Chapter 7: The Devilish Evil Spirit

  He shook his head helplessly, gesturing for everyone to back down, without saying a word. Da Yun laughed and said to Mo Yu: "Fellow Taoist, why did you suddenly turn against me? You should at least let me understand."

  "Alright, then I'll ask you, where did you go last night?"

  "Where I went, what's it to you?"

  Mo Yu's face sank as he said, "But Ji Yun Daozhang is dead. He died at the hands of that evil monk Fahua. You came here and immediately got cozy with Fahua. Last night, Ji Yun Daoren was killed by Fahua, and you returned from the shore this morning. Don't tell me you have no connection to Fahua?"

  "Ji Yun Daozhang was killed by Fahua? What evidence do you have?"

  Mo Gu pointed at the corpse on the ground and said: "Why don't you take a look, fellow Taoist?"

  This was the second time Dahe saw the corpse of Jiyun Daoist, last night he was so frightened that he didn't have time to take a closer look. Now looking again, Jiyun Daoist's body had no wounds at all, his eyes were empty and almost expressionless, without any fear or anger. Mo Yu said slowly: "Jiyun Daoist was also killed by the evil spirit of Suiyuan, this is already the second fellow daoist to die at the hands of the evil spirit of Suiyuan in these few days."

  Is it the Devouring Demon? This time, the extermination order is to eliminate a demon that he only heard about from someone else's mouth until today. He had already felt that the ghostly figure he saw last night was not the Devouring Demon, and indeed it wasn't.

  At this time, Mo Yu said: "That Lotus Flower Evil Monk is the one who drives out ghosts. I have personally seen evil spirits spew out of his mouth and kill Fei Yu Dao Ren."

  Dahai's mind was racing, and he thought that even Jiyun Daoist had been killed by the evil spirit, so he himself wouldn't stand a chance. At this point, it would be better to pull someone else in. Dahai nodded solemnly with a serious expression, saying sincerely: "No matter what, I am willing to join forces with fellow daoists, kill Fahua and that evil spirit, rid the world of evil, and avenge Daoist Jiyun."

  Mo Yu asked again: "Then what did you go to Big Sister's room for last night? Was it to find a jade pendant for Fahua Monk?"

  Dai Yun suddenly realized that the other person was referring to the Kunlun Stone. He also suddenly thought of Ming Yu mentioning that someone close to King Rong had a covetous heart for the Kunlun Stone, and it was probably him. Dai Yun nodded: "Fa Hua has a treasure called the Yinyang Mirror that can catch ghosts. He said if I could help him find his jade pendant, he would lend me the mirror. At the time, I wanted to get rid of the evil spirit haunting the palace, so I agreed."

  Mo Yu: "What is that jade pendant that Fa Hua misses so much?"

  Isn't that the Kunlun stone? This foolish guy is clearly pretending to be confused. Suddenly, Da Yun's mind turned and he said casually, "He told me to find the Tianxin Jade Pendant, saying it was a keepsake that Zhen Yu always carried with him."

  He let out a cold snort and continued, "And that evil spirit that's been harassing the young lady is probably also the doing of that wicked monk. He's only after that Tianxin Jade Pendant. In reality, that Tianxin Jade Pendant isn't some kind of treasure, it just has some calming effects, I don't know why Fahua Monk is so fixated on it."

  He secretly smiled in his heart and nodded: "It seems I was deceived by him, fortunately the Taoist friend reminded me."

  Mo Gu said at this time: "Just now was indeed I being rash, thank you for sparing my life."

  Moyu suddenly knelt down and said: "I apologize to fellow Taoist."

  Dai Yun hastily helped up Mo Yu, Dai Yun had disliked this person from the start, and knowing that he was both suspicious and difficult to get along with, increased his disgust. Moreover, since this person was a good friend of Rong Wang, yet coveted someone else's daughter's jade pendant, it showed his hypocrisy. Although Dai Yun did not like this person, at this time he pretended to be moved, saying: "I haven't thanked you yet? You've even returned the gift. Let's not be polite, now that evil demons are rampant, we cultivators should join hands to fight against them and protect the Tao."

  The two of them exchanged a glance and simultaneously stretched out their palms for a high-five, laughing "heh heh".

  Mo Yuwei hesitated for a moment before saying: "Daxian Daoist friend, since you have an appointment with the evil monk Fahua, why don't we turn the tables on him?"

  "Then I beg of you, fellow Taoist, speak clearly."

  Mo Yu solemnly took out a jade pendant and said, "This is the Tianxin Jade Pendant that Fahua wants. Miss Mingyu was afraid of losing it, so she entrusted me to keep it safe."

  Mo Yu said, "This thing is useless if we keep it. You should use it to exchange for the Yinyang Mirror with Fahua. When the time comes, we can use the Yinyang Mirror to counterattack and definitely kill both Fahua and the Xiyuan Evil Spirit."

