The ghost of Long Wuyeye appeared somewhat blurred.
Under normal circumstances, right after a person’s death, the soul is very weak, completely devoid of memory—it’s merely an invisible and intangible wisp of yin energy.
The ghost of Fifth Master Long appeared somewhat indistinct.
Normally, when a person dies, their soul is initially very weak, completely devoid of memories—nothing more than an invisible, intangible wisp of Yin energy.
But Fifth Master Long had practiced the art of Ghost Gu, making the situation entirely different.
The art of Ghost Gu is an extremely unusual dark art, one that ordinary people cannot accept.
Fifth Master Long collected corpses, absorbing corpse energy from the dead bodies daily. Through his cultivation method, he accumulated this corpse energy within his body. As the corpse energy built up, his complexion grew darker than that of a normal person. When the accumulation reached a certain level, the moment this living person died, his ghost would rapidly grow stronger due to the stored corpse energy. Those who mastered the art of Ghost Gu to its highest level could transform into vengeful spirits immediately upon death.
The origin of Ghost Gu lies in the fact that Gu sorcerers, during their lifetimes, committed so many evil deeds that the ghosts of those they killed gathered without dispersing, waiting for the moment the sorcerer died. These ghosts would then swarm to devour the sorcerer’s newly freed soul. To prevent their souls from being consumed, Gu sorcerers practiced Ghost Gu in advance. Upon death, their souls would instantly become powerful, making them more than a match for ordinary ghosts.
Thus, Ghost Gu served as a guarantee for Gu sorcerers to act without restraint in their evil deeds.
However, Fifth Master Long had not cultivated Ghost Gu to a high level, so he did not become a fearsome vengeful spirit. He was only slightly stronger than an average ghost.
As soon as he regained his memories, he eagerly sought out Shui Miao.
Originally, he had planned to wait a few more days before coming.
But when he found Shui Miao alone by the river, cold and hungry, with weakened Yang energy, he assumed Shui Miao was physically vulnerable and saw an opportunity. He revealed himself, intending to possess Shui Miao’s body immediately to exact revenge.
Yet, what made him uneasy was Shui Miao’s smiling face, which seemed fearless and confident.
“You have quite the nerve. What exactly are you relying on?” Fifth Master Long’s spirit hesitated to act rashly.
Hearing this, Shui Miao’s heart stirred, realizing that Fifth Master Long was afraid. He deliberately feigned weakness, saying, “Because I’ve studied Daoism and am not afraid of ghosts who’ve just died. What can you do to me?”
Shui Miao smiled triumphantly, giving off an impression of ignorance and foolishness.
“Is that so!”
A smug smile appeared on Fifth Master Long’s ghostly face.
Immediately after, he advanced toward Shui Miao…
Shui Miao pretended to be startled and fearful, exclaiming, “What are you doing? I… I’m a young man, full of Yang energy! Ah! Aren’t you afraid of dying? Stop…” Before he could finish, he saw Fifth Master Long’s ghost transform into black energy, rushing straight into his seven orifices. A chilling sensation washed over him, as if he had fallen into an icy cave, making him extremely uncomfortable. But it didn’t last long. When the ghost’s Yin energy touched the seal in his dantian, Shui Miao felt a sudden shock throughout his body, and all discomfort quickly vanished.
Just like that, Fifth Master Long’s ghost was effortlessly destroyed.
“Deceitful! So deceitful!”
Hidden in the bushes about a hundred meters away, the black snake demon watched in astonishment as Shui Miao sat cross-legged, while Fifth Master Long’s ghost had completely vanished from this world.
Behind the black snake demon, the white-clad female ghost said calmly, “This kid is clever. You’d better not act recklessly. If you ruin my master’s plans, she will definitely not spare you.”
Earlier, the white-clad female ghost and the black snake demon had fought to a draw.
In reality, the black snake demon was far more powerful than the white-clad female ghost, but it feared the thousand-year-old female ghost, Lady White, and dared not go too far against Bai Feng.
After the commotion, the ghost and the demon ended up secretly observing Shui Miao from a distance.
“Your master’s plans? What plans? Can I get a share of the benefits?” The black snake demon’s eyes shifted as it quickly weighed the pros and cons in its mind.
Bai Feng glanced disdainfully at the black snake demon. “With that wretched appearance of yours, it’d be a mercy if my master doesn’t kill you. And you still want benefits? You’re just like that brat.”
“Tch, we’re just clever,” the black snake demon retorted, also giving Bai Feng a scornful look. “If I don’t get any benefits, I won’t play with you anymore. Let’s see how capable you are then.” With that, the black snake demon’s soul returned to its body, and it slithered away.
Seeing this, Bai Feng sneered repeatedly and muttered to herself, “What a piece of work. As if I invited you here. ‘Won’t play with me anymore’—when have I ever cared about you? Really…”
Shui Miao sat cross-legged for over twenty more minutes. Seeing that neither Bai Feng nor the black snake demon had returned, he grew bored and stood up, looking around. After a while, he turned and left, intending to find the young wife and clarify things with her. Then, he planned to wander the world, seeking out ghosts, monsters, and evil spirits, using his body to deal with them and achieve his goal of breaking the seal as soon as possible.
Shui Miao headed north. When he reached Zhang Ling’s house and saw it was dark, he made his way toward the town. After walking for over ten minutes, he saw the young wife running toward him, followed by a suspicious-looking man.
A pervert?
Shui Miao immediately thought of a predator. He quickly picked up a stone from the ground and ran toward the young wife.
But after taking only a few steps, he realized the man wasn’t alone—there were three of them.
In the pitch darkness, without any immortal powers, how could he take on three opponents alone?
Shui Miao hesitated for a moment, but for the sake of the young wife, he couldn’t overthink it. He shouted, “I’m a police officer! What are you doing?”
This tactic might work well in big cities, but here, it was utterly useless.
In this remote mountain valley, where would a police officer come from?
However, the young wife recognized Shui Miao’s voice and cried out, “Help! Help!”
