Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything
Chapter 909 - 909: The Simple-Minded Demon Clan

The Buddhist Light shone brilliantly, and after using the lotus to protect himself, Jiang Liu's figure appeared directly at the entrance of Jinshan Temple.

Numerous Demon Clan members around him bared their teeth at Jiang Liu, seemingly ready to rush forward and attack him at any moment.

However, the Buddhist Light surrounding Jiang Liu naturally restrained these demons, so despite wanting to charge, they dared not approach.

"I've returned..."

Standing at the entrance of Jinshan Temple, Jiang Liu looked up at the plaque of Jinshan Temple. It was much newer than he remembered, yet this was indeed Jinshan Temple, his place of refuge when he first traveled to the world of Journey to the West.

He could even see on the wall next to Jinshan Temple the "Bodhi Verse" he had inscribed with his own hand.

"You, Monk, are you a bald donkey from Western Spirit Mountain?"

Jiang Liu stood silently at the entrance, reminiscing. Around him gathered many demon tribes, with one speaking up and addressing Jiang Liu.

"Amitabha, I have some understanding of the Demon Realm. May I ask, under whom do you serve?" Jiang Liu softly chanted a Buddhist phrase and responded after hearing the question from the demon.

If he were an ordinary monk, these demons would have rushed up and torn him apart long ago.

But with the cultivation level of a Taiyi True Immortal at the late stage, plus the company of this lotus, these demons knew Jiang Liu's power was not ordinary, so they dared not act rashly.

"We are demons from Qilin Mountain in the Demon Realm! Monk, you should know!?" Hearing Jiang Liu's inquiry, one of the demons answered him.

"Qilin Mountain? Never heard of it!" Jiang Liu shook his head and replied.

This was indeed the truth. Though he had been to the Demon Realm several times, he mostly wandered around the Great Nirvana Temple and was indeed not familiar with other places in the realm.

Jiang Liu had truly never heard of Qilin Mountain.

"You bald donkey, you've never even heard of our Ancestor Qilin's name? Yet you dare claim to know something about the Demon Realm. What nonsense!" At Jiang Liu's response, the surrounding demons all broke into mocking smiles and spoke bluntly.

These words made Jiang Liu frown slightly.

"All right, no more idle talk. Who's in charge here now?" Without bothering to argue further, Jiang Liu waved his hand and asked directly.

"Currently, our lord Yan Tieshan is in command here. Lord Yan Tieshan is one of the four great strong men under Ancestor Qilin!" Responded another demon upon Jiang Liu's inquiry.

"Since you've never even heard of Ancestor Qilin, I assume you haven't heard of Lord Yan Tieshan either?" they added bluntly to Jiang Liu.

"Indeed, I've not heard of them!" Jiang Liu admitted with a nod.

Who's this Ancestor Qilin, and who's Yan Tieshan? Never heard of them, probably just small fry?

"Hey, you bald donkey..."

Just then, a demon from within Jinshan Temple came out and motioned towards Jiang Liu, saying, "Lord Tieshan invites you inside to meet him!"

A summons to meet? Quite the pomp, Jiang Liu mused internally.

However, as he was curious to see the most powerful among these demons, Jiang Liu refrained from acting hastily.

To resolve the issue of demon invasion within the Great Tang, directly slaying the most formidable demon would naturally intimidate the others, making it easier to clean up the remaining ones.

With the lotus protecting him, Jiang Liu walked into Jinshan Temple under the watchful eyes of numerous demons.

Jinshan Temple had indeed become a demon base, now transformed into their lair, with demons of all kinds appearing one after another.

Walking into the main hall, Jiang Liu could see the Buddha statue that was originally worshipped had been toppled, and a robust demon, seemingly four to five meters tall, stood at the center of the hall.

Character panel!

Looking at this figure, it seemed to be the leader of these demons, Jiang Liu thought to himself, opening up the character panel, revealing a semi-transparent page before him.

ID: Yan Tieshan (Blue).

Gender: Male.

Profession: Demon.

Level: 81.

Equipment: ...

"What? Level 81? Actually at the Great Luojin Immortal level?!" Jiang Liu thought, surprised as he looked at the character panel before him.

The level of a Great Luojin Immortal was not common across the three realms and six paths. Each was considered a notable figure.

Unexpectedly, with the demonic invasion of the mortal world, there was a Great Luojin Immortal standing guard!?

As Jiang Liu observed Yan Tieshan, Yan Tieshan, the demon, also assessed Jiang Liu, with his gaze pausing deeply on the eighteen-lotus.

