14: Taoist brother, where did you get this golden body?
The three Senior Brothers had ferocious expressions, their Daoist robes stained with blood.
They occasionally let out low growls like wild beasts, and the young boys and girls, curled up in the corner trembling, looked so tender that they made them incredibly excited.
"Those pill dregs aren't enough to quench our thirst, we need to eat fresh ones."
"Little kids, come out, we'll take you out to play."
One of the Senior Brothers stretched out his hand, gesturing for the few little kids hiding behind the water vat to come out.
When one of the little girls hesitantly reached out, she was immediately pulled out by that Senior Brother.
"Hahaha, I want this little girl!"
The other two swarmed forward, catching the newly arrived little 'eaters'.
Li Yan, inside the house, saw this scene but remembered what Heart Zhi had said: Don't open the door tonight!
Just as Li Yan suppressed the urge to act, the little girl caught in the courtyard suddenly revealed a sinister smile.
"Come, come play."
"Hmm!?"
The bloodthirsty Senior Brother suddenly felt the little girl he was holding in his hand become very heavy.
The little girl, without warning, latched onto the Senior Brother's back, like a heavy stone, causing the Senior Brother's knees to bend slightly.
"You… how can you, this girl, be so heavy?"
"No… no! Get off this Daoist, quickly get off!"
That bloodthirsty Senior Brother panicked; he found that no matter how much he pulled or tugged, the little girl stuck tightly to his back.
It was as if she was a Binding Spirit,Entanglement around him!
And the other two Senior Brothers were also pressed onto their backs by these children, being possessed!
Li Yan and Heart Zhi inside the house observed the situation outside through the window cracks.
Li Yan had some impression of this type of monster; after searching his memory, he blurted out.
"Skin Binder!"
"I didn't expect such a thing to get into the Stone Workshop."
"No, those children were fine this morning; they must have been swapped by Skin Binders after Master left, when it got dark."
Skin Binders are a type of monster that wanders within Bugui Mountain.
They are most fond of the skin of old people and children, often taking their skin for themselves.
Skin Binders often impersonate old women or children by the roadside, asking for help from passersby.
Once a pedestrian approaches them, they will unhesitatingly cling on, like a piece of psoriasis that cannot be shaken off!
And once ridden, the bodies of these Skin Binders become heavier and heavier, crushing the bound person.
At the same time, roots will grow from beneath, piercing into the bound person's back, like a plant whose roots slowly absorb the victim's nutrients.
Li Yan was by the window, and he could see it with his own eyes.
Tree-root-like things grew from the navels of the children riding on the Senior Brothers' backs, inserting themselves into the flesh and blood of the Senior Brothers' backs.
Gurgle~ Gurgle.
One could see these flesh-colored roots drawing out the bound persons' Qi.
The scene before him made Li Yan gasp.
With Old Daoist Xuan Wang gone, the Jingxu Sect had practically become a place for raising Gu.
All sorts of demons and monsters had come!
The customers of the Stone Workshop had, at some point, become Skin Binders. It was a good thing he hadn't gone out just now, hadn't opened the door for this group of Skin Binders impersonating children.
Otherwise, it would have been him ridden by these Skin Binder children.
The three Senior Brothers were thus entangled by Skin Binders, wanting to scream in pain, but their mouths were covered by small hands.
The Skin Binder children, riding on them and parasitizing them with their flesh and blood roots, let out bursts of eerie laughter.
"Big Brother in the house, come out and play."
"Come and play the game of riding horses and fighting with us."
"Giddy up~"
Such a bizarre and absurd scene was unfolding in the courtyard of the Stone Workshop.
The three Senior Brothers had their mouths covered by the Skin Binder children, blood tears flowing from their eyes.
The Skin Binders rode them and walked towards Li Yan's room.
Li Yan inside the house frowned tightly; three Skin Binders parasitizing the Senior Brothers meant their strength was not simply one plus one equals two!
Fortunately, he had prepared in advance, covering the room with Talismanic Incantations for suppressing evil. Relying on this house, he still had a chance to hold out.
Li Yan held the hand seal for the Bloodline Burning Lantern Technique in his left hand and raised the Ebony Sword in his right, preparing himself.
Outside the door.
The Skin Binders, riding the Senior Brothers, began to ram the wooden door.
The yellow Talismans sealed on the wooden door were continuously impacted by strange forces, and the Talismanic Incantations glowed with a crimson light!
"Big Brother, come out and play!"
"Hehehe."
The little girl's eerie laughter echoed throughout the Stone Workshop courtyard.
Li Yan inside the house was ready, calculating everything in his mind.
Meanwhile, the young girl Heart Zhi in the same room bit her pink lips, seemingly lost in thought.
Under continuous impacts, the yellow Talismans on the wooden door were ignited by Yin Qi, burning with a ghostly green flame.
When the yellow Talismans burned out, that would be when the Skin Binders broke through the door.
The commotion at the Stone Workshop also attracted the attention of the Jingxu Sect Disciples.
In a distant inner sect pavilion, two Cultivators, one male and one female, were gazing into the distance.
These two were Senior Brother Ming Shan and Second Apprentice-sister Ming Yue.
They stood with their hands behind their backs, watching everything happening at the Stone Workshop.
Senior Sister Ming Yue spoke first: "Brother, something seems to have happened at the Stone Workshop. Should we go save them?"
"I didn't expect these strange entities to be so audacious, sneaking into the Jingxu Sect while Master is away."
