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Chapter 204 Entering the Dream to Inquire about the Demon
Jiuqu coldly looked at the temple keeper, a demon.

"You have committed crimes and deceived your superiors and subordinates. If it weren't for you telling me the truth, I don't know how long I would have been kept in the dark!"

"Besides, there's no need for collusion to deal with demons; everyone has the right to kill them!"

"As for the method of achieving immortality, it was I who told you, fellow Daoist. You don't need to sow discord between us."

"Very well! It seems there's no way to settle this peacefully today. I'll rather die than let you get away with this."

The demon grinned maliciously at the two of them, his face flushed, his eyes seemingly about to pop out of their sockets as he stared intently at them.

The surrounding demonic energy surged and rushed towards the human-demon body like a tsunami.

"You want to become a demon?"

Having the bloodline of a true dragon and having studied under the Northern River Dragon Lord, Jiuqu naturally recognized the methods of this temple keeper, a demon.

"That's right, but it's no use you recognizing me now. Once I transform into a Heavenly Demon, you will all die!"

The demon laughed wildly, unaware that the wind and rain before him had stopped but not disappeared; instead, they remained suspended in the air, as if still.

Chen Ji noticed the problem and became puzzled. Suddenly, he sensed something, looked down, and saw a line of writing appear on the water's surface.

"Sir, you may begin your questions."

A sentence is formed quietly, and then quickly disappears.

Chen Ji suddenly realized that this was the daydream technique used by Miss Bai, and he was amazed.

Miss Bai's cultivation is indeed profound; she was able to unknowingly absorb the aura of the human and the demon and weave this dream.

If it weren't for the leaking raindrops, even he would have been lost in it.

However, this is not the time to think about that. We don't know how long Miss Bai's methods can last, so it's best to find out more information first.

Chen Ji took a deep breath, his eyes flashing.

"Did the Ghost King teach you this magic trick too?"

"Of course! The Ghost King took pity on me and was close to the River God, so he taught me the magic of transformation. It also allows me to retain my sanity. Once I kill people and cultivate into a Heavenly Demon, I will surely be able to live forever!"

"How can the Ghost King trust you to do this?"

"Because I have a past relationship with the river god here, once the river god dies, I can take his essence and blood and allow the Purple Cloud Dragon King to take over this place. He has given the Xidu River God a great gift, so he will certainly not stop me."

Chen Ji and Jiu Qu exchanged a glance, understanding each other perfectly.

No wonder this matter involves the Purple Cloud Dragon King. We initially thought it just wanted the elixir, but now it seems it had a backup plan.

If the elixir fails at the Ghost King's place, there is still a place for offering incense and prayers to the deity.

Chen Ji then looked at the demon and asked.

"What gift has the Purple Cloud Dragon King prepared?"

"An elixir! A true elixir! Just a whiff of it can increase one's cultivation by decades!"

The demon's eyes were filled with fanaticism, as if he had seen the elixir with his own eyes.

Before Chen Ji could ask anything else, the demon's eyes widened in surprise, and he looked at Chen Ji and Jiu Qu in a daze.

"What happened? I think I said something. I'm so sleepy and tired. What...what did you do to me?"

Chen Ji looked surprised.

This is the sign that someone under the influence of dream magic is about to wake up. This human demon is indeed extraordinary. In addition to being able to sense the danger of magic, he can even detect dream magic.

Before he could react, the white maiden's phantom appeared in the air and pointed her finger.

The next instant, the demon closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep, muttering to himself.

"I...you...huff huff..."

Before long, snoring could be heard.

"Fellow Taoist, this..."

Jiuqu stared blankly at Chen Ji, not understanding what had happened, how the demon could fall asleep so quickly.

"It's Senior Fox's doing, fellow Daoist, there's no need to worry."

As Chen Ji spoke, he remembered that Jiu Qu was unaware of Bai's existence, so he added a sentence.

"I was a junior student of Miss Bai when I was at Sendai Mountain."

"No wonder it's so powerful!" Jiuqu suddenly realized.

"To be able to invite someone like Fellow Daoist Chen to be a teacher, he must not be an ordinary fox demon, but a senior fox demon."

Jiuqu shook his head seriously.

Chen Ji couldn't help but chuckle as he listened. When Bai was not in trouble, she always appeared as a young girl. But these demons and Taoists always liked to call her Senior High Fox when they talked about her, as if they were afraid of making her sound old.

That is to say, Miss Bai never holds a grudge; otherwise, if it were any other less magnanimous senior, they probably wouldn't have let it go so easily.

"What are you laughing at, fellow Daoist?"

The Nine Bends led to Chen Ji.

Chen Ji couldn't say what was on his mind directly, so he just said that he had thought of something funny. Fortunately, Jiu Qu had only asked casually and didn't take it to heart.

Chen Ji then looked at the rain and bowed slightly.

"Miss Bai, we have finished asking our questions and can now withdraw our spell."

"it is good."

The voice of the White Girl rang out through the rain.

"Crack!"

A moment later, a sound like thin ice breaking rang out.

The man and the dragon looked up at the same time and found that the scene before them was slowly shattering.

The mountain is still the same mountain, the forest is still the same forest, and the traces left by the river are still on the ground. But the rain has long since stopped, and instead, the bright moon hangs high, the bamboo shadows sway, and the tranquility makes one forget for a moment that a fierce battle has just taken place here.

"Fellow Daoist, over there!"

Jiuqu gestured with his lips to indicate that Chen Ji should look over.

Chen Ji glanced over and noticed that the priest from before was now looking at him with an unpredictable expression.

Jiuqu is a true river god. Although he does not use magic on the shore, he can sense the situation on the shore from the river and knows about the grudges between Chen Ji and the gods.

Looking at the priest, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes.

“Fellow Daoist, in my opinion, this kind of divine official is even more dangerous than the Heavenly Demon. Since we have already offended him, we cannot let him live.”

"Why don't we find a quiet corner..."

Jiuqu coldly said, his golden vertical pupils glancing at the priest in a fleeting moment.

Chen Ji's eyelids twitched, and he was amazed that the environment of Xidu was indeed quite different from the waters he usually encountered. Even the river god of Xidu dared to have such wild ideas.

I don't know if it was always so ferocious, or if it became like this in Xidu.

"That must be thanks to Xidu. I wouldn't have said such things when I was in Beidu."

Upon hearing this, Jiuqu burst into laughter, and only after laughing did he call Chen Ji over to help bind the demon.

The rope was provided by Jiuqu. It was exceptionally flexible and could be torn without deforming. Even when Chen Ji controlled the flames to burn it, it did not change. In fact, the more the person struggled, the tighter the rope became.

Seeing this, Chen Ji became curious and asked what kind of rope it was. It was indeed different from ordinary ropes.

"Dragon tendons".

Jiuqu slowly opened its mouth.

"Ok?"

Chen Ji stood there, stunned, unable to process what had happened.

For a dragon to use real dragon sinews to make a rope is almost an act of blasphemy, but Jiuqu seems completely unconcerned, perhaps because of some hidden agenda.

"This was given to me by the Old Dragon Lord."

It turned out to be the case.

Chen Ji seemed to be deep in thought, then withdrew his thoughts.

Jiuqu smiled slightly and then manipulated the rope to tie it even tighter.

The demon awoke from his dream in pain and was about to flee when he heard that the restraints on his body had not yet been lifted. So he glared fiercely at Chen Ji and Jiu Qu.

"Fine, since the Heavenly Demon Transformation has failed and fallen into your hands, I only ask for a quick death! Just kill me!"

(End of this chapter)