"No rush, the current divination is very stable but ominous." Si Zang beckoned Mao Xiaofang to his side, patted the stone platform that had appeared out of nowhere, and asked as he helped him sit down, "What did you see?"
“The demons have already gained power and will be able to break free from the suppression of the village stone lions in just a few days.” Mao Xiaofang frowned and said seriously, “The stone lions are connected to the incense offerings of the village’s earth god temple. If the demons break free, the people living here will probably never be able to live in peace again.”
Sizang then asked, "So what are your thoughts?"
"This... set up the Six Ding Six Jia Formation, borrowing the power of the Six Ding Six Jia to cut off the three heads of this demon and send them into reincarnation one by one." When he mentioned this, Mao Xiaofang suddenly had the air of a future master, his eyes extremely firm.
Si Zang thought for a moment. This matter had nothing to do with them. The divination hadn't changed when Mao Xiaofang spoke, so they could do as he said: "Okay."
"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Mao Xiaofang's momentum suddenly plummeted: "Big brother, don't you have any other thoughts?"
“No, but I know this formation is incomplete without the Six Jia Divine Talisman, so…” Si Zang reached into his robes and pulled out a stack of papers to Mao Xiaofang’s expectant gaze: “I’ve prepared talisman paper for you.”
Mao Xiaofang looked at Si Zang with a startled expression, then at Lin Feng with a pleading look.
"Stop looking. I'm just a fortune teller. He's too murderous. Let alone entering the village, once he gets close, that stone lion will probably want to devour him first." Si Zang shoved the talisman into his hand and urged, "Go and set up the great formation first. Once we lure out that demon, the rest will be easy."
"Okay..." Mao Xiaofang reluctantly agreed.
Just then, Lu Yuan, lying in the power armor, opened his mask and weakly called out, "Daoist Master, I can help too!"
Help, help, help... Si Zang completely ignored the voice, but Lin Feng suddenly spoke up, "You follow Master Mao and keep an eye on the surroundings. Call us if there are any problems."
"Okay!" Although there seemed to be a slight hesitation in his eyes, Lu Yuan quickly agreed and followed in his power armor.
Just as the two descended the hillside, Si Zang was about to voice his doubts when Lin Feng subtly silenced him with a glance. A surge of yin energy rose from the surroundings, and the Yin House courtyard quietly appeared, enveloping the two figures before disappearing down the hillside.
Once they entered the courtyard, Si Zang looked around with curiosity at the changes and asked, "What's going on? Why are you being so secretive? Are you afraid someone will hear us?"
A gentle breeze blew from between his fingers, swirled a few times, and flowed into the wind chimes under the eaves, producing a muffled sound. Hong Linggui floated out at the opportune moment, exchanged a very unfriendly glance with Si Zang, and then immediately disappeared from the eaves.
"Space? Ghost Realm?" Si Zang secretly gasped, "The Ghost Lady's strength has increased again~"
Lin Feng didn't reply, but said as he walked into the lobby, "Lu Yuan might have a problem."
"Oh?" Si Zang's ears twitched, and he rushed over in a few steps, asking, "What's the problem?"
"Killing intent." Lin Feng stopped and turned around, his voice filled with doubt, not entirely certain.
Si Zang recalled what had happened before and pondered for a moment: "Suibian, aren't you overthinking it? Being controlled will naturally generate murderous intent."
Although he felt that things were not so simple, Lin Feng brought it up, and he took the matter very seriously.
Hearing Si Zang's words, Lin Feng said softly, "That killing intent is very strange..."
"Strange? What if he was influenced by the evil spirit?" Si Zang asked, but he couldn't help thinking about the other party's somewhat foolish behavior, which was related to all the dangers they had encountered along the way.
"Hmm." Lin Feng didn't deny it, his gaze carrying a hint of coldness: "If Mao Xiaofang's grand formation malfunctions..."
Si Zang quickly exclaimed, "He...wouldn't do something so stupid, would he?"
