The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 515: Astonishing Tree Demon【Third Update】

Chapter 515: Chapter 515: Astonishing Tree Demon【Third Update】

"Where’s Yang Jian?"

Qin Jun asked with a chuckle, slapping Jin Chanzi’s shoulder. Although Yang Jian was his main concern, he couldn’t show it, lest he hurt Jin Chanzi’s feelings.

"Yang Jian? Damn! How did he get here?"

Zhu Bajie blurted out coarsely. This guy had a strong ability to learn and had picked up Qin Jun’s curse words quite well.

In his former life as Heavenly Marshal Tianpeng, Erlang Shen Yang Jian had been a figure he looked up to, a formidable being capable of fighting his Monkey Brother for three hundred rounds.

Liu Ruolai listened with great curiosity. This handsome monk seemed very strong, and she wondered what sort of cultivation level Yang Jian possessed, to be able to unnerve Zhu Bajie to such an extent.

"Yang Jian and I took different paths to search for His Majesty. I’ll have him come over immediately."

Jin Chanzi said with a smile, and as he spoke, his right hand waved, sending a golden butterfly formed from magic power flying out at extreme speed, vanishing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Zhu Bajie approached and kneeled to kowtow to Jin Chanzi, excitedly saying, "Greetings, Master!"

Although he feared the Tang Monk, the sentiments built up on the journey to the West had not faded, especially considering Jin Chanzi’s distinguished status in Buddhism.

The second disciple of Tathāgata!

Facing Zhu Bajie, who looked as though he might burst into tears with excitement, Jin Chanzi was utterly embarrassed and turned to Qin Jun to ask, "Who’s this guy?"

He certainly didn’t have such an ugly disciple.

Zhu Bajie was taken aback upon hearing this, and upon a closer look, he realized Jin Chanzi differed from the Tang Monk he remembered. The Tang Monk always had a sorrowful countenance, whereas Jin Chanzi appeared carefree and lacked the air of a holy monk.

"He’s your disciple, you should take him. His cultivation is even higher than yours," Qin Jun said with a smile. As for the underlying reasons, he didn’t bother to explain. Zhu Bajie and Jin Chanzi would surely be puzzled, and might even suspect a connection to Qin Jun. This would only serve to elevate Qin Jun’s stature in their eyes.

Especially once they encountered the God and Demon supplement.

Upon Qin Jun’s reminder, Zhu Bajie finally took note of Jin Chanzi’s cultivation and nearly went blind with astonishment, murmuring, "Goodness gracious, could my master really possess the cultivation of the ninth level of the Golden Immortal Realm?"

The Tang Monk had been a drag on their journey to the West countless times. In his heart, the notion of ’master’ had never been associated with ’strong.’ They were like two parallel lines.

That’s not right, in terms of willpower, the Tang Monk could indeed be considered strong. At the very least, he was unbending, willing to face an array of demons alone and prepared to die without regret, no matter the cost.

Jin Chanzi nodded as though he understood, though he didn’t quite, and started to make casual conversation with Zhu Bajie.

Meanwhile, Qin Jun was full of anticipation for Yang Jian’s arrival.

At that time, he planned to lead Yang Jian, Zhu Bajie, and Jin Chanzi in a confrontation against the Night Emperor.

The peak-level Yang Jian was destined to display the grace of Erlang Shen!

"Is this monk also one of your subordinates?" Liu Ruolai asked curiously.

Qin Jun nodded, wearing a faint smile that gave Liu Ruolai the impression he was unfathomable.

They had even forgotten they were in the eerie, deserted city.

Perhaps a stick of incense had passed in time.

Jin Chanzi suddenly asked, "Why are you in this city, don’t you sense something is off?"

Buddhism excels in exorcism, and he was particularly sensitive to evil.

Qin Jun raised an eyebrow and asked, "What’s wrong with this place?"

Zhu Bajie and Liu Ruolai also looked at him in surprise, only to see Jin Chanzi pressing his ear to the ground, his expression growing increasingly solemn.

Could there be something underground?

Zhu Bajie quickly followed suit and lay down while Qin Jun extended his Divine Consciousness downward, only to be blocked by a mysterious force, deepening the furrow in his brow.

