I can't be a demon.

Chapter 80 The Thousand-Year-Old Female Ghost on a Blind Date in Yanliang Town

"Of course, the caves should not be filled with ninety-nine eighty-one difficult peerless monsters. There are always hills occupied by ordinary thousand-year-old monsters, which should also be considered caves in the eyes of the court."

Shen Lian sighed, feeling that Yanliang Town’s geographical location was really unfortunate.

It is very close to Gao Laozhuang, and the underground river is also connected to Bibotan. The two caves can produce monsters in large quantities.

"Perhaps the only good thing is that the experience of the corpse-hunting Taoist priest is already 30%. After the tailor case is over, there may be a chance for promotion."

Shen Lian suppressed his distracting thoughts.

Since there is no trace of the demon, just focus on practicing the stance method.

The temple fair was slower than expected. There was almost no movement for the next five days, except that a lot of decorations were added to the city.

The Jinwu Guards tried various methods to attract ghosts, but to no avail.

It seemed as if they were wasting their energy on something that did not exist, and no useful news came from Gao Village.

Shen Lian responded to all changes with the same attitude and stayed in the pawnshop without going out.

He embraced the bone blade, seemingly doing nothing, but in fact, the power was constantly flowing through the Corpse Demon scabbard, and he could feel the power integrating into the magic weapon.

The Corpse Demon Scabbard is different from the fruit core. It has the potential to be promoted to a mid-to-high-quality magical weapon, but it requires a long period of nurturing.

Shen Lian discovered that the warming and nourishing instrument did not affect the stance and could also help increase strength.

Ever since the old man recovered, he had been lacking a channel to expend his energy. The Corpse Demon Scabbard filled the gap and even gave him an extra half day to practice his fighting skills.

Shen Lian's idea of ​​adding a horizontal sword move is indeed feasible. After mastering a sword technique, mastering the Qingfeng sword technique becomes a natural thing.

Not to mention the palm techniques.

The palm technique given by Zhu Yihong, [Falling Spring Palm], did not take long to achieve minor success because its true meaning matched the Jichao Fist.

Shen Lian's smooth practice did not reduce his sense of urgency.

There is an undercurrent in Yanliang Town.

Everyone is talking about the temple fair, but the so-called temple fair is nowhere to be seen.

Even though it was late at night, Shen Lian did not rest. Instead, he practiced meditation, using the stance method to reach a minor level of success.

"Hoohoohoo."

The sound of breathing mixed with the sound of wind.

Unknowingly.

Shen Lian fell into a trance, his consciousness immersed in a state of half sleep and half wakefulness.

.........

The waning moon overhead was obscured by clouds, and the lights in Yanliang Town had already dimmed at midnight. Only the yamen runners were still patrolling the streets.

"In Yue Lao Temple, couples make wishes together and have a happy marriage."

"The couple's ceremony is to hold hands with red silk and flowers, and bow four times in the bridal chamber."

The bailiff heard inexplicable singing, as if a wedding was taking place, but it was already late at night.

"Something is wrong. We must inform Lord Jinwuwei as soon as possible."

thump.

The yamen runner's legs went limp and he fell to the ground. His head hit the wall, leaving a cut on his forehead, and blood immediately oozed out.

Not only did he not react at all, but he also started snoring.

Just a moment.

The bailiff closed his eyes, quietly got up, and walked slowly towards the south city gate. His consciousness was still in deep sleep, as if he was sleepwalking.

People came out of the residential area one after another, all of them walking while soundly sleeping.

At least two or three hundred people.

A dozen Jinwu Guards followed the crowd. They all came from Daqicang Mountain and used various means to secretly explore whether there was any opportunity to exploit.

To them, the death and injury of mortals do not matter.

The most important thing is whether we can gain benefits from the tailor case.

Breaking through the sixth level of Yuandan requires resources, and being promoted to a hundred households requires merit. If you don’t fight for it, sooner or later you will die in a cave.

