Everyone present rose to greet the master and disciple as they appeared.
"Eldest Senior Brother, you've finally arrived. If you'd been a few days later, we might not even have seen you."
"Eldest Senior Brother, have you found a way to deal with the Soul Detainment technique?"
The crowd surged forward, bombarding them with questions about a method to counter the Soul Detainment technique.
"Stop all this clamor. I have already found a way to deal with the Soul Detainment technique."
Shi Jian took out the wooden box containing the Soul Settling Pills from Ah Wei's satchel.
The previously noisy group, including Uncle Jiu, instantly fell silent, their gazes fixed on the wooden box.
"Eldest Senior Brother, what is inside this?"
Several Daoists in yellow robes looked at the wooden box with confused expressions.
In their eyes, the treasure within this wooden box was the key to dealing with the Soul Detainment technique.
"Pills."
"Pills? These can deal with the Soul Detainment technique?"
Except for Uncle Jiu, everyone else was not entirely convinced that pills could counter the Wushan Soul Detainment technique.
Pills were generally used for treating illnesses; they had never heard of them being used against dark arts.
"These are the Soul Settling Pills I obtained from the Taiji Palace. They can temporarily protect the three souls and seven spirits."
"If you want them, you'll have to ask properly. I'm still reluctant to give them to you!"
With that said, Shi Jian was about to turn and leave the Haunted School with Ah Wei.
The several Daoists in yellow robes rushed forward to stop them, fearing the master and disciple would leave the school.
If they left, they would truly have no way to deal with the Wushan Soul Detainment Sect.
Moreover, Shi Jian possessed powerful lightning techniques that were extremely destructive and most suitable for dealing with the Soul Detainment Sect.
"Eldest Senior Brother, please stay!"
"We were just joking. We believe these pills will definitely work."
Shi Jian, who had only taken a few steps away, turned back and tossed the wooden box in his hand to Uncle Jiu.
"What is the current situation?"
"Eldest Senior Brother, the Wushan Soul Detainment Sect has quite a few members, over ten of them."
"In addition, there are some other dark practitioners. My junior brothers and I are finding it difficult to cope."
Uncle Jiu, who had taken the wooden box, explained the current predicament.
Overall, the situation could not have been worse.
Uncle Jiu and his group had initially believed it was only the remnants of the Soul Detainment Sect causing trouble, so they had not paid much attention.
After all, the remaining Wushan Soul Detainment Sect members were few, and they had the advantage in numbers.
The Daoist techniques of the yellow-robed Daoists were also not inferior, in no way inferior to the Soul Detainment Sect.
However, after a few exchanges, they discovered that it was not just the Wushan Soul Detainment Sect.
"Have you investigated the hideout of the Soul Detainment Sect? The pills' effectiveness only lasts for two hours."
"We must annihilate them in one go!"
Uncle Jiu, standing beside them, was the first to answer, "Eldest Senior Brother, the students of the Haunted School discovered the hideout of the Soul Detainment Sect a few days ago."
Upon hearing that the location had been found, Shi Jian instructed Uncle Jiu to dissolve the pills.
Knowing how to use the pills, Uncle Jiu dissolved the five pills in the wooden box with boiling water.
After a short wait, the pills dissolved and mixed with the water, emitting a pungent medicinal aroma.
They then gave the mixture to the students of the Haunted School and the Maoshan disciples to ensure they would not be affected by the Soul Detainment technique.
"All students and Maoshan disciples, drink one small bowl each."
Shi Jian, accompanied by the students of the Haunted School, approached Uncle Jiu.
Some students, upon smelling the pungent medicinal scent, couldn't help but vomit.
"Remember, do not spit out the medicinal water, or it will be ineffective."
"If anyone spits it out, do not blame me for being ruthless."
To intimidate the students of the Haunted School, Shi Jian directly unleashed his Divine Thunder of Exorcism, with red lightning coiling around his body.
