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The Dharma body has three heads and six arms, with three eyes emitting golden Buddha light. A golden dragon is coiled around its body, and the dragon's eyes reveal a fierce light as it moves.
"A mere... third-grade Dharma Body... what can it possibly do to me..."
The black-robed man spoke haltingly. Although he had discerned the level of the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva's Dharma Body, he continued to retreat.
Because the Buddha's light emanating from the body of the Buddha would emit a piercing burning sound once it touched the thick, black arm.
"It's Master's Yang Spirit Dharma Body!" Xu Qi'an breathed a long sigh of relief.
He could guess that Li Chang'an had arranged for Jinluo to capture the man in black tonight. This Dharma body was the same cultivation technique he had seen before, the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva Observation.
However, Li Chang'an only gave him the most basic visualization method to assist him in cultivating martial arts. To truly condense such a Dharma body, one needs to be a third-grade Taoist!
Thinking of this, Xu Qi'an couldn't help but widen his eyes. His master's Taoist cultivation had also reached the third rank!
Sure enough, the other members of the Golden Gong Club also noticed this.
"Third-grade Yang God Realm!"
"Brother Li has reached the third rank in both Taoism and martial arts!"
"Such cultivation is comparable to that of my godfather!"
"Another second-rank combatant has joined the night watchmen!"
With both Taoists and martial artists reaching the third rank, Li Chang'an's actual combat strength was more than enough to handle ordinary second-rank opponents.
"boom!"
As the group gasped in astonishment, the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva's Dharma Body unleashed a palm strike, confronting the black-robed man's massive arm from afar. The pungent smell of burning flesh filled the air as the demon-possessed arm was being continuously burned and then regenerated.
"Clearly a member of the Taoist system, yet you cultivate the Buddhist Dharma body. What kind of monster are you!" The black-robed man's tone suddenly became solemn, completely different from before.
Boom!
The Bodhisattva's Dharma body exerted its power once more, slamming the black-robed man directly into the ground. The Dharma body raised its large white hand, revealing the black-robed man to be covered in wounds and blood.
"Buddha is the Way, and all things follow their own course."
The voice of the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva was like a booming bell, clearly the voice of Li Chang'an.
This sound contained both Buddhist and Taoist energy, bringing peace to the listener's mind. It resounded throughout the capital, calming the fear brought by the black-robed man's roar.
The golden dragon on the Dharma body suddenly roared and then flew out from the Dharma body's shoulder, binding the black-robed man firmly from above.
The man in black robes let out a shrill scream, then black mist emanated from his body, and his arm rapidly shrank.
The black mist quickly enveloped the man in black robes, and also enveloped the golden dragon, which was about to break free of its restraints.
"Ah! It hurts!"
The man in black robes suddenly let out a shrill roar, and Yang Qianhuan exclaimed with delight, "His arm has backfired!"
The four Golden Gongs struggled to sit up and saw that the black-robed man's arm was radiating powerful strength, but the black-robed man's body was twisting and trembling.
Yang Qianhuan is right; in order to break free from the golden dragon's restraints, the black-robed man's physical body must be sacrificed.
"boom!"
After a muffled thud, the man in black robes, trailing a long plume of black smoke, shot into the sky and fled towards the inner city.
The golden dragon of the Dharma body circled rapidly in the air, dispelling all the black mist, and then returned to the Bodhisattva's Dharma body.
"The demon has been severely injured; we can capture him now."
Li Chang'an gave a brief instruction, and then his Yang God Dharma Body transformed into a speck of white light and vanished into thin air.
The night watchman dared not be negligent. Even if the man in black robes was seriously injured, if he broke into the imperial city, the night watchman would be severely punished!
"Come on!"
Yang Yan was anxious and shouted loudly. The four Golden Gongs, disregarding their injuries, immediately chased after them, stepping on the rooftops.
Yang Qianhuan muttered to himself, "That arm has caught my attention. Perhaps I can refine it. Li Chang'an doesn't want it, but I can subdue it and make it my own..."
Xu Qi'an was just a lowly copper gong. He originally wanted to continue on his way home, but then he thought that he still had to go after him.
Putting aside the fact that the man in black robes was after him, that strange arm might be related to the Sangbo case.
Moreover, Li Chang'an arranged the ambush without informing him beforehand, and it's possible that he discovered it suddenly. This assassin and the arm should be related to the Sangbo case.
Having figured this out, Xu Qi'an immediately joined up with the large group of night watchmen and headed towards the inner city in a grand procession.
