Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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There seemed to be a layer of faint golden light waves swaying in the darkness, hanging. The dead ghosts screamed and couldn’t help but loosen their hands. The Taoist priests’ feet landed on the ground again. The Taoist priest who was pressed into the coffin also got a moment to breathe because the ghost king looked up and relaxed his movements.
The two ghost kings said “Hey”, and unexpectedly a living person suddenly came out. It seemed that he was a Taoist priest.
One of the ghost kings chuckled twice, “Isn’t this the little Taoist priest we wanted to arrest?”
“I’m not a Taoist priest.” Xie Lingya also bared his teeth at him, “I work part-time.”
The ghost king sneered, then with a thought in his mind, thousands of ghosts crawled out of the ground. These were all recruited by Pei Xiaoshan before, and now they were naturally dispatched by the four ghost kings.
“What a coincidence, I have it too.” Xie Lingya used the Lushan Technique and took out the command flag. “This disciple bows with all his heart. Five battalions of soldiers and horses are coming!”
The soldiers and horses that Pei Xiaoshan recruited were ordinary ghosts before, and they were better in numbers. It was just too much, but how long could they have been training for? The soldiers of the Lushan Sect included veterans who had been trained by the ancestor Zhu Chengmei, and the latest ones had been trained by Zhu Chengmei for decades. They may not be as good as the Ghost King, but compared with those Yin soldiers, they just showed up and surpassed them in terms of momentum.
Behind Xie Lingya, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses lined up like clouds. When he gave the order, they lined up in order. Xie Lingya didn’t understand the art of war. They had learned it themselves under Zhu Chengmei and formed formations automatically.
Xie Lingya faced the two ghost kings. They were a little surprised to see that Xie Lingya had raised so many Yin soldiers, but they were not afraid and blew out a gust of Yin wind from their mouths.
This evil wind was much stronger than the ordinary ghost wind. Those were breezes, and this was a hurricane.
Fortunately, Xie Lingya didn’t have much else but talismans. He grabbed a handful of spiritual ancestral talismans and said, “The evil devil returns to justice!”
The talisman paper encountered the evil wind and quickly turned into ashes, and the two sides disappeared. None of the ghost kings had seen anyone using talismans like this before.
They both showed a strange look, and then smiled coldly, “Okay.”
Xie Lingya felt unwelcome and nodded, but his heart was still very stressful, so where it could not be seen, he opened the backpack, which was full of talismans.
The two ghost kings were speechless, “You… you, a little part-time Taoist priest, where did you get so many talismans.”
“I knew I had to deal with Pei Xiaoshan, so I took the time to stay up for several long nights.” Although Xie Lingya didn’t hear them and Pei Xiaoshan was in conflict but he subconsciously provoked, “Why don’t you kings rebel? Pei Xiaoshan is not a good guy. Let’s deal with him together. We will seal all the merit seals, and then offer full sacrifices to the kings.”
Ghost kings: “…”
Xie Lingya: “Let me tell you quietly, I have connections below, don’t you want to become a ghost immortal? I will help you to clear up…”
“Young man, you are talking nonsense.” The Ghost Kings were being manipulated by Pei Xiaoshan, otherwise how could they surrender so easily? Besides, what this kid said was too outrageous, and he still had connection below. Who was he lying to? The little Taoists liked to brag. Every day when they performed rituals, they clamored to have the City God in front of the altar following their orders, in fact, not even a ghost could be recruited.
After the ghost kings said this disdainfully, they rushed over immediately.
Xie Lingya failed to stall for time, so he rolled on the spot and swung his swords upwards. The three swords slashed across the ghost king’s belly, bringing up a burst of yin energy that stabbed and dispersed like burning black smoke.
Instead of an ordinary evil object, when the Three Treasure Swords came out, the immortal was seriously injured, but it only made a small cut on the ghost king, which made him even more angry. He stared at Xie Lingya with red eyes and became even more angry. The two ghost kings were actually holding hands. They then merged into one body and their body shape skyrocketed.
