Chapter 10: Mage and Demon

The light fell to the ground and dissipated, and a Taoist priest in blue stood between the snake demon and the teenagers. It was the strange man who had appeared by the river. Xiaoqiu and others were deeply impressed by him.

The Taoist priest held the copper bell high in his left hand and shook it violently. The sound made the teenagers panic last time, but now they felt it was particularly pleasant. The urgent ringing not only brought confidence, but also gave them courage.

The huge snake demon was extremely disgusted by the ringing. It rushed here and there, and finally circled back to its original position, as if it suddenly lost its sense of direction. Then it became angry and no longer ran away. Instead, it raised its head high and opened it up and down. The jaws showed sharp teeth like swords, and the snakes like whips kept hesitating.

It was going to launch a desperate attack, and the first thing it sent out was a team of forwards.

The scales on the snake demon's back lifted up like waves, and a dozen heads jumped out from it, jumping in the air and rushing towards the blue-clothed Taoist priest. Their faces were different, and several of them had obviously been dead for a long time.

The young officer saw his ten subordinates again, and was so frightened that he hid behind Xiao Qiu and trembled.

Xiaoqiu's heart tightened. If he hadn't seen the horror of the snake demon up close before, he would probably be scared to death. Now he only has one thought: he once threw away the bald man's head, and this matter must never happen. Don't tell anyone.

The Taoist priest in blue showed no fear in the face of the snake demon's tricks. The copper bell in his left hand swung faster, and the sounds were connected together, like a real rope, tightly binding the snake demon, and then his legs were slightly bent, with a Move to the left side with a strange pace, each step is like carrying a huge weight on your back. The right hand is raised on the shoulder, the index and middle fingers are close together, and the other three fingers are bent, and they are constantly stroking back and forth in the air.

The teenagers saw it inexplicably, but the snake demon seemed to have been hit hard. Its head exploded one after another, making the sound of ripe fruits. After it fell to the ground, there was only a pile of powder without any trace of blood. The snake's head was hiding in various places. , was forced to rise high, higher and higher, and finally broke out of the tree crown.

The moonlight fell through the gaps, and the teenagers exclaimed in unison. They saw an unforgettable sight: the thick snake had been stabbed with more than a dozen holes, and a large amount of blood was sprayed out, like a huge growing seedling. .

The snake demon's resistance was over. It easily killed ten Xuanfu Army soldiers, but could not defeat a Taoist priest.

The snake's body suddenly became exhausted, and a large amount of blood quickly seeped into the soft soil.

The ringing of the bell also stopped, and the Taoist priest lowered his arm. The copper bell disappeared. He turned around, with a small oil lamp in his right hand. He walked a few steps, hung the oil lamp on a branch, and stood in the light to face the young man. They said: "My name is Li Yuechi, Pangshan Five Elements Master, who specializes in killing demons."

These simple self-introductions will take root in the hearts of the young people and have a profound impact on their futures. Even the young officer is no exception. He hid behind Xiaoqiu and stared blankly at the Taoist priest. There was an unprecedented reverence in my heart.

"You...are you here to save us?" Er Shuan asked, his voice humble and easy-going, more respectful than facing his father.

Li Yuechi shook his head and pointed at the giant snake corpse behind him, "I came here for it. I followed it for a whole month. Two days ago it was only three feet long. Now... Sigh. You guys pack it up and follow me later. Walk."

There was nothing to deal with. The teenagers immediately stood upright. Only Xiaoqiu ran to retrieve the bay-red horse. It was surprisingly calm and did not show any surprise at the demon-slaying scene that had just happened. It was not that it was brave, but that it was too Old, so old that all my thoughts are focused on the delicious green grass.

Li Yuechi did not set off immediately, but turned around and walked to the snake corpse.

After looking at it for a while, he rolled up his sleeves and, like a long-term laborer in the countryside, grabbed the snake's tail with both hands and dragged it toward the open space. Soon the snake corpse was arranged in a straight line.

The teenagers once again exclaimed that the snake corpse was incredibly long, and the oil lamp hanging on the branch could only illuminate a short section.

"It's longer than the bridge in the town." Xiaoqiu said.

"It's longer than Er Shuan's house." Er Liang said.

"Longer than the streets in the town." Er Shuan said. His wording was too exaggerated, but no one objected. The teenagers all decided to use this metaphor to brag to their relatives and friends in the town from now on.

Only the young officer stood out, "It's only about ten feet, not short, but it's not very powerful among monsters."

Er Shuan squinted at the officer, "I heard that slaying demons is also one of the duties of the Xuanfu Army. Why haven't the eleven of you fought against the snake demon?"

The officer didn't blush, "We were unprepared. We thought we were just here to capture a few children and horses. We didn't bring many weapons with us, and we were caught off guard by the snake demon. Who would have thought that there would be monsters near Yelin Town? , If I had known this, I would have brought more powerful paper charms..."

"Hee hee, didn't you scream like a little girl just now and fainted from fright?" Erliang immediately exposed the young officer's background.

"And it's the third time he fainted." Er Shuan said. The teenagers were in shock and needed to tell a few jokes to ease their mood. "From now on, you will be called faint San'er."

