HCB Chapter 173 Demon Slayer
Chapter 173 Demon Slayer
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Everyone immediately broke out in a cold sweat, and nearly fainted. A little kid is a little kid; no one would believe what he said. To dream of learning magic tricks—it's utterly ridiculous, and everyone laughed.
"Why...why don't you believe me! I'm telling the truth, I really did learn magic in my dream, and...and it was an old Taoist priest who taught me personally!"
Everyone chuckled, but the village chief sternly reprimanded, "Alright, Xiaoyu, stop causing trouble, or I'll put you in solitary confinement! Get out!"
Upon hearing this, Baiyu immediately lowered her head, looking extremely aggrieved, and walked out, muttering to herself, "I didn't lie to you, why don't you believe me?"
Suddenly, Fairy Lily remembered a few years ago when Bai Yu came to visit her. She intentionally took him to her cultivation spot so he could watch her practice. Unexpectedly, he fell asleep on a large rock. When he woke up, he said something strange: he had a bizarre dream in which an old Taoist priest taught him magic tricks. At the time, she hadn't paid much attention to it, but now, hearing her little brother's words, she remembered it. She thought to herself, "Perhaps he really does know magic tricks." So she said, "Little Yu."
Baiyu turned around and asked, "What's up, big sister?"
Fairy Lily frowned slightly and said, "Little Yu, do you really know magic tricks?"
"Big sister, I really didn't lie to you. It really was an old Taoist priest who taught me magic tricks."
Fairy Lily nodded and said, "Then you give it a try."
The village chief exclaimed in surprise, "Lily, are you crazy? You actually believe what he says?"
Fairy Lily nodded slightly and said, "I believe you. Xiaoyu told me about this before, but I didn't pay attention at the time. Father, elders, the situation is urgent. If we don't use our magic to save him, I'm afraid... Rather than that, we might as well try anything and let Xiaoyu give it a shot. Whether it works or not, that depends on his fate."
Bai Yu said happily, "It's alright, it's alright, I can save Brother Bufan. It's just that I don't know how to summon the Samadhi True Fire within my body."
Fairy Lily said, "I will help from the side. Father, you and all the elders should leave for now. Xiaoyu and I will use our magic to save him."
The village chief nodded, but was still somewhat uneasy, and said, "Xiaoyu, this matter is no small thing. Are you sure you can handle it?"
Xiaoyu said, "Father, I'm confident."
"Then tell me, what is magic?"
Upon hearing this, Xiaoyu tilted her head back and pondered for a moment before saying, "Demons are divided into internal and external demons. Internal demons arise when cultivators' self-cultivation is impure, allowing delusions, distracting thoughts, evil thoughts, and malice to enter their cultivation at higher levels. These manifest various phenomena, tempting the cultivator to pursue them with unwavering devotion, causing an imbalance of yin and yang in their mental state, ultimately leading to demonic possession. This is what is meant by 'demons arise from the heart.' External demons are spirits and monsters in the universe, including well-cultivated snakes, insects, poisonous creatures, or those that possess a person's body, instantly granting abilities such as X-ray vision and remote viewing—this is 'ghostly supernatural power.' They may also steal a person's energy, destroying the cultivator's power in an instant. When the time comes, the possessing demon departs, the possessed person's abilities disappear, and their essence is completely drained, leaving them weaker than an ordinary person." To subdue demons, the practitioner sits upright in meditation, focusing their gaze and listening inward. The hands form the meditation mudra (hands stacked, palms facing upward, thumbs touching, left hand on top of right), and the practitioner silently recites the Six-Syllable Mantra thirty-six times, achieving a state of meditative clarity where no deluded thoughts arise and no illusions appear. If deluded thoughts arise, various illusions will immediately assail, and the inner demon will arrive. The outer demon will seize the opportunity to enter. Therefore, at this stage of cultivation, various dangers will entangle the practitioner; if they cannot break free, they will fall into the demonic path. At this time, the left hand forms the Thunder Mudra (thumb extended beyond the first joint of the middle finger, index and ring fingers pointing in front of the middle finger, left little finger resting on the ring finger). The right hand forms the Sword Mudra (index and middle fingers extended, thumb pressing on the back of the ring and little fingers), and the practitioner silently recites the mantra: "With a mind as still as water, righteous thoughts and high power, the divine sword's energy arrives, and both inner and outer demons vanish!"
Everyone heard it clearly and was shocked. The village chief nodded and said, "In that case, you and the eldest sister will perform the spell together, and we will leave for the time being."
The village chief and the others left the library. So, Fairy Lily said, "Xiao Yu, just keep performing your magic tricks. I'll assist you with my Samadhi Fire."
Xiao Yu gave an "Oh," then stepped forward. After a moment of contemplation, he knelt down and devoutly kowtowed nine times to the void. He condensed water into ice to create a blade of cold light, held it horizontally before his forehead, and chanted incantations and mysterious melodies. The mysterious and solemn ceremony unfolded little by little. After the ceremony, he swiftly cut his palm, and hot blood gushed out. Instantly, demonic flames leaped, and a cold wind arose, causing the others to involuntarily take a step back.
Time seemed to slow down; he could feel the wind gently caressing his skin, water dripping from the overturned jar, blood flowing slowly through his heart, and his muscles contracting and expanding little by little.
Fairy Lily was surprised to find that Xiaoyu's power had greatly increased, his moves were incredibly exquisite, the surrounding space was distorted, straight things would bend to the left, vertical things would bend to the right, the statues seemed to move but were not, the world seemed to change but was not, a completely new experience never before seen.
Even the lily fairy, with her vast knowledge and experience, had never seen such a strange phenomenon. She was so surprised that she forgot herself, seeing people and things that did not exist appear beside her, hearing people talking, wild beasts roaring, gods giving revelations, and cold stars falling from the sky, shining brightly as they fell into her chest.
Xiaoyu remained calm and composed, as if walking on flat ground, silently worshipping the descending deity.
The atmosphere was even colder than the chill in the air, but Xiaoyu broke the deathly silence with her words, speaking softly: "Elder sister, this is the magic spell cast by the ancient gods. We firmly believe that the depths of the soul are pure, and that it resonates with the stars. However, worldly distractions and desires can cloud a person's mind, scattering their thoughts on all sorts of trivial matters, preventing them from reaching a state of perfect tranquility. Only by forgetting worldly life and reaching a state of selflessness can one return to their pure soul and resonate with the stars. At that moment, a person and the stars will become one, and the stars will descend upon them. From then on, you will possess a powerful force, known as the Primordial Chaos."
Fairy Lily nodded, casting an approving glance, and said, "The Ice Plains are known as a corner abandoned by the gods, so why would they still offer sacrifices to the gods? Isn't that a huge mistake?"
Suddenly the wind picked up, making the siblings lose their footing. Xiaoyu used her bleeding fingers to draw strange lines on the ground, surrounding Chao Bufan. The wind froze for a moment, and Fairy Lily immediately sensed the power from the sky. Without hesitation, she opened her mouth and spat out a white fireball, which flew to Chao Bufan and began to spin rapidly around him.