Xie Lingya then understood what Shi Changxuan meant when he said that the ghost kings from all directions would rely on each other after gathering. It was all connected. He took out a talisman to activate it, and then took the opportunity to pounce forward, slap away the two hanged ghosts, and chop off the hanging rope.
At this moment, the talisman behind him actually made a crackling sound. Looking back, he saw that the 2-in-1 version of the Ghost King swallowed the talisman provocatively, making a sound like popping beans in his stomach. His stomach rolled a few times, but it did not have much effect on his movements. On the contrary, because of the strange shaking, it seemed even weirder and scary.
Xie Lingya quickly turned around and swung his sword. The sword broke the soul and fell on the ghost king, making his figure even more stagnant.
The Taoist priests who were untied quickly dragged the Taoist priest out of the coffin. At this time, Xie Lingya discovered that the coffin was actually half filled with black, sticky water, which stuck to the Taoist priest’s robes and cheeks, exuding a fishy smell.
Xie Lingya didn’t want to know what it was at all. He endured his nausea and said, “Let’s go quickly.”
“Thank you, fellow Taoist.” The Taoist priests looked at the Ghost King and felt very unsure. This was the Ghost King from all directions. What tricks did this young man just do? It’s indeed good. The Yin soldiers they brought also trapped Pei Xiaoshan’s soldiers and horses… But it’s still a bit unsatisfactory to face the Ghost King. Could they really escape?
Even so, they took off after thanking him, just in case there was a glimmer of hope.
The ghost king walked over, step by step. Although his figure was ethereal, he seemed to be of great weight. The closer he got, the more oppressive it felt in his eyes. The cold evil aura rushed towards his face, making Xie Lingya feel that it was almost condensing into water on his eyebrows. Now…
“It is everywhere, and the Tao is everywhere!” Xie Lingya shouted, holding the sword in both hands and stabbing upwards. At the same time, the Ghost King’s big hand also clapped down and grasped Xie Lingya’s three swords.
Black energy continued to escape from the sword between the fingers, and golden light shone through in wisps, but the Ghost King’s hand did not move after all.
The Ghost King said solemnly: “The power of this sword is much more than that. Can you try it out?”
“Yes.” Xie Lingya took a deep breath and said loudly, “Here we come, be careful!”
Roll!
At the same time, a golden stream of light flew from not far away and passed through the heart of the Ghost King!
After Shi Changxuan finished thinking, the golden fire bell flew up and down, trapping the ghost king’s figure.
Xie Lingya took the opportunity to get up and run, catching up with the Taoist priests, “Run, run!”
After a real fight, Xie Lingya knew why Pei Xiaoshan was able to make such a big fuss in the Taoist Association. These ghost kings from all directions were really powerful. At the same time, it also confirmed that Zhang Tianshi’s three treasures was awesome.
The Ghost King struggled with the Flowing Gold Fire Bell for a while, slapped it with his palm, smashed the Fire Bell to pieces, and then began to summon his companions.
Xie Lingya ran to Shi Changxuan and saw that Shi Changxuan had vomited blood. He quickly pulled him up as well, and a group of sick and disabled people fled frantically for their lives.
The Taoist priests were a little desperate. Xie Lingya’s underworld soldiers were all dealing with Pei Xiaoshan’s soldiers and horses. There was a ghost king behind them, and two more ghost kings were coming back… Pei Xiaoshan might have noticed such a big movement. They wondered if it happened again, what should they do.
“It’s okay, I’ll find a place to ask the Patriarch to descend!” Xie Lingya shouted.
The most common thing he used before was to ask Wang Lingguan to possess the spirit. After using it, he would feel a little uncomfortable. He had calculated that he could do a big one and ask the ancestor to descend. But he was afraid it won’t last long, so he had to use it wisely.
Moreover, he had to concentrate on reciting the incantation to do this method, which was obviously not possible now that he was running and out of breath.
