Chapter 337: Crushing the Nine Infant, the Living Yama Chen Ku!

Jiuying stood upright, his gaze resolute.

At this moment, he actually felt a rather bold and open feeling.

This time, Di Jun personally came forward, sharing weal and woe with him.

Bai Ze and the others were all moved, let alone Jiuying.

Therefore, in Jiuying's view, he had also implicated his own Demon Emperor.

How could he possibly feel at ease?!

Moreover, the Saints lofty above, repeatedly making things difficult for Di Jun, indeed smacks of bullying the weak with strength.

Filled with righteous indignation, Jiuying could no longer bear to watch, and thus spoke out loudly.

Upon hearing this, Di Jun beside him slightly furrowed his brows.

"Jiuying, do not speak nonsense!"

He was greatly alarmed.

For one must know, the might of the Saints cannot be profaned.

Every word and sentence must be carefully weighed.

Di Jun also worried in his heart, fearing that Jiuying would provoke Chen Ku and the others.

After all, in the blink of a Saint's thought, they could annihilate both of them without the slightest hesitation.

Just as Di Jun felt uneasy in his heart.

Chen Ku wore a mocking smile, scrutinizing Jiuying.

"One person does the deed, one person bears the responsibility?!"

"In that case, the extermination of the fox demons and the hidden secret behind it are also related to you?!"

Chen Ku asked in this manner.

Upon hearing this, Jiuying's expression froze.

"This... this matter has nothing to do with me."

"I merely discovered first that the fox demons were slaughtered and reported it to the Demon Emperor."

"As for the so-called secret the Saints wish to investigate, I know nothing of it."

Jiuying answered thus.

That statement is indeed true as well.

After all, given Jiuying's strength, it is indeed impossible to conceal anything from the retrospection and investigation of the Buddhist Saints.

But such a response made Chen Ku's brows furrow ever tighter.

Jiuying merely discovered this matter?!

In that case, if there truly is a behind-the-scenes mastermind, then Jiuying is nothing more than a scapegoat in their scheme.

Chen Ku pondered.

It seems that wanting to thoroughly uncover all the reasons behind the demon race's slaughter of humans is truly not an easy task.

However, just as he remained silent.

On the other side, Mile looked at Jiuying with a doubtful expression.

"Senior Brother Chen Ku, Jiuying must certainly be hiding something."

"Hmph, in the Demon Court, the Demon Saints reign supreme, governing countless demon race beings."

"In my view, he absolutely cannot be completely unaware."

Mile said thus.

Such suspicion of his is also understandable.

After all, Mile has not become a Saint, and cannot, like Chen Ku, instantly perceive many secrets, let alone Jiuying's thoughts and so on.

Who would have thought, upon hearing those words, Jiuying instantly flared with anger, his eyebrows bristling.

"Kid, don't spout nonsense here!"

"I dare to act and take responsibility; what I said earlier are all facts."

"Hmph, a mere early-stage Quasi-Saint, do you really think I fear you?!"

Jiuying retorted mercilessly.

First, earlier in the Demon Court, Mile had beaten him severely with the Hongmeng Heaven-Measuring Ruler, which had already caused Jiuying to accumulate endless anger.

Second, Chen Ku and the others, being Saint-level existences, I have shown them extra respect, so that's fine.

You, Mile, a mere petty Quasi-Saint, dare to slander me like this?!

How could Jiuying endure this?!

As he spoke, his aura erupted, vast and mighty, gripping the heart and soul.

Seeing this, Chen Ku's expression shifted, as if he had thought of something.

Immediately after, a fleeting strange hue flashed in his eyes, hard to notice.

But his face instantly sank, brows tightly furrowed, coldly staring at Jiuying.

"Noisy!"

"Shouting loudly before a Saint!"

"Jiuying, do you think this Mahavira Hall is a place for you to run wild?"

Chen Ku suddenly shouted angrily.

Before his voice even faded, he extended a palm, reaching out to seize Jiuying from afar.

In an instant, Jiuying's face changed drastically, shock and fear intertwining.

Impossible?!

Damn, is it really necessary?!

Maitreya kept insisting that I was still hiding something, I merely replied with a few sentences.

This just provoked Chen Ku, this Primordial Chaos Grand Luo Golden Immortal, to strike?!

Jiu Ying's heart was roiled by huge waves, and he hastily withdrew, trying to avoid Chen Ku's palm.

But the speed of a Saint's strike is astonishing.

Almost in the blink of an eye, this palm came through the air and landed on Jiu Ying's body.

Boom!

Only to see Jiu Ying's body explode on impact, bursting into a sky-filling blood rain.

Under that palm, his physical body was completely crushed.

Without a doubt, beneath a Saint, all are ants.

