xiàng wǔ de yǎn zhōng shǎn guò bù gān zhī sè ， yǎo yá qiè chǐ de zhòu mà le yī jù ， dàn hái shì dùn guāng xiàng yuǎn chù táo qù ， tā suī rán xiōng cán xié è ， dàn yě jǐn jǐn shì zhù jī chū qī de xiū wèi ér yǐ ， jué dǎng bú zhù níng dān qī xiū shì zhǎng xīn léi de yī jī 。
向武的眼中闪过不甘之色，咬牙切齿的咒骂了一句，但还是遁光像远处逃去，他虽然凶残邪恶，但也仅仅是筑基初期的修为而已，绝挡不住凝丹期修士掌心雷的一击。
Wu Wu's eyes flashed with不甘 (reluctance), and he gritted his teeth as he cursed. But still, the light of his escape shot away to a distance. Although he was vicious and evil, he was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage 1, so he couldn't withstand the palm strike from a Core Condensation Stage cultivator.
jiàn duì fāng yào táo ， qín yán sù shǒu huī chū ， yī dào fǎ jué dǎ rù dào lán guāng zhī zhōng ， dùn shí ， rú gǔn yóu zhōng bèi pō le yī piáo shuǐ ， zhěng piàn lán guāng fèi téng qǐ lái 。
见对方要逃，秦妍素手挥出，一道法诀打入到蓝光之中，顿时，如滚油中被泼了一瓢水，整片蓝光沸腾起来。
Seeing that the other party wanted to flee, Qin Yan waved her hand, sending a spell into the blue light. Instantly, it seemed like pouring water into boiling oil; the entire blue light began to boil.
cī lā ， yī dào wǎn kǒu cū de diàn shé ， xiàng zhe duì fāng hū xiào ér qù 。
刺啦，一道碗口粗的电蛇，向着对方呼啸而去。
Sizzle! A lightning snake as thick as a bowl's mouth shot towards the opponent.
dùn guāng zhōng ， xiàng wǔ huí tóu wàng le yī yǎn ， bèi nà diàn shé de wēi shì xià dé xīn dǎn jù liè ， jí máng cuī dòng fǎ jué ， xiǎng yào tí gāo dùn guāng de sù dù 。
遁光中，向武回头望了一眼，被那电蛇的威势吓得心胆俱裂，急忙催动法诀，想要提高遁光的速度。
In the midst of his escape, Wu Wu turned around and was frightened to pieces by the power of the lightning snake. He hurriedly activated the spell to increase the speed of his escape.
qín yán de zuǐ jiǎo wēi wēi shàng qiào ， zì jǐ lián shī zūn gěi de bǎo mìng zhī wù dōu ná chū lái le ， qǐ néng róng zhè ge è tú táo tuō ， tā shuāng shǒu niē le yí gè qí guài de fǎ jué ， zhǐ huī zhe diàn shé lán jié 。
秦妍的嘴角微微上翘，自己连师尊给的保命之物都拿出来了，岂能容这个恶徒逃脱，她双手捏了一个奇怪的法诀，指挥着电蛇拦截。
Qin Yan's lips curled slightly upward. She had even taken out her master's life-preserving item; how could she let this evil man escape? She formed a strange spell with both hands and directed the lightning snake to intercept him.
diàn liú jī zhòng de dùn guāng ， zhí jiē dǎ zài le xiàng wǔ de líng qì hù dùn zhī shàng ， zhù jī qī xiū shì de fáng yù fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， rán ér cǐ kè ， nà hù zhào què xiàng shuǐ pào yì bān de pò miè ， yào yǎn de lán guāng zhī zhōng ， xiàng wǔ zhěng gè rén huī fēi yān miè 。
电流击中的遁光，直接打在了向武的灵气护盾之上，筑基期修士的防御非同小可，然而此刻，那护罩却像水泡一般的破灭，耀眼的蓝光之中，向武整个人灰飞烟灭。
The current hit Wu Wu’s Qi Shield, which was no small feat for a Foundation Establishment cultivator. However, at that moment, the shield shattered like a water bubble. In the dazzling blue light, Wu Wu vanished in an instant.