“I’ll smash you to death!”
Shui Miao swung the stone at the three men, not caring whether he hit them, and continued throwing stones.
“Damn it, kill him!”
The three thugs weren’t hit but were enraged by Shui Miao’s actions. They brandished knives and charged at him together.
Knives!
At the sight of the knives, Shui Miao panicked. He wasn’t afraid of demons and ghosts, but he was terrified of blades.
He quickly grabbed the young wife’s hand and ran, both of them shouting for help as they fled. But this area was desolate wilderness, with no houses nearby. Even if there were, no one would dare come out in the dead of night. To Shui Miao’s frustration, the young wife tripped and sprained her ankle, leaving Shui Miao helpless as the three thugs closed in.
“Hah! You brat, let’s see where you run now.”
“Kneel down, or we’ll cut you to death!”
“Hurry up and kneel! Damn it, you’re asking for it…”
One of the thugs kicked Shui Miao, sending him tumbling to the ground.
If it were just one thug, Shui Miao would have fought back, but with three opponents, he couldn’t act recklessly. As he fell, he reached behind him, trying to find a stone to knock one of them down. But after groping around, he didn’t find a stone—instead, his hand touched something soft and icy cold…
“What the hell is this?”
Shui Miao shuddered and quickly scrambled away.
The ghost of Fifth Master Long appeared somewhat indistinct.
Normally, when a person dies, their soul is initially very weak, completely devoid of memories—nothing more than an invisible, intangible wisp of Yin energy.
However, Fifth Master Long had practiced the Ghost Gu technique, making the situation entirely different.
The Ghost Gu technique is an extremely unusual and sinister art that ordinary people cannot accept.
Fifth Master Long collected corpses and absorbed corpse energy from the dead bodies daily. Using a specific method, he accumulated this corpse energy within his body. As the corpse energy built up, his complexion grew darker than that of a normal person. When the accumulation reached a certain level, upon his death, his ghost would rapidly grow stronger due to the stored corpse energy. Those who mastered the Ghost Gu technique to its highest level could instantly transform into fierce ghosts the moment they died.
The origin of Ghost Gu lies in the fact that Gu sorcerers, during their lifetimes, committed too many evil deeds. Many ghosts of those they killed lingered, waiting for the moment the Gu sorcerer died to swarm and devour their newly freed soul. To prevent their souls from being consumed by these vengeful spirits, Gu sorcerers practiced Ghost Gu in advance. Once they died, their souls would immediately become powerful, making them unmatched by ordinary ghosts.
Thus, Ghost Gu served as a safeguard for Gu sorcerers to act without restraint.
However, Fifth Master Long had not mastered Ghost Gu to a high level, so he did not become a terrifying fierce ghost. He was only slightly stronger than an average ghost.
As soon as he regained his memories, he eagerly sought out Shui Miao.
Originally, he had planned to wait a few more days before coming.
But when he found Shui Miao alone by the river, cold and hungry with weakened Yang energy, he assumed Shui Miao was physically vulnerable and saw an opportunity. He revealed himself, intending to possess Shui Miao’s body immediately to exact revenge.
Yet, what made him uneasy was Shui Miao’s smiling face, which seemed confident and unafraid.
“You have quite the nerve. What are you relying on?” Fifth Master Long’s ghost did not dare act rashly.
Hearing this, Shui Miao’s heart stirred, realizing Fifth Master Long was afraid. He deliberately feigned weakness, saying, “Because I’ve studied Taoism and am not afraid of ghosts like you who just died. What can you do to me?”
Shui Miao smiled triumphantly, giving off an impression of ignorance and foolishness.
“Is that so?”
A smug smile appeared on Fifth Master Long’s ghostly face.
Then, he began advancing toward Shui Miao…
Shui Miao pretended to be startled and frightened, saying, “What are you doing? I… I’m a young man, full of Yang energy. Ah! Aren’t you afraid of dying? Don’t…” Before he could finish, he saw Fifth Master Long’s ghost transform into black energy, rushing straight into his seven orifices. A chilling sensation washed over him, as if he had fallen into an ice cave, making him extremely uncomfortable. But it didn’t last long. When the ghost’s Yin energy touched the seal in his dantian, Shui Miao felt a shock throughout his body, and all discomfort quickly vanished.
Just like that, Fifth Master Long’s ghost was easily destroyed.
“Deceitful! So deceitful!”
From behind a bush about a hundred meters away, the black snake demon watched in shock as Shui Miao sat cross-legged, while Fifth Master Long’s ghost had completely disappeared from this world.
Behind the black snake demon, the white-clad female ghost said calmly, “This kid is clever. You’d better not act recklessly. If you ruin my master’s plans, she will definitely not spare you.”
Earlier, the white-clad female ghost and the black snake demon had fought to a standstill.
In reality, the black snake demon was far more powerful than the white-clad female ghost, but it feared the thousand-year-old female ghost, Lady Bai, and dared not go too far against Bai Feng.
After some commotion, the ghost and the demon ended up secretly observing Shui Miao from a distance.
“Your master’s plans? What plans? Can I get a share of the benefits?” The black snake demon’s eyes shifted as it quickly weighed the pros and cons.
Bai Feng glanced disdainfully at the black snake demon. “With that wretched look of yours, my master would be doing well just by not killing you. And you want benefits? You’re just like that brat.”
“Tch, we’re just clever,” the black snake demon retorted, also giving Bai Feng a scornful look. “If I don’t get any benefits, I won’t play with you anymore. Let’s see how capable you are then.” With that, the black snake demon’s soul returned to its body, and it slithered away.
Seeing this, Bai Feng sneered repeatedly and muttered to herself, “What a piece of work. As if I invited you here. ‘Not playing with me anymore’—when have I ever cared about you? Really…”
Shui Miao sat for another twenty minutes or so. Seeing that neither Bai Feng nor the black snake demon had returned, he grew bored and stood up, looking around. After a while, he turned and left, intending to find the young wife and clarify things with her. Then, he planned to wander far and wide, seeking out ghosts, monsters, and evil spirits, using his body to deal with them and achieve his goal of breaking the seal as soon as possible.
