doitstory Chapter 1897-11896 Becoming a Demon
Chapter 1897-11896 Becoming a Demon
Chapter 1897-1.1896 Becoming a Demon
"Victory or defeat hinges on this battle." Before leading the demons of Bodhi Cave into battle, the Peacock Spirit and the Snow Frog Spirit bid farewell with heroic words: "Fellow fairies, we shall meet again someday."
"Until we meet again." Team 3 captain Yu Guanyin solemnly returned the greeting.
"My little ones, follow me!" The peacock spirit transformed back into its original form, flapped its wings, and took flight. Leading a flock of birds and beasts, it surged out of the Bodhi Cave in a dark, dense mass, heading towards the Bodhi tree canopy atop Thousand-Ren Buddha Palm Peak.
Sensing the danger, streams of black and red malevolent energy immediately erupted from the tree canopy, which was wrapped in layers of silk. From within the billowing malevolent energy, enormous moths, transformed from silkworm spirits, swarmed out and charged down.
World War I was inevitable.
Meanwhile, two wave-clearing teams, using the roots of the Bodhi tree for cover, began their ascent from inside the cave. The long journey was finally coming to an end, awaiting their meeting at the summit.
Longshan Temple, Liuyi Residence.
Accompanied by the familiar Cybertronian transformation sound, the Cyber Serpent Spirit "Four Primordial Consorts" hatched.
She constantly switched between three forms: female warrior, primordial beast, and half-demon. Only after achieving 100% synchronization did the "Four Primordial Consorts" reveal their humanoid true form, similar in size to a hermit warrior.
"Welcome to the Stars, my four sisters." Yuko Gobancho, the leader of Team Breaker 2, greeted them with a smile.
"That scene and situation are like a dream." The "Four Consorts of Hunyuan" said in unison, having just completed the reconstruction of the plot memory chain and regained their sense of self.
"This is only natural. Whenever a new sister joins, the cause and effect are reversed, and she is reborn." The captain of the second team, Yuko, the courtesan of the fifth district, said briefly: "The master has ordered that you four sisters join the second team first. You will work separately from the newly formed fourth team."
Team 4, consisting of Cyber Fox Spirits, has already set off for Moyun Cave on Mount Jilei to recruit the Jade-Faced Fox. Team 4: Cyber Fox Spirit Moyun Thirteen.
Because the Cyber Snake Spirit "Four Consorts of Hunyuan" would hatch later, Wu Chen ordered the Extinction Wave Team 2 to stay behind and guard against any changes in the situation.
In the vast Guanyin Hall, besides the newly expanded Chubo 2 team, there was Aunt Xiahou Ying meditating and practicing her internal energy, as well as Princess Li Huixin of the Later Tang Dynasty and the female general Sai Xiaojing of the Later Tang Dynasty, who were captured and arrested by Wu Chen using "All-Dimensional Vision".
"Xiao Jing, what is the Lord's command?" Princess Li Huixin of Chang'an asked softly as she watched the Cyber Snake Demon hatch.
"My lord has ordered us to form a separate team and not travel with the sisters in the palace," General Sai Xiaoqing replied softly. "My lord also said that there are other travelers in the (Longshan) Temple."
"Is it related to you and me?" Princess Li Huixin of Chang'an pressed.
“Indeed.” General Sai Xiaojing looked around the hall and whispered, “The lord also said that there are more demons than monsters in Longshan Temple. The six desires are: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and thought. The Hunyuan Corpse Demon corresponds to the ‘desire of the body’.”
The phrase "more demons than monsters" means that there are more human demons than monsters. The implication is that most of the trouble comes from people of all kinds who have gone astray, not from monsters.
"That's it. Whether it's the Four Consorts of Hunyuan, the Hunyuan Demon King, or even Aunt Xiahou Ying, they were all 'powerless to resist, possessed by demonic possession.'" Princess Chang'an, Li Huixin, immediately realized. In order to restore the old kingdom, Princess Xiahou Ying of the Later Jin Dynasty did not hesitate to possess the headless corpse of the Hunyuan Demon King. In order to save the Hunyuan Demon King, the Four Consorts of Hunyuan combined their bodies to prolong their lives, which was also a case of being powerless to resist.
This is the biggest difference between Longshan Temple and Anguo Temple. It's also why Wu Chen grouped Princess Xiahou Ying and others from the Later Jin Dynasty into a separate team. They weren't tainted by demonic energy, so they wouldn't alert the enemy and could act covertly.
A moment later, Xiahou Ying, the eldest princess of the Later Jin Dynasty, who had been circulating her internal energy in a great cycle, slowly opened her eyes. The Dugu Sword Formation, which had been suspended in a circle around her, returned on its own after the nine swords merged into one.
"Sister Ying," Princess Li Huixin of the Later Tang Dynasty called softly.
"Sister Xin." Princess Xiahou Ying of Later Jin, who had subtly changed her identity, smiled gracefully, without any reservations. "Did the lord whisper anything?" Sai Xiaojing, a female general of Later Tang, went straight to the point.
"Yes." As the master of the Dugu Nine Swords, Princess Xiahou Ying of the Later Jin Dynasty has already broken through four frames (4.5 stars), and has one foot in the ranks of first-class masters: "There is a 'painted wall' on the back mountain of Longshan Temple. Its evil aura is soaring, even more so than this hall. My lord whispered to me that the painted wall is another small world within Longshan Temple. There must be demons in this world, which is also the source of the anomalies. Only by eliminating the anomalies can the Zishan Linghu be uprooted."
