Buddha is the Tao

"What kind of place is this? It's simply a robber's den. This is the first time I've seen such a ferocious monster." This was Zhou Qing's first feeling after entering the Poison Dragon Cave.

The cave was very large, with a stone chamber of more than a hundred acres in size, ten feet high, with human heads as stools, human skins on the ground, blood dripping, and a strong fishy smell. Leftover skeletons were scattered in groups of three or two, and there were no little monsters cleaning up the cave. The wind was gusting, and the ghostly air was whistling, which made Zhou Qing's scalp numb.

Other people's caves were all exotic flowers and herbs, magical medicines and immortal birds, or jade paved the ground, or gold and silver hung on the walls. After all, it was where they lived, so how could there be such filth? Not to mention the cultivators, the monster Xuanwu Laodao and the Three Saints of Tianshui all had some angry Taoist spirits. This poisonous dragon was simply an evil demon.

However, the big and small monsters are really poor, without any decent magic weapon. Fortunately, the earthly immortal world is a place with rich spiritual energy, and it is very easy to practice. As long as the creatures live longer, open their spiritual wisdom, and know how to collect spiritual energy, they can become monsters. Unlike the human world, even if the human beings with extraordinary spiritual wisdom practice the upper-level Taoism, they often cannot collect the essence of spiritual energy for several months, and lose confidence over time. In the earthly immortal world, it is extremely easy to practice. As long as there is someone to guide humans, there is no problem in prolonging their lives.

Fortunately, Zhou Qing's practice in the human world almost does not require spiritual energy. He tempers his spiritual origin and condenses his karma. If he practiced as usual, I am afraid he would not have broken through the transformation stage yet.

These little monsters have not undergone systematic training. They comprehend by themselves and collect spiritual energy and transform it into demonic energy every day. The demonic energy is very abundant, but some of the means of use and the skills of transportation are really embarrassing for Zhou Qing. No wonder the mountain gods and the land gods killed several of them at once, not to mention the Taoist side doors such as offering sacrifices and refining instruments and arranging formations.

This poisonous dragon relied on its racial advantage to lurk in the poisonous dragon pond for ten thousand years. No one came to guide its cultivation. It could only rely on itself to gather spiritual energy and temper its soul every day. It groped blindly and finally survived the nine great heavenly tribulations, turned itself into a dragon, and achieved the status of a celestial being. It relied on the tenacity of water dripping through a stone. In fact, most monsters are like this. Who among the Taoists would not have something to guide the monsters' cultivation? It would be good if they didn't kill monsters and exorcise demons.

"The demons in this earthly immortal world are rampant and repeatedly disobey the orders of the heaven. There are several powerful demons in the southern continent, and they have the momentum to resist the heaven. This emperor came to the lower world this time for this matter. Poison Dragon, as a demon, even if you get rid of reincarnation, it is difficult for you to achieve the right result. You cannot be among the immortals. After all, you are still a demon. Help this emperor to complete this merit. When you are among the immortals, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the heavenly palace, eat peaches, and drink nectar, and no longer have to struggle in the poor mountains and bad waters."

The Jade Emperor gave Zhou Qing the title of Gou Chen Emperor anyway. Although he has no real power, he has a high status. Zhou Qing also borrowed this title to write blank checks, not afraid that Poison Dragon would not do his best.

"Emperor, can we demons be officials in heaven?" Zhou Qing's magic power was so profound that Du Long could not imagine it. He was convinced by Zhou Qing's beating, but Du Long still felt a little uncomfortable. Now he heard Zhou Qing say that he could be included in the immortal class, which really surprised him.

A leopard demon, a tiger demon and Du Long knelt on the ground and said in surprise.

"Yes, as one of the four emperors of the heaven, I have a high status. How could I deceive you little monsters? However, there are several powerful monsters, but they are just acting in secret. Although my heaven is very observant, there is no concrete evidence. It is not easy to mobilize troops to eliminate them, so as not to give people gossip. This time, my emperor's descent to the mortal world is a secret matter. I did not bring any heavenly soldiers and generals with me. I am afraid that the monster king will take action and hide his tracks after knowing it. So I need your cooperation. After clearing the hidden dangers of the heaven, you will have great merits. I will ask the Jade Emperor to reward you according to your merits. It is normal for you to be ranked among the immortals."

