Not one of them was human!
However, since Laozi, the head of the Three Pure Ones, founded the Human Religion and became a saint, and the human race was created by Nuwa, the saint of the demon race, it took countless years for the human race to slowly become the protagonist of heaven and earth.
He is merely a protagonist, not the ruler of heaven and earth. Those who rule heaven and earth have always been the strong since the beginning of time.
Although the demon race has declined, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Its overall strength is still stronger than that of the human race. It's just that the human race is protected, which is why the demon race has weakened!
Tonight, within those rolling black clouds lies a demon who has cultivated Qi and reached the Divine Realm.
At this moment, in the royal palace of Baoxiang Kingdom, the bright moonlight shone on the main hall and on the countless soldiers outside the hall. The king let out a long breath, and at the same time, the guards on the city wall and the civilians hiding in cellars and under beds in the city also let out a breath.
A powerful demon at the Nascent Soul stage would require the entire Baoxiang Kingdom to exhaust most of its national strength, even if it could withstand it.
Although the wolf demon in the city is still there, compared to the others, the wolf demon that roared away the demons can be considered a good monster.
"Why did the Yellow Robe Monster suddenly visit tonight? Prime Minister, what should we do?" The King of Baoxiang Kingdom looked at the night sky, his somewhat aged face showing worry again: "Although we keep to ourselves, he is, after all, a demon, and a very powerful and unfathomable one at that."
The man addressed as Prime Minister by the King was an elderly man with white hair. He bowed to the King, then secretly wiped the cold sweat from his brow and said, “Your Majesty, it is better to remain still than to act rashly. That Yellow Robe Monster has occupied the Wave Moon Cave on Bowl Mountain for many years without ever invading our country, plundering, disturbing the people, or eating people. Moreover, he has driven away monsters for us many times, which is why we have such prosperity. Now that he has come to the capital, it is best that we do not disturb him.”
The Yellow-Robed Monster, the Wolf Demon, and the Wave Moon Cave—their strength is unfathomable. This is all the information the Baoxiang Kingdom has. As for just how unfathomable they are, the Baoxiang Kingdom's rulers and ministers are not foolish enough to try it themselves.
Eight years ago, Kui Mulang descended to the mortal realm and silently abducted Princess Baihuaxiu of Baoxiang Kingdom. He then carved out a cave dwelling on Wanzishan Mountain, three hundred miles east of the capital of Baoxiang Kingdom, which he called Wave Moon Cave. Since he always wore a yellow robe, he was called the Yellow Robe Monster. After three years of being called that, Kui Mulang also began to call himself the Yellow Robe Monster.
Jiang Liu gazed at the moonlight, constantly toying with a seed-like treasure in his hand. It was a chaotic color, neither black nor white, that flowed continuously under the moonlight, and even undulated evenly like a heart.
As Jiang Liu's palm rotated, wisps of chaotic black and white energy seeped into his skin and then invaded his soul.
"The Origin Seed truly lives up to its reputation as a treasure nurtured within the primordial chaos of the Yang God World. If one were to absorb it entirely, one could attain cultivation talent similar to that of innate beings. How many powerful beings are there in the world, especially among the human race? They are all innate beings and great demons from the primordial era. The human race, with its acquired physique, finds it increasingly difficult to improve as it progresses."
Jiang Liu absorbed a wisp of the chaotic energy from the Origin Seed and immediately felt a sense of fullness. If he were to absorb any more, he would be stuffed. Moreover, the wisp of chaotic energy he absorbed seemed negligible to the entire Origin Seed. To absorb it all would take who knows when the monkey would come.
After storing the Origin Seed in his storage space, Jiang Liu looked in the direction where the wolf had howled.
A single glance pierced through the darkness and landed on a burly man dressed in a yellow robe.
This man had a thick, slightly yellow beard, a hawk-like gaze, and piercing eyes. He was also looking in the direction of Jiang Liu.
The two saw each other almost simultaneously, and the yellow-robed monster immediately stirred up a gust of wind, his whole being seemingly showing a tendency to turn into a wolf.
"The Twenty-Eight Constellations, whose status in the Heavenly Court is only low, actually possess the strength of the peak Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation stage. We can't act freely here; let's go outside the city..."
In an instant, Jiang Liu stretched out his palm to tear through the void and escape. However, the void in front of him remained completely still, as if a vast power in the world was preventing the void from being shattered.
