Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens.

Chapter 611 Luo Fu's Mysterious Identity? A Terrifying Demon Occupying the City of the Wrongfully Dead in the Underworld!
Other stories might be explained by the fact that they took place in relatively far places and had a smaller impact, but Lanruo Temple is unique in that it is located in Jinhua and is only a hundred miles away from Jinshan Temple.

Given Fahai's strong sense of justice and hatred for evil, he would not have been able to remain indifferent if he had known about the existence of Lanruo Temple.

However, Lanruo Temple is guarded by only Yan Chixia, and the Tree Demon Granny commands her female ghosts, who have killed countless lives.

This is clearly not something that can be explained.

Upon hearing the mention of Fahai, Yan Chixia's expression suddenly turned even more unpleasant.

With a cold snort, Yan Chixia's tone softened a bit. Clearly, this time he was no longer targeting Luofu. He said with obvious indignation, "Those bald monks from Jinshan Temple are just hoping that the monsters here at Lanruo Temple can run rampant for a few more years."

Luo Fu raised an eyebrow, somewhat curious, and said, "I would like to hear the details. I humbly request Chief Constable Yan's guidance."

Only after hearing Yan Chixia's explanation did Luo Fu understand why Lanruo Temple in Jinhua was so close to Jinshan Temple, yet Fahai, the abbot of Jinshan Temple, turned a deaf ear to the tree demon Granny of Lanruo Temple.

To put it bluntly, this is nothing more than a struggle over lineage within Buddhism.

The Taoist sect has many branches. While broadly categorized into the Southern Zhengyi and Northern Quanzhen sects, countless other lineages are interspersed within these two main branches. The Buddhist sect is no less prominent in this regard.

In the eyes of religious believers, heretics are more hateful than pagans.

Jinshan Temple and Lanruo Temple are so close to each other that it is inevitable that they will come into contact with each other.

Yan Chixia was also unclear about which generation it was from that the two sides began to diverge, and the divergence grew larger and larger, even to the point of being at odds with each other to the point of being irreconcilable.

As a result, Lanruo Temple was destroyed overnight, while Jinshan Temple remained indifferent for a long time.

Upon learning the reason, Luo Fu exclaimed in surprise, "Such a thing is true? Even if their lineages clash and they are irreconcilable enemies, Lanruo Temple has already been destroyed by the demon. How could Jinshan Temple be so accommodating? Even if they wanted to compete with Lanruo Temple, they should have eliminated the demon in the back mountain after Lanruo Temple's destruction to demonstrate that their own lineage was superior. How could this be..."

"That's why I think these bald monks are unreasonable," Yan Chixia said indignantly.

Luo Fu shook his head, both amused and exasperated, and asked, "Did that Constable Yan go to Jinshan Temple for help?"

"I've already helped the Buddhist sect guard Lanruo Temple, but do I have to ask the Buddhist sect for help to get rid of the monster?" Yan Chixia's eyes widened in anger.

But in Luo Fu's view, Yan Chixia's reaction was more like that of someone who had nowhere to turn for help and had been turned away.

He said with a strange expression, "Officer Yan, you didn't go to Jinshan Temple, but returned empty-handed, did you?"

Yan Chixia's expression shifted for a moment. Since Luo Fu had seen through him, he simply moved closer to Luo Fu, pulled him to a stone table, and said, "I'm not afraid of being laughed at by you. After I first suffered a loss at the hands of that demon behind Lanruo Temple, I really thought about inviting righteous people to slay demons and eliminate evil. Unfortunately, I'm a latecomer to the path, and I cultivate a sword cultivation lineage. The only places I could find were some famous mountains and rivers, where there are mostly swindlers. As for Jinshan Temple..."

After a slight pause, Yan Chixia seemed to have thought of something, and said in a lower tone, "I have visited Jinshan Temple three times, but all of them came to nothing. Those bald monks are old-fashioned and inflexible. They talk about being compassionate and merciful, but in reality, it's all bullshit."

Yan Chixia's complaints only strengthened Luo Fu's belief that he had been turned away at Jinshan Temple, and three times at that.

However, after thinking for a moment, Luo Fu asked again, "I wonder when was the last time Constable Yan visited Jinshan Temple?"

"It's been about five years, hasn't it?" Yan Chixia said uncertainly. "I've been living in seclusion in this abandoned ancient temple, so I don't remember the exact time."

It's not like a simple movie called "A Chinese Ghost Story".

This is a real world, and also a world that incorporates countless tales from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.

Although it was roughly the same as Luo Fu's memories of his previous life, that was only the general outline; the details were quite different.

Just like Yan Chixia in front of us, he has been living in seclusion at Lanruo Temple for almost ten years.

Five years?
After a moment's thought, Luo Fu quickly guessed why Jinshan Temple had not left the mountain before.

