Encountering Demons One After Another

The elephant demon is called Nusina, a name that sounds rather strange when transliterated.

Of course, upon entering Xiniu Hezhou, Zhang Xuezhou found everyone's name to be quite strange.

Even tracing the original meanings of these names is strange. They involve sunlight, earth, might, and imposing stature, but in the Eastern Land, there are few people with surnames like mighty and imposing. Even someone as lazy as Zhang Xuezhou, who picks names casually, wouldn't use them.

Nusina is a male elephant demon, but Zhang Xuezhou always felt that her name had a slightly feminine connotation.

He eventually gave up on thinking about these things. After intimidating and subduing the elephant demon, Zhang Xuezhou also mentioned his good relationship with Buddha Son Shigong and others. The devout elephant demon immediately became polite and respectful to Zhang Xuezhou.

"Nusina, are you very afraid of the Western Sect monks?"

"How could we be afraid? Our respect comes from the bottom of our hearts. We respect the great leader, we admire the Buddha, and we even yearn to join the religion and become a member!"

What are the benefits of joining a church?

"Once we join the cult, no one will dare to enslave us, and no cultivator will dare to kill us. There will definitely be suitable partners for me within the cult, and maybe they can even bear me a bunch of little brats!"

Nusina is an elephant demon. When she reveals her true form, Nusina's body is extremely large, almost twice the height of an ordinary elephant.

Nusina's legs don't seem to move very frequently, but she runs much faster than the demon horse. Moreover, Nusina can ignore most terrain and can trample over muddy swamps as long as she doesn't encounter them.

With Nusina as his mount, Zhang Xuezhou was spared the trouble of soaring through the air.

The human and the demon's destination was the Mahabodhi Temple.

This is the entrance to the Sacred Land of the Western Sect, where there is a certain probability of encountering a high-ranking monk from the Western Sect.

If Zhang Xuezhou and the Buddha Son Shigong have a good relationship, they can meet after informing each other.

Having coincidentally arrived in Xiniu Hezhou and even managed to find the Buddha Son Shigong, Zhang Xuezhou immediately abandoned his plan to turn back and rely on Cai Ma's map to search for the Kunlun Sacred Land.

The Buddha Son Shigong had once taken Zhang Xuezhou to the Western Kunlun, and he was clearly very familiar with the route. Zhang Xuezhou felt he needed to ask him to show him the way once.

If Zhang Xuezhou can find the Kunlun Sacred Land, he will make his own road signs on his way back to Chang'an City, so as to avoid going around in circles.

He sat on Nusina's back, chatting occasionally and urging her to run faster every now and then.

"This is the territory of the Roc Demon King. Should we just go straight through?"

"That's for sure!"

Zhang Xuezhou glanced at the sky and felt it was best to make a quick getaway.

He hadn't seen many demons in the Great Han Dynasty; most of them hid deep in the mountains and forests and were rarely seen. Little did he know that demons were more common in Xiniu Hezhou. There were those like Nuxina who sought the protection of the dynasty, those who occupied mountains and became kings, and those who controlled a country or a region.

Most demon kings have already reached the Saint realm, and the worst are at the Divine Ability Realm. Zhang Xuezhou has no ability to fight demon kings.

He urged the elephant demon to quickly pass through the area where the other party was staying, lest it cause trouble that would be impossible to handle.

There are many demons in Xiniu Hezhou, and they are inevitably killed.

Western Sect frequently send cultivators to subdue demons and monsters. Although some of these cultivators have perished, most of the time the demon-slaying is very successful. If a demon becomes too powerful, an even more powerful expert from the religion will emerge.

After the heads of some great Demon Saint were hung in the Mahabodhi Temple to establish their authority, few demons dared to defy the Western Sect.

The elephant demon had never attained sainthood, nor had he become a great Demon Saint. He was even more afraid of the Western Sect, but he also wanted the protection of the Western Sect. Even if he was not given the opportunity to join the religion, he would be willing to hang a sign to avoid being mistakenly killed.

When he saw Zhang Xuezhou wearing a yellow monk's robe, he initially thought Zhang Xuezhou had come specifically to exorcise demons. He was so frightened that he almost lost control of himself and cooperated with Zhang Xuezhou very well.