qín yán jiāo chuǎn xū xū ， zǒng suàn shì shū le kǒu qì ， liǎn shàng shǎn guò yī sī tòng xī ， jiāng zhǎng xīn léi liàn zhì chéng lán sè xiǎo zhū shí fēn bù yì ， shī zūn yún hè zhēn rén yě jǐn jǐn liàn zhì le sān kē ér yǐ ， fēn bié gěi le sān gè dì zǐ zuò wèi bǎo mìng zhī wù ， méi xiǎng dào què zài zhè lǐ yòng diào le 。
秦妍娇喘吁吁，总算是舒了口气，脸上闪过一丝痛惜，将掌心雷炼制成蓝色小珠十分不易，师尊云鹤真人也仅仅炼制了三颗而已，分别给了三个弟子做为保命之物，没想到却在这里用掉了。
Qin Yan heaved a sigh of relief and flashed a trace of regret on her face. It was not easy to refine the palm strike into a small blue bead; Master Yunhe had only made three, giving them as life-preserving items to his three disciples. She never expected to use it here.
dàn tā jǐn jǐn shì shāng gǎn le yī xià ， jiù huī fù le lěng jìng de miàn róng ， qín yán zhāo shǒu qǔ zǒu le xiàng wǔ de chǔ wù dài yǔ líng qì ， yòu fú xià le yī lì zhì liáo shāng shì de dān yào ， rán hòu jiù dùn guāng fēi zǒu 。
但她仅仅是伤感了一下，就恢复了冷静的面容，秦妍招手取走了向武的储物袋与灵器，又服下了一粒治疗伤势的丹药，然后就遁光飞走。
But after a moment's melancholy, she regained her composure. Qin Yan took away Wu Wu’s storage bag and spiritual artifacts, then swallowed a medicinal pill to treat her injuries before flying off.
qīng líng zhēn shǒu zhōng de niàn zhū bào diào le yī kē ， dùn shí ， yī lǚ yīn mái fú xiàn zài le tā de liǎn shàng ， shǒu zhōng de niàn zhū gòng yì bǎi líng bā kē ， dài biǎo huǒ líng mén jìn rù zhù jī qī de yì bǎi líng bā wèi gāo shǒu ， lǐ miàn fēng yìn yǒu tā men de líng shí ， rú guǒ rén sǐ le ， bù guǎn zài duō yuǎn de dì fāng ， zhè niàn zhū dū huì bào diào 。
清灵真手中的念珠爆掉了一颗，顿时，一缕阴霾浮现在了他的脸上，手中的念珠共一百零八颗，代表火灵门进入筑基期的一百零八位高手，里面封印有他们的灵识，如果人死了，不管在多远的地方，这念珠都会爆掉。
The beads in Qing Lingzhen’s prayer beads exploded one by one. A layer of gloom appeared on his face. The 108 beads represented the 108 high-ranking experts of Fire Spirit Sect who had entered the Foundation Establishment Stage, and they were sealed with their spirit consciousness. If any of them died, no matter where they were, these prayer beads would explode.
xiàng wǔ zāo yù le bù cè ！
向武遭遇了不测！
Wu Wu met an untimely end!
“ shī xiōng ！”
“师兄！”
Brother Senior!
qīng líng zhēn rén de shēn biān ， hái zhàn yǒu qí tā de zhù jī qī xiū shì ， jiàn dào zhè cǐ jǐng ， liǎn sè dōu nán kàn dé yào sǐ 。
清灵真人的身边，还站有其他的筑基期修士，见到这此景，脸色都难看得要死。
Other Foundation Establishment cultivators stood beside Qing Lingzhen. Seeing this scene, their faces turned pale.
