The sword ceremony officially began, and only today will the door of the Zhen'an Division be completely opened to welcome the arrival of the Tang Emperor.

Because the location of the Zhen'an Division is secret and secretive, it is not as big as other government offices, and there will be countless palace people coming and going, bringing rewards. This era name Kaiyuan, the emperor who created a prosperous era, drove to Zhen'an Division under the leadership of Zhang Jiuling and the accompanying ghost slaying captain, and there were only three carriages with him.

When the entourage came down, they found that the emperor had brought a cart of monks and a line of soldiers.

"What are these people doing here? Li Zhi muttered quietly, obviously heard by Li Tong on the side. Li Tong explained in a whisper as he followed the large procession towards the altar with the emperor's car. "The purpose of inviting the monks is to chant sutras to transcend the soul of the dead, send them to the Western Heaven of Bliss, and pray to my Buddha to ask for peace. "The purpose of asking the Taoist chief is to petition the heavens, to bless the ghost swordsman, Lei Fa is with him, and the demons are not invaded. ”

"Oh... yes, but does it work? Although the emperor was dignified, Li Zhi saw that he was exempted from everyone's courtesy as soon as he got out of the car, and he looked easy-going, and Li Tong explained on the side, and his calm voice made Li Zhi feel a lot more comfortable. At least I won't tremble when I see the emperor.

"I don't know if this is useful, but the Sanskrit sound of Buddhism can indeed drive away ghosts and resist the attacks of ghosts, and the Taoist Zhengyi Thunder Method can indeed hurt ghosts with palm thunder. ”

"Monk and Taoist priest are so good?"

"Yes, that's why dojokans and temples are often built in Miyagi. In addition to asking His Majesty to pray for the peace of the world, it also has the meaning of guarding the court. ”

"The emperor has someone to protect him... Then why do you want us to kill ghosts?"

At this time, it was Chen Ye, who had always been silent, who spoke, "We kill ghosts, not one country and one surname, but the people of the world." After speaking, he glanced at Li Zhi coldly. For a moment, Li Zhi didn't dare to meet his eyes, and he was immediately silent.

After the monk finished chanting, His Majesty the Emperor ascended to the altar to read the sacrificial text, and the altar was filled with new knives engraved with everyone's name. Before the begin, the Son of Heaven recites the mantra of the ancient Taoist monks to the sword, and then recites the sacrificial text to the heavens.

Li Zhi knew that ordinary knives couldn't cut ghosts, and just slashing at ghosts could break the knife.

In order for a saber to be able to become a sword for slaying ghosts, it must go through the "cutting edge".

Could it be that the so-called blade is the blessing of the Son of Heaven? Is the emperor really the son of the Mandate of Heaven?

Chen Ye, who was standing in front, spoke up, "It's just a ceremony. ”

Li Zhi was taken aback, as if he could know his thoughts.

When the recitation of the sacrificial text was over, the Son of Heaven first bowed to the north, and then turned around and made a gesture to all the ghosts, "Thank you, protect me Datang." ”

Immediately, under the escort, he left the Zhen'an Division.

The final sword teaching was not done by the Son of Heaven. Thinking of what Chen Ye said again, the doubts in Li Zhi's heart became more and more intense.

In the middle of the gods, Chen Ye and more than a dozen other current demon slayers who led the team walked up to the altar and took two knives from each of them. returned to Li Zhi and Li Tong. Then, Chen Ye unsheathed the knife, held the blade with his hand, pinched it, and then slowly pulled the knife out of his palm, so that the entire knife was stained with Chen Ye's blood.

Then Chen Ye handed the knife to Li Zhi, "What are you stunned, take the knife." Li Zhi took the knife in a trance.

"A knife can only be used to kill a ghost if it has been stained with the blood of a demon killer. "That's the real 'cutting edge'. ”