ismans he had been holding in his hand inside his bag. He had spent quite some time at the Thirteenth Division and was aware of the natures of these officials' sons, but this situation was unprecedent...Chapter 85: Wuxing Earth Ghost

However, Xiao Yu didn't care about much at this moment. Seeing the old ghost's aura reaching its peak, Xiao Yu quickly took a few steps back and sat cross-legged. He entered his Sea of Awareness space. Looking at these three artifacts formed by mysterious patterns, he sighed softly. It was they that changed him. But before he could dwell on it further, he immediately grasped onto the three artifacts. The mysterious patterns forming these three artifacts extended out to connect with Xiao Yu’s ghostly hand to become one.

Xiao Yu held his Judgement Pen in his right hand and Ghost Soul Book in his left hand while wearing a sword for slaying demons and evil spirits on his waist, breaking through the Sea of Awareness space and arriving before his physical body. He didn’t want to end up like Laozi with an alms mendicant as his vessel after his body was destroyed.

With his ghostly form carrying three artifacts floating in front of his physical body, Xiao Yu looked at the ugly old ghost whose aura kept increasing. At this moment, Xiao Yu's ghostly soul had already somewhat solidified due to swallowing evil ghosts from the Ferocious Ghost Tunnel.

The ugly old ghost was startled when he saw Xiao Yu’s suddenly appearing ghostly form. This wasn't something an ordinary Daoist could accomplish. Originally, he thought that just by blowing up half of his origin energy, he could deal with Xiao Yu. But seeing Xiao Yu's ghostly form appear and looking at him with a commanding aura, plus the three artifacts emitting a faint dignity and obscure fluctuations, made him realize this was not so simple.

Seeing Xiao Yu floating in mid-air holding Judgment Pen and Ghost Soul Book while wearing Sword for Slaying Demons and Evil Spirits on his waist, a black line formed from two streams of origin energy Yin Qi suddenly emerged from the ghost's greenish-white eyes, flowing down its cheeks as it let out an excited howl. However, the ghost’s aura was gradually diminishing.

Wanjiai and the numerous small ghosts saw the ghost’s appearance and couldn't help but show a hint of worry in their eyes. They frantically circled around the black-clad ghost, continuously howling as they sensed that it was slowly weakening. In their minds, the black-clad ghost was their guardian deity; these spirits, unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation for the longest time, had been following the black-clad ghost for over a hundred years and naturally felt an intense emotional bond with him.

Listening to the excited howl from the black-clad ghost, Xiao Yu turned his head towards the distant black-clad ghost that was still howling excitedly. He sensed that the black-clad ghost's origin energy was continuously dissipating. Though he didn't know why the black-clad ghost acted this way, Xiao Yu couldn’t help but feel a stirring in his heart when looking at him again. His eyes now held a hint of affection, although Xiao Yu himself wasn't sure where it came from.

The ugly old ghost saw Xiao Yu turn to look at the black-clothed ghost and felt that his chance had come. He suddenly charged towards Xiao Yu with a resolute aura.

Although Xiao Yu was watching the black-clothed ghost, he also sensed the old ghost charging over with determination. Xiao Yu wielded Judge's Pen and performed swift movements; golden rays followed the tip of Judge's Pen as it moved through the air. The golden rays at the pen tip formed golden threads that persisted in mid-air as Judge's Pen danced, creating a "Seal" character composed of golden threads to meet the diving old ghost.

The golden lines forming the "Seal" character were like a giant net ensnaring the diving old ghost. Whenever the entrapped old ghost's body touched any of the golden threads, a wisp of smoke would rise, and the old ghost let out a miserable howl.

Seeing that he could not break free from the golden-threaded net no matter what, the old ghost gritted his teeth and flashed an ugly look across his face as all his primal essence suddenly erupted. An overwhelming aura burst forth from him; under this pressure, sand and stones flew everywhere in space. The black-clothed ghost and those minor ghosts were blown about helplessly, unable to stand steadily. Wan Jiayi was already floating due to the wind but remained anchored because she held onto the black-clothed ghost's arm.

Seeing that the old ghost had ignited all his primal essence, Xiao Yu's physical body now offered no defense whatsoever; if he were injured by the old ghost, he wouldn't even have a place left to cry. So, Xiao Yu switched Judge's Pen to his left hand and reached out with his right to retrieve the Sword of Smite Evil from his waist.

The moment the Sword of Smite Evil appeared, it illuminated the entire space in a light golden hue; all those who were hit by its golden rays—whether old ghost or black-clothed ghost or minor ghosts—let out miserable cries.

