Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 245: Burn incense and pray to the gods, and destroy them
In the yard, Xu Dazhui and his brother Xu Yuanchang sat on a bench. They pinched the edge of the coarse pottery bowl with three fingers and touched it with their brother's wine bowl. They took a sip of Xu's homemade Yuye wine, and the three new wrinkles on their foreheads were smoothed out comfortably.

The setting sun hangs obliquely over the distant mountain tops, filling the sky with rosy clouds, reflecting a festive red glow.

Xu Shenghou respectfully sat at the end of the table and told some interesting stories and jokes about the town while drinking.

After working as a liquor store owner for several years, the originally extroverted Gou Wa has become experienced and has become a man of occasion.

Gou Wa's mother warmly invited her brother-in-law to eat meat and vegetables, but in just one year, her hair had turned a lot grayer and her face looked haggard. She and her daughter-in-law Xu Du accompanied her for dinner.

In my home, there is no rule that women cannot sit at the table.

The tall and strong egg boy is named Xu Shengtian. He did not go to school last spring. He gulped down three bowls of rice, wiped his greasy mouth with his sleeve, said with a silly smile, "I'm full, Uncle San, enjoy your meal", then hurriedly got down from the table and ran to his room.

The bag of novelties that his third uncle brought him made him so itchy that he couldn't even eat in peace.

The two little ones quickly dropped their chopsticks, left the bench behind, and chased after him like little followers, calling out "Uncle, wait for me". The third uncle gave them two bags of toys, as they were afraid that the uncle would snatch them away.

Xu Shenghou frowned and shouted, "Shuwa, Guiwa, you are not allowed to leave the table to play until you are full."

The two little ones ran even faster, shouting, "We are full."

"You're not listening, are you?"

Xu Shenghou raised his voice three points higher, but before he could finish his words, his father glared at him, "You scared the kid, can't you lower your voice a little?"

Xu Dazhu glanced at the back of Danwa who was running fast. The wrinkles on his forehead were deep enough to trap a mosquito.

Xu Shenghou had no choice but to complain to his uncle: "Third uncle, look, the old man just spoils them and doesn't allow me to discipline them. When I was a child, I don't know how many branches he broke when he beat me. Why wasn't he afraid of scaring me?"

Xu Yuanchang had already noticed that something was wrong with the egg baby. He had lost his former spirit and energy, as if something was missing from his brain. He smiled and said, "When you were little, you were very naughty. You were so naughty with the beautiful baby. Your father beat you with a branch for your own good."

Xu Du covered her mouth and tried to smooth things over, "I'll leave some food for them. They won't starve."

She secretly gave her frustrated husband a look, meaning that when they returned home to town tomorrow, he could discipline the two naughty boys behind closed doors, but just don't let your father see it, so as not to spoil the mood of the Immortal Third Uncle.

After the family finished dinner, Xu Yuanchang sat opposite his elder brother, drinking tea and chatting about the elderly people in the village and the harvest in the fields.

Xu Shenghou was not interested in the farm work and would ask his uncle about what was happening outside from time to time.

The sun has set, but the sky is still bright.

Xu Yuanchang looked at the egg doll squatting on the steps, snorting saliva from the corner of his mouth from time to time. He and his two nephews, who were four or five years old, were playing in the mud and shouting, as excited as children.

What a good baby! He can eat and sleep well and is strong and healthy. How could he have a missing "earth soul"?

Xu Dazhui followed his gaze and looked at the child whose brain was becoming less and less intelligent. A layer of sorrow appeared on his dark face. He was filled with grief and could no longer force a cheerful face.

Xu Shenghou stopped talking and poured tea and water silently.

Xu Yuanchang stood up and walked to the courtyard wall, fetched water to wash his hands, wiped them clean with a towel on the rack, and waved to the playing egg baby, who was almost as tall as his father.

After carefully taking the pulse and pressing the forehead, he let the ignorant egg baby continue to play with the two little ones.

"He was fine before I left. When did this happen to Eggman?"

