The Dragon's Head Mountain fell deathly silent. Before absolute power like this, all influence and schemes were child's play. They still struggled to understand. He was clearly just a Daemon King, so how could he possess such power?
The Living Soil of the Nine Heavens was extraordinarily precious, yet it did not seem particularly surprising either. Clearly, it was not something these "bumpkins" could understand. They had not even heard of it before. Even Kuang Tianyou from the Hungry Ghost realm had probably only heard of its name.
Even with the countless pairs of eyes in the sky, only an extremely small number of people could recognise the true name of the piece of "dirt" with a single glance, which left them even more perplexed. They had never heard of the Living Soil of the Nine Heavens having such an effect.
When Li Qingshan stood before the Dragon's Head Mountain again, his human form turned into that of an ox demon. "Release them, or I'll slaughter these bald donkeys first before slaughtering you bastards!"
It was like a kidnapper confronting the police with a hostage situation. The police did not speak, nor did they negotiate. They directly kidnapped the kidnapper's entire family, including the dog they had raised for a decade. If they did not release them, they would kill them one by one.
Of course, Li Qingshan was not a police officer, nor was he a hero. Even a benevolent buddhist like you is bold enough to lower yourself to me. If you want to try something like this, I'll play you to the end. He had already shouldered countless sins, so he did not mind adding a few more souls to the mix.
"Y- y- you …" The Minister of the Left pointed at Li Qingshan as he trembled in anger.
The fellow cultivators around him all looked at the wooden fish mallet in his hand nervously, afraid that he would slaughter the Unraging monk out of anger. If that happened, there would be no way to clean up the situation. Li Qingshan would probably directly smash the Lingguo temple over.
Just like the Minister of the Left, the emperor of Great Xia was originally rather confident in the Great Formation of Dragons. He believed that stopping Li Qingshan would not be a big issue. He just did not want to be disturbed from the sacrificial ceremony. However, as he gazed at the mountain hovering in the air right now, his confidence immediately vanished into thin air.
There was no need for Li Qingshan to put himself in danger and crash into the protective formation of the imperial court. All he had to do was uproot the mountains and smash them over. All they could do was resist, and they would definitely lose the altar. There was no need to even think about the Grand Sacrificial Ceremony.
Gu Yanying said, "Your Majesty, it looks like Li Qingshan isn't satisfied with just being a Ten Directions Demon King."
The Grand Xia Emperor frowned. Only then did he realize how ridiculous his words Just Now were. He said coldly, "I'm afraid the current you isn't satisfied with this!"
"I've never been satisfied."
The Left Master said, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. You've really taught a good disciple. The Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga first produced an Enemy of the Buddha, and then they produced a wretched daemon like this who wants to destroy our Lingguo temple. What a great place! "
The Unraging monk straightened himself up. He sighed and said, "Qingshan. Stop it! I'm just a monk who drinks and eats meat. I'm not worth it. From today onwards, I will expel you from the sect. You and I will have nothing to do with each other anymore. I am a Buddhist disciple. We're willing to be punished by the Buddhist precepts. Please let our fellow disciples of the Lingguo Temple go! "
In order to save him, they had to gamble the lives of several tens of thousands of monks. He never wanted to see something like that.
Li Qingshan frowned before smiling again. "Since we have nothing to do with each other anymore, why should I listen to you? Whether you want to live or die, that's up to you. But even if you kill yourself right now, I'll send the entire Lingguo temple down with you. "
The Unraging monk was rendered speechless. He let out a long sigh. This wretched disciple's wings had already become as tough as steel, so how could he still be affected by him? Or perhaps, he had never been affected by him in the first place.
"I'll count to ten!"
Li Qingshan powered the Force Field of Earth and lifted the Lingguo temple into the air. When he counted to five, the Lingguo temple had already reached the same height as Dragon Head mountain, about to enter the atmospheric wind layer.
Even the feathered people's City Amongst the Clouds could not float in the atmospheric wind layer for long, let alone the Lingguo temple that had not been designed for this. Once the formation fell, just how many monks could withstand the atmospheric wind?
There was no need for Li Qingshan to risk his life to destroy the formation. Borrowing the power of the world was enough. When he counted to three, thousands of atmospheric winds had already slammed into the protective formation of the Lingguo temple, surging with golden light.
Before the Imperial Advisor of the Left could say anything, the emperor of Great Xia could no longer hold himself back. "Imperial Advisor, I think the Enemy of Buddha is very obedient to Li Qingshan. He won't slaughter wantonly anymore. The dead are already dead. They cannot be revived. We need their strength to fend off the Hungry Ghost realm right now. "
The officials all tried to persuade him as well. Apart from the buddhist disciples, no one else had much of a concept of the "Enemy of Buddha". Even though Little Ann's actions were heinous, he had not targeted their own sect. Since they did not possess sufficient strength, it was best if they did not go looking for trouble. Cultivation was for longevity, not for upholding justice. Even with the might of the gods and buddhas, they had yet to destroy the Demon domain.
