Chapter 123 A Dilemma (asking for monthly votes) "The black fog and deathly aura have entered the village. We need to light the magic lamps for the people." Taoist Qingxuan asked for instructions, but he was actually looking at Taoist Jiang Ning. The two middle-aged Taoist priests also looked at Taoist Priest Jiang Ning. Taoist Master Jiang Ning nodded. Then a middle-aged Taoist priest took out a golden oil lamp from the bag beside him and held it in his hand respectfully, but he did not light it. Instead, he chanted a spell: "Bright sun and moon, vast heaven, respectfully, Lord God, please enlighten me." The oil lamp suddenly lit up a little. The bean-sized light swayed and barely filled the ancestral hall. However, wherever the light shone, the black fog disappeared and the deathly aura dissipated. "This is the lamp on the God's desk. It's used to prevent this." Taoist Qingxuan saw Lin Jue and the others staring at the lamp, so he explained, "Although the magic lamp doesn't have much use, as long as it is placed here, it can ensure that the light will not be knocked down and extinguished, and it can also block the black fog and death." Lin Jue nodded, then frowned and asked: "What is the origin of this demon king?" Isn't it said that this demon king was originally just an ordinary demon, and that he became a demon king only in the last twenty or thirty years because of luck and opportunity? Shouldn't his foundation be unstable?

"This demon king was originally a fierce tiger in the mountains, but he did not become a spirit in his lifetime! It is said that he practiced cultivation peacefully in his lifetime. He had practiced for decades and was about to achieve enlightenment, but was surrounded and killed by hunters and common people in the mountains. Unexpectedly, due to his obsession and hatred, he actually achieved enlightenment the day after his death. Therefore, some people call him the Corpse Tiger King, and some call him the Corpse Demon King." Taoist Qingxuan obviously heard Lin Jue's confusion, so he explained: "Daoist friends, you must know that demons are different from humans! “No matter if people are from the south or the north, whether they are princes or common people, their essence is not much different: if they are fighting with swords, it only depends on their strength and skills; if they are fighting with the Tao, it only depends on their attainments in magic and their practice. “Demons are different! “Even if a fox becomes a spirit, it is still afraid of a ferocious domestic dog when its cultivation is shallow; even if a rabbit becomes a spirit, it can still be easily caught by a hunter in the mountains if it is not careful even if it has cultivated for a hundred years; even if a mouse becomes a spirit, it will find it difficult to fight an ordinary brave boy; but some animals, such as bears and leopards, are extremely ferocious before they become spirits, and a rabbit or wild deer with a cultivation of a hundred years without other skills will find it difficult to defeat them, let alone after they have achieved enlightenment. "Before becoming a spirit, a tiger can gather in a mountain forest and be revered as a mountain king. If it lives long enough, it will naturally have the ability to control the wind, shock souls and seduce ghosts. There are many powerful mountain monsters in the world, but how many dare to fight ordinary tigers? Warriors are highly skilled, but how many dare to go to the tiger mountain easily? After such a beast attains enlightenment, it will naturally be much more powerful than ordinary monsters. "Besides, this demon king is just unstable in his cultivation and has entered the evil path. But before he got the Silver-Eating Ghost, he had already become a great demon, which shows that he is extremely talented. He was able to hide for so many years and steal silver and money by taking advantage of the situation, which shows that his character and courage are extraordinary!" After hearing this, Lin Jue nodded. It sounds like its unstable cultivation made it inferior to the ordinary demon kings, but it was born as a tiger, naturally fierce, and was a king, which made up for it. In addition, attacking a city is always more difficult than defending it. For the sake of safety, it is understandable that the three gods under Emperor Yujian went down to the mortal world together. However, apart from his abilities and supernatural powers, the Demon King's secret training and development of power, as well as the secret storage of death energy and even its release at this moment, were all beyond the expectations of ordinary people. The situation is critical now, so there is no need to think too much. "What now..." He had barely said half of his words when a dark shadow suddenly came piercing towards him from the distant sky like an arrow. Lin Jue just saw it and reacted, but human reaction is limited after all. He only had time to turn around and dodge, but it was too late to draw his sword. On the contrary, the fox on the ground suddenly jumped up as if by instinct, and while still in the air it opened its mouth, stretched out its right claw, and grabbed and bit the black shadow. Brush it! The shadow turned swiftly to avoid the fox. "Ow~" The fox took a puff of air and came back down, smacking his lips.

