Ghost Immortal

The one-eyed old man used all his trump cards, but couldn't harm his opponent in the slightest, and was utterly desperate.

He collapsed to the ground, completely at a loss.

The female corpse ignored him, slowly turned her head, locked her scarlet eyes on Zhao Tiezhu, and floated towards him, wanting to kill the strongest one first.

Zhao Tiezhu gripped his waist knife tightly; the blade's aura was much dimmer than before.

He knew he couldn't hold on, but he still stood in front of all the constables, not retreating an inch.

Li Feng was deeply moved and knew he couldn't wait any longer.

He stood up from behind the rubble, his right hand poised to unleash a lightning talisman.

Just as he was about to make his move, a sharp whooshing sound came from above the quarry.

Three figures flew down from the rock wall and landed between Zhao Tiezhu and the female corpse.

Ahead was a Taoist priest in his forties, dressed in a yellow Taoist robe, with a silk sash around his waist and cloud-patterned shoes on his feet.

His eyebrows were thick and bushy, with two lines extending from the center of his brow to the sides, each branching off at his temple to form four eyebrow tails.

It's rare to see four eyebrows like that?

He carried a peach wood sword on his back, the blade of which was covered with densely engraved cinnabar runes, and held a palm-sized Bagua mirror in his left hand.

The mirror surface shimmered with iridescent light, clearly indicating it was a high-grade ritual implement.

Two young Taoist priests followed behind him.

One male and one female.

They were all in their early twenties.

The male Taoist priest was tall and strong, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he carried an iron whisk in his hand.

The female Taoist priest was slender with delicate features. She had a string of copper bells hanging from her waist and held a talisman in her hand.

"Master Four-Eyebrows! What brings you here?"

When Zhao Tiezhu saw who it was, a look of joy at surviving a disaster immediately appeared on his face.

"I observed the celestial phenomena last night and saw a malevolent aura rising to the sky from the north of the city, which told me that something big was about to happen," said the Taoist priest with the four eyebrows, his expression solemn.

"Luckily we arrived in time; any later and this wretched creature would have broken into the city."

As he spoke, his gaze never left the female corpse.

The Bagua mirror rotated automatically in his hand, and circles of golden-red Bagua symbols appeared on its surface.

The runes transformed into pillars of light in the air, enveloping the female corpse.

The female corpse stopped in her tracks as soon as she was illuminated by the light from the Bagua mirror.

Her expression instantly turned wary, her scarlet eyes narrowed slightly as she stared at the Bagua mirror in the hand of the Four-Eyebrow Taoist.

It hissed in a low, guttural voice, like a cat's breath.

"The vengeful spirit has solidified into form; the corpse does not decay, and the spirit remains."

The Taoist priest with four eyebrows furrowed his brows so much that Li Feng was worried he might break a knot.

"This is no ordinary fierce corpse; someone used evil magic to turn her into a living corpse."

Zhao Tiezhu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and asked curiously, "Taoist Master, what is a living corpse?"

"A living person is sealed in a coffin and suppressed with burial soil and a demon-suppressing talisman array, so that her physical body is tempered in resentment for a hundred years without decaying, and her soul is sealed in her body and cannot dissipate. Day and night, she accumulates resentment, her physical body becomes a demon, and her soul becomes a fierce spirit. This kind of thing is half corpse and half ghost, and is neither afraid of the Taoist corpse-suppressing techniques nor the Buddhist methods of salvation. It is extremely difficult to deal with."

Master Si Mei handed the Bagua mirror to his left hand and drew the peach wood sword from his back with his right hand.

The cinnabar runes on the sword instantly lit up, and a dazzling golden light condensed at the tip of the sword.

"Fortunately, she has been sealed for hundreds of years and her power has not fully recovered. Now is the best time to get rid of her. If she absorbs enough moon essence and recovers to her peak state, not only Qingyan City, but all living beings within a hundred miles will suffer."

As soon as he finished speaking, he charged forward with his sword.

The peach wood sword pierced straight into the woman's forehead.

This sword strike may seem simple, but it is actually executed with the Heavenly Gang Step, making the lower body very stable and the force very great.

The sword's momentum was fierce, its light contained within rather than radiating outwards, with all spiritual energy concentrated on the golden light at the sword's tip.

"ah!!!"

The female corpse screamed sharply as he stabbed her, and simultaneously reached out with both hands, her ten fingers like hooks, to grab the peach wood sword.

Her fingernails were as long as her fingers, and the tips were wreathed in a more intense aura of resentment than before. From the black and red mist, many distorted ghost faces emerged, their mouths agape as if about to devour.

"bass!!!"

The sword tip and the claw clashed, producing a crisp, metallic clang.

The Taoist priest with four eyebrows had his peach wood sword shaken and slightly deflected, the golden light on the tip of the sword dimming a bit.

But he remained calm and composed, turning around and shooting a beam of golden light from the Bagua mirror in his left hand at the female corpse's face.

The runes on the Bagua mirror spun rapidly, and the projected beam of light was twice as thick as before. Within the beam of light, yin and yang fish swam to form a Taiji diagram.

"ah!!!"

The female corpse was struck head-on by the golden light of the Bagua mirror and let out another painful wail.

Her body swayed, and wisps of white smoke rose from her wedding dress as it burned in the golden light.

Fine black lines appeared on his fair face, as if something was wriggling beneath his skin.

