Chapter 123: Ghost Wall

The various Weirds were startled in their hearts when they saw Li Heng ascend the mountain.

How is this guy so fast? They clearly hadn't spoken many words. Looking at his stride, it didn't seem that fast, so why did it feel like he had run up here?

Deep wariness and dread toward Li Heng took root in their hearts.

This actually worked out perfectly.

Li Heng had originally been fretting over how to gather these scattered Weirds given how large Baishou Ridge was; he hadn't expected them to gather themselves, saving him the effort.

At the same time, he sensed a familiar aura from these Weirds, exactly the same as the one he had felt on that old woman last night.

Clearly, that Organizer had also tampered with them and set up Nodes. Within the vision of Li Heng's Heavenly Eye, these Weirds also had a faint connection of energy.

Moreover, these Weirds likely didn't know this.

Because back during the gathering, his strand of mental Transformation Body had changed into a wisp of special Yin Qi to hide, and he had heard the Organizer's instructions to these Weirds with his own ears.

For instance, ordering them to set up a descent Array to welcome his arrival.

When the time came, he would take action to deal with Li Heng and not let Li Heng threaten them. He also promised that if these Weirds succeeded, he would grant them a great opportunity and make them some kind of Outer Member—presumably also related to the Sunset Organization.

He had seen at that time that most of the Weirds were moved by this.

That was why he had specifically left a contingency.

Now it seemed that the Organizer didn't trust these Weirds either. Not only did he have them set up the descent Array in the open, but he also secretly applied methods to them, making them Nodes for the Array.

But it was a pity.

He was standing on the second floor, but Li Heng was standing on the fifth!

At this moment, a cold wind howled on the mountaintop, blowing right toward these Weirds. Li Heng walked toward them, as if the cold wind were crowding around him, causing great alarm in the hearts of these Weirds.

Fear arose in the hearts of some Weirds; where was this some ordinary Weird? Walking accompanied by cold wind—could he be some peerless Demon King? They hesitated in their hearts whether to just run away.

Humans fear Weirds, but Weirds feared the current Li Heng.

Perhaps because the atmosphere was suppressed to the extreme, those Weirds dared not flee. Or perhaps, realizing they were many and powerful, they ultimately didn't run, only becoming more nervous in their hearts.

"Everyone, you have arrived quite early."

Li Heng smiled slightly.

With every step he took, the power of his Earth Dharma Aspect struck into the Earth Veins, into this Baishou Ridge, as if setting up an Array. Under the connection of the earth energy, his momentum increased step by step.

Just as he walked in front of this group of Weirds.

The minds of this group of Weirds felt a trance; they seemed to feel that what stood before them was not a terrifying Living Dead Ghost, but a vast expanse of earth—thick, dark, ancient, bearing the weight of eternity!

Bad! They were startled in their hearts and hurriedly used their power to return their minds to normal. At the same time, they kept their gazes from looking directly at Li Heng to avoid the same illusion from occurring again.

"Why do you not speak, not daring to look directly at me?"

Li Heng took a step, and this group of Weirds fell into the control range of his Earth Dharma Aspect. Now, even if they wanted to run, they couldn't!

"Who exactly are you? Does the Beian Association have such a strong Weird?"

The sick old man gritted his teeth and said.

He was filled with regret at this moment; if he had known this Living Dead Ghost was so strong, he should have turned tail and run earlier, regardless of the threats from that ruthless person or the instructions of the Lord.

Surviving was what truly mattered!

"Me?" Li Heng smiled slightly.

"You may temporarily call me 'You'."

This was a name Li Heng had given to his own Divine Path avatar.

Though this name would likely change constantly.

Now that the Divine Path avatar possessed the ability to Summon Spirits and Command Generals, it could be called "You". When the progress of Visualization improved in the future, and he could even delve into the essence of the true earth, perhaps it could be called "Kun"!

"You?"

These Weirds were shocked in their hearts; just a single character?

A name and a person are complementary. Li Heng's momentum had previously suppressed them directly, and now, hearing this word "You", they felt a certain Great Terror hidden within it!

This "You" was absolutely not simple!

At the same time, they were faintly guessing: could this "You" be that extremely arrogant ruthless person from the gathering? But there had been fog covering things during the gathering; as long as one didn't intentionally reveal their aura, they wouldn't be recognized by others.

So they could only stop at guessing.

Li Heng ignored these Weirds further and sat directly on a giant rock. He didn't intend to walk anymore, but instead used the power of the Earth Dharma Aspect, using this as a base point to spread throughout the entire Baishou Ridge.

This would also allow him to keep an eye on this group of Weirds.

Killing them now would easily startle the snake; he had to wait until night, when more Weirds arrived, for it to be a good time to act. At the same time, he wanted to fish—for that big fish codenamed the Organizer!

His Boundless Earth Dharma Aspect power shielded the surrounding Void, preventing the main body from descending, but he could open a gap to let the avatar descend, then hunt it down, causing a massive explosion of Source Power!

Taking advantage of this time, he could also cultivate.

He could complete his breakthrough to the True Qi Realm tonight!

The various Weirds saw Li Heng sitting on the giant rock, motionless, and couldn't help but be stunned. What was going on? This guy named "You," whose strength was clearly terrifying—what was his goal?

Just sitting there, motionless.

Could he really be here purely to attend the Baishou Ridge assembly? The Weirds thought this was somewhat absurd; they weren't smart ghosts, but they weren't fools either—there had to be something fishy going on!

Finally, a Weird could no longer stand this oppressive atmosphere.

