Searching for the best path, starting from Renjia Town

Chapter 174: Soul Summoning Battle
"did not find!"

At Hu Xiuxiu's home, after listening to what Li Kunshan said, Hu's mother and Nian Ying opened their eyes wide, both looking disappointed.

"How come we didn't find it?"

Mother Hu became anxious again. Without this breath of energy, her daughter would be beyond saving.

"Who is he?"

Only at this time did Nian Ying notice the Yin-Yang Eyes tied at the door, and looked at Li Kunshan curiously.

"Ge Changshou's lackey, don't bother with him."

Li Kunshan glanced at Yin Yang Eyes and smiled slightly.

Yin Yang Eyes, a minor character in the movie, is Ge Changshou's follower and gives Ge Changshou a lot of bad ideas, such as peeping at Hu Xiuxiu taking a bath.

Because he was born with a pair of Yin-Yang eyes, he could see Hu Xiuxiu who turned into a "ghost", and he also knew some basic Taoist magic.

Unexpectedly, in this world, he actually became a disciple of Gezhao Mountain.

Li Kunshan had interrogated him before and was not making empty promises. Although he had not been ordained yet, he was indeed a disciple of Gezhao Mountain.

With such a character and such pitiful understanding, he was able to become a disciple of Gezhao Mountain. Apart from the fact that Gezhao Mountain was on the decline, I think it was because he had a pair of yin-yang eyes.

The Yin-Yang eyes can not only see ghosts, but also see many things that ordinary people cannot see. For example, it is these eyes that see through the cover of Li Kunshan's blinding beads.

Even in this world, such eyes are very rare. No wonder Gezhaoshan made an exception and accepted him as his disciple.

"If we can't find Ge Changshou, what should we do next, Senior Brother?"

Nian Ying frowned and looked anxious.

"Wait till night to summon Hu Xiuxiu's soul back. As for that breath of energy, how could a living person disappear? I have my own way to find him."

Li Kunshan snorted lightly, feeling confident.

"That's right! I knew you had a way, brother!"

Nian Ying nodded heavily, looking at Li Kunshan without a trace of doubt.

"That's it, okay."

Mother Hu was still uneasy, after all, it was her daughter's life that was at stake.

But there was no other way at the moment, and she had no idea, so she could only follow Li Kunshan's arrangements.

night.

In the courtyard, Li Kunshan was preparing to perform a ritual to summon the soul.

"Tsk, he can't even open an altar, he's a charlatan."

In the corner, the tied-up Yin-Yang Eyes snorted disdainfully.

Hearing this, the already uneasy Mother Hu became even more nervous.

"Don't listen to him. What does he know? My senior brother can handle such a trivial matter as summoning spirits without even opening an altar."

Nianying snorted lightly, her trust in Li Kunshan had reached an unprincipled level.

In fact, an altar is still needed to perform rituals to summon spirits.

But Li Kunshan has the orange entry [Sincerity is the key to success], so even without setting up an altar, as long as he is sincere enough, he can summon the soul.

Swish~!

Li Kunshan danced with the magic sword in the yard and recited the soul-calling spell.

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

His soul-calling spell has reached the seventh level. Not to mention summoning a lost soul, even asking for someone from the underworld is not a difficult task.

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

As the spell was finished, the magic sword shot out a decree and went straight to find Hu Xiuxiu's soul.

"Holy crap! You really can do that!"

Yin Yang Eyes was a disciple of Gezhao Mountain after all. Although he was not very good at Taoism, he still had some vision. He could see that Li Kunshan had real skills and couldn't help but widen his eyes.

But then, a sneer appeared on his lips, and he huddled in the corner, secretly pleased with himself.

"Ok?"

A moment later, a cold wind blew, but Hu Xiuxiu's soul was nowhere to be seen. Li Kunshan frowned.

He waved the magic sword again and issued a talisman.

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

Huh~!

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, blowing the white banners and paper money in the yard everywhere, but Hu Xiuxiu's soul still did not return.

"Xiu Xiu...daughter..."

Mother Hu looked at the gloomy wind in the yard and kept calling out, then turned to Nian Ying with an anxious look on her face.

"how's it going."

"Didn't come back."

Nianying whispered something and quickly ran to Li Kunshan.

"Brother, what's going on? Did Hu Xiuxiu lose her soul?"

"Soul flying..."

Hearing this, Mother Hu's eyes rolled back and she almost fainted.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Li Kunshan quickly supported Mother Hu and comforted her.

"Hu Xiuxiu's soul is still here."

"It's still there, that's good."

Mother Hu took a deep breath and finally calmed down. She looked at Li Kunshan with an anxious look on her face.

"Then why can't we recruit them back? What should we do?"

"Although Hu Xiuxiu's spirit is still there, it has been locked up."

As he spoke, Li Kunshan glanced at Yin Yang Eyes from the corner of his eye. Seeing Yin Yang Eyes' expression change, he couldn't help but smile and continued speaking.

"Don't worry, I have a secret method. Even if Hu Xiuxiu's soul is taken away into the Ghost Sealing Altar, I can still call her back."

