I'm a Taoist priest in North America, and the deity is actually myself.

Chapter 39: Supernatural Power, Seven-Star Fragment Seal

Meanwhile, in a secret underground room on the other side of Los Angeles, a man knelt on the ground, clutching his right hand and panting heavily.

A wound appeared on his palm, a result of the backlash that split open from the inside out; the wound was so deep that the bone was visible.

The dried woman's hand had turned to ashes, leaving only some black ash.

The Soul-Locking Needle was destroyed, and even that hand was shattered by Li Xuan's Seven Star Power.

More than a decade of hard work vanished in an instant.

His control over Emily had been completely severed, and even the last traces of feeling had vanished.

The man knelt on the ground, panting heavily.

"Okay, very good."

He stood up, took a roll of medical gauze from the drawer, and slowly bandaged his wound.

His movements were steady, clearly indicating this wasn't the first time he'd bandaged someone.

"Damn Taoist priest, we'll meet again..."

On the other side, Li Xuan came out of the storage room and saw Nalisa still standing there with her eyes closed. He smiled.

"Nalisa, it's alright now."

"Are you for real or fake?!"

Nalisa didn't believe it at all and shouted.

Li Xuan was taken aback. Could it be that she had also been deceived outside?

He jokingly remarked, "You have a small black mole on the inner part of the left side of your buttock."

"Cough cough..."

Nalisha looked a little awkward upon hearing this, then opened her eyes, jumped up, and hugged Li Xuan tightly.

"Great, you won! I knew this wouldn't be difficult for you!"

"hiss……"

Even though Li Xuan was exhausted, he couldn't help but raise his head to show his respect when he felt the warmth on his body.

A monster, a complete monster.

Li Xuan touched it, and with Nalisha's help, walked out of the teaching building.

At this moment, the school looked completely different to him; everything he had seen before had disappeared.

Under the watchful eye of the heavens, the school showed no abnormalities and returned to normal.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, closed his Heavenly Eye, and his internal magical power ceased to be consumed.

As time goes by, the magic power will gradually recover.

By the time they reached the school gate, Li Xuan was clearly much better.

"How are you, Li?"

School board member Charles Whitman and principal Derek Ferguson came forward to greet them, and even the priest was amazed.

"Don't worry, it's all taken care of."

Li Xuan replied casually, "This time I almost got myself involved. There's someone controlling this evil spirit. It's a teacher who used to work at your school. Think about it carefully. Who had the closest contact with Emily? It's most likely him."

"Oh, and remember to transfer one million dollars to my account. I won't let you off the hook if you're short a single cent."

After saying that, he walked towards the car.

Derek Ferguson and Charles Whitman were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Take Mr. Li home first and tell him the money will arrive on time."

Charles Whitman said something.

He remembered someone who had caused quite a stir with Emily.

Fortunately, he managed to suppress them all.

Back at the office, Li Xuan first took a bath with Nalisa, then threw their clothes into the washing machine before embracing Nalisa for another round.

After doing all that, I slept like a log.

Today's energy expenditure was really too high.

He slept for a whole day.

When he woke up, it was already evening.

"You're awake. Would you like a glass of water?"

Seeing that Li Xuan beside her had woken up, Nalisa put down her phone, smiled, got up, and asked.

Li Xuan responded groggily and got up to stretch his limbs.

He took the water Nalisa offered, drank a couple of sips, glanced at his phone, and got up to get dressed.

There's no way I can sleep anymore; I haven't even offered incense to the ancestral master yet tonight.

"You should get some sleep first, I'm going to the office."

"No, I want to go with you." Nalisa refused without hesitation.

She wouldn't dare leave Li Xuan until that problem was resolved.

"Fine, then you can sleep at the office then."

Li Xuan rubbed his temples.

This can't go on; we have to take this woman with us no matter what we do.

If it wasn't taken, then it's just left behind.

We've already done this so many times, I can't do something like this—putting my pants on and then turning my back on you.

We need to find a way to completely get rid of that filthy thing, then everything will be fine.

Men are all like that. They'll be happy for the first few days when someone is clingy, but after a while, they'll find it hard to stand it.

Clearly, Li Xuan grew tired of this inseparable lifestyle quite quickly.

Upon arriving at the firm, Li Xuan first offered incense to the ancestral master, then replaced the cup with fresh water and wiped the copper coin sword again.

At this time, his left arm was still a little sore.

Especially the area marked by the Seven Stars; he saw seven marks while taking a bath, clearly the backlash left by the Seven Stars.

He closed his eyes, cleared his mind, sat cross-legged to cultivate, and allowed the spiritual energy in his dantian to slowly recover.

On the other side, Nalisa was also a little sleepy and lay down on the sofa to sleep.

She slept soundly whenever Li Xuan was around.

Time flies, and it's already midnight.

[Today's Settlement]

Freeing the malevolent spider spirit from its clutches, sending the wronged soul Emily back into the cycle of reincarnation. This is not a slaying of evil, but a salvation.

Using a mortal body to wield the power of the Northern Seven Stars resulted in damage to his left arm. This was self-inflicted damage, not combat injury. Those who cultivate the Tao should cherish their bodies and refrain from self-harm unless absolutely necessary. Acting within one's capabilities is also a form of cultivation.

The harmony of Yin and Yang: Yin alone cannot produce, Yang alone cannot grow; the union of Yin and Yang is the true way of Heaven and Earth. Those who cultivate the Tao are not forbidden from marrying; establishing a family and career is also a form of cultivation.

[Settlement Rewards]

Merit: +50

Supernatural Power: Seven Star Remnant Seal – The left arm retains the residual power of the Big Dipper; it can sense any evil spirits within three zhang (passively triggered, no magic power required). It can borrow a wisp of the Seven Stars' power to fight, or it can evolve into the Seven Star Sword Finger.

Cultivation level: +20 days

The moment Li Xuan finished settling the accounts, his eyes lit up and he opened them.

He could feel a slight power in his left arm, as if he could draw upon the power of the Seven Stars at any time.

Not only that, because he was able to control a wisp of the power of the Seven Stars and possessed the remnant of the Seven Stars, his left arm no longer hurt.

The remaining power of the Seven Stars did not corrode his body; on the contrary, it continuously tempered his body.

"I guess this is a blessing in disguise," Li Xuan said, a wide smile spreading across his face.

Li Xuan really wanted to try out the power of this Seven Star Remnant Seal, but he knew that there was no opportunity for the time being and he had to restrain himself.

After being excited for a while, he finally calmed down and then sat down to meditate.

Although arduous cultivation is far inferior to dual cultivation, we still need to give our brother a break; we can't let him break down.

If he weren't a cultivator, strong and healthy with abundant yang energy, he probably would have been drained dry by that demoness long ago.