Knife splashing

Chapter 260: Joining forces to suppress evil spirits

"The house is talking?"

Sharifei held the incense burner in his hand and said incredulously, "How can the man speak? Did the Taoist hear it wrong?"

At this moment, Lu San had controlled the group of rats to patrol the entire county, but only this place was found to be suspicious, so they all gathered here.

"This is not unusual."

Another Taixuan Orthodox disciple shook his head and said, "If an artifact is possessed by a ghost, it will become a spirit after a long time."

"The same is true for old houses, dilapidated temples, and ancient tombs. If someone dies inside, over time the body will be transformed into a demon and haunt the building. Dealing with such houses is the most troublesome."

As he spoke, he looked around and said, "The feng shui of this place is average, and the people are full of yang energy. The old locust tree in the courtyard is also very suspicious. It is probably an arrangement made a long time ago."

Li Yan quickly asked, "What did you hear, fellow Taoist?"

The Taoist moved his ears again and said with an unpleasant expression, "It's very chaotic. There are many people crying and shouting, men, women, young and old, but I can't hear what they are crying and shouting."

"A lot of people?"

Li Yan was thoughtful, "Is there a way to crack it?"

"this…"

The Taoist looked a little embarrassed. "Don't blame me, Mr. Li. My fellow disciples mainly study the altar and are not good at Feng Shui."

The other two disciples of Zhushan Sect also nodded and said, "When encountering such a situation, our sect usually asks the Feng Shui master to find the key point, and then perform a ritual to seal the earth's energy and destroy the temple to expel the evil, otherwise the poison will spread."

"Generally speaking, rituals are performed using 'altars', the main type being the 'Thirty Hui Zhen Altar', and the place for cultivation and refinement is called 'Jing', the type being the 'Sixty Tong Zhen Jing'."

"All the arrangements of the Xuanmen in the world cannot be separated from this cliché, even those places where corpses are refined are the same."

"The arrangement here must be some kind of 'Jing'. We must first find the key and distinguish which kind it is so that we can control it in a targeted manner."

"I see."

Li Yan turned his head and looked at Wang Daoxuan, "Master, can you tell the difference?"

Wang Daoxuan is good at Feng Shui, and the Xixuan lineage is good at warding off disasters and praying for blessings, but Li Yan is not sure whether they can break this formation.

Wang Daoxuan looked at the old house and said thoughtfully: "I can give it a try and see if I can find the key."

After saying that, he took out a compass from his arms, first walked around the old house, marked various places, and then went to a nearby high place to observe the layout of the surrounding streets and rooms.

Finally, he took a large piece of paper and wrote and drew on it, deciding on the Eight Trigrams and the Nine Palaces. The various lines were so winding that it made the onlookers dizzy.

Li Yan took a quick look and didn't think about it any further.

There are various methods in the world, and they become more and more profound as time goes by. Human life is limited, so it is impossible to master everything.

Especially Feng Shui, which is all-encompassing.

Because he needs to study the art of escape and ponder the Qimen Dunjia, his brain has been drained. As for Feng Shui, it is good enough for him to understand the basic knowledge.

Wang Daoxuan's drawings became more and more messy.

His brows were getting more and more furrowed.

Everyone was not in a hurry after seeing this.

This house looks very old and must have been built a long time ago. It has stood in Dangyang City for so many years without being discovered. There must be a mystery behind it.

What's even more strange is that there was no abnormal smell leaking out.

To be honest, if it weren't for Lu San's magic, they really wouldn't have been able to find it.

Of course, Li Yan was not idle either. He spoke to Captain Yang and asked him to go to the county government office to get those old fish scale atlases.

The so-called fish scale map is the land registration book.

It draws houses, mountains, ponds and fields in order and connects them together, indicating the corresponding names. It is named because the field map resembles fish scales.

It originated in the Northern Song Dynasty and is still in use today.

The Daxuan Dynasty has an order that anyone who builds a house in the city must report it to the government office. No matter how many times it is sold, the information of both the buyer and the seller will be written on the fish scale map, and even a guarantor is required.

Perhaps, we can find some clues from it.

Captain Yang did not dare to delay and immediately led his men back to the county government office and asked the clerk to take out the fish scale atlas from the storage room where the files were specially stored.

After hurriedly fetching it, Captain Yang looked a little embarrassed, "Young Master Li, there is something wrong with the fish scale atlas."

"The information about this house is too old and is not included in the new fish scale atlas. It has leaked due to heavy rains, and has been eaten by insects and rats. I'm afraid we won't be able to find anything."

It was not yet dawn. Li Yan took a look in the light of the torch and shook his head slightly.

The fish scale atlas was a grey mass, not only because of insect infestation, with holes and dust everywhere, but also because of being soaked in water, with many pages stuck together.

He carefully pushed aside the stuck album, and sure enough, the writing on it was a little blurry and could only be recognized sporadically.

"In the second year of Kaix, the indenture holder Yu XX, with the help of the imperial court XX, obtained the old house, located at X, XXX in Dangyang City, to show his honor..."

Li Yan frowned as he watched and handed it to Captain Zheng next to him.

