Uchiha You flew here directly from the sky. He knew very well that the straight-line distance from here to the shrine in the Land of Demons was 700 to 800 kilometers.

The terrain of the Swamp Country is complex, and there are no straight roads on the ground. After going around in circles, the actual marching distance is more than 1,200 kilometers.

Even if the huge Terracotta Army traveled non-stop, it would take at least ten days to reach its destination.

It would take at most five more days for the Konoha ninja left behind by Uchiha Yu to reach the Land of Demons.

The time required for the Sand Village ninjas who are closer should be about the same, and the Iwagakure ninjas who are the farthest away will not take more than eight days.

The witch got the timing just right.

But it's not just the shrine maiden who does a brilliant job, the government of the demon country also performs brilliantly.

As Uchiha You flew over, he saw people preparing to move, and the work of storing supplies in temporary shelters on the mountain, delivering information from various places, gathering people, etc., had also started just in time.

If the monsters can be sealed successfully, the people of the Ghost Kingdom will only need to hide for fifteen days and everything will be over. It will not delay this year's spring planting at all.

It really is an activity that has been going on for a thousand years, and all the processes have become very familiar.

However, Uchiha You was also greatly impressed by the obedience and calmness shown by the people of the Demon Country.

The Land of Ghosts is a very nice place.

The thread of faith extending from every citizen aroused Uchiha You's greed, and he wanted this wealth.

You know, the Kingdom of Ghosts should be a devout believer in the priestess, but their faith is not focused on the priestess, and the same is true for the ghosts and Huangquan we just saw.

Where have so many and such stable beliefs gone?

It seems that I still have to ask the witch for the answer.

Uchiha You narrowed his eyes. If he asked this question, it would be equivalent to telling Miroku that he knew the power of faith.

He might as well pull Maitreya into the divine court. In this way, the identity he showed to Maitreya would be finalized, and he would play the role of the favorite of His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven.

I believe in myself and I care for myself.

Nothing wrong.

If Miroku thought that she was not joining Uchiha Yuu but a great and ancient god, her loyalty would surely be much higher, and she would be willing to tell him openly where her faith lies.

Besides, it’s so much fun to do this.

The rumbling sound of footsteps became louder and louder. When the first group of terracotta warriors had marched ten kilometers, at least half of the terracotta warriors were still waiting to set off.

More than two hours had passed, and Uchiha You felt that he had thoroughly mastered the structures of the Terracotta Warriors and Earthen Figurines, so he began to act.

Whether it is the Terracotta Warriors or the Earthen Figurines, they are all a combination of earth-style chakra and earth elements, and their surfaces are hardened with ninjutsu structures similar to earth spears.

The best way to deal with such a large number of puppets is of course...

Wood Style: Advent of the Tree World

The earth made a new roar, instantly disrupting the steps of the Terracotta Warriors.

The ground rolled up and down like the waves, and the terracotta warriors in neat formation were like a small boat encountering huge waves, instantly turning into a toppled gourd rolling on the ground.

As the waves of the earth reached their peak, thick trunks and roots broke out of the ground. With the creaking sound of twisting wood, the towering trees stretched their bodies and stood up.

New branches and green leaves grew from the thick trunks, and flexible roots grew from the rough roots.

The branches and roots attacked the Terracotta Warriors from above and below.

Uchiha You was pleasantly surprised to find that although the Terracotta Warriors were powerless to fight back against the attack of the sea of ​​trees, they were actually fighting on their own and resisting to the best of their ability with unyielding spirit.

Unfortunately, Uchiha You's tree world, which is driven by a mixture of natural energy, is not comparable to the evil and loose chakra of the monster.

The Terracotta Warriors' resistance was in vain. After being caught by the tree roots and branches, their chakra was quickly drained out, and then with a slight twist, they turned into broken pieces of earth.

The Terracotta Warriors are not only strong, but also have the ability to revive and regenerate. Unfortunately, all of these abilities require chakra support to function properly.

The ability of Wood Release to absorb chakra perfectly restrains the Terracotta Warriors. Any Terracotta Warriors that are strangled by Wood Release can never be restarted.

