Only Trust Yourself

Outside, Bai Huang coughed up several mouthfuls of black blood, clearly having pushed himself too hard and not feeling well.

Operating such a massive formation undoubtedly consumed a tremendous amount of magical power.

It would have been fine if his realm were higher before; controlling it required no effort at all.

But now, he could barely activate four spirits, and the remaining water spirit was beyond his reach.

Unless he actively dispelled one of the other spirits!

"No wonder Heaven wants to sever the path of martial arts; it's too monstrous!"

He couldn't help but marvel at Zhang You's power.

And he had personally experienced the might of martial arts.

But now, it would all be his!

If he could seize the opponent's special physique, he might be able to cultivate both immortal and martial arts.

Then, he could obtain the origin fire of the Netherworld Ghostfire.

Once he left this cursed place, he would surely be able to stand at the pinnacle of this world!

"Four Symbols: White Tiger, Thunder Prison Qi Armor!"

Suddenly, a steady voice came from the other side.

A blood Qi Armor with a diameter of a hundred meters appeared, with a White Tiger phantom charging within, and arcs of electricity flashing!

Zhang You stood in the center, unharmed, looking down at Bai Huang with disdain.

As for the Five Elements Spirit Annihilation Formation's four spirit attacks, they had all been neutralized. The five spirit swords surrounding them had lost their luster and were broken in half.

"You..."

Bai Huang was so shocked he couldn't speak, spitting out several more mouthfuls of black blood.

"It seems that's all you've got!"

The blood Qi Armor retracted and disappeared.

Zhang You was also gone from his original spot.

Using his movement technique, he had already arrived in front of Bai Huang.

With a few slashes of red light, Bai Huang was cut into several pieces.

"Such... such injustice! Years of forbearance... If... if my realm hadn't fallen, if... if..."

Bai Huang's head, rolling to the side, sputtered out a few broken sentences before dying with his eyes wide open!

"Hmph! Quite a few tricks you have!"

Zhang You picked up a unremarkable piece of rotten wood nearby and crushed it with a hard squeeze.

"Spare... spare me!"

In Zhang You's hand, a Yin Soul was begging for mercy; it was Bai Huang's remnant soul.

He didn't know what secret methods the other party possessed that allowed him to not be completely dead yet.

But he no longer cared!

"Those who try to kill me, I won't let any of them go, especially those who want to devour me, they deserve to die even more!"

Zhang You used his blood energy to impact the remnant soul.

Poor Bai Huang was scattered into nothingness before he could even let out a scream!

A dense surge of blue-white energy was absorbed by him!

The blue-white energy he obtained this time was much denser than anything he had received before.

"Hoo..."

Zhang You let out a long breath and sat on the ground.

Cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Realm were indeed difficult to kill.

Bai Huang had used too much energy in the formation earlier, which was why he had been able to eliminate him without much effort.

If the opponent hadn't fought him to the death and had tried to escape, it would have been incredibly easy, and he probably wouldn't have been able to keep him.

He could only say that the opponent was too overconfident and had underestimated him.

"Little friend, are you alright?"

At this moment, the Qingyuan Old Daoist approached.

"I just expended a lot of energy; I'll be fine after a short rest!"

Zhang You shook his head.

"That's good! That's good!"

The Old Daoist also let out a sigh of relief!

"By the way, was this Bai Huang considered an evil cultivator in the past?"

Zhang You suddenly thought of a problem.

That was the target for obtaining the blue-white energy!

"It seems my young friend doesn't understand the outside world!"

"What do you mean?"

"In today's world, where are the righteous and evil paths? Aren't all cultivators selfish? If it weren't for the Great Xia Kingdom suppressing things, the world would probably be even more chaotic!"

"The spiritual energy in the air is becoming increasingly thin. Only in some special locations is the spiritual energy slightly more abundant."

"Without spiritual energy, cultivators naturally have to find substitutes!"

"What is most abundant in the world today? It's humans, of course!"

"You haven't seen the situation outside the Great Xia Kingdom! It's truly indescribable..."

The Old Daoist looked at the sky, his eyes filled with sorrow.

He then added, "We've been through hardship together. Although we don't have much of a connection, I'll still give you some advice: in this world, the only person you can trust is yourself! You can't trust anyone else, nor should you!"

The Old Daoist's meaning was clear: this was a disharmonious world, and even family members could stab you in the back!

"Yes! The only person I can trust is myself!"

Zhang You sighed thoughtfully.

"Don't overthink it! As long as we cooperate, our chances of getting out are quite high!"

The Old Daoist changed the subject, full of confidence.

Zhang You continued to recover his strength, but he also remained alert to his surroundings.

A few hours later, he finally recovered about seventy to eighty percent!

"Let's go! Let's get out of here sooner rather than later!"

Zhang You glanced at the Old Daoist and then hurried towards the mountain ahead.

"I've already sensed it. The mountain is the weak point of the Ghost Domain. As long as we can open a sliver of a gap, the World-Breaking Talisman can be used, and then we can leave this damned place!"

The Old Daoist smiled and followed him.

They chatted and talked along the way, like two old friends who hadn't seen each other in years!

Not long after they left, the original cluster of houses returned to its previous appearance, except that the gray-black flames were gone!

It was as if nothing had happened before, still as silent as ever!

Soon, Yin energy once again enveloped the entire area. Inside the houses, and even on the streets, faint figures could be seen moving...

"Something's not right about this place! It feels like we're still walking in circles and haven't gotten any closer to the foot of the mountain!"

Zhang You stopped, looking ahead with some surprise.

"Indeed!"

The Old Daoist was also a little frightened.

"Let's try walking back!"

After a moment of thought, Zhang You turned around and walked back. After a long time, he found that the path they had come from had disappeared.

It seemed they were trapped!

Looking at the mountain, which was so close yet so far, he felt a sense of helplessness!

Although it looked close, it felt like a vast distance, forever unreachable.

Only the path leading directly to the foot of the mountain seemed real!

"Ghost Wall?"

Zhang You looked at the Old Daoist.

He hated this thing the most!

Although it wasn't lethal, it was tormenting.

"It's probably not that! It likely involves space! It seems we need a token or guidance to enter. Otherwise, we'll just exhaust ourselves to death!"

The Old Daoist stopped, also frowning.

"After you dealt with the flame spirit body earlier, did you obtain anything? Was it a black flame?"

The Old Daoist then suddenly said after some thought.

Zhang You was surprised that the Old Daoist knew so much.

Collecting the black flame earlier had been very discreet!

Zhang You thought for a moment and then took out the black flame!

As soon as he took it out, he felt the surrounding space rapidly recede, and in the blink of an eye, they were at the foot of the mountain.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, the black flame seemed to be summoned and wanted to break free from Zhang You's palm.

"Quiet!"

Zhang You forcefully suppressed it.

At this moment, something on the mountaintop seemed to awaken, its aura gradually emerging from nothingness!

Simultaneously, the Two-headed Corpse and the Evil Buddha Statue began fighting each other, moving closer to this side!

As they passed the Yin Burial Ground, an Octopus Monster surged up from the depths, also joining the fray.

Along the way, Yin energy surged, and the ground was already beaten to a pulp!