Mythology

Chapter 503 The Ambition to Recreate Reincarnation
Yang He's true form did not rush to leave the world of the legend. His gaze returned to the large vat, and he noticed that the bloodstains on the edge were becoming increasingly vivid.

A cold wind blew by, carrying with it a series of sounds like mournful wails.

Yang Hesheng had a premonition that the large vat was likely already connected to the upstream area.

The mysterious Kingdom of Women was also guiding him to go deeper, perhaps because Yang He and Tang Sanzang shared the same origin.

"In the original story, the Queen of the Women's Kingdom was attracted to Tang Sanzang's appearance and his sworn brotherhood with Li Shimin, which is why she wanted to arrange a marriage. The fictional world is definitely not like that; there are obvious differences."

"Then I'll join the game, as long as I can get the Mother-Child River and the Abortion Spring."

Yang He took out the stubborn stone, and then dripped the blood from his fingertip onto its surface.

He threw the stubborn rock into the large vat, and before long, the demonic aura disappeared, clearly having flowed upstream with the water.

Yang He looked around at the present-day Kingdom of Women. Because the Great Agricultural Office had just collected taxes, the people in the streets and alleys were generally thin, their figures looking as if they could squeeze into a narrow earthen pot at any time.

He couldn't help but realize the complexity of that consciousness for the people of the Women's Kingdom.

Twenty years ago, the selection of brides was certainly facilitated by the common people, who could be considered accomplices. Therefore, the man in the jar used the Agricultural Bureau to collect taxes, allowing the people to experience the suffering of that time.

At the same time, the person in the jar still had some sense and did not kill everyone, allowing the people to feast after paying taxes, which is inherently contradictory.

"In any case, if I can seize the Mother-Child River and the Abortion Spring, I can put an end to this tragedy and prevent it from happening again."

[Would you like to consume 1000 points of Insight to travel to the main world?]

"determine."

.........

Upon returning to the main world, Yang He immediately dealt with all the corpses.

The immortals and Buddhas killed by the inner demons were not big fish, but just shrimp were enough, especially since there were also a large number of Arhat positions, which was definitely worth more than the price.

[The story of "God begets God" currently has 43 celestial ranks that can be conferred.]

"Hehe, once we've fought our way to the Western Paradise, restarting the Investiture of the Gods shouldn't be a problem."

Immediately afterwards, Yang He suppressed the urge to breed inner demons again and checked the Yellow-Robed Old Demon. The character's background information had been completely overturned.

[The Yellow-Robed Demon: Legend has it that you were originally the bell-ringing attendant of the Buddha, and later became a disciple of the Immaculate Buddha. While the Immaculate Buddha was comprehending the Great Dao, you escaped from the Pure Land, devoured countless demons, and developed boundless supernatural powers, calling yourself Yang He, the Lord of the Lesser Western Paradise.]

Yang He pondered. In this way, the Yellow-Eyebrowed King had already belonged to the lineage of the Immaculate Buddha. However, the upper limit of this permanent character was only so-so, and he needed to devour more demons.

He looked at the new Heavenly Demon Body, which was indeed different from others.

[The Body of a Hundred-Returning Heavenly Demon]

[The Heavenly Demon Body is derived from the fusion of the Hundred Demons. Once mastered, it can devour millions of mortals to regenerate and create new life. After actively transforming into a demon, the body and soul can choose to fuse two of their own supernatural abilities.]

Yang He was extremely satisfied. If the Heavenly Demon Body could be further improved, he could choose to carry either the Immortal Transformation Technique or the Five-Colored Divine Light, and the Yellow-Eyebrow King's strength would increase by leaps and bounds.

It could even be said that the Yellow-Eyebrowed King himself possesses supernatural powers, which can increase his strength by 30%.

[Common Object: Tian Sheng Ling]

[Related Allusions: "Daughter Ghost", "Ghostless Cave", "Drought Ghost"... Consume 1 Spirit Vision to enter the allusion world?]

