Chapter 219: Chapter 218: First Time Slaying Ghosts: Each Showing Off a Little
Just then, everyone saw two disciples in green Daoist robes rushing through the mountain gate.
Taoist Jing Fa glanced at them and asked curiously, "I haven’t seen them before. Aren’t they disciples from the Daluo Palace headquarters?"
Yunyang had seen them before. "They are Outer Disciples from the Daluo Temple in Chongguang County to the west."
Outer Disciples were apprentices who had yet to cultivate Inner Breath True Qi and could only be considered on par with Martial Arts Experts.
"Their expressions are grave; something must have happened," Taoist Yu Zhang said, walking over from nearby.
A moment later, an Inner Sect Disciple brought them before the group. "Elders, a Demon Fiend has appeared in Chongguang County. The abbot of the Daluo Temple is no match for it."
The eyes of the newly arrived old Daoists instantly lit up.
Besides Taoist Shen Hao and the three other newcomers, only Yunyang and Taoist Ming Chong remained at Daluo Palace. "Tell us the details," Taoist Ming Chong said.
"Yes!"
An Outer Disciple from Chongguang County hurriedly bowed and briefly explained the situation. "Three days ago, Landlord Luo from the city rushed to the temple for help. He said his son had encountered a ghost, and the Profound Grade Celestial Spirit Protection Talisman he carried was incinerated. He wanted to request another one.
The abbot could only create a Yellow Grade Divine Talisman, so he gave one to Landlord Luo. Unexpectedly, it was incinerated again the next day. Only then did they realize the ghost had already entered his house.
Landlord Luo came rushing back for help, so the abbot went to his home. To his surprise, the ghost was truly extraordinary. If the abbot hadn’t been protected by his Golden Gang Bracelet, he would have perished right there.
The abbot didn’t dare to leave, so he sent the two of us to request aid. We implore the palace to send experts to eliminate that ghost!"
"Hmm..."
The new Daoists listened with great interest, but Yunyang and Taoist Ming Chong fell silent.
The ghost could fight an abbot with decades of Dao Practice to a standstill, yet it couldn’t break the Daluo Palace’s standard-issue Defensive Magical Artifact, the Golden Gang Bracelet. This meant that, at most, its Dao Practice was far from reaching a hundred years.
Normally, sending two Inner Sect Disciples would have been enough, but now...
Yunyang looked at the eager old Daoists. "Anyone interested?"
"We are!" the four of them nodded in unison.
"Then shall we go take a look?" Yunyang said with a smile.
"Alright!" the four nodded again.
Taoist Ming Chong couldn’t help but chuckle. He then said to the group, "Then let Yunyang take you. I’ll stay at the palace."
A moment later, Yunyang led the four prepared old Daoists down the mountain. Following the two Outer Disciples, they headed toward Chongguang County, ready to carry out their first session of Exorcising Demons and Evil Spirits since arriving in the Otherworld.
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Chongguang County was north of Xiuyue County, not too far from Cuiluo Mountain. Yunyang took the two Outer Disciples by the hand, and the group of seven moved as if flying. Although not as fast as soaring through the air, they were still ten times faster than ordinary people.
Just as they entered Chongguang County, the five Daoists’ gazes turned toward the north side of the county seat.
Yunyang’s eyes narrowed. "That’s the direction of the Daluo Temple!"
The Daluo Temples in Changping Prefecture were all converted from old Golden Wind Hall buildings and were mostly located in the northern parts of the cities.
"Is that... Yin Qi?" Taoist Yu Zhang sensed it carefully. "It’s a far cry from Senior Brother Jing Feng’s Beiyin Yin Qi."
"A ghost? Daring to make a move in broad daylight?" Taoist Shen Hao’s white eyebrows rose.
"That means its Dao Practice isn’t weak." Taoist Jing Hong’s eyes gleamed. "Hurry, hurry! We can’t let that thing kill the disciples of the Daluo Temple!"
The moment Taoist Jing Hong’s voice fell, Taoist Jing Fa had already shot forward.
The next moment, the remaining four blurred into motion, becoming four afterimages trailing Taoist Jing Fa. They left the two Martial Arts Experts far behind, who watched on with eyes full of envy.
In just a dozen breaths, the five arrived at the Daluo Temple. In the temple’s backyard, they saw two middle-aged Daoists in blue robes standing back-to-back, one holding a sword and the other a Talisman.
