I also held an iron rod in my hand and kept swinging it around.
But there were just too many snakes, and my arm gradually became heavy, making each swing incredibly difficult.
Suddenly, a small snake jumped onto my face.
I instinctively reached out to grab it, but it bit my finger.
A sharp pain shot through me, and I almost dropped the iron rod.
The snakes were multiplying, as if they were constantly emerging from underground, shrinking our encirclement smaller and smaller.
The ground was covered with countless tiny snakes, intertwined and wriggling.
Our strength was gradually exhausted in this endless battle, and we had more and more wounds, with blood flowing continuously.
But the little snake showed no sign of backing down.
Just when we were in dire straits, a strange light suddenly appeared in the sky.
The light was like a bright, clear moon, radiating a gentle yet powerful glow.
It was the fake moon that Fifth Master arranged that came into play.
Suqin's frantically twisting body suddenly stopped struggling under the light.
The little snakes seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force.
They all stopped what they were doing and then slowly crawled toward Suqin's body.
Seeing this, Fifth Master immediately shouted, "Don't panic, everyone! This is a good opportunity to subdue them!"
After saying that, he quickly took out a bundle of red rope from his bag and threw it at Master Jin.
Jin Ye caught it steadily and quickly untied the red rope with both hands.
"Big brother, arrange the rope according to the eight trigrams and the principles of the five elements!"
Master Jin nodded in understanding, and his hands moved swiftly along the edge of the Bagua formation like butterflies flitting among flowers.
He first tied one end of the red rope to the flag in the east, muttering incantations.
"The wood element of the East, represented by the elements Jia and Yi, is used to suppress evil spirits with its vitality."
Then, following the arc of the Bagua (Eight Trigrams), he pulled the red rope southward and tied a tight knot around the flag.
"The fire of the south, Bing and Ding, drives away evil with its fiery power."
The red rope stretched out in his hand and soon connected to the flag in the west.
"The metal of the West, Geng and Xin, can break through demonic obstacles with its sharpness."
Then, the red rope was pulled northward.
"The water of Ren and Gui in the north is used to moisten and transform resentment."
Finally, the red rope returned to the center.
Jin Ye tightly wrapped the red rope around a thick peach wood nail and pulled hard to ensure it was taut.
“The central Earth element (戊己土) is solid and stable, ensuring the stability of the universe.”
Fifth Master was not idle either, wielding a peach wood sword as he weaved through the red ropes.
Whenever he passed by a place, the red rope would shimmer with a faint golden light.
"Heaven and earth, yin and yang, intermingle; red rope wards off evil, making ghosts and demons nowhere to be found."
As the incantation was recited, the red rope shone even brighter, enveloping the entire Bagua formation.
The small snakes and Suqin's corpses writhed wildly under the light of the red rope, but they could not break free from its restraints and could only hiss.
Suqin's body was also frozen in place, and the evil aura on her body gradually dissipated under the suppression of the red rope.
Time passed second by second, and Suqin and the little snake's power was finally completely suppressed.
In the glow of the red rope, it gradually fell silent.
Fifth Master flicked the peach wood sword in his hand, and a yellow talisman landed steadily on the tip of the sword.
"Awesome!"
With a loud shout from Fifth Master, the yellow talisman burst into flames with a "boom" without warning.
Fifth Master shouted again, and with a burst of power from his feet, he drew a perfect arc in the air.
With a nimble backflip, he leaped high into the air and plunged the peach wood sword fiercely into Suqin's chest.
"Imperial Edict!"
Fifth Master extended his sword finger, pointing it at the peach wood sword.
The peach wood sword seemed to be infused with endless energy, and suddenly a raging fire broke out on its blade.
Suqin's body was instantly ignited by the eerie flames.
A raging fire shot into the sky, illuminating the entire night.
Within the flames, countless vengeful spirits seemed to be struggling and howling, emitting chilling sounds.
We were all stunned by the scene, our feet seemingly nailed to the ground, unable to move an inch.
All we could hear was the crackling sound of the flames, striking our hearts again and again.
The air was filled with the pungent smell of roasted meat, mixed with the stench of burning and decay.
...
Only after Suqin's body was burned to a pile of charcoal did Fifth Master's body go limp and he collapsed to the ground.
His face was deathly pale.
"Is...is this the end?"
Luo Tianhe was also exhausted and drenched in sweat, looking as if he had been pulled out of the water.
"it's over."
Jin Ye was also somewhat exhausted.
Suqin died in this battle, but we also suffered heavy casualties.
After a while, Fifth Master stood up unsteadily from the ground.
Send someone to carry Little Fatty's body down.
I definitely won't do it; it's my sixth uncle's relative who will.
As soon as the body was moved down, several people started vomiting violently.
At this moment, Little Fatty's body was shriveled up like a mummified corpse, the only difference being that it was still oozing green liquid.
When Uncle Liu saw this scene, he broke down instantly and cried uncontrollably.
Fifth Master didn't have time to pay attention to him. He picked up a black snake with a intact body, forced the snake to open its mouth, and then stuffed a yellow talisman with Little Fatty's birth date and time written on it into the snake's mouth.
He gently touched the snake's head with his hand.
The previously restless black snake now lay obediently on the ground, not moving at all.
Fifth Master then took out two black candles from the cloth bag, lit them, and began to smoke the snake, starting from its head.
"Light a red candle to illuminate the path to the underworld, and the fog of life and death will gradually be dispelled."
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