Searching for the best path, starting from Renjia Town

Chapter 117: Fusang Ghost King, the Ghost Catcher

"Oh my god! There's a thief!"

"Look what's missing!"

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw the mess on the ground.

Qiu Sheng and Wencai widened their eyes and hurried into the house to check.

Li Kunshan stood in the yard, looking at the broken water jar and scattered firewood on the ground, and couldn't help but frowning slightly. Which thief would dare to steal things in the charity cemetery? It looked more like a fight had taken place.

"Clothes, quilts, and other valuables were not lost."

Qiu Sheng came out of the main room first, patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems this thief only stole money, but he doesn't know that our master is the most stingy master in the world. He didn't leave us a penny."

"Oh no!"

Just as I was feeling relieved, Wencai came out of the ear room shouting.

"The ghost was stolen!"

"What did you say was stolen?"

"Ghost! The ghost was stolen!"

Wencai's face was full of panic as he pointed at the Ghost Sealing Hall.

"All the ghosts have been stolen!"

"No? This..."

Li Kunshan and Qiu Sheng rushed in, only to see that all the ghost-sealing altars on the altar had been broken, and the ghosts sealed inside had disappeared.

The two looked at each other, surprised and speechless. What kind of thief is this? He just left the things there and didn't steal them. He was just a thief!
"This is how to do."

"Yeah, the ghosts are gone. How are we going to explain this to Master when he comes back?"

After coming out of the Ghost Sealing Hall, Qiu Sheng and Wencai had bitter faces and kept sighing.

"Let's look around first."

Li Kunshan also sighed and prepared to look around.

Maybe those ghosts haven't run far away yet.

"Young Master~Young Master~"

Just then, I suddenly heard someone talking.

The three of them were startled and looked around, but there was no one there.

"Sir, I'm here."

The voice sounded again, and it was quite familiar.

The three of them followed the sound and found out it was a confiscated teacup on the table.

"Master! You are finally back!"

When she opened it, she saw Xiaoli curled up inside. When she saw Li Kunshan and the others, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Why are you hiding from the tea bowl?"

"What on earth happened?"

Li Kunshan picked up the teacup and poured Xiaoli out directly.

Wencai ran over and quickly closed the doors and windows to prevent the sunlight from shining on Xiaoli.

"It really scared me to death."

Xiaoli landed on the ground and returned to her original size. She kept patting her chest and spoke for a long while.

"The Fuso Ghost King came last night."

"Fuso Ghost King?"

The three of them looked at each other and then looked at Xiaoli again.

"What kind of a ghost is that?"

"A powerful ghost that catches ghosts everywhere!"

"A ghost that catches ghosts?"

The three of them blinked, becoming more and more confused.

Xiaoli's uneasy mood gradually calmed down, and she began to tell the story.

The so-called Fusang Ghost King is an evil ghost from Fusang, Japan. With hundreds of years of cultivation, his magical powers are so strong that even ordinary ghosts cannot defeat him.

He has been roaming around between the Yin and Yang, but for some reason, he has recently started catching ghosts everywhere.

"Oh~! I see. So you came to our charity cemetery to avoid being captured by the Fusang Ghost King."

Hearing this, Qiu Sheng suddenly understood.

"Mr. Li has great magical powers. He has to hide here. He dares not come here because the Fusang Ghost King appears."

Xiaoli nodded, then showed fear again.

"But I didn't expect that last night, while you were away, the Fusang Ghost King would burst into the charity cemetery and capture all the ghosts. Luckily, I hid in a teacup in time and wasn't discovered by him, so I escaped."

"So that's it."

After listening to Xiaoli, Qiu Sheng and Wencai nodded, but they were still confused.

Li Kunshan frowned and looked serious.

The Fuso Ghost King that Xiaoli mentioned is very similar to the one in the movie Tiandi Xuanmen, but the background of that movie is in the Ming Dynasty. After that, the Tianmen is opened and time and space are traveled to the modern era, which is not the Republic of China.

