While in Hollywood, I used Taoist magic to quell American terrorism.

Once the opening in the wall had widened to allow one person to pass through, Cao Kun put down the hammer and stepped inside.

Once inside, the iron cell became even clearer.

The rusty iron bars were covered with dried bloodstains.

Some of the railings still had bits of dried, shriveled meat stuck to them.

Inside the prison cells, one can often see skeletons.

Cao Kun guessed that it must have been left behind by the Native Americans who had been imprisoned here before.

Cao Kun shook his head inwardly. This Pastor Jeremiah really didn't treat those Native Americans as human beings.

However, it wasn't just Jeremiah.

Isn't the entire United States now built on the homeland of Native Americans?

woohoo...

A cold wind blew from deep within, and yin energy continuously erupted from the depths of the prison.

Cao Kun, holding a peach wood sword, quickened his pace.

Before long, he saw the mangled face and the gray-black figure from the mirror earlier, entangled and wrestling in the depths of the cell.

No, it wasn't a fight.

The two figures were tearing at each other's bodies.

They exuded a powerful aura of yin energy, simultaneously trying to stop the other's bite while tearing at it with all their might.

For a time, the two sides were evenly matched.

Originally, Broken Flesh Face was no match for Jeremiah, but with the power borrowed by Cao Kun, he managed to fight Jeremiah to a draw.

But borrowed strength is ultimately not sustainable.

If this stalemate continues, and that power is exhausted, the mangled face will be at a disadvantage again.

Without hesitation, Cao Kun sprinted over.

"Get out of the way."

Cao Kun shouted, and three talismans flew out.

Upon hearing Cao Kun's voice, the man with the fleshy face flashed away and instantly separated from Jeremiah.

Three talismans landed on Jeremiah in an instant.

"urgent!"

With a cold shout from Cao Kun, the three talismans transformed into three streams of yang fire, burning three holes directly into Jeremiah's body.

"what!"

Jeremiah let out a piercing scream and retreated rapidly.

"It's you again! Die!"

Jeremiah stared at Cao Kun with venomous resentment, and in a flash, he appeared in front of Cao Kun.

At the same time, a wisp of black mist emanated from its body and blocked the way in front of Broken Flesh Face, seemingly worried that Broken Flesh Face would entangle it.

"Just you."

Cao Kun sneered, raised his peach wood sword, and unleashed the Taiqing Sword Technique.

In an instant, streams of pure yang energy, formed from refined magical power, surged forth and swarmed towards Jeremiah.

Jeremiah's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly stopped.

"No wonder you dared to come to me alone. You really do have some skills. But you're going to die today anyway."

Jeremiah's eerie voice hadn't even finished when his figure vanished from the spot.

When it reappeared, it suddenly appeared behind Cao Kun.

It grinned, revealing its menacing teeth: "You can die now."

Having said that, it pounced on Cao Kun's back.

boom……

The moment it touched Cao Kun's body, a bolt of lightning struck out without warning, hitting it directly.

"what……"

A heart-wrenching scream rang out from Jeremiah's mouth, echoing for a long time.

Jeremiah retreated as if fleeing a plague, keeping his distance from Cao Kun.

The entire soul suddenly became translucent, looking extremely illusory, as if it would dissipate at any moment.

Just then, it saw Cao Kun turn around, smiling at it: "As expected, as soon as I exposed my back to you, you were bound to ambush me. How does it feel to be struck by lightning?"

"You... how could you..." Jeremiah no longer had the murderous intent and anger he had before, but instead his face was full of fear.

"How could I possibly unleash lightning?" Cao Kun's smile vanished. "Go ask your God."

Seeing Cao Kun stride towards him, Jeremiah quickly dodged.

However, its speed has decreased significantly, and it is now even slower than Cao Kun.

"Spare me, spare my life, and I'll do things for you, even kill for you."

Jeremiah dodged and begged for mercy, his dark gray face filled with fear and pleading.

"Sorry, you'd be more useful to me if you died."