Captain Zheng also looked at it carefully and said thoughtfully: "This should be the second year of Kaiyuan, the year after the founding of the Daxuan Dynasty."

"As far as I know, the war had just ended, and nine out of ten houses in various places were empty. The court lavishly rewarded and granted land and property to anyone who had made contributions to the country."

"The Yu family was even rewarded by the imperial court... We should be able to find clues in the county annals."

Captain Yang took out the "Dangyang County Chronicles" without saying a word.

Sure enough, the clue was found.

The name recorded above is Yu Shiqing.

“It turns out to be this person!”

Captain Zheng suddenly realized and said solemnly, "This man has some reputation. He was originally an old official of the Daxing Dynasty. He did not want to be an official. The court showed mercy and did not settle accounts with them. Instead, it granted them land for retirement."

"But this man's son, Yu Wantong, later entered Green Forest Mountain and became a general of the Longxiang Army. He rebelled and was killed along with his entire clan."

As he spoke, he quickly flipped through the album of fish scales.

Although the above records are vague, it can be seen that the property has been changed hands several times, with the most recent one being fifty years ago.

Li Yan pondered, "A fifty-year-old house that has no one to look after it and no one to occupy it must have some problems."

As he said this, he asked Captain Yang to call the nearby residents.

"This house is a bit evil."

An old man who lived nearby shook his head and said, "I remember when I was young, this house was occupied by a group of beggars. Because it was dilapidated and the owner was nowhere to be found, people ignored it."

"Who would have thought that within two days, these beggars would kill each other, leaving corpses all over the ground and the smell of blood filling the air."

"After the imperial court cleared away the bodies, another family that had just moved in used money and wanted to occupy the place and renovate it."

"Within half a month, the family's business was completely ruined, and even the owner was attacked by bandits and his body was left exposed in the wilderness."

"Later, everyone said that this place had bad feng shui, so no one was interested in it anymore. But one time when I got up at night, I vaguely heard some noises in the house, as if someone was talking."

"I was scared and thought it was a ghost, so I pretended not to hear it and went back to my room to sleep..."

After asking carefully, and after the old man left, Captain Zheng said in a deep voice: "It seems that this place has been planned for a long time. Although it has changed hands several times, it is always under the control of the demon."

"The Longxiong Army has joined forces with the Tiansheng Sect. They may also be involved in this matter..."

At this time, the sky was already slightly bright.

The sun rose from the top of the mountain in the east, the morning light dispelled the darkness, and the mist covering the surface of the old house seemed to be lifted by the sunlight.

Wang Daoxuan looked at the changes in light and shadow nearby, stood up suddenly, looked at the surrounding city walls, and suddenly realized: "I understand!"

Then he pointed to the west and said, "Dangyang County is high in the west and low in the east. It is the remainder of the dragon vein and transitions to the Jianghan Plain. It is located between Yin and Yang."

"The old county town has been renovated several times, and the original structure has long been destroyed, leaking a bit of Yin Qi, but it is suppressed by the Guanling Mausoleum, and it lingers here, forming a Yin furnace."

"There is a Guanling in the north and a purple cave in the south, which can make the Yin energy less visible. Then, we can set up a formation and use the changes of the sun and the moon to make it escape."

"Fellow Daoists, who still has the Bagua Mirror?"

"We'll carry it!" After all, they are disciples of Xuanmen, and they all carry a magic mirror with them.

Following Wang Daoxuan's instructions, two Taixuan Orthodox disciples stood on the north and south sides of the old house, respectively, with the Bagua mirrors facing north and south.

The Bagua mirror has the function of blocking reflections.

As soon as the mirror was hung up, the old house changed suddenly.

Li Yan and others' faces changed drastically.

To others, the old house suddenly became eerie.

But for the warlock, the feeling is extremely clear.

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "I can smell the bloody smell in the whole yard, and there is also a sinister aura flowing around the old locust tree..."

The disciple of Taixuan Orthodox Sect who could see the Yin and Yang said coldly: "The whole yard is full of Yin ghosts, worshiping the old locust tree..."

The Xuanmen disciple who could hear the language of ghosts and gods had his ears trembling and said with an unpleasant expression: "They are worshipping. It's the dead ghosts worshipping the Yin God!"

This is one of the reasons why Li Yan asked them to come down the mountain.

The ghosts and gods in the world are invisible. People in the Xuanmen sect have awakened their spiritual roots. Some people can hear it, some can see it, and some can smell it.

It's like a blind man touching an elephant, unable to get all the information.

If we want to find the tiger demon's hiding place, we need help from others.

Seeing the key, the disciple of Taixuan Orthodox Sect immediately understood, "This is a method of offering sacrifices to the Yin God based on 'Tongzhen Huiyuanjing', killing people to sacrifice to ghosts, and mixed with the secret methods of the Ghost Sect."

"If we want to open the altar and break it, we have to go back to the mountain and ask a few fellow disciples to come and help."

Li Yan shook his head and said, "We don't have time. Is there any other way?"

A disciple of Zhushan Sect said, "Ghosts worshipping the Yin God is a very ominous situation. Fortunately, it is daytime now. If it was opened at night, I am afraid that the Yin God would have appeared and killed people long ago."