“ nǐ men xiān zài zhè lǐ 。”
“你们先在这里。”
You stay here for now.
“ zhǎng mén shī xiōng ， nǐ ……”
“掌门师兄，你……”
Qing Lingzhen said and flew away. Unlike Drifting Cloud Valley, the Fire Spirit Sect’s patriarch was not its top expert but a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. At that moment, he personally took action.
“ duì fāng néng shā le xiàng wǔ ， xiū wèi kěn dìng bù dī ， bù miè le tā ， shuō bù dìng huì huài wǒ men de dà shì 。”
“对方能杀了向武，修为肯定不低，不灭了他，说不定会坏我们的大事。”
In no time, he arrived at where Qin Yan and Wu Wu had fought. After looking at the corpse on the ground, his face showed shock. Could it be that the palm strike from Core Condensation Stage was from Drifting Cloud Valley’s patriarch?
qīng líng zhēn rén shuō wán ， dùn guāng ér qù ， yǔ piāo yún gǔ bù tóng ， huǒ líng mén zhǎng mén bìng fēi běn mén de dì yī gāo shǒu ， dàn yě shì zhù jī hòu qī de xiū wèi ， cǐ kè tā qīn zì chū shǒu 。
清灵真人说完，遁光而去，与飘云谷不同，火灵门掌门并非本门的第一高手，但也是筑基后期的修为，此刻他亲自出手。
After carefully examining the battle traces, Qing Lingzhen sneered and took out a talisman from his pocket.
bù xiāo piàn kè ， tā jiù lái dào le xiàng wǔ yǔ qín yán jiāo shǒu de dì fāng ， kàn le yī xià dì shàng de shī tǐ ， liǎn shàng lù chū hài rán zhī sè ， níng dān qī de zhǎng xīn léi ， nán dào shì piāo yún gǔ zhǎng mén lái le 。
不消片刻，他就来到了向武与秦妍交手的地方，看了一下地上的尸体，脸上露出骇然之色，凝丹期的掌心雷，难道是飘云谷掌门来了。
He threw it into the sky, where it transformed into a rat-faced creature with wings on its back. The creature sniffed the ground before flying southeast. Qing Lingzhen followed in his light.
zǐ xì jiǎn chá le yī fān zhàn dòu de hén jì ， qīng líng zhēn rén lěng xiào yī shēng ， cóng huái lǐ tāo chū yī zhāng fú 。
仔细检查了一番战斗的痕迹，清灵真人冷笑一声，从怀里掏出一张符。
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wǎng tiān shàng yī pāo ， huǒ guāng zhōng ， nà fú huà wèi le zhāng tóu shǔ mù de xiǎo shòu ， bèi shàng hái shēng yǒu chì bǎng ， xiǎo shòu zài dì shàng wén le wén ， jiù xiàng dōng nán de fāng xiàng fēi zǒu ， qīng líng zhēn rén dùn guāng gēn zài shēn hòu 。
往天上一抛，火光中，那符化为了獐头鼠目的小兽，背上还生有翅膀，小兽在地上闻了闻，就像东南的方向飞走，清灵真人遁光跟在身后。
Lin Xuan held two talismans in his hands, watching the monster before him with vigilance.
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Although there were many ghostly spirits protecting the spirit herbs, their abilities weren't outstanding. Under the bombardment of Lin Xuan’s numerous treasures, they retreated step by step. Lin Xuan was overjoyed and prepared to finish them off quickly so he could gather the spirit herbs and leave this dangerous place.
lín xuān shǒu zhōng fēn bié wò zhe yī zhāng fú ， jǐng tì de kàn zhuó yǎn qián de guài wù 。
林轩手中分别握着一张符，警惕的看着眼前的怪物。
However, at that moment, something unexpected happened. A fierce wind rose, and the remaining cultivator spirits fused with the demon beast's soul, transforming into the monster before him.