Jeremiah didn't understand what Cao Kun was saying, but it didn't matter.

Cao Kun threw his peach wood sword, which flew straight toward Jeremiah.

Previously, Jeremiah could not only easily dodge the attack, but also use other methods to defend himself.

But now, it can do nothing but watch helplessly as the peach wood sword pierces its body.

Instantly, a powerful, extremely strong, and intense force erupted from the peach wood sword.

Just like the lightning from before.

Jeremiah stared incredulously at the peach wood sword embedded in his body, seemingly unable to believe that after so many years of existence, he was about to perish.

But the next moment, its body exploded like a soap bubble.

"Ding! Killed an E-level ghost, gained 30000 merit points."

"Ding! Killed an E-rank ghost, obtained the 'Summoning the Gods' technique."

"Note: The Summoning Divine Technique can summon powerful forces temporarily, but the stronger the force, the heavier the burden on the body. Please use it with caution. Current level: Level 1, can be upgraded."

The voice that echoed in his mind startled Cao Kun.

Not only was Jeremiah worth 1 merit points, but there were also magical rewards.

It's actually the "Spell to Summon Gods".

This thing sounds really intimidating.

With Jeremiah's complete demise, the black mist that had been clinging to the mangled face also dissipated.

The eerie atmosphere that had been shrouding the mansion began to fade.

After some time, it will be completely eliminated, and this place will become a normal house.

When he reached the man with the fleshy face, his aura was weaker than before.

Cao Kun flicked out a talisman, which stuck to the mangled flesh face.

"The Yang Qi returns to me, and the Yin Spirit returns to the Underworld."

"The borrowed strength is like dew returning to a bottle."

"The contract is severed and the talisman is erased, and the cause and effect are cleared."

"Disperse!"

"boom!"

The talisman ignited without fire, and the power that Cao Kun had borrowed was also drawn out of Broken Flesh Face's body and dissipated along with the flames.

The soul of the mangled flesh face immediately began to tremble, its body became slightly transparent, and its aura fluctuated, indicating that its soul was somewhat unstable.

Cao Kun's expression changed slightly; the consequences of this attempt to leverage power were far more severe than he had imagined.

This was only because he had drawn out and dispersed the power beforehand.

If they wait until the Flesh-faced Demon has exhausted all its power, the consequences will be even more unbearable.

Cao Kun quickly took out three sticks of incense, and with a rub, the incense lit up.

Cao Kun stuck it into the ground, and Broken Flesh Face immediately knelt down in front of the incense and took a deep drag.

As the cigarette entered his body, the soul of the man with the shattered flesh face gradually stopped trembling and began to improve.

Cao Kun was also a little surprised. The power he had lent to Broken Flesh Face wasn't very strong, and Broken Flesh Face was the same.

He himself would have to use the "Summoning the Gods" technique to borrow power, and the physical burden would likely be just as severe.

But no matter what, this "Summoning the Gods" is a powerful spell that can be very useful in critical moments.

After inhaling the incense sticks, the soul of the Broken Flesh Face became much more solid. Cao Kun then lit three more sticks for it to continue inhaling.

He himself went into the system.

Anyway, it's safe here now, and no one will bother us.

Merit points: 32600

Upon seeing that he had reached a five-figure merit value for the first time, Cao Kun couldn't help but smile.

[Jeremiah is actually an E-rank demon! Luckily, last time we only took Casey and the others away and didn't fight it head-on.]

Otherwise, I myself might be fine, but one or two members of Casey's family would most likely die.

After all, I exhausted all means this time, even resorting to my innate lightning spirit body, to finally defeat it.

Fortunately, the harvest was quite good.

However, given his strength, he could easily kill himself, so why does he insist on manipulating others to do so?

Could it be that this will allow him to increase his cultivation level faster?

[Or perhaps influenced by the spirits of those Native Americans who died earlier?]

Both are possible.

Never mind, let's leave it for now.

"Cultivation level up!"