Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 204 Lushan Magic Artifact Flying Pearl

"No!"

A shrill scream emanated from the soul of the Ghost Immortal.

Once its physical body is destroyed, even if it cultivates the path of ghosts, without an extraordinary opportunity, its path to immortality in this life will be severed, and it will be seriously injured, with no chance to resist Fang Shu.

Fang Shu destroyed the beast's physical body and immediately used his magic to imprison its soul, pulling it close.

He didn't rush to kill, but instead carefully examined the body and asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist, are you not a skeleton observer?"

The five temples of Mount Lu are Rongyan Palace, Wuzang Temple, Pirou Nunnery, Sizhi Temple, and Kugu Temple.

Each of the five Daoist lineages has its own strengths, but none of them specializes in the Ghost Dao. Moreover, based on what Fang Shu saw and heard in the Five Organs Temple, the temple held such Ghost Dao cultivators in contempt, believing that they valued the soul more than the physical body and that their cultivation was of a low level, something only menial workers would do.

Seeing that they were imprisoned, the ghost immortals, while terrified, also mustered their anger and shouted fiercely:

"You heretics, stop slandering me! I am a disciple of the Lushan Witchcraft and Ghost Path, how could I be a member of that wretched temple!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Shu slightly raised his eyelids.

He had heard of the Lushan Witchcraft and Ghost Path, but it was not a lineage within the Qiong Kingdom; rather, it was located in a foreign land outside the mountains.

The place called Bilushan is as famous as Lushan. However, there are no Five Sects on the mountain, only the Witchcraft and Ghost Sect. It is said that its origins can be traced back to the Heavenly Queen, who created the Witchcraft and Ghost Suppression Sect. However, it has now fallen into obscurity.

Fang Shu wasn't intimidated by the title the other party mentioned; instead, he smiled and became even more interested.

"Since you are a disciple of the Ghost Path, that's excellent. I do possess some magical techniques; would you be willing to teach me, fellow Daoist?"

The ghostly immortal was startled, but feigned calmness and shouted, "What method or technique? Quickly take my physical body and essence blood, and let me recover before I preach to you!"

To everyone's surprise, Fang Shu smiled broadly the next moment:

"Although I am not a member of the Ghost Path and am not skilled in searching souls and scraping spirits, I have mastered a technique called Lingchi (death by a thousand cuts). This technique can not only cut a person's body into a thousand pieces, but also turn a person's soul into thousands of threads, and the person will not die in the process."

"Your physical body is dead, so please use your soul to test the magic."

The ghost immortal looked terrified. It thought Fang Shu was bluffing it, but as soon as Fang Shu finished speaking, he grabbed its soul and released his true energy, which was like ten thousand steel needles that pierced its soul body.

Ahhhhh!
A piercing scream immediately emanated from the mouth of the ghost immortal, filled with unbearable pain.

Fang Shu sized up the man, his eyes narrowing slightly, and thought to himself:

"This fiend's soul is solid, and judging from its cultivation level, it's only at the fifth tribulation. Could it be... a disciple of the Witchcraft and Ghost Path? If it's from that immortal sect, what's it doing in the Lushan area?"

quickly.

Unable to hold back any longer, the ghost immortals spilled their beans, revealing their origins in a rapid-fire manner.

It turns out that although this fellow came from Lushan and had some connection with the Lushan Witchcraft and Ghost Cult, he was not a disciple of the mountain, but merely a wandering cultivator from the Lushan region.

The ghost-based magic technique he obtained, called "The Evil Ghost's Devouring Qi Method," was acquired through a fortuitous encounter with a disciple of a certain Lushan Mountain.

This method is suspected to have been compiled by disciples of Lushan based on Lushan Taoist practices. Because the spells are similar to those of Lushan, these ghostly immortals often use the guise of Lushan disciples to deceive others.

Before entering the Lushan area, it actually deceived quite a few people with its methods. Many people even felt that it might be a Lushan disciple as soon as they saw the aura of this guy cultivating and casting spells, and avoided it from a distance.

Who would have thought that when it arrived in the Lushan area, it encountered Fang Shu, a local immortal who had only heard of Lushan but had never met anyone from Lushan. Regardless of how powerful Fang Shu's aura was, Fang Shu immediately attacked it without hesitation. Moreover, Fang Shu was not intimidated at all after Fang Shu introduced himself.

Upon learning this, Fang Shu couldn't help but smile: "So it's just another one who's using someone else's power to bully others."

