Chapter 463 You are the evil ghost

If Shen Ping was really the down-and-out scholar from the past, he would definitely be horrified when he heard that Xue Tai Sui's secret had been exposed. However, as a powerful warrior who had practiced for thousands of years and had transcended tribulations, his character and willpower were so strong that when he looked at the ghost in front of him, his face showed no emotion at all.

"Blood Tai Sui? I don't know what you are talking about?"

The dancing ghost snorted coldly, "Don't play dumb, that slut Chunxiang has already confessed everything. I advise you to be sensible and hand over the blood Tai Sui quickly, otherwise not only you, but the entire Shanyang County will become a ghost town."

Shen Ping smiled calmly and said, "Shanyang County is protected by Changling Temple. Not to mention you, a 100-year-old evil ghost, even a 500-year-old ghost general wouldn't dare to say such a big thing!"

The dancer sneered, "Changling Taoist Temple? Pah, you hypocritical Taoist priests are even more vicious than us ghosts. If Shanyang County becomes a ghost area, Changling Temple and Lingyin Temple behind it will not only not come forward to protect us, but will be secretly happy instead."

Shen Ping narrowed his eyes slightly and continued, "So, besides you, there are other evil spirits with magical powers in Shanyang County?"

"Don't bother to test me."

"To tell you the truth, I am the only one who knows the exact whereabouts of Blood Tai Sui. Those idiots won't be able to find out even if they are given another year."

The dancer said this very complacently, and then said impatiently: "Okay, stop talking nonsense and hand it over quickly, otherwise if I take action, you will die miserably!"

Shen Ping smiled, "So you're the only one."

"I am enough..."

The words haven’t been finished yet.

The dancing ghost saw the spell emerging from Shen Ping's palm, and the word "Ding" appeared clearly on the spell.

boom.

Like the dome of the sky.

The dancer immediately realized that the spiritual energy of the surrounding world had condensed into a prison. No matter how hard she tried to circulate the Yin energy in her body, she could not move at all.

"Immobilization spell... Impossible. You, a Taoist who has only been a disciple for a year, how could you possibly master the immobilization spell!"

It roared, its voice shrill and piercing.

But soon the dancer's eyes widened again, and she saw a heavenly thunder spell slowly floating up.

"No, no!"

If the immobilization spell can trap it, then this sky thunder spell can definitely kill it. At this moment, the dancer was completely panicked, "You can't kill me, I am a subordinate of the ghost king of the underworld. If you kill me, it will definitely alert the ghost king of the underworld, and the secret of Blood Tai Sui will be revealed. Then you will be doomed."

Shen Ping walked a few steps to the dancer and said, "If you want to survive, it's easy. Tell me everything you know, including the identity of the ghost princess and the power of Futu Mountain..."

The dancer quickly told everything.

These things are not secrets.

"Master Lingzhen, I promise not to leak the news that you possess the Blood Tai Sui."

"No, you can't guarantee that."

He did not use the Heavenly Thunder Spell, but raised his hand to activate his innate devouring power. Immediately, a powerful suction force surged out from his palm. Under the cover of this suction force, the hundred years of cultivation accumulated in the dancer's ghost body madly surged out.

"You, what are you going to do?"

Shen Ping grinned and said, "Of course I'll eat you."

Under the dancer's terrified eyes, the negative energy in its body quickly disappeared like a deflated ball, "Ahhh, you, you are not a human, you are a demon!!"

After a while.

The dancer completely disappeared from head to toe.

Shen Ping stretched lazily, sat cross-legged on the spot and practiced the "Dao Lun Jue" to absorb and digest it. After a cup of tea, the lines on the Taoist bones in his body increased by half a circle, which meant that his Taoist practice increased by fifty years.

"It's still faster this way, but if it's a high-level ghost, the effects of the immobilization spell and the thunder spell won't be so strong."

The "Taiyin Fujing" given to him by the abbot of Changling Temple only records a part of the spells. If one wants to practice advanced spells, he has to go to Lingyin Temple, but that is for ordinary practitioners. Shen Ping himself has a high level of attainment in talismans. Through spells such as the immobilization spell and the spirit summoning spell, he has basically figured out the rules of the spells. Therefore, even if there are no subsequent spells, he can create them by himself.

When returning to the county town.

He could not help but fall into deep thought. From the information the dancer told him, the ghost princess Xi Lengyan was the first ghost general of the ghost king Tuoluo in the underworld, with more than a thousand years of Taoism practice. Futu Mountain was another powerful force, which not only had the ghost king, but also demon kings and monsters. Both forces were looking for Blood Tai Sui, but in the end, it was obtained by the ghost princess, and then by accident, Shen Ping's Taoist bone was achieved.

With these two forces, they will be able to track him down sooner or later.

