killing intent within Zhong Kui's memories. He quickly restrained his own aura of killing intent.Though Li Shiqing and Master Zhang understood Xiao Yu, they still looked at him with lingering unease....Chapter 87: Opening the Ghost Gate

The black-robed ghost spoke slowly, with a look of helplessness and anger in his eyes.

"Since the land god's temple was demolished here, the sound made when the Umbrella for Gathering Yin repaired itself was too loud, and it was discovered by that old ghost. He thought this place was a site where three yin energies converge to create煞氣and wanted to occupy it."

Upon hearing what the earth spirit said, Xiao Yu revealed an understanding expression and pointed at Wan Jiayi, saying, "I came here today to take her away and help her return to life; her physical body is still alive."

The earth spirit, upon hearing that Xiao Yu was taking Wan Jiayi's soul to help her return to life, scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "So Young Master is taking her away to help her return to life. I thought Young Master, like that old ghost, had taken an interest in her extremely yin soul!"

Upon hearing what the earth spirit said about Wan Jiayi's soul being an extremely yin soul, Xiao Yu also showed a surprised expression. He only knew of such souls from Zhong Kui's memories and had never seen one before; he couldn't help but focus his gaze on Wan Jiayi’s soul to have a closer look. Indeed, Wan Jiayi's source of yin energy was incredibly thick and pure—no wonder that old ghost would give up the site where three yin energies converge just to take her away. To yin creatures, Wan Jiayi’s soul is undoubtedly an excellent furnace.

He knew the quality of this earth spirit's ghost nature and was glad that Wan Jiayi had encountered him; if she met a malevolent ghost instead, she likely would have already been made into furnace material.

Wan Jiayi saw Xiao Yu and the earth spirit talking about her. During this period, the earth spirit also mentioned to her what an extremely yin soul was, so she knew its meaning.

Seeing Xiao Yu staring at her, she feared that he would take her away to make her a furnace and, although he said he wanted to help her return to life, she couldn't help but be terrified. She quickly hid behind the earth spirit, peeking out timidly at Xiao Yu. At this moment, Wan Jiayi trusted no one except the earth spirit.

The earth spirit saw that Wan Jiayi had hidden behind him and naturally understood her dependence on him. When he looked at Wan Jiayi, he showed an indulgent smile and said, "Don't worry; Young Master will not harm you!"

After saying this, the earth spirit led Xiao Yu to the center of the foundation trench, informing Xiao Yu that the Umbrella for Gathering Yin was buried here. Xiao Yu found a discarded spade nearby and started digging. Fortunately, his physical strength had increased significantly due to continuous cultivation of righteous energy; otherwise, with his previous constitution, he would have been exhausted.

Soon, Xiao Yu dug out an oiled paper umbrella from the ground. It was indeed a magical item; it hadn’t rotted even after being buried underground for hundreds of years. After looking at the umbrella and nodding his head, Xiao Yu opened up the umbrella. The only issues with the umbrella were two holes; otherwise, it looked brand new.

"These two holes are from the damage during the great calamity. They haven’t been repaired even after absorbing yin煞qi for hundreds of years!" The earth ghost said when he saw Xiao Yu looking at those two holes on the oiled paper umbrella.

"Earth Ghost, if I take this Umbrella to Gather Yin with me, the formation of Three Yin Gathering Evil Qi here will be broken. You’ll also follow me away; what about them" Xiao Yu asked as he pointed his hand towards those ghosts beside him.

When the earth ghost heard Xiao Yu’s words, he gave a wry smile and said, "Actually, it is because of me that they’ve ended up like this. The area within one hundred meters around here has been affected by the Umbrella to Gather Yin; when they died, their souls were in this range. This caused them to miss the time period for entering the Ghost Gate and became wandering spirits without a home. I hope my young master can help them enter the Ghost Gate to reincarnate!"

"Earth Lord, we don’t blame you; if it weren’t for your protection, our souls would’ve dispersed countless times already! Moreover, we are still grateful to you because we can occasionally see our descendants and future generations here," said one of them.

When the earth ghost heard their words, instead of blaming him, an old spirit looked at him with gratitude in his eyes.

"That’s right…."

"Earth Lord, we don’t blame you; on the contrary, we are thankful to you!"

The rest of the spirits said the same.

"Do any of you have anything else that needs to be settled Speak up if there is something. If not, I’m going to open the Ghost Gate soon," Xiao Yu hurriedly told them when he saw from his watch that it was already late.

"No more. Our loved ones moved away long ago and we have no idea where they are!" Several spirits said.