The female corpse suddenly opened her mouth and spewed out a thick, blackish-red mist. The mist hit the golden light of the Bagua mirror and made a hissing, corrosive sound.

The golden light was forcibly corroded by the mist, creating a gap. Taking advantage of this, the female corpse rushed out from the gap, her five fingers joined together like a knife, and plunged straight into the heart of the Taoist priest with four eyebrows.

The attack was lightning fast, with a tricky angle and perfect timing.

This was precisely the moment when Master Si Mei's old strength had been exhausted and his new strength had not yet been generated.

Master Si Mei looked horrified and hurriedly put the Bagua mirror back in front of his chest.

The woman's five fingers scraped across the mirror surface, producing a harsh metallic scraping sound. Five fine scratches appeared on the surface of the Bagua mirror.

The Taoist priest with four eyebrows was so shocked that he staggered back several steps, and the rocks beneath his feet shattered inch by inch.

"What a wretched child!"

Master Si Mei steadied himself, a solemn look flashing in his eyes.

He stopped testing the waters, made a sword incantation with his left hand, and drew a circle in front of him with his peach wood sword in his right hand, in which a pale golden talisman appeared.

The illusory image of the talisman spun rapidly, growing larger and larger until it finally transformed into a golden round shield three feet in diameter, hovering in front of him.

"The profound origin of Heaven and Earth, the root of all Qi, through countless eons of cultivation, I will attain my divine powers!"

He chanted an incantation, and the cinnabar runes on the peach wood sword shone like the sun, enveloping the entire sword in intense golden light.

The golden round shield flew out and spun as it crashed into the female corpse.

The female corpse roared as she charged forward, her claws striking the golden round shield head-on.

"boom!"

A burst of golden light erupted, and a surge of air rolled forth.

The boulders on the quarry were whipped up by the blast wave and scattered in all directions like a torrential rain.

The constables raised their knives to block, but were still smashed until their heads were bleeding!

As the golden light faded, the female corpse staggered back two steps.

The malevolent aura swirling around her fingers was mostly dispersed by the golden light, leaving several charred marks on her fingertips. Dark red blood seeped from these marks, dripping onto the ground and corroding small pits into the rocks.

However, the Four-Eyebrowed Taoist Priest was not having an easy time either.

The backlash from the shattering of the golden shield caused his blood to surge, a sweet taste rose in his throat, and a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

He sprayed blood directly onto the peach wood sword, which actually made the sword even stronger.

"Master!"

The two young Taoist priests exclaimed in surprise and wanted to rush forward to help.

"Never mind me, set up the Yin-Yang Evil-Trapping Array!"

The Taoist priest with four eyebrows shouted, and at the same time, he swung his sword again to attack, entangled the female corpse, and prevented her from escaping.

The male and female Taoist priests exchanged a glance and immediately got to work.

The male Taoist priest stuck an iron whisk into the ground, formed a hand seal, and chanted a spell.

The silver threads on the iron whisk moved automatically without wind, extending in all directions and weaving a large silver net on the ground.

The female Taoist priest then tossed out the talismans one by one. The talismans landed on the silver net and immediately burst into flames, turning into clusters of ghostly blue flames.

A large silver net, amplified by the flames, slowly rose, forming a circular trapping array about three zhang in diameter, enveloping both the female corpse and the Taoist priest with four eyebrows.

The moment the formation was formed, the female corpse's movements became noticeably slower, and the resentful aura on her body was suppressed by the power of the formation, with the black and red mist becoming much thinner than before.

"Fine! You beast, prepare to die!"

With a shout, the Taoist priest with four eyebrows took advantage of the moment when the female corpse was slow to move, and with a flick of his peach wood sword, he slashed at the female corpse's left arm.

"Snap!"

The sword blade cut into the wedding dress, slicing into the flesh, making a screeching sound.

The woman's left arm was slashed open, revealing a deep wound that exposed the bone.

Dark red blood gushed out, splattering onto the Taoist priest's robe and burning several holes in it.

"roar!!"

The female corpse cried out in pain and roared in fury.

She swung her injured left arm violently, and the wound on her arm healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The spurting blood flowed back into the wound, and in just two breaths, the deep, bone-revealing wound was reduced to a shallow red mark.

However, the Four-Eyebrowed Taoist priest keenly noticed that after the female corpse's wounds healed, the resentful aura on her body was noticeably weakened.

Although it was only a tiny, insignificant amount, it showed that her power was not limitless.

Each injury and recovery consumes the resentment and malevolent energy she has accumulated over hundreds of years.

As long as it continues to be consumed, it will eventually run out.

Li Feng also noticed this detail from outside the formation.

He had been standing beside the rubble, strategizing and waiting for this opportunity.

He held the lightning talisman in his hand but never used it.

The female corpse is now suppressed by the formation, the Four-Eyebrowed Taoist is holding her back head-on, and his two disciples are maintaining the formation from outside. Everyone's attention is focused on the battlefield.

Making a move at this moment would maximize its effectiveness without making oneself the female corpse's primary target.

That's it!

He exerted all his strength, holding the Thunderburst Talisman between his fingertips and infusing it with spiritual power.

The cinnabar runes on the talisman lit up, and violent lightning crackled and exploded on the runes.

He aimed at the woman's back, flicked his wrist, and the Thunderburst Talisman shot out as lightning.

The lightning talisman instantly adhered to the woman's back and exploded with a bang.

"Boom!"