Chapter 456

Chapter 456: Against the Heavens, Locking An Yun

“Damn it, cough, cough…” Horse King gasped heavily. He had tried clearing the bug worms from his body, but they stuck to him like maggots, and for every batch he managed to clear, another batch would arise, making it incredibly difficult to deal with.

“Relying on the king’s support, my little ones are suffering horribly…”

Li Hui acted sorrowfully, slightly delaying the bug worms’ outbreak to allow this guy to connect with the outside world, hoping he could reach out to the Yin Moon Dynasty.

“Well…” Horse King hesitated, slumping down as he said, “Before the dark moon appeared, Dalong suffered from calamities for years, with many places deserted. After the dark moon appeared, lonely spirits thrived, and ghosts appeared endlessly. However, just a couple of months later, the disadvantages became evident. With fewer people around, they have to devour each other to survive, so attaining my level of power is already a great miracle. I wonder where Bold Cow found his allies.”

As Li Hui just arrived and was figuring out the internal workings, he pressed, “Having someone in the court is helpful for getting things done. I’ve heard that the ghost cultivators of the Yin Moon Dynasty are incredibly powerful, evidently the court of us ghost cultivators. But I’m still in the dark about the relationship between the dark moon and the Yin Moon Dynasty. Does the king have connections to invite any cultivators from the Dynasty?”

“Hmph, don’t say you, even I don’t understand what the dark moon and the Yin Moon Dynasty are about.” Horse King hesitated again, clearly speaking insincerely.

“What should we do then? Perhaps that cow will soon find this place; the entire city is filled with his spies.” Li Hui felt he needed to push him harder.

“Hey, it makes me furious!” Horse King scratched his head, feeling lost. There was a place he didn’t want to go, but he couldn’t recall the specifics and could only hope to stumble upon it, maybe finding an old acquaintance from back then.

Li Hui was intrigued, thinking, “This guy is an experienced ghost cultivator who existed before the dark moon appeared, so he has some background. However, I can’t be sure if he can find the entrance to the Yin Moon Dynasty.”

“Alright, I’ll head out of the city for a while; you keep an eye on things here.”

Horse King covered his chest and exited his residence, moving hurriedly but not forgetting to leave some false trails. He wound around, eventually slipping into an underground passage to leave the city, unaware that the bug worms in his body were both toxins and talismans.

With the dark moon hanging high, it was the sun for ghosts. After leaving An Yun City, the giant man transformed into a Nightmarish Ghost Horse, charging through the dark fires at incredible speeds, surpassing an ordinary ghost king.

Li Hui followed at a distance on a nine-colored deer, crossing rivers, traversing valleys, and passing through desolate landscapes, entering a ghostly forest thick with dark energy, nearly losing sight of his target.

“Hmm, a ghost wall?”

In the forest, a barrier formed a ghost wall.

After half an hour, Horse King wound his way around and finally broke through the ghost wall, surprising Li Hui as the guy suddenly vanished, seemingly going very far away.

“Interesting, no wonder they can’t find the entrance. Even soul searching is like being in a fog; it seems these ghosts are also accidentally stumbling about, and getting in relies entirely on luck.”

Waiting! Li Hui planned to secretly infiltrate the Yin Moon Dynasty, only acting when he learned Cheng Yuyan’s specific location, striking like lightning to attack the heart of the enemy.

About three hours later, Horse King, looking disheveled, emerged from the woods, followed by a black-armored ghost general.

“Old Horse, still not revealing your true self? Hahaha, finally, we have a warhorse!” the black-armored ghost general laughed heartily. “I kept some opportunities open for you, making sure you had something to seek me out for; it’s to obtain a fine war steed. You’ve come seeking me now, so there’s no need to accuse me of forcing an old friend!”

“Stop the nonsense, so it turns out you became a captain in the Yin Moon Dynasty’s army, and you didn’t even help me when you were so close to An Yun City, just waiting for me to come knocking at your door.” Horse King replied with a displeased expression.

“Hahaha!” The black-armored ghost general taunted, “You’ve been enjoying life in An Yun City, and now that you’re in trouble, you come looking for me. Why didn’t I see you before? To say something unkind, how many ghost kings outside even reach the threshold? In my ghost army’s eyes, they aren’t worth a penny. However, I know you have some skills, so you can do the groundwork. This time, I’m here to support your efforts to An Yun City; afterward, you can still enjoy your benefits in the city, but you’ll have to bring me deliveries on time so that I can move up to the position of captain.”

“Hmph, a horse beneath the eaves must bow its head. Rather than letting that old cow take advantage of me, I might as well find a way to develop.” Horse King transformed into a Nightmarish Ghost Horse and carried the black-armored ghost general, speeding towards An Yun City.

Li Hui didn’t return to the city but traveled around the ghost forest with the nine-colored deer.

After half an hour of circling, he found it quite remarkable, “Impressive! If I hadn’t known beforehand that this place had anomalies, I would have only been able to turn around after encountering the ghost wall; it’s very difficult to get in, and after a few tries, I would have just given up.”

After failing nine times, only on the tenth attempt did he vaguely glimpse a way in.

He mentally noted the location, then immediately left, finally connecting the threads together.

“Got it, now watch my skills.”

In no time, the nine-colored deer spun, and Li Hui returned to the outskirts of An Yun City.

He didn’t enter the city but cast several treasure talismans outside, stirring up a tempest that stirred thick mist.

Three incense sticks later, the mist enveloped the entire city, making it impossible to even sweep one’s spiritual sense through the haze.

Then, a roaring sound emerged outside the city, and the ground cracked with enormous rifts, revealing two colossal figures outside the mist. One stood to the east, a monkey king over nine hundred zhang tall with armor, while the other stood to the west, a golden body Arhat with three heads and six arms.

These two giant deities thrust their arms into the ground, emitting silent roars as they pulled upwards, leading the nine-colored deer to dart around the city, occasionally dropping splitting treasure talismans. With a succession of explosive sounds, they pried the entire city upwards.

“Collect!” Li Hui hovered above, casting prepared Divine Talismans and Phantom Talismans at high speed to envelop An Yun City, depositing it into the Buddhist nation of Golden Shell in a previously selected open area.

After finishing all of this, he raised his hand to recall the armored monkey and six-armed Arhat, mounting the nine-colored deer and charging back into the ghost forest.

As he traveled, Li Hui took out the Golden Shell and carefully sensed it, chuckling, “The mist locks An Yun City. No matter where you hide Qianyun’s soul to threaten me, it’s still within the city. Well then, I’ll take the entire city away and we can take our time playing and searching!”

The people in the city encountered the mist and could only see seven feet ahead, feeling very uncomfortable.

Guang Jin sat in the Weiyang Palace, saying, “The lord has entrusted this matter to us, and we must handle it beautifully. I’ll wield the Haotian Seal to strengthen the mist’s locking barriers, preventing anyone inside the city from noticing that the city has been relocated.”

Lü E nodded, saying, “I’ll control the Beast God Seal, allowing all the birds, beasts, and spiritual beasts in the city to act as our eyes, secretly monitoring everyone’s movements.”

Que San laughed, “I’ll wield the Bug God Seal and send dark tide ants into the city to determine all building structures, then silently transport them, isolating Zhuque Temple and the surroundings.”

Han Wu held the Ghost God Seal, stating, “I have the Ghost God Seal, which allows me to command ghostly beings below the ghost king level, and when Que San isolates Zhuque Temple, I’ll send the city’s ghosts as scouts to probe the enemy’s depth.”