Knife splashing

Chapter 364: Ghost Buddha Temple

The wind howls in my ears,

The houses on both sides quickly retreated.

Li Yan's current level of Taoism has reached the third level, and he has also built a Luofeng Palace, which has almost doubled his strength.

Using armor horse will naturally make the speed faster.

The wind was whistling around him. He could leap more than ten meters into the air and change direction flexibly by lightly tapping the beam with his toes.

The uneven buildings in Xiangyang City are not an obstacle at all.

At the same time, he heard shouts:
"Run, run, run, scared, hurt..."

"Huo Huo, they're going to burn me!"

The sound was sharp and chaotic, seemingly without any logic.

Li Yan heard it, but didn't find it strange.

This is his new magical power, the ability to understand the language of ghosts and gods.

And these in front of us are all wild gods!

They also turned into cold wind, carrying a pungent earthy smell, and quickly moved through the streets, going directly out from the Xicheng Gate on the west side.

Li Yan frowned and turned his head to take a look.

That is where the Xiangyang City God Temple is located.

The fact that the ghosts of wild gods can roam freely indicates that the City God has failed in his duty.

I’m afraid there is also a problem with the Xiangyang Law Enforcement Hall!
Of course, he didn't have time to think about it at this moment. He stepped on the city wall and flew into the air, quickly flipping over.

"who!"

A soldier was patrolling by, and he quickly drew his weapon.

However, they could only hear the whistling of the wind in the night sky, and something flashed by and quickly disappeared.

"Look!"

Another soldier pointed at the city in amazement.

Several people hurried over to watch.

But under the bright moon, a dark shadow passed over the wide moat of Xiangyang City, leaving a few ripples, and then quickly disappeared...

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Outside of Xiangyang City, there are vast hills.

Branches of the Han River crisscross the hills, with villages of all sizes hidden among them.

In the distance, there are rolling mountains.

Going west is Longzhong where Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion, and going south is Xian Mountain, where Liu Bei once jumped over the Tan River on horseback and Sun Jian also died there.

Li Yan was very fast and always followed behind.

He had already guessed the origin of the things in front, which were just some weird gods.

These things usually have some spirituality, but they are not precious, such as a big stone at the entrance of the village, an old tree in the field, or even a big broom that you are used to using at home...

If you have spirituality, you will inevitably do strange things.

After being discovered by the common people, sometimes they would try to find ways to deal with them, and sometimes they would burn incense to worship them. Those that were very spiritual would even be worshipped as godfathers or godmothers by children in order to ask for their blessings.

In addition, there are some household gods.

These little gods are distributed all over China, and are as numerous as the hairs on a cow. Many of them even take the form of wool ropes, so they are also called hairy gods.

Their nests might be where the monsters are hiding.

Li Yan was moving very fast, but he was not in a hurry to catch up. In the air, Lv San's falcon also flew up and down, following closely.

Before we knew it, we arrived at a valley.

I saw a dilapidated temple standing in the valley, backed by a mountain and facing the water. It was surrounded by old and dead trees, rugged rocks, and shrouded in mist under the moonlight. It didn't look like a good place at first glance.

Li Yan frowned slightly and stopped.

This place gave him a somewhat strange feeling, with a strong evil aura, very similar to those extremely dangerous places.

The city of Xiangyang is guarded by soldiers and horses.

There must be something strange about the appearance of such a place at such a close distance.

Thinking of this, he didn't rush in, but hid.

The situation in Xiangyang City is not as simple as a plague. There are also old monsters such as Master Huang Liu and the Donghu Patriarch behind the scenes.

If they are all hiding here, we must be careful when dealing with them.

Fortunately, the other party obviously did not notice him. He only saw a few flashes of Yin fire in the dilapidated temple and screams were heard faintly in the wind.

After a while, dark fog rose and rolled among the ruined temples.

Li Yan narrowed his eyes and listened carefully.

Suddenly, there were bursts of chanting sounds, as if countless monks were reciting sutras, but they were in Sanskrit, and he didn't know what sutras they were chanting.

The ghost monk chants...

There is indeed a problem here!
After a while, the sound of horse hooves was heard. It turned out that Wu Dehai and Lu San came riding on horses, accompanied by hundreds of captains and good soldiers.

Li Yan jumped out and stopped them, then took Wu Dehai and Lu San, squatted on the mound, and watched into the distance.

"So I'm hiding here!"

When Wu Dehai saw this, he frowned immediately.

Li Yan asked, "It seems that Captain Wu knows where this place is."

“This is Zhaode Temple.”

Wu Dehai shook his head and said, "This place was originally built by King Xiang in memory of his mother during the Daxing period. A few years ago, the Han River surged and washed away Xiangyang City, and this place could not escape the disaster."

"There were originally quite a few monks in the temple. They were not Taoists, but ordinary monks. When the flood came, all of them died in the temple."

