Chapter 424

Chapter 424: Overturning Sleepy Moon Ridge

Patience is essential in doing things. If the enemy is not in a hurry, then Li Hui is even less so.

With a light “bang,” the dark energy jar trembled.

The Impermanence Worms transformed, taking a significant step to become Impermanence Ghost Worms. The symbols on their backs became menacing, resembling ghostly faces with sinister smiles.

Time was limited, so Li Hui chose to inscribe the most reliable and effective talisman techniques on the backs of the Impermanence Worms. The Yin Absorption Talisman was originally a talisman for nurturing ghostly beings; it could not attack or defend but only enhance the absorption of dark energy.

Previously, the Yin Absorption Talisman had not manifested its effects; it merely clung like maggots to bone, as the Impermanence Worms continuously consumed each other, infiltrating their bodies time and again, as if imprinting itself hundreds of times. To achieve this, he used two treasures from the Green Copper Hall: the Shadow Blood Jade and the Essence Purifying Powder.

As a result, once the Impermanence Worms grew to a full ghostly form, the Yin Absorption Talisman activated. Runes were not just impressed on their backs but also adorned their legs, antennae, abdomens, wings, and even included special patterns on their relatively weak eyes.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz……”

The Impermanence Ghost Worms began to flap their wings. Their wing vibrations were not for flying but to activate the Yin Absorption Talisman to consume more dark energy. The suction power amplified again, causing the dark mountain to shed its gloomy chill and rapidly become clearer.

“Boom…” The nine Xuan Yin Pools on the mountain erupted, releasing vast amounts of dark energy, filling the mountain once more with the dark haze. Though he had only seen it briefly, Li Hui understood and suddenly realized: “So that’s it! Use dark energy to conceal energy fluctuations and confuse the heavenly mechanisms, preventing the high-level beings from the Great Xia from deducing this place.”

“Quickly, quickly, quickly!”

The Impermanence Ghost Worms flapped their wings vigorously, and remarkably, their absorption strength and range increased further. This was incredible! The nine Xuan Yin Pools clanged with noise; as the water columns rose and fell, they transformed from Xuan Yin water into ordinary clear water. The mountain echoed loudly, and many ghostly beings received orders, roaring and releasing dark energy to consume their essence to shroud their auras.

Li Hui watched with delight, raising his hands to unleash waves of talisman light and setting up more than ten Heavenly and Earthly Arrays, causing the dark river above to lose its power and turn into a torrential downpour over the mountainside.

“Attack!” The enemy could not wait any longer. Initially, they were arranging their assassination weapons to cut off his escape route, but this arrogant little brat had actually made the dark river run dry.

“Finally here!” Li Hui raised his eyebrows.

Twelve figures suddenly appeared. Their auras were complex, resembling humans, ghosts, beasts, gods, and demons. Each of them projected a massive shadow behind them, representing the twelve zodiac animals: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.

The approaching beings did not come with good intentions; as expected, a wave of lethal intent surged forth.

Li Hui was now not at the Condense Essence Stage, but rather mid-stage Bosa. To stir up trouble for the Ghost Fox Sect, he had brought many treasures with him. As soon as he saw these ghost cultivators, he began to prepare. When the enemy attacked, he immediately unleashed forty-nine beams of green light, grinning widely.

“Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang!”

Weapons clashed as light and shadows danced; the twelve ghost cultivators were trapped by the green light and unable to advance an inch.

Did they think they could defeat Li Hui by overwhelming him with numbers? They would first need to consult the Dao soldiers in his possession, which he had obtained from Huangting Mountain’s Myriad Forms Stage demon cultivators.

How many demon cultivators had Jieyin and Guang Jin tricked? In the end, relying on the power of the Jade Symbols and the silver snake bracelet, they had outsmarted thirteen Myriad Forms Stage demon cultivators, a wave of pride welling up within him.

Those were Myriad Forms Stage demon cultivators! In a small place like Dalong, they could shake the ground with their power. And now? They probably had to line up to cry and faint in the restroom.

