Chapter 23: The Timid Vagrant Monk

  The aura on Hei Shan Lao Yao's body surged wildly, stirring up a fierce gust of wind around him. Chen Jiu was caught off guard and fell to the ground, unable to stand steadily. This was no ordinary wind, but a ferocious gale that blew away layers of stone dust from the surrounding rocks.

  When everything had disappeared and it was calm, a coughing sound came from a pit.

  Slowly patting the dust off his body, Chen Jiu sat up on the spot, looking around at the mountain paths that had been widened by his and Hei Shan's clash. But where was Hei Shan now? Was he dead?

  Chen Jiu's eyes narrowed, and a black shadow still stood upright as before. Although the black mist on his body was somewhat faint and fluctuating, Hei Shan Lao Yao was standing, but he was sitting, wasn't he?

  "Chen Jiu actually didn't die," Chen Jiu spoke first, breaking the silence.

  "A powerful blow, but still a distance away from being able to kill me." The old demon of Black Mountain remained as calm and composed as ever.

  Chen Jiu's face turned dark and gloomy. Since Hei Shan Lao Yao didn't die after the blow, then it must be him who died. However, Chen Jiu didn't want to die because he hadn't lived enough yet.

  "You're already quite skilled to be able to recreate this temporary flesh of mine, it's been many years since I've tasted the feeling of being injured. As a token of gratitude, I'll extract your soul and refine your spirit."

  Chen Jiuxi smiled and said: "I thought you would let me go as a thank you."

  "Hei Shan Lao Yao shook his head: 'That's impossible, anyone who can recreate me, I will definitely kill, even if you only recreated a single strand of my soul.'"

  Are you afraid I'll take revenge in the future?

  "Ah, the most frightening thing in this world is cutting grass without removing its roots."

  After saying this sentence, Hei Shan Lao Yao looked at Chen Jiu with a hint of regret: "You're Chen Jiu?"

  "Ah, actually I'm called Chen Jiu, but it's not the 'jiu' for liquor, it's the nine in one two three four five six seven eight nine." Chen Jiu chuckled.

  "What a pity! You were born in this broken world. Otherwise, you would have been a legendary figure." The old demon of Hei Shan said.

  Chen Jiu was silent for a moment, and the old demon of Hei Shan seemed to have regained his composure: "Although you are an invaluable genius, the ones who die the fastest in this world are geniuses."

  The surrounding aura was instantly absorbed by Hei Shan Lao Yao, but his action was quickly interrupted.

  Amitabha Buddha

  A clear and loud Buddha's name suddenly disturbed the heaven and earth's primal energy, forcing the Black Mountain old demon to stop in its tracks.

  "Who dares to interfere with the affairs of Hei Shan Lao Yao? Are you tired of living for too long?"

  Not far away, a bald monk walked slowly, saying it was slow, but every step was lotus-born, and in just a few steps he arrived at the scene.

  "Amitabha Buddha, I have met two donors."

  This monk's face is as smooth as warm jade, and he appears to be over thirty years old. However, upon closer inspection, he seems to be over forty or even fifty years old. His age is actually quite indistinct.

  "I'm actually a bald donkey" Hei Shan Lao Yao obviously had no interest in the monk, and even held a grudge.

  The monk looked around the scene and understood, hearing the harsh words of Hei Shan Lao Yao, the monk was not angry: "Amitabha, Hei Shan master, you have been sealed for a hundred years, why bother to come out again and stir up trouble".

  The old demon from Hei Shan glared: "You're one of those bald donkeys. Back then, you bunch of bald donkeys secretly plotted against me, using the power of incense accumulated over a thousand years to seal me within the temple, for a whole three hundred years! I finally managed to break through a thread of the seal and was about to go find that monk from back then, and you show up just in time."

  "The donor's murderous nature hasn't changed, it seems that our clan's great ability will have to seal you away once again. As for the temple back then, if it wasn't for sealing you, this demon, a thousand-year-old ancient temple wouldn't have fallen into ruin overnight, and the abbot wouldn't have passed away."

  Hei Shan Lao Yao burst out laughing: "I really didn't expect that, the old monk actually died".

  Chen Jiu watched anxiously from behind: "Master, this Hei Shan old demon has been severely injured by me, you'd better take action quickly, otherwise if he recovers, neither of us will be in a good situation."

