Chapter 465: Master Lianshan

Deng Yin heard Xu Jia's teachings and merely said, "This seems to be the method used by the demonic sons and grandsons of Poxun to occupy the world's Buddhist temples; isn't that a bit too despicable?"

Xu Jia said, "You slay demon heads and reform lesser demons; in order to eradicate demons, you do not hesitate to enter the demonic path yourself. How can this be considered the descendants of Poxun?"

"You are a legitimate successor of Lingbao; if you follow certain primordial settings, the Tathagata is actually one of your own."

Xu Jia said, "This is to enter all phenomena and break all phenomena."

Deng Yin thought this was true, and immediately petitioned to go down the mountain to eradicate demons.

Xu Jia said, "The Shushan Sect will not let you go. Qingcheng Mountain, Emei Mountain, Sword Pavilion, and even the Tang Sect in Shu—all the cultivators among them will surely trouble you after you descend the mountain. Your Magic Sword is fierce and baleful, but it is best to wound without killing; just cripple their Daoist Practice and cultivation. Do not take their lives. Just as they once forced you to discard the Taiqing Immortal Method, plant a Demon Seed in them as well. See what their reaction will be—whether they will slay demons and eradicate evil, and thus eradicate themselves."

The strategy Xu Jia devised was too vicious, but Deng Yin was not a good person to begin with, so he only felt it suited his taste: "Very well, this disciple will absolutely not take their lives."

"In this realm, there is the saying of the Five Directions Demon Sect. The Blood Sea governs the essence of Water Origin and corresponds to the North. Nowadays, the North is slaughtered and ruled by the Yuan Dynasty. The Northern Demon Sect is also the Eternal Heaven Sect worshipped by the Yuan Dynasty. There are also some Mongolian-style Buddhist sects, which are of the same lineage as Tibetan Buddhism, and are also of the sort of Mongolian Living Buddha."

"But this is not far enough north. Go further to the North Sea, that is, north of Lake Baikal, north of the Siberian grasslands, until you reach the North Pole. There are remnants of the Northern Demon Sect there. The Northern Demon Sect likes to conduct human-demon experiments, crossbreeding humans with monsters, crossbreeding humans with giant rocs, otters, seals, and dolphins, giving birth to all sorts of non-humans and half-demons. Go and kill them all, and refine the Northern Demon Sect leader until he is clean; that will be a great merit."

"Very well."

Having received his orders, Deng Yin descended Huashan. Sure enough, as soon as he left Huashan, he was intercepted. The leader was a sect-leader-level figure of the Shushan side-sects, Lianshan Dashi; beside him were the Qingcheng Mountain sect-leader-level figure, the Demon-Subduing True Person Jiang Shu, the Emei Sect's Jinding Chanshi, and Yu Jianying of the Sword Pavilion...

Seeing Deng Yin's appearance, they were all astonished: "Didn't they say Huashan would remove the Demon Seed? How is it that not only was it not removed, but he has fallen even deeper into the demonic path?"

"That person on Huashan is himself a Heavenly Demon from outside the domain, a visitor from another realm; how could he have any method to eradicate demons? The Shushan Sect Leader, True Person Xu Zhangshou, once said that the Blood God Scripture was originally left behind by the Iron City Mountain Old Demon. His previous life's reincarnation was the Shishen Gongzhu, named Xueshen Laoren; the Blood God Scripture is what he cultivated."

"There is also Chipi Laoren, who is also a member of the Demon Sect. What he cultivates is the Asura Undying Body. Both he and Xueshen Laoren are giants of the Demon Sect."

"Those two, the Blood God Scripture and the Asura Undying Body method, are said to be two demonic scriptures, but in fact, they are one: the *Netherworld Blood Sea Asura Undying Demon Scripture*. It is just that the Blood God Scripture was contemplated by the Shishen Gongzhu with a bias toward Daoist refining methods, while the Asura Undying Body method was contemplated by Chipi Laoren with a bias toward Buddhist teachings, which is why they each have their own characteristics."

"These two demons want to merge the scriptures into one, but their own philosophies are insufficient, so they scout the world for suitable talents to spread the Demon Seed."

