Chapter 459: The Demon Saint Kunpeng

Watching Chenxiang still shedding tears, Duan Fengyun decided to help Erlang Shen once more.

Duan Fengyun opened his mouth and shouted:

"Chenxiang, stop crying.

Do you think your behavior is worthy of the Sichagongzhu who sacrificed herself for you?

Do you not want to avenge her?

You must stand up bravely, defeat Yang Jian, and avenge your Fourth Aunt."

Hearing Duan Fengyun's rebuke, Chenxiang wiped his eyes and said with an angry expression:

"Brother Guyue, you are right.

I cannot go on crying like this; I must master magic, defeat Yang Jian, and avenge my Fourth Aunt."

At this moment, Yang Jian, who was still silently observing Chenxiang from the sky, nodded in satisfaction; he had just been worried that the death of the Sichagongzhu would cause Chenxiang to lose all spirit.

Fortunately, with this rebuke from Guyue, Erlang Shen began to appreciate this Guyue a little.

After confirming that Chenxiang's Willpower was fine, Erlang Shen immediately began to summon the soul of the Sichagongzhu; if he were late and truly let the Sichagongzhu's soul scatter, he would truly be a sinner for all eternity.

Ao Chun carried the corpse of the Sichagongzhu of the East Sea to the East Sea to be laid to rest, and Ao Chun would also have the East Sea Dragon King go to the Heavenly Court to lodge a complaint against Yang Jian.

Yang Jian had killed one of their people from the East Sea; how could the East Sea easily let Yang Jian off?

After Ao Chun returned, Duan Fengyun, Chenxiang, and the others began their journey to the Jingtan Temple again.

Everything went as smoothly as in the original story; the group successfully arrived at the Jingtan Temple and met the Jingtan Envoy Zhu Bajie, whom they had been longing for.

As soon as Chenxiang saw Zhu Bajie, he knelt down before him with a thud and said:

"Jingtan Envoy, please teach me magic so that I can defeat Erlang Shen Yang Jian."

Zhu Bajie had originally been happy to see so many people coming to his Jingtan Temple, but upon hearing the purpose of their visit, his expression changed immediately.

These fellows really thought highly of him, Zhu Bajie; what virtue or ability did he, Zhu Bajie, have to be compared to Erlang Shen Yang Jian?

Zhu Bajie directly began to turn away his guests.

"Everyone, this is a sacred place of Buddhism; I do not advocate fighting and killing.

If you want to take a master and learn skills to seek revenge, this place is not suitable for you; please look elsewhere."

This statement from Zhu Bajie was unexpected for Chenxiang and the others, but it was within Duan Fengyun's expectations.

Zhu Bajie was no match for Erlang Shen Yang Jian, so how could he possibly agree to help Chenxiang and the others deal with Erlang Shen Yang Jian?

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However, Duan Fengyun had his own ways to get Zhu Bajie involved in their team.

Duan Fengyun spoke up:

"I never expected that the dignified Jingtan Envoy Zhu Bajie would actually be afraid of Erlang Shen Yang Jian.

Zhu Bajie, do you know who Chenxiang is?

He is the nephew of Erlang Shen Yang Jian, and the son of Sanshengmu.

Do you still remember how Sanshengmu helped you on your journey to the Western Heaven back then?

Now that you have become a Buddha, you have become ungrateful instead.

It is also the fault of Sanshengmu for helping the wrong person back then, saving a coward like you who fears death."

The story of Zhu Bajie and the others traveling to the Western Heaven had long been passed down by word of mouth among the mortals, so when Duan Fengyun spoke of Sanshengmu helping Zhu Bajie and the others back then, it was not doubted by Zhu Bajie and the others.

Upon hearing Duan Fengyun's words, Zhu Bajie immediately retorted:

"Who is afraid? Would I be afraid of that Erlang Shen Yang Jian? You don't go around asking—back when I, Old Zhu, was in the Heavenly Court, even that Erlang Shen had to be polite when he saw me.

Wait a moment, what did you just say?

Chenxiang is the son of Sanshengmu?"

Only then did Zhu Bajie begin to pay attention to Chenxiang.

Zhu Bajie indeed saw the features of his old friend on Chenxiang's face.

On one hand, Chenxiang was the child of an old friend; on the other hand, because of the provocation Duan Fengyun had just used, Zhu Bajie had already made up his mind.

"Fine, I will take you all as my disciples now.

Didn't you say I was afraid of Yang Jian?

I will let you see the power of me, Old Zhu; I will be afraid of that Erlang Shen Yang Jian."

Upon hearing that Zhu Bajie had agreed to take them in, Chenxiang and Ao Chun both had smiles on their faces.

Duan Fengyun, however, had no reaction; his goal was not Zhu Bajie, but Sun Wukong.

But for now, he had to build a good relationship with Zhu Bajie so that they could go to Sun Wukong together later.

After successfully becoming disciples of Zhu Bajie, the group settled down in the Jingtan Temple.

After staying for a few days, Duan Fengyun decided to leave for a few days.

He had to improve the strength of his Guyue Mansion as soon as possible, otherwise, he would have no advantage when Chenxiang caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

Duan Fengyun said to Zhu Bajie, Chenxiang, and the others:

"Master, Chenxiang, the death anniversary of my father and the others is approaching; I must go back to pay my respects.

I will return after a few days."

Regarding paying respects to family, Chenxiang and the others naturally understood Duan Fengyun's feelings and one after another told him to be careful on the road.

After Duan Fengyun left the Jingtan Temple and confirmed that no one was following or monitoring him, he finally began to use his invincible magic.

Duan Fengyun returned to his Guyue Mansion, where the Gou Wang was currently drilling the Demon Soldiers.

