Exorcism

The Mirror of Observation flew out of Shen Hao's hand, emitting a strong red light and hitting Zuo Liuying in the room like a meteorite falling from the sky. Shen Hao summoned the magic sword with his right hand, pinched the magic formula with his left hand, and gave a low drink. , this sound is meaningless, it is just a habit when he tries his best.

He knew that he was no match for Zuo Liuying, but if he didn't put up a fight before being imprisoned in the Devil's Cave, he would always regret it and even his soul would not be able to rest in peace.

Zuo Liuying put his right hand behind his back, stretched his left arm forward, and pointed his palm toward the door. Without using any magic formula, he opened his five fingers. The mirror suddenly stopped and floated in mid-air seven feet in front of him, slowly rotating. , Hong Guang hesitated.

Shen Hao snorted heavily, stimulating more potential. His body swayed slightly, and his abdominal cavity was like a leather drum, making a banging sound. The sound became louder and louder, even causing the entire tower to tremble.

The shape-finding mirror still stayed in place, and the red light burst became more powerful when it grew longer, and became dimmer when it shrank.

The trembling of the tower attracted a large number of Taoist priests, but none of the nine grandmasters and other Taoist priests who served Yuemang showed up. When Kun Chao had just obtained the position of Patriarch, they accepted it most reluctantly, but once they were convinced, they were the most determined. , no amount of chaos inside and outside the tower can interfere with their practice.

There are more than 20,000 Taoist priests in Taoism, and more than half of them go to the eighth floor. No matter how many people come, it is not crowded here and everyone can find a place. If a mortal stood in the tower and looked up, he would feel incredible: if he wanted to see it big, the eighth-story tower would expand like a mountain in his eyes, enough to accommodate more Taoist priests; if he wanted to see it small, the tower body would not change, and the Taoist priests would They become like grains of rice.

The Taoist priests have long been accustomed to the magic of the Taoist Tower, and even the little Taoist priests who have not yet learned how to fly do not think it is unusual.

The sound in Shen Hao's abdomen became louder and louder. The Taoist priests looked at this scene in surprise. They didn't know why, but no one asked questions.

Shen Hao's magic power was about to run out. He withdrew some of his spells and said loudly: "Fellow Taoists, I am Shen Hao, a Taoist priest from the Discipline Department of Pangshan. Zuo Liuying ordered me to seize the heads of the former Taoist priests Xin Youtao and Pei Shurong of Pangshan. They are the only ones." The reason is that the two of them refused to return to Taoism. I refused because they were my friends and because Zuo Liuying's order clearly violated the Taoism precepts. Fellow Taoists, please think about the responsibilities of Taoism priests. Why did you become Taoist priests in the first place? We take it as our duty to kill demons, and we are not practicing hard just to kill our fellow Taoists!"

Shen Hao never noticed Zuo Liuying's offensive, so he withdrew some of his mana and said in a higher voice: "Bamo Cave used to be used to imprison Taoist priests who committed serious crimes, but now it will house those who disobey orders. Fellow Taoists , this is just the beginning, all Taoist priests will become slaves of Zuo Liuying!"

Shen Hao tried not to mention the Patriarch. When others were shocked, the first solution they thought of was the Patriarch, "Where is the Patriarch? Why does Zuo Liuying give orders?" "Even if it is the Patriarch's order, Taoist priests have the right to refuse, right? In the past, Is such that……"

Not everyone was moved by Shen Hao. Some people retorted loudly: "Didn't you join everyone in the encirclement and suppression of the demonic Taoist priests? Xin Youtao and Pei Shurong were among those who were surrounded and suppressed. Why are you disobeying orders now?"

Discussions arose. Shen Hao had no intention of winning the support of everyone. He just didn't want to be treated as a sinner and imprisoned in the Demon Cave for no apparent reason. "Destroy the demons!" He shouted loudly, taking back most of his mana. " The power of a Taoist priest can only be used to kill demons. Those who are possessed by demons can be killed, but those who have escaped from the demonic thoughts cannot be killed! This is the boundary that Taoist priests must abide by."

