t, but the young girl insisted on going to KFC. It was this insistence that gave Xiao Yu some fondness towards her and sparked a slight anticipation for their arranged dating.Xiao Yu stood at the door...Chapter 184: Reforming the Ghostly Body (Part 2)

The Earth Ghost was surprised when Xiao Yu said he didn't know how to save the Water Ghost, but then he suddenly understood. Zhong Kui hadn’t passed down their origins and memories of their connection with the Umbrella Gathering Yin to them, so it wasn't surprising that Xiao Yu wouldn't know.

"Young Master, this is due to a severe depletion of the Water Ghost's original essence. As long as you protect his consciousness with your righteous aura and help him reform his ghostly body, he will be fine!"

The Earth Ghost patiently explained to Xiao Yu, being cautious since it concerned the life or death of the Water Ghost.

Only the Five Elemental Ghosts can reform their ghostly bodies. Once other ghosts lose their physical form, their consciousness dissipates in the air instantly.

However, the Five Elemental Ghosts are different. They have been with Zhong Kui for a long time and thus possess some immunity to Xiao Yu's righteous aura, allowing their consciousnesses to survive under it.

Moreover, since their Yin essence origins are connected to the Umbrella Gathering Yin, they can reform their bodies without being consumed by Yin essence.

If other ghosts manage to preserve their consciousnesses by luck, there's no use as they will eventually dissipate in the air due to a lack of suitable Yin essence for them. It’s like a person receiving an incompatible blood type transfusion and dying from it.

Of course, this situation applies only to ghosts who have lost their physical forms. If they still retain a ghostly body, they can gradually absorb Yin essence and convert it into their own.

After hearing the Earth Ghost's explanation, Xiao Yu mentally rehearsed every step until he was familiar with them before proceeding to help the Water Ghost reform his ghostly body.

Xiao Yu walked up to the giant coffin, forcefully pushing its lid open. Luckily, it hadn’t been nailed shut. With his current strength, which could rival that of some strongmen and combined with his righteous aura, he managed easily.

The inside of the coffin was empty except for a small stone about the size of a jujube emitting faint Yin essence.

Xiao Yu picked up the stone, sensing an extremely weak consciousness within it.

He held the stone in his palm and activated the righteous aura technique to circulate his righteous aura through his hand.

Suddenly, Xiao Yu's hand radiated a golden light forming a circular shield around the stone.

"Water Ghost, come out!" said Xiao Yu towards the Water Ghost inside the stone.

He carefully sensed and only then felt an extremely weak fluctuation floating above the stone. If it weren't for knowing about the presence of the Water Ghost's consciousness within, he might have missed it.

Xiao Yu flicked his fingers, and the Umbrella of Gathering Yin soared into the air to slowly open. Xiao Yu’s hand signs changed again, and a stream of pitch-black yin essence floated out from the Umbrella of Gathering Yin.

This primordial yin qi penetrated through the golden aura of righteous energy protecting Xiao Yu's palm and enveloped the consciousness of the water ghost.

After waiting for this primordial yin qi to completely cover the consciousness of the water ghost, Xiao Yu slowly dispersed the aura of righteous energy on his hand.

Xiao Yu gradually took a few steps back as both hands moved simultaneously, forming very intricate hand signs. Due to Xiao Yu’s extremely fast hand speed, it created an illusion for others’ eyes; from afar, one could only see numerous hands belonging to Xiao Yu making various mysterious and different hand gestures.

The sound of Xiao Yu reciting the secret incantation also gradually increased in volume, echoing throughout this ancient tomb.

"Coagulate!"

As Xiao Yu, who was still reciting the secret incantation, suddenly shouted loudly, the Umbrella of Gathering Yin instantly cut off the supply of primordial yin qi to the water ghost. However, the primordial yin qi that had already been supplied began to slowly coagulate around the consciousness of the water ghost.

Xiao Yu kept changing his hand signs as steam gradually rose from his head, and sweat dripped down Xiao Yu’s cheeks.

The earth ghost and old ghost were watching with tense expressions. Although Xiao Yu knew all the steps by heart, this was still his first time performing it, leaving the earth ghost no choice but to feel anxious. After all, this was關乎水鬼的生死。

Though they were ghosts, they had been born as ghosts, so being a ghost meant living for them, and having their souls disintegrate would mean death.

Moreover, other ghosts generally remained the same after becoming ghosts, just like how they appeared when they died. However, this was different for them since they were born as ghosts from embryos. Therefore, they could grow and had experienced birth, infancy, childhood, and would eventually become young adults or middle-aged adults; it’s just that this process took a long time.

After thousands of years, they still looked like teenagers. This was also the reason why the water ghost insisted on keeping those nine little ghosts around them; these little ghosts would go through similar processes as well. It made the earth ghost feel a sense of kinship.

But the growth of those nine little ghosts would be faster compared to the five-element ghosts. Without any special reasons, they could grow into teenagers in just over a hundred years.

"Gather!"

After this cluster of yin essence completely enveloped the consciousness of the water ghost at its center, Xiao Yu shouted once more.

In response to Xiao Yu’s shout, his hand signs grew even quicker; it looked as if there was nothing but empty space from where one could see.