Jiang Liu was stunned for a moment, then leaped into the air and vanished in a flash of light.
"It's no longer the world of Yang Shen. In the Journey to the West world, the rules of Heaven are more perfect, and the space is more stable!"
As he fled, Jiang Liu pondered to himself. Seeing the whole picture from a single glimpse, since the space was now more stable, both the "Six-Character True Technique of Destruction" and the "Star River Sword Intent" of swordsmanship would inevitably have significantly reduced destructive power.
However, reduced destructive power does not mean reduced strength. The battle is about killing humans, demons, and monsters, not destroying the world.
When Jiang Liu lands a punch or a palm strike on a body, who can withstand it?
Chapter 248 The Yellow-Robed Monster (Part 2)
The lowest-ranking civil servants in Heaven are the Earth Gods, Mountain Gods, and Heavenly Soldiers, followed by the City Gods and Water Gods in various regions.
The Twenty-Eight Mansions hold a position comparable to the Dragon King of the Yangtze River and the Dragon King of the Yellow River, with one controlling rain and the other patrolling the Three Realms.
This information was deduced by Jiang Liu based on his memories from his previous life. Judging from Kui Mulang's current strength, he is roughly at the peak of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation, and perhaps with the help of the power of the Zhou Tian stars, he has the strength to fight against a Celestial Immortal.
However, their status in the Heavenly Court was not high. They were merely separated from the ranks of Heavenly Soldiers and were considered generals in their own right.
According to the book, after Sun Wukong was imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain, the Jade Emperor invited Buddha to dinner. Accompanying him were the "Three Pure Ones, Four Emperors, Five Elders, Six Ministers, Seven Primordial Beings, Eight Extremes, Nine Luminaries, Ten Capitals, and a Thousand True Saints." The Twenty-Eight Constellations didn't even have the right to sit at the table; they just stood around watching others eat.
Why? Because the Twenty-Eight Constellations weren't high-ranking official positions. Besides patrolling the Three Realms, they were also guards protecting the Heavenly Court, not even as high-ranking as Marshal Tianpeng. At least Pigsy was a mid-level official in the Heavenly Court, a general under the Northern Purple Emperor.
Kui Mulang descended to the mortal realm simply because he fell in love with a jade maiden serving incense at the Pixiang Palace. The maiden, yearning for mortal life, was banished to the mortal world and reincarnated as a human, so Kui Mulang followed her. According to available information, the two were husband and wife for thirteen years, but tragically, for Kui Mulang, the ending was a tragedy: his family was destroyed, his two sons were killed by Sun Wukong.
More importantly, over those thirteen years, the couple did not live in perfect harmony and affection.
The jade maiden who served incense at the Hall of Fragrant Breeze, reincarnated as a human, did not escape the mystery of her birth and remember her past and present lives. For her, there was no love, only fear. There was no Kui Mulang, only the Yellow-Robed Monster. Facing a monster every day, it was a miracle she wasn't scared to death.
It was she who single-handedly destroyed Kui Mulang's love!
After thirteen years, when disaster struck, Kui Mulang lost all hope and returned to Heaven as a star. What were his feelings when he faced Sun Wukong and his companions?
Kui Mulang, a demon of deep affection, yet his life was a tragedy.
The Twenty-Eight Mansions played only minor roles in the Journey to the West. But even the lowest-ranking characters in Heaven are still gods to mortals.
Jiang Liu and Kui Mulang, one fleeing and the other pursuing, traveled hundreds of miles away from the capital of Baoxiang Kingdom. Jiang Liu landed far away on a desolate mountain, surrounded by jagged rocks and filled with wisps of demonic energy.
Jiang Liu's arrival instantly startled several lesser demons. They had beast heads, looking ferocious and terrifying. They held several weapons made of beast bones, baring their sharp teeth and roaring, but they did not rush to attack.
"Hey! Human, this is the python king's lair! You'd better leave at once!" Seeing that Jiang Liu was riding the wind and had become an earth immortal, they dared not attack rashly. If it were an ordinary person, they would have already swarmed him and devoured him alive.
"Hurry up, Grandpa's big sword is itching for a fight!" This monster was very hot-blooded.
"The Python King has awakened; your tiny body isn't big enough to swallow it whole!"
