The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 163 - 125: Catching the Yin Criminal

Chapter 163: Chapter 125: Catching the Yin Criminal

"Alright!"

Sha Lifei didn’t know how to exorcise demons, but he was quick-witted and knew what needed to be done. He had already grabbed the Magic Artifact backpack and hurried over.

The box was a gift from Luo Mingzi, with many hidden compartments. The magic tools and materials were neatly organized, avoiding any confusion.

The Cloud Thunder Divine Drum was hanging at the back.

Li Yan took the Divine Drum. Just as he was tearing off the oilcloth, he suddenly frowned slightly, looking towards the back with some hesitation in his eyes.

The young Taoist Dian Shu noticed this and quickly whispered, "No problem, the situation forms within the spiritual acupoint itself. With the Gang Qi of Taibai Mountain as the foundation, outside spells cannot interfere..."

As they spoke, those Earth Centipedes appeared again.

Next to him, the demon hunter Crimson Yaksha moved faster, taking out a leather pouch from her waist, shaking it to pour out powder, and drew a circle around the group.

The smell was pungent, a mix of sulfur, lime, and some herbs.

"This is the insect repellent powder we prepared on our way here."

She drew a long sword and stood in front of everyone, saying in a deep voice, "The chicken blood is used up, and the insect repellent powder can only hold them off for a while. We need to find a way to withdraw."

Everyone knew she was not exaggerating.

These Earth Centipedes were extremely fierce and impervious to weapons. If there was nothing to restrain them, it would be difficult even to break their shell.

A couple of them would be manageable, but with so many swarming, no matter how skilled you were, getting bitten easily would be fatal.

"We can’t escape. We must hold out until tomorrow!"

Li Yan shook his head, directly rejecting this plan.

As he spoke, he had already hung the Demon Suppression Coin Blade Tassel onto the drum.

He glanced at the young Taoist Dian Shu next to him, his mind racing, and urgently asked, "Do you have an Armored Horse?"

The first Chapter of the "North Emperor’s Scripture" contained the Armored Horse Skill. The Taixuan Orthodox Sect had been passed down for thousands of years, serving as the state religion for many generations. It probably had this.

The young Taoist Dian Shu replied with some embarrassment, "Master sent two for protection, but I thought they wouldn’t be needed in the mountains, so I didn’t bring them."

"I have them!"

Unexpectedly, Crimson Yaksha next to him suddenly spoke up.

She took out a piece of yellow cloth from her backpack, looking at it with heartache, "I spent a fortune on this, to be used as a last resort to save my life."

"That’s good."

Li Yan didn’t have time to question it. He took out a vermillion pen and ink, wrote a few words casually on the talisman paper, folded it, and handed it to Crimson Yaksha, "Later, I’ll help you clear the path. Once you leave, head to Doumu Palace immediately and give this letter to Yu Linzi."

"Alright!" Crimson Yaksha, being a straightforward person, agreed immediately.

While they spoke, the Earth Centipedes were gathering more and more.

The insect repellent powder Crimson Yaksha sprinkled took effect. These large centipedes hovered outside, yet they hesitated to approach the powder circle.

However, their numbers were astonishing, crawling in and out of the sandy soil in front, densely packed, approximately numbering over thirty.

Their movements back and forth filled the darkness with a stench, the collision of numerous insect limbs with soil and stones creating an incessant rustling.

Seeing this, everyone’s heart chilled.

Boom!

Li Yan suddenly struck the Cloud Thunder Divine Drum with his palm.

The strike carried Hidden Energy, with all the power of Storing God.

The drum sounded like thunder, and the killing intent it released expanded rapidly outward, roaring across the dark hill.

As Li Yan expected, although these Earth Centipedes were fierce and their bodies impervious to weapons, their Divine Souls were weak. The best method was the Divine Drum for Soul Suppressing.

Boom, boom, boom!

Several consecutive drumbeats sounded like thunder from nothingness.

The Earth Centipedes clearly showed signs of fear, some retreating in panic, some even freezing, leaving gaps in the encirclement.

"Now!" Li Yan whispered a command.

Crimson Yaksha had already taken out the Armored Horse.

They were two long strips of yellow cloth, with the Beidou Seven Stars Talisman on the left, the Six Ding Six Jia Talisman on the right, and in the center, a picture of a Divine General riding a horse, with Order Flag on their back and auspicious clouds emerging beneath their feet.

She moved quickly, tying them to her legs.

Hearing Li Yan’s signal, Crimson Yaksha promptly stepped with Astral Steps, making hand-seals of the Xun Wind Formula, while shouting in a low voice, "One step a hundred steps, let the land shrink. Where there are mountains, they flatten; where there is water, it dries. I invoke the Three Mountains and Nine Marquises, as urgent as the law commands, capture!"

With the spell cast, the ground instantly stirred.

Whoosh! Crimson Yaksha leapt, jumping seven or eight meters away, directly over the centipede’s encirclement, not looking back as she dashed into darkness, quickly vanishing...

Watching this, Li Yan nodded silently.

The Armored Horse Skill was indeed extraordinary. The version Crimson Yaksha used was obviously no match for the "North Emperor’s Armored Horse Skill," but it was impressive enough.

The "North Emperor’s Armored Horse Skill" was strong because it could add Hidden Energy to the leap during casting, allowing a full leap of about ten meters.

Moreover, the key feature of the Armored Horse was that it required no restarts.

A moment’s time was enough to run quite far.

Just after Crimson Yaksha left, several centipedes were drawn to pursue her.

Li Yan saw this, his pupils contracting slightly, realizing as he suspected, these demons were indeed manipulated, intending to leave them all here.

Of course, those Earth Centipedes were ultimately too slow, unable to catch up with Crimson Yaksha, so they turned back.

Seeing the centipede swarm becoming restless, about to break through the powder circle, Li Yan immediately focused his Storing God.

Boom, boom, boom! The drumbeats thundered, continuously roaring.

The power of the Cloud Thunder Divine Drum was undeniable.

Back at the Wu Family Gully, Li Yan, using the Three Talents Demon Suppression Coin, unleashed the Thunder Astral killing intent. Under the drumbeats, many yin objects vanished into smoke.

However, though these centipedes were restrained, as their Divine Souls resided within their bodies, they would not be directly shattered into soul fragments by the drumbeats.

This demonstrated the limitations of spells.

Where there was yin, there was yang; where there was advantage, there was naturally a disadvantage.

Just at this moment, the centipedes seemed to receive some kind of instruction, raising their upper bodies in unison, some spitting poisonous mist, others spraying venom.

"Uncle Sha!"

Li Yan whispered, and the prepared Sha Lifei promptly stepped forward, raising the Netherworld Fire Pistol in his hand, fiercely pulling the trigger at the centipede swarm.

Bang!

The mechanism triggered, phosphorus fire mixed with kerosene, instantly sprayed out, white, green, and red flames flickered, mingling with the kerosene, blazing intensely.