The fox spirit is in a hurry like an imperial decree.

  Lu Chengshan saw the vengeful spirit rushing towards him, and calmly drew out his Seven Star Peachwood Sword. With his left hand pinching a seal on the sword, he pressed down and then slashed forward. The spiritual energy formed a light shadow like a giant flame sword splitting the air, cutting the rolling black gas and the vengeful spirit in two. The black gas quickly dissipated, and I heard a mournful cry of despair.

  Lu Chengshan drew out a sword and immediately swept towards the coffin, flying around it in a circle. His hands moved as fast as lightning, stabbing four willow branches with talismans into the corpse's body. I saw the willow branches emit bright red light, while the places where the corpse was stabbed spewed out large amounts of black gas and a small amount of black blood. The corpse convulsed violently, trying to sit up, but no matter what it couldn't get up, quickly withering away.

  These silver corpses and vengeful spirits seemed powerful, but they hadn't fully formed yet, let alone merged, so in reality they weren't capable of much. In front of Lu Chengshan, they couldn't withstand a single blow and were resolved by him without any effort.

  But Lu Chengshan didn't stop, instead he rushed to the front of the incense case and started treading a strange step, simultaneously pinching his fingers and reciting incantations. I don't know what he was doing, but it was clear that every move he made was very ritualistic, accompanied by fluctuations in spiritual energy, gritting his teeth when reciting incantations, his voice thundering like thunder, completely different from the crazy jumping and singing of the fake Taoist priests on TV. In the blink of an eye, Lu Chengshan's body emitted a powerful and overwhelming aura, his divine majesty was awe-inspiring, he held his sword and stabbed it into the ground.

  At this moment, I saw that the places around the teaching building were shining brightly with dazzling light, including red, black, white, green and yellow, among which yellow light was the most. These glowing places were where Lu Chengshan had secretly buried colored stones, black jade, copper coins, talismans and other things before.

  Lu Chengshan looked up at the sky and laughed loudly, extremely pleased with himself: "Haha... you demon, you've already been trapped by my Seven Star Flying Hammer Formation, there's no way to escape!"

  I finally understand, no wonder Luchengshan didn't mention the exorcism before. He had already anticipated that the demon was cunning and suspicious, not easy to catch. So he quietly set up a formation near the teaching building during the day without activating it. With his abilities, dealing with vengeful spirits would be effortless, but he deliberately went through great trouble to bring the coffin here, making a big show of it, in order to pique the demon's curiosity and lure it into hiding nearby to watch the commotion. Because he had not shown off his powers before, the demon did not have too much wariness towards him, and ended up falling into his trap.

  A figure flashed in the classroom, and a somewhat frightened girl's voice rang out: "Taoist, I have no grievances with you, why do you want to harm me?"

  Lu Chengshan sneered: "You've been harassing the villagers, and in this world, you've already broken the law. The heavenly net is loose but doesn't let anything slip through, so why not surrender now!"

  The dark shadow fell silent for a moment before saying, "I just passed by here recently and have not harmed anyone, nor have I killed anyone. My crime is not punishable by death. I beg of you, sir, to consider my arduous cultivation of nearly a thousand years and spare me this once. From now on, I will never dare to be greedy or cause trouble again."

  Lu Chengshan's face showed a hint of hesitation, but soon became resolute: "You haven't committed more evil deeds only because you don't have enough power yet, it doesn't mean your nature is kind. If you weren't trapped by me, would you be so humble and submissive? Today, the world is at peace, the country is prosperous, and the people are safe, there's no room for your kind to stir up trouble, come out and accept your death!"

  "You... you heartless and ruthless cow nose! That female ghost was wrongly accused and suffered, you didn't help her resolve her emotional knot, but instead ruthlessly drove her to death! I may be mischievous and have some minor faults, but even according to your laws, it's not a capital offense. You murdered an innocent person, aren't you afraid of karma?"

  Lu Chengshan sneered, "Don't try to intimidate me with Buddhist karma, I am an orthodox Taoist, slaying demons and monsters is my duty and responsibility. Destroying a monster like you only brings merit, not sin. Moreover, I am doing this for the country, upholding justice on behalf of heaven, so there's no need to worry about karma!"

