[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons":3,"chapter-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-828":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortality Begins with Slaying Demons",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2318716,4533,"Chapter 828: The Honored One Arrives in Dongzhou, You May Pay Homage","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-828",828,"\u003Cp>Dongzhou, Nanping Fucheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to other ruined lands, this city seized by the Three Immortals Sect still managed to look somewhat respectable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because the Immortals were kind-hearted, but because they were newcomers and needed to construct grand halls to enshrine the Three Pure Ones, so the refugees here would know Nanping Fucheng now had new masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place where the Three Pure Ones were enshrined could not be too humble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, this newly built grand hall was lifeless and dimly shadowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No Immortals came and went—only a handful of disciples sat slumped in the main hall, their once-beautiful robes torn, bloodstains still not fully dried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the faint stench of blood, they exchanged glances, silent, yet each saw the same resolve in the other’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nanping Fucheng was the first major city the Three Immortals Sect seized in Dongzhou; under the leadership of Senior Brother Chu Xi from Chiyun Cave, their disciples had swept forward like a storm, catching the monks off guard with no chance to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the grand hall was built in this city, nearly every disciple who had come to Dongzhou had been brimming with morale, finally avenging their grievances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But good fortune didn’t last. First, the prodigies of Dong Xumí woke up and joined forces to block the Three Immortals Sect’s advance; then, during the fighting, those of the Great Freedom faction frequently aided secretly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet no matter how many of their occupied Dao halls they lost, as long as Nanping Fucheng remained, the disciples would not lose heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until, in the battle between Senior Brother Chu Xi and the Miao Yin Bodhisattva—whose reputation was no lesser than his—the Miao Yin Bodhisattva’s master, the Great Freedom Lotus Pearl Bodhisattva of Dong Xumí, suddenly struck. One palm was enough to kill Chu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, the disciples of the Three Immortals Sect became like dogs without a home, suffering heavy casualties, utterly unable to fight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even this last stronghold, Nanping Fucheng, was on the brink of collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother Xiang Ming.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only female disciple among them wiped the crimson from her lips, looked up toward the hall’s entrance—she had already heard the steady, heavy footsteps—and softly called out to the most respected senior present: “They’ve come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man in his dark green robe, clearly the most severely wounded, his chest rising and falling erratically, slowly opened his eyes. A flicker of despair vanished instantly, replaced by a sharp, fierce glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall fell silent again, no one spoke, only heavy breathing remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no retreat—only death or battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bodhi Sect had abandoned all rules; then let us pay with our lives, so when our elders arrive in Dongzhou to demand justice from Xumí Mountain, we’ll have more charges to add!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they first came to Dongzhou, most disciples claimed they wanted to avenge their Senior Brothers and Sisters from Chiyun Cave and Lingxu Cave, but deep down, they mostly sought to gather some incense offerings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After enduring this period of humiliation and injustice, their anger and hatred had become real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if we perish in Nanping, we’ll tear off a piece of flesh from those monks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap-tap-tap—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The footsteps that had been outside the city now echoed all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thousand Arhats, wielding long staves, marched solemnly down the long street, then halted in perfect formation, surrounding the hall completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refugees hid in every corner of the city, staring at the towering Buddhist light—blinding and searing like the sun—nearly blinded, tears thick and murky in their eyes, too afraid to lift their heads, curling up like filthy, lowly maggots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a battle between immortals—how could mortals dare to witness it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep in the heavens, Monk Zhi Kong watched this scene, his heart trembling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally understood why the Future Buddha had said this had nothing to do with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nanzhou’s actions always seemed grand—first Bodhisattva Qibao preaching, then several great Arhats transmitting sutras—but upon reflection, only a handful of individuals were ever truly dispatched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, to merely besiege a single city, they’ve sent a thousand Arhats—this is what Xumí Mountain truly looks like when it commits fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bodhi Sect may lack many wondrous techniques, and their array arts are crude and simple compared to the Three Immortals Sect’s intricate, obscure methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But simplicity does not mean weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the thousand Arhats simultaneously drove their staves into the ground, the vast Buddhist light suddenly condensed into a single beam, engulfing the entire hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, they parted, clearing a path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Bodhisattvas walked calmly to the hall’s front; the leader stepped forward gently, fingers twirling his prayer beads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Brother Miao Yin, due to the earlier incident, could not interfere in Nanping’s affairs—but these Immortals had invaded Dongzhou without warning, struck with brutality, causing Dong Xumí to lose so many brethren—this could not be overlooked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve given you ample time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lead Bodhisattva smiled faintly, voice cold: “But now it seems you refuse to leave... then you must wish to die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words ended,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scoff echoed suddenly from within the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, several tall Immortals stepped out side by side; though their robes were filthy, their aura remained unbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know how you won.