Guarding the Prison for 100 Years, I Emerge to Overwhelm the Demon Venerable

After returning to the Great Xia Dynasty, everything was as usual.

Su Bai had taken a half-month vacation but suddenly returned early. His colleagues at the Prison Suppression Bureau, like Zhang Wei, found it a bit puzzling but didn’t give it much thought.

If it had been them, they would have definitely used that half-month to have some real fun.

"Finally, quitting time!"

"Brother Su Bai! Come on, let’s go eat at Biyun Pavilion."

A few days later, just before noon, Zhang Wei wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly pulled Su Bai toward the prison exit.

Hearing this, several other colleagues from the Prison Suppression Bureau also gathered around.

The group walked down the main street. As they neared Biyun Pavilion...

A slightly older colleague from the Prison Suppression Bureau slung an arm around Zhang Wei’s shoulder and teased him.

"The food at Biyun Pavilion isn’t cheap!"

"You’re being so eager, kid. You’re not planning on treating us, are you?"

"Well, that’d be great! I heard the food at Biyun Pavilion is amazing! If you’re treating, Zhang Wei, then I won’t be holding back later!"

"I’ll have to wolf down three big bowls!"

"Huh?"

...

「At the Great Xia Border, a small roadside teahouse stood on a wild mountain path.」

The teahouse sold wild tea picked from the mountains. It was boiled in a large pot, and though not very sweet, it was excellent for quenching one’s thirst.

For just a few copper coins, you could get a full pot.

For a few more copper coins, you could also buy some dry rations like flatbreads and sweet potatoes to fill your stomach.

At this moment, a group of traveling merchants and sword-wielding warriors were sitting in the stall, resting their feet, drinking tea, eating their rations, and chatting idly with one another.

"These days, the current Holy Emperor has taken a step back due to poor health. The Crown Prince is now personally handling all matters of the court."

"And recently, the Crown Prince issued several decrees one after another. In places like Taizhou and Yun Province, this led to eighteen different rebel factions rising up in just a few days."

"Now, there’s fighting everywhere!"

"Whoa! Really? Isn’t the world descending into chaos then?"

"There’s some unrest, for sure, but I wouldn’t call it chaos. The Imperial Dynasty has already sent troops to suppress it. The Righteous Sects, both from within our borders and the Outer Realm, have also dispatched their disciples to assist the Government Office."

"I heard even the Saintess of the Celestial Sound Sect, who has always remained in seclusion, has descended from her mountain this time."

"The way I see it, this rebellion will be put down soon enough."

"Haha! Our Great Xia Dynasty’s reputation is widespread and its power is undiminished! When the imperial decree is issued, what sect in the world would dare to disobey?"

Someone laughed heartily, took a large gulp of tea, and said with excitement.

The man who had spoken earlier, a swordsman, scoffed at this and shook his head. "You’ve got that wrong."

"The Righteous Sects are being so cooperative now, but it’s not because of a few verbal edicts."

"In the end, it all comes down to the might of our Great Xia Dynasty’s senior, the Boxing Saint, who holds the title Lord of Heavenly Punishment!"

"Hmm?"

"Heh heh... you all just returned from the Outer Realm, so your information is probably a bit outdated."

The man chuckled mysteriously. "That senior of Great Xia, the Boxing Saint, titled the Lord of Heavenly Punishment, he who delivers punishment on behalf of the heavens!"

"During this period, he’s gone through both the Righteous and Demon Daos."

"Of the Five Demonic Veins, there’s Xiang Wentian, the Vice Sect Master of the Soul-devouring Demon Sect; the current Celestial Demon Saintess; Lady Xuan Yin of the Profound Yin Sect; and Black Spirit Ancestor of the Red Flame Demon Sect."

"Then there’s Tai Sui Immortal Elder of the Black Lotus Sect, and the Vice Sect Master of Rashomon."

"And Venerable Green Robe of the Sky Sea Demon Sect, Red Halberd Ancestor of the Evil Spirit Pavilion, the Seventh Demon Lord of the Ten Thousand Beasts Celestial Palace..."

"Even on the side of the Righteous Dao, there’s the Celestial Net Swordsmaster and Tian Qing Ancestor."

"They’ve all been suppressed and locked away in that prison!"

"Seventy percent of the experts from the Evil Demon Dao are gone."

"Those who weren’t killed were left crippled."

"Even the experts of the Righteous Sects are on edge, daring not to make a single wrong move, terrified of being labeled as part of the Evil Demon Dao by the Lord of Heavenly Punishment."

