Chapter 98: Breaking In
Mu Lichuan went directly into cultivation meditation. Even if the sky were to fall, there would be tall people to hold it up, it had nothing to do with him.
Three days later, Mu Lichuan had replenished all the consumed spiritual energy. Actually, he could have used pills to replenish it, but spirit energy pills weren't infinite. Unless absolutely necessary, he naturally wouldn't use them recklessly.
"Why are you here?" When he came down the stairs, he saw Mi Shen sitting on the sofa, shifting about as if something was growing under his backside.
Mi Shen hurriedly stood up. "Mu Lichuan, come with me to the yin gathering area quickly!"
Although there were barriers blocking it, the demonic energy inside was still faintly leaking out. As for Gu Changsheng and the others, they didn't dare approach at all; this demonic energy affected them greatly.
Fortunately, the cultivators had also mobilized and reinforced the barriers, preventing a more serious situation from developing. However, they still couldn't enter the yin gathering area. It was saturated with demonic energy, yin energy, and evil energy. Unless one was extraordinary, it was simply impossible to find the evil thing emitting this energy, let alone suppress it.
"..." Hearing this, Mu Lichuan frowned, his expression somewhat unpleasant.
Mi Shen somewhat awkwardly let go of his hand. "I know many situations in the capital require troubling you, but only you possess such capability. Others completely lack such ability and can only ask for your help." His tone wasn't as cold as before; instead, it held a hint of pleading.
"Do you know, since meeting you, I haven't had a moment's peace," Mu Lichuan's voice was cold and carried a trace of anger.
He didn't understand why the national fortune energy had chosen to attach itself to him. Was it truly because of his own unique nature, as Xiao Mo had suggested? But if that were the case, why was he being met with such an relentless onslaught of consecutive crises instead of peace and prosperity?
Demonic energy was something any cultivator found difficult to deal with. Yet, someone had set up a transmission array right there in the capital without anyone knowing. Wasn't this supposed to be the Lower Three Realms? If so, why hadn't the previous powerful experts discovered it? Did they really think he, a young man, was easy to bully?
If not for his good luck, he probably would have been completely corroded by the demonic energy when searching for the formation core. Those people only offered verbal gratitude, without any substantive action. Even though some things were encountered by chance and he had to act, he wasn't a selflessly devoted person. He couldn't solve every single problem himself, what were the other cultivators for then?
"Let's go." Mu Lichuan was used to acting freely. Besides, if something happened in the capital, it would affect his family, friends, and classmates.
Mi Shen was stunned, then nodded, quickly leading the young man away.
To ordinary people, this area seemed no different from before. During construction, many people had fallen from high places for no reason, landing headfirst and dying. The police had cordoned it off, forbidding anyone from entering unless they were "special" personnel.
They arrived at high noon. The sunlight was very intense, which should have felt irritating, but standing on the periphery, the young man could still feel a slight chill, all because of the Yin energy.
"Young Master Mu, Young Master Mi!" Gu Yongsheng and the other called out respectfully when they saw Mu Lichuan and Mi Shen.
Mu Lichuan nodded slightly. "It would be better to come at night. During the day, it's too conspicuous." He didn't want to become someone else's after-dinner joke. Uninformed people might think he was some lunatic.
No one present raised any objection to the young man's words.
Night fell quickly. The capital was a scene of bustling prosperity everywhere, except for this old urban village, which was filled with a desolate and cold atmosphere. The weather was still very hot, but entering the area gave one a creepy, sinister chill.
Mu Lichuan walked through these alleys seemingly casually, but was fully alert. These energies couldn't affect him, but he felt things weren't that simple.
"Hehehe... hehehe... Prey delivered to our door, so fragrant..." a shrill voice sounded, and then Mu Lichuan saw a ghost wearing modern clothes but missing its ears appear.
"Ouch, ouch..." Just as the ghost finished speaking, it was slammed hard to the side.
"I fancy this skin of yours, you can give it to me later," said the ghost, who was wearing ancient eunuch robes and holding up a delicate, curled finger gesture. Clearly, this was an ancient ghost.
"Mine!"
"He will become my husband."
Voices rose one after another, making Mu Lichuan's veins throb. He had run into a ghost procession.
"I belong to myself!" As he said this, the soul power gathered in his hand instantly shot towards that group of ghosts.
"Ah..." The ghosts instantly dissipated, as if the earlier commotion had never existed.