Shui Miao headed north. When he reached Zhang Ling’s house and saw it was dark, he made his way toward the town. After walking for over ten minutes, he saw the young wife running toward him, followed by a suspicious-looking man.
A pervert?
Shui Miao immediately thought of a predator. He quickly picked up a stone from the ground and ran toward the young wife.
But after just a few steps, he realized there wasn’t just one predator—there were three.
In the pitch darkness, without any immortal powers, how could he take on three people alone?
Shui Miao hesitated for a moment, but for the young wife’s sake, he couldn’t afford to overthink it. He shouted, “I’m a police officer! What are you doing?”
This tactic might work well in big cities, but here, it was utterly useless.
In this remote mountain valley, where would a police officer come from?
However, the young wife recognized Shui Miao’s voice and cried out, “Help! Help!”
“I’ll smash you to death!”
Shui Miao swung the stone at the three men, not caring whether he hit them or not, and continued throwing stones.
“Damn it, kill him!”
The three thugs weren’t hit but were instead enraged. Brandishing knives, they charged at Shui Miao.
Knives!
Seeing the knives, Shui Miao was terrified. He wasn’t afraid of demons or ghosts, but he was afraid of blades.
He quickly grabbed the young wife’s hand and ran, both of them shouting for help as they fled. But this area was desolate wilderness with no houses nearby. Even if there were, no one would dare come out in the dead of night. To Shui Miao’s frustration, the young wife tripped and sprained her ankle. Shui Miao could only watch helplessly as the three thugs caught up.
“Hah! You brat, let’s see where you run now.”
“Kneel down, or we’ll cut you to death!”
“Hurry up and kneel! Damn it, are you looking to die?”
One of the thugs kicked Shui Miao, sending him tumbling to the ground.
If it were just one thug, Shui Miao would definitely fight back. But facing three, he couldn’t act recklessly. As he fell, he reached behind him, trying to find a stone to knock one of them down. But after groping around, he didn’t find a stone. Instead, his hand touched something soft and icy cold…
“What the hell is this?”
Shui Miao shuddered and quickly scrambled away.
The ghost of Fifth Master Long appeared somewhat indistinct.
Normally, when a person dies, their soul is initially very weak, completely devoid of memories—nothing more than an invisible, intangible wisp of Yin energy.
However, Fifth Master Long had practiced the Ghost Gu technique, making the situation entirely different.
The Ghost Gu technique is an extremely sinister art that ordinary people cannot endure.
Fifth Master Long collected corpses and absorbed corpse energy from the dead bodies daily. Through his cultivation method, he accumulated this corpse energy within his body. As the corpse energy built up, his complexion grew darker than that of a normal person. When the accumulation reached a certain level, upon his death, his ghost would rapidly grow stronger due to the stored corpse energy. Those who mastered the Ghost Gu technique to its highest level could transform into vengeful spirits immediately after drawing their last breath.
The origin of Ghost Gu lies in the fact that Gu sorcerers, having committed too many evil deeds in life, attracted the lingering spirits of those they had killed. These spirits gathered, waiting for the moment the Gu sorcerer died to devour their newly freed soul. To prevent their souls from being consumed, Gu sorcerers practiced Ghost Gu in advance. Upon death, their souls would instantly become powerful, making ordinary ghosts no match for them.
Thus, Ghost Gu served as a safeguard for Gu sorcerers to act without restraint.
However, Fifth Master Long had not mastered Ghost Gu to a high level, so he did not become a fearsome vengeful spirit. He was only slightly stronger than an ordinary ghost.
As soon as he regained his memories, he eagerly sought out Shui Miao.
Originally, he had planned to wait a few more days before coming.
But when he found Shui Miao alone by the river, cold and hungry with weakened Yang energy, he assumed Shui Miao was physically vulnerable and saw an opportunity. He revealed himself, intending to possess Shui Miao’s body and exact revenge.
Yet, what made him uneasy was Shui Miao’s smiling face, which seemed confident and unafraid.
“You have quite the nerve. What are you relying on?” Fifth Master Long’s spirit hesitated to act rashly.
Hearing this, Shui Miao’s heart stirred, realizing Fifth Master Long was afraid. He deliberately feigned weakness, saying, “Because I’ve studied Daoism and am not afraid of ghosts who’ve just died. What can you do to me?”
Shui Miao chuckled triumphantly, giving off an impression of ignorance and foolishness.
“Is that so?”
A smug smile appeared on Fifth Master Long’s ghostly face.
Then, he began advancing toward Shui Miao…
Shui Miao pretended to be startled and fearful, exclaiming, “What are you doing? I… I’m a young man, full of Yang energy! Ah! Aren’t you afraid of dying? Stop…” Before he could finish, he saw Fifth Master Long’s ghost transform into black energy, rushing straight into his seven orifices. A chilling sensation washed over him, as if he had fallen into an icy cave, making him extremely uncomfortable. But it didn’t last long. When the ghost’s Yin energy touched the seal in his dantian, Shui Miao felt a sudden shock throughout his body, and all discomfort quickly vanished.
Just like that, Fifth Master Long’s ghost was effortlessly destroyed.
“Deceitful! So deceitful!”
Hidden in the bushes about a hundred meters away, the black snake demon watched in shock as Shui Miao sat cross-legged, while Fifth Master Long’s ghost had completely disappeared from the world.
Behind the black snake demon, the female ghost in white said calmly, “This kid is clever. You’d better not act recklessly. If you ruin my master’s plans, she will definitely not spare you.”
Earlier, the female ghost in white and the black snake demon had fought to a standstill.
In reality, the black snake demon was far more powerful than the female ghost in white, but it feared the thousand-year-old female ghost, Lady White, and dared not go too far against Bai Feng.