The large-scale earthen figurines and terracotta warriors were completely covered by the even larger sea of ​​trees. They were defeated in an instant, and the monsters were exposed to Uchiha You's eyes.

Yes, the Huang Quan we saw before was a dummy, disguised as a deformed clay figurine.

The real Huang Quan was disguised as a Terracotta Warrior, hidden among the vast number of Terracotta Warriors, more than 300 meters away from the dummy.

This is a very cunning Huangquan.

Judging from his chubby body shape, Huang Quan this time is living in the body of a businessman, inheriting and carrying forward the businessman's cunning personality.

Perhaps the reason why Maitreya's seal failed in history was because this guy was cunning enough.

With the collapse of the Terracotta Army, the power of the monsters declined severely. Huang Quan let out a shrill howl. He was caught by layers of trees and his limbs were torn off easily.

He didn't know where the enemy was until he was defeated.

At this time, the monster began to actively devour Huang Quan. The fat Huang Quan quickly shrank, and the fat in his belly was sucked clean in the blink of an eye.

Purple-black evil chakra appeared and poured out from the torn skin.

The strange thing is that these chakras cannot be absorbed by Wood Release. There is a lot of negative emotions mixed in the chakras, and they even try to infiltrate the creations of Wood Release and reversely control these fine woods.

The ghost naturally failed.

Then it turned to infect the ground, transforming large amounts of soil and rocks into its own body. A huge clay giant rose from the forest.

Just as it pushed down the surrounding trees and roared towards the sky, a white light flashed and the clay giant's head was chopped off.

It was just that Sanlun Yashi saw the right opportunity and used the fairy technique, Pure White Claws, to achieve success.

However, Uchiha You did not stop. He clapped his hands, making a crisp applause sound.

Wood Style: Treeman Technique

The huge trees in the forest began to tangle and intertwine with each other, forming an equally huge tree man.

Unlike the wooden man created by Hashirama Senju, the tree man developed by Uchiha Yu himself is full of vitality. His entire body is covered with thick bark, and his head and back are covered with leaves, which are lush and full of vitality.

The tree man clenched his fist as big as a mountain and smashed it hard on the head of the clay giant that had just been regenerated with thunder and lightning.

With this punch, the clay giant's head was gone, and even half of his body was smashed to pieces.

Wood Release: Grafting Technique

Given the tree man's size, the grafting technique performed by its right hand was equally terrifying. Hundreds of wooden thorns as thick as ten people could hold together burst out from the body of the clay giant.

The giant wooden thorns naturally forked, dismantling the huge clay giant layer by layer, peeling the monsters out of it.

After all this trouble, Uchiha You had enough time to enter the Purple Mansion World at the same time, sat on the golden dragon throne, and used the natural connection between himself and himself to open a vortex of divine power.

Then a small octopus with holes all over its head was thrown out and landed squarely on the purple-black chakra of the monster.

The irrational monster acted entirely on instinct. All its attention was on the giant tree man, and it didn't notice the tiny hole-shaped octopus Xiao Ke at all.

But when Xiao Ke merged into the purple-black chakra, it instantly became excited.

It turns out that the monsters are a collection of negative emotions. Such emotions are Xiao Ke’s favorite food, and are even more suitable for them than the power of faith.

Just like a mouse entering the rice jar or Sun Wukong entering the Peach Garden, Xiao Ke was unable to control his greed.

It opened its parrot-like beak and desperately sucked in the essence of the monster.

Now the monster realized how powerful it was. It began to struggle frantically, deforming and twisting itself, trying to squeeze out the enemy that had merged into its body, no longer caring about the tree man in front of it.

Uchiha You took the opportunity to control the tree man and beat him hard, absorbing the completely dispersed chakra and steadily weakening the monster.

Faced with attacks from both inside and outside, the monsters were left with only their instincts to focus on one thing and lose sight of the other, and were completely unable to cope.

Soon, the amount of Wuliang's essence swallowed by Xiao Ke exceeded 10%. Such a large amount could not be digested at all, causing the Cave Octopus Xiao Ke and Wuliang to temporarily merge together.

