Mortuary Crisis, Sha Qi Grand Formation

"Act according to the original plan!"

With Golden Dragon Abbot's command, his four disciples each shouldered a gourd and disappeared into the night.

Jueming, carrying his gourd, rapidly traversed the darkness, arriving at a hillside.

He glanced around, confirming no one else was present, and opened the gourd on his back.

Instantly, a surge of Sha Qi erupted from the gourd, soaring into the sky.

"Whoosh~"

A chilling wind inexplicably swept through the surroundings.

Jueming retrieved a white bone artifact, chanting incantations under his breath.

The surrounding Sha Qi was drawn in, forming gusts of chilling wind that blew towards the Mortuary.

Unbeknownst to him, a pair of eyes was taking in everything.

Inside the Mortuary, Bai Yu was feigning sleep on the bed.

Suddenly, the Soul-Suppressing Banner in the room moved on its own without any wind, flapping loudly.

Howling wind could be heard outside, with sounds akin to the death throes of wild beasts and the snapping of wood.

If someone were to look from above, they would see the Mortuary and its surroundings enveloped in a layer of white mist.

Within a kilometer radius, a dense surge of Sha Qi had formed.

Centered on the Mortuary, countless streams of Sha Qi churned, creating a massive vortex!

Inside the Mortuary, Bai Yu couldn't see the vortex, but he could clearly sense the increase in Sha Qi.

He sprang out of bed, grabbed the prepared gear, and headed to the main hall.

At that moment, Uncle Jiu, Zhu Tong, Old Zhang, and Little Wang arrived one after another.

Bai Yu spoke first:

"Uncle Jiu, this is bad, the Sha Qi inside and outside the Mortuary has suddenly surged! And the concentration is still increasing!"

Uncle Jiu's expression was grave as he said in a deep voice:

"I've noticed it too, something must have gone wrong."

"We can't stay here any longer, the Sha Qi is too heavy, staying any longer will get people killed."

Just then, roars echoed from the various courtyards of the Mortuary, along with the sound of heavy objects hitting wooden boards.

Bai Yu's expression changed drastically!

With the surge of Sha Qi, the corpses placed in the Mortuary were beginning to transform.

Uncle Jiu exclaimed in alarm:

"Not good, the Sha Qi is too strong, those patrons are about to turn into Baleful Corpses."

He hurriedly took out several yellow talismans from his pocket, handing one to each person.

"Quick, leave, the Sha Qi is too dense here, ordinary people can't withstand it."

Zhu Tong hurriedly said:

"Yes, yes, yes, hurry and leave, let's all go together."

Uncle Jiu said:

"You all leave quickly, I can't leave."

Old Zhang also said:

"Old Lin, have you gone mad? Even if you are a martial artist, staying here will cause problems."

Uncle Jiu said in a deep voice:

"It's my duty, I cannot shirk it."

"You are not Yin-Yang Masters, leave quickly, don't waste time here."

"I need you gone so I can act freely."

Bai Yu was about to speak when Uncle Jiu stuffed a talisman into his arms:

"Little Yu, you leave quickly too, you've learned the Zhu You Technique, I'm relieved to have you lead them out."

"Also, you are now the last inheritor of the Yin Talisman Scripture, you must not let the lineage be broken."

At that moment, the sound of wood breaking came from inside the Mortuary, Baleful Corpses had already broken out of their coffins.

Uncle Jiu's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and he began to urge people to leave.

"Damn it, hurry up and leave, stop dawdling."

Upon seeing this, Bai Yu and the others had no choice but to clutch their talismans tightly and hurriedly left the Mortuary.

As soon as they stepped out of the gate, they saw the Sha Qi turn into a white mist, rushing towards them.

Bai Yu took the lead, taking out a Soul-Suppressing Banner and waving it in the air, dispersing a cloud of Sha Qi.

But after rushing forward a few meters, Bai Yu immediately realized that the Sha Qi ahead was too dense, with some of the white mist even taking on the shape of ghostly faces.

