A thunderous voice filled the air.
In the silent night, it was particularly ear-piercing.
Su Changyu and Ye Ping both opened their eyes immediately.
The two of them did not speak as they did not want to make any noise. They simply looked around vigilantly.
At this moment, a red shadow appeared.
Ye Ping looked over.
It was a woman in red who had soared into the sky and was flying towards him.
Behind her was a white-robed monk who was emitting a faint golden glow. The monk had delicate features and was wearing a kasaya. He rushed out of the darkness and stared at the woman in red.
"Reverend, I have no feud with you, why are you trying to kill me? Don't you Buddhists pay particular attention to benevolence? Please let me go, I promise I won't dare to do it again. "
The woman's voice sounded pitiful.
"Evildoer, because of your cultivation, you have harmed mortals and absorbed their Yang Qi. You are already an unorthodox demon. Although This Penniless Monk is a Buddhist, the words of Buddha are compassionate. This Penniless Monk will send you to meet Buddha."
The white-robed monk said.
In the next moment, he threw out a string of emerald green prayer beads which emitted light that was particularly eye-catching in the dark night. He then bound the woman in red.
"Ah!"
A shrill scream filled the air. The prayer beads were Buddhist Dharma artifacts. After binding the woman in red, white smoke immediately spread out, followed by a terrifying shriek.
"Stupid bald donkey, you guys only dare to bully imps like us. Ahhh! When the Ghost King wakes up, you'll die a horrible death!!! "
The woman in red kept rolling on the ground while white smoke rose from her body. She seemed to be in extreme pain.
"Amitabha, your obsession is too deep and you're filled with resentment. I'll expiate you now."
The white-robed monk's expression remained unchanged as he walked towards the woman in red and smacked her with his palm. The Buddhist light shone brightly and the woman in red was smashed into powder.
Thereafter, the ear-piercing sound disappeared.
Everything returned to normal.
Ye Ping saw everything with curiosity in his eyes. It was the first time he had seen a fight between cultivators. Although it was a one-sided battle, it was rather exciting.
However, Ye Ping acutely discovered that after the woman in red died, a faint ray of light entered the body of the white-robed monk.
"A Buddhist disciple?"
Su Changyu, who was at the side, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Dao sects were the only sects in Jin Nation, and Buddhist disciples rarely appeared, especially in Qingzhou. Apart from some ancient temples, Su Changyu had never seen any Buddhist disciples, especially such powerful ones.
At this moment, the monk in white restrained all his Dharmic powers and couldn't help but look at Ye Ping and Su Changyu.
The two of them were not too far apart. Hence, the monk in white looked at Su Changyu and put his palms together.
"Amitabha."
"Boundless Heavenly Sovereign."
Su Changyu snapped back to his senses and bowed with his hands clasped.
"Master, may I ask what happened?"
At this moment, Ye Ping's voice sounded.
He seemed very curious, not knowing what had happened.
Hearing Ye Ping's voice, the monk in white immediately answered.
"Daoist Priest, this Penniless Monk was ordered to come to the Linhe Ghost Grave to settle some matters. I encountered this red-dressed female ghost on the way, so I sent her to the afterlife."
Although the white-robed monk was ferocious towards these evil beings, he was very gentle towards cultivators of the Righteous Dao. He did not put on any airs and was instead extremely polite.
However, Ye Ping was at a loss for words after hearing his answer.
'This is called sending souls to the afterlife? '
'I thank you on behalf of the red-dressed female ghost. '
However, in the next moment, Su Changyu spoke up.
"Your Excellency, are you saying that this place is the Linhe Ghost Grave?"
Su Changyu's expression was very calm, but his heart was in turmoil.
"Daoist Priests, don't you know?"
The monk in white was a little surprised. He thought that the two of them had also come to the Linhe Ghost Grave to expiate the resentful spirits.
In the next moment, Su Changyu fell silent.
'Linhe Ghost Grave! '
Su Changyu looked very calm on the surface, but deep down, he was in turmoil.
There were two forbidden places in Qingzhou, namely the Linhe Ghost Grave and the Cloud Mist Mountain Range.
The cultivators of Qingzhou dared not barge into those two places rashly.
The Cloud Mist Mountain Range was easier to deal with. As long as one did not go too deep, it would be difficult to encounter demonic beasts.
However, the Linhe Ghost Grave was different. Without a cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment realm, one would be courting death if they entered.
'That's impossible. '
'How could I have come to the Linhe Ghost Grave by following the map? '
Su Changyu was completely dumbfounded.
