Chapter 17 Test

Wei Yuan sat cross-legged on the dark rocks, resting.

Ahead of him was that gaunt innkeeper, Old Wu, after much questioning. As for why he had such a name, he didn't elaborate, but Wei Yuan could guess it had something to do with his birth order in his family.

The Eight-Sided Han Sword lay horizontally across his lap. He breathed in and out, and the Crouching Tiger Stance flowed slowly within him.

Wei Yuan only regretted that he hadn't been able to bring any food with him.

All he had on him was a piece of special compressed biscuit that he kept close to his body, the kind that needed to be cut open with a knife.

Instant noodles, bread, and other slightly better-tasting foods were all in the inn. They couldn't go back there for the time being. Water was also a problem, but it was easier to solve than food. Old Wu had found some edible fruits, which they could barely manage with.

Wei Yuan leaned against the rock, trying to minimize energy expenditure. But then, a very abrupt sense of drowsiness came over him. His body seemed to separate from his soul. Wei Yuan had experienced similar sensations several times and also sensed the other side's goodwill. He closed his eyes and didn't resist the feeling.

When he opened his eyes again, the world around him had changed.

Originally, the main color of the entire Ghost Domain was gloomy and oppressive, but now the Ghost Domain in Wei Yuan's vision was brightened, with a jade-white light everywhere. A young girl quietly looked at him, her appearance aside, her very existence had a different feeling from that of human beings.

"Crouching Tiger?"

She seemed to be questioning, but her tone was certain.

Wei Yuan sensed something in his heart. Seeing that Old Wu was still silent, seemingly unaware of anything, he turned around and glanced at 'himself,' who was still closing his eyes.

He smiled and clasped his hands, saying, "Wei Yuan is the name."

…………………

The Celestial Maiden returned the greeting, glanced at Wei Yuan, and said:

"I didn't expect that after waking up, I would be able to see the Sili Commandant again."

Wei Yuan replied, "I also didn't expect that we would be able to see living gods in this era."

After all, from various perspectives, modern society was not suitable for these gods to exist.

Wei Yuan paused, suppressing the distracting thoughts, cupped his fist slightly, and said:

"This time, I have taken the liberty of sending a message, hoping to ask the Celestial Maiden, do you know how to break this Ghost Domain?"

The Celestial Maiden glanced at Wei Yuan, thought for a moment, and still said: "This... forgive me for speaking frankly, your current strength cannot compare with the few Crouching Tigers I have seen before. Ordinary ghosts are not your opponents, but the one here has changed, it is not so simple."

"I will give you a wisp of pure Qi to guide you. It is better for Crouching Tiger to retreat for now. It will not be too late to come again when you have achieved great cultivation in the future."

She instead began to persuade Wei Yuan to leave here.

Having already reached this point, how could Wei Yuan be willing to leave easily? He simply said:

"Changed? I would like to hear the details."

The Celestial Maiden thought for a moment. This was a state similar to a lucid dream world, so she simply waved her hand, and a table and chairs appeared. A scroll was spread out on the table, and with a stroke of her white finger, a rushing river appeared on the scroll.

The river flowed, and it actually jumped off the scroll, flowing torrentially in front of Wei Yuan and the Celestial Maiden, incredibly real. The girl pointed to the river and said:

"This is the Luo River. Originally, this place did not have the foundation to become a Ghost Domain, but many people have died innocently in this river, accumulating resentment. In the end, it washed over this turning point. The river flowed away, but the baleful Qi in the water system impacted here."

She raised her finger and pointed to the corner, saying:

"After the ghosts here revived, they guided this baleful Qi to the reverse side of the mundane world and then lured others to fall into the water and drown, accumulating more and more baleful Qi, and finally evolving this Ghost Domain. After reviving for more than a hundred years, it attracted other chīmèi wǎngliǎng, and only then did it evolve into the current situation."

"The Ghost Domain and the river are actually connected together, and the water-borne baleful Qi in the river is constantly accumulating here."

"It can now be regarded as a Ghost King."

Wei Yuan did not expect such a change. The terrain connected to the river's baleful energy, and finally linked up with the ghosts. The layers of effects were superimposed, and there was a pattern to it. Obviously, it was not the path of a simple lonely ghost. He shook his head and sighed:

"This is indeed not an opponent I can deal with, but are you, as a Celestial Maiden, unable to resolve it either?"

The woman said: "I have only just awakened for more than ten years, and my feathered garment has been hidden by it, while I myself am forced by the ghost energy to the farthest place from this gathering place of baleful Qi. Barely hindering the formation of the Ghost Domain is already the limit. There is no way to easily descend the mountain."

Wei Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Then how about I go and retrieve the feathered garment for you?"

The Celestial Maiden glanced at Wei Yuan in surprise, seriously considered the suggestion, and said: "That ghost is guarding the feathered garment at all times. Without the feathered garment, I am not his opponent either. Crouching Tiger, if you face him head-on, I am afraid you will not be able to defeat him, unless it is two days later."