After carrying Zhang Xuezhou through the journey, he finally understood some things, which led him to occasionally flatter Zhang Xuezhou, hoping to openly and legitimately gain some benefits from the Mahabodhi Temple.

"My lord, after you see the Buddhist monk, could you please grant me a token? I really don't want to be beaten to death!"

"This is easy to discuss!"

Having become more familiar with the place, Nusina's courage grew somewhat, and she raised her head to plead with Zhang Xuezhou.

Hearing Zhang Xuezhou's extremely perfunctory reply, Nusina heard nothing but the word "okay," which made her extremely happy.

"Could I have one of that brand you mentioned?"

Nusina and Zhang Xuezhou were having a very enjoyable discussion when suddenly, a voice filled with envy came from behind them.

Zhang Xuezhou and Nuxina turned around in the darkness and saw that a large demon with a pointed beak, a hairy face, and a bird's head, wielding a halberd, had appeared on the elephant's back cushion.

Zhang Xuezhou originally intended to pass through the darkness quickly and silently, but he never expected that there would be demons that could approach them silently.

Not only were Nusina's legs trembling, but Zhang Xuezhou was also so shocked that he almost jumped up.

"Are you the Roc Demon King?"

Looking at the bird demon and its nearly human-sized body, Zhang Xuezhou felt that this bird demon must be extremely skilled in flight.

"My name is Gulu Lila. If you don't know me, just call me Peng Demon King," the bird demon said.

The name "Gulu Lila" translates to "Cloud Journey of Ten Thousand Miles" in Great Han characters, which is also a rather peculiar name.

The bird demon stared wide-eyed, its red light flashing back and forth, clearly also eager to possess such a brand.

There are many demons in Xiniu Hezhou. The higher their cultivation level, the stronger their survival ability, but at the same time, the easier it is for them to be dealt with by the Western Sect.

It can be said that only by obtaining the label of the Western Sect can they end the biggest external factor that puts their lives in danger.

Upon suddenly hearing Nuxina and Zhang Xuezhou discussing identity cards, the Roc Demon King, who was preparing to attack, voluntarily lowered his weapon.

"Let's go, let's go to the Mahabodhi Temple together to ask the Buddhist monks for a plaque!"

Zhang Xuezhou reached out and wiped the light sweat from his forehead.

He glanced at the halberd in the Peng Demon King's hand with a slight tremor, feeling as if he had unwittingly dodged a deadly attack.

Encountering a land-based monster like Nuxina would be relatively easy, as Zhang Xuezhou would have an aerial advantage. However, when facing a bird-like monster skilled in flight, Zhang Xuezhou's disadvantage would become immediately apparent.

Although he was a cultivator at the Divine Ability Realm and possessed various escape and survival abilities, it was not impossible for him to lose his life at the hands of a bird demon.

Normally, it's difficult to even see a demon, so he never expected to encounter one after another in one night, and these demons were all quite powerful.

This situation was completely different from that of the Great Han Dynasty and the Xiong State, which prompted Zhang Xuezhou to quickly adjust his cautious mindset.

"What is your relationship with the Buddha's disciple? How can you obtain an identity token so easily?" the Roc Demon King asked, sitting on the elephant's back.

"When Buddha Son Shigong encountered danger on his journey east, I saved him, so I consider myself his savior," Zhang Xuezhou said. "We are sworn brothers, and I came here specifically to find him. My status and credentials don't matter!"

"It seems that Buddha Son Shigong traveled east and only returned to the Sacred Land in the last two years. I heard that he has a terrible temper. It's rare that you can become friends with him," said the Roc Demon King.

"He has a very good temper; speaking of which, he even gave me a piece of Purity Bamboo!"

Zhang Xuezhou didn't carry any heavy items, only some insignificant things in his bag.

He performed a spell and retrieved the Purity Bamboo that the Buddha Son Shigong had previously exchanged with him.

With this little Law Treasure proving his identity, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the Peng Demon King suddenly became much more amiable, and even began to fawn over him.

"Since my brothers went to the Mahabodhi Temple to ask for amulets to protect their lives, why don't they take me with them so I can have another life-saving item!"

The Peng Demon King's attempt to ingratiate himself lasted only a moment before Zhang Xuezhou sensed a surge of wind and waves in the darkness. Another powerful demon appeared beside the Peng Demon King, also pleading for help.