Chapter 302 The demon is a ghost and will cause disaster
Chapter 302 If the demon turns into a ghost, it will cause disaster
In the words of the black-faced ghost, the entire population of Zhishui County is like pigs, serving as prey for his meat.
The other party didn't notice that Xu Dao's eyes had changed. He was still talking about begging for mercy, and also said:
"Tell the Taoist Master, although Xiaodao is acting secretly here and stealing people, he is not doing it because he has the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard, but he has said hello."
Xu Dao heard this and frowned: "Have you said hello?"
"Yes, I said hello!" the big black-faced ghost shouted immediately, with a look of pain on its face: "The Xiaodao paid a tribute to the Taoist priest of Tengzhao at the price of one talisman and ten mouthfuls.
In exchange for incense and money, we also agreed that if we succeed and build a foundation, we will guard a county for the imperial court."
"If this were not the case, I would not dare to do such things here. Although it is hundreds of miles away from Wudu City, the Taoist priests can arrive in less than half a day."
There was a look of fear on the face of the big black-faced ghost, but what it was afraid of was not the slaughter of mortals or the killing of souls, but the fear of the imperial court, or in other words, the so-called people who were subject to the Tengzhao.
Xu Dao knew something about the Teng Zhao mentioned by the ghost, and knew that it was not only one of the five tribes of the Wu Kingdom, but also the most powerful of the five tribes and the royal family of the Wu Kingdom.
In other words, Tengzhao's clan is the face and representative of the Wu Kingdom.
This kind of Taoist priest actually protected and committed the massacre of souls in the county. When Xu Dao heard this, he was a little unbelievable. But when he thought about it carefully, his heart immediately became heavy. Such a thing was really possible!
As early as when Xu Dao entered the city of Wu, he saw Lei Zhao's disciples dragging the "witch". The other party was unruly, domineering and wanton. During the training in the fairy garden, a member of the five tribes actually wanted to destroy her on the spot.
His spiritual roots are obviously not good people.
For a moment, Xu Dao looked up at the dark, almost moonless night sky, opening his mouth not knowing what to sigh.
Although he has seen various evil deeds from time to time since arriving in the capital city of Wu, deep down in his heart he really hopes that the country of Wu will be a place with strict rules and regulations where ordinary people can live and work in peace and contentment.
Moreover, there is a demon-killing department in the Kingdom of Wu. Mortals in Wu Capital City and even other states and counties can live a good life. From time to time, you can see scenes of Dao Fan and his colleagues. It is indeed worth looking forward to.
But today's scene and the "truth" spoken by the ghost suddenly shattered some of his expectations.
Xu Dao was still thinking in his mind: "Is it possible that the many evil things done by monsters in the Demon Dang Hall are actually not all caused by monsters and ghosts, but rather, as seen in front of them, it is Taoists who are committing crimes and harming the people..."
The more he thought about it, the more embarrassed his face became.
"That's right. There are not only Jindan Taoists in the Kingdom of Wu, but also hundreds of Taoist priests guarding the four directions. There are constant exchanges. And I have never heard of any powerful demons and monsters in the Kingdom of Wu that can destroy all the demons and Taoist palaces.
fear."
"Under such circumstances, it would not be difficult for the Wu State to completely clear away the demons and ghosts within its territory and provide the people with a peaceful and contented life. But in fact, even though every state and every county has a monster hall, there are still constant demon troubles everywhere.
, there are also constant tasks in the Demon Dang Hall all year round."
"Such evil troubles are not only caused by the repeated rise of monsters and ghosts, but also caused by man-made disasters."
With so many thoughts in his mind, Xu Dao stared at the ghost who was winking in front of him, with a sneer on his face, and he opened his mouth and said:
"I think if you master the secret technique, the ghost troubles here will immediately subside, and it will be put down by your own hands, right?"
The black-faced ghost was slightly startled when he heard what Xu Dao said, and then whispered angrily: "The Taoist Master is well aware of the inside story, and he is worthy of being a man of thunder."
"Naturally, Xiaodao doesn't have the guts to occupy this place after practicing the secret technique. Even if the practice fails, Xiaodao doesn't dare to stay too long. He will quickly go to the Demon Slayer Hall to close the case. Otherwise, if the trouble gets bigger, Xiaodao's life will be in danger.
No guarantee.”
Hearing the other party call him the person in the thunder edict, Xu Dao thought about it for a moment and understood. It should be that when he hit the opponent with the Yin Lei method just now, the other party mistakenly thought that he was the person in the thunder edict.