It can only be said that if it weren't for the extremely terrifying Zhong Kui intimidating the Jinwu Guards, their actions would inevitably be even more unscrupulous.

Zhong Kui is like a sharp sword hanging above the heads of the Jinwu Guards.

As a result, in recent days, their small actions have been limited to blood sacrifices of a few livestock, and even the purchase and sale of livestock cost far more than the market value of silver.

"Damn it, something is going to happen."

Wang Xin's face was solemn as he witnessed the strange things happening in the city from the roof of the yamen.

Li Shun shook his head and said, "At present, we can't see the commonality of the people who are possessed by evil spirits. It seems that a resentment has invaded the Niwan Palace out of nowhere."

"Is your life safe?"

"It's okay. The resentment is just controlling their behavior. I have asked Wu Anyun to try to remove the resentment and see if he can wake them up."

While the two were talking, the crowd had already arrived at the open space outside the city gate.

Hundreds of people actually cooperated tacitly to cut down trees, and another group of people sleepwalked and delivered carpentry and masonry tools.

The mansion was built bit by bit from scratch.

Resentment gathered towards the mansion, and the newly painted brick walls were stained with mold.

“Once the mansion is completed, I’m afraid a powerful demon will show up.”

Wang Xin took a breath of cold air.

Demons that are seven or eight hundred years old are very troublesome. If a thousand-year-old demon comes, I don’t know how many people will die in the entire Yanliang Town.

"I have contacted the court and heard that it was Captain Hu who took the initiative to come to Yanliang Town."

"Hu Zhanfu, didn't he almost become an alchemist back then? I heard that he can perform some of the alchemist's methods. The court asked him to stay in Gaojia Town to refine talismans. Why would he take the risk himself?"

"What do you think? Two of his disciples died in Yanliang Town not long ago."

There was one more thing Wang Xin hadn't said in his heart. It was not a pity that Qin Hong and the other man died, after all, he almost killed them in the Bibo Tower.

Li Shun looked around, "By the way, where is Zhu Yihong?"

"I asked her to go to Xicheng District."

………Zhu Yihong hurried to the pawnshop.

The courtyard was panting like a drum.

Although everyone thought Shen Lian was an alchemist, she always felt that Shen Lian was more like a warrior.

Zhu Yihong's forehead was covered with cold sweat, "Shen Lian, don't let the resentment affect your mind."

In a sense, the possessed Shen Lian was far beyond the reach of ordinary demons, so the methods she used to teach him were all aimed at calming his mind.

Zhu Yihong opened the door and saw Shen Lian under the banyan tree at a glance.

Shen Lian closed his eyes and crossed his legs, as if he was exposing his tangible strength, but within only half a meter around his body, the air couldn't help but become distorted.

"Shen Lian."

Zhu Yihong approached the banyan tree, feeling an invisible oppression enveloping herself.

She noticed that although Shen Lian was not sleepwalking, his strength was circulating unconsciously and his flesh and blood showed signs of losing control at any time.

Shen Lian suddenly opened his eyes.

Zhu Yihong felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave. The courtyard seemed to be filled with corpses and blood. Laughter came from the shadows in the corners of the walls. The banyan tree was twisted and hideous...

"Master Zhu, is there any disaster happening in Yanliang Town?"

Zhu Yihong came back to his senses and said with a pale face: "Hundreds of people are possessed by evil spirits and are now gathering outside the city to build a mansion."

Shen Lian frowned slightly and used his wisdom eye to look at himself.

[Appraisal completed, Nine Qi Earthly Aversion is +0.02]

"There is really resentment in my body."

Shen Lian had a lot of thoughts in his mind. He vaguely remembered that he had a dream while he was half asleep and half awake. It was a strange and inexplicable wedding banquet.

The guests were toasting each other while the body of a woman in a wedding dress was hanging from the beam.

However, the specific details have long been unclear, and Shen Lian does not know whether the female corpse is Miss Gao who married Zhu Bajie.