There would always be someone who had to consider the bigger picture, and by "bigger picture", it had never been world peace or human justice, but "the strong". "The strong" often did not refer to a single individual. When a group of mediocre people gathered together, they could judge a genius as a madman, just because there were so many of them. If they did not want to endure the reputation of being a madman, then they had to restrain themselves and consider the bigger picture.
But now, Li Qingshan relied on himself to control the bigger picture. He bellowed out, "One!"
"Stop!" The Imperial Advisor of the Left waved his hand and removed the restraints on the Unraging monk. He sucked in a deep breath. "Unraging, you can go. You're no longer a buddhist disciple."
The Unraging monk stood up. He showed no joy or anger on his face. He bowed. "You can beat me or kill me, Imperial Advisor, but you can't strip me of my identity as a buddhist disciple. All living beings are disciples of buddhism as long as they have buddha in their hearts, even if they're the Enemy of Buddha. "
All living beings were equal, and they could all become buddhas. This was the principle of the Mahayana buddhist dharma. However, just like all the major principles of the world, if anyone really followed these principles, they would definitely end up badly battered and bleeding. They might even be rejected by their own kind.
The Imperial Advisor of the Left bellowed, "You- piss off!"
As soon as the Unraging monk left the Dragon's Head mountain, an ugly monk flew over from afar and called out, "Master!"
The Unraging monk was surprised. "Duoge!"
He was the little demonfolk Li Qingshan had met in the Demon Suppression hall, as well as his second junior brother.
Duoge had rushed to the vicinity of the Lingguo temple after learning the Unraging monk had been captured, but he had no idea how to save him. He did not even know the Unraging monk had been brought to the imperial court by the Imperial Advisor of the Left. Only when Li Qingshan came to uproot the Lingguo temple did he follow, only to see the Unraging monk being released immediately.
He could not help but praise, "First senior brother, you really are a great evil after all!"
The corner of Li Qingshan's eye twitched. Only then did Duoge realise he had misspoken. He smiled dryly. However, it was not because his demonfolk instincts had relapsed. Instead, Li Qingshan's method of saving him was simply too vicious.
The Unraging monk saw Duoge and could not help but smile. Even if he had gone to all the trouble and only managed to redeem a measly demonfolk, it would still be worth it.
However, just how many people in the world believed the lofty, righteous Monk King to be equal to a lowly, lowly demonfolk with twisted wills?
The Imperial Advisor of the Left saw how the atmospheric winds were about to rip through the formation. He called out, "Li Qingshan, release the Lingguo temple!"
Li Qingshan smiled. "Alright, I'll do as you say, Imperial Advisor!" As a result, he pulled back the Force Field of Earth.
Seeing Li Qingshan's smile, the Imperial Advisor of the Left's heart skipped a beat. He sensed that the Lingguo temple was falling straight down.
The Imperial Advisor of the Left paled in fright. "Wretched daemon, stop!"
"I've already stopped!" Li Qingshan yawned and waved his hand.
A mountain weighed more than a hundred million tonnes. Apart from Li Qingshan who wielded the Lifesoil of the Nine Heavens, there was no one in the world who could lift it up, nor could anyone stop its fall.
Boom!
With an earth-shattering rumble, the mountain plunged into the embrace of the earth viciously. A cloud of dust swept into the surroundings. Even if it was smashed to pieces, it would only return to its original appearance.
The thousands of pagodas, halls, and statues on the mountain were no different. What holy land of buddhism, bodhisattvas, or arhats? All of them were dust to dust, dust to dust.
The Lingguo temple was destroyed!
Spurt! The Imperial Advisor of the Left coughed up a mouthful of blood. He glared at Li Qingshan as if his eyes were about to spit fire. "You've gone back on your word!"
"I remember what I promised you was just the lives of the monks in the temple. Look, aren't they still alive and well?"
Li Qingshan pointed at the sky. The time it took for the Lingguo Temple to fall was enough for the monk kings to save the monks. Other than a few Qi Practitioners, the others didn't even need help as they could hover in the air with their own strength.
"You destroyed my cave abode and I destroyed your temple. Let's get back at each other. However, you ambushed Little Ann with such despicable means. We'll settle this later. I don't want much, just one punch from me will do! "
The Imperial Advisor of the Left said, "Monster, you will die a horrible death! I only regret that I didn't kill the Foe of Buddha that day. I've caused the world to suffer! "
Li Qingshan shouted angrily, "Foe of Buddha! Foe of Buddha! When she was fighting the Hungry Ghost Realm, where were you, you bald donkey? He will find a way to pay for my sins. There's no need for a bald donkey like you to stand on the moral high ground and talk nonsense. I don't have time for you today. Prepare to die! "
"Yanying, come with me!"
Li Qingshan left his back to the people on the Dragon Head Mountain and strode towards the south. That was the direction of the Tong Tian Ghost Tower.
"What are you doing?"
"Saving the world!"
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