After the commotion, the ghost and the demon ended up secretly observing Shui Miao from a distance.
“Your master’s plans? What plans? Can I get a share of the benefits?” The black snake demon’s eyes shifted as it quickly weighed the pros and cons.
Bai Feng glanced disdainfully at the black snake demon. “With that wretched look of yours, my master would be doing well just by not killing you. And you want benefits? You’re just like that brat.”
“Tch, we’re just clever,” the black snake demon retorted, also giving Bai Feng a scornful look. “If I don’t get any benefits, I won’t play with you anymore. Let’s see how capable you are then.” With that, the black snake demon’s soul returned to its body, and it slithered away.
Seeing this, Bai Feng sneered repeatedly and muttered to herself, “What a piece of work. As if I invited you here. ‘Not playing with me anymore’—when have I ever cared about you? Really…”
Shui Miao sat cross-legged for over twenty more minutes. Seeing that neither Bai Feng nor the black snake demon had returned, he grew bored and stood up, looking around. After a while, he turned and left, intending to find the young wife and clarify things with her. Then, he planned to wander the world, seeking out ghosts and demons to confront them with his body, aiming to break the seal as soon as possible.
Shui Miao headed north. When he reached Zhang Ling’s house and saw it was dark, he made his way toward the town. After walking for over ten minutes, he saw the young wife running toward him, followed by a suspicious-looking man.
A pervert?
Shui Miao immediately thought of a predator. He quickly picked up a stone from the ground and ran toward the young wife.
But after just a few steps, he realized the man wasn’t alone—there were three of them.
In the pitch darkness, without any immortal powers, how could he take on three people alone?
Shui Miao hesitated briefly, but for the sake of the young wife, he couldn’t overthink it. He shouted, “I’m a police officer! What are you doing?”
This tactic might work well in big cities, but here, it was useless.
In this remote mountain village, where would a police officer come from?
However, the young wife recognized Shui Miao’s voice and cried out, “Help! Help!”
“I’ll smash you to death!”
Shui Miao swung the stone at the three men, not caring whether he hit them, and continued throwing stones.
“Damn it, kill him!”
The three thugs, far from being hit, were enraged by Shui Miao’s actions. They brandished knives and charged at him.
Knives!
Seeing the knives, Shui Miao was terrified. He wasn’t afraid of ghosts or demons, but knives were another matter.
He quickly grabbed the young wife’s hand and ran, both of them shouting for help as they fled. But this area was desolate wilderness with no houses nearby. Even if there were, no one would dare come out in the dead of night. To Shui Miao’s frustration, the young wife stumbled and twisted her ankle, forcing him to watch helplessly as the three thugs closed in.
“Hah! You brat, let’s see where you run now.”
“Kneel down, or we’ll cut you to pieces!”
“Hurry up and kneel! Damn it, are you looking to die?”
One of the thugs kicked Shui Miao, sending him tumbling to the ground.
If it were just one thug, Shui Miao would have fought back, but facing three, he couldn’t act recklessly. As he fell, he reached behind him, hoping to find a stone to knock one of them down. But after groping around, he didn’t find a stone. Instead, his hand touched something soft and icy cold…
“What the hell is this?”
Shui Miao shuddered and quickly scrambled away.
The ghost of Fifth Master Long appeared somewhat indistinct.
Normally, when a person dies, their soul is initially very weak, completely devoid of memories—nothing more than an invisible, intangible wisp of Yin energy.
However, Fifth Master Long had practiced the Ghost Gu technique, making the situation entirely different.
The Ghost Gu technique is an extremely unusual dark art, one that ordinary people cannot accept.
Fifth Master Long collected corpses and absorbed corpse energy from the dead bodies daily. Through his cultivation method, he accumulated this corpse energy within his body. As the corpse energy built up, his complexion grew darker than that of a normal person. When the accumulation reached a certain level, upon his death, his ghost would rapidly grow stronger due to the stored corpse energy. Those who mastered the Ghost Gu technique to its highest level could transform into vengeful spirits immediately after drawing their last breath.
The origin of the Ghost Gu technique lies in the fact that Gu sorcerers, having committed too many evil deeds in life, attract the lingering spirits of those they killed. These ghosts gather, waiting for the moment the Gu sorcerer dies to devour their newly freed soul. To prevent their souls from being consumed, Gu sorcerers practice the Ghost Gu technique in advance. Once they die, their souls instantly become powerful, making ordinary ghosts no match for them.
Thus, the Ghost Gu technique serves as a safeguard for Gu sorcerers to act without restraint in their evil deeds.
However, Fifth Master Long had not mastered the Ghost Gu technique to a high level, so he did not become a fearsome vengeful spirit. He was only slightly stronger than an ordinary ghost.
As soon as he regained his memories, he eagerly sought out Shui Miao.
Originally, he had planned to wait a few more days before coming.
But when he found Shui Miao alone by the river, cold and hungry, with weakened Yang energy, he assumed Shui Miao was physically vulnerable and saw an opportunity. He revealed himself, intending to possess Shui Miao’s body immediately to exact revenge.
Yet, what made him uneasy was Shui Miao’s smiling face, which seemed fearless and confident.
“You have quite the nerve. What are you relying on?” Fifth Master Long’s spirit hesitated to act rashly.
Hearing this, Shui Miao’s heart stirred, realizing that Fifth Master Long was afraid. He deliberately feigned weakness, saying, “Because I’ve studied Taoism and am not afraid of ghosts like you who’ve just died. What can you do to me?”
Shui Miao smiled triumphantly, giving off an impression of ignorance and foolishness.
“Is that so!”
A smug smile appeared on Fifth Master Long’s ghostly face.
Then, he began advancing toward Shui Miao…
Shui Miao paused, pretending to be scared. “What are you doing? I… I’m a young man, full of Yang energy. Ah! Aren’t you afraid of dying? Don’t…” Before Shui Miao could finish, he saw Fifth Master Long’s ghost transform into black smoke, rushing straight into his seven orifices. Waves of coldness washed over him, making Shui Miao feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave—extremely uncomfortable. But it didn’t last long. When the ghost’s Yin energy touched the seal in his dantian, Shui Miao felt a sudden shock throughout his body, and all discomfort quickly vanished.
