Chapter 45: The Inner Demon's Clone

The canonization of gods by Da Qian was not decided by the court at will, and the recipients were roughly divided into three types.

First, there is a great demon king in the mountains and rivers. He is powerful and does not do evil. The court gave him a deity to appease him, such as the water god of Yangping Lake.

The second is local virtues, which gather the will and power of the people during their lifetime, and are thus recognized by the earth and water.

The third type is the least numerous, born as mountain water elves. Even if they are not canonized by the court, they can directly control the mountains and water veins.

The Snake Panshan Mountain God belongs to the second type.

Virtuous deities are more willing to protect the place and eliminate disasters for the people. First, it is due to their good character during life, and second, to deify a person, it requires a lot of incense to nourish the golden body.

In the Yin world and the Yang world, mutual benefit and reciprocity should be an excellent state.

"Will you commit suicide? How many good deeds did I do during my lifetime? I built bridges and paved roads, supported orphans and widows, and all my wealth was gone. After my death, I will protect you, answer all my requests, and there are countless living people!"

The mountain god was sitting in the palace, with a ferocious face: "A mere junior official of the Demon Slayer Department, what qualifications do you have to say that this god is willing to commit suicide!"

"I'm in a hurry, so put away this face!"

A flash of light flashed through Zhou Yi's eyes. The statue of the Snake Panshan Mountain, which looked like a shining golden light, was actually in a state of rising demonic energy, with countless wronged souls wailing and screaming in the demonic energy.

A sword energy slashed towards the main hall of the mountain temple, and the illusion was instantly shattered, turning it into a ruined temple again.

The maids and boys on the left and right have revealed their true colors one after another, with wolf heads and human bodies, fox heads and fox tails, half-skeletons and half-humans, all of them are demons and monsters.

The stone mountain statue that was originally broken into two parts was put back together again, but black and red blood continued to flow from the broken place.

"court death!"

The mountain god statue spits out dirty black gas, like thick paste.

This black energy is a mixture of the evil energy of the earth, the resentment of the living people, and the violent energy of the dead, which can turn the body of the practitioner into filth.

Once contaminated, you will be tortured by the evil spirit of resentment all the time, with inner demons and evil thoughts arising.

Zhou Yi also opened his mouth and spat out, and the purple-red earthly fire turned into a long flame dragon, sweeping through the mountain temple.

"ah……"

There were screams and screams, and the ghosts who were watching the battle were burned to ashes and disappeared in smoke.

Taoism will increase by one year.

In the blink of an eye, only the burned-black mountain god was left in the temple. The evil energy of the earth protected his whole body, barely resisting the burning of the real fire.

The mountain god merges with the mountains and rivers and is within the scope of the canonized mountains. He can control the mountains and rocks in battle.

Rumble...

The ground cracked, not because the mountain god wanted to fight with Zhou Yi, but because the mountain god wanted to escape underground.

"I want to run away without Zhou's consent!"

Zhou Yi waved his hand and the Purple Ying Sword penetrated into the ground and directly immobilized the earth veins.

The mountain god sensed the power of the earth's veins, which was as difficult to use as iron and stone, and finally felt fear.

After more than a hundred years of canonizing mountain gods, I have never encountered a strong person who uses human power to determine the earth's veins. It is very likely that he is the legendary god-refining expert.

"The immortal has mercy on me, the little god has no choice..."

"You have no choice? Is this your last resort?"

The magic power of Zhouyi turned into a big hand and uprooted the mountain temple.

Under the foundation of the temple, there are numerous bones piled on top of each other, numbering in the thousands.

As the saying goes, a small official can be extremely corrupt. In the same way, the mountain god who controls the mountains is possessed by a demon and can harm people more easily than the demon king.

Behind the scenes, a seemingly coincidental landslide was controlled, easily flooding villages and towns.

The mountain god fell into the hands of the magic power and was allowed to be kneaded by Zhou Yi. He should have knelt down to beg for his life, but after seeing the bones in the ground, a strong demonic energy rose up.

"These people deserve to die! All of them deserve to die! I can't see them being grateful for the good weather for a hundred years. But once there is a drought, if prayers for rain fail, my temple blessings will be killed, my temple will be demolished, and my golden body will be destroyed!"

"They worked hard to do good deeds for two hundred years before and after their lives, only to have their practice ruined. Shouldn't they die?"

"This reason is not enough..."

As soon as Zhou Yi thought about it, he clenched it hard with his giant magic hand, and the mountain temple and the statue turned into rubble.

After flipping through hundreds of pages of the demon illustrated book, a blurry illustrated book lit up a little of the corners.

"Why is there no reward..."

