Chapter 703 - 430: Drawing Talismans in the Void! Yang Flame Evil-Banishing Talisman!

Chapter 703: Chapter 430: Drawing Talismans in the Void! Yang Flame Evil-Banishing Talisman!

"Audacious beast, cease your insolence!"

The old Taoist priest, upon seeing the blood-red wedding dress, felt his scalp tingle with unease.

This terrifying entity was all too familiar to him—it was the "Blood Wedding Dress" that his master personally subdued thirty years ago!

Back then, this female ghost was filled with intense resentment, donned the wedding dress on her wedding night and committed suicide, transforming into a vengeful spirit and slaughtering all seventy-three members of her husband’s family.

By the time his master realized something was wrong and arrived, the entire manor was already drenched in blood.

If not for his master’s divine benevolence, using the "Nine-Turn Soul-Sealing Seal" to subdue her, the entire Ping’an Town might have turned into a ghost realm.

Unexpectedly, thirty years later, the malevolence of this fiend not only hadn’t dissipated but had grown even fiercer.

The resentment emanating from the ghost in the red wedding dress was so intense it seemed tangible.

The old priest suppressed his fear, pointing his Peach Wood Sword at the ghost, shouting sternly, "Since you remain obstinate, today I shall act as heaven’s agent and make your spirit scatter to the winds!"

Just as the old Taoist was about to confront the ghost in the wedding dress, a new disturbance arose!

The water pooled on the ground suddenly seemed to be infused with life, writhing eerily in pitch-black, spreading rapidly like ink and staining the entire square in filth.

Not far ahead, a pool of black water bubbled violently, slowly forming into a human shape.

It was a ragged, ugly man, his face half-covered in a sinister smile, while the other half was left with exposed white bones, decomposed flesh hanging from his frame, dripping with black droplets.

"Water ghost!" The old Taoist gasped, his face turning even paler.

This water ghost was also known to him—three years ago, it was the menace that dragged people to their deaths in a river outside town.

Back then, he and his junior disciple joined forces to lay the "True Flame Yin-Locking Array" to capture it.

Unbelievably, today, these two fiercest vengeful spirits had both broken free!

The red wedding dress ghost seemed startled by the appearance of the water ghost, slowly turning her head, the two spirits—a red one suspended, a black one standing on water—formed a peculiar standoff.

And their target, evidently, was Lu Xuan standing in the center.

"The universe is profound and vast, the sun and the moon illuminate, the fire of Li blazes the sky, dispelling all evil, True Lord of Talisman Fire, grant me divine radiance, Five Thunder Envoy, protect and uphold all directions, burn yin and eradicate corruption, righteousness shall prevail!"

"Quickly as commanded!"

The old Taoist, seeing both vengeful spirits appear simultaneously, knew it had come to a matter of life and death.

No longer caring about shock and fear, he fiercely bit through his index finger, using blood as a medium, rapidly drawing a crimson sigil in the air.

Once the blood talisman was formed, it swiftly flew toward the white candles on the altar.

At the moment the faint candle flames, standing resilient in the storm, touched the old Taoist’s blood talisman—

"Boom!"

Golden light burst forth, the two candle flames transformed into towering golden pillars of light, piercing through the curtain of rain, illuminating the darkened world as if it were daylight!

The blazing yang energy spread out, forcing both vengeful spirits and other fleeing spectral souls to retreat several steps.

The old Taoist’s beard and hair were billowing, his Taoist robe flapping loudly in the golden light, as he stood between the light pillars, resembling a divine being descending to earth.

With this "Blood Sacrifice Glorious Fire Golden Light Mantra" completed, it used up thirty percent of his spiritual power, but at this moment, the old Taoist couldn’t afford to care about such matters!

The golden light shone like a scorching sun, lasting only a few breaths, severely injuring all the evil entities present.

The ghost in the wedding dress let out a piercing wail, wisps of white smoke rising from the blood-red dress, as if burned by invisible flames.

In the distance, the form of the water ghost began to dissolve, half its smiling face contorted and deformed, rolling and roaring in the black water.

Other ancient tomb specters that had just escaped the magic artifact were instantly blasted against the walls when swept by the golden light.

White smoke billowed in the storm, forming a bizarre contrast with the pitch-black veils of rain, the air filled with a pungent smell of charring and decay.

Lu Xuan stood with his hands behind his back amidst the pouring rain, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He watched with interest the old Taoist’s every hand gesture as he painted symbols in the void, the intricate maneuvering of vital energy and spiritual qi, ultimately forming the powerful banishing talisman.

"I did underestimate this old Taoist," Lu Xuan mused silently, "His level of cultivation has reached that of a Heavenly Master, able to summon Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and push his own vital energy to the extreme."

Thinking back to how he had previously threatened such a person with firearms, Lu Xuan couldn’t help but find it amusing—such was not due to lack of ability on the Taoist’s part, but rather the reluctance of practitioners to argue with common folk.

In this world, practitioners are categorized into three levels: Heavenly Master, Earth Master, and Human Master!

Human Master—just entering the path, able to sense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and absorb it into oneself.

The saying "Drawing talismans without knowing the knack, merely invites mockery from ghosts and gods; drawing talismans with knowledge of the knack, frightens ghosts and gods" is a true reflection of this stage.

Opening the Yin-Yang eye, sensing qi and spirit is only the foundation, requiring the use of talisman paper and cinnabar to dispel evil and break curses, at most able to invoke low-tier deities for assistance.

Earth Master—like the old Taoist before him, able to examine earth veins, manipulate earth qi, and set up large feng shui formations.

More commendable is the ability to draw talismans in the void using one’s own blood, without external aids, with incredible power in every word and action.

Heavenly Master—according to the "Yang Flame Talisman Fire True Sutra," this stage should be able to harness heavenly might through personal spiritual power, predict heavenly secrets, and have divine techniques naturally form.

However, such individuals are rare gems in this world.

It was unclear whether the old Taoist was weakened by age or if these ferocious entities were simply too formidable.

Though he guided the two golden light pillars with his Peach Wood Sword, his figure swayed slightly in the rain, within a few breaths turning ashen, gasping for breath as if on the brink of exhaustion.