  The monk's face showed a look of surprise, after looking at the old black mountain demon for a while, his face revealed an expression of astonishment, his heart wavering with uncertainty. That old black mountain demon was a famous big demon, how could it be so easy to get along with? As for the words of this young man in front of him, he didn't know whether to believe them or not.

  "Monk, you've come to deliver yourself to death today, I'll fulfill your wish. It's just right to kill a bald donkey to vent my anger." Hei Shan Old Monster was an old man with magical powers, seeing the monk hesitating, he spoke out to intimidate him.

  Chen Jiu couldn't help but think that this monk was too timid, actually being intimidated by the reputation of Hei Shan Lao Yao.

  Chen Jiu didn't know how much the old black mountain demon's reputation had won back then, it was simply terrifying. This monk had heard about the old black mountain demon's reputation since he was a child from his fellow disciples, so now that he saw the real person, how could he not be afraid?

  It's all because of the cunning Black Mountain old demon, who was already seriously injured but didn't show any weakness at all. His intimidating skills are indeed impressive.

  That old black mountain demon saw the little monk's hesitation, and slowly came to Chen Jiu's side. The monk, seeing this, could only begin to recite scriptures, the Demon-Subduing Scripture.

  An ordinary Demon-Subduing Sutra is of no use, but the sutra recited by this monk is extraordinary, carrying a power to subdue demons and evil spirits.

  Chen Jiu's eyelids trembled slightly, and the old demon Heishan's footsteps only paused for a moment in the sound of the scriptures. Then he bent down and rummaged through Chen Jiu's back basket.

  The demon-subduing power on the back basket is simply a joke for this great demon. The gourd that captures demons was held in Heishan Old Demon's hand, and he couldn't care less about the piercing pain brought by the talisman, with a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, and a crazy smile.

  Chen Jiu suddenly remembered the composition of Hei Shan Lao Yao's physical body, those three strands of black mist, and shouted: "No good, monk, stop reciting sutras, hurry up and stop him!"

  Too late, Hei Shan Lao Yao had already opened the lid, a wisp of black mist flashed out and was swallowed into his belly.

  You want to say that Hei Shan Lao Yao is so close, why not directly kill Chen Jiu, isn't it because he's afraid of stimulating the little monk, swallowing the black fog, completing his own body, and increasing his strength to kill the little monk, which is the most important thing.

  The little monk looked at Hei Shan Lao Yao's aura surging wildly, unaware that he had fallen into a trap and missed the best opportunity to eliminate this thread of divine thought.

  Soon, the aura of Hei Shan Lao Yao was all retracted into his body, and then he saw Hei Shan Lao Yao laugh: "In the battle at Lan Ruo Temple that year, I swallowed countless relics, which were truly delicious sugar beans." As he spoke, Hei Shan Lao Yao showed a look of relishing the memory.

  "Quickly make your move! The Black Mountain Old Demon's physical form has not yet fully taken shape. If we wait until it is complete, everything will be too late!"

  As soon as Chen Jiu's voice fell, the Black Mountain Old Monster slapped down with one palm, instantly sending Chen Jiu flying several zhang away, almost falling off the cliff.

  "Mind your own business."

  After finishing speaking, the old demon of Heishan looked at the monk: "Haha, what he just said is not bad. If you had made a move from the beginning, I would have been powerless to resist. But now my Four Ghosts Solid Body Array is complete, and even if you make a move now, it's too late. Wait for me to dig open your skull and see if your sarira is as delicious as those old monks."

  Looking at the monk with a pale face, Chen Jiu's expression was resolute: "This monk is really useless, actually being afraid of death to such an extent, and doesn't even know if his cultivation has reached the level of a dog's belly. He can't even see that Hei Shan Lao Yao is obviously stalling for time."

  Chen Jiuyi quietly drew a talisman in his hand, and then the gourd in Heishan Lao Yao's hand suddenly became hot. Before he could react, a loud rumble echoed through the entire mountain road, and the surrounding rocks fell down with a rattling sound.

  Chen Jiu actually self-destructed again, not only his own treasured calabaza, but also the skull-shaped artifact he had obtained last time.

  That skull had been suppressed by Chen Jiu in the gourd, at this moment two magical instruments self-destructed, a cloud of smoke and dust filled the scene, and it was unknown how the Black Mountain old demon near at hand was doing.

  "Monk, monk, are you dead or alive? This is the best opportunity now. The black mountain old demon's spiritual consciousness has been severely damaged again by my self-explosion technique. If you don't take action now, we're really done for."

  After finishing speaking, Chen Jiu's gaze futilely looked into the dust.