and looked around. When he didn’t discover Long Jiaonan and the rest, he let out a sigh of relief.
This monk had clearly been chased by Lonely Mountain Ridge Root Demon and met with all kinds of unfortunate events in Great Ruins, one of which was getting separated from Long Jiaonan and the rest. With him having escaped in a panic, they had met up here by coincidence.
“Little monk’s name in religion is Ban Chi.”
Monk Ban Chi raised his head at the sky, and two trails of tears rolled down his cheeks as he sighed ruefully. “My Buddha of compassion, the virtuous achievements of little monk can finally come to their successful conclusion. Heavenly Devil Cult Master, you have done too much evil, so let this little monk send you on your way.”
Qin Mu said solemnly, “Monk, you said I have done too much evil. Please name one evil I have done to let me accept my death wholeheartedly.”
Monk Ban Chi had an awe-inspiring murderous intent as he rushed over with his buddha rays shining brilliantly. “You are the Heavenly Devil Cult Master, and that’s the greatest evil you’ve done! If there’s a life to come for you, reincarnate to become a good person!”