Why aren't you leaving?

"Ya Yu."

Zhao Liangchen's face was grim, as if facing a great enemy.

Blocking their path was a giant ghost covered in red hair, with a human face, an ox body, and horse legs. Its pair of huge eyes, like bronze mirrors, reflected a chilling sharp light.

Legend had it that in the Archaic Era, the Ya Yu was originally a Heavenly God, but was killed by someone and fell into the Weak Water, transforming into a Ghost Clan Fierce Beast.

From then on, this bloodline only circulated in the Underworld.

And in the Yang World, there was only one place where a Ya Yu remnant might exist.

"This place is actually related to the Human World Ghost Country?"

Cold sweat trickled down Zhao Liangchen's ugly face. Just the mention of this term was enough to make a young cultivator like him feel a chill in his heart.

But he didn't need to consider things so far away. The problem before him now was to escape.

A Ya Yu with Great Accomplishment in its cultivation had the power to be invincible. In Ancient Times, when the Ya Yu emerged from the Ghost Country, it was the Great God Hou Yi himself who slew it.

This remnant guarding the gate before him, of course, would not possess such strength.

But Zhao Liangchen was no Hou Yi.

Thinking too much was useless! A sharp light flashed in Zhao Liangchen's eyes.

With a hundred ghosts eyeing them menacingly from behind and the Ya Yu powerfully blocking the way ahead, he had no choice but to fight his way through.

"Wind, Rain, Thunder, Lightning, Haste!"

If he didn't act, he wouldn't. But when he did, it was his strongest method!

When he failed to be selected as the Chief Disciple, his Master gave him a Thunder Department Evil Extermination Talisman to comfort him. Heavenly thunder was the Righteous Path of the world, and this item was the best at countering evil spirits.

Boom—Heavenly thunder rumbled!

Although he later learned that his Junior Brother would kill opponents by using over a dozen Thunder Department Evil Extermination Talismans each time he performed exorcism, which lowered the value of this talisman in his heart.

But its inherent power would not decrease.

In an instant, the bright Ink Blue Light illuminated the entire ghost building. Countless ghosts above let out fearful roars and retreated several dozen yards!

And the Ya Yu blocking the door, bombarded by the Twelve Heavenly Thunders triggered by the talisman, also let out a fearful howl.

Now was the time!

Zhao Liangchen suddenly leaped into the air. Although the flying sword, stained with Infant Spirit Blood, had its spirituality damaged, it could still unleash his strongest killing move, the Secret Sword passed down within the Flying Crane Sect to both male and female disciples.

"Flying Crane One Sword Secret!"

Zhao Liangchen let out a soft cry, as if that could increase the power of his sword strike.

A rainbow light, bucket thick, descended from the sky. A sword came from the west. Immortal From Beyond the Heavens!

In the Ya Yu's massive pupils, a flicker of tension seemed to flash. With a boom, its surrounding red fur suddenly stood on end! It was as if it had caught fire! No, it had caught fire!

It was a blood red flame!

Chii— The sword light pierced the Ya Yu's body, simultaneously being seared by the blood flame.

Three feet.

Zhao Liangchen gritted his teeth in silent hatred.

The flying sword only pierced three feet into the Ya Yu's spine. The rainbow light on the sword was completely worn out, and it finally became stuck.

If he had the Divine Sword Night Dragon, bestowed by the sect upon his junior brother, with his cultivation, he would surely be able to pierce this Ya Yu's ghost body and kill it completely!

If his flying sword hadn't been tainted by the Infant Spirit Blood earlier, it could have gone at least another three feet. Reaching six feet would have inflicted heavy damage on this ghost.

Alas, it was time and fate.

The sword penetrating three feet was a depth that, for this Ya Yu, could cause it pain. The degree was just enough to enrage it, but not enough to affect its combat power.

It was a terrible situation, just right.

As a man, Zhao Liangchen experienced a feeling of urgency and disappointment for the first time.

If only it could have gone a little deeper!

But the Ya Yu didn't think so.

It had originally thought this sword could only graze its surface.

It never expected it to actually break through its Body Protection Blood Flame and cause pain. This made it surprised and furious!

Thus, its pupils became bloodshot, and the blood flame around its body exploded.

Rampage.

A strong death threat instantly enveloped Zhao Liangchen and his younger brother and sister behind him. Zhao Liangcai was completely paralyzed. He never expected that a reckless thought of his would lead to such a situation.

How could such a small Yuhang Town have an evil spirit that even his cousin couldn't deal with? He couldn't understand.

