I am a swordsman in a strange city

Chapter 62 Grandfather, Slaying Gods

In the dimly lit temple, Master Pei brandished his sword, the blade flashing in the air like a comet's tail.

Meanwhile, the shattered mirrors scattered on the ground also shimmered with light, which shot towards Master Pei.

Master Pei looked as if he wanted to sever all the mirror-like light with a single sword strike.

However, Pei Ju knew that his grandfather was not cutting down the mirror lights, but rather annihilating the people in those mirrors with a single sword strike, so that he could break the opponent's spell in one fell swoop.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. The mirror light shone on Master Pei, and the sword light and tiger roar emanating from Master Pei's sword seemed to fall into those mirrors as well.

Many mirrors went out instantly, but some of their light still shone on Fourth Master.

Master Pei staggered backward, and Pei Ju immediately stepped forward to hug him.

"grandfather!"

He saw that the Fourth Master's skin, illuminated by the mirror light, had crystals, like crystalline tinea.

“Pei Jieyang, your skill with a sword is quite impressive.”

A repeated voice echoed in the void, followed by two figures emerging from a small mirror, rapidly growing larger before solidifying.

Mr. Jing and He Hong reappeared in the temple.

Just then, a figure rushed in from outside the temple.

The person was like an invisible and intangible shadow. As soon as he rushed into the temple, the two people were knocked to the ground as if they had no time to react.

He pressed one down with each hand, and deep red flames burst forth from his palms.

The person who rushed in from behind actually intended to kill the two of them in one go.

The two people on the ground seemed to lose their ability to struggle in that instant. As the flames surged, they both turned into a mirror. The mirror surface shattered, and they disappeared.

The man crushed the mirror in his hand, stood up, and looked at Master Pei as he came to Master Pei's side. He looked at the crystallized parts on Master Pei's body and said, "This is crystallization, an irreversible injury."

Pei Ju's heart clenched. He didn't know what to say, but looking at Director Huang in front of him, he asked with unwavering determination, "Director Huang, is there no way to cure this?"

"No, many spell damages are irreversible, which is precisely what makes spell damage so terrifying. Moreover, if it cannot be relieved immediately, I'm afraid Fourth Master won't be able to hold on for long."

"Then I'll take Grandpa out now." Pei Ju wanted to carry his grandfather on his back and take him out.

“I’m afraid it won’t be easy. I clearly came in with your grandfather, but as we walked, he disappeared, and I got lost inside. This mountain lord probably doesn’t want us to leave.”

"The best way is to kill this mountain lord first, and then go out." Huang Di got up, went to the statue, and leaped onto the altar in one step, clearing away the branches.

The statue, which had been shrouded in darkness and obscurity, was now revealed before him. After a while, Pei Ju heard no further sound. Then he saw a person fall straight down from it.

"boom!"

Pei Ju was shocked, because the person who had fallen was Director Huang.

He quickly and carefully put his grandfather down, then hurried over to Director Huang. He saw Director Huang lying on his back on the ground, his face ashen, as if all his energy had dissipated.

Just a moment ago, Director Huang was so brave and incomparable, but in this instant, he has become like this.

He reached out to check the other person's pulse under their neck, only to find that it had stopped beating.

"Director Huang, Director Huang," Pei Ju called softly.

Director Huang did not respond at all.

Just then, a faint tiger's roar came from outside. Beyond were mountains, and Pei Ju was at a loss for what to do when a light appeared from a broken corner of the temple. Pei Ju looked up and saw the sky through the gaping opening.

The thick clouds in the sky had somehow been cleared away by the light, and then he saw two figures descending from the sky.

The two figures seemed to be walking, walking in the clouds, or perhaps walking in the mountains; they were not walking very fast.

It seemed to come from the depths of an endless sea of ​​clouds, as if emerging from chaos. It grew clearer and clearer.

Pei Ju slowly made out that it was an old man and a young woman.

The elderly dress in traditional attire, and so do young women.

Each of them wore a simple blue Taoist robe.

The old man in front of me looked extremely thin, his face almost gaunt.

He held a sword upside down in his hand, and every few steps he would swing the sword, cutting through the mist in front of him.

Pei Ju recognized the sword; it was the very same ghost-slaying sword that he kept in his small, dark room.

Finally, they drew closer and closer, and they gracefully descended from the broken corner of the temple.

Pei Ju felt an incredible sense of awe upon witnessing this scene, as if he were seeing a deity descend to earth.

The moment he landed, the female Taoist priest behind him supported his hand.

He gently pushed it away, indicating that he was alright, and then came to Master Pei's side. Looking at Master Pei lying motionless on the ground, with many parts of his body turned into crystals, he said, "I was too late after all."

He then flipped open Fourth Master's eyelids to look, and Pei Ju saw that his grandfather's eyeballs had become like glass beads, without any blood color or fleshiness.

Pei Ju was filled with both fear and grief.

He sighed, then looked at Pei Ju, sized him up, and said, "You must be Ju Zi. You've grown up so much."

"Are you... Grandpa?" Pei Ju asked, his voice trembling slightly.

The old Taoist priest nodded, then got up and went to the statue.

Pei Ju quickly said, "Grandpa, be careful. Director Huang from the Cleansing Bureau just went up to look at that statue, and then this happened."

He ignored Pei Ju's words, and Pei Ju immediately understood.

My grandfather had been here before. Although he was conscious at the time, he must have known more about this place than I did. Moreover, my grandfather seemed to be in a hurry. I saw that the sword in his hand was pointing at a corner of the broken temple.

"The Big Dipper shines brightly, illuminating the three realms..."

As soon as these words appeared, Pei Ju actually saw stars appear in the dark clouds.

The moment the stars appeared, the clouds and mist quickly dissipated.

At that moment, Pei Ju felt that the star was just like the gemstone inlaid in his own little house, even the layout was very similar.

Seven bright ones, and two rather dim ones.

"The mighty power of Heaven..."

The stars in the sky were shining.

"Use the sword to draw it in..."

The moment Pei Ju saw the star shine so brightly, its light seemed to fall and land on the demon-slaying sword his grandfather had raised.

The originally dark, greenish-brown Demon-Slaying Sword was now surging with starlight.

"punish!"

Grandpa swung his sword down, and a brilliant starlight surged toward the statue, illuminating the entire temple in that instant.

Pei Ju then saw clearly that the statue's neck no longer had a head, but instead had individual heads.

Those heads still look incredibly lifelike.

(End of this chapter)