Seeing Duan Fengyun return, everyone greeted him:

"Lord Guyue, you have returned."

Duan Fengyun nodded and replied:

"Well, how has your training been lately?"

Gou Wang replied:

"Everyone has been quite diligent lately, and we are all actively preparing for the future."

Duan Fengyun nodded with satisfaction and then spoke:

"Everyone, we have been building up our strength for many days now, and it is time for you to perform.

The current strength of our Guyue Mansion is not yet enough to dominate a region, so I intend to take you all to conquer territory; are you willing to follow me?"

"We swear to follow you to the death, my lord."

The crowd shouted aloud.

Duan Fengyun had spent these past few days studying the forces near Guyue Mansion, and eventually, he set his sights on Demon King Kunpeng.

Kunpeng's strength was no simple matter; hundreds of years ago, Kunpeng was also one of the ten great demon kings who had sworn brotherhood with Sun Wukong.

If Duan Fengyun wanted to push the development of his own force, he would inevitably have to challenge these traditional demon kings.

Duan Fengyun spoke:

"Good, then everyone rest well today.

We will go to Demon King Kunpeng tomorrow; once we subdue Demon King Kunpeng, our strength will reach the forefront of the Monster Race."

Duan Fengyun wanted to play big now; growing slowly and cautiously was too slow for him, and he had to increase the strength of his force as quickly as possible, otherwise, it would be useless when the time came.

That was why he went straight for an established force this time.

Hearing that Duan Fengyun had actually set his sights on Kunpeng, all the demons were shocked.

They had not expected Duan Fengyun to play such a big game.

Kunpeng Demon Saint was a Demon Saint of the Divine Human Realm, after all.

Hu Wang and the others had not expected Duan Fengyun to fix his target directly on such an old-school Monster Race force.

However, the success of one general is built upon the bones of ten thousand; as long as this battle was successful, the strength of their Guyue Mansion would instantly leap to the forefront of the Monster Race.

Opportunities often coexist with danger, and this time they would seek the greatest benefit amidst the danger.

Early the next morning, all the Demon Soldiers and the four great demon kings were fully prepared, waiting for Duan Fengyun's arrival.

Duan Fengyun walked out wearing a suit of Golden Battle Armor and a Golden Mask.

This battle with Kunpeng Demon Saint was no different from the previous ones; there would certainly be many people watching, so Duan Fengyun had to hide his identity well and not be discovered by others.

That was why he was repeating his old trick and wearing the previous battle armor again.

As for those wanting to see through his mask, keep dreaming; he had cast Deceiving the Heavens and Crossing the Sea upon himself, so it was pure wishful thinking for others to see the face beneath his mask.

Seeing the orderly Demon Soldiers, Duan Fengyun nodded with satisfaction and then shouted:

"Set off!"

Kunpeng Demon Saint's territory was not very far from them, and after riding the clouds and mist, they arrived at Kunpeng Demon Saint's territory.

The small demon responsible for sentry duty saw the dark, dense mass of Demon Soldiers and immediately ran to report in a panic:

"Report, Great King, there are tens of thousands of Demon Soldiers coming from outside, led by someone wearing golden armor; you should go out and take a look quickly."

Upon hearing this, Kunpeng Demon Saint realized someone was coming to cause trouble on his turf, and Kunpeng Demon Saint could not tolerate that.

Kunpeng Demon Saint picked up his giant axe and walked out.

Seeing Duan Fengyun standing in front of the demons wearing the Golden Battle Armor, Kunpeng Demon Saint knew this must be the leader of this group of Demon Soldiers.

Kunpeng Demon Saint spoke:

"Who are you people?

What are you doing here?"

Duan Fengyun laughed:

"Kunpeng Demon Saint, right!

We are from Guyue Mansion, and we have come today to invite the Demon Saint to join our Guyue Mansion and build a top-tier Monster Race force together."

Kunpeng Demon Saint had never heard of any Guyue Mansion, and judging by the tone of this man in golden armor, he intended to subdue him, Kunpeng Demon Saint.

How could Kunpeng Demon Saint swallow this insult?

Kunpeng Demon Saint shouted: "I have never heard of any Guyue Mansion.

Wanting me to join your bullshit Guyue Mansion? Keep dreaming.

Today I will let you know my power."

Kunpeng Demon Saint spat a water pillar directly from his mouth, and the massive water pillar surged toward Duan Fengyun.

Duan Fengyun smiled and used the technique Transferring Flowers and Grafting Wood to divert Kunpeng's water pillar into the ground.

Seeing Duan Fengyun neutralize his attack so easily, Kunpeng knew this opponent was no ordinary person.

However, he, Kunpeng, was no pushover; hundreds of years ago, after he, Kunpeng, swore brotherhood with Sun Wukong, Bull Demon King, and others, he had never feared the Heavenly Court's encirclement and suppression, so would he fear a mere Guyue Mansion today?

Kunpeng spoke:

"Why have I never heard of your Guyue Mansion?

Also, there is no monster Qi on you; you shouldn't be of the Monster Race. Who exactly are you?"

Before this, Kunpeng Demon Saint still wanted to confirm the origin of Guyue Mansion.

If it happened to be a force newly established by one of his old friends, it would be bad if they accidentally attacked their own people.

Duan Fengyun laughed:

"Who I am is not important.

Guyue Mansion is a force I built by myself, and I want to make Guyue Mansion the most powerful force in the Monster Race.

Kunpeng Demon Saint, how about it? Are you interested in joining?

If you are willing to join, I can make you a military advisor."

Duan Fengyun calculated that with the addition of the Kunpeng Demon Saint, the strength of his Guyue Mansion could at least double.

Therefore, he must secure the Kunpeng Demon Saint.