Upon entering the Demon Sealing Bureau, a lifetime commitment to the Demon Sealing Bureau is made.
You can choose to leave, but when called upon, you must return. Those who flee in the face of danger will be sealed at the crossroads of the Yellow Springs, enduring the erosion of the gloomy wind day after day until bones rot and tendons break, leaving only the soul to endure the pain of the gloomy wind's attack.
Just as the instructions were finished, a loud bang echoed from the west of the village!
Just like the night before, it was Xiao Zhuo making a move!
"Activate the formation with all your might! Coordinate with the leader!"
Apart from Chen Xuanze and his seven companions, Huang Er, a member of the Yellow Second Group, held a peach wood sword and stepped into the Eight Trigrams steps.
Faint radiance emanated from the sword tips, merging into the formation.
Taking advantage of everyone's distraction, Chen Xuanze disappeared again.
Finding a gap, he entered the formation and headed towards the west of the village.
Before long, he saw Xiao Zhuo kneeling on the ground, coughing up blood.
Seven elders from the village stood in front of Xiao Zhuo. Though called elders, they had a sinister aura, twisted muscles, and a height of around two meters, regardless of gender.
Slowly and methodically, they walked towards Xiao Zhuo, with fourteen arms covered in elderly spots wildly swinging in the air, as if swimming through thick mud, struggling against resistance with all their might.
Between the control of the possessed and Xiao Zhuo, there was a dark red peach wood sword plunged into the ground, emitting a faint red light, unlike ordinary items.
It seemed to be Xiao Zhuo's means, but the seven elders were just moving slowly. It was only a matter of time before they reached Xiao Zhuo.
Qianhu Xiao Zhuo's face was as pale as paper, and his spine was soaked.
In Chen Xuanze's sea of knowledge, information emerged: "Spirit Possession Ghost, the twelfth ghost of the Hundred Ghosts Night Walk, with a cultivation of 250 years. In his previous life, he was a monk in a temple with great wisdom. After unjust death, he transformed into a Spirit Possession Ghost seeking revenge in the mortal world. Evil, seal!
"A thousand-year peach wood sword, empowered by Daoist methods, possesses extraordinary deterrent power against ghosts and monsters."
Not far from Xiao Zhuo, four members of the Xuan Second Group were lying down.
Chen Xuanze knew that these seven elders were the true abilities of the Spirit Possession Ghost.
Quietly approaching a recently knocked-down wall, Chen Xuanze sat cross-legged behind it.
Then, he activated his magical power and began to recite the Soul Requiem Scripture in a very low voice.
Initially, the sound was unclear, and as Chen Xuanze's magical power circulated, he gradually sank into it. Unbeknownst to him, his voice changed, becoming like the resonant tones of a bell, powerful and majestic.
The voice seemed to come from the heavens, converging from all directions. Nobody noticed the slender figure sitting behind the fallen wall.
As the sound continued to grow louder, Xiao Zhuo's expression eased, and the pressure brought by the Spirit Possession Ghost gradually diminished.
The gloomy atmosphere dissipating in the western sky retreated rapidly.
A crescent moon hung in the west, as if nothing had happened.
The seven elders in front of Xiao Zhuo, when the sound started, began to tremble all over. Yin energy rose from their heads, and ghostly howls echoed. As the sound disappeared, they fell one by one, asleep.
A breeze blew, and white ashes rose from the bodies of the elders.
Xiao Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed that tonight had passed.
Lying on the ground, the knocked-out Demon Sealing Bureau members also woke up. Fortunately, no one died.
Boom!
A loud noise came from the east of the village. Xiao Zhuo's pale face changed, and he shouted, "All personnel, head to the east of the village for support!"
Ignoring his own injuries, he leaped towards the east.
The remaining few people staggered towards the direction Xiao Zhuo left.
Chen Xuanze, now awake, had a happy smile on his simple and honest face, as if he had found out that Xiao Cui forgot to wear clothes and teased him.
"Reward: Daoist magical movement technique, Demon Sealing Swordsmanship, six years of cultivation."
