Chapter Eighteen: Supplementing the Spirit and Calming the Soul

  Lao Qian pulled me and asked, "What were you muttering to yourself with a gloomy face just now?"

  I said it's nothing, but you have to accompany me. Old Qian was also nervous, this guy who never feared heaven or earth, after going through this ordeal, completely changed. Looking at him walking carefully, I wanted to laugh. I said Old Qian, mom's head got a big bump, where did your energy for flirting with girls go? This bear-like appearance. Old Qian kept saying his heart couldn't take it, you have the guts, on the road to the underworld there's a companion, what's there to be afraid of?

  I smiled. But in our laughter, I found Zhang Mei looking at us with a gloomy smile. This woman, after being given a stern warning by me, finally behaved herself.

  And we live in the south, this newly built tomb is like a strange and heavy stone, weighing heavily on my heart.

  The construction site is even more lively, Liu Pang is urging work like urging life, so-called dike outside loss dike inside supplement. Zhao Cai has also gone through the last thing and has tightened the guard of the construction site, seeing Tian Di wandering around the construction site. It seems that the construction site is temporarily stable, and the project is also proceeding on schedule, which means that my and Old Qian's rice bowls should be safe.

  Three days passed, and suddenly, Qing Shan Dao Chang secretly transmitted a message to me through the air, asking me to meet him at midnight in the south of the village. I knew it was something big, so I didn't dare to delay or tell Old Qian about it.

  By midnight, Village South saw the green mountain path, which had a long-lost familiarity and strangeness all along the way. Fortunately, Daozhang accompanied him all the way.

  Qingshan Daochang was even more haggard, his eyes sunken into his knife-sharp face. Seeing me, he said: "The matter of replenishing the spirit cannot be delayed again, it must be hastened. The Honorable Master's spirit was broken by the Southern Barbarian, and is still in closed cultivation. There are too many matters to attend to within the sect, and the Wuyin Gate is intensifying its momentum. It seems that a calamity is unavoidable."

  I briefly told him about the strange things that had been happening in Nancun these past few days. Daozhang said, "I know, Li Yan also secretly transmitted it to me. For now, you can rest assured, my cultivation has increased by a fraction, and the power of the bronze bell has risen by a fraction."

  The Taoist priest suddenly sat down cross-legged on the ground, his eyes indicating that I should do the same. I also sat down cross-legged in front of him on the green mountain path.

  The Taoist priest suddenly raised his palms, and a white light flashed. My hands involuntarily rose up to meet his, palm to palm. A warm energy flowed in, and a gentle heat rose from the top of my head.

  The moon is bright and my heart is calm. The tree's shadow is lively. A piece of silver white, makes me feel a rare peace in this moment. The Taoist priest is fully focused, the warmth spreads throughout my body, every part feels like a gentle touch, my whole body has an indescribable refreshing cleanliness. The Taoist priest is sincere and diligent, there is no realm that can easily achieve success.

  Suddenly, dark clouds floated and hid the moon shape. The surrounding tree branches were in disarray, making strange noises. Qing Shan Dao Long was panting like a cow at this time, while I continued to feel the true energy with my hands, feeling a floating sensation, and my heart felt a sense of foreboding that something was not right.

  Qing Shan Dao Zhang suddenly let out a loud shout, his body abruptly rising, and he was actually floating above my head, upside down, with his head facing mine. The air was electric, and the heat was palpable. My entire body felt swollen, and in the darkness, I saw that Qing Shan Dao Zhang's eyes were completely red. His body was as thin as a dry branch, but it stood upright like a pen. He was muttering to himself, and in the dark, he and I shot up into the air like a single pillar, surrounded by strange noises on all sides.

  With a loud "ya", Qing Shan Dao Long swooped down in a spiral, panting like an ox. At this moment, the clouds parted and the moon appeared, with a vast expanse of white all around.

  At this time, Qing Shan Daochang's hair was long and white, his beard was soft, and he looked like he had aged over ten years.