Lin Feng nodded. Although it was just a guess, bringing Lu Yuan along would be very disadvantageous for them: "Regardless of whether the great formation will have problems, I plan to leave him in this village. No matter how dangerous the road ahead may be, the pursuit of Bian Er must not go wrong."
"Um."
Si Zang couldn't deny this point; he also wanted to abandon Lu Yuan, as finding that sorcerer was something he couldn't afford to overlook.
Judging from the intentions revealed by the other party, they probably want to acquire some treasures to make up for the loss of their combat power. The main reason why they did not rush there immediately is because of the evil cultivators who occasionally appear in the vicinity.
Once things have calmed down a bit, they can take advantage of the ominous divination to find a way to get rid of that sorcerer.
"There's one more thing: what are the immortals and gods of this world like?" Lin Feng's biggest question was Ma Lingguan's goodwill.
"Well, you've come to the right person!" Si Zang raised an eyebrow, chuckled, walked into the main hall, and sat down steadily in the middle of the hall. He said loudly, "Journey to the West is Journey to the West, Investiture of the Gods is Investiture of the Gods, the Primordial World is the Primordial World, Buddha is Buddha, and Taoism is Taoism. Although people like to put these stories together in chronological order, can true faith be described by these?"
"The immortals and gods who protect the land of China are not what people think of as being of varying levels of cultivation!"
"The Dao is formless and without appearance, yet it gives birth to heaven and earth and all things. What the Dao manifests in people's eyes is virtue, therefore all things respect the Dao and respect virtue."
"When the Dao disperses, it becomes Qi; when it gathers, it becomes Shen (spirit). Immortals and gods are the embodiment of the Dao and moral exemplars. Tell me... what exactly are the immortals and gods of this world?"
Lin Feng gradually pieced together a plan in his mind, but he was still somewhat puzzled: "If that's the case, why did the Sixty Jiazi Tai Sui Gods you mentioned earlier help the evil ghost?"
"I can't explain the situation, the calamity, the clash... but one thing is certain: the immortals who are born are different from the gods who are born. Besides their duties, they also carry personal emotions. So you'd better not invite gods casually."
A glint flashed in Si Zang's eyes as he gave Lin Feng a few extra glances, making the latter's back tingle: "Whatever, Ghost Lady's faith is quite righteous. I thought you would invite some kind of fierce god or demon star, but I didn't expect you to invite a guardian spirit official."
Lin Feng didn't try to hide it and said immediately, "It's Hong Ling."
"Oh!" Si Zang looked left and right, and although he did not find Hong Linggui's figure, he still praised her, "She has potential. In my opinion, why not let her cultivate Yin Spirit?"
"According to Confucianism, these Yin gods are evil gods and ghosts that have not been officially appointed and are worshipped in a lewd manner. They are not orthodox. If the Ghost Lady does some good deeds, even if she is a minor official, she can gain the power of an righteous god."
"But according to Taoist teachings, Yin represents stillness and is good at controlling the wisdom eye. It is a person's true self. There are also sayings that the soul is the Yang spirit and the spirit is the Yin spirit. The three souls and six spirits correspond to the spirit and mind, and the six spirits correspond to the six roots, etc. As long as one can cultivate and transform, then there is naturally no distinction between good and bad."
"Hehe, if I were to learn some of the tricks of the underworld gods, even the Ghost Lady could be quite extraordinary."
Lin Feng carefully considered Si Cang's suggestion. If he could truly grant Hong Linggui some power as Si Cang suggested, that would be quite good.
"Of course, this is still related to you. Let's talk about it later." Si Zang laughed and stretched. He was exhausted after running away all night, and he had also used up a lot of energy. He had lost his previous vigor.
"Is your body still that of an ordinary person?" Lin Feng suddenly looked at him with surprise.
Si Zang nodded: "Yes, aren't ordinary people good enough? They eat grains and enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Even a bowl of coarse tea and plain rice has its ups and downs... Alas, the Tao is in the excrement and urine..."
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