Chapter 451: One Loophole in a Hundred Precautions

Upon hearing Xu Jie's words, Shen Xian let out a strange, eerie laugh.

"Don't worry."

Saying this, the three of them simultaneously looked at the over ten trembling evil spirits, their faces lit with bright smiles.

"You... what are you guys doing?"

Under the gaze of the three, those over ten evil spirits only felt a creepy sensation in their hearts.

It's changed, not the same, completely not the same—today's Dao Yi Sect disciples, no, the Dao Yi Sect Dao Yi Sect disciples this afternoon are completely unlike those this morning.

"Nothing much, just pass along a message."

Shen Xian said with a smile, then immediately drew his treasure weapon and pointed it at the foreheads of the over ten evil spirits.

He inscribed a 'control' character in midair.

"Go."

The character formed from spiritual power directly sank into the bodies of the over ten evil spirits.

Afterward, the over ten evil spirits rose with wooden expressions, clearly completely under Shen Xian's control.

This is just a minor trick, and moreover, the evil spirits' cultivation level must be lower than Shen Xian's, at least one major realm below.

After controlling the over ten evil spirits, Shen Xian then arranged for them to head to Deep Ghost Valley to spread the news.

In the outer regions, the Dao Yi Sect disciples have gone on a killing spree, while Deep Ghost Valley likewise has many ghost villages, but the evil spirits here are far stronger than those in the outer regions.

A single Yellow Page Ghost can already dominate a large ghost village in the outer regions, but here, Yellow Page Ghosts are not exactly everywhere, yet there are still plenty.

At this time, they still didn't know what had happened in the outer regions, until evil spirits from the outer regions rushed over quickly, saying the Dao Yi Sect had gone on a killing spree there, and only then did these evil spirits react.

Afterward came angry reinforcements; the over ten surrounding ghost villages all did the same, pouring out en masse and, under their leaders' charge, rushed straight toward the outer regions.

And the direction they were heading was precisely the valley where Xu Jie and his companions were.

As Xu Jie had said, this is their nearest route.

"Here they come, Xu Jie, you can do it."

"I noticed it yesterday."

Upon arriving at any unfamiliar place, Xu Jie habitually first gets a clear grasp of the surroundings.

Better safe than sorry—how could a gentleman (the sixth) stand beneath a wall?

Sensing numerous evil spirits rapidly approaching, Xu Jie and his companions quickly hid themselves.

Not long after, over ten ghost villages from Deep Ghost Valley gathered over twenty thousand evil spirits outside the valley, assembling together.

"You've also gotten the news?"

"Not bad, the Dao Yi Sect suddenly made a move."

"As expected, these humans are just despicable and shameless—they didn't dare fight head‑on last night, but today they launched a sudden attack."

"So what? We'll first stabilize the situation and wait for the Ghost King's orders."

"Good."

"As for the Dao Yi Sect, these evil spirits look down on them—or rather, because of last night's battle, the Dao Yi Sect was just too pathetic."

"I thought it would be a grand, earth‑shaking war, but who knew the Dao Yi Sect disciples basically had no fighting spirit at all."

"Thus, it gave those evil spirits a boost of confidence."

"Without any warning, tens of thousands of evil spirits surged into the valley in a single wave, followed by continuous tremors as talisman seals and formations were triggered."

"Flames, lightning, the gleam of formations—various after‑effects flashed one after another."

"There's an ambush—be careful."

"Damn it, why are there so many talisman seals?"

"Don't go that way."

"What did you say?"

"Boom— the firelight of the talisman seals shot up to the sky, and the evil spirits were instantly swallowed by those seals."

"Seeing these evil spirits fall into the trap with no power to resist, Xu Jie and his companions were initially thrilled."

"But as they watched, Zhong Ling suddenly furrowed his brow and said."

"Xu Jie."

"What's wrong?"

"You say, are the ghost crystals still present in the evil spirits killed by those talisman seals and formations?"

"Huh???"

"As soon as those words were spoken, Xu Jie and Shen Xian froze instantly, then followed by a series of sharp intakes of cold air."

"Holy shit............"

"After that came a furious shout to the heavens."

"Damn, how did I forget this? We need to keep the ghost crystals—otherwise, how are we supposed to register them with the steward? By mouth?"

"Panicked, completely panicked—originally, seeing the evil spirits fall into the formations and talisman seals, the three felt a surge of excitement."

"But now, seeing those evil spirits fall into the formations and talisman seals, the three felt their hearts bleeding."

"High‑level evil spirits are fine—their ghost crystals are stronger and might survive inside the talisman seals and formations—but what about the low‑level ones?"

"At that moment, Xu Jie couldn't hold back—those were all points!"

"He immediately rushed out, no longer hiding his presence."

"Humans, despicable and shameless.............."

"Seeing Xu Jie and his companions suddenly appear, the evil spirits burned with rage—having entered the valley only a short while ago, they had already suffered heavy casualties."

"Xu Jie, however, completely ignored the evil spirits' curses, watching them charge straight at him as he roared."

"Don't move."

How could the evil spirits possibly listen to Xu Jie's words? They paid no attention and continued to rush at him angrily.

Xu Jie was completely enraged.

Don't move, there's........ ahead.

Boom boom boom, a new round of Talisman Seals and Formations were triggered again, and many evil spirits perished within.

Watching evil spirits turn to ashes, Xu Jie felt his heart bleed; those were all my points!

You idiots, I told you not to move!

He was so angry he slapped his thigh, and Zhong Ling beside him burst into tears.

Points, points, what should we do?

We went to all that trouble setting up the trap, didn't get any points—what's the point?

Shen Xian directly drew his spiritual weapon and leapt out.

Stop them!

Right, right, right, stop them!

Hearing that, Xu Jie and Zhong Ling also hurriedly acted; these remaining evil spirits must not die anymore, or we'll really lose big.

Seeing Xu Jie and the three of them charging forward, they still shouted loudly.

Don't move, we're coming over.

Stand firm, don't go forward any further.

Don't move, damn it, there's a Formation Disk over there.

Hearing the three's loud shouts, the remaining evil spirits were completely confused.

We're evil spirits, damn it; though our intelligence may not be high, we're not idiots—what's the meaning of this?

What do these three people mean?

I don't know; are they deliberately coming to die?

They told us not to move, afraid we'd step on the Talisman Seal and Formation Disk?

Probably.

But why?

How would I know?

We clearly set up the trap, yet we not only abandon it but also warn them to be careful? Tell them not to move and wait for us three to come over?

What's the meaning of this?

I heard that among the Human Race there's a kind of madness called loss-of-mind insanity; could these three have contracted it?

Seems like it really is.

Sigh, look, they're laughing.

Seeing the remaining evil spirits indeed not moving, standing honestly in place, Xu Jie and the three finally breathed a sigh of relief, involuntarily revealing a smile.

Good, good, we didn't lose everything.

Stop the nonsense, we've already lost big; later remember to collect the ghost crystals.

Also put away those Talisman Seals and Formation Disks.