"Great! Master, please cast the spell quickly."

"Don't worry, this spell is a bit troublesome. I need to shower, change clothes, and concentrate. Also, I need my junior sister to protect me. Let's go inside and talk..."

As he spoke, Li Kunshan invited Mother Hu and Nian Ying into the house.

Yin Yang Eyes blinked, stood up quietly, tiptoed to the window, and listened with his ear tilted.

"...My secret technique is powerful, but there's only one catch: if someone uses three gold coins to suppress their soul, I won't be able to move."

"Oh~ It turns out to be three coins."

Yin-Yang Eyes nodded, a smug look on his face.

Then he twisted his wrists and the ropes on his hands and body fell off.

There was another sneer on his lips. He had been in the business for so long, and although he had no other skills, he was the best at escaping. They even wanted to tie him up with a rope.

Then he climbed over the wall and left the yard, running straight to the east.

A moment later, Li Kunshan and the other two came out of the house, glanced at the wall, and smiled slightly.

"Okay, now someone will take us to find Xiuxiu's soul."

"Oh~! I understand, Senior Brother, you deliberately lied to that person!"

Nianying's eyes widened, and then she suddenly realized.

"Xiu Xiu's soul was hidden by that person!"

"Okay, wait here for me. I'm going to get Xiuxiu's soul back."

"No, Xiuxiu and I will go with you!"

Mother Hu suddenly spoke, then turned around and went back to the house to carry Hu Xiuxiu's body.

Although Hu Xiuxiu did not die, as an ordinary person, if her soul left her body for more than three days, she would not be able to return and would be truly dead.

Although only one day has passed, as a mother, Mother Hu dare not wait even a minute longer and must take Hu Xiuxiu's body with her so that after her soul is found, it can immediately return to the body.

"Let me do it."

It is pitiful to see the love of parents in the world. Seeing that Mother Hu was so insistent, Li Kunshan stopped trying to dissuade her.

After saying this, he picked up Hu Xiuxiu's body on the bed.

Immediately afterwards, Li Kunshan and his team tracked the way forward using the paper man that had been attached to the Yin-Yang Eyes.

First we left the town, then walked about ten miles and came to a woodland.

"This is the Ge family's forest farm."

Mother Hu recognized him and said excitedly.

Li Kunshan nodded. It seemed that Hu Xiuxiu's soul was hidden here.

In the center of the forest farm, in an open space of about one hundred meters in radius, an old Taoist priest was sitting cross-legged.

Sitting next to him was a man who looked very old. It was Ge Changshou. Ge Changshou had a talisman on his forehead, which blocked his five senses and also prevented others from using magic to find him.

There is also a ghost-sealing altar. The ghosts in it kept crashing just now. It must be someone trying to summon the souls. The old Taoist added a soul-calming talisman, and it finally quieted down completely.

"Master!"

Yin Yang Eyes shouted and ran over quickly.

"……It is you."

When he got close, the old Taoist priest finally saw clearly and his face turned serious.

"What are you doing here if there's nothing wrong?"

"Someone, someone..."

Yin Yang Eyes took a breath and then said it.

"Someone wants to summon a spirit."

"What's it to you if someone else summons spirits?"

"It's Zhao Xiu... this female ghost."

Yin-Yang Eyes quickly changed his tone and pointed to the nearby ghost-sealing altar. "Hmm? Could it be that this evil ghost has accomplices?"

The old Taoist priest's face darkened and he sneered again.

"Come on, I'll take every one you come!"

"No, he's an accomplice, sure, but he's not a ghost."

Yin Yang Eyes was anxious and just spoke directly.

"Just use three coins to hold it down and it will be fine."

"Three coins? Who told you that? Or are you just looking at those..."

The old Taoist priest didn't finish his words and looked ahead with a serious expression.

"found it!"

With a light shout, Li Kunshan and others ran over.

"you……"

When he saw those people, Yin Yang Eyes widened his eyes and looked surprised.

"How did you find this place?!"

"idiot."

The old Taoist cursed in disappointment and then turned to Li Kunshan.

"Who are you?"

"Just watch."

Putting Hu Xiuxiu's body aside, Li Kunshan bowed slightly to the old Taoist and spoke.

"Li Kunshan, the 36th generation disciple of Maoshan, is honored to meet you, fellow Taoist."

"Maoshan disciple?"

The old Taoist priest looked at Li Kunshan and frowned slightly.

"I am Li Maoyuan from Gezhao Mountain. Since you are a disciple of Maoshan, why are you trying to make things difficult for me?"

"Oh, this is exactly what I want to ask you, Master."

Li Kunshan smiled, looked at Ge Changshou and the Guitan beside the old Taoist priest, and spoke directly.

"Why are you aiding and abetting this evil?"

"How dare you, a junior, talk like that! How could I, an old Taoist, ever help the wicked to do evil?"

"Then why did you take Hu Xiuxiu's soul?"

"Hu Xiuxiu, who is Hu Xiuxiu?"