Just like that, Fifth Master Long’s ghost was effortlessly destroyed.
“Deceitful! So deceitful!!”
From behind a bush about a hundred meters away, the black snake demon watched in shock as Shui Miao sat cross-legged, while Fifth Master Long’s ghost had completely disappeared from this world.
Behind the black snake demon, the white-clothed female ghost said calmly, “This kid is clever. You’d better not act recklessly. If you ruin my master’s plans, she will definitely not spare you.”
Earlier, the white-clothed female ghost and the black snake demon had fought to a standstill.
In reality, the black snake demon was far more powerful than the white-clothed female ghost, but it feared the thousand-year-old female ghost, Madame White, and thus dared not go too far against Bai Feng.
After some commotion, the ghost and the demon ended up spying on Shui Miao from a distance.
“Your master’s plans? What plans? Can I get some benefits too?” The black snake demon’s eyes shifted as it quickly weighed the pros and cons in its mind.
Bai Feng glanced disdainfully at the black snake demon. “With that wretched appearance of yours, my master would be lenient just by not killing you. And you still want benefits? You’re just like that despicable kid.”
“Tch, we’re just clever,” the black snake demon retorted, also giving Bai Feng a scornful look. “If I don’t get any benefits, I won’t play with you anymore. Let’s see how capable you are then.” After saying this, the black snake demon’s soul returned to its body and it slithered away.
Seeing this, Bai Feng sneered repeatedly and couldn’t help muttering to herself, “What a piece of work. As if I invited you here. ‘Won’t play with me anymore’—when have I ever cared about you? Really…”
Shui Miao sat cross-legged for over twenty more minutes. Seeing that neither Bai Feng nor the black snake demon had returned, he felt utterly bored and stood up to look around. After a while, he turned and left, intending to find the young wife and clarify things with her. Then, he planned to wander the world, seeking out ghosts, monsters, and evil spirits, using his body to deal with them and achieve his goal of breaking the seal as soon as possible.
Shui Miao headed north. When he reached Zhang Ling’s house and saw it was dark and deserted, he made his way toward the town. After walking for over ten minutes, he saw the young wife running toward him, followed by a suspicious-looking man.
A pervert?
Shui Miao immediately thought of a predator. He quickly picked up a stone from the ground and ran toward the young wife.
To his surprise, after running only a few steps, he realized there wasn’t just one predator but three.
In the pitch darkness, without any immortal powers, how could he take on three opponents alone?
Shui Miao hesitated for a moment, but for the sake of the young wife, he couldn’t afford to overthink it. He shouted, “I’m a police officer! What are you doing?”
This tactic might work well in big cities, but here, it was utterly useless.
In this remote mountain valley, where would a police officer come from?
However, the young wife recognized Shui Miao’s voice and cried out, “Help! Help!”
“I’ll smash you to death!”
Shui Miao swung the stone at the three men, not caring whether he hit them or not, and continued throwing stones.
“Damn it, kill him!”
The three thugs weren’t hit but were instead enraged by Shui Miao. They brandished knives and charged at him together.
Knives!
Seeing the knives, Shui Miao was terrified. He wasn’t afraid of demons or ghosts, but he was afraid of blades.
Shui Miao quickly grabbed the young wife’s hand and ran, both of them shouting for help as they fled. But this area was desolate wilderness with no houses nearby. Even if there were, no one would dare come out in the dead of night. To Shui Miao’s frustration, the young wife tripped and sprained her ankle while running. Shui Miao could only watch helplessly as the three thugs caught up.
“Hah! You brat, let’s see where you run now.”
“Kneel down, or we’ll chop you to death!”
“Hurry up and kneel! Damn it, are you looking to die?”
One of the thugs kicked Shui Miao, sending him tumbling to the ground.
If it were just one thug, Shui Miao would definitely fight back. But with three opponents, he couldn’t act recklessly. After falling, Shui Miao reached behind him, trying to find a stone to knock one of them down first. To his surprise, after groping around, he didn’t find a stone but instead touched something soft and icy cold…
“What the hell is this?”
Shui Miao shuddered and quickly scrambled away.
The ghost of Fifth Master Long appeared somewhat indistinct.
Normally, when a person dies, their soul is initially very weak, completely devoid of memories—nothing more than an invisible, intangible wisp of Yin energy.
However, Fifth Master Long had practiced the art of Ghost Gu, making the situation entirely different.
The art of Ghost Gu is an extremely sinister technique, one that ordinary people cannot accept.
Fifth Master Long collected corpses and absorbed corpse energy from the dead bodies daily. Through his cultivation method, he accumulated this corpse energy within his body. As the corpse energy built up, his complexion grew darker than that of a normal person. When the accumulation reached a certain level, upon his death, his ghost would rapidly grow stronger due to the stored corpse energy. Those who mastered the art of Ghost Gu to its highest level could transform into vengeful spirits the moment they died.
The origin of Ghost Gu lies in the fact that Gu sorcerers, during their lifetimes, committed too many evil deeds. Many ghosts of those they killed lingered, waiting for the moment the Gu sorcerer died to swarm and devour their newly freed soul. To prevent their souls from being consumed by these ghosts, Gu sorcerers practiced Ghost Gu in advance. Once they died, their souls would instantly become powerful, making them unmatched by ordinary ghosts.
Thus, Ghost Gu served as a safeguard for Gu sorcerers to commit atrocities without fear.
However, Fifth Master Long had not cultivated Ghost Gu to a high level, so he did not become a fearsome vengeful spirit. He was only slightly stronger than an average ghost.
As soon as he regained his memories, he eagerly sought out Shui Miao.
Originally, he had planned to wait a few more days before coming.
