Chapter 228: Chapter 103: Five Demon Forms, Chaos in the Capital, Heir Arrives, Thunderous Chants as Demons Swallow Zen

Mid-summer.

In the deep mountains, the grass is lush green, swaying gently in the wind, covering the hills like an exquisite carpet. Since no cattle or sheep graze or defecate here, the carpet is even more pleasing to the eye.

Except... for that stretch of scorched earth on the carpet.

On the scorched earth, Li Xuan was lying there in casual attire.

He even had his legs crossed.

He was truly helpless.

When he lay down, his back was still cushioned by soft grass, but after a short while, the grass was gone, and the ground turned barren.

Even the sweat he produced was filled with fire poison.

"How does one live like this..." Li Xuan muttered to himself, perhaps this was the price of becoming strong?

He suddenly thought of those "world-destroying abyss demons" from his past life, who would casually say "Humans, tremble, I will turn your world into scorched earth." And when it truly became scorched earth, the demons would exhibit a look of ecstasy, taking deep breaths, murmuring "What fresh air."

At that moment, Li Xuan somehow understood those abyss demons.

It’s like saying "If I can’t have grapes, then no one else can!"

However, if one were to talk about fresh air, the air here in the human realm is indeed better.

Li Xuan drifted into random thoughts.

The life of a deity is straightforward and unpretentious. You eat what you want, use what you wish, and see and hear whatever you desire, except you cannot easily appear before people or live with normal humans; there isn’t much downside.

However, he had anticipated this kind of life long ago; otherwise, he wouldn’t have put so much effort last autumn into sowing the seeds to leave descendants for himself.

Suddenly, Li Xuan pulled out the "letter left by the Drought Demon" from his chest pocket and gazed at it for a while.

He had already sent people to inquire about Zhang Family Manor in Bailang Province. Over a hundred years ago, that manor seemed to have a quite famous shrine that was rumored to enshrine the Celestial Emperor, with thriving incense offerings and efficacy.

But now, that Celestial Emperor shrine has been gone for nearly a century, and the place where it once stood has turned into farmland. The seedlings sway in the wind, with chickens and dogs visible as you walk, occasionally stepping on chicken or dog feces. If not for some aged residents having heard stories from their ancestors, no one would really know about it.

"Incense offerings, incense offerings, always incense offerings."

"Perhaps the Celestial Palace that Celestial Maiden Xue wants to return to is also within the Incense Fire Divine Realm?"

Whirr whirr whirr...

Li Xuan shook the letter, which refracted dazzling light in mid-air.

He murmured to himself, "Then this letter is the key to open the Celestial Palace within the Incense Fire Divine Realm."

"But do any celestial beings still live in the Celestial Palace?"

At this moment, Li Xuan’s thoughts were highly erratic.

When he relaxed, he would become like this.

Thinking of "living" led him to think of "death," which then made him think of the "Peacock Great Ming Monarch."

As a Buddha, he had already learned quite a bit from the Yu Sect: Rose is the reincarnation of the Peacock Great Ming Monarch.

This could be inferred from the previous attitude of the "Rotting Buddha Corpse Rat," and the location of Rose precisely corresponds to the position of the Peacock Great Ming Monarch in the Incense Fire Divine Realm.

"Reincarnation, dead in the previous life, alive in this one.

But the power in the previous life was too strong, so the body never disappeared.

Yet, no matter how, Rose doesn’t seem to have any traits of a reincarnated deity."

Thinking of Rose, that little girl who acts coy and flirtatious, and keeps whining for quite a while after being punched.

After contemplating for a while, he went to Xinci Temple for a meal, then headed to Luoshui Province to hunt demons.

These days, he was feeling quite frustrated. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

About demons, when you don’t look for them, it seems like they’re everywhere in the world.

Once you start searching, there are only a few...

Currently, incense offerings to the Buddha in Luoshui Province are flourishing.

For the past few days, Li Xuan has been utilizing incense offerings to crazily search for demons.

Result... he found three juvenile demons, adding a total of 21 Demon Points.

Those three juvenile demons all carried the "ordinary" suffix.

It seems that away from Red Flower Mountain around Xiongshan County, demons have returned to normal, with no special demons present.

Li Xuan couldn’t help but sigh, "No wonder the Prime Minister can carry out work."

As expected, Li Xuan did not find any more demons today. By dusk, he returned to the vicinity of Xinci Temple to pick up offerings, gorge himself, and then found "Buddha Mother" Rose for some banter...

"Incense Fire Divine Realm" is something he must explore.

He has already grasped the method to enter and holds a letter "suspected to enter a certain place within the Incense Fire Divine Realm."

Everything seemed prepared, but the more this was the case, the less anxious he became.

Because he felt that throughout this mortal realm, there must be scattered information related to the "Incense Fire Divine Realm."

He must first gather enough information and see if he can break through that "firmly sealed demon form realm" himself, then enter the "Incense Fire Divine Realm."

On the following day, after finishing the "hundred people’s worth of meal offerings" at Xinci Temple, Li Xuan began to set out to the surroundings, yet he wouldn’t go far as he needed to watch over his descendants’ smooth birth.

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Compared to Li Xuan’s leisure, the capital seemed calm yet oppressive.

Of course, if Li Xuan at that time entered the palace as a Buddha, the troubles in the capital would include him.

But now, it was none of his concern.

Li Xuan didn’t need to deliberately seek information about the northern region; he just had to keep an eye on the Prime Minister’s residence.

His foster father resided in Xiongshan County, yet was well-versed in northern affairs.

The Prime Minister was well-versed, and so was Li Xuan.

At this moment, in the Prime Minister’s residence, the candlelight flickered.

The Prime Minister held several letters, looking at them with furrowed brows.