All the evil beasts in the world, I feed on demons and monsters

Chapter 10 Blasphemy against Buddhism and surrender to Tang
The border in front of us is majestic, like a towering giant.

The black wall was three feet high, gleaming with the luster of gold and iron. There was a man every five steps on the top of the city wall, and each tower was guarded by a Taoist priest.

Teams of ten soldiers, all in armor, patrolled the city walls.

The Tang Dynasty has few demons, a contrast to the situation outside of Jambudvīpa, where demons outnumber humans. Within the Tang Dynasty, the closer you get to the border, the more signs of demonic activity you'll see. However, the demons in the Tang Dynasty are well hidden, secretly devouring humans, and never dare to act with fanfare.

The Western Niu Hezhou mentioned by the Buddha is a land of peace and tranquility, where a demon reigns supreme and a deer presides over the state. When thirsty, children's hearts and livers are cooked into soup, and when hungry, young boys and girls are steamed into cakes.

"Who is coming!"

Before Ji Ran could get closer on his donkey, soldiers on the city wall shouted!

"I am a warrior monk under Master Xuanzang!"

"I encountered a demon on the road and lured it to the city. Please send someone to ambush and kill it!"

Ji Ran spoke without hesitation and shook out the package.

In an instant, thirteen demon heads, covered with sticky and smelly blood, rolled to the ground.

Ji Ran stood in front of the gate and said nothing more.

He and Tang Seng have only been out of seclusion for a few days, so there must be someone here who recognizes him.

Sure enough, not a moment later, someone opened the door and came on horseback.

"This mage has been summoned by the Hezhou Guard!"

Ji Ran agreed immediately, and after the soldier put away the head, he followed the soldier straight into the pass.

Ji Ran observed secretly as he passed by the city wall, but his heart was startled!
The outside of the city wall was covered in black and red. The thick color had no taste and had almost seeped into the cracks in the stone.

This border wall had experienced an unimaginable bloody battle a long time ago.

The blood has dissipated, but the traces still exist under the beating of time.

Ji Ran followed the soldiers on their way. The rich setting sun was particularly blood-red in the empty border area, painting the vast city walls. Most of the people here were soldiers, with a small number of merchants and travelers.

Soon, Ji Ran arrived at a fairly tidy mansion. He got off the green donkey and was led inside by the armored soldier.

The courtyard was devoid of the flourishing flowers of the capital, but was instead filled with countless broken blades and armors, each with a tablet in front of it.

In the main hall, with the door open, an elderly man with graying temples, dressed in a dark red suit, looked up at Ji Ran. His face was covered in wrinkles, revealing an aged and sharp expression, but his eyes were a bright orange-yellow, as sharp as an eagle's.

Ji Ran's heart twitched violently. This old man gave him a much more terrifying feeling than the demons he had encountered before.

You've come to the right place!
Ji Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

The entire country of Lion Country was eaten alive by the golden-winged Roc, and the people of Liusha Country were eaten by Sha Seng.

In other states, a single, slightly stronger demon could destroy a nation. The Tang Dynasty stood tall and proud, defying demons and evil spirits. The gods and Buddhas coveted its offerings, and for good reason.

"Meet the garrison."

Ji Ran saluted immediately, and the accompanying soldiers placed more than a dozen heads in front of the old man.

The old man stretched out his calloused hands, gently stroked the heads and said, "They are demons."

"There's also the smell of incense and candles, haha."

As he spoke, the old man suddenly looked up and said, "You said a big monster is coming?"

"Yes."

Ji Ran nodded immediately and said, "He is the demon king of these little demons."

"Where's your master?"

"Heading to the Five Elements Mountain."

"Well."

The old man slowly stood up, the setting sun shone on his face, the evening breeze blew his clothes, revealing his knotted muscles at his collar.

"Buddha."

The old man said softly, "It's really not easy to ask for it."

"But isn't this what you want?"

The old man sneered and said, "After all, only when it feels difficult can it feel extraordinary."

"Roar!!!"

At this moment, a roar resounded across the border.

The last ray of setting sun sank, and a dim purple halo flickered on the horizon.

The old man took a deep breath and said, "Besides this monster, is there anything else?"

"Have."

Ji Ran immediately spoke up and said, "There are still two big monsters and forty or fifty small monsters on Shuangcha Ridge."

"Another disciple also hunted and killed fifteen ghost minions in the mountains."

"disciple?"

The old man sneered, and suddenly stared at Ji Ran and said, "Little monk, do you think that Buddha is really good to our Tang Dynasty?" Ji Ran looked up suddenly, and there was a strong murderous intent on the old man's body, which made Ji Ran's calves tremble.

He calmed himself down a bit and said firmly, "Buddha is a great disaster to the Tang Dynasty!"

"Why?"

The old man's eyes were startled, but suddenly became deep.

"Roar!!!"

