Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 112 Monkey King Monkey King
The red figure was very fast, and was struck down by the Yin Lightning just as it rushed close to the blind Taoist.

"what?"

Upon closer inspection, people discovered a spherical creature enveloped in red fur, prompting even the blind Taoist priest to exclaim in surprise.

Ji Cheng recognized him just by his voice; this guy was the third-tier monkey demon from Monkey Mountain. He hadn't expected that even this fellow would come to compete for the spirit fruit today.

The next second, the red hairs grew out and shot towards the blind Taoist.

Caught off guard by the sudden attack, the blind Taoist priest had no time to dodge and could only use his magic to form a shield in front of him.

Unexpectedly, the power of these hair-like spikes exceeded his expectations. The magic shield was shattered instantly, and several hairs pierced his body like needles.

The blind Taoist retreated rapidly, quickly distancing himself from the red-haired creature, his heart filled with terror.

The red fur faded, revealing a monkey demon covered in red fur.

"A third-tier monkey demon?"

The blind Taoist was filled with doubt and suspicion. The strength of a third-tier demon beast was comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. He had never expected to see one before him. He was unsure which side this monkey demon belonged to. Could it also be a member of the chicken demon gang?
"Brother Monkey, you've finally come to our rescue! Look how badly we've been beaten! You must avenge us!"

Ji Cheng immediately started crying and wailing, as if this monkey demon was the leader of their group of monsters.

He even started singing, "Monkey King, Monkey King, you're amazing!"
Big Yellow couldn't help but glance at him. What's going on? Brother Chicken, you have such a powerful backer? Didn't you just fight that monkey demon not long ago?

Ah Niu and the python demon also looked at him in surprise. We mean, is this monkey demon really here to save us?
The others, unaware of the situation, assumed that the third-tier monkey demon had come to rescue its beast minions upon seeing the chicken demon's posture.

The blind Taoist priest was also misled by Ji Cheng, and his expression gradually became serious.

Unfortunately, the monkey demon could speak human language. He glanced at Ji Cheng with disdain and said, "Disgusting! Who's your Monkey King? I haven't even settled accounts with you, you pheasant, yet!"

Several demonic beasts looked at Ji Cheng with strange expressions, as if to say, "Brother Chicken, you have no face at all!"
The Azure Flame Spirit Rabbit was also stunned. What was going on?
Ji Cheng didn't feel embarrassed at all and laughed, "Brother Monkey, we became friends after fighting. No matter what, we are both demons. I can fight you, you can fight me, and you can settle accounts with me afterward, but we absolutely cannot let humans bully us!"

Ji Cheng invoked the moral high ground of race, solely to win over the monkey demon to his side.

With a formidable enemy at hand, we can set aside our personal grievances for now and unite to deal with this blind old Taoist!
"You chicken demon do have some knowledge!"

The monkey demon glanced at Ji Cheng, agreeing with his words. "Wild pheasant, remember this: you only have one way to die, and that is to be killed by your grandpa monkey, not by a human cultivator!"

Having said that, its gaze locked onto the blind Taoist priest in the distance.

The blind Taoist didn't say much. He made a hand seal and summoned Yin lightning to strike the third-tier monkey demon.

The monkey demon's red fur immediately swelled up, and it curled up into a ball to protect itself. Three or four bolts of dark lightning struck down in succession, but failed to break through its defense.

The blind Taoist priest looked unwell.

The two sides are separated by a major realm. This defensive fur ball is the monkey demon's innate ability, and his Five Elements Yin Thunder Formation cannot break through its defense at all.

Ji Cheng felt that this made sense. Back then, even his flames and feather blades couldn't break through the monkey demon's defensive fur ball, so this weak and flimsy Yin Lightning was somewhat lacking.

"Old blind man, if you were a Foundation Establishment cultivator, you might still have a chance to fight me, but you're only at the ninth level of Qi Refining. Even with the help of the formation, you're no match for a single hair on my foot!"

The monkey demon let out a strange laugh, crouched down, and suddenly launched itself towards the blind Taoist priest.

