Black Mountain Old Ghost
Chapter 437 The Annoying Demon Corpse
While Hu Ma was absorbed in viewing the painting, unexpectedly encountering the reincarnated predecessor in the red robe, within the Shi Ma Town Inn, Miao Shan Xianggu (Mystical Goodness) leader of the One Coin Sect, was also frowning, coldly stating:
“Now that day has broken, that demon corpse naturally wouldn’t dare to cause trouble, but what about after dark?”
“And what of it? Are we to allow it to harm dozens more lives, then swagger away again?”
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At this time, she was clearly in a bad mood, her pretty face drawn. Because of the demon corpse's mischief in the town, she was already at her wit's end.
“Xianggu, it's not that we're shirking responsibility, it's just that this demonic entity is different from the norm…”
A bitter laugh sounded from the side, it was the Fu-surname Negative Spirit man, the adopted son-in-law of Old Woman Wu: “When it comes to demon corpses causing trouble, it's usually one of a few types. One is those that come from corpse-raising grounds, their seven souls sealed, unable to dissipate into the heavens. These are resentment corpses, also known as drought bones.”
“Another is those refined by Taiyin (Greater Yin) using demonic techniques, forged into humanoid weapons, these are golden armor corpses. Then there are those by chance, where a dead person is infused with yang energy, borrowing human life force to reanimate, these are walking corpses.”
“And there are those who are not buried after death, the dead not resting in the earth, then struck by lightning or a pregnant cat jumping over the corpse, triggering corpse reanimation, these are startled corpses.”
“All of the above have corresponding remedies, whether it's black dog blood, black donkey hooves, sprinkling glutinous rice, piercing the chest with a peach wood sword, or burning it with a *yi zhi chai* (Sinojackia xylocarpa) branch. They may seem formidable, but dealing with them isn't too difficult…”
“But the most troublesome is a type where an evil entity enters the body and establishes itself. These evil corpses are the hardest to find the root of. The way they harm people is different, and finding the right medicine to treat them is very difficult.”
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His display earned admiring glances from the strong female servant beside him, filling him with pride. He became even more animated, smiling slightly:
“The one we encountered last night kills but doesn't die, suppresses but doesn't rest. Even with its bones scattered, it can still get up straight and bare its claws at people.”
“Its most powerful aspect is the ability to spew out a corpse gas that can command wronged souls. Most crucially, it can absorb blood from a distance, making it impossible to defend against. Its blood spreads, tainting magical artifacts. It's utterly demonic.”
“Rather than a demon corpse, it's more like some kind of unknown evil spirit.”
“In my opinion, when facing it, those of us in the know are all amateurs. To cure it, you'd need someone from the Lian Shi (Corpse Refinement) Liu family of Huainan. Of course, that's just talk.”
“Huainan is more than a thousand miles away. The Liu family are eccentric. We usually scold them as heretics every day. Even if we asked, they wouldn't necessarily come. This also shows that all skills in the know are equal, there's no high or low, don't be condescending…”
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“Alright, alright…”
The surrounding people were impatient with his rambling. The Liu family may be heretics, but at least they have real skills. What business does someone who married a ghost wife and runs around the martial world under the banner of his ghost mother-in-law have meddling?
He knew that he wasn't well-received in the martial world and would always say something about skill being skill, not allowing others to make fun of him.
“What about that young manager?”
No one paid attention to Young Master Fu's bragging, directly interrupting his words, saying: “Earlier, he knocked the demon corpse down with one palm. Does he have any other methods? Why not invite him over quickly and ask for advice?”
Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
Although last night was chaotic, they knew that the demon corpse was fierce, and it took the combined efforts of Grandpa Sun, Hall Master Tang, and the Red Lantern Society's young manager to suppress it.
Especially that young manager, his last palm was quite powerful, knocking the demon corpse head over heels with one slap, then he hopped away. It was clear that his methods seemed to be more effective than those of Grandpa Sun and Hall Master Tang in dealing with the demon corpse. Directly inviting him would be better than just talking in circles here, right?
What young manager, doesn't that person have a name?
Mentioning this, Miao Shan Xianggu couldn't help but frown: What was that Hu's name again?
She understood all the various situations concerning the Hu-surname young manager, and this demon corpse, and knew that she couldn't rely on him at all.
She already knew the origin of this demon corpse.
The Red Lantern Society's old advisor, and Grandpa Sun, had secretly approached her just now. The old advisor had recognized that this demon corpse was Zhuang Erchang's disciple. Moreover, his words were full of accusations against the One Coin Sect, even wanting compensation.
He claimed that it was because the One Coin Sect secretly recruited Zhuang Erchang that Zhuang Erchang wanted to sell the mine privately to the One Coin Sect, which led him to do such a stupid thing as sealing living people inside the mine, causing this evil event.
