Chapter 175
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Chapter 175: The Demise of the Ghost Hidden Sect
Not long after.
Lin Feng arrived in a dark mountain forest.
This was a small mountain with an elevation of just over three hundred meters, not far from Jinling City, only about sixty to seventy kilometers away!
According to Gui Ku’s memory, deep within this mountain lay a dilapidated ancient temple.
Inside the ancient temple was a massive Buddha statue, and beneath the statue was the stronghold of the Gui Yin Sect!
Lin Feng scanned the area with his spiritual sense, located the temple, and flew over.
…
Meanwhile.
In a secret chamber of the Gui Yin Sect.
Nine elders dressed in black were sitting cross-legged around a wooden bed.
On the bed was a girl bound in a pink nightgown, her face youthful, no more than eighteen years old!
If Lin Feng were here, he would recognize that this girl was Li Xiaoke!
“Woo woo woo~”
Li Xiaoke wanted to say something.
But her mouth was stuffed with white cloth, allowing only muffled sounds to escape!
She glanced around with her peripheral vision and saw nine mysterious figures shrouded in darkness, instantly turning pale with fear, tears welling up in her eyes!
Where is this?
Wasn’t I sleeping at home?
How did I end up tied up here?
As Li Xiaoke fought to suppress her fear, her mind raced back to earlier events!
She vividly remembered that day when she had a falling out with Li Ruhai and moved back to the school dormitory to live with Lin Yun Yao!
But unexpectedly, this morning, her mother found her.
Her mother, crying and sobbing, said many things to her.
“Xiaoke, your father is doing this for your own good. Although Nangong Wentian is a bit older, he is still an elder from a prominent family… If you had said you didn’t want to, I believe your father wouldn’t have forced you!”
“Xiaoke, no matter what, Li Ruhai is your father, and you are his biological daughter. How could he harm you?”
“Xiaoke, your father knows he was wrong! He personally cooked a feast for you today. Just go back and have a meal. Let’s have a good family gathering and talk things out face to face, okay?”
…
Regarding Li Ruhai, this so-called biological father, Li Xiaoke had long since lost hope!
But her mother was different!
She had grown up relying on her mother, who had raised her with great care!
So seeing her mother crying like this made her heart ache, and in a moment of weakness, she returned to the Li family with her mother!
As her mother had said, Li Ruhai’s attitude was very good, full of sincerity, and he promised not to force her to do anything in the future, as long as she was happy, everything else was secondary…
After dinner, she felt a bit dizzy and went back to her room to sleep.
But when she woke up, she found herself here!
Thinking of this,
Li Xiaoke felt a chill run through her body, and a metallic sweetness surged in her throat, nearly causing her to spit out blood.
It must have been Li Ruhai’s doing!
This beast of a father abandoned her and her mother when she was young!
Now that she had grown up, he kept trying to harm her!
First, he tried to force her to marry an old man, and now he had drugged her and brought her here…
Why?
Why are other people’s fathers so kind and responsible, while mine treats me like this?
“Woo woo woo~”
Li Xiaoke struggled violently.
But the ropes binding her were too tight; no matter how hard she fought, it was of no use!
At that moment,
The Grand Elder of the Gui Yin Sect stepped out of the shadows and removed the white cloth from Li Xiaoke’s mouth.
“You… who are you?”
Li Xiaoke asked, trembling as she glanced at him.
“Little girl, don’t be nervous! Just cooperate with us, and once the ritual is over, we will let you go!”
The Grand Elder of the Gui Yin Sect smiled slightly.
His hair was white, and his face was covered in wrinkles. In the dim light, his smile looked extremely eerie, sending shivers down Li Xiaoke’s spine.
“What ritual? Who are you? Let me go!”
Li Xiaoke exclaimed in horror.
“You have no say in this! It took us a long time to find a girl born in the Yin year, Yin month, and Yin hour like you. How could I let you go? Not to mention, your father personally handed you over to us!”
The Grand Elder smiled faintly.
“My father? Is it Li Ruhai? Where is he? Tell him to come out and see me!”
Li Xiaoke shouted angrily.
“Silly child, that no longer matters! What matters is that you will soon be reborn and possess the most powerful strength in the world!”
The Grand Elder smiled slightly.
He placed the white cloth back over Li Xiaoke’s mouth, and no matter how much she struggled, she could not make a sound.
The Grand Elder returned to his position and slowly addressed one of the elders present:
“Is Gui Ku back yet?”
“No news!”
“The time has come; we can’t wait any longer! We will begin the ritual to summon the spirit of the second-generation ancestor…”
“Alright!”
The other eight elders nodded excitedly, their eyes gleaming with fervor.
The Gui Yin Sect had two powerful ancestors!
The first-generation ancestor, Gui Li, was an absolute top-tier powerhouse among the major sects of the time. It was Gui Li who founded the Gui Yin Sect, making it famous throughout the world!
Later, the first-generation ancestor mysteriously disappeared, and the second-generation ancestor, Gui Po, emerged!
Gui Po was also a renowned powerhouse, having reached a level above martial arts masters!
However, back then,
Gui Po was besieged by a group of self-proclaimed righteous sects, leading to her demise, and the Gui Yin Sect fell into decline!
Now, they were attempting to resurrect the second-generation ancestor, Gui Po!
As long as the second-generation ancestor could be reborn in a new body, the Gui Yin Sect would regain its strength and no longer hide like rats in this dark underground!
“Ritual, commence!”
With the Grand Elder’s command,
The nine elders of the Gui Yin Sect began to chant a strange incantation!
This was the soul-retrieving spell left behind by Gui Po!
As soon as the soul-retrieving spell was recited, the spirit of Gui Po would descend once more…
As time passed second by second,
The temperature in the chamber gradually dropped, seemingly below freezing, with white frost forming along the edges of the wooden bed.
Li Xiaoke’s lips turned purple, and her body trembled slightly.
She couldn’t move, only lying on the bed, her eyes wide with terror.
Her peripheral vision swept across.
In the endless dark corner,
A vague and eerie shadow suddenly appeared, indistinct and seemingly unreal.
“Woo woo!!”
Li Xiaoke was scared to tears!
She was just an ordinary person; how could she have ever witnessed such a terrifying scene?
“The spirit of the second-generation ancestor has really appeared!”
The nine elders of the Gui Yin Sect felt a surge of excitement!
Although the incantation for the soul-retrieving spell had been left behind, none of them knew if it was real!
Now that they truly saw the shadow appear, they were exhilarated and chanted the soul-retrieving spell even more fervently!
At that moment,
“Boom boom boom!”
A violent crashing sound suddenly echoed from outside the secret chamber.
Immediately after,
The screams of many Gui Yin Sect disciples rose and fell, sending chills down one’s spine!
“Today, the Gui Yin Sect shall perish!”
Lin Feng’s cold voice resonated throughout the entire Gui Yin Sect!
Hearing that familiar voice, Li Xiaoke, bound to the bed, instantly burst into tears.
It was the voice of her uncle!!!
Although she didn’t know why her uncle was here, she was certain that this was his voice!