By then, you won’t just be facing a ghost with a hundred years of experience.

"We must take advantage of this period of time to improve our strength as quickly as possible, to at least reach the level of 500 years of cultivation."

With five hundred years of practice, he would be able to cast some powerful spells and magical powers. Then, relying on his own talent as a rare beast, he would be able to deal with it with ease.

Six prefectures.

Captain Song and others huddled together, not daring to breathe. Even though Shen Ping and the ghost had long disappeared, they did not dare to leave the range protected by the spell.

Until I saw Shen Ping coming back.

Captain Song rushed over and asked, "Master Lingzhen, has the evil ghost been eliminated?"

Master Liu and his wives and concubines all looked at Shen Ping, nervous and fearful, yet full of anticipation.

"Don't worry, the evil spirit has been eliminated."

Hearing this.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Master Liu held his fat body and smiled: "Master Lingzhen is indeed a master of Changling Taoist Temple. He solved the evil ghost with one move and solved the great trouble for my Liu family. Come on, Steward Wang, give the incense money."

Butler Wang hurriedly took out the incense money that he had prepared long ago.

Shen Ping took a look and saw a total of one thousand taels of silver notes. He was indeed a wealthy family and was very generous. The last time he followed Master Lingwu to deal with ghosts, he only got fifty incense money from the government office.

Captain Song's eyes were wide open as he watched, but no matter how excited he was, he didn't dare to do anything improper.

Taoist Priest Lin appeared out of nowhere, "Did the ghost really get rid of it? Could it be that he lied to defraud the money for incense offerings?"

Shen Ping said casually: "I will stay in the mansion for the next few days. If the evil ghost appears again, the incense money will be returned."

Master Liu said hurriedly: "That's not right, it's just a little money for incense offerings, it's nothing."

After saying that, he glared at Taoist Lin fiercely.

The next five or six days.

The evil ghosts did not come to harass the Liu Mansion again, and Master Liu finally put his mind at ease. Shen Ping also took advantage of this time to briefly investigate the situation in Shanyang County. Except for the dancing ghost, all other ghosts were very ordinary. The strongest one was just an evil ghost with twenty years of Taoism practice.

Of course, in the eyes of Ling Wu and the master of Changling Temple, even an evil ghost with twenty years of Taoism experience was not something Shen Ping could handle.

"Although there are many ghosts, the City God's underworld can definitely deal with them. Why didn't the City God take action?"

This made him feel doubtful.

The more prosperous the county is and the more incense is worshipped, the stronger the power of the City God's underworld will be. Logically speaking, it is impossible for the City God of Shanyang to sit idly by and watch the county become so dilapidated by ghosts.

This reminds me of what the dancing ghost said before.

Shen Ping guessed that it was very likely that the City God and the underworld had also participated in the struggle in the court. Even if not, they were probably dragged into it.

"Under the general trend, no one is immune, but unfortunately it is the people who suffer."

Standing on the city wall.

Looking at the somewhat desolate streets, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

At this time, two junior sisters and brothers came over, "Brother, the fire spell, thunder spell, and formation flags have been placed in key locations in the city according to your instructions."

"very good."

"You did a good job. Go and have a rest. When night comes, you can set up the spells and guard the location. Remember what I said before. Every time you capture a ghost, you have to go to the county government to collect the incense money. Do you understand?"

"clear."

Deal with ordinary ghosts.

Shen Ping didn't even need to take action. Even an evil ghost with twenty years of experience would have no power to resist the spell he created.

Just like that, two months passed in the blink of an eye.

He and his fellow junior brothers and sisters still stayed in Shanyang County, and they were able to kill a ghost every few days. This made the county magistrate and the chief constable, who had been very enthusiastic, become cold and even disgusted.

"Master Lingzhen."

"You have seen that the county is in financial difficulties and people's livelihood is in decline. I really can't afford the incense money. As for the ghosts, I hope Taoist Lingzhen will put the people of the world first."

The county magistrate said expressionlessly.

The incense money he had given in the past two months had exceeded a thousand taels. Although there was still a surplus in the treasury, he had long seen that something was wrong. Coupled with the news coming from the capital, he immediately understood and refused to give any more incense money.

Shen Ping had already said, "Your Excellency, it will cost a lot to deal with the ghosts. If there is no money for offerings, I am helpless."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

The county magistrate took a sip of the tea and said, "There is nothing I can do."

Shen Ping sighed, "In this case, I can only return to Changling Temple. If there are ghosts in Liu's mansion again, the county lord should ask for help from someone else."

Hearing this.

The county magistrate's face looked a little ugly. He could not care about the lives of the people in the county, but the wealthy families and gentry were completely different. If he did not care, they would go to the provincial capital to make reports or refuse to cooperate in other aspects.