Even Jiu Ying, who possesses quasi-Saint cultivation, is no exception!

Fortunately, although his physical body was destroyed, Jiu Ying's primordial spirit immediately escaped.

Although it feels somewhat illusory, as long as the primordial spirit is not destroyed, it is not truly the death of body and disappearance of the Dao.

At this moment, Jiu Ying's primordial spirit, still full of shock, looked toward Chen Ku.

Is this what a Primordial Chaos Grand Luo Golden Immortal is?

This is really too domineering!

As for Jiu Ying's such gaze, Chen Ku merely said lightly:

"Disturbing the tranquility of a Saint's Daoist sanctuary deserves death!"

Just this short sentence caused Jiu Ying's heart to shudder again, and he dared not say anything more.

In fact, Chen Ku is naturally not overly petty; merely because of a single sentence, he crushed Jiu Ying's physical body in one fell swoop.

No matter what, Jiu Ying is not innocent.

Previously, when the Demon Race slaughtered humans, he also launched a massive slaughter, showing no mercy, extremely cruel.

Moreover, when the fox demon clan was exterminated, Jiu Ying was the first to discover it, and thus inevitably bound by karmic ties.

Let alone crushing his physical body; even if he had truly slaughtered Jiu Ying on the spot, it would not be considered unjust.

Chen Ku's sudden strike also shocked Di Jun greatly, his scalp nearly bursting.

From beginning to end, he didn't even have a chance to intervene.

It is evident that after attaining the Dao, Chen Ku and Di Jun have already opened an astonishing gap.

And by the time he reacted, Jiu Ying had nothing left but a remnant of his primordial spirit.

Di Jun, having no time for anything else, came to his senses and hurriedly stepped in front of Jiu Ying's primordial spirit.

"Wait, wait!"

"All you Saints, please forgive us."

"Jiu Ying merely had a surge of qi and blood, spoke without restraint, and did not intend to disturb the tranquility of the Saint's Daoist sanctuary."

"Please show mercy and let his primordial spirit remain immortal."

Di Jun nodded and bowed, speaking with urgency and pleading.

He was truly startled.

Although the physical body was destroyed, it can still be reformed.

But if the primordial spirit is also crushed, it would mean that Jiu Ying's true form and spirit are both annihilated, body dead and Dao gone, with no possibility of revival.

How could Di Jun not be anxious?!

As for his plea, Jieyin and Zhunti, etc., remained noncommittal.

Everything is left to Chen Ku's disposition.

And seeing Di Jun's worried expression, Chen Ku showed a faint smile.

"Hehe, a surge of qi and blood?"

"Since Daoist Di Jun said so, how could this seat not give you face?"

"Alas, this seat is just too kind."

Chen Ku responded in this way.

Upon hearing this, Di Jun nodded repeatedly, but inwardly he couldn't help but complain.

Kind?!

Do these two words have anything to do with you, kid?!

However, Chen Ku's 'thick-skinned' nature is also nothing new to Di Jun.

Moreover, from Chen Ku's words, it seems he wants to show mercy and spare Jiu Ying this time?!

For Di Jun, this is ultimately good news.

He showed a smile and immediately prepared to bow in thanks.

Who would have known, the next moment, Chen Ku changed the tone of his speech and continued:

"However... the death penalty can be waived, but the living punishment is hard to forgive."

"If this seat does not administer a slight punishment, then wouldn't everyone be able to shout and clamor in my Buddhist sect?"

Upon hearing this, the smile that had just appeared on Di Jun's face suddenly froze.

Administer a slight punishment?!

Is there still going to be a change?!

"This......"

Di Jun pondered and opened his mouth, still wanting to say something.

But Chen Ku no longer gave him a chance to plead.

With a wave of his hand, Chen Ku said unequivocally:

"Throw that Nine Infant into my Western Demon-Suppressing Pagoda!"

"Only after three thousand years can he be freed."

Chen Ku had already made such a decision.

Suppress for three thousand years?!

Di Jun's face froze again.

"Nine Infant, Nine Infant, what are you doing with your foul mouth?!"

A few words exchanged, and this resulted in being suppressed for three thousand years— isn't this disaster from the mouth?!

But now that it's come to this, Di Jun also knows that everything is set in stone and cannot be changed.

For now, the two of them can only accept defeat!

Meanwhile, Nine Infant had a black line across his head and felt utterly speechless.

Nima!

This is too overbearing.

Just need Maitreya to speak, not allowing oneself to rebut?!

Only then did Nine Infant suddenly awaken.

This is within the Sage's Dao lineage; they simply have no qualification to argue reason.

As for Chen Ku.

When the words fell, he said nothing more.