shǒu hù líng yào de yīn hún lì guǐ suī duō ， kě shén tōng què bú jiàn de rú hé chū zhòng ， zài lín xuān zhòng duō bǎo wù de hōng jī xià ， jié jié bài tuì ， lín xuān xīn zhōng dà xǐ ， zhèng zhǔn bèi yī gǔ zuò qì ， miè diào zhè xiē jiā huo ， cǎi le líng yào gǎn kuài lí kāi zhè wēi xiǎn zhī dì 。
守护灵药的阴魂厉鬼虽多，可神通却不见得如何出众，在林轩众多宝物的轰击下，节节败退，林轩心中大喜，正准备一鼓作气，灭掉这些家伙，采了灵药赶快离开这危险之地。
This ghost was three meters tall, its eyes like copper bells, head as large as a basin, wrapped in blood mist, exuding an overwhelming aura of阴煞 (yin sha) energy.
rán ér jiù zài zhè shí ， yì biàn fā shēng le ， yīn fēng dà qǐ ， nà xiē cán cún de xiū shì yīn hún jū rán hé yāo shòu zhī pò róng hé zài le yì qǐ ， biàn chéng le yǎn qián de guài wù 。
然而就在这时，异变发生了，阴风大起，那些残存的修士阴魂居然和妖兽之魄融合在了一起，变成了眼前的怪物。
Although they had not yet fought, Lin Xuan knew from their presence that this ghost was no ordinary foe. He immediately summoned his top-grade flying sword and raised his right hand, forming countless ice needles.
cǐ guǐ wù gāo sān mǐ ， yǎn shì tóng líng ， tóu dà rú dòu ， hún shēn bāo guǒ zhe xuè wù ， yīn shā zhī qì pèi rán ér chū 。
此鬼物高三米，眼似铜铃，头大如斗，浑身包裹着血雾，阴煞之气沛然而出。
Then, he cast another talisman to absorb the magical power into the ice needles.
suī rán shàng wèi jiāo shǒu ， dàn cóng qì shì ， lín xuān yě zhī dào cǐ guǐ guài fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， yè cháng mèng duō ， tā dāng jí biàn bǎ nà bǐng shàng pǐn líng qì fēi jiàn jì le qǐ lái 。
虽然尚未交手，但从气势，林轩也知道此鬼怪非同小可，夜长梦多，他当即便把那柄上品灵器飞剑祭了起来。
Instantly, the ice needles turned golden with a cold glow.
tóng shí tái qǐ yòu shǒu ， wú shù bīng zhēn yǐ zài zhǎng zhōng chéng xíng le 。
同时抬起右手，无数冰针已在掌中成型了。
Go!
rán hòu lín xuān zài cì dǎ chū yī zhāng pò xié de fú zhǐ ， zhǐ bù guò zhè yī cì què shì jiāng shàng miàn de fǎ lì ràng bīng zhēn xī shōu diào 。
然后林轩再次打出一张破邪的符纸，只不过这一次却是将上面的法力让冰针吸收掉。
Lin Xuan first sent out the ice needles that could repel evil. The ghost howled, and the blood-red mist covering its body surged, forming a red shield. The ice needles were deflected one by one.
dùn shí ， bīng zhēn biàn chéng le hán guāng shǎn shǎn de jīn sè 。
顿时，冰针变成了寒光闪闪的金色。
The spell failed; Lin Xuan's brows furrowed as he unleashed his flying sword without hesitation. A top-grade spiritual artifact was no trifling matter; he didn't believe this ghost could easily block it.
