Exorcism

People who hate each other can often understand each other. The more the four Yishijun thought about it, the more they felt that it was a good idea to teach the Taoist priest magic.

"What is a demon? Those who refine their bodies to make pills are demons. What is Tao? Those who condense their qi to make pills are Tao. What is magic? Those who unite heaven and self and use the power of nature are magic. What is Taoism? Those who understand yin and yang and integrate the five elements are Taoism. Demons and Taoism are just slightly different ways of cultivation. If you trace back to the source, they are actually the same!"

Qidan became more and more excited, and even danced with joy, "This is my great discovery. No one is allowed to snatch it from me. I am the first demon in ancient and modern times!"

The four Yishijuns took back several magic weapons respectively. At this time, they were flying in the sky. At first, they were still trying to persuade Mu Xingqiu earnestly, but slowly it turned into a quarrel. Qidan's boasting immediately attracted In retaliation, Yin Buchen laughed several times, "You are the greatest liar of all time. What you said about demons and magic is somewhat reasonable, but the Tao and Taoism are totally wrong. Is condensing Qi into pills the Tao? Casual cultivators can also condense Qi into pills. Do the Taoists recognize them?"

Hao Wangu grabbed Qi Dan's arm tightly, "Is Taoism the five elements? Not necessarily. As far as I know, many Taoists also use the power of nature, such as... the soul-binding and soul-researching of the Dengzhu Department."

"The soul is the power of nature, but after being restrained and researched by the Taoists of the Dengzhu Department, it becomes a five-element magic. Wangu, don't make a mistake about this." Hao Changqing never stood on his brother's side and always called him by his name.

"Roughly speaking, I'm talking about roughly, why do you have to care about these details?" Qi Dan refused to admit that he was wrong.

The four Yishijuns quarreled all the way, and finally had serious disagreements on what was a demon and what was a magic.

The Taoists were calm and could tolerate the chattering of the four monsters. Ouyang Luo was young and curious, and even listened with relish. The one who couldn't stand the nagging was Yu Wang Fadong. He was in a bad mood. He wanted to escape but couldn't, and he wanted to die but couldn't. Therefore, he felt that the Yishijun were particularly noisy. He opened his mouth and let out a sharp whistle, shouting angrily: "Bullshit, all bullshit, monsters are monsters, I was born with silver feathers, and I haven't refined any elixirs." "Be careful, there is an ambush ahead, Yu Wang is sending a secret signal to the flying monster." Yin Buchen reminded immediately. No one took his words seriously, but not long after flying out, Mu Xingqiu, who was at the front, stopped. (っ◔◡◔)っ

A few miles ahead stood a green solitary peak. There was a small village at the foot of the mountain, but it was now deserted. Mu Xingqiu sent a copper seal to explore the way ahead and felt a hint of magic. "What monster is this time?" Xin Youtao took out the paper talisman. Mu Xingqiu was still thinking, Shen Ji said: "It's not a demon, it looks like a Taoist priest."

"It can't be Yang Qingyin, or it's a Taoist priest from Zhaoshan or Qishan. This time it's good, we finally met a helper." Xin Youtao breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'll go and take a look, you stay."

Mu Xingqiu flew to the peak, and the four Yishijun wanted to follow, but were stopped by Xin Youtao, "You haven't even convinced the King of Feathers, do you still want to convince the Taoist priest?"

The King of Feathers was glaring at him, and the four demons surrounded him, telling him what it means to be a real demon.

The lonely peak was very ordinary. There were originally several small paths, but they were all occupied by weeds, leaving only a few vague sections. Mu Xingqiu did not land, but flew around the peak for a small circle, summoned a bronze mirror, and shone it on a small tree on the top of the peak.

The little tree obviously didn't like this move, and it shook violently, as if a strong bear was shaking on the ground, and then it began to grow violently. Not only this tree, but nearly half of the trees on the mountain were growing taller, and each tree was baring its teeth and claws, and the branches were bent randomly like vines, forming a huge net to trap the invader.

"This is a demon mountain!" Xin Youtao exclaimed a few miles away. Although he saw Mu Xingqiu disappear, he was not particularly anxious.

"Look, this is what I call the magic of using the power of nature." Qi Dan seriously reminded everyone to pay attention, "It can infiltrate the demon power into the entire mountain. This demon is amazing."

This time, it was not the other three Yi Shijun who refuted him, but Shen Ji, who had always been silent, "This is not a demon magic, this is the wood magic of the five elements, but... a little weird."

"Weird people are demons, and our demon clan likes to find their own way..." Qi Dan didn't think he was wrong. Hao Changqing next to him scratched his head, "Hey, this is not a unique way, this seems to be my demon tower technique.

Xin Youtao suddenly woke up, "Spring is coming to all the trees! This is the talisman technique of 'Spring Brings Back All Trees'. I know. The one hiding in the mountain is Lan Binghu! "

Mu Xingqiu, who was surrounded by countless deformed trees, also saw that this was Lan Binghu's magic. In just over a month, her talisman-offering skills had greatly improved, and there were no traces of talismans. Mu Xingqiu flew to the mountain without hesitation. The lightning over a foot long cut through the thorns in front of him, and the layers of branches could not stop him from moving forward.

He rushed to a small tree on the mountainside. Among a large area of ​​trees, it was the only one in the middle that did not grow violently.

The trees like messy hair suddenly retreated quickly. Mu Xingqiu was still dozens of steps away from the small tree. The mountain forest had returned to normal, and the treetops swayed gently in the wind without any malice.