  "In the midst of my astonishment, Qing Shan Dao suddenly gasped and opened his mouth. 'I have already enhanced your spiritual energy, but just now I sensed a surge of evil energy rising up. It seems that conventional methods won't work anymore. I am also going against the trend, so I should return to the sect and replenish my depleted true energy. With 70 years of cultivation, I will fully restore your energy and open half of your spiritual eye for you. However, I am not a respected master, so I can only open half of your eye. You can see things that ordinary people cannot see, but be careful not to use your energy recklessly. When I left the sect, I had already informed Master about everything through a yellow talisman, saying that the Netherworld is ultimately a place where the great Dao is accomplished, and the true body of the spirit is being nurtured. I also asked Master to go into seclusion and obtained a spiritual talisman, which said: 'When calamity comes, it is endured; when calamity goes, it is wasted effort.' I have only comprehended half of this, so I think there are still some calamities that I must face. Opening your half-eye, I think Master also agrees. Just now, I originally used conventional methods to enhance your spiritual energy, but unexpectedly, the Wuyin Gate is still pursuing us step by step. I can only help you up to this point. I must leave quickly; the evil energy here is too strong, and I fear that I am no match for it. You should take care of yourself.'"

  The Daoist priest's long speech left him even more exhausted and panting, I thought to myself that my true energy had been completely depleted. Just as I was about to mention the appointment with the full moon, the Daoist priest seemed to have prior knowledge, he waved his hand and I could only stop speaking. The Daoist priest struggled to get up, made a strenuous turn, and used all his strength to float away. I bowed deeply, wishing the Daoist priest a peaceful journey.

  Thinking of Daozhang's plea for a spiritual symbol, it seems to have an epiphany. Some things are like yin and yang, and can only go one way.

  At this moment, I feel that my whole body is full of divine machinery and wonderful power, with a rare spirit of a hundred times.

  Looking around, dark shadows have black fog drifting, a shock, oh, half of the eyes can see invisible things. This is a chaotic burial mound, there are some unclean things, should be normal.

  Returning home in a flurry, with the promise of a full moon weighing on his mind, his heart was heavy.

  As I approached Zhang Mei's house, I suddenly saw a white shadow hovering in front of the door, seemingly wanting to enter but hesitating.

  My heart is racing, I summon up the courage to approach. Suddenly, I feel another strange movement in the courtyard, the Bagua tree array is making a rustling sound, as if thousands of little ghosts are coming and going, but it's shrouded in a dark fog, and can't be seen clearly.

  A white shadow flickered. And the newly risen grave in the south was emitting streaks of white light, and for a moment, a gloomy wind wrapped around my feet, filling me with an ominous feeling.

  On the new grave, the white light suddenly turned into dark red. An old man in red clothes and pants appeared, holding a long green stick with red and white wrapped around it, and the green and blue colors were swirling. The old man's sinister smile was loud and clear. Grass, damn, just opened his eyes halfway, but all sorts of unclean things rushed over like they were having a meeting.

  A massive black cat suddenly sprang out from the Bagua tree array, its eyes glowing blood red with a white aura, running wildly.

  Suddenly I understood, damn it! You gave me a warning shot. You asked first and I answered truthfully, but you still humiliated me like this, damn it, scaring me away.

  Her feet moved like a lotus flower, her body suddenly turned, and she softly exclaimed: "It seems we have a guest!"

  The old man in red clothes and pants suddenly rolled over, walked to the side of the black cat, and the black cat immediately stopped running wildly. It spat out a thread of white air from its mouth, which wrapped around the old man's feet. Its blood-red eyes stared at me.

  "The coffin moves, the night demon is sleepless, the tree array has difficulty, how can we sit and watch?" The old man's voice was eerily frightening, like a strange sound squeezed out of a dying person's mouth, yet it exploded in his heart with every word.