“ qù ！”
“去！”
The ghost clearly recognized the danger and opened its mouth, spitting out a pitch-black iron fork-like法宝 (fǎbāo).
lín xuān shǒu xiān ràng jù yǒu pò xié zuò yòng de bīng zhēn fā qǐ le gōng jī ， nà guǐ guài háo jiào yī shēng ， bāo guǒ zài tā shēn tǐ biǎo miàn de xuè hóng wù qì dùn shí fān gǔn qǐ lái ， xíng chéng le yī zhāng xuè hóng sè de guǐ tóu dùn pái ， bīng zhēn yī yī dǎng zài le wài miàn 。
林轩首先让具有破邪作用的冰针发起了攻击，那鬼怪嚎叫一声，包裹在他身体表面的血红雾气顿时翻滚起来，形成了一张血红色的鬼头盾牌，冰针一一挡在了外面。
Demon Artifact!
fǎ shù wú xiào ， lín xuān méi tóu yī tiāo ， háo bù yóu yù de jiāng xuán zài tóu dǐng shàng de fēi jiàn fàng le chū qù ， shàng pǐn líng qì de wēi lì fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， jiù bù xìn zhè guǐ guài hái néng qīng yì dǎng zhù 。
法术无效，林轩眉头一挑，毫不犹豫的将悬在头顶上的飞剑放了出去，上品灵器的威力非同小可，就不信这鬼怪还能轻易挡住。
Lin Xuan's face darkened as he realized how deep this opponent’s cultivation ran. A demon artifact was a magical weapon formed by a厉鬼 (li gui) after hundreds of years of cultivation using the yin and yang energy in its body, possessing the same abilities as a cultivator’s spiritual artifact.
nà lì guǐ xiǎn rán yě shí dé lì hài ， zhāng kāi zuǐ ， cóng lǐ miàn tǔ chū le yī bīng qī hēi rú mò de tiě chā mú yàng de fǎ bǎo chū lái 。
那厉鬼显然也识得厉害，张开嘴，从里面吐出了一兵漆黑如墨的铁叉模样的法宝出来。
The flying sword clashed with the demon artifact, flying up and down, evenly matched for the moment.
“ guǐ qì ！”
“鬼器！”
Before Lin Xuan could take any further action, the ghost used its demonic power again. It bit off one of its hands. This action stunned Lin Xuan; he didn't believe the opponent would be so foolish to self-mutilate, making him even more vigilant.
xiǎng bú dào zhè jiā huo de xiū wèi gāo shēn zhì cǐ ， lín xuān liǎn shàng shǎn guò yī lǚ yīn mái ， guǐ qì ， gù míng sī yì ， nǎi shì lì guǐ jīng guò shàng bǎi nián de xiū liàn ， yòng tǐ nèi de xuán yīn zhī qì níng jié chū lái de fǎ bǎo ， jù yǒu yǔ xiū zhēn zhě líng qì yī yàng de shén tōng 。
想不到这家伙的修为高深至此，林轩脸上闪过一缕阴霾，鬼器，顾名思义，乃是厉鬼经过上百年的修炼，用体内的玄阴之气凝结出来的法宝，具有与修真者灵器一样的神通。
The hand that was bitten fell to the ground, and the ghost spat blood at it. Instantly, the hand glowed red. After a moment, thick black mist emerged from it, revealing a zombie covered in green fur.
fēi jiàn yǔ guǐ qì dòu zài le yì qǐ ， shàng xià fān fēi ， yī shí jiān nán fēn bó zhòng 。
飞剑与鬼器斗在了一起，上下翻飞，一时间难分伯仲。
Corpse Transformation!
hái bù děng lín xuān yǒu xià yī bù xíng dòng ， nà lì guǐ yǐ jīng zài yí cì shī zhǎn tā de mó gōng ， tā jū rán yǎo xià le zì jǐ de yī zhī shǒu ， zhè ge dòng zuò kàn dé lín xuān yī dāi ， tā kě bù xiāng xìn duì fāng huì shǎ hū hū de zì cán ， dùn shí gèng jiā jǐng tì le qǐ lái 。
还不等林轩有下一步行动，那厉鬼已经再一次施展它的魔功，他居然咬下了自己的一只手，这个动作看得林轩一呆，他可不相信对方会傻乎乎的自残，顿时更加警惕了起来。
Lin Xuan had once read about this strange technique in miscellaneous books while at Drifting Cloud Valley. Only after reaching the厉鬼 (li gui) stage could ghostly spirits use their own flesh and blood to transform into zombies; the higher the ghost’s cultivation, the more formidable the zombie it created.
