Chapter Thirteen: The Nine-Character True Word Mantra

  The evil spirit flew back, the mournful cry echoed in my ears, and I thought that this time it would be eliminated. However, before I could even smile, I saw the evil spirit take shape again five steps away from me. It looked even more ferocious now, but upon closer inspection, the dark grey aura seemed to have faded a bit. It seemed that Master's talisman had dealt some damage to the evil spirit after all. But I couldn't muster up any joy because the talisman had turned to ashes, and I was left with nothing. My face twitched, damn it, wasn't this just a scam? Why didn't he give me a few more? I thought one would be enough, but now... The problem is what do I do next, and now I've even enraged the evil spirit.

  Fortunately, the evil spirit seemed to have been hit by me and had some concerns. Looking at me clenching my fists in a posture that was about to take action, the evil spirit did not dare to rush up easily. However, I didn't dare to move recklessly either, just staring at the evil spirit deadlocked. As for the two police officers, they were both stunned by now. What happened earlier? Was this magic?

  The evil spirit would not give up, it was determined to achieve its goal, the evil light in its eyes flashed, and suddenly I understood. The whole thing turned into smoke and suddenly disappeared into the wall behind me. My heart skipped a beat, before I could even react, the evil spirit had already emerged from the wall behind me. Its speed was so fast that I didn't even have time to react, and I felt a huge force collide with my back, sending me flying forward. I spat out a mouthful of blood as my throat sweetened.

  But I didn't dare to rest, and hurriedly got up, carefully guarding myself, only my eyes were wide open, but I couldn't see where the evil spirit was. After a long time, my eyes felt a bit sore, and I subconsciously blinked, but just as I closed my eyes, I unexpectedly discovered that when I closed my eyes, a strange scene appeared on my body. I saw a black gas rushing out from behind me, even the airflow it brought up was clear, like a cannonball hitting me. Not daring to hesitate, I quickly dodged to the side.

  I didn't open my eyes, and in this strange state, I dodged the evil spirit's attack. In my mind, I was thinking of ways to deal with it, watching as it sank into the wall opposite me, only to emerge again from behind me. At that moment, a sudden flash of inspiration struck me, and the nine-character mantra suddenly flashed through my mind. My heart stirred, and I remembered Master's instructions for dealing with evil spirits. As I dodged the evil spirit's attacks, I carefully recalled them, and slowly but surely, the nine hand gestures became clearer in my mind.

  "Converge!" Both hands closed, two thumbs pressed together, middle fingers and ring fingers clasped tightly, a pair of index fingers shot out like sharp swords at the evil spirit, followed by this loud shout. In my heart, I had no other thoughts, just wanting to give the evil spirit a fierce blow.

  The Nine-Character Mantra did not disappoint me, and at this moment I saw that the tips of my two index fingers suddenly burst out with a puff of yellow light, and then collided with the evil spirit with a loud crash. Confronting that powerful force, I involuntarily retreated two steps, while the evil spirit let out a miserable cry and flew backward, disappearing into the wall.

  Seeing the nine-character mantra being effective, I was overjoyed and no longer afraid of evil spirits. With the nine-character mantra, I didn't need to be afraid of evil spirits anymore. My whole body relaxed, my hands clasped together, and my posture remained unchanged. I only raised a pair of middle fingers onto my index fingers, forming the "bing" character gesture. I was waiting for the evil spirit to appear so I could strike it fiercely. Panting heavily, the entire room was under my surveillance, and every move of the two police officers was clearly visible to me.

  The evil spirit won't give up easily, it keeps emerging from the walls, waiting for an opportunity to strike. I can even feel the whirlwind of air brought about by its movements. However, my heart has calmed down by now. Seeing the evil spirit pounce again, I let out a cold laugh and form a "bing" hand seal with my hands, heavily pointing at the evil spirit. Suddenly, we collide, but this time it's not the kind of collision I imagined. Instead, a strong gust of air hits my chest, and I involuntarily fly backward, crashing into the wall. My throat feels sweet, and another mouthful of blood spills out.

  He panted heavily, his heart filled with shock and anger. How could this be? The Nine-Character True Words Curse wasn't working! But there was no time to think about it now. The evil spirit saw its chance and struck again from behind, spinning around before colliding with me once more. I didn't dare engage in a fierce battle, so I swiftly dodged the evil spirit's attack.

  As the evil spirit closed in on me, I began to feel anxious, dodging left and right but was slowly cornered by the evil spirit. The evil spirit could pass through walls, but I couldn't, and crashing into one would be more than I could bear. Seeing the evil spirit charging at me again with a loud whoosh, I could hear its cackling laughter and see the triumphant look on its face. With no way to retreat, I didn't have time to think twice, my hands moved swiftly, thumbs pressed together, index and middle fingers tightly clasped, ring fingers intertwined, and pinkies touching each other. Then, with a loud shout: "Dòu——"

  This was the only way I could defend myself, and in this situation, I had no other means, so I just went all out, with a loud shout, my mind was filled with nothing but the desire to beat back the evil spirit. With a loud crash, we collided, and I felt a surge of power, involuntarily retreating two steps, my body slamming into the wall, while the evil spirit let out a miserable cry, transforming into a puff of smoke that crashed back.

