After drawing the sword, Ji Yuan looked at the ghosts holding flags and weapons with great curiosity. Among them were men and women, young and old. They did not look like real military spirits at all, but their performance just now was remarkable.
The God of Land below was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and hurriedly bowed to Ji Yuan.
"Thank you for your help, Immortal. Otherwise, Maotan Village would have been taken advantage of by the plague ghosts. There must be plague ghosts haunting the county right now. If you have time, I beg you to lend a hand!"
Ji Yuan looked back at the direction he came from and said to the land god.
"There are no plague ghosts in the surrounding counties. Please stay alert. Everything should be fine before dawn."
After leaving these words, Ji Yuan's magic light flashed and he flew away into the sky again. Now was not the time to chat. He would come to this village again after making sure that all the plague ghosts were gone.
As soon as Ji Yuan left, the God of Land murmured with a look of relief on his face.
"so far so good… "
However, turning around to look at the battlefield in front of the village, the ghosts of the cemetery had also suffered heavy losses, from a few hundred at the beginning to less than half now. Many of them were wandering around the battlefield in a daze, but most of them were gathering together in one place.
Looking in the direction where the ghosts were gathering, there were already more than a dozen ghosts surrounding there. The God of Land thought something was not good and hurried over. When he got closer, he saw that the leading soldier was inside, but he was lying down.
At this moment, the soldier's soul was weak and in a translucent state, and was being held in front of another soldier.
"The God of Land is coming, the God of Land is coming!"
The ghosts nearby made way to allow the God of Land to get closer.
"Lord of the Land, can you save him?" "Yes, please save the general!"
"Yes, Lord of the Land, please save the general!"
These ghosts knew that the soldier did not hold a high position in the army when he was alive, but now they all called the soldier "General" and begged the God of Land to save him.
"Everyone gather around. Ghosts are of the Yin element. If you gather together, it will be good for him. I'll see if I can save him!"
At the command of the God of Land, all the ghosts gathered around, forming three layers inside and three layers outside.
In the center, the short land god waved his cane, condensed the spiritual energy with his magic power, and then slowly approached the soldier ghost body and lightly touched his forehead.
Auras flowed into the ghost's body, making the soldier's figure a little clearer, but it was still erratic and seemed like it would dissipate at any time.
"No, he is too badly injured, and his ghost body is not stable. It's ok that the power of the moon is strong now, but when the sun rises in the morning, the power of the sun will be strong. Even if he hides in the tomb, it's hard to say whether he can survive. Even if he can survive for a day, it won't last long. Sigh..."
The words of the God of Land made the ghosts silent.
"It would have been great if the immortal could have taken action just now, but unfortunately he has already left!"
As the immortal mentioned by the God of Land, Ji Yuan did not dare to be careless at this time. He flew to a high altitude and used his magic eyes to investigate. His eyes were extremely effective in dealing with this kind of special evil creature.
After about half an hour, Ji Yuan finally could no longer see the plague ghost anywhere, and Chang Yi had reunited with him somewhere high in the sky in Dahe County.
"Mr. Ji, strictly speaking, the things that have bred this time cannot be considered ghosts. It is more appropriate to call them evil things. Although the plague ghosts have been eliminated, the plague has already spread. For mortals, it is already a disaster!"
Ji Yuan looked around the land. This time, the plague spread rapidly under the spread of the plague ghost. The affected area was absolutely comparable to the entire Jizhou. Due to the population density, the number of people affected could not be as large as the population of Jizhou, but it was definitely not a small number.
“There are so many people infected!”
Although cultivators are called immortals by some mortals, ghosts, gods, and even demons, no matter how powerful a cultivator is, his abilities are limited. At least he cannot bring people back to life in the true sense. If he can really bring people back to life, there must be special reasons behind it.
From the brief understanding I got tonight, this plague has lasted for at least half a month, and because of the plague ghosts, the disease is very severe. It is still okay during the day, but at night there are plague ghosts wreaking havoc and taking away the yang energy, so countless people have died in the plague.
Ji Yuan and Chang Yi can kill the plague ghost, and can even gather a gust of spiritual wind to blow away the evil spirit left by the plague ghost in the process, but they cannot directly make countless people recover immediately, nor can they resurrect the dead. At best, they can make the sick people feel better after being blown by the spiritual wind, increasing the probability of recovery.
But people's physical fitness varies, and the scope is too wide and the number of people is too large. Ji Yuan and Chang Yi can only do so much even if they consume a lot of mana. In the future, some people will definitely die of the disease, and the number will not be small. Even if some people infected with the disease escape in advance and "revive" elsewhere, it will be difficult for even gods to save them.
Chang Yi saw Ji Yuan frowning, and after thinking for a while, he said what was in his mind.
"The Yuanzhao Kingdom is in chaos. The people are living in misery. There are remains everywhere and famines are raging in various places. This disaster was destined long ago. It's just a change in form. Now that the plague is sweeping across the country, the disaster relief situation is certainly worrying. The country is about to end and will no longer be a country!"