bèi yǎo xià lái de guǐ shǒu diào zài dì shàng ， lì guǐ chōng tā pēn le yī kǒu xuè wù ， dùn shí nà guǐ shǒu hóng guāng dà fàng ， piàn kè hòu ， hēi wù chóng chóng ， wù qì zhōng ， chū xiàn le yī hún shēn cháng mǎn lǜ máo de jiāng shī 。
被咬下来的鬼手掉在地上，厉鬼冲它喷了一口血雾，顿时那鬼手红光大放，片刻后，黑雾重重，雾气中，出现了一浑身长满绿毛的僵尸。
The zombie before him was covered in green fur, suggesting it had been around for over a century.
“ huà shī shù ！”
“化尸术！”
Legend said that zombies were harder than steel, incredibly strong, making them among the most tenacious opponents.
zài piāo yún gǔ shí ， lín xuān céng cóng zá shū shàng ǒu rán kàn dào guò zhè zhǒng guǐ yì fǎ shù de jiè shào ， xiū zhēn zhě shì shī zhǎn bù chū lái de ， zhǐ yǒu yīn hún xiū liàn dào lì guǐ de děng jí hòu ， cái kě yǐ shī zhǎn ， yǐ zì shēn de xuè ròu ， huà wèi jiāng shī ， lì guǐ fǎ lì yuè gāo ， huà wèi de jiāng shī yě jiù yuè lì hài 。
在飘云谷时，林轩曾从杂书上偶然看到过这种诡异法术的介绍，修真者是施展不出来的，只有阴魂修炼到厉鬼的等级后，才可以施展，以自身的血肉，化为僵尸，厉鬼法力越高，化为的僵尸也就越厉害。
Lin Xuan took out a talisman from his pocket. After driving it with spiritual energy, a flaming bird formed and flew towards the ghost.
cǐ kè yǎn qián de jiāng shī hún shēn cháng mǎn lǜ máo ， yīng gāi yǐ yǒu bǎi nián zhī jiǔ 。
此刻眼前的僵尸浑身长满绿毛，应该已有百年之久。
Let's test its strength first.
Wu Wu's eyes flashed with不甘 (reluctance), and he gritted his teeth as he cursed. But still, the light of his escape shot away to a distance. Although he was vicious and evil, he was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage 1, so he couldn't withstand the palm strike from a Core Condensation Stage cultivator.
Seeing that the other party wanted to flee, Qin Yan waved her hand, sending a spell into the blue light. Instantly, it seemed like pouring water into boiling oil; the entire blue light began to boil.
Sizzle! A lightning snake as thick as a bowl's mouth shot towards the opponent.
In the midst of his escape, Wu Wu turned around and was frightened to pieces by the power of the lightning snake. He hurriedly activated the spell to increase the speed of his escape.
Qin Yan's lips curled slightly upward. She had even taken out her master's life-preserving item; how could she let this evil man escape? She formed a strange spell with both hands and directed the lightning snake to intercept him.
Zzzt!
The current hit Wu Wu’s Qi Shield, which was no small feat for a Foundation Establishment cultivator. However, at that moment, the shield shattered like a water bubble. In the dazzling blue light, Wu Wu vanished in an instant.
Phew!
Qin Yan heaved a sigh of relief and flashed a trace of regret on her face. It was not easy to refine the palm strike into a small blue bead; Master Yunhe had only made three, giving them as life-preserving items to his three disciples. She never expected to use it here.
But after a moment's melancholy, she regained her composure. Qin Yan took away Wu Wu’s storage bag and spiritual artifacts, then swallowed a medicinal pill to treat her injuries before flying off.
Plop!