Upon seeing the red lightning, all the students closed their eyes and drank the medicinal water they were holding.
After drinking the medicinal water, the students of the Haunted School armed themselves with special bullets and, following Shi Jian, Ah Wei, and Uncle Jiu's group, fiercely charged towards the hideout of the Soul Detainment Sect.
The group arrived outside a village and town, loading their bullets, intending to catch the Soul Detainment Sect off guard.
"Eldest Senior Brother, the Soul Detainment Sect is hidden in the mansion of a wealthy gentleman."
"Don't waste time. The Soul Detainment technique is already ineffective against you. Charge in directly."
Upon hearing Shi Jian's words, Uncle Jiu led the students behind him into the village and town, arriving at the Li Family mansion.
The members of the Soul Detainment Sect and other dark practitioners hiding within the houses heard the commotion inside the mansion.
They immediately controlled the zombies within the mansion to attack Shi Jian and the others, creating an opportunity for a sneak attack.
However, the Soul Detainment Sect's plan had gone awry.
Seeing the zombies appear, Shi Jian unleashed his Lightning Strike Fist, blasting the zombies in the Li Family mansion into ashes.
"What Soul Detainment technique? It's just a dark art that controls zombies. It's utterly worthless."
The members of the Soul Detainment Sect hiding in the rooms, upon hearing Shi Jian's mockery, were filled with rage.
"Presumptuous! You group of stinking Daoists, living good lives, yet you insist on coming here to die."
"Was the lesson we taught you a few days ago not enough?"
"Since you are determined to seek death, we will oblige."
The Soul Detainment Sect members, wary of the special bullets from the Haunted School, dared not reveal themselves rashly.
After all, no matter how high one's martial arts, they feared bullets!
They had suffered losses from the black dog blood bullets a few days prior.
Bullets coated with black dog blood could break through some ordinary evil arts.
Of course, this did not include the Soul Detainment technique or some advanced dark arts.
"Playing tricks!"
Shi Jian, walking at the forefront, was completely unafraid of the Soul Detainment technique.
In any case, his life token was in the hands of his Grandmaster, so he did not have to worry about his three souls and seven spirits being affected by dark arts and leaving his body.
"Who is this person? How can he be so arrogant, not putting our Soul Detainment Sect in his eyes at all."
The hidden members of the Soul Detainment Sect, seeing Shi Jian swaggering towards them, were almost angered to death.
As one of the five great dark arts, the Soul Detainment technique had never suffered such humiliation.
An enraged member of the Soul Detainment Sect couldn't help but rush out, intending to forcibly extract Shi Jian's three souls and seven spirits from his body using the Soul Detainment technique.
"A bunch of rats, finally willing to show yourselves."
Gathering blue and white lightning in one hand, Shi Jian unleashed his Lightning Strike Fist towards the Soul Detainment practitioner.
"Lightning Technique!"
The Soul Detainment practitioner, upon seeing the lightning technique, tried to escape behind them.
However, the lightning technique was extremely fast. Before the Soul Detainment practitioner had even taken two steps, they were blasted into ashes by the Lightning Strike Fist.
"Why is only one person appearing? Didn't they say the Soul Detainment technique is one of the five great dark arts? It seems to be nothing special today."
After speaking, Shi Jian gestured with his hand for the students behind him to rush into the rooms.
"If I can't defeat a Daoist who uses lightning, surely I can defeat a few mere pawns."
Dozens of members from the Soul Detainment Sect and other dark practitioners, who had been ambushing inside the houses, all charged out.
The Soul Detainment Sect members were the first to act, casting the Soul Detainment technique onto the foreheads of several students, attempting to force their three souls and seven spirits out of their bodies.
"What's happening? Why isn't the Soul Detainment technique working?"
Several gunshots rang out. Five members of the Soul Detainment Sect fell to the ground, their foreheads pierced by bullets, rendering them utterly lifeless.
"The situation is not right. The Soul Detainment technique has no effect on them. Let's escape quickly."