Mr. Ghost slowly emerged from Luo Yunji's shadow, a black sword in his hand. He tried to pull it from Luo Yunji's back, but a hand suddenly reached out and clamped down on his wrist.
A watery phantom appeared behind Luo Yunji, facing Mr. Ghost.
"It's you!" Mr. Ghost exclaimed, staring at the apparition in disbelief.
"The Imperial Preceptor was softhearted after all! He actually let you go." Mr. Ghost put aside his surprise and sneered at Li Jingzhi.
Li Jingzhi rested one hand on Luo Yunji's shoulder and firmly held down the hand Mr. Ghost had reached out to pull the black sword free.
"So it really was you!" Li Jingzhi's expression was strange, complex emotions gathering in his eyes as he looked at Mr. Ghost.
"Eldest Senior Brother!"
At Li Jingzhi's words, Luo Yunji, Blackheart Elder, and the others were all stunned. Bewildered, they stared at Mr. Ghost.
"No wonder you cultivated the Ghost Path to such a level, yet still couldn't master it!" A mocking sneer tugged at Li Jingzhi's lips.
"I don't know how you got the few volumes of the Heavenly Book I left behind from that old man Qingyunzi. But... I forgot to tell Qingyunzi something: those volumes I gave him had a problem!" Li Jingzhi threw back his head and laughed. "Just like the Heavenly Book my Sixth Junior Brother collected, I altered them all!"
"Eldest Senior Brother! Did you really think that after everything I'd been through, I'd still naively hand over the real Heavenly Book? Hahaha..." Li Jingzhi's laughter was tinged with sorrow. As he continued pouring his soul power into Luo Yunji, his body grew increasingly indistinct, like an illusion or a wisp of mist, as though a gentle breeze could scatter his soul.
"You used the Ghost Path to