Killing Demons: Upgrading from Calligraphy

"Is this the old demon you were talking about?"

On the kang in an old house, Qi Xiu held the scroll handed to him by Hu Tianzong and glanced at the contents on it.

This scroll feels sticky to the touch, as if it were made of some kind of tanned leather, and it feels heavy and substantial.

On this dull brown surface, a golden Buddha with a kind and gentle face and a smiling face is painted with unknown pigments. It is 60% to 70% similar to the Maitreya Buddha.

At first glance, this golden Buddha looks no different from an ordinary Buddha statue, and its appearance is majestic and solemn.

But if you look closely a few more times, you will find that the squinting eyes of this golden Buddha reveal a hint of evil and madness that is frightening.

On its open round belly, faces with twisted shapes and suffering were faintly visible.

The originally kind and amiable painting style suddenly became weird and creepy.

“Well, this demon is called Evil Maitreya. It is said that it was originally a stone slab where Maitreya Buddha sat, reflecting the Buddha’s shadow.

Because he had been listening to the Buddha's teachings for many years, he gradually developed intelligence, transformed into a human form, and attained enlightenment.

Later, the demon lord Mara went to discuss Buddhism with Maitreya Buddha.

In order to prevent his followers from being bewitched by the evil intentions of Mara, the Buddha dismissed his attendants. However, this evil Maitreya, who had been exposed to the Buddha's aura for many years, secretly came to the door to listen to the teachings.

As a result, he was discovered by Mara, who used evil methods to distort the Buddha's heart of Maitreya, turning him into an evil demon, and abducted him out of the area.

Although Maitreya Buddha wanted to save him, the evil Maitreya Buddha had lost his heart and could not turn back, and eventually he became a great demon outside the domain. "

Hearing Hu Tianzong's introduction to this old monster, Qi Xiu was also slightly surprised.

Maitreya Buddha is a Buddha with a very high status in Buddhism. This evil Maitreya was born into a noble family because of his Buddhist teachings.

In addition, he was bewitched by the demon lord Po Xun himself and taken out of the territory.

Cultivating both Buddha and devil.

This shows how powerful he is.

“But how could such a powerful old demon come to Tianyuan Realm and be captured by Yuehai Zhenzun?”

Raising his eyes from the portrait of the evil Maitreya, Qi Xiu asked Hu Tianzong curiously.

"I don't know the exact reason, but my distant cousin said that someone had found the site of the Little Leiyin Temple and discovered a finger bone relic of the Maitreya Buddha.

Although this evil Maitreya betrayed Buddhism and became a foreign demon.

But in my heart, I have always regarded Maitreya Buddha as my biological parent and supreme teacher.

It is said that when all the Buddhas entered Nirvana, the evil Maitreya learned the news outside the domain and became furious and mad. He slaughtered 19 worlds in a row. Even the demon lord Po Xun could not stop him. He only stopped when he was exhausted.

After learning that the finger bone relic of Maitreya Buddha was born.

Evil Maitreya ignored the suppression of the will of heaven in the Tianyuan world and sneaked back. Although he successfully snatched away the finger bone relics of Maitreya Buddha, he was also hit head-on by Yuehai Zhenzun.

So after a fight, although Evil Maitreya had a high level of cultivation and was a disciple of Buddha, his strength was severely weakened under the suppression of the will of heaven.

He was eventually defeated by Yuehai Zhenzun and thrown into the Taiyin Sea Altar to be suppressed."

After explaining the origin of this evil Maitreya and the reason why he was defeated by Yuehai Zhenzun, Hu Tianzong continued:

“Although this evil Maitreya was suppressed by Yuehai Zhenzun, he has been thinking about escaping and taking revenge for so many years.

He received instruction from Maitreya Buddha and Demon Lord Poxun, and practiced both Buddhism and demonism. Once he breaks free and escapes to the outside world, there is no hope of catching him back.

