I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 116 Swallowing the Evil Spirit
"what?"

As soon as these words were spoken, not only Fahui, but Ai Hu's body also tensed up instantly.

A breeze blew by, bringing gusts of cold air. He felt as if a pair of invisible hands were touching his skin, and his scalp was numbing.

In the pure darkness, the seeds of fear quickly sprouted, and everyone felt as if bloody monsters had condensed around them, quietly peeking and approaching in the invisible shadows, so close that they could almost hear their heavy breathing.

"Don't panic!"

Monk Fahui pulled himself together and shouted in a deep voice.

His voice contained the power of the Buddhist "mantra", which immediately calmed everyone's minds, and then he quickly took out a fire starter from his arms and lit it.

The flickering flames slightly illuminated the surrounding area.

There were no monsters, no evil spirits, only lotus leaves and flowers in the pond that had withered and died at some point in the past. The terrifying human heads embedded on them had long since disappeared.

But in this calm and dark environment, no one dared to relax at all.

With the help of the light, Fahui began to count the number of people:
"One, two, three, four, five, six... As expected, there are only six people!"

"..."

"Faneng! Faneng is gone!"

A hurried voice was heard, and a monk shouted in panic.

In the dim light, Li Qingyun also discovered that the yellow-robed monk who had refuted him before had disappeared, and he was slightly surprised.

During the fierce battle just now, he had actually been paying attention to the movements around him, and that's how he saved Ai Hu.

But during the entire process, no one died, no one fell into the water, and no one sent out any distress signal. He didn't even know when the monk Fa Neng disappeared.

A living person just disappeared silently in the darkness.

Hearing the fearful cries of his monks, Fahui took a breath, looked around, and asked in a low voice:

"Did anyone see how the energy disappeared just now?"

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.

Monk Fahui thought for a moment and said solemnly:

"From now on, two people will form a team and keep an eye on each other. From now on, there can be no negligence. Light up the fire sticks and raise your alert to the highest level."

After saying that, he immediately called a monk to his side, and the other two monks from Daxiangguo Temple also stood together.

Ai Hu was worried and immediately walked to Li Qingyun's side:
"We're a team of two."

Li Qingyun nodded, but he was hesitant in his heart, wondering whether he should ask Fahui for a personal item that belonged to the yellow-robed monk Faneng so that he could use it for divination.

But he quickly gave up this idea. It was not because of the other party's arrogant attitude that he would not help, but because these monks from Daxiangguo Temple had always concealed their true purpose, which made him defensive and he did not want to reveal his cards too early.

What's more, even if the divination yielded a result, it might not be of any help to the current situation.

In this crisis-ridden environment, Li Qingyun must first ensure his own and Ai Hu's survival before considering saving others.

Seeing that everyone had divided into teams, Fahui comforted them again:
"Don't panic, everyone. Fa Neng has a good level of cultivation and has treasures with him. Once we eliminate the evil spirits here, we will naturally find him."

Then he glanced around and asked:

"Are you injured?"

Everyone gave a brief report, and it turned out that except for Li Qingyun and Fahui, everyone suffered minor injuries.

Ai Hu was burned on the waist by the evil soul fire, and some of the others were injured on the legs and some on the back, but they were only superficial injuries and not serious.

Seeing that everyone still had some fighting strength, Fahui took out two bottles of pills from his arms and said:
"Here I have a magical medicine given by my mentor, Abbot Liaoran, which is specially used to treat external injuries. You can twist it open and apply it near the wound. It will heal soon. We will rest here for an incense stick of time, and then go to the inner courtyard. I can sense the presence of a powerful demon cultivator there. I'm afraid we will have a tough battle ahead."

As he spoke, he distributed the pills. Li Qingyun also took one, and then asked bluntly:
"Master Fahui, the cultivators of the Demonic Path are not fools. Why would they stay in the inner courtyard motionlessly, waiting for us to go in and deal with them?"

After the battle just now, Fahui had already witnessed Li Qingyun's powerful fighting ability and did not dare to underestimate him. Upon hearing this question, he immediately smiled kindly and said:

"I came here to exorcise demons on the orders of my benefactor, Abbot Liaoran. I left in a hurry and did not have time to ask about the specifics.

"However, Master Liaoran is a Buddhist 'Arhat' with profound cultivation. He will never do anything without any confidence. I believe that once we enter the inner courtyard, we will naturally know the ins and outs of the matter."

