Chapter 75: Tianyin Temple

  Looking at Gu Yan and the other three disciples, although they joined forces to attack, the vengeful soul banner could both attack and defend. Every time it was attacked, the souls trapped on the banner would become even more tormented, and the power of the banner would grow accordingly. Although each of the disciples had strength that surpassed the others, what could they do when their opponent used a single evil treasure to establish an unbeatable position? Furthermore, with the driving force of the dragon whirlwind, once a disciple was swept in, they would be unable to control their flight and would be taken advantage of.

  "Guard your heart and protect your soul!"

  The detained disciples endured physical suffering, closed their eyes and guarded, this vengeful soul flag forcibly separated people from their souls, dealing with ordinary people was just a matter of half a cup of tea time, but taking down cultivators was far from enough.

  "Watch me." Lin Fan flew over to join the battle. A black aura rolled in, and Lin Fan was tied up tightly. Gu Yan and the others were shocked. Lin Fan said, "Nine Turns Conquering Demon Technique." Dare to exchange true energy with me, let you know what's formidable. Of course, this move is a must-have for group fights, useless for one-on-one battles.

  The Kyōyū Kuzu was activated, and Rinne and the evil man were immobilized together. Koraku was about to deliver the finishing blow when he saw that the evil man's eyes had rolled back, and he fell motionless onto a pile of white bones. The wind stopped and the clouds disappeared. Koraku cautiously approached him to examine him and found that he was already dead.

  Lin Fan was also bewildered, this Nine Turns of the Confounded Evil Spirit Array's nine monsters were not formidable, although Lin Fan had entered the Golden Dan period. However, that evil person in the Illusory Realm was no match for the nine monsters. And the illusory monsters did not have a soul, they were not afraid of the vengeful spirit banner, directly devouring the evil person, the evil person had no other means to resist.

  The wind was calm and the waves were quiet. The four disciples thanked him, but everyone who had heard Lin Fan's explanation looked puzzled. Finally, Bai Miao said, "Could it be that this evil person's cultivation is extremely low?"

  "En." Lin Feng nodded: "If it's like this, then it makes sense."

  Bai Miao was worried: "If that's the case, it's troublesome. A person with such a low cultivation level can still control the vengeful spirit banner and has been fighting us for so long."

  "Go down and take a look."

  Eight people opened the Avoid Water Key and entered the Da Du River, where strange stones stood along the riverbank. After searching for a while, they found an altar at the bottom of the river. The altar was an ordinary stone table with a white flag inserted on the left side, and on top of the table lay a white skull with an inverted "wan" mark on its forehead.

  Bai Miao Dao: "That's right, this is an altar. The master of the Ghost Gate will give his disciples a skull with the character 'wan' on it, and the disciple must apply the blood of their closest relative to it, followed by the blood of different people. After more than ten days, the white flag on the right will be refined into a vengeful soul banner. The Ghost Gate was destroyed because the master was killed. If the master didn't distribute the skulls, the disciples would also find it difficult to cultivate. What secrets do these skulls hold and how are they refined? No one knows. Such harmful things must be destroyed when seen." As Bai Miao Dao spoke, he used his palm thunder to blast the skull into fragments.

  As Bai Mu said, the most frightening thing about Gui Men is that even disciples with very low cultivation can practice the vengeful spirit banner. Among the tens of millions of people in the twelve continents, there are always those who resent the heavens for being unfair. These people only need to practice the entrance mind method and cultivate their energy for a few days before they can control the vengeful spirit banner...

  Bai Miao Dao: "Look at this evil person, his skin is as thin as a sheet of paper, it's all because his cultivation is too low when using the vengeful spirit banner. This vengeful spirit banner absorbs the master's vital energy when used, if one doesn't have sufficient strong cultivation to control it, they will ultimately die."

  Gu Yan said: "No matter what, the reappearance of the Ghost Gate must be reported to the leader."

  Four disciples led by Shi Tou Dao: "We will go back to Yun Qing Men and report now."

  Gu Yan nodded: "The vengeful spirit banner is an integrated attack and defense, please think of a way to break it, Master."

  "Yes, farewell." The four of them departed immediately after bowing their heads and left through the Cloud Clear Gate.

