Dongxuan Spiritual Realm

Chapter 74: Punishment at Huailing Temple

In the end, Yang Qisheng did not eat the braised mountain wind that Jing Han made for him. He just said that he had been on a fast and needed to keep his body and mind pure and did not need to eat.

He took out the small-leaf Bingxin tea that Xue Yan had given him from his Qiankun bag, boiled water and made two cups of it. He drank one cup for himself and gave one cup to Jing Han.

This tea can only grow in the immortal cave with abundant spiritual energy. Only the tender buds of two leaves, one large and one small, are picked. The brewed tea is extremely fragrant. A sip of it will make you feel refreshed and your ears and eyes will be sharp.

That night, he was meditating on his bed while Jing Han was sleeping soundly beside him.

He planned to wait until tomorrow morning and take Jing Han to Huailing Temple to ask for the golden talisman.

At the beginning, both parties had a pleasant chat in the general's tomb. He left room and face for the other party. It depends on whether the other party wants this room and face tomorrow.

He silently activated the fire in his belly, and the five-colored flames burned brighter and brighter.

The essence of this fire is still the fire in his heart, and the so-called five elements of essence are still the vital energy of the five internal organs. The more vigorously the fire burns, the stronger the essence will be. The internal five elements of the body are combined with the external five elements of the universe to form the five elements of evil spirit.

Of course, this evil spirit stirs up the heavy and turbid air outside, which is a tangible substance. When it is combined with the clear and spiritual air outside, which is an intangible substance, it is called refining the罡. At that time, you can easily launch various thunder methods such as the Five Elements Divine Thunder, Taiyi Divine Thunder, Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, etc.

Yang Qisheng's spirit and qi were in harmony, and the five elements of soul, spirit and will gathered together, and the five energies converged into one. He devoted himself to cultivation wholeheartedly.

His inner demon took this opportunity to sneak out.

This demon was still in the form of a man, tall and burly, looking to be in his thirties, with a tough face and evil eyes. He wore a three-pronged ghost crown on his head and a cloak of evil ghosts on his body.

He was like a ghost, hanging in the air in the room. He looked at Yang Qisheng who was sitting and practicing, and Jing Han who was lying and sleeping, then turned around and flew out through the wall.

The demon flew out of Wanliu Village and floated in the night sky above the mountains. With spiritual perception, he quickly locked onto the direction of the target, flew out of the mountains like lightning, and came to the inhabited county town.

Guteng County was where our ancestors lived and built cities in ancient times. It was the last supply point for the ancients to go into the mountains to hunt monsters.

To the west of the county town, there is a Taoist temple. It is not very large, with three courtyards in front and back, and the east and west courtyards are all full of people.

In a room in the southeast corner, there was a large bunk bed with eight children sleeping on it. They were the same eight children who had ganged up on Jing Han during the day.

The boys slept in a mess on the big bunk bed, lying sideways, vertically, cross-over, and all of them slept very deeply.

The demon flew straight into the room, looked at the child lying on the bed, and smiled evilly:
"You eight little beasts, you've angered the Master, you truly deserve to die! I'll suck all your blood and essence dry, and that'll be considered as acting on behalf of Heaven and ridding the people of harm. I doubt the Master will blame me."

The devil made up his mind and shook his body, revealing the waist of the nine-headed worm. Below the chest was human, and above the chest grew nine worm bodies like a boa constrictor. Each worm had a different color and shape, swaying in the air, each locking onto a target, and the worm body quickly stretched and pounced on the target.

Bugs, worms, white worms, flesh worms, lung worms, stomach worms, worms, red worms, and centipede worms.

The crescent insect has whiskers and fangs, which can chew on human blood and semen, causing dull pain in the five internal organs and loss of semen; the returning insect, a male and a female, appear in pairs, and gnaw on the heart's blood, causing heart pain, shortness of breath, and heaviness in the limbs; the white insect bites the internal organs, penetrates the internal organs, and chews holes inside the person, causing death by shortness of breath.

Flesh worms are like rotten plums, which deplete a person's vital energy, causing itchy skin and fur, and dry and black muscles; lung worms are shaped like silkworms, which pierce through a person's lungs, block the five senses, and cause one to cough up blood; stomach worms are like toads, which make one easily hungry and make one lose weight by eating too much.

The diaphragm bug specifically attacks the human brain, causing people to speak less and sleep more, sleepwalk after sleeping, have frequent erotic dreams, and even lose their essence and energy, becoming physically disabled.

Red worms specifically feed on human kidney essence, causing heavy waist, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, vaginal itching, night sweats, and cold and loss of semen.

Dung beetles are black and can bite people's skin. They are as small as rapeseed seeds, and contain millions of tiny particles that hide in the skin's pores. They can cause skin sores, scabies, tinea scalp, white flakes on the nails, lice, genital ulcers, itchy, hemorrhoids, rashes, and other common colds. They can also eat away at people's teeth, cause them to bleed, and create a foul odor. They can also cause whirling sensations under the feet, paralysis, severe paralysis, leprosy, and bloody corpses. They can also cause eyebrows to fall out, and the skin to gradually turn dark blue. They can also be passed on to other people.

The devil's nine heads each have their own preferences. Some of them pounce on people's skin and gnaw on the texture; some drill into people's ears and suck kidney essence; some enter the liver from the corners of the eyes, some enter the lungs from the nostrils, some drill into the intestines, and some go straight to the brain... The eight children all have congenital bodies under the age of 28, and they are the most tender and delicious to the devil.

I saw his nine insect bodies each drill into the child's body and were about to start feasting.

Suddenly, a cold snort was heard in the air.