Li Qingyun looked at Fahui and felt that he was not telling the truth, but everyone was in the same boat and they could not arrest him and interrogate him, so he nodded and said nothing more. He just did another divination secretly, and the revelation he got was that the situation was still complicated and there were certain dangers, but there were also opportunities hidden.

Seeing that he was half-believing and half-doubting, Fahui was about to explain a few more words when suddenly a monk in his team pointed his finger at him:
“Look, isn’t that Dharma energy?”

Everyone looked in the direction of his finger, and saw a yellow-robed monk standing at the end of the nine-curve corridor, with his back to everyone and his hands behind his back.

It was Master Fa Neng.

"Faneng, where have you been?"

When Fahui saw his junior brother appear, he was overjoyed. He stepped forward with a fire starter in his hand and asked.

The dim firelight shone on Faneng's body, casting a long, swaying and twisting shadow.

His body remained motionless, but his head slowly but smoothly turned 180 degrees and looked over here.

There was no expression on that round, white face, and his eyes were empty, staring straight at everyone...

"Oh no, he's been possessed by a cultivator of the demonic path!"

Fahui shouted loudly and pointed with his staff. Two beams of "Vajra Fire" shot out and hit Fa Neng.

Fanen let out a strange cry and suddenly bent backwards, getting on all fours with his belly facing upwards, assuming an extremely strange posture. He barely avoided the impact of the flames, and then crawled over quickly like a wild beast, and in the blink of an eye he was in front of a monk from the Daxiangguo Temple.

The monk was greatly surprised and quickly drew his sword and chopped down.

Unexpectedly, Fa Neng opened his mouth with a wow sound, and the corners of his mouth were cracked all the way to his ears. Large pieces of poisonous insects flew out of his mouth and pounced on the other party's face. The monk's face was completely covered with dense black poisonous insects. His eyes, nostrils, ear holes and mouth were all blocked by poisonous insects. They drilled into his seven orifices like a black tide. He seemed to be swallowed by a living thing and let out a shrill scream.

"what!"

The sword in the monk's hand fell to the ground with a clang. He tried desperately to tear his cheeks with his hands, but was unable to stop the poisonous insect from gnawing at him. After a moment he fell to the ground, twitching and howling in pain and helplessness.

Fahui pointed his staff back and several golden flames shot out, landing on the monk and burning all the poisonous insects covering his head in a moment, but it was still a step too late.

Only a bloody mess of flesh and blood remained of the monk's head, with blood-red muscle tissue and white bones intertwined. Broken blood vessels and hair were exposed, looking messy and horrifying, and it was obvious that he was no longer alive.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Faneng's limbs made sharp creaking sounds, and he jumped towards the "little hero" Ai Hu in an extremely strange posture, and opened his mouth to spray out a large number of poisonous insects.

Ai Hu was frightened out of his wits, but with the previous experience as a lesson, he quickly wielded the Turtle Spirit Seven Treasures Sword in his hand to protect his whole body, not seeking merit but only avoiding mistakes.

At this moment, Li Qingyun beside him rushed out from the side, raised his hand and released a large amount of heavenly thunder with ice-blue flashing arcs, like a huge spider web, which wrapped up and absorbed all the poisonous insects and burned them cleanly.

Immediately afterwards, he unsheathed the Evil-Breaking Sword in his hand, which shone with a cold light. With a flick as fast as lightning, he cut the magical power in half.

In an instant, a stream of black smoke suddenly gushed out from the separated bodies, and a skull with red eyes and high cheekbones could be vaguely seen rushing towards Li Qingyun.

"Be careful of evil spirits!"

Upon seeing this, Fahui shouted loudly and came flying over, waving the staff in his hand and firing Vajra Fire continuously as if it were free.

Li Qingyun was well prepared, and he possessed the magical power of "Soul Devouring", so he was not afraid of the strongest possession spell of the demon Taoist.

As early as when he just crossed over, he had passively absorbed the spirit seed of the "Spirit Wizard" Qiu Wang. Now he has become a third-level "manipulator" with even stronger magical powers. He can devour the alien energy that wants to force its way into his body almost effortlessly.

He opened his mouth and took a deep breath as if he wanted to swallow everything. He actually swallowed the black smoke into his stomach in one gulp. At the same time, he used his supernatural powers to swallow the soul by himself.

The evil spirit that tried to possess him never imagined that there would be such a magical power in the world that could target its own spells. In an instant, it suffered the pain of being crushed into pieces inside Li Qingyun's body, and let out a wailing sound that only he could hear. It lingered for a long time, and every note carried endless fear and despair.