These newly transformed little demons, though constantly shouting, dared not take a single step forward.
Just then, from within the jagged rocks and a dark cave, a demonic aura suddenly surged forth, and a giant python leaped out.
The giant python was as thick as a water bucket and tens of meters long, with a prominent head that appeared to have dragon horns. It was a monster that was about to reach the peak of the Refining Essence into Qi stage.
As soon as the giant python appeared, it transformed into a burly man with a square face and a red face, holding a large axe in each hand. The axe blades were as big as door panels and weighed over a thousand pounds.
"An Earth Immortal?" The moment the python demon saw Jiang Liu, its eyes shrank to the size of pinpoints, and it immediately wanted to retreat.
Jiang Liu glanced at him indifferently, ignoring him, and instead looked at the yellow-robed monster rapidly approaching in the sky.
Following the river's gaze, the python demon was startled again, its grip on its great axe tightening instantly, veins bulging. Although they were both demons, they were not a unified entity, but rather a disorganized mess.
Moreover, three years ago, the python demon reached the neck stage of its cultivation and went to Baoxiang Kingdom to capture young boys and girls to practice its demonic arts and increase its magical power. However, it was defeated by the Yellow Robe Monster and took a year to recover.
He knew how terrifying the Yellow Robe Monster was. Although he, a monster, could rule a mountain, he was nothing but a fart in the eyes of a true great demon. He was self-aware.
"The Yellow-Robed Monster is chasing this human. He's even chasing him. This person's strength is unfathomable... Let's go! We can't stay here any longer! Or, let's sit back and watch the two fight!"
In an instant, the python demon, which had lived for countless years, had many thoughts running through its mind. Then it changed into its snake form again and disappeared into the rocky mountain crevices with countless ravines, trying to escape.
He had not reached the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation stage, nor was he from a race that was born capable of flying, so naturally he could not fly.
The lesser demons stared blankly as their leader transformed into his true form and fled. They didn't even have the courage to fight back, or even utter a harsh word. They just... ran away!
In an instant, the little demons were dumbfounded. After a brief moment of disorientation, one of the demons with sharp eyes fled into the darkness, and the rest of the demons scattered in all directions.
At this moment, the Yellow-Robed Monster arrived closely, his wolf eyes filled with hope. His gaze was brimming with a glimmer of hope, tinged with a hint of madness, as he muttered, "The aura of the Heaven-Mending Pill! Laozi's Heaven-Mending Pill! I smelled it from afar at the Peach Banquet. With my nose, there's absolutely no mistake… If we obtain the Heaven-Mending Pill, Baihua Xiu can break free from the mystery of her unborn life and recall her past life's memories. Moreover, with the Heaven-Mending Pill, Baihua Xiu and my son can refine our physiques to meet the requirements for cultivation. This is a top-tier Qi-refining method bestowed upon us by our master, incomparable to ordinary cultivation techniques, but it demands extremely high physiques. Physiques, oh physiques! For a mortal, cultivation is so difficult. With the Heaven-Mending Pill, everything is possible!"
"Anything is possible. I must get the Heaven-Mending Pill!"
The yellow-robed monster landed instantly on the rocks opposite the river, his eyelids rolled back, revealing a pair of wolf eyes that were already gleaming with a hint of bloodlust.
Jiang Liu also took a look at Kui Mulang, who was famous in the journey to the West. As one of the Twenty-Eight Constellations and an outer disciple of Tongtian Daoren of the Jie Sect, although there were many outer disciples and some were not very good, Kui Mulang's talent and ability were not at the bottom among the immortals. On the contrary, he was among the top, although he could not be compared with those top figures.
However, while its strength is not as good as the best, it is more than enough compared to the worst.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been named one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions.
"A dark and windy night, the perfect time for murder and arson!" Jiang Liu said calmly. "Yellow-robed monster, what is your purpose in chasing me?"
Their intention was, of course, to seize the treasure!
However, Kui Mulang dared not forcibly seize it, even though he had already entertained such a thought. He could see through Jiang Liu's cultivation level at a glance and was confident that he could kill this human, but the Third Holy Mother was not someone he could afford to offend!
Chapter 249 The Yellow-Robed Monster (Part 2)
The Yellow-Robed Monster has been a demon in the mortal realm for eight years, enduring all this without daring to reveal his true nature, lest the Heavenly Court find out and arrest him.