"Two days later, he will probably leave there and go up the mountain."

The Celestial Maiden did not continue, but Wei Yuan already understood what she meant.

Three days later was the Ghost King's wedding. Two days later, he would probably go up the mountain to fetch the bride.

And the Celestial Maiden regaining the feathered garment would restore her magic power. The Ghost King definitely didn't want such a thing to happen.

Therefore, when going up the mountain, it was impossible for him to bring the feathered garment with him.

Wei Yuan's only chance was to steal the feathered garment while the Ghost King was away and then find a way to return this treasure to the Celestial Maiden so that she could regain some of her strength and be able to contend with the Ghost King.

Wei Yuan was thoughtful and said, "I understand."

"Since things have come to this, why not give it a try?"

He paused and smiled: "However, I still need to ask the Celestial Maiden for a wisp of pure Qi to guide me."

The Celestial Maiden thought that Wei Yuan wanted to leave a way out for himself and immediately separated a wisp of pure Qi and gave it to him. It entangled around Wei Yuan's finger. With this wisp of pure Qi, Wei Yuan could vaguely feel the weak point of the Ghost Domain in front of him. The Ghost Domain could actually be regarded as a very large-scale ghost wall. With the pure Qi as a guide, he could walk out of the range of this Ghost Domain.

The Celestial Maiden separated the pure Qi, and her figure gradually faded. This dream world also began to slowly dim.

Wei Yuan put away the pure Qi and suddenly remembered something, said: "By the way, there is one more thing I want to ask."

"I wonder, what did that ghost use to seal the feathered garment?"

The Celestial Maiden's expression paused, and she replied:

"Witchcraft and Gu sorcery."

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"Witchcraft and Gu sorcery..."

Wei Yuan woke up from the dream world, raised his hand, and sure enough, he saw a wisp of something similar to a breeze wrapped around his finger. Compared to this dark and gloomy Ghost Domain that made people feel oppressed, it was out of place. Wei Yuan was thoughtful, turned his hand back, put away the breeze, and said to Old Wu, who was silent beside him, to wait a moment.

Then he got up and went west, using his demonic power to move, his speed was quite fast, and he soon saw the flowing Luo River, still wider than the Luo River in the human world, and filled with baleful Qi and death Qi that mortals could not easily touch.

According to the Celestial Maiden, this Luo River was the source of the gathering of baleful Qi, and therefore it also flowed through both the human world and the Ghost Domain.

Wei Yuan slowed down, took out his mobile phone, quickly pressed his fingers on the screen, and entered lines of words. At the same time, he went upstream along the river, and finally found the woman's soul that he had encountered before when searching for the Yellow-Clothed Woman. The latter seemed surprised to see Wei Yuan again, stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly saluted.

Wei Yuan returned the salute and said:

"Girl, this time I have something I want to ask for your help."

The woman was slightly startled, seemingly very puzzled.

Wei Yuan quickly said:

"It's not a big deal, can you help me find the Huang family living in this river?"

"They are three yellow fish."

The woman's soul suddenly understood when she heard the yellow fish. She waved her hand at Wei Yuan and plunged into the river. After a while, three yellow fish, one large and two small, emerged from the water and nodded at Wei Yuan on the water surface. At this moment, they were in the form of fish and could not speak. Wei Yuan leaned down and simply asked:

"I have a way to let you leave this Ghost Domain, but you have to help me with a favor, how about it?"

The yellow fish nodded repeatedly.

Wei Yuan pointed the pure Qi that he had obtained from the Celestial Maiden, which could see through the maze of this Ghost Domain, on the head of the large yellow fish, and took out the storage card from his mobile phone and handed it to the yellow fish, saying:

"Since you know that there are ghosts among the people who came with me, then you should have also seen the woman who traveled with me. I would like to trouble you to find a way to give this thing to her, and she should know what to do next."

The yellow fish opened its mouth and spat out a tough bubble, containing the storage card.

Then with a flick of its tail, it disappeared into the water.

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Shen Jifeng and the driver, Old Zhou, led a group of tourists, frightened and walked for a whole night.

Finally, they saw the light of the sunrise, and the morning sun illuminated the surrounding environment. Only then did they confirm that they had successfully walked out of that gloomy and terrifying Ghost Domain. They immediately contacted the members of the Special Operations Team and were taken to the real village. As soon as she arrived at this safe place, Shen Jifeng did not stop and handed over various matters with Zhang Hao and others.

During the break, she was so frightened by the various shocks these past two days, coupled with rushing all night.

She was exhausted and fell asleep sitting there.

In her dream, she vaguely saw a woman in yellow holding an object in her hands, respectfully saying:

"This humble concubine Huang Gu Nu is ordered by the general to deliver an item here."

ps: Thank you 龍long for the 20,000 reward, thank you~