On Shi Jian's side, as Nie Xiaoqian pretended to capture Shi Jian and went to the tree demon's underground world, the tree demon's century-long rule was about to come to an end.

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"Grandma, Xiaoqian is back, and she brought you the blood food you've been longing for!"

Standing in an open space, God knows how much Nie Xiaoqian's arms were shaking as she pretended to capture Shi Jian. Shi Jian also pretended to be weak and his lips were pale, as if he would be extinguished like a candle in the wind in the next second.

And the moment Nie Xiaoqian's voice rang out, the ground slowly tore apart, forming a passage. Nie Xiaoqian jumped into the abyss with Shi Jian without hesitation.

One hundred meters underground.

This is the foundation of the tree demon grandma. She has always been very careful and has never let even the Black Mountain Old Demon discover where her foundation is.

Seeing Nie Xiaoqian successfully returning with the blood food and feeling the man's yang energy and blood, the tree demon grandma was somewhat intoxicated.

"Hahaha, not bad, not bad. Xiaoqian did what grandma wanted. When you marry the Black Mountain Master of the Underworld in a few days, grandma may be able to go to the wedding to drink a glass of wine!"

At this moment, the tree demon was so engrossed in her pleasure that she didn't notice at all that Shi Jian's originally pale expression had now become terrifyingly solemn.

The mysterious murderous aura finally made the tree demon feel confused.

For some reason, even though he was laughing wildly, the tree demon suddenly felt a sense of crisis like a thorn in his back.

Until the tree demon bowed his head...

Shi Jian's gaze instantly intertwined with the tree demon's grandma. In an instant, the man and the demon stared at each other.

"Thousand-year-old tree demon... you are quite good at hiding your true identity!"

The tree demon felt her hair stand on end and her inner uneasiness became even stronger.

"Xiaoqian, you!"

Before the tree demon grandma could utter this sentence, rays of Three Flavors True Fire roared out from Shi Jian's body and rushed straight to the tree demon grandma's base in the underground world.

In an instant, the true fire spread and Nie Xiaoqian felt the burning sensation unbearable. Shi Jian saw it and opened the bronze coffin at his waist. Nie Xiaoqian was sucked into it and temporarily stayed in the same coffin with Chu Yi.

The female ghosts that were captive and controlled by the tree demon grandma around them didn't even have time to scream before they were swept away by the Three Flavors True Fire.

The tree demon grandma screamed miserably. She was unwilling to see her thousand-year foundation destroyed in an instant. From now on, she would never have the hope of being promoted to the Nascent Soul Demon Emperor. How could she not hate Shi Jian?

"You damned stinky Taoist priest, you dare to come to Tree Grandma and destroy my foundation. I want you dead!"

The locust tree that had been cultivating for thousands of years became a spirit. The human face on the trunk laughed crazily. The androgynous voice caused great damage to the ears of all living creatures within a radius of several miles.

But Grandma Tree obviously doesn't care, she even enjoys it.

Other people’s pain is her happiness!

But soon, her happiness came to an abrupt end.

A three-colored flame suddenly burned through the top of the huge root ball.

What’s even more terrifying is that this seemingly weak flame, like a wildfire on the dry grassland in autumn, quickly spread across the prairie.

In the blink of an eye, the entire huge root ball was engulfed by the strange flames.

And it spread rapidly along the roots to the body of the thousand-year-old locust tree!
"what!

This is……

Samadhi is really hot!

Who are you to possess this kind of divine fire? Damn Nie Xiaoqian, damn stinky Taoist priest! "

At the beginning, the Three Flavors True Fire could not be extinguished by water. Therefore, although the tree demon knew that her foundation was in danger, she did not think that she could not continue to live.

But now this ball of Three Flavors True Fire is the original fire. Just like the thunder bead can accumulate the power of thunder, the Three Flavors True Fire in Shi Jian's body is also the same, but without the corresponding fire bead, its power is not as strong as the thunder method.

The tree demon grandma screamed miserably.

Fire is the nemesis of Nogi. More than 90% of the wood-attributed monsters in the world are afraid of fire.

The tree demon grandma is no exception.

What’s more, the Samadhi True Fire ranks among the top ten in the world.

Even if it was only performed by a Jindan Zhenjun like Shi Jian, the tree demon grandma would feel her life was threatened and be shrouded in great fear.

In the critical moment, the tree demon had to cut off her own arm.

By means of self-mutilation, cut off all the roots and branches surrounded by the Samadhi True Fire.

These were the foundations of her demon body. After they were all cut off, even though she had practiced for thousands of years, she was instantly severely damaged.

But Shi Jian would not let her go. Flames swept in from all directions, constantly consuming the tree demon's power.

After being seriously injured, the tree demon grandma was still unable to escape, so she could only use her trump card again and fight for her life.