It should be noted that the renowned Zen Master Fahai had only recently begun his cultivation, and even when he was capturing the spider demon, he had only been practicing for a little over twenty years.

Fahai can be considered a born Buddhist. One year of his cultivation is equivalent to several years of accumulation for others. But it is precisely because of his high talent that Jinshan Temple accepted such a born Buddhist as him, probably hoping to cultivate him as a Dharma lineage.

Yan Chixia sought the previous abbot of Jinshan Temple, but the previous abbot was too busy training Fahai to pay attention to the wild monsters of Lanruo Temple. Moreover, the lineage of Lanruo Temple and Jinshan Temple regarded each other as heretics.

Of course, this is just Luo Fu's guess.

Luo Fu came to Lanruo Temple, and although his purpose was indeed related to the Tree Demon Granny, finding the Tree Demon Granny was only one of his purposes. What he really wanted to know was the Black Mountain Demon, or rather, Luo Fu wanted to find out about the situation in the Heavenly Palace.

After all, the fact that the Black Mountain Demon was able to occupy the City of the Wrongfully Dead was clearly not something an ordinary ghost king could do.

It should be understood that the City of the Wrongfully Dead is a rather special institution in the underworld. It accommodates all the wrongfully deceased souls in the human world. Everything in the City of the Wrongfully Dead is as if it were alive. It can be said to be a city or even a kingdom in the underworld where the wrongfully deceased souls live.

Those who die unjustly have not yet completed their lifespan. They must spend the rest of their lifespan in the City of the Unjustly Dead before they can be judged by the Ten Kings of Hell. Then they will either go to hell to suffer or enter the cycle of reincarnation.

The Black Mountain Demon was able to occupy such an important institution in the underworld.

This is enough to prove that the Black Mountain Demon is no ordinary being.

Entering the underworld rashly is clearly not a wise choice, after all, who knows what the situation is like there now?
If a monster like Pudu Cihang, who attempts to devour the fate of a nation, can appear in the human world, then the situation in the underworld is probably not much better than that in the human world.

Especially in the underworld, a place that governs the cycle of life and death for sentient beings in the human world, if the Black Mountain Demon could occupy the City of the Wrongfully Dead, then what terrifying beings control the other institutions?

Even though this world began to decline and rise a hundred years ago, the basic laws of heaven have not completely collapsed.

Even the spirits of the underworld are constantly influenced by the yang energy of heaven and earth in the human world.

To glimpse the truth of the underworld from the perspective of the human realm is the wise choice.

For Luofu, the Black Mountain Demon was undoubtedly the best opportunity.

Luo Fu didn't dwell on why Jinshan Temple refused Yan Chixia, but instead changed the subject, saying, "Captain Yan, it's rumored that the monsters behind Lanruo Temple are connected to the underworld. Is this rumor true or false?"

Yan Chixia's expression instantly turned serious.

No one knew the terror of the Tree Demon Granny better than Yan Chixia.

In a one-on-one fight, or even if the Tree Demon Granny brought all her female ghosts with her, Yan Chixia wouldn't necessarily lose, even if he couldn't win.

If Yan Chixia had a qualified helper, he would have already reduced the Tree Demon Granny to ashes.

Unfortunately, no one had ever appeared before who could truly help Yan Chixia positively, rather than causing trouble. What's even more frustrating is that behind the Tree Demon Granny is the terrifying Black Mountain Demon, a terrifying demon who can occupy the City of the Unjustly Dead in the Underworld.

Yes.

The Black Mountain Demon is not a monster in the ordinary sense, but a demon.

Even after fighting the Tree Demon Granny for so long and knowing that the Black Mountain Demon was behind her, Yan Chixia still couldn't figure out the Black Mountain Demon's true nature.

The only thing he was certain of was that the Black Mountain Demon was incredibly powerful, one of the strongest beings in the underworld.

Upon hearing Luo Fu mention the underworld, Yan Chixia felt a chill run down his spine.

"Why are you asking this? Do you want to deal with the monsters in the back mountain and then go to the underworld?" Yan Chixia sneered and said, "Don't dream. If you die in the mortal world, you can at least be a wandering ghost. But if you die in the underworld, you probably won't even have the chance to be a ghost."

"So, you suffered a loss at the hands of that Black Mountain Demon?" Luo Fu said jokingly, with a half-smile.

"Who said that? I... wait, how do you know about the Black Mountain Demon?" Yan Chixia's eyes narrowed instantly.

Although the Black Mountain Demon is a powerful figure in the underworld, in reality, since the great changes in the world a hundred years ago, the underworld and the human world have been separated, and the human world has very little opportunity to know what has happened in the underworld.

Only cultivators like Yan Chixia, who can open the Gates of Hell and travel to the Underworld, know about the existence of the Black Mountain Demon. Others simply cannot know about its existence.

But now Luo Fu has named the Black Mountain Demon, which explains why Yan Chixia is so serious.