After the black shadow left, it flapped its wings a few times. Only then did we realize that it was a falcon in the mountains. Lin Jue squinted his eyes and looked. "This is an ordinary falcon in the mountains, but it was affected by the death energy of the demon king and became an evil creature. And this mountain..." There is no need to finish the words, everyone knows the deeper meaning behind them. At the same time, several black shadows appeared on both sides of the alley outside the ancestral hall, walking slowly in the black fog. Several Taoists went out to take a look and found that these people were dressed as villagers or servants. Most of them were the people and servants who had been harmed by the tree monster when they went in and out of the woods before. At this time, they were invaded by the death and evil spirits and turned into evil corpses. They had ferocious expressions, bloodshot eyes, and had fangs and sharp claws. The Taoist priest from Qiyun Mountain reached out to touch the talisman. Lin Jue and the other two were faster than them. "Oh!" Lin Jue threw the mountain god token directly with his hand and hit a "villager". The villagers suddenly fell to the ground and stopped moving. With a short spell, the token flew back automatically. The junior sister drew her sword and went ahead, killing each one with her sword. The Taoist priest from Qiyun Mountain froze for a moment before he took back the talisman. Lin Jue and the other two also retreated. There was thick black fog surrounding the village. No shadows could be seen for the time being, but more and more noises could be heard. Several people could not help but panic. "The death aura has already dissipated. You don't need to go and suppress it. We can't stay here any longer. We must lead the people out." After Lin Jue finished speaking, he looked outside. It should be daybreak outside, but the black fog was growing thicker and thicker, spreading to who knows how far, making the entire world dim and gloomy. He saw a big tree next to the ancestral hall. He didn't know how many hundreds of years it had grown. It was tall and big. He exerted force with his feet and immediately rushed towards the tree. He climbed up using the rough surface of the trunk and branches, and then climbed up from the tree to the roof. As soon as he stood firm, he raised his sword and swung it. Poof! The falcon that shot at him was cut in two. Lin Jue was too busy to think about it. He looked around from his high place and saw countless things moving in the darkness. In the thick black fog in the distance, there seemed to be shadows of people and animals in the alley, and even faintly visible branches and leaves shaking, as if even the trees had become spirits and rushed in. What surprised Lin Jue even more was that he saw the stone lions under the archway at the entrance of the village stood up and shook their bodies. What kind of power does this demon king have? Why is he so terrifying? I immediately felt in my heart—— I can't get out. To be precise, they couldn't rush out with the people. The two of us are very likely.

Although there are many evil creatures catalyzed by the death energy, they don't have much Taoism, and their combat power depends entirely on the size of their original bodies. My junior sister and I have Taoism and magic power to protect our bodies, so we can hold on for a while in the black fog and death energy. This time we brought the God Speed ​​Pill with us, and after taking it, we are very fast. It won't take long for us to travel dozens of miles. The effect of a God Speed ​​Pill is enough to last us. I wonder what abilities the fellow Taoists in Qiyun Mountain have. "Wow!" Lin Jue dodged to the side, stepped on a few tiles, and avoided a bird. Seeing that there were more and more birds in the sky, he did not dare to stay any longer. He quickly jumped onto a big tree and jumped down by stepping on the branches. "How many talismans do you have left?" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the tree he had just stepped on also began to move. The leaves quickly withered and fell, and the branches swayed. "!" This tree is not a pear tree, but a big tree that can be hugged by two people and is taller than the highest horse-head wall. If it moves, even if it just falls down, it can collapse a wall of the ancestral hall. Lin Jue turned his head and looked at him, with surprise in his eyes. He quickly threw the token in his hand. "Oh!" The token hit the tree, and the deathly aura on the tree was immediately dispersed, and the moving tree also stopped. The Mountain God Token is still useful. Lin Jue still couldn't help feeling frightened. This was far beyond the power he could contend with. It’s not referring to this tree, but the deathly aura of the demon king. What does the demon king want to do? Did he turn this place into a demon land with a radius of dozens of miles, and kill all the people? Or did he find out that there were Taoists who were valued by the God among the Taoists who came here, and wanted to use this to distract the God? "There are two Fire Talismans bestowed by the God, and one more. There are two Thunder Talismans, which have not been used yet and can be used to deal with powerful monsters. There is also a Golden Light Sheltering Talisman. There are also some ordinary powerful talismans." Taoist Qingxuan also looked at the tree in shock and answered quickly, "If they are all used up, we have to ask the gods for help." "Don't wait until it's all used up, pray to the gods now!" "You are right, fellow Taoist. We have to inform the gods even if we haven't used up all the energy." Taoist Jiang Ning said in a deep voice, "If the gods don't come, the area within a radius of dozens of miles will become a dead zone." "Speed ​​up" Lin Jue echoed, "We will protect you!" After saying that, without having time to do anything, he just looked at his junior sister and stood outside the ancestral hall. There is a large open space in front of the Gongcun Ancestral Hall, and in front of that is a stream. There are roads on both sides. At this time, evil creatures born from the deathly aura have arrived in front of the ancestral hall. First came a few village dogs, their eyes already bloodshot, their mouths drooling, and they pounced on them madly. The junior sister raised her sword and was about to move forward. Just as he took a step forward, he felt his senior brother grab the back of his neck and pull him back. Then, the senior brother threw out the mountain god token and chanted a spell in a low voice. The junior sister didn't show any expression and nodded secretly, thinking that the senior brother wanted her to help him protect the law, so she stood beside the senior brother with a sword, ready for battle, and no longer rushed out. "Oh!"