Magical Movement Technique: This technique can enhance walking speed, powered by magical energy with minimal physical consumption. The higher the cultivation level, the faster the speed. Masters can travel eight hundred miles in a day.
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Demon Sealing Swordsmanship: This sword technique consists of three moves, used in conjunction with the peach wood sword, effective against ghosts and monsters.
What are you waiting for? Chen Xuanze stood up, performed the Magical Movement Technique, and headed towards the east. His speed increased dramatically.
Without returning south, he estimated that Baihu Zhu was leading people to the east.
Fortunately, Chen Xuanze restrained himself; otherwise, he might have overtaken Xiao Zhuo accidentally.
Arriving at the village entrance, Chen Xuanze looked at the big locust tree.
"The five-hundred-year locust tree has absorbed too much Yin energy, turning into a tree ghost. Twenty-seven dead bones under the tree and seventy-two lingering souls. Evil, seal."
Before his eyes, the umbrella-like canopy of the large locust tree, with its densely packed branches, swung wildly, constantly attacking the Demon Sealing Bureau members around it.
Liu Baihu, with one arm drooping, waved the peach wood sword, barely defending himself amid the relentless assault of locust tree branches.
On the ground, there was a layer of brown ash, the remnants of the dispelled evil symbols. Judging by the area covered, the evil symbols of the Yellow Fourth Group had been completely consumed.
The previous loud noise was probably caused by the activation of a large number of evil symbols.
Xiao Zhuo, who arrived, rushed straight towards the large locust tree.
He was holding his breath. Tonight was not going well. If it weren't for some unknown reason, he might have turned into ashes by now.
Seeing a newly enlightened tree ghost daring to act in front of him, Xiao Zhuo couldn't care less about other things. He grasped the compass and threw a punch.
Then, he was thrown back, falling to the ground unconscious.
Xiao Zhuo was also confused. Although the newly awakened tree ghost had just gained wisdom, it was still a five-hundred-year locust tree, with at least three hundred years of cultivation. Coupled with its massive size, not to mention Xiao Zhuo, who was already injured.
Chen Xuanze didn't want to intervene at this point and just watched.
Not long after, Baihu Zhu arrived with people, followed by formations. Everyone began attacking the large locust tree with peach wood swords.
The branches and leaves of the large locust tree were constantly cut off. People in the formation were thrown out one by one.
Fortunately, there were many people, and when one was thrown out, another took their place.
Soon it was Chen Xuanze's turn. He was just waiting to try out the power of the Demon Sealing Swordsmanship against the tree ghost. After all, a tree ghost was still a ghost, right?
Holding the peach wood sword, he adopted a strange posture with his right arm, and after circulating his magical power, the inverted peach wood sword drew a circle and instantly turned upright, stabbing directly into the attacking locust tree branches.
The entire tree ghost went mad; the umbrella-like canopy wildly swayed, and the branches that came down swept away the people in the formation.
With no branches left in sight, Chen Xuanze quietly retreated, lying down next to Li Gou, pretending to be knocked back as well.
People lay on the ground, spitting blood, breaking bones, and howling in pain.
No one noticed Chen Xuanze's clever move with the sword just now.
Xiao Zhuo, lying on the ground, just regained consciousness, his face deathly pale.
This was because he had been thrown back and suffered internal injuries. Moreover, the entire army was wiped out; tonight, the hundred and eighty people were probably finished.
Then, the trunk of the large locust tree exploded with extremely intense Yin energy, enveloping everyone in the Demon Sealing Bureau on the ground.
Everyone lying down fell into a coma, and the howls stopped abruptly.
Xiao Zhuo, who had just sat up, lay down again.
Chen Xuanze didn't lose consciousness. The Demon Sealing Diagram in his sea of knowledge rotated slowly, enveloping him, preventing the approaching Yin energy from getting close.
The tree ghost did not continue to attack them but continued to swing its branches wildly, extremely frenzied, with chaotic Yin energy.
After a stick of incense, all the leaves of the tree ghost had fallen off, leaving it bare.
After waiting for a while, the entire large locust tree crumbled inch by inch. In the end, only a one-foot-high tree core emitting a green light remained on the ground.