I Cheated While Cultivating

Chapter 322: Chapter 42: Controlling the Dragon-Elephant to Subdue the Tiger!

“Impossible!”

Kong Qing resolutely rejected the idea and said, “What kind of person is a Great Immortal Master of the True Form Realm? They are real Immortal Masters who can enjoy the offerings of the Ten Kingdoms. Would they covet a measly thirty thousand taels of silver reward from little Wushan Town? Simply impossible!”

“That’s true,” Zhu Xiao agreed deeply and said, “So what do we do next? We can’t just sit around waiting to die, letting that fake Immortal Master snatch away our business.”

“We confront him directly,” Kong Qing said with a heavy voice. “However, we can’t rule out the possibility that this person might be a Sun Roaming Realm cultivator. With their Divine Soul able to venture out during daylight, they can already produce some true illusions on themselves. We shouldn’t act rashly.”

“Right, we can’t exclude the possibility of a Sun Roaming Realm cultivator,” Zhu Xiao nodded upon hearing this and said, “After we get there, we’ll first conduct some tests to determine his reality.”

“Good, let’s do that,” Kong Qing nodded.

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Kong Qing and Zhu Xiao left the tavern and walked on the streets of Wushan Town, clearly perceiving the change in the attitudes of the townsfolk around them.

When they had first arrived, the people were overjoyed, and they would sincerely bow in greeting, genuinely thankful.

But now, although these people still bowed to them, it was evident that it was only due to their respect for the identity of an Immortal Master.

Clearly, in the eyes of the townsfolk of Wushan Town, they were no longer seen as the saviors of the town.

This change in perception made Kong Qing and Zhu Xiao very uncomfortable.

“If that man really is a fake Great Immortal, I’ll make sure he regrets it!” Kong Qing’s face was dark as he communicated telepathically, “It’s despicable!”

“Indeed, it’s despicable. These mortals’ attitudes aren’t worth mentioning, but such changes are still irksome,” Zhu Xiao nodded and said, “If he’s a fraud, we’ll make sure he pays!”

With their minds set, the two quickened their steps towards the Lin Family, the home of the Wushan Town Chief and an Immortal.

However, just as Kong Qing and Zhu Xiao reached the grand entrance of the Lin residence, about to have the servants announce their arrival, an abnormal change occurred—

Boom!

With a loud blast, followed by violent shaking of the earth, Kong Qing and Zhu Xiao could clearly sense an incomparably terrifying force trembling the earth’s veins beneath their feet, shaking the mountains and quaking the ground!

At the same time, as if a giant beast was burrowing underneath, the originally level ground bulged upwards, bricks and stones flying into the air, walls of houses collapsing, and countless people screaming as they fled in panic.

Roar!

Even as the earth continued to tremble, there came an extremely furious roar, exploding in the sky like a thunderbolt on a cloudless day, piercing straight into people’s minds.

The people of Wushan Town felt as if their skulls had been cracked open, that roar being poured in and then stirred with a hand, leaving them dizzy and nearly passing out.

Following the roar, a wild and overwhelming wind came, blowing the clouds away, carrying sand and stones, darkening the sky!

The force of this wind was incredible, like invisible tidal waves coming from the sky!

With the force sweeping through like an overwhelming tide, trees were uprooted, and houses that had just withstood the earth’s trembling were lifted into the sky, crushed into debris.

The spectacle was so frightful it was as if the apocalypse had arrived.

The townspeople of Wushan Town were terrified beyond belief, looking in disbelief at this sudden catastrophe, while some just sat down on the ground, dazedly waiting for death.

Kong Qing and Zhu Xiao were equally shocked.

However, as cultivators of the Divinity Transformation Realm, they were more aware than the ordinary townsfolk of how terrifying the current disaster was.

With their far superior spiritual senses, they had detected the source of this power the moment the anomaly appeared.

It was in the high mountain forests behind Wushan Town.

Moreover, this force was not a cultivator’s mana, nor was it mental willpower, but rather another terrifying power that instilled fear in those who felt it.

Demonic Power!

This was the power of demons!

Moreover, based on the range of influence and the momentum, the might of this demonic power had far surpassed the limits of the Techniques known to ordinary cultivators at the Object Control Realm.

It was even much stronger than the Sun Roaming Realm!

Once Kong Qing and Zhu Xiao realized this, their faces instantly turned as pale as death, their expressions filled with terror, and their bodies trembled slightly.

“My God, how is this possible, could it be, could it be the Tiger Demon?! Why, isn’t it not supposed to eat humans? Demons below the Sun Roaming Realm can’t eat humans, right!”

