The Sea of Devils.
Everyone watched all this in astonishment.
The seven great demon gods, berserk as they were, had earlier, posed as if they were destroying the heavens and the earth.
But what was unexpected was this.
When Xu Qingnian appeared, the Seven Great Demon Gods had actually quieted down.
Although, these were only seven imaginary figures.
It could be interpreted as demonic thoughts.
But this was also terrifying.
With the use of the True Buddha Scripture in the front, plus the Great Sage True Scripture copy, it was difficult to contain even a single demon god.
But to my surprise, Xu Qingnian had managed to silence the seven great demon gods by merely appearing.
This was indeed shocking.
People were stunned and somewhat in disbelief as they looked at all this.
And in the midst of the Great Wei Dynasty.
Wang Chaoyang was even more astonished.
Perhaps others did not know what the Seven Great Demon Gods represented, but he knew.
Each Demon God was an existence that destroyed the heavens and the earth.
What did a First Grade count for?
Unless it was the Ancient One Grade, the Perfect One Grade.
Otherwise, with the power of the First Grade, it would be impossible to fight against the Seven Great Demon Gods.
Not to mention the Seven Great Demon Gods, this was simply a humiliation to the Demon Gods, a single Demon God could destroy the heavens and the earth.
Therefore, he was confident, absolutely confident, that as long as the Great Sage True Scripture did not come out, no one would be able to solve the problem of the Seven Great Demon Gods.
But now, Xu Qingnian had once again stepped forward, and this time even more absolutely, directly making the Seven Great Demon Gods kneel towards him?
This was impossible.
Wang Chaoyang was dumbfounded.
He was not the only one.
Many powers in the Great Wei Dynasty were dumbfounded.
But they were fine because they didn’t know how strong the Seven Great Demon Gods really were, but those who did were most shocked.
The territory of Great Wei.
A mountain top.
A figure, too, revealed a look of unparalleled shock.
He looked at the Sea of Demons, and his eyes were filled with shock among them.
“This can’t be.”
His voice rang out, filled with disbelief.
The capital of Great Wei.
Xunzi looked at all this and also revealed a look of shock.
He seemed to have not expected that the Seven Great Demon Gods would kneel towards Xu Qingnian.
It was unbelievable.
And in Ping’an County.
In comparison, Ping’an County was very quiet.
The matter of the Sea of Devils did not affect this place, at least not now.
Instead, there was a figure who was quietly looking at the Sea of Devils.
When he saw this, there was worry in his eyes.
“In the end, it’s still come to this.”
“Blessings and woes.”
He said to himself, with both worry and a sense of helplessness in his eyes.
This person was none other than Zhou Ling.
Master Zhou.
Xu Qingnian’s master.
In the middle of the Sea of Devil’s Domain.
Xu Qingnian’s body was boiling with hot blood, and a terrifying roar rang out.
It directly caused Xu Qingnian to lose his senses.
His eyes, revealing the colour of blood, were bloodthirsty, disorderly and chaotic.
“Roar.”
Xu Qingnian roared out, a terrifying sound that exploded in the vault of the sky.
At this moment, an infinite amount of black mist filled his body, a devilish Qi, an unparalleled devilish Qi.
These demonic qi gathered together and evolved into Tai Yin, Tai Yuan and Giant Wu, the three great demon gods.
It was the true dragon.
It is the devil bird.
It is Chaos.
It represents the three supreme demon gods.
The origin of all things, the gathering of the yin power of heaven and earth.
The three supreme demon gods’ silhouettes appeared.
Emitting a power that made countless people fear.
In the middle of the Sea of Devils, the seven great devil gods knelt on the ground and bowed towards the three great devil gods, trembling incomparably, giving the impression of a pilgrimage to a devil emperor.
It was the pilgrimage of the inferior to the superior.
Their bodies were trembling with fear and awe.
“Xu Qingnian, it’s the devil!”
Suddenly, it was unknown who spoke up, blasting out such a phrase.