  "Peaceful homes are broken, monthly appointments are met, trees make a riot, the world is not at peace, what else can you do?" I replied loudly.

  A white shadow flashed by, and when he turned around, it was surprisingly the man in Zhang Meitang's house frame.

  "I have no bed to sleep in, I have no food to eat, all because of your chaos. Return my life to me." The man's voice was sharp and piercing, like a hard stone scraping against glass.

  I dare not stop, lotus steps shape, can surround little ghosts cheat body.

  "To break through, one must first enter." Suddenly an idea rose up.

  My body changed in an instant, and I flashed into the forest.

  Dark winds were already all over the place, with layer upon layer of dark shadows constantly flipping. The old man in red robes struck his staff and entered, a circle of bright green light swirling around me. The black cat arched its body, suddenly leaping up and pouncing straight at my forehead.

  It's all messed up. Suddenly I understand, it turns out that these unclean things were all brought by the old man in red clothes. Damn, they're all thinking of fighting for a comfortable life.

  I tilted my head, and the black cat swooped past my shoulder with a whoosh. I raised the copper bell, making a loud clanging sound, my eyes turned completely red, and my heart grew fierce. Screw your mother's, it's either the fish dies or the net breaks, I'll make sure you bastards can't set foot in Chengzi Mountain again, and you won't be able to return to Xin'an Alley either.

  A white shadowy man danced closer, bringing with him an icy chill that cut to the bone. He spat out a thread of foul air from his mouth, "Return my life to me, return my life to me!"

  I stepped on the lotus tip, my body twisted, and I dodged the cold air like a sword. My mouth burst out: "Your mother wants to die again, how did your father recognize you, when did he see you, return your dog's life."

  "Bai Ying suddenly wailed: 'I was originally at home with a prosperous family, I took the plane for you, return my life to me.'"

  Damn it, I suddenly remembered, this is indeed a case of what goes around comes around.

  "Going out to work is a good thing, but it's taken your place, you still owe me my life!" The white shadow twisted and grew larger, the cold air piercing to the bone, the old man in red clothes had eyes that shone with blood light, his staff dancing in a whirlwind. The black cat's blood-red eyes stared at me fixedly, waiting for an opportunity to pounce.

  A wave of fierce howls came from within, a group of blood bats gathered and fluttered about, the stench filled the air, and red light exploded before one's eyes.

  I wildly walk on the lotus, the copper bell ringing loudly. The dancing copper bell brings up circles of glittering light, protecting my body.

  Not good, I suddenly discovered that the tree array had changed, and they all pressed towards me together. It turned out that the true function and formation of the Eight Trigrams were actually converging on the heart of the trigram. Last time, I only understood the surface, and it was with Li Yan that we crossed over together.

  Suddenly I thought of Li Yan, who had told me about the plane crash once. That time I couldn't find my ticket, but it turned out that someone had taken my place, and it was this guy in front of me who kept saying "Return my life to me". Suddenly I understood, no wonder when we entered Nan Village, we coincidentally bumped into Feng Chen's residence, and he arranged for us to stay there. Zhang Mei treated us like ghosts everywhere, making things difficult for us, everything was caused by this reason. With a clear understanding in my heart, I wasn't afraid anymore, since everything had its cause, it wasn't something I did, why should I be so emotional and righteous?

  My feet pressed down even harder, and I felt my body become incredibly light, thanks to the Daoist's spiritual supplement, my confidence greatly increased.

  The trees drew closer and closer, the old man in red's sinister smile grew deeper, his green staff danced into a large green wave, wave after wave pushed towards my body. The black cat didn't care, jumped again, and pounced on my chest.

  I let out a loud roar, suddenly biting through my middle finger, and the spiritual blood dripped down, splashing all around. This is my desperate move, I won't be deceived by this evil trick again.

  The copper bell rang loudly, and the spiritual blood splattered everywhere. I suddenly shouted in my mouth: "Damn it, aren't you all fighting for this little bit of my blood? Let me give you a good drink."

