Catching Monsters

Chapter 567 Sealing off the fierce and evil spirits hidden in the Bagua Palace

A dark, malevolent aura enveloped the entire Jiang residence.

Ordinary people wouldn't dare approach it at all. Meanwhile, within the malevolent energy, Shan Tiangang was constantly attacking the barrier.

"It's almost time, Your Excellency." Elder Bai Xuanang, standing beside him, said with a slight glint in his eyes, "This barrier is about to break."

At this moment, the barrier of the Six Ding Six Jia Formation was almost shattered by just one final blow.

Just as Shan Tiangang was about to unleash a palm strike, his expression suddenly changed.

A dragon's roar suddenly came from above.

A dragon claw suddenly swooped down towards Shan Tiangang's head. Shan Tiangang's expression changed slightly, and upon closer inspection, he was surprised to find that the owner of the dragon claw was none other than Qin Hong.

Dan Tiangang and Bai Xuanang were forced to retreat hastily, while Qin Hong landed steadily in the spot where the two had been standing.

"Qin Hong." Shan Tiangang recognized him at a glance.

Dan Tiangang and Qin Hong are both renowned masters who have met many years ago.

He stared at Qin Hong's right arm with some apprehension; this old eunuch was no ordinary person.

Qin Hong's right hand was cut off for some unknown reason. Later, the Zhou Dynasty court spent an unknown amount of money and found a dragon arm for him, which was then grafted onto Qin Hong's body.

On the contrary, it greatly increased Qin Hong's strength.

After landing, Qin Hong looked around and saw that the demonic energy was still eroding the barrier of the Jiang residence, and it was clear that the barrier would not be able to hold for much longer.

Qin Hong opened his right hand, forming a dragon claw, and struck out with a palm. A dragon's roar resounded, and the immense magical power instantly shattered the overwhelming demonic energy.

Because of this strange occurrence, ordinary people had already fled the streets in front of the Jiang residence.

On the deserted street, Qin Hong and Shan Tiangang faced off against Bai Xuanang.

"Master Shan, you've come uninvited, sneaking into the heart of the capital and causing such a commotion." Qin Hong's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he coldly said, "Isn't what you're doing breaking the rules?"

In the world of martial arts, there is naturally an unwritten rule.

Apart from the Zhou court's own people, no expert above the second rank is allowed to make a move near the Zhou imperial city.

Once this is done, the Zhou court will not easily give up.

Such regulations were, of course, for the safety of Xiao Yuzheng and many other high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

"These so-called rules were promulgated by the Zhou royal family themselves. I am not a member of the court, so why should I abide by them?" Shan Tiangang sighed inwardly, sensing that something was wrong.

After Qin Hong appeared, it was clear that it was impossible for him to kill Jiang Yun today.

Dan Tiangang couldn't help but clench his fists. His son had died in the capital because of Jiang Yun.

If this blood feud over the killing of his son is not avenged now, given Jiang Yun's talent and abilities, it will likely become even more difficult to kill him later on.

Qin Hong narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly, "Sect Leader Shan, now that you're here, you have no reason to leave so easily."

"Hmph." Shan Tiangang snorted coldly and said slowly, "Qin Hong, do you really think you have the ability to kill me?"

"Amitabha."

A sound came from above the eaves behind us.

Qin Hong turned around abruptly and was surprised to see Master Lingxin.

At this moment, Master Lingxin was dressed in a simple monk's robe, with his hands clasped together, clearly there to lend Qin Hong a helping hand.

Upon seeing Master Lingxin appear, Shan Tiangang's face darkened, as if he had understood something. He slowly said, "So that's why Master Lingxin was in the Sacred Tomb back then. He deceived me and Xie Yifeng. It turns out you have become a lackey of the Zhou Dynasty."

Hearing Shan Tiangang's words, Master Lingxin calmly said, "Master Shan, you are mistaken. This humble monk is not a lackey. I am only doing my part for the common people."

Dan Tiangang snorted coldly: "Hmph, it's a waste that Xie Yifeng thinks so highly of you, monk, and believes you are a person with true Buddhist teachings and great compassion."

"As a result, you monks talk about all the common people and the world all the time, but behind the scenes you do all sorts of dirty and despicable things."

"Those of my Demonic Sect are at least upright and honest; when they kill or harm others, they do so openly and honestly."

Upon hearing this, Master Lingxin remained silent for a moment, but said nothing more. He simply took a string of prayer beads from his wrist, tossed it gently into the air, then clasped his hands together and began chanting complex and intricate scriptures.

The rosary beads, suspended in mid-air, instantly grew enormous, shimmering with golden light, and then swiftly flew towards Shan Tiangang.

At the same time, the dragon claw on Qin Hong's right arm also emitted a powerful demonic aura. Qin Hong leaped up and slashed at Shan Tiangang with his claw.

"Do you really think that I, who have roamed the demonic path for so many years, am just a pushover? You two think you can take me down?"

After Shan Tiangang finished speaking, he instantly took out a small, black wooden box and smashed it to pieces.

In an instant, hundreds of fierce ghosts surged out. These ghosts had long been trained by the evil magic of the Demon Spirit Cult and were extremely bloodthirsty. After they appeared, they flew in all directions.

Clearly, although Shan Tiangang said he was going to fight the two to the death, the methods he used were for escaping.

The location here is excellent, and the surrounding residents are mostly high-ranking officials and nobles. He doesn't believe that the monk and Qin Hong can just watch these vengeful ghosts slaughter people by attacking in all directions.