In an instant, the many forces were completely shocked.
Everyone was puzzled as to how this could suddenly appear.
But as this voice rang out, for a moment, everyone had a feeling of awakening.
Xu Qingnian was the devil.
That was right.
The only existence that could bring the Seven Great Demon Gods to their knees was a devil, a true devil, who could bring the Seven Great Demon Gods to their knees.
Not only the Seven Great Demon Gods, but all the demons in the Sea of Demon Domains, all knelt towards Xu Qingnian, feeling an unprecedented suppression and a fear from the depths of their souls.
This was the ultimate demon in the world.
Only then could they exude such might.
“No, this can’t be.”
“How can Xu Sheng be a devil, he is a Confucian half-saint.”
Daoist Wudu’s voice was the first to ring out as he gave a rebuttal, arguing that Xu Qingnian was not a devil.
But soon, another voice sounded out in time.
“Do you still need to be sopH*moric when things have come to this? Xu Qingnian cultivates foreign arts, he is the devil, if he is not a devil, how do you explain the current situation?”
This was Wang Chaoyang’s voice.
He was in Great Wei, keeping an eye on the Sea of Demons at all times.
When the Seven Great Demon Gods knelt down, his entire being was dumbfounded, for he knew what kind of existence the Seven Great Demon Gods were.
According to the canonical records, the Great Sages were difficult to suppress back then, and it was only with the help of many powers, both civil and martial, that the Demon Gods could be sealed.
But even then, it was impossible for the Seven Great Demon Gods to kneel down to the Great Sage.
But now they were kneeling for Xu Qingnian, what was this if not a devil?
As Wang Chaoyang’s voice rang out.
In the Great Wei Dynasty, Prince Huai Ning’s voice also followed.
“Old man has long said that Xu Qingnian is the devil, he has cultivated a foreign art.”
“Hateful, hateful, the Great Wei Literary Palace is not at fault, Yan Ru, Peng Ru, none of them are at fault, Xu Qingnian, you are really too ruthless.”
“Remove the Great Wei Wen Gong.”
“Just trying to unleash all the demons, Xu Qingnian, you are really too ruthless.”
At this time, Prince Huai Ning was simply so excited that his body trembled.
How was the Great Wei Palace of Literature not there? Wasn’t it just to accuse Xu Qingnian of practicing a foreign art, only to have Xu Qingnian uproot it in the end?
Now, it was finally proven that Xu Qingnian had practiced the supernatural arts and that Xu Qingnian was a demon, how could this not make him excited?
How could this not make him excited?
This was a good thing, a great good thing.
Xu Qingnian.
This is a self-inflicted death, digging his own grave.
He was so excited that an old face trembled.
“Xu Sheng, it can never be the devil.”
“This is a trap, someone is trying to inflict harm on Xu Sheng.”
At this moment, within the Great Wei Dynasty, Chen Zhengru was the first to speak up, knowing that Prince Huai Ning and the others just wanted to put Xu Qingnian to death.
He also knew the horror of gossip, so he was the first to stand up and explain for Xu Qingnian.
“A trap? That’s ridiculous.”
“Chen Ru, the evidence is all in front of you, why do you still have to talk tough?”
Prince Huaining opened his mouth and looked at Chen Zhengru, saying so.
“You call this evidence? It’s ridiculous.”
“If Xu Sheng was a demon, how could he have become a Confucian half-saint? Explain to me.”
Chen Zhengru was very direct as he used the usual tactics of this group of people and shot back.
In the past, no matter what evidence Xu Qingnian had produced, the gang had been able to find loopholes in it and thus refute it.
Now it was finally their turn.
“Who says that Confucianism cannot become a devil?”
Prince Huaining opened his mouth, his voice icy cold.
“That’s enough.”
“Shut up all of you.”
It was also at this moment that the Empress’s voice rang out, and she stopped the crowd’s speech at a crucial moment.
Neither Chen Zhengru nor Prince Huaining.
Neither should mention this matter.