'This is ridiculous. '
"Linhe Ghost Grave?"
Ye Ping was surprised too.
He knew about the Linhe Ghost Grave because there was a record of it in the Qingzhou Kṣitigarbha Pavilion.
About 150 years ago, there was a ghost cultivator who massacred an ancient city in order to refine a treasure. Hence, the name of the ancient city was Linhe Ancient City.
Millions of people died in that catastrophe, causing the ancient city to be filled with resentful spirits.
The imperial court of Jin Nation joined forces with the ten great immortal sects of Jin Nation and even invited Buddhist experts to suppress the ghost cultivator together.
However, even so, in order to completely suppress the Ghost King, the ten great immortal sects suffered heavy losses. If not for the fact that the eminent monks of the Buddhist sects had sacrificed their lives to cast the Great Sun Demon Subduing Seal, it would probably have been difficult to suppress the Ghost King.
That was also the reason that Jin Nation allowed Buddhist cultivators to enter. Otherwise, Buddhist disciples would not be able to enter Jin Nation.
The battle between sects was not a trivial matter.
However, even if the Ghost King was subdued, the Linhe Ancient City had already become a ghost domain. How could millions of resentful spirits be expiated all at once?
Besides, the resentful spirits were all full of resentment and died tragically. They were sacrificed to death, so they naturally wouldn't be expiated that easily.
Besides, the place where the resentful spirits gathered was also a paradise for ghost cultivators and heretical cultivators. Over time, the Linhe Ghost Grave became the most terrifying place in Qingzhou.
Of course, there were also benefits to such a place. The Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist sects could come here to hone their minds and cultivate Dharmic Dao. They could also expiate the resentful spirits like the monk in white and obtain the power of merit.
As long as they didn't die, there would be great benefits.
However, for Qi Refinement cultivators like Su Changyu and Ye Ping, this place was terrifying.
The baleful aura in this area alone was not something that Qi Refinement cultivators could withstand.
"It's over, it's over, it's over!"
"I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm dead!"
"Linhe Ghost Grave, Linhe Ghost Grave!"
"Why did I come here?"
"What sins did I commit in my previous life!?!"
Su Changyu had complicated emotions.
He didn't expect that he would come to such a damned place one day.
He would rather go to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range than come to this damned place.
No matter what, as long as he didn't go too deep into the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, he wouldn't encounter any trouble.
The Linhe Ghost Grave was different.
There were millions of resentful spirits everywhere, and there was no need for any ghost cultivators to find trouble with him.
If he stood there, the baleful aura might enter his body at any time.
At that time, if it was light, he would fall seriously ill. If it was heavy, he would perish.
'It's over, it's over, it's all over. '
'Master, it's all your fault for jinxing us. Great, we're really going to have to die before you. '
Su Changyu was extremely upset.
He wanted to cry, but he couldn't.
At this moment, the monk in white suddenly spoke up.
"Patrons, you must have entered this place by mistake, right? Do you need me to take you away? "
The monk asked.
As soon as he said that, Su Changyu immediately snapped back to his senses.
'Take me away? '
'Okay, okay. '
Su Changyu was extremely excited, but considering that Ye Ping was just beside him, Su Changyu took a deep breath and then spoke slowly.
"I originally wanted to use this place to train my Junior Brother, but the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet is about to begin, so I decided not to stay here for long. Venerable One, please lead the way."
Su Changyu's tone was calm and polite, but he gave off the vibe of an expert.
His attitude made the monk in white slightly stunned.
He stayed silent for a while.
It was because he immediately sensed that the highest realm of the two people in front of him seemed to be at the fifth level of Qi Refinement.
In the spirit of Buddhism and the fact that they were disciples of the Dao Sect, he decided to help.
'But … why does it feel a little strange? '
However, the monk in white didn't think much about it.
He didn't like to argue either. Besides, Daoism was the only thing respected in Jin Nation, and although the disciples of the Buddhist sects had settled down in Jin Nation, they were still not welcomed. In order to harmonize the relationship between the two sects, many disciples of the Buddhist sects would help the disciples of the Dao Sect they encountered when they traveled.
It was also a way to express their attitude.
After all, the conflict between sects was terrifying and involved too many things. There was no right or wrong, only different standpoints.
"Daoist Priests, come with me."
"I have already set up a Ghost Bewitching Array here. No matter what happens later, I hope you can stay firm and not be bewitched. Otherwise, it will be troublesome."