Its jumping speed was extremely fast. By the time a bolt of lightning struck, it had already rushed in front of the blind Taoist. It withstood the lightning strike, but then swung out a long hair to bind the blind Taoist.

Although it was rendered powerless by this bolt of dark lightning, it did briefly bind the blind Taoist priest.

In an instant, another red figure rushed in from the side, its claws flashing past, and the blind Taoist's head flew high into the air.

This deadly move left everyone speechless.

It turned out to be yet another red-haired monkey that looked exactly the same.

Ji Cheng, however, was not surprised. He assumed that the previous one was just a clone.

The monkey demon dealt with the blind Taoist priest with far too much ease; the blind Taoist priest had no way to dodge its attacks.

"Old blind man, you're even easier to kill than that pheasant!"

The monkey demon looked at the blind Taoist priest, whose body was severed from his head, and shook his head with a ruthless sneer.

Ji Cheng repeated, "Brother Monkey, you're truly amazing!"
Unexpectedly, the blind Taoist's head, which had fallen to the ground, suddenly burst into laughter.

"Monkey demon, I know! I know who sent you! Hahaha, you're dreaming if you think you can kill this old Taoist!"

Surprisingly, the blind Taoist priest was still alive even after his body was separated from his head.
The monkey demon unleashed a violent punch, smashing the head apart.

The gourd at the blind Taoist's waist flew into the sky on its own, and the broken bowl also detached from the array's eye. A crow flew from the forest, took away the gourd and the broken bowl, and quickly disappeared without a trace.

In the shadows, someone sighed, "Oh no, that crow is Zhao Yang's real body!"

No wonder the blind Taoist priest's soul had been destroyed before, yet he came back to life.

So the crow was Zhao Yang's true form. To be precise, the so-called "blind Taoist" were all puppets created by Zhao Yang, and the crow had been secretly controlling them all along.

"Unexpectedly, after Zhao Yang's body was possessed, his soul had a miraculous encounter and merged with a crow..."

The person in the shadows was Zhao Kun, whose body was possessed by a wisp of Zhao Chen's remnant soul.

Zhao Yang is, after all, a descendant of Zhao Chen, and his fate is truly lamentable. No wonder Zhao Yang harbors such intense hatred for the Zhao family.

It seems that Zhao Yang has roughly guessed his identity and is certain that the Nascent Soul Immortal Treasure is located in the Zhao family in Wuzhen.

Zhao Kun was having a headache. He had failed to kill Zhao Yang, and now he was in real trouble.

He quickly evacuated from Mangshan.

"WTF?"

The monkey demon stared blankly at the crow that had flown away. It quickly realized that the blind old Taoist priest might not be dead yet.

But now it couldn't catch up, and it cursed with utter disgust, "Another flying, feathered beast!" Big Yellow glanced at Ji Cheng, "Brother Chicken, is this monkey demon cursing you?"
Someone shouted excitedly, "The barrier has disappeared!"

The barrier disappeared, the formation vanished, and the surviving warriors struggled to their feet, trying to escape Python Mountain.

Many people's eyes fell on the third-tier monkey demon.

The monkey demon had no interest in these unrelated people. It walked up to Ji Cheng, and several demonic beasts immediately struggled to surround him. Among them, A Niu was ready to activate his barbarian bloodline at any time and was not afraid of the monkey demon.

"Woo~"

Little Flower, the weakest of the three, stood at the very front. It stood upright, spreading its claws to block the monkey demon.

The monkey demon laughed angrily, then flicked Xiao Hua's forehead lightly with a finger. Xiao Hua lost her balance and fell backward.

"I didn't expect you, a mere pheasant, to gather so many demonic beasts. What, you want to become the Demon King?"

The monkey demon had no intention of making a move; he was simply somewhat shocked by what he was seeing.

This was the first time in all its years as a demon that it had ever seen so many different kinds of demons risking their lives to protect a chicken demon.

It had heard its master recount the great war between the demon race and the human race a hundred years ago. It was said that hundreds of thousands of demon beasts volunteered to die to protect the demon king, and the scene was incredibly tragic.

Unfortunately, that demon king was eventually killed by human cultivators. It is said that its corpse is still hanging on the gate of a celestial city called "Dafeng", which is a disgrace to the demon race.