However, the Empress was clear that Xu Qingnian did have an ulterior motive, only that in her eyes, she did not care about whatever secret Xu Qingnian had.
Because she believed that Xu Qingnian was not a demon.
“Sister.”
“It’s not a good thing that the Prince of Great Wei is, after all, a demon.”
However, while the courtiers did not dare to speak, Ji Yuan dared to speak again at this time.
He had a great grudge against Xu Qingnian, and at this time, it was naturally impossible to let go.
But as soon as this was said, the Empress’s voice, instantly, rang out.
“Shut up for me.”
“Thing that doesn’t know how to be polite.”
“If you dare to speak nonsense again, give me a good lesson on what etiquette is in the imperial prison.”
The empress was in a rare rage.
It had been almost three months since Ji Yuan had arrived in Great Wei, and although there had been some trouble, the Empress had hardly ever stepped in.
Nor had she reprimanded Ji Yuan.
It wasn’t that she didn’t dare, but she wanted to keep the mouths of the world shut, after all, to put it mildly.
If you really do not do well with Ji Yuan, you are afraid that the clan kings of the Great Wei will be the first to call out and spread rumors and so on.
So the empress took a step backwards.
But now it was different. Ji Yuan was looking for trouble with Xu Qingnian at this juncture, and this was something she could not tolerate.
Ji Yuan could do anything.
But to provoke Xu Qingnian.
She.
She would not allow it.
When he heard the Empress’ voice, Ji Yuan’s face turned extremely ugly, but he finally held back.
Simply put, he was not the Emperor of Great Wei.
When it was time to shut up, he still had to shut up.
It was just that what the empress did made him loathe this sister of his even more.
“When I become emperor, I will make you marry far away from the barbarians.”
Ji Yuan clenched his fist and swore secretly in his heart.
Only, compared to the larger Wei, the entire world was already in chaos.
The movements in the Sea of Devils had long been observed by countless powers, and now that this had happened, news naturally could not be concealed.
The Chu Yuan Dynasty, the Sudden Evil Dynasty, the Eastern Continent, the Southern Continent, the Western Continent, the Northern Continent, all the major powers were concerned about the changes in the Sea of Devils.
The discovery that Xu Qingnian was a demon had led to endless clamour for a while.
Like a star, it fell into the ocean, causing ten thousand ripples.
All the powers of the great Daxian gates knew that Xu Qingnian was a devil.
When the news reached the ears of the readers, for a moment, many voices rang out.
They seemed to go mad, trembling with excitement.
“Xu Qingnian is the devil, he really is the devil, you didn’t believe us, now it’s good, he has shown his fangs, and all the world’s living beings will have to pay the price.”
“There is nothing wrong with the Great Wei Palace of Literature, what is wrong is Xu Qingnian.”
“Xu Qingnian is truly a devil.”
The voices rang out, each and every one of them hating Xu Qingnian to the bone.
Now that they saw Xu Qingnian in such a state, they were naturally excited.
Since the Hao Ran Dynasty had been destroyed, 70% of the world’s readers had been decimated, but there were still some remnants, and it was not that Zhu Sheng had not sensed the reason why these people did not die.
Rather, they were not involved in these things, and so they managed to survive.
There were not many of them, indeed, compared to what they were at the beginning, but at this time they resurfaced from the dead.
And at that time, Zhu Sheng killed 70% of the readers.
What is this concept?
Their parents, their sons and daughters, their friends and relatives, these people had not died.
They hated Xu Qingnian, hated Xu Qingnian to death, only they did not dare to come forward for fear of being implicated.
Now that Xu Qingnian had revealed that he practiced a different art and was a devil, they were naturally excited and hated to put Xu Qingnian to death.
Countless voices rang out.
In comparison, the riot at the Sea of Devils was really not as terrifying as the fact that Xu Qingnian was a devil.
No one had expected this.
A half-saint of the human race.
The king of the Great Wei to pacify chaos.
The First of the Immortal Dao.
