Chapter 407: The Imminent Crisis
The Humenkou gate is located in Taodu Mountain in the underworld. Since the gate collapsed three years ago, the ghost gate has never been opened again.
Many dead souls who still had obsessions were unable to return to the world of the living during the Ghost Festival. The heroic spirits were also trapped in the netherworld, unable to receive incense and offerings. Due to long-standing grievances, Taodu Mountain was filled with wandering souls.
Originally there were two gods on Taodu Mountain, one named Shentu and the other named Yulei. They were in charge of the wandering souls passing through the mountain. However, they were called back by Fengdu three years ago and have not returned since then.
Although no one knew what Fengdu's exact intention was, it did lead to Taodu Mountain being filled with wailing and resentment.
However, a few days ago, accompanied by bursts of phoenix calls, the Ghost Gate miraculously stood up again.
Upon hearing this, ghosts from all over Taodu Mountain told each other the news and gathered at the Humen Gate, scrambling to squeeze in front of the Ghost Gate, waiting for it to open.
The gates of hell were indeed opened, but no one got what they wanted.
Just as the souls were crowded together, a beam of auspicious light roared in, and the ghosts fled in all directions when they saw it. This auspicious light also dispelled the resentment rising from the mountain, and in just a moment, it disappeared on the other side of the gate.
The ghosts didn't know what had happened and didn't dare to approach the Ghost Gate for several days. The area around the gate became much quieter.
However, these ghosts were still unwilling to give in, and after a few days of no movement, some of the braver ones gathered around the Ghost Gate again, waiting for the opportunity to come again.
As the saying goes, hard work pays off, and the same goes for ghosts.
Just today, there was movement at the Ghost Gate again.
Under the gate's brackets, like a drop of water falling into calm water, ripples spread out, and soon a wilderness appeared inside the gate.
The ghosts were overjoyed and rushed forward, wanting to rush to the world of the living. However, they did not expect that a bell would ring and they were all shocked back.
Gusts of cold air rolled out of the door, and in the mist several figures of varying heights could be vaguely seen walking towards the door.
The people who came were none other than Xinyi, and as they stood still, the fog dissipated, and the scene in the ghost gate also disappeared.
Looking back at the majestic tiger stripes on Guimenque's body behind him, Chi Yanzi couldn't help but sigh. He never expected that he would be able to come to the underworld while still alive. It really was worthwhile for this practice.
Just as he was expressing his emotion, Zhao Wuyang shouted in panic.
"Seventh Brother! Seventh Brother!"
Looking back, I saw Long Qi with his head hung down, being held on the shoulders of Zhao Wuyang and Liu Xia, motionless, as if he had fainted.
Chi Yanzi quickly helped the other man put Long Qi down and put his hand on his wrist.
After taking Long Qi's pulse, no problems were found. It was as if he was asleep, which was really unbelievable.
Chi Yanzi didn't know how to diagnose the disease. He just said that it was probably because he had just entered the underworld and the air of the underworld hit his three burners, so he fainted.
Lian Qiao curled her lips when she heard that, and couldn't help muttering in her heart: This reckless guy is considered a man, but how come his physique is not as good as her, a woman? It's a pity that he is tall and strong, but he is really a useless person.
If Long Qi knew this, he would definitely jump up - what does "for the time being" mean? He is a man!
Because Long Qi is unconscious, we can't just leave him here. After all, the underworld is not a safe place.
After some discussion, everyone decided to wait here for Long Qi to wake up before planning their future affairs.
But how can everything go as planned?
The souls that had just been frightened away lost their minds as soon as they smelled the breath of living people. They floated over from all directions, each of them looked like a fierce ghost, with murderous eyes, which was terrifying.
"It's bad!" Zhan Li cried out, blaming himself for being too careless. Zhan Li was from the demon clan, and A Dao was from the monster clan. These two were neither human nor ghost, so they were relatively safe in the underworld, but it was different for the others.
The yang energy of a living person is like poison to ghosts, and it is even more poisonous to souls with deep resentment.
Among the group, Xinyi and Liu Xia had decent cultivation, but they did not know how to exorcise ghosts. Zhao Wuyang and Lian Qiao were so frightened after seeing so many ghosts that they lost their composure and kept howling while holding Cheng Qi.
It is human nature to be afraid of something you know very little about, but these two are cultivators after all, so it is somewhat unreasonable for them to be so timid.
Cheng Xi's ears ached from the two people's howling, but he had no other options. Although Master Zhao Ming had taught him formations before his death, he had only learned the basics and had not yet fully comprehended many things, let alone used them to fight against evil spirits.
Although Chi Yanzi knew a little about exorcism, it was a bit of a pipe dream for him to deal with such a large number of ghosts alone. Moreover, in this netherworld, the methods of exorcism used in the mortal world might not be effective.
Right now, Long Qi is in a coma, and there is Liu Lan who doesn't know any magic, so the situation is extremely critical.
Chi Yanzi ordered several people to stand back to back and surround the unconscious Long Qi, the panicked Zhao Wuyang and Lian Qiao, and the unskilled Liu Lan. While teaching them some simple methods of exorcising ghosts, he quickly thought of countermeasures.
Even though it's like sharpening your sword before a battle, it's better than sitting and waiting to die, right?
Fortunately, Xinyi and Liu Xia were talented enough and understood the method Chi Yanzi told them immediately. As for Zhanli, who was a demon and was born in the underworld, he had his own way of dealing with resentful ghosts, so he was able to handle it with ease for a while.
However, Cheng Qi and Adao seemed to find it a little obscure. They were just thinking about the mental method taught by Chi Yanzi, but those resentful spirits had already surrounded them, not giving them any chance to comprehend.
Fortunately, Lian Qiao reacted in time. After she came to her senses, although she was still a little scared, she still pulled Adao back. Although Zhan Li was unwilling, he was also held tightly by Lian Qiao. In Lian Qiao's view, Zhan Li was just a child - she was a Taoist after all, and she couldn't just watch two children fall into danger, right?
Although Cheng Yu had not yet mastered the method of exorcising ghosts, he instinctively wielded the Thunder Stick. A set of Thunder Stick Techniques with continuous thunder frightened the evil ghosts so much that they dared not approach him for a while.
The four of them trusted each other, and entrusted their lives to each other. They used their own unique abilities to deal with the ghosts all over the sky while protecting the people behind them.
But they are mortals after all. No matter how high their cultivation is, they gradually become exhausted when facing so many evil spirits. What's more, they are only dispersing the ghosts and cannot destroy them at all.
Looking at the four exhausted people and the increasing number of ghosts, Zhao Wuyang and the other two became anxious and called out to Long Qi in panic.
"Seventh Brother! Seventh Brother!"
"Long Qi! Long Qi!"
"Daredevil..."
Perhaps it was because of his old age, and the fact that his old injury from three years ago had not healed, but Chi Yanzi was the first to be defeated.
Seeing this, Liu Xia hurriedly supported Chi Yanzi and retreated behind Xinyi and Chengqi, but this gave the evil spirits an opportunity to take advantage.
Groups of evil ghosts rushed over like a tide, and Xinyi and Chengqi were no match for them with just four punches. They saw that they were about to be drowned in this group of resentful souls.
At this critical moment, a fragrance wafted into the air, and wisps of green smoke spread, surrounding the few people and isolating them from the evil spirits that were approaching them.
"Hold your breath and concentrate, don't panic!"
It was Liu Lan, the eldest daughter of the Liu family, and these green smoke actually came from her hand!
Everyone was shocked——
Could this be the Qimen Fragrance Dividing Technique? Is it really that powerful?
(End of this chapter)
