Chapter 74: The Spirit Medium Shows Its Might

It can even do this!

Li Yan had always kept his supernatural ability active, so he naturally noticed the threat.

He didn't expect that besides the evil soul-calling technique, the puppets could also perform physical attacks.

He didn't know that this was exactly the terror of the puppet technique.

Intangible things like Yin souls and Yin soldiers mainly attack a person's spirit; as long as one has targeted defense or hides in a temple with strong incense, one can avoid them.

Encountering this situation, Yin souls and evil spirits can only look for a physical body.

Just like when he dealt with the Cold Altar Chang soldiers, when he hid at home, that thing could come directly to his door, but when he hid in the Earth Temple, the other party could only possess a fierce wolf to attack.

The puppet technique is exactly to make up for this deficiency.

Chen Fagui wanted to perform evil sacrifices and knew that the right to mobilize soldiers would definitely be taken back by his sect, so the only things he could drive were the few lower-altar soldiers he had raised himself.

Combined with the puppet technique, he could make up for many shortcomings.

Although he didn't understand the intricacies, facing this kind of physical attack, Li Yan was not afraid at all.

He turned his body to the side, and while dodging the attack with a sudden stop, he performed a lazy dragon roll, sweeping his Guanshan saber upward.

Clatter!

That old man wooden puppet was immediately split in two.

The scattered components fell to the ground, and the Yin soul hidden inside was also strangled by the Sha Qi of the Three Talents Demon-Suppressing Coin, turning into Yin mist and scattering.

Before landing, Li Yan took advantage of the momentum to roll and cover his head.

Whoosh~

A scorching pillar of fire surged from above.

It was the attack of the "Jing" puppet.

The Jing role is commonly known as the "Painted Face." The large painted face is a loyal minister and good general; the second painted face is a rough and reckless character; the martial painted face is a role mainly based on martial arts.

This "Jing" puppet was dressed as a martial general, with five command flags inserted on its back. It suddenly opened its mouth and could actually spray a stream of burning fire oil.

Of course, this thing was not sorcery, but a leather bag hidden in the puppet's abdomen, with a flint in its mouth, and the Yin soul controlled the mechanism to release it.

The leather bag was emptied, the fire oil was sprayed out, and naturally, it couldn't be released.

But this "Jing" puppet didn't stop attacking. It crawled on the tree trunk, waved its hands, and threw out the five small command flags on its back like hidden weapons.

Bang bang bang!

Li Yan rolled and dodged, and all five command flags were stuck in the ground.

It seemed that because the old man puppet was killed in one strike, the other puppets didn't get close. The "Jing" puppet launched hidden weapon attacks, and the "Chou" puppet continued to call souls. The strange laughter of "hee hee ha ha" and the cries for help from various acquaintances kept ringing in Li Yan's ears.

Li Yan's eyes were icy; he ignored them and turned to continue running.

His task was not just to attract these attacks, but to quickly find the tomb where Chen Fagui was hiding.

Whoosh!

He moved fast. When passing by two large trees, he suddenly did an iron-bridge backbend, sliding and kneeling past while lying on his back, and at the same time threw his blade.

It was the "Dan" puppet that was the most insidious. When the "Jing" and "Chou" puppets were chasing, it quickly bypassed to the front, pulled a thin steel wire from its flowing water sleeves, and intercepted it around the tree.

The steel wire was extremely thin and almost invisible in the dark night.

If someone rushed past, their neck might be sliced off.

However, Li Yan had already detected it and dodged it easily.

After standing up, he didn't even look, pulled up the Guanshan blade stuck in the tree, and continued to run.

Clatter!

The "Dan" puppet hiding behind the tree trunk also scattered all over the ground as the Guanshan blade was pulled out, and the Yin soul dissipated.

Luo Mingzi, who was behind, saw this and nodded secretly.

Li Yan's series of dodges and attacks were quite rare at this age; even ordinary Jianghu old hands couldn't compare. If he had time, he would definitely become a talent.

It's a pity that the Profound Heaven Sect has its own rules, especially the Law Enforcement Hall, which only recruits children to cultivate from a young age, but being an outer walking disciple is still no problem...

Finally, after rushing through the mountain path, Li Yan smelled the scent of Yuan Qu and Zheng Heibei again. Although faint, it clearly pointed out the direction.

It was in the gully of the dense forest ahead!

The tomb passage had been opened, and there were scattered bricks around.

It seemed that in order to stop Li Yan, the remaining three puppets no longer hid, jumped off the tree trunks, and rushed over with sharp weapons in their hands.

Li Yan's mouth revealed a hideous smile, and he held his Guanshan blade horizontally.

Advancing with a sweeping saber,

Backhand retreat and slash diagonally,

Finally, a swallow flip, and he slashed down with both hands!

These three slashes were faster than the last, with chilling murderous intent.

Clatter...

All three wooden puppets were split apart.

Chen Fagui's puppet sorcery might be strange, but controlling puppets at close range to fight a swordsman was no different from seeking death.

However, after cutting the puppets, Li Yan felt no joy, but his expression changed, and he rolled to the side.

Boom!

Mud splashed, and a figure shot over.

It was Zheng Heibei, the leader of the Iron Blade Gang.

At this time, he had completely changed his appearance.

His body, which was originally tall and strong like a black bear, was now covered in bulging muscles, blue veins protruding, his eyes blood-red, and his face full of blood talismans, looking like a living Yaksha.

