Start as a Temple Spirit

The progress of absorbing the spiritual power of heaven and earth to practice is undoubtedly much slower than that of absorbing the power of incense and vows, but a mosquito is still meat, so in short, just keep practicing.

The whistling sound of the wind startled Shang Liangshan who was practicing.

He raised his head to look at the source of the sound, and saw black wind blades raging among the incense sticks of thousands of families, striking the illusion.

It was the human-faced owl that woke up from the illusion and used black wind blades to attack the illusion.

Shang Liangshan was surprised that the human-faced owl could break free from the illusion and launch a counterattack.

You should know that the strength of the human-faced owl is not strong, it is equivalent to the strength of a third-grade cultivator. Facing the Wanjiaxianghuo who is specifically designed to defeat evil spirits and can make a fourth-grade cultivator fall into an illusion.

Not only can it break free from the illusion, but it can also fight back, which shows how powerful it is.

Shang Liangshan's mind moved, and a peaceful fragrance that could calm restlessness emanated from the white mist.

The effect was immediate. The irritable human-faced owl, which had been flapping its wings and launching wind blade attacks, stopped attacking. Its face showed a peaceful expression, and its pair of big black eyes rolled around, revealing its human innocence.

The white mist rolled and transformed into the appearance of Shang Liangshan. He looked directly into the big dark eyes of the Human-Faced Owl. The eagle training officially began. Shang Liangshan continued to practice while doing two things at the same time.

The human-faced owl stared straight at the human-shaped figure in the white mist, with a look of unwillingness to admit defeat. You look at this owl, and this owl also looks at the delicious you.

The staring match lasted for a long time. The human-faced owl finally gave in on the third day. Shang Liangshan held her in front of him and started to stroke her. Her hand felt soft and fluffy, much like a 36D...

Ahem, the human-faced owl is only that big, and its shadow is made up of condensed black energy, so it's very soft, you know.

"From now on, you will be called Heizi." Shang Liangshan smiled and gave the tamed human-faced owl a down-to-earth name.

The human-faced owl, no, now Heizi, opened his big dark eyes and looked at his master with a confused look on his face when he heard the words.

Shang Liangshan pretended not to notice Heizi's ignorance. He looked around at the increasing number of incense sticks and decided to go out and take a look.

He placed Heizi on his shoulder, took a step forward, and left the dojo, appearing in the General Temple. Everything was normal, nothing to see.

His figure flashed and he carried Heizi with him, flying towards the rocky path.

In the Forgotten Temple, Shang Liangshan looked at the dull statue that looked a bit like himself, and hooked his finger at the big cow and big dog on duty.

No one responded, because Big Bull and Big Dog's attention was focused on the human-faced owl in the night.

At this time, Heizi was standing on a big tree in the front yard of the Forgotten Temple, using his beak to comb his non-existent feathers.

This is instinct, and it remains unchanged even when one becomes a spirit or a monster.

This shows that this was an owl that loved cleanliness when it was alive.

"Uh-huh." Shang Liangshan cleared his throat helplessly. The mountain folks were so simple and unpretentious that they didn't know how to read people's expressions.

"Master Temple Spirit." Big Dog and Big Bull came back to their senses and turned around to greet him.

"Bring the leopard here, and let's continue to visit the village."

"I'll go right away." Big Dog went quickly to find the captain of the guards.

Daniu looked at Heizi, then turned to Shang Liangshan with some concern and said, "Master Miao Ling, Heizi will not take this opportunity to escape, will he?"

"No, it has been tamed by this spirit..."

"Puff" the sound of flapping wings was heard, Heizi spread his wings and flew high, disappearing into the night.

"He really ran away." Da Niu blurted out when he saw this.

"Why are you running? Heizi is looking for trouble." Before Shang Liangshan finished speaking, he turned into purple lightning and flew towards the northeast.

When he arrived at the scene, he saw Heizi turned into a black stream of light and started fighting with a white ghost in the low sky.

On the ground, Yibao and a burly middle-aged man were staring at the fight.

"Master Temple Spirit." When Yi Bao saw Shang Liangshan coming, he hurriedly bowed to greet him and introduced him with excitement, staring straight at Master Temple Spirit's second elder.

"Yijin, hello to the temple spirit." Yijin came back to his senses and bowed respectfully.

He saw the living temple spirits and felt that his more than ten years of devout prayers were not in vain, so he couldn't help but feel excited.

“No need to be polite, Second Elder.” Shang Liang raised his hand, pointed at the white ghost fighting with Heizi in the air and asked, “Is this the wild ghost?”

"It is a wild ghost, a top-level wild ghost at that. The black spot between the white ghost's eyebrows is a symbol of its advancement to a vengeful spirit." Yi Jin nodded.

Shang Liangshan looked towards the battlefield upon hearing this, and indeed there was a black spot between the white ghost's eyebrows. Its attack was in the form of dark winds woven into whips, lashing at the black spot.

"Swish" the cold white whip cut through the night sky with a crackling sound, and brought up gusts of cold wind.

As Heizi dodged nimbly, black wind blades spurted out of his beak and shot towards the wild ghost, piercing its body and clearly gaining the upper hand.

The wild ghost's body was injured, and it let out a series of sharp screams that ordinary people couldn't hear, which turned into sonic attacks.

However, this kind of sonic attack did not affect Heizi at all, but made him even more ferocious.

"This wild ghost obviously can't beat Heizi, why doesn't he run away?" Shang Liangshan asked.

"Reporting to the Lord Temple Spirit, because the wild ghost also wants to eat the human face...well, after eating the black piece, his greedy instinct will overcome his fear, and he will not flee unless he is seriously injured." Yijin explained.

"There is one thing I don't understand, please enlighten me, Second Elder."

"Master Temple Spirit, please speak."

"Why do ghosts appear so many times?" It has only been a month since Shang Liangshan came here.

But in just over a month, he encountered three ghosts. The probability was too high.

"Because the Shiwan Mountains have another nickname: the Soul-Breaking Mountains." Yi Jin said this with a sad face, recalling: "For hundreds of years, various major forces have sent armies into the mountains to compete for the resources of the Shiwan Mountains. There have been endless battles between each other, countless casualties, overwhelming resentment, and rampant evil spirits."

"Thirty years ago, the ghost king led millions of ghosts and swept across the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Wherever he went, all the major forces suffered heavy casualties."

"The old men were part of the powerful army and were lucky enough to escape with their lives."

"Later, because the situation threatened their rule, all the major forces and sects had to put aside their grudges and join forces to fight against the Ghost King's army. They paid a terrible price and repelled the Ghost King's army. This is why we have peace today, but it also left behind countless dark places, attracting the ghosts of the dead who had died unjustly to gather together."

"That's right. The sect has passed down the method of the temple spirit to protect the village."

Shang Liangshan was puzzled when he heard this and asked, "Since we have defeated the Ghost King's army, why did the major forces withdraw from the Shiwan Mountains?"

"Because there are demons and monsters in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, the major forces whose strength has been severely damaged can only avoid their sharp edges."

Shang Liangshan and Yi Bao looked enlightened upon hearing this.

"Da da da" the big dog ran over in surprise.

At the same time, the battle between the black piece and the white ghost also came to an end.

The black figure was seen swelling in the wind, turning into a black flowing shadow, catching up with the white ghost figure with a broken body escaping. Like an eagle catching a chick, it stretched out its sharp claws to grab the ghost figure, and started pecking and eating.