The World Honoured One of the Buddha Sect.
A person with so many dazzling titles would be a devil?
And not a minor devil, but a great devil, to whom the seven great devil gods of the ancient world all bowed down to Xu Qingnian.
He played the world’s living creatures in the palm of his hand.
This, one feels fear.
It also made people feel afraid.
“Roar.”
A terrifying roar rang out.
Xu Qingnian’s body was filled with demonic Qi, his gaze, filled with killing, had lost his mind.
Standing in the middle of the void.
It was as if he was the master of heaven and earth.
The entire sea of demonic realms was at his feet, and the seven great demon gods, billions of demons, also knelt and prostrated before him.
“Amitabha Buddha.”
But, at this very moment, Hui Xin spoke out, and he shone upon Xu Qingnian with his immeasurable Buddhist teachings.
Heart Sutra appeared, wanting to awaken Xu Qingnian.
Not only that, Daoist Wudu also chanted the Tao Te Ching Sutra at the first opportunity.
They believed that Xu Qingnian was definitely not a demon, this was just an infection.
But even though the Heart Sutra and the Tao Te Ching were augmented, they were still unable to make any changes.
The demonic aura emanating from Xu Qingnian’s body grew thicker and more terrifying.
The Seven Great Demon Gods became even more fearful as they knelt on the ground and roared up to the sky, as if they were chanting some sort of ancient language, waiting for the king.
As the voices of the seven great demon gods rang out.
Xu Qingnian could not help but give a voice back.
An extremely odd voice.
The syllables were odd, like being strangled by the throat, sounding hoarse as well as terrifying.
When Xu Qingnian’s voice sounded.
All at once, more voices rang out.
“And to say that he is not a devil.”
“He is the devil.”
“Xu Qingnian, is the true devil.”
A number of voices rang out, even more certain that Xu Qingnian was the devil.
“Wake up.”
“Don’t sink.”
It was also at this moment that Chao Ge’s voice rang out.
He was still at the critical moment, waking Xu Qingnian up.
On the vault of heaven.
Xu Qingnian’s consciousness gradually awoke.
Only, Xu Qingnian could feel that the devilish thoughts within her body had completely exploded.
It was even more terrifying than the previous devilish thoughts of the supernatural arts.
Originally, these three demon god imprints were relatively quiet within oneself.
But by a thousand calculations, what he didn’t expect was that the Seven Great Demon Gods of the Sea of Demon Domains could actually resonate with the three Demon God Seals within his own body.
This.
It was the scene he least expected to see.
The turmoil in the Sea of Devils’ Domain was suppressed.
But a crisis of his own had arisen.
At this moment, the Devil God’s Seal had completely merged into the blood, the flesh, and the Yuan Shen.
It would not be long before it would completely take over one’s mind.
And it was highly likely that one would become a puppet.
For a moment, Xu Qingnian did not know how to suppress the demonic thoughts within his body.
But right now, he looked at the seven great demon gods and used an ancient voice to force them back.
“Go back.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth and told them to return to the place of the Sea Eye.
No matter what, he needed to resolve this trouble.
However, the Seven Great Demon Gods did not give a response at first, but looked at Xu Qingnian in a daze, seemingly somewhat puzzled.
It was as if they could identify the person in front of them, whether it was Xu Qingnian or the Three Demon Gods.
That was why they did not retreat at the first opportunity.
“Go back.”
Xu Qingnian spoke again, but his voice was even more fierce than before.
Once again, he rebuked the Seven Great Demon Gods to go back.
Even Xu Qingnian diffused a wisp of the Three Demon Gods’ aura.
In an instant, the Seven Great Demon Gods trembled in fear and directly disappeared into the eye of the sea.
At this moment.
The Sea of Devils was completely at peace.
“Huixin, engrave the stone tablet of the Heart Sutra and transmit the Mahayana Buddha Dharma as early as possible.”
