Ling Tian fired a burst fire talisman at a ghoul, which immediately struck and exploded.
The raging flames engulfed the ghoul, and the one next to it was also caught in the blast. After more than ten seconds, the flames dispersed, and both ghouls vanished without a trace.
"Amitabha, Brother Ling Tian, well done!"
Said the Demon Punisher, taking two large strides forward. He suddenly raised his hand, and three golden-yellow iron balls shot out.
This item is called the Vajra Gall, serving as both a weapon that can be used as a projectile and a magical artifact.
The Vajra Galls whistled as they struck the three ghouls facing the Demon Punisher. Caught off guard, the three ghouls were hit squarely by the three Vajra Galls. In an instant, a burst of golden light erupted from the Vajra Galls, obliterating the three ghouls.
At this moment, three invisible streams of energy dispersed from where the three ghouls had vanished. These energies drifted towards the Demon Punisher and were absorbed by his body.
Seeing this, Ling Tian found it quite amusing. It seemed the Vajra Subduing Demon Sutra was not entirely orthodox. This was akin to playing an online game, fighting monsters to level up, and the dispersed energies were essentially experience points.
The Demon Punisher spread his hands, formed a mudra, and chanted. The three Vajra Galls that had fallen to the ground suddenly flew up and were drawn into the Demon Punisher's hands by some force.
The Vajra Galls, having just unleashed their energy, had their golden glow somewhat dimmed. The Demon Punisher held them in his hands, formed a mudra, and chanted.
After more than a minute, Ling Tian saw that the slightly dimmed Vajra Galls had regained their original color.
The Demon Punisher looked up, his lightbulb-like eyes scanning the surroundings, searching for more ghouls. However, he discovered that the ghouls were now fleeing towards the riverbank.
"Amitabha, don't go! Come back quickly, so this humble monk can guide you to salvation!"
Ling Tian almost burst out laughing at the monk's expression. The Great Demon Punisher looked heartbroken, as if he had just lost a lottery ticket worth five million.
In this great monk's eyes, those that had run away were not just ghouls, but experience points!
He would often travel for days, searching for places with unclean things. When he arrived, he might encounter one or two weak malevolent spirits. Although difficult to deal with, they provided limited experience.
Unlike here in Hantan Village, where he had only been for a short time and had already eliminated four very powerful ghouls, gaining a large amount of energy from them.
He was even calculating that if he could eliminate about ten more, the energy he had accumulated would be enough for him to break through again.
However, he never expected that although these ghouls lacked intelligence, they possessed the instinct to avoid danger. Faced with these two killing stars, how could the ghouls dare to stay here!
The Great Demon Punisher, carrying his staff, chased them to the riverbank. Looking at the dark river surface, he wanted to jump in, but reason prevented him from doing so.
Even with his profound Buddhist teachings and martial arts skills, the river water was extremely cold. He would struggle to protect himself in the water, let alone have the capacity to fight the ghouls.
Moreover, for these ghouls, the water was their domain, and their spells would be greatly weakened in the water.
Ling Tian, worried that the Demon Punisher might be in danger, followed behind. Seeing the monk's dejected look, Ling Tian smiled.
"Brother Demon Punisher, you seem quite regretful."
"Yes, with so many malevolent spirits, all of this is experience! If I could have eliminated all of them, I would likely have broken through immediately and advanced several levels.
It's truly infuriating that such disgusting creatures can run so fast, it's utterly unreasonable!"
"Do you truly wish to eliminate all of them?"
The Great Demon Punisher turned to look at Ling Tian, sensing something in his words.
"Brother Ling Tian, do you have another way?"
"Naturally, I have a method to lure all those ghouls to the shore. You can lie in wait and eliminate them all.
However..."
"However what?"
"To put it plainly, I plan to set up a Yin Gathering Formation by the river. In this environment, the formation will quickly gather a large amount of Yin energy, which is a great tonic for those dirty things.
However, while I set up this Yin Gathering Formation to attract those ghouls, it might also attract some more powerful entities...
I don't mind, but I fear it might bring you danger!"
"Heh heh, brother, you worry too much. Subduing demons and eliminating evil is the ideal that our Fumo Temple has always upheld.
How can we give up because of a little danger? Brother Ling Tian, rest assured, my strength is far greater than what I have shown.
Just proceed, I will eliminate as many as you can attract.
In other words, even if something too powerful appears, we can still run away!"
Hearing the Great Demon Punisher say this, Ling Tian felt relieved. Truthfully, many monks Ling Tian had encountered, especially those who had achieved enlightenment, were, to put it nicely, persistent, and to put it bluntly, stubborn.
Ling Tian was very afraid that this eminent monk would become so engrossed in killing that he would be unable to resist perishing with these malevolent spirits.
But now, hearing the Great Demon Punisher voluntarily suggest running away if they couldn't win, Ling Tian truly looked at him with newfound respect.
In fact, running away when outmatched was also a rule passed down in the Demon Punisher's sect. Constantly fighting these demons and evil spirits required a thick-skinned mentality, otherwise, they would have been killed before they could even grow.
Ling Tian pretended to return to his room to get his backpack. His large travel bag was merely a disguise. With a flicker of thought, Ling Tian retrieved over a dozen stone tablets, each the size of a chess piece, from his spiritual realm.
These stone tablets were all made of obsidian. Ling Tian had collected this obsidian on Hell Paradise Island. The obsidian from Hell Paradise Island was of very high quality and contained a large amount of spiritual energy, making it ideal for use as formation eyes to set up formations.
Ling Tian found an open space on the riverbank. This spot was not chosen randomly; he had used a compass to discover that the flow of spiritual energy here was the fastest, which is why he chose it.
Ling Tian dug over a dozen small pits on the riverbank and then placed these obsidian stone tablets into the pits one by one, finally filling them with soil and burying them.
As the last stone tablet was placed in a pit, the surrounding spiritual energy suddenly underwent a drastic change!