He wasn't sure if the monkey wine could accurately capture the signal he released at this juncture, but Hu Ma's move did immediately relieve his predicament.
The three incarnations, originally suppressed by the three inhuman presences, suddenly raised their heads. Ignoring the ghost fire paper money drifting from the Nine Heavens Lotus Holy Mother, and paying no heed to the insect chirps of the Gu worms controlled by the Wugong Clan Chief, they charged forward and arrived beside Wu Ya.
The three incarnations simultaneously stretched out their arms, the flesh already rotted away, and grabbed Wu Ya.
Gu worms crawled all over their bodies, seemingly trying to burrow into Wu Ya's body.
This was an indescribable danger, tantamount to exposing all the incarnations to the Nine Heavens Lotus Holy Mother and the Wugong Clan Chief. One wrong move, and they could be completely destroyed by these two.
But at the same time, the baleful aura blown from the black bone by Hu Ma surged forward. The ghost fire paper money floating around the Nine Heavens Lotus Holy Mother instantly extinguished piece by piece, turning into ashes and scattering, obscuring the eyes of countless people.
Even the eerie qi of the entire valley, stirred by the Wugong Clan Chief's insect chirps, was suddenly shattered at this moment.
The chirps of the Gu worms became dull, lightening the burden on the flesh-cutting artisans affected by the chirps. The pressure on the three incarnations also dissipated in an instant.
The Gu worms controlling the Wugong Clan Chief shrieked anxiously, but they couldn't regain their momentum in the short term.
"Whoosh!"
But at the same moment, the Qian Cult Dharma King, possessed by the Nine Heavens Lotus Holy Mother, finally turned to look at Hu Ma, a fierce glint now visible in her empty eyes.
With a pinch of her orchid fingers, the little ghosts she had forcibly gathered around her suddenly transformed into gusts of eerie yin wind, rushing towards the lanterns behind Hu Ma.
Seeing so many little ghosts charging forward, Little Red Tang behind him turned green with fright. In a one-on-one fight, Little Red Tang feared no one, but with so many little ghosts attacking together, Little Red Tang felt that she might be overwhelmed.
But at this moment, Hu Ma suddenly grasped the bone in his hand, chanting spells rapidly. The baleful aura that already permeated the valley suddenly swirled and converged, humming, and surged towards the Holy Mother.
Amidst a chaotic cacophony, the Qian Cult Dharma King possessed by the Lotus Holy Mother was blown back a step, blinded, while the little ghosts around her were clearly not so lucky.
These methods of driving little ghosts were the specialty of the Tangshang Ke (Guests in the Hall). Now, in popular rumors, the gates of hell are open, and evil spirits, wandering souls, and little ghosts exist everywhere in the world, and they can easily be forcibly summoned to one's side.
An ordinary wandering soul, people with strong courage would not fear. Encountering someone like Second Master, they might even be...
But two or three are different.
Like a strong person, being blown on by the yin qi of a little ghost, naturally isn't afraid, but if it's continuous, being blown on the face by the yin qi of ten or eight little ghosts, it's different.
And the Tangshang Ke have this ability, forcibly gathering spirits from all directions, instantly forming a nest of ghosts around them. Without using other methods, these little ghosts swarm up, a nightmare unimaginable to the living.
But at this moment, the baleful aura blown by Hu Ma didn't distinguish between good and bad. Before the Nine Heavens Lotus Holy Mother could even react, she felt a chill all over her body, and the little ghosts around her were completely blown away one after another, their shadows melting away.
Forcible, domineering, fierce and terrifying, even she found it unimaginable.
For a moment, the Qian Cult Dharma King, or rather the Nine Heavens Lotus Holy Mother, retreated a few steps, staring with wide eyes, looking over in disbelief, her face seemingly filled with great terror, but seeing the red cloth-covered mine, she still didn't change her decision.
She forcibly took another step forward, raised her orchid fingers, made an angry face, and uttered a string of difficult words that no one could understand.
With the voice, the Qian Cult Dharma King suddenly saw her own qi and blood visibly consumed, her face withered and dry, and the robes on her body seemed to suddenly become a size too large.
Hu Ma saw clearly that this was the Tangshang Ke on her body getting angry, forcibly lending her more magic power, and this Dharma King's own skills were limited, unable to bear so much magic power, and her own lifespan was rapidly decreasing.
And with the chanting of those difficult words, a palpable mist appeared around this Dharma King, and faintly, the sound of ghosts and gods wailing could be heard. The night seemed to melt away layer by layer, the scene around her changed, and all the scenery disappeared.
Only a lotus flower remained, shining brightly, with a holy figure sitting on it, whose face could not be seen, pointing forward lightly, and the surrounding area was filled with golden light, crushing forward.
"Ah?"
Seeing this scene, even Grandpa Sun, who had just been finding opportunities to move forward, was startled, and hurriedly raised his sleeves to cover his eyes.
This Tangshang Ke had forcibly descended his Dharma body, using boundless magic power to dispel the baleful aura in the valley.
But the key is, was it necessary?
