"Master, what kind of mark is this?" Rong Jiaojiao leaned closer and asked curiously.
Qing Xuanzi patiently explained, "These are the tracks left by a creature, possibly some kind of spirit or evil spirit. Look, these tracks seem to point towards that cliff over there."
He pointed to a cliff not far away, and above the cliff, he discovered a hidden cave.
Wu Hui and two middle-aged men also came over. Wu Hui's expression was somewhat solemn: "When we found the body before, we also noticed this cliff, but we didn't find anything else."
Qing Xuanzi nodded. His divine sense detected that there were indeed streams of evil energy emanating from the cave.
He took out a protective array plate and set up a protective array on the ground. He then affixed a top-grade exorcism talisman to each person and said, "You all stay in the protective array and don't come out. I'm going to check out the cave."
He placed Xiao Jin inside the formation and instructed it, "Xiao Jin, keep an eye on Jiao Jiao and Zi Ling." He then instructed Rong Jiao Jiao, "Jiao Jiao, don't leave the formation, understand?"
Rong Jiaojiao nodded: "Master, Jiaojiao knows, Jiaojiao will not go out."
Little Jin hissed twice, crawled to Rong Jiaojiao's side, and affectionately rubbed its head against Rong Jiaojiao's leg.
Wu Hui said with a firm look in his eyes, "Master, just go ahead. I promise that as long as I have a breath left, I will never let the little girl get hurt."
Qing Xuanzi's gaze softened slightly as he looked at him: "Then thank you, Clan Chief Wu. Please do not leave the formation, lest I be unable to protect you in time."
Wu Hui nodded: "We will listen to the master and will never run around and cause trouble for him."
Qing Xuanzi was relieved to leave the formation. He circulated his spiritual energy and used several lightness techniques to quickly fly towards the cave entrance.
The cave entrance was pitch black, like a giant maw that devoured everything, with a chilling, evil aura emanating from it, carrying a nauseating stench.
Qing Xuanzi frowned slightly. This smell was very similar to the putrid stench emanating from the mummified corpse in the ancestral hall, indicating that the evil spirit was inside the cave.
He took out a luminous talisman and activated it, letting it float beside him to light the way ahead.
The cave was narrow and winding. Qing Xuanzi moved forward cautiously. He never underestimated any opponent, so he was careful with every step.
His divine sense constantly probed his surroundings, trying to detect any traces of evil spirits.
As he ventured deeper into the cave, the evil aura grew stronger, as if the surrounding air itself had been polluted.
Qing Xuanzi's steps slowed down. He knew that the closer he got to the evil spirits, the more vigilant he had to be.
He stopped, narrowed his eyes slightly, and probed forward with his divine sense, faintly catching a faint movement.
At the corner ahead, a creature that resembled neither a human nor a ghost lay on the ground, its two eyes glowing with an eerie green light, flickering like two will-o'-the-wisps.
Qing Xuanzi was alarmed: [Isn't this a mountain demon? But aren't mountain demons social creatures? Could it be a mountain demon that has become a spirit and escaped alone? But why does its aura feel so strange?]
One question after another arose in Qing Xuanzi's mind, his thoughts were endless, but his actions did not stop.
Holding a top-grade Heavenly Thunder Talisman in his hand, he slowly approached.
The creature seemed to sense Qing Xuanzi's presence as well. It slowly raised its head and let out a low, sinister roar that echoed through the narrow cave, sending chills down one's spine.
Its body began to tremble slightly, as if it were gathering strength in preparation for an attack.
Qing Xuanzi frowned. He knew that although the mountain demon was not the most powerful evil spirit, its ferocity and cunning were a headache.
Especially since this mandrill's aura was so strange, it seemed to be more than just a simple creature.
As he drew closer, the mandrill sensed Qing Xuanzi's threat, its eyes flashing with anger and fear.
It began to slowly retreat, trying to find an opportunity to escape, but Qing Xuanzi's divine sense locked onto it, leaving it nowhere to run.
Seeing this, Qing Xuanzi no longer hesitated. He quickly raised his hand, and his spiritual power instantly surged into the Heavenly Thunder Talisman in his hand. The Heavenly Thunder Talisman was instantly activated, and a dazzling purple light burst out from the talisman, transforming into a huge bolt of lightning that struck towards the mountain demon.
The mandrill let out a shrill scream, trying to escape the powerful attack, but it had no way out.
The lightning struck it instantly, its powerful force enveloping its entire body, crackling and popping as if the entire cave was trembling.
Qing Xuanzi gave the mountain demon no chance to catch its breath. He quickly took out a talisman from his robes and chanted, "Righteous Qi of Heaven and Earth, suppress evil and subdue demons!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the talisman transformed into a golden ray of light and flew towards the mountain demon.
The mandrill was already badly injured by the lightning attack. When it was struck by the talisman, it let out a desperate scream. Its entire body was instantly enveloped in golden light, as if it had been frozen in mid-air.
Qing Xuanzi stepped forward, preparing to carefully examine the situation of this mountain demon.
The mandrill's body was completely suppressed by the power of lightning and the talisman, its eyes flashing with fear and resentment one moment and deathly stillness the next.
Qing Xuanzi thought of something and immediately threw out a golden net, using his spiritual power to firmly lock the mountain demon in place.
Then he threw out eighteen mid-grade Heavenly Thunder Talismans and set up Heavenly Thunder Soul-Destroying Talismans to seal the mountain demon inside.
The series of actions were swift and urgent. The demonic spirit hiding inside the mandrill had originally planned to wait for Qing Xuanzi to get close before unexpectedly possessing him, but it never expected Qing Xuanzi to act so quickly.
It was nearly defeated by the Xuanmen people and barely managed to escape into the deep mountains, where it was relentlessly pursued. When it encountered a group of mountain demons, it had no choice but to hide inside one of the mountain demons' bodies to escape.
Originally, I planned to wait until it was safe to devour the mandrill's soul before leaving, but I never expected that its presence would awaken in the mandrill a desire to consume souls and essence.
It suddenly went berserk, killing and devouring all its kind, and then searching for blood and food everywhere. This gave the demon spirit the idea of sitting back and enjoying the benefits, so it hid inside the mandrill's body, waiting for it to devour blood and souls, and then used the opportunity to restore itself.
Looking at the flickering light in the mountain demon's eyes, Qing Xuanzi already had some guesses in his mind.
He snorted coldly, his hand seals changed, and the golden net shone brightly, tightly binding the mountain demon. At the same time, the lightning power of the Heavenly Thunder Soul-Destroying Talisman continuously bombarded the mountain demon's body.
"You demonic spirit, how dare you hide inside the mountain demon's body and wreak havoc, causing the mountain demon to become an evil spirit and harm people everywhere! Today I will completely destroy you!" Qing Xuanzi's voice was filled with an undeniable majesty.
The demonic spirit within the mandrill sensed Qing Xuanzi's killing intent and was filled with terror.
The Heavenly Thunder Soul-Destroying Array was too domineering, and it dared not show its face at all. But seeing that the mountain demon was about to be beaten to a pulp, how could it not be terrified?
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