"Hehehe..."
"Wuwuwu..."
Eerie laughter spread far and wide, followed by the sounds of desperate and soul-crashing sobs.
Mu Jinyu was also attempting to harness the power of demons and completely control them, to prevent incidents like this morning from happening again, where looking in the mirror resulted in the total shattering of the mirror.
Soon, amidst the overwhelming cries and laughter, Mu Jinyu quickly discovered that a small temple in the backyard was emitting a sacred golden light.
This small temple was the only place in the Guang Buddha Temple that was completely unaffected by his ghostly laughter.
This meant that the Arhat Relic was very likely stored here.
Mu Jinyu's eyes flickered, and while maintaining the frequency of the crying and laughing sounds, he made sure that the gaping-mouthed demons and long-tongued demons on the ground were suppressed and unable to move, as he dashed toward the small temple!
In just a short while,
Mu Jinyu arrived at the entrance of the small temple and then tried to push open the door by hand.
As he pushed the door, Mu Jinyu could clearly feel a scorching sensation of pain, as if burning his hand.
No!
The burning sensation was just an illusion; the door was not hot to the touch. The reason for this sensation was that he had now harnessed the power of demons and had become akin to demons, hence the innate discomfort when facing an object that could suppress demons.
Mu Jinyu felt a sensation of pain, as if his cheeks were about to peel off under the soft shine of the golden light.
"It must be in here!"
Mu Jinyu took a deep breath, stopped the ghost-faced demon's cries and laughter, allowing its power to deeply seep into his facial features, which made him feel much better.
Then, not daring to delay any longer, he pushed the door open with a forceful move.
Inside the small temple, there was a golden Buddha statue, and in the palm of the statue, there was a gleaming, translucent bead that looked like amber.
It seemed that as Mu Jinyu suppressed the ghost-faced demons and stopped emitting the eerie laughter, the bead, which was originally bright with golden light, was now gradually retracting its radiance.
"Is this the Relic?"
Mu Jinyu stepped forward. Only after the golden light from the Relic had fully retracted did he attempt to touch the Shariputra.
"Sizzle!"
There was a slight burning sensation, but as soon as Mu Jinyu fully grasped it, the scorching temperature surged, making him feel as though he was holding a fireball.
Seeing this, Mu Jinyu circulated his Profound Skill, covering his right palm with True Yuan to isolate the contact between his skin and the Relic.
Instantly, the scalding sensation disappeared.
"As expected, it's effective."
Mu Jinyu held the Relic, and although he was isolating it with True Yuan and not touching it directly, he could distinctly feel the slight itching sensation on his face, which must have been the restless squirming of the ghost-face, now calming down.
"However, this is probably not an Arhat level Relic, but rather one left behind by a higher-level Buddhist cultivator after their transformation."
Mu Jinyu guessed.
Because Arhat-level Buddhist cultivators are at the God Realm level, similar to the current Victorious Buddha, and when Victorious Buddha had been demonized by Dante, he became a true demon, and only by holding the Golden Zen Staff and chanting scriptures was he able to suppress it.
Yet this Relic, which was unaided, could radiate Buddha's Light to resist the erosion of demons on its own. Should demons approach it, they would be suppressed by it.
It was clear that it was not an Arhat Relic.
"Crack, crack, crack..."
"Swoosh! Swoosh!"
At this moment, the two demons that had lost the suppression of the ghost-faced laughter bounded and leapt toward him, the only living person present.
Mu Jinyu turned around and saw the ghastly maw with its terrifying teeth and the tongue that measured two to three meters long had already reached the doorway, preparing to launch an attack on him.
"Hiss!"
Mu Jinyu's expression remained silent as he flung the relic in his hand outward.
He then manipulated it with Qi so that it hovered in mid-air.
As the long tongue writhed, dripping foul saliva, just as it was about to touch the relic, the relic burst forth with golden light and the tongue stiffened in mid-air.
Similarly, the gaping maw of the demon, which had been snapping open and closed, now became immobile under the brilliance of the relic's golden light.
Seeing this, a pleased smile spread across Mu Jinyu's face.
This smile was his own, not that of the ghost-face, so there was no creepy laughter emanating forth.
Mu Jinyu quickly suppressed his smile, then took out his phone and called Gao Yu, asking him to bring the Golden Container.
He also specified the approximate size needed, lest the not-so-large gaping maw required a two-meter-plus Golden Coffin, which would unnecessarily waste gold.
After finishing the call.
Mu Jinyu had nothing else to do, so he found a meditation cushion in the small temple to sit on and closed his eyes to contemplate.
His mission this time was considered complete, although he originally planned to borrow the relic, in the end, it had turned into a quest for revenge and treasure, which he found somewhat helpless.
And now, out of sheer necessity, he had tamed two ghost-faced demons, temporarily giving him the ability to protect himself in these dark and chaotic times, but...
This was merely a desperate measure!
Demons were ultimately a huge hidden danger; they would slowly strip away the life force from a human body in order to strengthen themselves, and the Demon Whisperers who tamed the demons had to constantly seek out new ones to balance out the one they had tamed.
From taming one demon, to two, then three...
If one were lucky enough to survive...
Would there come a time when not a single part of the body was one's own flesh, completely transformed into a true demon, even consciousness slowly eroded?
Mu Jinyu felt unsettled.
But there was no choice, once seated in the Dragon King's position, one had to take on the responsibilities. Many things needed to be done, and when his subordinates gradually stopped listening to commands, he had to take matters into his own hands.
Hopefully... there would be a solution by then!
Soon, while Mu Jinyu was pondering how to survive the invasion of the demons,
Gao Yu arrived at the Guang Buddha Temple with his men, hurriedly carrying two Golden Containers.
"Dragon Master, are you alright?"
Gao Yu had rushed over only to find many halls and pavilions of the Guang Buddha Temple collapsed into ruins. Not knowing the reason, he had been very anxious. But upon finding Mu Jinyu safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm fine. You guys take these two demons away. Never mind, I'll do it myself."
Mu Jinyu snapped back to reality, speaking emotionlessly. He had initially prepared to let his subordinates handle the containment of the demons, but then again, it wasn't a good idea for ordinary people to come into direct contact, so he decided to do it himself.
After locking the gaping maw demon and the long-tongued demon inside the Golden Container, the floating relic in the void began to retract its golden light.
"Let's go."
Mu Jinyu grabbed the relic with one hand, feeling that in his current state, it wasn't good to go back to Dragon King Hall.
But considering the threat of the Tide of Chaos, the relic could not be entrusted to just anyone.
Furthermore, the relic could still suppress the ghost-face he was manipulating; securing it and giving instructions to the masters, he left without any problems.