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The door was narrow, barely wide enough for a single person to pass through. Master Xiao stood at the entrance, cursing and not entering, preventing me from seeing the situation inside. The flickering red candlelight reflected in the room, reminiscent of my master's Great Seal, which was used to control souls. However, my master's Great Seal could regulate its strength and avoid scattering the souls, while these blood-stained Peach Wood Nails were specifically designed to extinguish souls. In Taoist texts, this nail is also known as the Soul-Extinguishing Nail.
This Soul-Extinguishing Nail was different from the Peach Wood Nails that Master Pan had instructed Master Xiao to prepare earlier. It was made from peach wood struck by lightning, and during its crafting, it required the infusion of the five elemental forces: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Additionally, it needed to accumulate Resentment by vanquishing malevolent spirits. The more souls it extinguished, the greater its power became. However, this item was considered too sinister and looked down upon by righteous disciples because there were many other methods to disperse souls without resorting to such cruel instruments. Moreover, in modern society, where harmony and civilization prevail, there are very few Spirit Gods that need dispersing; most are chosen for transcendence instead.
When this nail penetrated a solidified soul, it could immediately cause the soul to scatter. Although few practitioners used it nowadays, it was commonly employed by the Maoshan Sect in the past. Why did they frequently use such tools? It was because during times of war, there were too many deaths and countless wandering ghosts unable to find their path to reincarnation. Many of these spirits had died untimely deaths; thus, a significant number transformed into malevolent spirits. Once they became vengeful spirits, sending them away became quite troublesome. Some were hardly worth sending off at all and would be scattered instead. Consequently, supernatural events were rampant back then, indirectly leading to older generations possessing basic knowledge about ghosts. Families had their own methods for dealing with frightened children or choosing auspicious days for moving into new homes. Nowadays, with an abundance of scientific knowledge, many dismiss what they cannot explain as superstition or feudal beliefs. However, that is not entirely accurate.
Returning to that moment, Xiaorou's father stood before those suspended Spirit Gods with an angry glare directed at me. He did not continue driving the Soul-Extinguishing Nail into the remaining Spirit Gods but instead placed it on the red lacquered coffin while saying, "Just you two? Sorry about that." His hands began forming various Hand Seals as he recited a series of incantations.
Gradually, I noticed that the hanging spirits were only restrained; that was all.
After Master and Master Pan took down three Spirit Gods together, I counted carefully and saw four more hiding behind the coffin without advancing. They remained still; Master Pan and my master could not circumvent those two coffins either. The coffins were placed side by side; typically, a coffin measures six feet long—about two meters. The room's width was just over four meters; thus, with two coffins lying horizontally, there was only a twenty-centimeter-wide space in between. One could not walk straight through but had to sidle past slowly. This limitation posed a danger in the presence of malevolent spirits.
Master Xiao continued playing hide-and-seek with those spirits; I could no longer watch and rushed over to join him in a two-on-one effort. After some struggle, I successfully ensnared one of the spirits using Ink Fight Line. Master Xiao tightly gripped his Peach Wood Sword and repeatedly slashed at the spirit's body; however, it proved ineffective. I shouted, "Master! Come help us!" My master glanced at us two clowns with a shake of his head before approaching. He slapped a talisman onto the spirit's chest and then brought down his Great Seal. The spirit began convulsing violently before collapsing to the ground. Master Xiao appeared helpless and quite dejected. It wasn't his fault; we were all still learning our craft with limited abilities.
After this bout of fighting, Master Pan panted heavily while staring at Xiaorou's father and remarked dismissively, "Hmph! Using malevolent spirits to nurture gu? You really are something." Just then, a motorcycle revved outside with a series of honks...
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