Chapter 88: Good Luck to You

Inside the main hall, only Qi Le and Li Xiang remained, facing the Demon Spirit churning within the Haoran Righteous Qi.

Seeing that the Magistrate was dead, Zheng Yuan knew it was time for Qi Le and Li Xiang to take action and suppress the Demon Spirit; worried that the remaining Demon Soldiers in the city might return and cause trouble, he grabbed his blade and went outside to stand guard.

Watching the black-red entity bound by the Haoran Qi before him, Li Xiang frowned slightly; this Demon Spirit did not seem as strong as he had imagined, yet it had turned all of Chiyang County upside down, and he did not know how many people had died.

"Master, why have you not acted yet?"

"I am about to lose my hold on this thing!"

Qi Le was anxious, beads of cold sweat already appearing on his forehead.

"Wait a moment!"

"I want to seal this thing; it may have other uses later."

"Fine! Then please be quick, Master!"

Li Xiang walked forward quickly, gripping his sword, searching for something amidst the pile of rotting flesh beneath Wei Ziwu.

He remembered that the mission reward for slaying the Demon Spirit would be a Yellow Grade Spiritual Treasure, the Spirit Suppressing Bead, and three Demon Sealing Talismans.

Having completed so many missions, Li Xiang had roughly figured out the rules.

These rewards, upon completion, would be delivered into his hands in the form of loot.

It was not generated by the system, but existed within this world itself.

Since the rewards included the Spirit Suppressing Bead, it meant these items existed near the boss itself.

Thinking about it, the appearance of a sealing object in this city was strange; the Spirit Suppressing Bead was likely what had previously sealed the Demon Spirit, and now that the Demon Spirit had escaped, since the item was promised as a reward after defeating the boss, it was highly likely that Wei Ziwu had been keeping it.

This made logical sense.

Li Xiang felt that the life form of this Demon Spirit was quite interesting; it could manipulate human desires, and if he could collect it, it might be of great use later.

There was no rush to kill this Demon Spirit; with him here, he could suppress and kill it at any time.

Desire is something that, if played poorly, drives people into maddening ruin.

But if played well...

It is the source of all living beings' evolution and development.

He stepped forward, prodding the mass of rotting flesh with his sword, searching for any potential treasures.

Sure enough, near a piece of shredded meat, he saw an orange-yellow, translucent bead; holding it in his hand, it felt like gripping an orange.

It was hollow inside, looking somewhat like the glass products from his past life, but with slight differences; it felt more like amber to the touch, and for some reason, a thin crack had appeared on the perfectly round bead, looking quite discordant.

On the bead were three talismans that looked like ghost-drawn symbols; he did not know what characters they were, but they were imprinted directly onto the bead, reinforcing its sealing power, which was quite different from the yellow paper talismans Li Xiang had expected.

It was not like the yellow talismans he had seen Uncle Nine use when performing magic in the movies of his past life.

Immediately, the system's voice rang in his ears.

【You have obtained Yellow Grade Spiritual Treasure: Spirit Suppressing Bead, Demon Sealing Talisman x3】

【Spirit Suppressing Bead】

【A sealing-type magical artifact made from thousand-year Earth-Heart Wood; the wood grows ten thousand meters deep in the earth's core, near volcanic lava, and is imbued with heavy earth energy, possessing a certain restraining power over evil spirits and Demons.】

【Attribute: Demon Sealing】

【This item is imbued with earth energy and has been repeatedly refined with Buddhist Supernatural Power; it is reinforced with potent Demon Sealing power, possessing an extremely powerful sealing force against evil spirit-type life forms.】

【Note: There are three Demon Sealing Talismans upon it, significantly enhancing its sealing power.】

【Note: The entity sealed by the Spirit Suppressing Bead has escaped.】

【Note: This item is severely damaged, thus downgraded to a Yellow Grade Spiritual Treasure; its sealing power is far inferior to its former state. If repaired, its might can be restored.】

Li Xiang held the item in his hand.

He looked up at the Demon Spirit bound by the Haoran Qi.

Unsurprisingly, this must have been the artifact used to suppress the Demon Spirit earlier.

It was just unclear how it had become damaged, allowing the Demon Spirit to spread throughout Chiyang County.

