Ghost Den
“How do you treat the damage?” Mu Yu inquired, hearing of using a dragon vine to heal soul damage for the first time.
“Extract its fiend soul after killing it and then transfuse it into the injury.”
“Hmm… Tch!”
Gui Xiuluo pulsated as he gradually broke free of Divine Soul Formation. “What did you do to me?”
“Nothing. I was going to punish you for committing evil, but I’ve decided you must die.” Mu Yu restructured the black branches as Wood Spirit Sword.
“If you dare to kill me, His L-”
“Shut up with your banal lines.”
Mu Yu ran Wood Spirit Sword through Gui Xiuluo’ neck, drained his vitality and absorbed his soul.
Strange. Why didn’t he ever call on his twin? I didn’t sense another soul, either. I’ll worry about it later. I need to catch up with Xiaoshuai.
Mu Yu jumped into a tree and emerged on a tree Xiaoshuai was peeking from. Mu Yu whispered, “What’s the situation? Where is Gui Hongyu?”
Xiaoshuai pointed up ahead and whispered back, “There’s a ghost den there.”
Mu Yu bound forward onto one of the pine trees up ahead, sticking his landing without budging a leaf. There were over seventy Body Severing Realm, approximately twenty Spirit Severing Realm and five Body Synthesis Realm Ghost Gate members guarding the entrance of a cavern entrance situated next to a cliff face.
“They’ve hunted a lot of fiend beasts. I don’t get what they’re planning,” Xiaoshuai whispered, noticing the high-level fiend beast skeletons littered inside the cavern.
What are those people standing around the five-metre tall and wide swordback tiger reciting? Mu Yu pondered.
The swordback tiger convulsed as ghost mist invaded its orifices, corroding away its flesh until only its bones remained. Ghost Gate’s group collected the fiend beast’s vital essence that turned to streaks of light and sealed the light in black crystals.
“So this is why there are all those fiend beast skeletons,” Mu Yu quietly mumbled.
It was easy to spot Gui Hongyu thanks to her red robe; their female disciples seemed to favour wearing robes of differing colours.
“Mu Yu, produce a voice swallow; we can’t hear what they’re saying from here.”
Mu Yu spawned a thumb-sized swallow from his hand and deployed his eavesdropping device into the cavern. As a tool intended for stealth missions, the swallow’s movements were light, deft and it lacked an aura that could be sensed. The swallow crept along a crack in a rock to inch closer to Gui Hongyu.
“What’s taking Gui Xiuluo so long?” Gui Han, a male Body Synthesis Realm cultivator.
“We encountered True God’s disciple, Mu Yu, not too far from here, but Gui Xiuluo will be all right, Sir Gui Han,” replied Gui Hongyu.
Mu Yu shook his head, thinking, He’s just another soul my sword took.
“It’s better to be safe, then. Gui Lianxin, go hurry Gui Xiuluo. We can’t lose one of our seven ghost servants, or His Lordship’s plan will be ruined!”
“Roger.”
Gui Lianxin, a middle-aged man, exited the cavern as a cloud of black mist.
Mu Yu pulled Xiaoshuai along into a tree, letting Gui Lianxian fly past their head. Gui Lianxin stopped to scan the spot Mu Yu’s presence vanished, then continued after telling himself he was imagining things. Mu Yu and Xiaoshuai remained in the tree to be safe.
“What’s a ghost servant now? Well, whatever, we can worry about it later.”
“Gui Hongyu, did you say you caught a ten-thousand-year-old dragon vine?” Gui Han asked.
“Yes. Please take a look.”
Gui Hongyu levitated her transparent bottle, revealing the dragon vine in the grey mist. Gui Han removed the lid, releasing the frozen dragon vine. He removed the ice, prompting the dragon vine to attempt breaking out. Alas, the grey mist around acted as a cage.
“What’s the plan? Big Earthworm is in trouble. Those ghost freaks deserve to be zapped!”
Xiaoshuai was more worried for the dragon vine than Mu Yu even though they never did anything but bicker.
“We’ll watch for now. We’ll only end up captives if we’re reckless. Those five Body Synthesis Realm cultivators aren’t just going to roll over and die.”
“Well done, Hongyu. His Lordship will reward you handsomely for this.”
“Thank you, Sir!” Gui Hongyu quickly wiped away her smile and recommended, “Sir, could you personally eliminate Mu Yu? It will spell trouble for us if he learns of our plan.”
“… No need. Our priority is to collect a thousand level five fiend beasts’ souls to safely enter Ghost Island. We will rendezvous with His Lordship as soon as the two return.”
“Sir!” Gui Lianxin returned to the cave.
“What is it? Where is Gui Xiuluo?”
Gui Lianxin took out a bottle identical to the one Gui Hongyu used to contain the dragon vine and popped the lid off, ejected Gui Xiuluo’s corpse.
Gui Han furrowed his eyebrows and crouched down to inspect Gui Xiuluo’s corpse. “We’re the only ones who can absorb vitality and soul energy. How does True God’s disciple know how to do it?”
Gui Hongyu reported, “Sir, Mu Yu killed Gui Xuanyue at Second Heaven the same way. When we came to blows before, he was able to counter all of my skills.”
“We must retrieve Gui Xiuluo’s soul for His Lordship’s plan to work. Take me to Mu Yu! Gui Shiyin, Gui Jiujie, come with me. Everyone else is to remain on standby here!”
“Roger.”
Gui Han wasn’t going to take any chances, which was why he decided to take two Body Synthesis Realm cultivators with him. The remaining two Body Synthesis Realm cultivators continued meditating in dark corners of the cavern, not budging regardless of what happened.
Gui Hongyu didn’t imprison the dragon vine again as she wasn’t given the order.
Mu Yu flashed ten Greater Heaven Stage formation foundations and said, “I know! Xiaoshuai, help me cast a formation. We need to a little bit of… anarchy to save Dragon Vine.”
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