Zhou Qing's vicious plan is really powerful. It has the potential to provoke a fight between the monster king in the Southern Continent and the heaven. Anyway, he is the emperor Gou Chen appointed by the heaven, supervising the monsters in the world. If there is a conflict with monsters, it is also the heaven's business. It is just right for him to muddy the waters. Anyway, he can just pat his butt and leave without any loss.

"Ah, we can all go to heaven to be officials, my king. This is a rare good thing. I heard that there are fairies serving in the heavenly palace, and we can enjoy fine wine and delicious food every day. Especially the Taoist priests in the Tang Dynasty, who always talk about slaying demons and exterminating us. When my king becomes a fairy official, he can even kill the leaders of their sects!" The tiger demon said to himself, almost drooling.

"Yes, yes. This is a great thing!" The little demons in the cave all knelt on the ground and talked about it.

The poisonous dragon was also full of yearning and asked, "Such a good thing, I, the little demon, will definitely submit to the emperor, but which mountains are the demons that the emperor mentioned that are rebelling against the heaven?"

"Well, the three places of Jilei Mountain, Skull Mountain, and Wudang Mountain in the Southern Continent." Suddenly, he remembered that these three places always sent people to disturb the human world. Zhou Qing's foundation is in the human world. If he doesn't get rid of these scourges, he is afraid that there will be troubles in the future. Zhou Qing's mind turned, and he slowly calculated and decided on a vicious plan.

"I heard from the dragon girl that the demon kings of these mountains have long been wanted to deal with them, but there are many inconveniences, so I will start a fire!" Zhou Qing sneered in his heart.

"This is not that I calculated you, but you want to disturb my foundation in the human world. I have no choice but to protect myself!"

"Jilei Mountain! Skull Mountain! Wudang Mountain!" When these little demons and poisonous dragons heard it, their faces turned pale, their expressions were stiff, and they stuttered when they spoke.

The poisonous dragon said tremblingly: "Emperor, I'm not being rude. My poisonous dragon cave is barely famous in the Black Wind Mountain. There are nine caves and ten streams in the Black Wind Mountain, all of which are occupied by demon kings. In addition to the Black Wind Mountain, there are more than 3,700 mountains on the edge of the two continents. There are countless demon kings in them. The Black Wind Mountain is just a small one among the more than 3,700 mountains. There are millions of demon soldiers in any of the Jilei Mountain, Skull Mountain, and Wudang Mountain. Especially some of the mountain masters have great magical powers. They can strangle me to death with just a finger. There are countless magic treasures and treasures. My poisonous dragon cave has hundreds of demon soldiers, but it is not enough to fill their teeth."

"How could this emperor not know that this matter needs to be done slowly? It is because they have some power that my Heavenly Court has some concerns. This emperor specially found your inconspicuous Black Wind Mountain. From today on, this emperor will teach you Taoism and magical powers, the art of refining magic tools, and subdue the monster kings in various places in Black Wind Mountain one by one, and then slowly erode the 3,700 monster kings on the edge of the two worlds. Poison Dragon, since you have converted to me, this emperor will give you a title. You will be called Venerable Poison Dragon. As the guardian of my sect, I will restrict your soul. Because you have eaten countless people, your sins are heavy. When the merits are fulfilled, they will naturally be eliminated. If you commit sins again, this emperor will not be able to save you. Everything you do is in the dark, and there is a destiny."

Zhou Qing summed up his experience and had a set of rhetoric to brainwash monsters.

"The Emperor has no calamities and is as old as the sky!"

The poisonous dragon and the little demons shouted and kowtowed. They had seen Zhou Qing's power, but they had no one to guide them in their practice. Although the little demons had practiced for six or seven hundred years, they had made little progress. They were not as strong as the poisonous dragon, who had been in the pond for ten thousand years, and could not achieve the right result.

In the next few days, Zhou Qing asked the poisonous dragon to gather the little demons. There were 384 of them in total. There were four in the Return to Void Realm, and the rest were all in the Transformation Stage. The four Return to Void little demons each led a hundred or so little demons to practice day and night. Zhou Qing used the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree to sweep away all the filth in the Poison Dragon Cave. The poisonous dragon and the little demons also found spiritual herbs and flowers to plant, making the whole Poison Dragon Cave, which was a hundred miles in radius, look like a fairyland, which was completely different from the surrounding quagmire, miasma, poisonous fog, poor mountains and bad water.

