Just A Daoist Who Occasionally Kicks Ass

“I am willing to serve the Great Qian Dynasty, to guard this region and ensure peace for its people,” said the Tiger-Jiao, Wang Qi.

He intended to accept amnesty[1]. During the Great Xia Dynasty period, many mountain gods took this path: after death, virtuous land and city deities would condense from the people’s incense offerings, while local mountain and water spirits were often officially recognized and enhanced.

This Tiger-Jiao was a third realm Yang Spirit expert, making his value far greater than that of ordinary beings.

Yet no one on the scene responded immediately.

Wang Qi hurriedly added, “Doesn’t Buddhism say ‘put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha[2]’? I am willing to serve the Kingdom of Qian and atone for my past sins.”

He knew that the Buddhist and Daoist masters present had Heaven’s Eyes and could perceive the lingering resentful energy and blood aura surrounding him.

He had eaten humans in the past, but the Tiger-Jiao was confident in this: a third realm Yang Spirit expert’s power was far too valuable; no faction would easily abandon him.

Vice Minister Xu of the Court of Judicial Review, the official overseeing this operation, hesitated over what to do with this Tiger-Jiao. By law, demons that eat humans or harm people with evil arts should be executed without mercy, yet one who sincerely surrenders and pledges to serve as a tool for the court was indeed tempting.

Just like in Journey to the West, many demons and demons that ate humans or caused havoc were ultimately subdued by celestial beings who descended to stage a performance, only to take them away afterward.

The Black Bear Spirit[3] had no backing, yet was also a famous and powerful demon, and in the end, it too was accepted as a protector.

“I won’t have mercy on evil demons and heretics!” Li Yanchu’s voice thundered.

The saber light stretched like a gleaming river, slicing straight forward without a moment’s hesitation!