  Gu Yan looked at the vengeful spirit banner: "I don't know how many souls are trapped inside, I think it's better to bring them to Tianyin Temple and let them resolve their grievances." The Buddhist door has an advantage in this regard.

  "En." The other three had no objection.

  Since only Lin Fan had the Qian Kun Ring, it was likely that he took it. As soon as he grabbed the Wronged Soul Flag, he could feel the mournful wails of the wronged souls. Lin Fan thought to himself, this Ghost Sect is even more evil than any other heretic sect.

  ……

  The mountain is not high, but it has a fairy spirit. The Tianyin Temple is not only not on a high mountain, but also by the side of Zhou Cheng Road. From its appearance, it looks simple and unadorned, without anything special. There are many incense guests in front of the mountain gate, most of whom have encountered difficulties and are seeking protection from Bodhisattva. Some people make vows to beg for a high-ranking title, but unfortunately, they forget that if Bodhisattva helps you get a high-ranking title, then what about the poor guy who originally got the high-ranking title? Wouldn't Bodhisattva become a bad person?

  The believers on the road cast contemptuous and disdainful glances at the four Taoist-robed men, and some even spoke provocatively. Fortunately, Shanmen Shang blocked them and asked: "Where did the four gentlemen come from?"

  Gu Yanjiu: "We come from Yunqing Mountain, to see the Fangzhang." The Fangzhang is named after the residence of the abbot, which is one zhang (about 3.3 meters) in size. However, while a Fangzhang can be the abbot of several temples, an abbot can only be the abbot of this temple. Nevertheless, outsiders usually refer to him as the abbot rather than the Fangzhang.

  "Four laymen are watching the tea over there, I'll go and report." The monk was an ordinary person, but he knew some things about Tianyin Temple and didn't dare to be slow. He let a young monk take people to drink tea and immediately went through the front mountain gate to report inside.

  Soon, the monk returned and led the four people inside, passing through the main hall to reach the real Tianyin Temple. This temple was much more extraordinary, with some monks working in the fields. As they passed by, they stopped what they were doing, put their hands together, and paid their respects. Along the way, they arrived at the main hall, where an old monk sat on a meditation cushion, accompanied by a robust and majestic monk standing beside him, holding a vajra pestle.

  "Look at the tea!" The old monk stood up, with his hands clasped together: "Four gentlemen have come from afar, please sit down over here."

  Coarse Eyebrows and the young monk stood beside the old monk, Lin Fan could see that the old monk had no cultivation, but Coarse Eyebrows, although young, had a high level of cultivation. In Mahayana Buddhism, the pure monks governed, while the martial monks protected the temple, but this monk was at most an abbot, not yet a patriarch. Gu Yan showed some courtesy and explained what happened, then Lin Fan took out the vengeful spirit banner.

  "Amitabha Buddha, good indeed! Good indeed!" The old monk sighed: "A thousand years of evil karma, still not eliminated today."

  The old monk said something that made the four people feel quite surprised. The master of the Ghost Gate was a disciple of the abbot of Tianyin Temple at that time, and his cultivation was quite high, but his heart was not right. Buddhism guides people to be good, it will not abandon him, so the abbot wanted to use Buddhist law to calm his mind. It seemed to have some effect, but before the abbot passed away, he passed on the position of abbot to his second disciple, which made the master of the Ghost Gate extremely dissatisfied, and he actually stabbed the new abbot to death, then snatched his master's relics and escaped.

  However, no one knows why this disciple suddenly mastered the Ghost Gate evil technique and established the Ghost Sect. At that time when the Ten Thousand Evil Sect broke into the Ghost Sect's headquarters, the sect leader escaped but was eventually caught by the warrior monks of Tianyin Temple. They had planned to imprison him in Tianyin Temple for further interrogation, but he refused to submit to Tianyin Temple and took his own life instead. Therefore, it is also unknown why this disciple mastered the Ghost Gate evil technique. Since the mastermind was eliminated, at that time, Tianyin Temple's relationship with the Demon Sect and the Orthodox Sect was not good, so in order to avoid opening up a dispute, Tianyin Temple did not publicize this matter either, to avoid conflict between Buddhism and Taoism. Later on, as time passed and the Ghost Sect disappeared without a trace, no one mentioned this matter again.