Ghost Gate Opens

"Um... the reason... is roughly like this..."

Su Yu scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed. He watched the Tang Sect disciples coming and going, constantly carrying basins of water to put out the fire. He kicked a pebble to the side and stood aside with Malfoy and the others to watch the show.

"It's just a fire, it's all their fault. They didn't even have a fire hydrant, or even a water pipe would have been enough."

"Exactly! You said this place is all wooden structures, and we didn't pay attention to fire prevention. Now look what happened, a whole row of houses burned down."

Several people criticized the Tang Sect for their inadequate fire prevention, pointing out problems here and there. As the fire grew larger, they moved further away, never mentioning where the fire came from.

"Alas... what a pity, a century-old tree, gone just like that."

Kurama stood on Su Yu's shoulder, shaking his head regretfully.

"Sect Leader! It's them! They're the ones who set fire to and destroyed so many of our main halls!"

A Tang Sect disciple pointed at Su Yu and his group, and tearfully complained to an old man beside him.

"Who are you? Why have you come to my Tang Sect?"

Tang Yebai squinted at Su Yu and the others, his right hand resting on his cane, clearly indicating that he was ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

"Old man, your great-aunt has been waiting for two hours, and now you're telling me you don't know? Pretending, huh? I can pretend too. What makes you think we started the fire?"

Kurama's cursing was at Su Yu's behest. After learning from Zhang Qinwan that the current head of the Cultivation Bureau in the Beijing was from the Tang Sect, Su Yu understood why the Tang Sect was targeting them. "You want to find conflict? We'd love that too. At worst, we'll just break up. If I'm not happy, then the Tang Sect can forget about it either."

"Kid, keep your pet under control. The Tang Sect isn't a place for you to run wild. Do you really think we can't do anything to you?"

Tang Yebai slammed his cane on the ground, and the smooth floor tiles cracked, sending several fragments hurtling towards Kurama.

Kurama didn't even glance at the rapidly approaching fragments. He tilted his head, and a small Tailed Beast Bomb appeared in front of his mouth, blasting down a large section of the Tang Sect's buildings. All the fragments were blocked by Su Yu's sand.

"Arrogant!"

Tang Yebai looked at the arrogant Su Yu and the others, and took out a Bronze Mask from his storage magic treasure.

"Do you really think the Tang Sect is a pushover? You think you can just bully us like that? A Demigod? We're not afraid of you!"

The mask was covered in mottled greenish-blue patina, but the most striking feature was its eyes. The two eyeballs were not sunken in their sockets, but rather protruded straight forward and outward like two solid copper cylinders. The cylindrical eyeballs jutted outward, and there was a band of patterns around the center of the eyeballs, making it look both eerie and majestic.

His eyebrows were two broad, upturned, knife-shaped brows with the corners pointing high upwards. His nose was a large, hooked nose like a vortex, with the nostrils curling inwards. His mouth was extremely wide, with the corners of his mouth pulled up deeply, his lips slightly parted, and the tip of his tongue seemingly protruding, carrying an elusive, almost mysterious, faint smile.

"What? You stole Sanxingdui?"

Su Yu looked at the Bronze Mask and instinctively felt uncomfortable, as if he were being watched by something unclean. Seeing Tang Yebai muttering some incantation, he wanted to stop him immediately.

"Heh, it's too late..."

Tang Yebai laughed loudly, and then Su Yu felt a dizzying sensation, as if he had been sucked into another space.

"Su Yu!"

Kurama- Tailed Maiden fell to the ground with a thud, her expression changing drastically. How could this be? Ever since Su Yu summoned her to this world and made a contract with him, she couldn't stray too far from him, much less feel no connection to him at all. What kind of bizarre thing was this?

"Do you know why our Tang Sect has stood strong at East University for over two thousand years? Hehe."

Seeing Su Yu already sucked into the Bronze Mask, Tang Yebai burst into laughter. The biggest threat had been trapped, and the rest of the group could be dealt with slowly.

"None of you will leave here alive today!"

"Tang Yebai! Do you want to make an enemy of the entire cultivation world?"

Zhang Qinwan stood in front of the still surprised and bewildered crowd, drew her longsword, and pointed it at Tang Yebai.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, don't throw such a big accusation at me right away. My Tang Sect has long coveted the position of one of the Four Great Families. Your Zhang Family is not a monolithic entity. Don't imagine that I wouldn't dare to attack you. If I leave you all here today, my Tang Sect can replace the Su Family and become one of the new Four Great Families! The Su Family has long since degenerated to the point of mingling with a bunch of foreigners. I, Tang Yebai, am acting on behalf of Heaven!"

"Do you know why no one has ever seen the back mountain of our Tang Sect? Today I'll show you! You're welcome. Open the Ghost Gate!"

Boom!

A deep, earth-shattering roar came from deep within the mountain, and the ground beneath their feet trembled slightly. Callis quickly jumped onto Blaise's back, too frightened to speak. Then she saw Malfoy, who was also terrified, being carried in Pansy's arms in a princess carry. The two looked at each other, and time seemed to stand still. Then, young Malfoy lowered his head in shame and leaned closer to Pansy.

Rocks tumbled down the mountainside, and the dark cliff face slowly opened up to the sides, revealing a massive, pitch-black gate emerging from the mountain's belly. Grayish-black, chilling mist swirled around the gate, and a biting cold swept out from the crack, instantly covering the surrounding vegetation with a layer of grayish-white frost.

A chilling wind howled and swirled, and the mournful cries of ghosts echoed throughout the entire back mountain. Countless gray shadows and translucent spirits surged out from the dark gate.

Clusters of eerie green will-o'-the-wisps drifted out from inside the gate, floating all over the mountains and fields. The sunlight was blocked by the heavy yin energy, and the forest quickly fell into darkness. The air became cold and damp, and there were eerie sobs and howls everywhere. Countless ghostly figures moved and wandered through the forest, spreading towards the entire Tang Sect.

What was once an ordinary back mountain has now been transformed into a ghostly realm where spirits emerge from the earth.

"So, old man, you're not even planning to keep all these disciples of the Tang Sect here?"

Zhang Qinwan's face was gloomy. She even changed her name to "Old Man." Her gentle side was only shown to her family. But many times, she forgot that she could also be a lawless little devil when she was young.

"Heaven and earth are boundless, the law is commanded to avert calamity!"

Thunder roars, annihilating all evil!

"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! The Five Thunder Righteous Technique!"

A thick bolt of lightning streaked across the Sky Void and slammed into the Tang Sect's Mountain-Guarding Formation, creating ripples.

"Haha! You think I didn't think of that? My Tang Sect has thoroughly studied the magic of your Zhang Family. This Mountain-Guarding Formation can completely counter your Zhang Family's method of using the spiritual energy of heaven and earth as an attack. As for these disciples, hehe, this is their good fortune! They..."

Boom!

Another bolt of lightning struck, hitting Tang Yebai Tang Yebai right before he could finish speaking, turning him blackened and leaving a wisp of white breath coming out of his mouth.

"No, where did this lightning come from? Wasn't it all blocked by the Mountain-Guarding Formation?" Tang Yebai looked at the culprit.

"Um... well... I was just trying it out... sir, would you like to continue...?"

Hermione shrank back, looking at the furious Tang Yebai, and fearfully hid behind Ka-jie. She hadn't expected this either. Originally, the magic at the Hogwarts Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry was all about spiritual magic, plus the Ancient Magic Lightning Strike Curse, which didn't actually require Sky Void to be used. She just tried it out, and then why was Tang Yebai looking at her so fiercely!