In order to prevent any monsters from noticing this situation, Zhou Qing used his magic power to block the area near the Poison Dragon Pond, and taught the little monster the authentic Kunlun School cultivation technique, the Shangqing Zifu Immortal Technique.

These 380 little monsters have their own division of labor. They practice immortal techniques at night, and practice martial arts under the leadership of the poisonous dragon during the day. Zhou Qing also summoned the mountain gods and the land gods to guard the mountain gate to prevent the news from leaking out. It is said that this Emperor Gou Chen is here to deal with the monster kings of Jilei Mountain, Wudang Mountain, and Skull Mountain. The mountain gods and land gods dare not neglect it, and take turns day and night to keep their mouths shut.

These little monsters lacked armor and weapons, and it would take several years to collect materials and make them. Zhou Qing did not waste time. He went to the Dragon Palace in the South China Sea to meet the dragon girl Ao Luan and told her the story. Naturally, he had another set of words. With Zhou Qing's mouth that could make the dead talk alive, Ao Luan borrowed 5,000 sets of armor and weapons from Zhou Qing without saying a word. She also came to see the situation of the Poison Dragon Cave with great interest and greatly praised Zhou Qing's immeasurable merits.

It is easy to eliminate evil, but it is difficult to make monsters turn evil and return to good. Ao Luan understands this very well. The situation in the earthly immortal world is delicate, and the forces of all parties are mixed. Fights between monster kings are not uncommon, but Zhou Qing is the Great Emperor Gou Chen. He secretly controls the poisonous dragon to subdue other monster kings, but he cannot expose it. Naturally, he cannot do it himself. Everything can only be done by the poisonous dragon.

Ao Luan wanted to lend tens of thousands of sailors to Zhou Qing, but the dragon clan is also the intersection of various forces. Even a small-scale movement may be spread, so he had to give up.

Zhou Qing didn't do anything now, but just let the poison dragon and the little demon improve their own strength, practice day and night, Kunlun secret method, Shangqing Zifu fairy art is a profound and exquisite practice method, which also contains many spells. Because of the lack of spiritual energy in the human world, even the people of Kunlun sect practice very slowly, and there is no effect. Even so, there are masters like Yuan Yuan Laodao. Now in the earthly immortal world, it is very different. The little demon progresses rapidly, especially the poison dragon. Practicing according to the law, it avoids many detours and improves its strength more rapidly.

After more than ten days, the affairs of the poison dragon cave are on the right track. Only by strengthening the army and strength can the monsters of the entire Black Wind Mountain be subdued one by one. The poison dragon's confidence has increased greatly. If Zhou Qing hadn't said that it was not the time yet, he would have wanted to attack other cave masters immediately.

The Black Wind Mountain is nine thousand miles in radius, with nine caves and ten streams. The poisonous dragon and these demon kings have some grudges against each other, and they want to annex each other and occupy the Black Wind Mountain, but they are afraid that other demon kings will take advantage of them. They all have their own concerns. They have some demon soldiers in their hands, but they do not interact with each other, and each has its own territory.

The mountain gods and the land gods dare not provoke these demon kings. They usually hide underground and do not interfere with each other. In name, they are the masters of a mountain, but in fact, they can't control anything.

Zhou Qing went to the human world several times again. Wen Lanxin handled things in an orderly manner and recruited many disciples. Now there are more than 2,000 disciples in the three generations of Tiandao Sect, which is twice as many as the previous Kunlun Sect. They practice the authentic Kunlun magic formula. Although the spiritual energy is a little thin, it is very good for laying a foundation. Wen Lanxin's means of managing the affairs of the sect are even inferior to Zhou Qing.

Yunxia took the water-repellent bead and traveled with her sisters in the sea every day, collecting countless spiritual medicines and discovering several immortal mansions. The extra spiritual medicines were given to Wen Lanxin to refine and give to his favorite disciples. The caves in the South Pole and the North Pole were originally the lairs of the powerful bear king and the blue god. Now they have surrendered to the Tiandao Sect. At Zhou Qing's suggestion, the little fox and Zhou Chen also brought a group of disciples to open a branch of the Tiandao Sect.