"On the 15th day of July last year, just two days after you left, Danwa suddenly fell ill and had a fever. We asked Doctor Tian in the town to see him and prescribe medicine. He took three doses of medicine and gradually got better. Later, we found that something was wrong with him. We asked Doctor Tian to see him again, and he said it might be 'loss of soul'. We invited five famous witches and wizards to call back his soul and perform rituals, but there was no effect. Taoist Ma in Tsim Tsui Town said it was not loss of soul, but probably a burnt brain."

Xu Dazhu spoke in a low voice.

Gou Wa's mother went to the kitchen and arranged for the servants to clean up. She came back and wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, choking and lowering her voice to the lowest possible level: "Uncle, is there any way to cure him?"

Mrs. Xu Du was busy making tea and pouring water, so it was not convenient for her to interrupt.

Xu Yuanchang comforted her, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. Let me first find out the situation and then make plans. Have any strangers come to the village in those days?"

Too much time has passed, and no matter how powerful he is, he can't call back the lost soul of Egg Baby. He suspects that it was caused by a curse cast by a villain. He must first find the root cause and then follow the clues to solve the problem.

People have three souls and seven spirits. The soul dominates the human spirit, and the spirit dominates the human body.

The three souls are the heavenly soul, the fetal light, the earthly soul, and the human soul.

The sign displayed by the egg baby is that the earth soul is lost.

It is said that local witches and wizards can use various "soul-calling" techniques to call back the soul that has been taken away not long ago. It is not too difficult.

What surprised him was that the five witches and wizards came out to help but came back empty handed, not even able to solve such a small problem.

Xu Dazhu frowned and said, "There are very few outsiders in the village. Danwa followed me to do farm work. Those days... Gouwa was too busy in the shop, so Danwa went with me to help out a few times. There are many outsiders in the town."

"Around the middle of July last year, it rained for several days in a row. Danwa refused to hold an umbrella and got caught in the rain several times."

Gou Wa's mother wiped her tears and added a few words.

Seeing that he could not get any information out of his questions and it was getting dark, Xu Yuanchang asked his eldest brother to prepare incense, candles, wine and other offerings while he cast a spell to ask the gods. He then stood up and walked out of the yard, knocked on the trunk of a red willow tree growing on the opposite side of the road, and talked to Liu Xianfeng through voice transmission for a while.

When he entered the door again, an old yellow dog followed him.

Xu Yuanchang took Yuanbao and walked around the expanded three-courtyard house. The yellow talismans pasted in various places in the house were still spiritual, and there was no invasion of external evil.

The rabbit in the ring space reminded him: "Friend Xu, there is another situation that can also cause a mortal to lose his earth soul. It is similar to your nephew's symptoms. The lost earth soul cannot be called back."

Xu Yuanchang stopped and thought for a while, with a solemn look on his face.

"You mean the reincarnation of a god?"

"Yes, in the words of the gods, it's called the bullshit 'tribulation'. Those shameless people who have committed crimes or been beaten to death use the 'blindness of the gods' to attach a trace of their divinity to the bodies of animals or mortals, in order to achieve their wish of reincarnation."

Rabbit briefly explained that he was not trying to curry favor with Xu, but was taking the opportunity to earn more favors.

The boy Xu is treacherous, cunning and evil-hearted, but he has one good thing about him.

I never owe anyone a favor, and always make up for it with treasures.

Although the number of treasures is not as expected, it is better to have something than nothing, and a little bit adds up to a lot.

"No wonder the witch doctor failed to call back the soul. A spirit has entered my nephew's body to experience the tribulation. That's great."

There was a hint of cruelty on Xu Yuanchang's face. He had once met an unlucky fellow who was a god reincarnated into a pig's body. His name seemed to be Chang Shoulin, and he almost brought him a disastrous disaster.

Things are different now. He now has enough strength to deal with gods who have not fully grown up after reincarnation.

However, since it concerns the life and death of the egg baby, he must consider safety.

If he is not careful, the egg baby might become an idiot, which is not the result he wants to see.

"How are you going to do it?"

the rabbit asked enthusiastically.

