Seeing a black sphere covered with dense skulls charging towards her, her heart trembled, and she instinctively drew out her Dog-Beating Staff to strike the black sphere, intending to shatter it.
She used great force for this move.
Luo Yunshi felt a surge of energy about to erupt through the Dog-Beating Staff from within her.
Indeed, at this moment, both the Dog-Beating Staff and Luo Yunshi erupted with a golden energy.
As soon as the golden energy touched the black sphere, it began to crackle and hiss, accompanied by sharp, piercing screams like countless vengeful spirits wailing in agony, making one's scalp tingle.
Boom!
The black sphere instantly exploded, and the screams vanished.
Around them appeared over a hundred nearly transparent soul forms, of all ages and genders.
The scene fell into silence, and the world seemed to freeze.
Both righteous cultivators and evil practitioners were stunned. No one moved, all watching this unfold.
Oh, those without consciousness within the formation were not human, they continued to silently roar and thrash about.
"Thank you, immortal, for saving us from the sea of suffering." The soul forms bowed their heads towards Luo Yunshi.
Luo Yunshi was a bit bewildered, and golden light was emanating from both her and the Dog-Beating Staff.
What was going on?
The ghosts before her were the terrifying beings from the black sphere, now restored to their original forms. Luo Yunshi saw clearly that this was her doing.
"Get up quickly! This is no great matter. It is all destiny."
Upon hearing this, the conscious ghosts respected Luo Yunshi even more. They immediately stood up obediently and moved to stand beside her.
Luo Yunshi looked at the ghosts with confusion.
What did they mean? Why were they standing next to her?
The ghosts could not see Luo Yunshi's expression, but they could sense her gaze upon them.
"Immortal! Our souls are unstable, some even in danger of dissipating, and we do not know how to return to the underworld. Your immortal merit golden light is dense, and can protect us for now, making our souls less likely to dissipate..." a frail female ghost said hesitantly.
"Alright, then you can stand here for now."
So the bright light on her was merit golden light!
Just now she was discussing merit points with Xiao Qi, and now merit golden light appeared?
However, how could they return to the underworld, she had no idea. Perhaps the sect leaders and ancestors might know.
Damn it, they attacked her without provocation. Did they think she was weak and easy to bully? If she couldn't handle it, someone else could.
She would call for backup and have them dealt with.
Luo Yunshi activated her Golden Bell Shield for invisibility, took out a jade slip, and while everyone was still stunned and neither side had made a move, she quickly sent a message to Lu Daoyang and the other.
This man in red was at the late stage of Tribulation Transcendence, and no one present was stronger than him. It had to be Tribulation Transcendence versus Tribulation Transcendence, otherwise, before the man in red could be dealt with, all cultivators present, except herself, would be finished.
Lu Daoyang and Di Wuming had the same strength, so a two-on-one would be a sure win.
Notifying the two of them about a late-stage Tribulation Transcendence evil cultivator here was appropriate.
If they could come, that would be best. If not, then she couldn't help it... but that was impossible. The palm strike that hit her had displeased her, so she had to make them unhappy too.
Luo Yunshi calculated silently in her heart.
Actually, she didn't know that to others, she appeared as a shimmering golden ball, with nothing visible inside.
...
"Heavens! This is merit golden light! It's actually merit golden light!"
Suddenly, someone reacted.
"My goodness! How many good deeds has Immortal Luo done? Even saving a world probably wouldn't yield this much merit!"
"Immortal Luo is an immortal! Naturally, she is different. The merit golden light struck these souls who were trapped and lost their consciousness, and they have all returned to normal. Immortal Luo is truly remarkable."
The disciples began to whisper amongst themselves, filled with reverence and admiration for Luo Yunshi.
Di Wuming, the man in red standing in the air with his hands behind his back, the true master of the Blood Fiend Pavilion, his expression turned a bit unpleasant.
He wasn't a fool! Such powerful merit golden light could absolutely not be possessed by a Foundation Establishment cultivator in her early twenties.
Luo Yunshi: Pfft! Who said I couldn't have it.
Di Wuming felt displeased. Moreover, he had a vague premonition that this Luo Yunshi would be a hindrance.
Despite knowing this, he still couldn't do anything to her.
Covered in merit golden light, no matter how he attacked, he couldn't harm her.
Furthermore, the plan had reached this stage, and success was just a step away. The formation was already active, and even if he wanted to retreat, there was no way.
He glanced at Wu Qing and the other two, then ignored Luo Yunshi again, and looked towards Lu Tianhe and Luo Shi flying in the air.
Lu Tianhe and Luo Shi were very calm.
Immortal Luo is a powerful figure! This kind of action is completely normal!
Even if Immortal Luo performed an ascension, they wouldn't find it strange.
Someone suddenly shouted.
"Di Wuming, the man in red is actually Di Wuming, didn't he die?"
"Yeah! Could it be that this guy faked his death?"
"Why is he still alive!"
"Who is Di Wuming?"
"Di Wuming, everyone calls him the Ancestor of Evil Cultivators.
When he was young, his entire family was wiped out, leaving only him. But he had extraordinary talent, and through a fortunate encounter, he was taken in as a disciple by the Sect Master of Zi Xiao Sect. The Zi Xiao Sect nurtured him, but after an expedition, his dantian was destroyed. Perhaps as a former prodigy, he couldn't accept such a fall from grace.
In short, he practiced evil arts. He was the first to cultivate using the essence and souls of cultivators. He cruelly harmed many righteous cultivators.
When his actions were discovered, all righteous cultivators at the time were enraged and decided to join forces to kill him. It was Sect Master Lu of the Zi Xiao Sect who personally killed him, and many righteous cultivators witnessed it. Yet, he is alive now.
Back then, after cultivating evil arts, his strength was said to have reached the Nascent Soul stage. So many years have passed, one doesn't know what his current realm is. Sect Master Lu and Sect Master Luo are likely no match for him," a Golden Core cultivator said with a frown, worried.
So this person was the Ancestor of Evil Cultivators. Calling him the Ancestor of Evil Cultivators was completely fitting for his strength. Luo Yunshi grumbled inwardly.
But weren't these cultivators trapped within the formation a bit too calm?
They were still gossiping!
Heh heh! But... she liked it. But was everything inside truly that simple?
Luo Yunshi took a sip of juice and began to sit and observe the situation.
"Master! Long time no see!"
Di Wuming flew to Lu Tianhe and greeted him calmly.
Lu Tianhe's expression was complex. "I never thought you weren't dead."
"That's right, Master, are you very disappointed?" Di Wuming nodded and sneered.
Lu Tianhe was at a loss for words for a moment.
This Di Wuming was once his most prized disciple, and the most outstanding, most talented disciple of the Zi Xiao Sect. If that incident hadn't happened. Lu Tianhe felt that he would have handed over the entire Zi Xiao Sect to him in the near future.
What a pity... but it was fortunate he didn't hand it over to him...
"Don't call me Master! Righteousness and evil are irreconcilable. We have no relationship!" Lu Tianhe's tone was somewhat cold.