Zhao Xiaomiao directly burst into tears, "I want to go home."

Zhao Liangchen could feel his younger siblings' despair, but at this moment, he was helpless. In fact, he still held a trump card that could allow him to escape, but doing so would mean abandoning the others.

But.

This Ya Yu definitely possesses the strength of a Ghost General. I really can't deal with it. As for the others...

The Buddha once said:

"When your father dies and your mother remarries, look out for yourself."

Sorry.

When I get back, I'll definitely find people from my sect to avenge you!

Just as he was secretly forming hand seals and chanting incantations, wanting to cast an Escape Technique, a calm voice suddenly sounded from behind him.

"Why aren't you leaving?"

Zhao Liangchen turned his head and saw Li Chu and the others had caught up.

Li Chu's question stunned Zhao Liangchen. His expression was so earnest, so serious. It made Zhao Liangchen momentarily dazed. Was... was there something wrong with him, or was there something wrong with me?

Huh?

Why aren't I leaving?

Yeah, why the hell aren't we leaving?

Do you not see that massive Ya Yu in front of you? Even if you don't recognize it, you can at least tell it's fierce, right? And you're asking? You go ahead and leave then! Wait a minute?

While he was complaining in his heart, Li Chu actually walked slowly forward, as if he hadn't seen the rampaging Ya Yu at all!

Was Li Chu a liar or an idiot? At this moment, Zhao Liangchen couldn't figure it out.

The Ya Yu, burning with blood flames all around its body, bared its ferocious fangs at him! Its silhouette vaguely held the majesty of its ancestors in the ancient wilderness!

"Roar--"

The Ya Yu roared.

Zhao Liangchen's mind conjured the image of Li Chu being torn apart by the Ya Yu. Thinking of that extremely handsome face being chewed in the Ya Yu's mouth, he even felt a strange sense of satisfaction.

So what if his face was good-looking? It wouldn't taste any better, would it?

But in the next second, all his emotions were replaced by shock.

He saw Li Chu grip his sword, raise it, and bring it down. A magnificent and domineering sword energy swept out with it.

What kind of sword was that?

Zhao Liangchen suddenly thought of his Master, a powerful Cultivator at the Spirit Fusion Realm Peak. When he had taken Zhao Liangchen to deal with a Two-Headed River Dragon, his Master had unleashed the most powerful sword energy he had ever seen, destroying one of the dragon's heads with a single strike.

It was from that moment on that he decided to choose a flying sword as his core Magical Artifact, all in order to become a powerful Sword Cultivator like his Master.

(He) Li Chu's sword strike wasn't just powerful.

After witnessing it, (he) suddenly felt (his) Master was trash.

For some reason, in that instant, (he) suddenly wanted to point at (his) Master's nose and curse, "You think you're worthy of teaching swordsmanship?"

Pah.

The Ya Yu's body couldn't withstand the powerful sword energy and instantly disintegrated.

A Ghost's incorporeal body would shatter on the spot if it sustained too much damage.

But achieving this was actually very difficult. When Zhao Liangchen killed that Infant Spirit, (he) had only managed to sever it.

This Ya Yu was likely a hundred times stronger than the Infant Spirit, especially a Primordial Remnant Species. Its body remained incredibly tough even after becoming a Ghost.

Yet, under Li Chu's sword, it was as fragile as something that could be pierced with a single poke.

This could only be described in four words.

Terrifyingly so.

Zhao Liangchen watched Li Chu's retreating figure as (he) walked out of the Small Building on his own. Even (his) back exuded a graceful demeanor.

Handsome and powerful.

Unconsciously, two streams of clear tears flowed from the corners of (his) eyes.

Wait, why am I crying?

Three hundred miles northwest of Yuhang Town stood White Bone Mountain.

Upon White Bone Mountain was Corpse Hiding Cave.

Inside Corpse Hiding Cave, two hoarse, muffled voices suddenly rang out.

"Something happened at the Ghost Building. Someone went in and left alive."

"What? Our King's seal is about to be broken. The arrangements there absolutely cannot be disrupted!"

"They shouldn't have discovered too much."

"But what if they did? Didn't you release the Ya Yu?"

The other voice fell silent for a moment before speaking again.

"I did. It was killed in one sword strike. What's there to talk about?"

"Ah?"

"It was a Little Daoist Priest from who-knows-where. He's terrifying. If I had personally tried to stop them, I might not have returned either."

"This... In any case, we must keep a close eye on things in Yuhang Town. As soon as Our King returns to the mortal world, no one will be able to hinder our progress again!"

"I hope so."

Night, deep and silent.