But when he found Shui Miao alone by the river, cold and hungry, with weakened Yang energy, he assumed Shui Miao was extremely vulnerable and saw an opportunity. He revealed himself, intending to possess Shui Miao’s body and seek revenge.
Yet, what made him uneasy was Shui Miao’s smiling face, which seemed fearless and confident.
“You have quite the nerve. What exactly are you relying on?” Fifth Master Long’s ghost did not dare act rashly.
Hearing this, Shui Miao’s heart stirred, realizing that Fifth Master Long was afraid. He deliberately feigned weakness, saying, “Because I’ve studied Daoism and am not afraid of ghosts like you who just died. What can you do to me?”
Shui Miao smiled triumphantly, giving off an impression of ignorance and foolishness.
“Is that so?”
A smug smile appeared on Fifth Master Long’s ghostly face.
Immediately after, he advanced toward Shui Miao…
Shui Miao was taken aback and pretended to be scared, saying, “What are you doing? I… I’m a young man, full of Yang energy. Ah! Aren’t you afraid of dying? Stop…” Before Shui Miao could finish, he saw Fifth Master Long’s ghost transform into black energy, rushing straight into his seven orifices. A chilling sensation washed over him, making Shui Miao feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave—extremely uncomfortable. But it didn’t last long. When the ghost’s Yin energy touched the seal in his dantian, Shui Miao felt a sudden shock throughout his body, and all discomfort quickly vanished.
Just like that, Fifth Master Long’s ghost was effortlessly destroyed.
“Deceitful! So deceitful!”
Hidden in the bushes about a hundred meters away, the black snake demon watched in shock as Shui Miao sat cross-legged, while Fifth Master Long’s ghost had completely vanished from this world.
Behind the black snake demon, the white-clad female ghost said calmly, “This kid is clever. You’d better not act recklessly. If you ruin my master’s plans, she will definitely not spare you.”
Earlier, the white-clad female ghost and the black snake demon had fought to a standstill.
In reality, the black snake demon was far more powerful than the white-clad female ghost, but it feared the thousand-year-old female ghost, Lady Bai, and thus dared not go too far against Bai Feng.
After the commotion, the ghost and the demon ended up secretly observing Shui Miao from a distance.
“Your master’s plans? What plans? Can I get a share of the benefits?” The black snake demon’s eyes shifted as it quickly weighed the pros and cons in its mind.
Bai Feng glanced disdainfully at the black snake demon. “With that wretched look of yours, my master would be doing you a favor just by not killing you. And you want benefits? You’re just like that brat.”
“Tch, we’re just clever,” the black snake demon retorted, also giving Bai Feng a scornful look. “If you won’t give me any benefits, I won’t play with you anymore. Let’s see how capable you are then.” With that, the black snake demon’s soul returned to its body, and it slithered away.
Seeing this, Bai Feng sneered repeatedly and couldn’t help muttering to herself, “What a piece of work. As if I invited you here. ‘Won’t play with me anymore’—when have I ever cared about you? Really…”
Shui Miao sat cross-legged for over twenty more minutes. Seeing that neither Bai Feng nor the black snake demon had returned, he grew bored and stood up, looking around. After a while, he turned and left, intending to find the young wife and clarify things with her. Then, he planned to wander the world, seeking out ghosts and demons to confront them with his body, aiming to break the seal as soon as possible.
Shui Miao headed north. When he reached Zhang Ling’s house and saw it was dark, he made his way toward the town. After walking for over ten minutes, he saw the young wife running toward him, followed by a suspicious-looking man.
A pervert?
Shui Miao immediately thought of a pervert. He quickly picked up a stone from the ground and ran toward the young wife.
To his surprise, after running a few steps, he realized there wasn’t just one pervert but three.
It was dark, and he had no immortal powers. How could he take on three opponents alone?
Shui Miao hesitated for a moment, but for the sake of the young wife, he couldn’t overthink it. He shouted, “I’m a police officer! What are you doing?”
This tactic might work better in big cities.
Here, it was utterly useless.
In this remote mountain valley, where would a police officer come from?
However, the young wife recognized Shui Miao’s voice and cried out, “Help! Help!”
“I’ll smash you to death!”
Shui Miao swung the stone at the three men, not caring whether he hit them, and continued throwing stones.
“Damn it, kill him!”
The three thugs weren’t hit but were enraged by Shui Miao’s actions. They brandished knives and charged at him.
Knives!
Seeing the knives, Shui Miao was terrified. He wasn’t afraid of ghosts or demons, but he feared blades.
Shui Miao quickly grabbed the young wife’s hand and ran, both of them shouting for help as they fled. However, this area was desolate wilderness with no houses nearby. Even if there were, no one would dare come out in the dead of night. To Shui Miao’s frustration, the young wife tripped and sprained her ankle, forcing him to watch helplessly as the three thugs caught up.
“Hah! You brat, let’s see where you run now.”
“Kneel down, or we’ll chop you to death!”
“Hurry up and kneel! Damn it, are you looking to die?”
One of the thugs kicked Shui Miao, sending him tumbling to the ground.
If it were just one thug, Shui Miao would have fought back, but facing three, he couldn’t act recklessly. As he fell, he reached behind him, hoping to find a stone to knock one down. But after groping around, he didn’t find a stone. Instead, his hand touched something soft and icy cold…
“What the hell is this?”
Shui Miao shuddered and quickly scrambled away.
The ghost of Fifth Master Long appeared somewhat indistinct.
Normally, when a person dies, their soul is initially very weak, completely devoid of memories—nothing more than an invisible, intangible wisp of Yin energy.
However, Fifth Master Long had practiced the Ghost Gu technique, making the situation entirely different.
The Ghost Gu technique is an extremely sinister art that ordinary people cannot accept.
Fifth Master Long collected corpses and absorbed corpse energy from the dead bodies daily. Through his cultivation method, he accumulated this corpse energy within his body. As the corpse energy built up, his complexion grew darker than that of a normal person. When the accumulation reached a certain level, upon his death, his ghost would rapidly grow stronger due to the stored corpse energy. Those who mastered the Ghost Gu technique to its highest level could transform into vengeful spirits immediately after drawing their last breath.
