The Ghost Artifact Emerges

One, two, three!

Nine Silver-Haired Evil Ghost appeared all at once, their enormous figures and ferocious blood-red vertical pupils making Xiong San and the others feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

There were nine terrifying Demons that could wipe them out with just one!

Following the Silver-Haired Evil Ghost was a white-clad female ghost whose body was completely transparent and whose face was obscured.

"Elder sister."

Upon seeing the white-clad female ghost, the Red-Clad Female Ghost immediately went to greet her.

"Why isn't it done yet?"

Seeing Qin Ming and his companions, the white-clad female ghost frowned slightly. "The Ghost Artifact is about to be unleashed, and the Master doesn't have the patience to wait for you to clear out these troublesome ants."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground beneath their feet suddenly shook violently, as if an Earth Dragon were turning over. Xiong San and the others swayed and almost fell to the ground.

What happened?

"Oh no! The ground has cracked open! Something's about to come out!"

Everyone stared at the ground in horror.

The entire earth seemed to be violently torn open from the ground by a pair of giant hands, instantly creating a huge gash.

"Ghost Artifact has appeared! Quickly inform the Master!"

The Red-Clad Female Ghost no longer cared about Qin Ming and the others. She and the woman in white manipulated the Ghost Fog together, causing all the Ghost Fog to converge on this side.

Nine Silver-Haired Evil Ghost raised their hands high, chanting some kind of mysterious incantation. The commotion on the ground grew louder and louder, spreading out like a spider web.

Immediately afterwards, the ground began to collapse, and a house was swallowed up by the cracks in the ground in the blink of an eye.

"Oh no! The Embroiderers are still in the cellar!!"

Qin Ming realized something, his expression changed drastically, and he quickly rushed towards the cellar.

At the same time, Martial Artists emerged from underground one after another.

Qin Ming wasn't the only one who thought of hiding underground; many others, seeing nowhere to escape, hid in cellars, caves, and secret chambers.

They originally planned to come out after the storm had passed, but now that the ground has collapsed, they have no choice but to come out or they will be buried alive!

"Senior brother!"

When Qin Ming arrived, he saw Ye Wei and the others coming out of the cellar, but the secret chamber beneath the cellar had been buried under rubble.

"Senior brother, what happened? Why was there an earthquake all of a sudden?"

Ye Wei's face turned pale; he was quite frightened.

If they hadn't retreated in time, they would be buried alive underneath now.

"It was those Ghost Entity making the noise!"

Qin Ming said, quickly searching for a solution in his mind.

Without a doubt, now is the best time to leave Qingyang City.

Most of the Ghost Entity were converging on the city center, and with his strength, he could easily lead everyone to break through and escape.

Qin Ming recalled the two words the white-clad female ghost had mentioned earlier: Ghost Artifact.

Such a huge commotion just because of the appearance of Ghost Artifact —how powerful must this Ghost Artifact be? Does it contain a massive amount of ghostly energy, causing a huge increase in Free Attribute Points on the character panel?

In other words, if those Ghost Monsters get their hands on him, Qin Ming might not be a match for the Red-Clad Female Ghost the next time they meet.

Qin Ming originally wanted to go back and take advantage of the chaos, but then he thought that the Master behind the Ghost Fog had not yet shown up, and there were nine Silver-Haired Evil Ghost. Once discovered, it would be difficult to escape. In addition, the Embroiderer and the others also needed to be sent out of the city as soon as possible.

"Let's go!"

Qin Ming led a carriage out from the side courtyard.

Qin Ming had prepared this in advance, but he never expected it to come in handy now.

"Giddy up! Giddy up!"

Qin Ming led the group towards the outskirts of the city.

"Sister, that boy got away!"

The Red-Clad Female Ghost noticed Qin Ming had left and her voice sounded anxious.

"Let them run! The Ghost Artifact the most important thing right now. Keep a close eye on it; once it appears, someone will definitely try to steal it!"

As they spoke, the noises underground grew louder and louder.

"Increase the flow of Yin Qi! Quickly!"

The white-clad female ghost urged them on repeatedly, Red-Clad Female Ghost manipulated the Ghost Fog to shrink its range. The nine Silver-Haired Evil Ghosts pounded their chests and stamped their feet, constantly spewing out Yin Qi from their mouths.

All the Yin Qi was absorbed by the crack, which was so dark and long that it almost split the entire Qingyang City in two. The crack was several feet wide, and all the houses within that range collapsed and fell into the bottomless crack, never to be seen again.

Nourished and catalyzed by countless Yin Qi, the cracks in the ground finally stopped spreading, and the commotion ceased abruptly.

The next moment, a ghostly Ghost Artifact, emitting a faint glow and whose shape was indistinct, slowly rose from the underground crack.

As soon as it appeared, the nine Silver-Haired Evil Ghost closest to it sensed the dense Yin Qi carried by the Ghost Artifact, and they involuntarily knelt down and began to worship.

Even the female ghosts in Red-Clad Female Ghost and white noticed something was wrong, and they had no choice but to kneel on one knee and bow their heads to the Ghost Artifact.