At this moment, a deafening roar echoed outside the city. Ji Ran turned his head and said, "Sir..."

"explain."

As the old man asked the question, he picked up a gold-engraved tiger-head spear from behind the spirit tablet in the courtyard.

He raised his hand and wiped his spear with his sleeve, unhurriedly, as if the demon outside the city was just a defeated dog.

[Side Quest: Li Jing's Murderous Intentions: Li Jing hates Buddhism. Calm his murderous intentions or kill him.]

[Reward: Qi (Spirit), Spiritual Essence 3500, Random Human Skill Mastery]

【Li Jing】

grade:? ? ?
Life: 100%
energy:???
other:? ? ?
Special Pharmacist: Recover 80% of HP after receiving fatal damage
Special: Dragon and Tiger Qi of the Prosperous Tang Dynasty: The world is in a prosperous period, with tigers and dragons lurking! Reduce physical damage by 50%, spell damage by 60%, and mental damage by 90%, and increase your own attack power by 300%.
Special General Seal: Increases the attack effect of Dragon and Tiger Qi by +50%.

Special Lingyan General: His own dragon and tiger energy can cover all the soldiers under his command for a short period of time.

……

Ji Ran's heart skipped a beat.

What an exaggerated dragon and tiger energy!
What a horrible reward!

This reward is as good as the main task at this moment, which means that this task is no easier than the main task!
The old man in front of him had a weathered face, but his eyes were as sharp as a young man's. His heart was so strong that it could not be shaken by ordinary people.

He really wants to kill himself!

Ji Ran's heart was racing.

This is the world of Journey to the West, a world fundamentally defined by a conflict between Buddhism and Taoism. Buddhism, a newly rising power, is vying for territory with the Daoist-led Heavenly Court.

And what about Li Jing?

He was a celestial being. Of course, this Li Jing wasn't the same one who held the pagoda. However, Li Jing was deified in the late Tang Dynasty and honored as the "King of Spiritual Manifestation." This was the most standard form of posthumous deification, a practice adopted by the celestial court since the Shang and Zhou dynasties to deify mortals.

If this is the case, then naturally she would not be happy about Guanyin driving Tang Xuanzang to travel west and plunder the incense of the Tang Dynasty.

Journey to the West didn't explain the internal descriptions of the Tang Dynasty and its various anomalies. Ji Ran could only gamble!

At this moment, Ji Ran was very grateful for the days when he was a keyboard warrior on the Internet.

He took a deep breath and said, "Buddha is a disaster for the Tang Dynasty."

"There are four kinds of disaster."

"First, Buddha sees life as a sea of ​​suffering. Only by believing in and worshipping Buddha throughout one's life can one seek peace and security in the next life."

Ji Ran looked directly at Li Jing and said, "This life has already been wasted, so how can we talk about the next life? This is the first fallacy."

Li Jing paused as he wiped his spear, then looked at Ji Ran: "Continue."

"Secondly, Buddhism and Taoism are sophistry. They have their own theories about life and death, and their theories about cause and effect are debatable. But how can they say what is good and evil? The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors all had their own theories about the justice of Heaven. Buddha says killing is evil, yet he eats the liver and gall of dragons and phoenixes."

"Empty words, urging people to forgive evildoers!"

"But you don't know that punishing evil is the only way to promote good!"

Ji Ran heard the roars and increasingly clear cries of killing outside the city, but he ignored them.

Li Jing didn't care about this. He thought that General Yin was no match for the border army.

“Third, Buddhism is extremely greedy!”

Ji Ran took a deep breath and pointed at the surrounding spiritual places.

"Buddha has eight precepts. They seem to be free from greed, but in fact they are full of greed. They are greedy for freedom, greedy for incense, and greedy for worldly fame!"

"God is above us, the dead martyrs can become the ghost soldiers!"

"But the Buddha only said that killing is a sin and that after death one will be sent to the eighteen levels of hell. This action shows a stingy and evil heart, and a greed for fame and profit!"

Li Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, but there was a bit more spirit in his eyes when he looked at Ji Ran.

"Fourth, Buddhism is difficult to be public!"

Ji Ran pointed to the horizon and said, "Except for the Great Tang, the human race is in dire straits. Here, demons are devouring our flesh, and over there, old monsters are making soup for us. Just because they are useful to Buddha, they are like blind men."

"If an evil villain lays down his butcher knife, he will instantly become a Buddha. If a good man or a good woman commits the slightest fault, he will be condemned to hell forever."

"If Buddhism is introduced into the Tang Dynasty, it will be a disaster!"

After Ji Ran finished speaking, his mind raced. He gritted his teeth, and with a determined heart, he immediately saluted Li Jing with a fist, ripped off his tattered monk's robe, and threw it to the ground.

"I beg the general to allow me to return to secular life and serve as a vanguard!"

(End of this chapter)