Xu Yuanchang thought for a moment and replied, "The remnant spirit of the god in my nephew's body is currently in a state of ignorance and has not revealed any traces. I did a preliminary investigation but did not find any clues, so I plan to use the 'Summoning God Technique' to awaken the remnant spirit of the god, and then suddenly use the 'Summoning God Technique' at close range. As long as I can calm the remnant spirit for a moment, I can use my magic power to pull it out and destroy it."

Rabbit, however, expressed a different opinion: "The remnant spirit of the god is in ignorance and instinctively devoured part of your nephew's earth soul to strengthen itself. Even if you destroy the remnant spirit, you can't find the lost earth soul back, and your nephew will live in confusion for the rest of his life.

"Why not awaken the remaining soul of the god, use magic to confuse the soul, lead the remaining soul into your spiritual space, and then use the method of internal cultivation on the Creation Divine Platform to cleanse the remaining soul's divinity and distracting thoughts, return some of the energy to your nephew, and slowly nurture him. In three or two years, he will be able to recover as before, and perhaps he will be able to turn a disaster into a blessing and gain some magical powers."

Xu Yuanchang thought about it again and again and felt that this method was feasible. He did not have any extravagant hopes. He just hoped that the egg baby would be able to practice from now on and survive this disaster safely.

He returned to the front yard and asked his eldest brother to carry three loads of grain. He grabbed the grain and scattered it on the ground in the shape of a six-sided altar, then spread it on a thick layer. It was already dark, so he waved to Egg Boy and asked him to sit on the ground southeast of the grain altar.

"Go to sleep!"

Following Xu Yuanchang's light shout.

The confused Egg Baby lay on the grain floor with his head tilted back, snoring loudly and drooling in his sleep.

Xu Yuanchang told his elder brother and others to go back to the house, not to peek, and certainly not to make any noise to disturb him.

Liu Xianfeng appeared quietly and inserted a few red willow branches nearby just in case.

The old yellow dog lies in the designated position.

Xu Yuanchang placed a small incense burner and wine offerings, lit a white candle, and then burned three incense sticks, silently chanting a spell to invite the gods.

The altar for summoning gods in the spiritual space responded with a faint tremor. The mysterious power reflected the reality. There was a mysterious aura fluctuation above the grain altar. The sleeping egg baby suddenly stopped making any sound, and a look of twisted pain appeared on his face.

Xu Yuanchang held the incense in his hand and waved it in a circle. Three dark red incense heads drew an arc in the darkness.

The pain on the egg baby's face disappeared immediately.

Xu Yuanchang inserted three remaining incense sticks into the incense burner and made a gesture to Liu Xianfeng who was watching from the side. He slowly sat cross-legged in the middle of the grain, with light shining on his body.

There was a bit of golden light rushing left and right in the green mist of the spiritual space, getting deeper and deeper, knowing that it had encountered a master.

A middle-aged man's voice was heard: "Daoyou, God is merciful and kind. It is not easy to cultivate the spirit. Please forgive me this time and let a trace of my soul go. I will definitely repay you in the future."

Xu Yuanchang's voice rumbled: "Why don't you spit out the earth soul you devoured? Do you want me to take action?"

Things went unexpectedly smoothly. He easily awakened the remaining soul of the god that was still in ignorance, and led it into his own spiritual space without giving it time to react.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, especially in the area of ​​the altar for summoning gods, he is a god-like existence.

The middle-aged man cried out in grievance: "Yu's soul is ignorant, and he instinctively treats the host's soul as nutrients. He really can't spit it out..."

Without saying any more words, Xu Yuanchang directly dragged the golden light into the altar.

The omnipresent sticky pressure slowly grinds away the remaining soul of the god.

He is now very familiar with the use of the altar.

"Fellow Daoist, please spare my life, and let my wandering soul go..."

The middle-aged man was frightened out of his wits. It was too cruel. He used the Creation Altar to kill people just because of a disagreement.

It's really bad luck. How come there are still cultivators in the lower world practicing this magical skill?

Xu Yuanchang has always been a man who would eradicate all evil without leaving any future trouble for himself, and he is not one who shows mercy. He blocks the sound coming from the altar as soon as he thinks about it, and those who have eaten his food must spit it out obediently, with no other options.