As Xiao Yu's hand gestures sped up, the cluster of yin essence surrounding the water ghost's consciousness gradually writhed and transformed into various shapes. The faster Xiao Yu’s hand signs moved, the more intricate and complex these changes became, eventually taking on a human-like shape.

"Shape!"

Xiao Yu shouted again. Sweat dripped down his forehead like a string, wetting the blue bricks on the ground.

The clump of yin energy that took human form gradually revealed a face somewhat similar to Earth Ghost's as Xiao Yu bellowed.

Earth Ghost stared at that figure and displayed a mixture of excitement and anxiety. He knew they were now in the most crucial moment.

Earth Ghost glanced over at Xiao Yu, noticing him covered in sweat with an ashen complexion; his heart tightened instantly. Only then did he remember how shallow Xiao Yu's cultivation was. Initially seeing Zhong Kui effortlessly help them form their shapes, he assumed it would be simple for Xiao Yu and thus didn't consider the shallowness of Xiao Yu’s cultivation.

"Merge!"

Xiao Yu gritted his teeth and shouted loudly once more, his face contorting in effort. He felt that both his body and soul were nearing their limits, and his movements had slowed.

No, this was the last moment, the most critical point. He absolutely couldn't stop now; otherwise all of his previous efforts would be wasted, and the Water Ghost would disperse like smoke.

"Puff..."

Xiao Yu bit down on his tongue with his teeth, spewing a mouthful of fresh blood mixed with faint golden glimmers.

With this mouthful of essence blood, Xiao Yu relied on its power to rapidly change hand seals. The Water Ghost's form quickly stabilized after undergoing rapid transformations.

After finishing the last seal, Xiao Yu’s hands stopped moving; his eyes darkened and he nearly collapsed onto the ground.

The Earth Ghost had been closely watching Xiao Yu since earlier. Seeing him about to fall after completing the seals, he hurried over to catch him.

"Help me sit down!" said Xiao Yu.

After the Earth Ghost helped Xiao Yu take a seat, he went into a meditative posture with crossed legs. Today's effort in condensing the Water Ghost’s body had drained every ounce of energy from his being. Not only did the righteous aura cultivated by him diminish significantly but so did his mental stamina.

Seeing Xiao Yu enter meditation, Earth Ghost anxiously looked up at the floating Water Ghost.

The Water Ghost hovering in mid-air slowly opened its eyes and gazed around in bewilderment before examining its ghostly form. Although it was just a faint wisp of shadow, as long as the Umbrella to Gather Yin remained, his ghost body would solidify rapidly due to its origin.

"Haha... Little Water, Little Water, you're finally well again!"

The Earth Phantom looked at the Water Phantom and cheerfully exclaimed. The brothers who were inseparable for a long time had suddenly been separated by several hundred years; it's easy to imagine how he felt. Although the Five Phantoms hadn't yet reunited, he believed that Xiao Yu would certainly bring them back together.

"Haha, I'm finally well! Completely recovered! Finally able to come out again!" The Water Phantom floated within the ancient tomb and laughed joyfully.

"You... you're Master"

The Old Ghost Jinfeng also drifted forward, looking at the Water Phantom with a puzzled expression. Knowing that this ghost had come from the stone where his master was hiding, but never having seen what the Water Phantom looked like before, he was very confused.

"What's wrong Jinfeng, don't you recognize your master"

The Water Phantom originally possessed a youthful temperament, but due to being confined in the yin stone for an extended period of time, his mood had been extremely heavy. Therefore, when teaching Jinfeng before, he was always strict and stern. Now that he has come out again and met his long-lost brother, his mind returned to its younger self. Upon hearing Jinfeng's words, in order to maintain the authority of a master, he tried hard to keep a serious expression.

"Disciple greets Master!" Old Ghost Jinfeng hurriedly knelt down upon recognizing his master’s voice.

"Mm-hmm, get up." The Water Phantom nodded solemnly as if in agreement.

"Jinfeng, this is your Earth Uncle. Go and greet him."

The Water Phantom addressed the Old Ghost Jinfeng.

"Nephew Jinfeng greets Earth Uncle!"

"Hmm... Nephew, get up." The Earth Phantom stopped laughing and cleared his throat before speaking sternly.

"Little Earth, aren't you supposed to show some respect when meeting a junior" Recalling the matter of the Earth Phantom just now wanting him to beg, the Water Phantom smirked wickedly.

"Eh... Later on, later I'll teach you a few magic arts. Look at your master being so stingy and not teaching you anything!"

Hearing what the Water Phantom said reminded him that in the cultivation world, juniors usually give some gifts when they meet elders. Since he had nothing now, his eyes turned cleverly as he spoke.

"Thank you... thank you, Earth Uncle!"

Upon hearing the Earth Phantom's words, Old Ghost Jinfeng excitedly thanked him hurriedly. These past few years since the Water Phantom was trapped in the yin stone and extremely weak, what he taught him was very little indeed.t the black-clothed ghost would lose his reason and then he wouldn’t be able to save him in his current state.As time passed, the Black Robe Ghost's wailing gradually stopped. The Black Robe Ghost sto...