  Dai Yun took the jade pendant, looked at it carefully, and found that this jade pendant was also shiny and smooth to the touch. There was a misty thing in the jade pendant that slowly rolled around, as if it contained an inexplicable power. If Dai Yun hadn't already obtained the Kunlun Stone, he might have thought this was the real deal. Although this piece of jade was somewhat strange, compared to the Kunlun Stone, it obviously lacked that natural and spiritual quality.

  Dai Yun thought to himself: This person has gone to great lengths to create this fake, it's clear that he is cunning and deceitful, his words are completely untrustworthy.

  Mo Yu said, "Fellow Taoist, please rest for now. I'd like to ask you to hand over the Yin Yang mirror before tonight. When the evil spirit comes again tonight, we'll capture it first and rescue Mingyu. At that time, King Wei will surely thank you."

  Dai Yong responded without hesitation, and the two of them discussed for a while before leaving separately. Dai Yong walked to the deck, called over a servant, pointed at a monk in the distance on the shore and gave him some instructions, then returned to his room. He rested in his room for two or three hours until sunset, when it was almost time for dinner, Dai Yong finally left his room and disembarked.

  Rushing to a nearby burial mound, one glance reveals a thicket of weeds, with mounds of earth rising and falling. Da Yan stood on a stone tablet for a while before hearing someone say: "If you have something to discuss, just find me directly, why bother having the Wang Fu's servant summon me."

  Dai Yuan turned around and saw Fa Hua walking over slowly. Dai Yuan said in a low voice, "Some things, even if you hide them from others, they may still know."

  Lotus Flower's eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness, and she pretended to be nonchalant as she turned her head to glance around. Dà Yán saw it, smiled secretly, and said in a low voice: "I've brought what you wanted, where is the Yin Yang Mirror?"

  Fa Hua listened and seemed to nod indifferently, taking out a very ordinary copper mirror. This copper mirror was too ordinary, and Da Yun couldn't help but suspect that the other party had also taken out a fake one. Da Yun took out the Tian Xin jade pendant and handed it over to the other party, then stretched out his hand to take back the copper mirror. He held the mirror carefully and looked at it, the front of the mirror could reflect people, and the back was carved with the Eight Trigrams pattern, nothing more ordinary than that.

  Fa Hua took the jade pendant and as soon as she held it in her hand, the pendant suddenly emitted a blue light that flickered on and off. Fa Hua was stunned for a moment before letting out a strange cry and flinging the pendant far away, then she fell to the ground with her head down. Da Yun was also startled and quickly fell down, when they looked again at where the pendant had been, there was suddenly a loud noise and a large cloud of black smoke burst forth, the cloud of black smoke swirled around in several circles before gradually dispersing, and when they looked again at that area, all the grass, trees, and rocks had turned to dust.

  The two of them were crouching in the bushes, both with shocked faces. Before they could even stand up, Fahua scolded angrily: "Amitabha, you dare to play tricks!"

  The monk farted and almost blew me up with it.

  Dai Yun was about to stand up, but Fahua hastily signaled Dai Yun to crouch down. Following Fahua's gaze, he saw a person quickly walking over. The man walked while looking around in all directions. Dai Yun recognized that it was Mo Yu, and only then did he think of the jade pendant, which must have been tampered with by Mo Yu.

  Mo Yu walked into the dark fog and took a look, revealing a surprised expression. He suddenly realized something and looked towards Da Yun and the other person's direction.

  Fahua got up and walked over, saying as she went: "Amitabha Buddha, the donor's methods are really ruthless."

  A foolish monk looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh: "Evil monk, you have committed countless evils. Even if you manage to escape this time, heaven will eventually punish you."

  Mo Yu finished speaking, and with a flick of his wrist, a long sword appeared in his hand. He grasped the hilt, and the sword shot out three feet of green light, each stroke stabbing towards Fahua's vital points.

  Fa Hua only murmured a phrase of "Amitabha Buddha", and with a burst of energy, she dodged and weaved continuously. As she saw Mo Yu's long sword getting faster and faster, Fa Hua was soon grazed by the sword aura on her chest. Fa Hua's face twitched slightly, and she said, "I don't want to kill you, don't force me."

  Mo Yu let out a cold hum, reciting an incantation: "The dawn wind rises, the remaining moon is scattered with frosty chill." Then his wrist shook, and the long sword drew out countless illusory shadows, seven or eight cyan lights sealed off Fahua's entire body like a strong gust of wind.