"But the situation here is a little strange. Their souls have been lingering around since they died. Occasionally, someone will mistakenly enter and hear the sound of chanting. I heard that it is the Infinite Life Sutra..."

"The City God Temple once wanted to eradicate this place, but when the community commander's troops arrived, these ghosts disappeared without a trace. After the troops left, they reappeared after a few days. No one knows where they hid."

"As time went by, no one paid any attention to it. Almost everyone in Xiangyang City knew about it and called it the Ghost Buddha Temple. Because it was far away from the official road, few people approached it..."

"I see…"

Li Yan pondered for a moment and looked at Lu San.

Lu San immediately understood, and he made some hand gestures and whistled softly.

After a while, figures of all sizes came running over. They were all small animals such as snakes, insects, badgers, rabbits, etc. They were obviously afraid and did not dare to approach.

Lu San hurried forward to comfort her, muttering something.

Then the little animals also chirped.

The eye-catching scene made everyone in the Duwei Division stare with their eyes wide open.

Wu Dehai also looked interested.

He had heard that there was a strange man in Li Yan's team who could understand the language of birds and animals, but he did not expect it to be more amazing than he had imagined.

Soon, Lu San turned around and came back, saying in a deep voice: "Since last month, people have been coming and going here frequently. On the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month when the full moon is bright, they would burn fires and kill people for sacrifice."

"It looks like this is a den of thieves!"

Wu Dehai's eyes were full of excitement, and he was eager to try, "Young Master Li, what should we do?"

Li Yan pondered for a moment, "How many gunmen are there in the team, and how many firearms are they carrying?"

"Thirty ordinary muskets, two new-style firearms, and the one that was confiscated, a total of three. In addition, there are also some bamboo lightning arrows..."

"That'll be easy."

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "I will lead the people out, and you use firearms to kill them in formation. Don't worry about what they are, just open fire."

Wu Dehai nodded quickly, "Don't worry, Young Master Li."

As soon as he said that, he began to deploy immediately. Thirty musketeers were arranged in formation and coordinated with the archers.

As for the experts, they roamed around in groups, blocking the main exits.

Li Yan nodded slightly after seeing it.

These people acted quickly and were well organized. It was obvious that with the emergence of new firearms, the Duwei Division was also conducting combat training.

He signaled Lü San to act on the situation, then drew out the Dust-breaking Knife, stepped on the steps, pinched the magic formula, and whispered: "Nuo Gao! The pure and simple nature, the essence of Ren and Gui. The internal part corresponds to the kidney, and the upper part corresponds to Mercury..."

Call ~
Water mist rose up and Li Yan's figure gradually became blurred.

When Wu Dehai saw this, he couldn't help but secretly praise it in his heart.

They carried out various tasks and had dealings with many people from the Xuanmen sect, but Li Yan's team was the first to have such profound and efficient techniques and to understand advanced tactics such as firearms coordination.

No wonder he could gain such a great reputation... Li Yan had no idea what he was thinking. He used the Beidi Xuanshui escape to conceal his whole body's aura, quickly crossed the stream, and entered the vicinity of the ruined temple.

As soon as I entered the area where the strange rocks and dead trees were, the sound of chanting in my ears suddenly became louder, and the dark fog rolled in. In the haze, there were many shadows of monks, standing silently with their hands folded...

Li Yan narrowed his eyes and ignored it.

These monks might have been just ordinary people when they were alive, but after practicing and chanting for a long time, their spirits would always be stronger.

It is a lonely soul, but not an evil ghost.

He sniffed, entered the temple through the collapsed side wall, and then immediately steadied himself and did not move.

There was silence in the dilapidated temple.

But in Li Yan's opinion, it was extremely dangerous.

The rotten door panels, broken stone tablets, corridor columns, and halls all smelled of decayed earth and wood, as well as the lingering aroma of incense.

Not only that, but there were also all kinds of tiny noises coming from my ears.

"Kill, kill, kill! Take down this door panel!"

"Amitabha, put down your butcher knife..."

"Burn it!"

"I want incense, blood and food!"

Good guy!
Li Yan's pupils shrank and he was secretly shocked.

What's going on with this place?

The monks outside turned into ghosts, wandering around, and the messy things in the temple have all become wild gods and spirits.

squeak~
Just then, the dark temple door opened.

All the noisy voices of the wild gods, including those of the ghost monks, disappeared in an instant, and deathly silence returned.

I saw a dozen people walking out of the dilapidated temple.

Most of them were dressed like ordinary mountain people, but they were holding various weapons in their hands and looked full of energy.

The people in the lead looked strange.

Three of them were dressed like Miao people, wearing fur leather armor, with longbows on their backs and scimitars on their waists.

These three people are none other than the three Meishan brothers.

They gathered around an old man with grey hair, leaning on a cane, wearing a black robe and with snow-white eyes.

