Chapter 266: Demons Retreat Three Leagues

This pistol, manifested from Divine Nature, was merely a god of the Dharma Realm and had not yet attained a form in the Yang world, so Xu Jia asked Li Rentai directly for one.

That is the one good thing about America: everyone carries two or three pieces on them. After all, with the Great Recession in America now, even children in elementary school mandatory education classes can get their hands on two adult toys, and there is no way to ban it.

Li Rentai took out his own protective Dharma treasure, the Tiangang Thunder Fire Browning. This thing had a classic style, decent power, and a rugged, handsome design.

It was not some "Desert Eagle" type of thing.

Xu Jia burned Wish Power Dharma Coin to merge its form and spirit. The next moment, the golden pistol of Tian Tang Divine Nature radiated holy light, fused with it, and revealed beautiful gold-and-silver inlay patterns—perhaps somewhat like feather-man motifs, or perhaps some secret runes. In short, it was a combination of East and West, scientific artifact refining.

"This thing is much easier to use than any Apostle holy relic."

Li Rentai was dumbfounded. After they finished eating the roasted angel wings, they all felt refreshed. They didn't have "black mud coming out of their pores," but their stomachs were not very comfortable, rumbling away. Xu Jia waved his hand: "You all go ahead, I am going to test its power!"

"Many thanks, Ancestor!" These few went to find a restroom, and Xu Jia stepped into the Dharma Realm.

The Dharma Realm of America was pitch black, revealing a hint of blood-red light. Ghosts and demons wandered everywhere, most of them looking like zombies. They were all the destitute; during the pandemic some time ago, everything became depressed, and these homeless people basically all died.

Xu Jia did not bother testing his power on these lonely ghosts and wild spirits; he only sensed the aura of Demon Gods, especially Hannibal the Old Demon.

Ever since he was frightened last time, this Hannibal the Old Demon knew that relying on his own strength alone made it difficult to contend with Xu Jia, so he went to pay his respects and acknowledge a big brother.

In San Francisco, there was a devil who, although not among the seventy-two Demon Gods, was even better than the seventy-two Demon Gods. He was the Satanic Church Leader, Anton LaVey.

This Satanic Church Leader, also known as the Great Demon Master of America, had a similar experience to Xu Jia; he also came from a background of writing novels. He wrote a "Satanic Bible" himself. Whatever the Bible said, he did the opposite. The Bible asked you to forgive others and repent for yourself, but he wanted you to take revenge tenfold: those who offend me shall not die a good death.

It was truly a "criminal underworld," yet these dogmas attracted many people.

This sect also advocated "liberating one's nature," and the leader often led the followers to host large masquerade balls.

This sect also advocated cannibalism. By comparison, the cannibal leader Hannibal was just a minor wizard compared to this Satanic Church Leader.

When the Satanic Church Leader was alive, he possessed immense Divine Ability and Dharma Power, known as the number one person of the demonic path in America. Even if Jesus were resurrected, he would have no way to deal with him. His status was equivalent to the Demon Buddha Poxun.

What's more, after his physical body dissolved, he ascended to the Altar; it would be no exaggeration to call him the number one evil god since the founding of America.

It was just that this old demon had been silent for many years, with his disciples and grandchildren practicing the doctrine, while he himself had almost merged with the "American Heavenly Dao," a supreme demonic infection method known as the Eye of the Heavenly Dao.

His sect influenced things subtly and silently, having already mastered everything in America.

This was also the origin of the rise of demons and the decline of the Dao in America.

When Xu Jia first preached and purged demons in this realm, eight out of ten demons came from this sect, and they were endless.

This Hannibal the Old Demon had come to beg "Satan's Witch" here.

The Satanic Witch Michelle, this old hag, was originally a medium witch, and later became the mistress of the Great Demon Master LaVey.

While alive, she held a Demon God Ritual and became the goddess of the Black Witch of America. The indigenous Voodoo of America basically all worshipped her.