In the distant mist, there were even wisps of ghost fire drifting about, and the sound of wailing ghosts seemed to carry on the wind.

Bai Yu made a decisive decision:

"No, the Sha Qi here is too heavy. Even if we manage to break through, the Sha Qi will invade your bodies, shortening your lifespans."

Zhu Tong hurriedly said:

"Then what do we do? Little Yu, you're our last hope now."

Bai Yu said:

"Head southeast. The Sha Qi is much lighter over there."

Old Zhang said:

"But that's the Mass Burial Grounds!"

Bai Yu said coldly:

"We can't afford to worry about that too much. There's still a glimmer of hope in the southeast."

He distributed three yellow talismans to each of them.

Fortunately, he had practiced drawing quite a few talismans these days.

"Hold the yellow talismans in your palms, and don't lose them under any circumstances."

"And stick close to me, or you'll be in trouble if you fall behind."

With that, Bai Yu's Blood Essence surged, forcing back the surrounding Sha Qi, and then he took the lead and charged out.

Zhu Tong and the others didn't have time to think, and they followed closely behind Bai Yu, advancing all the way.

Along the way, whenever they encountered dense Sha Qi mist, Bai Yu would use the Soul-Suppressing Banner to disperse it.

Occasionally, one or two wisps of ghost fire would drift towards them.

Bai Yu couldn't be sure if there were actually ghosts present, so he could only throw out yellow talismans to extinguish them.

Finally, after a short while, the four of them escaped the Mortuary's grounds and entered the Mass Burial Grounds.

The Sha Qi in the Mass Burial Grounds wasn't as dense as it was around the Mortuary; at least it didn't turn into white mist.

Bai Yu said:

"If we go another half-mile or so, we'll be out of the Mass Burial Grounds. There's a town ahead."

Zhu Tong also felt a little relieved:

"I know, that's Qinghe Town. There are quite a few people in the town, so there shouldn't be any problems."

The group composed themselves slightly, and using the moonlight and lanterns, they began to move forward through the Mass Burial Grounds.

They walked for several hundred meters without encountering anything unusual, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Just as everyone was relaxing, Old Zhang, who was at the rear, let out a scream.

The others hurriedly looked over and saw Old Zhang fall to the ground.

On his leg, there was a shriveled claw.

Immediately afterward, a figure burst out of the ground—it was actually a Baleful Corpse.

Zhu Tong was so frightened that his whole body trembled:

"A... a... a Baleful Corpse!"

"Damn it, how could we run into a Baleful Corpse?"

Little Wang was so scared that his legs started moving, and he turned to run.

After taking two steps, he realized that it was safer to stay by Bai Yu's side, so he subconsciously ran back.

At this moment, the Baleful Corpse let out an inhuman roar and pounced toward Old Zhang.

With a gaping mouth, a putrid stench assaulted Old Zhang, and two sharp fangs bit down towards him.

Seeing this, Bai Yu snorted coldly and drew a steel saber from behind him with a clang.

Soul Severing Saber Technique!

A flash of bright saber light passed, and the Baleful Corpse's head was directly severed and fell to the ground.

Swish! Swish!

With two more slashes, the Baleful Corpse's limbs were also severed.

Old Zhang looked at the Baleful Corpse on the ground, his whole body trembling, and hurriedly got up.

"Damn it, Old Zhang almost fell into this guy's hands."

"Little Bai, thanks to you this time."

However, Bai Yu's expression changed.

Old Zhang's leg had been scratched, and the wound was already turning green.

Bai Yu hurriedly took out two talismans from his bosom and stuck them on Old Zhang's legs.

"When we get to town, be sure to buy some glutinous rice to rub on the wound."

Old Zhang laughed instead, "Damn it, I survived a great disaster, so good fortune is sure to follow. Don't worry about it, Bai."

After this little twist, the group hurried towards the nearby town once more.

Meanwhile, back at the Mortuary, Uncle Jiu had already begun his work.