Xu Qingnian spoke as the demonic Qi around him gradually dissipated and returned to its normal state, while at the same time informing Huixin to go and transmit the Mahayana Buddha Dharma as soon as possible.
The Buddhist sect had the talk of faith, and this faith was, in fact, another kind of public opinion, and he needed this kind of thing.
Right now, he had to rely on Huixin to pa*s on the Dharma, and he did not have any extra time for himself.
“Please rest a*sured, World Honoured One.”
Hui Xin agreed straight away, without any hesitation.
At the same time, Xu Qingnian’s gaze, too, fell on Daoist Dustless.
“Senior Daoist Wudu, this is the entire Tao Te Ching, engraved on a stone tablet to hold this place in check.”
Xu Qingnian handed the full text of the Tao Te Ching to Daoist Dustless.
It was placed here to suppress the Sea of Demon Domains.
The Seven Great Demon Gods had been scared back by themselves, but sooner or later they would explode.
He himself had a whole lot of things to deal with right now as well.
“Good.”
“Xu Sheng, the matter of the party.”
Daoist Dustless nodded, while he couldn’t help but ask about what had happened in the party.
When this was said, Xu Qingnian was somewhat silent as he did not know how to answer Daoist Dustless.
Daoist Dustless took a deep breath as he looked towards Xu Qingnian and continued.
“Xu Sheng, you only need to tell me, will you become a demon?”
Daoist Dustless changed his approach, he trusted Xu Qingnian and that was why he asked this.
“Seniors don’t worry.”
“I, Xu, will not do anything to wrong the people of the world.”
Xu Qingnian gave his answer.
No matter what, he would not do anything to wrong the people of the world.
This was his answer.
Upon receiving this answer, Daoist Wudu was visibly relieved.
“Xu Sheng, don’t worry, there are some things that the old man will help you deal with.”
Daoist Dustless spoke.
He also took a stand, and although he did not know what had happened in this, he believed that Xu Qingnian was definitely not that kind of evil demon.
That alone.
It was enough.
That being the case.
Xu Qingnian left this place.
The matter of the Sea of Devils had come to an end for the time being, and the Mahayana Buddha Dharma had also been pa*sed on.
Next, he had to really go about his business.
To find the real answer.
After Xu Qingnian disappeared.
Without any nonsense, Hui Xin travelled to the Western Continent, went to the Tianzhu Temple as well as the Little Thunder Sound Temple, obtained some things, and then unleashed the power of the Buddhist sect.
He began to engrave the Heart Sutra and cast the Demon Subduing Stone Tablet.
Daoist Dustless did the same.
The calamity seemed to have ended, but the hidden danger had still not been completely eradicated, and no one knew if the Sea of Demons would erupt again.
It was imperative to forge the Demon Subduing Tablet as soon as possible, and only then could this trouble be completely resolved.
Soon, all the people went about their duties.
The Buddhist Sect was also inscribing various scriptures in case of need.
The Immortal Sect was also doing the same, while the Confucian scholars of the world, to a greater or lesser extent, were also making some preparations.
The three kingdoms have not ignored the turmoil and are all preparing for many things.
However, the discussions continued to flow in like a torrent.
Xu Qingnian was practising a foreign art and was about to become a demon.
This event overshadowed the Sea of Devils.
Who could have imagined that a Confucian half-saint, the prince of Great Wei, had practised a foreign art and was about to become a demon?
When the news first came out, most people did not believe it, after all, after what happened at the Great Wei Wen Palace, people felt that someone was targeting Xu Qingnian.
But this time it was different.
What Xu Qingnian had done in the Sea of Demons had been seen by many people, and this was ironclad evidence that would be difficult to explain even if one wanted to.
Gossip itself was difficult to prove, not to mention what Xu Qingnian had done in the Sea of Demons, which further confirmed the matter.
For a while, many voices rang out.
They vindicated the injustice done to the Great Wei Palace of Literature.
They denounced Xu Qingnian for what he had done.
These were fine, at the very least they were only vindicating injustice.