"The ghost in the tailor shop can attract the thousand-year-old demon through some means, and the corpse of the wedding dress woman will sooner or later descend upon the mansion outside the city."

Zhu Yihong hesitated and said, "Be careful. The tailor case will be taken over by Hu Zhanfu, the captain of the army. He...specializes in the Jade Face Sutra."

Shen Lian thought of the human skin in the fruit core and couldn't help asking, "Is Hu Zhanfu a Taoist priest?"

“Not entirely, but it is said that he inherited some of the teachings from the alchemists in his early years.”

"understood."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes. It was obvious that Hu Zhanfu came for him.

Not a Taoist priest? Then kill him!!!

"Master Zhu, I want to buy a few books on horizontal training martial arts from you, even if they are of medium or low level."

"I'll keep an eye out for you."

Zhu Yihong said softly, "The Ghost Market holds an auction in mid-June every year. There are many secret books, but they are very dangerous."

"auctions?"

“Well, on the third floor of the Ghost Market, there’s an auction only for demons and monsters.

"Once we live, we become auction items, but the Jinwu Guards often make a lot of money from this."

"Can you tell me more specifically?"

"I'm not sure. How can a person in the fifth level of Xiantian be qualified to go to the third level of the Ghost Market?"

The sun was rising in the sky, and the mansion was taking shape.

The people who were possessed by evil spirits have returned to Yanliang Town one after another, and their resentment has gradually dissipated. They have no memory of being busy working last night.

Zhu Yihong said goodbye and left.

Shen Lian watched Zhu Yihong leave, then without hesitation called out the career panel and invested points into two basic stance techniques that he had just glimpsed.

"The power is too weak. It doesn't look like the demon's internal power that can provide significant protection. I almost got possessed by a ghost in my sleep."

[Do you want to consume 2 points to upgrade your martial arts: Qingsong Zhuang (minor success)]

[Do you want to consume 2 points to advance to martial arts: Water Covering Pillar (Minor Success)]

"determine."

The two forces surged and circulated throughout the body along the meridians, causing the qi and blood to be lost rapidly. The two fish fruits were barely enough to consume it.

[Do you want to consume 5 points to upgrade your martial arts: Qingsong Zhuang (Great Mastery)]

[Do you want to consume 5 points to advance to martial arts: Water Covering Pillar (Great Mastery)]

"determine."

The strength of the body is like a sea of ​​​​power and returns to the dantian. The 14 points of investment have an immediate effect, and even the second meridian at the root of the tongue is opened up.

Shen Lian did not advance directly to perfection, but wanted to see if he could break through on his own.

【Points: 41】

"Fortunately, we have a lot of points, otherwise we would be back to the days before liberation."

Shen Lian seized the time to continue his practice, hoping to transform his stance as quickly as possible before the so-called temple fair broke out.

The improvement brought by further practicing the stance method is not necessarily less than that brought by practicing horizontally.

The pile method is associated with specificity.

Shen Lian's current special ability is just scales covering his entire body. As his horizontal training becomes more and more intense, the defense of the scales is gradually becoming useless.

"Special transformations are also about stacking armor. The prerequisite for dealing with thousand-year-old monsters is that the armor is thick enough."

Shen Lian did not dare to slack off and maintained his practice of the stance all the time.

The mansion outside the city was becoming more and more complete. Hundreds or even thousands of people went to build it every night. When they woke up, they inevitably felt sore in their backs and waists.

In addition, there is residual resentment in the Niwan Palace. Although it will not affect the soul, it may cause chronic diseases when the Qi and blood are weak.

The pawnshop is naturally peaceful.

Shen Lian noticed that Bai Haibo and the others had resentment in their bodies, so he immediately used his wisdom eye to eliminate it.

The mansion took three days to build. In front of the door was a plaque engraved with "Gao Mansion", accompanied by fiery red decorations similar to those of a wedding banquet. It looked extremely abrupt outside the empty city.

(End of this chapter)