"Now they’re all rushing down from their mountains to subdue demons. Isn’t that all a show for the Lord of Heavenly Punishment? A desperate attempt to prove their allegiance?"

"With this, the Great Xia Boxing Saint is clearing the world of all evil with his own two fists."

"Don’t be fooled by how strong the rebels seem now. Before long, peace will return to the land, greater than ever before!"

As soon as he said this, shocked gasps and low murmurs erupted throughout the small teahouse.

No one could believe it.

The world knew there was a Boxing Saint in Xia Imperial City, and that the Lord of Heavenly Punishment watched over them from above.

But they never imagined that this deity’s radiance had already spread across the entire territory of Great Xia.

Even the Righteous and Demon sects of the Outer Realm dared not disobey.

If what was said was true, then the Lord of Heavenly Punishment was indeed a peerless hero who could dominate the world.

With a single fist, he brought all paths to submission.

With such a Saint protecting the Great Xia Dynasty, how could it not be peaceful, prosperous, and thriving?

While the crowd was still drinking tea and chatting, they saw a figure slowly approaching from the end of the mountain path.

It was an old monk with white eyebrows. His eyes were downcast, and his face held a compassionate expression.

At first glance, he looked like an enlightened monk on a pilgrimage.

But get a little closer, and the overwhelmingly thick scent of blood would rush over you like a tidal wave.

Looking at the old monk in white again, one could see a terrifying vision of a surging Blood Sea slowly rising behind him!

"This is bad!"

Everyone in the teahouse paled. They all understood that they had encountered a terrifying Demon!

But before they could scatter and flee, the old monk in white flashed before them and struck out with a vicious palm attack!

The terrifying force of the palm stirred up boundless Evil Qi, enveloping the entire teahouse.

There was no reason, no warning—he simply appeared and tried to kill them all.

It was as if he was killing for the sake of killing.

But just as this fearsome Palm Seal was about to land...

The small teahouse dissolved like a reflection on water.

When all illusions had shattered, it was suddenly revealed...

This was no wild mountain path, but a vast, remote wilderness.

The chatting merchants and travelers from before had vanished, replaced by a young man dressed in white robes.

The old monk with white eyebrows looked around in a daze. His expression gradually calmed, and he softly chanted a Buddhist scripture.

Then, his white robes became stained with blood inch by inch, and a heaven-shaking Demonic Qi and killing intent erupted from his body.

But before he could unleash his ferocity to its peak, Su Bai’s gaze flickered. He shook his head and sighed.

"Bai Yu Saint Monk, you have become too attached to appearances..."

As soon as these words were spoken,

the old monk with white eyebrows froze, his movements halting abruptly.

He stared at Su Bai in stunned silence, completely dumbfounded.

He remained speechless for a long time.

...

’So that’s how it was...’

After suppressing the old monk in the Dharma Tripod Prison, Su Bai sifted through the man’s memories.

Bai Yu Saint Monk had originally been a Saint Monk from Buddha Light Temple, one of the Outer World Righteous Sects. He was a compassionate man who saved people from suffering.

But after witnessing too much suffering and slaughter, a demonic thought took root in his heart, and his disposition slowly began to change.

Seeking answers, he went to the Celestial Net Sword Sect.

Then to the Celestial Sound Sect.

And then the Celestial Sword Sect.

He visited all the Orthodox Sects, but no one could answer the questions in his heart.

He became completely obsessed.

After sitting motionlessly for half a month in the Northern Snowfield, he actually decided to fall into the Demon Dao, seeking the truth through its ways.

Su Bai had heard of the events that followed, even back in the Imperial City.

He acted like a Demon, committed demonic deeds, and carved a path of slaughter.

In just one month, tens of thousands of innocent lives were lost at his hands.

He held compassion in his heart, yet committed the deeds of an evil demon—a true Demon Buddha.

If Su Bai hadn’t suppressed him in time, he might have actually managed to comprehend the way of the Demon Buddha.

’The difference between Buddha and Demon is but a single thought. A single mistake, and you fall into an endless abyss.’

Su Bai murmured to himself, and in the next moment, he vanished.

The teahouse scene from before was merely a Mirage he had created using the Soaring Snake Transformation.

...

「The North Sea.」

Dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a torrential storm seemed to merge the sky and the sea into one.

Upon the vast ocean, terrifying waves surged, layer upon layer, instantly climbing to a height of ten thousand zhang!

The sky-swallowing waves crashed down, and the entire world seemed to roar!

And within the endlessly spreading dark clouds...

Two illusory figures of True Dragons, one black and one white, swam through the air.

They extended their claws and raised their heads!

The endless waves of rain.

Not a single drop could touch them.