“These are of great benefit to your inner demons.” Qi Zhiheng did not intend to hide anything. “Fellow Daoist Tong may not know, but your inner demons are not just simple inner demons. There are other things mixed in with them. It is this thing that makes it impossible for you to get rid of the entanglement of your inner demons. Now, what I need to do is to help you remove that obstacle.”
"Master Qi, could you please tell me what kind of obstacle this is?" Although many people had examined his inner demons, Tong Zixing had never heard of his inner demons being an obstacle.
Qi Zhiheng said, "The obstacle is demonic energy. There is a trace of demonic energy in your body. Now I will help you expel the demonic energy."
Tong Zixing looked at Qi Zhiheng and really couldn't see any Buddhist nature in him: "Master Qi is not a spiritual chef? Ah... no, isn't Master Qi a Taoist cultivator? How come he knows how to expel demonic energy?" It's all because that meal was too delicious that he accidentally blurted out what was on his mind!
Qi Zhiheng wasn't angry: "I have indeed learned a few cooking techniques. However, this is not my forte."
"Understood. Master Qi's forte should be alchemy. Those top-grade pills, I'm afraid they were Master Qi's work, right? There are very few alchemists in the world who can do that." Tong Zixing quickly corrected herself for her earlier careless words.
"As for my Buddhist cultivation skills, it's just that I happen to possess a light spiritual root," Qi Zhiheng smiled mysteriously, not answering the question. His primary focus was cultivation; in fact, he had only grasped the essence of alchemy. However, he didn't intend to explain further.
Qi Zhiheng said, "Fellow Daoist Tong, if you are ready, I will begin."
Tong Zixing nodded: "Then I'll have to trouble Alchemist Qi."
Qi Zhiheng struck the wooden fish, his prayer beads swirling in his hand, and scriptures flowed from his lips, each rune landing on Tong Zixing's body.
Tong Zixing suddenly felt a sense of relief from being purified, but this was only the beginning.
The whole process continued...
Outside, Tong Qiaoxia and Yan Yun were extremely nervous. Their master had been in that room for three days. The Qi family had gone in and out several times, but they hadn't seen their master, nor had they seen Qi Zhiheng.
"Master has definitely been captured and is being guarded by Qi Zhiheng!" Tong Qiaoxia shook her handkerchief. "Senior sister, what should we do? Master has been missing for so long."
Yan Yun said with a solemn expression, "Let's report this matter to the sect. With just our cultivation levels, we'd probably be easy prey for them. Let's ask the island to send two more Mahayana cultivators over."
Tong Qiaoxia looked at her senior sister with some resentment: "The Mahayana stage isn't like cabbage, you can't just invite Qinglai here whenever you want. I'm afraid if we send the news of Master's misfortune back to the island, the island lord will think we're joking!" Y, X, D, J.
Yan Yun said, "There's nothing we can do about it. If we report it now and they don't believe us, we can think of another way. Master isn't going to get into trouble so easily."
During the days that Qi Zhiheng helped treat Tong Zixing, the last spirit ship to land in the Southern Continent carried several of Qi Zhiheng's disciples. Also present were several familiar faces: Bai Yilian in a white dress, and Xu Yuanzhou, who already possessed some skill.
Xu Yan was unable to come to Zhongzhou because of his wrongdoing. His descendants had to take his place.
Yang Yitian frowned and said, "Why are these two here? The people of Nanzhou actually allowed these two to come in!"
"There's nothing we can do. Xu Yan has already taken all the blame himself. It seems that his grandson has been seen by the envoy from above and is highly regarded. And that Bai Yilian! I don't know what the other party is thinking!" Feng Yuanyi also obtained the qualification to come. Since the previous spirit ship could not hold so many people, their sect was scattered. Because they did not intend to leave with other sects and forces in the Central Continent, they did not insist on being put together.
So the two groups of people separated.
Yang Yitian frowned and asked, "What's wrong with Bai Yilian? Wasn't she covered in something dirty? Why did she come along too?"
"It was an envoy from their sect who valued Bai Yilian highly and had her participate in the competition. After she won, they came." Feng Yuanyi was really annoyed. He really hated Bai Yilian. The thought of having to continue breathing the same spiritual energy on the same continent as her made him feel irritated.
Yang Yitian thought to himself that he should still mention this matter to Qi Zhiheng at the end. They had suspected long ago that the Netherworld Fungus they had cultivated was related to Zhongzhou, not to mention that there was some kind of Netherworld Seed on Bai Yilian's body—wasn't this a huge problem? Was this place about to become a paradise of demonic energy?
Qi Zhiheng spent nine days chanting Buddhist scriptures and finally managed to expel the demonic energy from Tong Zixing's body. Both Qi Zhiheng and Tong Zixing witnessed the demonic energy being forced out of her body.
Tong Zixing was somewhat surprised. At first, he was a little skeptical, but the feeling of demonic energy emanating from the top of his head was so profound that he couldn't deny it. He asked, "Master Qi, has all the demonic energy on my body been removed?"