"Hey, you monk, where are you from? The Western Spirit Mountain? Are you here to deal with us?" Yan Tieshan looked straightforward and asked Jiang Liu directly, without beating around the bush.

"First, my most important goal is to find out, where are the monks of this temple? Where did they all go?"

Even at level 81, Jiang Liu showed no fear and asked Yan Tieshan directly.

"The monks in this temple? I don't know!" Yan Tieshan shook his head upon hearing Jiang Liu's question and replied.

"Wait, something's not right!" After answering, Yan Tieshan suddenly reacted and said, "Wasn't I the one asking you questions? You're supposed to answer me. How dare you question me instead!?"

"Don't know? How could you not know? Could it be? Are you just a mere figurehead as the leader?" Jiang Liu was naturally dissatisfied with Yan Tieshan's answer, and he frowned and asked.

"This temple, when our Demon Clan arrived in the Mortal World, naturally fell. By the time I got here, it had already become our lair. As for where the original monks went? I certainly don't know, but probably, they were all eaten by my subordinates!"

Jiang Liu's provocative words indeed had some effect, prompting Yan Tieshan to respond.

Hoo!

After responding to Jiang Liu, Yan Tieshan's expression suddenly changed. He immediately raised his hand, and a Wolf Fang Club appeared in his hand, swinging it directly toward Jiang Liu.

"You bald donkey, I'll smash you to death! It was clearly me asking the questions, even if you don't answer, how dare you question me back!"

The lotus, under Jiang Liu's control, went straight up to meet it. As the club came down, it struck the lotus and was directly resisted.

Even though level 81 is quite high, Jiang Liu at level 77 was not that much weaker.

With the Divine Level Equipment, the Eighteen-Petal Lotus, in hand, it was not surprising to block Yan Tieshan's attack.

"You bald donkey, you do have some skills! The lotus in your hand is indeed a wonderful treasure! If you're willing to hand it over to me, I might spare your life!"

Having his attack blocked by the lotus, Yan Tieshan's gaze at the lotus grew hot as he spoke to Jiang Liu.

"All of you must die!" Jiang Liu, with a face as dark as water, spoke to Yan Tieshan without any unnecessary words.

The Demon Clan's invasion made Jinshan Temple the first target, and Jiang Liu understood well that several senior brothers and the old abbot were defenseless.

Thinking of them buried in the bellies of these demons, the anger in Jiang Liu's heart erupted like a volcano.

"It seems you don't know what's good for you! I admit, in a one-on-one fight, with that lotus in your hand, killing you wouldn't be easy. But don't forget, it's not just me here!" Yan Tieshan said with a smug expression.

With his words, several other demons nearby drew their weapons and slowly surrounded him, clearly intending to gang up on Jiang Liu.

"Hehehe..."

Seeing Jiang Liu's expression grow serious, Yan Tieshan's smug grin widened, and he said, "How is it? Do you think I'm very evil? Sneaky and cunning, huh!?"

"Hmph, is he trying to bait me to insult him? For the Demon Clan, such insults are surely compliments, right? With intelligence like this, he thinks he can trick me?"

Yan Tieshan's words made Jiang Liu roll his eyes and he murmured to himself.

Without any more nonsense, Jiang Liu looked at the demons surrounding him, took a deep breath, and opened his Severance of Corpses page, choosing the recall button.

In the Map of Mountains and Rivers, originally, the Good Corpse was teaming up with Sun Wukong to tackle dungeons. Suddenly, without warning, the Good Corpse vanished.

Sun Wukong and the others froze, glancing at each other, and then realized that their master must have recalled him.

"Master, is there trouble on your side? Do you need me, Old Sun, to help?" Sun Wukong immediately opened the chat and sent a message to Jiang Liu.

"No problem!"

At this moment, with the battle about to begin, Jiang Liu didn't have time to chat with Sun Wukong, simply replied, and closed the dialog box.

Then, on the Severance of Corpses page, he chose to summon the Good Corpse. A strange light gathered, and the Good Corpse reappeared beside Jiang Liu.

Strengthening Demon-Subduing Mantra, Strengthening Body-Protection Spell!

Jiang Liu and the Good Corpse were already very accustomed to working together, so he immediately threw two Buff skills at the Good Corpse.

"Five-Thunder Down"

"Skyfire Burns the Fields"

"Gang Wind Erodes the Bones"

...

Under Jiang Liu's enhancement, the Good Corpse waved the Fire Crystal Duster in hand and unleashed a series of group attack spells onto the demon crowd.

Under these terrifying spell attacks, all the demons screamed continuously!

The entire Jinshan Temple was instantly turned into ruins.