Surrounding them, either standing or sitting, were five figures.
"Insolent ghost! How dare you defy the might of the heavens! Just wait until my masters arrive, and every last one of you will die!" one of the Daoists shouted.
"Originally, I only had my eyes on that man with the Three Yang Body and wanted to have some fun with him. But you, you little Junior Mage, actually dared to hurt me. In that case, this old lady doesn’t mind devouring you first."
The woman sitting on the steps of the backyard hall sneered, "This old lady isn’t staying in Chongguang County for long anyway. By the time your masters arrive, they can just collect your corpses."
"Sisters, skin them alive for me!" the woman ordered.
The other four figures lunged forward. In response, the Talismans in the two Daoists’ hands erupted into ash, unleashing Celestial Spirit True Qi that surged toward the ghosts.
"It’s that damned thing!" the leading woman said coldly. "That thing only has the power for one strike. Don’t give them another chance!"
Hearing this, the four figures were about to press forward again when they heard an old, sharp rebuke from the courtyard wall.
"Vile fiend! Witness my Flowing Gold Fire Bell!"
The next moment, a streak of crimson-gold light cut through the void, fleeting in an instant, and struck one of the figures. The figure had no time to react before its Ghost Body disintegrated, turning into ash and dust.
Only after its Ghost Body had disintegrated did the light from the crimson-gold afterimage illuminate the entire backyard of the Daluo Temple.
Everyone in the backyard turned their heads in shock, only to see an old man standing on the courtyard wall. He wore a blue robe, had a white beard and white hair, and a pair of white eyebrows that curved downwards. His face was majestic, and his eyes were like lightning, so piercing that they made one’s own eyes ache just by looking at him.
Taoist Shen Hao’s gaze swept over the remaining four figures and found that all four were gorgeous, flamboyantly dressed beauties. However, they were shrouded in a ghastly, cold Ghost Qi and also emanated a thick Evil Qi.
Taoist Shen Hao raised his hand again, and the four Female Ghosts cried out in unison, about to scatter and flee.
But before they could move, someone stopped him. "Senior Brother, hold on! Leave a few for us!"
An old Daoist with white hair and black eyebrows appeared on the opposite courtyard wall. He looked at the Female Ghost closest to him and chuckled sinisterly, then formed the Ziwei Seal with one hand and the hand seal for the Celestial Pig Curse with the other.
"Three Gods of Su Xiao, command the Kui Dragon with steel. Divine King of the mighty sword, slay all evil and leave no trace."
As the Spell ended, three blurry, transparent phantoms flickered into existence behind him. Each one then sent out a streak of Sword Qi, all of which sank into the Female Ghost’s body.
Much like with the Flowing Gold Fire Bell just now, the Female Ghost had no defense or resistance. Her Ghost Body instantly disintegrated, and her Divine Soul was instantly obliterated, as if the ghost had never existed.
The remaining three Female Ghosts completely broke down. One was scared out of her wits and dropped to her knees to beg for her life. "Mage, spare me!"
The one next to her tried to flee, but before she could move, an old man with an honest face appeared before her. Then she saw the sword in his hand.
And then, she knew nothing more.
In that single breath, the only thing the leading Female Ghost could do was stand up from the steps.
Immediately after, a gust of wind carrying a searing heat suddenly blew past her. Before she could even react, her Ghost Body disintegrated in the wind, her Divine Soul was ground away by it, and her Evil Qi was absorbed by a Thunder Seed.
The next moment, the hot wind died down. In the spot where she had just been standing, an old man with a world-weary face suddenly appeared, clucking his tongue. "So this is a ghost? Not so tough, eh!"
Yunyang was the last to appear, materializing in the center of the backyard. He stood beside the only Female Ghost left kneeling and begging for mercy and patted her on the shoulder. "Don’t be afraid. Tell me, what lonely spirits or wandering ghosts are you? Didn’t you even bother to ask around before making a move?"
Daluo Palace’s might now awed Changping Prefecture. They acted on behalf of heaven, Exorcising Demons and Evil Spirits. Most Demons and Ghosts couldn’t hide from them fast enough, terrified of revealing the slightest trace of their aura and being hunted to their deaths. How could any dare to provoke them?
Hearing this, the Female Ghost looked up, revealing a seductive smile. "If I tell you, will the Mage spare my life?"
Yunyang smiled faintly. "I’ll give you a chance to fight me fairly."
