Chapter 35 Mr. Mirror of Liuzun Temple The young man, who looked like a zombie, barely mobilized his energy and blood to suppress his churning internal organs. If he had not become strong and resilient, that kick would have taken his life. "It doesn't make sense. Normally, even if one is a genius who has already reached the inner strength realm, he should have just entered this realm. It is impossible for him to be this strong..." The young man's face was filled with shock and he was gasping for breath. The old man with the wine pot's expression also became extremely solemn, and he looked at the evil wind that was blowing in front of him. "He didn't bring a willow branch night lamp, nor did he have any incense ash or candles. Even if he had the Qi and blood at the peak of his powers, he couldn't stop the erosion of my twelve ghost Qis!" "As long as he is not at the Refining Essence Realm, he will die at Niujiao Mountain today." "we……" Before the voice fell, a blade suddenly rose in front.
A cold light flashed across the darkness. All evil winds are gone. The twelve ghost spirits were annihilated with one sword. "Using one's own energy and spirit to worship day and night, reducing lifespan and fortune, thus asking the evil spirit to do things... Is this rare self-mutilation evil method the 'worship of evil spirits' that has been banned for many years?" Lin Yan walked out slowly from the evil wind, his eyes calm, and said: "No wonder we only destroyed a few evil spirits when we cleared out the evil spirits in the south of the city today. It turns out that half of them gathered here..." "you……" The old man with the wine pot suddenly changed his expression, revealing a look of horror: "You are not Nei Zhuang!" Although warriors in the Neizhuang realm have strong physiques, well-trained internal organs, blood and marrow, and powerful essence, ordinary evil spirits dare not invade them. But the twelve ghost auras that he was proud of had barely surpassed the scope of ordinary ghosts. This level of evil will kill even a warrior at the peak of his powers. Of course, if a strong warrior holds a willow branch as a night lamp and has restraining objects such as incense ash and candles, the result will be different. But this flag bearer of the Impermanence only has a knife in his hand! "Run away!" The young man with a zombie-like face had lost the will to fight. He suddenly let out a long roar and ran backwards. From the other side of the mountain, in the Qingshanfang horse farm, two horses were seen galloping towards them. Poof! The crossbow arrow flew across the sky! A horse in front of him suddenly fell down and rolled on the ground. A crossbow arrow suddenly penetrated more than half of the horse's head, killing it instantly. The young man was already pale, and when he saw this scene, he became even more stiff.
Even the movement of running came to a halt. Because a strong murderous intent had enveloped him. If he continued to run, the next crossbow arrow would surely pierce his head. What kind of crossbow is this? Is it so powerful? "This is indeed a good place. With the horse farm behind us, it's easy to escape." Lin Yan loaded another crossbow arrow, raised it, and shot another horse with ease. Then he slowly stepped forward and said, "If that's all you have, why don't you kneel down and chat with me for a while?" - Tonight in Linjiangfang, every household has lit up willow branch night lamps. And in front of the door, a pair of candles were lit and three incense sticks were inserted. The common people in the city, staying at home, bowed sincerely towards the direction of the inner city, asking Liu Zun for blessings, to ward off disasters and evil spirits, and to eliminate monsters and relieve misfortunes. Those who were relatively well-off would even prepare sacrificial animals, wine, melons, fruits and vegetables. Today we offer sacrifice to Liu Zun! One reason was because of the information given by the city garrison, and the other was because of the evil spirit disaster in the outer district last night, which made people feel uneasy. The people worshiped Liu Zun, praying for peace and protection. But more importantly, the huge amount of incense accumulated in Liu Zun Temple was given to powerful monsters and evil spirits outside the city last night. Now, the power of incense and offerings in Liuzun Temple is only a little bit left, and the people in the city are in urgent need of a grand sacrifice. "There are monsters and evil spirits that entered the city last night, and there are still some that have escaped that have not been completely eliminated. Please be careful and cautious." "Please check yourselves. Have you prepared all the incense ashes, candles, burning incense, and willow branch night lamps?" The person who spoke was the captain of the city's defense force, named Meng Lu. Because of his performance during the defense of the city last night, he was praised by the commander-in-chief Zhaozhou. Moreover, Zhao Jing, the captain of the personal guard of the Zhaozhou commander-in-chief, died last night. People from all sides vaguely speculated that Meng Lu might take over Zhao Jing's position in the future. Today he was dispatched by the commander-in-chief of Zhaozhou to assist the South Yamen outside the City Guard Mansion and eliminate the remaining demons and evil spirits. This is a kind of attitude. Because in the eyes of all parties, those responsible for clearing out the demons tonight are not only the Outer South Yamen, but also the temple personnel from the inner city. People from the outer city don't have many opportunities to establish connections with the temple. "Captain Meng guarded the city last night, hunted demons during the day, and is walking with us tonight. He must be tired. I have a talisman here that can refresh your mind and calm your spirit. Wear it." A young man named Liu Jing came to the temple. His teacher is the twelfth priest of Liuzun Temple, who is responsible for monitoring the evil spirits in the whole city and eliminating them. As a direct disciple of the temple priest, Liu Jing has a high status and outstanding abilities, and is accompanied by six temple messengers.
"You're welcome, Mr. Jing." Meng Lu bowed and declined politely. Liu Jing laughed and said, "My abilities are all due to Liu Zun's magic. Although I can exorcise evil spirits and weaken evil spirits, my martial arts skills are really shallow. When facing fierce beasts and monsters, I still need Captain Meng to protect me. You stay energetic so that I can be safe." Upon hearing this, Meng Lu also accepted the talisman and wore it on his body. The leader of the night watch team behind him couldn't help but show envy. Among this group of people, the temple disciples are responsible for dealing with evil spirits, while the city defenders are responsible for dealing with vicious birds and beasts and other monsters. As for the day and night patrol officers under the Outer South Yamen, they were responsible for maintaining order in the city. In terms of martial arts attainments, most of them were not as good as the city defense troops. There are evil spirits in the city right now, and the patrols day and night are totally unable to deal with it, so we can only ask the temple for help, and the city defense forces are responsible for assisting. "After all, we are only familiar with the terrain of the outer city and can only serve as guides at best." The leader of the Night Watch team thought to himself, "If you encounter evil spirits, or even need to rely on others to save your life, don't be greedy and expect others to give you a talisman." Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard the senior disciple of the temple speak in a deep voice. "There are strange changes in the air in the north direction." "Ok?" Meng Lu clenched his sword, looked at the Night Watch leader, and said, "Lead the way!" There were many buildings in the city, with houses and pavilions everywhere, and they did not know the terrain. If you head directly north, you will only run into walls and may even end up in a dead end. Therefore, a "Night Watchman" is needed to lead the way so that we can take a shortcut as quickly as possible and head in the direction of the strange energy changes. The group of people rushed towards the direction where the strange energy was changing at a very fast speed until they were out of the streets of Linjiangfang. Niujiao Mountain can be seen in the distance. Following Liu Jing's direction, Meng Lu went up the mountain first and ran away quickly. As they got closer, they saw three people on the mountain. One of them, a tall man in a black robe with gold threads, raised his knife. Meng Lu watched with his own eyes as the knife swung down. Blood splattered. The blade cut off a head. Then he put the knife to the neck of another person. Then, the murderer slowly turned his head, his eyes calm and his tone normal: "Are you in the same group?" (End of this chapter)