Chapter 1 What is This?

Grand Master Zheng was suddenly taken aback, unable to comprehend what he was seeing.

For a moment, he even thought that he had driven an Azure-Clad Evil Ghost (Qingyi egui), a great evil entity far exceeding his limits, and that his magic had undergone some unknown changes.

But at the same moment, the evil ghost mask placed on the sedan chair suddenly emitted an invisible Yin energy, vaguely transforming into an evil ghost wearing a blue robe and with a green face and fangs. It saw the man in black robes holding the chains and was both shocked and fearful:

"Who are you? How dare you seize me?"

"..."

But those men in black robes ignored it completely, or rather, seemed to disdain to pay any attention to it. In mid-air, the iron chains rattled, directly wrapping around the Azure-Clad Evil Ghost's neck.

The dignified Azure-Clad Lord (Qingyi laoye) naturally refused to be taken away like this. His blue robe billowed, and a mouthful of Yin energy fiercely blew forward.

The sound of metal clashing rang out in the air, and countless blue robes and swords shattered and fell.

Half a section of the chain fell beside Grand Master Zheng. He picked it up and took a look, and his entire person was stunned.

Where were the golden chains and dignified black robes? It was actually just half a withered vine.

It was just an ordinary vine, and he couldn't feel the slightest bit of magic or Yin energy on it. It was as if someone had casually torn it from the forest and woven it together haphazardly.

Who was it who used such a thing to capture the Azure-Clad Lord?

Startled, he didn't care about anything else and looked up. He saw that not only was the Azure-Clad Lord not being restrained, but he was even exuding a terrifying ghostly aura, and his rolling ghost energy soared into the sky, directly冲ing towards the origin of the men in black.

He was the Azure-Clad Evil Ghost. During this period, bound by the orders of a noble, he had no choice but to be driven by a small ghost walker like Zheng Zhi'en. He was already full of dissatisfaction. Now, someone was using such a forceful method to restrain him. How could he not be furious?

Perhaps, in addition to great anger, there was also a hint of imperceptible fear.

After all, since he had attained Dao, and even before he had attained Dao, he had always been worshiped and treated with courtesy. When had he ever encountered such a barbaric and domineering altar?

In his rage, he used his magic, not only to tear apart these men in black who had come to capture him but also to trace back to the source and find the person who was casting the spell behind the scenes, directly swallowing that person's flesh and blood in one breath...

...

And now, Hu Ma, sitting behind the brazier, only felt a gust of Yin energy coming towards him.

The brazier was already an extremely special item, and the fire was burning extremely brightly, but it was almost extinguished in an instant, blowing onto his face.

Glancing at the corner of his eye, his heart contracted violently.

The three incense sticks were burning rapidly, the middle one slightly longer, while the two on the sides were rapidly decreasing.

Two short and one long, a sign of great misfortune!

"Hehe..."

But at this moment, his vision blurred, and he saw the old tree stump appear within the rice-shaped circle. The figure on the tree stump quietly looked towards the gust of Yin energy blowing towards him.

With just this one glance, the Yin-filled surroundings suddenly became quiet.

"That is..."

The Azure-Clad Lord roared, scattering the men in black. He wanted to look towards the source, to see who was casting the spell to restrain him.

He also believed that he could see it because almost nothing could stop him. He watched as his gaze rapidly advanced, piercing through those men in black and seeing a distant stretch of tall houses and large tiles.

He looked inside, towards the deepest part, at the person sitting behind the table, casting the spell on him.

But at this moment, he suddenly saw a large mountain.

The mountain was extremely abrupt, suddenly appearing before his eyes, completely blocking his gaze.

The Yin energy he had blown over suddenly crashed into the mountain and then bounced back.

The Azure-Clad Evil Ghost sensed something was wrong. He abruptly withdrew his magic and wanted to escape. At this moment, he even had the intention of forgetting the noble's instructions, wanting only to escape immediately, as far away from this place as possible, to escape to a place where no one could find him...

...Yes, he would go to Old Yin Mountain. Old Yin Mountain was the safest place.

But this was just an idea. He had only just thought of it when he suddenly saw gusts of Yin wind engulfing him. The men in black who had just come to capture him had already arrived before him again.

Moreover, their figures were becoming increasingly clear, like towering mountains. The swords in their hands fell one after another, instantly chopping off his hands and feet.

The chains were flung forward and wrapped around his neck, dragging him forward like a pig or dog!

"Success?"

At the edge of Old Yin Mountain, Hu Ma suddenly sensed that something had been restrained in front of him and abruptly opened his eyes.

And on the desolate mound, Grand Master Zheng was filled with suspicion and doubt and suddenly stood up. He didn't understand what he was seeing now.

He vaguely felt that his ghost walker master had told him something similar, but he could sense that something had happened, a big change.

