God-beating Whip left Bing City, carrying on forward with the girl.

"This way, if you keep heading east, you can reach Lingshan."

Demon Suppressing Tower said, "There lies a Pure Land."

Lingshan was the embryonic form of all Pure Lands.

God-beating Whip was very excited, but the girl was somewhat worried.

She tugged on the sleeve of God-beating Whip and said, "I've heard that the east is rampant with devils, and those heading to Lingshan get eaten along the way."

God-beating Whip smiled and said, "If we encounter any devils, you just hide under my sleeve, and I'll drive them away!"

Afterwards, God-beating Whip indeed defeated many devils on the road, which were then captured by Demon Suppressing Tower.

A day later, they saw some green crops on the arid land, scattered sparsely here and there, but they were crops nonetheless.

"Such land can even grow crops!"

God-beating Whip was surprised as he saw some slender people working. He approached them and learned that some monks had come to the nearby village and cast spells to add water to the soil.

Those must be ascetics.

God-beating Whip followed the road and indeed saw a few monks spraying sweet dew on the ground.

When he asked, the monks said they were from Lingshan.

"This sweet dew is from Lingshan,"

The monks replied, "The sweet dew can only lessen the drought of the land, but it's not enough to feed everyone. There are not many people left around here."

They told God-beating Whip that they could not save everyone, they could only use the sweet dew to preserve the land and try to save as many lives as possible.

God-beating Whip walked into the village, where monks were preaching and a dense crowd sat on the ground listening devoutly.

The monks displayed a compassionate demeanor towards the people's suffering; in God-beating Whip's eyes, this was the true demeanor of an ascetic.

"There must be Buddha Light here."

God-beating Whip thought to himself, planning to look around when suddenly someone started shouting loudly that a demon was stealing things.

Instantly, the crowd panicked, and everyone ran home.

"A demon, what demon?"

God-beating Whip stopped someone to ask.

"There lives a demon on the southern mountain that specifically steals food."

The person replied, "Everyone in the village has little to eat; if the demon steals it, we can only wait to die."

Hearing this, God-beating Whip felt displeased.

"I'm going to capture that demon!"

He left the girl and Demon Suppressing Tower behind, venturing alone to the southern mountain where he found the demon.

After a fight, God-beating Whip discovered the identity of the demon.

"You are the Mountain God!"

He was surprised.

This was a demon who had cultivated for a thousand years and had gained the powers of a Mountain God.

But Mountain Gods are inherently pure, so why would it do something like this.

"As a Mountain God, you should avoid karmic obstacles."

God-beating Whip asked, "You've cultivated hard for a thousand years to gain such power, why steal from mere mortals."

"I have children who need food and drink."

The Mountain God said, "The land is barren, life is withering, and I am increasingly weakened, unable to use Immortal Law, hence I had to resort to this method."

God-beating Whip shook his head, "If you convert to Buddhism, you will naturally have food and drink."

"Buddhism?"

The Mountain God scoffed, "Ever since those monks came, there has been no rain and the land stretches barren for miles, which must be their doing."

"Nonsense!"

God-beating Whip was slightly angered.

"Don't believe me?"

The Mountain God laughed loudly, "The spiritual energy underground is all surging eastward, no one knows this better than a Mountain God."

Enraged, God-beating Whip fought with the Mountain God again, quickly overpowering the Mountain God.

"I'll capture you for redemption!"

God-beating Whip intended to grab the Mountain God.

"I am innocent, don't think you can capture me!"

Unable to escape, the Mountain God suddenly laughed loudly, and a surge of blood erupted from its body, causing a self-explosion.

With a loud "boom", God-beating Whip's arm was severely injured, a cluster of blood lingered and did not disperse.

"Why must this be!"

God-beating Whip sighed, then returned to the village.

"Immortal."

The girl was the first to approach, then she noticed his arm.

"What is this?"

She took a step back in fear.

"A Devil's resentment."

Demon Suppressing Tower glanced at it and understood: "That devil has considerable Divine Skills, it has placed a curse upon you with its resentment, leaving a Curse Seal on your body. If it transforms into a fierce spirit, it can still find you."

God-beating Whip shook his head and said: "It will disappear in a few days, no need to worry."

Demon Suppressing Tower nodded, knowing God-beating Whip had no fear of such curse seals.

They continued to head east, encountering a large group of people going to Lingshan. Three days later, they finally saw Lingshan.

Lingshan, with its green mountains and clear waters, vibrant bird songs, and fragrant flowers.

Here, mist wrapped around, Spiritual Energy as vast as an ocean, beams of light rose from the mountains, piercing the sky.

As everyone stepped into the territory of Lingshan, a sacred aura enveloped them intensely, rich beyond imagination.

"Lingshan is so beautiful."

The girl was stunned.

She had grown up seeing only parched land; seeing such a paradise on earth felt like a dream.

This is the Pure Land.

The crowd that came with the girl knelt down, eyes brimming with tears.

God-beating Whip also felt joy and was about to kneel and worship, but the blood aura on his hand suddenly stirred.

"How, how could this be..."

God-beating Whip was startled and took a step back.

"What happened?"

Demon Suppressing Tower asked.

"No, this doesn't seem like Pure Land..."

God-beating Whip said: "I see the aura of the Mountain God entwined here."

"That is of course."

Demon Suppressing Tower said: "Everything belongs here."

"Is that so?"

God-beating Whip calmed slightly but soon frowned again.

Something's not right, still not right...

"Demon Suppressing Tower, where does Lingshan's Spiritual Energy come from?"

God-beating Whip suddenly asked.

"It naturally falls from the Venerable."

Demon Suppressing Tower answered.

"You're lying."

God-beating Whip recalled the Mountain God's words and shook his head: "The Spiritual Energy here is chaotic, it must be stolen from other places."

Demon Suppressing Tower was stunned.

This secret that only the White Robed Venerate and it knew, how could God-beating Whip know?

"I, could I have guessed correctly..."

Seeing Demon Suppressing Tower's reaction, God-beating Whip was shocked.

He was just probing, never expecting his guess to be correct.

Lingshan's Spiritual Energy was stolen from outside?

God-beating Whip realized this, his face turned pale, and his back was cold with sweat.

"How can this be!"

He muttered in disbelief: "It shouldn't be like this, how could Pure Land be like this!"

"Pure Land is supposed to be supremely good and beautiful!"

At this moment, Demon Suppressing Tower spoke: "You need not delve into its origins."

God-beating Whip's face grew even paler.

"The Buddha said, all beings are restless, their suffering infinite. I shall become the heavens, the earth, the rain in drought, the raft for the ferryman, the food for the hungry, water for the thirsty, clothes for the cold, cool breeze for the hot, a doctor for the sick, a light in the darkness..."

He asked: "Is the White Robed Venerate truly Buddha?"

"He is not Buddha."

Before Demon Suppressing Tower could reply, a voice rose from above.

God-beating Whip looked up to the sky, Sun Wukong hovered above, his eyes devoid of mercy.

"That Venerable, is just a demon borrowing Buddha's name," Sun Wukong said.

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