And even if the black-faced ghost doesn't mistake him for a Taoist priest from the Lei Zhao, they will guess that he belongs to a Taoist priest from the Erhai Taoist Palace. After all, the thunder method is exquisite and rare, and those who are proficient in the thunder method and are foundation-building Taoist priests are most likely from the Taoist palace, and
He will be a Taoist priest from Lei Zhao.
Xu Dao saw that the other party was looking at him, his expression remained unchanged, and he didn't pay attention to what the other party said. Instead, he acquiesced and pretended.
The black-faced giant ghost stared at Xu Dao and muttered to himself:
"Sure enough, this guy is a descendant of a rich family." In an instant, in addition to the fear that his life and death would be in the hands of others, the black-faced ghost also felt a crazy feeling of jealousy.
This was because it saw that Xu Dao had a green face and seemed to be half-understood about the scandals of the Wu court. It judged that Xu Dao must be young and should be a fledgling monastic from a wealthy family.
"Hmph! Before these people are born, they will be nourished by the elixir. They can just practice Taoism with peace of mind all their lives. When they build the foundation, they can also enter the fairy garden of Erhai Taoist Palace to obtain spiritual roots and even obtain the golden elixir.
possible."
"I just regret that I didn't get a good pregnancy, and the only master I had was just a bad old Taoist disciple."
The emotion of jealousy and hatred rushed directly to the black-faced giant ghost's spiritual platform, making its face become slightly ferocious, attracting Xu Dao's attention.
Although Xu Dao didn't know why this guy had a tendency to become possessed while just talking, he still looked at it with interest.
To his surprise, although the black-faced giant ghost's body had been broken into pieces by him, leaving only a head, the black-faced giant ghost actually stabilized his mind immediately and was not helpless due to the injury. It was quite effective.
He looks very determined.
On the side of the black-faced giant ghost, it kept thinking silently in its heart: "Just build the foundation, just build the foundation! With the old man's inheritance in hand, you can become rich after surviving this experience."
Relying on ruthlessness and a little trust, the black-faced giant ghost came back from the edge of becoming a demon in just ten breaths of time, and even gained some experience in calming its mind, which helped it overcome the hundred-day foundation-building hurdle.
Xu Dao saw that the other party's mind had returned to clarity, and he looked even more humiliated. He said softly: "You are still determined. If you build a foundation, you have a 70% chance of winning."
Hearing this, the black-faced giant ghost immediately became overjoyed: "With the Taoist leader's auspicious words, Xiaodao will definitely saddle up the front and rear for the Taoist leader, and make oxen and horses."
He thought that Xu Dao was moved by its words and wanted to save its life, so he shook his head and was very excited.
But what it didn't know was that long after it fell into Xu Dao's hands, it had no chance of building a foundation and surviving.
Xu Dao listened with a faint smile on his face and said:
"In that case, why not go out and become a ghost to repay this poor man?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand, and the altar hovering behind him floated over and landed at his feet. He stepped on the altar like a Taoist, silently reciting incantations in his mouth, driving the altar, and practicing
Transformed into a black-faced giant ghost.
The excited expression on the black-faced giant ghost's face immediately froze, and he shouted loudly: "No, no! Master Taoist, please spare your life, I have a secret method for you,"
But before it finished speaking, Xu Dao looked at it coldly and uttered one word:
"Photography!"
Buzz buzz!
Wisps of spiritual light emerged from the Seven Returns and Nine Lives Ghost Collection Altar, imprisoning the head of the ghost-faced giant ghost, and then extracted its mana and ghost energy, and kept them in the altar.
The black-faced giant ghost roared and screamed: "Ahhhh!" The ghost's body and soul were sucked, and the pain was more intense and profound than if it penetrated deep into the bone marrow.
But it fell on Xu Dao's ears, and compared with the desperate cries that were still coming one after another in the mountain col, its sound was still a little weaker.
Using the altar to suck out the opponent's Yin Shen, Xu Dao himself became busy. He sat down cross-legged, the Yin Shen flickered, and his spiritual consciousness poured into the other party's soul.
Xu Dao thought to himself: "You cannibalize people, and I 'eat' you, which is considered retribution."
Of course, he did not actually devour and refine the person's soul, but just began to search for the person's soul and scrape the other person's memory.
In other words, although Xu Dao did not reveal on the surface that he coveted the secret method that the black-faced ghost said, in fact, he still wanted to see it in his heart.
Because he has the talent of Ghost Pulse Eater, he doesn't need to use coercion or inducement to open the opponent's mouth. He can directly search for the soul and test the authenticity of what the opponent just said.
Scenes of vivid memories flashed through Xu Dao's mind, and he had a rough tour of the black-faced giant ghost's experiences for most of his life.