Qi Zhiheng finished reciting the last word of the scripture, stopped all his movements, and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "The exorcism is complete." After saying that, he transferred that wisp of demonic energy to his own body, using the gray mist to control it, and then decomposed and absorbed it.
Upon seeing this, Tong Zixing asked, "Master Qi, are you alright?" He was referring, of course, to the demonic energy entering Qi Zhiheng's body.
Qi Zhiheng shook his head and said, "I have a light spiritual root, which means that spiritual energy doesn't harm me much, but it does have some effect on you."
Hearing this answer, Tong Zixing felt much more at ease.
Qi Zhiheng continued, "The inner demons haven't been completely eradicated yet, so take this pill first."
Tong Zixing had already placed great trust in Qi Zhiheng and took the pill.
Qi Zhiheng said, "The root cause of your inner demons has been eliminated, so it is likely that your inner demons will not have such a great influence in the future. These few Dispelling Pills can alleviate your inner demons. Whether you can break through the shackles of your inner demons afterward depends on Fellow Daoist Tong himself."
"Many thanks to Master Qi for saving my life. I will certainly deliver the promised reward to Master Qi in a few days." Tong Zixing didn't keep such a precious spiritual herb on him. His health had already been somewhat poor, and if he kept something precious and rarely used, he might just waste it. After all, inner demons can sometimes control one's actions.
Qi Zhiheng said, "We may have already set off for Shengxian City in a few days. At that time, we will ask Fellow Daoist Tong to come and find us."
He thought that if he managed to lure the other party over, he might be able to earn some extra income later.
After thanking her again, Tong Zixing prepared to leave.
I was drawn to the noise outside the door before I even stepped outside.
"Excuse me, my junior brother is still inside. Could you please pass on a message?"
Qi Zhiheng heard this sentence.
Yang Yitian said, "We can't go in yet. They're busy. Please wait a little longer."
"No, I must see my junior brother today!" Shao Nianzhu's voice was resolute. His two junior disciples had sent a message back to the island, but unfortunately, the island lord did not take it too seriously, and it was impossible for him to send a Mahayana cultivator just because of the two girls' words.
Shao Nianzhu was only a cultivator at the peak of the Integration Stage. He had grown up with Tong Zixing since childhood and was worried that something might have happened to his junior brother, so he volunteered to come and check on the situation. However, he was turned away at the door several times in a row and not allowed to see anyone. This made him and his two junior nephews worry that something might have happened to Tong Zixing.
Qi Zhiheng was the first to come out: "What's wrong?"
Tong Zixing followed behind him.
Tong Zixing asked, "Senior brother, what are you doing here?"
"Junior brother, are you alright?" Shao Nianzhu stepped forward to check on Tong Zixing.
Tong Zixing said with some helplessness, "What could I possibly want? I just came to ask for some pills."
"You're alright? What did my nieces and uncles say...?" He paused here, looking at his two bewildered nieces and uncles.
Tong Qiaoxia and Yan Yun were naturally happy to see their master come out, but they were really confused about what had happened during this time.
Qi Zhiheng said, "It seems that Fellow Daoist Tong has not appeared for a long time, and the sect has been worried. Now that the matter is over, Fellow Daoist Tong should go back and give some instructions."
Tong Zixing cupped his hands in farewell: "I'll take my leave now, and visit again another day with my reward."
Qi Zhiheng still had some things to discuss with the other party, and it was not very convenient to talk about them outside. He still wanted to go back to Shengxian City to talk about it: "Fellow Daoist Tong, you must come in person then. I will definitely hold a grand banquet to entertain you."
Tong Zixing said, "I will definitely pay a visit in person!"
After the two sides parted ways, Qi Zhiheng's attention returned to his own side.
"Huh? You guys are here too?" Qi Zhiheng was a little surprised. He hadn't seen his disciples before and thought they hadn't qualified. He didn't expect them to be on the spirit boat behind him.
Five of Qi Zhiheng's disciples arrived and stepped forward to greet him, saying, "Greetings, Master!"
"Alright, enough with the formalities. You've done me a favor by coming here." Qi Zhiheng was in a good mood. If he trained these disciples well, he could squeeze them dry in the future.
No one else came this time; the top three disciples were a must, and Rong Gu, Ye Hanyuan, and Feng Yuanyi all came. Zhang Ruosheng, who later came to understand matters of love, let go of everything and began to work hard. Surprisingly, he also rapidly improved his cultivation within twenty-five years. Their alchemy skills were taught by Qi Zhiheng, so it was inevitable that they would be qualified to enter Zhongzhou.
There was another disciple on the left, one of the first ten disciples accepted as main disciples, named Zhuge Yi. This disciple was rather calm and composed, and genuinely diligent in alchemy. Qi Zhiheng still remembered him somewhat, but he wasn't as affectionate towards him as he was towards the first three disciples.
Qi Zhiheng said, "Let's go back first!" As for the welcoming banquet...
Although we held it here once before, we're going back now, so we'll go back and prepare it properly.
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