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Chapter 612 Disgusted by Luofu! I, the Tree Demon Granny, am willing to cultivate with you!

"Prajnaparamita! Prajnaparamita!..."

Yan Chixia's constant chanting of Buddhist mantras opened Luo Fu's eyes to a whole new level.

Indeed, Yan Chixia, as a sword cultivator, followed the Taoist lineage in both magic power and immortal swordsmanship, but his mantras were standard Buddhist.

This unusual fusion of Buddhism and Taoism only proves that Yan Chixia was a complete charlatan.

This cannot be explained by the syncretism of the three religions.

Even in the integration of the three religions, there is a distinction between primary and secondary aspects.

The so-called unity of the three teachings generally takes Taoism as the foundation and Buddhism as the application.

But in Yan Chixia, it's impossible to tell whether he follows the path of Taoism or Buddhism.

However wild his methods may be, Yan Chixia's strength should not be underestimated.

The scattered immortal swords, manipulated by Buddhist mantras, bombarded the back mountain like shooting stars.

A moment later, a voice, neither male nor female, was heard coming from the back of the mountain.

"Yan Chixia, you old bastard, you actually broke your promise."

The earth shook violently.

Tentacle-like branches burst forth from the ground, sweeping towards Yan Chixia and Luo Fu.

Seeing the Tree Demon Granny's methods, Luo Fu's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands together.

The next moment, the ground beneath his feet trembled violently, and branches that seemed supple yet contained vibrant life sprouted.

In just a moment, it supported Luo Fu's body.

The paper strip, growing rapidly as if time itself were accelerating, quickly transformed into a wooden statue in the blink of an eye.

The statue has a human body and ox hooves, four eyes and six hands, with ears and temples like swords and halberds, and horns on its head. Among its six arms, it holds six weapons: a halberd, a spear, a dagger, a bow, and an arrow. It is clearly the image of Chi You.

However, Yan Chixia was genuinely startled the moment Luo Fu made his move.

While manipulating the flying sword, he also suddenly shifted his position, widening the distance between himself and Luofu.

Indeed, the methods Luo Fu is displaying at this moment are too similar to those of the Tree Demon Granny.

The difference is that the Tree Demon Granny simply uses her own body instinctively, and her attack methods are also simple and brutal, using her roots and branches.

Luo Fu's abilities are much more flashy. Although they seem to have the same essence, they present completely different effects.

The Tree Demon Granny is just a tree, and ultimately cannot escape its wild nature. But Luo Fu truly surpasses his master, taking the Tree Demon's methods to a whole new level.

Yan Chixia, who had taken cover to the side, did not rush to attack either side.

In truth, in his view, Luofu was becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between friend and foe.

If he weren't so sure about Luo Fu's origins, he would have suspected that Luo Fu was another tree spirit.

It was precisely because he couldn't see through Luofu's true nature that Yan Chixia chose to remain on the sidelines.

It wasn't just Yan Chixia who was greatly shocked by Luo Fu's methods.

The Tree Demon Granny was even more so.

It should be noted that her occupation of Lanruo Temple was not truly a matter of willingly becoming neighbors with Yan Chixia.

On one hand, the Tree Demon Granny really couldn't do anything to Yan Chixia. On the other hand, although she was a thousand-year-old tree demon, she could never get rid of the shackles of her original form. Rooted in Lanruo Temple for a thousand years, she simply couldn't move her original form.

But now Luo Fu's methods have truly terrified the Tree Demon Granny, who is a thousand-year-old tree demon.

When did manipulating trees become so bizarre?

It's one thing for a tree trunk that clearly grew from the earth to instantly become a statue—even the Tree Demon Granny could manipulate her own body to do that—but the Chi You statue that Luo Fu manipulated to form from trees has no roots.

This is terrifying.

Putting everything else aside, at least in the eyes of the Tree Demon Granny, Luo Fu's methods have clearly broken the biggest constraint of being a tree demon.

He watched as a statue of Chi You, tens of meters tall, formed and wielded six weapons, hurtling towards him.

The Tree Demon Granny hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, we are of the same kind. Why are you helping that old bastard Yan Chixia today? Why don't we join forces and deal with Yan Chixia first? Then we can cultivate the Great Dao together. I am willing to become your Daoist partner. At that time, no one in the world will be your or my opponent."

Under normal circumstances, tree spirits do not actually have a distinction between male and female.

However, perhaps because too many innocent girls had died under her roots, the tree demon had become an androgynous being.

Previously, the Tree Demon Granny had listed the Black Mountain Demon on her list, so she was extremely loyal to the Black Mountain Granny.