"Master Lingzhen."

"Ghosts are rampant in the county. I believe you know what's going on. Changling Temple has been enjoying the incense of the people for many years. Do you really ignore the people of Shanyang?"

He couldn't help but yelled.

Shen Ping was silent for a moment. In two months, he had already found out the reason why ghosts kept appearing. The source was that the City God opened the Ghost Gate of Shanyang County, causing the yin energy to spread and making it impossible to eliminate the ghosts.

Moreover, even if he took action, it would be futile without the help of the ghost messengers from the underworld. All he could do was to keep the number of ghosts at a very small level.

"Your Excellency, I am just a Taoist in Changling Temple."

"The money for incense offerings can be reduced, but it cannot be eliminated."

Leave a message.

He left with his fellow apprentices.

Looking at the backs of Shen Ping and the other two, the county magistrate gritted his teeth in anger, "Sooner or later, these Taoist priests in the Taoist temple will bring disaster to the court."

…

Yongzhou.

The capital of Great Zhao.

Inside the imperial study of the palace.

Emperor Ren De flipped through the memorials piled on the table, shaking his head and sighing continuously. Ever since the national teacher proposed to reduce the number of naturalized Taoist priests and Taoist masters in Taoist temples all over the world, and advised to use ranking in the competition to award salaries, disasters have been happening constantly in various prefectures, counties and towns. Either there are ghosts or monsters wreaking havoc. In fact, such things have happened several times in Da Zhao.

Behind the scenes are nothing more than those opposing forces stirring up trouble.

But knowing it is one thing, but dealing with it is very troublesome.

"Your Majesty, these Taoists are so abominable. They rely on their strength to ignore Your Majesty and the world."

The eunuch beside him said.

Emperor Ren De threw the memorial on the table and said, "They have been hateful for a long time. However, when our ancestors raised the dragon vein and started the war, these Taoists did play a big role behind the scenes. It's just that they are too powerful to be eliminated now, which is really giving me a headache."

"Master of the State."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Not long after.

The imperial teacher in Taoist robes stood in the hall. He was tall and strong, and did not look like a Taoist priest, but rather a mighty general.

"Master, I have asked you more than once, what should we do if all the Taoist temples in the world rise up against us? Have you thought of a solution?"

The sound echoed in the hall.

The state teacher said calmly: "Although there are many Taoist temples in the world, only the powerful Taoist sects such as Tianshan, Kunlun, and Emei can affect the dynasty. As long as they do not move, the rest are not a concern. Now the states and counties seem to be in chaos, but in fact they are not harmful to the dynasty at all."

Emperor Ren De frowned, "Master, the people of various states and counties are frequently harassed by monsters and ghosts, which has led to financial difficulties and people's livelihood. How can there be no harm?"

The Imperial Master shook his head. "These are only temporary phenomena. I have already found a way to deal with them. I believe that before long, those who disregard the lives of the people for their own selfish interests will suffer the consequences."

"oh?"

Emperor Rende's frown relaxed. "Then I will wait for good news. But let me be frank. If there is no improvement this time, I will have to postpone the plan. Then the Imperial Master will have to bear with it."

The Imperial Master nodded, "I understand."

What kind of grievance is this? He is just being made to take the blame.

This was entirely expected.

…

Changling Temple.

Inside the Zushitang blessed land.

The head of Changling Temple bowed respectfully, "I am the 20th generation descendant of the Changling Taoist lineage, and I am honored to meet all the ancestors."

The six surviving ancestors nodded one after another.

"How's the situation outside?"

"It remains the same. There is no compromise from the court."

The master of Changling Temple replied.

"So, the court intends to continue the stalemate?"

"If we continue like this, I'm afraid it will be hard to stop."

"Yes, if the gates of the underworld of the city gods in various places are opened for a long time, it will inevitably lead to the conflict between yin and yang, and the reverse flow of clear and turbid, which will easily breed evil spirits and monsters."

The six ancestors spoke one after another.

The head of Changling Temple said: "My fellow ancestors, it is still too early to make a decision. In addition, the longest period of time in history lasted for a year, and it always ended with the court's compromise. This time will definitely be the same. As long as we control it well, there will be no major problems."

"No matter what happens in other Taoist temples, our Changling Temple will definitely patrol at all times to prevent the breeding of monsters and demons."

"Also, in Shanyang County, my new disciple Ling Zhen has already controlled the ghosts within the palm of his hand. I believe there won't be any trouble."

Listen to it.

The six ancestors nodded slowly.

"That Ling Zhen disciple was just ordinary when he first joined the sect. I didn't expect that he actually has a great talent in spells. Now he can take charge of affairs. I think he should be trained with emphasis."

"Yes, Master, I understand."

(End of this chapter)