The origin of Ghost Gu lies in the fact that Gu sorcerers, having committed too many evil deeds in life, attracted the lingering spirits of those they killed. These ghosts gathered, waiting for the moment the Gu sorcerer died to devour their newly freed soul. To prevent their souls from being consumed, Gu sorcerers practiced Ghost Gu in advance. Upon death, their souls would instantly become powerful, far beyond the reach of ordinary ghosts.
Thus, Ghost Gu served as a safeguard for Gu sorcerers to act without restraint.
However, Fifth Master Long had not cultivated Ghost Gu to a high level, so he did not become a fearsome vengeful spirit. He was only slightly stronger than an average ghost.
As soon as he regained his memories, he eagerly sought out Shui Miao.
Originally, he had planned to wait a few more days before appearing.
But when he found Shui Miao alone by the river, cold and hungry with weakened Yang energy, he assumed Shui Miao was physically vulnerable and saw an opportunity. He revealed himself, intending to possess Shui Miao’s body and seek revenge.
Yet, what made him uneasy was Shui Miao’s smiling face, which seemed fearless and confident.
“You have quite the nerve. What are you relying on?” Fifth Master Long’s spirit hesitated to act rashly.
Hearing this, Shui Miao’s heart stirred, realizing that Fifth Master Long was afraid. He deliberately feigned weakness, saying, “Because I’ve studied Daoism and am not afraid of ghosts like you who just died. What can you do to me?”
Shui Miao smirked arrogantly, giving off an impression of ignorance and foolishness.
“Is that so?”
A smug smile appeared on Fifth Master Long’s ghostly face.
Then, he began advancing toward Shui Miao…
Shui Miao pretended to be startled and fearful, exclaiming, “What are you doing? I… I’m a young man, full of Yang energy! Ah! Aren’t you afraid of dying? Stop…” Before he could finish, he saw Fifth Master Long’s ghost transform into black energy, rushing straight into his seven orifices. A chilling sensation washed over him, as if he had fallen into an icy cave, making him extremely uncomfortable. But it didn’t last long. When the ghost’s Yin energy touched the seal in his dantian, Shui Miao felt a sudden shock throughout his body, and all discomfort quickly vanished.
Just like that, Fifth Master Long’s ghost was effortlessly destroyed.
“Deceitful! So deceitful!”
Hidden in the bushes about a hundred meters away, the black snake demon watched in shock as Shui Miao sat cross-legged, while Fifth Master Long’s ghost had completely disappeared from the world.
Behind the black snake demon, the white-clothed female ghost said calmly, “This kid is clever. You’d better not act recklessly. If you ruin my master’s plans, she will definitely not spare you.”
Earlier, the white-clothed female ghost and the black snake demon had fought to a standstill.
In reality, the black snake demon was far more powerful than the white-clothed female ghost, but it feared the millennia-old female ghost, Madame White, and dared not go too far against Bai Feng.
After some commotion, the ghost and the demon ended up secretly observing Shui Miao from a distance.
“Your master’s plans? What plans? Can I get a share of the benefits?” The black snake demon’s eyes shifted as it quickly weighed the pros and cons.
Bai Feng glanced disdainfully at the black snake demon. “With that wretched appearance of yours, it’d be a mercy if my master doesn’t kill you. Asking for benefits? You’re just like that despicable kid.”
“Tch, we’re just clever,” the black snake demon retorted, also giving Bai Feng a scornful look. “If I don’t get any benefits, I won’t play with you anymore. Let’s see how capable you are then.” With that, the black snake demon’s soul returned to its body, and it slithered away.
Seeing this, Bai Feng sneered repeatedly and muttered to herself, “What a joke. As if I invited you here. Not playing with me anymore? When have I ever cared about you? Really…”
Shui Miao sat for another twenty minutes or so. Seeing that neither Bai Feng nor the black snake demon had returned, he grew bored and stood up, looking around. After a while, he turned and left, intending to clarify things with the young wife before wandering the world to seek out ghosts, monsters, and evil spirits. He planned to use his body to deal with them, aiming to break the seal as soon as possible.
Shui Miao headed north. When he reached Zhang Ling’s house and saw it was dark, he made his way toward the town. After walking for over ten minutes, he spotted the young wife running toward him, followed by a suspicious-looking man.
A pervert?
Shui Miao immediately thought of a predator. He quickly picked up a stone from the ground and ran toward the young wife.
But after taking only a few steps, he realized there weren’t just one but three predators.
In the pitch darkness, without any immortal powers, how could he take on three opponents alone?
Shui Miao hesitated for a moment, but for the sake of the young wife, he couldn’t overthink it. He shouted, “I’m a police officer! What are you doing?”
This tactic might work better in big cities.
Here, it was utterly useless.
In this remote mountain valley, where would a police officer come from?
However, the young wife recognized Shui Miao’s voice and cried out, “Help! Help!”
“I’ll smash you to death!”
Shui Miao swung the stone at the three men, not caring whether he hit them, and continued throwing stones.
“Damn it, kill him!”
The three thugs weren’t hit but were enraged by Shui Miao’s actions. Brandishing knives, they charged at him together.
Knives!
Seeing the knives, Shui Miao panicked. He wasn’t afraid of demons and ghosts, but he was terrified of blades.
He quickly grabbed the young wife’s hand and ran, both of them shouting for help as they fled. But this area was desolate wilderness with no houses nearby. Even if there were, no one would dare come out in the dead of night. To Shui Miao’s frustration, the young wife stumbled and twisted her ankle while running. Shui Miao could only watch helplessly as the three thugs closed in.
“Hah! You brat, let’s see where you run now.”
“Kneel down, or we’ll chop you to death!”
“Hurry up and kneel! Damn it, are you looking to die?”