"Let's go, it's not safe here."

The old man said in a deep voice: "Xu Sanlang is a waste. Sooner or later, everyone in the city will be found. Let's leave first."

"Elder, what's in there..."

"Don't worry, they won't be able to guess even if they get here..."

Before he finished speaking, the old man suddenly felt a chill in his heart, turned his head to look in the direction of Li Yan, and moved his ears, "There's something over there!"

It was discovered!

Li Yan's eyes flashed with murderous intent and he rushed out.

The Xuanshui escape he used was to conceal himself with water mist and reflect light under the moonlight. This movement was immediately discovered by those with extraordinary eyesight.

"There is an expert in escape techniques!"

"kill him!"

The group of people suddenly fell into chaos.

The three Meishan brothers took off the bows behind them, chanted continuously, and drew their bows and put arrows on them.

However, Li Yan was faster.

As he was getting closer, he suddenly pulled out the flintlock rifle from his waist and pulled the trigger.

boom!
There was a loud bang, and flames and smoke spread everywhere.

Li Yan's target was not the three brothers, but the old man in the front. The musket was so powerful that it directly shattered his legs.

"what!"

Screams sounded.

The old man fell to the ground in pain, and even several Tiansheng Sect disciples behind him had their legs broken by the beatings.

"New firearms!"

The three Meishan brothers were startled and quickly dispersed, shouting at the same time: "There is only one shot from the firearm, hurry up and kill him first!"

After saying that, they dispersed and drew their scimitars.

The three brothers are in perfect sync and have amazing cooperation.

One of them swung a knife and attacked Li Yan head-on, while the remaining two rolled over, came to Li Yan's side, and directly released darts.

However, the current Li Yan is not someone they can deal with.

Facing the whistling scimitar, Li Yan didn't even blink, he leaped over and swung his sword upward.

Ding!
With a crisp sound, the Miao Dao broke into two pieces.

Not only that, the man who swung the knife was also hit by Yin lightning, his whole body stiffened, and his pupils were full of fear.

Before he could react, Li Yan grabbed the man and pulled him around him, just in time to block the incoming dart.

puff puff!

This unlucky guy is none other than the eldest brother of the Meishan brothers.

The dart pierced his chest deeply, his face quickly turned blue, and he foamed at the mouth, it turned out that the dart was smeared with poison.

"Big brother!"

The remaining two brothers were filled with grief and anger, and hurried forward.

But as soon as they took a step, Li Yan took advantage of the situation and threw the corpse towards one of them. At the same time, using this force, the hidden power under his feet burst out, and his body flew out diagonally, rushing towards the third brother.

"Go to hell!"

Seeing the ghostly movements, the third brother knew he was no match for him. With bloodshot eyes, he stabbed out with his scimitar, ready to die together with the enemy.

But when he got closer, Li Yan suddenly raised his hand and used the Pi Gua Palm Technique with the force of Gen Earth.

Call ~
The third brother only felt a strong wind blowing in his face, and the palms above his head seemed to be falling like hills.

This is the mental impact caused by the punch.

Even though he was prepared to die, he was still terrified and couldn't help but step back.

And this palm was just a feint.

Li Yan suddenly turned sideways and changed his arms, crossing paths with his opponent, changing his palm into a hand knife, and lightly patted the back of his head.

Bang!
The third brother fell directly to the ground and fainted.

Li Yan's attacks made him look like a ghost in the eyes of everyone. They couldn't even see his face clearly, and the most powerful masters were killed or injured one after another.

"run!"

Those Tiansheng believers fled out of the ruined temple without saying a word.

Looking at the third brother lying on the ground, his life or death unknown, the second brother of the Meishan brothers gritted his teeth, his eyes full of hesitation.

If they stayed, all three brothers would surely die.

If I escape, I might have a chance to take revenge.

This is an instinctive hesitation of human beings. Before he could make a decision, there were bursts of gunfire outside and screams.

"what!"

The second son of the Mei family also knew that he had no way to escape. He roared and rushed out with a knife in hand, taking off the leather bag from his waist.

puff!
The soul-breaking flying knife pierced directly into his chest and abdomen.

The second son of the Mei family lost his mind and fell to the ground with a thud.

Li Yan's face was indifferent. He stepped forward, drew out the flying knife, and pierced his dantian with a "whoosh". Then he turned and walked towards the old man.

The old man's legs were broken and he fell to the ground gasping for breath, but he was fearless and there was a hint of madness in his eyes.

"It's you again, it's you again..."

Li Yan frowned, "Do you know me?"

"Hahaha…"

The old man laughed crazily and said, "The leader has issued an order that the Ghost Church is wanted for you. From now on, there will be no place for you in this vast world!"

After that, black blood flowed out of his seven orifices, and he fell to the ground and died...

(End of this chapter)