The monk in white told Ye Ping and Su Changyu about the array formation and told them to pay attention to it.
Ye Ping and Su Changyu both nodded, and after thanking him, they followed the white-robed monk forward.
Along the way, the three of them had a simple exchange.
Ye Ping also learned the name of the monk in white.
Kong Hai.
He was a second-generation disciple of the Small Spirit Temple in Jin Nation.
Su Changyu was a man of few words.
It was mainly because Ye Ping and Kong Hai were constantly communicating.
Kong Hai had an extremely good temper too. He wasn't impatient at all and basically answered every question.
That was also the reason that Ye Ping also knew that the ray of light that appeared when Kong Hai expiated the female ghost was the power of merit.
"Patron Ye, the power of merit has all sorts of benefits. It can be sacrificed to the heavens in exchange for treasures of merit, and it can also be used to cultivate the Golden Body of Buddhism and Daoism. It can also be used to improve one's cultivation level, which is better than Spirit Stones and pills."
"However, the power of merit is extremely difficult to obtain. Generally speaking, one can only obtain merit by transcending vengeful spirits with murderous aura. Just now, when I transcended the female ghost, the power of merit brought by her was only equivalent to the spiritual energy of a low-grade spirit stone. The only advantage is that the power of merit is pure and untainted."
Kong Hai explained about the power of merit.
Meanwhile, Ye Ping listened with great interest.
"How can I expiate her then?"
Ye Ping somehow became interested in the method of expiation.
The main reason was that he could obtain the power of merit by expiating vengeful spirits. The power of merit was equivalent to a jack of all trades that had all sorts of benefits.
The thing that Ye Ping was most interested in was that it could be used as spiritual energy.
Right now, he didn't lack anything. What he lacked the most was spiritual energy.
"There are two types of expiation methods. One is to sever one's karmic expiation, using Buddhist or Daoist arts to forcibly expiate. This is to subdue demons and exorcise devils, and sever one's karmic expiation to protect them. However, this method of expiation yields very little merit.
"The second type is to expiate with sutras and use supreme magical methods to expiate the vengeful spirits. They will put down their weapons and become a Buddha immediately. This method is extremely difficult and only an accomplished monk can do it. If one succeeds in expiating the vengeful spirits, they will obtain a lot of merit."
Kong Hai said seriously.
Ye Ping came to a sudden realization.
At this moment, Kong Hai continued to speak.
"Patron Ye, if you are interested in the method of expiation, I have half of the expiation sutra here that you can take a look at."
Kong Hai said.
However, as soon as he said that, Su Changyu, who was at the side, suddenly spoke up.
"In terms of expiation methods, there are many in the Dao Sects too. Although the Buddhist method of expiation is excellent, my Junior Brother is a disciple of the Dao Sects after all. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to comprehend it."
Su Changyu suddenly interrupted Kong Hai's imparting of the sutra.
It was not that Su Changyu was petty.
Instead, it was because of the deep-rooted sects.
Ye Ping was a disciple of the Dao Sects, and if he were to learn the Buddhist method of expiation, it would probably be pointless.
After hearing his words, Kong Hai did not seem awkward. Instead, he nodded.
"Patron, please forgive me, I forgot about that too."
"It's alright, Venerable Kong Hai is just being kind."
Su Changyu was not angry. At the end of the day, it was still a matter of sects.
However, Ye Ping couldn't help but look at Su Changyu in surprise.
"Eldest Senior Brother, does the Dao Sects have a method of expiation too?"
Ye Ping was indeed interested in the method of expiation.
"Of course."
Su Changyu nodded.
"Senior Brother, do you know the method of expiation?"
Ye Ping continued to ask with his eyes full of anticipation.
"Of course."
Su Changyu wanted to say that he naturally didn't, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. After all, there were outsiders around, and if he said that he didn't, it would be embarrassing.
"Eldest Senior Brother, can you teach me?"
Hearing that Su Changyu knew the method of expiation, Ye Ping got even more excited.
All of a sudden, Su Changyu was a little depressed.
'Little Junior Brother, can you not be so eager to learn? '
'Why do you want to learn everything? '
'Aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew? '
At this moment, before Su Changyu could respond to Ye Ping.
All of a sudden, a white fog surged towards them.
"Be careful! There's a change in the array formation. Daoist Priests, don't move recklessly. Stay true to your heart and don't be bewitched. "
Kong Hai's voice sounded, sounding extremely serious.
In the next moment, the fog covered the three of them.
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