The Demonic Taoist Priest Emerges from the Mountain

Yan Jingxia set up a huge Rebirth Array centered on my courtyard and spreading outwards.

At this moment, Yan Jingxia is sitting in the very center of my yard.

All around were rows of lifeless, expressionless spirits.

I held the monk Shanjie tightly in my arms, and looked up at Yan Jingxia.

The monk Shanjie is still tormented by the Five Emperors Coins.

However, it wasn't as intense as it was at the beginning.

He was an expert in battle formations.

Upon seeing the Rebirth Array, it struggled violently.

"No! No!"

Ignoring his pain, he roared desperately.

I pressed his head down immediately.

"Shut up! Keep a close eye on me!"

I said through gritted teeth.

There are two reasons why I didn't directly cause the monk Shanjie's soul to be scattered.

First, I don't want these spirits to vanish into thin air along with this scumbag, because then I would be burdened with evil karma for no reason.

Second, I want to completely break the monk Shanjie. I want him to watch helplessly as the scheme he set up is dismantled by us, bit by bit.

This is the greatest punishment for a stubborn person like Monk Shanjie.

"You'll regret this!"

The monk Shanjie stared intently at me.

I didn't take his threats to heart at all.

Once all these spirits have been sent down to their next lives, I will completely annihilate Monk Shanjie, leaving him no chance to even become a ghost.

In the arena, Yan Jingxia had already begun his movements.

He made a hand seal, and the Rebirth Array was activated instantly.

"By imperial decree, your lonely soul is exorcised."

"All ghosts and demons, all living beings are blessed."

"Those with heads rise, those without heads ascend; they are killed by guns and swords, or by jumping into water and hanging from ropes."

"Dying in the open or in the dark, dying unjustly or tragically, victims of creditors and enemies, and young men seeking revenge."

"Kneel before my altar, the Eight Trigrams shine brightly, stand on the Kan trigram and be reborn in another realm."

"Whether you are a man or a woman, you bear the consequences yourself; wealth or poverty, you bring them upon yourself."

"May all beings be saved and reborn quickly! May all beings be saved and reborn quickly!"

As Yan Jingxia recited the "Save from Suffering and Rebirth Mantra,"...

The surrounding spirits knelt down one by one.

They kowtowed to Yan Jingxia, and their bodies slowly turned into fireflies, gradually dissipating.

As these spirits dissipated, a faint golden light appeared on Yan Jingxia's body.

That is the power of merit.

Performing rituals to help the deceased find peace is considered a good deed, which brings merit and is also extremely beneficial to the sorcerer.

Watching these spirits gradually dissipate before my very eyes.

The monk Shanjie was utterly desperate.

He screamed in agony.

His face was full of resentment.

Until those spirits completely disappeared.

Only then did I look at him coldly.

"now you!"

My words were cold.

The monk Shanjie's eyes were lifeless as he stared blankly at my yard.

All his hopes were cruelly crushed by us.

"You don't get the same treatment as those undead."

As I spoke, I suddenly activated the ghostly energy within my body.

Black flames rose up and slowly began to burn the ghostly body of the monk Shanjie.

The monk Shanjie cried out in pain, and the ghost's form grew fainter and fainter.

Just as his secret was about to completely dissipate, suddenly, the monk Shanjie revealed an extremely twisted smile.

"Qin Fang, you'll regret this! You'll definitely regret it! Hahahaha!"

These were his last words.

I watched indifferently as he was completely annihilated.

This is my cruelest revenge against him.

Once the ghostly body dissipated, the monk Shanjie was completely erased from the Three Realms, and he didn't even have the chance to be reincarnated!

Just as I was lost in thought, Ning Jinrou quickly walked to my side.

But seeing my state of mind, I couldn't bring myself to say the words that were on the tip of my tongue.

"What's wrong?"

Looking at the hesitant Ning Jinrou, I took the initiative to ask her.

Ning Jinrou hesitated for a moment before saying, "The mute monk and...and your father's body are all gone!"

I was stunned when I heard this.

Immediately afterwards, I ran quickly towards my home.

Previously, I had tied the unconscious mute monk to my house with hemp rope.

There was no way the mute monk could have broken free from such a thick rope on his own.

After all, the mute monk was just an ordinary person who was a bit stronger.

Logically speaking, the mute monk should not be able to break free.

But Ning Jinrou actually said that he ran away.

More importantly, my father's body also disappeared.

I have no doubt that this is the work of the mute monk.

The mute monk stayed by the side of the monk Shanjie.

Now, the monk Shanjie has already been annihilated.

Why would he want my father's corpse?

I quickened my pace and ran back home.

In the lobby, hemp ropes were scattered all over the floor.

Yan Jingxia was squatting beside the hemp rope, flipping through it.

"It was cut open by a sharp weapon."

Seeing me come in, Yan Jingxia spoke.

My brows furrowed immediately.

Cut open by a sharp weapon?

I thought about it carefully, and the mute monk didn't carry any sharp weapons.

Even the machete was confiscated by me.

So...

Someone else must have cut the rope!

Could the mute monk have accomplices in the village?

This is not impossible.

After all, the monk Shanjie had been operating in Liuweng Village for eight years.

It's not strange to have accomplices.

I turned and ran towards my father's room.

The room was neat and tidy, with no signs of having been ransacked.

It must have been the mute monk and his accomplice who carried away my father's body.

Moreover, their movements were very crisp and efficient.

They had less than half an hour left in total.

This half hour was the time it took for Yan Jingxia to set up the Rebirth Array and bring the spirits of the dead back from the temple.

I suddenly panicked.

He turned around and was about to run away.

As they passed by Yan Jingxia and Ning Jinrou.

Yan Jingxia stopped me.

"We can't catch up."

He spoke calmly.

I gritted my teeth.

My father had a hard life.

I barely survived this ordeal, and before I could properly show my respect to him, I was beaten to death by the monk Shanjie.

If I can't even protect his body now, then I've truly failed as a son.

"The thick fog that shrouded Liuweng Village dissipated the moment I broke through the Kaiyang Formation."

"Liuweng Village is located in the heart of Changsong Mountain, and the road conditions around it are too complicated. You simply cannot find it in half an hour."

Yan Jingxia analyzed the situation rationally.

I understand the reasoning, but I don't want to listen.

"That's my dad!"

I turned around and stared at Yan Jingxia.

Yan Jingxia sighed.

He knew he couldn't persuade me.

"You're just wasting your time searching like this."

As he spoke, he looked at Ning Jinrou.

Ning Jinrou immediately understood Yan Jingxia's meaning.

He took out more than a dozen unused [Puppet Talismans] from his bag.

I immediately understood, grabbed the [Puppet Talisman], bit my finger, activated the ghost energy within my body, and applied it to the puppet's eyes.

Immediately afterwards, I sat cross-legged, and these dozen or so [Puppet Talismans] seemed to come alive, wobbling and running in different directions.

Seeing this, Ning Jinrou looked worried.

"Qin Fang, this will damage your Dao root!"

I've just entered the lower stage of Foundation Establishment and Self-Refining, so controlling a dozen or so [Puppet Talismans] at once is really a stretch.

If I'm not careful, the ghost energy within my body will dry up, causing irreversible damage to me!