He became the True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws starting from Liaozhai.

Soon, Pudu healed Li Jiangyuan's injuries, and even the pool of blood on the ground was absorbed.

Li Jiangyuan, who was lying on the ground, tried to move his wrists.

"It seems... I can move again." Li Jiangyuan thought to himself, the pain he had just experienced making it impossible for him to think.

All those words the evil monk spoke sounded like nothing but hatred to him—endless hatred.

He knew that his body still had value to the demonic monk, and he figured the monk wouldn't kill him so easily.

Thinking of this, Li Jiangyuan became bolder.

"You bald monk," Li Jiangyuan muttered from the ground.

Pudu, who had just been all smiles, seemed to have heard something unbelievable. He turned to look at Li Jiangyuan with a puzzled expression, as if he didn't quite understand his behavior.

"Little kid, how come you're just as fearless as that old man? Aren't you afraid of dying?"

"You know what? I just sewed that old man's mouth shut. He's probably mute now, hahaha!"

After Pudu finished speaking, he laughed maniacally.

Li Jiangyuan felt a chill run down his spine. He felt a mix of relief and fear.

Fortunately, Grandpa Zhang was not dead. He understood that the evil monk meant that he had not killed Grandpa Zhang.

Fear is this wicked monk's method; it is extremely cruel, even sewing people's mouths shut—it's utterly incomprehensible.

Seeing Li Jiangyuan's reaction, Pudu was somewhat pleased, even excited. He hadn't tormented anyone like this in a long time, and it was finally a welcome change.

His strength has been fully restored, and he no longer needs to be as timid as before. He can finally do whatever he wants.

The Buddhist teachings practiced by the "Pudu" who had previously sealed him were very effective against him, and he was severely injured before the battle with "Pudu".

He was injured, and that "Pudu" was of great importance. It was definitely not Buddhism from the Great Zhou Dynasty. He knew very well how capable the cultivators of the Great Zhou Dynasty were. There were very few cultivators who had reached the Five Qi Gathering stage, and they were all old and about to die.

The Great Zhou Dynasty, this mortal dynasty, was originally a place where a group of true immortals plotted and reaped rewards; it was not a place where just anyone could come.

He was someone pushed out of the Ten Thousand Mountains, but it seems that even Pudu himself didn't know about this. The Demon Ancestor told him that there was an opportunity for him to achieve enlightenment here, so he came.

The Demon Ancestor is a figure akin to an immortal; his words are never wrong. The Demon Ancestor would never lie to him. This has always been Pudu's belief. As long as he can obtain this opportunity, he can attain enlightenment.

Attaining the Dao...attaining the Dao, this is the obsession of every cultivator who has attained the Five Elements.

There are no complicated paths to enlightenment. What Pudu will never understand is that if those above don't want him to achieve enlightenment, there are countless ways to do so.

Pudu is the current candidate, but Pudu failed back then, which wasted a lot of time. As for the other matters, we don't know how Shiwan Dashan planned them.

The initial "universal salvation" was also caused by Buddhism interfering; these were all behind-the-scenes schemes.

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Pudu stopped laughing; he had to get down to business. Devouring someone with such extraordinary fortune required many rituals.

Pudu needs to collect some rare and precious herbs to complement Li Jiangyuan. Once Li Jiangyuan has absorbed most of the medicinal effects, he can be eaten whole. Digesting the luck will allow his cultivation to reach a higher level.

However, finding these rare and precious herbs is a bit troublesome, so Pudu plans to keep this junior by his side for a while and eat him later.

After pondering for a while, Pudu finally decided to return to Fangyuan City first, to create some believers and protectors. With Deng Che and Zhou Yuan there, he was ready to plan things in the capital.

This is the most important thing. As long as we control the officials in the court, casting golden statues, demolishing city god temples, and building "universal salvation" temples will all be just around the corner. It just takes time to manage them.

Pudu doesn't like to eat monks; it's his habit.

He wouldn't actively seek out trouble for human cultivators unless the other party had high cultivation and good fortune. Such people were special, and Pudu would definitely devour them.

"Little one, I've decided to spare your life for now, but you'll have to stay by my side for a while."

As Pudu was speaking, he reached out to grab Li Jiangyuan's hand, but unexpectedly, Li Jiangyuan grabbed Pudu's hand and bit down hard.

With a "crack," Li Jiangyuan's tooth broke.

He glanced at Pudu with some disbelief, who smiled at him.

"You dog..." Li Jiangyuan could no longer hold back and started cursing. However, he was too young and inexperienced, and he couldn't even come up with many curse words.

But he was furious and wanted to vent his anger. He threw a punch at Pudu, but he couldn't even break Pudu's protective aura.

They were even blocked by the protective energy a meter away.

Now that things had come to this, Li Jiangyuan could only utter a harsh threat: "Bald monk, do you dare give me any more time to cultivate? I will surely take your dog's life!"

Pudu sneered, "If you cultivate for another three hundred years, I might place you on an equal footing."

"With your talent, you've become Xu Yi's disciple, so your future achievements shouldn't be too bad."

"However, even if you cultivate to the point of Five Qi Converging, I will not be afraid if you have three hundred years."

"Young man, do you know that you're not the only genius who has cultivated to this level?"

"I was born in the ancient court and have seen countless geniuses. Some of them entered the realm of supernatural powers at the age of thirty, while others created new cultivation techniques..."

"But in the end, I am the leader of Gu Ting. Junior, I will give you time to catch up, but you will only be able to look up at my back for the rest of your life."

Pudu spoke in a very calm tone, as if he were talking about something very ordinary. To him, whether someone was a genius or a mediocre person was not important. Only those who cultivated to the end and achieved eternal enlightenment were the true winners.

He is not afraid of any successors, because he himself was once a genius.

After listening to Pudu's words, Li Jiangyuan's face turned pale. He didn't know what Pudu meant by "ancient court" or "leader," but he realized that Pudu was an extremely powerful figure even in cultivation.

But does that mean there's no chance for revenge?

Li Jiangyuan was unwilling to accept this. He couldn't beat them in a fight, and he couldn't win any arguments either. Without strength, all his words were just empty talk.

The clenched fist suddenly relaxed.

Li Jiangyuan didn't know what to do.

Submit to him? Li Jiangyuan had learned from the book that some protagonists were like that, enduring humiliation and hardship by the side of their enemies, slowly accumulating strength until they had the possibility of defeating them, and then it was time to turn the tables.

"I..."

"Young man, let's go. I won't kill you for now, but it's only a matter of time before I eat you."

"It is out of the Buddha's great compassion that he allowed you to see this world one last time."

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