"determine."

Yang He scanned the various permanent characters and found that only the Yellow-Robed Old Demon could enter the upper reaches; none of the other characters had ever been recognized by the person in the jar.

"Choose to play as the [Yellow-Robed Old Demon], and choose either the [Pupil Ghost] or the [Nuoxiang Ghost]."

.........

If the Zimu River were visualized, it would resemble a constantly flowing river.

The closer you get to the end of the water source, the more turbid the Zimu River becomes, and the water upstream even becomes somewhat viscous.

How to put it? It was as if countless corpses were rushing in from the end.

The upstream area is indeed not a scene fit for humankind.

The sky was obscured by a layer of gray, fleshy membrane, and when sunlight shone through, shadows like veins and ligaments appeared on the ground.

The soil was nothing but rotten flesh and bones, and the vegetation was a dark red color.

pat.

A stubborn rock fell from somewhere, and in a short moment, it transformed into a human form, allowing Yang He to land smoothly upstream.

"Strange."

Yang He suppressed his appetite and looked around. Countless earthen jars were half-buried in the soil, and sobs could be heard from inside them from time to time.

He discovered that most of the buildings in the Kingdom of Women had disappeared.

A dilapidated palace stands alone a hundred miles away, and even the most discerning eye cannot discern anything within it.

"The inner demon...is it not upstream? Could it have been carried to the end of the Mother-Child River?"

Yang He narrowed his eyes and noticed that most of the immortals and Buddhas were concentrated in the royal palace, while the demons, on the contrary, chose to hide in the Flesh and Blood Mountain Range.

He neither confirmed nor denied it, and then summoned the Baogu Mausoleum to begin digging nearby.

Before long, a large, blood-soaked vat appeared in front of them.

Yang He put the large vat into the Baogu Mausoleum. This item was likely related to his journey upstream, and it could also be considered as something left behind by the person inside the vat.

He squinted at the palace, thinking that none of the immortals and Buddhas who could participate in the Women's Kingdom were benevolent.

Compared to the demons who simply wanted to eat meat to cultivate, the actions of the immortals and Buddhas here were far more heinous.

Otherwise, the tragedy of the Bride in a Jar wouldn't have happened twenty years ago, so... let each and every one of them become my stepping stones.

"But before that, I'll go to the demons first and see if they know the secrets of the Women's Kingdom. Well, apart from some demons with a Dao heart, I'll deal with the rest."

Yang He slowly left, disappearing into the Blood and Flesh Mountain Range in a few flashes.

Just left not long ago.

Boom!
dong dong!

Footsteps approached from afar.

It was a tall, thin monster with an awkward posture, as if it were always bowing.

She wore a tattered, ill-fitting red wedding dress, revealing a long, strangely narrow neck, on which was a clay pot.

Similar to the earthenware pots of the Great Agricultural Bureau, except that the surface is not decorated with the character '喜' (happiness).

It is 'media'.

The most bizarre thing is that the monster's body shape is like that of a two-dimensional being living in a three-dimensional world. It can only be observed from a specific angle; otherwise, you can only hear its rhythmic footsteps.

.........

Yang He detected a wisp of demonic energy within the two demons using his Fiery Eyes of Truth, and soon after, he found the demons' lair.

He just hadn't expected that the demons would be so patient in carving out the cave.

In the murky waters of the upper reaches of the Zimu River, it's not difficult for demons to deliberately evade the eyes and ears of immortals and Buddhas. They simply use their supernatural powers to hollow out a mountain and hide in the shadows, waiting.

With a thought, Yang He suppressed the part of his Nuo Xiang ghost.

Then, pupils of varying sizes spread all over its body. Its appearance was extremely strange, but among demons, it was considered handsome, unlike the abrupt transformation of a demon into a ghost, and it looked like it was not to be trifled with.

