, there was no sign of embarrassment in her expression as she stared greedily at the jade her son had just presented.She then gave Jia Yaoci a sharp look when he stood there, dumbfounded by his own gi...Chapter 129: Haunted Mansion (Part 2)
Looking at the old ghost in the general’s uniform, Xiao Yu's eyebrows furrowed. By intuition, he felt that this ghost was even harder to deal with than the one who had claimed to be the city god.
The ghost that called itself a city god exuded a bloody and vicious aura, but this old ghost radiated an overwhelming malevolence and ferocity, clearly indicating that it was a war spirit from the battlefield with countless lives taken. Such a ghost surpassed the previous one in every aspect of strength and will.
Upon seeing the appearance of this old ghost, Master Li's previously relaxed expression instantly turned serious. Watching as the old ghost approached the door step by step, he held several talismans in his hand, eyeing the hovering ghost at the entrance with vigilance.
The moment the old ghost reached the doorway, an invisible lightning bolt appeared on the talisman and struck the ghost. However, when hit, the old ghost merely grimaced, took a few steps back, and resumed its approach towards the door.
As it walked, the old ghost let out eerie howls, and upon reaching the doorway for the second time, Xiao Yu noticed that the talisman's attack was weaker than before. Although the old ghost grimaced again this time, it did not retreat but continued moving outward inch by inch.
Seeing the old ghost about to dash out of the door, Master Li pulled out a paper talisman and hurled it at the ghost. Upon being hit, the old ghost was thrown back as if struck by a truck.
The flying ghost let out strange laughter, then stood up again, seemingly unharmed.
With a sudden upward howl, an even more formidable gust of cold wind emerged from deep beneath the villa. The wind swirled around the old ghost before settling down as two groups, each consisting of about twenty ghosts dressed in ancient soldier attire, stood beside it.
Master Li's face turned pale upon seeing this army of ghosts. He had roughly five or six talismans left, but these were mere drops in the ocean compared to the ghost forces before him.
The old ghost wearing the general’s uniform led the twenty odd ghost soldiers towards the door while the remaining ghosts hovered over the villa's living room, letting out excited howls as they watched their comrades charge towards the entrance.
The Old Ghost, leading over twenty ghost soldiers, let out excited howls as they charged through the damaged door. The talismans originally stuck on the door were becoming less effective by the moment, and it seemed that these ghosts would soon break through.
Master Li threw several talismans in his hand at the ghosts. Although the Old Ghost and a few ghost soldiers were sent flying by Master Li's talismans, many more of the ghosts remained unaffected and continued to charge towards the door.
Master Li was greatly alarmed upon seeing the Old Ghost return; back when he and Zhang Tianshi set up this magical array, the Old Ghost wasn't as powerful. It never occurred to him that in just over a year's time, the Old Ghost would have become so formidable. If left unchecked, this magic array wouldn't be able to hold it off for much longer.
Master Li took out his flexible sword from his waistband and channeled his inner energy into it; the sword emitted a hazy white glow as he thrust at one of the ghost soldiers charging at the door.
The moment that ghost soldier was hit by Master Li's sword, the hazy light on the blade instantly flowed into its body. The ghost soldier let out a pained scream and flew backward; it felt like an electric current running through its body. Soon after, this ghost emitted a long, mournful wail as it dissipated into thin air.
It seemed that the other ghost soldiers at the door didn’t feel their comrade’s departure; they continued to charge forward. The old man thrust his sword again and another ghost soldier vanished in the same manner.
Although Master Li had killed two ghosts, sweat was pouring down his forehead as he continued to wield his flexible sword against the remaining ghost soldiers. His sword started to feel heavy in his hand.
Mentally, Master Li cursed; he hadn't expected that many ghosts and had come unprepared. Despite only making a few thrusts with his sword, almost all of his internal energy was depleted. Yet, not even a scratch had been inflicted upon the Ghost King.
With an ashen face, Master Li stood at the door holding his flexible sword and breathing heavily while vigilantly watching the ghosts charging forward. Seeing that Master Li no longer posed any threat, the Old Ghost in the military uniform descended from the living room’s air and prepared to charge through the door.
Mistakenly glancing back several times, but Zhang Tianshi was still out searching for help and hadn't returned yet.
Seeing that the Old Ghost was about to break through the talismans at the door, Master Li displayed a pained expression as he took out a few small flags from his pouch and said to Xiao Yu who stood behind him: "Young man, go back and tell Old Zhang to quickly gather fellow practitioners to come here and exterminate this monster. I can still hold on for three days; after that, these ghosts will break through!"
Hearing Li Master's words, Xiao Yu was taken aback. Firstly, he feared exposing his identity as a Celestial Master, and secondly, he wanted to see what methods practitioners in the world of Qi Men currently possessed; he never expected that this realm would have declined so much, with only these limited techniques.
