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Chapter 57 - 57 57 Demons and Evil Spirits Greed Anger and Foolish Thoughts

57: Chapter 57: Demons and Evil Spirits, Greed, Anger, and Foolish Thoughts 57: Chapter 57: Demons and Evil Spirits, Greed, Anger, and Foolish Thoughts “You’re overthinking this matter,”

the old man said while drinking and eating meat.

“Just like you mentioned encountering Chess Heralds, Advisors, Geomancy…

In the past, there wasn’t such a distinction.

And all these Evil Techniques and Demon Arts, to put it bluntly, are all the same thing—demons and evil spirits!”

“As for where these things come from, you don’t need to concern yourself, nor is it your place to study them.

You just need to know they indeed exist.

How did we, the Jianghu People, deal with these demons and evil spirits in the past?

There were three methods.

The first one is to cultivate your own martial arts skills, to practice Inner Cultivation with your True Qi, to establish your own domain, where if gods block you, kill the gods, if Buddha blocks you, kill the Buddha.

You have nothing to fear from all this messy stuff.”

“The second method is to join an Official Residence, like we are here now, protected by the national fortune, unaffected by all evil.

Of course, this doesn’t mean you can rest easy without a care.

You know well enough how Director Sun passed away.

His affairs were not in order, leaving an opening for others to exploit; there was nothing that could be done.”

“The third method is to pray to gods and Buddha.

It’s rare to see nowadays, but in my youth, there were quite a few masters from the three teachings wandering the world.

Back then, Taoists from Kunlun would descend from the mountains to subdue demons and eliminate evil.

It wasn’t like now when evil spirits are rampant…”

Hearing his coherent explanation, Wang Yunxiao couldn’t help but interject, “What you’re talking about is all in the past.

What do we do now when we encounter these demons and evil spirits?

I don’t know what they look like, nor do I know what they want to do.”

The old man grimaced and said, “You don’t know what these demons and evil spirits look like because you have no Mana, so you can’t see them.

Using a term that’s popular with the young folks nowadays—it’s like you’re not in the same dimension as them.

As for what they want to do, you can’t guess their thoughts with a normal person’s mindset; they’re not even human and can’t control themselves.

But these creatures abide by a constant principle, and they can never escape the three poisons: greed, hatred, and delusion.”

“Greed?

Hatred?

Delusion?”

“Exactly.

They’re like children who don’t understand how hard adults work to earn money.

They want this toy and then another, that’s greed.

When they don’t get a toy, they get angry, throw tantrums, that’s hatred.

Back at home, they still can’t stop thinking about that toy, that’s delusion.”

Chewing on a chicken bone, the old man patiently explained, “It’s the same with these demons and evil spirits.

They don’t weigh pros and cons or calculate losses and gains like humans.

They are only driven by greed, hatred, and delusion.

Take your situation, for instance, there must be something valuable hidden in your home, which is why it’s attracting their attention.

They want it badly but don’t know how to get it, so they might as well lie on the floor, throwing a fit, incessantly pestering you, waiting for your resolve to weaken so they can take advantage.”

Because Qin Xiangdong was present, the old man did not mention the matter of Wang Yunxiao’s school and referred to it only as his master’s concern and home affairs.

Eager to learn, Wang Yunxiao asked, “Then, if it’s as you say, how can I get rid of these demons and evil spirits?”

“First, you have to lure it out…

Do you know about Moon Phases?”

“I do, it’s like meat in a bun on the first day and a bun with meat on the fifteenth, right?”

“Correct.

You find a night when the moon is dark and the wind is high, and lure it out then.”

The old man chuckled and said, “With these kinds of demons and evil spirits, as long as they show their true form, they’re easy to handle.

Use a weapon with evil energy, swords or knives that have killed people or butchered pigs and sheep, and just stab it to death.

If you have a talent for martial arts, you could also seek a master and learn some self-defense martial arts skills.

I see that you have good potential, you’re good martial arts material.

Would you like to learn a couple of moves from me?”

Unable to contain his curiosity, Wang Yunxiao asked, “If I were to really take you as my master, how long would I have to train before I could deal with these demons and evil spirits?”

“It’s not about the level of your martial arts skill.”

However, the old man shook his head and said, “As long as you find the right approach, once you kill one, you can kill a second one.

As soon as you figure out their patterns, they can’t threaten you at all.”

“But this can’t be generalized.”

Qin Xiangdong had been listening all the while without speaking, only after the old man had finished imparting his Jianghu World experience did he finally say, “Old He, the methods you speak of can only deal with common ordinary…

demons and evil spirits, and they also have a side effect, which accumulates pollution, what we used to call Karmic Forces.”

The old man, however, didn’t care much and laughed, “Director Qin, what you are talking about is the situation on the battlefield.

For us common folks, how often in our lifetimes do we encounter evil spirits?

What does a little bit of accumulated Karmic Forces amount to?

Whether we live long enough to worry about it is another matter.

Furthermore, even if the military methods are effective, they’re not something the common man can afford.

Take the troops you brought with you, aren’t they all Big-Headed Soldiers?

Where are you going to get Chess Herald and Advisor for all of them?”

Qin Xiangdong’s expression stiffened.

He had to admit, Old He was right.

Wang Yunxiao, persistently, asked again, “Can you tell me how exactly to root this thing out?

Or is there a method we can use right now on the spot?”

Speaking of luring, he had tried to lure before, but what took the bait was just a big black rat, a chess piece thrown away by others.

Speaking of Martial Arts Skill, he felt that the few moves he had now were sufficient, the problem was he couldn’t find the person behind the scenes.

The old man shook his head and said, “Difficult, very difficult.

These demons and evil spirits usually disguise themselves just like normal people; you can’t tell anything’s wrong just by looking at them.

Unless you hire a Chess Herald to go from house to house to check, or you go out to the Supreme Elder Temple outside the city and spend money to ask a Taoist to come and catch the demon, but I reckon you can’t afford it.

However, if you’re willing to become my disciple, I’d go all out and use this old face of mine to find someone to smooth things over for you.”

After all was said and done, he still wanted Wang Yunxiao as a disciple.

Wang Yunxiao still hesitated a little inside.

It wasn’t that he had any hesitation about taking on a master.

It was mainly because he had too much schoolwork recently.

Others travel to Otherworld and in three days cultivate the Desolate Ancient Holy Body, in seven days start a harem, in one month they sweep across all under heaven and conquer the eight desolates.

I, damn it, attend classes during the day, and also at night…

What’s the difference between that and a 996 workhorse?

As the saying goes, having many skills doesn’t burden one, but you also need to be robust.

Wang Yunxiao felt that his brain was already running at full power, unable to cram any more threads into it.

I’m not a top student, I’m really sorry everyone.

While he was hesitating, Qin Xiangdong suddenly asked, “Old He, you know I’ve just arrived and am not familiar with the office’s work.

How did our office handle such matters in the past?”

The old man took a swig of his drink and countered, “Are you talking about the rich or the common people?”