"Heh, who are you talking to!"
Hearing that this guy who had been resurrected was still so arrogant, Li Huai was immediately annoyed.
To my astonishment, he actually took two steps forward and slapped him several times across the face.
"Li Huai, what are you doing? He's still my master's master, after all."
I was stunned for a moment, then questioned him.
"It's okay. Although it was a loud thud, I didn't use much force. The swelling will definitely go down by morning."
Li Huai waved his hand and squinted at the stunned Taoist Zhang Qingxiao.
"How about it? Still acting all high and mighty?"
"Remember, with your Grandpa Li, if you're a dragon, you have to coil up; if you're a tiger, you have to lie down!"
"This kid is really arrogant towards people he can't fight back against."
Luo Tianhe, standing to the side, muttered a somewhat helpless complaint.
Suddenly, the black aura around Master Zhang Qingxiao in the formation surged dramatically!
The cinnabar threads wrapped around his body creaked under the strain, and some began to appear faintly, as if they might break at any moment.
Seeing this, Li Huai turned pale with fright and scrambled to the door.
"Yan, Brother Yan, it looks like this guy is about to break free!"
His lips trembled. Given the actions he had just taken towards Daoist Zhang Qingxiao, if that thing were to break free, it would surely kill him.
"Where did all that bravado go?!"
I rolled my eyes, took out a yellow talisman, and wasn't too nervous.
I can tell that what Master Zhang Qingxiao set up before was just an ordinary exorcism formation.
Even a slightly powerful ghost cannot be trapped by it.
This is enough to show that the guy who occupied Zhang Qingxiao's body could not exert much power at all!
Otherwise, Master Zhang Qingxiao would not have used such a rudimentary formation.
Just as that guy was about to break free, the black aura around his body suddenly stopped and then receded back into his body like a tide.
"Why did it end early?"
Master Zhang Qingxiao seemed to have just woken up from a deep sleep. He rubbed his forehead and said with some confusion.
Then he noticed the three of us in his house, and became even more puzzled.
"Chen Yan? What are you doing here?"
I squinted, and at that moment, his voice was exactly the same as the one I remembered my master speaking.
Gentle and peaceful.
Is this guy lying to me again?
When my master saw that I didn't answer, he looked around and quickly guessed what had happened. He smiled wryly.
"Don't worry, Chen Yan, I'm back."
As he spoke, the master waved his sleeve, and the messy cinnabar lines on the ground instantly became orderly, returning to their original state.
My pupils contracted. My master's move was too brilliant. Although it was just the simplest exorcism formation, I could not have done it so gracefully.
At that moment, I believed that the person standing in front of me was indeed my master, so I couldn't help but ask:
"Master, what exactly happened? How did that guy manage to take over your body?"
"Hehe, do you remember what I told you last time, that I was going to catch those guys who possess bodies and return to life?"
I nodded. "Of course I remember my master. Come to think of it, it was all my fault. Weren't they supposed to be a very powerful cult?"
"Very strong?" Daoist Zhang Qingxiao smiled and shook his head, then continued:
"Strong is relative. In front of those old Taoists of the Xuanmen who have united, they are nothing but chickens and dogs."
A united group of Taoist masters?
It seems that Master has invited quite a few people this time.
But then, an even bigger question arose in my mind.
"Master, since you call it a clay chicken and a clay dog, why was it able to be resurrected?"
Not only me, but Luo Tianhe and Li Huai also had the same doubts.
According to Master Zhang Qingxiao, the difference in strength between them should be enormous, so how could this situation have occurred?
Even his own body was taken over by that thing.
"You only see the surface."
Master Zhang Qingxiao said solemnly.
"Although he has taken over my body, I was prepared in advance. Even if he takes over my body, it will not have any effect on me. If you hadn't come to visit me suddenly in the middle of the night, even you wouldn't have noticed."
"Master, that's true, but having your body possessed by such evil practices will ultimately have some negative effects on you."
After thinking about it for a while, I realized that what my master said did make some sense.
But if it were me, I would never allow such crooked and evil practices to take over my body!
If they have any backup plans, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Hearing me say that, the Taoist priest gave a wry smile:
"Chen Yan, you're right, but we have no other choice."
Upon hearing what the Taoist priest said, both Luo Tianhe and Li Huai involuntarily widened their eyes.
No wonder the Taoist priest allowed this guy to enter his body; he had his reasons.
Master Zhang Qingxiao paused for a moment, then quickly continued.
"Although they were like chickens and dogs in front of us, they were easily crushed by us."
The Taoist priest summarized the scene in just a few words, but I was deeply moved as I listened.
Clay chickens and earthen dogs, destroyed and withered!
Two simple words prove just how powerful those united Taoist masters truly are!
"But these high-ranking individuals who have mastered the evil art of possession can, with a mere thought, transfer their souls into a pre-arranged puppet!"
Is possession of a corpse so sinister?
Immediately, Luo Tianhe, Li Huai, and I exchanged glances, all of us seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.
In that case, although we might temporarily defeat them, they will soon make a comeback; we can't completely eradicate them.
Seemingly sensing our concerns, the Taoist priest smiled slightly.
"It would be too embarrassing if we, these old Taoists, who have finally come together to take action, still couldn't do it flawlessly."
"So we immediately captured their souls and temporarily placed them into our own bodies."
Hearing this, I couldn't help but interrupt:
"Taoist Master, don't Taoists have anything that can store the soul? Why do they have to let them enter your bodies? It's so dangerous!"
I was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, it's impossible that those old Taoist priests didn't have those magical treasures that could store souls.
Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest shook his head and said solemnly:
"Chen Yan, it's not as simple as you think. These people have harmed many people by practicing the art of resurrection."
"Their soul strength is such that ordinary magical artifacts cannot imprison them. Only our physical bodies are the best prison for them!"
"Therefore, we have no choice but to offer our bodies to feed the souls."
Upon hearing this, Luo Tianhe, Li Huai, and I couldn't help but feel a deep sense of respect.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