Zhou Yi sensed the vague picture book and a message came into his mind.

"The mountain god is actually the clone of the demon master!"

A corner of the inner demon illustration book lit up, and Zhou Yi could vaguely sense the location of the inner demon, heading towards Luozhou.

Zhou Yi frowned slightly, then turned into a escaping light and returned to the grass.

Yan Chixia looked in the direction of the mountain temple with confusion, and the horses under her seat were pacing uneasily.

"Captain Yan, let's go."

"Did you hear that noise over there?"

"Maybe it was the mountain rain that caused the rocks to collapse..."

…

Luozhou.

Tong County is only a hundred miles away from Luojing.

The sound of reading came from the Chu family private school.

Mr. Xin, who was in charge of teaching, fell asleep on the desk.

Among them was a naughty child who covered his face with books and fistfighted with his companions in private, and was beaten to the point of losing his head.

"call--"

Mr. Xin suddenly stood up, with his back straight and no trace of confusion or sleepiness in his eyes.

"No. 9 is dead...how could it be? He was obviously told to be careful."

Mr. Xin was sent by the Lord of Six Paths to sneak into Daqian to find out the cause of Jialan's death.

Over the past ten years, more than a dozen inner demon clones have been refined and scattered throughout the sixteen states, and countless information can be collected.

The mountain god is one of the most important clones of the inner demon.

When gods connect with the earth's veins, it means that the earth's veins suppress one's luck. It is extremely rare for a god to become a demon.

Five years ago, the inner demon passed through Snake Pan Mountain and happened to meet a praying for rain sacrifice. The inner demon who had not been out of the mountain for a long time became interested and mingled with the crowd to feel the long-lost excitement and popularity.

As a result, several consecutive prayers for rain failed and cost a lot.

The people who prayed for rain were so angry that they killed the temple priest who presided over the sacrifice, demolished the mountain god temple, and smashed the mountain god statue.

The mountain god's golden body was almost broken, and he turned from a god into a demon.

The inner demon took advantage of the opportunity and taught the mountain god to practice evil methods.

In order to survive, the mountain god sacrificed thousands of people with blood, recondensed his golden body, and gradually turned into one of the inner demon's clones.

"Heart to heart, return to the origin!"

Mr. Xin pinched the magic formula with his hands, and sporadic memory fragments flashed in front of him.

The sword determines the veins of the earth, the giant hand of magic power...

"This sword... Could it be that one..."

Mr. Xin's clones in various places, although not in high positions, have trusted subordinates around high positions.

Among them, the appearance of the Pure Yang Immortal Sword is one of the major events that have happened in Luojing in recent years.

"Immortal Sword!"

Mr. Xin's eyes flashed with greed and a hint of fear.

After thinking for a moment, he put away the book and got up to leave the Chu family private school.

The original plan was to induce the young master of the Chu family to refine into a heart demon clone, which might bring unexpected gains.

Even the successive county magistrates in Tong County did not know the background of the Chu family. They only knew that they had a deep relationship and seemed to be related to the palace. However, eight out of ten wealthy merchants in the vicinity of Luojing City could be linked to the palace if they were hit by a brick.

When Mr. Xin's heart demon clone in Kyoto was keeping accounts and doing accounts, he accidentally heard the eunuchs who were out shopping chatting.

"Our family is connected to the Chu family. With the relationship with Eunuch Chu, how can this shopping work fall into the hands of others?"

"Chu family? Is godfather talking about Tong County..."

"Who else?"

Tong County, Chu family, Eunuch Chu...

Who would have thought that the unknown Master Chu in Tong County was backed by the powerful eunuch Bingbi, the chief steward of the Internal Service Department, the top of the world, and one of the right-hand men of Emperor Jingtai.

Chu Daban

The Heart Demon works as a private school teacher in the Chu family, and he wants to seduce the young master of the Chu family to become the Heart Demon's clone, so that he can hear some secrets of the big family directly, and thus complete the task assigned by the Lord of the Six Paths.

"Although the Chu family is good, what does it have to do with me? If I can get the immortal sword, I may be able to sit in the position of the Lord of the Six Paths!"

Mr. Xin went to say goodbye to Mr. Chu, claiming that the Kyoto exam is imminent, and he plans to study in seclusion and fight for fame.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Chu took out a hundred taels of silver and wished Mr. Xin a successful entrance exam.

The Heart Demon left the Chu family and fled all the way to Feiyunzhou, where the Naked Demon Cult rebelled, and sent a message to the Blood Demon Daoist through the disciples of the Heart Demon Sect.

"You have a lot of money, but you are stupid. Come quickly!"