ious about these little ghosts having minds. Hearing that the Earth Ghost knew the reason, he quickly followed up."The key reason should be their mothers; these little ghosts are limited by nature, bu...Chapter 781: The Secret of the Five Ghosts

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, the ghost beside him, which was trapped in a golden cage, roared and started to narrate its story.

It turned out that this ghost was just an ordinary soul of a nationalist army soldier. Right after it died, it had been captured here by a powerful middle-aged man for research purposes. The research would not harm him but make him extremely powerful.

However, one day the middle-aged man disappeared without a trace, and although this ghost became very powerful, it was trapped here and couldn't leave. No one knew how many years had passed since then. Later on, he started recruiting some small ghosts as his minions, but recently all of them were killed by someone else, making him feel lonely again. Thus, he recently recruited a few more ghost minions, who were just eliminated by Xiao Yu earlier.

Upon hearing the ghost captain's words, Xiao Yu sighed slightly and recalled what was recorded in True Master Fiery Flame's jade slip. The slip mentioned that he had studied the existence of ghosts on Earth, so it might be possible that this ghost was used as part of his research. As for its disappearance afterward, with True Master Fiery Flame eager to ascend, who would care about a small ghost's existence

Understanding the situation, Xiao Yu calmed down and said, "I can let you out, but you cannot stay in Yang World anymore. Go to Yin World instead!"

Although ghosts that consume yang energy deserved to be completely eradicated, this ghost captain had been trapped here without being able to leave, merely because it found some minions to dispel its loneliness; therefore, it didn't deserve complete annihilation. Entering the Yin World was undoubtedly his best option.

After all, in the secular world, besides Xiao Yu, hardly anyone could handle this ghost captain. Moreover, with a cultivation level like that of a ghost captain's, he would no longer fear sunlight. If released, it might cause trouble.

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, the ghost captain fell silent. Although he had just said he wasn't afraid to go to Yin World, this was merely an expression of his frustration from being trapped for too long; in reality, going there and facing all sorts of uncertainties made him feel insecure.

Furthermore, legends about Yin World existed, such as ox-headed horse-faced guardians and the eighteen levels of hell, which also caused some resistance within him.

"Is there no other way" After a while, this ghost asked Xiao Yu.

Hearing the ghost captain's words, Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "Friend, Yin World is definitely your best destination. Your strength has reached its peak in Yang World; it's hard to make further breakthroughs here, but things are different in Yin World. The pure yin energy there will be most beneficial to you now, and only in Yin World do you have a chance to reach the realm of Ghost King and dominate an area or cultivate into a ghost immortal!"

Xiao Yu didn't treat this ghost captain as an ordinary ghost but rather as a cultivator. Such a powerful existence could not be ignored, just like how ancient ghost immortals held high positions back then due to their formidable strength.

"Oh, could you, Master Immortal, take me to the netherworld"

After hearing Xiao Yu's words, this ghost general fell silent again. After a long while, he sighed deeply and spoke to Xiao Yu.

He had been trapped for more than half a century, learning about changes in the outside world only from minor ghosts. He knew that the world was now ruled by the gcd (Communist Party of China), and he no longer had any relatives left. After considering his options, he decided to go to the netherworld. After all, on the mortal plane, he had encountered only two cultivators: one was the person who trapped him here, whom he could not resist back then or even now after strengthening himself; later, when he met Xiao Yu, despite feeling confident in his abilities, he did not pay attention to Xiao Yu, but Xiao Yu casually restrained him. He even felt that encountering this large net around him would surely mean death.

If all cultivators were like Xiao Yu, he might indeed die without a proper burial and could possibly be turned into a puppet. Therefore, after careful consideration, he decided to go to the netherworld.

"Alright!" Hearing this ghost general's words, Xiao Yu nodded in agreement; it was undoubtedly the best choice.

After agreeing with him, Xiao Yu looked up at the stone cave. The array formation inside had become unnecessary, and even outside, the reason for the ghost den existing within the mountain belly was due to this gathering yin array. Once this array was destroyed, no more ghosts could accumulate here; even if one or two did appear, they wouldn't be a problem since there were so many people on the train whose blood vitality wasn't something that a couple of ghosts could withstand. After all, those ghosts used to feed off human yang energy because it was a ghost den with excessive yin energy suppressing the people's vitalities.

"Break!!" After observing the array formations inside the cave, Xiao Yu formed a hand sign and shouted lightly.

With his shout, the wood sword glinted in gold as it streaked through the stone cave. When the wood sword returned to Xiao Yu's back, there was a light pop sound, causing the original array formation on the cave walls to shatter into nothingness.

The chaotic yin煞qi (yin energy) inside the cave gradually dissipated with this sound and disappeared completely.

"Ghost gate open.....!" Once the arrays vanished from within the cave, Xiao Yu formed another hand sign and shouted softly.

As soon as his voice faded away, a black vortex suddenly appeared in one corner of the mountain cave. Upon seeing this black vortex appear, Xiao Yu withdrew the large net composed of righteous energy around the ghost general.