Xu Dao immediately knew that what the other party said when begging for mercy was not false. Because he was afraid of the Taoist priests, this ghost did not even have the thought of deceiving. He just avoided the important and chose the things that were beneficial to him to say.
After opening his eyes, Xu Dao felt cold in his heart: "As expected, many demonic things in the Wu Kingdom are closely related to practitioners, or even directly related to the imperial court."
This black-faced giant ghost did not turn to the ghost path after death, but was a Taoist disciple who had been practicing for hundreds of years. His physical body was hidden nearby, and the ghost body was just a spell for it to practice.
And in its century-long history, there are not many actions that have harmed the local area like today.
In fact, the reason why it dared and was able to commit such an act of slaughtering the county and refining ghosts was because it had done many bad things and acted as a lackey of a certain Tengzhao Taoist priest early on, thus gaining the protection of the other party.
In addition, what surprised Xu Dao was that the secret method mentioned by the other party was really a secret method that could not kill the foundation-building ghosts, but allow people to collect spiritual roots and successfully build the foundation.
Of course, this method is not as magical as what the black-faced ghost revealed, and it has various restrictions and requirements. Xu Dao estimated that the opponent's success rate is at least 30%.
And this 30% is only possible for the opponent to obtain spiritual roots. Whether it can be used to build foundations is another matter.
After squeezing the other party dry, Xu Dao did not break his promise. Instead of extinguishing his soul, he disrupted the memory in his mind, cut off most of it, and stored it in the altar for future use.
After a lot of busy work, the crying and howling in the mountain col gradually became quieter.
This is not because the surviving living people were devoured by the ghosts, but because Xu Dao's nine-toothed generals went on a killing spree, killing many evil ghosts and protecting the living people.
After coming back to his senses, Xu Dao stood up from the altar and looked at the bloody and miserable scene. The little bit of joy that had just arisen immediately disappeared completely.
But he couldn't change what had happened, so he had to activate the altar and quickly absorb all the yin energy, resentment, and ghost energy from the scene, and collect the remaining hundreds of ghosts on the scene to eliminate the worries.
By the time he finished all these things, the desperate cries and howls in the mountain col had completely disappeared, and there were still people shouting:
"The imperial court is here to save us!"
"Immortal, Immortal, thank you so much for saving my life."...
There are also people who continue to act stupidly, probably because they were scared out of their wits and have to recover slowly.
After Xu Dao cleared away the ghosts at the scene, he ordered the nine tooth generals to release the surviving living people from the pit.
He didn't want to have too many interactions with these lucky survivors, and after receiving their gratitude, he was ready to let them leave this place as soon as possible.
"The Taoist Master's kindness will never be forgotten in Zhishui County!"
An old man wearing an official hat knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing. Behind him were also black heads, one after another. All the officials in Zhishui County had been devoured, and only this old official was left.
It was too old and weak to be slaughtered.
Xu Dao bowed slightly and said gently:
"Although the ghosts here have been subdued by Pindao, the evil energy is still very strong and hinders the human body. I will lead people away from this place as soon as possible. Pindao will still do something here to suppress this evil place."
The old official returned tremblingly: "It's really, really, really hard. The Taoist priest has worked hard!"
After a simple conversation, the old official led a group of young men and hurriedly began to count the living people. Due to various reasons, it took them a while to complete the task as a team, and then they supported each other and walked back almost every step.
Walk outside the barren mountains.
There is no other reason why I kept looking back. It was partly out of gratitude and partly out of fear of leaving Xu Dao and encountering monsters again.
During this process, Xu Dao remained quietly cross-legged and did not rush anyone.
When everyone left, he sighed softly, ordered six tooth generals to escort these thousands of people back to the county seat, and continued to protect them after returning to the county seat, and also removed those who were still in Zhishui County.
Other evil spirits roaming the territory.
As soon as the work was done, it was already dawn.
A thin golden light appeared on the east side of the mountain, and the dark sky instantly turned into a dark color, no longer dull.
When the remaining people of Zhishui County saw this scene, apart from calming down for a moment, every one of them had a dazed look on their face, and they opened their mouths not knowing what to say. In the end, they finally kowtowed to Xu Dao from afar again, slowly.
Leave slowly.
And Xu Dao sat on the altar, quietly looking at the retreating figures of everyone, a little dazed, not knowing what he was thinking in his mind.
After being stunned for a moment, he did not sigh, but lowered his eyes and became calm.
Xu Dao paused for a moment, then turned to look at the mountain col where corpses were strewn and the ground was scarlet.
What he needs to do next is not only to put tens of thousands of corpses here to rest and to eliminate their grievances.
It was also to test the secret method of the black-faced ghost to see if it was effective.