Saving the Reborn One, the Secrets Behind It

Watching the crowd hastily depart, Little Yellow suddenly turned his head and asked:

"Master, could those two vengeful ghosts from last night be the mountain god's messengers they mentioned?"

Liu Yi glanced at it with slight surprise. "You're more clever than usual, managing to guess the identities of those two vengeful ghosts."

Little Yellow immediately raised its head, and its tail unconsciously curled up:

"I'm naturally a clever horse, it's just that you haven't noticed it before, Master."

"However, Master, the subordinates of that Locust Mountain God all have Peak of the Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, so its own strength must be considerable. Should we go and investigate first?"

Liu Yi's eyes darkened slightly. "This Locust Mountain God is indeed strange."

Normally, the yang energy of A Mortal is not very useful to demons and monsters who have achieved cultivation, unless their numbers reach a certain level.

Moreover, those two vengeful ghosts last night could have directly used ghost magic to bewitch people or forcibly absorbed their yang energy, yet they still resorted to seduction, which was truly abnormal.

Little Yellow tilted its head and thought for a moment, then quickly chimed in, "That's absolutely right! Master figured out the key point right away, that's amazing!"

Liu Yi smiled faintly, "Let's go, let's secretly investigate its cultivation level first. If it hasn't reached the Mahayana Realm, today will be its death day."

Before he finished speaking, he blurred into a streak of light and flew towards the location of the Locust Mountain God.

Little Yellow transformed into a streak of yellow light, closely following behind him.

Before he could find the Locust Mountain God, Liu Yi heard the sounds of metal clashing in the distance.

He probed with his Divine Sense and saw a blue figure rushing towards him.

It was the same woman in green from last night. She was fleeing this way while also having to deal with the thirty-five Peak of the Nascent Soul Realm vengeful ghosts relentlessly pursuing her.

The leader of the vengeful spirits roared, "You audacious thief! How dare you steal treasures while the Mountain God is asleep! Leave him here at once, or you may be spared a whole corpse!"

"Once it's in my hands, it's mine. Besides, treasures will only gather dust if they fall into the hands of you demons and evil spirits."

Su Yuxuan turned around and sneered, her expression full of disdain, but inwardly she was cursing her luck.

Last night, I followed that female ghost to her lair. I had planned to sneak in and steal the token while the mountain god was asleep.

Unexpectedly, he was exposed at the last moment and was hunted down by these vengeful ghosts.

Even if she wanted to escape using the system's Spatial Teleportation, she wouldn't have enough Energy Points, not to mention that the enemy wouldn't give her the chance to open a spatial portal.

As for hiding in her Portable Daoist Sanctum, she would never use it unless absolutely necessary.

Because the dojo is entered and exited from the same place, it is easy for enemies to ambush it or even set traps.

The vengeful ghost grew increasingly anxious as it failed to keep Su Yuxuan in its tracks.

If this drags on, and she manages to escape, then as the mountain god's chief steward...

When the mountain god awakens and discovers the token has been stolen, he will inevitably bear the main responsibility. Even if he doesn't die, he will be severely punished.

At this thought, a fierce glint appeared in its eyes, and its ghostly aura surged dramatically. Its ghostly form even became somewhat ethereal due to the exhaustion of its power.

Its speed suddenly increased, and in the blink of an eye it caught up with Su Yuxuan, its chilling ghostly palm striking her back.

Sensing the ghostly hand approaching from behind, Su Yuxuan had no choice but to slow her escape. She swung her sword, unleashing a sharp sword light that struck the ghostly hand.

"Bang!"

Although the sword light destroyed the ghost palm, this brief delay allowed the remaining vengeful ghosts to catch up and surround her.

A fierce battle erupted instantly, with ghostly palms, ghostly claws, and Sword Qi colliding wildly in mid-air.

Surrounded by thirty-five vengeful ghosts, Su Yuxuan was quickly overwhelmed and forced to retreat.

Upon hearing the conversation between the two parties, Liu Yi's eyes suddenly lit up:

It turns out that the woman in green was after the mountain god's treasure, and judging from the current situation, she has clearly succeeded.

It's just unknown what kind of treasure it is that would make her risk such danger to sneak into the mountain god's lair to steal it.

