Chapter 41: Seven Slashes to Subdue the Demon

“Amitabha.” A simple Buddhist name, but it has the power to calm people’s minds. This monk, Jueyuan, had a really special aura about him from the moment he opened his mouth. When he saw Hui entering the arena, he gave him a look of “I’m counting on you,” and then slowly walked out of the clearing.

The monk looked at the black mist that was gradually spreading in the clearing, his expression full of compassion and mercy. Then he sat down in the clearing, holding a simple rosary in his hand and began to recite sutras.

Unlike Master Hui, this monk didn’t even take out a book of scriptures. It seemed that he didn’t need to use scriptures to exert enough spiritual power in this situation.

The chanting of the sutras was different from that of Master Hui and his apprentice. It was less solemn and more compassionate. As he chanted the sutras, the black mist in the clearing began to disperse. No, it should be said that it began to concentrate and surround Jueyuan.

Unfortunately, Jueyuan’s dignified appearance prevented the black mist from getting any closer than a meter away from him. The black mist was like a tornado, surrounding Jueyuan, but it could not do anything to him.

At this time, even ordinary people can feel the resentment and hatred contained in the black mist towards Jueyuan. It is indeed an irredeemable spirit of resentment. Such a compassionate transcendence cannot even touch it.

The master and his disciples were already using their magic, but at this moment, everything in the open space was already under control, and everyone’s mood slowly relaxed.

Master Hui came over and sat down next to me. He looked a little out of breath. I took out my small bag and took out the water bottle, unscrewed it and gave Master Hui a drink. Master Hui gulped down two mouthfuls before he breathed a sigh of relief and said, “I didn’t think that after I was injured and my power was greatly reduced, I could still break this human skin puppet.”

“Human skin puppet?” This is the first time I’ve heard of it.

“Yes, the skin of this puppet is sewn from human skin. The skin is taken from people who died with a lot of anger, and only the skin from the chest is used. After sewing, the outside is covered with a layer of dog skin from a dog that has been refined, which completely traps the angry spirit inside. The skeleton of the puppet is made from a special type of wood soaked in blood and then dried…” Master Hui began to explain the puppet to me in detail.

From Grandpa Hui’s description, I understood that the puppet was used to contain the vengeful spirit, and it was used to protect against Taoist priests, because Taoist priests’ magic is most effective against ghosts and the like. Just like Master’s Golden Sword Technique, it can only be used to kill spirits, but not living people.

And this kind of puppet, ordinary physical blows are useless, after all, it is not made of flesh and blood, it is filled with resentment, the most difficult to deal with, theoretically as long as the resentment does not disperse, the puppet will not be smashed.

Master Hui, who has transformed into a Luohan, is not enough to fight against the invincible zombie. That one fights with pure strength, and only thunder and fire can harm it. But for this kind of resentful puppet, the fist wrapped in the light of Buddha is an invincible mist, because the light of Buddha can prevent the accumulation of resentment.

“Kid, do you understand? When this vengeful spirit had a tortoise shell, your master had a headache holding it. I smashed its tortoise shell! This puppet is said to be the treasure of the Black Rock Miao Village because the materials used to make the puppet, especially the wood used to shape the skeleton, are almost extinct. They can’t make another one. Besides, the overwhelming amount of resentment inside this puppet is not so easy to collect. The old monsters of the Black Rock Miao Village have done a lot of things against the heavens, but they are not too brave to collect more resentment and anger from the people. Master Hui explained to me.

I nodded. Yes, if there were more such puppet masters, the potential harm to the world would be no less than that of the demon insects.

In the meantime, the four masters had already finished their spell. With the help of the monk Jueyuan, the resentment was suppressed by the Buddhist power of thought, making it difficult to replenish and repair the resentment spirit.

At the same time, the vengeful spirit, having lost its tortoise shell, was also in a state of suppression under the power of the monk’s thoughts. Its hatred was focused entirely on the monk, and it simply ignored my master and the other three.

