Chapter Twelve: Taming the Ghost

  When Liu Yuanshan asked this, Mu Yuan and Mo Xue couldn't help but "heh" out a laugh. Mu Yuan shook his head with a smile, "That's not necessary, just need to spend a few talismans, the wooden sword and the altar are not needed!"

  Liu Yuanshan hastily got someone to fetch yellow paper and cinnabar. In the past few days, many Taoist priests had come here, and there were quite a few of them. Mu Yuan took one look and although it wasn't top-grade, it was still usable for their purposes.

  Mu Yuan and Mo Xue were still only at the third layer of Qi refinement. If they reached the sixth layer and formed a Dan, they could condense their Qi into talismans, gather their intentions into incantations, and would no longer need to rely on external objects to subdue demons and exorcise evil spirits. Once they needed to use them, they would be high-grade artifacts. The talismans written with the brush of destiny could also be used for a long time, equivalent to the lowest grade of talismanic instruments, which could be stored for later use. Unlike now, even if they drew talismans, their effectiveness couldn't last long, and the spiritual energy on the talismans would dissipate within seven or eight days, becoming useless objects!

  With a brush, he drew more than a dozen strange characters like tadpoles, these symbols drawn with cinnabar pen were emitting weak spiritual light all the time, wandering and flashing lightly, colliding with each other, listening carefully, it seemed that there was still a crackling sound, the whole thing didn't look like a talisman for exorcising evil spirits, but rather an extremely rare decorative jade.

  Mo Xue also casually drew a few talismans, which were different from Mu Yuan's. Each one was shaped like a crescent moon, but constantly changing, with the sun and moon alternating between fullness and deficiency. A faint chill emanated from them, like a ring of white smoke, swirling around the talismans, as if clouds obscured the bright moon, now hidden, now revealed.

  Mu Yuan made the necessary preparations, smiled and said to Liu Yuanshan, "Your Excellency, let's take a look!" He handed over two green light flashing talismans, "Please hold this object in your hand, don't let go."

  Liu Yuanshan hastily took it over, grasping it tightly in his hand, and followed Mu Yuan and Mo Xue up to the attic.

  As they approached the wing of the house where Liu Yuanshan's concubine lived, Mu Yuan and Mo Xue suddenly felt a surge in the dark and cold air, which was several times thicker than before, making their skin crawl and feeling uneasy. Mu Yuan slightly mobilized his true energy, his hands moving swiftly like the wind, and two talismans instantly stuck to the window frames and door, a large patch of green light suddenly emerged, connecting into a piece, wrapping the entire house, like a giant cocoon!

  At this movement of Mu Yuan's hand, a sharp cry suddenly echoed through the house, like an owl hooting at night, or a ghost wailing. Liu Yuanshan felt his scalp tingle and his whole body tremble with fear!

  "Immortal Elder, she didn't used to be like this!"

  Mu Yuan stepped forward, pushed open the door, and smiled, "Under pressure, one's true nature will naturally be revealed. Watch me take him down!"

  As soon as he entered the room, he saw a delicate woman wearing a bright red dress with a watery design, her slender hands and long fingernails, like a cloud of red mist, pouncing on Mu Yuan's head!

  "A minor trick!" Mu Yuan smiled slightly, not flustered at all, as if he had expected it. His right hand shook, and a dark black light enveloped his arm, swirling around him, bursting out in anger, transforming into a gleaming snow-white knife that slashed down swiftly!

  A cultivator at the level of Mu Yuan still can't exhibit the divine ability to condense energy into soldiers, but what he's using now is actually the whirlwind slash from the water-based divine abilities!

  Qixuan Jian is a senior of Xiushui Dao, considering the great power of Qibing and the drawback that unsealed cultivators cannot control it, after much deliberation, he created the divine ability Qixuan Jian, which is exactly an imitation of the powerful Guangjian of Qibing.

  A cluster of black light revolved around his fingertips, and after the snow-bright long knife chopped out, another strand split out, shaking up and down in mid-air, transforming into a strange device like a ring, which fell towards Liu Yuanshan's concubine!

  Cyclone slash collided with the red cloud, two rolled over, air waves surged, under the red cloud, a large area of dark and cold air spewed out. Mu Yuan's hands pressed down virtually, stepped forward, and the powerful true energy transformed into a sharp and unmatched cyclone slash sword. Moreover, countless vines extended from the emerald green light, coiling upwards like spiritual snakes dancing, as if iron chains filled the sky. The air emitted an intense explosive sound!

  Under the impact, Liu Yuanshan's concubine let out a sharp and piercing scream that shook the clouds, was split several steps away, her whole body violently trembling, a black smoke swirling above her head, Mu Yuan chuckled, his hands bursting with two bright green lights, instantly emerging, changing shape unpredictably, in an instant transforming into two cyan light dragons, their bodies covered in talismans and incantations, intertwined with countless vines, swift as lightning, tearing apart that one black smoke, using force to rip it out!

  Black smoke detaches, immediately transforming into a ghostly face, fangs protruding, long hair scattered, two eyes continuously seeping blood water, lightly floating like a rootless tree, water lily on the surface, suddenly exploding into a vast expanse of smoke and fog, rushing in all directions!

  Mu Yuan smiled and didn't bother to respond, just as the black smoke hit the window frame, it immediately retreated back like it had been burned by fire, even faster than if it had been bitten by a poisonous snake.

  The black smoke quickly gathered into a human shape, and Mu Yuan saw the fear on his face, but suddenly had an idea in his heart. He pinched a spell with his hand and withdrew the power of the talismans around the house. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth immediately poured in, and the ghostly object also felt the change, transforming into a violent wind and fleeing hastily!