Could it be that the hermits in the thatched cottage in the movie did not subdue the Fusang Ghost King, and they did not travel to the modern era, so the Fusang Ghost King lived from the Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China?

Or maybe these two are not the same ghost.

"Who cares about his origins! He dares to come to my territory and steal people. He must be tired of living!"

Li Kunshan snorted coldly, his face gloomy.

"Yes! Fuck him!"

Qiu Sheng and Wencai echoed and then turned to Li Kunshan.

"But how?"

"Open the altar!"

Li Kunshan paused slightly and said in a deep voice.

It's just a few little ghosts that were lost, which is actually not a big deal. Before, Li Kunshan secretly killed the ghosts that Uncle Jiu had collected in order to brush up the entries. For Uncle Jiu, it was just a loss of some Taoist power.

But this time it was different. Mao Shanming's Dabao and Xiaobao were also in the Ghost Sealing Altar and were captured by the Fusang Ghost King.

Li Kunshan once promised Mao Shanming that he would send Dabao and Xiaobao to reincarnate. He was loyal to the person who entrusted him with the task. Now Dabao and Xiaobao have been captured and their lives and deaths are unknown. How can Li Kunshan explain this to Mao Shanming?

Therefore, even if it is not for the sake of face, he has to find Dabao and Xiaobao back.

At night, on the outskirts of Renjia Town.

Li Kunshan wore a yellow Taoist robe, set up an incense table, took out the ritual instruments, and began to perform a ritual.

"Wandering souls, where can they survive? Riverbanks, wilderness, graveyards, mountains and forests..."

He picked up the yellow talisman with his sword and silently recited an incantation, which was the soul-calling incantation.

The eight characters of Dabao and Xiaobao were written on the talisman paper. Li Kunshan set up the altar this time to summon them back with the soul-calling spell!

"...A thousand-mile soul has arrived, and the golden sparrow has transformed into a spirit body! Hurry and obey the command!"

Bang~!

As the spell was finished, the yellow talisman exploded into a ball of fire, and a wisp of green smoke went straight into the underworld to find the souls of Dabao and Xiaobao.

"found it!"

Sitting upright on the altar, after a moment, Li Kunshan suddenly opened his eyes.

Continue to cast the spell and summon Dabao and Xiaobao back.

"Ok?"

But then, Li Kunshan frowned.

Although Dabao and Xiaobao have been contacted, there seems to be a force pulling them away, preventing them from returning to their place.

"Please, God of Roads, help me find it quickly!"

Li Kunshan had a serious expression, holding a magic sword in one hand and quickly shaking the Sanqing Bell with the other.

Jingle bell bell~!

As the rapid ringing of the bell spread across the wilderness, the soul-calling spell continued to pull Dabao and Xiaobao.

Brush~!

Just as they were about to pull the trigger, a group of ghostly figures suddenly appeared about ten meters ahead.

The leader was riding a skeleton ghost horse, wearing armor and with a flag on his back, just like the ancient Japanese people.

"Fuso Ghost King!"

Seeing the evil ghost leading the group, Xiaoli next to him screamed in fright.

Qiu Sheng's face was serious. He immediately held the peach wood sword and protected Xiaoli.

Wencai also held a peach wood sword, but his hands and feet were shaking and he really didn't dare to move forward.

"So you are the Fusang Ghost King. I haven't even looked for you yet, but you've already come to my door. I think you're courting death!"

Li Kunshan snorted coldly, didn't waste any words with him, and picked up the peach wood sword on the table with his finger.

Phew~!

The peach wood sword with the puppet symbol painted on it instantly flew up and headed straight for the Fusang Ghost King. Facing the peach wood sword that was specifically designed to break Yin Sha, the Fusang Ghost King did not dodge, but drew the Japanese sword at his waist and rushed directly to meet it.

Click~!