And this is the opportunity Uchiha Yu needs.

The Emperor of Heaven on the golden dragon throne stretched out his hand, gently pinched, grabbed Xiao Ke, who had lived in Zifu for a long time, and brought it back to the Zifu world.

In an instant, the monster that merged with Xiao Ke was affected by the law of cause and effect. Its life essence and spiritual essence were extracted from the vast amount of chakra and was dragged towards the Zifu world slowly but quickly.

The collapsed chakra was naturally absorbed by the forest, but the negative emotions that could not be cleared away were also integrated into the Wood Release tree, staining the trunk purple-black.

Uchiha You noticed the changes in the sea of ​​trees, and after failing to clean it up, he simply cut off the connection with the ninjutsu and let the sea of ​​trees develop freely.

There's no one around anyway.

With the little energy left by the monsters, they can only mutate within the forest and are not enough to expand their territory.

The forest had indeed mutated. All the leaves had fallen off, the bark had turned dark purple, the trunks were twisted and gnarled, and covered with strange tumors.

The area within a dozen kilometers is always shrouded in thick gray fog, and there is no sunlight all year round.

Once you enter it, you will feel strong mental depression, and what's more terrifying is that you will have all kinds of hallucinations.

Although these intruders will leave inexplicably, they will continue to have nightmares and will inevitably become seriously ill after a dozen days.

The Forest of Monsters has become a forbidden area in the Swamp Country.

When Uchiha Yu's Purple Mansion World swallowed the monster in one gulp, the shrine maiden sitting in the lobby of the shrine hundreds of kilometers away suddenly felt something.

She seemed to have entered a mysterious world, a vast and boundless world, with the sun hanging high in the sky, the magnificent buildings above the white clouds exuding a sacred aura.

Maitreya suddenly understood that this was what the monster saw.

It didn't know how it entered a mysterious world, and what it saw and heard turned into vague impressions and were transmitted to itself through the mysterious connection of symbiosis.

This is not something that can be done by ninjutsu, nor is it something that can be done by sealing techniques.

The Uchiha who possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan actually got rid of the monster, and no one knew how he did it, but he actually took the monster away from the ninja world.

Miroku's tears suddenly flowed down, she knew she didn't have to die.

The monsters were completely solved.

She no longer has to worry about sealing the monsters, not even her daughter.

After crying silently for a while, the shrine maiden Miroku was suddenly startled and remembered that she had forgotten Uchiha You's name.

She quickly called in the attendant witch, found the mission letter and other documents, checked them carefully, and memorized the name firmly in her mind.

Then she ordered, "Pass the order down. If you see Uchiha You-sama returning, notify me immediately. I will go to greet him personally."

The attendant priestess was startled and looked up at Maitreya in horror, only to see that the priestess was smiling.

Miroku explained happily: "Master Uchiha Yuu, he has dealt with the monsters, and our crisis is over."

The attendant priestess was completely dumbfounded, this news went against her common sense, but she knew that the priestess would not lie, and she was instantly ecstatic.

"Yes! I understand, Miko-sama! I'll go inform everyone right away!"

The miko Miroku stretched out her hand to stop the attendant and added, "By the way, remember to inform the priest Kanzaki Himezuki. If there are other ninjas coming, he will receive them and explain the situation."

She said faintly, "I won't see them anymore."

The attendant witch didn't think much about it, she agreed and ran away quickly.

Soon, the entire shrine was in a frenzy, and even though it was late at night, the cheers continued.

Amidst the joy, priest Kanzaki Himezuki hurried over to ask for a meeting. His face showed both excitement and deep worry.

After meeting the shrine maiden Miroku, the priest asked, "Lord Miroku, are you really not going to see other ninjas anymore?"

Miroku nodded and replied, "It's gone."

The priest said worriedly: "But if we do this, we will offend the three major ninja villages. When the Ninja World War is over, they will be unfavorable to our Demon Country."

The miko sneered, "Priest Kanzaki Himetsuki, how old are you?"

