Challenge 074

  "Hahaha, ten years of sharpening a sword. I've endured for so long, and finally waited for the day to avenge my shame."

  In the dimly lit cave, pine torches hung on all four walls, crackling and popping as they burned, casting a flickering glow that highlighted the distorted features of Huo Shan Jun's face as he laughed maniacally, sending shivers down one's spine.

  At this scene, He Shan Jun's trusted follower Bei Da Fu couldn't help but sigh repeatedly. He stretched out his hand to pull He Shan Jun and said:

  "Mountain Lord, don't be rash! Don't repeat the mistake of acting too hastily. That Lin fellow hasn't been idle these past few years either. If we fail to succeed this time, even with the vast expanse of Mount Ho's thousands of miles, I fear there won't be a place for you and me to stand!"

  Upon hearing this, Mr. Huoshan immediately retracted his smile and said with a ferocious expression:

  "Hmm, I naturally woke up to the pros and cons, Doctor Bei, don't you think that once he has fully grown his wings, he can tolerate the demonic tribe in Mount Huo?"

  The gods do not have high material demands, but they all need incense, and without incense, there is no willingness. For the gods, the most cost-effective business under heaven is to raise human followers and then 'tempt' them to offer sacrifices to themselves, which is a million-profit deal. Since Lin Xu decided to let humans rest and multiply in Huo Mountain, those numerous demonic forces are absolutely a disaster, and there will always be some guys who can't control their desires and want to take action against humans.

  For these contradictions, Lin Xu, as one of the parties involved, was 'clear' and 'transparent', just like Bei Dafu who held an opposing stance. At this time, he replied without hesitation:

  "It's impossible; a battle between the two sides is inevitable sooner or later, unless the Mountain God can subdue all the Demon Kings in one night."

  At the sound, Mr. Huoshan slapped his palm heavily and said loudly:

  "Exactly! That's the reason why I want to take action as soon as possible. Even if things don't go as planned, it would be because heaven is not helping me. At least that's better than waiting for death!"

  With years of understanding, Bai couldn't help but hear the undertone of sadness in Huo Shan Jun's words. It seemed that he wasn't unaware of the Mountain God Temple's strength, but rather unwilling to accept this potentially cruel future that could become a reality for the demons.

  At this time, Dr. Bei fell silent for a long while, and after a long time, he said in a resolute tone:

  "Alright, Shan Jun, I'll accompany you in this gamble. This time, we must distinguish ourselves from Lin Xu and see who's superior."

  "The Nine Heavens Ten Earths Eight Wastes Million Demons Formation", at first glance, the name of this grand formation gives people a very extraordinary first impression. The creator of this formation is not some arrogant and crazy lunatic, but rather someone with considerable confidence and self-assurance to match this somewhat intimidating name.

  The previous time, Huo Mountain's demon alliance launched a surprise attack on Jiufeng Town, not only was it defeated, but also because of its unannounced war, it was collectively ridiculed by other demon kings.

  Indeed, Huo Mountain Jun even lost in a sneak attack on someone's home, not to mention losing face, but also losing everything. This time, having learned from the experience and lessons of last time's failure, Huo Mountain Jun simply didn't play sneaky, and instead openly sent out a few small demons with a war letter written by Dr. Bei himself, with very elegant language, to the old mountain god temple at the foot of Tianzhu Peak, issuing a direct challenge to Huo Mountain God Lin Xu.

  "...I have long heard of your virtues and moral character, but I have yet to see them for myself! Now, I set up the Nine Heavens Ten Earths Eight Wastes Million Demons Array, 'wishing' to test my skills against yours. If you would 'condescend', I humbly request that you come in person to bestow your teachings..."

  Lin Xuan's nose was almost crooked with anger when he received this letter of challenge and read it word by word.

  To put it simply, after deducting the grandiose and ornate language, the core content of the war book is just two sentences. That shameless Ho Shan Jun shouted at Lin Xu: "I'm looking down on you now, I've set up a difficult hurdle for you, if you can break through it, then you should be the boss and we'll acknowledge it. If not, hehe, sorry, then let's change to someone more capable as the boss, my condition is 'not bad', don't you have any opinion on this arrangement?"

  "If you want to fight, then let's fight."

  After reading the letter, Lin Xu looked up at those few unrefined little demons, he was strongly suppressing a mouthful of anger, turned around and picked up a 'hairy' brush from the desk to write down these six crooked characters.

  Lin Xu's face turned iron-green as he handed the reply letter to the little demon head sent by Huo Shanjun, saying:

  "Throughout history, the two countries have 'exchanged' troops, but never beheaded envoys. I won't make things difficult for you little errand boys either. Just remember to tell Lord Hoshan and his cohorts of foxes and curs to wash their necks clean and wait for death!"

  The people who know you best in this world are not necessarily your relatives and friends, but rather your sworn enemies, because they have enough motivation and motivation to understand all the details about you.

  After repeated open and secret struggles, Lin Xu knew a lot about Huo Shanjun's situation. These intelligence were obtained directly or indirectly, but none of the evidence was sufficient to prove that Huo Shanjun's intelligence or mental state had any problems. Since Huo Shanjun was neither crazy nor stupid, he dared to provoke Lin Xu so openly, and must have relied on something. Therefore, in that letter of ridicule and sarcasm, the "Nine Heavens Ten Earths Eight Wastes Million Demons Array" mentioned seemed particularly suspicious to Lin Xu.

  This matter involving the secrets of the demon clan should be most clear to the demon clan itself, Lin Xu thought left and right and decided to put his mind on his wife Hu 'girl' Jingju.