But the methods that Luo Fu is now displaying with the Wood Release ability he received through sharing are filled with an indescribable masculine energy.

Wood Release in the ninja world is the ultimate form of Yang Release.

After being localized in this world, although it is presented in a way similar to wood-based magic, it still cannot escape its unique masculine energy.

Even though the Tree Demon Granny was androgynous, Luo Fu was so strong and masculine that the Tree Demon Granny unconsciously became feminine.

Little did Luo Fu know that the Tree Demon Granny's obvious attempt to offer herself as a bedmate and cultivate together with him only disgusted him more.

The moment the Tree Demon Granny finished speaking, before Yan Chixia could even be on guard, the attack from the Chi You statue formed by wood magic had already crashed down on Luofu's side.

boom! boom! boom! …

The wooden statue, tens of meters high, is only visible now under the cover of night; otherwise, it would be possible to see the scene of wooden sculptures roaming freely in the mountains and forests from the town of Jinhua.

Luo Fu's attacks all landed on the head of the tree demon, who was caught off guard.

The spear, halberd, lance, bow, and arrow encompass both ranged and melee attacks in physical combat.

However, it still caused the Tree Demon Granny heavy losses.

After being suddenly attacked, the Tree Demon Granny finally awoke from her feminine descent.

The intense pain from the attack caused the tree spirit to force its roots and branches back underground.

In this situation, she would naturally have to let the female ghosts she controlled act as scapegoats and shields.

Unfortunately, if it were someone else, even the female ghost controlled by the Tree Demon Granny could at least buy her some time.

Whether it's Yan Chixia or Zen Master Fahai, the former wouldn't wantonly kill these pitiful wandering ghosts, and even if the latter had a burning desire to kill, he didn't have the ability to sweep away all the ghosts in an instant.

Only at this moment is Luofu unique.

His Wood Release technique, after being localized, produced a unique masculine energy that even endowed the wood itself with the essence of warding off evil.

The female ghosts controlled by the Tree Demon Granny, forced out the moment they appeared, vanished in an instant, like snowflakes facing scorching heat, before they could even get close to Luofu. One group wiped out countless female ghosts under the Tree Demon Granny's command, and it was unclear whether Nie Xiaoqian was among them.

The Chi You statue controlled by Luo Fu had two arms that slammed into the earth, grabbing a root of the tree demon Granny.

The wooden arm was firmly embedded in the roots of the tree demon.

The terrifying power meant that no matter how much the tree demon struggled, even causing waves to rise from the ground, she could not escape Luo Fu's control.

Even Yan Chixia, who was standing to the side, lost his balance due to the tree demon's struggles and had to fly into the air on his sword.

The Tree Demon Granny was indeed a ruthless person.

Realizing that Luo Fu had grabbed her root and she couldn't break free, she simply severed her own arm and abandoned the root.

It's important to understand that the reason why the Tree Demon Granny is so troublesome is not because of her powerful cultivation, but because of her roots that spread over an unknown radius.

As long as the tree demon's roots cannot be completely destroyed, even if only a sliver of life remains, she can simply hide away for a while and eventually return.

As for the tree trunks on the ground, they were secondary to the Tree Demon Granny.

The tree demon suddenly severed its roots, catching Luo Fu off guard. Even the wooden carving of Chi You stumbled and staggered back a few steps, its hand tightly gripping a root that was twisting and struggling like a giant python.

Although this is a root that was abandoned by the Tree Demon Granny, it still contains the Tree Demon Granny's will. If it cannot be completely destroyed, the Tree Demon Granny will find it sooner or later.

More importantly, this root, in a way, is like an incarnation of the Tree Demon Granny.

It is precisely because of this characteristic that even the Tree Demon Granny speaks in an androgynous tone, as if the voices of countless men, women, young and old are mixed together.

A streak of black flame ignited the roots along the wooden carving's arm. Faintly, it seemed as if the screams of the tree demon Granny came from the roots. In a short while, the wooden carving, which had burned the roots to ashes, also had its arm, which had been reduced to ashes, regrown in an instant.

Luo Fu looked around, but there was no trace of the Tree Demon Granny anymore.

The back mountain was still lush and green, but it was impossible to tell which tree was the Tree Demon Granny. As for how many of the Tree Demon Granny's roots were underground, even Yan Chixia couldn't say for sure.

It was precisely because he was unable to defeat the Tree Demon Granny that Yan Chixia was forced to remain confined to Lanruo Temple.

Without the Tree Demon Granny, Luo Fu could only look at Yan Chixia to the side.

