Chapter 149: Human Becoming Demon

The Hundred Flowers Valley—a very inconspicuous place in the Jiangnan area.

Many regions in the world have places similar to this Hundred Flowers Valley.

Those valleys with many flowers could be collectively called ‘Hundred Flowers Valley’.

Lin Jiufeng left the West Lake and the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower on a rainy night.

The collapse of the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower caused a continuous downpour that eventually filled the bottomless five demonic dens.

After the rain stopped, the West Lake returned to normal.

The lake was clear and beautiful, the colors of the mountain reflected in it were simply sublime.

The atmosphere created by the heavy downpour further elevated the scenery.

The Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower that stood tall in the West Lake collapsed.

The countless terrifying demonic creatures disappeared, and everything seemed to return to normal.

On this day, many people came to West Lake.

They were all cultivators with powerful cultivation bases. They knew more than the average person, and they were also very courageous. They knew what happened last night, so they quickly rushed here, wanting to see the aftermath of that battle.

Apart from noticing that the West Lake seemed to have become wider and larger, the other traces of the battle have already been washed away by the heavy rain.

The other traces of battle were washed away by the heavy rain.

“Just who in the world was that person? He’s so powerful! To think that he could single-handedly destroy the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower!”

“I heard from others that the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower is already one of the most powerful forces in the world. How did it become like this?”

“He single-handedly wiped out a major force. He’s simply my idol.”

“Although I don’t know who wiped out the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower, I am certain that he is from the Yuhua God Dynasty.”

“Why are you so sure?”

“Because all these years, other than the Yuhua God Dynasty constantly investigating and probing the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower to tell them to stop harming the common people, no other faction dared to say those words to the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower.”

“That’s true, but does the Yuhua God Dynasty actually have such a powerful powerhouse?”

“There was originally one, but he hasn’t appeared for decades. I wonder if it’s him…”

Discussions rose and fell, spreading endlessly throughout.

Everyone who came here expressed their opinions.

These discussions were also heard by Monk Qingyun.

He stood at the edge of the West Lake and looked at the huge lake.

Its water glistened, and his eyes were filled with envy and shock.

‘Senior really destroyed the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower. He’s too strong!’

Other people might not know who the culprit was, but Monk Qingyun knew.

But despite knowing the truth, he was still shocked.

He really didn’t expect that Lin Jiufeng was strong enough to destroy the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower in a single night. It was simply surreal.

‘In the coming years, our Dalin Temple must maintain a close relationship with the Yuhua God Dynasty.’ Monk Qingyun thought silently.

…

“Is the Hundred Flowers Valley here the one that Monk Fusan talked about?” The white cat asked worriedly.

After leaving the West Lake, Lin Jiufeng arrived at the Hundred Flowers Valley closest to the West Lake in the middle of the night.

This was the Hundred Flowers Valley that most common people in the Jiangnan area talked about. It was located in the mountains.

Although popular, no one had ventured in here for decades because demonic beasts, mountain spirits, and ghosts had started to appear in the depths of these mountains.

Ordinary people couldn’t enter, and cultivators weren’t bored enough to visit the Hundred Flowers Valley this deep in the mountains.

Hence, when Lin Jiufeng ventured into the depths of the mountains, the surroundings were empty and quiet.

The white cat was worried that Lin Jiufeng had come to the wrong place.

Lin Jiufeng shook his head and said, “I’m not in the wrong place. I can feel it. I can feel the demonic aura here.”

Lin Jiufeng had exterminated many demonic creatures.

Through experience, he now knew what demonic aura felt like.

Furthermore, he was holding the Jiangnan Hundred Ghosts Portrait in his hand.

The Jiangnan Hundred Ghosts Portrait could sense the locations of demonic creatures even more clearly than Lin Jiufeng. It was reminding Lin Jiufeng that the Hundred Flowers Valley mentioned by Monk Fusan was just up ahead.

“Monk Fusan said that even when the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower was at its peak, they didn’t dare to come here to this Hundred Flowers Valley. Are you confident?”

The white cat asked curiously.

“Yes,” Lin Jiufeng simply replied.

His confidence came from the Jiangnan Hundred Ghosts Portrait in his hands.

