Transcending two realms to become an earth immortal

As soon as Fang Chen finished speaking, the dojo fell silent for a moment, then erupted into even more rampant laughter and angry curses.

"You ignorant brat, how dare you spout such nonsense! This Daoist master will skin you alive, tear out your tendons, and seize your soul!"

"You mere junior, how dare you be so insolent before us? I'll use your soul to sacrifice for my newly crafted Hundred Ghost Banner!"

Amidst the shouts and curses, the gray-feathered goose that had been shouting earlier couldn't hold back any longer. It raised its long neck and let out a piercing, eerie laugh:

"Gah gah gah gah! Gah gah gah gah! You little beast, you have quite the nerve. Wait till I rip out your heart and lungs and savor the taste!"

With a sudden flap of its wings, its demonic aura soared into the sky, and its body rapidly expanded in the gray light, transforming in the blink of an eye into a colossal monster several meters tall.

A fierce glint flashed in the goose's eyes, and a stench of blood filled the air as its long beak opened and closed.

"This demon delights in harvesting organs from living people. Let's see if you dare to speak so arrogantly now!"

The demons and monsters on the side laughed arrogantly:

"Hehehe, I wonder what the little beast's organs taste like?"

"With the goose in hand, this brat will surely be utterly terrified!"

"Capture it quickly and devour its flesh!"

The demon goose let out a wild laugh, its massive body whipping up a stench of blood as it crashed into Fang Chen like a gray-white hill. Its long beak, like a spear, aimed straight at Fang Chen's chest, intending to rip out his heart in front of everyone!

A strong wind swept across our faces, carrying a pungent, fishy smell.

Fang Chen didn't even lift his eyelids, only saying calmly:

"Noisy."

Before he finished speaking, the clouds around him suddenly churned, and a colossal cloud hand emerged from it, its five fingers as large as a collapsing mountain, and it grabbed out with tremendous force—

puff! ! !

Like crushing a ripe fruit, the swollen, mountain-like demon goose was held in the palm of the enormous cloud hand and exploded with a tooth-grinding cracking sound!

Blood, flesh, and bone fragments mingled into a pool of liquid, falling through the gaps between fingers, turning into a blood mist that drifted and fell from the sky.

The temple fell into a deathly silence.

The savage grins on the faces of the demons froze, their eyes filled with horror.

Fang Chen remained indifferent, withdrawing his hands and placing them behind his back; the cloud-like hand gestures slowly dissipated. He glanced across the arena and said:

"Are there any other fellow Daoists who wish to form a connection with this Dao?"

The deathly silence lasted only a moment, followed by even greater shock and anger.

"The male goose was already close to becoming a spirit, yet it was..."

"Evil magic! It must be evil magic!"

"Fellow Daoists!" An old man from the Corpse Dao sect suddenly stepped forward, his gaunt face contorted with sternness. "This boy is vicious and cruel, clearly a demonic and evil cultivator! We need not concern ourselves with morality; let's charge forward together and kill him!"

"Yes! Let's all go together!"

The evil forces are restless, and murderous intent is rising again.

The old man from the Corpse Path made the first move, patting the corpse-nurturing bag at his waist. Black energy surged forth, and three armored corpses roared and pounced out.

Almost simultaneously, a Taoist priest in black robes made a hand seal, and nine ghostly fire skulls flew out from his sleeve.

Even more, a burly man covered in tattoos roared and transformed into a half-human, half-bear, swinging his fist down!

Faced with an attack from three sides, Fang Chen's eyelids twitched slightly.

The next instant, the enormous cloud-like hand condensed again, its five fingers as thick as mountains, and gently grasped the three armored corpses that had pounced first—

boom! boom! boom!

The armored corpse, impervious to blades and spears, didn't even struggle before it exploded into countless pieces of flesh and black bones with a single grasp of Yun's hand. The corpse poison and black mist were swept away by the cloud and vanished without a trace.

Without pausing, Yun Shou slapped backhand, shattering the nine whistling, pale skulls into dust as if swatting flies, extinguishing the will-o'-the-wisps.

Finally, he stretched out his five fingers and gently pinched the half-bear demon that was pouncing towards him.

"No--"

The demon roared in terror, but only managed to utter half a word before it was grabbed by Yun Shou's palm and squeezed slightly.

puff--

Amidst the crushing sound, blood mist and bone fragments fell in a flurry, and limbs were scattered everywhere, turning into pieces of corpses on the ground.

At this moment, the arena fell into an even deeper silence, the surroundings completely still, as if swallowed up.

"No--"

Upon witnessing this scene, someone let out a mournful howl, and the remaining demons finally collapsed completely, losing all will to fight, and fled out of the dojo like madmen.

