His finger pressed above the flame, and another ghost-repelling talisman was drawn without affecting the existing runes.
The flame once again went out, and I vigilantly scanned every part of the talisman cloth, but no new flames appeared.
Just as I breathed a sigh of relief, an unusual coldness, like ice, shot into my feet and penetrated my body, accompanied by a burning pain from the wound!
I grunted, quickly stood up, lifted my leg, and my foot was pitch black, while the spot I had stepped on a moment ago flickered with a fire.
Two ghost-repelling talismans had already drained my energy, making my breathing heavy.
This Red Ghost in the coffin is so elusive... Even though the talisman cloth itself still has effect, applying the ghost-repelling talismans hasn't had any suppressive effect?
My face changed colors unpredictably. There are only two choices now: I either directly descent down the mountain to find Liu Ziyu and that bearded old man, telling them that the Red Ghost is in the temple, close to breaking free from the talisman cloth. However, during this process, the Red Ghost may come out earlier, and it will definitely be a fierce battle.
The dead Daoist in front of the statue indicates the strength of this Red Ghost.
There is a certain possibility that those two Liu surnamed Daoists cannot handle the Red Ghost, and even we might not be able to solve it...
The other choice is the Four Rules Bright Mirror.
Leave it on the coffin, along with the talisman cloth, to suppress the Red Ghost together.
This way, without the Four Rules Bright Mirror, I will lose my best tool at hand, and even when the Liu surnamed Daoists arrive, they may take it away.
A battle raged within my heart.
The flames were about to spread further, and the sweat on my brow turned into large beads.
Just at this moment, I seemed to hear a faint shout, saying, "Come..."
I whipped my head around in a flash, bewildered.
"Who!?" I whispered, demanding.
Behind me, I could only see part of the temple's main gate, as the statue blocked my view; I couldn't even see the Daoist's body.
I feel even more strange than ever.
The appearance of this voice settled the turmoil in my mind, and I leaped off the coffin, hastily leaving the temple.
I glanced at the flames on the coffin and scanned the temple quickly, but found no ghostly figures except for the dead Daoist's body on the zafu, hanging his head.
The faint voice echoed again.
The voice did not come from outside the temple, but it was definitely inside!
In fact, it was not a real voice, but rather one echoing in my mind...
The Daoist on the ground suddenly lifted his head!
No, it isn't!
The head of the corpse did not move, but the head that moved seemed to be desolate and empty, with a faint blur.
It's a ghost!
"Come!"
The ghostly Daoist trembled slightly and opened his mouth.
The voice resounded like a bell in my mind, thundering loudly!
My consciousness was like being hit by a heavy hammer, leaving me frozen in place, unable to move an inch.
Suddenly, the ghostly Daoist appeared in front of me.
His narrow cheeks slightly older, his meticulously combed hair, his desolate and empty eyes now seemed particularly decisive.
He took a step forward, as if he wanted to burrow into my body!
This is possession by a ghost!
His body had already touched mine!
At that moment, a burst of white smoke shot up, and there was a muffled thunderclap in my consciousness. Over my chest, fine threads of electric arcs moved like slender snakes.
The ghostly Daoist retreated violently, and a large area of burn marks appeared on his chest.
I staggered backward several steps, my heart pounding fast, nearly shooting out of my throat.
Cold sweat broke out all over my body...
That was a close call... Luckily, the Four Rules Bright Mirror has a protective effect. While it was on me, even the Plague Ghost couldn't completely possess my body and dare not appear openly.
If I had left the Four Rules Bright Mirror on the coffin a moment ago, this moment, I would have been possessed by the ghostly Daoist.
"Good..." The ghostly Daoist trembled and squeezed out another word.
My heart sank immediately.
I have a protective object, and yet he says 'good'?
His ghostly mind was perplexed, did he go insane?
However, I didn't hesitate, turning around to rush towards the temple door.
Just as I was about to move, the ghostly Daoist suddenly lunged at me!
Without hesitation, I drew out the Four Rules Bright Mirror directly, and its surface shone towards the ghostly Daoist!
The sudden flash of copper light revealed a large area of charred marks on the ghostly Daoist's chest, and he was struck forcefully and sent flying.
Even the normal ghosts, as well as the abnormal ones like Yuxiu who had a part of Baisha's power, would be momentarily collapsed under the suppression of the Four Rules Bright Mirror. This ghostly Daoist, however, was only injured!
In its place, a chill ran through my heart once again.
I quickened my pace even more, the feeling of fear from behind growing heavier!
This Daoist was once a demon hunter, tasked with subduing and banishing the Red Ghost to death. Now, he himself had become a ghost as well.
Tragic and ironic!
Just then, something unexpected happened!
The ghostly Daoist did not move forward; instead, the charred corpse on his zafu suddenly stood up!
When sitting, it wasn't noticeable, but when he stood up, his tall and broad frame was clear to see, like a verdant pine!
His corpse suddenly turned, leaping with his legs, like a cannonball towards me!
My scalp tingled, and my heart leaped in horror!
A ghostly soul, and this corpse, was it a zombie?
The Four Rules Bright Mirror was shone at the corpse again!
A burning sensation appeared once again at the top of the corpse's head, but he made no pause, and instantly rushed to my face.
His withered and torn hands suddenly grabbed my Four Rules Bright Mirror!
Sparks flew from the back of the Four Rules Bright Mirror!
The mirror surface emitted a flash of copper light!
The hands were gradually dissolving!
However, during this process, he forcefully kicked me with his legs!
With such speed and strength, I had no way to resist. The Four Rules Bright Mirror flew out of my hand, and my body was propelled by the inertia, flying towards the temple entrance!
Roaring thunderous explosions echoed, not just from the Four Rules Bright Mirror's reaction, but as if the sky itself was exploding in thunder!
A ghost taking a human-level magical artifact is an act that heaven and earth cannot tolerate!
Bang!
The ghostly Daoist collapsed to the ground heavily, his hands completely dissolved, leaving only his forearms quivering, and his entire body appeared to have lost its mobility.
I landed heavily on the ground, rolling two circles and crashing into the temple's threshold.
I struggled to lift my body to go back and pick up the Four Rules Bright Mirror, but then a coldness ran through me all over, and another voice echoed in my head...
"Come..."
In the next moment, the ghostly Daoist appeared silently in front of me. He stared at me blankly, his eyes filled with both joy and regret.
I couldn't understand the origin of those emotions.
Joy, is it because I no longer have anything to defend myself with?
What do you mean by that?
Breathing heavily, I raised my finger to draw a ghost-repelling talisman towards the Daoist.
Even though my energy was nearly depleted, I still managed to squeeze out the last of my strength in this life-or-death moment!
But just as I raised my hand, the ghostly Daoist took a step forward, entered my body without any hindrance, as if he was being pulled in.
I only felt as if everything on my body became extremely cold!
No, it's not just cold...
My limbs lost all control, as if my entire body no longer belonged to me!
"Ai..."
The lips trembled slightly, but it was a heavy sigh.
This was not my sigh, but a heavy exhalation from the ghostly Daoist inside me.
My heart plummeted to the bottom...
No, I can't control my body anymore. The thoughts in my mind are all bleak.
That's it, I've been possessed by a ghost?
What does he want to do? Possess the body and possess the soul again?
I lifted my leg, but instead of moving away, I walked towards the position where the Daoist's corpse fell.