After it absorbed the Dalin Temple’s demonic den and the five demonic dens beneath the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower, the demonic creatures killed by the immortal artifact have become simply too many to count.

The Jiangnan Hundred Ghosts Portrait itself had recovered by a huge margin.

It was now very powerful.

Opening the Jiangnan Hundred Ghosts Portrait, Lin Jiufeng saw that the colors in the painting had become much more vivid. The once gloomy mountains and the green mountains that were covered in black spots had lost their original bleak colors. It returned to its previous colors of azure, emerald, and ink-green colors.

The change proved that the power of the Jiangnan Hundred Ghosts Portrait had greatly improved.

The white cat was relieved to hear Lin Jiufeng’s words.

It completely trusted Lin Jiufeng.

Lin Jiufeng proceeded at breakneck speeds. He moved through the forest and up the slope as if he was walking on flat ground. Soon, he arrived at the Hundred Flowers Valley.

The surroundings of this Hundred Flowers Valley looked desolate. Of course, this was natural for it had been decades since the valley saw an outsider. There were a lot of weeds, vines, and brightly bloomed flowers, decorating the valley.

When Lin Jiufeng arrived, he saw traces of people walking in this Hundred Flowers Valley. Their footprints trampled upon the fresh flowers.

“The footprints are still fresh. These flowers were clearly stepped on and that is why they fell to the floor. This happened less than half a day ago.” Lin Jiufeng stood at the entrance of the Hundred Flowers Valley and looked at the footprints hidden under the vines.

“It’s from the Abbot of the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower, Monk Shengyun,” the white cat said.

Lin Jiufeng nodded.

He smiled and replied, “It really is a case of searching high and low for something, then only to find it by sheer luck!”

“They left with the Buddha’s relic and scepter, and the other treasures of the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower. I thought that I wouldn’t be able to find them, but I didn’t expect to encounter them so soon.”

This was a pleasant surprise.

Lin Jiufeng’s spiritual consciousness started to expand, rapidly spreading into the Hundred Flowers Valley.

The Hundred Flowers Valley was huge.

There was a huge area in between.

But Lin Jiufeng’s Divine Soul was even vaster, directly covering the space in between.

There, he saw Monk Shengyun and the others.

They moved a mummy out of a cave in the Hundred Flowers Valley.

Lin Jiufeng also heard their discussion.

“This is the mummy that rendered the powerhouses of the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower helpless in the previous era. Although it’s dead, it still managed to suppress this demonic den and the demonic creatures inside until they couldn’t move at all.”

Monk Shengyun laughed and flung the mummy out forcefully.

The group of powerhouses from the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower that followed him here spoke one after another.

“When that group of seniors saw this mummy back then, they acted as if they had seen a ghost. They refused to come close to the mummy no matter what and even prostrated themselves in worship. But now, how come that I don’t feel that this mummy is powerful at all?”

“Well, that’s because the mummy has yet to catch up to the pace of the world’s spiritual energy recovery. It still isn’t at its peak state.” Monk Shengyun explained.

“It is a mere mummy. It doesn’t know how to think. If it were anyone else, they would’ve adjusted their condition after knowing that the spiritual energy was recovering. However, the mummy is very slow in thought. It won’t have that terrifying might until the spiritual energy has recovered to a certain extent.” Monk Shengyun added.

“That’s why we can now undo the seal of this demonic den,” a potbellied monk said excitedly.

“That’s right, we have to seize this opportunity! The Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower has been destroyed by that person, we have no choice but to escape with our tails tucked. But we also have to take revenge on him. This demonic den will be our trump card against him.”

“In the previous era, my master personally told me that the demonic creatures here possess unparalleled strength. The demonic creatures inside are definitely comparable to the leaders of hell…”

“At the least, they aren’t like those creatures beneath the tower.”

“Once they are released, they will open a door between hell and the mortal realm.”

“If I can’t become a Buddha in the mortal realm, then I shall become a demon!”

Monk Shengyun looked coldly at the cave deep underground.

Upon hearing this—Lin Jiufeng—who was standing outside the Hundred Flowers Valley, curled his lips.

“If you want to become a demon in the mortal realm, then you have to ask me if I agree!”