Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Zhang Daoting thought Xie Lingya was going to fight with someone, but when he saw that what he took out was a wooden sword, he felt relieved, “Are you going to do it? Should I stay here to guard the door?”
“You stay here, I can go alone.” Xie Lingya took the Three Treasure Sword out of the box, held it in his hand and walked out of the back door.
Even if he was a young man from Baoyang Temple, it would be hard for him to take Zhang Daoting with him. Zhang Daoting had not learned any skills, and the people at Taihe Temple also did not seem willing to publicize this matter.
It had been a while since that merchant came to tell the news. When Xie Lingya arrived at the scene, the ambulance had already arrived.
Xie Lingya squeezed in and saw that the medical staff were carrying the old Taoist priest onto a stretcher. His legs were deformed, and there was a big hole in his waist, dripping with blood.
“Taoist Master, are you okay?” Xie Lingya asked the old Taoist priest.
The old Taoist priest was still awake, but his mind seemed not very clear and he was talking nonsense.
The onlookers thought he was a crazy old man. He took advantage of the shutdown of the construction site to run in, and then he lost his footing and fell.
This was the construction site where He Zun and the others saw ghosts last time. For some reason, work had been suspended here for several days recently. It had been a while, and no one else from Taihe Temple had come to see the old Taoist priest. It seemed that something must have happened inside.
“This is the Taoist priest of Taihe Temple. Just call Taihe Temple later.” Xie Lingya pulled a medical staff and said and ran away before they could react.
….
The sky had gradually dimmed, and the sun had sunk into the west.
Xie Lingya carried the Three Treasure Sword and got in through a gap in the construction site fence before the people outside could realize that something was going on here. A large shopping mall was going to be built here, but it had been topped out a long time ago, and now there were no workers.
The interior of the shopping mall had not yet been built. It was all cement floors and walls. Because no one had started any construction, there was no light at all, and it was even darker when you walked inside.
It was so big inside that Xie Lingya couldn’t hear any sound for a while. Then he had an idea, put down the Three Treasure Sword, took out a small bag of cinnabar from his pocket, and chanted a mantra.
“…How can you draw my image with your wonderful hands, your heart must be in harmony with mine. I pray now that the hope will come and possess the round light to guide all things!” After saying this, he dipped his hand in cinnabar and drew a curve between his eyebrows, shaped like the Arabic numeral 2, but the arc was rounded and the upper hook was more curved. A circle was then drawn in the center of the upper hook like an eyeball.
This was Wang Lingguan’s urgent prayer spell. You could ask Wang Lingguan to possess oneself in an emergency. However, now Xie Lingya only needed to borrow the magical power of his ancestor, so he drew the “eye” between his eyebrows. The statue of Wang Lingguan had three eyes, and he could possess his vision thanks to this mantra.
Generally speaking, not every Taoist priest could succeed in praying to a god. However, Xie Lingya’s situation was a little different. In addition to his talent, he was also cultivating a statue for Wang Lingguan… Could it be justified if Wang Lingguan did not hear his prayer?
When Xie Lingya moved his hand away from his eyes, he could see streaks of yin energy, thick and light. The location of this construction site had more yin energy than other places, so the feng shui was not very good for living people.
He turned on the light and looked around in the dim light, and found that a certain pillar was particularly dark, so he rushed over.
As soon as Xie Lingya turned behind the pillar, he saw a short-haired man standing there with his head bowed.
The man raised his head, revealing a pale face, with blood flowing from all his orifices, and his eyes looked directly at Xie Lingya without any luster.
Xie Lingya took a step back in fright, “F**k!”
“Ah -” At the same time, the male ghost opened his mouth in horror and screamed miserably, trembling.
Xie Lingya: “…”
Wang Lingguan was responsible for exorcising evil spirits with thunder and fire, and he was very daunting. When Xie Lingya suddenly started to ask Wang Lingguan for his magical powers, the ghost was so frightened that he hid aside despite only being a lonely ghost.
Xie Lingya hadn’t communicated with ghosts yet, in fact he hadn’t seen many ghosts in the first place. So, at this time, he raised his sword and planned to kill the ghost.
The male ghost was so frightened that he waved his hands wildly and his body floated uncontrollably. It is just a lonely wild ghost. It had not been long since it became a ghost, so it barked a few times at most and could not communicate with Xie Lingya verbally with its soul body.
“Huh? Wait… are you the one who terrified people here before?” Xie Lingya saw the male ghost nodding and thought that this ghost was about as courageous as He Zun, not as good as the otaku ghost in He Zun’s uncle’s house. So, he was too embarrassed to do anything, “Have you seen a few Taoist priests?”
The male ghost pointed to the depths of the darkness.
One thing brought another. This male ghost had scared He Zun before, but when he met Xie Lingya, he gave in.
Xie Lingya said: “Well, you can lead the way for me.”
Although he had asked the spiritual official to allow him to use his power, he was not as familiar with the road conditions as someone who lived here every day.
