Chapter 983: Origin of the Ghost Clan

"They are people of the Ghost Clan." Chen Yu's expression changed slightly. This place must be where the Ghost Clan's seal is located, and Jingxi built the Lock Demon Tower to absorb the Demon Power and Demon Power from the demons, and in the end, even captured Yu Sichen to absorb the Dark Power from her body, all for the sake of breaking the seal here.

"Chen Yu, there are records about the Ghost Kingdom on the bamboo slip, but I cannot understand the characters on it. Take a look." Liu Lianxin picked up the bamboo slip and looked at it for a few moments, but could not understand the characters on it.

"Let me see." Chen Yu took the bamboo slip and opened it to look. His brows furrowed. He could not understand what was recorded on it either. They were not ancient seal characters, nor did they look like Divine Script. Each one was shaped like a tadpole, but they were not tadpole script.

"This is Ghost Script, a type of writing from after the Ghost Kingdom was built. It has been lost for a long time ever since the Ghost Script was sealed," Yinxian said.

"Can you understand it?" Chen Yu looked at Yinxian.

"I can." Yinxian exhaled a puff of black mist from his nose, and that passage of Ghost Script floated in mid-air. At the same time, some things were added to Chen Yu's mind, and he was now able to understand the characters before his eyes.

Chen Yu looked at the characters in mid-air for a long time without speaking, then he sighed and said, "I understand, Yinxian. You may put it away."

"Yes, Immortal." Yinxian nodded, waved his right hand, and the Ghost Script floating in mid-air returned to the bamboo slip. He cupped his hands toward Chen Yu, then turned and transformed into a trail of black smoke to leave.

Looking at the bamboo slip in his hand, Chen Yu was somewhat silent; he was digesting the knowledge he had just obtained.

"Brother Chen, what is recorded on this?" Yu Sichen asked.

"The origin of the Ghost Kingdom. I have dealt with people of the Ghost Clan several times, but only today do I finally know a little about the origin of the Ghost Clan," Chen Yu said. "It turns out that in ancient times, after several great Divine Wars, the Great Xia Dynasty was established. Only then did the name Huaxia exist."

"But at that time, the land of Zhongyuan was in constant conflict with the barbarian tribes of the four directions, fighting for years. Moreover, after several ancient Divine Wars, the wilderness was filled with lonely souls. Whenever night fell, lonely souls would often wail in the wilderness. At that time, the Underworld had not been formed, and the Underworld had not been built, so these lonely souls formed a kingdom where ghosts gathered in the north. This was the Ghost Kingdom."

"It is recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas that the Ghost Kingdom is north of the corpse of Erfu, and the beings there have human faces and one eye." Liu Lianxin asked, "Is the so-called Ghost Kingdom referring to this?"

"Yes. The Ghost Kingdom at that time gathered lonely souls from all directions. They hid by day and came out by night, feeding on flesh and blood, absorbing the essence of human emotions, and they were born with one eye. They were elusive, so they were called the Ghost Clan."

"After the Ghost Clan appeared, the struggle between them and the human race never ceased. But the people who died among the human race all turned into lonely souls and were ferried to the Ghost Kingdom, so the strength of the Ghost Clan grew stronger with every battle. Later, the Lord of the Underworld took pity on the world and opened up the Underworld. From then on, the six paths of Reincarnation were established, and the people who died no longer wandered to the Ghost Kingdom."

"Furthermore, all subsequent emperors made it their duty to eliminate ghosts, so the Ghost Kingdom and the Ghost Clan eventually disappeared."

"So that's how it is. Although they disappeared, a portion of their core strength must have been preserved, but they were sleeping. They only needed an opportunity, and they would wake up, right?" Yu Sichen asked.

"Yes, a portion of their strength was preserved, but to avoid the pursuit of the human emperors at that time, they used the power of the Ghost Clan to forcibly seal themselves and sleep, waiting for the right time to reappear in the world," Chen Yu said. "Jingxi wants to awaken the sleeping Ghost Clan through the power of darkness."

"The current era is not like ancient times. In ancient times, Spiritual Energy was abundant, and there were countless warriors. Although human technology is very advanced now, there is absolutely no chance of winning against the elusive Ghost Clan," Chen Yu said. "If Jingxi really lets them out, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Why would Master do this?" Liu Lianxin looked at the palace before her. Her expression was somewhat desolate. In her view, Master Jingxi was a person of high moral standing and was well-versed in Buddhist teachings; she should not be like this.

"Even saints have desires, let alone people?" Chen Yu sighed slightly and said, "Your master perhaps turned to the Demon path long ago; it is just that she has been laying out plans all these years. She wants to control the power of the Ghost Clan."

"But she perhaps does not realize that the power of the Ghost Clan is simply not something an ordinary person can control. If it ever goes out of control, she herself will be backlashed. If there is a chance, you should try to persuade her," Chen Yu said.

"I will." Liu Lianxin nodded slightly. She looked at Yu Sichen: "Sichen, I'm sorry. I originally intended to save you before."

"I don't blame you. Besides, I turned a misfortune into a blessing and got rid of the entanglement of the Ancestral Ghost. If it weren't for your master's Lock Demon Tower, that thing might have entangled me forever," Yu Sichen smiled faintly and held Liu Lianxin's hand.

"Let's find a way out. Leave this place for the people of Dragon Breath to handle. There must be more than one place where the Ghost Clan is sealed. Since this place has been discovered, let's destroy it," Chen Yu said, looking at the palace that was dozens of meters high before him.

But just at this moment, a crystal held in the hand of the Ghost Clan statue with the giant eye lit up slightly, and the aura in the surroundings changed instantly.

The eyes of the two rows of warriors kneeling on the ground lit up one by one. The crimson light was daunting to behold, and the tall warrior in heavy armor kneeling at the very front slowly raised his head. Two rays of crimson light flashed and vanished in his eyes.

With a crack, he slowly stood up. His blood-red pupils were like two balls of ghost fire. His pupils constricted as he looked at Chen Yu and the other two.

"This is the place of Wu Ge, a Second-class Underworld Citizen of the Ghost Clan. Those who trespass, die." A hoarse voice came from the warrior's throat. He dragged the giant sword in his hand and walked slowly toward Chen Yu.

"Again?" Chen Yu was also out of patience. He waved his hand and summoned his Li Chen: "Sichen, take Lianxin and move back."

"Brother Chen, be careful yourself." Yu Sichen pulled Liu Lianxin and retreated.

Since the Snow Mountain, Chen Yu's Primordial Qi had not fully recovered. Fighting one after another really left him with no patience. Having escaped the pursuit of the old hag Jingxi, he had encountered a tough guy who looked fierce at first glance in the blink of an eye.

Whoosh—the giant sword, which was a full two palms wide, slashed down at Chen Yu's head. Chen Yu used Li Chen in his hand to block, forcefully holding off the giant's sword.

Indeed, the heavy-armored warrior before him was nearly three meters tall, a proper giant. His blood-red pupils constricted slightly, clearly exerting force.

With a crack, the rock under Chen Yu's feet split. He used all his strength to block the giant's sword. The opponent's strength was immense, and in his unrecovered state, the web between his thumb and index finger was shaken until it felt faintly numb by the opponent's sword.

"You are not a member of the Ghost Clan, why are you risking your life for the Ghost Clan?" Chen Yu shouted in a deep voice.

The heavy-armored warrior said nothing. He twisted the giant sword in his hand, pushed aside Chen Yu, and then slashed at Chen Yu with his sword.