With a sharp sound, Li Kunshan's peach wood sword was actually cut off.

"This is!"

Seeing this scene, Qiu Sheng and Wencai were both shocked.

Even ghosts that can be cut by peach wood swords, this is their first time using a sword.

Looking at the peach wood sword in his hand, Qiu Sheng looked embarrassed and took a few steps back in fear.

"Get up! Go!"

Li Kunshan's face was gloomy and he shouted again and again.

The next moment, more than a dozen peach wood swords flew up, dancing in the sky, attacking the Fusang Ghost King from all directions.

Ding ding~ding~!

The Fuso Ghost King blocked left and right, and although he looked a little flustered, he was able to neutralize all the attacks with just a Japanese sword.

Regardless of his level of cultivation, the Fuso Ghost King's swordsmanship is indeed quite good.

I think he was a battle-hardened general during his lifetime.

"Ah~!"

With a loud shout, he knocked several peach wood swords in front of him away. The Fusang Ghost King jumped up from his horse, holding his Japanese sword straight, and flew straight towards Li Kunshan.

Li Kunshan sneered, raised his hand, took out three soul-calming talismans, and threw them at the Fuso Ghost King.

Buzz~!

Unexpectedly, the moment the talisman paper arrived, the Fusang Ghost King suddenly disappeared.

As a ghost, it can freely shuttle between yin and yang, and switch its form between real and virtual, so ordinary physical attacks are ineffective.

But even if the body is weakened, the soul-calming talisman that controls the soul should be useful. It seems that it is not as simple as just switching back to the soul state for the Ghost King.

Brush~!

The next moment, the Fuso Ghost King appeared again, actually behind Li Kunshan, with the Japanese sword raised high in his hand, ready to chop at Li Kunshan.

Boom~!

With a loud thunder, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky and hit the Fusang Ghost King directly.

The Fuso Ghost King's face suddenly changed before his sword fell. He had to change his moves quickly and raised his Japanese sword to block the lightning.

Boom~!

There was another loud bang. Although the Fusang Ghost King blocked the thunder, he was also blown away.

Even if he has great magical powers, as a ghost, he cannot ignore the thunder.

Quickly retreating to a distance, the Fusang Ghost King looked at Li Kunshan with a serious expression and eyes full of vigilance.

He didn't expect that this young Taoist priest could actually use thunder magic.

Boom~Boom~!

The next moment, without giving the Fuso Ghost King any time to talk nonsense, a large amount of lightning fell on them again.

"Ah~!"

"Ouch~!"

Amidst the cries and shouts, most of the little ghosts led by the Fusang Ghost King were struck by lightning and turned into ashes.

[Kill the little ghost and obtain the item "Quick Mind (White)"! ]

[Kill the little ghost and get the entry "Foot Grease (White)"! ]

……

Then came a series of system prompts, but they were all just white entries.

Seeing his men suffer heavy losses, the Fuso Ghost King looked at Li Kunshan again, his expression becoming even more gloomy.

Brush~!

The next moment, without waiting for Li Kunshan to attack again, the Fuso Ghost King raised his hand and waved, and he and the remaining little ghosts disappeared instantly.

"Ran?"

"Luckily he ran fast, otherwise I would have beaten him to death!"

Seeing the ghosts retreat, Qiu Sheng and Wencai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Sir! You are so amazing!"

Xiaoli cheered and ran towards Li Kunshan with a happy face.

Li Kunshan stood there with a frown on his face.

Just let them run away!

Unlike zombies, ghosts are transformed from souls and are invisible and intangible, so ordinary people cannot see them and ordinary physical attacks are ineffective against them.

Moreover, one can travel freely between the Yin and Yang worlds.

When they are in the world of the living, they will be worn out by natural forces, especially sunlight, which can make their souls fly away. Therefore, no matter how powerful the ghosts are, they will come out at night.

But even so, it's enough to give people a headache.