The male ghost quickly turned around and walked inside, and he didn’t know if it was Xie Lingya’s illusion, but a faint sob floated through the silent space.
….
Xie Lingya followed the male ghost deep into the construction site and climbed the stairs to the fourth floor. When he reached the stairs, he saw a strand of thick yin energy, giving people a wet and sticky feeling.
At the same time, there was still the sound of faint human voices. Xie Lingya identified them as those Taoist priests from Taihe Temple. He felt refreshed and walked to the door.
At this time, the male ghost floated twice in front of Xie Lingya with a look of fear on his face, indicating that he wanted to leave.
“Go.” Xie Lingya waved his hand, held the Three Treasure Sword tightly and walked out.
Then he saw that the situation in the empty fourth floor was very complicated. The moonlight shone in from the window, and the situation was looming. There was an old woman sitting in the corner, mumbling something. Next to her lay an old man, his head in her arms, lifeless. He was obviously dead. There were seven jars placed around them.
Not far away, Shi Changxuan was holding a wooden sword and talisman in his hand, and five ghosts were fighting him.
Different from the timid male ghost just now, these five ghosts were either red or green. Generally speaking, red ghosts were more dangerous. In fact, the same was true for green ghosts. The brighter the color, the more dangerous they were. Not only were they either red or green, but they were also bright in color. Extremely bright.
Shi Changxuan had hung the magical implements and talismans on his left and right sides. Xie Lingya now possessed Wang Lingguan’s divine eyes, so he could not only see the ghostly shadows, but also the aura on Shi Changxuan’s hanging talismans.
The fierce ghost screamed sharply under the talisman, but two of the three Taoist priests next to him rushed towards him like crazy, with ferocious faces. The remaining one blocked this one and that one and was also in a state of panic. They all then fought together as a group.
“Daozhang Shi!” Xie Lingya shouted and ran forward.
Shi Changxuan took the time to glance at Xie Lingya, his expression finally showing a hint of surprise, and a look of surprise flashed across his face.
At this time, the old woman also saw Xie Lingya, and her lips opened and closed faster.
—In an instant, the five fierce ghosts that were originally surrounding Shi Changxuan were stunned, and they all turned around and rushed towards Xie Lingya.
Xie Lingya: “……”
Run?!
Xie Lingya looked back and saw the five fierce ghosts following him. There were also gusts of sinister wind. Even from a close distance, he could see that each of them had terrible faces. Shi Changxuan was not idle either. After being let go by the ghosts, he started fighting the two Taoist priests who were obviously possessed by ghosts.
No matter how big this shopping mall was, it still had its end. Xie Lingya even suspected that the old Taoist priest from before was also chased and made to jump off the building.
Xie Lingya was chased to the window at the end. He suddenly turned around, held his sword in front of him, and shouted: “The God is everywhere, and the Tao is everywhere!”
The sword energy of the Three Treasure Sword overflowed!
The five ghosts who were baring their teeth and claws screamed several times and flew ten feet away.
The five ghosts were injured by the sword energy, and had burn marks on their bodies, making them look even more ferocious.
This was the second style of the Three Treasure Sword, Frugality.
Kindness led to bravery, frugality led to broadness of mind. The Sword of Kindness was a single attack, and its power could affect the surroundings. For example, how Xie Lingya killed the seven guest ghosts with one sword. But the Frugality Sword was a real large-scale attack. Like the current situation where evil spirits were attacking from everywhere, it was more suitable to use the Frugality Sword.
However, this second sword style was also used by Xie Lingya for the first time and he was not very proficient in it. So, it had to brew for a while just now.
However, these five fierce ghosts were obviously sacrificed by the old woman. He didn’t know where she found such ferocious ghosts. After being injured, they continued to pounce on Xie Lingya under the urging of the old woman.
On the other side, Shi Changxuan shouted: “Come here!”
Xie Lingya opened the way with his sword, ran back, and took his hands out of his pockets.
Shi Changxuan had pinned one of the possessed Taoist priests to the ground with one hand. The other two Taoist priests were still fighting. He bit his fingertips and drew a talisman on the Taoist priest’s face.
The possessed Taoist priest screamed, and a green ghost jumped out of his body and hid in the jar in front of the old woman. Then he also fainted with a tilt of his head.
Shi Changxuan stood up and drew another blood talisman on the sword. He struck the other possessed Taoist priest on the back, and the evil ghost on his body was also expelled. The evil ghost was still floating in the air and screaming at Shi Changxuan.
The old woman laughed twice and said in a hoarse voice: “You ran out of talismans? How much blood do you still have?”
A cold look appeared between Shi Changxuan’s brows, and he rolled up his sleeves to reveal his blood-stained hands.
At this time, Xie Lingya, who had run not far away, finally took something out of his pocket, and almost fifty or sixty exorcism amulets were thrown out by him with a raised hand, and they fell like snowflakes.
The old woman: “…”
Shi Changxuan: “…”
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