The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 266 - 181 Gourd Demon_2

Chapter 266: Chapter 181 Gourd Demon_2

It was precisely Xiong Baodong’s Six Ding Six Jia Talisman.

Li Yan was no saint, and when he twisted off Xiong Baodong’s head, he took the treasure with him.

This treasure was indeed extraordinary, but since they were all magicians, wearing it would affect their ability to perform spells, so they gave it to Sha Lifei.

With this item, combined with firearms, Sha Lifei was able to display his great power in this battle.

Careful calculation revealed that most of the enemies died by his hands.

Meanwhile, Wang Daoxuan stopped casting the Thousand Gold Protection Spell and collapsed to the ground, his face ashen and his forehead beaded with sweat.

Buzzing!

The surrounding swarm of hornets converged again and moved down the mountain.

Down below, Li Yan had already emerged from the grave, murdering the bandits releasing the poisonous smoke and sneaking in front of two magicians.

Gu Granny, known as "Silver Flower Snake," lay with a flying blade embedded in her, lifeless, while the treasure Daoist, looking panicked, swung a burning Yellow Talisman, controlling the hornets to return and protect.

Li Yan was in no hurry and even stood there waiting.

His goal was to help Wang Daoxuan and the others break free.

The treasure Daoist was clearly aware of this, but having such a skilled individual who could easily slay someone using Force Transformation approach had made him uneasy.

While summoning back the swarm, he unsheathed his treasured sword with a clatter, created a flower with the sword, lowered his body, and pointed the sword tip at Li Yan.

He was indeed skilled with the sword!

Li Yan was unfazed. When the swarm of poison bees was about to return, he suddenly exerted force with his feet, dashed forward, and simultaneously swung his long knife, aiming for the treasure Daoist’s neck.

It seemed as though his movement technique was not quick...

The treasure Daoist was puzzled, but just as he was about to raise his sword to block, he heard the crashing sound of chains beside his ear, and his body became stiff.

What awakened in him was the ear divine power, which allowed him to dodge Li Yan’s sneak attack and even hear the sound of the soul-hooking chains.

However, it was all too late.

The moment his divine soul was suppressed, Li Yan had already passed him by, swung his long knife, and the white-haired Daoist’s head flew off, rolling onto the ground.

Such was the power of the Yin Department Divine Power.

Ordinary Six Yang Root divine skills could only be used for investigation.

Most spells required prepared materials, Step Gang Stepping, chanting mantras, and the more powerful they were, the longer preparation took.

Yet, the Yin Department Divine Power could be directly cast.

Combined with martial arts, it allowed Li Yan, in this stage, to hold a significant advantage, catching people off guard and even slaying masters.

Huff~

Once the treasure Daoist died, the Yellow Talisman on the gourd spontaneously ignited.

The gourd seemed like a living creature, swaying back and forth, as the dense swarm of bees immediately flew down, circling around it, appearing to warn Li Yan not to approach.

Sniffing the air, Li Yan’s eyes were full of interest.

"A demon? Fascinating..."

Wang Daoxuan held an Eight Diagrams Mirror, reflecting toward the gourd in the distance, then wet a piece of yellow paper, performed the mantra, and slapped it on the Eight Diagrams Mirror.

Gazing at the gradually appearing patterns, he exclaimed in surprise, "This thing... is indeed a demon!"

The Eight Diagrams Mirror was also a demon-revealing mirror, capable of reflecting the true form of demons.

But strangely, the pattern that appeared was of a gourd, with something resembling a honeycomb inside.

Beside him, Sha Lifei’s eyes shone, "I’ve heard from the teahouse storyteller about sealing gods, in which there’s a gourd that can release poisonous bees, could it be this treasure?"

Wang Daoxuan chuckled, "That is a magic treasure, and it’s fiction written by later people, unrelated to this item, which is a demon!"

"A demon?"

Sha Lifei looked at the gourd surrounded by the swarm of poison bees, full of doubt, "Can a gourd become a demon... Could it be like the lute spirit?"

"They are not the same!"

Lv San wore a serious expression, making strange sounds from his mouth while cautiously approaching the gourd.

Buzzing!

The surrounding swarm immediately became agitated.

Lv San quickly stopped, continuously making strange sounds as if singing, in a tone both ancient and profound, interspersed with rapid tongue clicks.

Li Yan found it familiar; suddenly, a light bulb went off in his head,

"Shangfang Language!"

"That’s right, it’s Shangfang Language." Wang Daoxuan stroked his beard and nodded, smiling, "I didn’t expect Brother Lv to know this too."

"What is Shangfang Language?" Sha Lifei looked confused.