This old hag was proficient in black magic, devil contracts, demon rituals, and demon arrays. She also knew how to refine demon tools. Powerful demon tools had power comparable to the holy relics left behind by the Twelve Holy Apostles of the past, and the many witches under her command were also notorious.

Hannibal the Old Demon came to Michelle's Witch Forest, which was the Devil's Island National Park in San Francisco. Next to it was the Devil's Prison. This guy's house was even a sea-view room, built on a cliff.

This house was locked and looked gloomy and terrifying, but viewed from the Dharma Realm, this place was a "Black Forest."

In the forest, one could only see a red-robed witch with a beautiful face, red hair, and green eyes. Under her seat was a giant dog; this dog had three stitched-together heads, almost exactly the same as the legendary hellhound.

"The Four-Winged Combat Celestial Master has descended." The Four-Winged Celestial Master was a mid-level angel, the backbone of Tian Tang. Some dark prophecies appeared before Michelle's eyes...

But Hannibal the Old Demon sensed a different power: "It is that resurrected Eastern wizard."

"How does he have the power of Tian Tang?"

Just as they were suspicious, suddenly a voice rang out: "Tiangang, Tiangang, behead the evil and perish, Divine Weapon Thunder Fire, Jijiru Luling, hurry!"

Immediately, thunder shook; it turned out that Xu Jia had already found this place and pulled the trigger.

One could see the barrel of the gun filled with holy light energy, and with the blessing of the Tiangang Great Sage on the overseas Daoist lineage, the heavenly stars suddenly shone brightly, and the power of the Big Dipper to subdue demons flourished.

"Boom!"

One could see this bullet traversing the void and striking "darkness" itself.

The barrier set up by Michelle shattered like glass in an instant, falling to pieces.

Immediately, the Tiangang Thunder Fire exploded, accompanied by the flashing of holy light. Some low-level demon lackeys were directly purified into ashes.

The next moment, a huge venomous snake appeared from the ashes, flying rapidly toward Xu Jia. This was Witchcraft Transformation. Likewise, Hannibal the Old Demon's scalpel emerged from a blind spot, crossing space to slash at Xu Jia's throat.

It was just that the body Xu Jia had descended in was merely a cured-meat Golden Body, which was the least of his concerns.

Xu Jia did not panic in the face of danger; he fired three more shots at the large snake lunging at him.

Every shot hit, and blood gushed out, turning into leeches upon hitting the ground.

The venomous snake fell to the ground before it could hit Xu Jia, and the next moment it collapsed into a large swarm of crows. The crows made cawing sounds, gathering into a curse of spoken words.

Xu Jia ignored them. Talismans emerged around his body, blocking Hannibal the Old Demon's scalpel. With his eyes using spiritual vision, he locked onto the location of his true body, and then the Incense Fire boiled: "Taiping Qingling Art!", scattering golden beans that transformed into individual angels.

These were much more powerful than the ones summoned by Yu Yaosheng; they were Tiangang Thunder Fire soldiers, having taken in the righteous energy of American humanity. Although these angels only had two wings, the things they held in their hands were no joke: grenade launchers, submachine guns.

This operation stunned the old hag Michelle: "What kind of method and skill is this?" Hannibal the Old Demon was terrified: how could it be so much more powerful and evil than the last time he descended? Immediately, seven or eight butchers were summoned by him, holding chainsaws, axes, and bone-chopping knives... but these only met with being strafed when they encountered the bean soldiers.

Xu Jia sensed that this spell consumed Incense Fire rapidly, but its power was indeed great, and being able to gang up on others with justice was truly refreshing.

He fired another shot directly at the location of Hannibal the Old Demon's true body. The Holy Cross Silver Bullet, fused with Tian Tang Divine Nature and Tiangang Thunder Fire, struck the old demon's shoulder directly, instantly blowing it up and severing the arm.