These old fellows had been robbing and plundering since long ago; it was no wonder they had amassed considerable wealth! Among them was a chessboard crafted from the Xuling Jade, containing sets of blue and purple pieces, serving as Dao soldiers.

Many sects enjoyed raising Dao soldiers, using techniques akin to sowing beans to form an army, like the Yellow Turban Warriors, spiritual beasts, and demon beasts— they had all sorts of tricks. The blue and purple pieces, each forty-nine in number, could transform into bronze-armored soldiers and purple-feathered swift snakes, working in tandem to form a powerful formation.

Li Hui stood at the center, using talisman methods to crazily absorb dark energy from the mountain, causing the dark mountain to shed its veil of murkiness once again!

With a “crack,” just as the Dao soldiers kept the twelve ghost cultivators at bay, another ghost cultivator launched an attack.

The sword was drawn, churning and shattering laws!

Five figures held swords; each one was a remarkable sword cultivator in life, pursuing the realm of breaking countless laws with a single strike, and as they died, they happened to catch the emergence of the dark moon. Their souls did not disperse, allowing them to transform into ghost cultivators.

After becoming ghost cultivators, their swords became cunning and strange, possessing unstoppable sharpness, walking invisibly in darkness; the moment they struck was the moment their enemies’ souls met their end.

Suddenly, a voice sounded: “Sword cultivators pursue their craft without hindrance. Can you reach the corresponding realm after becoming ghostly beings? Does your sword still recognize you? If your heroic spirit and sharpness remain, you are welcome to join my sect.”

“What?” The five found it hard to believe. They had clearly slaughtered their opponent, even tearing him apart along with the replacement talisman; how could he still speak?

Li Hui had several sword marks on his body, but they were gradually healing, resembling someone with the indestructible body, while in reality, he could do nothing but endure the attacks using essence of calamity power.

Even if these five had transformed into ghost cultivators, they were still incredibly formidable; if Jieyin were flesh and blood, he would have become nothing but a puddle of blood by now with no other outcome.

Just as he was about to speak, a flash of purple light shot forth, releasing forty-nine two-meter-long purple-feathered swift snakes, which swiftly converged with the bronze-armored soldiers to form a formation, instantly increasing their power, trapping the Yuanchen Twelve Ghosts and Five Swordmasters of Lingxu within.

“Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang…” The Dao soldiers clashed fiercely. Li Hui was not idle; he raised his hand to send forth a dazzling array of talisman light, making the purple-feathered swift snakes and bronze-armored soldiers become fiercely aggressive.

This was the Talisman of Malevolence and the Talisman of Obstinacy, created by drawing out the malevolent and fierce energy from the Beast-Faced Bronze Cauldron. Jieyin could be said to be the most fortunate External Transformation in the Great Xia; with many talismans and treasures in his possession, his cultivation was even higher than his true self’s, and he could endlessly unleash powerful attacks without pause.

The ghost king had dispatched the Yuanchen Twelve Ghosts and the Five Swordmasters of Lingxu, believing it sufficient to eliminate his opponent repeatedly. But what was the result? A little thief had soundly slapped them across the face.

Talk of negotiating with the demon lair? What negotiation? Not only did they need to eliminate the little thief before discussing anything, but Sleepy Moon Ridge would soon be exposed, greatly jeopardizing the plans against the Yin Moon Dynasty below.

“Go, capture this boy! Send all your subordinates out to crush him!” The ghost king’s fury erupted; dark energy surged in the hall. Before the demon lair cultivators, he remained composed, refraining from striking personally.

It wasn’t that the ghost king didn’t want to act; rather, the demon lair cultivators displayed mockery. Though claiming to negotiate, it was really just for the sake of show; if he could not display strength now, he would be incredibly disadvantaged later.

At the foot of the mountain, a massive wave of ghostly beings surged forth. Li Hui waved his hand as if flipping over Sleepy Moon Ridge, causing seventy percent of the ghostly beings to vanish into thin air, shaking the entire scene.