However, the area around the dojo was already sealed off by dense clouds and mist. No matter how they charged and tore at it, the clouds and mist remained as solid as an impenetrable wall.

"Let me out! Let me out!"

"Fellow Daoist, spare our lives! We are willing to offer all our wealth, just to beg for a way out!"

Cries, pleas, and curses filled the air, but Fang Chen remained indifferent, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

Even with his [Innate Primordial Qi Great Capture] technique, he struggled against the Yin God True Man and needed to use the [Mysterious Yin Life-Slaying Sword Gourd] to have any fighting power.

Dealing with these demons and evil spirits, whom even the Yin Gods haven't touched, is merely crushing ants, a trivial matter.

With a thought, the clouds surged and transformed into several large cloud hands, which reached out to grab the fleeing demons as if swatting flies.

A black-robed Taoist priest roared and unleashed a banner made of human skin, on which twisted faces wailed... It was an evil artifact he had forged from the torture and murder of a hundred men and women. But Yun's hand fell, crushing the banner and the man together in one swift motion, blood, flesh, and soul fragments falling to the ground.

A fox demon, disguised as a beautiful woman, pleaded pitifully with tearful eyes, but three venomous tails silently emerged from beneath her skirt, aiming straight for Fang Chen's back... She loved to transform into beautiful women to lure scholars and devour their brains. But with a flick of her hand, the fox demon didn't even have time to scream before exploding into a cloud of blood mist.

Even more striking was the old man who commanded the zombies, who had turned his own disciple into a living corpse. He then pushed his monstrous-faced beloved disciple in front of him as a shield. But it was to no avail; his merciless hand crushed the master and disciple into a bloody pulp.

Within the temple, hands moved swiftly and effortlessly, as if crushing insects.

"No--"

"Fellow Daoist, spare my life!"

"We are willing to be your slaves!"

"Why do you all flee?" Fang Chen ignored them, gathering the scattered magical artifacts, spiritual materials, and magical coins into his sleeve, his killing intent undiminished. "Everything here is destined for me; this is fate. Do not defy it!"

Just as the cloud hand was about to descend again, a hoarse roar rose from the ruins:

"You claim to be on the righteous path, yet you are so bloodthirsty and use such cruel methods. How are you any different from a demon?!"

The speaker was a black-robed Taoist priest covered in blood, curled up behind a pile of corpses, his voice shrill and mournful.

Fang Chen paused slightly, pondered for a moment, and then nodded:

"What you say, fellow Daoist... does indeed make some sense."

Upon hearing this, the remaining demons' eyes suddenly burst with wild joy... Sure enough, these self-proclaimed righteous fools value that illusory name the most and are easily bound by morality!

"Exactly! Fellow Daoist, since you are of the righteous path, how can you commit such atrocities?" Another demon cultivator quickly echoed, but a venomous glint flashed in his eyes. "Why not let us leave, and let this matter rest..."

"Excellent! We swear a solemn oath to our inner demons, and vow never to retaliate!"

"Fellow Daoist, have mercy..."

The cries of pleas and deception rose again, but the eyes of the demons and monsters concealed a chilling murderous intent... They were just waiting for this fool to relax for a moment before they launched a counterattack and tore him to pieces!

Fang Chen seemed not to hear, and instead closed his eyes to chant the sutra in a low voice. His voice was clear and melodious, and the content he was reciting... was actually the "Wonderful Scripture of the Great Savior from Suffering, the Heavenly Venerable of Taiyi, on Removing Sins from the Blood Lake of Fengdu"!

"At that time, the Savior from Suffering Heavenly Venerable pervaded the ten directions, constantly using his divine power to save all sentient beings..."

All the demons and monsters were stunned, not understanding what was going on.

But in the next instant, the cloud hand condensed again and suddenly grabbed down towards the nearest demon cultivator who was still gloating!

puff!

A mist of blood burst open.

Before the chanting had ceased, Yun's hand continued to gently grasp another terrified spirit medium who was trying to flee.

"Those who have escaped delusion are unaware, like blind people seeing the sun and moon—"

"No! You're lying..."

click-

boom--

Crimson blood mist filled the dojo.

Fang Chen, however, seemed oblivious, his eyes slightly closed, chanting the sutra with solemn compassion, his face devoid of joy or sorrow.

But the cloud hand pursued souls and took lives, crushing each and every demon into mincemeat like crushing ants. And because of this curse, their souls were completely scattered, and they could no longer even become ghosts!

When there was no more sound in the room, the chanting also came to an end.

He slowly opened his eyes and chuckled softly:

"Reciting the Tao Te Ching and performing rituals for the deceased. Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist; this is the true essence of the right path!"