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Chapter 414 Looking for trouble
"Demon Lord?!"

"A Demon Lord has already appeared?!"

"Don't panic! Huangzhou is still more than 2,000 miles away from here!"

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For a moment, as everyone heard the content of the flying sword's voice transmission, they began to discuss in surprise.

After all, the Demon Lord is equivalent to a super-innate cultivator of the human race. He is much rarer and more powerful than the so-called demon generals.

"Huangzhou is the territory of Buddhism. I believe Buddhism will send senior monks to deal with it. We just need to avoid it according to Master's instructions."

Taoist Xuanzhen then raised his hand and touched his goatee and judged that they just needed to listen to Qingyangzi's arrangements and didn't need to think about challenging the limits of life.

But Wang Zhifan, who was standing by, suddenly lit up his eyes after hearing this. He immediately wanted to ask others about the specific location of Huangzhou and prepared to rush over to check out the situation.

It's not that he wants to die, but he is disappointed by the strength of the previous demon generals. He wants to know the specific level of the stronger demon lord, and then adjust his personal position in this copy according to the actual situation and modify his clearance plan.

However, before Wang Zhifan could ask for directions, the tall and masked dragon girl beside him suddenly jumped up and flew towards the east like a sharp arrow without any hesitation.

"This woman... must be heading to Huangzhou!"

Wang Zhifan immediately made this judgment in his mind, knowing that he didn't need to ask anyone for directions this time, as there were locals leading the way. So he also activated the Wind and Thunder Sky-stepping Art and took off from the ground to follow.

In an instant, Taoist Xuanzhen and other Qingyang Palace disciples who stayed where they were looked at the direction where the two masters were leaving, their mouths twitching slightly but they were speechless.

The main reason is that Wang Zhifan and Mieyue Longdao do not belong to their group, they are just temporary foreign aid. No one can control what they want to do, and Qingyangzi's words cannot completely restrain them.

At the same time, as they were traveling in the sky one after the other, the Moon-Destroying Dragon Sword flying in front also discovered Wang Zhifan who was following closely behind.

This situation seemed to make her a little concerned, so she quickly slowed down her flying speed to allow Wang Zhifan behind her to catch up quickly.

When Wang Zhifan flew into the air and was almost at the same level as her, she continued to fly and turned to Wang Zhifan and said:
"Master Fanyun, you can't compete with me this time."

His voice was still clear and cold as always, with a unique sense of oppression, but not too annoying.

"Don't worry, sir. I'll go over and take a look."

After hearing this, Wang Zhifan immediately replied with a smile, no longer having the resolute attitude he had shown earlier when competing with the woman for the right to kill the demon general first.

It's not that he was afraid of this woman, but he was a reasonable man. Since this woman had taken the initiative to give in once in the previous conflict between the two, he couldn't keep going against her, otherwise he would give people the impression that he was too arrogant and overbearing, which would easily lead to unnecessary internal friction.

From another perspective, the most important purpose of his search for the Demon Lord was to understand the combat power information. Having someone fighting in the front did not affect his acquisition of intelligence, so it did not matter if he gave way once.

"Thank you, Taoist Priest, for letting me."

The Dragon Girl responded politely. It was obvious that after learning about some of the previous events, she had understood a small part of Wang Zhifan's strength, and her attitude towards him became even more respectful.

Wang Zhifan nodded and took the opportunity to talk to the dragon girl, such as asking her how far she was from Huangzhou and how much she knew about the Demon Lord, in order to obtain some information.

The Dragon Girl was quite willing to answer questions that did not involve her personal life. She gave Wang Zhifan a brief explanation and soon returned to her serious state of traveling.

Wang Zhifan also did not bother her too much. Seeing that she didn't want to talk more, he summoned the red deer horse and also concentrated on riding it.

In fact, with his current skills and physique, he could rely on lightness skills to reach Huangzhou, but he has always been a cost-conscious person and would not waste them intentionally if he could save some skills and physical strength. Anyway, the speed of the red deer horse is fast enough and there will not be any delay.

So about half an hour later, Wang Zhifan, riding on the back of Pegasus, and the Moon-Destroying Dragon Sword arrived at the border of Huangzhou at the same time. This speed of travel was considered quite fast even among cultivators, but the Moon-Destroying Dragon Sword was in a relaxed and calm state throughout the entire flight, which showed that the dragon girl's physique was indeed not comparable to that of ordinary humans. No wonder Qingyangzi valued her more.