The old Taoist priest was stunned again, then reacted and looked at the ghost-sealing altar next to him.

"Is this the evil ghost you are talking about?"

"There's no evil ghost here, that's clearly Xiuxiu's spirit!"

Nian Ying was filled with righteous indignation, and snorted coldly at the old Taoist priest.

"You can't even tell the difference between a human soul and a ghost. You're truly blind."

"Who are you calling blind? You're asking for a fight!"

Like a cat whose tail was stepped on, the old Taoist priest's fur instantly stood up. Then he raised his hand and swung a force straight towards Nian Ying.

Nian Ying was not very experienced in Taoism to begin with, and was caught off guard, so he stood there with his eyes wide open for a moment.

Bang~!

With a muffled sound, Li Kunshan stood in front of Nian Ying in time and broke the force.

"Daozhang Li!"

Looking at the old Taoist priest, Li Kunshan's face was gloomy.

"We are all from the same sect as Zhengyi. It's too much to hurt others!"

"Master! He just said you were blind."

"I heard it! No need for you to remind me!"

The old Taoist priest glared at Yin-Yang Eyes, then looked at Li Kunshan with an angry face.

"I hate it most when people call me blind! You little brat from Maoshan are bullying me too much!"

"what?"

Li Kunshan blinked his eyes. Why was this old Taoist so unreasonable?

Then his face darkened. Since he was unreasonable, there was no need to be polite to him.

Swish~!

The old Taoist priest shook the whisk in his hand, and immediately tied the cloth into a stick. He jumped into the air and headed straight for Li Kunshan.

"Ah."

Unexpectedly, the old Taoist priest was still so agile at his age. Li Kunshan smiled, mobilized the Tiangang Great Toad Qi, and punched him directly.

Bang~!

The whisk pierced the罡气, and with a dull sound, Li Kunshan took several steps back, but the old Taoist priest stood there without moving.

"Good Daoxing."

Li Kunshan took a look and couldn't help but praise it.

Although the Tiangang Great Toad Qi is not mainly used to fight against enemies, it is indeed a skill that can repel him with a whisk.

“Good cultivation.”

The old Taoist priest raised his chin slightly and couldn't help but look at Li Kunshan.

He is said to be a disciple of Zhengyi, but I didn’t expect that he could practice Wudang Songxi Tai Chi to this level. He is really an exception.

"Old Taoist priest, I have one more piece of advice for you: if you stray from the right path, you will find the way back."

Before making another move, Li Kunshan said one more thing.

"You're confusing right and wrong! You're the one who should abandon evil and do good!"

The old Taoist priest snorted coldly, becoming even more angry. He swung the whisk in his hand and ran towards Li Kunshan again.

Hurrah~!

But just as he took two steps, a huge ball of fire suddenly burst out, like a circling fire dragon, and rushed straight towards him.

"Fire Bell Curse!"

The old Taoist priest's face darkened instantly, and the next moment his whisk spread out, and each strand of hair was like a silver thread, directly blocking the fire dragon.

Although he was not burned by the fire, the huge impact force still made the old Taoist priest retreat more than ten steps.

"Good boy!"

He was beaten back, and the old Taoist priest snorted coldly and was about to attack Li Kunshan again.

Phew~!

But at this moment, a silver sword cut through the air and came whistling.

Bang~!

The old Taoist priest opened his eyes wide, used his whisk as a sword and blocked it directly.

"Puppet Talisman, you dare to use such a small trick..."

Boo hoo hoo~!

Before the old Taoist could finish his words, the sound of breaking air was heard again, and several swords flew over one after another.

The old Taoist who had a look of contempt just now couldn't help but look serious.

The next moment, he swung the whisk in his hand with all his strength, blocking all the swords in the air.

Not only that, he kept moving forward, trying to get closer to Li Kunshan.

"It seems that I was too naive."

If the battle goes on for too long, it will be dawn soon, Li Kunshan sighed.

After all, the opponent is a master from Gezhao Mountain, and it is really difficult to defeat him with just these little tricks.

It seems that there is no room for holding back.

"Old Taoist priest, I'm sorry."

Thinking of this, Li Kunshan's face suddenly darkened.

"what?"

Boom~!

Before the old Taoist priest could react, there was a sudden thunder in the sky.

"This is……"

The old Taoist priest looked up and his expression changed drastically.

"Lefa!"

Boom~!

Before he could think about it, there was another loud bang and a bolt of thunder fell from the sky.

"not good!"

The old Taoist priest cried out in alarm and hurriedly raised his whisk to block the attack.

Bang~!

With a dull thud, the whisk, which was stiffer than steel, exploded instantly, all the threads flew away, leaving only a bare handle.

At the same time, let’s look at the old Taoist priest himself.

He stood there holding a whisk, his hair burnt and his face black, his originally flowing Taoist robe was tattered, and smoke was coming out of his seven orifices.

"Ahem~!"

After a while, the old Taoist priest coughed violently, exhaled a few puffs of thick smoke, and fell directly to the ground.

(End of this chapter)