My body went limp and I fell downwards.
My master Jiang Jiu** quickly stepped forward and supported me.
The ancestor Zhang Tianshi let go of the female ghost Xiaoyi in his arms and instructed Jiang Jiuzhen: "Jiuzhen, take Tianyi with you and go to Xifeng Village to rest for a while, and then we will leave the City of the Dead together."
"Yes, Grandmaster."
After I answered, my master Jiang Jiuzhen carried me on his back.
Although I fell into a coma due to exhaustion, I felt extremely warm while unconscious. There were tens of thousands of light spots blessing my body.
When I opened my eyes, I saw my Uncle Sun and my Master Jiang Jiuzhen.
The surrounding environment was very unfamiliar, as if I were in an ancient boudoir, and the beds were all the "step-out beds" with gauze curtains.
I sat up slowly and felt relaxed all over.
The spiritual energy beads in the dantian in my lower abdomen were still rotating while I was unconscious, absorbing the "spirits" from the outside world into my body, transforming them into spiritual energy, warming my meridians and bones.
What surprised me was that the Yin De in me actually became more solid, and as long as I released a little bit of the Yin De energy, it would form a pure Yang aura.
"This... My Yin De has increased so much, it turns out this is not a dream!"
I said in surprise. The Yin De Qi in my body surged out, forming a milky white light mist.
My master Jiang Jiuzhen stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Tianyi, your cultivation has increased again. Because you saved those ghosts and did great good deeds, those ghosts are grateful to you, so your Yin De will increase."
"And you killed the ancient blood demon. Now, your prestige in the City of the Dead is higher than that of the founder."
So that's how it is.
I nodded and asked my master Jiang Jiuzhen: "Master, where is the ancestor?"
When Jiang Jiuzhen heard me ask about the ancestor, an embarrassed expression appeared on his face.
He cleared his throat and said, "Hasn't the Grandmaster found the Grandmaster's wife? The two of them are strolling in the City of the Dead. You'd better not disturb them. The Grandmaster said that we will leave the City of the Dead in two days."
I stretched my body and stood up from the bed.
Uncle Sun was a little worried about me and said with concern: "Tianyi, why don't you rest for a while."
I smiled and said, "It's okay, Uncle Sun. I've fully recovered now. You heard it just now. My Taoism has been strengthened, and now I have mastered the spiritual energy. The spiritual energy has greatly transformed my body."
Uncle Sun nodded and said nothing more.
I asked, "Master, Uncle Sun, where are we now in the City of the Dead?"
My master said, "It's in Xifeng Village at the foot of Wangui Mountain. You were unconscious at the time, and the Grandmaster was very worried about you, so he arranged for us to stay here temporarily."
I said "oh" and prepared to walk out of the room.
But before I could walk out, I felt a ghost approaching this side quickly.
I frowned and shouted, "Who is it?"
Unexpectedly, the voice of Ghost King Li Ming came from outside the room.
When Li Ming heard my voice, his soul trembled. He also saw me killing the ancient blood demon yesterday. He knew that my strength had surpassed that of the ghost fairy, so he didn't dare to act rashly in front of me.
Li Ming replied tremblingly: "Master Yang, it's me, Ghost King Li Ming."
I pushed open the door of the room and saw the Ghost King Li Ming floating in the yard.
When Li Ming saw me, he hurriedly said, "Master Yang, there are many ghosts outside, all of whom want to see you."
"Seeking to see me? ... What do they want from me?" I asked.
Li Ming replied, "They are all ghosts in the City of the Dead, and many of them were swallowed by the blood demon. They came here hoping that you, Taoist Yang, can open the passage between the City of the Dead and the living world. They want to leave the City of the Dead, go to the living world, and then reincarnate."
I was still thinking about this matter, but unexpectedly, my master Jiang Jiuzhen came up to me.
He whispered to me, "Tianyi, you should go out and take a look. If you can help those ghosts to go to the underworld, it will be a great merit, and your merit will increase. Although the City of the Dead can preserve the souls of ghosts, sometimes ghosts are like people. If they stay in one place for too long, they will feel lonely."
"So rather than endure loneliness, most ghosts still hope to be reincarnated as humans in the next life."
I thought about it and said to Li Ming, "Li Ming, you go out first and tell those ghosts that we will leave the City of the Dead in two days. If those ghosts want to leave here, they can come to me."
"Yes, Taoist Priest Yang."
After bowing, the Ghost King Li Ming moved his soul and left the yard.
I tilted my head to look at my master Jiang Jiuzhen and asked, "Master, didn't you say that as long as the ancient blood demon is destroyed, the passage between the City of the Dead and the living world will be connected? Why is the space passage not connected yet?"
My master Jiang Jiuzhen also looked puzzled and said, "I have arranged for ghosts to check it out. It won't be long before a ghost comes back to report."
I thought about it and decided not to leave the yard again, but waited in the yard for a while.
About an incense stick later, an evil ghost knocked on the courtyard gate.
I said, "Come in."
The evil ghost obediently slipped in through the crack in the door.
When he saw me, the evil ghost didn't even dare to raise his head. With a look of fear on his face, he stammered, "Evil ghost Liu Baicheng greets... greets Taoist Yang, greets Master Jiang."