The beads in Qing Lingzhen’s prayer beads exploded one by one. A layer of gloom appeared on his face. The 108 beads represented the 108 high-ranking experts of Fire Spirit Sect who had entered the Foundation Establishment Stage, and they were sealed with their spirit consciousness. If any of them died, no matter where they were, these prayer beads would explode.
Wu Wu met an untimely end!
Brother Senior!
Other Foundation Establishment cultivators stood beside Qing Lingzhen. Seeing this scene, their faces turned pale.
You stay here for now.
Qing Lingzhen said and flew away. Unlike Drifting Cloud Valley, the Fire Spirit Sect’s patriarch was not its top expert but a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. At that moment, he personally took action.
In no time, he arrived at where Qin Yan and Wu Wu had fought. After looking at the corpse on the ground, his face showed shock. Could it be that the palm strike from Core Condensation Stage was from Drifting Cloud Valley’s patriarch?
After carefully examining the battle traces, Qing Lingzhen sneered and took out a talisman from his pocket.
He threw it into the sky, where it transformed into a rat-faced creature with wings on its back. The creature sniffed the ground before flying southeast. Qing Lingzhen followed in his light.
...
Lin Xuan held two talismans in his hands, watching the monster before him with vigilance.
Although there were many ghostly spirits protecting the spirit herbs, their abilities weren't outstanding. Under the bombardment of Lin Xuan’s numerous treasures, they retreated step by step. Lin Xuan was overjoyed and prepared to finish them off quickly so he could gather the spirit herbs and leave this dangerous place.
However, at that moment, something unexpected happened. A fierce wind rose, and the remaining cultivator spirits fused with the demon beast's soul, transforming into the monster before him.
This ghost was three meters tall, its eyes like copper bells, head as large as a basin, wrapped in blood mist, exuding an overwhelming aura of阴煞 (yin sha) energy.
Although they had not yet fought, Lin Xuan knew from their presence that this ghost was no ordinary foe. He immediately summoned his top-grade flying sword and raised his right hand, forming countless ice needles.
Then, he cast another talisman to absorb the magical power into the ice needles.
Instantly, the ice needles turned golden with a cold glow.
Go!
Lin Xuan first sent out the ice needles that could repel evil. The ghost howled, and the blood-red mist covering its body surged, forming a red shield. The ice needles were deflected one by one.
The spell failed; Lin Xuan's brows furrowed as he unleashed his flying sword without hesitation. A top-grade spiritual artifact was no trifling matter; he didn't believe this ghost could easily block it.
The ghost clearly recognized the danger and opened its mouth, spitting out a pitch-black iron fork-like法宝 (fǎbāo).
Demon Artifact!
Lin Xuan's face darkened as he realized how deep this opponent’s cultivation ran. A demon artifact was a magical weapon formed by a厉鬼 (li gui) after hundreds of years of cultivation using the yin and yang energy in its body, possessing the same abilities as a cultivator’s spiritual artifact.
The flying sword clashed with the demon artifact, flying up and down, evenly matched for the moment.
Before Lin Xuan could take any further action, the ghost used its demonic power again. It bit off one of its hands. This action stunned Lin Xuan; he didn't believe the opponent would be so foolish to self-mutilate, making him even more vigilant.
The hand that was bitten fell to the ground, and the ghost spat blood at it. Instantly, the hand glowed red. After a moment, thick black mist emerged from it, revealing a zombie covered in green fur.
Corpse Transformation!
Lin Xuan had once read about this strange technique in miscellaneous books while at Drifting Cloud Valley. Only after reaching the厉鬼 (li gui) stage could ghostly spirits use their own flesh and blood to transform into zombies; the higher the ghost’s cultivation, the more formidable the zombie it created.
The zombie before him was covered in green fur, suggesting it had been around for over a century.
Legend said that zombies were harder than steel, incredibly strong, making them among the most tenacious opponents.
Lin Xuan took out a talisman from his pocket. After driving it with spiritual energy, a flaming bird formed and flew towards the ghost.
Let's test its strength first.