As Li Master looked heartbroken, Xiao Yu glanced at the small flag in his hand. When he sensed a familiar vibration from the flag, his eyes narrowed and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
The Seven Stars Ghost Sealing Flag...
The set of formations named ‘Seven Stars Ghost Sealing Flags’ that Li Master held was quite old, with frequent usage indicated by the depleted primordial energy inside them.
Unlike ancient times when天地元氣充沛，現在的天地元氣稀薄，這樣的法陣使用一次冇有幾十年甚至上百年的溫養就彆想恢複了。
Furthermore, this flag hadn't fully recovered after its last use. Continuing to use it now might cause it to break completely.
Seeing Li Master's ‘Seven Stars Ghost Sealing Flag’, a segment of Zhong Kui’s memory inexplicably surfaced in Xiao Yu’s mind.
This was the recollection of Zhong Kui and his two sworn brothers. His brothers were newcomers to the world of cultivation, with Zhong Kui being the eldest. The second brother named Li Xuanching claimed to be a descendant of the Tang Dynasty royal family, while the third brother named Wang Tie entered the world of cultivation due to an extraordinary encounter.
The trio journeyed together through the realm, slaying demons and evil spirits. They had developed this Seven Stars Ghost Sealing Flag set and passed it down to their group before entering the world of cultivation. Each of them had family in the mortal world prior to that.
At the beginning of a cosmic calamity, Zhong Kui predicted it would devastate the entire realm of cultivation. As his two brothers were new with shallow attainments and likely to survive this disaster, he ordered them back into the mortal world to hide their abilities until after the catastrophe.
As Zhong Kui was dying, he was still worried if his sworn brothers had survived that calamity. Seeing Li Master's ‘Seven Stars Ghost Sealing Flag’ and recalling the Five Animals Play he just used, Xiao Yu understood that these should be descendants of Zhong Kui’s sworn brothers, likely having escaped the aforementioned disaster.
When Xiao Yu saw Master Li about to activate the flag, he walked over and stopped him, saying, "Master Li, let me handle it!"
"You" A strong disbelief was evident on Master Li's face. In his eyes, even if Xiao Yu had excellent medical skills and martial arts abilities, there was no way he could see the ghosts here!
"Wait a minute…." Suddenly, Master Li remembered Xiao Yu’s Wuqin Shu (Five Animal Frolics). Could it be that he inherited everything from the Wang family But even if he had all of the Wang family's inheritance, in this modern era where primordial energy is scarce, it wouldn't be enough. Cultivation and medical skills are different; cultivation requires solid accumulation.
However, Master Li still put away his own array flag. If Xiao Yu really was from the Wang family, perhaps together they could hold out until Grandmaster Zhang arrived. At that time, maybe all three of them combined could repair the villa’s protective formation.
Xiao Yu stood at the entrance to the villa without using any magical power but instead took out the dagger left to him by his grandfather. Although his grandfather didn't mention where this dagger came from specifically, it was an extremely malevolent weapon and exactly what some ghosts feared. The saying that ghosts fear evil wasn’t just a saying; especially when considering such a weapon that exuded a sinister aura.
Xiao Yu watched as the group of spirits continuously clashed at the entrance, while the talismans Grandmaster Zhang had posted there were fluttering fiercely and even beginning to show signs of breaking apart.
As he looked at all the evil spirits before him, Xiao Yu slowly pulled out the dagger from its sheath. When it was drawn, a cold light flashed through the dark night sky, filling the entire courtyard with a murderous aura.
The moment Master Li saw Xiao Yu take out the dagger, his eyes lit up. He had completely forgotten that Xiao Yu possessed such an evil weapon. Although this kind of weapon couldn't kill ghosts, it could certainly drive them away.
Old ghosts and ghost soldiers who were continuously charging at the entrance felt a cold breeze blow past in an instant when Xiao Yu drew his dagger, causing even these spirits to feel fear within their hearts. This caused all of these spirits to quickly retreat into the villa’s main hall, with expressions of alarm as they stared at the dagger in Xiao Yu's hand.
Especially that ghost dressed in a military uniform; looking at the dagger in Xiao Yu's hand, besides fear there was also a hint of greed in his eyes. As for those spirits who had been wandering around inside the villa, when Xiao Yu drew out his dagger, they all vanished without a trace.
Even the two spirits that were sucking on the life force from the female spirit medium's body turned around with frightened expressions and disappeared instantly.e from the side. Realizing it was an overwhelming force of anger, he quickly withdrew, positioning himself between two young people to guard against Xiao Yu's approach.Seeing that the black-clad man h...