So for the sake of stability, Yuehai Zhenzun has been sitting on the cliff of Wangchuan Sea, suppressing this old monster at all times. "

"With such a being, what means do you have to stop him from turning around?" After learning about the power of Evil Maitreya, Qi Xiu became interested in how Hu Tianzong would deal with this big monster.

“Hehehe, Taoist Priest, you don’t know that although Liaodong is bitterly cold, it is a vast area. In the deep mountains and old forests, in addition to those ancient and powerful spirits, there are occasionally some strange creatures born from nature.

Like, this one.”

With a mysterious smile, Hu Tianzong lifted up his bright red cloak and took out an object about the length of his forearm, which was tightly wrapped in yellow and red talismans.

"This is……"

Looking at the thing wrapped in the talisman in Hu Tianzong's hand, Qi Xiu's eyes suddenly turned into bright yellow dragon eyes unconsciously. An extremely terrifying and suppressed dragon might also swept out, and the overwhelming pressure almost shattered the entire old house.

Fortunately, Qi Xiu noticed it in time and restrained his breath. Even so, the whole house was shaking off dust.

"Fulong Nail!"

The ancient knowledge flowing in his blood generated a bloody knowledge in Qi Xiu's mind.

Fulong nail!

One of the True Dragon Clan's instruments of torture, it is of the same series as the Dragon Binding Rope in Qi Xiu's hand.

However, compared to the Dragon Binding Rope, the Dragon Subduing Nail has a worse reputation among the True Dragon Clan.

Usually, only those evil dragons who have committed serious crimes but not punishable by death will use the Fulong Nail.

This is because as long as the Fu Long Nail is nailed into the reverse scales under the jaw, even the strongest real dragon will have all its power sealed off and become a useless dragon that can be slaughtered at will.

Due to the restraint of the Fulong Nail on the True Dragon Clan and its limitations in use.

After Longting produced only a small number of Fulong Nails, this torture device was abandoned, and most of the Fulong Nails were also destroyed by the True Dragon Clan.

I didn’t expect that Hu Tianzong could actually find one.

After transforming into a true dragon, Qi Xiu reacted greatly to the Subduing Dragon Nail. If this Subduing Dragon Nail had not been sealed by a talisman, and he did not have the complete bloodline of a true dragon.

I'm afraid that the moment Hu Tianzong took out the Fulong Nail, he had already snatched it away and destroyed it.

"Expert."

Seeing that Qi Xiu recognized the Fulong Nail at a glance, Hu Tianzong became even more certain that this Taoist Xuanhuang must have inherited the complete true dragon heritage.

Otherwise, how could one tell that this was a Fu Long Nail through the talisman?

"Where did you get this thing?" Qi Xiu frowned and looked at the Fulong Nail. He rubbed his eyebrows lightly, suppressing the instinctive restlessness and dissatisfaction in his body.

This is the True Dragon bloodline's instinctive rejection of this torture device.

“To be honest with you, Taoist Priest, the heartland of Liaodong Province was once a place where dragons fell in ancient times.

And the Fulong needle in my hand also comes from it."

Realizing Qi Xiu's discomfort with the Fulong needle in his hand, Hu Tianzong put it away and explained its origin.

"Dragon Falling Land?"

Hearing this, Qi Xiu's expression changed.

“Well, that’s an old forest adjacent to Tianshan Mountain. Any creature that enters it will never come out again.

Three elders from my Hu family who were at the peak of their Taoist powers once went in together to investigate, but they never returned and never came out again.

When I was a kid, I was naughty and mischievous. I didn’t know this place was dangerous, so I rashly went into the outskirts. If it weren’t for my ancestor who showed up in time and brought me out.

I’m afraid we won’t have a chance to meet again.”

Recalling the scene when he accidentally entered the place where dragons fell when he was a child, Hu Tianzong's heart trembled, and the memory was still fresh.

The Land of the Fallen Dragon...

With a slight movement of his eyes, Qi Xiu glanced at Hu Tianzong opposite him inconspicuously, and silently memorized the information in his heart.

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