  No matter what the "Nine Heavens Ten Earths Eight Wastes Million Demons Array" was, the Nine-Tailed Fox clan had seen and known much, so Qing Yu should have some idea about it. As long as she gave him a hint, Lin Xu's next step in searching for clues would be much easier.

  As soon as he thought about it, Lin Xu walked into the small courtyard where Jing Shu lived. Hearing the familiar footsteps, Jing Shu exclaimed with surprise:

  "Hubby, you're back."

  Upon hearing the sound, Lin Xu nodded slightly and sat down beside the stone table under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard. Noticing that Lin Xu's expression was unusual, Jing Shu did not immediately approach him to chat, but instead instructed a maid with a word.

  In the blink of an eye, a pot of green tea and some exquisite pastries were arranged on the stone table in the courtyard, which were all Lin Xu's usual favorite snacks.

  "Husband, don't you have official business to attend to today? Why are you back so early?"

  At this time, Lin Xu was still thinking about how to ask his wife about the formation method, and only said vaguely:

  "Oh, nothing big happened, so I came back earlier."

  The gods who have the privilege of opening a harem under the heavens are the most qualified masters. Let's think about it, if transformation doesn't work, then use division, if division doesn't work, then use the original body, and if you count the power of divine transformation, with infinite physical strength as an external cheat mode, in short, they will not let 'women' guard empty chambers alone.

  The relationship between mortal husbands and wives is often poor, mostly because the man is outside messing around with other women, not returning home, or having too many mistresses. It's hard to ensure that each wife gets an equal share of attention from their husband. However, gods can be thousands of miles apart, divide themselves, and manifest multiple bodies. At most, they just need to assign a manifestation to each wife, what a harmonious scene! That's why Lin Xu usually uses his manifestations to accompany his two wives. After all, when something requires the original body, the manifestations can handle it well. This isn't a life-or-death battle, so there's no need to bother the original body.

  Most of the time, Lin Xu's divine body was accustomed to hiding in the quiet room, either contemplating the mysteries or studying the classics. Unless it was a holiday, Jing Xiu and Meng Yiran rarely saw his true form appear.

  Today, Lin Xu surprisingly made an exception and appeared in front of Jing Shu with his true golden body, which naturally couldn't help but raise his wife's suspicions. As everyone knows, foxes are prone to suspicion, and women are also equally suspicious creatures. So, without a doubt, a female fox is the embodiment of the essence of both. Under this premise, if you ask what Jing Shu's mind is like, it's something that can be guessed with your knees. Moreover, she had just seen Lin Xu unintentionally reveal a hint of worry between his eyebrows, and this sign was enough to trigger Jing Shu's double suspicion.

  Taking advantage of Lin Xu's bowing down to pour tea, Jing Shu asked sideways:

  "Husband, didn't you promise me the other day that you would accompany me to visit the mortal market? Why did you go back on your word?"

  At the sound, Lin Xu raised his eyes and looked at Jing Yu, who had a slightly displeased expression, and explained:

  "Uh, something's come up recently and I need to take care of it!"

  The woman's eyes turned slightly, her bright red lips close to Lin Xu's ear, until she was sure her husband could feel the warmth of her breath, Jing Yu suddenly raised her voice and said:

  "Huo Shan Jun has made his move again."

  Suddenly being seen through by a single sentence, Lin Xu scratched his head awkwardly and said:

  "That's also correct if you put it that way."

  Upon hearing this, Jing Yu's expression turned cold and she said:

  "Why don't you discuss it with me first? Don't you trust Jing Shu anymore?"

  As soon as he came up, the old lady at home was too clever and couldn't help but make things difficult for him. Lin Xu, who had a fire in his backyard, could only smile wryly and defend himself:

  "This is a matter for men, I don't want to drag you into it. Your mother's family has a good relationship with Lord Huoshan, and I'm not afraid that you'll be stuck in the middle!"

  In ancient society, once the man who was the head of a family made it clear that something was a matter of great importance to his own family's face, women would very consciously take an evasive attitude and rarely continue to entangle themselves in it.

  Although she knew that Lin Xu was just making excuses, Jing Shu didn't say anything else. She let out a cold snort and sat down in the chair beside her, no longer speaking.

  "Have you ever heard of...the Nine Heavens Ten Earths Eight Wastes Million Demons Formation?"

  Upon hearing Lin Xu's slightly hesitant question, Jing Shu finally turned her anger into joy. She stood up and walked to Lin Xu's side, smiling lightly and saying:

  "I naturally know, husband, you're not afraid of me being difficult now?"

  Upon hearing this, Lin Xu had a helpless expression, innocently gazing at Jing Shu, who was rewarded with a burst of silvery laughter. Afterwards, Jing Shu suddenly retracted her smile and said in a serious tone:

  "The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, Eight Wastes and Myriad Demons Formation is no ordinary thing, you must not be careless or negligent..."

  Almost at the same time when Ben Zun Jin Shen and Jing Shuang were exploring He Shan Jun's trump card, Lin Xu's incarnation also set out to visit Jiang Jia Ji Di Tian Miao. On this trip, he was going to borrow the rich experience of Old Land Huang Shi Ren and his many years of operation accumulated human resources.

  Considering the numerous common interests between both parties, this alliance is a model of unbreakability, and doesn't require too much courtesy. As soon as they met, Lin Xu straightforwardly said:

  "Does your uncle know which family is best at formation techniques in the world?"

  Upon hearing this, Landlord Huang Shiren stroked his whiskers and narrowed his eyes, saying:

  "Hmm, the tactics that military strategists are good at are mostly about killing and fighting. Although there are many variations in attacking and killing, and there are other mysterious techniques, if we only talk about tactics, I still recommend the 'Yin' and 'Yang' school. But tell me, why did you suddenly ask about this? Did you encounter some difficult situation?"