  Where the spiritual blood passes, the green trees shake and retreat, the bats cry out in a row, the blood flows into rivers on the ground, but the lotus steps under my feet are not chaotic, the spiritual energy surges inside my body, the true energy is poured into my fingertips, the spiritual blood is like sharp swords, making a hissing sound as it passes.

  The black cat hid behind the old man, it turned out that this guy was just a fake spiritual master who hadn't even achieved enlightenment, damn it, now I've got a clear understanding of things.

  The old man in red clothes and pants shouted loudly, "Damn you, southern barbarian! You're trying to trick me into using the Spirit Blood to forge a Spirit Blade? You think you can take advantage of me? I'll fight you for the position of leader! You'd better not let me see you again, or I'll tear you apart!" The loud and mournful cries sent shivers down people's spines.

  Another person deceived by the Southern Barbarians, it seems that the Southern Barbarians are determined to get what they want. Clearing all obstacles, becoming the master of Wuyin Gate is a must. But in fact, tricking this old thing into giving up its spiritual blood, this old thing doesn't know the wonders of spiritual blood, wanting to become a sword, can it be done just by having spiritual blood? Spiritual blood can create a sword, but also transform into a dark soul, I'll take care of you.

  It's too late to talk about it now, at that time I quickly pointed my spiritual blood and threw myself at the old man in red. The old thing on his body burst into a group of black fog, and the green long stick had already turned black.

  The eerie cry dissipated, and the Blood Bats suffered another crushing defeat.

  "The Yin realm has been plagued by blood rain, all of which were stirred up by you. Today, it's impossible to tolerate you any longer!" I let out a loud roar, my middle finger dancing in the air, the copper bell poised to strike down.

  The old man in red was completely exhausted, wailing continuously, and with a thud, he knelt down. "Messenger, spare me! It's all because I listened to the words of the southern barbarian child. I am willing to become a guardian ghost, guarding the new tomb day after day, not allowing any evil spirits to appear again. Can it be done?"

  I stopped immediately, a big battle is imminent, and now I can really collect some useful things.

  I didn't change my hand shape, and sternly asked: "How can I trust you?"

  The old man in red suddenly grabbed the black cat and pressed it to the ground, saying: "I was originally the Red Robed Son of the Wuying Gate's Great Palm Method. Rumors from the Yin realm said that the Spirit Knife would appear, and Nanmanzi told me he knew where the Spirit Body was. He incited me to come and take the Spirit Blood. It was I who foolishly listened to the words of a ghost. I only beg of you, if in the future this comes to pass, reward me with the complete Spirit Body. This is my mount, I am willing to transform it into a spirit cat, guarding your house from within. Without my mount, I will be unable to move, trust me."

  This old fellow is right, I nodded in agreement.

  The white shadow man stood quietly beside him, still muttering to himself nonstop.

  I pointed and said: "You are guilty of your wife's deep affection, with a mind full of evil thoughts, and you also involve your wife in your lustful thoughts. Can you live up to this true love in the mortal world?"

  The white-clothed man suddenly shed tears, "Unable to return to the world of the living, my wife is suffering, I am suffering, what can I do?"

  "I said: 'Well guarded, I will definitely let you have a mortal body in the future!'"

  The white-clothed man nodded.

  I put down my pen, and the tree's shadow moved gently, everything returned to normal.

  The red-robed boy shrunk his body and transformed into a wisp of red smoke that drifted into the new tomb. Suddenly, I felt something strange under my feet, and it turned out to be a small black cat circling around my feet, its eyes shining brightly, as if begging for something. I said: "If fate permits, you can become a spirit."

  The black cat meowed once and became extremely gentle.

  The moonlight pours down, and all around is a vast expanse of pure whiteness.

  Suddenly I remembered, this is the signal of a full moon appointment.

  Suddenly, a loud explosion sounded on top of his head: The spiritual blood was in turmoil, and the disaster of blood light!