Chapter 1566: Chapter 25: Immortal’s Cave Mansion
“We don’t know, we just know he stood in front of the statue, like he was stupefied, all that’s left of him is terror.”
“Your Majesty, let’s retreat, this place is too eerie.”
“Yes! Your Majesty, let’s retreat.”
…
Urged by the soldiers, the Emperor of Qiuyu Country found himself in a difficult position, not knowing what to do.
To be honest, the current situation was terrifying. If things go wrong, there could really be so ghostly manifestation.
However, backing down in battle was not his style, so he ordered the soldiers to retreat a few kiloters, while he stayed here to continue observing the situation.
His capability was relatively high, even if he encountered a wild ghost, he could still handle it, and he could run fast; so it was most suitable for him to stay here.
His words put the soldiers in a difficult position.
They were the Emperor’s troops and had sworn an oath before joining the army to follow the Emperor loyally unto death; retreating at this ti would equate to rebellion, utterly betraying their oath of loyalty.
Thus, led by their general, the soldiers, though anxious and hesitant, decided to stay.
The Emperor of Qiuyu Country nodded, very gratified.
This was exactly the kind of fiercely loyal troops he wanted, the kind with an unyielding spirit.
…
After the scream, the temple returned to its usual tranquility, and no one knew what had happened.
The Emperor of Qiuyu Country wanted to send soone over to investigate, but now, who would dare to approach that temple? Helplessly, they could only wait and see.
On the other side, Lin Yifan was attacked by the “Ghost Army Order” curse, but fortunately, he was protected by the Seven-Colored Immortal Ring, allowing him to escape disaster.
Most curses are intangible and difficult for low-realm Cultivators to perceive. Lin Yifan only knew he was being attacked by so mysterious force because the Seven-Colored Immortal Ring suddenly emitted light.
He speculated that this mysterious power should be the “Ghost Army Order” curse.
As for Princess Qiukui, she fell victim to this vicious curse because she glanced at the Bodhisattva statue.
The Seven-Colored Immortal Ring flashed brightly; it was the first ti Lin Yifan realized this ring had such a function—it was truly miraculous.
Now, the truth was revealed: this place was the source of the “Ghost Army Order” curse, and that rolling eye was the source of the curse.
Why was he so certain? Because he saw it with his own eyes.
At first, he was indeed shocked; but after watching for a while, he realized that the “eye” was actually a Constellation Bead, and by analyzing the arrangent of stars within it, he identified it as the Ghost Golden Bead of the Twenty-Eight Constellations.
Each Constellation Bead contains a unique constellation array corresponding to the actual heavenly constellations, due to the Constellation Beast absorbing the power of the stars for Cultivation, very different from the Cultivation thods of other Spirit Beasts on earth.
The existence of the Ghost Golden Bead implied the presence of an Immortal Level Formation centered around it.
Earlier, when touching the temple doors, windows, and columns, Lin Yifan discovered this.
The entire temple was set up with an Immortal Level Formation, with the Ghost Golden Bead as one of its formation eyes.
Lin Yifan needed to remove this Ghost Golden Bead to stop the malicious curse from continuing to harm himself and endanger the human world.
So, he used Qinggong, flying up to take down the shining “eye” of the Bodhisattva statue.
“Snap!”
Easily and with little effort, he took it down.
The mont the Ghost Golden Bead was removed, the Bodhisattva statue rotated, and a hole appeared in front of Lin Yifan.
Lin Yifan guessed that this underground should be an Immortal’s Cave Mansion, and the Ghost Golden Bead Formation was arranged by the Cave Master, so without hesitation, he jumped down.
After jumping into the cave, the Bodhisattva statue above automatically restored, instantly sealing off the outside world.
Lin Yifan decided to set aside thoughts of exiting and began moving forward, stepping into the cave.
In an instant, candlelight illuminated his path.
This saved Lin Yifan many troubles, though this eerie environnt was indeed creepy.
He didn’t know what ghosts existed in the Cave Mansion, so he advanced cautiously, alert at every step.
Twisting and turning, he encountered no danger on the way, incredibly fortunate.
However, in the instant he relaxed his vigilance, ghastly wails arose.
“Woo Woo Woo!”
“Woo Woo Woo!”
“Woo Woo Woo!”
The chilling sounds echoed around him, entering his ears. Soon, goosebumps sprouted all over Lin Yifan’s body, and his mood grew increasingly dismal.
“Darn it! Could there really be a ghost appearing?”
A second after his doubt, a specter suddenly erged in the space ahead, lunging at him with bared fangs.
“Mother!”
Lin Yifan hurriedly used his hand to block, thinking it might not work, but unexpectedly, with a “sizzle,” the specter vanished instantly.
“It’s the Seven-Colored Immortal Ring again! It seems this ring truly is the nesis of evil spirits.”
Lin Yifan felt relieved, having found a way to deal with these evil beings.
Thus, he proceeded without worry, letting specters assault him.
“Sizzle sizzle sizzle!”
Countless wandering ghosts erging from the surrounding walls vanished one by one, unable to approach Lin Yifan in the slightest.
Lin Yifan moved forward as if in an uninhabited land, unhindered, reaching the exit directly.
After leaving the Path of Specter, he entered a new space.
This space resembled a hotel lobby, exceedingly spacious, surrounded by copper walls and iron barriers, with a pit containing thousands of bones at its center.
“Hiss!”
Lin Yifan drew a sharp breath, the scene was too horrifying to behold.
“No wonder the Yin energy at Black Yin Mountain is so dense; turns out there’s a pit of a thousand people here.”
Lin Yifan felt that this was definitely not the entire source of the Yin energy at Black Yin Mountain; possibly, beneath the entire mountain, there were human bones.
“Who on earth did this? Could it be the remains of so ancient war?”
The ti was too distant, and being not native to this world, he didn’t know much about it.
However, building a Cave Mansion here signified the Immortal was undoubtedly a Yin Spirit Master.
In the Land of the Eight Trigrams, there is only one Yin Spirit Master sect. He didn’t know if this Yin Spirit Master was a Disciple of that sect; several key facts remained undeniable: he was cultivating.
He cultivated using Ghost Spirits, “Ghost Army Order” and “Specter” were his cultivation achievents.
Since ancient tis, good and evil cannot coexist, and he was destined not to inherit from this Immortal. Yet, useful treasures could still be gathered.
The pit of a thousand people was large; crossing it would demand Qinggong.
Therefore, Lin Yifan imdiately employed Qinggong, intending to fly over this pit.
However, unexpectedly, the air above the pit was sealed off, leading him to jump into the pit, stepping over these skeletal remains to reach the other side.
Gazing at these ghastly white bones in the pit, Lin Yifan felt a mysterious dread.
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