Chapter 425: Chapter 424 Lu Yang: It’s My Turn to Take Action_1

“There is a small village southeast of Hanshui City called Baishui Village. There was a couple who lived there, the husband’s name was Liu San. One day, he awoke to find an unusual silence, his wife who usually woke him was nowhere to be found.”

“Liu San called out for his wife in their home, but receiving no response, he started searching. Eventually, he found his wife drowned in a basin.”

“The coroner found no signs of struggle at the time of his wife’s death. It was as if she had willingly drowned herself in the basin. Greatly puzzled, the authorities were alerted. After a thorough investigation, the government office deemed it to be the work of a drowned ghost.”

“A drowned ghost is a mournful spirit formed from someone who died from drowning and encountered strong yin energy at the moment of their death. These spirits cause havoc among the living.”

“Drowned ghosts usually inhabit rivers, lakes, and oceans. Coincidentally, there is a cold pool close to Baishui Village. The water in the pool is so cold that it will make anyone who drinks it regularly sick. It’s filled with a strong yin energy, which is a perfect dwelling place for drowned ghosts.”

“A Senior Brother in the late part of Golden Core stage happened to pass by when he was returning to Sect. After hearing about this incident, he went to investigate the cold pool and commanded a living corpse into the water to capture the drowned ghost.”

“However, that drowned ghost was extremely powerful, at least in the Half-step Nascent Soul stage, and possibly even in the Nascent Soul’s early stage.”

“The ghost issue in Hanshui City is too frequent, the government office and the Sect are short-handed and unable to find extra manpower to handle this drowned ghost.”

“So, would you like to accept this task?”

Zhao Po received a task and briefly summarised it to Lu Yang and the others.

Meng Jingzhou felt the drowned ghost was of no challenge: “It sounds straightforward; do we have anything more challenging?”

“There’s a female ghost getting engaged in the spirit marriage…”

“Just the drowned ghost then.” Meng Jingzhou hurriedly interrupted Zhao Po’s words.

It must be a joke; with his current situation, either the female ghost would dislike him so much that she would not show up, or she would want to kill him at a glance.

“Fine, let’s get started.” Before departing, Zhao Po handed each of the three a soul dispersing talisman.

“What type of talisman is this?”

“Soul Dispersing Charm. This was made specially by our Sect. All disciples who are assigned to resolve ghost disasters receive one. We found it hard to exterminate ghosts completely. Even when a fierce ghost is knocked down and weakened, it’s challenging to kill without the right methods. This talisman was made overnight in collaboration with the government office’s talisman masters and ghost catching daoists.”

The disciples of the Corpse Chasing Sect are all corpse-drivers, they cultivate Yin Attribute techniques, and their skills are akin to fierce ghosts. They can defeat fierce ghosts, but it’s difficult for them to kill.”

“Once we have defeated the drowned ghost, we can use this talisman to deal with it!”

“Your Sect really thinks of everything.” Lu Yang laughed and placed the Soul Dispersing Charm safely away. But in reality, it wasn’t necessary for them.”

With Meng Jingzhou, the absolute killer of ghosts, on their side, they could burn fierce ghosts to death.

Both Pure Yang True Fire and Three Flavored True Fire could counter fierce ghosts.

The cold pool was on the other side of Corpse Chasing Sect, separated by the entire Hanshui City. The group left the Corpse Chasing Sect, passed directly through Hanshui City, and passed by the barbecue shop that was still in its trial operation period.”

Hanshui City was just as bustling as ever. People were coming and going, and the ghost disaster hadn’t had much impact on the city’s prosperity.”

On one hand, Hanshui City was crowded and filled with Yang Qi, so ghosts didn’t dare to step in and cause chaos.”

On the other hand, even if people went home, it wasn’t necessarily safer. A door wouldn’t stop a mischievous ghost. On the contrary, crowded public places were safer.”

The group of four and a corpse followed the instructions given in the task and reached the cold pool after passing through Baishui Village.”

Standing by the pool, the four could feel the chill that the pool emanated.”

The pool was surrounded by mountains on three sides, never exposed to sunlight, and full of lush vegetation, especially the old locust trees, were eye-catching.”

Under several factors, the pool water had become icy cold.”

The pool water was clear, but you couldn’t see the bottom, so they were unable to determine the location of the drowned ghost.”

“That’s strange, why isn’t there a single fish?” Meng Jingzhou was puzzled. According to logic, there should be plenty of fish in such a place; it wouldn’t be surprising if there were catches weighing more than a hundred kilos.”