Half an hour later, following the marks left by Jinluo, the group arrived at an abandoned house in the inner city.
The night watchmen quickly surrounded the house. Xu Qi'an entered and found four golden gongs and Yang Qianhuan standing in the courtyard.
The men looked rather grim, somewhat dejected and anxious. On the ground between them lay the corpse of the man in black robes.
"Lord Yang, what's the situation now?"
Yang Yan had injuries to his hands and feet and looked quite disheveled.
"When you sent Song Tingfeng to the yamen to report the news, I also sent a message to Lord Li and the Imperial Observatory. The Jiaofangsi has discovered demons, which is no small matter."
"Lord Li came to see it in person, and then he asked me to bring in all the guards, the strongest magical artifacts and firepower. I guess he may have discovered the aura of that arm."
Xu Qi'an finally figured it out. He guessed that he had found out about the demon clan of the Jiaofangsi, and the people behind the demon clan released this monster.
So what is the purpose of this monster's appearance? Is it merely to kill itself?
Obviously, it's not that simple.
"Lord Yang, wasn't this assassin possessed? Why did he still try to kill me?" Xu Qi'an asked.
Yang Yan shook his head. "I can't figure this out either."
“This is no problem for me.” Yang Qianhuan, who was inspecting the abandoned house with his back to everyone, suddenly spoke up.
Following Yang Qianhuan's gaze, Xu Qi'an discovered that this house in the inner city was so dilapidated that weeds had overgrown the flowerbeds.
Right at Yang Qianhuan's feet was an abandoned well, from which a pungent stench emanated.
Yang Qianhuan said, "The will of the arm has not completely taken over the assassin. The assassin is long dead, but his soul has been sealed."
"So, when the arm was attached to him, the first thing that came to his mind was the order to kill you."
It turns out that the killer was just a vessel, a shell.
"Lord Yangs, what about this arm..."
As Xu Qi'an spoke, he casually pointed to the corpse, and then was surprised to find that the second-grade arm was gone!
No wonder they all looked so grim; they'd been tricked by the arm.
The demon-possessed arm had vanished; all that remained was the assassin's corpse.
Just then, a woman's miserable yet fierce scream suddenly came from the well.
"Die! Die to me!"
Everyone became alert again. Black mist spewed out from the well at Yang Qianhuan's feet, just like the black mist released by the Demon Hand earlier!
Xu Qi'an was shocked and retreated behind Yang Yan.
This demonic hand can be either male or female; it clearly had a male voice before.
Black mist slowly rose, enveloping a woman in white.
The woman in white slowly rose from the well, her face a bloody mess, her eyeballs hanging from her cheeks, maggots wriggling in her dark eye sockets.
"Wow!"
Having drunk alcohol until midnight and still being terrified, Xu Qi'an vomited a large amount of filth, which all stuck to Yang Yan's night watchman's cloak.
Chapter 315 Yang Qianhuan Conquers the Female Ghost
Stab it!
Yang Yan swept his spear backward, severing the entire cloak, which fell heavily to the ground.
Yang Qianhuan roared, "Just some wronged spirits, yet they're still playing tricks on us!"
The array beneath their feet expanded, firmly binding the female corpse, and the black mist was dispelled.
Seeing this, Yang Yan stomped his foot in anger, "The demonic hand has already escaped, leaving only a trace of demonic energy on this wronged soul."
"Martial artist, I'll borrow your body for a bit!" Yang Qianhuan said out of the blue.
Then, with a flick of his finger, the female ghost suddenly vanished into nothingness, then turned into a wisp of black mist, which was then injected into Yang Yan's forehead.
"I...I haven't agreed yet!" Yang Yan protested, but it was too late.
This is a sorcerer's psychic technique. Yang Qianhuan is trying to use the female ghost's psychic abilities to find out where the demonic hand is.
In the instant of the spiritual connection, Yang Yan trembled violently, clearly terrified.
"Your yang energy is so abundant." Nangong Qianrou glanced at Yang Yan.
Yang Yan unconsciously puffed out his chest. As a brothel worker who didn't frequent brothels, he spent more time training his body and mind.
The next moment, an unfamiliar scene suddenly appeared in the air in front of everyone, like a short film playing.
This woman was originally the eldest daughter of a wealthy family in Taikang County. Because of her beauty, she had many suitors.
If everything goes well, he will marry into a good family and then live a life of being a good wife and mother.