"This is the Ghost Artifact? Good, good, it's finally out! I finally managed to catch it!"

A burst of wild laughter followed.

Immediately afterwards, a man in black robes appeared, walking through the air.

He was dressed in a black robe that concealed his facial features, with only a pair of extremely bright eyes visible beneath the robe.

"Greetings, Master."

Upon seeing the newcomers, the Red-Clad Female Ghost and the female ghost in white immediately bowed respectfully.

"Well done this time! You deserve a big credit!"

The man in black robes said casually, then he walked up to the Ghost Artifact and suddenly reached out to grab it.

Unexpectedly, at that moment a burst of fire appeared out of nowhere, transforming into a large net that descended upon him.

The man in black robes flew into a rage. He neither dodged nor evaded, but instead unleashed a white, chilling aura from his palms, which shot straight toward the flames.

"Laugh!"

The flames were shattered with a single palm strike, and the black-robed man's actions of collecting the Ghost Artifact were forcibly interrupted.

A series of footsteps sounded.

In the blink of an eye, three young men dressed in Wangjing Prefecture attire appeared.

"Hmm, that's quite a commotion. They sacrificed a small county and surrounding towns, hundreds of thousands of lives, all just to lure out a Ghost Artifact. They really went to great lengths!"

The speaker was a young man with fiery red hair and a flame mark between his eyebrows.

He examined the Ghost Artifact floating in mid-air with great interest.

"You have the nerve to say that? If you hadn't been so late, we might have been able to save some people."

Another young man with long blue hair spoke up, his tone tinged with resentment.

The last young man remained silent, his gaze sweeping over the nine Silver-Haired Evil Ghost without lingering, clearly indicating that Silver-Haired Evil Ghost of this caliber Demon no threat to him whatsoever.

Upon seeing the Red-Clad Female Ghost and white, his expression shifted slightly. "How come they look so much like her?"

"You damned bastards! You leeches, you chase me wherever I go! Now you want to steal the Ghost Artifact I finally got my hands on? Dream on!!"

The man in black robes was furious.

Outside Qingyang County, Qin Ming had already seen Embroiderer and the others out of the city.

"Martial Uncle, please do me a favor."

"You're going back?!"

Upon hearing Qin Ming's words, Xiong San's expression changed, and he immediately understood what Qin Ming was about to do. "Are you crazy? You finally escaped, why do you want to go back? Isn't that just courting death?"

"I have my reasons."

Qin Ming shook his head, his tone firm. "So, I have to go back no matter what."

"Alright, I'll wait for you at that abandoned Mountain God Temple thirty miles away. I'll give you three days at most. If you don't come after three days, I'll take them to the largest city nearby."

Xiong San.

In this day and age, one cannot stay at the Mountain God Temple for long. In addition, those Ghost Entity may appear. Three days is Xiong San's limit. He will leave after three days. At least his safety will be guaranteed in the city.

Soon, Qin Ming, having parted ways with Xiong San, re-entered Qingyang City, lightly equipped.

Actually, there was another very important reason why he returned to Qingyang City.

He sensed a fiery power constantly erupting in the city center.

This indicates the emergence of a new Martial Artist, who also cultivates fire attributes and shares similarities with him.

The fact that they dared to show up at this critical juncture and head straight for the center of the Ghost Fog makes their identity easy to guess.

Wangjing Prefecture!

To be honest, Qin Ming hasn't actually met anyone from Wangjing Prefecture yet.

Qin Ming wasn't sure if Elder Wei, who had previously given him the Recommendation Token from Wangjing Prefecture, was actually from Wangjing Prefecture, or if he had some special relationship with it.

The young man who gave him the "Fire Poison Art" was not a demon hunter from Wangjing Prefecture, but merely a subordinate carrying out a mission assigned by a member of the Demon-Hunting Team.

Soon, Qin Ming arrived at the center of the town.

After being devoured by the Ghost Artifact, most of the surrounding Ghost Fog dissipated within a few breaths.

When Qin Ming saw what was happening before him, he was immediately stunned.

Three young people were seen fighting fiercely against the Ghost Entity, each wielding different powers.

One of them was using fire-attribute power.

"Boom!"

Flames erupted, dispelling all the Ghost Fog in the vicinity.

"This technique looks powerful, but it's still a step below my Fire Poison Art. It should be an eighth-grade technique."

Qin Ming thought to himself.

Not far away, the Red-Clad Female Ghost and the female ghost in white were standing there.

"Sister, shouldn't we go up and help our Master?"

The Red-Clad Female Ghost asked.

"What help are you offering? We're all ghosts, and these three are top disciples of Wangjing Prefecture, possessing unparalleled demon-slaying and ghost-capturing skills. If we go up there, we'll just be smashed to ashes with a single palm strike."

Hearing her sister say that, the woman in red quickly calmed down.

Little did they know, Qin Ming had already set his sights on them.

Let's settle both old and new scores together!

Qin Ming appeared from behind, raised his hands, and slammed his palms down on the backs of the two women.