Chapter 17: The Vengeful Spirit

  When it comes to evil spirits, I have to talk about why there are many female ghosts. Whether on TV or in movies, when mentioning evil spirits, people always think of females, and when mentioning zombies, they always think of males. This is because humans are yang in nature, but just like the yang energy of a lamp, it can be divided into clear and turbid. This is because all things in the world are divided into yin and yang, and within yin and yang, there is also yin and yang, just like the Taiji diagram, where yin and yang complement each other and oppose each other at the same time. The relationship between men and women is also divided into yin and yang.

  Women are generally yin, physically weaker, and most of their resentment is accumulated in the mind. This kind of resentment needs to be cleared out. If it doesn't disperse after death, it will gather in the spirit and transform into a ghost. Not only after death, but also during life, women's methods of venting are mostly crying and scolding. Generally speaking, they cry, make a fuss, and hang themselves. In terms of spiritual venting, there is more of this kind.

  Men are different, they also have grievances, but this grievance is not just a simple resentment, it's mixed with anger. Generally, anger is also a kind of yang fire, mixed in the male yang fire becomes turbid air, spreading to the body's surroundings, mixing in the po, making most of them manifest in a solid way. Overthinking and accumulating grievances often turn into zombies. When men vent their emotions, they usually go beat someone up, who has ever heard of a man going to cry it out?

  However, things are not absolute. Men can also become evil spirits and women can become zombies, it's just that they are fewer in number. As the saying goes: "There are poisonous villains and heroic women."

  And the female ghost in front of us, who is about to become a fierce ghost, although she has not yet become a fierce ghost, can already gather into a physical form and possesses the power to interfere with the material world. The aura of resentment emanating from her is already making me extremely fearful just by sensing it. I think tonight will be very difficult to get through. Grandma's, we shouldn't have been so greedy for that little bit of money, didn't expect this guy to be so tough to deal with.

  The array behind me was still burning, but as the guy approached, the flames began to flicker more and more, like a small raft on a stormy sea with dark clouds gathering. I'm really at my wit's end now. If Old Zhao hadn't made me ignite it so early, luring that guy into the array would have given us an even greater advantage. Now it can only be used to temporarily stop his relentless approach.

  Lao Zhao suddenly said beside me, "Lao Jiang, is there anything else you've prepared?"

  "What's the hurry to use the formation? Now look, we can only watch as that guy approaches, without any room for counterattack. Do you know how long I spent preparing this formation, my masterpiece?! I replied with a hint of resentment, feeling like I could strangle him at that moment, it was all because of Old Zhao's fault that led to the current situation, he was the culprit."

  Lao Zhao looked at me with some surprise and said, "Lao Jiang, you've been affected by resentment again. You've learned so many spells, why don't you focus on cultivating your heart? Qin Da Ge and I can both maintain clarity, look at what's happened to your face."

  I was shocked by Old Zhao's words, and I thought to myself "No way, didn't I use the Zheng Ling symbol?" I raised my Bagua mirror to take a look and only then did I realize that it was just like what Old Zhao said. My face was dull and grey, looking like an evil spirit, as if in my unawareness, I had once again been occupied by resentful energy. Just as I was about to use the Zheng Ling symbol to dispel this energy, Old Zhao stopped me. He walked back over to the Buddha statue, made a bow, then took out some incense ash from the censer and muttered something under his breath before throwing it at my face. Suddenly, I felt a shock throughout my body, as if there was something slowly being extracted from me.

  After the extraction, I felt a sudden relief, as if the stagnant air in my heart had been released, just like after a good cry. The evil fire that was previously stuck in my heart had vanished without a trace. I picked up the Ba Gua mirror again and looked at my face, which was covered with ash and looked dirty, but the black aura that had lingered around me earlier had also disappeared without a trace.

  My techniques so far can be said to be quick fixes, and naturally there is no mention of cultivating one's mind or practicing the Tao. I have also been neglecting the importance of this aspect, but it seems that looking back and forth, this matter is also necessary.

  That vengeful spirit stopped in front of the door, and my lamp array also took effect, using yang energy to force that vengeful spirit to be unable to advance further. However, once the yang fire here is extinguished, that vengeful spirit will rush in, and at that time, it will be a disaster for both of us and Qin Tao next door. Moreover, there is still some time before dawn, and after that guy has dealt with us, he will go upstairs, and it will be a big massacre. Tomorrow's newspaper headlines will report that a brutal massacre occurred in the suburbs, where two fools were holding peach wood swords and bagua mirrors. If this gets posted online, it will be another new paranormal event. It's really frustrating.

