Chapter 1173

The morning sunlight fell on the streets, the city gate guards who had kept watch all night were now changing shifts, unaware that a golden Nascent Soul drifted past above their heads and silently entered Mu Xue City.

The golden Nascent Soul's color was dim, nearly transparent, its tender little face revealing a ferocious expression.

"Damn Jiuyou Sect, fickle and inconsistent, killing people at the slightest disagreement."

The golden Nascent Soul couldn't help but shudder recalling the previous scene—a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator leading twenty Nascent Soul cultivators directly razed their Nine Ghost Alliance's old nest.

As the saying goes, don't strike a smiling face; the Alliance Leader, having treated the Jiuyou Sect envoy Huo Hua Shen with extra courtesy and accompanied him with smiles, hadn't even reacted before his head hit the ground, dying with eyes unclosed.

Fortunately, as the Alliance Leader of the Ghost Slaying Alliance, skilled in assassination and stealth techniques, he sacrificed his lifespan to barely escape disaster.

Though he escaped the scene, he was severely wounded and incurable, so he had no choice but to abandon his physical body, leaving only his Nascent Soul.

To evade the Jiuyou Sect's pursuit, he fled all the way, and his Nascent Soul's power had nearly dissipated.

"I must find a target to possess!"

The Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader gritted his teeth, thinking of how lofty he once was, now reduced to a stray dog seeking possession.

"This kid's spiritual power seems extraordinary, his physique far surpasses peers his age—perfect, you're the one!"

The Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader rejoiced unexpectedly, never expecting to encounter such a genius; after possession, he might advance further, possibly even reaching Spirit Transformation and Void Refinement someday! Su Yuan Jia.

"Meditation requires calmness; with your scattered mind and restless energy, how can you meditate?" Su Yuan Wu Xin Chao Tian is the most orthodox meditation posture, a way of cultivating the mind.

The only problem is that voice constantly dissatisfied with his meditation effectiveness.

Suddenly, a golden light pierced the room door, drilling into Su Yuan's head, Su Yuan completely unaware.

The Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader entered Su Yuan's mental space, delighted within: "I indeed didn't misjudge—this kid is innately gifted with spiritual power constitution; even as a mortal, he had already opened his mental space. If he formally enters cultivation, his spiritual power might be tenfold that of peers."

Tenfold spiritual power spiritual attack—this could instantly kill peers of the same stage!

"But why is it so dark in here? Does this kid not know he has a mental space, never coming here before?"

The Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader puzzled, this shouldn't be the case.

As he wondered, suddenly two orange-yellow oil lamps lit up on either side, their dim light followed by countless lamps igniting in succession, paving a road.

The Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader's hairs stood on end—this is wrong; no matter how innately gifted with spiritual power constitution, a mortal couldn't possibly have such a vast mental space!

Hu la—hu la—

The sound of metal clashing rang out; the Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader was very familiar with this sound, skilled in coercive interrogation, this is the sound of chains shaking.

Why would there be chain sounds in the mental space?

The orange-yellow oil lamps lit up to the end, revealing a white figure, its limbs bound by black chains, the other end of the chains extending unknown where.

The white figure slowly lifted its head, revealing a snow-white smile: "I thought the first guest to come here would be Su Yuan."

The Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader stared in disbelief at that figure, feeling his scalp tingle: "Who... who are you!"

A grand voice echoed in the mental space, shaking the Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader's Nascent Soul color to grow ever darker.

"Who am I? I also want to know that answer; I only remember this body is too weak to bear my entire soul, so I had no choice but to seal myself here."

The Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader offered an apologetic smile, secretly leaving the mental space: "Senior here, junior will not disturb."

"Having come here, do you still want to leave?"

The candles extinguished, the mental space echoed with a wail, then vanished, as if nothing had happened.

Su Yuan, who had finally entered meditation, shuddered slightly, feeling his body undergo an unknown change.

"Kid, I'll tell you some good news..." That voice sounded quite pleased.

Su Yuan slapped his forehead hard: "Damn it, all your fault for making me keep studying meditation,

Now it's this time, if I don't go to school I'll be late!" "Good news..."

"Let's talk after class, Old Lu said, during class you can't be distracted.".

"Big Brother, the Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader's aura cut off at a thatched hut, inside the hut was empty." Jiuyou Sect Nascent Soul cultivators reported to Huo Hua Shen.

The Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader has secret arts to escape, the Jiuyou Sect also has secret arts to track enemies' targets; they pursued all the way, tracing to Mu Xue City where the trail vanished, the Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader seemed to have evaporated from the human world.

"A thatched hut?"

"Yes, the hut's owner is an orphan named Su Yuan." "Orphan? Su Yuan?" Huo Hua Shen set down his teacup, pondering: "So it seems the Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader possessed Su Yuan and fled?"

"Uh, seems not to have fled; according to our investigation, Su Yuan went early this morning to a place called Hu Xiao Wu Guan to attend class."

Huo Hua Shen sneered: "After possession, maintaining former habits to conceal traces—nothing more." He lifted his teacup, drained it in one gulp, smashed the cup, stood, and walked out.

"The Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader is personally entrusted by the Sect Leader; he absolutely cannot be allowed to escape again—follow me!"

"Yes!"

Twenty Nascent Soul cultivators shouted in unison, the entire house shaking.

Huo Hua Shen led the crowd straight to Hu Xiao Wu Guan; letting the Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader escape under his nose was a disgrace so great it bordered on humiliation; if he let him escape again this time, what face would he have to meet the Vice Sect Leader and Sect Leader?

"Big Brother, it's right here!" The junior pointed out the location to Huo Hua Shen.

Huo Hua Shen, killing intent surging, shoved open the wooden door; a horde of juniors leapt in, lining up to back up the big brother.

Such a scene—let alone killing the Ghost Slaying Alliance Leader, just frightening him could scare him to death!

Huo Hua Shen's murderous gaze swept over each student, confirming which one was Su Yuan; the students, having never seen such a formation, trembled with fear.

Until Huo Hua Shen saw Lu Yang teaching boxing, he also shuddered. Why is Lu Yang here?!

"What are you doing here, scaring the children?" Lu Yang frowned, why does someone always disturb his class?

Moreover, Huo Hua Shen isn't from the Jiuyou Sect, so why is he running here?

Huo Hua Shen retreated two steps, hammered the wooden door twice trying to break it: "Look at your martial arts hall's door... Damn, ten-thousand-year coiled dragon wood!"

When opening the door, he hadn't noticed—why is the gate of this broken martial arts hall made of ten-thousand-year coiled dragon wood?

His big brother, the Master Sect Leader, doesn't even have such a fine thing. "Are you also here to replace the door?"

In the far north, splashing water freezes instantly, yet Huo Hua Shen's forehead beaded with sweat the size of soybeans, his brain spinning rapidly.

"What I mean is, your martial arts hall is so big, yet you have no gatekeeper—we came to apply for gatekeeper positions."

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