He immediately began questioning the scoundrel about why he had to be so reckless as to come to the Lushan area to commit a crime.

Fang Shu assumed that the other party was either being chased by enemies and had come to avoid trouble, or was visiting relatives and friends. However, after some hesitation, the man revealed that he had come to Lushan to explore and collect folk art on the orders of the Lushan sect.

Within the Witchcraft and Ghost Path, a certain law has long existed: rogue cultivators like them can record anything they see or hear outside the mountains, and then present their observations upon returning to Lushan. If their accounts have any value, they can receive corresponding rewards, and may even be accepted as outer disciples.

Although this man had grasped some of the essence of Lushan Taoism, he was ultimately not a member of that sect. Therefore, he dreamed of being able to join the ranks of Lushan disciples, so he accepted this decree, hoping to enter through this route.

It just so happens that it is already a fifth-level immortal, and needs to gather and collect evil energy, but it does not dare to commit murder in the Lushan territory, so it simply accepted the decree and came to venture outside the mountain.

Mount Lu seems to be the place it carefully selected.

Upon learning this, Fang Shu pondered, vaguely suspecting that Lu Shan's practice of sending people to investigate all directions was quite calculated, and was definitely not as simple as the ghost immortal in front of him said, merely to enrich his knowledge of the outside world.

However, such matters concerning the immortal sects were irrelevant to Fang Shu, and there was no point in thinking about them. He simply pondered them briefly and then put them aside.

Subsequently, Fang Shu used various methods in an attempt to force the Lushan Taoist magic practiced by the Ghost Immortals to reveal it.

The interrogation was indeed carried out, and the other party finished reciting the text in a rapid-fire manner, each word clear and the content detailed, but Fang Shu dared not cultivate.

Because this method ultimately relies on interrogation rather than soul-searching, and the other party's physical body is already dead, with the secret inscriptions on their body lost.

This resulted in the other party revealing Taoist techniques in words but without written text. Fang Shu only noticed the secret characters on a few bone beads that the other party carried.

Fortunately, he had no intention of practicing the correct methods.

He Fangshu is a disciple of the Five Viscera Temple lineage, so why should he covet the Taoist methods of such unaffiliated practitioners? He only needs to enrich his Taoist register.

After such interrogation, the Ghost Immortal's soul was already extremely damaged and on the verge of death, but it still hadn't dissipated.

Its mouth no longer held any clamor; only a single-minded desire for death remained.

"I hope that you will keep your promise and grant me death."

Upon hearing this, Fang Shu glanced at the bones scattered throughout the valley and said calmly, "I promised to spare your life, so I will spare your life."

next moment.

Holding the white bone bead that the other party had refined, he fumbled around trying to drive it with his true energy, following the method the other party had revealed.

With a whoosh, the white bone beads scattered and rose up, fiercely enveloping the opponent's soul.

"No! You can't..." The ghost immortals were filled with unprecedented fear.

However, the spirit of this fiend was powerless to resist and was easily swallowed by the white bone bead and incorporated into it.

Its ghostly face shrank continuously until it became the size of a finger, and was branded onto a bone bead as if burned.

Fang Shu beckoned, and the magic artifact flew back, landing in his hand. He held it, making a clicking sound.

This artifact is the very magical weapon that the other party has been refining. It is made from eighteen kinds of bones, including human bones, ox bones, tiger bones, and snake bones, and is called the "Eighteen-Bone Flying Pearl".

Its quality is fivefold. When scattered, it can transform into eighteen bone beads that strike people, piercing through metal and iron. When combined, it can transform into bone chains to torture thieves, and it is especially good at torturing souls and ghosts.

The bone bead can also imprison ghosts. The stronger the ghost imprisoned, the stronger the ghost energy of the bone bead. If it imprisons the soul of a deity, it can transform it into a courier ghost and drive it to fight enemies.

As for the strength of his soul, this ghost cultivator who has cultivated the body of an evil ghost is quite formidable, and naturally cannot be let go!
After collecting the other party's soul, Fang Shu stroked the bone bead and carefully estimated that it would take about a month for the Daoist talisman to finish analyzing the refining method of this magic weapon, so that he could completely nurture and master it and make it his own.

There was no rush, so he put the bone bead into his sleeve.

Having prepared the evil Taoist priest, Fang Shu finally shifted his gaze to the giant toad beside him, which was as big as a room.

During the battle, the giant toad remained unmoved until Fang Shu defeated the ghost immortal, at which point the demon reacted and its eyes began to move.

(End of this chapter)