  "Heiying's anger was great: 'The Daoist sect is a degenerate, the imperial court's hawk and dog, without a shred of benevolence or compassion. Even if I die, I will make you suffer!'"

  Lu Qingwen couldn't help but curse angrily on the side: "Stinky fox spirit, how dare you scold my grandfather, I'll skin you alive!"

  "There's no need to fight it, it's already doomed!" Lu Chengshan quickly pinched his fingers and chanted incantations, urging the formation.

  I saw colorful light columns emitted from the school building, intersecting and gathering with each other, like a web of electricity. The buildings couldn't block it at all - this should be some kind of magnetic field or energy field? The dark shadow in the classroom started to rush out, and as soon as it moved, watermelon-sized balls of light shot towards it from the light net on all sides, exploding into dazzling colorful lights when they hit its body. Although it tried hard to dodge, it was still hit by a large number of light clusters, but it didn't seem to be seriously injured.

  The fox demon rushed east, then suddenly turned west, constantly changing direction. No matter which way it went, it would encounter attacks. In fact, if it had just taken a few more steps southeast, it could have broken through the light net and escaped from the window. But it was trapped in the formation and didn't know, so instead it came towards Lu Chengshan.

  Although I'm an outsider, I can see that the demon fox's strength is extremely powerful. In a one-on-one fight, Lu Chengshan might not be its match and certainly wouldn't be able to capture it. Now, although the formation is constantly attacking, it's only weakening its power and can't directly kill it. Of course, it's also possible that Lu Chengshan's formation isn't as powerful as I imagined, if he hadn't opened his heavenly eye, nothing would be visible.

  The fox fairy walked to the outside of the classroom, with the light from a few candles, I saw that she was wearing a very rustic floral shirt and dark wide pants, tied with a thick long braid, almost like a rural village woman. However, as she approached, I found her extremely beautiful, comparable to a great beauty, Lu Qingwen couldn't compare to her.

  After taking a closer look, my gaze couldn't move away from her. Perhaps at that time I didn't really see her appearance clearly, but no matter where I looked, I thought she was beautiful, and every movement was pleasing to the eye. I felt a strong sense of sympathy for her. Such an otherworldly beauty, if killed, wouldn't it be like burning a zither or boiling a crane?

  If the fox spirit shouldn't be killed, then Lü Chengshan was wrong? I suddenly woke up with a start and hastily closed my eyes, not daring to look again. After closing my eyes, I could still "see" its appearance, but it no longer had that mesmerizing power that overturned the masses, and its body was shrouded in a large mass of white gas, which was definitely not human.

  At that time, the fox spirit did not intentionally entice me, but it was her innate charm. Men naturally fell for her, and the name "fox spirit" was not called in vain.

  I am unable to judge whether Lu Chengshan's actions are right or wrong, but he is completely different from the virtuous person I imagined, and more like an iron-faced enforcer. Similarly, I am also unable to comment on whether the fox spirit should die, because all of these are things that I had never come into contact with before, nor thought about.

  The demon fox in the array couldn't tell directions, and gradually walked towards Lu Chengshan's side. The closer it got to this side, the greater the attacking power Lu Chengshan emitted. It was as if it had come to deliver itself to death. After a few minutes, it could no longer hold on, and was struck by one of Lu Chengshan's spells, falling to the ground and transforming into an exceptionally large white fox with shiny fur, two green eyes like gemstones.

  The white fox continued to walk forward, Lu Qingwen's youthful heart was impulsive and eager for achievement. Seeing the demon fox walking past her side, she couldn't help but pull out a small dagger and stab at the demon fox's neck. This sudden movement caused a fluctuation in the array's spiritual energy, creating a slight gap. The demon fox's eyes immediately flashed with a bright light.

  "Not good!" Lu Chengshan flew over, a palm striking the top of the demon fox's head. Aliang's movements were also quick, simultaneously pouncing, his military dagger inserted into the demon fox's chest cavity. The demon fox's massive body rolled to the ground, its four legs twitching, looking like it wouldn't survive.