He was quick to react and naturally guessed from this change that someone might have intervened.

And the person who intervened, could it be that noble...

With this thought, he suddenly looked up at the seven or eight yellow banners fluttering behind him.

These banners pointed in different directions. Among them, only one was broken, and the broken one was...

"Azure Stone Town?"

He was suddenly shocked, and the horror in his heart was indescribable. He immediately wanted to notify that noble.

But at this moment, he suddenly heard a cracking sound overhead. All the yellow banners shattered together. With the Yin wind, they were torn into strips and fluttered away, not knowing where they were going.

And just as he rushed to the front of the wooden frame, there was still himself sitting there, with a look of shock on his face.

"I..."

He suddenly raised his hand and looked at his palm. It was illusory and immaterial, not like a solid body. Only then did he realize that he had been pulled out of his body.

The Detainment Decree (Ju Zi Ling) that person used was too domineering, not only detaining the Azure-Clad Evil Ghost but even pulling himself out...

Desperate words could not be uttered. He was already飘飘荡荡, drifting with the Yin wind, being pulled away.

...

...

"Where... where did so many powerful practitioners come from..."

The area around Azure Stone Town, centered on the manor established here by the Red Lantern Matron Society, was in chaos.

In the past few days, many ghost walkers had received the news and rushed over to help exorcise the evil. They thought that with so many people helping, the problem here would be solved no matter what, but they didn't expect the situation to suddenly worsen and the danger to suddenly increase.

Evil spirits were harming people everywhere, and there were also ghostly Azure-Clad Children (Qingyi tongzi) causing trouble and killing people everywhere.

They were good at exorcising evil, but not necessarily good at fighting.

Many ghost walkers had never fought with anyone in their lives. Some of them, because they usually dealt with evil spirits too much, didn't know how to nurture their magic and didn't have enough blood offerings to nourish themselves, their bodies were already weaker than ordinary people.

They were holding on, relying on their experience and methods to fight against those evil spirits. But how could they possibly fight against those Azure-Clad Children who were killing people everywhere?

Why, now that the root of the disaster had been sealed, was the haunting even worse?

Why, for no reason at all, did these evil ghost-like Azure-Clad Children come up and eat people?

Were they people or ghosts?

An atmosphere of despair pressed on everyone's heads. The sky was as dark as midnight. In the eyes of the ghost walkers, there were only panic-stricken people fleeing and swaying ghost shadows, only cries and calls for help everywhere.

And they, caught in the midst of the chaos, had already developed a sense of powerlessness and bewilderment. If ghost walkers were people who walked along the line between Yin and Yang, then what were they now?

The magic of ghost walkers was rooted in this boundary line, the most fundamental of all rules.

But now, this boundary line had suddenly been erased, and the rules they had守了一辈子 were nothing.

"Fight, fight, fight!"

An old man, who had studied magic his whole life, found it completely useless at this time. He drew out his carrying pole and whipped it hard at the shadows that were causing trouble. Of course, this couldn't deal with the evil spirits, but it was his last resort.

Someone was chanting spells desperately, and blood was flowing from his eyes and ears.

He only wanted to drive away the ghost that had bewitched a large group of people and made them jump into the pond, and he had risked half his life.

But just when he was about to succeed, someone kicked over his magic formation. When he opened his eyes, he saw the Azure-Clad Child's hideous smile.

There were strong laborers in the village, in the prime of their lives. They couldn't stand those Azure-Clad Children who were killing people everywhere. They mustered their courage and picked up their hoes and pitchforks,冲ing towards the Azure-Clad Children.

They used the greatest strength of their lives to stab the Azure-Clad Child in the chest, but found that the monster didn't move at all and even raised its head, blinking its eyes and giving them a strange smile.

"Don't separate, use the big net..."

The voices of Zhou Datong and others were heard in the crowd, already hoarse, as if their throats were filled with blood: "You'll die if you separate..."

They drove donkey carts, chasing after those Azure-Clad Children, who were teasing them playfully. Finally, when one of them was caught up, Zhou Datong shouted desperately, and a net soaked in virgin boys' urine was thrown over the opponent's head.

But the opponent only showed a ghostly smile and suddenly tore the net apart with both hands, looking over with a sinister gaze.

The workers in the manor were also desperate for a moment. Who could do anything about this thing?

Despair pressed on their hearts. An old man looked painfully at the dark sky, roaring hoarsely: "What kind of damn practitioners dare to cause such trouble? Could it be..."

"Is there no one who can cure you?"

"..."

Such cries, of course, were useless. Cries were the most powerless at any time.

But it was already the last bit of unwillingness in a person's heart.

Then, at the moment when this roar rang out, a gust of wind suddenly blew in the air, and a voice vaguely said:

"My words are commands, my commands are laws!"

"Living people close your eyes, Yin and Yang return to their positions!"

(End of this chapter)