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Chapter 33 The True Word "Lin"!

"Reached?"

Sun Wang was a light sleeper, and he woke up the moment Wu Ming knocked on the door. He immediately grabbed the weapon on the bedside table, and after hearing Wu Ming's voice, he relaxed slightly, got out of bed, and came out.

Wu Ming chatted briefly with Sun Wang and discovered that Sun Wang indeed could not perceive the subtle changes in the world, nor could he feel the slight chill brought by the heavy yin energy. As for those hazy white wandering souls, he naturally could not see them either.

After finding Sun Wang to take over, Wu Ming said he was going to patrol outside and went out with the Crimson Python Spear.

Sun Wang felt that Wu Ming seemed a bit paranoid tonight, but he just shook his head slightly in his heart and didn't find it strange. After all, the story of the 'evil thief' had spread far and wide in the past few days, so it was normal for him to be a little more vigilant late at night.

……

puff.

Beside an old well, Wu Ming reached out and pierced through a wisp of white, wandering soul. The Black Emperor's Demon-Subduing Diagram deep within his mind rippled once more, swallowing the wisp of soul.

In the short time since he went out to inspect the outside under the pretext, he had already devoured seven wandering souls using the Black Emperor Demon Subduing Diagram. Wu Ming vaguely felt that the surface of this ancient and magical diagram, full of charm, seemed to have gradually gained a hazy texture.

"Isn't that enough?"

Wu Ming observed the Black Emperor's Demon-Subduing Diagram in his mind and saw that it had not undergone any substantial changes. After a brief moment of contemplation, he picked up his spear, leaped, and after a few bounds, arrived at a rooftop, casting his gaze into the distance.

In the distance, one can vaguely see some white, wandering spirits drifting about.

Wandering around the city late at night is actually quite dangerous. Not to mention the vicious thieves, even if you run into the patrolling officers of the Censorate, you might be mistaken for a thief and arrested on the spot. It would be troublesome to explain yourself afterwards.

After a brief moment of thought, Wu Ming decided to take a slight risk. On the one hand, those wandering spirits were not far from here; they were still in the familiar streets and alleys. On the other hand, such a Yin year, Yin month, and Yin time were not easy to come by. He had finally had a chance to study the Black Emperor's Demon Subduing Diagram, and if he missed it, he didn't know when he would have another chance.

Now,

Wu Ming leaped with his gun, landing back in the alley, and quickly moved forward along the street.

He walked swiftly, passing through more than ten streets and alleys, covering the area within several miles of Chen's Pharmacy. He found about twenty wandering souls and used the Black Emperor's Demon-Subduing Diagram to devour them one by one.

The hazy texture on the Black Emperor's Demon Subduing Diagram grew thicker and thicker, but apart from that, there were no other significant changes. This left Wu Ming somewhat uncertain. Could it be that his judgment was wrong, and that devouring these wandering souls was of no benefit to the diagram?

but,
Just as Wu Ming walked a little further and devoured another wisp of wandering soul, a sudden change occurred!

On the surface of the Black Emperor's Demon-Subduing Diagram, the hazy mist suddenly began to gather inward, condensing into strands of white silk that intertwined and outlined above the diagram, ultimately forming a mysterious rune.

The rune outlined by the white silk thread was extremely mysterious and did not belong to any kind of script that Wu Ming was familiar with. However, the moment Wu Ming saw it, he immediately knew its meaning and essence, which was a single word of truth.

Its name is,
Come!
Lin means stillness; when the body and mind are both still and unmoved, no demon can seize the soul and no evil can confuse the mind!

"Pro."

A faint light flickered in Wu Ming's eyes as he became completely absorbed in the story. His mind was focused entirely on the mysterious and profound scripture, memorizing every detail of it.

It was merely a rune, a single word of mantra, yet it seemed like a vast and profound scripture, containing indescribable and endless mysteries. Wu Ming knew that if he could master this single word of mantra, he only needed to utter a single thought to calm his mind and body, and all demons would flee!

After an unknown amount of time, the white threads outlining the mantra 'Lin' on the Black Emperor's Demon-Subduing Diagram gradually blurred and dissipated, and the entire diagram returned to silence, remaining unchanged. Wu Ming knew that he had gained immense benefits from this.

This "Lin" mantra is an unknown method. In an instant, the body and mind are settled, no thoughts arise, no laws can invade, and there is no fear of evil spirits. In addition, one's own mind and spirit are gathered, and one can also use this to awaken the power of the soul and intimidate others!

"call……"

Wu Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as he was about to carefully comprehend the wondrous use of the "Lin" mantra, he suddenly heard a slight noise beside his ear.

After obtaining the "Lin" mantra, Wu Ming clearly discovered that when he used this mantra to calm his mind, his perception would be further enhanced. At this moment, the movement he sensed was in a very distant direction.

And that direction seems to be—

Chen's Pharmacy!

Wu Ming's expression changed slightly. Could something have happened at the pharmacy?
He grabbed his gun and leaped back quickly towards the pharmacy.

……

Chen's Pharmacy.

backyard.

The once spacious courtyard was now a complete mess.

Hu Yong, Sun Wang, and Ma Liu joined forces, each with a solemn expression, staring ahead. What they were facing was not some vicious bandit roaming the night, but an extremely eerie ghostly figure!

It is called a ghost, but it is still a human body. However, this human body is almost unrecognizable from top to bottom. The skin is dry and sunken, the eyeballs are gone, and the whole body is like a terrifying mummy, just a skeleton wrapped in skin!
Even though Hu Yong, Sun Wang, and the others were all very knowledgeable, they were still quite alarmed at this moment.

The two sides had already exchanged blows for a while. This evil, dried-up corpse appeared to be shriveled and skin and bones, but it was incredibly tough and difficult to be harmed by swords and blades.

"How dare you be so arrogant, you mere evil spirits!"

With a loud shout, Hu Yong swung his ring-blade down with great force. He channeled his blood energy into the blade and slashed down hard, striking the mummified corpse squarely in the head. However, despite his body being a second-generation blood clotting expert, the powerful blow only caused the corpse's head to sway slightly, producing a buzzing sound like metal striking bronze.

The mummified corpse swung its arm and smashed Hu Yong's knife in one fell swoop.

"No, this Yin Corpse is too powerful; blood energy alone cannot break its evil nature..."

Sun Wang's gaze was solemn. He circled around to the rear and suddenly launched a sneak attack, thrusting out a sword. As he thrust the sword out, he circulated his blood energy and gathered it at the tip of his tongue, biting it open and spitting out a bit of bright red blood essence, which landed on the sword blade.

The pure yang true blood, condensed with blood energy, naturally had extraordinary effects. This sword thrust finally had an effect, directly piercing through the body of the dried corpse from behind!
But after delivering that blow, Sun Wang's aura immediately weakened considerably.

Unlike the circulation of blood and qi within the body, he gathered his condensed blood and qi, mixed it with his blood, and exhaled it. He truly lost that portion of blood and qi, but the effect was quite obvious.

(End of this chapter)