Chapter 326

They are not offering to Guanyin the Great Saint, not to a god, but to sin, to wretches unforgivable of the ten evils!

My thoughts revolved around this statement, connecting it to what happened around us, and gradually I came to understand.

The same principle.

Someone using this evil method intends to refine and forge flesh using the Xiūwéi of high monks and spiritual objects!

And thinking of the Copper Coin Person……if the Copper Coin Person achieves great mastery in cultivation, it will become an existence that transcends the Three Realms and lies outside the Five Elements.

One side is refining flesh, the other is Body Seizure of the corpse……and also……and also Buddha Eye, spiritual ears……

"Do they really think they can create a god?!"

Liu Junyan let out a long breath: "Originally I thought this matter only involved Wufu Town, only concerned our life and death, but now it seems we were too naive."

They not only want to create a god, they also want to take over the world, even to rule the Three Realms and Six Paths!

I suddenly realized, this is the origin of the Formation Array of the Four Great Ferocious Beasts.

A god needs a mount, and also needs Dharma protectors.

I instinctively grabbed Liu Junyan's hand and asked, "Āyàn, the moment the Empty Silence Abbott spoke of……is it coming?"

I have a strong premonition that Liu Junyan's mission of wandering the world is related to this matter.

He……is he really going to leave?

"No." Liu Junyan grasped my hand firmly and said with certainty, "Xiao Jiu, it's not time yet."

It's not time yet, but that day will surely come.

I can't describe what I feel in my heart; it feels as if he will vanish the instant I let go.

Liu Junyan sensed my hesitation and unease, his thumb constantly rubbing the back of my hand, saying: "Xiao Jiu, I still have many unfinished things to do; I think, if that day arrives, it will be only after I have settled all the matters I care about, and then, even if I am not by your side, you can live comfortably and enjoy life to the fullest."

I hummed in response, unable to say the words: "But I still want you to stay by my side."

I asked: "So, you've already figured out how to suppress that underground tower, right?"

"Yes, but I need your help." Liu Junyan said, "This isn't urgent; separating the remnant soul essence is more important."

I need to help……and also need fire……

It seems I need to activate the Soul-guiding Lamp to perform the ritual.

Indeed, activating the Soul-guiding Lamp with my current physical condition carries great risk.

Then let's wait three more days.

There is a lot to prepare in these three days.

The items needed to separate the remnant soul essence are, for us, the easiest to obtain.

What is not easy is how to effectively respond to any possible changes that might occur during this process.

One major difficulty is that, while separating the remnant soul essence from my body, Liu Mu's inner elixir will also be separated out.

Will someone take advantage of this opening to seize the inner elixir?

The original intention of unsealing the inner elixir was to lure the snake out of its hole; now that the opponent has truly appeared, how should we respond?

Liu Junyan is like a roundworm in my stomach; he knows instantly what I'm thinking: "When the time comes, you don't need to worry about anything; just cooperate well with Bái Sōnglán, and I'll handle everything else, including my mother's inner elixir."

I trust Liu Junyan, so I'll set this matter aside for now.

Hui Moqiong hasn't come back; he's guarding the side of the underground tower.

In the evening, Liu Junyan also brought people over; he wants to set up the Formation Array in advance.

Capturing the underground tower is of extraordinary significance to us.

Merely suppressing it like Yun Chan Temple is far from enough; we need to explore the tower's interior, tear open the true face of this evil formation, and in the future we will encounter many similar problems, so we won't be at a loss.

Moreover, we also want that plot of land of nearly 300 mu!

After dinner, I sat at the counter of Nan Shu Fang, staring blankly at the door sill that already had tiny cracks.

This door sill can at most hold out until tomorrow night; what should we do the day after?

Relying on Li Qingying and the others alone, they cannot stop the eight female corpses; moreover, the eight female corpses are merely a prelude, behind them are Chen Ping, and the executioner hidden in the shadows who has yet to appear.

So, I must first thoroughly resolve the matter of the eight female corpses.

I also selected some yellow talismans given by Yu Nian and pasted them on the outside of the door sill.

Then I took down the Soul-guiding Lamp and placed it on the counter.

Although refusing the Yin Duty comes at a great cost, but now at this juncture I can only go all out.

As long as those eight female corpses dare to speak, I dare to refuse!

Li Qingying finished her work and came to Nan Shu Fang to keep me company.

We have formed a habit: when we guard the Dang Pu at night, we make paper effigies and stack gold ingots, and that is how the Funeral Shop's business continues.

But tonight I really have no mood to make paper effigies; I propped my chin on one hand and watched Li Qingying skillfully fold gold ingots and make paper money; she is now completely adept at this.

A sudden feeling of guilt arose in my heart: "Sister Li Qingying, letting you follow me to handle these chores, I've wronged you."

Li Qingying blinked, then laughed: "Wronged? What was my selling fish at the seafood market before? I'm now the head manager of our Dang Pu; when a larger hall is built in the future, my worth will multiply several times, and my prospects are limitless!"

So that piece of land brings such great fighting spirit to everyone.

I couldn't help but ask: "Sister Li Qingying, the hall needs to be led by an Immortal Clan; do you think Liu Junyan would be willing to lead a hall?"

Given Liu Junyan's status, he cannot possibly lead a hall, after all he is a flood dragon, not a snake, and he will eventually transform into a dragon.

Li Qingying thought seriously and said: "Seventh Lord should probably establish a hall, after all we have so many people guarding him; if he refuses, then there's still you, Xiao Jiu—you set up the hall and treat us to a meal."

I burst out laughing, hooking my finger to rub the little red mole on her nose tip.

Each of these people, taken alone, is formidable; each is capable of leading a hall on their own—why would I need to treat them to a meal?

As we spoke, damp footsteps sounded from Xijiekou.

I and Li Qingying instinctively glanced at each other, then looked at the clock on the wall……it was only half past nine!

How did they come so early tonight?

Soon, the first corpse wearing a red veil and dressed in a big red wedding dress had already appeared at the pawnshop's entrance.

She stood at the street outside Nan Shu Fang for a while, as if gazing at Nan Shu Fang through the red veil, pondering something.

Then she tiptoed over quickly, her toes frantically bouncing against the threshold.

That action was nearly crazy; the thud-thud-thud of the impact shook my eardrums until they ached a bit.

Li Qingying lowered her voice and said, "Is she crazy?!"

But my gaze remained fixed on the threshold.

The threshold made of century-old peach wood now had a deep crack from the female corpse's frenzied assault, and I could even see sparks flashing within the crack.

A boom-thud.

The first female corpse collapsed.

Immediately after, the second female corpse tiptoed up and repeated the first corpse's action.

They were waging a war of attrition.

With eight female corpses, even if seven fell, the last one could still enter Nan Shu Fang.

But why go to all this trouble?

I had thought they could just pawn their items while standing outside the threshold, didn't I?

Now it seems not so; the threshold blocks not only the female corpses but also Dang Pu's business...