The Tree Demon Granny's face grew paler and paler; as her injuries worsened, she was no longer able to fight against the two.
So he said, all bluster and no substance, "If you two kill me, the Black Mountain King will absolutely not let you off."
Zhou Bing's heart skipped a beat. Damn, this tree demon is already difficult enough to deal with, is there someone else behind her?!
Yan Chixia's face darkened upon hearing the Tree Demon Granny's words.
Seeing Yan Chixia's expression, Zhou Bing inquired, "Fellow Daoist, what is the background of this Black Mountain King?"
Yan Chixia said solemnly, "The other party is a tyrant of the underworld with extremely strong strength. I heard that his true form is the Black Mountain of the underworld, which is specifically used to suppress the entrance to the City of the Unjustly Dead."
Zhou Bing gasped in shock. He wasn't entirely sure what Black Mountain was, but he did know the infamous City of the Dead.
The entrance to the City of the Unjustly Dead must have an extraordinary origin.
"So, does that mean we can't kill her?" Zhou Bing asked, frowning.
"Not necessarily. If we can completely kill it, we might be able to avoid a conflict with the Black Mountain King. But if we only severely injure it, it might attract the Black Mountain King's attention and retaliate," Yan Chixia said after a moment of contemplation.
"Hmm..." Zhou Bing nodded, secretly considering how to deal with the current situation.
Just then, the Tree Demon Granny suddenly burst into laughter: "You two fools, do you think you can scare me like this? The Black Mountain King doesn't care whether I live or die!"
Zhou Bing and Yan Chixia exchanged a glance, both seeing doubt in each other's eyes. Had they been tricked by the Tree Demon Granny?
"Hmph, no matter what, let's deal with this tree demon granny first," Zhou Bing said through gritted teeth.
“Alright!” Yan Chixia replied, and the two joined forces again to launch an attack on the Tree Demon Granny.
Seeing that things were not going well, the Tree Demon Granny turned around and tried to escape, but Zhou Bing and Yan Chixia would not let her escape so easily and pursued her relentlessly.
In the end, the Tree Demon Granny was defeated by the two men's combined attack and her head was severed by Yan Chixia's sword.
Looking at the corpse of the Tree Demon Granny, Zhou Bing breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Yan Chixia with a smile, "It seems that the Tree Demon Granny was just bluffing."
Yan Chixia nodded, then reminded him, "However, we still need to be careful, lest we really provoke the Black Mountain King."
"Don't worry, we'll leave here as soon as possible," Zhou Bing said, and then left the forest with Yan Chixia.
After returning to the county town, the two rested well, as this battle had not been easy.
Zhou Bing gazed silently at the treasure box before him, his heart filled with emotion.
He got into a lot of trouble trying to get his hands on the treasure box, and even attracted the attention of some people.
At this moment, his only hope was that the treasure he would obtain this time would be worth the risks he had taken.
Carefully opening the treasure box, a dazzling light instantly shone out, leaving one breathless.
As the light gradually faded, a relic shining with endless radiance appeared before our eyes.
As the relics appeared, endless Buddhist chants filled the air, as if one were in the Western Paradise, a place of peace and tranquility.
Zhou Bing stared wide-eyed at the relic, a surge of indescribable surprise welling up inside him. He never expected that what he found this time would be a relic.
While he was in a daze, the relic suddenly began to actively merge into his body.
As the relics merged with his body, Zhou Bing felt the wondrous changes occurring within his body.
He discovered that a powerful Buddhist force had emerged within his body and was slowly flowing. To his even greater surprise, he also unexpectedly comprehended a supernatural power—the Dharma Body of the Buddha Image!
However, when he actually performed the Buddha image ritual, the expression on his face became very strange.
It turns out that his Buddha statue actually resembled Ultraman Tiga!
This made him feel both amused and exasperated. Could it be that he would become the Great Sun Tiga Buddha in the future?
This bizarre appearance is truly baffling, but its power has indeed been enhanced.
Just as Zhou Bing was constantly testing the various abilities of the Buddha statue's Dharma body, some changes occurred in the underworld.
At first glance, the whole world was desolate, the sky was gloomy and dark, and only black and white tones were intertwined.
Suddenly, a huge black mountain began to tremble slightly, emitting a muffled sound.
"Hmm? The spy I planted in the human world has been eliminated!" A deep and authoritative voice rang out.
Immediately afterwards, a powerful divine sense emanated from the Black Mountain, bursting through the space of the underworld like a torrent and probing towards the human world.
At this moment, Zhou Bing and Yan Chixia, who were in the inn, suddenly felt a chill, as if a huge, terrifying being was staring intently at them.
Zhou Bing asked nervously, "Could this be the legendary Black Mountain King?"
Yan Chixia nodded solemnly and said in a low voice, "It is indeed him. Fellow Daoist, please conceal your aura to avoid attracting his attention."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Bing immediately activated his cultivation technique, suppressing his aura to the minimum.
"Although this Black Mountain King is very powerful, its true form is in the underworld, so it cannot fully exert its true power."
"As long as we are careful, it is still possible to avoid his attention," Yan Chixia continued to explain.
The two sat quietly in the inn, motionless, trying not to make any noise.
After a while, the powerful divine sense gradually faded away and disappeared into the horizon. Zhou Bing and Yan Chixia finally breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed.
Zhou Bing: "Fellow Daoist, where are you going next?"
Yan Chixia smiled nonchalantly and said, "I have no destination in mind; I'll just go wherever the road takes me."
Zhou Bing's eyes lit up and he said, "Fellow Daoist, why don't you come with me to the capital of the Qian Dynasty? I have some friends there who are preparing to hunt down the Imperial Preceptor."
Yan Chixia staggered, startled by Zhou Bing's words.
Of course he knew that the Grand Preceptor was problematic; the key point was that the Grand Preceptor was even more formidable than the Tree Demon Granny.
Zhou Bing noticed something amiss with Yan Chixia and deliberately provoked him, saying, "Fellow Daoist, are you perhaps afraid?"
Yan Chixia sneered, "Afraid?"
"If I were afraid, I wouldn't have joined you in slaying the Tree Demon Granny."
"Although that national advisor is incredibly powerful, he is still a bit weaker than the Black Mountain King."
"But are you really sure?"
Zhou Bing nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, we wouldn't dare to hunt down the Imperial Preceptor if we weren't confident."
"Fellow Daoist, you must have witnessed my abilities. My friends include true masters of Daoist arts. I believe you will gain even more from your visit."
Yan Chixia decisively replied, "That's no problem. Exorcising demons and monsters is the duty of those who follow the Dao."
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