Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 126: The Secret of the Demon Sealing
The long mace shuttles back and forth, as if time is flying.

Every time it passes by, it takes away an innocent life.

Of course, the concept of whether evil spirits can be considered "life" is very vague. From a biological point of view, they are not alive, but from the soul level, they still have thoughts.

Fortunately, Qiu Chuji has not yet delved deeply into philosophy and does not worry about this detail.

In the past, when Qiu Chuji was traveling alone in the mountains, what he was most impatient to deal with were wronged souls and evil spirits, because they had no entity but a mass of negative energy. In simple terms, their physical defense was maxed out and their magical defense was extremely poor. At that time, Qiu Chuji's habitual means were mostly physical attacks.

Fortunately, he has the Zhouliuxu Gong, which can control wind, thunder, water and fire to kill evil spirits, and the magic taught by Chang Yin can restrict ghosts.

At this time, for Qiu Chuji, who had mastered the complete set of basic Maoshan talismans, it was quite easy for him to deal with evil spirits. He only needed to stick a ghost-suppressing talisman on his long mace, and these evil spirits that could disappear at any time would not escape the fate of being eliminated.

Among the monsters and demons in the zombie world, ghosts are ranked the lowest in combat effectiveness most of the time. This is because although the heaven does not seem to tolerate monsters, the framework of the underworld still exists. Most of the evil ghosts that can wander around in the human world have low cultivation and limited skills.

As long as the gate of the underworld is not opened, those old ghosts who are hundreds or thousands of years old cannot escape, and those little ghosts who are only a few decades old in the human world cannot make any noise. A Taoist priest can make them roll on the ground with just a ghost-exorcising talisman.

In less than ten minutes, Qiu Chuji cleaned up the entire demon village, and the ground was littered with the corpses of small animals.

With a wave of his hand, tiny fire dragons flew out into the air and burned the corpses, leaving only some monsters' demon cores.

After all the corpses were cleared away, Qiu Chuji began to count the other spoils.

Not to mention the muskets, cannons and various weapons and sundries in the village, there were also a lot of gold, silver, jewelry, dollars and legal tender. Qiu Chuji collected all these floating treasures first, and focused on the big house where the wolf demon couple lived.

After dismantling the outer layer, Qiu Chuji found a secret room.

There is a tablet enshrined in the secret room, with two scrolls placed underneath.

He waved his hand and put the two scrolls into the small world first. After confirming that there were no hidden traps, Qiu Chuji unfolded them one by one.

The first scroll begins with the word "Heaven and Earth", followed by many strange magic spells. These spells are different from the Maoshan talisman technique, which is mainly used to catch monsters and ghosts. Instead, they can be used in daily life and can also be used against people.

Among them are paper-cutting people, shape-shifting, telekinesis, fixing shadows, flying swords, seven-star wooden men, illusions becoming reality, praying for rain, and many other methods. Although most of them are cast by taking advantage of the situation rather than forcing it, they can still be described as mysterious and wonderful.

"Strange, with so many strange spells, why don't the wolf demon couple learn them?"

"If they learn this and use it against me, I'm afraid I'll have a headache too."

Qiu Chuji continued reading and understood why the wolf demon couple did not learn.

The following is not the original text, but the meaning that Qiu Chuji understood from the short words and sentences.

This set of "Qi Men Dun Jia" techniques originated from a sect of strange sorcerers called "Wu Ying Men" that existed in the early years. This sect was passed down after the Manchus entered the Central Plains, and was connected with the Qing court. It grew under the support of the court and even established the Qi Men Camp. At its peak, there were 300 Qi Men sorcerers and 500 Dun Jia sorcerers in the camp. Together with the shamans from outside the Central Plains that the Manchus originally relied on, they became the two most important extraordinary teams for the Qing court.

The Qimen Camp grew stronger and stronger, and even used it to seal away all the powerful monsters in the mountains and rivers. A volume called "Sealing Monsters Inside the Pass" was compiled, recording the various achievements they made after the Manchus entered the pass and helped the Qing court seal away powerful monsters from all sides.

However, although the unique techniques inherited by the Wuying Sect are good, they borrow too much power from heaven but have little merit. They only practice techniques and not life. There is no master in heaven to help manage and mediate, so they violate taboos and have the problem of "five disadvantages and three deficiencies".

To put it simply, either you have no money and no power, or you have no children, or your spouse is separated, or you are missing limbs. In short, there is only one word... miserable!
The wolf demon couple loved each other deeply, so naturally they were unwilling to abandon each other in order to practice these strange techniques. Therefore, although they had the strange techniques, they did not practice them, but put them aside.

As for why the wolf demon couple had the Mist Shadow Sect's inheritance scroll, that was not something Qiu Chuji could know at the moment.

Putting down the inheritance scroll of the strange escape technique, Qiu Chuji picked up another one.

This volume was actually a map, and what was marked on the map were not mountains, rivers, or cities, but various kinds of monsters sealed in all directions. Most of the records were read by Qiu Chuji from the "diaries" of Lin Jiu's fellow apprentices. They were all powerful and difficult monsters.

If all these things were released, this already chaotic world would become even more chaotic and more difficult to clean up.

Among them is the Moon Wolf monster from Blackrock Mountain.

"This scroll should be the map of sealing monsters in the pass."

"Since this map is here, I can probably guess why the inheritance of the Mist Shadow Sect is also here."