Mu Xingqiu stopped in mid-air, and the small tree turned into a human form. Lan Binghu smiled and said, "It's not easy to decorate this mountain. Please show mercy, Taoist Mu."

"You can finally return to Pangshan. "Mu Xingqiu couldn't help but sneer.

Mu Xingqiu followed her, and the two landed on the top of the mountain, more than 20 steps apart, with a green meadow in the middle.

Xin Youtao looked from afar, "Mu Xingqiu is too arrogant. Lan Binghu has already defected to the demon clan and almost killed a Taoist priest in the imperial capital. Has he forgotten it?"

"Is that Lan Bingju?" Shen Ji looked at the old woman at the top of the peak, and there was a slight change in her eyes. Both Lan and Shen were from Taoist families, and they were quite similar: Lan Bingke was expelled from Pangshan, and Shen Ji Several members of the family were punished for violating the precepts.

Lan Bingju spread his arms, as if introducing his beautifully decorated home, and said proudly: "The art of the living mountain, this is the new name I gave, using the Taoist Five Elements Wood spell and the Demon Clan's Demon Tower. Techniques, of course, and talismans. I have already built five living mountains. This is just the beginning. There will soon be hundreds or thousands of them, leading directly from the Xijie Kingdom to the Land of Demons and even to the Nine Avenues and the Emperor. Jing, let me come and go as I please.”

"Do you believe that the demon clan can defeat Dao Tong?"

"No, I don't believe it. The demon tribe has indeed undergone earth-shaking changes, and has discovered many refreshing and powerful demon arts, but they are still no match for the orthodoxy and will only destroy themselves. But what does this have to do with me? I only care about their new magic and the inner elixir in Qi Wushang's hands. Gold, silver and jewelry are not as important as a piece of candy in the eyes of babies. Monsters are like babies. All I have to do is exchange a piece of candy for them. Gold and silver jewelry.”

Lan Bingju's face looked older than before, but she didn't care at all, and she smiled more comfortably.

"So you won't stand in our way."

"I've tried it, but it didn't work. I can't do what the seven demon cloud envoys and thousands of flying demons can't do. I've heard about your deeds. It's amazing. The illusion of mind and heart really has a great future. I The original prophecy is becoming more and more likely to come true. "Lan Bingju didn't use her full strength at all, she was not willing to fight anyone for the demon clan.

When Mu Xingqiu defeated the seven groups of demonic clouds, what he used was not the telepathy magic. Strictly speaking, it was not even his own magic, but the result of the combined efforts of him and Fang Fang's soul.

"In this case, let's take our leave. Please tell Qi Wushang that I am going to capture the last Yishi Lord and cut off the source of new sorcery." Mu Xingqiu didn't want to explain more, nodded and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute." Lan Bingju stopped Mu Xingqiu and looked him over. "I don't need to tell the giant demon king these words. You really caught him off guard. He never thought that there would be a Taoist priest willing to pretend to be a demon, let alone a demon." I didn’t expect you to care about the internal situation of the Demon Clan, so he asked me to tell you a few words.”

"It turns out that you are delivering the letter for Qi Wushang."

"Even so, I built this temporary living mountain just to wait for you, because I want to try your skills. Unfortunately, you are unwilling to use your full strength, so there is no need for me to fight." Lan Bingju said gently. He sighed and returned to the topic, "The Giant Demon King knows your intentions, which are simply to cover the Taoist priests and mortals who are fleeing eastward. He doesn't care about the lives of those people and is willing to let them live. There is only one condition."

"Release the four Ishi-kuns? I will consider it."

"It's not that simple. Although it is a bit overestimating its capabilities, the giant demon king is still a bit wise. He said that the demon clan cannot compromise with the Taoist priests, which will damage the morale of the entire army, nor can it use all its strength to just deal with a few Taoist priests. No matter he wins or loses, he will be ridiculed by the whole world. He hopes that everything is equal. The entire demon clan should deal with you, and it should be a matter of just one demon. "

"He wants to fight me?"

"Haha, the demon king's opponent must at least be a Taoist priest who focuses on the spirit. He will not fight with you. He will designate a demon to fight with you."

Mu Xingqiu thought for a while and shook his head, "He thinks the fight is fair, but I don't think so. I have captured four Yishi Lords. They are very important to the entire demon clan. Qi Wushang has no choice but to let them go." There is no need for me to fight for concessions from the Taoist priests and common people traveling eastward."

Mu Xingqiu was not arrogant enough to think that he could defeat all the monsters. His plan was already very risky, and he did not want to take greater risks in a fight with an unknown opponent.

"It's really strange. The Giant Demon King actually guessed that you would refuse, so he asked me to bring you these things."

Lan Bingju raised her hand and threw a few strange objects. Mu Xingqiu stretched out his palm and used magic to hover them in the air.

It was half of the seven rings left. Mu Xingqiu recognized it as the half ring of the Taoist tradition. Every disciple would receive half of the ring from the leader after joining a certain department, and the other half would be left in the hands of the leader, although there was nothing special about it. However, it is a symbol of the Taoist priest's personal identity and is never easily shown to others.

"I remember that there was a female Taoist priest who often followed you. She was the daughter of a Taoist sect. What was her name? My memory is not as good as before." Lan Bingju said with a smile.

"Yang Qingyin."

"Yes, the descendants of the Yang family are proud to the core. It is not easy for a Taoist priest like her to like someone. Are you willing to fight for her?"