The fierce wind whipped up by the long whip sliced through the air. If a person were to take this lash head - on, they would surely have their skin torn and bones broken.
As the whip got closer and closer to Yu Nian, everyone gasped in horror.
But just as the whip was about to strike Yu Nian's cheek, Yu Nian quickly made a hand seal with his left hand. Everyone felt an extremely powerful force burst out from Yu Nian's body, flowing like water and rapidly rippling through the air. It neutralized the incoming force of the whip and devoured it all!
Then, something astonishing happened. The whip stopped moving at a visible speed. Yu Nian reached out his hand and firmly grasped it.
The weasel spirit was stunned for a moment, and all the hair on its body stood on end.
Yu Nian had actually caught the Soul - Summoning Flag imbued with the resentment of a hundred ghosts with his bare hands? How was that possible?!
The weasel spirit was unwilling to give up. It exerted more strength, trying to pull the whip back from Yu Nian's hand.
But Yu Nian twisted his wrist, gathering all his spiritual energy at his fingertips. The golden light expanded infinitely. With a soft "hiss", the whip snapped. The flag was torn into pieces of rags and fluttered weakly to the ground, losing all its luster.
Yu Nian turned his sharp gaze towards the completely panicked weasel spirit. He didn't give it any chance to escape. He neatly threw out two talismans and tied it tightly with a red rope.
The weasel spirit let out two shrill cries and slumped to the ground limply.
The surrounding villagers had all grown up listening to stories about the Yellow Immortal. They had an instinctive fear of weasels.
Watching their childhood nightmare being easily subdued by Yu Nian, everyone was a bit skeptical.
"Yu Nian actually caught the Yellow Immortal? Am I dreaming?"
"The weasel is the second - ranked immortal among the Five Great Immortals, second only to the fox immortal. How could it lose to Yu Nian!"
"In my opinion, the Yellow Immortal is just conserving its strength. It will counter - attack soon!"
...
Yu Nian ignored the whispers around him and said to the weasel spirit, "I don't want to interfere in the feud between you and Jiao Qi. As long as you swear an oath spell, I'll let you go."
The causes and effects in the world were complex. Take the incident between the weasel spirit and Jiao Qi as an example. Both of them were at fault.
Jiao Qi had malicious intentions towards the weasel when it was seeking enlightenment. He had smashed its physical body and ruined its cultivation. It was extremely despicable.
Although it was reasonable for the weasel spirit to seek revenge on Jiao Qi, it had harmed innocent people. The kind - hearted Liu Xiu and Xiao Lin had been implicated. Especially the unborn child in Liu Xiu's belly had become a baby ghost for no reason and lost the chance to be born as a human.
Both of their fortunes had been damaged invisibly. There was no need for a cultivator to judge. The Heavenly Dao would punish them.
All Yu Nian could do was to stop the weasel spirit from harming more innocent people.
The so - called oath spell was an agreement between a demon and a Taoist priest.
The demon would swear with 40% of its demonic power and promise the Taoist priest that it would no longer harm people. If the demon violated the oath, it would be punished by the Heavenly Dao. Although it wouldn't lose its life, it would permanently lose that part of its demonic power, and its cultivation would be greatly damaged.
Cultivation was not easy, so the oath spell was very risky for demons and had a very high binding force on them.
The weasel spirit spat viciously and then bared its teeth at Yu Nian. "You're dreaming! When I was cultivating back then, you didn't even exist! Jiao Qi has harmed me so badly. I will surely torture him to the point where he wishes he were dead and destroy his family!"
The weasel spirit paused for a moment and looked at Yu Nian proudly. "I almost forgot to tell you. I once cultivated on Fengming Mountain."
Only then did Yu Nian understand why the weasel spirit was so confident. It was because it had the protection of the ancestor of Fengming Mountain.
When the weasel spirit was still unenlightened, it accidentally broke into the study on Fengming Mountain and met the old ancestor who was in seclusion.
The old ancestor thought it was cute and opened its spiritual root, forming a celestial bond with the weasel.
From then on, the weasel had huddled on Fengming Mountain and cultivated with a group of Taoist priests. It had witnessed sentient beings and understood the world. Over time, it had gained some cultivation.
The old ancestor was pleased with its diligence and gave it the Soul - Summoning Flag, hoping to help it in its cultivation.
But no one had expected that after so many years, the weasel spirit had turned the Soul - Summoning Flag into an evil object and summoned evil ghosts.
Yu Nian moved his wrist expressionlessly. If the weasel spirit had said these words to young Taoist priests, it might have really scared them.
But unfortunately, according to seniority, the old ancestor on Fengming Mountain would have to call Yu Nian a senior.
Seeing Yu Nian getting closer, the weasel spirit suddenly had a bad feeling, but it still provoked him. "What... what are you going to do? If you're not afraid of offending Fengming Mountain, then hit me!"
Yu Nian sneered. "I've never heard such a unreasonable request. But since you've sincerely asked, I'll grant it."
The moment he finished speaking, Yu Nian leaped into the air. His fists rained down like a storm, moving so fast that only after - images could be seen.
The villagers were stunned and didn't even dare to breathe. The passing birds also slowed down their flight speed sensibly and didn't dare to chirp.
For a moment, it was extremely quiet all around. Only the weasel's miserable cries for help could be heard.
"Stop hitting me, damn it! Aren't you Taoist priests supposed to be compassionate?"
Yu Nian didn't stop his actions. He gave the weasel a sweet smile. "Compassion? We haven't settled yesterday's score yet."
Yu Nian was never a person who would repay evil with kindness. The Hundred - Ghost Soul - Snatching technique used by the weasel yesterday was extremely vicious. If it had been a Taoist priest with a lower level of cultivation, he might have died here.
Thinking of this, Yu Nian swung his fist at the weasel again.
Amid the weasel's successive shrill cries, everyone finally saw the situation clearly and couldn't help twitching the corners of their mouths.
The Yellow Immortal wasn't conserving its strength at all. It simply had no power to fight back!
This was clearly a one - sided beating of the weasel spirit by Yu Nian...
The bruised and swollen weasel finally showed fear. It was a demon who knew how to assess the situation. The moment Yu Nian's fist was about to fall, it suddenly raised its paw and shouted, "Taoist priest! I was wrong. I'm willing to swear the oath spell!"
By this time, Yu Nian was also tired from beating. He stood up, patted the dust off his body, and made room for the weasel spirit.
The weasel spirit slowly stood up, stretched out a short paw and pointed it at the sky. The spiritual energy around it flowed. "I, Huang Shisiniang, swear with 40% of my demonic power that I will no longer harm the innocent."
After hearing the weasel spirit's words, He Zhiping's eyes widened in disbelief. "You're a female demon? Then why did you call yourself Lord Huang before?"
The weasel spirit rolled its eyes. "Did I ever say I was male? I'm the most powerful among my peers and have the most believers. The name on the memorial tablet is always written wrong. So both Lord Huang Shisi and Lady Huang Shisi refer to me."
After swearing the oath spell, the weasel spirit turned to look at Yu Nian and said aggrievedly, "Is that okay?"
Yu Nian knew that the weasel spirit wouldn't have any more evil thoughts. He recited a spell and retrieved the red rope attached to the weasel spirit.
The weasel spirit regained its freedom but didn't leave immediately. Its little whiskers twitched. It approached Yu Nian a bit shyly.