Becoming a Saint Starts with Copying Martial Arts

Chapter 159 Sacrificial Rites

On the day he killed Sima Yi, he immediately absorbed Sima Yi's soul and obtained a lot of information from it, the most valuable of which was information about the Soul-Devouring Demon.

"Each evil spirit has multiple rituals, and different rituals have different effects. One of these rituals can find the vague location of the person possessed by the spirit-devouring demon."

Lin Qing pondered for a moment, then placed the blood of the five animals on an offering table, chanting as he slowly walked around it.

"The sky is silent, the night is deep and dark—"

"Blood is used to sacrifice five kinds of animals, which are offered to the netherworld—"

Before long, Lin Qing turned three times in reverse and four times in the clockwise direction, taking a total of eighty-nine steps, and at the same time finished reciting the text.

In that instant, Lin Qing's body trembled, and he suddenly fell into an illusion. The world in his eyes underwent a great change. As far as his eyes could see, everything in the world was black and white. There were clusters of blue ghost fire floating around, and in the far distance, in the due east direction, there was an enormous blue ghost fire, its flames shining brightly, dyeing the dark night sky with a layer of blue-gray.

Five breaths later, the illusion shattered, and Lin Qing returned to the real world.

"To the due east, below the city walls, west of Tianqing Tower."

Lin Qing recalled the scene from just now: next to the ball of blue ghost fire, there was a tall blue pavilion called Tianqing Pavilion, which used to be an inn.

Lin Qing was able to recognize it at a glance because the building had a unique shape, resembling a structure made of blue blocks.

Moreover, a few years ago, a major murder occurred in this building, in which thirty-three guests died tragically.

This incident directly led to the Tianqinglou Inn being abandoned, and it remains abandoned to this day.

"If the ritual was performed correctly, then the Devouring Spirit Demon must be hiding near the Heavenly Green Tower."

Lin Qing immediately went out and informed Yang Chenglu of the information. Yang Chenglu then immediately summoned Li Xinhan, who was still acting nonchalantly, with a blade of grass dangling from his mouth.

"Tianqing Tower? Where did this information come from?"

"The Devouring Spirit Demon has various rituals, one of which allows believers to sense its location from a great distance. Just now, I confirmed that the Devouring Spirit Demon is currently at Tianqing Tower by performing such a ritual," Lin Qing said with certainty.

"Alright, I'll go investigate tonight," Lin Siming said.

into the night.

In the east of the city, next to Tianqing Tower, in a teahouse, Lin Siming stood by the window, a meat bun in his mouth, gazing at Tianqing Tower not far away through the window.

He held a compass in his hand, the surface of which was decorated with the Eight Trigrams, the Sixty Jiazi, and other concentric circles, with a magnetic needle constantly swinging in the center.

"Lin Qing, tsk tsk, not bad, the intelligence is very accurate, the Devouring Spirit Japanese are just ahead."

Lin Qing sat in a chair behind him, with Qiu Changming beside him.

There were only three of them in this operation. Because the Devouring Spirit Demon had extremely strong lightness skills and a secret technique that allowed him to devour a large amount of martial artists' blood and qi from a great distance at the same time, it would be meaningless to have more people, and it might even have the opposite effect.

"Can you pinpoint its exact location?" Qiu Changming asked from the side.

"No, this compass can only tell me the location of the Devouring Spirit Demon, but it can't determine how far away it is from me in this direction, unless the Devouring Spirit Demon uses a secret technique," Lin Siming explained.

"Or perhaps, someone is acting as bait." Lin Siming's gaze fell on Qiu Changming.

"This, Lord Lin, I am an old man, how can you ask me to be bait? How can you bear it?" Qiu Changming cried out.

"No need, a patrol of guards is coming." Lin Siming pointed out the window.

Qiu Changming glanced around and indeed saw twelve soldiers walking along the long street, passing inns, and heading towards Tianqing Tower.

"Boss, why does it feel so chilly? Could that evil spirit be nearby?"

On the long street, a thin soldier shrank his neck, widened his eyes, and looked around with great vigilance.

"Damn it, can you shut up? You've been nagging all the way here. We're all grown men, what are you afraid of, evil spirits?" The leader, a man with a stubble, glared at him.

"The boss is right to scold him, Erzhuzi. If there really is an evil spirit, you should piss on it and it will be washed away!" another soldier joked.

"What's the use?" The skinny young man rolled his eyes.

Just then, a cold wind blew by, and everyone shivered. Then, a chill and weakness spread through their bodies, and everyone felt dizzy and lightheaded, and their blood and energy were constantly draining away.

"Oh no! There's an evil spirit here!"

The burly man at the front shouted, swallowed an evil-repelling pill, and then forcefully struck the gong that was meant to startle souls.

Both of these have a restraining effect on evil spirits. However, the Soul-Eating Demon is not an ordinary evil spirit. It is completely unaffected. The cold wind is still blowing, and some people have already fainted because they could not hold on any longer.

Just as the group was in despair, suddenly, a streak of blue light shot out from the third floor of a teahouse not far away, like a blue snake, across the sky, heading straight for a dark corner beside the street.

A figure in white leaped up from the wall with incredible speed. He lightly touched the wall with his toes and then used the momentum to leap again. After a few leaps, he landed on the roof of a nearby pavilion.

The streak of blue light crashed to the ground with a deafening boom, sending shockwaves soaring and creating a large crater at the point of impact. The thick earthen wall surrounding it was also affected, collapsing into ruins.

Lin Siming flashed out of the teahouse and landed on the street. He immediately rushed forward and pounced on the Devouring Spirit Demon at an extremely fast speed.

Lin Qing and Qiu Changming followed closely behind, landing one after another on the street. Half of the twelve soldiers beside them were already unconscious, while the other half were pale-faced, unsteady on their feet, and unable to stand steadily.

"Master Qiu, Master Lin!"

Only the captain, who was in the lead and had a strong physique and vigorous blood, did not immediately fall to the ground. He stubbornly stood up and respectfully addressed Lin Qing and the other man.

Although they belonged to the city guard, the Soul Suppressing Division held an extremely high position in the Great Qin Dynasty, above the city guard. Therefore, he had to address Lin Qing and the other two as "sir".

"Take your men and get out of here immediately, this place is very dangerous," Lin Qing ordered.

"yes!"

The twelve soldiers were already terrified, and now they helped each other up and quickly moved away from the long street.

Qiu Changming drew his longbow to its full extent, nocked an arrow, and aimed at the two people fighting fiercely ahead. However, after aiming for a long time, he hesitated to make a move and finally gave up, unable to help but complain: "What kind of people have I encountered these days? They are all so fast. It makes this old man lose face."

Lin Qing's eyes were also fixed on the front; the two were indeed moving fast.

The two were constantly changing positions, and with each movement, they left behind afterimages, making it appear from a distance as if dozens of people were fighting.

Lin Qing considered himself to be among the top three, or even the best, in the city in terms of lightness skill, but he was still no match for these two.

He silently assessed the situation and concluded that even if he put all five lightness skills into his equipment slots, he would at most be able to match the speed of the Devouring Spirit Demon.

In the blink of an eye, the two figures had already clashed dozens of times.

Each collision produces a loud bang and damages the surrounding environment.

However, Lin Siming was ultimately superior. When the two figures collided again, suddenly, a wave of azure energy shot into the sky, and the Devouring Spirit Demon was blasted hundreds of steps away, crashing into the long street and creating a large crater.