Mu Lichuan's expression became even more serious. He knew the ones testing him just now were merely ordinary ghosts. They didn't have much power, but held absolute advantage against ordinary people.
Whether human, demon, devil, or ghost, they all had their own cultivation stages. For ghosts, it started with Gathering Yin, Condensing Soul, Taking Form, Devouring Souls, Seizing Bodies, Ghost King...
A ghost that could become a Ghost King possessed very powerful magic. Even if it couldn't walk openly in the human world, it wouldn't fear intense sunlight. The underworld had its own laws, the mortal world its own order. The two did not interfere with or acknowledge each other. Of course, if ghosts from the underworld hindered matters in the mortal world, the rulers would naturally eliminate them.
The winding paths of the urban village, the buildings feeling somewhat shaky... It wasn't that Mu Lichuan didn't want others' help, but they were all half-baked and would only end up causing him more trouble.
Be stopped at a spot. Looking up, the sky was overcast and gloomy. Two buildings almost blocked out everything, leaving only a passageway about one meter wide. Even a tricycle would have difficulty getting through.
He took out Explosive Talismans from his space. These were especially useful against ghost soldiers. Perhaps nothing was visible to the naked eye, but his Yin-Yang eyes weren't fake. Dense formations of ancient soldiers, iron spears all pointed at him. Even if they weren't moving yet, they could use this powerful murderous aura to suppress others.
The sound of "Pop! Pop! Pop!" almost reverberated across the sky, but aside from some noise, nothing else could be seen. Even satellite imaging would only capture some shadows blown by the wind.
A yin gathering area was naturally had abundant Yin energy, but now it was mixed with demonic energy and evil energy. This meant the thing below wasn't as simple as just a Ghost King, perhaps there was a demonic cultivator too. Now he somewhat regretted entering alone, he should have had the old guys from the capital come in and take a look.
He somewhat suspected that those who cultivated to their level were all afraid of death. Otherwise, why were they so reluctant to lift a finger, so very protective of their lives?
"Tsk tsk... why send a little youngster like you to die?" After all the ghost soldiers disappeared, a very distinct figure appeared. This ghost wore black clothes, almost blending into the night.
"Even a youngster is enough to deal with a Ghost King like you. No, you probably haven't reached the Ghost King stage yet," Mu Lichuan said, not out of arrogance, but because he could clearly sense the other's actual strength.
"Brat! I will refine your soul!" The Ghost King, hearing such arrogance, snarled furiously.
Mu Lichuan raised an eyebrow. "Then try." After speaking, he took out his Foundation Establishment stage sword, formed hand seals, and then the sword left his hand, thrusting directly towards the Ghost King.
"Brat, you think a mere Foundation Establishment stage sword..." Before the Ghost King could finish, its body was completely pierced, severely wounded instantly.
Mu Lichuan called the sword back and thrust it at the Ghost King again. "Underestimating your enemy is your biggest mistake!"
The Ghost King completely failed to understand why this person could see it, even accurately injure it. Moreover, the power contained on this sword was what ghosts feared most. "You... who are you...?" After saying this, it turned into a wisp of green smoke and vanished into the air.
Mu Lichuan knew his easy victory was entirely because the other wasn't wary of him at all, thinking he was just a rash youngster. It never expected to die by his hand.
The Ghost King was probably the convergence point of the entire yin gathering area. Once it died, the yin energy would naturally disperse. However, the demonic energy and evil energy remained the same as before.
Mu Lichuan disliked these two energies greatly. They were both closely related to Two Realms Mountain. But with his current ability, he simply couldn't deal with demonic cultivators, let alone the monsters from Two Realms Mountain.
High ranking demons required time and years to condense. If he didn't progress himself, who knew what level Mu Xiaolin would reach? As for the Mu family, aside from him and his great-grandfather, everyone was dead.
"Here... no, here..." Mu Lichuan walked into a courtyard. Initially, he thought the aura was emanating from a large tree, but then realized it was wrong. There was a well next to the tree, the demonic and evil energy were emanating from below.
Mu Lichuan stood still, frowning at the dried-up well. This place had a transmission array leading to Liangjie Mountain. Did that mean there was also a transmission array to the Upper Three Realms? It was just mostly destroyed.
He didn't dare take the risk. What demons meant to him, no one knew better than himself. Furthermore, he wasn't clear about where exactly this well led to, or how to seal it. He could only let more powerful experts handle it. He immediately planned to leave, but a force suddenly pulled him towards the well...
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