Chapter 323: Fighting the Evil Cultivator
Another old voice sounded, "You don't have to beat around the bush. We just don't dare to enter the woods. If you want us to come out, just say so."
Zhong Ling'er looked helpless, "Okay, then I'll be frank with you, just come out and die."
This was really direct, so direct that the people inside were speechless for a moment, and then the next voice said: "How could we be so stupid as to die? If you have the guts, come in."
"We are not stupid. We know it is a trap and still step into it. But if you refuse to come out, we don't necessarily have to go in. It's easy to set fire to you and burn you to death."
Zhong Ling'er stopped talking to the people inside and organized everyone to surround the forest. She also asked all the monks with fire spiritual roots to cast fire spells. Soon, thick smoke rose and many trees caught fire.
The evil cultivators in the house could no longer sit still. The four checkpoints they set up failed to stop anyone, and the ambush in the woods was seen through by Zhong Ling'er, who refused to come in no matter what. Their last resort was like a waste, and this fire was not what they expected.
"What exactly do you want us to do in exchange for letting us go? Don't push us too far, or we won't mind both sides getting hurt."
The evil cultivators' momentum obviously weakened. Zhong Ling'er said proudly, "You are not worthy of fighting with us. I don't believe that more than 2,000 people can't deal with you evil cultivators."
"Humph, if you put it that way, don't blame us for being rude."
Countless howls were heard and the black fog above the woods kept changing. Only then did everyone realize that it was not black fog, but souls infected by ghosts.
The sound of the ghost's crying was miserable and sharp, making the people who heard it feel dazed, their blood boiling, their ears deafened, and many people couldn't even stand steadily.
"These are the souls of all the living beings who died in the ghost realm. They have been unable to enter reincarnation for nearly ten thousand years. They all have endless resentment and have been trapped in this forest. If the forest burns, their souls will also be scattered."
Qi Haoran found it incredible. "Are you using these souls to threaten us? How do these souls have anything to do with us? They have been controlled by you for so long, maybe they have already wanted to completely dissipate and get rid of you!"
Zhong Linger stroked her forehead. These souls wanted to break free from the control of the evil cultivator, but that didn't mean they wanted to be torn apart. Moreover, these souls had been trapped by the evil cultivator for so many years, it was definitely not just a matter of blackmailing people.
Sure enough, Zhong Ling'er felt that the souls were stimulated by the fire, and an invisible force burst out and injected into several houses. Finally, five figures walked out of the house.
The aura of the leading evil cultivator suddenly became extremely powerful. As his sleeves vibrated, a strong airflow suppressed the fire until it was extinguished.
"So strong, at least he survived the tribulation!"
"Let's run away! We may not be their match!"
"There's something weird, they are definitely just a combination."
Zhong Linger immediately realized that these people had used some unknown method to borrow the power of those souls to improve their cultivation in a short period of time.
It looks like it will be a tough battle ahead.
"Form a formation!"
Zhong Ling'er gave the order, and fortunately it was not a problem for more than 2,000 people to form five sword formations.
Then the evil cultivator thought that the cultivators would rush in, but the cultivators just formed a sword formation and did not move at all.
But the monks can continue to persevere, but the evil cultivators cannot. Their short-term improvement in cultivation is time-limited. The longer they delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for them.
Then the leading evil cultivator rushed over, but was stopped by the people of Taiqiong Sect. He waved the black flag in his hand, and the howling of evil spirits rang out. Countless black souls pounced on the few people like ferocious beasts.
Zhong Ling'er was also in the sword formation. She could clearly smell the strong smell of blood on the black spirit flag. There were about a thousand black souls, which were just as many as the stars falling from the sky in the formation.
This evil cultivator has killed countless lives in order to refine this black banner. He is also a human being, how could he have the heart to attack so many of his own people?
Bai Luochen's sword light fell, Zhong Ling'er's sword momentum rose, powerful spiritual energy spread out, and a colorful giant sword fell from the void, taking the evil cultivator's head directly.
The evil cultivator had not expected that among these Nascent Soul cultivators there would be such a powerful sword formation. Every sword swung out had the strength to transcend tribulation. He had just taken a few moves head-on, which had already consumed most of his strength. Now that the giant sword was falling, he could feel the trembling from his soul.
He was not able to take on this powerful sword.
The evil cultivator immediately dodged and tried to retreat back into the woods, but since he had entered the sword formation, he couldn't just leave whenever he wanted.
Ouyang Ruochen's sword energy transformed into a dragon, directly blocking the evil cultivator's retreat.
The giant sword was approaching the evil cultivator before he turned around, scaring him so much that he screamed and used the black spirit banner to block it. With a "click", the spirit banner was split in half. The disturbing ghost cry disappeared immediately, and Ouyang Ruochen's Azure Dragon had swallowed the evil cultivator into its stomach in an instant.
Countless sword intentions shuttled through the evil cultivator's body, piercing his internal organs and tearing his soul apart.
When the Azure Dragon dissipated, a corpse covered in blood fell to the ground. A black soul suddenly appeared in the air and tried to escape, but was caught by Zhong Ling'er holding the soul-locking bottle.
"You have done so much evil and you still want to escape? Such an evil soul does not deserve to exist in this world. You should pay the price for what you have done."
Zhong Ling'er threw the soul-locking bottle into the black fog above the woods. The bottle exploded, and as soon as the black soul appeared, it was torn apart by countless souls and was soon eaten up.
The remaining four evil cultivators knew that today would not end peacefully. Zhong Ling'er would not only want their lives, but would not even leave their souls behind. So they fled in all directions and deliberately avoided the direction where Zhong Ling'er was.
The other parties had sword formations, so the four evil cultivators were stopped and fought with everyone else.
"Junior sister, have you noticed that every time they wave the black flag, the screams of the souls become more miserable? Could this flag be related to those souls?"
Qi Haoran’s question was exactly what Zhong Ling’er was thinking, but she didn’t know what traps there were in the woods, so she didn’t dare to get too close.
However, Zhong Ling'er could still think of some ways to deal with the ghost's screams.
She took out the phono amplifier, and the sound of the "Purifying Heart Mantra" filled the space. Zhong Ling'er even sighed, "Next time I see Master Zhijue, I will definitely ask him to recite the "Rebirth Mantra". No, I will just ask him to recite all the Buddhist scriptures he can use, just in case."
The rippling Buddhist chanting does have a certain soothing effect on the soul. At least people's ears no longer have to endure the attack of high-decibel noise.
The weakening of the ghost's cries also meant that the black spirit flag's control over them decreased, and the four evil cultivators gradually fell into a disadvantage.
Zhong Ling'er came to the body of the dead evil cultivator, took off the storage ring from his hand, probed her spiritual sense into it, and her eyes lit up.
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