The Qian Cult worships one god and two saints, promoting wealth, changing luck, and avoiding blades and spears. These high-ranking Tangshang Ke are all revered deities. Being able to receive an edict from them is a great blessing. Now, they actually directly descended their Dharma body?
But he was raising his sleeves to cover his eyes. Those flesh-cutting artisans who were hiding in the houses or in various nooks and crannies could no longer hold on, their eyes were already blurred, and they knelt down and kowtowed one after another.
Even Zhou Datong and the others only held on for a moment, then also felt their spirits blurred and kowtowed and worshipped towards the illusion filled with golden light.
And Old Abacus knelt down immediately, kneeling faster than the flesh-cutting artisans.
"Don't kneel!"
But at this moment, Hu Ma suddenly gritted his teeth and shouted sternly. This was the first time he had fought against the Tangshang Ke, and it was a time to learn, but he had to remember the other party's appearance clearly.
While observing, he didn't dare to neglect. Facing the other party's appearance of the Dharma body, filled with golden light, he also feigned ferocity and suddenly shouted sternly, "What kind of rustic妖祟 (yaosui, evil spirits), dares to act presumptuously in front of my Red Lantern Lady?"
In the shout, he suddenly drew his saber, the eerie serrated saber, with mottled gaps on it, each one exuding a fierce aura.
At the same time, the other hand tightly grasped the black bone, turned around, and moved it to his mouth, blowing a long breath again, even longer than the previous one. The baleful aura inside the bone surged out even more fiercely.
He used the skill of entering the mansion to keep vigil. Entering the mansion to keep vigil means that the seven orifices have been formed, and life can be refined into death, and yin and yang can be communicated. Now, using this yin mouth skill is like a natural咒语 (zhouyu, incantation), which can blow out the baleful aura originally contained in this bone.
Borrowing this baleful aura, the red lantern above Hu Ma's head swayed, as if blessed by magic power. Suddenly, he shouted loudly and took a step forward.
The serrated saber in his hand carried the terrifying power of his entering the mansion to keep vigil and the rolling baleful aura, and chopped forward with one saber.
"Chih!"
The rolling baleful aura surged forward with this saber, instantly dimming the golden light around the Dharma body, and then this saber chopped solidly onto the lotus flower under the Dharma body.
"Boom!"
The lotus flower filled with golden light suddenly shattered, and the mysterious figure sitting on it also let out a cry, and the golden light shattered.
Where was there any lotus flower, where was there any mysterious figure, it was actually just a few piles of corn cobs, with an old lady with a wrinkled face sitting on them.
Her body was covered with fluffy hair, and her face looked more like a fox than a person.
Hu Ma took the red lantern from Little Red Tang's hand and strode forward, the serrated saber in his hand gleaming coldly: "I thought it was something great, it turns out it's just an old mountain fox that has become精 (jing, essence, demon), and dares to call itself a Tangshang Ke?"
"Whoosh!"
As the light of the red lantern in his hand approached, the surrounding illusions dissipated.
In the entire valley, the group of flesh-cutting artisans and others kneeling on the ground couldn't tell what was happening. They only saw Hu Ma carrying the red lantern and the saber in his other hand, striding forward, scaring the Qian Cult Dharma King to stagger backward, her face pale.
After retreating a few steps, a shadow in the shape of an old lady suddenly rolled out of her body.
Her face was full of terror. After being knocked out of the body, she didn't stay for a moment. She rolled on the ground and turned into a gust of yin wind and ran away. Along with it, the paper money flying in the sky fluttered and fell to the ground.
"Ah, this..."
Everyone who saw this scene, including Grandpa Sun next to him, was frightened by this majestic scene and filled with awe for the figure carrying the red lantern.
And Hu Ma contentedly grasped the black bone.
Just like the blue cloth left behind after killing the Blue-Clad Evil Ghost, it also possessed most of the Blue-Clad Evil Ghost's original magic power, so it was tied to Little Red Tang's arm by the Mountain Monarch.
This black bone that fell out after the Five煞神 (Sha Shen, Fiend Gods) were killed also had a strong baleful aura.
Before entering the mansion, Hu Ma couldn't force out the baleful aura in this bone, but now that he has entered the mansion, all seven orifices have the instinct brought about by refining death from life, and even the spirit has undergone a different transformation from before, so he can stimulate the remaining baleful aura inside.
And what kind of existence are the Five Sha Shen? They are the Tangshang Ke, the former ghost-walking sect's Dharma-protecting gods.
And this Lotus Holy Mother, who was invited onto the body by the Qian Cult's Dharma Protector, is said to be a Tangshang Ke, but in reality, she is just a household god, and her position is a world away from the Five Sha Shen.
Therefore, even if it's just a piece of bone left behind by the Five Sha Shen, when the baleful aura inside rushes out, she will be immediately defeated and can only flee in a panic.
Of course, outsiders don't understand the truth of the matter. They only saw bursts of baleful aura crisscrossing, and the eerie red lantern swaying from side to side. They only thought that the Red Lantern Lady released a wisp of aura and drove away the Lotus Holy Mother.
For a time, they were filled with awe for this red lantern, and their hearts were filled with cold air. Their knees softened, and they kowtowed again.
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