Zhou Qing also asked the two women to subdue hundreds of monsters of all sizes in the sea and brought them to the earthly immortal world, asking the poisonous dragon and a group of monster soldiers to train them.

Di Lingzi commanded more than 10,000 young disciples of the Zhongtu Dao Sect, unprecedentedly united, and with the help of masters like Nanshen, they were like a tiger with wings, and wiped out the dark forces around the world. The secular regime of Zhongtu continued to expand, and all the barbarians were submissive. The blue god also offered Zhou Qing tens of millions of souls, all of which were fed to the Dutian Demon God.

Liao Xiaojin presided over the Yuzhu Immortal Palace. In addition to practicing the thirteen blood gods according to the blood nerves every day, he also practiced the magic formula. Zhou Qing also went to see him twice and asked Wen Lanxin to give a group of loyal and reliable disciples to Liao Xiaojin to lead, and they practiced in the immortal palace.

When the Three Saints of Tianshui and the Taoist Xuanwu heard Zhou Qing say that there was such a good place as the Earthly Immortal Realm, they were envious. With Zhou Qing's encouragement, they all abandoned the Water Palace and let Zhou Qing use his magic power to enter the Earthly Immortal Realm. Only then did they realize that what Zhou Qing said was true and they didn't want to go back. Because these people were too weak compared to the various forces in the Earthly Immortal Realm, they were afraid that they would be eaten alive in a few days, so Zhou Qing found Ao Luan again and helped them set up a place for cultivation in the South China Sea. Who knew that when they heard that Ao Luan was the Dragon God, they all automatically joined his command, which made Zhou Qing a little jealous. The Dragon God is the overlord of the water, and the Taoist Xuanwu and others are all monsters in the water, so they naturally have awe.

The Eight Scenery Lantern of the Taoist Xuanwu is a magic weapon that is not inferior to the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree. Although Zhou Qing is greedy, he can't snatch it because of face. Fortunately, he has some friendship with Ao Luan, at least he is not an enemy, so let it go.

Since Zhou Qing is the authentic Emperor Gou Chen appointed by the Heavenly Court, the Gou Chen Heavenly Book in Zhou Chen's hand is indispensable. Just as Zhou Qing absorbed part of the Yuan Ling consciousness of the ancient gods and demons, he also has a little knowledge of the ancient demon texts. The Gou Chen Heavenly Book does record the cultivation method of the previous Emperor Gou Chen, but it is a bit profound. Zhou Qing does not know what some of the demon texts in it mean. It is difficult to comprehend it for a while, so he put it aside and wait for time to retreat for decades to melt all the skills into one furnace.

Zhou Qing interrogated the powerful bear king and learned that in the North Sea Eye, a powerful figure in the Conferred God War was sealed. He had the formation diagram of the Zhuxian Sword Formation in his hand. The Juexian Sword among the four Zhuxian swords was in Ao Luan's hand. Zhou Qing knew the power, but since the person below was a powerful figure, he was afraid that there would be a fight after he came out. Although Zhou Qing was confident that he could deal with it, he was afraid of causing a stir and damaging the human world, so he asked Yunxia to live in the Yuzhu Xianfu and closely monitor the situation of the Sea Eye.

It is not the right time to go to the Sea Eye now. Zhou Qing can only explore it after he has established a firm foundation in the Earthly Immortal Realm and everything is arranged properly.

Now in the human world, almost all the cultivation forces are disciples of the Heavenly Dao Sect, but they are nominally controlled by Kongtong. Seeing that everything in the human world is arranged perfectly, Zhou Qing returned to the Poison Dragon Cave in the Earthly Immortal Realm to instruct Poison Dragon in training the little demon. Including the demons brought from the human world, there are more than a thousand demon soldiers in total, neatly arranged, and quite imposing.

Although the skills are exquisite and the spiritual energy is sufficient, it will take more than a day or two for these demon soldiers to upgrade to a higher level.

