e that order! I will never mend him no matter what! Of course you can find someone else to do it; I won't hold this against anyone!"When Xiao Yu heard Qin Zizhuo's words, an unnamed anger flared up in...Chapter 185: The Water Ghost Acknowledges His Master

"That's right, Little Water, he is the successor of Grandpa Celestial Exorcist!" After the Earth Ghost spoke, a hint of sorrow appeared in his eyes. Although Zhong Kui was their master, he had never commanded them to do anything they were unwilling to do. Especially when they were still ghost infants and started following Zhong Kui, he cared for them like a father.

"Impossible! Didn't we witness Grandpa Celestial Exorcist's failure in transcending tribulation with our own eyes back then!" The Water Ghost cried out shrilly, clearly disbelieving.

"Yes, that's right, but Grandpa Celestial Exorcist’s true spirit was preserved and passed on to him completely, along with all the memories!" said the Earth Ghost solemnly.

They had been following Zhong Kui for a thousand years, since they were still infants. To them, Zhong Kui was like their parents.

The Water Ghost looked worriedly at Xiao Yu sitting cross-legged on the ground after hearing what the Earth Ghost said. In their eyes, there was an imprint of Zhong Kui's true spirit in Xiao Yu's soul and he also had all of Zhong Kui’s memories. Therefore, they thought that Xiao Yu was like a reincarnation of Zhong Kui, which is why they could accept him so quickly.

The three ghosts stopped talking and nervously watched Xiao Yu sitting cross-legged on the ground.

Time passed quietly second by second; two hours later, some color returned to Xiao Yu's pale face.

Xiao Yu slowly opened his eyes while sitting cross-legged on the ground and stood up. After meditating, a bit of righteous qi had recovered in his body, but he still needed time to recover fully.

"The Five Elements Water Ghost greets Lord Master!"

When Xiao Yu opened his eyes, the Water Ghost knelt down with gratitude and said. If one looked closely, they would see moisture lingering at the corners of his eyes.

"Water Ghost, since Zhong Kui is deceased, you are now free to do as you please; there's no need for such formalities," said Xiao Yu to the Water Ghost kneeling in front of him.

The Water Ghost did not respond but turned his head and called Jinfeng who was standing aside. "Water Ghost and disciple Jinfeng greet Lord Master!" The Water Ghost and Old Ghost Jinfeng knelt deeply again before Xiao Yu.

The Water Ghost wanted to express that he and even his disciple would always acknowledge Xiao Yu as their master in this way.

Xiao Yu looked helplessly at the Water Ghost and Old Ghost Jinfeng, saying, "You may stand up first!

"Yes, Young Master!" After saying this, the Water Ghost and Old Goldpeak Ghost stood up.

Xiao Yu was a bit dizzy and didn't feel very well mentally, but his physical strength had recovered somewhat, and he had also cultivated a thread of righteous energy again.

Xiao Yu got up and slightly moved his stiffened body around, wandering in this ancient tomb. The tomb was right under Xiao Yu's villa, and there was also an Extremely Yin Ghost-Nurturing Vortex here, so he had to handle it carefully.

"Earth Ghost, isn't the Umbrella Gathering Yin damaged Would it be okay to place it here for repairs" Xiao Yu said as he circled around the massive coffin.

After saying this, Xiao Yu examined the bottom of the giant coffin. The oppressive yin energy was coming out from the base of this giant coffin.

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Earth Ghost's eyes gradually lit up. Yes, the Umbrella Gathering Yin had been severely damaged during the Heavenly Tribulation and after hundreds of years of self-repairing, it managed to repair only one-tenth of its damage. With such a vast amount of yin energy here, it would significantly reduce the time needed for repairs.

"I think that's doable. Moreover, if we place the Umbrella Gathering Yin here, all the oppressive yin energy in this area will be absorbed by the umbrella and won't leak out anymore!" Earth Ghost said excitedly.

The Umbrella Gathering Yin was their Five Elements Ghosts' home; one could say it was a part of them. Their current inability to fully utilize their power also had something to do with the severe damage inflicted upon the Umbrella Gathering Yin.

Water Ghost also nodded. When he initially built this ancient tomb, this place was barren land and having abundant yin energy didn't matter much. But now that there were people here, such a powerful concentration of yin energy would affect them negatively.

Besides, because of their Umbrella Gathering Yin array formation, all the oppressive yin energy generated in the area had been concentrated into it. Now, with an opening in the array formation, the oppressive yin energy produced by the Extremely Yin Ghost-Nurturing Vortex and what was already gathered would pour out through this hole without restraint, resulting in such a dense concentration of yin energy inside the villa.

If not for Water Ghost's ancient tomb construction and Umbrella Gathering Yin array formation, the oppressive yin energy produced by this Extremely Yin Ghost-Nurturing Vortex would flow underground like an underground river along the veins of yin energy, eventually seeping out to the surface. Compared with ordinary places, it would only be slightly denser but wouldn't pour out from a single outlet and almost cause disaster.

Extremely Yin Ghost-Nurturing Vortex —— sounded rather mysterious, but in reality, it was just a deep underground vein of yin energy leading to the surface.

Xiao Yu wandered around the ancient tomb. He squatted down at one corner of a blue-brick wall and lifted up a piece of blue brick on the ground. Underneath the brick lay a jade stone, which Xiao Yu picked up.

"Thunder rumble..."

When Xiao Yu picked up this jade stone, an ominous thunderclap echoed within the ancient tomb.

