Yin Soldiers on the March
"I remember you guys said before that there are only five villages around here."
"That's right, there's also a ghost village."
The Temple Keeper was fully aware of the situation here.
"That is the final resting place for the soldiers who died in this great war."
"And now?"
"When the Mountain Deity died, the ghost village was no more. The tiger will not allow an area outside its control to exist in its territory."
After hearing this, Gu Xi stopped dwelling on the matter and instead turned to ask, "If I dismantle all these array points, will the 10,000 troops suppressed below appear? When I came here, I heard that ghost soldiers and Ghost Soldier were passing through."
"I'm afraid not. To be honest, my lord, I've seen similar situations when I was following the Old Mountain God. But those were no longer the heavy cavalry under King Chariot's command; they were just some newly deceased ghosts."
However, once they entered the valley, they were suppressed by the valley's battle formation and could no longer get out.
Only after heavy rains wash away some of the mud will they have a chance to come to the surface for a while, before finally being buried underground again.
Hearing the Temple Keeper's words, Gu Xi laughed as well, "What's your name? I can't keep calling you Temple Keeper."
Upon hearing this, the Temple Keeper understood the meaning behind Gu Xi's words and immediately said, "This old man's surname is Wu, and I am the sixth in my family. You can call me Wu Liu, or you can call me Old Man Wu."
"Alright, then I'll call you Wu Liu. Men, move this stone away."
Under Gu Xi's orders, the boulder in front of them was transported back to the Aryadovi City.
As the boulder was lifted, Gu Xi also saw its properties.
[Years of Blood Sacrifice Pure Yang Formation Stone (Blue): Used to set up the Pure Yang Three Talents Formation to suppress ghosts, this array stone has been upgraded from its original green quality to its current Blue Quality after years of Blood Sacrifice.]
Just looking at this attribute, Gu Xi really wanted to throw it into the Evilwood Lake.
However, Gu Xi doesn't have time to worry about that right now.
As the pure yang array stone was moved, the vermilion soil on the ground was dug up, and the sky nearby quickly darkened.
Dark clouds began to appear in the sky, it looked like it was about to rain.
"My lord, if this continues, the commotion will be too great and will attract the attention of Wen Shan Path in the vicinity. At that time, even if you want to remain calm, I'm afraid it won't be possible."
Wu Liu offered a word of advice.
But Gu Xi wasn't worried at all.
"Don't worry, nothing serious will happen."
Wu Liu stopped trying to persuade him, but at Gu Xi's request, he found the other two Pure Yang Array Stones buried in the valley.
These two Pure Yang Array Stones are somewhat different from the previous one.
The large character protruding from the previous spot is the earth stone inside the Three Talents Formation.
The remaining two pieces are either completely black and only half the size of the previous piece, or carved into human figures, corresponding to the positions of heaven and man respectively.
As they were moving the two pure yang array stones, a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, and a torrential downpour began.
Amidst the lightning and thunder, an army of ghosts emerged from the ground.
This force was mainly composed of cavalry. They had all become Ghost, but they still maintained their appearance in life, wearing heavy armor full of arrows and Longsword, and riding warhorses covered in heavy armor.
When they appeared, Gu Xi immediately recognized that the armor they were wearing was exactly the same as the armor that Du Yuan had dug out earlier.
After emerging from underground, they ignored the spirits who were working and digging in the mud, and instead took advantage of the heavy rain to head out.
Gu Xi did not stop them, but simply watched them leave.
Gu Xi could clearly see that these Ghost Soldiers were shrouded in a friendly green color.
Now is not the time to stop them; Gu Xi wants to see what they intend to do.
After these Ghost Soldier left, they did not attack anyone else; they simply headed towards the place where they had fought before.
As they passed by, one by one, the dead Ghost Soldier emerged from the ground as Ghost and quickly joined the ranks.
These Ghost Soldier were unaware that the magic array that had been binding them had been broken by Gu Xi, and that they were now free.
They thought they had encountered another rainstorm, just like before, and that they could use the rain to get around.
They had only one very simple idea in their hearts.
While they are still able to move, they will bring back their fallen brothers.
Although they will be sealed underground again after the heavy rain stops.
But sticking together is better than being a Wandering Souls out there.
So, taking advantage of the heavy rain and the speed at which the ghosts moved, they quickly ran around and summoned back their comrades who had not yet been called back.
In the torrential rain, they also saw tens of thousands of White Impermanence a type of spirit medium) working.
However, they did not approach or communicate with them. The two teams were like parallel lines that could not see each other, not interfering with each other.
About three hours later, the Ghost Soldier who came out realized something was wrong; the rain seemed to be nonstop all day.
Seeing that they were about to cross the ambush line of the ancient "Ambush from All Sides", the Ghost Soldier finally turned their horses around and headed back.
If you look closely now, you'll find that the number of Ghost Soldier in front of you is more than double what it was before.
There were about four thousand Ghost Soldier riding warhorses, while the number of Ghost Soldier were not on horseback and were clearly dressed as infantry and auxiliary soldiers was around fourteen thousand.
They were all in Ghost form, their bodies either bright green or glowing blue, and covered with Qi Qi things.
They are now heading back to their original position.
This time, they finally had the mind to take stock of their surroundings.
As the Ghost Soldier returned, Gu Xi took a step forward and stood in their way.
"Gentlemen, may we speak?"
The Ghost Soldier, who wanted to return before the rain stopped, were stunned when Gu Xi their way.
The Death Lord's abilities made them feel very favorable towards Gu Xi. Although Gu Xi blocked their way, they had no intention of attacking Gu Xi. One of them even spoke to Gu Xi.
"Sir, please step aside. Stopping us will not do you any good."
"I have broken the largest suppression formation here, and you are all free."
Gu Xi did not make way for him, but spoke directly.
Upon hearing this, all the Ghost Soldier were startled.
They looked on with disbelief.
"If you don't believe me, you can try it yourselves. The reason you were able to get out is not because of the heavy rain, but because the thing that was suppressing you is gone."
Only then did the Ghost Soldier realize what was happening, and the cavalrymen immediately spurred their horses and fled in all directions.
They wanted to see if they were truly free and if the suppressing magic array that had trapped them was truly gone.