Chapter 50
Seeing that Gui Zong was about to fight, Erma came forward and said, "Why, you want to fight?"
"Where did this yellow-haired girl come from? Do you know who our brother is?" said the person next to Gui Zong.
"Hey, A'Rui, don't say that. How can you call someone who can hang out with the stray dogs of our ghost tribe a yellow-haired girl?"
I sneered and slapped the guy named Arui. This time I used all my strength, and they didn't expect me to attack suddenly, so Arui was slapped away by me.
"How can you slander a disciple of the Tianshi Mansion for no reason?" I said harshly.
"You!" Gui Zong's face turned red when he heard what I said.
When they heard that Erma was a disciple of the Tianshi Mansion, they did not dare to act rashly.
"If everything is fine, I will take the person away. And the driver who died just now, I don't think it was an accident, so we also need to investigate." After saying that, I took Gui Changlu and was about to leave.
Gui Zong stopped me and said, "Are you really going to go against me?"
I pushed his hand away, said nothing, and left.
Erma and I walked off the road and hailed a taxi. After handing the Ghost Record to Master Miaohua, we met the returning Ghost Sect on our way out. He gave me a vicious look, and I responded with a contemptuous smile.
From now on, I will beat up any lackey like Gui Changlu I see.
When I got back home, I told Liu Meng that the person behind the scenes had been dealt with by us, and she was very grateful.
The next few days were pretty uneventful, so Erma and I discussed formations. The formations at the Tianshi Mansion were a bit complex and obscure to her, but I understood many of them instantly. I explained many formations she hadn't learned yet, including the bases, the center, and the principles of operation. From setting up the formation to controlling its operation, I explained everything clearly to her.
If her talent for physiognomy and talismans is ten out of ten, then her talent for formations is probably only one. This isn't an exaggeration, it's the truth. I'll have to explain formations above level seven to her several times. Fortunately, she's willing to put in the effort, so my efforts aren't in vain.
After more than a month of hard training in seclusion, when she had almost learned everything, I asked Master Miaohua again to help her apply to join the Xuanzhen Bureau. When Master Miaohua heard this, he told us to go directly to the Xuanzhen Bureau for the trial.
Liu Danchen also came over after hearing the news. He encouraged Erma. Master Miaohua took out a bamboo tube with many bamboo sticks in it. He handed the bamboo tube to Erma, meaning that she could draw the lot herself.
Erma placed the bamboo tube against her chest, took a few deep breaths, and then began to shake it. A bamboo stick flew out of the tube and landed on the ground. Erma picked it up and looked at it, her expression brightening with joy.
Seeing her like this, I think she must have drawn a familiar formation.
Erma handed the bamboo tube and the bamboo sticks she drew to Master Miaohua. Master Miaohua showed us the bamboo sticks, and we saw the words "Five Elements Evil-Slaying Formation" written on them.
It turned out to be a fifth-level formation. Seeing Master Miaohua's half-smile, I suddenly realized that Master Miaohua had put in a lot of hard work to bring the Tianshi Mansion in. Liu Danchen must have figured this out too. Only Erma looked delighted.
This Five Elements Demon-Slaying Formation is much easier to set up. Erma doesn't even need to prepare any materials, he can just use talisman paper.
Erma pulled five talismans from her cloth bag: a green talisman (wood), a red talisman (fire), a yellow talisman (earth), a white talisman (metal), and a black talisman (water). On the green talisman, she drew the Green Emperor Curse. On the red talisman, she drew the Vermillion Bird Charm. Soon, she moved on to the yellow talisman. I'm not sure if it was an Earthy Yellow Charm. As for the white talisman, it was the White Emperor Charm, used to exorcise evil and calm the mind. On the last black talisman, she drew the Black Tortoise Charm, used to dispel misfortune and calamity.
When Master Miaohua saw the talisman Erma had drawn, he couldn't help but show a hint of admiration. Even Liu Danchen, who was standing next to me, nodded repeatedly when he saw what Erma had done.
Erma tossed the Five Elements Talisman into the air, and the five talismans landed evenly in front of him. He grasped his right wrist with his left hand and, with a finger gesture, the five talismans spontaneously ignited. Erma then produced a hairpin, which landed in the center of the formation, upside down, and stood there steadily. With the hairpin as the center, the attributes of the five talismans connected to it in a line. Then, a burst of multicolored light shot straight up the roof, forming a dome.
The Five Elements Evil-Slaying Formation has been completed.
The most important aspect of the Five Elements Exterminating Evil Formation is the formation's five attributes. Lower-level formations use gold foil, peach wood, water, flame, and loess as their foundations. However, since the amount of each attribute cannot be precisely controlled to equalize the other four, the resulting formation will have varying strengths and weaknesses among the five energies, hindering its maintenance and significantly reducing its power.
Erma used the Five Elements Talisman as the foundation of the formation, evenly depositing energy on the talismans. This allowed the formation to operate smoothly and its power to be greatly enhanced. Of course, this was only the surface of the Five Elements Evil-Slaying Formation; it could also employ the principle of mutual generation and mutual restraint to create unpredictable variations. However, this was just a trial, and there was no need to demonstrate advanced variations.
When Master Miaohua saw the formation set up by Erma, he nodded with satisfaction and signaled Erma to put it away.
Erma put away the formation and happily ran towards Liu Danchen and me.
Seeing that she finally joined the Xuan Detective Bureau, Liu Danchen and I were sincerely happy.
I asked her to go to Master Miaohua first and celebrate after completing the formalities.
Erma happily trotted to Master Miaohua, and Master Miaohua started chatting with her.
Liu Danchen and I whispered, "What are your plans at the Xuanzhen Bureau?"
Liu Danchen chuckled and said, "Just hanging out with you."
"I'm telling you something serious."
Liu Danchen didn't look away and said seriously, "I might really have to follow you in the future. The establishment of the Xuanzhen Bureau is an inevitable trend. The old Tianshi has ordered that my master and my great uncle's lineages must each send three people to join the Xuanzhen Bureau."
Hearing it was actually the old Heavenly Master's order, I was stunned. Elder immortals of their level could already foresee the future. It looked like the Xuanzhen Bureau was really going to be in turmoil.
However, I'm not as resistant as they are, because I don't have deep feelings for the ghost clan. So if all the Xuanmen in the world really have to obey the orders of the Xuanzhen Bureau in the future, I'd be a little happy. Then I can use the Xuanzhen Bureau to suppress those factions in the clan that are not friendly to me.
No matter how great a person's ability is, it is limited.
After figuring this out, I started laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" Liu Danchen turned his head to look at me.
I patted his shoulder and said, "Then I will help you make a name for yourself in the future."
Liu Danchen didn't know what I was thinking. My words amused him, and he just said, "Then I'll rely on you for protection from now on."
"Hahaha!"
We both laughed at the same time.
A fighting spirit that I had never felt before rose in my heart!
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