The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 198 - 144 Luo Sha

Chapter 198: Chapter 144 Luo Sha

"Monster!"

Luo Faqing felt every hair on his body stand on end.

Was it not the Bloodline Curse? What on earth was this?

Ordinary malevolent beings were usually invisible to common people; this was his first encounter with such a creature that could reveal itself to them.

Although shocked, he reacted quickly. The Gang Qi swiftly changed as he chanted a mantra, "East Lord of Heaven, Commanding the army, Protecting the world, Safeguarding life essence... Urgent!"

In the blink of an eye, the talisman flew out.

Boom!

A ball of fire exploded, scorching Gang Qi surged.

At the same time, Luo Faqing drew the Peach Wood Sword from his back, forming a mantra with his left hand, and removed a Token from his waist.

To his relief, that strange dark shadow, appearing like an actual shadow, was quickly dispelled by the talisman’s firelight.

"Daoist, over here!"

Before he could react, he heard Landlord Du’s terrified voice from behind.

Luo Faqing hurriedly turned his head to find the shadow on the ground gathering again, transforming into a monstrous bird swooping toward the girl on the bed.

"You old bastard, come at me!"

Landlord Du, a mix of fear and rage, swung his blade.

However, the extremely sharp long blade sliced through the air as if it struck nothing, failing to inflict any harm on the shadow.

Fortunately, as the shadow neared the bed, it was also blocked by the red rope, with copper coins and a copper bell jingling, causing several talismans to ignite with a puff.

The shadow, thus hindered, instantly lunged at Landlord Du again.

"Get back!"

Luo Faqing yanked Landlord Du behind him, thrusting the Peach Wood Sword straight into the shadow.

But like with Landlord Du, the Peach Wood Sword seemed to pierce the air without any impediment to the strange shadow.

Luo Faqing remained calm, forming a mantra with his left hand and gently tapping the Dharma Seal on the Peach Wood Sword’s hilt.

Boom!

The shadow instantly exploded and vanished.

However, before he could sigh in relief, the shadow gathered again in another part of the room.

The commotion inside had already alarmed the servants outside. Holding torches and armed with knives, spears, and clubs, they were about to rush in.

Although frightened, they felt too indebted to Landlord Du for his usual kindness to retreat now.

Luo Faqing’s expression changed drastically, and he shouted angrily,

"Nobody come in!"

...

In the darkness, Li Yan suddenly awoke, feeling a jolt of fear.

He then heard distant cries.

Being a guest in someone else’s home and unclear about the situation, he had slept fully clothed. Hearing the sounds, he grabbed his long blade and rushed out of the room.

His family-passed Guan Mountain Blade had been damaged, and though he had acquired two precious blades from Yao San, he had not yet found a reliable master to treat them. Therefore, he had picked a random saber for now.

As he stormed out, Sha Lifei and Wang Daoxuan emerged as well.

"Let’s go check it out!"

Li Yan said without hesitation, striding outside.

After all, they made a living this way. If they avoided their duty at the first sign of trouble, people would laugh at them when rumors spread.

Though the Du Mansion was large, the two courtyards were not far apart, so it didn’t take long for them to reach the small courtyard where the incident occurred.

Approaching it, Li Yan’s expression subtly changed.

When he first arrived at the Du Mansion that day, he had smelled a peculiar odor, like something rancid and decaying, but very faint and elusive.

Now, however, it was alarmingly apparent, as if the entire estate’s stench had converged here, truly nauseating.

The courtyard was already in chaos.

Taking a look upon entering, Li Yan drew a sharp breath.

A mass of shadow darted through the crowd like a giant bird, unpredictably assembling and dispersing. Anyone struck by it immediately collapsed unconscious.

"What the hell is that!"

Sha Lifei exclaimed, fear causing him to back away hurriedly.

Li Yan’s scalp tingled; he had never seen such a manifestation before.

Most spirits were formless, so why was this entity tangible?

With no time to think, Li Yan quickly centered his mind and activated the Three Talents Demon Suppression Coin, ready to charge in.

"Wait!"

Wang Daoxuan urgently stopped him, saying, "This isn’t a normal threat, fetch a rooster quickly."

Without a word, Li Yan turned and left.

Engaging Yang Jue, he awakened his Divine Skills, sprinting through the Du Mansion and kicking open the kitchen door, then seized the rooster waiting for slaughter inside.

Returning to the courtyard, he saw Sha Lifei guarding Wang Daoxuan, while inside, Luo Faqing had planted the Magic Flag and summoned a Ghost God.

By then, most people in the courtyard were unconscious, Yin Wind howled, torches flickered indistinctly, casting fluctuating shadows on the ground.

Despite this, Li Yan, relying on his Divine Skills, sensed that ordinary methods were indeed useless against this evil presence, just as Wang Daoxuan had said.

The Ghost God Luo Faqing summoned was formidable, yet despite repeatedly scattering the shadow, it always reassembled, seeming almost immortal.

Wang Daoxuan grabbed the rooster and tweaked its neck twice.

"Cock-a-doodle-doo!"

The rooster, provoked, crowed loudly.

Whoosh!

The bird-shaped shadow in the courtyard dispersed instantly.

Li Yan looked around with a grave expression.

He could feel that the putrid stench was quickly fading, spreading thinly over the entire Du Mansion.

However, Wang Daoxuan didn’t waste time talking. Tossing the rooster aside, he shouted anxiously at Luo Faqing, "Quick, Daoist, they’re afflicted with Misfortune, use the Six Geng Talisman to dispel it."

Luo Faqing’s face stiffened, "Six Geng Talisman?"

Wang Daoxuan said incredulously, "You can’t even draw a Six Geng Talisman?"

Luo Faqing gritted his teeth and remained silent.

He certainly knew about the Six Geng Talisman, a basic talisman frequently used by the lowest-level Yin Yang Masters to disperse Evil Qi and calamities.

The problem was, it was too simple and lacked offensive power. Typically proficient in spells, ghostly entities would avoid them anyway; who would resort to using such a thing regularly?

Learning it would surely cause his fellow cultivators to mock him.