The monkey demon had never seen such a scene before, and was somewhat surprised by the immense prestige of this chicken demon.

"Brother Monkey, what are you saying? Just give the order, and we'll immediately support you as our Demon King!"

Ji Cheng said in a serious tone, "Brother Monkey, it's getting cold, put on a yellow robe."

The monkey demon stared at Ji Cheng for a while, then laughed and cursed, "What utter nonsense!"

"gone!"

It glanced at the little flower, turned and leaped into the dense forest, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Its original purpose was to kill the blind Taoist priest. Its master had instructed it not to cause any trouble, and with Xiao Hua's interference, it gave up on seeking revenge against the chicken demon.

Besides, I must say, this chicken demon is quite to its liking.

The paralyzing effect of the Yin Lightning was gradually fading, and the monsters had regained some of their mobility.

Many martial artists struggled to their feet. Looking around, the scene was one of utter devastation, with corpses strewn everywhere – a truly horrific sight.

No one expected that the struggle for a single spiritual fruit would cause such a huge commotion. Kong Shen, Wang Heng, the Zhou family patriarch, and the blind Taoist priest, among other powerful figures, fell one after another. The remaining martial artists have all lost their fighting ability.

Su Qing swallowed a pill and finally had the strength to stand up. She held the Azure Flame Spirit Rabbit in her arms and looked at the few demonic beasts in the arena.

It is currently unknown what the attitude of these monsters is. If they want to kill all the humans present, it will be another unavoidable battle.

"Help me up..."

Zhou Mu, lying on the ground, spoke weakly. Even though he had taken several Qi and Blood Pills, he was still weak all over and his Qi and blood circulation was difficult.

He suspected that the old blind man was targeting him, and that the lightning bolt that struck him was more powerful than the one that struck others.

Today, he was deeply troubled. So many unexpected things had happened, even his ancestor had perished here. It was truly fortunate that he, Zhou Mu, had survived.

In this way, there's no need to scheme for the Zhao family's Foundation Establishment Pill anymore, and the future of the Zhou family remains uncertain.

"Yes, Young Master Zhou."

Wang Jingzhi helped Zhou Mu up.

The traitor Tian Chong was standing on the other side supporting Zhou Mu when suddenly, a gleaming dagger pierced Zhou Mu's heart from behind.

This scene took everyone by surprise; the attacker was none other than Tian Chong, the traitor of the Kaishan Martial Arts School!

"The one who killed Zhou Mu was Tian Chong!"

Tian Chong twisted the dagger inside Zhou Mu's body once before pulling it out. Zhou Mu then raised the dagger and shouted, "Master, your disciple has avenged you!"

With blood on his face and tears in his eyes, Tian Chong felt a sense of satisfaction at having avenged his great enemy.

"you……"

Zhou Mu stared at Tian Chong in disbelief, his body gradually going limp and powerless.

The moment the dagger pierced his body, he felt a chill on his back, followed by a sharp pain in his heart. When the dagger was pulled out, he felt a burning heat at the wound.

He never dreamed that he would not die at the hands of Kong Shen, the demon beasts, or the blind Taoist, but would instead die at the hands of the traitor Tian Zhong.

Zhou Mu knelt down with a thud. He glanced ahead, then everything went black before he collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

Wang Jingzhi was shocked and, after realizing what was happening, threw a punch at Tian Chong.

On Su Qing's side, everyone was stunned. It was only then that they realized that Tian Chong had willingly become a traitor in order to take the opportunity to get close to Zhou Mu and find a chance to kill him.

"Senior Brother Tian!"

Disciples from the Kaishan Martial Arts School shouted excitedly, and they struggled to rush over to rescue Tian Chong.

Tensions rose again between the two sides, and Tian Chong took the opportunity to distance himself from Wang Jingzhi and the others.

"Hahahahaha!"

Tian Chong laughed loudly. Today he had killed the culprit Zhou Mu and avenged his master's family. Even if he died here, it would be worth it.

Su Qing and Zhao Qian shielded Tian Chong behind them.

(End of this chapter)