"Yes, this country is like a broken house. There are wars and banditry everywhere. This time, the plague of ghosts has caused great damage to the people and the underworld in a large area. I am afraid that this house is about to collapse..."
Chang Yi nodded and said to Ji Yuan.
"Sir, we have found the direction of the evil energy in the earth veins. Should we continue to search for those monsters?"
Ji Yuan raised his head and thought that those monsters should have run far away. If he put himself in their shoes, if he had seen Tian Qing’s sword, he would definitely run as far away as possible.
"Not for now, um, follow me to a place."
As he spoke, Ji Yuan flew towards Maotan Village on a cloud.
There must be a lot of ghosts and gods in this large area who want to get close to Ji Yuan and Chang Yi, but because there are too many of them, Ji Yuan just hides whenever he can. In comparison, he is more curious about the group of ghosts fighting with weapons outside the small village.
Outside Maotan Village, the ghost of the charity grave had not yet dispersed. After all, it was unclear whether the plague ghost would come again, so one had to wait at least until dawn. But the plague ghost did not come, but a white cloud floated over.
The God of Land and the ghosts saw from afar two immortals standing on the clouds, one of whom was the one who had wielded the sword to kill the plague ghost before.
"The land god of Maotan Village, along with all the ghosts from the Yizhong Cemetery, are here to pay their respects to the two immortals!"
As they had not been polite before, this time the God of Land led all the ghosts in performing a grand ceremony without waiting for the white clouds to completely settle. When they looked up, Ji Yuan and Chang Yi had already landed on the ground.
After hearing what the God of Land said, Ji Yuan repeated it with a little surprise.
"A grave?"
Before, he thought that if these ghosts were not military spirits, they might be the deceased ancestors of the villagers. He was also puzzled why there were so many young people among them. Now he understood that they were ghosts in the charity cemetery.
The God of Land quickly replied.
"That's right. The ghosts fighting tonight are the remains of the people of Maotan Village who have been buried in the roadside graveyard for many years. To repay this kindness, the souls of the graveyard fought desperately to block the plague ghosts for the people of Maotan Village!"
Having said that, the God of Land pointed to the area of ghosts over there with a little scheming.
"The leading ghost warrior has been badly injured and is about to lose his soul!"
"Yeah?"
Ji Yuan frowned and quickly walked towards the ghosts over there, and the ghosts nearby instinctively avoided him.
When Ji Yuan arrived at the area where the ghosts gathered, he saw an armored soul lying there. His body was vague and the negative energy was constantly dissipating.
"Mr. Ji, I have the Yin Yuan Water Essence in my hand, which should be able to stop this ghost from disappearing!"
Having said that, Chang Yi did not hesitate. He waved his sleeves and held a white, slender bottle in his hand. Then he walked closer to the Warrior Soul and tilted the bottle slightly. A drop of water with a faint luster appeared at the mouth of the bottle.
"Tick-tock..."
The water drops fell on the soldiers, just like falling into the water, and also brought up ripples of the soul.
When this drop of water merged into the body, the warrior ghost's body solidified at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"That's good, that's good!" "The general is saved..."
Some ghosts were whispering, unable to hide their excitement. Although they had not been together for a long time, this warrior made them no longer confused, and their lives were more meaningful and more human than when they were alive before.
In fact, many of the ghosts in the charity cemetery were in a state of confusion and numbness, and they would not even react much to the outside world. But with the encouragement of the soldiers this time, a spiritual resonance arose and became stronger and stronger. Many ghosts were able to wake up from that numb state, and regained their feelings and emotions.
This sense of resonance is the foundation of the brotherhood among the ghosts at the cemetery, and it is also the grace of rebirth that the soldier brings to many ghosts, so all the ghosts here respect him very much.
"The Yin Yuan Water Essence has the magical effect of calming the soul, but his soul is too weak and he can't wake up for the time being. Send him back to the grave to recuperate. He will wake up within three days."
"Yes, yes, you guys quickly send him to the grave, there's nothing to worry about here for now!"
After Chang Yi finished speaking, the God of Land also spoke. The ghosts hurriedly thanked him and took the souls of the soldiers to the cemetery.
After the ghosts left, only Ji Yuan and three others, including the land god, were left here. The latter looked at the still peaceful Maotan Village and finally had the leisure to ask about the charity tomb.
Of course, the God of Land knew everything and told us the story of the establishment of the charity cemetery in a slightly emotional tone.
"In less than ten years, no less than two hundred bodies have been buried in the cemetery. The local underworld has limited capacity, and there are wandering ghosts everywhere. We can't take care of too many things, so I have been guarding it..."
The God of Land talked for a long time, and Ji Yuan and Chang Yi listened quietly. After hearing this, Ji Yuan also felt emotional.
"It is rare to have such virtue in troubled times!"
After looking at Maotan Village and then at the charity cemetery, Ji Yuan added another sentence.
"This is true for both people in the Yang world and ghosts in the Yin world!"
At this moment, the sky is turning white and the morning light has broken.