Divine Talisman in the Temple Suppresses Malevolent Spirits Again

The wine pot exploded!

The Divine Banner fluttered, pressing down on the old man wielding the evil sorcery, and at the same time blocked the shards, allowing everyone to escape unharmed.

But this old man was thoroughly dead, his eyes wide open, filled with terror and dread.

"..."

Lin Yan's gaze suddenly sharpened, his eyes filled with scrutiny.

At this moment, even the City Guard Captain, Meng Lu, cast a deep look at Mr. Jing.

"You..."

Meng Lu's expression was complex as he hesitated to speak.

"I..."

Mr. Jing's face was also pale. Looking at the scene before him, he quickly waved his hands, "I... I didn't come here to silence anyone..."

He clearly understood the meaning behind Lin Yan's and Meng Lu's gazes.

He tried his best to explain, afraid of being misunderstood.

But he found that the expressions of the Wuchang Banner Bearer and Captain Meng Lu were becoming increasingly serious.

Seeing this, Mr. Jing panicked and was about to explain again, but suddenly froze.

He finally understood why everyone was so astonished, even horrified.

Because he had been so startled that he had let go of the Divine Banner in his hand.

But the Divine Banner was still there, suspended in mid-air.

An unseen wind was blowing the Divine Banner, holding it in place.

"Impossible!"

Mr. Jing's pupils contracted, and he said in horror, "The Divine Banner is made from the main body branches of the Willow Venerate, enshrined in the temple for thirty years. It is one of the greatest treasures of our time, possessing an extremely powerful Willow Venerate aura. How could it not suppress a Malevolent Spirit?"

Let alone not suppressing it?

This Malevolent Spirit had directly infiltrated the Divine Banner!

It had taken refuge within it, using the "banner" as its body!

The Willow Venerate's aura was actually unable to suppress this evil energy!

Any Malevolent Spirit capable of resisting the Willow Venerate's aura must be an extremely ferocious entity!

Last night, Gao Liu City had set up an altar, using immense incense offerings to completely banish such a powerful Demonic Evil!

The Demonic Evils that had taken advantage of the opportunity to enter the city last night would not have been too powerful!

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been Mr. Jing who came today, but the Temple Priest himself!

Yet, such a not-so-powerful Malevolent Spirit was unafraid of the temple's supreme treasure?

"Spirit Talismans!"

Although Mr. Jing's experience was shallow, he had clearly learned a lot in the temple.

Immediately, the six Divine Envoys behind him each took out a Spirit Talisman.

Mr. Jing also took out a Spirit Talisman from his怀.

The seven of them surrounded the Divine Banner, aligning themselves with the Big Dipper constellation. They immediately burned the Spirit Talismans and recited incantations.

Lin Yan, who was about to make a move, stopped when he saw this, watching carefully to see what wonders the temple's exorcism methods possessed!

"Evil energies merging, devouring each other?"

Meng Lu whispered, "A slightly stronger Malevolent Spirit ate a weaker Wandering Spirit, strengthening itself, breaking its shackles, and becoming a more powerful entity?"

He came from the city defense forces and had an unparalleled understanding of the darkness after nightfall.

Throughout the generations, ancestors would teach their descendants not to walk at night.

Because if people walked at night, they would be harmed by Demonic Evils.

But Meng Lu knew that within the darkness, the endless Demonic Evils were not at peace with each other.

The law of the jungle, the strong preying on the weak, was still everywhere.

Powerful Demonic Evils would devour weaker ones to grow stronger.

As for human flesh, blood, and souls, they seemed to hold an even stronger allure in the darkness.

"So, it should be that the weak Wandering Spirits that entered the city last night, by devouring each other, have reached a higher rank?"

The leader of the Night Patrol Envoys was shocked.

Meng Lu nodded, "This old fellow must have used that wine pot to make the evil energies devour each other, thus becoming stronger."

He took a deep breath and said, "However, last night they were still weak Wandering Spirits. So, even though they are stronger tonight, they shouldn't be much stronger than they were last night!"

Despite his words, the Malevolent Spirit was present, and the Divine Banner floated in the air.

