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Chapter 82: I have to think more
"I haven't heard that Master Yijing was injured..." The soldier was a little surprised by Master Chen's question. After giving an ambiguous response, he immediately brought the topic back to the topic.

"Father Shi is currently injured and unconscious. The nuns and priests were also seriously injured and have been sent to the clinic. However, the priest said that this incident was caused by a demonic cultivator who had previously used Feng..."

At this point, the soldier seemed to have suddenly noticed Feng Xue, and his face froze slightly. Feng Xue, a time traveler with an open mind, waved his hand nonchalantly and said:

"You said."

Seeing Feng Xue's attitude, the soldiers had no idea what to think, but these cultivators who knew a little bit about qigong could see Feng Xue's clear spiritual light and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. After all, they were not sure they could deal with the thunder magic that fell from the sky before!
"The priest said that the demon cultivator used the lingering thunder energy in Fellow Daoist Feng's old residence to set up a 'devil summoning ritual.' The 'demons' that have recently appeared in the county town were summoned by him. When Father Shi discovered them, the demon cultivator was already manipulating the ritual. After defeating them, the demon cultivator fled..."

The soldier quickly repeated what he had heard from the injured priest. Upon hearing this, Taoist Master Chen frowned and said:

"Is that demon cultivator injured? How badly is he injured?"

"No, the priest said that the demon cultivator was very powerful and defeated Father Shi with just a few moves. The barrier they set up and the scriptures they used for blessing only lasted a little longer, and did not hurt the demon cultivator at all!"

The soldier was obviously full of uneasiness when he said this. Taoist Chen stretched out his hand and lightly tapped it. With the flow of magic power, a rune was outlined in the void, and then turned into a reassuring force, floating onto the soldier.

The soldiers felt as if they were bathed in spring breeze, and the tension and anxiety in their hearts gradually disappeared. After showing off his skills, Taoist Master Chen turned to the county magistrate and his colleagues who had been busy on their way all night and had not moved a single hand, and said:
"This is very strange. Generally speaking, after defeating a cultivator, a demon cultivator wouldn't miss the opportunity to extract vital energy for cultivation. Not to mention that with the strength he's displayed, he doesn't need to worry about reinforcements..."

"Perhaps they sensed the battle here? If the evil spirit was summoned by them, then the previous loss of control was most likely just an accident caused by Father Shi's sudden appearance. If so, they should be nearby, perhaps even staring at us!"

A younger-looking Xuan cultivator said this, and everyone immediately perked up. They used the Qi-gazing technique one after another, but no matter how they looked, they could not find any trace of the demon cultivator. Only the thunder energy that still made people feel spiritually painful remained in the surroundings.

"No matter what, let's go over there first, at least to make sure there is no trouble left there." Compared to the uneasiness of others, Taoist Chen now felt like a big stone had finally fallen to the ground. Compared to the previous situation where he had been looking for it but never found it, now that the other party showed up, he felt a lot more relaxed.

"Hoohoo...what happened?"

It was not until this time that Master Yijing, looking tired, finally arrived. The area he was patrolling was far away from here, and he had not cultivated the supernatural power of Shenzutong. Jogging all the way here put a considerable burden on his somewhat old body.

Miss Deng saw that Taoist Chen was about to talk to him. She knew that he would inevitably argue with Master Yijing as soon as he opened his mouth. To save time, she simply took over the conversation: "Let me explain to Master. It just so happens that Master is not good at traveling, and we need to leave someone to investigate here. Let the two of us take charge."

Seeing this situation, Taoist Chen was not going to neglect his business just to mock his old enemy. He called four Xuan cultivators and walked towards Feng Xue's old house together.

The county magistrate was a discerning man. He knew Feng Xue had just been through a battle, and the other Xuan cultivators seemed afraid of hurting the young Taoist's pride, so they were reluctant to try to dissuade him. So he took the initiative and said, "My old bones are tired, but with the demon cultivators by my side, how about you all protect me for a while?"

Hearing the county magistrate say "several people", naturally some shrewd Taoist practitioners came over. Seeing this, Feng Xue naturally followed suit. He first packed up his personal belongings as usual, and then, under the pretext of escorting the county magistrate, he was escorted by several Taoist practitioners to the county magistrate's home, and then was "sent by" to the guesthouse.

……

Not to mention that Feng Xue had a smooth journey. After Miss Deng told Master Yijing what had happened before, she began to search in the house. Master Yijing also forced himself to be alert after hearing what had happened. He was not good at chasing, but he was quite good at guarding. He was seen sitting cross-legged in front of Feng Xue's three-story building, chanting scriptures, and a faint Buddhist light spread out.

Miss Deng and the few remaining cultivators felt the protection of the Buddha's light and relaxed a bit. They began to concentrate on checking the small building.

"That's strange! Although there's still a lot of lightning energy left, the house hasn't been severely damaged. Can this kind of power really dispel the evil spirits?"

Compared with ordinary Xuan cultivators, the spirit mediums who took the unconventional path, especially the gray spirits famous for "digging holes", obviously knew more about the earth's energy and evil spirits. It was precisely because of this that while other Xuan cultivators were still shocked by Feng Xue's clean and neat golden thunder that seemed to tear the sky apart, she had already begun to wonder whether the evil spirits had really been eliminated.

But considering Feng Xue's previous performance, she felt that there should be no problem. Faced with such a contradiction, Miss Deng could only suppress her doubts in her heart for the time being. While communicating with Master Hui Jiu who was residing in the tablet, she followed the ground veins here to check whether there were any hidden tricks such as Yin points and evil nodes.

However, no matter how she searched, she couldn't find Li Maolin, because this guy had already followed Feng Xue to the vicinity of the guesthouse.

He was deeply troubled. On the one hand, Feng Xue's previously demonstrated strength was not weak, even much stronger than that of ordinary initiates. However, his chaotic use of techniques and the timing of his spells did not at all resemble that of a disciple from a reputable sect. The strength displayed by the great demon was indeed as if it had cultivated for more than a decade. This inevitably made him doubt Feng Xue's true identity.

On the other hand, he was hesitant to try, considering he was in the midst of a human catastrophe. What if this was all just a coincidence? Did the other party just happen to have developed some new magic and was experimenting with it, while the great demon was deliberately restraining his methods as a backup?

Two thoughts kept switching in Li Maolin's mind. If it was the latter, it would be fine, but if it was the former, considering the exquisite theories that this kid had often mentioned intentionally or unintentionally in previous communications, he had reason to suspect that the inheritance in this kid's hands might not be as simple as a mere school or sect. Li Maolin would even believe that he had found a Taoist canon built by a certain dynasty!
If it was just a mere inheritance, even if it was the secret inheritance of the Shenxiao Sect, Li Maolin would not be too tempted as long as he could not guarantee obtaining the Shenxiao Jade Purity King. However, whenever he thought of the theories that Feng Xue occasionally said, his mood would inevitably fluctuate.

"Look again! Look again!"

Feeling the sweet aroma overflowing from the guesthouse again, he gritted his teeth and disappeared into the darkness...

(End of this chapter)