Little Yellow, watching the fierce battle ahead, couldn't contain his excitement and exclaimed:

"Master, should we take this opportunity to seize that treasure?"

Liu Yi raised his hand and slapped it on the head, saying in a deep voice:

"What do you mean by 'robbery'? That sounds so rude. We're killing ghosts and saving people; isn't it only right that we receive some treasures as payment afterward?"

Little Yellow nodded eagerly, agreeing wholeheartedly.

"Master is absolutely right! I think that woman in green can hold out for a while longer. Let's wait and find a better opportunity to make our move."

Su Yuxuan was already injured, and she brandished her spirit sword, trying to fight her way out.

The surrounding ghosts were not only numerous, but also ferociously bloodthirsty, making it difficult for her to break through their encirclement no matter how hard she tried.

Is it possible that I'll die here so soon after my rebirth?

She was filled with resentment.

In this life, she is bound to the Fairness System, cultivates the Dao Seed Martial Dao System, and also knows information about many cave abode and secret realms.

Defeating Zhu Yizhou and washing away the shame of the annulment of the engagement should have been a sure thing in the future.

Now that we've finally managed to intercept Zhu Yizhou's token, how can we let it fall into the hands of these vengeful ghosts?

Just as she was struck again, spitting blood, and preparing to hide in her Portable Daoist Sanctum, she suddenly caught sight of Liu Yi's figure.

A sudden glint of light flashed in her eyes, and she instantly grasped at this lifeline.

Although reluctant to part with the token in her hand, survival was of paramount importance, and she immediately shouted:

"Senior Liu, save me! The token in my hand can take me to a secret realm filled with countless treasures."

"If you would save me, I would gladly offer this token with both hands."

The vengeful spirits also noticed Liu Yi's presence, and the leading vengeful spirit, the head steward, immediately threatened him in a shrill voice:

"This is a thief that my mountain god wants to apprehend. You'd better not meddle in other people's business."

If you offend the Mountain God, you will surely die.

"Oh, really? I'll have to try."

Liu Yi curled his lip in disdain, his figure flashing into the battlefield like a ghost.

The Five Elements Palm struck down, the power of the five elements flowing, carrying a world-destroying force as it attacked the vengeful ghost.

"Ah! Ah!"

A series of shrill screams rang out, and the thirty-four vengeful ghosts surrounding Su Yuxuan instantly vanished, leaving only the vengeful ghost of the head butler.

Seeing his companions wiped out in an instant, the head steward ghost trembled with fear, his voice trembling with sobs as he begged for mercy:

"I... I am the chief steward of the Mountain God. You have killed so many of the Mountain God's messengers. Even if your cultivation is extraordinary, you will not escape death."

If... if you spare my life, I am willing to plead with the mountain god for your life.

"Stop arguing, do you really think I'm easy to fool?"

Liu Yi was too lazy to waste words with it, so he reached out and grabbed it, firmly holding it in his palm.

A faint light emanated from his fingertips, and he immediately began to use the Soul Search Technique to search for secrets about the Locust Mountain God within its soul.

The Locust Mountain God is not Orthodox God, but rather a spirit of a locust tree that has cultivated for a thousand years. The title of Mountain God is merely a self-aggrandizing claim.

Although its cultivation had Peak of the Dao Integration Realm, it was in a deep slumber for many years, only needing to eat A Mortal for a treat each time it woke up.

Therefore, he kept thirty-six fierce ghosts to act as messengers of the mountain god, specifically to lure passersby.

This further compels the villages surrounding Locust Mountain to take turns sacrificing a young couple to it each year.

The reason why the Locust Mountain God did not carry out a large-scale massacre was because a powerful figure once came to its door, intending to kill it, but discovered that it actually had the Heavenly Ghost King as its backer.

Unable to kill the other party in the end, the two sides could only agree on three rules:

The Locust Mountain God is forbidden from stepping outside the Locust Mountain; the surrounding villages take turns offering a young couple as sacrifices to him each year.

His vengeful spirits are forbidden from using magic to bewitch passersby, nor can they forcibly capture living people.

If one's own desires are stirred, then that's a different story.