Yan Chixia didn't know which tree was the tree demon's true form, but Lin Qing could discover it with a single scan of his divine sense.
With a loud "bang!", the tree demon's body was instantly crushed, and the entire Lanruo Temple grounds seemed to be shaken by an earthquake.
The ground began to crack, and Lanruo Temple collapsed. When the dust settled, the tree demon's true form was gone, leaving only a small sapling.
The sapling lay fallen in the middle of a huge crater, still bleeding crimson blood.
The Tree Demon Granny's thousand-year-old demon body was shattered by Lin Qing's heavy blow, leaving only this small sapling.
Lin Qing looked at the sapling and discovered that it contained a large amount of life energy. It seemed that the essence of the tree demon was all here.
At this moment, Yan Chixia also arrived. He looked at Lin Qing's enormous figure in the sky, and then at the tree demon that had been smashed to pieces.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, you are truly amazing. I am not even one ten-thousandth as good as you."
"Fellow Daoist Yan, you flatter me."
Lin Qing then quickly shrank to a size of 2 meters: "The essence of this tree demon is all in this sapling."
"If you eat it, it will be a very nourishing food."
Yan Chixia glanced at Lin Qing, then at the sapling, swallowed hard, and said, "The tree demon was eliminated by you, so it's yours."
"Hehe, this isn't of much use to me."
Suddenly, the sapling spoke up: "Damn it, I didn't expect you to still not let me go even after all this."
"Hmph! Since you won't let me have an easy time, then I'll just go all out."
"Black Mountain Demon, Black Mountain Demon, come and save me! Haven't you always wanted the female ghost in my hands?"
"I'm giving you all the female ghosts I have to be my concubines."
Upon hearing this, Yan Chixia's expression immediately changed drastically: "This is bad! The Black Mountain Demon is the king of demons in the underworld, and his true form is a black mountain that has cultivated into a spirit."
"The Black Mountain Demon also wields immense power in the underworld, and is one of the most powerful demons in the world today."
"Hmph, even if you call them over, they're no match for me." Lin Qing sneered.
Before the Black Mountain Demon could arrive, it opened its mouth and sucked the sapling into its mouth; Lin Qing didn't want to swallow it all.
Leaving some for Yan Chixia, it would be good to win him over. Lin Qing controlled Zhong Kui's sword and cut the sapling in two with a single stroke.
He swallowed one half and put the other half, along with Zhong Kui's sword, into his storage space.
"Ding! You have gained 2000 evolution points by consuming the essence of the tree spirit."
"The host's vitality recovery ability has been slightly improved."
Suddenly, Lin Qing sensed a powerful aura emerging from the ground.
Then, stone pillars and steles emerged from the ground and crashed into Lin Qing and Yan Chixia.
"You killed Grandma, I'm going to take you to hell!" a sinister voice rang out.
Then a huge stone figure emerged from the ground ahead.
"It's the Black Mountain Demon. I didn't expect him to arrive so quickly," Yan Chixia said, his face pale.
"Just a clown."
"Hmph! What a big mouth you have! How dare you, a mere worm, spout such nonsense?"
"Prepare to die!" The Black Mountain Demon swung his massive stone arm and slammed it down on Lin Qing.
Seeing this, Lin Qing breathed a dragon's breath on it, even though the Black Mountain Demon's true form was Black Mountain.
However, having cultivated in the underworld for many years and unable to see sunlight, his arm exploded when burned by Lin Qing's flames.
"Ah! My hand, damn it, you really deserve to die!" the Black Mountain Demon said angrily.
"You little broken mountain, instead of staying in your underworld, you've come to the human world to cause trouble. Today I'll make you die here."
Lin Qing opened his mouth and spewed out a huge burst of flames, which landed on the Black Mountain Demon's body.
The Black Mountain Demon was immediately burned and suffered terribly: "Ah! It hurts so much, flames, damned worm."
However, the Black Mountain Demon didn't know any magic; he only relied on his hard body and immense power to rule the underworld.
Chapter Ninety-Six: Yan Chixia Joins the Faction (Seeking Recommendations and Add to Favorites)
The Black Mountain Demon could have lived for another hundred years or so until the third installment of A Chinese Ghost Story, but now he has directly encountered Lin Qing.
This is only the beginning of A Chinese Ghost Story 1, and he's already become a background character, lying down as soon as he appears. This is truly the misfortune of the Black Mountain Demon.
Suddenly, Lin Qing's consciousness saw several people radiating spiritual power, as well as several demons.
Then, Lin Qing's mind raced and he immediately withdrew his flames.
Seeing that the Black Mountain Demon was on the verge of death, he turned to Yan Chixia and said, "Fellow Daoist Yan, I'll leave this Black Mountain Demon to you."
Upon hearing this, Yan Chixia immediately asked, "Fellow Daoist Lin, why is that?"
"You kill just because I tell you to? You won't even take the chance to make a name for yourself?"
Lin Qing noticed that the group was approaching and hurriedly urged Yan Chixia to hurry up.