This would give Shan Tiangang and Bai Xuanang a chance to escape.

Soon, however, a powerful golden Buddhist light emanated from the prayer beads in mid-air.

Under the golden light of Buddha, these vengeful ghosts instantly let out a shrill scream, and then, under the illumination of Buddha's light, they were quickly burned to ashes.

At the same time, Qin Hong had already closed in and stabbed at Shan Tiangang's chest with a claw.

In an instant, his arm pierced through Shan Tiangang's chest, but Qin Hong's expression changed slightly.

fake!

What appeared before him was an illusion; the real Shan Tiangang had already arrived behind Qin Hong, raising his hand to grab Qin Hong's neck: "Eunuch Qin, you've been living a life of luxury in the palace for too long, can't you even see this?"

Then, more than a dozen daggers flew from Shan Tiangang's body, stabbing towards Qin Hong from all directions.

Upon seeing this, Master Lingxin leaped up and struck out with his palm, a golden swastika flying out from his hand.

A golden swastika slashed down at Shan Tiangang from above. Shan Tiangang, however, sneered and firmly controlled Qin Hong from behind.

There was a loud bang.

The swastika symbol crashed down, causing the ground to tremble.

Smoke and dust were everywhere.

"Cough cough."

Not far away, Bai Xuanang covered his nose, his eyes darted around, and took advantage of the chaos to quickly slip into a small alley and disappear.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, Qin Hong's body bore more than a dozen wounds inflicted by daggers.

Furthermore, Master Lingxin's palm strike did not distinguish between friend and foe, and Qin Hong was forced to endure its power.

Dan Tiangang had already retreated several steps, a cold smile on his face, and said, "Eunuch Qin, Master Lingxin, I just want to leave this place now."

“You are all experts at the first-grade level, so you should know that I am going to get serious. If we fight, the area within several miles will probably be reduced to ruins, including this palace, which may not even be able to be saved.”

"Are you sure you want to fight me to the death?"

In fact, all three of them were quite restrained in their actions and did not actually use any powerful spells.

But continuing like this would be pointless; it would be impossible to kill a master of Shan Tiangang's caliber.

"Shan Tiangang, we could have a good talk."

Suddenly, Jiang Yun's voice rang out from the gate of the Jiang residence.

Upon hearing this, Shan Tiangang slowly turned his head to look at the gate of the Jiang residence. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes: "Jiang Yun."

How would you like to talk?

Jiang Yun's face showed a hint of fear. He took a deep breath and slowly walked over, saying, "Master Shan, with a top expert like you, I think we might be able to be friends."

"There's no need to fight to the death, right?"

"After what happened today, I don't want my family to be in danger."

Hearing Jiang Yun's words, Shan Tiangang sneered inwardly. It seemed that Jiang Yun had finally realized the consequences of offending a first-grade expert.

If Qin Hong and the others hadn't arrived, Jiang Yun and his entire family would have died here today.

Dan Tiangang's eyes darted around, and he raised his hand to beckon Jiang Yun over to speak, saying, "Since you want to reconcile with me, come and talk to me."

Of course, Shan Tiangang would not let Jiang Yun go. As soon as Jiang Yun got close, he would seize the opportunity to kill the kid and then use magic to escape.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun hurriedly walked towards Shan Tiangang.

Upon seeing this, Master Lingxin's expression changed slightly. He thought to himself, "This is bad. How can Jiang Yun be so naive? Does he really think that apologizing and admitting his mistake to such a demonic person will be of any use?"

Instead, Qin Hong narrowed his eyes slightly and took two steps back.

He knew Jiang Yun's personality all too well; this kid was no pushover, so there must be a reason for what he did.

At this moment, Shan Tiangang was counting the distance between the two sides, waiting for Jiang Yun to get closer.

Jiang Yun was also waiting for Shan Tiangang to lower his guard.

Just as the two were getting closer and closer.

Suddenly, Jiang Yun shouted, "Eunuch Qin, make your move!"

"Hmph, a mere trick." Shan Tiangang sneered, his heart filled with disdain, but his attention still quickly turned to Qin Hong behind him.

After all, in his view, Jiang Yun posed no great threat to him.

Just as Shan Tiangang turned around, Jiang Yun quickly made a hand seal and chanted:

"Seven imperial edicts!"

"Gen Mountain displays its mighty spirit, closes the earth tiger, seals the ghost's path, pierces the ghost's heart, breaks the ghost's belly, and seals off the evil spirits hidden in the Bagua Palace."

The moment the incantation was finished, it almost completely drained Jiang Yun's magical power.

A black array pattern appeared on the bricks beneath Shan Tiangang's feet.

The array is about thirty meters in diameter.

It flows with precise, complex, profound, and mysterious runes.

Dan Tiangang sensed something was wrong, because he felt a considerable threat from the array diagram beneath his feet.

He quickly took off and flew into the sky.

An iron chain flew out from below the array diagram and instantly flew towards Shan Tiangang, binding his ankles.

Immediately afterwards, one iron chain after another flew out.

The energy continuously bound to Shan Tiangang.

These iron chains carried a strong aura of death.

Inside the array diagram.

Suddenly, a huge, pitch-black arm stretched out.

This arm gripped the chains, attempting to drag Shan Tiangang into the array.

Dan Tiangang's expression changed; at this moment, his entire body was bound by these powerful iron chains.

Jiang Yun weakly looked up and saw that Chang Yujian had been destroyed by him using the Seven Edicts.

It remains to be seen whether it will be effective against experts at the first-grade level.

(End of this chapter)