Bodhisattva, please help me in my spiritual practice!

"Demons, cease your rampage!"

Chonghe Daoren, who had just criticized Ao Peng for using the law to disrupt the world, was the first to take action.

A celestial sword was drawn from the sword scabbard on his back, like a fleeting shadow on a blue lake. The long sword pierced the air, creating a white wave around it, and crashed directly into the black iron token that fell like a large bell.

The two completely different magical powers collided. Although the Azure Rainbow Sword broke through the Ghost King's token, the azure-green Azure Sky Profound Essence on the sword was damaged and stained with wisps of gloomy earth energy, causing its spiritual light to dim.

It is obvious that the power of this Ghost King Token is far greater than that of the Azure Rainbow Sword. At the same time, the Azure Rainbow Sword, as a treasure condensed from the Azure Sky Profound Essence, is not good at head-on confrontation.

With his natal magic weapon damaged, an unnatural flush appeared on Chonghe Daoist's face.

Seeing this, Zhang Daoling quickly shouted, "Fellow Daoist, go protect the surrounding villagers! I'll guard the temple!"

Having said that, he took out an official seal, turned the knob on it into a fiery red flying leopard, and proclaimed, "The might of the Great Han Dynasty is here! What kind of demon dares to act so recklessly!" The flying leopard leaped out of the official seal and pounced on the Ghost King's token that was about to smash the temple again.

The two collided, producing a terrifying, muffled sound.

The ghost general Chi Shubing, who had come from the sky to annihilate Taodu Mountain, chuckled sinisterly, "This place is a reversal of Yin and Yang. Although it is Han territory, it must still submit to the jurisdiction of my underworld. Let's see how long you can hold out!"

After saying that, he once again channeled his magic power and slammed it down.

Zhang Daoling quickly used his official seal to mobilize the power of the local earth veins, forming a huge black bell several tens of feet long, which was placed upside down on the temple. No matter how the Ghost King's token smashed it, it did not budge.

The reason why Uncle Chi wanted to smash the temple as soon as he made a move was because he had already discovered the extraordinary nature of Peach Capital Mountain when he looked down from the top of the mountain. The ten thousand ghosts here were imprisoned in the peach trees in the painting, forming a natural array that was specifically designed to restrain ghosts. Although he had brought a hundred thousand ghosts to capture them, he could not see the true nature of the array and naturally did not dare to act rashly.

However, every formation has a key point, and without a doubt, the temple on Peach Capital Mountain is the key point here. As long as this temple is destroyed, the peach trees covering the entire Peach Capital Mountain will naturally reveal their weaknesses. Without him personally intervening, the howling ghosts can wipe out the villagers. Even though Zhang Daoling barely managed to protect the key point, due to the reversal of Yin and Yang and the gathering of ghostly energy from the south by Chi Shubing, the surrounding rules were altered, forming a huge external scene of "Ten Thousand Ghosts in Chaos," which caused a loophole in the rules of the peach trees that were suppressing the entire Peach Capital Mountain. As a result, ghost faces struggled to escape from the peach tree trunks. These were ghosts that Ao Peng had imprisoned in the peach trees, and had not yet refined the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance in their hearts. Now that they had the opportunity, they naturally wanted to desperately break free of their shackles.

Hundreds of ghosts have already flown out, filled with resentment, and are about to pounce on the surrounding villagers.

"change!"

Chonghe Daoist made his move again, and the Azure Rainbow Sword instantly transformed into hundreds of slender sword threads, merging a wisp of spring breeze rule and a wisp of rainbow rule, like wind and light, splitting into countless forms.

Each strand can be seen as the essence of the Azure Rainbow Sword, capable of splitting into hundreds of Azure Rainbow Swords in an instant—this is the sword technique [Refining Sword into Silk]. With the aid of this technique, Chonghe Daoist alone is equivalent to a hundred people wielding swords. The sword light, like a wisp of silk, easily passes through each dark peach tree without harming the surrounding villagers. If any ghost dares to escape from the peach trees, a single twist instantly causes the ghost to be annihilated!

