"Amitabha, benefactor, the road ahead is fraught with hardship. Why not stop and rest awhile?"
A monk sat cross-legged by the roadside in a kasaya, smiling as he invited him.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I have important matters to attend to."
Jiang Changkong thanked him and continued onward.
This was the first monk he had ever seen. There had been none in the mortal world.
There had been none in the Immortal Realm either, yet he had encountered one now, on the road to retrieve the Sea-Quelling Divine Needle Iron.
Clatter!
Chains rattled as two figures moved swiftly, appearing ahead of him.
One wore white, the other black. Their tongues hung impossibly long from their mouths, and both held soul-hooking chains.
"Eastern Emperor Changyue, your mortal lifespan has ended."
"You need not concern yourselves. I have already cultivated an Immortal Dao Fruit, attained immortality, and become ageless."
Jiang Changkong swiftly passed between them, evading the soul-hooking chains.
One strange figure after another, one human silhouette after another, appeared along the ancient road.
Fortunately, none of these figures was particularly strong. They could do nothing to him.
Roar!
A roar rang out. Jiang Changkong's head grew slightly heavy as a sense of danger swept through his heart.
His heart tightened, and he hurriedly raised both palms. Sun Divine Fire interwove with Chaos Divine Power.
Boom!
Mighty divine power collided. Jiang Changkong did not move an inch, while the two figures exploded.
"They've switched to direct attacks already?"
Jiang Changkong frowned, glanced at the two exploded figures, and continued on his way.
Half an hour later, a figure appeared in golden armor, holding an immortal artifact spear. "Jiang Changkong, give me back my life!"
"Li Jie, if I could kill you once, I can kill you countless times!"
Jiang Changkong