“No, it can’t be! Absolutely not the Tiger Demon, a roar that shakes the heavens and earth, causing an extraordinary phenomenon, this, this is something only a great demon of the True Form Realm could do!”

The two were unwilling to believe this fact.

After all, the reason they were confident enough to come here to exterminate the demon was that they had confirmed that the Tiger Demon here had not yet reached the level of the Sun Roaming Realm, and was just a low-level Object Control Realm demon.

—— Demons of the Object Control Realm do not consume humans. Because the human spirit and will are relatively strong compared to low-level demons, consuming humans would contaminate their own spirituality, which is detrimental to cultivation. Therefore, only when they reach the level comparable to the Sun Roaming Realm does their Divine Soul become stable and solid, and they no longer abstain from eating humans.

But now, this powerful demonic power was without a doubt undeniable, whether it originated from the Tiger Demon they intended to eliminate or not, it was an insurmountable great demon for them.

“Damn it! Why, why is there a True Form Realm great demon?!”

“Escape! We must escape immediately! Leave this place! Let that fake Immortal Master go to his death!”

Kong Qing and Zhu Xiao were frantic, and they also wanted to take advantage of the moment while the great demon was still in the mountains and had not yet come to the town to escape.

As for the fate of the townspeople, they didn’t care at all.

In their eyes, their own lives as promising cultivators were worth far more than those of tens of thousands of ordinary people.

Saving their lives was what mattered most!

However, just as Kong Qing and Zhu Xiao were about to flee, the sky of Wushan Town, already obscured by dust and stones, suddenly became covered by an enormous dark shadow, turning the pre-existing gloom into darkness.

Looking up at the sky, one could vaguely see that the thing which descended upon the sky overshadowed by dust and stones was like an incredibly huge tiger, a colossal creature three to four miles in length!

“It’s over.”

“We’re definitely dead!!”

Upon seeing this shadow, Kong Qing and Zhu Xiao collapsed to the ground, their complexions turning to ash, their faces filled with despair.

At this point, they couldn’t even delude themselves anymore.

With the spiritual perception of an Object Control Realm cultivator, they could clearly make out what was flying in the sky at this moment.

They could also feel the dreadfully extreme aura and pressure emanating from this great demon.

Tiger Demon!

A giant tiger spanning three to four hundred zhang in length, and over two hundred zhang in height!

This was far too terrifying!

Too powerful!

Although demons aren’t necessarily stronger simply because they are larger, possessing a giant frame inevitably means a vast amount of demon power, definitely more solid than that of smaller demons.

Such a gigantic demon, with the great power to manipulate the natural energies of heaven and earth and change the weather, would likely make a true master from the True Form Realm retreat in fear.

Not to mention the likes of them, two small shrimps who’ve just stepped into the realm of controlling objects.

Barely even a side dish.

Too insignificant!

“What do we do, what should we do now? A great demon of the True Form Realm!”

“We should never have been greedy for those thirty thousand taels of silver, coming here to rid of demons, this is seeking death!”

Kong Qing and Zhu Xiao deeply regretted their actions, wishing they had never come to Wushan Town, never even thought of taking down the Tiger Demon here.

Wish they could turn back time.

Unfortunately, there’s no such thing as a pill for regret in this world.

The two felt the terrifying pressure pervading the heavens and earth, their hearts grew heavier and heavier, until they fell into despair.

In the end, they chose to collapse and sit on the ground, closing their eyes to await death.

Perhaps this way, they might die a bit more swiftly?

But at that moment, a vast expanse of golden light suddenly rose in this dark world, illuminating all directions and brightening everything.

The dazzling golden light made Kong Qing and Zhu Xiao instinctively open their eyes, and saw the golden light ascending from Lin Family’s residence, piercing through the clouds, and breaking through the sand and stones that blotted out the sky.

Following that, a tremendously powerful Great Bodhisattva burst forth from the golden light.

This Great Bodhisattva stood more than five hundred feet tall, towering between heaven and earth, one foot treading on a Five-clawed Golden Dragon, the other on a white elephant, hands in a fist seal, body wrapped in golden light, supremely sacred.

The Great Majestic Dragon-Holding Bodhisattva appears!

At the same time, the golden light that filled the sky also clearly illuminated the appearance of the giant Tiger Demon, revealing it to be a Ring-eyed White Forehead Tiger with double wings on its ribs, treading on fierce winds, traversing the air, and standing in front of the Great Bodhisattva.

This Double-winged Fierce Tiger was undoubtedly terrifying, its mere oppressive presence making it difficult to breathe. The people of Wushan Town felt dizzy and light-headed just by glancing at the giant tiger.