Now that the opportunity is right in front of us, although we are afraid of the Holy Mother of the Three Realms, we have no choice but to bite the bullet and move forward.
As long as I obtain the Heaven-Mending Pill, I can rest assured. Even if I return to the Heavenly Court, Baihuaxiu and my son can cultivate, and we will reunite one day. With my strength, I can also acquire some cultivation resources to provide for their cultivation. Moreover, out of consideration for my fellow disciples in the Jie Sect, I will surely be able to obtain a sliver of immortality and achieve the status of Earth Immortal. Once we reach the Earth Immortal level, my husband and I can stay together forever. Strengthening our foundation and unlocking our talents are fundamental; otherwise, everything is in vain… everything is in vain!
Gradually, the yellow-robed monster's eyes hardened, staring straight at Jiang Liu like sharp swords, and he said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist, you are courteous. I have been pursuing you for a certain item, and I hope you will part with it. I will repay you with my life."
As he spoke, the yellow-robed monster unleashed his full power, a surging pressure descending like a mountain. Although he was obtained by a wolf demon, he cultivated the authentic Shangqing Technique, not the sinister and demonic aura of the demons, but the righteous path.
"Fellow Daoist, please part with the Heaven-Mending Pill!"
Jiang Liu touched his nose, shrugged, and said, "I really don't have any, I've already eaten them!"
The yellow-robed monster took a deep breath, his nose instantly transforming into a wolf's shape. After inhaling completely, he said in a deep voice, "I didn't smell the scent of the Heaven-Mending Pill on you; it's still on you. I have a treasure, collected from the starlight of the White Tiger constellation over a thousand years. It possesses immense killing power and is quite valuable. Would you mind exchanging it with me?"
As he spoke, he took out a jade bottle filled with starlight, which exuded a murderous aura even through the jade bottle.
The Heaven-Mending Pill, a mid-grade Heaven-level elixir refined by Laozi, can compensate for the impurities of an acquired Dao body and refine an innate Dharma body. In the world of "Yang God," it was consumed by the Azure Emperor, allowing it to grow.
There's only one pill left, and Jiang Liu naturally can't produce it now.
“Really not!” Jiang Liu said.
The yellow-robed monster's expression suddenly turned cold. He then slowly put away the jade bottle in his hand, and in an instant, a knife appeared in his hand, its sharp light shining brightly.
"Since you refuse to listen to reason, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Jiang Liu frowned as he looked at the light emanating from the blade, thinking to himself, "The aura of the Western Tai Bai Geng Metal, a weapon of slaughter, this blade is no ordinary weapon!"
It's more than just extraordinary; this sword has been refined by Kui Mulang for thousands of years, nurtured daily by the killing power of the White Tiger Kui Su. Even years later, when it fights Sun Wukong, this sword can withstand the attack of the Golden Cudgel and earn Sun Wukong's praise.
He possessed the cultivation level of the peak of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation, along with a high-level weapon of mass destruction, and the stellar power bestowed upon him by Kui Xing.
Jiang Liu immediately felt some pressure. Kui Mulang, whose strength was at the bottom of the Heavenly Court, was a very troublesome opponent for Jiang Liu.
In an instant, the yellow-robed monster charged toward Jiang Liu, his snow-white broadsword flashing and transforming into the illusion of a white tiger, roaring and snarling, shaking its head and wagging its tail, lifelike.
Kui is one of the seven constellations of the White Tiger in the west. The seven constellations of the White Tiger govern killing and warfare; the power of these constellations is an aura of killing and warfare.
This single strike, imbued with the killing power of the White Tiger, sent shivers down Jiang Liu's spine.
This strike was even more ferocious than Jiang Liu's "Severing Word Technique." With a single strike, everything withered and shattered, cut in two and reduced to nothingness.
"Kui Mulang, don't push your luck!"
In an instant, Jiang Liu moved, his hands rising together like blades. With a surge of energy, a cold glint of light burst forth from his body.
The "Severing Word Technique" unleashed a blade of energy that swept across the area in front of him, spanning several dozen feet. In the blink of an eye, it collided with the illusion of a white tiger. A tiger's roar rang out, and the "Severing Word Technique" paused abruptly, as did the snow-white broadsword.
When the two sides came into contact, neither gained the upper hand.