After that, the two searched in Huangzhou for about an incense stick of time. Along the way, they found several traces of demons and dealt with them easily. Finally, they found the location where the Demon Lord appeared as Qing Yangzi said.

It was on a vast plain. The two of them sensed the extremely strong demonic aura from a long distance. It was as obvious as a lighthouse on the sea in the dark night. They knew they had found the target without further exploration.

When they got closer, they saw that the existence suspected to be the Demon Lord was a terrifying demon as huge as a hill, with three heads and six arms. The three heads could vaguely show the faces of a human female child, a young man and an old woman. The blue-black demon flames covering his body were terrifying. On the entire plain, only three Buddhist monks with extremely powerful auras dared to confront him and try their best to restrain this terrifying existence.

At the same time, in the surrounding areas many miles away from this huge demon, there are tens of thousands of other demons. Most of the ordinary demons have been eliminated by the bald army gathered here, but there are still dozens of demon generals who are still fighting with the monks. The overall scene is quite chaotic, and demons or human monks may fall at any time.

"What a grand scene... Those demons wanted to attack the nearby town, but were stopped here by the Buddhist masters?"

Wang Zhifan did not rush into the battle to help. He stayed in the outer area and observed the overall situation from high above. He noticed that there was a town about twenty miles away from here. A huge demon suspected to be the Demon Lord was leading many other demons to move towards that place under pressure. His purpose was obvious.

"We are late...Buddhists never want others to interfere in their affairs, otherwise it will lead to trouble."

At this time, the Dragon Girl's Moon-Destroying Dragon Sword came to Wang Zhifan's side. Her relationship with Wang Zhifan had become much more harmonious along the way, and she took the initiative to remind him not to interfere easily.

"You can't even volunteer to help?"

Wang Zhifan was a little bit unconvinced when he heard this. He didn't quite understand why someone would refuse others' enthusiastic help. Was it just to save face? "You can see over there. Someone from the Confucian School is rushing over."

The Moon-Destroying Dragon Blade then raised his hand and pointed a direction to Wang Zhifan.

There were more than a dozen small dots appearing on the horizon. When they were far away, they could be easily seen as flying birds. But if you looked closely for a second, you could find that they were a group of human figures approaching quickly. They were all dressed in tall hats and wide belts, which was indeed the style of Confucianists.

"You have a really good eye. I wouldn't have noticed it if you hadn't told me."

Seeing this, Wang Zhifan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the group of Confucian visitors. He realized that the woman next to him was indeed not an ordinary person and possessed extraordinary observation skills.

This situation made him feel that the battlefield situation before him was becoming increasingly complicated, and he might even be able to see a precious scene of conflict between Confucianism and Buddhism.

At the same time, there were indeed some bad signs appearing in the direction they were observing.

A total of seventeen Confucian masters suddenly flew in from the horizon and broke into the battle dominated by Buddhism, but were intercepted by several innate monks who were guarding the periphery.

"Stop! No outsiders are allowed to enter this place!"

Three monks in the Xiantian realm were seen flying into the sky, their bodies bathed in golden Buddha light. A majestic image of Dharma could be vaguely seen behind each of them, and they forcefully blocked the Confucian visitor who had suddenly broken in.

The leading Confucian was a handsome young man wearing a tall hat and long robe, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. He looked to be about twenty-three or twenty-four years old. Although he was relatively young, the aura on his body was extremely powerful, as if he had surpassed the ordinary level of the innate realm.

This handsome Confucian monk, who was obviously an outstanding figure, gently raised his sleeves and waved the luxurious folding fan with a white background and gold edges in his hand, which bloomed with countless mysterious "trapped" characters like flowers scattered by a fairy. These ink-like characters bound the three Buddhist monks tightly in the blink of an eye, making them fall to the ground involuntarily as if they were entangled in chains, and even the Buddhist Dharma bodies condensed behind them dissipated because of the characters.

"You want to stop me, Qingfeng Layman? How can you do that without sending a few Buddhist disciples?"

After easily dealing with the monk who intercepted him, the elegant Confucian scholar chuckled and led the other Confucian scholars behind him to continue flying through the battle formation, approaching the existence that was suspected to be the Demon Lord on the ground.

Their actions undoubtedly angered many monks around them, but most of them were still fighting the demons and had no time to pay attention to them. Moreover, the monks knew very well that they could not deal with this powerful Confucian master with their strength. It would be better for them to pretend that they did not see it and concentrate on dealing with the enemy in front of them to avoid humiliation.

At this time, in the center of the battlefield, the battle between the three Buddhist monks and the suspected Demon Lord had become increasingly intense.