"It was probably because the Qing government was overthrown, and some loyal slaves wanted to bring disaster to the world in order to create an opportunity for restoration, so they came to Blackrock Mountain to release the Moon Wolf Demon. Perhaps a deal was reached, or perhaps the Moon Wolf Demon turned hostile immediately after escaping from the trap... In short, these two scrolls were left here, and now I have them."

Qiu Chuji's finger moved on the map of the demons within the pass, and soon he reached the Blind Mountain in the Sanjin area, and first drew a circle on the words of the Underworld Fire Old Demon.

The old demon of Hellfire is a coal spirit that has become a demon after more than 800 years of cultivation and can use Hellfire.

"Let's get him at the next stop."

"I need to train myself to acquire a set of weapons and protective gear to protect myself, and I need good fire. I originally thought of using the small world to condense the strange fire, and then wait for an opportunity to ask Su Tianxin for help. Even if I have to sacrifice a little of my true Qi limit for a good weapon, it is not a problem. Now that I have a better choice, of course I don't have to consume my true Qi limit." Qiu Chuji's gaze moved again, and he quickly found the whereabouts of the several mineral monsters he needed on the map of the monsters sealed inside the pass.

They are all old monsters that are at least five hundred years old. Using their bodies to recast the Dragon-Swallowing Mace should have a very good effect. Once it is successful, Qiu Chuji will not have to worry about changing his clothes for a short period of time.

Qiu Chuji carefully studied the volume on sealing the demons inside the pass, and at the same time connected it with the map and transportation at the time, and rearranged some of his future routes.

Go to those places that are easy to go first. For places that are farther away but not difficult to reach, you don’t have to go there in person. You can contact Lin Jiu and then issue a reward to the local monks through Lin Jiu.

After all, holding such a powerful weapon as the Demon Purification Pill, Qiu Chuji can be said to be the 'financial sponsor' of many practitioners. He does not necessarily have to do everything himself when he needs something.

Of course, the tougher bones still have to be tackled by Qiu Chuji himself to avoid any unexpected events.

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Outside Black Stone Mountain, in front of the dense forest, cannons were aimed at the exit of the mountain.

There were also machine guns mounted on the left and right sides, and some of them had paper talismans stuck on them.

Several statues of Buddha and Taoist ancestors invited from temples and Taoist temples stood on both sides.

The bald commander was holding a command knife and yelled, "You bunch of bastards, don't charge in so aggressively. When the monsters come out, let the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas take over first. If the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas can't hold on, then you can charge in later."

The soldiers who were eager to wait all said hello.

But there was still a thorn in the side: "Third uncle! We've been waiting for so long, our hands are numb from waiting, why don't you just fire a cannon and listen to the noise!"

"Listen to you, Baocucu, the shells are free, right?"

"I think I'm going to order you to show off to everyone." The bald handsome guy was very excited.

"Come on! Come on! These devilish monsters ate my youngest sister last time, and I'm anxious for revenge. Catch me and I'll blow them to death."

The originally relaxed atmosphere immediately became a little heavy.

How can you please a monster when you live next door to it?
Except for the land of heaven, the land of Bashu has always been hard and difficult, so many people are used to finding joy in suffering. But suffering is suffering, and no matter how smiling they say, there is definitely hatred hidden in their hearts.

The monsters in this mountain are always ready to come down and eat people. They wish they could flatten the mountain so that the villagers can live in peace and security.

But how is this possible?

They were just a small warlord group, and having a few cannons was already a good asset for them.

They knew very well that if they provoked the monsters, they would attract the monsters in the mountains to come down and eat people, but they still didn't close the mountain completely. It was because they really couldn't do anything about the monsters in Black Stone Mountain, and they also wanted to wait for an opportunity.

What if there really is an expert who comes into the mountain and clears out these monsters? Wouldn’t that be perfect?
The howling mountain wind startled a flock of birds.

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the bronze bell to make an ear-piercing sound.

After a moment, they all saw Qiu Chuji, who was wearing a rather tattered Taoist robe but had an aura as if he was not from this world, stride out.

"Come out! Come out!"

"Master! Have you dealt with all the monsters in there?" The Marshal asked Qiu Chuji in the dug trench.

Qiu Chuji nodded: "That's right! I have razed the entire demon village."

"But many people died there, including many demons. The negative energy has gathered there and it is not exposed to the sun. I'm afraid it won't be long before demons and monsters gather again."

"If you want to solve the problem once and for all, then go into the mountains, collect all the corpses, bury them properly, and then ask a Taoist priest to hold a seven-day and seven-night ritual to pray for the souls of the dead. Finally, cut down all the yin trees around the village and plant a row of yang trees."

"Um... Taoist priest! What is Yin wood and Yang wood?" the Marshal asked cautiously.

"There are many theories. For example, trees planted in sunny places are yang wood, and trees planted in shady places are yin wood. In addition, many trees planted in cemeteries, such as willows, locust trees, and elm trees, are yin wood, and many trees planted in front and behind the courtyards are yang wood," Qiu Chuji explained.

"Well... Taoist priest, we are talking about the same thing... There is no need to ask two people!" The Marshal forced his voice to be straight and tried to speak in Mandarin, but it sounded even weirder.

"I have been busy lately, and presiding over rituals is not my forte. Don't worry... All the demons in the mountain have been eliminated. The aura I left in the mountain will take at least a month to dissipate. No demon has dared to enter the mountain recently!" After Qiu Chuji said this, he took a step forward and passed these people.

If he didn't have these things to say, he wouldn't have shown up in front of them.

(End of this chapter)