If you are not prepared in advance and cannot defeat the ghost in the world of the living, the ghost can escape back to the underworld.

As a living person, even a Taoist priest who has been ordained cannot go to the underworld.

To put it bluntly, the ghost ran away when it couldn't be defeated, but the Taoist priest didn't chase it.

"Please, God of Roads, help me find it quickly!"

Li Kunshan frowned for a while, and cast a spell again to summon the souls of Dabao and Xiaobao, but unfortunately, just like before, they were trapped and could not come over at all.

Obviously, the one who trapped Dabao and Xiaobao was the Fuso Ghost King.

But Li Kunshan had no idea why he wanted to catch Dabao and Xiaobao, or why he was catching ghosts everywhere.

If it is the Fusang Ghost King in the Tiandi Xuanmen, he will kill some people with special fates to practice his skills, but there is no such thing as killing ghosts to practice his skills.

Moreover, Dabao and Xiaobao were just trapped, not killed.

As for Xiaoli, she just knew very little about the Fusang Ghost King because she was almost captured by him before and had heard some news from other wandering ghosts.

"How to do?"

After the battle just now, the Fuso Ghost King did not dare to show up again. Qiu Sheng and Wencai looked at Li Kunshan inquiringly.

Li Kunshan also looked embarrassed. At this moment, he was like Monkey King by the Tongtian River. Although he could do the job, he couldn't go into the water, so his skills were completely useless.

"Go back first."

Li Kunshan sighed softly and said helplessly at last.

Qiu Sheng and Wencai nodded. This was the only way for now.

Immediately afterwards, everyone packed up and temporarily returned to the charity cemetery.

It was getting late, so we all went to bed after returning home.

Li Kunshan wanted to continue refining his Qi and transforming it into spirit, but he just couldn't calm down.

The fight I had today was really depressing.

In fact, encountering ghosts is always troublesome. Compared with zombies, ghosts are easier to fight, but it is easy for them to escape.

Once they escape back to the underworld, it will be difficult to catch them again.

Li Kunshan didn't care too much about it before, but this time Dabao and Xiaobao were arrested and he had no way to do anything, which made him really annoyed.

Immediately afterwards, Li Kunshan opened his personal page.

The reason for this situation, to put it bluntly, is that he has too few means to deal with ghosts.

"Spirit training, soul-calming talisman, soul-guiding spell..."

After reaching the seventh level of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation, one's spirit can leave the body and in this spirit state, one can also travel back and forth between the Yin and Yang worlds.

At that time, if the ghost escapes to the underworld again, just use your soul to leave your body to chase it.

Of course, even now, there are ways to allow the soul to leave the body through talismans and spells.

It’s just that his spiritual training level is too low and his soul is too fragile. Even if he chases them to the underworld, he can’t defeat those evil spirits.

If one cultivates the spirit to the ninth level, with all the yin exhausted and the yang pure, the yang spirit can severely injure ghosts with a single blow.

But it is difficult to practice the spirit. Li Kunshan is only at the second level now. Not to mention the Yang God, even the seventh level is still a long way off.

In addition, the soul-calming talisman and soul-calling spell are also aimed at ghosts, but if you want to play a greater role, you have to raise the level.

Now I am at the third level of the Soul-Calming Talisman and the second level of the Soul-Guiding Spell. It will take a lot of time and practice to upgrade them.

"Ugh."

Li Kunshan sighed lightly, calmed down a little, took out the Huangting Neijing Sutra and recited it.

In comparison, the Huangting Sutra is easier to improve. If it is upgraded to the sixth level, it may have a method for quickly cultivating the spirit, just like the Waijing Sutra.

After all, the soul is the foundation.

Next, Li Kunshan stayed in the charity cemetery and practiced diligently every day.

But unlike before, the focus of cultivation shifted to the soul.

"Master! You're back!"

In September, Uncle Jiu and his friends returned from Maoshan.

(End of this chapter)