Although the old demon had an immortal Demon God body, he was so frightened by this power that he turned and hid in the shadows.

The old hag Michelle's witch curse was an "Immediate Death Curse," which turned into a Black Qi skull and lunged at Xu Jia's face. Xu Jia fired a shot directly, and the thunder fire dispersed the curse.

But the next moment, thick smoke rose, and the old hag Michelle also ran away.

The Demon Gods of America, at the lowest level, could be considered Earth Immortal grade. Higher-level ones, such as the Satanic Church Leader, even if not Heavenly Immortals, could be considered the pinnacle of God Immortals. Plus, there were the immortal bodies of gods and demons, which could be considered Yin Spirit officials of the Dharma Realm, only there was no Six Paths of Reincarnation here, just so-called hell devils.

These two were not to say they couldn't fight Xu Jia, but Xu Jia's Daoism was strange, and they couldn't figure out his background. Secondly, the two Demon Gods did not trust each other, fearing that if they fought Xu Jia to the point of both suffering, the other would reap the benefits as a fisherman.

Although Demon Gods are immortal, they can be devoured by another Demon God to gain their roots and advance.

Xu Jia did not pursue them; after all, he only came to test the power of this weapon, and now he was very satisfied.

Afterwards, he picked up the arm that had been blown off Hannibal the Old Demon.

The Divine Nature of the Hell Demon God was twisted inside, and the howling and fear of countless people who had been eaten filled it.

Uncle Hannibal worked as a chef, and he relied on a pair of skillful hands.

That Demon God arm wanted to parasitize Xu Jia's Golden Body, but it was scorched by the Incense Fire Dharma Power.

Xu Jia drew a talisman in the void and pasted it on top; it immediately quieted down, and he then stepped into the Dharma Realm, returning to Tongtian Temple.

Just as Xu Jia left, Hannibal the Old Demon emerged from the shadows over there, his expression gloomy.

Michelle also appeared from the sewer, having transformed into a rat: "Why did you provoke this Oriental mummy? Seventy years ago, before he ascended to Tian Tang, he wasn't even this strong..."

Before Michelle became a Demon God, she was a shapeshifting witch, and she had already crossed paths with Xu Jia back then.

"This is the America of democracy and freedom, not China," Hannibal the Old Demon said viciously. "We can't deal with them, but the Immigration Bureau will. I'm going to tear down his temple!"

Xu Jia returned to Tongtian Temple, where the four disciples and grand-disciples, including Li Rentai, had already finished cleansing their marrow and cutting their meridians; the seventy- or eighty-year-old Li Rentai even showed signs of returning to his youth, looking as if he were in his forties, though he appeared slightly dehydrated.

Seeing Xu Jia bring back a terrifying Demon God arm, they all swallowed their saliva: "Ancestor, what is this?"

"This poor Daoist went to test a new Magic Tool, and it is indeed useful. When I am away, you shall offer it on the altar and forge more bullets from silver crosses baptized with holy water."

He then said: "This old demon left his arm for me; you go and find me a small millstone."

In America, it is easy to find a juicer, but difficult to find a millstone.

Fortunately, Li Rentai had some connections, so he made a phone call and went to arrange it.

Xu Jia took advantage of this time to ask the names of the other three disciples and grand-disciples.

These other three grand-disciples were also in their forties or fifties and had cultivated the Small Heavenly Circuit, belonging to the entry level of Human Immortal; after eating the angel wings, they had rushed to the level of the Great Heavenly Circuit, but still needed to stabilize.

They were named Li Jingxiu, Hu Daquan, and Zheng Yougui, respectively. Li Jingxiu was Li Rentai's nephew and also from Hong Kong.

Hu Daquan was born to the divorced wife of a Heavenly Master of the Taiwan lineage and her later husband; he also cultivated some Daoism, and most importantly, he possessed a treasure passed down by his mother.