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Xiang Ming slightly lifted his chin, looking down with contempt at the assembly of monks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To their surprise, the Bodhisattvas didn’t feel humiliated; instead, they chuckled among themselves, then regarded the Three Immortals Sect disciples seriously: “How we win doesn’t matter—it’s still a win.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Dongzhou. Above your heads sits the Buddha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lead Bodhisattva stopped twirling his beads, a cruel smile curling his lips: “If you’re Bufu , summon your elders. See if they dare come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You!” The female disciple drew her sword in fury, trembling with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Xiang Ming’s face darkened; he raised a hand to stop his junior’s curses, speaking coldly: “No need for more words. When the fighting starts... kill him first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the lead Bodhisattva’s expression froze slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people were cornered beasts, faces painted with death, waiting only to bite off a piece of flesh before they fell—and now he was that piece of flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in an instant, his smile returned; he stepped back quietly into the crowd and sneered: “Look at you now—dogs without a home. Who could you possibly kill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he waved his hand: “Activate the array!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bodhisattvas rose into the air, each taking a position, using their spiritual positions to mobilize the thousand Arhats into a great array—the Buddhist light above the hall instantly transformed into a golden bell, inverted and descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with such overwhelming advantage, they still had no intention of direct combat with the Three Immortals Sect disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After trapping them, the Bodhisattvas sat cross-legged in midair, palms joined, eyes slightly lowered, lips moving rapidly as they began chanting the Great Sutra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the deep Buddhist chants, the three Immortals Sect disciples’ faces changed drastically; they watched golden rivers rise silently around them, their cultivation base rapidly draining away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Xiang Ming reacted fastest, reaching out to seize a ten-foot banner and hurling it violently at the golden bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bell’s surface rippled like water; the surging golden river reversed, engulfing his body and slamming him straight back into the front of the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Xiang Ming rolled helplessly on the ground, already gravely wounded; he tried to push himself up with his arms several times, but could not rise again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head sharply, gazing outside the golden bell, pupils contracting as he fixed on the Arhats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of their right arms bore a few casual strokes of vermilion scripture... again, the work of those Great Freedom Bodhisattvas!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after openly killing Senior Brother Chu Xi and breaking the rules, these old villains still refused to restrain themselves before our elders arrived in Dongzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Xiang Ming’s face twisted with sorrow; he spat out a mouthful of blood and cried fiercely: “Don’t approach the golden bell! Guard yourselves! They’re trying to slowly refine us into nothing! Hold on longer—wait for reinforcements from Beizhou!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining disciples sat down obediently, channeling their cultivation base to protect themselves; though it slowed the drain, despair welled in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beizhou and Dongzhou were impossibly far apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time word reached our brethren, the situation there would be equally complex; our elders might not decide immediately—and a slight delay would mean no chance of survival for us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cowards! If you have courage, disband the array and fight us with real swords and spears!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female disciple had seen through everything—it was merely a matter of dying sooner or later. She gripped her immortal sword tightly and let out a low roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bodhisattvas glanced at her coldly, sneering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the turmoil of cultivation energy, five golden-bodied manifestations appeared in the clouds—these majestic Bodhisattva forms all had palms joined, gazing down at the hall with indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies linked together, forming an unbreakable prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just stay still. Don’t die too disgracefully.