Outside Shentu Palace.
The White-Clothed Female Ghost led a countless army of departed souls in an assault, surrounding the cultivators, Heavenly Prides, and even World Children of the various orthodoxies.
Even Little Zhurong knitted his brows tightly, seemingly at his wits' end.
"The Reincarnation Emperor Seal is with the Academy's Chief Disciple. Ghost, go find him if you want it. Let us go!"
At that moment, a cultivator could no longer suppress his fear and shouted, hoping to win a chance at survival by informing on someone else.
Seeing this, the others also pushed Chu Kuangren forward.
"That's right. He has it, not us."
"Ghost, let us go now. Otherwise, when the armies of our orthodoxies descend upon you, even a True Immortal like you won't escape death."
The Academy disciples' expressions darkened.
But before they could say anything, Chu Kuangren struck first.
He formed a sword sign with his fingers, and streams of Sword Qi burst from his fingertips. The informants' expressions changed drastically. They tried to defend themselves, but they had underestimated the power of the Sword Qi and were killed one after another in the blink of an eye.
In an instant, the pungent stench of blood filled the air.
"Oh, so you're the Academy's Chief Disciple they mentioned."
The White-Clothed Female Ghost looked at Chu Kuangren and spoke indifferently.
She saw through Chu Kuangren's cultivation at a glance: Earth Immortal ninth grade perfection. Though impressive, it posed no threat to her.
True Immortals and Earth Immortals were separated by two major realms.
Moreover, her combat strength stood at the very pinnacle of True Immortals, and here in the Fengdu Netherworld, she could put up a fight even against a Golden Immortal.
"You must be the Ghost King here."
"Indeed."
"Interesting. It's quite rare to grow this