Volume One: The Old Corpse in the Mountain Village
Method of Slander
Eliminate evil completely, I command by the order of the Sanqing!
Her face transformed into a grotesque expression as Akita Kyoko lunged at them with bared teeth.
Two Taoist priests flanked her sides – one slapped a talisman towards Akita Kyoko, while the other drew out a demon-subduing pestle and delivered a heavy blow to her abdomen.
The best course of action now was to lure Akita Kyoko into the Eight Trigrams Formation!
Standing behind Akita Kyoko, Ning Lan drew a peach wood sword from her inventory and quickly thrust it at Akita Kyoko’s back.
The peach wood sword pierced through Akita Kyoko’s back, creating a hole that precisely struck the ghost infant’s head.
Blood gushed from the wound in the ghost infant’s head, with fluid flowing continuously.
It smacked its tiny lips and cried, “Mama, it hurts.”
Attacked from both front and back, Akita Kyoko lost much of her spiritual power, black-red liquid dripping from her mouth!
Akita Kyoko clutched the demon-subduing pestle in her abdomen, angrily gripped it and pulled it forward. Black mist enveloped the pestle, sending it flying twenty meters away!
“This is bad, Akita Kyoko is gathering her power. We must drag her into the Eight Trigrams Formation!” Ning Lan shouted to the two priests upon seeing this situation.
The two priests formed a cross seal with their hands and said, “We’ll distract Akita Kyoko, you find a way to retreat safely!”
Xiaoming gripped the talisman to empower the Eight Trigrams Formation, and Xiaoqiang exclaimed in shock: “Junior brother, doing this will kill you!”
Xiaoming’s lips curved upward as he said: “I was too weak before and couldn’t help Lan Fang and the others. This time I won’t back down!”
Xiaoming poured his entire lifetime’s spiritual power into the Eight Trigrams Formation, but his Taoist magic could only sustain it for one hour!
Akita Kyoko threw her head back in laughter, stepped forward to grip Xiaoming’s neck, and said: “None of you will escape. Today, you’ll all die!”
Xiaoming grabbed Akita Kyoko, using every ounce of strength to pick up the fallen demon-subduing pestle and thrust it into her abdomen again, saying: “Even if I die, I’m taking you with me!”
Ten meters!
Blood began seeping from Xiaoming’s mouth, his steps gradually slowing.
Five meters!
Akita Kyoko pulled out the demon-subduing pestle and struck Xiaoming with her palm. He endured it, tightly gripping her waist, making one final leap!
Three meters!
The Eight Trigrams Formation was right before him, he couldn’t give up!
Xiaoming’s entire body began trembling, spewing out a pool of blood.
One meter!
Finally, Xiaoming dragged Akita Kyoko, forcefully pulling her bit by bit into the Eight Trigrams Formation!
The Qin King Bone-Viewing Mirror within the Eight Trigrams Formation detected the evil spirit, and a beam of golden yellow light shone into Akita Kyoko’s eyes, instantly blinding her!
“Aaaargh… you old Taoists dare to use the Eight Trigrams Formation,” Akita Kyoko cursed while kneeling in the center of the formation.
Xiaoming lay beside her, barely breathing. He gazed silently at the sky and sighed, saying: “Master Xuanmin, did you see? We did it, we fulfilled your unfinished wish!”
Outside the formation, Xiaoqiang spoke through his tears: “Junior brother! Why did you have to do this? It’s all my fault as your senior brother, forcing you to seal this ghost!”
Xiaoqiang watched his fellow disciple Xiaoming, who had spent days and nights with him, die tragically, his tears flowing endlessly.
In his emotional state, Xiaoqiang completely forgot about the sealing ritual!
The ghost infant crawled out from Akita Kyoko’s embrace.
It felt a burning pain as the golden light shone upon it, and scratched its neck with its small, delicate hands.
It attempted to escape the Eight Trigrams Formation to attack Xiaoqiang!
At this critical moment, Ning Lan chose not to run away.
She turned back again, running out from the side of the corridor, gripping her peach wood sword to strike at the ghost infant in her arms!
The ghost infant’s throat was pierced by the peach wood sword, its tip stained with black blood.
Xiaoqiang remained immersed in grief, completely forgetting about the sealing ritual.
Akita Kyoko rose from the ground again, black smoke enveloping her entire body. Another soul remained within her – Lan Fang.
Taking advantage of Akita Kyoko’s weakened state, Lan Fang emerged.
Akita Kyoko’s face transformed unpredictably – half was Lan Fang, half was Akita Kyoko.
Lan Fang spoke with difficulty: “Taoist priest, quickly act now! Kill her! I… don’t want to coexist with her anymore!”
Xiaoqiang hesitated and said: “You’ll both be obliterated!”
Akita Kyoko’s consciousness again dominated Lan Fang, suppressing Lan Fang’s soul that was trying to escape.
The face transformed back into Akita Kyoko’s. She swayed unsteadily and pretended to be pitiful, saying: “Taoist priest, show mercy! If you seal and execute me, Lan Fang will die too!”
Xiaoming’s body was barely cold, his eyes staring at the sky.
Rain began falling from above, droplets spreading into his eyes.
“Master Xiaoqiang, don’t listen to Akita Kyoko’s deception!” Ning Lan said, gripping her peach wood sword.
He couldn’t show mercy; he couldn’t let his junior brother die in vain!
Xiaoqiang clenched his fist, drew out a talisman, and chanted the spell: “Evil-slaying talisman, intimidate the Three Realms, eliminate all evil, I command by the order of the Sanqing!”