Feeling Luo Fu's gaze, Yan Chixia's heart tightened immediately.

Several longswords immediately hummed and emitted a chilling sword aura.

"Captain Yan, this monster cut off its tail to survive and escaped too quickly. Is there any other way to capture this monster?"

Faced with Luo Fu's question, Yan Chixia remained silent.

In his heart, Luo Fu had suddenly become even more terrifying than the Tree Demon Granny.

Although the Tree Demon Granny has wicked methods and an incredibly strong ability to protect herself, Yan Chixia still has ways to fight her.

But what about Luofu?

The lifelike wooden carving of Chi You, setting aside everything else, is enough to send chills down your spine with its sheer pure violence, leaving you utterly helpless.

After a moment of silence, Yan Chixia did not answer immediately. Instead, he asked, "What exactly are you?"

Clearly, Yan Chixia was now caught in the same dilemma as Zen Master Baiyun had been.

Because of the changing times, Zen Master Baiyun couldn't tell whether the appearance of such an extraordinary being as Luofu in the temple was a blessing or a curse. After expelling Luofu from the temple, he not only left with the Golden Buddha and his disciples, ostensibly to travel the world, but in reality, he was also hiding away. The temple was also closed down, and he stopped caring about worldly affairs and stopped receiving pilgrims.

The reason is that the appearance of Luofu is too strange and challenges normal cognition.

Anything abnormal must be something wrong.

Baiyun Temple and Yan Chixia at this moment seemed to have the same idea.

Luo Fu smiled helplessly and said, "Why do you say that, Officer Yan?"

Staring at Luofu, Yan Chixia said with a wry smile, "I can't tell what you are, but your methods are definitely inhuman. Although you do want to deal with the demons in the back mountain, I can't guarantee that you won't bring disaster to the world after you deal with them."

Although Yan Chixia didn't say some things explicitly, his meaning was already quite clear.

Since he couldn't ascertain Luo Fu's identity and stance, he would absolutely not easily agree to help Luo Fu with what he wanted to do, and might even obstruct him instead.

It's not that Yan Chixia sided with the Tree Demon Granny when facing Luofu.

Instead, it is a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.

Compared to the Tree Demon Granny, whom I know inside and out and can't defeat but can still maintain a stalemate, Luo Fu, this terrifying inhuman being, no matter what he wants to do, I can't let him get his way.

"So, Captain Yan intends to attack and kill me, to slay demons and monsters?" Luo Fu raised an eyebrow.

Luo Fu does have some lingering affection for Yan Chixia from their past life, but he would never treat him differently or give him special treatment because of that.

As long as Yan Chixia dares to oppose him, Luo Fu will definitely not show any mercy.

Yan Chixia smiled bitterly and said, "I am incompetent and admit that I am no match for you, but since we have met by chance today, I cannot sit idly by and watch you wreak havoc on the world."

Luo Fu was both amused and exasperated. He said, "Officer Yan, why don't you explain it more clearly?"

“Very well! I dare to ask that you stay at Lanruo Temple for the time being,” Yan Chixia said firmly.

"Although I would like to have a discussion with Constable Yan, it seems that we are not compatible," Luo Fu shook his head and declined.

Just as Yan Chixia was becoming aware of the need to sacrifice himself for his cause.

A sudden flash of inspiration struck him, and he remembered what Luo Fu had mentioned about the Black Mountain Demon.

A thought suddenly struck Yan Chixia, and he said, "I remember you want to go to the underworld? If I can lend you a hand and open the gates of hell for you, would you be willing to go to the underworld?"

Although Yan Chixia was stubborn, he was not stupid.

He knew very well that he was unlikely to be a match for Luo Fu.

To truly fight Luofu to the death would only be courting certain death.

Since he was alive, Yan Chixia certainly didn't want to die.

More importantly, with the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand, he can be considered one of the few people in the human world who can open the gates of hell.

If the Xuanyuan Sword is used to open the Gates of Hell and send Luofu to the Underworld.

With his ability to summon fiery yang energy, which can be used to ward off evil spirits through wood carving, it's easy to see that he will become the target of everyone in the underworld. This is definitely a brilliant way to kill two birds with one stone.

Even if all else fails, once Luofu enters the underworld, he can use the Xuanyuan Sword to close the Gates of Hell again at any time.

Since Luo Fu needs to use his own methods to get to the underworld, it means that he does not have the means to open the gates of hell.

Once he closes the passage in the underworld, at the very least, he won't have to worry about Luo Fu being able to easily return to the human world.

(End of this chapter)