Zhou Qing studied classics and refined magic weapons every day. Ever since he defeated the poisonous dragon with a bamboo stick that day, Zhou Qing had thought about refining magic weapons himself. The Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree was too powerful, and Zhou Qing could not use other magic weapons at all. If it continued for a long time, the means of refining magic weapons might become unfamiliar. Zhou Qing did not use other materials, but this ordinary bamboo stick. He used his own life fire combined with the vitality of heaven and earth to temper it for more than ten days. It was as hard as diamond, and the twelve centipedes were completely condensed with the bamboo stick.

Zhou Qing used his own blood to draw tens of thousands of talismans on the dark green bamboo stick. The internal structure of the bamboo stick was modified by Zhou Qing with reference to the body structure of the ancient witch. Like Bai Qi, it automatically absorbed the vitality of heaven and earth to temper it, making it more condensed, and its hardness was not inferior to any magic weapon.

Originally, refining a magical instrument means tempering the material with real fire, and then using array spells to change the structure one by one to make it more perfect. The better the material, the less time and effort it takes to refine it. Zhou Qing used the most ordinary bamboo stick to refine it, which was actually to improve his refining skills.

"Zunti Taoist can use an ordinary Bodhi branch to refine a magical instrument like the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree. I, Zhou Qing, can also turn an ordinary bamboo stick into a more powerful magical instrument. Since I am now practicing my own skills, I should also create my own magical instrument. Although this bamboo stick is a distance away from the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, it is only a matter of time before it surpasses it." Zhou Qing is full of confidence.

After three months, Zhou Qing played with the five-foot-long, thumb-thick dark green bamboo stick in his hand, and his heart and strength were exhausted. The structure of the ancient witch, Yun Zhongzi's weapon training methods, the weapon training methods of various sects, the understanding of thousands of god-conferring magic tools, and countless talismans and formations were perfectly integrated into the bamboo stick. The effort and energy spent were so huge that even Zhou Qing's golden body couldn't bear it. However, in these three months, Zhou Qing's understanding of refining magic tools has reached a new level, which has also greatly helped his own cultivation.

With his eyes closed, Zhou Qing sat cross-legged in the Poison Dragon Cave, his mind was completely relaxed, and the bamboo stick was placed on his knees, empty and clear. After three days, he completely recovered his mental strength that was too much and almost exhausted.

"Emperor, what do you want me to do?" Zhou Qing asked the little demon to call in the poisonous dragon who was training the demon soldiers outside. This poisonous dragon was very different from before. He was wearing black iron armor, inlaid with gold and silver, and with red silk tassels. The armor of the Dragon Palace was made of first-class materials and was blessed with formation talismans. As long as it was not a perverted magic weapon, it could withstand a few hits.

The poisonous dragon held the black light divine halberd, full of energy, and a fierce aura was overwhelming. When he saw Zhou Qing, he knelt on the ground to greet him and waited for Zhou Qing's instructions.

"How is the training of the demon soldiers now?" Zhou Qing asked with his eyes slightly open.

"I'll report to you, my Lord. The 1,051 demon soldiers have been training hard during the day and studying the secrets of immortality passed down by the Lord at night. Their strength has improved greatly. I believe that in a year and a half, I will be able to wipe out the Nine Caves and Ten Streams and unify the Black Wind Mountain." The poisonous dragon was eager to see the demon kings who had opposed him before die one by one under his black light.

"Why does it take so long? Is there any powerful demon king?" Zhou Qing was a little confused when he heard that the poisonous dragon would take another year and a half.

"Other demon kings can be subdued with the current strength of my subordinates, but the demon king in Guiyun Stream is a three-tailed blackfish. He got a scroll of heavenly book and several magic weapons. He has some magical powers and has more than a thousand demon soldiers under his command. It is difficult to deal with him." The poisonous dragon said.

"It's okay. I'll give you a magic weapon. Black Wind Mountain must be cleared as soon as possible. If those demon kings don't obey, you can just kill them. Remember, bring me your soul." Zhou Qing said calmly, but Du Long shivered and felt cold in his heart.

After giving Du Long the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and passing on some of the formulas, Zhou Qing said, "If you haven't cleared Black Wind Mountain before I come back, I will send you to the Nine Netherworlds and torture you in the Eighteen Layers of Hell."

"I dare not disobey the Emperor's decree. Where are you going?" Du Long asked hurriedly with a cold sweat.

"Ji Lei Mountain." Zhou Qing was gone. The voice came faintly.