"Old Man Jin, is there anything else you want to say After all, it's been only a few years since you died!" The Earth Ghost has interacted with them for quite some time and has developed an emotional connection with them. Naturally, he hopes that they can leave in peace. So, he asked one of the better-dressed ghosts.

The ghost thought about it before saying, "Master Exorcist, my son is Jin Xianglin from the Wan Cheng International Group Company. If you have time or happen to pass by, please tell him that if he encounters an insurmountable obstacle, he should open the Swiss bank safety deposit box I left for him!"

In fact, this was a signal agreed upon between the ghost and his son when they were young. The ghost said that if one day he died, anyone who came to find him with those words would be someone of importance to his son. If his son encountered an insurmountable obstacle, he could seek help from this person. By doing so, the ghost wanted to leave his son a final trump card or a surprise force.

However, before the old ghost found this important person for his son, he suddenly died of heart disease. He didn't expect that after his death, he would encounter someone as extraordinary as Xiao Yu, so he thought of this signal and planned to pave a way for his son.

"Alright, if I see your son, I will tell him!" said Xiao Yu earnestly.

"Earth Ghost, protect me," Xiao Yu turned around and instructed the Earth Ghost. After saying that, he sat cross-legged as his soul left his body again. With the abilities of his physical form alone, it was insufficient to open the Gate of Ghosts; only by using his soul could this be accomplished.

"Open the Gate of Ghosts…."

The mysterious pattern on Xiao Yu's hand formed a large brush that danced in midair. With a loud cry, a small vortex made up of black fog appeared on the ground, with a strong suction force coming from it, drawing all the ghosts, including the Earth Ghost and Wan Jiayi, into the black vortex.

Seeing things going awry, the Earth Ghost grabbed Wan Jiayi, who was already being pulled up by the vortex's suction, turned into a swirl of black fog, and entered the Umbrella of Gathering Yin energy.

Very quickly, these ghosts were sucked into the vortex. When Xiao Yu saw that all the ghosts had entered the Gate of Ghosts, he dispelled his magical power, causing the black vortex to collapse and vanish instantly.

Xiao Yu couldn't help but smile wryly at his own soul. The already ethereal soul was now reduced to just a faint outline.

Xiao Yu didn't expect that opening the Ghost Gate would consume so much energy. Fortunately, his spirit had been strengthened by Zhong Kui's true essence before, which caused a slight qualitative change in Xiao Yu’s spirit. Furthermore, Xiao Yu's spirit carried a trace of Zhong Kui’s aura; otherwise, not just anyone could open such a gate.

After his spirit returned to the竅and he stood up, Xiao Yu nearly stumbled due to instability as his body couldn't steady itself immediately. He couldn't help but shake his head with a bitter smile.

The Earth Ghost and Wan Jiayi were hiding under the Umbrella of Gathered Shadows. When they sensed that the Ghost Gate had been closed, the Earth Ghost brought Wan Jiayi out to fly away from it.

"Young Master, are you alright" The Earth Ghost saw Xiao Yu walking with an unsteady gait and a pale complexion, so he couldn't help but ask worriedly.

"I'm fine… You two should return under the Umbrella of Gathered Shadows. We need to leave now!" With a bitter smile on his face, Xiao Yu said.

At that moment, a series of noisy conversations and distant police sirens could be heard in the direction where those male students had run off earlier. Upon hearing the sirens, Xiao Yu felt relieved; he was just wondering how to handle those female students who had fainted.

As Xiao Yu walked out of the middle passage between the three buildings, he turned back and, using the dim moonlight, saw that two boys and several police officers had already arrived at where the girls had collapsed. Then, he turned around and disappeared into the night.

Outside on the road near the construction site, Song Hushan and Wan Hongguang were anxiously waiting with a pile of cigarette butts scattered around them, testifying to their restless state of mind. Occasionally, they would peek inside through gaps in the metal fence.

Sitting in the car nearby, Song Hualing and Zhou Ruoying had regained their calmness by now. They kept anxiously glancing towards the construction site with worried faces; Xiao Yu had been inside for over an hour—would anything bad happen

As they looked at the dark construction site far away, they suddenly remembered everything they had seen there earlier and shivered involuntarily, drawing back their necks without daring to look in that direction anymore.

The driver of Wan Hongguang's car and three female police officers were on guard around them. Although the expressions of these women didn't change much, each time they looked towards the construction site, their pupils would slightly contract, revealing that their hearts weren't as calm as they appeared. against following this prescription blindly for fear of any adverse effects.Yet upon seeing this scene unfold earlier, he realized things were not as they seemed. So, he rushed back to inform the pim...