"Sword of Smite Evil—Smite!" Xiao Yu did not expect the Sword of Smite Evil to be so powerful, even when unsheathed. He quickly barked an order and slashed at the old ghost who was struggling in mid-air after igniting all his primal essence.

“Ah...” The moment the ignited old ghost was hit by the Sword of Smite Evil, he let out a miserable cry before vanishing with a 'boom.'

The moment the ugly ghost vanished, Xiao Yu put away the Sword of Exorcising Demons and Spirits. The golden glow in the space quickly faded. If not for the small ghosts rolling on the ground and emitting intermittent screams of agony, one wouldn't have known anything had happened.

At the instant Xiao Yu retracted the Sword of Exorcising Demons and Spirits, a wave of trembling ran through the incorporeal souls. Xiao Yu hadn’t expected such significant energy depletion from just one sword strike; his once materialized incorporeal soul began to fade again.

Gazing at his fading incorporeal soul, Xiao Yu’s lips curved into an excited smile. He knew that even Zhong Kui would fear the consumption of his own incorporeal soul. However, Xiao Yu was different; currently, he had a powerful incorporeal soul but a weak physical body. If he allowed his incorporeal soul to continue growing stronger without matching it with a physically strong body, his physical form would eventually collapse from not being able to handle the strength of his incorporeal soul. Now that his incorporeal soul was weakened, Xiao Yu wouldn’t need to worry about his weak physical form for quite some time.

Xiao Yu’s incorporeal soul instantly returned to his physical body. Sitting cross-legged on the ground, he opened his eyes and stood up. As soon as he stood, his vision blackened momentarily; he swayed unsteadily, nearly collapsing back onto the floor. Shaking his dizzy head, Xiao Yu slowly walked toward the Black-Clothed Ghost.

The small ghosts saw Xiao Yu approaching and all lined up in front of the Black-Clothed Ghost to block him off. Wan Jiayi was no exception; she acted like a protective mother hen, stretching her arms out to shield the Black-Clothed Ghost behind her. She glared at Xiao Yu with an expression full of hatred.

“Hahaha…” The Black-Clothed Ghost standing at the back laughed in relief when he saw the line of ghosts blocking him. He felt that all his efforts over the years were worth it now.

Although the essence of the Black-Clothed Ghost had already dissipated, and his figure was starting to disperse, he showed no concern about his situation at all but instead parted the ghosts in front of him with excitement. He stared intently at Xiao Yu.

The Black-Clothed Ghost walked up to the row of ghosts, still appearing excited despite his weakening form. He quickly approached Xiao Yu and knelt down before him with a loud 'thud', wailing in a voice that was both desperate and relieved: "Grandmaster Celestial Official! Grandmaster Celestial Official… Little Earth misses you so much! I miss you…

Xiao Yu frowned as he looked at the black-clad ghost kneeling in front of him, a look of bewilderment on his face. He did not recognize this person, yet there was a strange sense of familiarity.

The black-clad ghost felt even more miserable when seeing Xiao Yu's bewildered expression. Origin energy began to rapidly flow out from its eyes: "Grandmaster Celestial Master, don't you remember Little Earth Have you forgotten about Little Earth"

Seeing the black-clad ghost on the verge of dissipation before him, a wave of intense pain surged through Xiao Yu's heart. 'Who could it be Who is he Why do I feel a pang in my heart'

Xiao Yu suppressed his pain and desperately searched through Judge Ma’s memories. Suddenly, with a loud ‘boom’, another massive influx of information bombarded his mind. Thanks to the previous experiences, Xiao Yu didn’t endure much pain this time as he absorbed these memories.

This was about Judge Ma's memories after becoming a Celestial Master, along with those shared between him and his servant—though in reality, their relationship was more akin to that of brothers rather than master and servant.

"Five Elements Earth Ghost I am not the Celestial Master you know; I am merely his successor!" Xiao Yu opened his eyes and saw the black-clad ghost nearing dissipation before him. His heart ached as he spoke.

"Impossible… If you're not Grandmaster Celestial Master, how could there be traces of Grandmaster Celestial Master in your spirit" The black-clad ghost shouted at Xiao Yu with an unbelieving expression.

"Judge Ma infused his last shred of true essence into my spirit!" A hint of sorrow crept into Xiao Yu's voice.ltivation level, he felt relieved; if even Xiao Yu couldn’t handle it after going down, then his own efforts would be in vain.Xiao Yu looked at the old sage and turned to run down the mountain. These...