However, bathed in the golden light of the great Bodhisattva, the fear and panic in the hearts of the citizens of Wushan Town were substantially reduced, and they felt much reassured, with no one actually fainting.

At this moment, Kong Qing and Zhu Xiao were stunned, watching the Great Bodhisattva in disbelief, feeling as if they were caught in an incredible dream, their faces filled with incredulity.

Of course, although they were shocked, they felt incredibly fortunate.

“This, this is the Divine Soul True Form, it’s a great true master, a great true master has acted, we are saved, we are saved!”

“That’s fantastic! Wonderful! Haha!”

The two were overjoyed, with faces full of gladness, but while they were laughing, they suddenly realized something.

“This Divine Soul True Form rushed out from the Lin Family, could it be, could this Great Bodhisattva be the Cultivator who had flown in earlier?” Kong Qing suddenly widened his eyes, his smile freezing on his face.

“No, it can’t be.” Zhu Xiao also grew tense.

If this Great Bodhisattva, with a dragon and an elephant under his feet, was indeed that Cultivator, then their previous plans… were simply seeking death!

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Boom!

Just at this moment, a deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth—it was the golden bodhisattva forming the Dragon-Elephant fist seal and striking the giant tiger demon.

In an instant, the phantom images of ten dragons and ten elephants appeared in the sky, flickering in and out of existence as if they were about to tear apart the very fabric of space, stirring up a raging wind, roaring incessantly. Most of Wushan Town felt enveloped by this intensely mighty force.

Roar!

The giant tiger demon bellowed, its feet treading the storm, as it leaped into the air and, with its gaping maw wide open, lunged for the golden bodhisattva’s head.

With the tiger demon’s leap, the storm beneath its feet suddenly surged downward, like four giant swords formed of tempest slashing towards Wushan Town below!

Such a spectacle seemed like divine retribution descending, poised to destroy the entirety of Wushan Town.

Tens of thousands of citizens, pale as death, watched in utter terror. Many among them knelt on the ground, bowing deeply to the golden bodhisattva, praying for safety.

Clang!

It was at this moment that the sound of a sword cry rang out, sharp as the call of cranes reverberating through the heavens. A golden sword light flashed across the sky, unleashing waves of sword qi that cut through everything, making those four storm-formed giant swords dissipate into nothingness.

“Fight all you want, but don’t destroy the flowers and plants in the town!” Zhou Heng, forming a sword with his fingers, walked out from the Lin Family’s grand mansion, followed closely by Lin Shi and Lin Yan.

Upon seeing Zhou Heng, Kong Qing and Zhu Xiao’s expressions turned even more horrified, their eyes nearly bulging out, “How can this man still move, and, and cast techniques?!”

In their minds, a great true person of the True Form Realm should only be able to attack in their Divine Soul True Form after manifesting it, and their main body should be immobilized.

A realm where one can still move and even cast spells after manifesting their Divine Soul True Form has indeed surpassed the True Form Realm and reached the Manifesting Holy Realm!

Such a realm is truly “saintly”!

What kind of joke is this? How could a mere bounty offer of thirty thousand taels of silver attract a saintly being?

It’s preposterous!

It’s absurd!

At this moment, Kong Qing and Zhu Xiao truly felt as if they were dreaming. If this wasn’t a dream, how could such unbelievable events occur?

Boom!

The world was once again torn apart by a loud explosion, this time from the golden bodhisattva’s punch hitting the side of the giant tiger demon. The mighty fist, imbued with the power of ten dragons and ten elephants, bent the massive frame of the tiger demon in an instant.

“Roar!”

The giant tiger demon let out a blood-curdling roar, blood gushing from its mouth. With just that one strike, it had suffered severe injuries, nearly losing consciousness on the spot.

However, it utilized the colossal force from this punch to recoil several miles away, immediately stirring up a violent storm as it attempted to escape.

“This monster certainly knows when to flee,” Zhou Heng said with a light laugh, raising a finger.

“Great Power Heavenly Dragon!”

The golden bodhisattva immediately charged forward, instantly appearing before the giant tiger demon. It seized the demon by the ribs, grasping its double wings, and hoisted it up.

“Immortal Master, spare my life, Immortal Master, spare my life! Spare my life, oh Immortal Master!”Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Seeing no chance to escape, the tiger demon began to speak in human tongue, clasping its front paws together, pleading earnestly, “Great true person, great bodhisattva, since becoming sentient, I have dedicated myself to cultivation, never consuming humans, never slaying a person, and never causing harm outside my mountain. Please, Immortal Master, spare my life!”

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