Under the night wind, the chill was bone-deep.

Everyone fell silent, filled with dread.

Some Night Patrol Envoys couldn't even hold their swords steady, their legs trembling uncontrollably.

Seeing the fear in everyone's eyes, Meng Lu spoke again, "Everyone, relax. For us Martial Artists, Malevolent Spirits are naturally terrifying."

"But Temples are specifically designed to counter Malevolent Spirits."

"The situation today is one where even a Martial Artist at the peak of Inner Strength would falter!"

"But although Mr. Jing is not a Martial Artist, his ability to expel evil and resolve calamity is something even a peak Inner Strength Martial Artist cannot compare to."

"Wait for Mr. Jing to suppress the Malevolent Spirits, and after tonight, Lin Jiang Ward will be safe."

As Meng Lu said this, he looked towards Lin Yan again.

He found that the Banner Bearer, Wuchang, was frowning more and more deeply.

As the Divine Banner fluttered in the wind, the ashes of seven Spirit Talismans, now burned, drifted over and attached themselves to the Divine Banner.

"Willow Venerate above, Divine Nature descend, aid me in subduing demons and eliminating evil, and eradicating Malevolent Spirits!"

Mr. Jing formed hand seals and shouted, "I request Willow Venerate's Divine Nature to descend!"

In a daze, a light seemed to gradually appear on the Divine Banner, like scattered starlight, beautiful and magnificent.

The malevolent aura vanished, and the specters were all gone.

The Divine Banner suddenly fell to the ground.

The Malevolent Spirits were completely sealed within.

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The six Divine Envoys were also panting, clearly having expended a great deal of energy to invoke Willow Venerate's Divine Nature.

"It's done!"

Mr. Jing's face was pale as he wiped the sweat from his forehead. He bowed to everyone, then his gaze turned to Lin Yan.

"This... Fifth Master?"

Mr. Jing hesitated and said, "I will report tonight's events truthfully. My master will investigate the source of this Malevolent Spirit thoroughly. If there are any questions later, I ask Fifth Master to cooperate with the investigation."

After all, an official from the Outer Southern Prefecture Office had been killed in front of everyone.

Although what they had witnessed earlier had convinced everyone of the Banner Bearer's innocence, reporting this matter would undoubtedly lead to a thorough investigation afterward, and there would be further trouble.

Lin Yan understood this and nodded slightly.

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly stepped forward and kicked Mr. Jing, who fell to the ground.

The sudden turn of events made everyone's expressions change drastically.

Those who had lowered their guard against the Banner Bearer instinctively drew their swords again, their faces filled with shock.

Mr. Jing also fell to the ground, looking quite bewildered.

The other Divine Envoys quickly rushed forward, their faces a mixture of shock and anger.

"How dare you! How dare you attack Mr. Jing..."

Before this Divine Envoy could finish speaking, he noticed that all the Willow Branch Night-Illuminating Lamps held by everyone were extinguished at that moment.

The entire Ox Horn Mountain plunged back into silence and darkness.

The stars and moon vanished!

Dark clouds gathered!

In an instant, the malevolent aura had enveloped half the mountain!

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Inner City, Sky Gazing Tower.

"Seventh Master, there's an anomaly in the southern part of the city!"

"An anomaly?"

"It erupted suddenly. The Divine Mirror is acting up. Currently, its power far exceeds that of ordinary Demonic Evils!"

"Where?"

"Outside Qing Shan Ward, within Lin Jiang Ward, at the boundary between them," the scribe holding the brush said in a low voice. "It should be near Ox Horn Mountain."

"Is it a Demonic Creature, or a Malevolent Spirit?"

"A Malevolent Spirit."

"It should be fine. Little Jing is in Lin Jiang Ward. With his skill, he can mobilize a large amount of Willow Venerate's Divine Nature. As long as it's not a 'Fierce and Malicious' level Malevolent Spirit, he can handle it."

Seventh Master Liu said this, breathed a sigh of relief, and then casually waved his hand, "But to be safe, have Ling He, who is in charge of Qing Shan Ward, take people to assist."