Chapter 376 - 376 Innate Eight Trigrams Formation
376 Innate Eight Trigrams Formation
Seeing that Shi Jian didn’t object, Ninth Uncle said directly, “Eldest Senior Brother, since this matter has been decided, let’s not delay any further. Let’s start making arrangements now. We’ll hold a ritual tonight to prevent those wandering ghosts from harming the people.”
“Since you’ve already decided, why are you still asking me, your Senior Brother?”
Shi Jian cast a sidelong glance at Ninth Uncle.
“I don’t dare to. Let’s leave it to Eldest Senior Brother to make the decision,” Ninth Uncle said respectfully.
“Then let’s do this,” Shi Jian said as he stood up. He knew that this was the best solution at the moment.
With that, Shi Jian flicked his sleeve and left the hall with you.
After Shi Jian left with you, the remaining Daoists immediately surrounded Ninth Uncle.
The Four-Eyed Daoist said to Ninth Uncle, “Senior Brother, I think Eldest Senior Brother has a very strong opinion of you.”
Ninth Uncle shook his head helplessly and sighed. “So many years have passed, but Eldest Senior Brother still hasn’t taken Master’s words to heart. If I wasn’t his disciple, I’m afraid…”
Shi Jian, the Eldest Senior Brother, was very strict with all his fellow disciples. He never had a good expression on his face.
“Back then, because of Master’s item, Junior Brother and Senior Brother had a big fight. Who won that competition?” Daoist Thousand Cranes asked in confusion.
“Lin Fengjiao won for sure. How else could he have made it down the mountain? If you ask me, you’re the one who didn’t know your place. You should have just given Master’s item to Eldest Senior Brother. That Shi Shaojian is a genius from the heavens. His future is immeasurable. I think it’s better not to provoke him.”
Mommi gloated at the side. He had never been on good terms with Ninth Uncle.
It was because he was unkempt by nature. When they had been learning Daoist techniques together, Ninth Uncle would always control him, but he was also unwilling to admit defeat.
Therefore, he had always been at odds with Ninth Uncle, and the two of them did not see eye to eye.
“You still dare to say that? One look at you and I can tell that you’re still ignorant and incompetent. Look at what you’ve taught your two disciples to do.”
It would have been better if he hadn’t opened his mouth, but the moment he did, Ninth Uncle couldn’t help but reprimand him.
Ninth Uncle could tell that Mommi’s strength had not improved at all over the years, and the two disciples he had taken in were even worse than his own, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai.
Being a Daoist was a high-risk profession, and it was easy to lose one’s life if one’s strength was low.
Therefore, Ninth Uncle could not help but reprimand Mommi every time, hoping that he would improve so that he would not lose his life later.
However, Mommi was a prideful person.
Seeing Ninth Uncle not giving him any face in front of so many people, and even reprimanding him in front of his disciples, Hao and Qiang, his face immediately turned ugly. He immediately retorted, “If you have a good disciple, then what are we here for today? Didn’t they cause the disaster?”
With a simple sentence, Ninth Uncle was left speechless.
Seeing that Ninth Uncle didn’t say anything and that he had the upper hand for once, Mommi immediately opened his mouth to say something.
Fortunately, the Four-Eyed Daoist quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
“Alright, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other. Everyone, please be happy. Come, let me introduce you. This is my disciple, called Jia Le. Jia Le, why aren’t you coming forward to greet your Martial Uncles?”
Jia Le quickly stepped forward and saluted, “I’m happy to see all the Martial Uncles, Senior Brothers, and Junior Brothers.”
Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng had met Jia Le before, but they had never met the other disciples. This was also the first time the Mao Mountain’s younger generation met each other.
Daoist Thousand Cranes and his four disciples also came forward to introduce themselves. Nan, Xi, Bei, and Fang greeted them one by one.
Finally, Mommi, who had never been weak, also brought his two disciples to greet them.
The crowd chatted for a while, then Ninth Uncle looked at the sky outside and said to them, “Alright, time is of the essence. Let’s hurry up and set up the formation.”
The Four-Eyed Daoist said to his disciple, “Alright, Le, go and help. You can also see how Master and the other Martial Uncles catch ghosts.”
Daoist Thousand Cranes also nodded at his four disciples.
Mommi also called Hao and Qiang to help.
“Yes, Master.”
The second-generation Mao Mountain disciples of Mao Mountain accepted the order.
Ninth Uncle had already prepared everything. Everyone helped to arrange the materials, and it didn’t take long for it to set up the formation.
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As the sky darkened, you and Shi Jian returned to the Renjia Town.
You happened to see the people who were setting up the formation.
“Eldest Senior Brother.”
The Four-Eyed Daoist, Daoist Thousand Cranes, and the rest of the group hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects.
You and Shi Jian didn’t say anything and just waited in silence.
Soon, the sky turned completely dark. Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng were sent out as bait, and the formation was ready to be activated.
You had to admit that although Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng could always cause trouble, at least they could always escape unscathed, and their skills were not bad.
After a while, you saw the two of them leading a large group of ghosts and running toward the direction of the ambush location.
If you were to stand at a distance, you would be able to sense that as the group of ghosts got closer, the temperature of the surroundings would start to drop.
“Master, Master, help!” Wen Cai was running in a sorry state, while shouting.
Wen Cai’s movement technique wasn’t good, so he was in a sorry state, and his clothes were torn apart.
On the other hand, Qiu Sheng was in a much better state. Although it looked like he was in a dangerous situation, he had not been touched by any ghosts at all.
He even took care of Wen Cai’s side as he ran.
However, even though Wen Cai shouted, Ninth Uncle did not go out.
At that moment, Ninth Uncle was at the center of the formation, waiting for the ghosts to enter. It was impossible for him to leave now.
Fortunately, even if Ninth Uncle did not make a move, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai still managed to lead the group of ghosts into the formation.
When the last ghost entered the formation, Shi Jian shouted, “Kill! Activate the formation.”
In the next moment, the Innate Innate Eight Trigrams Formation was activated, and the few of them started to cast it together.
Above everyone’s head, a Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams pattern appeared, and an invisible barrier rose around them.
This kind of barrier was specially used to deal with ghosts and spirits, and could prevent them from entering and leaving.
This formation would affect normal human beings.
When the ghosts were trapped in the Innate Eight Trigrams Formation, the Mao Mountain Daoists led their disciples into the formation with magic items in their hands.