However, Senior Brother Ming Shan remained as still as a mountain.
Senior Brother Ming Shan, with a square-shaped face, coldly replied: "No hurry. If we act now, that new Junior Brother will certainly not be grateful to us."
Hearing Senior Brother say this, Senior Sister Ming Yue's eyes lit up: "Brother means we should act at the critical moment of danger? That way, that Junior Brother will be eternally grateful to us."
Senior Brother Ming Shan, standing by the pavilion railing, raised his head and said confidently.
"Grandmaster promised me that as long as I can bring down that old man Old Daoist Xuanwang, the Jingxu Sect will be inherited by me."
"During his absence, we, brother and sister, must prepare well!"
A fierce glint flashed in Senior Brother Ming Shan's eyes; he was no longer content with being dependent.
He wanted to forget his origins and kill his Master!
Before that, he had to win over a portion of the sect members to gradually complete his plan.
"We'll act when Li Yan's door is broken open; it won't be too late."
Senior Brother had already thought of what was about to happen.
Li Yan's room would be broken open by the Skin Binders, and he and his sister would join forces, descending like divine soldiers!
At that time, they would only need to make a slight move to eliminate the Skin Binders, leaving a grand impression on this new Junior Brother.
At the moment of life-and-death crisis, their intervention to save him would surely make the Junior Brother overflowing with gratitude, following them wholeheartedly.
Thinking of this, Senior Brother Ming Shan couldn't help but curve his lips upward.
He could already imagine the Junior Brother following behind him, utterly devoted to him, his Senior Brother.
Just as the brother and sister were discussing how grateful Li Yan would be after they saved him.
Whoosh!
A demonic wind blew.
Li Yan's room door was broken open by the three Skin Binders!
Seeing the three Skin Binders rush in, Senior Brother Ming Shan and Second Apprentice-sister Ming Yue both summoned their Magical Artifacts and leaped down from the pavilion.
They moved swiftly across the rooftops, rushing towards Li Yan's room.
But before they could arrive, Li Yan's room suddenly lit up with fire!
The three Skin Binders wailed and screamed, fleeing from Li Yan's room!
The Skin Binder monsters seemed to have seen something terrifying; they ran around the courtyard like headless chickens, disoriented and desperate.
"My eyes, my eyes!"
"So hot! So hot!!!"
The Skin Binders, possessing the children's skin, let out infant-like screams.
Li Yan did not rush out of the room; he knew that the house, covered with Talismanic Incantations for suppressing evil, was a safe haven.
As long as he stayed inside, he wouldn't fear a sneak attack from the strange entities.
Rushing out rashly would only put himself in danger!
Standing at the doorway, Li Yan formed a hand seal and silently chanted a Spell: "With blood as the guide, ashes become a pair, Blood Fiend Demonic Shadow!"
What he chanted was an evil Spell, but Li Yan's entire body radiated golden light.
A Golden Body Avatar lit up inside the room, and it was the light emitted by this Golden Body Avatar that blinded the Skin Binders.
The incantation was clearly for a Blood Fiend Demonic Shadow, but what was summoned was a Golden Body Avatar.
The incantation ignited his own blood, but with the side effects reversed, it ignited the blood of the Skin Binders and the Senior Brothers.
Using others' Qi to drive a Spell was simply too satisfying!
And Li Yan also realized that the higher the Rank of the enemy, the longer the burning time.
If it weren't for the golden light emitted by the Golden Body Avatar blinding the Skin Binders' eyes, they might have turned around and fought him to the death.
Fortunately, the Golden Body Avatar inherited the characteristics of the Bloodline Burning Lantern Technique: the Bloodline Burning Lantern Technique illuminates a demonic shadow to deceive others' gaze.
After being reversed, the golden light emitted by this Avatar could blind the eyes of those around it.
Including the young girl Heart Zhi behind Li Yan, who was so dazzled by the shining Li Yan that she couldn't open her eyes.
"This…"
"Golden Body Avatar?!"
The young girl squinted, unable to open her eyes due to the dazzling light.
She noticed that Li Yan's entire body was emitting another type of Qi—Yin Qi.
"Daoist Brother, you… are you also?"
Heart Zhi asked Li Yan curiously, seemingly wanting to confirm Li Yan's identity.
Li Yan was busy dealing with the Skin Binders and didn't think much of it, just asking curiously.
"What am I also?"
"You, this Yin Qi Golden Body Avatar…" The young girl hesitated, realizing Li Yan didn't know what Yin Qi was.
She then explained: "Yin represents death, Yang Qi represents life."
"Yin, has the meaning of continuation."
"Yang Qi, 'Qi' is similar to 'sacrifice', meaning sacrifice."
"Daoist Brother, do you still not understand?"
The young girl's words confused Li Yan.
But he vaguely realized that this girl's identity was probably not simple.
How could an ordinary person know so much? Who exactly is she…
Just as Li Yan was about to ask who she was.
The young girl proactively said: "I will tell you in detail tomorrow, do not be distracted! There are certainly many more evil spirits around."
Outside the door, the three Skin Binders let out their final mournful cries; they had been burned to ashes, leaving only three ghostly green strange pills on the ground.
And as soon as these three Skin Binders died, a demonic wind swept outside the door.
Li Yan seemed to hear a sound, like the sound of some wild beast sharpening its claws!
And just as this sound began, Li Yan heard someone scream on the rooftop.
"Brother, this is bad!"
"Master's wife is back!"