"My name is not Hao San'er, my name is..." The officer looked a little annoyed, but in the end he just snorted without revealing his real name.

"Look." Xiaoqiu kept staring at the Five Elements Mage, carefully observing his every move, full of respect in his heart.

Li Yuechi held up the bronze mirror and looked at it carefully, starting from the snake's tail, muttering something from time to time.

The teenagers did not dare to make any noise, for fear of affecting the work of the Five Elements Master, although they had no idea what he was doing.

After watching for a while, the officer whispered, "He is looking for a demon pill."

"What is a demon pill?" Ershuan asked curiously, forgetting that he had beaten the officer severely.

"When a beast devours the essence of all things to become a demon, it will concentrate most of its demon power in a certain part of its body. That is the demon pill, which is very precious. Taoists can use it to refine magic tools."

"Wow." The teenagers only understood the four words "very precious", but they were still full of admiration.

The officer was right. When the five-element mage Li Yuechi walked to the middle of the snake corpse, he stopped. The dim bronze mirror flashed, brighter than the oil lamp.

Li Yuechi put away the bronze mirror and conjured up a dagger in his hand. From a distance, the dagger seemed to be made of copper, without even a blade, but it did not delay Li Yuechi's actions at all. He quickly cut the snake corpse a few times, cut off a scale, looked at it in front of the oil lamp for a moment, and put it in a cloth bag around his waist.

The officer seemed to have seen a lot of things. He whispered, "Refining scales into demon pills is the most common method used by snake demons. They are not big demons."

Li Yuechi's work was not yet finished. He took out the bronze mirror and continued to shine on the snake corpse. The closer he got to the head, the slower he was. Finally, he stopped when he saw a snake eye. "Sure enough, it's here."

He had a lot of magic weapons on him. This time, he had a gourd in his hand.

Li Yuechi took three steps back, holding the gourd in his left hand, with the gourd mouth facing the snake eye, and pinching the sword formula with his right hand. He bent his legs slightly like when he killed the demon, moving left and right, and muttering something.

The teenagers looked more carefully this time. Fangfang was the first to notice the strange phenomenon and said in a very low voice, "Look, the sword behind him."

The teenagers all looked over and stared for a while. Finally, they vaguely saw something flying out of the hilt.

"Gold, wood, water, fire, wood, the sword belongs to gold, this is a five-element gold mage, no wonder he can kill the snake demon so easily." The officer said in a tone that he had known it for a long time, but Xiaoqiu saw it clearly. He just didn't see the trick just now like everyone else.

Not long after, the snake's eyes changed, and a line of green light slowly rose, as if it was very reluctant to get into the gourd.

The whole process was relatively long, and the green light was very thin. After a full quarter of an hour, it was completely absorbed by the gourd.

The officer obviously didn't understand it, so he didn't explain it.

Xiaoqiu felt a little familiar, he remembered the green light he saw alone in the grass by the river, the color was very similar to the line in the snake's eyes.

Li Yuechi finally finished his work and put away all the magic tools. He saw curiosity and doubt in the eyes of the teenagers, so he said: "This is the demon seed. It is a hundred times more vicious than the snake demon. Fortunately, it has not taken shape and is just living in the eyes of the snake demon. Remember, never let it touch you." The officer showed an expression of sudden enlightenment like all the teenagers. He had heard a lot about the demon seed, but this was the first time he saw its true appearance, and he was a little disappointed. "Stay away from demons." Ershuan still remembered the Taoist's reminder at that time, and he said it casually. Like Xiaoqiu, he was full of envy for the Five Elements Mage. Not only the two of them, but even the most timid teenager was full of admiration for Li Yuechi. "I just met a Taoist priest from Pangshan the day before yesterday." The officer flattered and walked out from behind Xiaoqiu. Li Yuechi seemed not very interested in this and nodded coldly, "Are you from the Xuanfu Army of Xijie Kingdom?"

The officer nodded repeatedly, "Yes, the Xuanfu Army had a big battle with the snake demon yesterday, but unfortunately..."

"Well, you have the Fire Sacrifice Seal on you, so you should make good use of it. Don't be so flustered as before. The twelve talismans are enough to restrain ordinary demons. This snake demon is just a show and can't stop your attack. But you are lucky. The demons don't like the weak, but if they have no choice, they will also settle for the second best. If you kill the snake demon, you will become the target of the demons."

Er Shuan looked up and down at the officer, and suddenly reached out to lift up his dirty coat, revealing his bare back.

The officer turned around and pulled off his clothes in a hurry, but the teenagers still saw a palm-sized pattern on his back, which was obviously the so-called "Fire Sacrifice Seal".

"Oh, that's why you can use paper talismans." Ershuan suddenly realized and became even more disdainful of the officer, "They said we had to spend ten years to learn, but it turns out that we just need to draw a seal on our backs."

"It's not that simple!" The officer's secret was exposed and his face turned slightly red.

Xiaoqiu did not participate in the argument. He took a step forward and pointed at the snake corpse behind Li Yuechi. He didn't know if he was dazzled or if it was true: a line of green light came out of the snake's mouth again.