But the reality was, there wasn’t a single fish in the pool, not even fry.”

“Did the ghost eat them? Can ghosts eat fish?”

Lu Yang pushed the problem-centered Meng Jingzhou aside and squatted on the ground to observe the pool: “Don’t bother about whether it eats fish or not, just ask after we’ve caught it. The current problem is how to get down there; who among us is good at swimming and can lure the fierce ghost out?”

The four individuals looked at each other; Lu Yang was a Sword Spirit Root, Meng Jingzhou was a Single Body Spiritual Root, Man Gu was of the Ancient Barbarian Tribe, and Zhao Po was a corpse-driver, none of them were skilled swimmers.

“I’ll take care of it, I’ll send the living corpse down!”

Zhao Po lit up three sticks of incense and offered three bows to the living corpse, which inhaled the scent of the incense. Its pale skin gained a bit of flush and its empty gaze turned a tad livelier.

The living corpse jumped into the icy lake. The once undisturbed water began to ripple — it was evident that the living corpse had found the drowned ghost and was now fighting it.

The strength of a ghost lies in the fear it instills in the living and the vulnerability of the spirit – both of which had no effect on the living corpse.

Zhao Po broke out into a cold sweat, his teeth chattering. He was able to synchronically perceive the living corpse’s sensations, feeling the pressing power of the fierce ghost before the living corpse.

“Brother Zhao?” Lu Yang asked, concerned.

“The information was incorrect; the drowned ghost is not in the half-step nascent soul or nascent soul initial stage but in the nascent soul mid-stage!”

“The living corpse also saw a woman’s body down there, probably the woman who drowned in Baishui Village!”

“The living corpse is luring the drowned ghost out now, get ready!” Zhao Po yelled.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang and his two companions quickly adopted combat stances, ready to launch a fierce attack as soon as the drowned ghost surfaced.

Boom —

The surface of the water exploded, a figure leaped out.

“Three Flavored True Fire!”

“Pure Yang True Fire!”

“Dominant Barbarian King Punch!”

The three attacked simultaneously, their strikes almost striking the figure before Zhao Po hastily yelled out to stop.

“Stop, stop, stop — that’s not the drowned ghost, it’s my living corpse!”

The three quickly changed the direction of their attacks, striking the rocky cliff instead, causing large stones to roll down and a loud rumbling noise.

Zhao Po’s eye twitched as he observed the extraordinary power of their attacks, which was far from comparable to someone at the Golden Core stage.

“Where is the drowned ghost?” Lu Yang asked, bewildered.

Zhao Po showed a bashful smile: “I called out too loudly when I asked you to prepare earlier, the drowned ghost heard it and retreated, knowing it was an ambush.”

“That makes things difficult. Since it knows there’s an ambush, it definitely won’t fall for our trap.” Man Gu frowned, uncertain of what to do.

“What if we use the storage ring to drain the water?” Meng Jingzhou suggested.

Zhao Po shook his head, “No, the icy lake has already become the drowned ghost’s territory, the storage ring cannot withdraw occupied objects.”

Lu Yang smiled confidently: “Leave this to me. You will witness the effect of an ultimate technique I’ve been laboriously practicing for a long time!”

“You’ve learned some aberrant skill again?” Meng Jingzhou asked curiously.

“This divine ability is quite well-known; you’ll know once you see it!” Lu Yang replied with feigned profoundness, arousing Meng Jingzhou’s curiosity even more.

“Show me.”

Lu Yang paced by the lake, using his magical power to create a wind below his robe. His robe fluttered, giving off faerie vibes.

“This message is for the ghost lurking below, if you refuse to come out now, then don’t blame me for what I do!”

The lake remained calm.

Lu Yang already predicted the ghost wouldn’t respond. He flipped his palm and pressed it against the water and then lifted it sharply. The water formed a whirlpool leading into his palm, revealing the drowned ghost at the bottom of the lake.

Turning around, Lu Yang waved his sleeve with a flourish: “Guess what this is, the outcome of my intense training…”

Seeing this scene, Zhao Po was speechless, stuttering, “This, this is the proverbial Universe within the Sleeve!”

With a flick of his sleeve, the lake water was drawn into his sleeve and vanished. What else could it be, if not the Universe within the Sleeve?

“…Yes, this is exactly what it is, the Universe within the Sleeve!”