The villain also has spring 2

Chapter 2000 1.1999 Let's fight to the death

"Now that you know about the dragon and snake mating, how can you not foresee what will happen next?" the great demon transmitted his voice directly to Wu Chen.

"Ah..." Wu Chen was speechless.

Regarding the unfinished individual storylines of each character in the drama, since being imprisoned in the prison, they have each taken on different detours. Just like the past and present lives of alternate dimensions, as the plot of "Wuxia World: Prison City Battle" continues, each person's fate is different. Among them is the less-than-ideal ending of the demon-hunting Zen Master Fahai.

Wu Chen, however, had a different interpretation: "'If I don't go to hell, who will? Only after all sentient beings are liberated can I attain enlightenment. I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty.'"

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva." The great demon remained noncommittal: "You mean that Fahai sacrificed all his cultivation and willingly fell into hell in order to attain enlightenment?"

"First lure them with desire, then lead them into Buddhist wisdom. Hence, 'desire is before the Buddha.'" Wu Chen uttered a Zen saying: "Even by laying down the butcher's knife, one can become a Buddha on the spot. How much more so for the Zen master Fahai, who was merely moved by worldly thoughts. Moreover, both leaving the world and entering the secular world are paths of cultivation. It's just a matter of whether one attains enlightenment sooner or later."

"Your Excellency is well-versed in Buddhism, and indeed you are destined to be with the Buddha." The great demon spoke with profound meaning.

"The world of mural painting is not without its flaws, nor is it a place to stay for long," Wu Chen told him frankly.

"What you say is absolutely right. Only a natal magic weapon can prevent evil energy from invading the body." The great demon indeed knew the secret.

"In that case, shall we shake hands and make peace?" Wu Chen used dialogue to advance the plot.

"'The Purple Star descends from the heavens, plunging the Three Realms into chaos.' Inside and outside the prison city, starving mayflies roam the land. They devour each other, brothers turn on each other—how numerous they are! Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs; how can you and I possibly remain unscathed?" The great demon spoke his heartfelt words. The implication was, "Better you die than I." Only by killing you can I have a chance to live to the end.

"I am speechless." Wu Chen knew that saying more would be of no use.

Unexpectedly, the great demon uttered another hurtful statement: "Furthermore, if we cannot defy fate this time, then we should accept it and live our lives in accordance with it."

“That makes sense.” Wu Chen said, and that was all he had to say.

As soon as he finished speaking, something unexpected happened.

Emerald flames flickered in the eye sockets of the dragon horn skull, and suddenly two lines of fire shot out, igniting the demon-subduing bowl with a "whoosh".

Startled by this, the wisps of steam rising from the bowl transformed into a thick plume of smoke that shot into the sky. Accompanied by a terrifying scream, the spider flowers, who had shared life and death, immediately went mad from the intense pain. They devoured each other, eventually turning into a pot of bubbling, thick soup.

It is said that even Fahai himself probably couldn't count how many demons the Demon-Subduing Bowl had subdued and neutralized. Although their souls were scattered and they could never be reincarnated, they were still beings of flesh and blood, formed from the essence of heaven and earth. One can imagine how extremely poisonous this pot of broth must have been.

"What is this?" Wu Chen felt that this pot of thick soup was different from others.

"You don't know that Nuwa created humans from clay?" the great demon said smugly.

"I see." How could Wu Chen not realize? "You need to reshape your physical body."

“Indeed.” The great demon changed the subject: “But it is not for the true self, but for the true form.”

"True form and Dharma form," Wu Chen succinctly revealed the difference between the two. "Alas," the great demon sighed, "If I hadn't been forced into this situation, I truly wouldn't want to be your enemy."

“I feel the same way,” Wu Chen replied cautiously.

As they were talking, the demonic brush that hung high atop the grand pavilion appeared out of thin air. A golden light suddenly emanated from the brush handle, and a long scroll depicting beautiful women slowly unfurled. It was as if the entire brush handle was formed from the scroll itself. The ten vivid and lifelike portraits of past courtesans, titled "Ten Beauties," flashed before their eyes like a revolving lantern.

Unlike when we first met, the lifelike features of the past courtesans in the "Ten Beauties" painting seemed to leap from the brush, moving freely without wind, sketching landscapes. They even flew into a bubbling pot of thick soup.