The priest heard the priestess's dissatisfaction, he quickly knelt on the ground and replied respectfully: "I am 63 years old."

Miroku's tone became very cold, and he scolded without any politeness: "63 years old, not young at all, how come you have the same thoughts as a three-year-old child?"

Dense beads of sweat immediately appeared on the priest's forehead. He didn't dare to raise his head and said stumblingly: "Please, please teach me a lesson!"

Miroku stood up, walked in front of the priest, looked down at him, and said, "When I still have the power I have now, when the demons still threaten the entire Demon Kingdom from time to time, what does it matter if I offend these ninjas?"

"Are those ninjas capable of assassinating or defeating me? Of course not, because they can't beat me."

"Will their shadows be determined to attack our Ghost Country? No, because they will be at a disadvantage against the monsters."

"The ghosts are the biggest threat to the ghost country, but also the biggest protector of the ghost country."

Maiden Miroku picked up the folding fan, gently tapped the priest's shoulder, and whispered: "This time the monster was not sealed, but completely solved."

The priest looked up suddenly, his face showing a strange expression of surprise and joy.

He was speechless, not knowing what to say.

"Yes, our biggest threat and greatest protector is gone." The witch turned around and walked back to her seat, sitting down lazily.

She raised her head, looked at the painted beams above the hall, and said helplessly: "So we need new protectors."

“When you seek protection from others, you must put yourself in the right place.”

"In this regard, the most taboo thing should be an unsteady stance and being indecisive, right?"

Priest Kanzaki Himezuki still found it hard to agree. He protested tremblingly, "No, it shouldn't be like this. A righteous man will have many supporters, while an unrighteous man will have few. To protect ourselves, we should make more friends, not..."

Miroku's face suddenly turned as cold as ice. He waved his hand and swept out a whirlwind, knocking the priest Kanzaki Himezuki away with one blow.

The old man's body spun and flew to the front of the door, where he fell heavily with a bang, and his tall hat rolled far into the yard.

The witch ordered coldly: "Capture him and lock him up!"

Several guards picked up the old man and dragged him away. What awaited him would be a long life in prison or a quick death.

The priestess Maitreya is the true ruler of the country. She combines politics, religion and the military in one. At this critical moment when the Ghost Country is about to face a major transformation, she will not allow any opposition to arise.

"Priest Takashima Shigenori, come and see me."

The priestess' orders echoed throughout the shrine. She issued the orders directly and openly instead of conveying them through the attendant priestesses.

In this direct way, the witch's determination and authority were demonstrated to everyone.

Then another middle-aged priest appeared in front of her.

Miroku's voice was still echoing over the entire shrine: "Kanzaki Himetsuki is old and confused. He dared to oppose my decision, so he is no longer the chief priest, and he is no longer a priest!"

"Priest Takashima Shigenori, I appoint you as the chief priest and take over all the work of the Demon Country. The work of receiving ninjas from other countries is your highest priority. Do you understand?"

"I understand, thank you for your trust!"

After the priest Takashima Shigenori left with a look of fear on his face but full of pride, Miroku lay back somewhat disappointed, muttering: "I hope my choice is not wrong, and I hope the future I see will not change again."

"Oh? What choice did you make?"

"Also, what kind of future do you see?"

Uchiha You suddenly appeared in the hall with Miwa Masaya. Apparently, he left behind the Flying Thunder God Seal before he left, which was why he was able to return so quickly.

Miroku was stunned for a moment when she heard this. After a few seconds, she didn't know what future she saw. She smiled widely, turned over and stood up, then bowed deeply to Uchiha You again.

"I have made the choice to join you. I have decided to bring the entire Ghost Country with me to join you!"

"Master Uchiha Yuu!"

Uchiha You nodded and said with satisfaction: "A very wise choice."

"But I refuse."

When the witch was stunned, he smiled and said: "Because there is a great existence, He will protect you and the kingdom of ghosts."

Maitreya's face changed drastically, and he said in shock: "Who are you talking about?"

Before he finished speaking, Maitreya felt a flash before his eyes, and the next moment the environment in front of him turned into a magnificent hall.