"Ba Yu, be careful!"
I saw Lu Ling charging towards our formation's core like a gust of wild wind. I quickly turned around, trying to shield the slowly spinning demon pill. It was Ba Yu's lifeblood and couldn't afford the slightest mishap!
"Overestimating yourself!"
I heard Sheng Shixun's sarcastic voice from behind. "Lu Ling is a ghost even the Bodhisattva Guan Yin couldn't subdue. You're just a mere zombie..."
He made Lu Ling sound so powerful that I had to go all out and charge forward.
The yin energy from Lu Ling had seeped into the hazy red glow of the demon pill, and Ba Yu's demon pill started spinning slower and slower.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, Lu Ling let out a ghostly scream and reached out her claws to grab the crimson demon pill. The red glow was like fire, making her pale flesh sizzle. I formed hand seals with both hands and slapped in Lu Ling's direction. Ba Yu, worried about his demon pill, pointed his sword finger at the red bead.
Suddenly, I felt a whoosh of wind behind me, as if someone had rushed out. I quickly turned around, only to find that Sheng Shixun was nowhere to be seen! He had taken advantage of the moment when Ba Yu and I were dealing with Lu Ling to escape on his own.
"Save me!!"
Before I could voice my surprise, Lu Ling was bounced back by the powerful force of the demon pill. With a thud, she hit the wall and fell to the ground.
I didn't know what kind of restraint was used in the Lu family's shop, but it prevented ghosts from passing through. Lu Ling was only able to enter because she was a blood relative of Lu Tianchang. Otherwise, she probably wouldn't even be able to get through the old glass sliding door!
The parts of Lu Ling's body that had been scorched by the demon pill were covered in black marks, which were turning into ashes in patches, just like old, yellowed newspapers being ignited by a spark.
"Help! Sheng Shixun! Save me..."
Lu Ling never expected that Sheng Shixun would throw her out like a mad dog to take the bullet and then run away on his own.
Her screams didn't make Sheng Shixun turn back. I pressed the hand seals I had formed firmly on her forehead and chest. It was the Ghost - Suppressing Spell. This time, without the interference of the King of Mount Tai and Sheng Shixun, I finally managed to apply the spell on her properly.
"All evil ghosts in the world, listen carefully. Above are the Six Jia, below are the Six Ding. Suppress your spirits and fix you with thunder. The Supreme One has given the order, and I shall carry it out!"
I chanted the spell.
The Ghost - Suppressing Spell could suppress the consciousness of evil ghosts and also slow down Lu Ling's process of turning to ashes.
"Get out of the way!"
Lu Ling opened her mouth wide and let out a shrill scream. "Who needs your false kindness? There's not a single good person in this world! Everyone has been lying to me!"
Saying that, she stretched out her already disintegrating hands and let out a scream. Her two eyes turned blood - red. If I hadn't used the Ghost - Suppressing Spell to barely suppress her consciousness, she would probably have gone crazy immediately!!
"Lu Ling, aren't you ashamed to say that?!"
Just as Ba Yu and I were about to find Lu Tianchang's soul bottle to capture the crazy Lu Ling, someone suddenly opened the shop door and walked in.
"Grandpa! You're finally back!" Ba Yu recognized the person at a glance and exclaimed with joy in his voice.
The person who came was none other than Lu Tianchang, Master Lu. He stepped into the room and glared angrily at Lu Ling. "It's because you've been harming people that you've ended up like this. What right do you have to blame others?"
"Brother!!"
Hearing Lu Tianchang's words, Lu Ling showed a look of both misery and anger on her face. "Everything I did was for you!! Lu Xiyu's mother was not a good woman at all! She was promiscuous. While she was with you, she was also seducing that Mu Yuan!! Why are you still so stubborn? Why are you raising her daughter? She dragged you down for a whole lifetime!!"
"Shut up!"
Although Lu Tianchang had long eyebrows that reached his temples and a refined appearance like an immortal who had descended from the heavens, his temper was extremely hot - tempered. Lu Ling's long speech completely ignited his anger. He pointed at Lu Ling's nose and scolded, "What does this have to do with you? If you hadn't harbored evil thoughts and killed Xiyu's mother, would I have had to take Xiyu in and raise her?"
"Brother! Why do you have to raise that bastard? She has hurt me like this. Aren't you heartbroken?"
Lu Ling reached out her hands. Her ghostly appearance looked both hideous and pitiful.
"You deserve it!"
Lu Tianchang ignored Lu Ling's feigned pitiful look and continued to scold, "You set up one vicious trap after another and almost killed Xiyu several times. She was kind - hearted enough to enshrine you in the Guanyin Temple to receive the incense. If it were me, I would have used the Five - Thunder Spell to turn you into powder long ago! How could I allow you to come out and harm people again?"
The angrier Lu Tianchang got, the more he raised his hand. A Five - Thunder Spell quickly took shape, and a blue - white lightning bolt struck towards the top of Lu Ling's head.
I was very close to Lu Ling. When I saw Lu Tianchang start to cast the Five - Thunder Spell, I immediately took several steps back. It was the authentic and powerful Yang Five - Thunder... Although I knew it wasn't aimed at me, it still sent a sudden chill down my spine.
"What a heartless man!"
Suddenly, the angry voice of the King of Mount Tai came from mid - air. Then, the spiritual stone that the King of Mount Tai had played with fell from the sky. Lu Tianchang's Five - Thunder Spell happened to strike the stone, shattering it into pieces.
This block not only surprised Lu Tianchang but also made Lu Ling stare round - eyed as if she had survived a near - death experience.
"Even willing to kill his own relative... What a disgrace to a cultivator!"
The voice of the King of Mount Tai rumbled like thunder on the roof. Suddenly, a huge palm appeared out of thin air in mid - air. It grabbed the weakened Lu Ling on the ground, tore open a crack - like space in the void, and disappeared into it with Lu Ling...
All this happened in an instant. Before Lu Tianchang could even form another thunder spell, the King of Mount Tai and Lu Ling had disappeared in front of us.
My heart couldn't help but pound wildly!
Since the King of Mount Tai was safe and sound, something must have happened to Si Jiangchen!!
Could it be... Could he have been defeated by the King of Mount Tai?
I had never seen the gods in the sky fight. I didn't know what it was like for the King of Mount Tai to fight Si Jiangchen!
I also didn't know how they would decide the winner. Would the victorious one devour the loser like a ghost and turn them into their own energy?
"Si, Si Jiangchen!!"
I shouted and rushed towards the backyard. I was full of regret. I should have rushed to the back to find Si Jiangchen regardless! If I had been there, maybe I could have helped him... Even if I couldn't help, I could have shared life and death with him!!
"Si Jiangchen, you can't die!!"
As soon as the words came out, my tears suddenly welled up. The panic in my heart suddenly turned into a desolate sadness. If he died! If he disappeared from this world, what would I do?
Should I still be like before, forgetting all the past events and starting a new life again?