The night was extremely quiet. Outside the small building, there was the sound of whistling wind and swaying trees.
However, after the door of the small building closed automatically, the small building seemed to be isolated from the outside, and the temperature inside was still very warm. It might be because incense was often burned in the building in the past, so there was a faint fragrance wafting out. It smelled good.
My master took me to the second and third floors of the small building.
The second floor is a rest area with several rooms. However, if no one lives there for a long time, the rooms will be a little dusty.
There are many Taoist classics on the third floor.
I briefly flipped through the books and found nothing surprising. My master told me that the most precious thing in the Tensho sect was the "Yin Yang Soul Transfer Notes", which was already in my hands.
After resting for more than an hour in the small building, I saw that the time was almost up. My master called me and said, "Tianyi, let's go to the back mountain."
"good."
I nodded and followed my master out of the small building.
The night is dark and the moonlight is bright.
We both had Wolf-Eye flashlights in our hands, and the light was quite bright.
There is a small path on the side of the building, winding and paved with green bricks.
After walking for a while, a dark forest appeared in front of us.
There were all kinds of trees growing in the forest, growing in a disorderly and dense manner. Some of the banyan trees were several times thicker than my waist and looked very majestic. They had large leaves and aerial roots that were gnarled and entangled in the soil.
"This forest is very old. It should have been planted by the twelfth generation ancestor. But after so many years, few people have taken care of it, so the growth is irregular."
My master said a few words.
There are also brick roads in the woods, and the deeper you go, the deeper it becomes.
From time to time, you can hear the chirping of birds, which is very beautiful.
However, due to the obstruction of the trees, the moonlight from the sky could not shine in, and it was pitch black. Although there was light from the flashlight, it was still pitch black, giving people a very depressing feeling.
"Let's go. The forest is not big. We can get out after walking for a while." My master reminded me.
Let’s go inside.
When I was halfway there, my master suddenly called me: "Tianyi, stop for a moment and turn off the flashlight. Look ahead."
I obediently turned off the flashlight and squatted down with my master Jiang Jiuzhen.
He gathered spiritual energy in his eyes and looked forward.
I discovered that a blue phosphorescent light appeared next to a tree in front of me. The phosphorescent light was suspended there, constantly changing its shape.
If it were in the past, before I became a ghost-catching Taoist priest, I would probably have been scared to death.
But now, I don’t have that feeling in my heart.
But when I looked over there, I still saw something near the tree.
Looking closely, I found that it was actually a skeleton. And above the skeleton, there was a dark object floating above it. It turned out to be a ghost, and it had reached the level of an evil ghost.
My master squatted beside me and whispered to me, "Tianyi, that evil ghost should be kept here by Wang Jiuyang for early warning. Move quickly, wait, you go over and subdue the evil ghost. But don't kill it, otherwise Wang Jiuyang will notice it. This is one of his ways to control ghosts."
I nodded, already understanding what my master meant.
Then, I took out the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword and slowly approached the evil ghost.
The evil ghost seemed to be practicing, absorbing the light of the moon.
The sun represents yang and the moon represents yin. In addition to absorbing the yang energy from people to cultivate, ghosts mainly rely on moonlight to cultivate.
Often when the moon is at its fullest, that is when the yin energy is the heaviest.
My master moved slowly and hid behind a
Behind the tree.
I leaned over quietly and moved towards the direction where the evil ghost was.
My movements were not big and my feet were stepping on the Seven Star Steps, so there was no sound at all.
Soon, I arrived at the tree where the evil ghost was.
The evil ghost was a male ghost with a rune branded on his soul.
That is a sign of being controlled by the ghost-catching Taoist priest.
The evil ghost's face was facing the moon, his mouth was open, constantly swallowing and spitting out moonlight.
A trace of Yin energy entered his mouth, and a lot of black air came out of his mouth.
I took out the sealing talisman from the cloth bag, chanted a spell, and threw the sealing talisman out.
Because the talisman is driven by spiritual energy, it flies at an abnormally fast speed.
“Puff!”
The sealing talisman was pasted on the evil ghost's soul.
The evil ghost didn't have time to react, his soul trembled, and he quickly shrank. From my angle, it seemed that his ghost face was extremely hideous.
But because of the sealing talisman, he could not release his ghostly aura, nor could he shout.
I snorted coldly and whispered to the back: "Master, it's done."
Then, I rushed to the front of the evil spirit.
I took out a red rope from the cloth bag, and as my fingers flew, the evil ghost was entangled by my red rope.
The red rope is like a chain that imprisons the evil ghost, and he cannot break free at all.
The evil ghost's eyes were wide open, as if they were about to roll out of their sockets. His white porcelain eyes were quite scary.
Observing from such a close distance, I discovered that this evil ghost was an air-eating ghost.
The air-eating ghost has appeared before. It is the kind of ghost that likes to devour the vitality of people.
Once this kind of ghost gets hold of a person, they will not stop until they have sucked all the life out of that person.
At that time, when there is no life force left, the body will turn black and yellow, the muscles will shrink, and the person will die miserably. Even if a forensic doctor examines the body, they will not be able to find out anything.
My master has come to me.
