I silently recited the sacred incantation to purify my mind, which helped me achieve complete calm and composure.
In my mind, I was already formulating the plan of action.
They are here...
I, possess the strength to strike!
I can only strike once.
If I fail, I'll have to use all my strength to escape!
Because that long-faced man can match wits with Mao San, their strength is undoubtedly very close.
This strike offers two options.
Kill Wu Ling.
Or, go kill that long-faced man!
Wu Ling's issue is the heartache of the Si Gu Mountain, and he has not exposed himself to the elders until today.
Should there come a day when I lose power and face problems, Wu Ling returns, and he will still be that child of the Bai family, with the recognition of many elders at Si Gu Mountain. Even the He Tian family would find it hard to directly turn against him.
I have nearly half a chance to kill Wu Ling with the Spell of Spiritual Sword!
But this would create a new hidden danger.
That long-faced man has no grievances with Si Gu Mountain in the first place; he will become an enemy with a death wish towards me!
A Yin-Yang master of this level is either not to be offended, or else, he must also be killed!
If I were to kill that long-faced man, my chances are not very high, and there are too many unknown factors.
But Wei Youming has the ability to deal with Wu Ling!?
Being in the midst of the situation, Wei Youming wants to find Wu Ling so badly that he's almost going crazy. He left Qianyang and the Mental Health Center without thinking.
I only now understand why Wei Youming previously used such a method to lure Wu Ling away and return to my side.
Not only was it me who was taking action, but also him!
That's why I'm completely calm and composed.
I, kill that long-faced man!
This decision has already been made!
The footsteps are getting closer and closer, starting from a fine crawl and becoming crunchy sounds as they walk.
"Tombs? Indeed, it is here!" Wu Ling's voice carried a hint of surprise.
"Mao You San thought he got there before me? Hahaha, I only wanted to cross the river by stepping on him. Let him clear the obstacles in the way, and I'll take my time to get everything we need, and finally reap Mao You San."
"Apparating as an inner spirit? Even if he manages to summon ten fingers worth of inner spirits, what's the point? He overlooks the essence."
The long-faced man's voice carried a hint of joy and arrogance.
Essence?
As soon as I focused, I felt a chill coming from my eyes, indicating that Wei Youming had discovered my inner thoughts and was warning me.
I calm down again.
"Apparating as an inner spirit... Master, may I do it?" Wu Ling's voice was tinged with greed and desire.
"Don't neglect the essence just because of your strength, student. I want you to have a greater chance." The long-faced man answered: "You must first make yourself stronger by following my requirements, and understand?"
"I want to see Luo Xian Shen." Wu Ling's voice suddenly became very deep, tinged with an indescribable longing.
"Hmm, that's right. Luo Xian Shen is somewhat special. It shouldn't be that special. Counting Mao You San as one and myself as another, I never expected that he would suddenly have an extra Luo Xian Shen as an unseen helper. That little Qin Wei Zi, somehow managed to bring out such a disciple, and with Ding Rui Pu, somehow..."
The long-faced man's voice suddenly came to an abrupt stop, followed by a cold snort, as if his emotions were frustrated.
"You'll be fine once you've eaten Luo Xian Shen." His tone became doting again.
"Um um." Wu Ling's response sounded like that of a child.
A thirty-something child?
A child with an extraordinarily malicious heart?
I feel an overwhelming sense of nausea.
Eat me?
This makes me feel even more sick.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer. Initially, there was a bit of echo, but soon it became a solid sound.
I saw two figures appearing at the widening entrance, one on either side.
One of them was Wu Ling, while the other was none other than the long-faced man!
Neither of them had any injuries, and after facing off against Wei Youming, they were not at all disheveled!
Standing at a higher altitude, I can see them, but they do not notice me immediately!
Their attention was entirely on the body of San Mao Zhen Jun!
"Good! Very good!"
The long-faced man's surprise in his eyes was bursting out.
"The extent of its feathers...it even covered his face...This...is impossible?" Wu Ling was equally shocked.
"There's nothing that's impossible. This is San Mao Zhenjun, who has both achieved transformation to a spiritual being and utilized the geomancy layout to achieve spiritual ascension and subdue the body. It's a win-win." The long-faced man nodded slightly before continuing, "If it weren't for San Mao Zhenjun requiring three people to form an array to allow three spirits to possess the body at the same time, I would never have dared to come here."
"Their bodies are not something to be coveted."
"Initially, I had some plans and was not quite clear about the succession issue of Juqu Mountain. After that official Liu Fangfei returned, I could no longer come here. The other spiritual beings are too difficult to deal with. Si Gu Mountain is not a good place to go to, the Nu Yi is very troublesome, Yunjin Mountain cannot be visited as they have elders who can summon their ancestors. The geomancy of ancient Qiang City is headache-inducing, and the remaining mountains and forests are difficult to find out how to meet these spiritual beings. Gao Tian Dao Ren was destroyed by Luo Xian Shen; that spirit dwelling on Xian Deng Mountain also appeared and cannot be disturbed."
"Trashy Juqu Mountain, having lost its heritage and with its Gatekeeper dead, has allowed me to roam freely as if there were no one!"
"I see, Mao You San had robbed the graves of true people from Juqu Mountain. At that time, he even didn't have the courage to come down and take a look. There are too many traces of his here in the formation."
The long-faced man's words revealed too much information.
He's been searching for the remains of the spiritual ascension bodies all along?
"Master is far superior to Mao You San, but will he be related to the three-sacred person?" Wu Ling muttered to himself.
"Hmph." The long-faced man snorted coldly again.
"Hmph." The long-faced man snorted coldly again. "To bring down this San Mao Zhenjun, assuming there are no surprises in the coffin, it should not only be a corrupt spirit but very likely also a spiritual ascension being from the other world." He directly steered the conversation away from Wu Ling's question.
"San Mao Zhenjun may be watching us right now, but we can't see him. That's why he can't attack us. The spiritual ascension being from the other world will be more troublesome. You have to be careful when you wait a moment." The long-faced man finished speaking, as if he was about to leap up and onto the three-meter high coffin!
My opportunity...
Finally, it's here!
I've been waiting for the right time.
They kept saying that Wu Ling was completely mentally distracted, but that long-faced man had been staring at San Mao Zhenjun's corpse for quite some time now, never straying his gaze for a moment.
If I were to move, he would detect me in the first instant!
Therefore, I must choose a time when I can act without any unexpected events!
He jumped up just as he had used all his strength and couldn't generate any further power or stabilize his feet!
I suddenly emerged from behind San Mao Zhenjun's corpse!
And I charged towards him suddenly!
I did not use the Four Regulations Mountain Daojutsu!
I have a better Daojutso!
It's especially appropriate here!
At that moment, Wu Ling was stunned. His voice grew infinitely sharp, his face became incredibly shocked and twisted.
"Luo Xian Shen!"
In the ear-piercing voice, there was even more fear in his eyes, as if he wanted to dodge.
