Complete Victory

In the black mist, three immense auras surged towards the heavens, causing the surrounding Yin energy to churn as if heralding an approaching storm.

"Be careful, that old monk is the abbot of Fahua Temple! He disappeared after the fire, I never expected him to be here!"

Qingyuan Old Daoist approached Zhang Lin, speaking to the old monk in front of them.

The old monk at this moment wore a tattered kasaya. His entire body was devoid of moisture, skin stretched over bones like a dried corpse, completely lifeless.

He wore a string of prayer beads on his left hand.

In his right hand, he held a lamp, but it emitted no light. From the lamp, one could feel an aura similar to Netherworld Ghostfire.

"Perhaps the Netherworld Ghostfire was once within that lamp!"

Zhang Lin had some conjectures.

"It was rumored that Leyun Square was engulfed by black flames. Back then, I didn't quite believe it, but now I do! It's likely the old monk accidentally released the Netherworld Ghostfire, causing this area of the mortal world to burn. It's also because of the Netherworld Ghostfire that this place formed a Ghost Domain!"

The Old Daoist's guess was largely accurate.

"It seems that pearl the tomb robber had truly held an extraordinary treasure!"

Zhang Lin thought of the lamp's origin.

"After the fire, people discovered a cave in Fahua Temple, where they found Human Planting and Blood Crystals! That bloody fleshy tumor should be an evil entity formed from the resentment of those who died unjustly in the Fahua Temple cave."

The Old Daoist sighed as he looked at the flesh monster.

"Human Planting? Blood Crystals?"

Zhang Lin heard these terms for the first time.

"Both of these methods are used to generate vital energy that can be used for cultivation and extending lifespan! Human Planting involves planting people in land arranged with formations; Blood Crystals involve compressing living beings into crystals while they are still alive!"

"Both methods are extremely cruel and strictly prohibited by Great Xia. Anyone found engaging in them will have their entire clan executed!"

"In the past, Great Xia's deterrence was effective, but now..."

"Heh heh! There are quite a few people doing this kind of thing in secret nowadays!"

The Old Daoist revealed another shocking fact to Zhang Lin!

No wonder he had been targeted by so many people since arriving in this world!

This was the prevailing atmosphere of this world!

The Old Daoist glanced at Zhang Lin and continued, "The Burial Ground of Yin from before was likely formed by the resentment of those who died in the fire."

He then pointed to the Yin Souls churning within the black mist ahead!

"So, the ultimate culprit is that old monk!"

Zhang Lin had already had a rough guess, but with the Old Daoist's explanation, he was even more certain it was mostly true.

"That Bai Huang probably discovered the Netherworld Ghostfire and wanted to claim it for himself. As a result, even after all these years, he hasn't succeeded, and his cultivation has even declined!"

The Old Daoist shook his head.

"Are you getting itchy hands too? Want to find a wicked spirit to practice on?"

Zhang Lin teased.

"No, no, no! If I go up there, I'll be instantly annihilated. Go for it!"

The Old Daoist said as he retreated several hundred meters. Thinking it still wasn't safe enough, he moved back to the stone steps.

"Amitabha! Buddha's Light Shines!"

The dried-corpse old monk's body suddenly emitted golden light, illuminating an area of a hundred li.

"Pfft!"

The flesh monster's flesh began to rapidly melt away, leaving only a bloody red tumor.

"Ah..."

The black mist also began to dissipate, slowly receding. The Yin Souls within cried out in agony, clearly affected as well.

Zhang Lin felt a slight pain on his skin, but it was nothing major.

Out of caution, he still released his Qi Armor to block.

"Karma Fire Burning Body!"

Red flames erupted from the old monk's body.

He then opened his mouth and spat out three streams of flame, directed at the bloody tumor, the black mist, and Zhang Lin's direction respectively.

The red tumor suddenly exploded, revealing an infant.

The infant was naked, with black hair, black eyes, red markings all over its body, and long fingernails on its hands.

"Old bald donkey!"

The infant took a deep breath and puffed out its cheeks, spewing a stream of dark green liquid that directly collided with the flames.

Casually, it grabbed a sharp rib from its body and flung it towards Zhang You.

"Boom!"

Flames and unknown liquids splashed outwards, and the shockwave also expanded.

"You all must die!"

The black mist also retracted, finally forming a seven-foot-tall humanoid black mist.

He raised his hand, the black mist in his palm churning, quickly condensing into a long spear, which he thrust towards the flames.

"Clang!"

It also blocked the flames.

Then, he seemed to whistle towards Zhang You!

Soon, dense arms emerged from beneath Zhang You's feet, all reaching out to grab him.

"Petty tricks!"

Zhang You's blood energy erupted. He stomped his foot, and a wave of blood energy swept out, shattering the arms one by one.

Then, he raised his left hand, condensing a blood energy shield to block the flames.

With his right hand, he grabbed forward, snatching the rib bone into his hand and crushing it.

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

A massive semicircular Qi Armor expanded outwards, directly enveloping the three evil spirits.

"All of you, get down!"

As Zhang You poured more blood energy, an invisible pressure formed within the Qi Armor, directly crushing the three evil spirits to the ground!

"Thousand Buddha Hands!"

"Corpse Mountain Blood Sea!"

"Surging Waves!"

The three evil spirits struggled to get up, but three blood energy spears imbued with lightning descended from the sky, pinning them to the ground, unable to move.

"Explode!"

The three blood energy spears detonated, and the three evil spirits were blown into countless pieces.

However, the three evil spirits had tenacious life force and weren't completely dead, showing signs of re-coalescing.

"Heavenly Thunder!"

Zhang You activated the White Tiger phantom within his Dantian, causing it to leave his body.

The White Tiger phantom grew larger as it left his Dantian. With a roar, lightning flashed and thunder boomed within the Qi Armor. The remaining consciousness and scattered pieces of the three evil spirits were directly turned to ash.

Three streams of dense blue-white energy were absorbed.

He was one step closer to the next Great Body Tempering!

The White Tiger phantom returned to his Dantian, but the trace of lightning within it had weakened considerably!

Zhang You noticed a blood-colored crystal on the ground, about the size of a child's fist, emitting a strong aura of blood and energy.

This was what was left after the bloody tumor disappeared.

"Star Absorbing Great Law: Devour Heaven Eat Earth!"

He took a sip from this crystal.

Of course, it was just a taste. He didn't want to go mad; he just wanted to test the effects of the technique.

He felt a surge of mixed blood energy enter his body, exploding and rapidly spreading throughout him.

However, this blood energy was incompatible with his own, and a rejection phenomenon occurred.

This caused his internal blood energy to fluctuate, and his aura became somewhat disordered.

In the end, he had to forcibly expel the foreign blood energy!

The blood energy within the Blood Crystal came from thousands of different people, so it was normal that he couldn't absorb it.

He shook his head and continued to collect the spoils.

The old monk had left behind a Sarira, which also contained a dense aura of blood and energy.

And that lamp!

Finally, the black mist left behind a small black stone, emitting a cold aura. He didn't know what it was.

Outside, the old Daoist looked at the massive blood Qi Armor, his eyes narrowed as he pondered.