"Brother Dao, your swordsmanship is superb!"

Lingxu Daoist sighed in admiration, then unleashed his magical powers. A white ribbon flew out from his hand, transforming into a ten-zhang-long white snake that swallowed the villagers who were working in the fields, protecting them and relieving the pressure on the surrounding Daoists to cast spells.

At this moment, she understood why the Qingxiao Dao lineage insisted on not using magic to disrupt the world. The villagers here were protected by Ao Peng's supernatural powers, but they were also easily drawn into higher-level conflicts. Since the villagers themselves lacked cultivation, they had no chance of survival in such battles. At the same time, she also felt some resentment towards the righteous god of Taodu Mountain. Even at a time like this, the righteous god of Taodu Mountain hadn't even shown his face. Could it be that he saw the strength of the ghost army and secretly ran away?

Dozens of Taoist priests from Qingcheng Mountain fought fiercely in the peach grove, while Uncle Chi, ill in the dark clouds, sneered.

Before long, a young Taoist priest who had never survived a tribulation suddenly felt dizzy and weak all over, unable to muster any strength. He quickly used his wooden sword to support himself on the ground and barely managed to keep his body upright.

"Heat poisoning!"

Zhang Daoling reacted quickly, exclaiming in surprise. He then took out a gourd from his waist, from which flew out one after another emerald green pills with the scent of grass, which landed in the hands of the Taoists. "Everyone, quickly take these pills."

Everyone quickly took the medicine, and their symptoms were indeed slightly relieved.

Uncle Chi, perched atop the dark clouds, sneered, "It's useless. My [Sha Li] supernatural power originates from spring and summer, born in accordance with the seasons. It spreads disease through the lungs and internal organs, taking root in the human body. Although you have obtained the power of a wandering immortal, you lack the body of a true immortal; death is all you will face!"

As a ghost general under the Xia Plague Lord, his supernatural power was also plague. Although this power wasn't considered powerful among true immortals, as Uncle Chi Bing said, without a true immortal body, once the plague entered the body, it would cause one's own suffering and torment, which even a rogue immortal couldn't withstand. Moreover, although Zhang Daoling had refined some pills, a few dozen pills could only protect the surrounding cultivators for a short time at most, and there were still five thousand villagers at the foot of the mountain!

Sure enough, under the influence of the plague wind, the villagers at the foot of the mountain felt dizzy and disoriented, with fevers that wouldn't go down and their minds becoming confused.

With Chi Shu ill, victory was assured. His 100,000 ghost followers suffered no losses and, with just a few clever tricks, overwhelmed the dozens of cultivators in the area.

Just as he was feeling smug, he suddenly saw a gust of cold wind fly out from the Netherworld tunnel he had opened and land above Mount Taodu. Two figures emerged from the wind: one with a red face like a ghost, and the other a boy who looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old.

Uncle Chi recognized the red-faced ghost. "Big brother, what are you doing here?"

Chi Bofu looked at Chi Shubing and thought to himself, "Oh no."

They were brothers who served together in the underworld. However, after the chaos caused by the reversal of Yin and Yang, both brothers were stripped of their positions as underworld officials, and their life trajectories changed afterward.

Chi Bofu wandered on this mountain, living in a daze all day long. Chi Shubing, on the other hand, made a snap decision and simply joined forces with Xia Wenjun Liu Yuanda. Instead of being overshadowed, he was given important responsibilities, and his supernatural powers increased rather than decreased.

Chi Bofu glanced at the situation below and saw that five thousand villagers had contracted the summer plague. Although they had splitting headaches and persistent high fevers, fortunately they had arrived early and had not caused any major incidents.

Chi Bofu hurriedly said to Chi Shubing, "You've committed such a terrible crime, why don't you surrender and await your fate!"