Zuo Liuying let Shen Hao continue, neither refuting nor stopping him from speaking.

Hongshan Taoist priest Gan Zhiwei stood up. He had been calling for a long time in the first-floor tower, but he had not received much support. Shen Hao's words suddenly moved him, "Yes, what is the so-called apostasy order? Those who refuse to return to the Taoist tradition are neither demons nor demons. If they collude with demons, they will fight to the death on the battlefield. They have already withdrawn from the Taoist tradition, so how can they say they are 'apostates'?"

The Mirror of Observation suddenly left the room and hung above Shen Hao's head. It was his magic weapon, bearing his mark, but it betrayed its old owner at the most critical moment.

Zuo Liuying was supported by nine great treasures, and the sword-washing pool among them could easily remove the mark of the magic weapon.

The shape-observing mirror separated two rays of red light, pointing at the tops of Shen Hao and Gan Zhiwei's heads respectively.

Zuo Liuying finally spoke: "The Greatest Way is the most simple, there is only one way to practice. The Patriarch uses his magic to benefit all living beings. There is only one kind of person who is difficult to benefit from it - if you have doubts, your will will be weak. If your will is not strong, your practice will be stagnant. If your practice is stagnant, you will be prone to death." The Patriarch's teachings are universally followed. As long as you believe in the Patriarch wholeheartedly, there will be no stagnation in your practice. Otherwise, it means that rebellion has arisen. You must understand that the elimination of demons today is the elimination of demons in the future. , but it has been clearly shown in the eyes of the ancestor that these two people will become demons in the future, and I will eradicate them according to the order of the ancestor. "

As soon as these words came out, all the Taoist priests were shocked. In the past, the speed of practice progress was a private matter, but now it has become a crime, and it will be a crime in the future.

However, after sizing each other up, most of the Taoist priests fell silent, because they were not among those who were stagnant in their practice. Under the influence of the Patriarch's spells, practice became easier. The Taoist priests who were still stagnant at this time did seem a bit weird. .

"My practice has stagnated. Will I become a demon in the future?" a voice asked.

All eyes turned around, including Shen Hao, who was surprised to see the person he was destined to meet - Bai Qing, a Taoist priest from Luanjing Mountain.

"My practice has stagnated three months ago, and the ancestor's spells seem useless to me. But I have never doubted the ancestor, nor have I thought about disobeying any of the ancestor's orders, let alone betraying the orthodoxy. I believe this is just a If I can survive a small Taoist tribulation, so can the two of them." Bai Qing walked out of the crowd and pointed at Shen Hao and Gan Zhiwei who were frozen by the red light, "Does the Taoist tradition no longer allow Taoist priests to encounter tribulations? Isn't that... "

Before Bai Qing finished speaking, a third ray of red light came out. She was speechless and stared angrily at Zuo Liuying in the room.

"The Patriarch has eliminated all Taoist tribulations, and there is only one reason for stagnation in practice - doubts and hidden evil thoughts." Zuo Liuying said.

There was a bang, and the Taoist priests were talking about it. They couldn't believe that Taoism would really make such a rule. After a while, the discussion disappeared, and most people remained silent, because the current practice was so smooth, and it seemed that Taoist calamity would never occur in the hearts of normal Taoist priests.

"My practice is stagnant."

"Me too."

Not all Taoist priests remained silent. More and more Taoist priests came forward and publicly admitted that their practice had not made progress. Most of them were low-level Taoist priests below the level of swallowing smoke. There were only a few high-level Taoist priests like Shen Hao and Gan Zhiwei.

The Taoist priests who were watching noticed the difference, "Did you see it? All the high-level Taoist priests who have come through normal cultivation are fine. Shen Hao and the others are following the heretical path..."

Shen Hao's state was improved by using the nine great treasures, and Gan Zhiwei's method of refining beasts to enter the star fall state was not the right path of Taoism.