The moment Xiao Yu removed the web, the vortex generated an attraction force, pulling the ghost general towards the ghost gate.

Although this ghost general was quite strong, compared to the ghost gate, he was utterly helpless. The ghost gate was a formation created by the rules of heaven and earth; even Ghost Kings wouldn't be able to resist its suction.

The ghost general struggled against the suction, his eyes sweeping around the cave. Although he had been imprisoned here for more than half a century, decades of life in this place left him with an indescribable feeling as he prepared to leave.

After scanning the cave once, his gaze fell on Xiao Yu. Looking at Xiao Yu, the ghost general displayed a complex expression before finally bowing to Xiao Yu and ceasing resistance against the Ghost Gate's suction, instantly being pulled into the vortex.

No matter what, Xiao Yu had allowed him to leave this cave that had imprisoned him for over half a century. Although sending him to the underworld was not ideal, at least he now enjoyed freedom. As for how things would go in the underworld, it wasn't something he could worry about right now. In any case, even if conditions there were bad, they still couldn’t compare to being trapped here.

Xiao Yu also sighed and left the place.

"Husband (Master), how is everything" Yun Xi and Dai Yuxin were anxiously waiting below when they saw Xiao Yu return on his sword. They hurriedly asked him about it.

Especially Yun Xi, who had never encountered these things before; the real ghosts earlier had frightened her badly. Therefore, watching Xiao Yu deal with a more powerful ghost made her heart full of worry. Seeing Xiao Yu return now gave her some peace of mind.

"It's fine, I've already sent him to the underworld..." Seeing his wife and disciple show concern, Xiao Yu couldn't help but smile as he replied.

"Phew..." Hearing what Xiao Yu said, both women let out a long breath. After truly facing ghosts, they realized that ghost-catching was not simple at all.

The three of them exited the tunnel together. On their way back, neither woman spoke; tonight's experience would be unforgettable for them. Even though they appeared incompetent, this marked their first step in becoming cultivators.

As days went by, both women finally returned to normal. Xiao Yu had been staying at Wan Sheng Hall every day lately since the opening ceremonies of various major sects were getting closer and closer. Had it not been for the Five Ghosts' request to wait another five days, he would have already returned to the capital city.

On the fifth night, after informing Yun Xi and Dai Yuxin, Xiao Yu went alone to the underground tomb chamber.

The moment he entered the underground tomb chamber, several black mists emerged from the Umbrella of Gathered Yin. These mists gradually took on the appearance of the Five Ghosts.

"Greetings, Grandmaster Celestial..." The Five Ghosts floated in front of Xiao Yu and bowed to him together, saying.

"Five Ghosts, what do you want from me" Xiao Yu looked at the Five Ghosts before him and asked with a puzzled expression.

He had no idea why the Five Ghosts wanted to see him. After they finished talking, he went into seclusion until just now when he emerged.

"Grand Celestial Master, do you know why we are called the Chaotic Wu Xing Ghosts" Upon hearing Xiao Yu's question, the Five Ghosts looked at him seriously and asked.

Hearing their words, Xiao Yu thought for a moment before shaking his head. Zhong Kui's memories contained no information about these five ghosts' abilities, so Xiao Yu was clueless as well.

Seeing Xiao Yu shake his head, the Five Ghosts exchanged glances. The Fire Ghost stepped forward and said, "Grand Celestial Master, we Five Ghosts are called Chaotic Wu Xing Ghosts because it relates to our greatest secret: We can convert any form of energy into primordial chaotic qi, and vice versa. All energies in this world derive from the transformation of chaotic qi."

"Hiss...." The words left by the Five Ghosts caused even Xiao Yu's heart to involuntarily draw back a breath, reflecting how shocking it was.

Xiao Yu clearly understood what these words meant. It explained why Zhong Kui's true spirit memories did not include an introduction of the Five Ghosts; this would be something worth fighting over regardless of whether in ancient times or modern day, in this era devoid of divine law.

Not to mention anything else, Xiao Yu’s righteous energy originated from chaotic qi. It was easy to imagine the shock it brought him.

In addition, during this age when spiritual energies were scarce, yin energy was still plentiful; with the Five Ghosts' conversion ability, even that could be transformed into various forms of energy, making it better than any immortal realm or blessed land by a factor of ten thousand.

That was also why the Five Ghosts only asked Xiao Yu to come alone. Too many people would inevitably lead to leaks, and this was something everyone would vie for.

The most valuable part wasn't even that; rather it was chaotic qi itself. Why were there so few sages in the world Only by cultivating chaotic qi could one become a sage. The surrounding chaotic qi of the Earth Deity World was extremely turbulent and couldn't be absorbed, while all the sages were born from or formed shortly after the beginning of heaven and earth.

And now Mastering the Five Ghosts equated to mastering a potential path towards sainthood. (To be continued...)ng Dahai’s growing aura. He hadn't expected that Zhang Dahai would actually be gathering strength while spinning in circles.The stronger Zhang Dahai's aura grew, the more Xiao Yu waited. Now all he ha...