"It is made of locust wood. We can perform a ritual to temporarily subdue it with peach wood arrows, but these ghosts must be eliminated at the same time, otherwise they will break the peach wood arrows and release the ghost gods."

"But the ghost spirits have been alarmed. This place has become a dark and dangerous place. Ghosts can come out during the day. I'm afraid if you enter it, you will be possessed."

"Leave this to me!"

Li Yan turned his head and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Sha, go back to the county government office and get my Cloud Thunder God Drum."

Everyone didn't waste any time and started preparing immediately.

The Zhushan Sect inherited the Han witchcraft tradition and incorporated the witchcraft of the Chu region into it. It is best at using various plants to exorcise evil spirits.

There is just a way to deal with the old locust tree where the evil spirit resides.

They all carried peach wood bows and arrows with them. They set up an altar and drew talismans on the spot. They took out twelve peach wood arrows and pasted the yellow talismans on them one by one.

The Cloud Thunder God Drum was also taken away.

Such a big commotion naturally alarmed many people.

Although Captain Yang and others were blocking the outside, there were still many people standing in the inner and outer three circles, looking around and whispering:

"So the monster is here?"

"I said there was something wrong with this house..."

Li Yan didn't bother to pay attention to it. He came to the Yunlei God Drum, hung the Three Talents Demon-Suppressing Coin Knife Tassel on the beast's mouth, and nodded to the disciples of Zhushan Sect.

The two disciples immediately jumped up and landed on a nearby roof, while simultaneously making hand gestures and pulling the peach wood bows.

shhhhh!

With a sound of breaking through the air, two peach wood arrows directly pierced into the old locust tree.

This was like stirring up a hornet's nest.

Inside the old house, there was a sudden howling of cold wind, and fallen leaves were rolled up with black smoke, forming whirlwinds that rushed up and down.

At the same time, shrill cries were heard.

Even mortals can hear this sound.

The onlookers were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they retreated one after another.

Li Yan also concentrated his mind and exerted his strength to beat the sacred drum.

Boom boom boom!
The sound of drums was like thunder, shaking the entire county.

This Cloud Thunder God Drum has the power to exorcise evil spirits. When combined with the Three Talents Demon-Suppressing Coin Knife Spike, its power is even more astonishing.

Li Yan had used it before, and with one strike, all the ghosts around were destroyed.

This time, he once again showed his extraordinary ability.

Call ~
The wind was howling, and the black whirlwinds wrapped in fallen leaves rushed directly out of the gate of the old house.

Boom!
At this moment, the Yunlei God Drum sounded.

The drumbeats shook, and the black whirlwinds instantly dissipated.

The two disciples of Zhushan Sect did not dare to be negligent when seeing this situation. They made hand gestures and shot arrows at the same time.

Bang bang bang!
All the peach wood arrows were shot into the old locust tree.

Li Yan kept beating the sacred drum, shaking off all the evil spirits and ghosts that swarmed out.

As the drum beats, cold sweat breaks out on his forehead.

This Cloud Thunder God Drum is quite powerful, but its consumption is also extremely astonishing.

Even though his Taoism has improved now, it is still a bit difficult for him to perform such powerful spells.

Fortunately, the disciples of Zhushan Sect acted quickly, and with the help of two disciples of Taixuan Orthodox Sect and Wang Daoxuan, they dispersed all the evil spirits and ghosts that rushed out.

After a cigarette's time, the old house finally returned to peace.

On the old locust tree in the yard, twelve peach wood arrows were deeply embedded in it, vibrating with a constant buzzing sound.

All the evil spirits and ghosts in the courtyard were also eliminated.

"Do it!"

At the order given by Captain Zheng, who had been prepared for this, several soldiers from the Duwei Division immediately lit up the caltrops and threw them directly into the old courtyard.

Boom boom boom!
Accompanied by several loud noises, houses collapsed and smoke and dust rose up.

The situation in this old house was completely destroyed.

Li Yan and others ignored the smoke and rushed in directly, poured kerosene on the old locust tree, and set it on fire.

In an instant, flames were blazing, black smoke filled the air, and a foul stench like that of a corpse spread around.

The people who smelled the odor felt suffocated and vomited.

Amid the crackling sounds, an old and resentful roar was faintly heard, and then the old locust tree collapsed with a loud bang.

Call ~
A gust of cold wind blew by, and the stench disappeared.

Li Yan and others also breathed a sigh of relief.

The evil creature in the courtyard has been worshipped for hundreds of years and is comparable to ghosts and gods. If it is allowed to escape, they really won't be able to deal with it.

After the flames died down and the old locust tree was completely burned to charcoal, everyone entered the yard again and searched carefully.

Sure enough, there was a tomb under the old locust tree. It was not very large and only contained a locust wood coffin.

The roots of the old locust tree are just connected to it.

Li Yan kicked the coffin lid away, gasped, and said in a lost voice: "What the hell is this?"

There was only a skeleton lying inside.

There is no head on the neck, but there are many bone tumors on the spine and sternum, which look like a skull...

(End of this chapter)