As for betrayal or not, they were all martial world people, so that wasn't mentioned, but now that the demon corpse had become a threat, harming people everywhere, the One Coin Sect couldn't shirk the responsibility.
The old schemer's words were so righteous that even Grandpa Sun felt guilty, secretly promising to add more grain to the blood food mine, but Miao Shan Xianggu was completely stunned by the accusations…
What a mess?
She didn't even know about this from the beginning. That Zhuang Erchang wasn't even a member of the One Coin Sect yet. It was just that she needed to prepare more for a major event, so she had ordered the various Dharma Kings and confidants to make more preparations.
But since there were more preparations to be made, there were naturally more things to do, and she didn't have time to ask about each one.
Grandpa Sun and the Dharma King going to the mine was the same. Because they weren't sure if it was the legendary treasure that could command the Yin army, they didn't tell her the details. Only after the accident did they come and tell her.
Now how did it become her fault in every way?
Anyway, Miao Shan Xianggu didn't want to acknowledge this debt, and resolutely refused to pay Lao Suanpan's (Old Calculating Pan - nickname) claim…
At most, she would only agree to give him a few Blood Food Pills, and that was only out of consideration for the young manager at the mine!
Of course, private matters were private, but this matter couldn't be said openly, otherwise everyone would know that the demon corpse was related to the One Coin Sect. Would this year's Lantern Blessing Ceremony still be held? Their reputation would be completely ruined!
And no one understood the reason why the young manager drove away the demon corpse better than her.
That wasn't the young manager's skill, that was the power of the Da Wei Tian Gong (Great Might Heavenly Duke) General Seal. The Tian Gong General Seal, which cultivates through consuming Qi, is extremely powerful, but the backlash against oneself is also intense. Each time it is used, one's fate will be weakened by a point, and even immortals can't save you.
She had already told him to wash away this cultivation method, so naturally she couldn't expect him to come and risk his life again.
So, thinking these things in her heart, she could only frown and say: “I've already asked him. He was able to defeat the demon corpse by chance. Actually, the demon corpse was badly injured and suffered a loss, so it escaped.”
“But why do you all have to be so timid? The night before, it was just a sudden incident. We weren't prepared, which allowed that thing to break in and harm people.”
“Now we have so many experts here. Any one of you would be a well-known figure outside. If we all put our heads together, can't we even deal with a demon corpse?”
“If word gets out, how can my One Coin Sect talk about great fortune and virtue, a deity descending to save the common people?”
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Hearing these words, everyone suddenly became quiet. The White Fan also interjected at the right time, saying: “What the leader says is correct. Early this morning, I already sent out talisman-armored soldiers to search for traces of the demon corpse outside.”
“If we can find it during the day, we can burn it to ashes in the sunlight. No matter how great its abilities, how can it cause trouble?”
“Even if we take a step back and can't find it, as long as we are prepared and lure it into a trap, we will have the confidence to fight it, and we won't let it harm people again.”
“Last night, everyone saw that the most bizarre aspect of this thing is that it can command wronged souls and taint magical artifacts. But if demon corpses are hard to cure, surely we can cure wronged souls, right?”
“Our One Coin Sect is protected by the Four Divine Spirits of the Hall. If there's any more trouble, we can directly mobilize the talisman-armored army to guard all parts of the town. We can also ask for a decree to suppress its yin energy and wronged ghosts. Why worry about not being able to cure this thing?”
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Hearing their words, everyone's expressions eased slightly.
In short, they weren't even sure if the demon corpse would come that night. It was just that the commotion the day before was too great, and everyone felt uneasy.
At this moment, countless disciples and associates in the town, their own people, were waiting for their orders. If they weren't confident in protecting them, they would have to take advantage of the daylight and quickly leave this ghostly place.
Now that they had come up with some plans, they prepared to disperse, those who needed to catch up on sleep, and those who needed to sharpen their knives.
“Something bad has happened!”
But before they could return to their rooms, they suddenly heard shouts of panic coming from the town outside. Everyone present was shocked and exchanged glances, then suddenly rushed forward, all running to the street outside the inn.
Looking into the distance, they saw a group of people outside the town fleeing in a panic, pushing carts and pulling horses. Their faces were pale, and they were shouting in a panicked manner.
“What's going on?”
Everyone rushed in front of them, immediately shouting, ordering them to speak clearly. At the same time, they looked at the carts and were slightly shocked, seeing that the carts were full of injured people, covered in blood, some with torn limbs.
Had that thing come back again? No, it was broad daylight. No matter how powerful the demon corpse was, it couldn't be unafraid of the sun, right?
This instantly made everyone's hearts tremble. They heard someone in the fleeing crowd shouting: “It's over, it's all over this time! There's an evil spirit blocking the road outside, we can't get out!”
“What the hell?”
Hearing these words, everyone was shocked. A bad feeling arose from the bottom of their hearts.
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