Amid the miserable screams like ghosts, black fog surged up from behind the big locust tree.

After a breath, the black fog suddenly condensed into an iron tree ten feet tall.

Every leaf on the tree was a sharp blade. Countless naked people were pierced under the skin on their backs by the sharp blades and hung on the iron tree.

The horrifying screams came from their mouths.

The Iron Tree of Hell!

It originates from the Iron Tree Hell among the eighteen levels of hell in the underworld.

Among them, the iron tree used as a torture instrument, although not a world-famous sacred tree, still has the power of hell's punishment.

After the tree demon grandma received the blessing of the Dharma image, the roots and branches of her body immediately became like iron whips, and sharp blades formed by condensed demonic power began to emerge on them.

This kind of pain that comes from the soul is exactly the same as the torture the real body suffers in the Iron Tree Hell.

This is absolutely unbearable for ordinary people!

Even those with a strong will will be tortured by the pain that will never go away, and become insane and confused.

Shi Jian just watched everything quietly.

As expected, this tree demon has been able to stand here for a hundred years. It must be amazing and very ferocious...

"Hell is coming, let's all die!"

The tree demon grandma used her magical killing move again, and countless branches and aerial roots with sharp blades surged and swept over madly.

Thanks to the blessing of the Hell Iron Tree's Dharma Image, the branches this time actually have a certain resistance to the Samadhi True Fire.

It could last four or five breaths before being burned.

Unlike before, it was reduced to ashes in an instant.

Although she was still unable to withstand the power of the Samadhi True Fire, the tree demon grandma was strong enough to boost her energy and spirit, constantly giving birth to new branches.

He actually wanted to compete with the Samadhi True Fire in speed.

Before her demonic power was exhausted, she forcibly killed Shi Jian and Nie Xiaoqian.

Shi Jian was indifferent to this. He turned around and looked at the void, frowning.

"This Yan Chixia came quite quickly..."

As Shi Jian finished speaking.

A sharp whistle was heard from the void, and a mighty figure came from the sky riding a sword.

"Heaven and earth are infinite, Xuanxin is rectifying the Dharma!"

The man who came was reciting the incantations, had a curly beard and tiger eyes, and hated evil as much as he hated it. It was Yan Chixia!
Behind him, thousands of sword lights gathered into the image of soul.

He is eight feet tall and full of righteousness. He has none of the lofty majesty of immortals or gods, but gives people a sense of standing tall and upright.

Power cannot bend him, wealth cannot corrupt him.

Standing in this world, it represents the interpretation of three words: a real man!
Taoist hero's Dharma image!

In modern times, there are two kinds of Dharma.

One kind originated from immortals, gods, demons and Buddhas, and evolved based on their divine appearances.

For example, the Buddhist images of Arhats, Bodhisattvas, etc. are all like this.

Many of these spiritual and mental skills were created by the immortals themselves, and then passed on to practitioners in the world.

Because anyone who cultivates this kind of spiritual and spiritual form is equivalent to the corresponding believer and disciple of the immortal god.

It is crucial for them to maintain and expand their influence in the world.

The other type has nothing to do with any immortals, gods, Buddhas, or demons. It is created by human practitioners themselves based on their understanding of life and the great truth.

This is Yan Chixia's "Sword Dao Form".

This Dharma image originates from eight words: act on behalf of heaven and be chivalrous and righteous!
It is the culmination of the knight-errant way.

Compared with the gods and Dharma images, they may not be as majestic, but they are free.

Not under the control of gods, and does not obey the orders of immortals.

Be free and easy in the world and do whatever you want to do.

As the Dharma image appeared, endless righteous energy immediately burst out from Yan Chixia's body, transforming into a huge golden sword, which descended from the sky with a force of tremendous power.

One stab, cut through the thorns.

With one cut, the stone was pierced and the ground was cracked.

"what!"

The tree demon grandma let out a scream and black smoke came out.

Yan Chixia stepped on the giant golden sword, broke through the obstruction of the branches, and went straight into the top of the tree trunk.

The golden sword, more than ten feet long, was completely embedded in the tree trunk, as if it went straight through the tree demon's head and feet, nailing her to the ground!
"Yan Chixia, it's you again!

You come to cause trouble for me too!
Do you think this can kill me?
dream!

The trunk of this seat is immortal and indestructible."

Yan Chixia didn't take the tree demon's incompetent barking to heart.

Nonsense, Daoist Fellow Shi Jian beside me can destroy the tree monster's foundation with just a little trick, not to mention the real use of anger...

Hiss, thinking of this, Yan Chixia didn't dare to continue.

But the tree demon grandma won’t die so easily.

Plant monsters are rooted in the earth and can absorb nutrients and spiritual power from the ground at any time, so their vitality is far stronger than that of animal monsters.

"Old witch, I am enforcing justice on behalf of heaven today. Your death is coming!"