Seeing this, Yan Chixia had no choice but to take action. He mobilized all his magical power, recited a spell, and pointed at the Black Mountain Demon.
"Whoosh!"
The Xuanyuan Sword, glowing red, pierced directly at the Black Mountain Demon.
The Black Mountain Demon, who was already on the verge of death, couldn't even dodge and was directly hit by the Xuanyuan Sword.
The Xuanyuan Sword pierced the Black Mountain Demon thoroughly, but Yan Chixia still felt it wasn't safe, worried that the Black Mountain Demon wouldn't die.
He continued to control the Xuanyuan Sword, moving it back and forth within the Black Mountain Demon's body, in and out.
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Fox Sister Nine is a little demon from Fox Mountain. She was ordered by their fox lord to deliver a birthday greeting to the tree demon grandmother.
Their fox lord is celebrating her 2,000th birthday this year. She had just arrived at Lanruo Temple when she discovered that the entire temple had collapsed.
Knowing that something serious had happened, they hurriedly sped up their journey to the Tree Demon Granny.
The other monsters or cultivators were attracted by Lin Qing's smash.
Several people and demons arrived one after the other, and then they witnessed a scene they would never forget.
A bearded man was seen making hand seals, while a divine sword radiating red light moved in and out of the body of a giant stone giant.
They immediately recognized the stone giant as the Black Mountain Demon, a powerful demon from the underworld, whom few dared to provoke in the human world.
"Ah! Damn it, am I, the Black Mountain Demon, going to die here today? I'm not reconciled, I'm not reconciled!"
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!"
With a violent explosion, the Black Mountain Demon's entire body was blasted to pieces.
After killing the Black Mountain Demon, Yan Chixia immediately turned around to look for Lin Qing, but there was no trace of him behind him.
Lin Qing hadn't disappeared; he had simply become invisible, not wanting to be seen by the people and monsters who came.
He secretly transmitted his voice to Yan Chixia: "Don't speak, hurry up and fly away on your sword, I'll follow behind you."
Yan Chixia frowned upon hearing Lin Qing's telepathic message, but he still obeyed Lin Qing's words and used his magic power to fly on his sword.
With a "whoosh!", Yan Chixia disappeared into the horizon.
The group that had just arrived noticed each other's presence and looked at Yan Chixia as he flew away, exchanging bewildered glances.
At the same time, both humans and demons tacitly refrained from attacking each other.
"That bearded man looks like Yan Chixia, the ruthless judge who is famous throughout the twenty-six provinces of Northeast China and Guangxi."
"I heard that he had a miraculous encounter and possessed an ancient artifact, the Xuanyuan Sword."
"Wasn't it the Xuanyuan Sword he used to kill the Black Mountain Demon? And he should have killed the Tree Demon Granny too, right?"
"Yan Chixia is truly amazing! He even killed the Black Mountain Demon. He can be called the number one exorcist in the Ming Dynasty!"
Yan Chixia flew for a few minutes before he couldn't hold on any longer. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fell off the Xuanyuan Sword.
Upon seeing this, Lin Qing quickly appeared, grabbed Yan Chixia's clothes with both hands, and then slowly placed him on the ground.
"Ahem! Fellow Daoist Lin, what just happened?" Yan Chixia asked as soon as he landed on the ground.
"It's nothing, just a few humans and demons have come. Tomorrow your name should be known throughout the exorcist and demon realms."
"What exactly do you want? First you made me kill the Black Mountain Demon, and then you deliberately let others see this scene."
"I ask you, are you disappointed with this world?" Lin Qing suddenly asked Yan Chixia very seriously.
"Uh!" Yan Chixia was speechless.
"Are you disappointed with this court? Don't you want to change the rampant demons in the world?" Lin Qing continued.
Yan Chixia sighed and said, "I'm disappointed, very disappointed, and I really want to change things, but what can I do on my own?"
"I'm just an ordinary person who had some good fortune and learned these skills. In a few decades, I'll just be a handful of dust!"
"Then do you think there's anyone in this world more powerful than me?"
"Maybe, maybe not, but you can be considered one of the strongest in the world right now," Yan Chixia said, reflecting on Lin Qing's performance just now.
In this world where immortals, gods, and Buddhas do not exist, Lin Qing is truly among the strongest.
"Then tell me, if I want to change this world where treacherous officials are in power, if I want to change this world where demons roam, can I succeed?"
Yan Chixia was stunned after hearing Lin Qing's words.
Lin Qing didn't give Yan Chixia a chance to speak and continued, "Now you are the exorcist who killed the Black Mountain Demon and the Tree Demon Granny."
"Once you have a reputation, others will recognize you, and then you can get like-minded people to work together to change the world."
"Since the gods and Buddhas of this world are no longer here, why can't we take care of this world?"
"If it succeeds, what will the world be like?"
"Boom!" Lin Qing's words knocked Yan Chixia's head open, and Yan Chixia's eyes slowly hardened.
"I want to change this world, Fellow Daoist Lin, let's change this world together!"