After a moment, the magical power was completed, and Li Qingyun felt his energy and blood rising again.

Thanks to the large number of resentful souls and evil spirits in the Zhu Mansion, the energy and blood that he had consumed this morning was restored.

[Remaining Qi and blood: one thousand two hundred and seventy-nine souls].

Fahui was stunned by this scene and was speechless for a moment:
"you you……"

Li Qingyun smiled and said:
"It's just a small secret technique, not worth mentioning. Master, please rest assured that I am not possessed. If you don't believe me, you can test it."

Seeing how calm he was, Fahui became even more surprised. He already believed it about 70% of the time, but he still gritted his teeth and shot out a "Vajra Fire".

Li Qingyun raised his hand and gently took it, letting the flames dance gently in his palm for a while, feeling the slight burning pain, then extinguished the flames and said with a smile:

"Now the master believes it."

The Diamond Fire specifically burns evil spirits. If Li Qingyun is possessed by an evil spirit, his skin that comes into contact with the flames will surely be burned black, and the pain will penetrate deep into his bones. He will definitely not be able to remain calm and relaxed like this.

Fahui no longer had any doubts upon seeing this, but he could not hide the shock on his face, and his mind almost lost its balance.

Where did this guy come from? How could he be so strong that he could swallow a "demon" of the third level?
Is he really just a martial arts practitioner at the "Spirit Refining Realm"?
Ai Hu also opened his mouth wide, unable to believe his eyes.

It's not that he didn't believe that Li Qingyun could fight against demons of the same level, but the visual effect of the method of swallowing alive was so shocking that he felt like he was in a dream and couldn't tell who was the evil demon for a moment.

Even if Third Brother Xu and Yunrui were here, they might not be able to win so easily. After all, warriors are suitable for head-on combat, and fighting against weird and evil spirits is not their strong point.

Suddenly, he came to his senses and said to Li Qingyun:
"Qingyun, thank you for saving me! I owe you my life."

Li Qingyun smiled and said:
"Brother Ai Wu, you are too polite. We are all on the same mission, and this is what we should do."

On the other side, Fahui finally calmed down and said in a deep voice:

"Time is limited. Let's hurry to the inner courtyard and finish dealing with the matters inside before chanting sutras for the two junior brothers to be reborn."

In the dim firelight, the five-member team walked through the corridor, passed through a moon gate, and finally entered the last courtyard.

The yin energy here is even heavier, so thick that it seems like water is about to drip out. As soon as everyone sets foot here, they feel the biting chill.

In the middle of the yard, there is a towering ancient tree that reaches into the sky, with a canopy covering the sky and blocking out the sun. It has lush green leaves and is surrounded by lush vegetation, full of vitality.

If it weren't for the thick black fog swirling around, everyone would almost think they had arrived in a paradise.

Li Qingyun frowned. Although he had never been to the Zhu family's inner courtyard, he had visited the Zhu Mansion a few days ago. If there was such a tall tree there, he would definitely remember it.

Are we in a fantasy world? Or is this place connected to another world?
With doubts, Li Qingyun looked at the big tree carefully again. Suddenly, his pupils dilated sharply. He found that the crown of the big tree was still growing towards the sky at a steady pace. New branches and vines were constantly appearing, like a living thing.

Could it be that this big tree has just grown?
Before he could figure this out, he heard a vague cry coming from behind the tree:
“Woo, woo, woo…..save me…..woo…”

The sound was intermittent, as if it existed and not there, like the wailing of a ghost, carrying with it heartbreaking endless sadness and fear, trapping the listener's heart tightly, making it impossible to escape.

Li Qingyun looked around carefully and found that Fahui, Ai Hu and others were also listening attentively, so he said:
"Let's go around and take a look."

Fahui nodded, holding up the fire starter, took the lead, and slowly walked around behind the tree.

As the darkness was dispelled by the candlelight, they saw a dark shadow stretching out from behind the tree.

Two more steps forward, the shadow revealed its true face.

It was the face of a woman, middle-aged, with a dignified appearance.

Li Qingyun recognized her immediately. This was Mrs. Zhu, Zhu Chengxi's biological mother, whom he had met once before.

At this time, most of her body was buried in the tree, with only her face, chest and abdomen exposed. There were many pale flowers and slimy mushrooms growing on them, as if she herself was a tumor on the tree.

Looking at this horrific scene beyond imagination, Li Qingyun's hair stood on end...

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(End of this chapter)