Yang He crawled into an inconspicuous hole in the ground, and after walking for a short while, it became lively.

Inside the cave, a large number of demons are carving up a mountain of corpses, excavating bones and flesh from the rock walls and transporting them as resources to specific locations within the cave.

Yang He could also vaguely sense that the Demon King's dojo enveloped the cave.

However, the Kingdom of Women is also a training ground, so the Demon King cannot act recklessly, and the training ground can hardly detect Yang He's whereabouts.

"Hehe, Little Drill Wind makes it sound nice. The Demon King abandoned them and went deep into the upper reaches of the Mother-Child River."

"I think they consider it too useless."

Demons' cannibalistic cultivation is not without limits. Lesser demons like Little Drill Wind, after indulging in meat in the Women's Kingdom, cannot even transform into human form, and are basically sentenced to death.

But as a blessing in disguise, their intelligence was not significantly affected.

Yang He glanced at the numb, laboring little demons, who were not much different from puppets. Of course, they were originally intended for carefully selecting flesh and organs.

The deeper he went, the more expansive the cave became.

"The demon kings have gathered together? I don't need to pick a fight with them one by one."

Yang He made his way through the maze to the deepest part of the cave. The little demon kept bringing in flesh and bones, and the sounds of chewing echoed throughout the cave.

He concealed his aura and stepped inside with an air of nonchalance.

A massive grotto, spanning a thousand meters, is prominently displayed. Inside, there are elaborate depictions of a yin-gathering magic array, adorned with ornaments made of white bones, and the floor is covered with white bone bricks.

Twenty-seven demon kings were entrenched here, feasting on their meal.

Even though they deliberately maintained their half-human, half-demon appearance, their size had already exceeded 100 meters, and many of them were easily recognizable to Yang He at a glance.

"The Great King of Inspiration has already reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. For wild demons to reach such a level is the only way to achieve this. It is the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West."

King Inspiration sat in the main seat, his red hair like fire, covered with layers of golden-red scales. His head resembled a dragon, with a protruding snout, protruding fangs, and dripping putrid slime.

Yang He's gaze lingered on the Great King of Inspiration for a few moments before he looked away.

The second batch of familiar faces are Special Envoy, Lord Xiongshan, and General Yin, who are the first demons Tang Sanzang encounters after leaving Chang'an in the original work.

Special Envoy was a giant black bull, five zhang tall at the shoulder, with fur like iron thorns and dense barbs on its back; Lord Xiongshan stood upright, with black hair like steel needles, his abdomen festering and exposing bone, his internal organs vaguely visible; General Yin had a tiger's head and a human body, and made the most noise when eating people, wishing he could bury his head in a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

Five spider demons were crawling in the corner, each with half a seductive body and half a bloated body. Their abdomens were covered with compound eyes, and their mouthparts dripped venom.

As for the remaining two spider demons, they were probably buried with the centipede demon.

Then there was Lady Earth Surge.

Its true form is a white-haired rat, small and exquisite in size, but covered in blood and grime. Its ten fingers are transformed into sharp blades, cutting open flesh and bones to eat the marrow.

The white deer demon beside Lady Diyong was a hunched old man with twisted antlers like withered branches, covered with human intestines. It only ate a small amount of people and was out of place among the other demons.

All the demons that appear in the original work are formidable beings.

Yang He can be definitively identified as the Great Immortal Linggan King. The White Deer Demon and the Earth Surge Lady are on the verge of becoming Great Immortals, while the Special Scholar and the Spider Demon are only half a step away from becoming Great Immortals.

The other demon kings varied in strength, ranging from Xuanxian to Jinxian.

"No wonder immortals and Buddhas are vying to become demons. Tsk tsk tsk, the speed at which demons' cultivation increases is simply outrageous. If it weren't for the drawbacks of cannibalism, even a Primordial Golden Immortal would personally descend to the mortal realm for a meal."