Wang Daoxuan thought for a bit and explained, "Many spirits and demons are elves born from fortunate encounters, they naturally speak Shangfang Language."

"It is said that in ancient times, witches and Shamans from the Northern Border, who often interacted with foxes, badgers, and the like, were knowledgeable in this language. Perhaps Brother Lv’s heritage is related to Shamans..."

As he spoke, there was another movement on the other side.

The swarm was no longer restless, and the gourd wobbled, making clattering sounds from within, also in Shangfang Language.

Lv San listened intently over there, occasionally nodding.

After some time, he stood up and addressed the three, "The roots of this demon have been uncovered."

"It was initially a Heavenly Spirit Earth Treasure nurtured by Lao Mountain, later inhabited by wild bees developing spirituality. It was originally destined to serve under the Mountain Gods of Lao Mountain and enjoy incense offerings, but was picked by the treasure Daoist, hence interrupting its Dao path and forcing it into becoming a demon."

"The treasure Daoist used a beast-controlling technique, frequently commanding it to harm others. Now unable to move, it is very scared and asks us not to destroy it..."

Li Yan and the others were filled with wonder at what they heard.

Recalling the earlier danger, Sha Lifei, feeling an itch in his heart, suddenly spoke, "Brother Lv, tell it we can spare it, but it nearly took our lives just now, it must serve you as its master!"

"This..."

Lv San felt tempted, yet seemed a little embarrassed.

He understood Sha Lifei’s intention, but to him, animals and spirits were no different from people.

Doing so felt like taking advantage of its misfortune.

Seeing this, Wang Daoxuan stroked his beard and smiled, "Brother Lv, don’t feel troubled. Others don’t understand its language, and if it accidentally harms someone in self-defense, and gets caught by the Taixuan Orthodox Sect, they might just burn it.

Following you, it at least won’t hurt the people."

"Yes."

Wang Daoxuan’s reasoning was quite compelling, and thus Lv San no longer hesitated, he approached and spoke a bunch of gibberish.

It turned out he was overthinking it.

Upon hearing, the Treasure Gourd immediately agreed, its only request being daily offerings of incense and some honey or fruits.

Moreover, it had one peculiar trait, which was a fondness for Gu Worms.

After the Treasure Gourd chattered, Lv San immediately went to Gu Granny’s body, found several bamboo tubes, and dumped all the oddly-shaped insects inside onto the ground.

Buzzing!

Before the Gu worms could escape, the swarm of hornets swarmed over, devouring them all clean, then entered the gourd.

Lv San stepped forward, sealing the lid of the gourd, carrying it in his hand, full of joy and reluctant to let go.

Chirp!

Accompanied by a sharp eagle cry, a hawk from the sky flapped down, perching on Lv San’s shoulder, grooming its feathers.

Seeing this, Sha Lifei felt a wave of envy, "Brother Lv, you, in the future, must look after me, eh."

Lv San felt a bit embarrassed, scratching his head, "Well... You’re actually quite amazing too, with a knack for handling firearms."

"Just... a bit talkative."

"Hey, what do you mean by talkative, you really need to learn how to speak!"

Sha Lifei immediately complained, and wanting to pat Lv San’s shoulder, almost got nipped by the hawk and was quite irritated.

Perhaps because of the newfound treasure, the always poker-faced Lv San finally showed a childlike smile again...

...

Two days later, the group set out once more.

Li Yan needed to stabilize his Dao after practicing the Northern Emperor Yin Mountain Method, while Sha Lifei and the others dealt with the corpses.

After all, considerable gunpowder was used, and traces had to be as much as possible erased, with the corpses piled together, all set aflame.

Of course, they gained substantial spoils of war.

The Treasure Gourd needed no further mention.

Gu Granny’s Gu worms were entirely devoured, though there were some peculiar dried grass, mushroom powder, and other such items that they couldn’t identify, they decided to bundle them all up and sell to those who knew their worth after reaching Hua Mountain.

Xiao Yue, the lecherous monk, primarily practiced Enchantment Technique, and the prayer beads around his neck, made from human bones with some aphrodisiac and enchantments, were all thrown into the big fire, completely incinerated.

As for the treasure Daoist, his yellow paper, incense, and treasured sword used for making talismans, were all given to Wang Daoxuan for processing.

From the bandits, a few unexploded gunpowder packages were disassembled by Sha Lifei, with the gunpowder carefully sealed.

More importantly, they found over ten thousand taels of silver notes on the three bodies, coupled with the ninety thousand taels earned from selling token slots, and the previous savings.

The team’s funds now exceeded a hundred thousand taels.

Yet, Li Yan and Sha Lifei did not feel even a bit excited.

Because this time, heading to Hua Mountain,

there were so many things they had to do...