My roars clearly did not serve as an effective deterrent.
The body of the Taoist fell heavily onto the Four Regulations Mirror!
The sudden crackling sound resounded, and the Taoist's corpse jumped violently like an electric shock!
No, it's not just a tremor! The smoky smell is madly diffusing.
The smell of flesh, the stench of a corpse, this bizarre smoke was overwhelming, making one's stomach churn and almost vomit!
A faint blue flame appeared on the back of the body, spreading rapidly, burning!
The continuous rumbling of thunder could be heard outside the temple, and even a few desolate white lightning flashes appeared outside the temple.
The Red Demon Village is a very strange place.
Within the village, it is a place of hell, a nightmare, completely filled with the eight miserable widows.
On the back mountain, it is not like that; there's just an overwhelming sense of gloom, and the temple is heavily laden with malevolent spirit. It doesn't even reach the level of Qi Jia village, where even thunder cannot penetrate.
Of course, if the Red Demon had not been sealed, it would be a different story.
Within just a few minutes, the Taoist's bones were burned into a pile of white ash, faster than a crematorium.
The Four Regulations Mirror returned to normal, lying quietly on the ground.
My body was still trembling slightly.
And so, the smoke dissipated?
The soul?
According to my understanding from the Nine Streams of Magic, everything taught by Old Qin, and all the things I've experienced over these many years, the soul should not have disappeared.
The soul should be at most scattered, then reformed, not annihilated and dispersed within a magical artifact!
If the soul cannot be gathered, it would be completely dispersed, with no trace left at all...
Why did he do this to himself?
The Red Demon was suppressed...
His goal was achieved...
From his previous incantations, the words "day-round sky, earth-square", and "nine laws and regulations", I could tell that his surname is Liu.
The same as the Liu Ziyu, the long-bearded Taoist who entered the village now, who comes from the same school as him!
His fellow disciple is right below the mountain. If he didn't do this to himself, he could return to his roots...
I don't understand, and I'm lost and confused.
I lift my hand to look at my palm, and the hand holding the fluffy broom isn't too bad, the burn isn't that severe. But the other hand holding a half-sized copper sword has a palm so hideous that it's hard to bear looking at.
I stood there for half an hour before I went to pick up the Four Regulations Mirror.
I returned to behind the statue and looked at the coffin one more time. I picked up the fluffy broom and the half-sized copper sword from the ground.
The copper sword still had its sharp edge, while the fluffy broom was more damaged, now only about as long as a finger.
"Today is enough, the rest of the items will be yours, to make up for your losses today."
A sudden burst of words popped up in my mind.
My breathing grew rapid, and my heart raced, thumping loudly.
The previous scene kept replaying in my eyes.
The complicated, heavy, and overwhelmingly powerful charm!
I drew it with my own hands...
I may know that that is not my actual strength, not my capability, and I even can't remember the charm of the spell now, like a mist covering it. I also don't remember the order of the brush strokes.
But it was still the symbol I drew, unlike when La Gong was teaching Fan Jie.
Fan Jie, with guidance beyond his comprehension, did indeed draw the symbol, but that symbol would definitely not compare to one drawn by La Gong himself or by Wu Zhongkuan's own hand.
Old Gong can't move.
He hasn't gained the ability of a Taoist Ghost, and even after taking over a human body, he can still use Taoist magical artifacts!
So that symbol is the power of that Taoist Ghost!
Through me, that is his power. I placed the half-sized copper sword in my backpack and did the same with the half-length fluffy broom.
I looked at my face in the Four Regulations Mirror. My current expression seemed like a golden paper, about to collapse at any moment.
At this moment, a faint sound came from the temple gate.
I suddenly turned my head to look, and what I saw was a black shadow!
Isn't it the pika?
I had previously told Jingying that if the two Taoists fought with the Red Demon, I would be notified by the pikas.
Now the pikas have come, and the Red Demon is sealed in the temple. What other changes have occurred in the village?
I quickly walked towards the pikas.
The pika circled around me, quickly darted out of the temple door, and ran in another direction. That was not the path I had taken up the mountain.
Of course, I have unconditional trust in Jingying. I followed the pika quickly forward.
Soon, I entered a forest with densely packed short trees at the edge of the mountain.
The night was pitch black and terrifying, and there were still patches of dark clouds in the sky. Only half of the moon was visible.
Earlier, the Taoist's body and soul moved the Four Regulations Mirror, which goes against Heavenly Law, causing thunder to rumble.
At this moment, the Taoist has disappeared, completely dispersed. The thunder and clouds are also gradually dissipating...
The pikas are running down the mountain from this direction.
At this moment, two figures appeared at the spot where I had climbed up the mountain earlier.
One was young and tall, it was undoubtedly Liu Ziyu!
The other was a long-bearded man with a thin figure, it was the Long-bearded Taoist!
The two of them moved at an extremely fast speed, in the darkness, it seemed like they were drawing residual shadows and dashing into the temple!
My heart was pounding frantically, and cold sweat broke out on my forehead...
So... Jingying sent the pikas to find me because the Taoist had climbed the mountain!
I had almost never considered that such a possibility would actually occur...
On second thought, with such a loud thunderstorm, they couldn't have missed it.
My breathing was heavy, so I forcibly suppressed it, maintaining composure and calm.
However, I didn't immediately go down the mountain. After the pikas ran a short distance, they came back to my feet and quietly lay dormant, as if they were waiting...
About seven or eight minutes later, there was a loud rumble from inside the temple, followed by something rolling out.
The moonlight illuminated the object, and I finally saw that it was the head of the Red Demon statue.
A shadow appeared at the temple gate, revealing that the Red Demon statue had fallen.
Li Ziyu and the long-bearded Taoist appeared at the temple gate. Their faces showed excitement, unspeakable excitement, and their bodies were trembling with emotion.
"The charm ink has not dried yet, the Five Elders have not been wiped out, it's the life lamp in the observatory that's gone wrong!"
"The grand incantation to bind the demon sealed the coffin, and though the thunder was a bit odd, there's no real problem. Find the Five Elders as soon as possible, and we won't have to leave any strength to deal with the Red Demon. We can concentrate all our efforts on dealing with the eight defeated widows." The long-bearded Taoist spoke in a decisive and fierce tone.
"Student understands!" Li Ziyu slightly bowed.
"And we must also be careful, as there may still be danger in this mountain, which is why the Five Elders used a highly costly charm to conceal their presence and did not restore here." The long-bearded Taoist spoke again.
In the next second, the long-bearded Taoist took out something and aimed it at the sky.
A sharp arrow shot out, and a brilliant burst of fireworks exploded in the air!
The figures of the two people disappeared in an instant, spreading to the left and right.
The fireworks seemed to be a signal. The two were clearly searching the surroundings for clues and traces!
I didn't pause and hurriedly headed down the mountain.
I didn't go directly to hand over the half-sized copper sword and the fluffy broom.
These two fought with us before. If I were to take out these things now, it would probably be hard to explain.
Moreover, I suffered so many losses. The Taoist Ghost previously told me that the remaining items were compensation. I have no reason to hand them over.