  Liu Yuanshan continued to hold the talisman and watched from the side, seeing the ghostly object leave, feeling both happy and worried. Just as he was about to speak, Mu Yuan suddenly shouted, "Mo Xue sister, let's chase after it and see who is controlling it!"

  Mo Xue smiled brightly, "I said you suddenly opened the seal, it turns out you want to pursue the mastermind behind the scenes!"

  Two people tiptoed and immediately rushed out of the house. They saw a dark wind sweeping towards a fake mountain not far away, and immediately followed!

  That artificial hill is situated on the small lake in the courtyard, built with overlapping strange rocks, with countless stone caves inside, connected to the surrounding area, where people can hide everywhere, and as soon as the black smoke enters the rock, it disappears immediately!

  Mu Yuan and Mo Xuehe, how could they be fooled by such a small trick? He casually shot out a cyan wood divine spear, which exploded on the mountain rock, immediately bursting open. A furious roar sounded, "Who dares to hurt my dark ghost under the seat?"

  On the fake mountain, a dark light suddenly shot up into the sky, and an aura of coldness, ferocity, cruelty, and bloodthirstiness immediately spread throughout the courtyard. The clear autumn sky was obscured, and the temperature seemed to drop, becoming chillingly cold!

  "Sure enough, there's actually a Qi Refining cultivator here!" Mu Yuan and Mo Xue exchanged a glance, judging the opponent's strength from the suddenly appearing aura. The opponent was only at the third layer of Qi Refining, which was just slightly higher than theirs.

  "Dare to come, actually dare to indulge in evil spirits and hurt people, look at me today and take you!" Mu Yuan shouted loudly, the tide of true energy surged out, swirling around his palm, rolling for a moment, and immediately transformed into countless water balls, each one round like a pearl. The edges of the water balls also had countless lightning flashes, thousands and hundreds, all thrown together, instantly falling like a meteor shower, quite spectacular!

  This move turns water into thunder, and is also a kind of aquatic divine ability. Among the five elements, there are techniques for condensing energy into thunder, among which the wooden thunder of the wood element is the most powerful. Unfortunately, Mu Yuan doesn't know the technique, but he is extremely familiar with all kinds of divine abilities related to water!

  Continuously compressing the true energy, condensing it into a ball and generating electric thorns involves countless methods of true energy exchange, the use of talismans and incantations, and subtle manipulation of one's thoughts and divine consciousness. The complexity of using this technique is unimaginable. Mu Yuan also spent a long time studying and mastering this method before daring to use it; otherwise, if an inexperienced practitioner were to attempt to use the Water Thunder Technique, they would not only fail to intimidate their enemy but might even end up harming themselves!

  The evil spirits feared the Thunder Arts the most. Although the Water Thunder Technique was not as powerful as the Heavenly Thunderclap, it was still a type of Thunder Art. Its power was unimaginable. Thousands of water thunderballs fell from the sky, instantly blasting the dark energy into smithereens!

  "Hmm!" A loud, angry hum filled the air, and from behind the fake mountain, a gaunt-faced man finally appeared. He was dressed in black Taoist robes, his face as pale as paper, and he held a three-foot-long banner in his hand. The banner was shrouded in swirling black smoke, emitting an eerie aura, with countless talismans and spells densely packed on the flagpole and the surface of the banner, radiating an otherworldly glow that sent chills down one's spine, like falling into hell!

  This man suddenly appeared, shaking the flag and banner, instantly filling the sky with misty fog, gray and white like bone ash flying around, dark wind rising, killing intent surging, crazily rushing towards Mu Yuan.

  With a loud crash, Mu Yuan's body trembled slightly, and the talismans he had written flew out, emitting a bright green light that danced like countless intertwining vines. The spiritual energy condensed on their surface transformed into a long, green dragon that roared angrily, shaking the space!

  Mu Yuan used the symbol to protect himself, turned his hand and drew out the iron sword from behind his back. His true energy surged out wildly, and the sharp aura of Qingmu's divine light pierced through the gray mist, tearing open a gap. The sharp edge pointed directly at the approaching figure!

  "Whoever you are, put it down first! It's better to talk with a bigger fist!" Mu Yuan knew that whatever he said now was useless. Both sides were Qi Refiners, and their willpower was firm and unshakeable. It wasn't something that could be resolved with just a few words. They had to take the initiative and gain the upper hand first. With the momentum on his side, things would naturally become easier to handle! The iron sword sliced through the air, and the green wood's divine aura surged forth, bursting with energy!

  The other party obviously thought so, the talisman on the long flag in his hand shone brightly, and suddenly gave birth to infinite changes. The ghostly cry came from the flag, shaking people's minds, noisy and piercing, black smoke rolled out, and turned into a sharp-clawed and sharp-toothed monster, pouncing on him!

  The wooden body was instantly filled with ghosts and monsters swaying in the wind, each one fighting for its life, the ghostly energy and yin energy merged into a sharp and powerful aura, like the Yellow River water, rushing down.

  Mu Yuan Lian Yun Qingmu Shen Mang, sweeping away the angry impact, batch after batch of ghosts and monsters were swept down, but they could not be killed. Wherever the aura passed, everything turned into yin energy, only to be re-condensed into ghosts and monsters by the long banner, killing them endlessly, yet unable to break through the defensive circle of Qingmu Shen Mang!

  "So I'm not done yet, watch me freeze a thousand miles, and seal the yin energy!" Mu Yuan shouted angrily, and the icy path was born from the surge of true energy. Frost suddenly appeared, and the yin energy in the air seemed to be absorbed, transforming into energy within the icy path. Suddenly, frost flowers floated in the air, condensed into ice crystals, connected into a sheet, forming an icy world!