As soon as the spell was chanted, a porcelain bottle in the Eight Trigrams Formation moved – it was a container Xiaoming had prepared beforehand, specifically for sealing female ghosts!
As Akita Kyoko was about to be sealed into the porcelain bottle, a strand of her spirit secretly escaped, while it was Lan Fang who was sealed inside.
“Surely Akita Kyoko won’t come out again now!” Xiaoqiang stepped forward to retrieve the bottle and put on its lid.
All spirits must be refined through their hands – for a fierce ghost like Akita Kyoko, this would take some time.
Just as the two lowered their guard, a figure rushed out and snatched the Qin King Bone-Viewing Mirror right under their noses!
Watanabe Keiko, who lived on the 22nd floor, had heard the commotion above and ran up earlier, hiding behind the water tank.
That useless Xie Wu was of no use to her anymore.
She had thought he could handle things for her, but he turned out to be a worthless man.
This time, she would act herself.
She had been secretly observing their movements, waiting for a chance to steal the plot device.
The opportunity came when they defeated Akita Kyoko and were exhausted!
Wasn’t their side quest to steal the Qin King Bone-Viewing Mirror?
Watanabe Keiko limped out from behind the water tank when they weren’t paying attention, stepped into the formation, and took the mirror from the ritual altar.
A soul silently possessed Watanabe Keiko’s body – it needed a new host.
The foolish Watanabe Keiko was still gloating over her perceived victory, unaware that she had been possessed by a spirit.
And this ghost was her fellow countrywoman!
Watanabe Keiko lay on the ritual altar, her mouth twitching, her body moving mechanically, and her head making a “crack” sound as it rotated 360 degrees.
“You thought you killed me? Hahaha… As long as my primary remains [main corpse] aren’t destroyed, I cannot die. I can still parasitize different bodies!” she said with wild laughter.
In 1920, her remains were burned on the 18th floor.
Around 1970, Lan Fang’s family moved in, and she took over Lan Fang’s body – from then on, two souls shared one body.
As Akita Kyoko gathered strength to kill Xiaoqiang, Watanabe Keiko struggled to expel her from her body, speaking in Japanese: “We’re both Japanese women, why are you possessing me? Get out, aaaaah!”
Akita Kyoko shifted slightly and said: “Since we’re both Japanese, wouldn’t it be better if we joined forces to kill them all!”
Akita Kyoko, possessing Watanabe Keiko’s body, had slightly weakened spiritual energy – she needed her help!
Watanabe Keiko became excited as her legs could move again; thanks to Akita Kyoko’s possession, her injuries were healed!
“With my ghost power helping you, kill them all, kill, kill, kill!” Akita Kyoko gradually guided Watanabe Keiko, whose eyes became filled with murderous intent.
Watanabe Keiko drew out her Japanese military sword again, advancing step by step toward Ning Lan.
The peach wood sword Ning Lan held had lost its spiritual power, lying on the ground like useless wood, all blood charms dispersed.
【Game System Prompt】
【Peach Wood Sword Wear Level: 100%】
【Usage Count Exhausted】
The peach wood sword was a limited-use item, so after the two times she used it, it had lost its power!
On the rooftop, fierce wind, rain, thunder, and lightning surrounded them as Akita Kyoko’s vengeful energy again reached its peak value!
Xiaoqiang chanted spells again, but they were ineffective, having lost their power!
“Her vengeful aura is too intense when possessing a body, I’m afraid we can’t stop her!” Xiaoqiang shouted as he stepped back.
Black mist coiled around Watanabe Keiko, making her appear like a demon crawling out of hell!
She raised the Japanese military sword above her head and approached Ning Lan, ready to end her life with one strike.
Ning Lan’s defensive peach wood sword was cut in half by the Japanese military sword – she was no match for Watanabe Keiko!
“Ning Lan, die!” A roar emerged from Watanabe Keiko’s throat.
Empowered by Akita Kyoko’s ghost power, she became extraordinarily fierce!
She wanted to kill all these Chinese people, showing loyalty to their Great Japanese Empire!
“Today I’ll repay all the humiliation you’ve brought me!” Watanabe Keiko said as a surge of malevolence rose in her heart.
The two-meter-long blade was about to strike down on Ning Lan, who closed her eyes and said: “Come and kill me if you dare, little Japanese! I, Ning Lan, am not afraid!”
A warrior can be killed but not humiliated – it’s just death!
Ning Lan’s provocative words further agitated Watanabe Keiko, who raised her blade to strike, saying: “Then die!”
Just as Ning Lan thought she would bid farewell to this hell game, Watanabe Keiko’s blade fell with a “clang.”
Her leg became lame again, and she collapsed suddenly.
The blood-red rain in the sky suddenly stopped – it had all been a barrier [supernatural boundary] formed from Akita Kyoko’s vengeful thoughts!
A black energy emerged from Watanabe Keiko’s body – it was Akita Kyoko.
Akita Kyoko’s face slowly burned, and she screamed loudly: “How is this possible… how could you have found the remains…”
Aaah, she was dying!
Her body was dissolving bit by bit!
Akita Kyoko’s face was consumed by fierce flames, and her ghost finally dissipated, rising into the sky.
Xiaoqiang asked with shocked pupils: “What… what exactly happened?”
Light rippled in Ning Lan’s deep pupils as she stood up and said: “Three hours ago, we decoded the secret space on the 18th floor and discovered Akita Kyoko’s hidden secret, then formulated Plans A and B.”
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