I faced the evil ghost and said in a cold voice, "Ghost of Breath Eater, you'd better be honest. I'm going to ask you something now. If you don't tell me the truth, I will kill you directly. At that time, your soul will be shattered, your spirit will turn into nothingness, and you will completely cease to exist."
The evil ghost's mouth was moving, an expression of fear appeared on his face, and his head kept nodding.
"Hmph, I hope you understand what I mean."
After that, I tore the sealing talisman off the evil ghost's soul.
Although the sealing talisman is gone, there is still the red rope to restrain it. In addition, the rich virtue and spiritual energy released from my body, so this air-eating ghost dare not move.
"Okay, just listen to me. Air-eating ghost, now I ask you, is Wang Jiuyang in the cave in the back mountain?"
The air-eating ghost did not hesitate and said in a low, hoarse voice: "Yes, Taoist priest, Wang Tianshi, no, Wang Jiuyang is in the cave in the back mountain. The cave is not far from here. I am a ghost he raises and I am at his mercy. I hope Taoist priest will not kill me. I also want to enter the underworld, but Wang Jiuyang has been imprisoning me."
When the breath-eating ghost said these words, he was quite sincere.
But did he think I would believe him? That's ridiculous.
He has become an evil ghost and there is still a lot of death energy in his body, which means he has harmed many people.
This kind of ghost has been stuck in the world of the living for a long time, which is why it becomes like this.
My master stood nearby and took a closer look at the soul of the air-eating ghost. He nodded and said, "Yes, this kind of ghost-controlling rune is exactly what Wang Jiuyang does. He should be in the back mountain."
"Um!"
I nodded, patted the soul-collecting barrel, chanted a spell, and collected the air-eating ghost into the soul-collecting barrel.
"Let's go, let's go directly to the back mountain."
My master whispered.
We headed towards the back mountain cautiously.
After walking for more than ten minutes,
There was a pile of rocks.
There are four lanterns hanging in the four directions of east, south, west and north of the pile of rocks.
The four lanterns were all dim green lanterns.
My master lowered his voice and said, "There is an open space in the pile of rocks, and the grass is planted in the open space. The grass is special and likes green light and darkness, so Wang Jiuyang hung green lanterns all around, which is conducive to the growth of the grass."
"However, if you want to get into the cave in the back mountain, you still have to pass through the pile of rocks."
After my master finished speaking, he led the way in front.
We walked around and around, and finally got through the narrow gap and entered the open space in the middle of the pile of rocks.
When I shone the flashlight over there, I found that there was indeed a patch of green and yellow plants growing in the open space. Each plant had nine leaves on it. That was the nine-leaf clover.
To the east of the nine-leaf clover, there is a path.
I didn't hesitate and walked forward.
But after I walked a few steps, my master grabbed my arm and reminded me, "Stop, don't go any further."
My master pointed his finger forward and said, "Look there, there is a transparent silk thread with a copper bell hanging at the end. It seems that Wang Jiuyang is really careful."
I looked carefully and saw that, sure enough, ahead of the road, there were thin transparent silk threads crisscrossing each other.
Behind each transparent thread hangs a string of copper bells, which will surely be triggered if you are not careful or cautious.
When the bell rings, it will be like alerting the enemy.
After thinking for a while, I said to my master, "Master, I will take you there."
My master Jiang Jiuzhen nodded.
Immediately, spiritual energy emerged from my body, and it was very strong.
I touched the ground with my toes and leaped up suddenly. I jumped very high and jumped directly from one side of the open space path to the other side.
It landed smoothly without triggering the bell.
There was a gap to the north, and my master and I walked slowly over there.
Soon after I passed by, I noticed that there was a pile of fire in the right rear area. Next to the fire, there was a cave with a large opening.
There were two shadows in the cave and a flickering light.
"It's over there." My master pointed.
Then we slowly moved towards the fire.
After a few minutes, we hid behind a large rock.
Looking into the cave, he immediately saw Wang Jiuyang. However, Wang Jiuyang was drinking with someone at this time.
The man was an old man wearing a gray robe. Although he had a lot of white hair, he was in good spirits.
What surprised me was that the old man's face was very fair, whiter than that of young girls who took good care of themselves.
"Hey, why is there an old man here?" I muttered in surprise.
My master came closer and looked inside. When he saw the old man, his expression changed and he said to me, "Damn it, Chen Hongshen, why is that old ghost here?!"
"Chen Hongshen, who is that?" I asked puzzledly.
My master whispered, "That old guy is over a hundred years old and is a friend of Wang Jiuyang. But don't be fooled by his age, he is a cultivator on Tiger Leaping Mountain next to Longhu Mountain."
A monk
By the way, I remember that old man with white beard and white hair whom I met in the underworld, Zuo Ci Zhenren, was a Taoist ascetic.
But now is not the ancient times, the world has changed, and the spiritual energy no longer exists. Even if the cultivators can practice, they still rely on spiritual stones. This is what my ancestor Zhang Tianshi told me before.
I remember when I was in the Offering Pavilion, Lady Magu told me that Zuo Ci was practicing Taoism on Mount Longhu. He was a Taoist practitioner, or a cultivator of truth.
Thinking of this, I asked my master: "Master, do you know Zuo Ci Zhenren?"
(to be continued)
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