11: Conan the Plague God

To be honest, Nezha really didn't know what happened; he was still completely bewildered!

He had originally been patrolling the Immortal Realm with his men. As soon as he returned to his Immortal Cave, he saw black clouds billowing from the entire Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li's residence. By the time he rushed inside, there wasn't a single living person left in the entire estate. Everyone, including Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li and his wife, had vanished without a trace.

And just as he was getting anxious, the black mist suddenly enveloped him. He only had time to raise his Fire Tipped Spear before he felt dizzy and fainted. After that, he was rescued from the lotus pond!

"Your experience is pretty much the same as mine!"

Tang Ku patted his knees, stood up, and said helplessly, "I didn't come away with nothing here. There's something I need to make clear to you all..."

After recounting his experience, Tang Ku said, "I'm not entirely sure what methods they used, but their master should have a means of remote monitoring everything called a 'Technological Construct.' Now I suspect that those who destroyed the Three Realms might not be from this world!"

Nezha was too shocked to speak, but Yang Jian frowned slightly and mused, "I once heard Ancestral Master Sanqing mention that beyond the world we inhabit, there are other worlds in the universe. I originally thought it was just a theory proposed by the Ancestral Masters to educate their Disciples, but now it seems, could other worlds truly exist?"

"Um, Holy Monk, what exactly is that... that Technological Construct?"

Nezha couldn't help but frown and ask, "Is that thing really that powerful?"

"It's not necessarily that powerful..."

Tang Ku recalled the mechanical fly, slightly narrowed his eyes, and said, "Even if they possess some means of Technological Constructs, it shouldn't be very advanced yet. The threat to us isn't very great. What I'm worried about is that black mist. That method can make all the Heavenly Gods and Buddhas lose their ability to resist. That's a bit terrifying!"

"So, what do we do next?"

Nezha pouted, "We know very little about the enemy right now. The three of us are outnumbered and isolated. Where are we going to find clues?"

"The Human Realm!"

Tang Ku said, "I know a place we can go that might yield some clues!"

Yang Jian suddenly remembered something and clapped his hands, saying, "That's right! Many Divine-Grade Immortal Gods are cultivating in the Immortal Mountains of the Human Realm. Those evil beings might not be able to find their Immortal Caves..."

"And there are also those Great Demons!"

Tang Ku said, "They might also be able to help us!"

"But those Great Demons might not be willing to help us!" Nezha said very reluctantly, "Although they aren't sworn enemies with the Immortal Realm, they've always disliked each other, and... I don't want to ask them for help!"

"There are priorities!" Tang Ku said, "Third Prince, it's understandable that you don't want to ask those demons for help, but now that the Immortal Realm and Netherworld have been erased, and even the Buddhist Realm is considered destroyed, I guess the Human Realm will be next. They might not care about the Immortal Realm, but they should at least care about their own home!"

"I think we should first go to the place you mentioned to look for clues. We can talk more once we've found something!"

Yang Jian didn't seem too keen on Tang Ku's suggestion either. After all, he might not be willing to cooperate with demons, so Tang Ku stopped pressing the issue.

...

In this world, there are countless Immortal Mountains and Immortal Caves. Not everyone capable works in the Heavenly Court. Therefore, even if the Immortal Realm was completely annihilated, there should still be many powerful individuals in the Human Realm!

For example, Sun Wukong's other sworn brother, the Ancestral Master of Earth Immortals who could easily subdue the monkey!

Longevity Mountain, Wuzhuang Temple, Great Immortal Zhenyuan!

"Zhen Yuanzi is a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and his Dao field is in the Human Realm, so he shouldn't suffer calamity so quickly..."

Standing at the entrance of Wuzhuang Temple, Tang Ku was instantly dumbfounded and gave a bitter smile, "Amitabha, am I perhaps the legendary jinx? Why does trouble happen wherever I go? This is almost like Conan!"

"..."

Nezha and Yang Jian stared at the collapsed gate of Wuzhuang Temple for a long time before simultaneously asking, "Who is Conan?"

"He's a big shot who causes deaths everywhere he goes. He's quite famous in another world..."

Tang Ku shook his head and gave a bitter smile.

"Oh, could he be the God of Plagues from another world? Does he possess such abilities?"

Yang Jian was greatly surprised, "Holy Monk, if you know him, could you invite him from another world to help?"

"Don't even think about that; he can barely protect himself right now!"

Tang Ku rubbed his nose and said, "Let's go, let's go inside and take a look first!"

The three looked at each other, then walked into Wuzhuang Temple.

Just as the three had seen, there was no sign of living people, or even living creatures.

Most terrifyingly, there was a huge deep pit in the backyard... That was where the Ginseng Fruit Tree used to be planted!

"Those evil beings even took away Great Immortal Zhenyuan's livelihood?"

Nezha exclaimed, "These guys really have some tricks!"

"It seems I was wrong. Even the Immortal Gods and powerful individuals of the Human Realm cannot completely escape their pursuit... However, these Immortal Mountain residences are mostly in remote, uninhabited deep mountains and old forests. If they didn't have a certain understanding of these powerful individuals, they wouldn't be able to find them at all. It seems that in addition to their mysterious and unfathomable power, they also possess powerful intelligence gathering capabilities!"

Tang Ku said.

"The Holy Monk is right!" Yang Jian had once led troops and fought battles, so he naturally knew how scattered the powerful individuals in this world were. Even the Immortal Gods of the Immortal Realm would find it difficult to locate them.

"I'm at a loss now. Perhaps the next place we find will be like this too..."

Tang Ku gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Yang Jian was about to say something, but he saw a flash of blue lightning from the eye on his forehead. He was startled, then sneered, "Perhaps we can capture a few live ones and ask them!"

Tang Ku reacted instantly, and a string of data flashed in his eyes... Many entities with considerable combat power were surrounding Wuzhuang Temple and converging in their direction.

"Oh, so it's time to stretch our limbs!"

Nezha sneered and cracked his knuckles.

"Oh, so it's time to earn Iron Fist Points!"

The Monk ripped off his kasaya. After a quick estimate, there were at least several hundred people surrounding them. Unlike the little devils they encountered before, each of these guys displayed combat power. In other words, these guys were walking Iron Fist Points!

Boom!

The already dilapidated wall became even more so, and a large group of soldiers, armed with weapons, clad in armor, and looking vicious, rushed in and attacked the three.

Nezha's pupils constricted, and he said in shock, "Be careful, these are all Medium Grade Immortal Soldiers from the Immortal Realm! My father had a large number of them under his command, and their combat power is very strong!"

"That's perfect!"

The Monk's figure almost became an afterimage as he sent an Immortal Soldier flying with a punch.

"This Poor Monk will try to experience what Sun Wukong felt when he wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace today!"