"Namo Medicine Buddha Lapis Lazuli Light Tathagata!"
Hayato held the prayer beads in his hand, pressed his palms together in respect, and chanted a Buddhist name.
He placed the buddha scriptures and the wooden fish in front of him.
He didn't have exorcism methods, but the rosewood wooden fish was at least a Dharma artifact, so expelling a small Evil Spirit would be simple.
As for whether it would work, wouldn't trying be the only way to know?
Anyway, even if he failed, he wouldn't suffer a loss.
He casually flipped open a page of the buddha scriptures, just about to begin the exorcism.
The corpse on the ground seemed to sense the danger and suddenly emitted a chilling aura.
Hayato, who was closest, instantly felt his hands and feet turn cold. Corroded by this Yin energy, his body became heavy.
Whoosh!
His earlobe felt cold, as if something had breathed on him.
Glancing at the mirror beside him, through its reflection, Hayato saw a disheveled old man clinging to his back.
His withered body was semi-transparent.
His entire body was permeated with wisps of black energy, his face was twisted, and his eyes held an indescribable malice.
As if sensing his gaze, the old man slowly turned his head to look at the mirror.
Their eyes met, the old man grinned, and all the hairs on Hayato's body instantly stood on end.
Suffocation!
The omnipresent chilling aura was like a rope, tightly wrapped around his neck.
Making even his breathing difficult.
Watching as the old man opened his mouth wide and bit towards his neck.
The completely frozen Hayato seemed to be stuck and couldn't move at all.
He could only watch helplessly as the old man approached.
Buzz!
Just as the Evil Spirit's attack landed, the few strands of power obtained from chanting the buddha scriptures within his body suddenly seemed stimulated, recovering from dormancy.
In an instant, Sanskrit sounds filled the air, and a phantom image of a Buddha appeared behind Hayato.
Buddha light shone everywhere, like spring sun melting snow, dispelling the Yin energy that enveloped his body.
The Evil Spirit clinging to his back was also driven into the corner by the Buddha light.
The body illuminated by the Buddha light emitted a sizzling sound, showing an expression of pain.
Hayato, who had been unable to move, immediately regained control of his body.
While still feeling lingering fear, a nameless anger also rose in his heart.
He almost really let this Evil Spirit finish him off here.
"Wicked creature!"
With a cold snort, Hayato picked up the mallet and struck the wooden fish heavily.
As if infused with his anger, the ethereal sound of the wooden fish spread outwards like thunderous rage.
A phantom image of a wrathful Vajra appeared within the sound of the wooden fish, holding a Demon Subduing Pestle, and descended upon the Evil Spirit.
The Vajra's wrathful gaze only kills, it does not deliver.
With just one strike, the Evil Spirit's form dissipated, almost collapsing.
"Namo Medicine Buddha Lapis Lazuli Light Tathagata!"
Hayato softly chanted a Buddhist name. Seeing the Evil Spirit's miserable state, the anger in his heart subsided slightly.
His expression still carried a few points of unangered authority.
"Wicked creature, This humble monk will deliver you to Buddhahood today. If you remain stubborn, then your soul will be scattered."
The Evil Spirit curled up in the corner, looking at Hayato with a face full of terror.
Its weak body seemed like it could dissipate at any moment, let alone resist.
Hayato opened the buddha scriptures and began chanting.
"Thus have I heard. At one time, the Bhagavan was traveling among various countries and came to the city of Vaishali, residing under the Music Tree. He was accompanied by 8,000 great Bhikshus, 36,000 Bodhisattva Mahasattvas, as well as kings, ministers, Brahmins, laypeople, Devas, Nagas, Yakshas, humans, non-humans, and an immeasurable multitude, who respectfully surrounded him as he expounded the Dharma..."
Inside the room, the sound of chanting echoed.
Hayato gently struck the wooden fish, and the ethereal sound of the wooden fish echoed with Sanskrit tones.
The Yin energy emanating from the Evil Spirit gradually faded under the baptism of the Buddhist chanting, and its ferocious expression also became benevolent and kind.
Its malicious eyes regained rationality.
It pressed its palms together, bowed slightly towards Hayato, and under the illumination of a burst of Buddha light, its phantom form slowly dissipated.
"Whew!"
Hayato let out a long breath. Although the process of delivering this Evil Spirit seemed simple.
In reality, he had been extremely nervous inside.
After all, the few strands of magical power within his body had long since been depleted.
If this Evil Spirit had resisted desperately, he would have been somewhat embarrassed.
Seeing that the Evil Spirit had been delivered, Hayato was supporting his weak legs, about to stand up.
Swish!
A golden light suddenly fell from the sky, landing directly on him.
Hayato, enveloped in the golden light, had a face full of bewilderment.
His body, which had been somewhat weak, suddenly became full of energy, as if he had taken a powerful tonic.
His pale complexion also regained its rosiness.
Even the magical power that had been completely depleted instantly recovered, and even surged several times over.
It reached about twenty to thirty strands.
"What is... this thing?"
Hayato widened his eyes, looking at the golden light that was gradually merging into his body.
Why does this thing look so much like the legendary merit?
In times of demonic chaos, those who set things right will surely have merit added to them.
Those with profound merit, after death and entering the cycle of reincarnation, can enter the upper three paths.
The so-called Six Paths are divided into the three good paths and the three evil paths.
The three good paths: Deva Realm, Human Realm, Asura Realm;
The three evil paths: Hell Realm, Hungry Ghost Realm, Animal Realm.
Of course, for cultivators, merit is like a great tonic, which can directly enhance one's cultivation realm.
Moreover, there are no side effects.
If one has enough merit added to them, they can even forge a Golden Body of Merit and not fall into the cycle of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
He had always thought that merit was just a legendary thing.
He didn't expect that such a thing actually existed?