He wanted to leave, to go as far as possible, away from Baishou Ridge, away from Bei'an County, to another prefecture, to the other side of Great Li! Because of this matter, because of the battle between those two Innate experts, he hadn't eaten a human in two days—was this any way for a Weird to live?

He had to leave this Ghost Place of Bei'an County!

The other Weirds watched with burning gazes as that Weird left. They wanted to see if any accident would befall this first bird, so they could make corresponding preparations.

However, to their surprise.

No accident happened at all; this Weird left safely and soundly, without encountering any obstacles. This made them very puzzled—could they have been wrong?

Would the Weird named "You" really not take action against them?

But soon, a terrifying thing happened to them.

That Weird had only just left their line of sight for a short while before suddenly walking back, and its expression was natural, showing no signs of terror or being coerced.

But when it walked in front of them, it suddenly revealed a look of surprise, "Eh, didn't you all leave? How did you end up in front of me? It seems you all want to run away one by one."

This Weird shook its head and laughed, directly splitting its face open by half.

The crowd of Weirds fell directly into a deathly silence.

This made this Weird feel very strange, "Why are you looking at me like that and not saying anything? Could it be that you don't want to run anymore? But even if you don't want to run, don't block my way; I still need to leave."

Finally... that sick old man spoke.

"Split-Mouth brat, don't you see what place this is? Is this really the path down the mountain?"

The Split-Mouth brat was suddenly stunned, quickly looking around, and was immediately shocked, revealing a look of panic. "What is going on? Why did I walk back? I was clearly on the path down the mountain just a moment ago!"

"Ghost-Hitting Wall..."

The sick old man's throat was dry, and he opened his mouth with difficulty...

In the past, this kind of trick was used by them on those weak humans, spinning those humans around in circles, and even making them run directly into their own mouths.

But now... they, as Weirds, had fallen for it?

Evil, truly too evil!

The crowd of Weirds looked at each other and hurriedly fled in all directions, but before long, they returned along the same path. Only when they returned to the original spot and gathered together did they wake up as if from a dream.

They had returned to the original place again!

These Weirds felt their scalps go numb, even those without scalps felt numb; they suddenly understood the feelings of those humans toyed with by the Ghost-Hitting Wall—bewildered, lonely, and helpless!

With escape fruitless, they focused their gazes on Li Heng.

Li Heng was still sitting on the giant rock, eyes closed in cultivation.

That Split-Mouth brat gritted its teeth, knowing it could not leave, and suddenly evil grew from the edge of its courage; it directly opened its mouth wide, like an alien, letting its head split into eight petals, revealing the densely packed teeth inside, and bit toward the Li Heng who was in the midst of closing his eyes.

But the next moment, the Boundless Earth Dharma Aspect Power descended.

This Split-Mouth brat froze directly in place, and then the next moment, its entire body lost its color, turning into an alien statue with its brain exploded and split into eight petals.

Instantly, these Weirds were terrified.

In the past, they did not know what fear was, but now...

That sick old man gritted his teeth and knelt directly toward Li Heng.

"My Lord, we know we were wrong. We beg you to spare our lives; we can be beasts of burden for you in the future, catching blood-food for you to cultivate!"

Li Heng remained silent with his eyes closed, quietly cultivating.

After kneeling for a long time, this old man finally realized that this existence named "You" did not care about their lives at all, and his expression turned cold.

"Everyone, you have all seen it; it concerns our Life and Death. Everyone attack together, perhaps there is still a glimmer of survival!" The old man secretly transmitted his voice to all the Weirds present.

They nodded in unison, intending to attack Li Heng.

Three, two, one, zero!

The countdown ended, but none of the Weirds' figures moved.

Just kidding, they were not like the brainless Split-Mouth brat; this existence named "You" was clearly someone they could not afford to provoke, so how could they dare to attack?

Moreover, there was a lack of trust between them; what if others betrayed them and made them the first to stick their necks out?

And so, the situation fell into a stalemate.

Time passed slowly.

During this period, some other Weirds also arrived at Baishou Ridge, went up the mountain, and saw the many Weirds staying in place.

These Weirds spoke up or performed various actions to warn these newly arrived Weirds not to come over, and told them to go back and bring reinforcements. But strangely, when they did these things, these new Weirds ran over instead.

They became prisoners just like them!

When they first entered, the new Weirds were still puzzled.

"Didn't you call us over?"

The new Weirds said in confusion.

Instantly, the crowd of Weirds fell silent, trembling and terrified in their hearts. Could it be that no matter what they did, it was all to no avail in the end? Was this Baishou Ridge assembly just a naked trap?!

They only felt that they were the weak humans.

That existence named "You" was the true Weird!

The setting sun went down, and the stars and moon hung high.

Time had reached the night, and Li Heng's Earth Dharma Aspect Power had already covered all the Earth Veins of Baishou Ridge, sensing that all the Weirds had already run to his side.

After vaguely sensing the Yin Qi in the area around Baishou Ridge, he did not find anything unusual; clearly, no new Weirds should be arriving.

Even if there were, he was too lazy to wait; anyway, once they entered the Baishou Ridge area, they would be wrapped by his Earth Dharma Aspect Power and could only be left to his mercy.

Dying sooner or later made no difference.

Then, it was time to close the net.

Li Heng opened his eyes and stood up, bathing in the bright moonlight. He looked with an indifferent expression at the many Weirds gathered together, who were incomparably silent and deathly still, their hearts filled with panic.

He began to deliver his judgment!