Seeing this, most Taoist priests became even more silent. Regardless of whether Zuo Liuying's approach truly adhered to the ancestor's intention, he did find "unusual" Taoist priests in the simplest way.

"Unusual" is a vague word. It is effective when used with Shen Hao and Gan Zhiwei, but it is a bit forced when it comes to Bai Qing. She is a Taoist priest from Luanjing Mountain and has always been normal. But once people see the "difference", they will You can always find a reason: Bai Qing once had a relationship with Shen Hao, and she obviously didn't completely get rid of it. This is inappropriate and abnormal.

No one paid attention to the contrary evidence. For example, most of the beast masters were fine. They did not follow Gan Zhiwei, but claimed with great certainty that their practice had progressed very smoothly since refining the inner elixir. Other returning Taoist priests also completed refining their inner elixirs ahead of schedule, and categorically denied that there was anything unusual about them.

The number of Taoist priests who have come forward to admit that their practice has stagnated has reached more than 200, which is a large number for Taoism. Zuo Liuying seems not to be satisfied yet. The Mirror of Observation emits a red light and freezes them all in place. Then more red light appeared, like a malicious beast, staring fiercely at the Taoist priests around it, trying to pick out more prey.

"Zuo Liuying, don't even think about succeeding. Yashan will not be fooled by you! We are going to see the founder and find out for ourselves!" A voice suddenly came from outside the tower.

"Asan Master Shen Zangqi..." Someone recognized the voice, and then more Taoist priests were surprised to find that there were very few Asan Taoist priests around.

The Taoist priest standing at the window pointed outside and shouted: "Asan has defected... The Taoist priests of Asan have left and are flying out of the city!"

"Orthodox is not a place where anyone can leave just as they want," Zuo Liuying said.

The Tao Tong Tower suddenly shook, and Zuo Liuying's room was filled with bright light. Taoist priests Sui Qi and Dian Xia suddenly felt dazzled and turned their heads without daring to look at it. Taoist priests Tun Yan and Xing Luo saw the magic weapon covered by the light.

"Nine great treasures!"

The nine most important magic weapons of Taoism were rotating rapidly around Zuo Liuying. No one recognized that they were only their dharma bodies, but the power of the treasure's dharma bodies should not be underestimated.

The light disappeared, and nearly two thousand Yashan Taoist priests who had flown out of the imperial capital were dragged back to the Taoist Tower.

Shen Zangqi regretted his words before leaving, but he was still unconvinced, "Zuo Liuying, you are the biggest traitor! Patriarch..."

"The Patriarch shines all over the world. He can see you clearly and he can see me clearly." This was Zuo Liuying's only answer.

The Mirror of Shape Observation radiated red light, and all the Taoist priests who admitted that their practice had stagnated, as well as their Shen Zangqi, were put into the gourd-shaped Demon Drawing Cave. The surviving Yashan Taoist priests were horrified and said that they were forced to practice. completely fine.

The Shape Observation Mirror flew in a circle above everyone's heads and took in nearly four hundred Yashan Taoist priests. Then the red light disappeared and fell to the ground. Zuo Liuying did not give any reason for this "demon exorcism".

The Taoist priests gathered on the eighth floor left in a hurry. Before they returned to their residence, they forgot about the Taoist priests who were imprisoned in the Demon-Batting Cave and began to prepare to concentrate on their thoughts.

With no one else in front of him, Zuo Liuying turned his eyes to the incense burner in the corner, "Soon, there will no longer be 'accidents' within the Taoist order."

The green smoke rising from the incense burner swayed twice, seemingly satisfied.

Zuo Liuying didn't care about his behavior. He only had one thought in his mind. He hoped that these few days would pass quickly so that he could visit Zeng Fu and Qilin. The place Zeng Fu called "home" now had an extremely important meaning for him. Powerful attraction.

Apart from this, he had no other thoughts, which was completely consistent with his cold and ruthless face. Even Kun Chaos, who was all over people's hearts, could not find any unfavorable thoughts in this desolate mind.