Yan Chixia's eyes were wide open as he squatted on top of the tree trunk. He gripped the hilt of the golden giant sword of righteousness with both hands and suddenly turned it with force.

"what!"

The tree demon's screams were unprecedentedly shrill, as if someone was tortured from the inside out.

Dozens of huge cracks suddenly appeared on the huge tree trunk, running through the entire body.

A golden and mighty sword energy burst out from it, almost dismembering the entire locust tree.

"Yan! Chi! Xia!"

The tree demon gnashed her teeth, and hundreds of sharp blades suddenly flew out from the hell iron tree behind her!
Usually, a Dharma image can only increase its own combat power, but cannot perform any tasks directly.

Once this situation occurs, it means that the forbidden technique is forcibly performed at the cost of burning the soul.

No matter what the final result is, one will suffer a terrible backlash, and a significant drop in cultivation will be the most basic.

In severe cases, the person may suffer from mental collapse and even death!

But for now, hundreds of sharp blades carrying the breath of hell turned into a torrent and bombarded Yan Chixia.

He was blasted directly from the top of the tree, and blood splattered in the sky.

However, as thunder roared in the void, the originally arrogant tree demon instantly became like a mouse seeing a cat.

Boom!
Scarlet lightning poured out from Shi Jian's palm, hitting every part of the tree demon's body.

Suddenly, screams rang out...

“No… I don’t want to die… After thousands of years of wind and rain, I am here today.

I will soon become a Nascent Soul Demon Emperor, I am unwilling, unwilling...! ! "

"Noisy!"

boom!
Compared to the panic of the tree demon granny, Shi Jian was unusually calm. Countless lightnings surged out from his palms again. In an instant, the body of the tree demon granny became rotten and black, turning into ashes...

This lasted for a long time, and finally the tree demon grandma was completely destroyed!
"Good, good, good. From today on, there will be no more tree monsters occupying Lanruo Temple. The people of Guobei County can finally rest assured."

As soon as he said this, Yan Chixia noticed that Shi Jian's expression was a little serious, as if he was not happy about killing the tree demon grandma.

"Daoist Fellow Shi Jian?
What are you doing? "

There were some things Shi Jian did not intend to say. After all, even if he told Yan Chixia, the other party would not be able to deal with the Black Mountain Old Demon from the underworld, even though in the original novel, the Black Mountain Old Demon was finally injured by the Diamond Sutra in Yan Chixia's hand.

Diamond Sutra……

Shi Jian didn't dare to bet all his hopes on such a scripture. Needless to say, the Black Mountain Old Demon's strength was extraordinary. He could make the tree demon in the late Jindan stage so obedient. It was conceivable that the Black Mountain Old Demon's strength was extraordinary!
Just now, when the tree demon grandma died, a ray of spiritual light escaped into the yin energy. If things went as expected, that ray of spiritual light should be a trace of spiritual consciousness left behind by the Black Mountain Old Demon from the depths of the underworld.

Shi Jian only took a glance and felt the terror of the owner of this spiritual consciousness.

The Black Mountain Old Demon's strength is definitely not just as simple as a half-step Nascent Soul. He is very likely a Nascent Soul Ghost Emperor in the true sense!
"Fellow……

Although the tree demon was killed, there are still monsters everywhere in the world. Without the tree demon, a flower demon or even the Black Mountain Demon may appear tomorrow!

The demons in this world are endless. If you want to prevent demons from invading Guobei County or even the whole world, it is not possible to do it by just killing a small tree demon.

correct……

The backer behind the tree monster is the Black Mountain Old Monster in the underworld. I killed the tree monster just now, which must have attracted the attention of the Black Mountain Old Monster in the underworld. A Nascent Soul Ghost Emperor is likely to descend in person. Fellow Daoist, you should leave Guobei County as soon as possible..."

With a light sigh, Shi Jian did not choose to leave. If he left, then when the Black Mountain Old Demon descended on Guobei County, hundreds of thousands of lives in the entire Guobei County would surely cease to exist!

Shi Jian could destroy the entire Japan, but he couldn't bear to see people of the same skin color as him being implicated by the Black Mountain Demon because he killed the tree demon.

After a long silence, Shi Jian released Nie Xiaoqian from the bronze coffin in his arms.

"Miss Xiaoqian, I may not be able to protect you anymore. If you are willing, please follow this Taoist friend and leave Guobei County for the time being!"

After saying that, Shi Jian shifted his gaze to Yan Chixia.

"Fellow Daoist, I'm leaving Miss Xiaoqian in the care of you, as well as Miss Fu in the temple.

If possible, you can take them to Maoshan. With the token in my hand, I may be able to let you enter Maoshan and be protected by it..."

After saying that, Shi Jian took out his leader's order, which was a symbol of his identity, the identity of the leader of Maoshan!
(End of this chapter)