This was the complete plan of the master. I went to lure out the vengeful spirit, the supernormal person imprisoned the vengeful spirit, and the monk Jueyuan used the pure Buddhist power of thought to dispel the vengeful spirit. The vengeful spirit, deprived of the vengeful spirit to replenish, was only possible to be completely killed, and the master and his four people cast a great spell and finally killed the vengeful spirit.

This plan was originally interlocking, but the old monster in the Black Rock Miao Village, with the help of that organization, was so cunning that he actually gave the vengeful spirit a layer of “turtle shell,” which caused the plan to change, and Master Hui had to intervene.

But it’s not easy to summon the Luohan, so I have to buy time.

If there is even one mistake, the puppet that defies heaven will be able to break free and kill indiscriminately. Even if we manage to destroy it in the end, there is no guarantee that there will not be casualties.

At this moment, Master and the others had finished their spell, and it was time for the most crucial step in the plan. Everyone’s nerves were once again on edge.

Master looked calm, with one hand holding the finger of the Supreme Lord of the Heavens and the other holding the copper coin sword. At this moment, he was using this hand technique to temporarily hold back this vicious vengeful spirit, so that it could not avoid the sword that had already been cut.

“Cut!” With a low shout, the master’s voice rang out.

The first to strike was the old man with the white hair. He finally uttered the last unspoken incantation, and with it, the peachwood sword fell, sending a gust of wind.

As the sword fell, the vengeful spirit let out a miserable scream, and the sound echoed in everyone’s mind, making them involuntarily feel their teeth ache.

But the master and his disciples would not give the vengeful spirit a chance to catch its breath. The second person took action, holding a heavenly canopy tooth, which he also dropped heavily…

Then the third person’s magic knife fell…

The sound of the vengeful spirit was already very weak after the continuous powerful slashes. Master was the last to strike. At this moment, he had already withdrawn the finger of the Supreme Lord of the Heavens, and the copper coin sword fell with a slash. The vengeful spirit let out a desperate cry, and the sound gradually disappeared into nothingness.

The black mist in the field slowly dissipated, and the few people who had collected their spells all looked relieved.

But I always felt that the place was not completely clean, and my heart was not at ease. I was just about to say what I was thinking when suddenly a gust of wind blew through the clearing and the strange baby voice rang out again.

This time it wasn’t just one voice, but many voices in succession. Master Hui stood up with a start, his face changing, and he muttered, “What a ruthless method! Using great magical power to forcibly drive the spirit of the baby, hidden in the womb of the resentful mother, it’s not just a baby that died here.”

Everyone was a little panicked, but Master was not. He snorted and said, “I knew it! Continue your spell, and we’ll get rid of them today.”

After saying this, the master raised the copper coin sword and made a strange hand gesture that I had never seen before. He simply recited two lines of incantation, and the copper coin sword fell one after another.

The other three saw that the master had already taken the lead in wielding the sword and cutting, and their hearts gradually calmed down. At this moment, the large spells that had been prepared for too long were no longer appropriate. They took out things that could be quickly cast or consumed, namely talismans and seals.

The talisman is used one by one, and it is not easy to write a powerful talisman. The seal of suppression is not easy to cultivate in peacetime, and it takes a long time to cultivate it even once. But in this critical situation, I can’t think about it much.

I was shocked to see Master slash again and again. His face had taken on a morbid, excited red color. I had a bad feeling in my heart. Master was using his primordial power.

I counted that my master had made seven consecutive slashes, but I didn’t know what the name of this move was. But Master Hui, who was standing next to me, said, “The Seven Slashes of the Demon-Subduing Method, a unique method of your lineage. I never thought that Old Jiang would be forced to this point…”

Seven Slashes of the Demon Queller? A unique method of our lineage? Why has Master never taught me this?

I looked at the master in the arena. With each of his slashes, a voice disappeared with a desperate howl, and the wind blew in all directions. The power of the Seven Slashes of the Demon-Subduing Sword was so great, why didn’t the master teach me? Could it be…

I thought of a possibility and immediately looked at the master anxiously. At this time, the master had already cut down the seventh slash, and a mouthful of blood spurted out!