I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 41 Demonic Way

Southern Ya Kaifeng Prefecture.

The window was open, and the willow branches outside were swaying gently. The warm afternoon sun shone in, casting a soft light and shadow.

"…This is the situation, Fourth Brother Lu, do you have any good ideas?"

Facing Lu Zhen who was leaning on the couch, Li Qingyun briefly told the story about Wei Xiuwen and Wei Jizu, and put forward his own speculations.

He deliberately omitted the source of the information, and "Fen Zidu" also tacitly did not ask in detail. The two of them were like close friends, and they both ignored Li Qingyun's secret.

Lu Zhen's condition was obviously much better than this morning. His face had a little color and he didn't look as tired as before. He fell into deep thought after listening to Li Qingyun's words. After a while, he said:
"From your description, it sounds like a demonic 'evil spirit' possessing you. If that's the case, your friend needs an exorcism.

"The three orthodox sects and the four side sects all have their own ways to deal with demonic ways, but it's a bit tricky to expel the evil spirits without hurting the children. At least it's difficult for low-level cultivators to do it."

After hearing this, thinking of the dying child in the divination picture, Li Qingyun asked anxiously:
"Brother Lu, human life is at stake, and he's just a child. Please help me think of a solution!"

As soon as he said this, he felt that he was being a little presumptuous.

The two had just met, let alone a deep friendship. Besides, Lu Zhen had already helped him a lot, so it would be a bit too much to ask for this again.

Li Qingyun, Li Qingyun, how can you have the nerve to trouble Fourth Brother for someone you don't even know? Don't be too pushy... Li Qingyun warned himself in his heart.

Lu Zhen did not mind his abruptness, but sighed and said:
"You can help others in need, which shows that you have the spirit of chivalry, but this matter is not that simple.

"The cultivation of the demon path is quite peculiar. Their spirit bodies can split themselves into several clones.

“Although doing so will cause each clone’s intelligence to be low and their abilities to be limited, the benefits are also obvious.

“As long as one of these clones is not killed, they will find an opportunity and revive at a certain cost, so they are extremely difficult to deal with.

"Demon possession is the process of combining one's own spirit with the chosen 'vessel'. It is also the only way for evil spirits to obtain a physical body and cultivate into a third-level 'demon'. It is also a means for them to hide their clones.

“Once the fusion begins, it’s like two piles of sand falling together, and it’s very difficult to separate them completely.

“The difficulty here is that as long as there is even a little bit of evil spirit left, it is possible for it to revive, and during this process, it may even lie dormant for more than a decade.

"So even if we succeed in exorcising the demon today, there is no guarantee that he will not relapse and be possessed by the evil spirit again in a few years."

"..."

"But he can at least live a few more years, right?"

Li Qingyun lowered his eyes and said helplessly.

When Lu Zhen heard this, his handsome and calm face froze for a moment, then he smiled:

"Ah, you're right. I've been working in Kaifeng Prefecture for a long time, and I've always been accustomed to thinking from a utilitarian perspective. I forgot that he was still a child, and it would be great if he could live one more year...

"...But I don't have the skills to exorcise the demon for him. I need to reach at least the fourth level of 'Spiritual Witch' to truly control other people's spirits and peel off the polluted parts bit by bit.

"But you can ask Yunrui. He is a master of the fourth realm of martial arts. He practices the Emei School's 'Innate Pure Yang Qi', which has extra lethality against evil spirits. Maybe he has some ideas..." Before he finished speaking, he heard a clear male voice coming from outside the door:
"I can't do this either..."

Soon, Bai Yunrui, dressed in white, walked in. "My pure Yang Qi is too overbearing. Once it enters the body, people without cultivation will easily be unable to withstand it. I'm afraid that the child will explode and die before I start exorcising the demon."

When Li Qingyun saw his "immediate boss", he quickly stood up and saluted.

Bai Yunrui stretched out his hand to Li Qingyun, motioning him to sit down, and then said:

"I heard what you said outside. Excuse me, there is something very strange here."

When Lu Zhen heard this, an expression of sudden enlightenment suddenly appeared on his face:

"You mean, evil spirits shouldn't choose to attack children?"

Bai Yunrui nodded:
"The vessels chosen by evil spirits are usually adults with excellent physiques and stable spirits, or even practitioners of low realms. This not only makes it easier to hide, but also ensures that the spirits they split off have sufficient 'nutrients'.

"Children have a lot of blood and energy, and their bodies are sensitive. They can easily reject foreign spirits, and fall into a coma or even die. For evil spirits, it is easy for people to discover their possession, and it is not conducive to the nourishment of their spirits. It is the worst choice."

Lu Zhen nodded slightly to show his approval:
"That's right. Neither Zhu Chengxi in the sacrificial ceremony nor the child from the Wei family should have been chosen by the evil spirit to possess them. There may be some other reasons behind this."

Bai Yunrui snorted coldly:
"Humph, there must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary. The resurgence of the devil is definitely not a good thing."

As he said this, he turned his gaze to Li Qingyun, “If you want to resolve this matter, the best ones are Confucianism and the incense path.

"The righteousness of a gentleman and the power of incense and prayer can restrain evil spirits, and they are also gentle enough. There is a good chance that the demon can be successfully exorcised without hurting the child. However, we must at least find a 'scholar' of the fourth level of Confucianism, or a 'god of the land and country' of the fourth level of incense and prayer to do this."

Li Qingyun asked:
"Are there such practitioners in Kaifeng Prefecture?"

He knew that Han Tianjin was the god of incense and fire, but his realm was only that of a "city god". Moreover, with his rough and stupid appearance, who would dare to let him perform exorcism for others?

Bai Yunrui glanced at Li Qingyun with a strange expression:
"Of course there is. Mr. Bao is a 'scholar' of the fourth realm, but he is very busy and probably has no time to take care of these things."

Li Qingyun nodded helplessly. He certainly didn't think he had the ability to ask the prefect of Kaifeng, the scholar of Longtu Pavilion, to treat a child, but he still asked unwillingly:

"Besides Lord Bao, is there anyone else?"

Bai Yunrui sneered:
"There is also a 'natural god' of the fifth level of the incense path, and that is Marshal Mu, the Hun Tian Hou of the Yang family of Tianbo Mansion..."

Well, this person might be harder to invite than Mr. Bao... Li Qingyun smacked his lips, he didn't expect things to be so difficult.

Seeing that he looked embarrassed, Bai Yunrui said calmly:

“That’s not how it works. You can’t even confirm whether the child is possessed by an evil spirit, so why would you ask for help?
"How about this, I have to go to Wuyou Cave to investigate a case tonight, so I'll go with you tomorrow morning to check on the situation of the kid named Wei first.

"If there is solid news, Bai still has some face, so we can go to Tianbo Mansion and give it a try."

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(End of this chapter)