The token hit a village dog. The dog was originally quite clever, but at this moment it seemed to have lost its mind and just rushed towards the two of them without caring anything, and was immediately hit by the token. The token has the divine power of the Yishan Mountain God on it. Once touched, the deathly aura on it will be eliminated. Moreover, the token is heavy and will cause blood to splatter everywhere. The village dog fell to the ground immediately. The token did not fall to the ground nor return, but moved quickly around under the urging of the spell. Although it was not as smooth as the gray-robed man back then, it was enough to fight these village dogs who did not know how to dodge. There is no need to use any force, just a touch can eliminate the dead air. I don’t know whether these village dogs were dead or alive before they were contaminated by the death energy. Now that the death energy is gone, they can’t survive. Occasionally, a fish would slip through the net, and then a roar of flames would be heard nearby, and the spiritual fire would rush over, instantly enveloping the entire village dog and burning it to death on the ground. Either a long sword or a white fox. The junior sister is very serious about protecting the Dharma. The fox was also very serious. I glanced back hastily—— Several Taoists used the ready-made table in the ancestral hall and quickly unpacked their packages. One of them took the incense burner, one placed the offerings, and one took the incense and lit it. In just three or two breaths, they had a simple altar. More and more evil creatures are arriving. Lin Jue was still the one who used the Mountain God Token to suppress the evil creatures and was able to defeat most of them. The junior sister and the fox were by his side to protect him and eliminate any that slipped through the net. Lin Jue called out three more bean soldiers, but did not let them rush in to kill the enemy, but kept them by his side to defend. Because the evil creatures that kept pouring into the streets and alleys could not be killed at all, and there were many tree demons and cow corpses among them, even if the bean soldiers made of Danguo wood were trapped in them, they would most likely be destroyed. "Daoyou! We are here to help you!" With a loud shout, two Taoist priests from Chongqing and Chongming came to them, holding long swords. "The Mysterious Sect of Heaven and Earth, the root of all Qi. I have practiced ten thousand calamities to prove my supernatural powers. The Three Realms are my guards, and the Five Emperors are my welcome. All the gods are here to pay homage, and I command thunder. The golden light will appear quickly to protect me!" The two Taoist priests were also chanting incantations. Lin Jue had heard of this spell. It was one of the protective spells commonly used by Taoist priests of the talisman sect. In essence, it was to ask the gods between heaven and earth for divine power to protect the body through the spell. It could ward off demons and evil spirits. It was one of the methods that could be used in a hurry to protect oneself, and it could make up for the weaknesses of the talisman sect to a certain extent. But when they finished chanting the spell, no golden light emanated from their bodies, and the two Taoists were stunned. It was obvious that the gods responsible for responding to this spell were busy fighting and had no time to spare. The two middle-aged Taoists looked solemn and courageous. They only tried it once and did not try again. However, they did not retreat but continued to move forward. He just took out a talisman, put it on the sword, shook it and lit it, and then, like his junior sister, he held the sword and fought against the evil creatures that were rushing towards him. Then another spell was heard from behind: "The Dao is learned from the heart, and the heart is passed on through incense. Incense swallows and jade furnaces, the heart is in front of the emperor. The true spirit is looking down, and the immortal seat is in the pavilion. Let the minister report to the emperor, and the emperor will send it to the nine heavens.

"I am Jiang Ning, the 28th generation descendant of Qiyun Mountain Xuantian Temple. I am reporting to the God that the death energy is leaking out of this place. The land of fish and rice will become a deadly evil country. I hope the God will make a decision as soon as possible and send troops to help!" It was the voice of Taoist Master Jiang. It is easy to imagine that it must be Taoist Jiang who was praying, and Taoist Qingxuan who was guarding him. Naturally, we have to withstand this disaster first. Lin Jue was unsure. I think even if Lord Yili heard it, he would face two dilemmas: give up the demon king he was currently trying to kill, or give up the people within a radius of dozens of miles? It's a bit strange to say - Although I did not personally participate in the process of the Emperor suppressing the Demon King, and was even hundreds of miles away, I had the feeling of witnessing it with my own eyes. The battle against demons is not just a fight of arms. (End of this chapter)