It was Chen Fagui who sensed something was wrong and sent Zheng Heibei to block him. At this moment, Zheng Heibei was also feeling the excitement Yuan Qu had felt before, his body seemingly possessing infinite strength, murderous intent filling his brain, and he rushed out directly using the Monkey Dart.

He used the Monkey Dart; his speed was slightly inferior to Yuan Qu's, but he was more fierce.

Rocks and mud splashed, and Li Yan only felt a fierce wind whistling past. He rolled to the side and just happened to dodge it.

However, he was fighting a Spirit Medium for the first time.

Just as he stood up and held his blade to defend, Zheng Heibei came to a sudden stop, his right foot inserted deeply into the mud, and the Dark Jin burst out again, performing the Monkey Dart to fly out.

These two moves had almost no pause.

Li Yan's face changed drastically, but it was already too late.

He saw Zheng Heibei whistling over, simultaneously loosening his shoulders and wrapping his elbows, his arms connected, his body popping, and he threw a right punch.

It was Zheng Heibei, entangled by Yin souls, murderous intent filling his brain. Although he had learned the Zhou family's Monkey Fist, he subconsciously used the Tongbei Fist he had practiced since childhood.

The sound of the Tongbei Fist is called the "Cold Crisp Strength."

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Li Yan only had time to use the back of his blade to protect his elbow and block. He felt a huge force hit him, as if being hit by an iron hammer. His whole person flew out seven or eight meters, hit a tree hard, and fell to the ground.

This blow had already broken his arm and left him dizzy.

"Hahaha..."

Opposite, Zheng Heibei laughed crazily, but just as he was about to continue attacking, he stiffened all over and didn't dare to move again.

He saw Luo Mingzi slowly walking out of the forest behind.

Luo Mingzi's eyes were like ice, and he slowly drew his Seven-Star sword. Luo Mingzi was also somewhat helpless. Li Yan was attacked; he couldn't just watch this young swordsman die, so he had to appear in advance.

And his second-floor cultivation couldn't yet allow him to use the invisibility technique while using Dark Jin to attack, otherwise, it wouldn't have come to this.

Luo Mingzi's appearance not only made Zheng Heibei feel murderous intent and not dare to act rashly, but even Chen Fagui inside was somewhat panicked. He waved his peach wood sword in front of the altar, and several Wandering Soul Jars on the altar shattered one after another.

At the same time, he shouted: "Help me block the enemy; today I will set you all free!"

In an instant, the Yin wind rose, and strands of black smoke roared out, swirling in the tomb, rushing out of the cave, and drilling into Zheng Heibei's body.

These were several powerful Yin souls he had subdued, which were about to become fierce ghosts. Originally, he intended to refine them into soldier puppets, but now he had to use them in advance.

"Roar!"

Several Yin souls were injected, and Zheng Heibei completely lost his reason. His eyes rolled white, cold mist sprayed from his nostrils, and a roar that didn't sound human came from his mouth.

And under the tree, Li Yan's heart moved, and several fractures and internal organ injuries recovered immediately.

Looking at the terrifying Yin Qi coming from Zheng Heibei in the distance, he knew that if he went up now, he would only be a burden, so he didn't act rashly.

Suddenly, a pit hole on the ground ahead caught his attention.

The scent of those children was drifting out from inside, and there was even the smell of burning incense and candles. Although faint, it was unusually clear.

It was a grave-robbing hole leading directly into the tomb!

Li Yan didn't hesitate, flipped over, and drilled into the hole.

In the distance, Luo Mingzi had awakened his body supernatural ability.

Although he didn't have Yin-Yang eyes, his body supernatural ability's vision was also beyond that of ordinary people, and he immediately saw Li Yan's movements.

He didn't change his expression and pointed his sword at Zheng Heibei.

The two didn't speak, but their cooperation was extremely tacit.

If Li Yan was the bait before, then now he was attracting firepower. As long as Li Yan drilled into the hole and destroyed the altar, he could save everyone.

"Roar!"

Zheng Heibei finally couldn't stand this oppressive atmosphere and rushed over...

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At the foot of the mountain, the night wind roared beside the altar.

Sha Lifei threw the remaining fire paper into the basin together.

This kind of paper is made from plant stalks such as rice straw, reeds, weeds, and bamboo. The texture is rough and yellow. In some places, it is also called earth paper or grass paper, mainly used for packaging and sacrificial burning.

Whoosh~

In an instant, the night wind roared, rolling up a tornado of fire.

Sha Lifei bared his teeth and hurriedly retreated.

He looked at Zhao Facheng and thought to himself, this big black face is worthy of being a Dharma-line practitioner. With his second-floor cultivation, the momentum of the altar is much stronger than Wang Daoxuan's.

At the same time, Zhao Facheng again picked up a yellow talisman with his sword, lit it, pinched the Dharma mudra, stepped on the pace, and stabbed diagonally at the night sky.

Seeing this, Sha Lifei's mouth revealed joy.

Although he couldn't see any Qi, he knew this was summoning soldiers.

Two commands had already been issued; as long as they persisted for another stick of incense, the third command would be issued, and when the City God Temple soldiers arrived, even if Chen Fagui had three heads and six arms, he would have to kneel.

Boom!

But just then, a figure rushed over from the mountain, mud splashing under his feet, murderous intent soaring—it was Yuan Qu, who had transformed into a Spirit Medium!

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