A beam of red light pierced straight through the back of the ghost's head and shot out from its mouth.

With a violent explosion accompanied by a thunderous flash, the ghost head exploded directly, turning into ashes that scattered in the air.

The red lightning bolt turned into a red dot behind the ghost head and disappeared.

The black flames that had been wrapped around the ghost's head turned into tiny sparks that drifted into the air after the ghost's head exploded.

The stone dragon that unleashed the red lightning bolt seemed to have exhausted all its strength, and was now slumped on the ground, panting heavily.

Shui Yanling was in no better shape. After the flame disappeared, her face turned deathly pale, making her look like a vengeful ghost. Her breathing was intermittent, and she could only lean against the carriage.

With this, the demon was finally completely destroyed.

The two men who defeated the demon were also severely injured, but they both knew that luck played a large part in their success in defeating the demon.

The gaunt man originally intended to wait until he had finished nurturing his soul before transforming into a ghost and becoming a ghost-man.

However, the urn was accidentally broken by the greasy man halfway through, forcing the soul-nurturing process to be completed ahead of schedule. Unfortunately, he was unlucky enough to encounter Shui Yanling and Shi Long on the vehicle. After the matter was exposed, he could not simply jump off the vehicle to escape.

That would make it easier to be discovered, so it had to hide. Then I lured it out. It originally planned to hide and escape from the car during the day so it could rest and recuperate.

However, they were attracted by a strange aura emanating from me, which is why they risked showing themselves and ended up being caught red-handed.

He couldn't resist turning into a ghost prematurely, resulting in a complete loss of consciousness. He fought purely on instinct, which led to his tragic end.

If it had been a little luckier, or if only one of Shilong and Shuiyanling had been present today, it probably would have succeeded.

If he had been a little luckier and hadn't been in the same carriage as us, perhaps this wouldn't have happened, and he might have actually succeeded in completely transforming into a ghost.

But life is unpredictable; it seems as if everything was preordained, and no one can extricate themselves from this situation.

Shi Long finally breathed a sigh of relief after the ghost head disappeared. He was already afraid of causing trouble, but he had been dragged into it unintentionally. He thought he could handle it easily, but he didn't expect things to get so serious.

In the end, it even involved the Ghost Man, and he had no choice but to use the Nine Heavens Thunder. Although things were eventually resolved relatively well, he was still very worried about facing the interrogation of the Xuan Sect's higher-ups.

He was aware of the seriousness of this matter; it could not be kept secret and might even cause a considerable stir among the Xuan Sect, as well as the Taoist and Buddhist sects. After all, once that insurmountable boundary was involved, it would be a momentous event for the three sects.

Feeling the emptiness within his body, Shi Long could only manage a bitter smile. This ghost was indeed formidable. If he hadn't been devoid of intelligence and had simply fought according to instinct, he might have perished here today.

Even so, this ghost is still very powerful. If he were alone, it's hard to say whether even the Nine Heavens Thunder, which has used all its power, could defeat him.

Shui Yanling was a great help in successfully dealing with that ghost. If it weren't for her unknown black flames that firmly suppressed the ghost and refined it into only a ghost head, something terrible might have happened.

The black flames were like maggots clinging to bones. Although the temperature of the flames could hardly be felt from the outside, the stone dragon could sense the extremely violent energy inside them.

Even with only one ghost head left, he almost suffered a great loss. Thinking of this, he glanced at Shui Yanling. Just as he was being ambushed by the ghost head, Shui Yanling spoke up to warn him, which allowed him to react quickly.

He was still very grateful to Shui Yanling for this; if it weren't for her final reminder, he would have been seriously injured, if not killed, by the final blow from that ghost head.

However, he still couldn't quite understand the woman. As a thousand-year-old vengeful ghost, she was willing to follow such an ordinary man. He wondered what the reason was.

Although he had considered the possibility that he might be plotting to harm Fang Shuang, he could tell from her later concern for Fang Shuang that there was no pretense in it. Even if he wanted to get something from Fang Shuang, there was no need to take such a risk.

You see, he was a temporary worker for the Xuan Sect. Although he had privileges and the ability to turn a blind eye to some things, he couldn't just ignore something like this.

However, Fang Shuang and Shui Yanling were different. They had no need to get involved and could have simply stood by and watched. With Shui Yanling by their side, they could at least escape directly without taking any risks.

However, Fang Shuang did not choose to run away. Shi Long had also thought about this, but he just assumed it was Fang Shuang's sense of justice. Even he couldn't help but look at Fang Shuang with new respect for this.

"Thanks for the reminder!" Shi Long suddenly said, "I owe you a favor. If you need anything in the future, just let me know."

Shui Yanling leaned against the carriage, her face still pale, and glanced at him indifferently, as if she were extremely disdainful.

Seeing Shui Yanling like this, Shi Long could only smile bitterly, then turned his head to look at Mei Li lying on the ground.

He could sense Mei Li's condition; Mei Li was not seriously injured, and the seal on her forehead was intact, which put him at ease.

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