Having witnessed the recklessness of those ignorant fools, Yan Chixia knew very well that the righteous cultivators in the human world, whether monks or Taoists, were now facing a severed lineage, as if their traditions had been cut off.

Luo Fu, a being that is neither human nor ghost, happens to know the situation of the back mountain of Lanruo Temple and the underworld like the back of his hand.

If at first Yan Chixia thought Luo Fu was just arrogant and ignorant, then the moment Luo Fu uttered the name "Black Mountain Demon," Yan Chixia understood that Luo Fu was definitely not simple.

However, Yan Chixia was even more suspicious that Luo Fu might be a demon in disguise.

After all, he had seen too many reckless young people who didn't know their place, but he hadn't seen many promising young talents who were truly outstanding.

"What?" Luo Fu laughed. "Does knowing about the Black Mountain Demon really seem like something to be surprised about?"

Looking meaningfully at Luo Fu, Yan Chixia suddenly changed the subject and said, "You want to go to the back mountain to deal with that tree demon? Fine, I'll help you."

Although it is unclear why Yan Chixia's attitude changed so drastically all of a sudden.

But Luo Fu sensed that Yan Chixia's attitude of disappointment and frustration had suddenly turned into one of wariness towards him.

Luo Fu came here to deal with the Tree Demon Granny. His contact with Yan Chixia was partly to deal with the Tree Demon Granny, which inevitably involved Yan Chixia, who was living in seclusion here, and partly to satisfy Luo Fu's own curiosity.

As for Yan Chixia's wariness, Luo Fu believed that once he defeated the Tree Demon Granny, and even glimpsed the Black Mountain Demon of the Underworld and clashed with him, Yan Chixia would no longer doubt Luo Fu's identity.

Following Yan Chixia's words, Luo Fu said, "Then I'll have to trouble Officer Yan."

“No trouble at all.” Yan Chixia shook his head and said, “It’s just that the tree demon is cunning by nature, hiding during the day and coming out at night. Now that it’s broad daylight, even I don’t know where it is hiding. I’ll wait for you here at midnight tonight. You should go back and rest first.”

"In that case, I'll leave everything to Constable Yan." Luo Fu clasped his hands in a fist salute and then took his leave of Yan Chixia.

As Yan Chixia watched Luo Fu's figure disappear from sight, his face instantly turned serious, and he became even more vigilant.

The appearance of Luo Fu is so strange that it is hard to tell whether it is a blessing or a curse. However, since he is accompanied by an alien that is neither human nor ghost, and he can also mention the existence of the Black Mountain Demon, a giant of the underworld, it is clear that his background is extraordinary.

Yan Chixia wouldn't easily believe Luo Fu's words, even though they had agreed to meet at midnight that night.

But after Luo Fu left, Yan Chixia patted the sword box behind him, and the flying swords flew out. After circling around him several times, they hid in the ruins, underground, treetops, and rocks.

In a short period of time, Yan Chixia had transformed the entire back mountain into a massive sword formation.

Although Yan Chixia inherited the sword cultivation lineage, he also had a rudimentary understanding of sword formations.

At the very least, preventative measures can be taken in advance.

So that if he and Luo Fu actually went to target the Tree Demon Granny at midnight and Luo Fu suddenly turned on him, he wouldn't be caught off guard.

Unaware of these things, Luo Fu returned to his meditation room in the front courtyard of Lanruo Temple and waited quietly.

Time keeps turning.

As night fell, near midnight, Luo Fu casually took Su Su into Jing Yuanying's possession, and then headed alone towards the back mountain.

As soon as Luo Fu stepped into the backyard, he felt the chilling sword energy all around him.

Clearly, Yan Chixia had made thorough preparations.

This preparation is both a joint effort with Luofu to deal with the Tree Demon Granny and a measure to guard against Luofu.

I saw that Luofu had accepted the invitation.

Yan Chixia, however, did not show any joy. Instead, he nodded and said, "That tree demon is extremely cunning, and it has many female ghosts by its side to help it. Those female ghosts are all pitiful people. Their bodies are controlled by that tree demon, so they have no choice but to be controlled by it and use their beauty to seduce people. If possible, I hope you will not target those female ghosts too much."

Luo Fu nodded and said, "I understand that Constable Yan is compassionate. As long as those female ghosts don't wholeheartedly serve the tree demon, I am not a ruthless or heartless person."

Yan Chixia remained noncommittal, but warned, "I'm about to make my move, so be careful."

The moment he finished speaking, Yan Chixia gave Luo Fu no time to respond.

He patted the sword box behind him and proclaimed loudly, "Heaven and earth are boundless, and the universe borrows its power."

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! ...

The melodious sound of swords ringing out came one after another.

One after another, flying swords suddenly flew out of the opened sword box, hovered in the sky for a moment, and then fell into the depths of the back mountain like shooting stars.

(End of this chapter)