Thinking about it now, it did not look like a natural disaster, but rather a man-made one.

"It's just that now that the Demon Spirit has grown to this extent, I don't know if the Spirit Suppressing Bead can still hold it."

After pondering, Li Xiang turned his gaze to the Demon Sealing Talismans on the bead.

【Demon Sealing Talisman】

【Demon-suppressing incantations engraved in the void using secret supernatural techniques; they can imbue sealing artifacts with extremely powerful Demon Sealing strength.】

【Note: The number of Demon Sealing Talismans that can be applied is limited by the material of the artifact; forced application can cause irreversible damage to the artifact.】

"A pity."

"It's a good item."

"But it's damaged."

"I don't know if it can still suppress this Demon Spirit."

Eh~

Li Xiang cradled the Spirit Suppressing Bead and looked up at the Demon Spirit.

He wondered whether he should first strike the Demon Spirit with his sword to knock it down a cultivation realm before sealing it into the bead.

But who would have thought that the moment the Demon Spirit saw Li Xiang take out the Spirit Suppressing Bead,

The Demon Spirit, bound by the Haoran Qi, began to vibrate violently, struggling desperately to escape the area.

It seemed to be extremely terrified of the Spirit Suppressing Bead.

"Master, please act quickly."

"I have only recently entered the Seventh Grade; I cannot hold this guy!"

"Please..."

Qi Le urged him again; the Demon Spirit struggled more and more intensely, red light churning, as if it would rather be corroded away by the Haoran Righteous Qi than stay and be captured.

Even many of the demon servants outside died suddenly as a result.

Under such immense pressure, the Haoran Qi raised by Qi Le, a Confucian Scholar who had only just made a breakthrough, was becoming increasingly precarious.

Li Xiang nodded, not dawdling.

Since this Demon Spirit was so afraid of the Spirit Suppressing Bead, it seemed the effect should be quite good.

As he spoke, he raised his hand and offered up the Spirit Suppressing Bead.

The Spirit Suppressing Bead flew up, and the three Demon Sealing Talismans engraved upon it began to emit a faint yellow light.

This spirit bead and the Demon Sealing Talismans were both treasures; the Demon Sealing Talismans were more like plug-and-play plugins, but he had only just obtained them and hadn't figured out how to detach them yet.

Still, it wasn't a big problem; as long as they worked, it was fine.

Once this Demon Spirit was captured, the problems in Chiyang County would basically be considered resolved, and he would be able to claim the attribute points for the mission.

"Damn it!"

"This fat pig has ruined my grand plan!"

A curse filled with resentment suddenly came from inside the room.

The red light could not break through the Haoran Qi no matter how hard it tried, and seeing the Spirit Suppressing Bead fly before it, it began to rave in its anxiety.

It had originally seen Wei Ziwu governing Chiyang County and, finding it convenient to assimilate the entire county, had chosen him as its primary host.

Who would have known that this Wei Ziwu was both greedy and lazy; it was fine as long as there were no problems, and the Demon Spirit could control the overall situation and solve issues easily.

Who could have known that when trouble arose, this Wei Ziwu would be so blindly confident and greedy for money, staying in the county office and refusing to leave, making the Demon Spirit so anxious it wanted to kill Wei Ziwu to escape.

After a Demon Spirit parasitizes a host, it cannot escape unless the host dies.

This was the suppression placed upon them by the Heavenly Dao after it differentiated the races.

And so, it had been dragged to this point by this fat pig.

It was clearly a Demon Spirit that toyed with the human heart and ghost realms, controlling desires.

Yet in the end, it had met such an end because of human desire.

One had to say, it was truly mysterious.

Seeing that it could not struggle free in any direction, the Demon Spirit cursed angrily and instead chose to self-destruct on the spot, blowing the Haoran Qi apart.

In the chaos, Li Xiang saw a speck of red light dancing in the main hall.

It first rushed toward Qi Le, seemingly wanting to enter his Spirit Platform.

But it was immediately repelled by the Haoran Qi.

After a slight pause, it immediately rushed toward his own Spirit Platform.

It seemed it wanted to use him as its new parasitic target.

"Uh..."

"What should I say?"

"Good luck?"

(End of chapter)