Liu Ruolai, gripped by nervousness, clutched Qin Jun’s sleeve and asked, "Could there be something underneath us?"

Looking around at the desolate streets, she felt an increasing sense of grim terror.

Could it be that there were ghosts?

Qin Jun did not offer her comfort, but instead waited for Jin Chanzi and Zhu Bajie to get up.

Zhu Bajie leaped to his feet, exclaiming, "Oh my, this is terrifying, the ground below is filled with corpses, probably all the people of the entire city are dead underneath."

As soon as he said this, Qin Jun’s eyes widened, Liu Ruolai almost fainted from fright, and goosebumps sprouted all over her.

The city was vast, surely capable of accommodating a million people at least.

Does that not mean that there could be a million corpses hidden beneath the ground?

Even Qin Jun could not help but feel his scalp tingle at that thought.

Jin Chanzi slowly stood up and said, "Below lies a fearsome tree demon, likely still in slumber; we are no match for it."

A fearsome tree demon?

Qin Jun could not help but think of the scene from last night when he was attacked by mysterious vines, but that surely couldn’t be the tree demon beneath his feet, or else he would never have been able to leave alive.

"Ding! Side mission triggered — Exorcise Evil for Heaven! Mission details: The Luoshu Demon King has cultivated for tens of thousands of years, slaughtering countless beings, to the point of enraging both gods and humans. If the host eradicates him, he will receive Heavenly Dao’s grace and also a chance for a God and Demon summon!"

Cultivating for tens of thousands of years...

Qin Jun’s eyelids twitched uncontrollably, heaven knows how strong this tree demon was.

"Let’s wait more, wait for Yang Jian to come, then eliminate this demon!" Qin Jun said solemnly, his words making Jin Chanzi’s eyes blaze, Zhu Bajie wail in misery, and Liu Ruolai look at him oddly.

He continued, "This demon has slaughtered a million of the Human Clan; even if I am not from the Eastern Flame Domain, I must uphold the Heavenly Dao!"

Humans are regarded as the most intelligent beings because most have a heart of virtue.

Demons are abhorred by the Heavenly Dao because most kill indiscriminately, including their own kind, devoid of compassion.

Of course, this refers to the majority; it cannot be generalized. There are bad humans, and there are also good demons.

"Your Majesty is truly a living Bodhisattva, deeply understanding of righteousness," Jin Chanzi took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Qin Jun.

In reality, Qin Jun was not solely motivated by the mission reward, after all, the mission reward was just a chance for a God and Demon summon and an uncertain boon of Heavenly Dao’s grace; Qin Jun would not risk so much for that alone.

But it was a million people, at least.

Heaven knows what similar deeds this demon had done before, Qin Jun could not ignore them.

"What righteousness, it’s just following my heart, I can’t stand it!" Qin Jun waved his hand, but his nonchalant demeanor made people respect him even more.

Liu Ruolai gazed at Qin Jun, infatuated. At this moment, she suddenly realized that Qin Jun was not as narrow-minded as she had imagined.

Zhu Bajie could only smile bitterly, hating trouble the most, so he wasn’t moved by Qin Jun’s words. He suddenly wondered if his master’s temperament had transferred to Qin Jun?

"As long as we don’t make too much noise, we won’t wake it up; let’s find a place to rest first!" Jin Chanzi looked around and suggested.

Despite Zhu Bajie being at the early stage of the Scattered Immortal Realm with his cultivation, this battle would still depend on Yang Jian.

Qin Jun had no objections but glanced at Liu Ruolai and said, "First, let’s search for a teleportation portal to send this girl away."

Jin Chanzi and Zhu Bajie nodded. Despite being curious about Liu Ruolai’s identity, her Golden Elixir Realm cultivation level was indeed an eyesore here.

"Can’t I just not be sent away..." Liu Ruolai said plaintively, looking as though she might cry at any moment.

With the world so vast, where could she possibly go?

If she returned to Wild Willow City, her father would surely never let her leave again until she was married off to another clan.

At her age, it was time to marry. The great powers from several nearby cities had already come visiting, which was what forced her to consider running away from home.