Chapter 3734: Containing the Illusion

The people who came to help were more than 20 veteran Taoists from Qingxu Temple and Taifu Temple. Each Taoist temple sent out a dozen masters, and there were seven or eight monks from the Hanging Temple.

As soon as they arrived, Zheng Yunsheng held a brief meeting with them and explained the situation here.

When they heard that the situation was so serious, their faces changed. The main reason was that there were too many ghosts, and one of them was very likely to be a demon, and his level might even be higher than I imagined.

At present, some members of the special investigation team have already entered, and some villagers are trapped inside.

No matter what, we have to go in and take a look, and rescue those people first.

After making up my mind, I took the lead with more than 30 people, opened a gap in the magic circle, and walked inside.

As soon as we entered the magic circle, we were overwhelmed by the suffocating feeling that made us feel unable to breathe.

Black fog rolled around and evil spirits were rising. Nothing could be seen in front.

At that moment, I took out the Yasakani no Magatama and threw it forward.

Yasakani no Magatama immediately released a green energy that enveloped everyone and dispelled the black evil spirit in front.

At this time, I was thinking that those who participated in the demolition of the temple were probably influenced by the ghosts in the dilapidated temple.

Perhaps the ghost haunting Zhao Yuankai and Li Gong is not the same one, and it is even less likely to be the bandit leader.

At this moment, everyone was very nervous. We each held a magical instrument in our hands. We formed a circle and walked towards the dilapidated temple.

I also felt a little insecure, after all, my Tiangang Seal and Five Elements Flags were used to set up the magic circle and could not be brought in.

The Tiangang Seal is the most powerful weapon to seal ghosts. Once it is gone, these ghosts may be able to break through the restraints of the magic circle very quickly.

So now I can only take out the Tianpeng ruler to deal with those ghosts.

The resentment and evil spirits formed by these ghosts rolled everywhere, and we seemed to be lost here.

Even with the Yasakani no Magatama helping us dispel the black evil spirit in front of us, we still couldn't see where the dilapidated temple was.

The best way to deal with these ghosts is to kill them. It is impossible to save them. Even if other ghosts can be saved, it is estimated that the bandit leader will find it difficult to agree to save them.

This time, maybe the ghosts in my Tiangang Seal can be greatly improved.

When I thought of this, I felt inexplicably excited.

Under the cover of Yasakani no Magatama, we walked a long distance forward, but it felt like we didn't move very far.

It's an indescribable feeling of separation.

I felt that everyone was extremely nervous and was always vigilantly observing the movements around them.

But apart from the thick black evil aura, nothing else could be seen around.

I don’t know how far we walked, but suddenly, the black evil spirit in front of us dissipated, and a group of black shadows appeared in front of us.

It is obviously unrealistic to see people in this haunted place. It must be the work of those ghosts.

"Everyone be careful, the one ahead might be an illusion of Mount Sumeru created by those ghosts, formed by resentment." A big monk behind them suddenly reminded everyone.

Director Zheng had introduced this great monk to me before. He was the Zen Master Kūkai of the Hanging Temple and a very powerful monk in the Hanging Temple.

This Zen Master Kūkai looks to be at least eighty years old, so he should have considerable Buddhist power.

But compared with an eighth-level monk like Yuankong, he is definitely inferior.

As for the Sumeru illusion he mentioned, I seem to have experienced it before. This kind of Sumeru illusion can easily draw people in, so you can't look at it for too long.

I used to have the eight-tailed fox to help me protect my soul, but now she’s gone, I can only rely on myself.

We continued to move forward, getting closer and closer to those dark shadows.

Only then could I see clearly that there was a group of Qing soldiers in front of me, each of them with a long braid.

This group of Qing soldiers escorted up a group of people who were tied up and dressed in tattered clothes. Behind each of their heads was a sign with the word "Kill" written on it.

When I saw this picture, I knew that the ghosts must have recreated the scene of their death for us to see.

If we watch too seriously and immerse ourselves in the picture, those who are beheaded may be ourselves.

As we got closer and closer to the picture, Zen Master Kūkai behind us led the monks of the Hanging Temple in chanting scriptures.

Doing so can help us calm our minds and not be confused by the illusion of Mount Sumeru.

But we couldn't help but look at the scene in front. How could we normally see such excitement?

However, while watching, I kept reciting the meditation mantra in my mind to prevent myself from being confused.

As for Xiaopang, I asked him to turn around and not look at the scene in front of him. I was afraid he couldn't bear it.

Xiaopang was still a little unconvinced and asked me why I could watch it but he couldn't.

I kicked him in the butt to tell him to behave himself, otherwise he would die without knowing how.

Only then did Xiaopang turn around muttering.

The bandits who were escorted up were so scared that they cried for their parents and shouted for mercy.

But the Qing soldiers ignored them and took them to the place. At the command of the supervising officer, a large group of executioners in red clothes appeared, holding ghost-head knives. With a wave of their hands, the round heads rolled to the ground, and blood splattered everywhere.

The bodies of those whose heads were chopped off could even struggle for a while, but soon they became motionless.

The scene was extremely bloody and shocking.

As a large number of bandits were beheaded, a man tied up with hands and feet and tied to a wooden rack appeared in our sight.

The person tied to the wooden frame must be Zhang Haichuan.

Next to the wooden shelf, there was an elderly couple, two children, and a woman in her thirties.

These people should be Zhang Haichuan’s wife, children and the elderly.

The two children, the older one was about ten years old and the younger one was only four or five years old, were also tied up and howled incessantly.

Zhang Haichuan, who was tied to a wooden frame, was about to die, but he still cursed loudly, scolding the court officials for being so indifferent to human lives and being worse than pigs and dogs. He said that even if he turned into a ghost, he would not let them go.

The executioner first killed Zhang Haichuan's entire family, right under Zhang Haichuan's nose.

Witnessing his family being hacked to death, Zhang Haichuan's eyes were bloodshot, his teeth were bleeding, and tears of blood flowed from his eyes.

However, he could do nothing but watch his family die tragically.

Afterwards, another old executioner came up, took out various knives, and began to execute Zhang Haichuan, cutting off his flesh one by one.

This scene is so tragic that it makes my whole body numb.