It turned out that the jade stone Xiao Yu had just lifted was the focal point of the entire Umbrella Gathering Yin array formation. As soon as he picked it up, the entire Umbrella Gathering Yin array formation collapsed completely.

Once the grand formation was破解, the overwhelming Yin煞qi originally in the ancient tomb gradually calmed down. Moreover, through that cave entrance, the Yin煞qi flooding into the villa also slowly decreased.

The ghost soldiers guarding the entrance sensed a reduction in the surging Yin煞qi and felt a hint of worry, but remembering the general's instructions, they suppressed their concerns and continued to stay on guard.

The female ghost waited for a long time without seeing anyone come out and hurried over as well. However, she was stopped by these ghost soldiers at the entrance. She could only idly float in a corner of the basement.

Xiao Yu looked at the jade stone in his hand. Although it had been used for hundreds of years and showed some flaws on its surface, overall it was still quite good, ranking as high-quality jade that could fetch a decent price. Especially after being nourished by Yin qi for several hundred years, it would be very effective to use such jade stones to create talismans.

Xiao Yu dragged his weary body and dug out all the 49 jade stones used by the Water Ghost to set up the formation; these jade stones together formed a small bundle.

"Young Master, there are also some jade stones I had left over when setting up the formation!" Upon seeing Xiao Yu collecting these jade stones, both the Water Ghost and Old Ghost Jin Feng understood his intention and pointed at a corner to say this.

“Oh!” In response, Xiao Yu looked towards that corner where there was a small box placed. The corpses of three tomb raiders lay close by.

Xiao Yu walked over toward the corner, passing by the bodies of the three tomb raiders. He asked Old Ghost: "Where are their souls"

“Young Master, their souls were so weak when they just formed that they were dispersed by this violent Yin煞qi!” Hearing Xiao Yu’s question, Old Ghost quickly floated forward a bit and said.

"Mm-hmm!" Without saying anything further, Xiao Yu nodded. He took out three talismans from his bag and used the last thread of righteous energy left in him to activate them before throwing them toward the three corpses.

“Boom…”

The moment these three talismans touched the three bodies, a faint sound was heard as three fiery lights shot up into the sky. Shortly after, the three corpses turned to ashes that were then dispersed by this ancient tomb's Yin煞qi.

Xiao Yu did not linger and walked toward that corner where he saw the small box placed there. The style of the box didn't look like it was from his country. He carried the box over beside the giant coffin, opened it to find more than ten top-grade jade stones inside.

Xiao Yu also put the formation setup jade stones into the box and closed it before standing up.

"Earth Ghost, Water Ghost, you two stay here with the Umbrella of Accumulated Yin. When I have something to summon you for later on, I'll call you!" Xiao Yu turned around and told Earth Ghost and Water Ghost.

“Jin Feng, go fetch your soldiers and bring them in too. No one is allowed out without orders. Also, let that female ghost come inside first; her physical body isn’t dead yet, so I’ll help examine it when there’s an opportunity to give her a chance at reincarnation.” Xiao Yu said coolly to Old Ghost Jin Feng.

"Yes, Young Master!" Jin Feng responded with a fist salute.

A moment later, the ghost soldier Jin Feng was followed by those ghost soldiers and female ghosts behind him.

"You can stay in the Umbrella of Gathering Yin from now on! Earth Ghost, you can teach them some basic methods of ghost cultivation!" Xiao Yu instructed everyone briefly.

"Yes, Young Master!" The Earth Ghost replied.

After the Earth Ghost finished speaking, he made a hand gesture and recited an incantation. The Umbrella of Gathering Yin slowly opened, absorbing all the yin煞 energy in the ancient tomb. The yin煞 energy flowing from beneath the giant coffin was like a long dragon being absorbed by the umbrella.

"I'm bringing you into the Umbrella of Gathering Yin; don't resist!" said the Earth Ghost to everyone before continuing with his incantation.

"Seal!"

The Earth Ghost shouted loudly, and the Umbrella of Gathering Yin generated a suction force that pulled all the ghosts inside it.

"Young Master, I will return first. I'll arrange everything for them. If you need me, just call out to me!" With this, the Earth Ghost also turned around and flew into the Umbrella of Gathering Yin.

Xiao Yu carried the box containing jade treasures towards the cave's entrance. When he reached the entrance, he looked back to see that all the yin energy had been absorbed by the umbrella without any overflow. Satisfied with this, Xiao Yu nodded and entered the cave.

After exiting the cave, Xiao Yu looked at it and pondered for a moment: It seems I need to make a cover for this underground hole in the future.

Xiao Yu arrived at the villa's living room. The yin煞 energy here had already become much thinner. He found where Zhang Taoist Priest and others had set up their magical array and easily dispelled it.

Once the array was destroyed, the yin煞 energy imprisoned throughout the entire villa burst out towards the sky. Soon enough, all the yin煞 energy in the villa dissipated into nothingness.

The yin煞 energy that escaped the villa gradually diluted and faded away under the night breeze before vanishing completely.

As the cool night wind blew through the villa, it carried away the decayed odor. Moonlight streamed in through the windows onto the living room floor, making everything feel fresh and bright with a noticeable rise in temperature, no longer evoking a sense of dread as before.rmidable. Even though Wang Pingyuan felt that the scar-faced man would not be a match for Xiao Yufei, he didn't think the defeat would come so quickly and completely.In his imagination, even if this s...