It was Xie Lingya who saved everyone just now, and they also took a few tricks under the Ghost King. So, everyone had a little hope and continued to move forward.
Xie Lingya remembered Liu Lingtong’s prophecy and knew that there must be a place where he could rest temporarily, so he did not lose hope and ran and threw the talisman paper back to stop the ghost king.
Only one bottom of the entire package of talisman paper was used, when the ghost kings who had gone to look for their traces also rushed back. Behind him was a two-in-one version of the ghost king plus two ghost kings. Xie Lingya looked back at the movement, anxiously, only to hear the Taoist priest who had entered the coffin say: “There seems to be a temple over there.”
Everyone looked and saw that there was indeed a dilapidated temple in the darkness. It was unknown how many years ago it had been built, but it had long been abandoned and one-third of it had collapsed, now it was covered with trees and vines, the plaque had fallen off, and you couldn’t even tell what kind of temple it was.
Xie Lingya was overjoyed, “Go in and hide!”
The Taoist priests looked hesitant. It would be okay if this temple was intact, but with a ruined temple, how could it resist the demons?
But Xie Lingya’s tone was very firm, and they unknowingly listened to Xie Lingya’s words and followed him there.
Before entering, Xie Lingya posted all the talismans at the door, and then helped Shi Changxuan in.
The doors and windows were covered with cobwebs, and the idols had fallen over and were covered with dust.
Outside the door, the ghost kings chased after them. When they saw the talisman papers, they were very annoyed. They were harassed by these talisman papers along the way. The ghost kings reached a consensus, stood together and merged with each other. Seeing that the two in one would become a four in one. Each of the four ghost kings represents a direction. When the four were added together, the power was definitely more than just the sum of them.
In the temple, Xie Lingya was about to recite a mantra when his eyes suddenly fell on the plaque on the ground. He squatted down and wiped away the dust and cobwebs. There were four words on it: “True Lord Chong’en”.
Xie Lingya was stunned.
Shi Changxuan also saw those words, and quickly stepped forward to lift the statue up, said a few words of offense, and wiped off the dust with his sleeves.
The dust was swept away, and the true appearance of Chong’en Zhenjun Sa Shou Jian Sa Zu was indeed revealed.
Xie Lingya felt that he had thought a lot in one second, and then he sat upright resolutely and recited the Sa Zu Baogao, “…the master of Dutian, the Supreme Savior of One Yuan, the Supreme Master of Xuanfeng Yongzhen!”
Other Taoist priests saw Xie Lingya as he started to worship the statue here and their expression tightened.
Even if Xie Lingya wanted to invite his ancestor, everyone was already on tenterhooks. It was not that easy to be inspired by gods and men, let alone the gods worshiped in temples randomly encountered on the road. This was still a temple that had been abandoned for who knows how long. Could the gods care about you in such circumstance?
Outside the door, the Ghost King stepped on the talisman into the soil, bent down and pushed the wall – the moment the Ghost King’s hand touched the dusty and dilapidated outer wall, thunder exploded and strong winds sprang up.
Sazu attained the Tao and held the Yushu Lei Mansion in his hands, transporting wind and thunder within a short distance, and shearing demons under the dougang.
It was obviously thunder from outside the sky, and it was obviously pushing the wall inward, but the courtyard wall fell outward, pressing on the huge body of the Ghost King. The bricks and stones were as heavy as Mount Tai, making him unable to move, and there were even more lightning flashes on his body.!
How could masonry be electrified?
The outer wall of the small temple collapsed, but no demon could come in.
….
Xie Lingya opened his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief, “As I told you, I have something to do with powerful people, and I have something to do with not only the people below, but also the people above…”
Chong’en Zhenjun Sa Shoujian was one of the four heavenly masters alongside Zhang Tianshi. This place is the temple of our ancestor’s master!
This was really the first time for Xie Lingya to pay homage to Sazu, but…protecting one’s shortcomings was indeed the same lineage!
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