It was the rumours that were the most terrifying.
Some people were using the issue to make use of it, clearly wanting Xu Qingnian to die without a burial place.
They were spreading rumours of all kinds.
“Xu Qingnian is the reincarnation of a devil, he first destroyed the Great Wei Palace of Literature and then took over the Great Wei Dynasty, just to cause a turmoil, he wants to kill everyone and revive the real devil god.”
“First he destroyed the Great Wei Palace of Literature, then he took over the Great Wei dynasty, and now he can’t hide it anymore, he’s leaked it, Xu Qingnian, you really deserve to die.”
“If the world doesn’t wake up, I’m afraid that all the living beings will die in his hands.”
“There is nothing wrong with the Great Wei Palace of Literature, but Xu Qingnian, from the very beginning, insulted the great scholars, then killed the va*sal kings, killed the innocent, and even went to the extent of slaughtering the city.
A voice rang out.
It was someone who did it deliberately.
If such remarks were made in normal times, they would have been drowned by countless people with spittle and would not have attracted some controversy.
But now it was different.
What had happened in the Sea of Devils had actually appeared in the eyes of everyone.
Even if one wanted to explain it, it would be difficult to do so.
And little by little, things were fermenting.
In the blink of an eye.
Several tens of days had pa*sed.
During this period of time, Xu Qingnian had not returned to the capital of Great Wei, so that gossip had spread throughout the capital.
But in contrast to the outside world, Greater Wei Kyoto was still full of trust in Xu Qingnian.
The people did not believe that Xu Qingnian was such a person.
Nor did they believe that Xu Qingnian was a demon.
But on this very day.
A voice rang out.
“I, Huai Ning, implore Your Majesty to withdraw Xu Qingnian’s title as the King of Purging Disorder.”
Great Wei’s Kyoto had been quiet for ten days.
On this day, there was finally turmoil.
It was Prince Huai Ning.
He was the first to come forward.
He requested the empress to revoke Xu Qingnian’s throne.
The reason was simple: Xu Qingnian was practising a different art and had fallen into a demonic path, which was not good for the country and not good for the people.
“Unbridled.”
“Xu Sheng is a half-saint of Confucianism and a worldly revered Buddhist monk, how could he have fallen into the devil’s path, this is a conspiracy.”
In the court, Chen Zhengru’s voice rang out.
It was a cold response.
He still firmly supported Xu Qingnian.
Xu Qingnian’s prestige among the Great Wei was still extremely high.
Even after this kind of thing had happened, the six ministers still firmly supported Xu Qingnian.
But they also expected Xu Qingnian to come back and give them an explanation.
“A Confucian half-saint and a Buddhist World Honour?”
“It’s really ridiculous, the Devil God is in turmoil and twenty First Cla*ses can’t suppress it, but Xu Qingnian can suppress it as soon as he steps in?”
“And how can this be explained by the devilish aura swirling around him?”
“Chen Zhengru.”
“Xu Qingnian has already leaked out, do you still want to cover up?”
Prince Huining spoke up.
He had an icy attitude and held on to this point with a firm grip.
“Maybe someone is doing it in secret? It’s not like this kind of thing hasn’t happened before.”
“All in all, let’s wait for Xu Sheng to return before we talk about everything.”
“Right now, anyone who dares to spread rumours should be beheaded.”
Chen Zhengru was also very domineering.
He dared to say this, and it was clear that this was the meaning of the imperial court.
For a moment, Prince Huaining sneered.
However, he didn’t continue to argue any further.
“Then this king would like to see when Xu Qingnian has returned.”
He left these words behind.
The meaning was clear.
He waited.
Waiting for Xu Qingnian to return.
Only, it was another day and tens of days.
Xu Qingnian seemed to have evaporated into thin air, no one knew where he had gone.
So much so that the rumours became more and more terrifying.
And it was on this day.
Great Wei.
Ping’an County.
Outside Zhou Ling’s house.
A figure slowly appeared.
It was Xu Qingnian.