With a wave of his hand, a spatial prison appeared, sealing Nine Infant's primordial spirit.

Then, with another wave, it directly fell into a nine-story pagoda outside the Mahavira Hall.

Demon-Suppressing Pagoda!

This object was originally the Nine Demon Pagoda in Rahu's hand, later obtained by Chen Ku.

After refinement, it became the Western Buddhist School's Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, used to suppress all evil demons and heretical paths.

Now, it has already suppressed countless demons.

Even just a distant glance makes one feel the leaking chill, causing scalp numbness and heart-pounding fear.

Nine Infant's aura completely vanished; seeing this, Di Jun could do nothing.

As Chen Ku said, being able to leave Nine Infant's primordial spirit intact without killing him already gave Di Jun full face.

"Fortunately... three thousand years will pass in a blink!"

"At that time, we will reforge a body for Nine Infant, aided by other cultivation resources."

"Surely, he can still return to his peak state."

Di Jun thought this to himself, also feeling some self-consolation.

The matter being settled, Chen Ku said no more.

"All right!"

"Fellow Daoist Di Jun, I won't see you off!"

Chen Ku was not polite, directly issuing the order to expel guests.

Moreover.

As the words fell, Chen Ku flicked his wide sleeve.

In an instant, the stars shifted and Di Jun was directly sent out of the Mahavira Hall.

All this happened within a few breaths.

Di Jun found himself in the void, looking dazed.

Following that came a deep shock.

"Is this the means of a Grand Unity Luo Golden Immortal?!"

"Indeed... unfathomable!"

Di Jun couldn't help but feel such an exclamation.

Heaven and earth shift, space moves!

Such means can also be said to be what Di Jun dreams of but cannot attain.

Before the battle of the sages, Di Jun merely watched from afar.

Now, personally experiencing Chen Ku's strength— unparalleled, supreme over all ages—

Immediately, he felt a deeper reverence for Chen Ku.

After a moment, Di Jun collected his scattered thoughts, calmed his mind, and with a complex expression turned and left, returning to the Monster Court.

As for the Mahavira Hall.

Having sent Di Jun away with a thought, Chen Ku no longer paid attention.

Meanwhile, Hong Yun's face showed surprise.

"The Nine Infant's hands are also stained with the blood of countless human beings."

"Merely suppressing him for three thousand years is already too lenient."

Hong Yun said this indignantly.

He had once gained much merit among humans and had witnessed how kind humans are.

Therefore, seeing humans suffer calamity, he felt only unbearable sorrow and compassion.

As for the people of the Monster Court, his hatred grew even deeper.

It is exactly as the saying goes: blood debt must be repaid in blood.

Therefore, regarding this punishment of suppressing for three thousand years, Hongyun felt it was somewhat insufficient.

Hearing this, Chen Ku was first stunned, then shook his head and laughed.

"Hehe... it seems Daoist friend Hongyun does not understand the profundity of the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda."

Hearing this, Hongyun's face filled with astonishment, utterly bewildered.

The profundity of the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda?!

In his understanding, isn't that just a treasure used to collect all kinds of demons?!

Soon after, Jieyin also spoke.

"Haha, Daoist friend Hongyun."

"That Jiuniang wants to endure three thousand years under the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, which is no simple matter."

"Inside the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, myriad demons swarm, and they have long been controlled by the obsession of slaughter."

"Within the nine-story treasure pagoda, countless demon kings reside, each extraordinarily violent."

"Furthermore, there are the Sun's True Fire, the Nine Netherworld Fire, etc., constantly scorching all the demons and souls within."

"Tsk... entering that Demon-Suppressing Pagoda is worse than falling into the eighteen levels of hell."

Jieyin explained to Hongyun.

In the course of his explanation, he couldn't help but click his tongue.

Upon hearing this, Hongyun also couldn't help but feel a chill run through his body.

Myriad demons tearing and attacking?!

Plus the scorching of various divine fires, the penetrating calamitous light, etc.

Torture!

Indeed, it is an existence comparable to torture.

Moreover, this hasn't ended yet.

Chen Ku spoke again, his words heavy with meaning:

"I have already used the Time Pagoda to adjust the flow of time within the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda!"

"Now, the flow of time inside the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda is a hundred times slower than outside."

Upon hearing this, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Hongyun were all slightly startled.

Soon after, they reacted and understood the meaning of Chen Ku's words.

Regulating time by a hundredfold?!

In other words, three thousand years outside will actually be three hundred thousand years inside the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda.

During these three hundred thousand years, the suffering that Jiuniang endures will only increase, without a moment's respite.

Upon realizing this, the three of them couldn't help but give Jiang Chen a strange look.

Cruel!

Too cruel!

This guy is truly a living Yama!