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Chapter 214 Entering the Mountain to Exorcise Demons
"Hmph, you think I'm afraid of her?!"

Yan Chixia sneered, then said in a deep voice, "I have lived in seclusion here for several months and have also dealt with the ghosts in these mountains."

"To be honest, although that tree demon is powerful, she is no match for me. However, she is cautious and her true form is hidden somewhere in the back mountain. I have gone into the mountain to look for her several times, but I have returned empty-handed each time."

"Without finding her true form, even capturing her female ghost servants would be futile and would only disrupt the tacit understanding and balance between us..."

Lin Yu laughed and said, "From what you're saying, it seems you've made a three-point agreement with that tree demon?"

Yan Chixia nodded and said, "I guess so. In short, she must not disturb my cultivation, nor can she harm people's lives like before, and I must not cause trouble or kill the female ghosts under her command."

Lin Yu said calmly, "Then do you know that the tree demon had no intention of keeping your ridiculous agreement at all..."

Yan Chixia was taken aback upon hearing this, then his eyes widened in anger: "What?!"

Lin Yu didn't say much, and with a wave of his hand, he released Nie Xiaoqian's soul.

As soon as she appeared, Nie Xiaoqian gracefully bowed and began to recount her story in a sorrowful tone.

When Yan Chixia heard that the Tree Demon Granny was trying to have the female ghost seduce Lin Yu, his expression became extremely strange, and the anger in his heart was greatly diminished by this ridiculous matter.

Seducing the Xuanyuan Divine Sword... is he perhaps suffering from some serious illness?!

Lin Yu was just looking for fun. If he were to actually cooperate with this female ghost, even a single touch would send her mad!
Nie Xiaoqian, oblivious to Yan Chixia's strange expression, continued in a sorrowful tone:

"Great hero, Xiaoqian has been controlled by Granny since her death. She seduces men, drains their vital essence, and takes lives. All of this is done under duress and out of desperation. I beg you, great hero, to investigate!"

"Did you hear that?"

Lin Yu said with a smile, "As long as we find Xiaoqian's remains, they will guide us."

Yan Chixia's expression shifted several times, then he suddenly gritted his teeth, slapped his thigh, and said with a fierce glint in his eyes, "Let's do it!"

After saying that, the two of them stopped talking and immediately followed Nie Xiaoqian away from Lanruo Temple. They traveled more than ten miles under the cover of night before finally finding Nie Xiaoqian's tombstone in a remote mountain forest.

Lin Yu crossed his arms and leaned against a tree, unceremoniously ordering Yan Chixia to dig up the grave.

Yan Chixia was speechless, finally understanding why this guy insisted on bringing him along.

But there was no other way. Lin Yu had a legitimate reason. The majestic aura of the Xuanyuan Sword could suppress all evil. If he were to dig up the grave himself, he might accidentally cause the female ghosts to be scattered to the winds.

Watching Yan Chixia digging a grave, Lin Yu asked curiously, "Miss Xiaoqian, since you all have rebellious intentions, why didn't you contact this Yan guy earlier?"

"This……"

Nie Xiaoqian looked a little embarrassed. She hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Yan Chixia before whispering, "This Taoist priest looks really fierce. All the sisters are quite afraid of him. When he first came, Grandma often used him to threaten us, saying that if we didn't obey her, she would have this fierce Taoist priest take us all away..."

"Hahaha!"

Hearing this, Lin Yu couldn't help but laugh.

Yan Chixia's face darkened, but he couldn't refute it. He could only swing his hoe even harder, venting his anger on the grave in front of him.

Before long, Yan Chixia finally made a discovery. He threw the hoe aside, dug up a black urn the size of a head from the soil with his large hands.

"found it!"

Yan Chixia's face lit up with joy.

Lin Yu glanced at Nie Xiaoqian beside him: "Is it yours?"

Nie Xiaoqian shook her head: "It should belong to the other sisters; mine is still downstairs."

Lin Yu nodded and looked at Yan Chixia, saying, "Did you hear that? We have to keep digging!"

Yan Chixia's face darkened, he grunted twice, and continued digging.

Soon, he dug up the urn containing ashes buried under the tombstone.

There were about a dozen of them, of various sizes, neatly arranged on the flat ground next to them.

Lin Yu clicked his tongue and said, "They really are all here. That old hag is indeed stingy. She can get Nie's family's offerings for free, but she's not willing to give up any of her magic power!"

Yan Chixia clapped his hands, took out a scripture from his bag, and opened it.

Lin Yu glanced at the three large characters "Diamond Sutra" on the cover and frowned, asking, "What are you trying to do?"

Yan Chixia replied without hesitation, "Of course, it's to help the female ghosts find peace and be reincarnated!"

Lin Yu said irritably, "Then there's no need to perform the ritual now. We haven't even asked about the location of the tree demon's true form yet!"

Yan Chixia suddenly realized: "Oh right!"

Lin Yu glanced at the scripture and said, "Also, where did this scripture come from? I don't remember having this in your luggage."

Yan Chixia's face darkened: "You went through my luggage?"

Lin Yu rolled his eyes and said, "With your meager possessions, do you even need to search them? One glance is enough!"

Yan Chixia snorted, then stroked the scripture and said, "I found this under the Buddha hall. It has great Buddhist power and should be a relic passed down from Lanruo Temple."

"is it?"

Lin Yu examined the scripture, then suddenly frowned slightly, as if he had noticed something.

Yan Chixia didn't notice his expression. After explaining, she turned to look at Nie Xiaoqian.