  I was stunned for a moment, and an idea flashed through my mind. The first success and the second success seemed to have something in common. At that time, I was forced to be desperate, with no other choice but to make a last-ditch effort. So at that time, apart from the determination to fight to the death, there was nothing else in my mind. With a loud shout, my spirit was highly concentrated, and my heart was undivided. As the idea flashed through my mind, I may have understood the secret of the Nine-Character Mantra - it is to concentrate all one's spirit, and absolutely not to let one's mind wander. No wonder Taoist practitioners need to cultivate their nature.

  Now that I've discovered this secret, my heart feels at ease. With my eyes closed, I rely on the Heavenly Eye to observe the surroundings. I see an evil spirit turning around from another room, preparing to launch a sneak attack on my back. I quickly take a few steps and stand in the center of the room, avoiding being ambushed by the evil spirit. This way, I can face attacks from all directions.

  Evil spirits pounce, I clench my hands into a "zhe" seal, palms together, thumbs touching, pinkies touching, index fingers also touching, while the ring finger presses upwards and holds it in place, the middle finger reverses to press against the ring finger, then I let out a loud shout: "Zhe——"

  With a loud crash, the evil spirit was beaten into smoke and retreated, while I took a step back and then stepped forward again. My heart dared not to think wildly, but only concentrated my mind and spirit. At this moment, there were no thoughts in my mind, only a clear name in my brain, but only one thought: I must kill this evil spirit to survive.

  I don't know how long it took, but the evil spirit's numerous attacks were ineffective. It seemed that its remaining sanity told it that this approach wasn't working, so it stopped not far away and simply stared at me with an eerie gaze. After a while, it suddenly moved, but instead of pouncing on me, it charged towards the two police officers. I didn't know what it wanted to do, but I knew it wouldn't be good. Unfortunately, I had no good way to respond, so I could only watch as the evil spirit blew a dark wind at the two police officers.

  The temperature in the room dropped again, it's even more effective than air conditioning and saves electricity. But before I could think about it, I suddenly heard the middle-aged policeman shouting loudly, my heart skipped a beat as I looked at him, only to see that his eyes were bloodshot, with snot still hanging from his nose, staring straight at me, panting heavily with a "huff huff" sound, looking like he was about to devour me, so scary and terrifying.

  As for the female police officer, she was pale with terror, her mouth agape and at a loss for what to do, backing away towards the door. Apparently, the middle-aged male police officer had been mesmerized, but it was unclear why the female officer was unaffected. However, this did not alleviate the female officer's fear, because the middle-aged male officer's appearance was truly terrifying at that moment.

  "Ahh!" The middle-aged policeman's mouth was wide open, his saliva flying everywhere as he pounced on me. His hands were already around my neck, choking me. I didn't dare hesitate, and with a swift kick, I sent him flying backwards. But the force of the kick also sent me stumbling backward. Unintentionally, I caught sight of the evil spirit sneaking out from behind the wall, ready to pounce on me. Without hesitation, I clasped my hands together, all ten fingers tightly interlocked, and then spun around, letting out a loud shout: "Kai——"

  I used all my strength to strike out, just as the evil spirit rushed up, this blow was the most vicious, I didn't move, but the evil spirit let out a miserable cry and crashed out, turning into smoke that had thinned out a bit, crying miserably it entered the wall, for a long time it didn't appear, it seems this blow was ruthless enough.

  But there was no time to rejoice, the middle-aged police officer took advantage of my fight against the evil spirit and suddenly rushed up quietly. Although I found out, it was only just in time for me to turn around, but as a result, I was choked by the middle-aged police officer. That's not all, Zhang Nian police also opened his mouth wide to bite my neck, damn, this is going to take my life.

  No time to think, it was almost an instinctive reaction, I didn't care about anything and slammed my head into the middle-aged policeman's chest with a loud "bang". I felt dizzy, my vision went black for a moment, and countless golden stars were spinning in front of me. However, the middle-aged policeman's hand did not leave my neck, but loosened slightly. Luckily, my vision recovered quickly, and I didn't care about how much pain I was in. I suddenly retreated, bent forward, and then used both hands to grab the policeman's clothes, pulling him backward violently, which finally made his hand leave my neck. I could finally breathe heavily, what a close call! Luckily, the evil spirit I fought earlier wasn't light, otherwise, if it came again at this moment, it would have cost me my life.

  The middle-aged policeman suddenly let out a loud roar and got up, as if he didn't know what pain was, nor would he faint, still pouncing on me with his mouth wide open, spitting wildly, his eyes completely red.