Two of the monks transformed themselves into giant Buddhist Vajra whose size was not much smaller than that of the Demon Lord. It was as if two giant gods were attacking the terrifying Demon Lord with three heads and six arms from the front and back.

Another eminent monk was sitting cross-legged high in the sky, chanting Buddhist mantras with a rosary in his hand. Every time his lips opened and closed, a swastika character bigger than a house would fall from the sky and hit the body of the Demon Lord heavily, causing the blue-black demonic flames on his body to vibrate violently, as if they would be extinguished in the next second.

But even though the three Buddhist monks fought with all their might, the three-headed, six-armed Demon Lord showed no real signs of falling. He firmly withstood the attacks of the two Vajra incarnations and the Fallen Buddha Spell, as if he had roots under his feet. Even the Buddhist Dharma, which was known for its great strength, could not shake him, and they could only keep bombarding his six stone pillar-like demon arms, engaging in a war of attrition.

This scene was seen by the Confucian Qingfeng hermit who had just led his people closer. He immediately laughed and said mockingly:

"You are outnumbered and yet you can't win the fight... If you Buddhists don't have the strength to slay the demon, then quickly give way to me, Master Qingfeng! I can kill this demon in just a moment!"

His voice was obviously not very loud, but it was affected by a special force so that people within a ten-mile radius could hear it clearly. It was obvious that he wanted to put pressure on the Buddhist master.

"Are Confucianism and Buddhism so at odds with each other?"

Wang Zhifan, who was far away from the central area, couldn't help but ask the Moon-Mieting Dragon Blade beside him, because he didn't understand why Qingfeng Jushi, who was obviously a Confucian master, wanted to provoke Buddhism at this critical juncture. A scholar shouldn't be so violent.

"Well, there are many territorial conflicts between Confucianism and Buddhism. They will look for every opportunity to suppress the other side and show their strength so that more people will join them."

The dragon girl, who was already quite familiar with Wang Zhifan, immediately explained, which made Wang Zhifan understand.

"Oh... So that's what's going on... No wonder I heard people in a place called Shuqiu City say that Confucianism and Taoism are on better terms."

Wang Zhifan then remembered that when he was talking with the Confucian scholar named Zhang Siqian, the other party had said that the relationship between Confucianism and Taoism was okay, but the relationship with Buddhism was a bit worse, but he did not pay attention to this aspect at the time.

Curious, Wang Zhifan immediately asked the Dragon Girl more about this matter, such as the relationship between Taoism and Buddhism, why Taoism's external relations seemed better, and to what extent the struggle between Buddhism and Confucianism was going on.

The Moon-Mieting Dragon Blade, who had nothing to do at the moment, listened and patiently explained to him, telling him the key.

For example, the reason why Taoism has a good relationship with Buddhism and Confucianism is that Taoists value tranquility and inaction, and basically will not deliberately open up new territories, so there are naturally few conflicts of interest with the other two sects.

Even if someone from Taoism joins Buddhism or Confucianism, Taoism doesn't bother to care. The main principle is to go with the flow. You can take whichever path you like, as long as it doesn't interfere with my practice.

On the other hand, Buddhism and Confucianism are different. They both have a more proactive and utilitarian style. It is difficult for other practitioners to stay in the sphere of influence of Buddhism for a long time. Confucianism is also actively promoting Confucianism. Confucian scholars often come into conflict with Buddhist disciples who like to preach everywhere, and many lives have been lost.

But decades ago, the three great saints paid attention to this aspect and set up restrictions respectively, prohibiting the three disciples from fighting to the death. After all, the three saints are said to have a good relationship with each other. They stand at a higher level and do not want to see the human cultivators waste their internal energy and let the hostile demon world take advantage of them.

However, the constraints from above cannot truly resolve all conflicts. Even though the three major human forces in the Realm of Disaster seem to be much more peaceful on the surface, there are still many open and covert struggles in private.

This is especially true for Buddhism and Confucianism. Each side will seize any opportunity to disgust the other. Since saints do not allow physical fighting to the death, they will look for opportunities to attack the other side spiritually, especially to find the greater good so that the other side can only endure the humiliation.

It is such a perfect opportunity for the Confucian layman Qingfeng to find trouble with the Buddhist sect, because destroying the invaders from the Demon Realm is the righteous cause of all the human race in the Disaster Realm. You Buddhist sect has tried so hard to deal with a suspected Demon Lord, but if my Confucian sect can handle it in just a few moves, then you Buddhist sect are not as good as my Confucian sect, and there is no reason to refute.

(End of this chapter)