Ch 13: Like the Buddha Seated Upon the Great Thunderclap Temple!

In this world, Ji Xiaolan is deeply trusted by the Demon Emperor, being one of the twelve Human Grandmasters loyal to the imperial court.

He is a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, a confidant of the Emperor… Emperor Qianlong is even willing to appoint him as the Governor-General of Jiangnan!

It should be known that Jiangnan is the wealthiest region in the world, with nearly half of the nation’s tax revenue originating from there.

As a Human Grandmaster, for Ji Xiaolan to be allowed to serve as Governor-General in such a prosperous place, not to mention the fact that under normal circumstances, the willingness to let a Human Grandmaster leave the capital is already a great sign of trust.

“You can’t just say things like that!” Ji Xiaolan said with a smile. He took a peaceful sip of tea, cupped his hands towards the north, and said, “I am still utterly loyal to His Majesty the Emperor!”

“Unless, you believe there is indeed an opportunity to overthrow the world, then you would take action?” Chu Mo added with an inscrutable expression.

Ji Xiaolan took a sip of tea and said nothing more, but his attitude was clear.

He paused slightly and changed the subject, “Speaking of which… you seem to want to become the Lord of the World Society? I don’t have much of an opinion. Becoming the Lord depends mainly on strength!”

Ji Xiaolan placed the teapot on the table, a look of calmness and confidence between his brows. Clearly, he believed his strength exceeded Chu Mo’s… mainly because he had checked and confirmed that the child before him was indeed eight years old.

To become a Grandmaster at eight years old is definitely a peerless prodigy! However, to say that an eight-year-old could defeat him… that would be underestimating his cultivation too much! Which Grandmaster isn’t a prodigy?

As for what Chu Mo did in the north, Ji Xiaolan felt that if he were shameless enough, he could do it too. After all, Chu Mo had never faced a Grandmaster-level expert in direct combat…

The only thing that made him a little hesitant was the Domain that the Jiangbei Group Leader mentioned… However, this was only informed to him through letters, so perhaps they were mistaken? Who knows?

In response, Chu Mo drained the water in his cup, then slowly stood up. At that moment, his aura changed, like mountains and rivers, like oceans, boundless and vast.

“…What?!” Ji Xiaolan’s expression changed for the first time, his heart trembled. It really was a Domain?

Before he could say anything, he saw the person in front of him slowly push out a palm. All the surrounding environment disappeared before his eyes, and he felt that at this moment he had transcended the constraints of time and space, and had come to the Great Thunderclap Temple in ancient legends.

He felt as if he had turned into an ant, now looking up at a supreme Buddha, watching that Buddha treat him like Sun Wukong, casually pressing down with a palm.

“Pa!” Chu Mo’s hand gently pressed on Ji Xiaolan’s chest. His chest visibly heaved, and he gasped for breath. Cold sweat poured down his forehead, and his clothes were completely soaked.

He finally woke up, and the only things left in his gaze towards Chu Mo were stunned shock and confusion. Thoughts raced through his mind, and he suddenly shuddered. His expression changed several times, and he almost groaned.

“…A second Domain? And it’s… it’s, the Buddha’s Domain?!”

If this child were to unleash such a strike on Mount Shao, the ancestral home of Buddhism, it would probably alarm the many senior monks on Mount Shao, and then they would unanimously promote him as the Buddha’s Disciple without the slightest hesitation!

This is the value of controlling a Domain in this era!

However, Ji Xiaolan’s shock at this moment was far more than that… because he knew from Chen Baisheng’s letter that this person before him had only touched the Luohan Fist related to Buddhism three months ago.

This… in just three months, he had comprehended another Domain?

Ji Xiaolan would rather believe that he was hallucinating or still asleep, in a dream.

But Ji Xiaolan then had a thought that terrified him—

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Even if he didn’t comprehend it three months ago, this child is only eight years old in total. One Domain might be a coincidence, but two Domains can only be said to be inevitable… Even if he didn’t comprehend it three months ago, the comprehension of the two Domains probably couldn’t have taken more than a year or two!

“I’m convinced, I’m completely convinced!” Ji Xiaolan bitterly smiled and raised his hands. He vaguely realized that if the person before him had harbored murderous intent, he might have died under that palm, perhaps.

“The position of Lord of the World Society…”

“Let’s not mention that for now. First tell me, how many Grandmaster-level techniques do you have here, and are there any higher-level cultivation methods?” Chu Mo raised his eyebrows and asked. Power is a laughable thing to him…

“…” After a brief silence, Ji Xiaolan said hoarsely, “Including my technique, the techniques of the previous three Lords of the World Society, and two Grandmasters who were willing to leave their techniques at Jiangnan’s First Martial Academy, we can gather a total of six sets of Grandmaster-level techniques!”

“As for Innate techniques… there are still dozens of sets.”

“Just take me there!” Chu Mo said softly, “Oh, and tell me, where are the demons in Jiangning now?”

If Chu Mo remembered correctly, when he was wreaking havoc in Jiangbei, besides a portion of the demons in Jiangbei running to the capital, a large portion crossed the Yangtze River and ran to the south, and a considerable portion of them fled to Jiangning.

After all, this is the capital of Jiangnan, the hub of culture, and one of the two capitals of the previous dynasty… Even in this era, it still has a very special status. Perhaps the top experts are inferior to those in the capital, after all, the capital includes all the Grandmasters who are loyal to the imperial court…

However, in terms of the number of Innate experts below the Grandmaster level, Jiangning is not much inferior to the capital.

This is perhaps also the reason why the entry checks in Jiangning are so strict! Although everyone is clear that if the Demon Slayer comes, that level of inspection is simply unstoppable…

“I can tell you, but… I’m afraid that as soon as you start killing! The next day, when the news spreads, more demons will run away.” Ji Xiaolan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He was too aware of the person before him’s fierce reputation…

He was truly the one who could stop infant demons from crying!

Before, he had even received news that in Ji, Shandong, there were only rumors of the Demon Slayer appearing, which led to a great defeat of the Demon Qing army… because the demons in charge of the army at all levels ran away overnight, completely collapsing the morale of the entire army!

The outrageous thing was that the next day, the Demon Slayer appeared in Henan, confirming that it was indeed a rumor, and it was absolutely impossible for anyone to have seen the Demon Slayer…

“It’s okay, I’ll just put in a little effort and kill them all in one night!” Chu Mo said concisely.

Ji Xiaolan was dumbfounded, thousands of words stuck in his throat, and in the end, he could only nod with a stiff expression. He couldn’t say anything… His original intention was to persuade Chu Mo not to do this, after all, with such heavy casualties, he wouldn’t be able to explain it to the higher-ups…

However, Chu Mo just said such an ordinary sentence, and it actually made him choke, unable to say anything more… Ji Xiaolan lowered his eyes and suddenly smiled bitterly.

He realized that he had already lost his nerve in front of the person before him and dared not argue with him anymore!