One of the thugs kicked Shui Miao, sending him tumbling to the ground.
If it were just one thug, Shui Miao would have fought back. But facing three, he couldn’t act recklessly. As he fell, he reached behind him, trying to find a stone to knock one down. But after groping around, he didn’t find a stone. Instead, his hand touched something soft and icy cold…
“What the hell is this?”
Shui Miao shuddered and quickly scrambled away.
As soon as he regained his memories, he eagerly sought out Shui Miao.
Originally, he had planned to come a few days later.
But when he noticed Shui Miao alone by the riverbank, cold, hungry, and with weak yang energy, he assumed Shui Miao’s body was very weak and vulnerable, so he decided to appear immediately, hoping to possess Shui Miao’s body and take revenge.
Yet, what unsettled him was that Shui Miao wore a smiling expression, seemingly unafraid and completely at ease.
“You’ve got some nerve! What exactly are you relying on?” Long Wuyeye’s soul dared not act rashly.
Upon hearing this, Shui Miao’s heart stirred, realizing that Long Wuyeye was afraid. He deliberately feigned weakness and said, “Because I’ve studied Taoist practices and I’m not afraid of ghosts like you who just died. What are you going to do about it?”
Shui Miao smiled smugly, giving off an impression of ignorance and foolishness.
“Is that so?”
A trace of smugness appeared on Long Wuyeye’s ghostly face.
Then, he advanced menacingly toward Shui Miao…
Shui Miao feigned surprise and fear, saying, “What are you doing? I—I’m a young guy with strong yang energy! Ah! You’re not afraid of dying, are you… Don’t…!” Before he could finish, he saw Long Wuyeye’s ghostly form transform into a black mist, rushing straight into his seven orifices! A chilling coldness spread through his body, making Shui Miao feel as if he had fallen into an icy abyss, extremely uncomfortable. But it didn’t last long. When the ghost’s yin energy touched the seal at his dantian, Shui Miao instinctively felt a jolt throughout his body, and all discomfort vanished rapidly.
Long Wuyeye’s ghost soul was effortlessly destroyed.
“Devious! So devious!!”
From behind the bushes over a hundred meters away, the black snake demon stared in shock as Shui Miao sat cross-legged in meditation, while Long Wuyeye’s ghost had completely vanished from this world.
Behind the black snake demon, the white-robed female ghost calmly said, “This kid is clever. You’d better not act recklessly. If you ruin my master’s plans, she definitely won’t spare you.”
Earlier in the fight, the white-robed ghost and the black snake demon had been evenly matched.
In truth, however, the black snake demon was far more powerful than the white-robed ghost. But the snake demon feared the thousand-year-old female ghost Bai Niangniang, so he dared not harm Bai Feng.
After some commotion, the ghost and demon ended up secretly watching Shui Miao from a distance.
“My master’s plans? What plans? Can I get in on it too?” The black snake demon turned his eyes, quickly weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
Bai Feng glanced disdainfully at the black snake demon. “With your ugly looks, it’s already good my master doesn’t kill you. You still want benefits? You’re just like that brat.”
“Tsk, we call that being smart,” the black snake demon retorted, looking at Bai Feng with equal disdain. “If you don’t give me any benefits, I won’t play with you anymore. Let’s see how tough you can be then.” After saying this, the black snake demon’s soul returned to its body and slithered away.
Seeing this, Bai Feng sneered coldly, muttering to herself, “What a joke. As if I invited you here. Not playing with me anymore? Since when have I ever cared about you? Honestly…”
Shui Miao sat cross-legged for another twenty minutes. When Bai Feng and the black snake demon didn’t return, he felt bored and stood up, looking around. After watching for a while, he turned and left, heading to talk things through with his little wife, and then travel far and wide seeking ghosts, spirits, and demons, using his body to fight them, aiming to lift the seal as soon as possible.
Shui Miao headed north. When he reached Zhang Ling’s house, he found it dark and quiet, so he made his way toward the village. After walking for about ten minutes, Shui Miao saw his little wife running toward him, with a suspicious-looking man following behind her.
A pervert?
Shui Miao immediately thought of a rapist. Without hesitation, he grabbed a stone from the ground and rushed toward his wife.
But before he had run a few steps, he noticed that the pervert wasn’t alone—he was one of three.
In this pitch-black night, without his spiritual powers, how could he possibly fight three men on his own?
Shui Miao hesitated briefly but decided he couldn’t think about it anymore. For the sake of his wife, he shouted loudly, “I’m a cop! What are you doing?”
This trick usually worked better in big cities.
Here, it was completely ineffective.
In this remote mountain village, who would believe in a cop?
However, his wife recognized Shui Miao’s voice and immediately cried out, “Help! Somebody help!”
“I’ll smash you all!”
Shui Miao swung the stone toward the three men, not caring whether he hit them, continuing to throw stones wildly.
“Damn it! Kill him!”
The three thugs weren’t hit but were enraged by Shui Miao instead. They pulled out knives and charged at him together.
Knives!
Seeing the knives, Shui Miao was startled. He wasn’t afraid of ghosts or monsters, but he feared knives.
He quickly grabbed his wife’s hand and ran. As they fled, they both shouted for help. But this stretch of land was wilderness, with no houses nearby. Even if there were, no one would dare come out in the dead of night. What frustrated Shui Miao was that his wife tripped and sprained her ankle while running. He could only watch helplessly as the three thugs closed in.
“Hmph! Brat, nowhere to run now.”
“Get on your knees, or we’ll cut you both to death!”
“Quickly kneel down, you bastard! You want to die?…”
One thug kicked Shui Miao, sending him crashing to the ground.
If it were just one thug, Shui Miao would definitely resist. But facing three, he couldn’t afford to act rashly. After falling, he instinctively reached behind him with his hand, hoping to find a stone to throw at one of them first. But after feeling around a few times without finding any stones, he touched something soft, cold, and strange…
“What the hell is this?!”
Startled, Shui Miao quickly dodged sideways.
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