It turns out that the "scorpion demon" had completely disassembled her body and appearance, hiding each feature in a separate unit within the "Beauty Portrait" in the Book of Life and Death!
Then, through the magic brush, the physical body is reshaped.

As for the ancient legend of Nuwa creating humans, the reappearance of the demon-subduing bowl, which was boiled into a pot of porridge, is also reasonable. After all, when discussing fantasy and martial arts, interconnected worldviews are a normal plot element.

When the legendary Kuafu clan's female giant was transformed into human form by a demonic brush.

The final mystery was then revealed.

The ten-zhang-tall female demon, standing on the demon-subduing bowl, slowly opened her eyes. The entire Boundless Silk Domain became alluring.

"Should I call you Li Xiaocui, or Demonic Illusion Princess?" Wu Chen had already seen through her true form.

It turns out that the powerful demon lurking in the brothel of Beibao was none other than the female demon Dao Huanji from "The Jade Maiden Heart Sutra II." To evade Tie Zhongtang's pursuit, she first sought out the Blissful Taoist to change her appearance and steal the "Jade Maiden Heart Sutra." Later, she murdered the entire family of Li Dashan, a tenant farmer at the foot of the mountain, and impersonated Li Xiaocui, the only daughter, to marry into the Ximen family as repayment for her debts, leading to numerous subsequent events. In the end, karma prevailed, and she died on the scorpion-shaped Blissful Chair personally crafted by the Blissful Taoist, pierced through the heart by Tie Zhongtang's Wild Goose Blade.

After being imprisoned, she had a miraculous encounter and was brought back to life. She then escaped into the painted wall, taking the name "Xiao Cui" and living in the Chang Le Fang (a pleasure house). This is precisely why the owner of Chang Le Fang, Su Wu Niang, claimed her surname was "Li." The scorpion-shaped pleasure chair was also modified into a mechanical scorpion by Chang Le Fang using their unique room-building techniques. This is the true origin of the "Scorpion Demon." As for Hong Xiao Cui, the leader of the Toad Hall, she never actually worked at Chang Le Fang. Therefore, before the Five Poisons Sect merged into Chang Le Fang during the Flower Pavilion Competition, owner Su Wu Niang had never met Hong Xiao Cui. From beginning to end, the only person she knew was Li Xiao Cui, who worked at Chang Le Fang.

"You seem to have known all along?" The demonic Huanji understood the implication in Wu Chen's words.

"Yes." Wu Chen did not hide anything.

"How did you know?" Yao Dao Huan Ji pressed for details.

"Initially, when the Demon Hunting Sect first entered Beitun Fort to exterminate demons, you remained stationary, presumably because the Spider Flower Symbiosis had not yet been completed. So you pushed that old black sheep demon forward as a scapegoat, hoping that the Demon Hunting Sect would achieve victory in one battle, believing that Beitun Fort would be free of trouble and would not need to come again. Little did you know that you had fallen into a delaying tactic, allowing you to lie low and carefully plot your schemes. Thus, you allowed the mechanical cloud carriage to parade through the city, coming and going freely. Unfortunately, even though you had already weighed the pros and cons and allowed the Demon Hunting Sect to come and go freely, you were still unwilling. So you subtly released demonic energy, causing the Hunyuan Golden Elixir embedded in the hilt of the Right Protector Dugu's sword to faintly emit a light that was barely perceptible to the naked eye, just to toy with the Demon Hunting Sect."

"As you say, if I intended to conceal it, there would be no trace of it." The Demonic Immortal Princess smiled arrogantly.

“Just like when a cat is catching a mouse, it often teases its prey, which is why you chose the unknown Toad Hall Master Hong Xiaocui to secretly teach her the Spider Flower Manual.” Wu Chen’s words were piercing: “It’s just because she happens to be named ‘Xiaocui’. That’s what stirred your heart to mock ordinary people.”

"Do you think I'm something special?" the demonic cultivator Huan Ji asked, frowning. Just like that day when she let the Demon Hunter Sect come and go freely, she was still resentful. Now that Wu Chen had seen through her thoughts, she couldn't save face.

"No," Wu Chen said honestly. "I'm just worried that you're too clever for your own good and might end up ruining your life."

"Heaven is jealous of talent, and beauty is often short-lived. This has been true throughout history." The demonic Illusion Princess said all she wanted to say: "Sect Leader of the Demon Hunting Sect, why don't you show yourself and fight me to the death?"