It was Yang Qisheng who noticed that the devil had escaped and rushed to kill people, and he calmed his mind and conquered the devil with a righteous heart and mind.

The demon was about to eat the children's favorite blood and flesh, but he was no match for Yang Qisheng's demon-subduing power, and his nine heads were pulled out of the children's bodies.

Then, with a whoosh, he was back in front of Yang Qisheng. "You want to kill someone?" Yang Qisheng asked coldly.

Heishan felt a little aggrieved. "Don't you want to kill them too? Those little beasts are a nuisance if they stay in this world. When they grow up, they will definitely not be good people. The greater their power, the more evil they will do. And they just learned a spell to summon a wild boar at Huailing Temple, and you dare to use it against Jing Han and swallow his soul. When their magic becomes stronger, they will definitely do great evil. It's better to kill them as soon as possible."

"Well, who can predict the future? Perhaps they won't do evil anymore." Yang Qisheng suppressed his inner demon in a flash of thought. "I'll go to Huailing Temple tomorrow and see if they're still doing evil. I'll deal with them then."

He meditated quietly in his room all night. The next morning, accompanied by the sound of roosters crowing, Jing Han got up from bed, dressed, fetched water to wash up, and even brought a basin of water for Yang Qisheng to wash his face. He also put the leftover food from yesterday into the pot to heat it up.

Looking at the busy and focused Jing Han, Yang Qisheng thought silently: It would be nice to have such a little Taoist boy around.

Don’t other gods in legends also have boys by their sides?
Jing Han can do everything from eating, drinking, defecating and urinating very well, and can take care of himself, so he doesn't need to worry about him like a father.

Of course, Yang Qisheng didn't need him to wait on him. After all, immortal cultivators didn't need to eat, so dust would automatically stay away from them. Their clothes wouldn't get dirty easily, and even if they did get dirty, they could be quickly washed and dried using magic...

Drawing talismans, setting up formations, preparing medicines and refining elixirs can be assigned to Jing Han, which will save him effort and allow Jing Han to learn something in the process.

However, he could not accept any disciples before he achieved the golden elixir. This was the rule of Taiyi Palace, and he quite agreed with it.

I have to give Jing Han a status, or find him a master. I can't let the child follow me for several years in vain without learning any of the mysterious magic. Although compared to ordinary village children, being able to learn the unconventional magic is already a dream come true.

Jing Han cooked and ate the meal himself. Yang Qisheng also made two cups of small-leaf Bingxin tea, one for himself and one for Jing Han.

When the sun was high in the sky and it was already the Chen hour, Yang Qisheng asked Jing Han to lock the door, took him on a flying sword, and headed straight for Guteng County outside the mountain.

The sword light did not fall until it reached Huailing Temple. Last night, he had seen the architectural layout of Huailing Temple through the eyes of his inner demon.

When they arrived at the gate, there were three believers in black. Two of them were of burly build, carrying scimitars, and had the air of martial artists.

The other one was the leader, with a pair of copper rings hanging on his body. He was one of the "Four Young Masters" met in the general's tomb before.

Seeing Yang Qisheng, the young man came over and saluted: "I am here to wait for Master Yang on the orders of the Immortal Master. Please come in."

Yang Qisheng didn't bother to be polite and followed the man inside, passing through the first courtyard and arriving at the second. Bao Wancheng was standing on the steps: "Fellow Daoist Yang! I just saw the five-colored sword light flying from the west, and I knew it was Fellow Daoist Yang. You are so kind to step into my humble place. This humble temple is honored. Please come in."

After seeing Bao Wancheng's statement, Yang Qisheng felt slightly satisfied. It seemed that the other party was ready to resolve the issue peacefully.

After entering the room, both parties took their seats as host and guest.

Bao Wancheng ordered someone to bring up exquisite refreshments, and then he began to flatter and praise Yang Qisheng, talking about how he and Yang Qisheng hit it off at first sight when they were at the general's tomb last time, and so on and so forth.

Yang Qisheng felt unhappy when he saw that he was not talking about business. He came here today to find fault with him.

I gave you a chance to admit your guilt and apologize, but you still don't do it?
He interrupted Bao Wancheng, pointed at Jing Han, and said straight to the point: "I heard that someone in your sect has taken a fancy to this child and wants to take him as a disciple?"

Bao Wancheng smiled and said, "We are open to all kinds of people. Anyone who believes in the Wind and Fire Emperor can become our disciple."

This made Yang Qisheng unhappy.

He didn't give the other party a chance to evade: "One of you wanted to accept him into the sect, but he refused and even specifically asked to wait for me. As a result, you secretly instigated a group of children from his village to bully him. Is that right?"

"How could this be possible?" Bao Wancheng's face was filled with astonishment. "When we accept believers into our sect, it is all done voluntarily. There is absolutely no possibility of coercion. I would like to inform you that although our Huailing Temple is not a major immortal sect, we would not beg anyone for help or even use despicable means to force people to join our sect. We still have some dignity.

In other words, every day, a large number of people kneel and kowtow outside the Taoist temple, begging to become disciples. We have to select the best from among them and temporarily accept the best ones into the temple, asking them to serve tea, light lamps, and cut paper. After three years of being Taoist children, accumulating merit and hard work, we can truly accept them as disciples. How can we force others to become disciples when they don't want to be disciples?

"So you don't admit it?" Yang Qisheng asked.

Bao Wancheng said with certainty: "This kind of thing will never happen in our Huailing Temple!"

"Well, let's talk about the second case. When I left the general's tomb, I left this child a protective jade talisman as a token of trust. Later, it was stolen by a child named Jing Laoliu from their village and sent to you. Do you admit this?"

(End of this chapter)