“Miss Nie, can you tell me now?” Nie Xiaoqian first bowed gracefully, kowtowing to the two with a face full of gratitude, and then whispered, “From here, head east, deep into the mountains and forests. Near the deep mountain cliffs, there is a towering ancient tree that takes ten people to encircle. That is the true form of the Tree Demon Granny!”

Lin Yu frowned and looked at Yan Chixia, saying, "It takes ten people to hug it, it's so conspicuous, why didn't you notice it before?"

Before Yan Chixia could speak, Nie Xiaoqian quickly explained, "Because the tree demon is surrounded by demonic energy and mist, ordinary people can't even get close to it, let alone discover it."

"Even someone as powerful as Master Yan would lose his bearings if he walked in the demonic fog for too long."

Yan Chixia nodded, indicating that this was indeed the case.

Lin Yu smiled and said, "Then there's no problem. With me here, I guarantee the demonic fog won't affect you."

After saying that, he turned to look at Nie Xiaoqian and said softly, "Miss Nie, is there anything else that hasn't been finished?"

Nie Xiaoqian thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Being able to break free from the tree demon's shackles and be reincarnated is Xiaoqian's heart's desire. If there is any regret, it is probably that I have been a ghost for many years but have never eaten the incense offered by my family..."

Lin Yu sighed and said, "It's a pity that the tombstone is already dilapidated. It looks like no one has paid respects to it for at least several years."

Nie Xiaoqian smiled slightly, gazing at the blurred inscription 'Tomb of My Beloved Daughter Nie Xiaoqian' on the tombstone, and said softly, 'Then let it be so!'

"Since we are destined to be apart in this life, I only ask to be reborn into the Nie family in the next life to repay the kindness of my parents who raised me and the family who have worshipped me for so many years..."

Upon hearing these words, Lin Yu and Yan Chixia both fell silent.

After a moment, Yan Chixia sighed and said, "Farewell, young lady!"

As he spoke, he sat down cross-legged, opened the Diamond Sutra in front of him, and began to recite it slowly.

"Thus have I heard the Diamond Sutra..."

As chanting Buddhist hymns rang out, the Diamond Sutra seemed to float into the air, its pages turning automatically without any wind.

Yan Chixia radiated golden light, like a Buddha descending to earth. His expression was a mixture of joy and anger, compassion and sorrow, as he continuously chanted scriptures.

Seeing this, Lin Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself that this Diamond Sutra was indeed no ordinary object. Perhaps it was deliberately placed here by some important figure and left for the protagonist of destiny, Yan Chixia!
Judging from this, it seems that not all the gods and Buddhas have abandoned this world...

"Buzz!"

The Buddha's light shone brightly, dispelling the faint black mist on the urn.

The worry between Nie Xiaoqian's brows gradually faded, and she looked at the two of them with a peaceful expression. Her semi-transparent body bowed slightly, and then gradually disappeared in the golden light.

Moreover, all the urns were also enveloped in that golden light.

Lin Yu turned his head to look back the way he came, his gaze seemingly able to pierce through space, seeing the many female ghosts in the attic, some astonished, some delighted, and some relieved...

In this way, he can be said to have fulfilled his promise to Xiaoqing!

As Lin Yu thought this, he withdrew his gaze and looked back at Yan Chixia.

Before long, the Diamond Sutra fell to the ground. Yan Chixia opened his eyes, grabbed the longsword beside him, slung the quiver over his shoulder, and said fiercely, "Let's go into the mountains and exorcise the demon!"

……

……

Deep in the mountains and old forests, shadows are dappled, and a thick, eerie aura forms a fog.

Lin Yu and Yan Chixia stepped into the demonic mist, heading in the direction Nie Xiaoqian had previously mentioned.

At this moment, Yan Chixia was fully armed, with an arrow box on his back, a longbow in his hand, and a quiver full of arrows at his waist. The arrowheads appeared to be made of brass, were wide like shovels, and had incantations for exorcising demons and slaying evil written on them in cinnabar seal script.

"The demonic aura is growing stronger; we should be able to find that old hag's true form soon..."

Yan Chixia asked warily, "Senior, can you still tell directions? I'm getting a little confused."

Lin Yu didn't answer, but glanced at the thick fog on his right and said coldly, "You audacious monster, show yourself at once!"

Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand and waved it. A golden streak of light instantly shot out, carrying a majestic aura, and cleaved through the thick demonic mist on the right, revealing a vine as thick as an arm behind the mist.

"Pfft-"

With a soft sound, the thick vines were easily severed by the golden light.

Crimson blood gushed from the broken ends, causing the vines to writhe and twist in pain, rapidly contracting into the thick fog while tearing apart the adjacent stone wall.

Looking down into the mist along the vines, one could see an incredibly thick ancient tree standing beneath the precipice.

Its trunk is so large that it takes ten people to encircle it, and its canopy is over 100 meters in diameter. Countless branches hang down from the dense foliage, connecting the soil below with the surrounding flowers, grasses, and trees.

As for the vines that were secretly lurking, they were not vines at all, but rather the tree demon's complex and gnarled root system!

"Good good!"

Seeing this, Yan Chixia's eyes lit up, and he immediately laughed loudly, "Old hag, let's see where you can hide now!"

Before he finished speaking, he exerted force with both arms, drew back the powerful bow in his hand, and shot an arrow without hesitation.

"call out--"

The arrow pierced the air, tearing through the demonic mist, and transformed into a golden streak of light that shot towards the location of the tree demon's true form.

The arrow, inscribed with cinnabar incantations, pierced through the hard, thick bark of the tree instantly, unleashing its magical power and exploding about a foot below the bark.

(End of this chapter)