Liu Xianfeng had already rolled the sleeping egg doll under a red willow tree and protected it with magic.

She held a god-beating stick in her hand, ready to give the escaping god's soul a severe blow at any time. However, seeing that Fellow Daoist Xu did not seem anxious or chaotic, she was afraid that he would not get a chance to escape today.

The old yellow dog was still staring at the young man in the middle of the grain pile.

In less than half an hour, Xu Yuanchang had ground all the golden light into strands of energy. As for who the fallen god was, what did it have to do with him? He already knew that the dead gods in the altar were not affected by cause and effect.

"Friend Li, how much energy should I give to my nephew?"

"Thirty percent is enough, more than that is like poison."

The rabbit said with certainty.

Xu Yuanchang thanked him and opened his eyes. Under the gaze of Liu Xianfeng and Yuanbao, he walked to the red willow tree and tapped the egg doll on the forehead with one finger. After a moment, he withdrew his finger. He did not dare to infuse 30% of the god's residual soul energy into the egg doll at once, so he gave it 10% first to see the effect.

The energy remaining in his altar will not dissipate in a short time.

He asked people to open the door, handed the sleeping egg doll to his elder brother and sister-in-law who looked worried, and after giving them a few detailed instructions, Xu Yuanchang walked out with the yellow dog.

Liu Xianfeng had already gone back in hiding. She couldn't stand Gou Wa's mother's enthusiasm and tried not to meet her if possible.

Xu Dazhu kicked Gou Wa in the middle of his busy schedule and said, "You have no good eyesight. Why don't you use the lantern to light the way for your uncle?"

Xu Shenghou smiled and said, "Uncle San is a god. He can see even the darkest road."

Having said that, he took the lantern handed to him by Mrs. Xu Du and ran out the door quickly.

But where is the figure of Uncle San?
Xu Yuanchang returned to Bailin Valley and stuffed a third-level phantom stone into the rabbit's pocket to thank it for its reminder and advice.

The next morning, Xu Yuanchang went to check on the awakened Egg Baby and told his eldest brother that there was hope for Egg Baby to recover and there was no need to worry. His eldest brother and Gou Wa's mother were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.

Refusing his elder brother's invitation to stay for lunch, Xu Yuanchang rushed to the county town without stopping.

Walking into Fulu Alley, you will see unfamiliar faces coming in and out.

Walking into the Juyi Hall, Xu Yuan met Qi Xingshan, who was scolding several low-level cultivators. He smiled and clasped his fists.

"Brother Xu is back, come and sit down."

"Brother Qi, it's lively here. We have recruited so many new people. Where are the Eight-legged Bandits?"

Xu Yuanchang sat comfortably in his old seat and asked.

"Half a month ago, Bajiao and Muji were ordered to be transferred to the capital. It was said that the monster hunters in the third floor were undergoing concentrated training. Currently, all the monster hunter bases in the county cities are recruiting new people to expand their scale. The current recruitment standards have been relaxed. The mountain bandit was promoted to the third floor this summer. Fortunately, he and Ma Que helped me, otherwise it would be even more chaotic."

Qi Xingshan briefly introduced the situation, looked at Xu Yuanchang who had been away for more than a year, and said, "Brother Xu, are you back to help me, or are you going to be assigned another job?"

Xu Yuanchang took out the Monster Hunting Mountain steward card and apologized, "Brother Qi, I'm busy with other things and can't help you."

He's not trying to show off.

As the catastrophe is approaching, the monster hunters have begun recruiting low-level monks.

It seems that they want to bring all independent cultivators under the jurisdiction of the government to prepare for future battles.

This is to prevent the independent cultivators from being unrestrained and causing trouble in various cities.

Born in the grass, will return to dust.

The fate of most independent cultivators.

"Congratulations. It's a great honor to be able to stay in the Monster Catching Mountain Holy Land. No matter how busy you are today, you have to call the bandits back and have a warm reception for you tonight. By the way, your senior brother and sister have also joined our Blackie Inn."

Qi Xingshan smiled.

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(End of this chapter)