He is quite good at handling things.
My master Jiang Jiuzhen was sitting next to me, drinking wine from a glass on the stone table.
After putting down the wine glass, my master asked the evil ghost: "Liu Baicheng, how is it? Is there any change in the space channel?"
Liu Baicheng dared not to answer, and said respectfully: "My Lords, there seems to be no change in the space channel. But according to some ghosts, some of the objects and magic arrays in the space channel have been destroyed."
"Without the magic circle, the space channel is completely scrapped."
The "carrier" he mentioned is actually an object that connects to the world of the living.
"What? It's destroyed! Doesn't that mean we can never afford it again?" I was extremely shocked.
My master was relatively calm. He said to me, "Come on, Tianyi, let's go and take a look ourselves."
Afterwards, my master Jiang Jiuzhen ordered the evil ghost Liu Baicheng: "You come and take us to the space passage closest to here."
"Yes, my Lords."
The evil ghost Liu Baicheng said respectfully.
The nearest space channel to the courtyard where we are is in a place called Dongye Village.
The buildings in this place are very dilapidated, and most of the ghosts live in jars and pots. If West Wind Village is a big city, then Winter Night Village is a slum.
When my master Jiang Jiuzhen and I arrived here, many ghosts gathered in Dongye Village. The ghosts looked different when they saw us, some panicked, some happy, and many timid ghosts hid far away.
An old man was a ghost who died unjustly. He claimed to be the village chief of Dongye Village and took us to the space passage in Dongye Village.
That space passage is in a forest southwest of Dongye Village.
The woods were filled with gray weeds and trees.
Complex ghost pattern.
A square hole appeared in the concave place where the ghost patterns gathered, and a small tripod was placed inside the hole.
The surface of the small tripod was engraved with patterns of birds and beasts, and its appearance was similar to the small tripod with a hidden magic circle inside that I saw in the small building in Canghe Village.
However, for some unknown reason, cracks appeared on the surface of the small tripod.
Next to the boulder, there are ghost guards guarding there.
Although the Blood Demon and the Ghost Immortal were destroyed, these ghost guards still guarded the space channel diligently. They knew that although the Blood Demon and the Ghost Immortal were destroyed, a new superior was coming.
Seeing us appear here, a ghost guard hurried over.
"I greet Taoist Priest Yang and Master Jiang."
This ghost guard is really nice. He addressed me so politely as soon as he came up.
My master Jiang Jiuzhen looked unsurprised and whispered to me, "It's okay, Tianyi. Now all the ghost guards in the Wrongful Death City have been subdued by the Grandmaster."
I nodded towards the ghost guard.
My master told the ghost guard, "We are here to see the space channel. Please lead us there."
"Yes, my Lords."
The ghost guard obediently led us to the big rock.
I walked over and saw that many of the ghost patterns on the stone had become blurred and no longer had any defensive function. When I gathered the spiritual energy in my right hand and took the small tripod out of the concave part of the stone, I sensed it and found that, just as the evil ghost Liu Baicheng said, the space transmission array in the small tripod disappeared.
What's going on? Is it someone sabotaging it on purpose
I faced the ghost guard and expressed my doubts.
But the ghost guard shook his head and said, "Master Yang, we have been guarding here all the time. There are absolutely no ghosts or other things approaching the space channel."
If no one destroyed it, then the problem was most likely with the Ancient Blood Demon. The Ancient Blood Demon used the Ghost Immortal to set up a black stele in the space channel, and the Ghost Stele was likely to contain a means to control the space channel. It was precisely because the Ancient Blood Demon was destroyed that the Ghost Stele destroyed itself.
The ghost monument was destroyed, and the space channel was naturally destroyed as well.
Thinking about this, my face turned ugly.
"What's wrong, Tianyi?" my master asked me.
I shook my head with a bitter look on my face and said, "It's not good. The teleportation array has indeed been destroyed. It may be difficult to return to the world of the living."
But I was unwilling to give up, so my master Jiang Jiuzhen and I visited the remaining dozen or so space channels.
However, there was no exception. The space passage leading to the Tomb of King Zhao where we came from was also destroyed.
Damn it, that ancient blood demon is really vicious. He wants to trap us to death in the City of the Dead.
On the way back to my residence, I felt a little depressed.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the ghost face in the Nether Ghost Flag inside the bag suddenly sent me a message: "Master Yang, you were able to help me kill the ghost fairy Jiemie Ghost, which really helped me a lot. Now, I will do you a favor, too, how about it?"
"Help? How are you going to help me?"
I always feel that this grimace has bad intentions.
The ghost face smiled sarcastically and said, "I know a space passage that has not been destroyed."
"What? You know an undamaged space channel. Really? Where is it? Tell me!" I was surprised and asked anxiously.
The ghost face in the Nether Luo Ghost Flag said with a smile: "I can tell you, but Taoist Yang, I have a small request."
Damn, it seems that this grimace really has another purpose.
I took out the Nether Luo Ghost Flag, stared coldly at the ghost face on it, and asked, "What's your request?"
(to be continued)
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