  Lao Zhao said beside me: "Lao Jiang, after Qin Da Ge's guy comes in later, please resist him a bit more."

  "Why are you running?" I asked with some curiosity.

  "Of course not, I still have one last trick up my sleeve. Don't mind me, just remember to block it, the longer you can block it, the better. Please, Big Brother Jiang Qin." With that, he turned his back on us and walked away, starting to fiddle with something in front of the Buddha statue.

  I looked at that guy and thought that if Old Zhao had a way to deal with this vengeful spirit, then I would need to help Old Zhao stall for enough time. I took a look at the formation, actually this formation ignited will make the surrounding yang energy start to spread out, for those evil spirits it's like a wall, and now this wall is about to collapse bit by bit.

  As I looked at the formation, a bold idea suddenly emerged in my mind. This formation is not necessarily unusable, it's just that no one has activated it yet. That guy won't care about saying it out loud, and now it's like a trap. All I need to do is block this trap, let her come in, and then force him onto my formation. In this way, we can once again utilize the power of this formation. However, if Qin Tao and I are unable to force her into the formation, the consequences will be unimaginable.

  Back then, I knew that even if we let her in, we wouldn't be able to deal with her, so there was no need to take the risk. But now it's not necessarily the case. I can take a gamble. I said to Qin Tao: "Qin big brother, I have an idea, but I need your cooperation. We'll force this guy into the formation, which can temporarily trap her for a short time. However, this is somewhat risky, what do you think?"

  "No problem, Master, just give me orders and don't mind me."

  I heard the answer and turned back to move the formation, silently praying in my heart that we could force her into the formation, and also hoping that Old Zhao hadn't deceived me, that he really had a way to deal with this guy. If not, I could still hold on for a while longer. I walked over to the formation, only needing to move one of the lanterns for this formation to be broken, and then the vengeful spirit would be able to enter.

  I silently prayed for my master to bless me, my master is also a fairy at least half of one, as his disciple I am now at the crossroads of life and death, he should use instant movement or flying sword to rush over and save me right? Otherwise how can he be worthy of being my master?

  I finished my prayer, and with the peach wood sword, I poked at one of the lamps, slightly moving the formation. Because the lamp fire must be a quiet offering to Buddha, once it's lit, it will be tainted by impurities and can't be used again. So I could only use this method to break open my own formation and forcibly trap that guy inside. Although this formation isn't unbreakable for him, she is after all a yin spirit entity and will naturally fear and avoid yang things. Therefore, she definitely won't get close. If we want her to come in, we have no choice but to use force.

  As soon as the formation was opened on my side, I smelled a strong bloody smell at the tip of my nose. It was a kind of bloody smell mixed with the howling and wailing of thousands of evil spirits. They were all reluctant to leave the world, resentful of their past, and these things should have gone to hell, but now they can move in the world. I suddenly understood why those Taoist priests in TV shows and movies would shout "Carrying out the will of heaven". How could such an evil thing appear in this world? This kind of evil spirit is like a doomsday terror.

  I know it's too dangerous for Qin Tao to face this guy alone, I have to go, although from head to toe I don't want to take a step in that direction, I feel so comfortable with the assistance of Yang Huo, like a charcoal stove in the cold winter, small but warm, warming my heart.

  But I really didn't have a good reason to leave Qin Tao there, at that moment I hesitated, but only for a moment, then whatever resentful spirit came, I'm not afraid of you, I held the Bagua mirror in my left hand and the Peachwood Sword in my right hand, I am the Demon-Expelling Master, all demons and monsters see me and crawl on the ground begging for mercy, this is how I comforted myself.

  When I went back, Qin Tao had already rushed up and gave that vengeful spirit a severe blow. It has to be said that Qin Tao was indeed not to be underestimated, with quick reflexes. During the process of my return, he dodged several counterattacks from the female ghost and managed to land another hit on her without being hurt himself. However, this must have consumed a lot of his physical strength.

  That female ghost let out a strange cry, as if she was going to go up and pinch Qin Tao into a meat paste, but she couldn't catch Qin Tao. Qin Tao could always use his fist with the power of yin and yang to heavily hit her body. As soon as I came back, I felt my legs trembling. Finally, I swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, then raised one hand to hold up the Bagua mirror to shine on the female ghost. With the other hand shaking, I pointed in the direction of the female ghost and Qin Tao, and with great courage said: "You are a demon from where, daring to be presumptuous in front of my master? Hurry back and surrender, and your lives will be spared. Otherwise, you will definitely be demoted to the nine hells, making it impossible for you to be reborn forever."

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