Elder Shui Qingchen is skilled in alchemy, but her combat prowess is not weak.
Elder Shui Qingchen, who usually appears mature and composed, was wielding two giant hammers, a stark contrast that surprised even Su Qing.
In fact, after Elder Shui Qingchen established her foundation, she began to learn alchemy. Every time she failed to refine pills, she would get so angry that she would pick up a sledgehammer and smash the alchemy furnace as well.
Gradually, Shui Qingchen's weapon transformed into these two giant hammers.
It can be said that Shui Qingchen is a violent cultivator.
Elder Qiu is a weapon refiner whose fighting method is puppet combat.
At this moment, a giant puppet appeared in front of Elder Qiu, and the controlled giant puppet firmly protected Elder Qiu behind it.
The demonic cultivator's expression turned somewhat ugly. He hadn't expected that there would be two cultivators at the peak of the Core Formation stage. However, he quickly revealed an evil smile.
"Peak Core Formation cultivators? Good, good, that's wonderful. If I can drain your blood and collect your souls, my combat power will be comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator. When I go to the Demon Realm, the Demon Lord will naturally give me a protector position."
"Your dream is good, but it ends here," Shui Qingchen said coldly, surprisingly becoming the first to make a move, raising the large hammer in her hand.
Dark red flames ignited on the giant hammer. Shui Qingchen had actually refined the Heavenly Fire, and the Heavenly Fire she refined was the top-tier Heavenly Fire, the Nine Nether Dark Flame.
The moment the vengeful ghost touched the Netherworld Flame, it emitted a plume of black smoke and screamed in agony.
It must be said that fire is extremely effective against vengeful spirits.
Elder Qiu was a master craftsman, so he naturally refined Heavenly Fire as well, and it turned out to be a top-tier Heavenly Fire.
"Dry Blue Ice Flame!"
The entire puppet was enveloped in icy blue flames, rushed up to the vengeful ghost, and unleashed a series of punches, causing the ghost to scream in agony.
Su Qing was even more ruthless, directly transforming the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus Immortal Fire into a rope and lassoing the throat of the vengeful ghost. The vengeful ghost screamed in agony as its head turned into black smoke, and the headless vengeful ghost ran around wildly.
In an instant, all three Core Formation stage ghosts were defeated.
The demonic cultivator didn't seem to care, a cold smile still playing on his lips. He said, "Since you're all so strong, I won't hold back anymore."
With a flick of his Yin-Yang Banner, wisps of black mist swirled around, enveloping the entire village.
"Why don't you all think about this? This village is deserted, so why am I still here? Hahaha, of course, it's because there are good things here." The demonic cultivator laughed loudly.
Shaling Village was completely shrouded in darkness, with only a few will-o'-the-wisps dotting the sky, making the entire village even more eerie and terrifying.
Su Qing's expression was solemn.
This demonic cultivator actually set up an array.
"Spirit-Trapping Array!"
They were all trapped in Shaling Village.
"Hahaha, enjoy yourselves here!" the demonic cultivator's voice rang out.
All the vengeful spirits disappeared, but the spirit-trapping array felt even more terrifying.
"Elder Shui, Elder Qiu, what should we do?" Yue Lan asked anxiously.
Su Qing gave Yue Lan a deep look, noticing a layer of black mist surrounding her.
Possessed by a vengeful ghost?
With a gentle tap, Su Qing conjured a Palm Thunderstorm in her hand.
"boom!"
Before Yue Lan could react, Su Qing's palm lightning had already landed on her.
"you……"
Yue Lan trembled all over. A dignified Core Formation stage cultivator was completely powerless against Su Qing's Palm Thunderstorm.
"Su Qing, what are you doing?" Shui Qingchen frowned. Although Su Qing had once been her disciple, she still couldn't tolerate infighting among fellow disciples.
However, Shui Qingchen's expression quickly changed.
As Yue Lan's body slumped down, the black mist dissipated from her body.
"Trying to run?"
Purple lightning snakes coiled around the black smoke, which emitted a shrill scream before being swallowed whole by Su Qing's Netherflame.
Shui Qingchen supported Yue Lan's body and fed him several pills to restore his spiritual power before she could barely open her eyes.
Judging from her dazed expression, she clearly didn't know that she was being controlled by a vengeful ghost.
"These demonic cultivators, what clever methods they employ!" Shui Qingchen said coldly.
If they were to be ambushed by their fellow disciples who were being controlled by these vengeful spirits, Shui Qingchen and Elder Qiu would likely be unable to withstand it and would suffer serious injuries!
"This Spirit-Trapping Array is very strange; I can't sense any spiritual energy around me," Elder Qiu said, frowning.
“Everyone, gather together,” Su Qing said. “We need to check first to see if they are possessed by a vengeful ghost.”
Fortunately, only ten cultivators entered Shaling Village this time, and Su Qing had a way to identify whether they were possessed by evil spirits. If it were a hundred cultivators from the Xuanling Sect who entered Shaling Village together, the mere fact that they were possessed by evil spirits would be enough to cause a third of the Xuanling Sect cultivators to perish.
All ten people gathered in the small square of Shaling Village, which used to be a place where crops were dried in Shaling Village. It was flat and spacious.
Su Qing looked at each of her fellow disciples in front of her.
Shui Qingchen's group consists of Su Qing, Xuan Qingye, Yue Lan, and Wen An.
Elder Qiu Feiyang's group: Ge Chengying, Bai Mu, Chu Xin, Xue Ling.
Yue Lan was still somewhat weak after being struck out of possession by a vengeful ghost by Su Qing's palm lightning, and leaned against the old locust tree in the small square.
These fellow disciples were not possessed by vengeful spirits, but they could be possessed at any time.
"Purification Talismans, one hundred for each person. Stick them on your body and you won't be possessed by evil spirits." Su Qing said, taking out a stack of talismans and distributing them to everyone.
After sticking the cleansing talisman on my body, the chilly feeling around me disappeared considerably.
However, within the Spirit Trapping Array, the Cleansing Talisman will be quickly eroded, and a single talisman can only be used for a maximum of one hour before needing to be replaced.
If attacked by a vengeful ghost, the cleansing talisman can withstand one attack, but it will be immediately corroded and damaged.
"This Spirit-Trapping Array is quite complex. I'll need some time to break it," Elder Qiu Feiyang said, frowning.
Elder Qiu is a master weapon refiner. He needs to set up formations when refining weapons, but he can only be considered to have some understanding of formations, not to be an expert.
"Elder Qiu, there's no need for you to take care of breaking the formation. I can handle it," Su Qing said.
Qiu Feiyang then remembered that Su Qing knew how to set up formations. Back in the far north, Su Qing's formations were incredibly powerful.
However, Su Qing was giving him too much face. He felt perfectly at ease with Su Qing's words.
“Alright, you break the formation, and I'll protect you,” Qiu Feiyang said.
The Spirit-Trapping Array and the Demon-Trapping Array work on the same principle, except that one traps cultivators while the other traps demonic cultivators.
Su Qing did not intend to break the Spirit-Trapping Array, but instead planned to turn it directly into a Demon-Trapping Array, so that the demon cultivators could experience what a true trapping array was like.
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