It's not that they have exceptional talent or aptitude; they've simply benefited from the version's advantages and have devoured countless people, especially in the Mother-Child River, where they've consumed at least a million flesh and blood in rotation.

Yang He now directly feels the terror of the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West.

"It was the collapse of the Heavenly Dao that gave birth to such things as demons."

As the demons were feasting and reveling, a little demon suddenly tumbled in and announced, "My lords! Demon Kings Benboerba and Baboerben request an audience."

"can."

Before the King of Inspiration finished speaking, two gusts of demonic wind, heavy with the smell of water, flashed by and landed, transforming into Benboerba and Baboerben.

The two demons were very respectful to the Twenty-Seven Demon Kings, after all, their cultivation was far inferior.

They bowed deeply to the King of Inspiration, who sat in the main seat, and then looked around and paid their respects to the other demon kings.

"Your Majesty,"

Benboerba prostrated himself on the ground and said, "I was ordered by Your Majesty to contact the second disciple of Yang He, and I have now returned with a reply."

The chewing sounds inside the cave subsided slightly, and all the demon kings turned their scrutinizing gazes toward them.

Babo'er stepped forward and quickly interjected, "Second disciple Yang He is quite interested in the King's proposal to jointly explore the source, but..."

He was about to say a few more words about the strange behavior Yang He had shown when the demon kings stopped paying attention to him.

Special Envoy said in a muffled voice, "Oh? I heard that the Stone Spirit was originally a bell-ringing boy in the Paradise. He's quite sensible to be willing to join us."

Xiong Shanjun couldn't help but laugh, "That's because of my elder brother's brilliant strategy! Now that he has come in person, we have another powerful Grand Luo Golden Immortal to fight on our way to that dangerous place at the end, greatly increasing our chances of success!"

"It's not just Da Luo!" Lady Di Yong stroked her fingertips. "I've heard that Yang He and his disciples are locked in a life-or-death struggle with those bald monks and Taoist priests. We can take advantage of their power!"

The white deer demon sneered, "We still need to be more wary of Yang He. He forced the immortals and Buddhas to enter the game early by relying on his inner demons. He is quite cunning."

The demons stirred, whispering excitedly among themselves.

Only the King of Inspiration remained seated, his face blurred and his expression unreadable, as he simply raised his index finger and waved it gently.

Lady Diyong immediately understood and chuckled, "Brother wants me to see where the Stone Spirit is downstream of the Mother-Child River, so that we can arrange for the demon soldiers and generals to perform the sacrifice."

She closed her eyes, emanating an extremely subtle aura, as if invisible threads were extending downwards from her center.

The cave fell silent for a moment, with only the sound of blood dripping from the rock walls and the heavy breathing of the demons.

The white deer demon's long horns extended as if to assist Lady Earth Surge.

suddenly.

The white deer demon's expression changed, and it looked around incredulously, seemingly searching for the aura of the Yellow-Eyebrowed King, with a hint of fear in its eyes.

Caught off guard by the demon kings, Yang He quietly revealed his demonic aura.

Along with the demonic aura came an extremely strong stench of corpses.

They saw a man dressed in theatrical costume and wearing a corpse-shaped Nuo flag appear, raise his right arm towards the white deer demon, and his flesh and bones began to grow.

Puff puff.

A series of loud explosions suddenly erupted!

Yang He's seemingly ordinary right arm suddenly swelled wildly, transforming into a terrifying behemoth over a hundred meters long!
Before anyone could react, it had already traversed hundreds of feet and pierced the white deer demon's chest!
"Uh?!"

The white deer demon froze, its feigned detachment instantly replaced by disbelief, as it stared down at the terrifying limbs, thicker than its own waist, piercing through its flesh.

puff.

Yang He tore the white deer demon into pieces.

"Why do I remember the white deer demon being the mount of the Longevity Immortal? Never mind, let's kill it first."

(End of this chapter)