Luo Yunji had thought there wasn't a single "person" left in the Ghost King Sect, but he hadn't expected to encounter Mr. Ghost, who had somehow retained his sanity. Still, he could hardly be called human now. He was nothing more than a soul.
The Ghost Umbrella couldn't absorb Mr. Ghost's soul, which could only mean that the black robe he wore was a rare treasure.
Back then, Qinglong had escaped with his life thanks to the Qiankun Green Light Ring, one of the nine ancient divine weapons, and had rescued Bi Yao. As for Mr. Ghost, perhaps he had turned himself into a ghost to avoid becoming a Strange Object. At least this way, he could retain his own sanity and consciousness.
After escaping the Ghost King Sect, Luo Yunji looked back. He saw the Gray Mist above the sect coalesce into a gigantic, monstrous head, silently howling at him.
Suppressing the wariness in his heart, he vanished in an instant from the mountain range where the Ghost King Sect lay.
Luo Yunji didn't take Mr. Ghost back to the Two Mountains. Along the way, he found a natural cave, took out a Night-Shining Pearl to light it, and only then released Mr. Ghost from the Ghost Umbrella's grasp.
"Speak! What exactly happened?" Luo Yunji asked coldly, staring at the black robe before him.
"Everything was wrong! All of it was wrong..."
"Right, right! It was all your fault! Now can you talk?" Luo Yunji had little patience left. He shouted a few words in agreement with Mr. Ghost, urging him to hurry up and answer.
Silence fell over the cave. Just as Luo Yunji's patience was about to run out, Mr. Ghost's hoarse voice finally sounded.
"Back then, you saw the ancient array on the Dragon-Subduing Tripod. If