"This Deng Yin is truly a fool. With just a few words, he was coaxed into betraying the sect. He really was sold and didn't even know it."

"Hehehe!"

Before they could whisper, Deng Yin's Asura Demon Sword flew over. There were eight chains on this magic sword, representing eight virtues and qualities. Although the flying sword was no more than three feet six inches long, it had wisps of blood color. Beyond the blood color, one could see white bones, and beyond the white bones, muscles were attached, and there was even an extremely demonic eye.

This eye was formed by the demonic nature of the three demons: the Bone Demon, the Xue Mo, and the Soul-Absorbing Demon.

As the blood light flashed, wherever it reached, even those in the God Immortal Realm who had cultivated a Nascent Soul and an undying body felt their Essence Qi and Spirit—the three treasures—tremble, their blood and Qi surging, and their minds terrified and unable to control themselves. Deng Yin followed behind the sword; he looked like a jade-carved boy, with cinnabar between his brows and two small horns on his head.

His voice was cold and clear as he said, "You may speak of me, but why must you speak of my mentor? Betraying the sect is my own affair; what does it have to do with you?"

Lianshan Dashi stood out and said, "It does not concern them, but it concerns this old monk."

He was of the Shushan side-sects, the junior martial brother of Xu Zhangshou and the senior martial brother of Deng Yin, both being disciples under Chusanzi. He was determined to transform evil into righteousness and open up a Great Dao for the side-sects. He was the most heartbroken regarding Deng Yin's affairs.

He said to Deng Yin, "Junior brother, ever since your affair, I have studied day and night, on the verge of achievement. I never expected you to betray the sect and turn to the Demonic Obstacle."

Deng Yin said, "You and I are no longer junior and senior brothers. Just call me Deng Yin. As for right and wrong, I have no heart to debate."

"Sigh, it is truly as the master said: if one is not careful, decades of raising can raise an enemy. Centuries of preaching, and you remember no gratitude, only bias. No matter what, you should not have betrayed the sect and broken the master's heart. If it weren't for being burdened by you, how could the master have wasted time and failed to ascend? Now that you have entered the demonic path... how many more karmic obstacles will be drawn out."

"Junior brother, we will not kill you. We only hope to lead you into the West Kunlun Snow Cave, to the place of the past, to resolve the grievances and hatreds of past lives. One tribulation, one karma; one resolution, one completion."

Lianshan Dashi pleaded earnestly.

"Heh! It is this very face—all 'for my own good,' as if there is an endless debt of gratitude. The debt to Shushan was already settled when I took on the mess of the Sword Pavilion and Qingcheng. When Xu Zhangshou asked me to do those things back then, why didn't you come to advise him?"

Lianshan Dashi said, "Some things always need someone to do them. If you were unwilling, you should have just said so."

"Enough nonsense!" Deng Yin slashed with his flying sword.

Lianshan Dashi used his side-sect Buddhist and Daoist Dharma Power combined with the Taiqing Immortal Method to resist.

The Buddhist Origin was vast, showing the image of a Golden Body, and there was a precious fan floating—it was the Taiyi Qingning Fan. This fan could blow a cool, clear wind and was the greatest nemesis of the demonic path, capable of subduing all kinds of demons.

He intended to use this clear, cool wind to awaken Deng Yin's original heart, not knowing that Deng Yin had already changed his allegiance. Although he practiced Magic, he used magic to control magic; his own nature had not changed, but rather, he was very clear-headed and had seen through all the things of the past.

That demon-subduing divine wind could not blow away his demonic heart, but instead drew a cold sneer: "You keep calling me junior brother, yet you used ten-tenths of your power for that fan."

He swung the Asura Demon Sword. Lianshan Dashi had the Lihe Five Cloud Tablet, which released five-colored cloud Qi for protection, while secretly thinking: "Although my junior brother's body has demonic intent, those eight chains are formed by legitimate Buddhist great vows, following the path of saving demons... but the master said he had completely fallen into the demonic path, his body and mind both karmic, and he would bring about an unprecedented catastrophe, harming all living beings."

Just with this moment of distraction, the Asura Demon Sword pressed in again.

(End of chapter)