"The Primordial Golden Elixir of the Nine Swords of Dugu can subdue the great demon within the jade." Sai Xiaojing, a female general of the Later Tang Dynasty, immediately realized this.
"There is no time to lose, we should hurry over there and vanquish the demons." Unexpectedly, Princess Li Huixin of the Later Tang Dynasty was also decisive and efficient.
"Does Your Majesty have any other magical treasures to bestow?" Princess Xiahou Ying of the Later Jin Dynasty looked at the two of them.
“There is no magic weapon.” Sai Xiaoqing, a female general of the Later Tang Dynasty, shook her head and said, “I will definitely protect Princess Chang’an.”
"It's alright." Princess Li Huixin of Chang'an of the Later Tang Dynasty said calmly, "My lord whispered that there will be a strange encounter on this journey."
"I see." Princess Xiahou Ying of the Later Jin Dynasty was relieved: "The reason why the lord sent the message to you and my two sisters is not because he did not believe it, but to prevent others from overhearing."
At this moment, the expanded Wave Breaker Team 2, now twice its original size, arrived to say goodbye. Clearly, as Wu Chen's "eyes and ears," they too had received different telepathic messages. It was like the decentralized, distributed management of a blockchain. All the female warriors only knew the plot details relevant to themselves, minimizing the risk of being "spoiled" in advance.
After watching the two teams of Chubo leave through the front gate of Guanyin Hall, Princess Xiahou Ying of the Later Jin Dynasty and others then left through the back gate and made their way to the back mountain.
Before long, my vision blurred and the scene changed again.
A long, winding painted wall blocked the way.
On the green-tiled, white-walled wall, an old monk is meticulously painting with a worn-out brush, adding luster to the already lifelike portraits on the wall.
"Look." Following the gaze of Princess Li Huixin of the Later Tang Dynasty, three large characters were clearly written on the plaque above the painted wall: Nie Yang Residence.
Wu Chen, who witnessed this from the perspective of Xiahou Ying, the eldest princess of the Later Jin Dynasty, immediately transmitted his voice from afar: "From 'The Monk with the Lampwick' in 'Erotic Tales of Liaozhai'."
"The Enchantress of Liaozhai: The Lamp Monk" tells the story of a chivalrous man who, despite having a fiancée, falls in love with a beautiful woman in a mural and begs the master lamp wick master to help him be incorporated into the painting.
The story goes that Zhu Zhong, a chivalrous knight-errant of the late Tang Dynasty, and his fiancée Liu Sisi (Zhi Jingwen) passed by the abandoned Nie Yang Residence and met the master of the lamp, who could shrink himself. They hit it off immediately. That night, Zhu Zhong discovered a beautiful woman in a painting inside Nie Yang Residence, her expression captivating. He fell in love at first sight and sought guidance from the master of the lamp. Seeing his devotion, the master of the lamp helped him enter the painting. After entering the painting, Zhu Zhong saw the beautiful second sister, Yun Qimeng (Chen Baolian), playing with her third sister, Yun Chunmeng (Otomo Rina), and fourth sister, Yun Yumeng (Danzawa Aki). Zhu and Qimeng fell in love at first sight and consummated their relationship. However, Qimeng showed signs of unease. It turned out that this place had been occupied by a thousand-year-old wolf demon, the eldest sister, Granny (Zhang Jinghua), who wanted to use Zhu Zhong's extremely yang blood to break his indestructible body and destroy the demon guardian deity, Jia Yuanshen, who was her enemy.
The wicked scheme succeeded; the Wolf Demon Granny ate the flesh of Jia Yuanshen, greatly increasing her demonic power. In forty-nine days, she would break free of the painting and rule the mortal realm. Therefore, she plotted to kill Zhu Zhongyong to eliminate future troubles. However, Qimeng had already fallen in love with Zhu and conspired with Chunmeng to rescue him from the painting. Enraged, the Wolf Demon Granny killed Chunmeng and imprisoned Qimeng. After Zhu Zhongyong emerged from the painting, he was severely injured and unconscious. The monk Dengcao and Liu Sisi worked together to save him. Even after waking, he still couldn't forget Qimeng. Although Liu Sisi was displeased, she still agreed to enter the painting with Dengcao and Zhu Zhongyong to rescue him. Once inside, the three engaged in a battle between humans and demons with the Wolf Demon Granny, ultimately killing the female demon and rescuing Qimeng. However, Liu Sisi was also fatally wounded. Before dying, she wished to borrow a body to return to life with Qimeng, fulfilling their wish.
"So, the old monk in front of us is the Master of Lampwick?" Sai Xiaojing, a female general of the Later Tang Dynasty, felt that something was not right.
"Look at the malevolent aura on the wall; demons have already invaded," Princess Xiahou Ying of the Later Jin Dynasty reminded everyone.
“This journey will surely be fraught with peril.” Princess Li Huixin of Chang’an of the Later Tang Dynasty seemed to have a sudden realization.
"With the divine sword in hand, what is there to fear?" Princess Xiahou Ying of the Later Jin Dynasty stepped forward, sword in hand.