  I saw a human-like light shadow suddenly jump out from the fox's body and rush towards me, so I hastily dodged but couldn't avoid it. The light shadow pounced on my body, and then my whole body was unable to move, my head was dizzy and heavy, as if my body no longer belonged to me.

  Lu Chengshan swung his sword down, but failed to block the shadowy figure. He let out a furious roar: "You daredevil demon, get away from him at once!"

  "I let out a shrill cry in a woman's voice: 'You want to put me to death, I'll make sure you don't die peacefully, now see what you can do with me!'"

  Lu Chengshan angrily shouted: "The devil is high by one foot, the Tao is high by one zhang, how can I, a poor Taoist, be threatened by you!"

  "Haha......" The fox spirit controlling me laughed loudly, "If my soul were to scatter and I died, he wouldn't be able to live either. He's a good man who has never done anything wrong, are you going to kill him too?"

  "Despicable!" Lu Chengshan's anger was about to burst, but the hand seal he had formed dared not strike. By his profession and identity, he could exterminate demons and devils, but he couldn't harm ordinary people; neither heavenly nor national laws would permit it.

  Lu Qingwen knew she was in trouble and her face turned pale with fear, Ah Liang was also at a loss. It turned out that the moment the fox spirit's physical body was killed, its spiritual body attached itself to mine. With nearly a thousand years of cultivation, it immediately took control of me, a mere mortal. Unfazed, it controlled my body and turned to leave. Although I understood everything, I was like an onlooker, unable to make any moves.

  "I, Lu Chengshan, will never be threatened by anyone!" Lu Chengshan roared, suddenly striking out with his hand, poking seven or eight times on my back. My body fell forward. He carried me horizontally to the altar and put me down, quickly cutting open his left middle finger, dripping blood into a dish filled with cinnabar, picking up a brush to mix the cinnabar and fresh blood to start drawing talismans. The brush moved like a dragon and snake, completing it in one breath, instantly drawing eight talismans. One was stuck on my head at the baihui acupoint, one on my chest at the heart position, one at the dantian, each palm of my hands and soles of my feet also had one stuck to them, finally burning one and pouring it into my mouth.

  What's going on? I felt waves of despair and panic in my heart, hoping that Lu Chengshan would let go of the demon fox and not implicate me, but I couldn't speak or move, nor could I even turn my eyes.

  "Grandpa, what's wrong?" Lu Qingwen asked with a sob.

  Lu Chengshan didn't respond to her, his brows furrowed tightly as he grasped the Seven Star Peachwood Sword, wanting to make a move but unable to bring himself to do so. Clearly, he had already used talismans to trap the demon fox, rendering it unable to escape, but he dared not act rashly, fearing that killing the demon fox would also result in my death. However, if he didn't take immediate action, as time dragged on, the demon fox's soul would become even more firmly bound to my body, successfully possessing me, and I would be as good as dead.

  I thought he would show mercy and spare the fox spirit, but his expression only grew more ferocious and determined. I felt a chill run down my spine as I couldn't understand his thoughts - why did he have to kill a demon that wasn't even that evil, risking my life in the process? Just a little while ago, he was still considering taking me on as an apprentice!

  Lu Chengshan began to cast his spell, first praying to the heavens and then reciting: "The Supreme Law receives me, I follow its will and carry out my actions. Please, spirits, gather together and protect my body. Follow my transformations, respond to my Way, and shield me from harm, swiftly as if by imperial decree!" After finishing his incantation, he struck a series of virtual blows at the top of my head, the center of my forehead, my throat, my navel, the centers of my palms, and the soles of my feet.

  At this moment, he invited the gods to attach themselves, and his whole body emitted an astonishing aura. His movements were as fast as lightning, powerful and unmatched. Every time he made a virtual strike, I felt like being hit on the head with a heavy hammer, and my whole person was shaken apart.

  After that, I fell into a state of drowsiness and wakefulness, but even when I was awake, I could only hear sounds, couldn't see anything, and couldn't do anything.