The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 535 - 307: Surrounding and Killing the Demoness

Chapter 535: Chapter 307: Surrounding and Killing the Demoness

"Retreat!"

Li Yan gave a low shout, retreating rapidly.

On the way, he conveniently pulled two people along.

The opponent’s move indeed caught him off guard.

During his earlier Divine Skills investigation, he had only discovered a secret passage, with an aura swiftly leaving; it should have been Concubine Liu.

The passage was not far beneath the surface, so he directly used Thunder Technique to break it open, preventing the opponent from escaping.

Who would have thought, this demoness was also alert.

Even more unexpected, the number of Cat Ghosts was actually this many!

His father most likely died from such an Evil Technique; naturally, Li Yan had inquired about it in detail.

The Cat Ghost Skill usually cultivated at midnight, because "Zi" belongs to the rat, implicitly refers to sacrifice, and this sacrifice cannot be interrupted, otherwise, it would backfire.

This technique was prevalent during the Sui and Tang periods.

The most famous case was in the 18th year of the Sui Kaihuang, Empress Dugu’s half-brother Dugu Tuo was accused of using Cat Ghost spells to harm the Empress and Yang Su’s wife.

Records are in the "Sui Book" and "Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance," where Dugu Tuo’s maidservant Xu Ani confessed and demonstrated the Cat Ghost summoning skill.

Following this was Wu Zetian and Lady Xiao’s feud. Before dying, Lady Xiao cursed, "May Ah Wu become a rat, while I become a cat, to strangle her throat in every life."

Since then, demon cats have sporadically appeared in the Great Ming Palace.

Even in the "Tang Law Commentaries," there were specific laws and punishments targeting those who raised Cat Ghosts.

A curse from a Cat Ghost caused the victim to feel like a thousand needles piercing their heart, dying in extreme pain. Because it resembled an illness, it was very secretive and thus hard to suppress.

It was easy to incur backlashes from this technique, and sacrifices had to be made daily, so most people could only raise two or three at most.

Who could have imagined, the demoness raised so many, it was practically akin to summoning an army.

Even though he warned quickly, some people were still caught.

Two Law Enforcement Hall Martial Monks and several Beggar Gang disciples had not yet reacted when they were surrounded by cat footprints on the ground. Their faces turned pale, lips blue, clutching their chests, they fell to the ground, struggling and screaming.

And that patch of white frost and cat footprints continued to spread.

"The Great Wheel Ming King Formation!"

Seeing this, Cheng Jue gave an angry shout, simultaneously taking off the prayer beads from his neck, giving them a gentle shake, they wrapped around his arm.

He then grabbed a shovel and thrust it into the ground forcefully.

At the same time, the other monks leaped up, positioned themselves in all directions, and with the same action, struck the ground with sticks in hand.

Boom!

The ground and the surrounding air trembled.

Then, the monks all stared at the center intently, chanting scriptures continuously, not one showing fear or retreat.

They perfectly formed a giant circle. The howling Yin Wind, white frost, and cat footprints were all trapped within it.

Zen Buddhism emphasizes "not relying on words, directly pointing to the heart, seeing one’s nature to become Buddha," focusing on cultivating the mind, relying less on external forces.

But to suppress an area, exorcise demons, and drive away evil, they never minded learning other techniques.

For example, the Shaolin Ancestral Court had various Martial Arts handprints, and at Baotong Zen Temple, the methods were diverse, even including Fengshui techniques.

In Buddhism, the Ming King is the wrathful form of Buddha Bodhisattvas.

The Great Wheel Ming King is one of the Esoteric Sect’s eight Great Ming Kings, thus the Great Wheel Ming King Array, akin to the Taoist Exorcism Altar, had the power to expel inner demons and external evils.

With many Martial Monks simultaneously performing, its power was not to be underestimated.

The raging group of Cat Ghosts was also trapped inside, unable to break through.

But these evil creations were too numerous, even though the Martial Monks chanted Buddha scriptures loudly, their faces were pale, gradually covered with white frost.

Li Yan saw the situation was dire, immediately taking out Hook Paper.

As the sky was overcast with heavy clouds and light rain, since the opponent released Cat Ghosts, he could summon the Yin Department Army as well.

Though somewhat unfortunate, against these things, the Yin Department Army was the most effective.

But just then, Lv San beside him moved.

The little cat in his arms had already breathed its last.

People couldn’t see the form of the Cat Ghosts, only hearing sharp cat cries echoing in the air.

To them, the sound was somewhat piercing.

But in Lv San’s ears, it was the wails and cries of countless cats.

He looked gloomy, suddenly pricking the tongue of the dead kitten in his arms, drawing some fresh blood, and painted an "S" shape symbol on his forehead.

This was the most ancient Divine Spell.

Those pottery from the Three Emperors and Five Emperors era of the Ancient Tribes often displayed a dense array of "S" patterns.

This symbol represented the gods.

And its further evolution was Taiji!

After finishing this, Lv San shook his head, forming a spell with his hands, his gaze suddenly became hollow, raising the cat’s corpse in both hands, suddenly performing the Nuodance, emitting various long and short tones and tongue-clicks from his mouth.

His Nuodance steps surprisingly somewhat resembled the Yu Step.

Seeing this, Li Yan hurriedly put away Hook Paper, drawing the Duan Chen Blade with a clang, standing beside Lv San to protect him.

Cheng Jue also appeared thoughtful, looking towards Lv San.

The remaining Martial Monks were all focused, striving to hold on.

As Lv San performed the Nuodance, a desolate and distant aura rose, with a certain barbaric rhythm, echoing in everyone’s ears.

Stranger still, all the Cat Ghosts paused, the frost-covered ground, the cat footprints no longer moved chaotically.

Quickly, the cat footprints began to disappear one by one.

"Amitabha Buddha, well done, well done!"

Cheng Jue put away the crescent shovel, clasping his hands together, reciting the Buddha’s name.

Anyone could see, these Cat Ghosts were being transcended.

This rapidness also amazed the monks.

Within Li Yan, there was a vague suspicion.

What Lv San practiced was the Ancient Witchcraft "Mountain and Sea Spiritual Response Scripture," best at communicating with Ghost Gods, while the Cat Ghost Skill was essentially an evolution of ancient Witchcraft.

One harmed, while the other transcended spirits.

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