Zheng Yougui was a Malaysian Chinese, and it is said that his ancestor was Zheng Zhilong; he cultivated the maritime method.

These people were related to the disciples Xu Jia had originally taken in, but they were not considered direct descendants; however, Xu Jia did not require this now—as long as they kowtowed and received the teachings, they were naturally of his own lineage.

Moreover, he now possessed superior cultivation secrets, especially the Taiping Daoist arts he had promised Huang Muchun, though Xu Jia intended to change the name to "Shensha Immortality Method."

Using gods to dispel baleful energy in Feng Shui creates an auspicious site; one does not need to appoint others as gods, but only needs a primer to stimulate one's own Divine Nature, hook and refine the Body Gods, and one can then "sit in the temple," or set up an altar to worship ancestors, or the Ancestor or Yin Master, and subsequently harmonize with the mountain and river Dragon Veins and Feng Shui to cultivate them together, breathing in and out the Spirit Machine. Even if one cannot create a Blessed Land and Cave Heaven, it can be considered a human Spirit Realm. If one cannot become an Earth Immortal, extending one's life and preserving one's vitality to live to one hundred and twenty or thirty is certainly no problem.

Xu Jia intended to use the arm of Hannibal the Old Demon as a primer for this Divine Nature to act as a harmonizer.

Others lacked the Karmic Connection and had not changed their aptitude, so they could not cultivate it, but these four could be tried.

Thus, Xu Jia secretly imparted the Taiping arts as he understood them to the four; it did not matter if they could not hear or understand them, as Xu Jia would simply perform a "duck-stuffing" style initiation, using Incense Fire and Dharma Power to circulate it a few times.

"The most important thing for this method is Incense Fire; it is a method of dual cultivation for gods and immortals. Even if you cannot become Earth Immortals, after death, you have a certain chance of becoming Earth Deities, achieving the status of Earth Deity Yin Spirit. In terms of the Dharma Realm rules of America, as long as you are not sealed or devoured by a Demon God, you are basically immortal and indestructible. It is just that you are easily eroded by the Dharma Realm and disturbed by the Desire Thoughts of all living beings, and even easily degenerate into evil gods or Demon Gods. Therefore, you must support the younger generation and juniors in their cultivation; with a body of upright energy, their Incense Fire can form Dao Incense through Heavenly True Qi, keeping your souls from falling."

Hearing this, the few hurriedly said: "In the past, this disciple never even thought about becoming an Immortal. Now that the Ancestor has given such an opportunity, we will naturally cherish it a hundredfold. Although the hearts of the people are not what they used to be and this is the End of Dharma Era, there is one thing that is better: having money can accomplish many things. We only need to establish a foundation and engage in public welfare to automatically accumulate a certain amount of merit and good wishes; the Ancestor need not worry about these."

Xu Jia was too lazy to refute them, and then thought: "This poor Daoist is preaching in another world and requires technology and blueprints from the period of the First Industrial Revolution, including all aspects. You must find them quickly, make them as comprehensive and detailed as possible, categorize them, bind them into volumes, seal them in a bag, and burn them on the altar, writing 'To be opened personally by Lingbao Heavenly Master Xu Jia, the True Person'."

This stunned Li Rentai for the third time, and only after a daze did he agree: "Yes, Ancestor!"

Regardless of what these few were thinking, Xu Jia also imparted to them the flying sword cultivation method of the "Ten Thousand Blade Sword": "For this Ten Thousand Blade Sword, you must take blades that contain the baleful energy of the battlefield and have seen blood. Once refined, it will arrive at the thought within a hundred paces. With your abilities, collecting ten thousand blades should not be difficult, though this poor Daoist still feels you should combine it with the Tiangang Great Sage Thunder Law and find a way to refine some modernized Thunder Fire Magic Tools."

Zheng Yougui pushed his nose and said: "This disciple knows arms dealers in Malaysia, but I am not familiar with any here in America..."

(End of chapter)