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above you stands the Buddha, with Xumí Mountain backing you—real sword-to-sword combat? You’re not worthy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female disciple felt her cultivation base nearly dissolved; she let out a piercing shriek. She could accept losing in combat to these monks, accepting death without complaint—but she could not bear that her hard-won skills had no use, that she would merely sit and wait to die, defeated by the treacherous tricks of those Great Freedom sectarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She channeled her remaining cultivation base; her immortal sword blazed with white light, and she leapt straight toward the golden bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere in the clouds, Monk Zhi Kong sighed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t pity the Three Immortals Sect disciples—after all, to mortals, both sects were the greatest demonic plagues, with nothing good to offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhi Kong merely felt sorrow: before the incense and offerings of this mortal world, the once lofty gods, immortals, and celestial lords had lost even basic dignity, sinking to the level of beasts fighting over flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s about over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Future Buddha said calmly: “Neither the Bodhi Sect nor the Three Immortals Sect dare disrupt the Great Calamity. These few dying isn’t unfair—at least, when negotiations come, they’ll help the Three Immortals Sect gain a few more Dao halls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the six most exalted Sect Masters in heaven and earth, he saw far clearer than ordinary mortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it seems like a bitter life-or-death feud now, the Golden Immortals and Great Freedom Bodhisattvas on both sides absolutely lack the courage to let things spiral out of control—reconciliation is inevitable, and soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, let the Three Immortals Sect disciples vent their anger, then shake hands, negotiate how to divide the Dao halls, and finally choose an Immortal Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the control of countless first-rank titans, this was merely a grand performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the two spoke briefly, the piercing shriek had pierced the heavens—the swordlight like a rainbow, meant to pierce the sky, now trapped like a dragon in a cage, appearing pitifully confined within the golden bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining Three Immortals Sect disciples stared upward, watching their sister crash into the golden bell like a moth into flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword’s shriek seemed about to cut off at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bodhisattvas didn’t even bother to lift their eyelids; had this been true combat, they might have feared them somewhat—but before the prearranged trap of Xumí Mountain, today was merely a formality, no chance of error.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In at most three days, all the Three Immortals Sect disciples in Nanping Fucheng would dissolve into sludge, warning other Immortals who dared remain in Dongzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at that moment, the silenced sword shriek did not cease—it grew a hundred times sharper, filled with solemn, deadly intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swordlight, like a silver dragon’s waterfall, fell from the Heavenly River.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It fell from among the five Buddha Golden Bodies into the mortal world; as it passed, those solemn golden eyes lost their luster, and the colossal heads slid off their shoulders with a thunderous crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across its mighty, robust frame, countless fine cracks instantly spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the instant the white rainbow swept past, even the blinding Buddha Sun dimmed into obscurity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the sound of thunderous upheaval, all the Golden Body manifestations shattered into fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enormous golden bell erupted in an unending series of cracking sounds, failing to endure even a breath before dissolving utterly into nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female disciple stared dazedly at the sword in her hand, while the other disciples gaped in shock at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Buddhas simultaneously spat gouts of blood, their eyes filled with horror; a thousand Arhats were all flung backward, collapsing helplessly upon the ground in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, all eyes turned away from the female disciple, fixing instead on the front of the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon the stone steps, a simple, ancient immortal sword was planted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who dares trespass upon Dongzhou?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lead Buddha’s face flushed crimson as he glared upward, snarling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is going on?” Far away in the heavens, Master Zhi Kong also looked bewildered; even with the Golden Cicada Position’s blessing, he had sensed not the faintest clue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an astonishing sword strike could not possibly have come from the female disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Future Buddha raised an eyebrow, sighed, and gently pressed his staff against Zhi Kong’s chin, lifting the young monk’s head to face north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the gaze of all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the faint, shimmering clouds, a white jade palanquin drawn by a dragon and phoenix descended calmly into the mortal realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon the palanquin sat a Daoist in black robes adorned with golden hairpins, leaning back lazily, one hand propping his handsome cheek, his eyes and brows carrying a trace of languor as he gazed down indifferently upon the grand temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him, the Divine Void Ancestor transformed into a fair-skinned, rosy-lipped boy-child; the next moment, his youthful voice rang out across the entire Nanping Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Grand Void True Lord of the Three Immortal Sects has arrived in Dongzhou,” he smiled faintly, looking down at the assembly of monks, his eyes brimming with undisguised contempt:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You may kneel to welcome him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2363,"2026-06-20T15:00:39.689Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","bcd02e0278b32e70948eeb2d74a0341c9882dd904e9515efc0c78ec947f1bd45","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-829","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-827",840,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-cover.jpg"]