  The Dharma Flower suddenly clasped her hands together, her face revealing a solemn and precious appearance. Suddenly, a patch of green lotus flowers emerged around the Dharma Flower, protecting her in the center. The seven or eight green lights struck the lotus flowers one after another, and the lights and petals scattered everywhere. Mo Yu Qing let out a whistle, his long sword shaking violently as he attacked the Dharma Flower like a raging storm. The Dharma Flower's mouth continued to recite incantations without stopping, and the lotus flowers were dispersed by the sword lights, only to re-emerge again, protecting every part of her body.

  Mo Yu suddenly shouted: "Dai Wen Daoist friend, why don't you hurry up and take action."

  Dai Yun was hiding in the bushes, but didn't move. At this time, Fahua stretched out one finger and suddenly pointed at Mo Yu, who immediately retreated a step and spat out a mouthful of blood. Mo Yu looked towards Dai Yun's hiding place, smiled slightly, seeming to want to say something, but suddenly fell head-first to the ground.

  Dai Yu was shocked and hastily got up to run over, squatting down to take a look. Her face showed a sorrowful and indignant expression. Dai Yu angrily said: "You've killed another person!"

  Dai Yun said: "You have killed Ji Yun Daoist, and you have also killed Fei Yu Daoist. You are so evil, what Buddha do you worship, what scriptures do you recite? Even the Buddha himself cannot forgive you."

  Fa Hua continuously rubbed the Buddhist beads, her hand suddenly shaking, and loudly said: "If you want to add crime, what's the worry about no words? You can all see that it was him who forced me with all his might, I had no choice but to fight back. And as for Ji Yun Dao Ren, he has nothing to do with me, I didn't kill him at all."

  "Mind your own business," Da Yan sneered. "Wasn't it you who controlled the evil spirit of Yuanyuan to kill him?"

  Fa Hua's face changed, and he suddenly burst out laughing loudly, maniacally shouting: "Xie Yuan evil spirit, Xie Yuan evil spirit! That's right, I'm a wicked person who has committed great sins. Come on, come and kill me!"

  Fahua's eyes looked like they were about to go crazy, and Dahou touched the demon-repelling jade on his wrist. He made a circular shape with both hands and shouted: "Quickly!"

  In the blink of an eye, a large golden ring was put on Fahua's body, quickly tightening, Fahua's arm was trapped, and she couldn't move at all. Seeing Fahua's face showing pain, Da Yun sighed, and her hands slowly tightened.

  Fa Hua's face twisted in pain, and she suddenly let out a loud cry. At this moment, lotus flowers emerged one after another, protecting Fa Hua, and the demon-repelling jade pendant was actually enlarged by a circle. Da Yun hummed and continuously urged his spiritual power, but he couldn't do anything about the protective lotus flowers.

  Fa Hua's face showed a painful expression, and he suddenly sighed: "Now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from you anymore. More than ten years ago, I was possessed by the evil spirit of Yuanyuan. Originally, I had been suppressing it with my spiritual energy, but recently I've found it increasingly difficult to do so. I need the Kunlun Stone to suppress this evil spirit. Quickly give me the Kunlun Stone, or else in just a moment it will come out again and harm people."

  "Then how did Ji Yun Daoist die?"

  Fa Hua Dao said: "I didn't kill him, he sensed the existence of the evil spirit of Yuanyuan, and he took the initiative to eliminate it, but he failed."

  After a moment of silence, he suddenly laughed coldly and said: "I'm afraid you knew the evil spirit was vicious, but you lured others to help you. It's clear that you harmed him, yet you say you didn't kill him. You can deceive yourself and others, but can you deceive heaven?"

  The Lotus was left speechless by Da Yun's words, and several times she opened her mouth but had nothing to say.

  At this time, the stranger on the ground suddenly sprang up, his long sword flew out of his hand and transformed into a green light that shot towards Fahua. Fahua was startled for a moment, and before he could cast a spell, the green light had already arrived in front of him. He hastily dodged to one side, but saw the green light pierce through the protective lotus flower and nail itself directly into Fahua's right chest.

  As soon as he saw the stranger approaching, Fahua suddenly smiled strangely and then opened his mouth to spew out a large cloud of black fog before falling straight down.

  A huge ghost face suddenly appeared in the black fog, and Mo Yu rushed forward to meet it, his face immediately showing a look of horror. Before Mo Yu could retreat, the ghost face let out a blood-curdling scream that pierced through his brain. Mo Yu fell straight down, and the ghost face attached itself to him, sucking out a stream of pale blue vital energy from his mouth and nose.

  Dai Yun just retrieved the Demon-Beheading Sword, and he knew that in front of him was the ferocious evil spirit. His heart skipped a beat. Dai Yun flipped his palm, and another bronze mirror appeared. He activated his magic power and shone it towards the ferocious evil spirit. Unexpectedly, this shine had no effect whatsoever. Dai Yun hastily poured more magic power into it, but the bronze mirror still didn't change in the slightest.