A thunderclap boomed in the sky above Tianbao City!

The sound of ghosts wailing and wolves howling echoed throughout the entire city!

Countless undead controlled by You Jiu roared and charged toward Lin Jinglong.

Meanwhile, at the manor located in the southern suburbs of the city.

The outer perimeter of this place is where the ghostly aura is most intense, but this entire manor is like the eye of a storm.

Instead, things calmed down.

If an ordinary person were to enter, they wouldn't even realize that this place is the core area of ​​the ghost town.

It is located in a reception hall.

Lin Ruchu is now in the state of Yin spirit, but he looks lifelike. There is not a trace of ghostly aura on his body. He is still the old Taoist with the demeanor of an immortal.

He sat in the main seat, wearing a Taoist robe.

On the armchair opposite him sat a man in a black robe, who was thin and appeared to be hidden under a hood.

The hand holding the teacup was, shockingly, a skeleton!

Beneath the black robe, the person was nothing more than a skeleton, looking incredibly eerie and sinister.

Lin Ruchu smiled at the other person.

“Mr. Hades, I have already spoken with You Jiu about Hank’s spirit. He has agreed to return Hank’s spirit to you after dealing with Lin Jinglong, on the condition that you offer him 50,000 spirits in exchange.”

"Hmph! He certainly knows how to do business."

"Lord Hades of the Superpower Federation," came a hoarse, gloomy voice from beneath his hood.

Lin Ruchu shrugged, indicating her helplessness.

It was just the spirit of a Sirius clan chief, nothing much, and wouldn't affect the cooperation between the three parties.

Hades arrived in Tianbao City not long ago and almost clashed with Youjiu.

However, Lin Ruchu acted as a peacemaker for the three parties.

Finally, they managed to get both sides to shake hands and make peace.

They even discussed another collaboration.

That is to divide the five million dead in this city together, with Youjiu and Hades each taking half.

Refine and control these undead as quickly as possible.

Lin Ruchu, on the other hand, can break free from the curse of these dead spirits and regain his freedom.

But Hades clearly had some doubts about the deal.

“If all these undead are refined and controlled by You Jiu and me, you won’t get any benefits. That’s not like you.”

The two had already interacted many years ago.

Hades believed that Lin Ruchu was not that kind of person, and that the two of them had already taken the greatest benefits. Lin Ruchu was exceptionally generous this time.

This made him suspicious.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ruchu simply chuckled.

"Don't worry, my greatest wish is to break free from the shackles of these dead spirits."

As he said this, his eyes flickered.

Do you know what it feels like to have a mountain pressing down on you?

"I have no idea."

Hades said sincerely.

Lin Ruchu snorted coldly. He stood up and went to the entrance of the hall. He looked at the countless wailing and howling of the dead not far away. It was the fluctuation brought about by the battle between You Jiu and Lin Jinglong.

"If I had known it would end like this, I would not have chosen to sacrifice five million people. I opened the Holy Realm, I opened the Immortal Gate, and this cataclysmic change in the world can even be said to have started from me."

"But I didn't get any benefits at all."

"Although he successfully entered the Dao Integration Supreme Realm, the result was death, and even his primordial spirit almost perished."

"What's even more terrifying is that I'm the one who has to bear the karmic consequences for five million people."

Do you think this is fair?

Lin Ruchu turned her head and glared at Hades.

His eyes were filled with resentment at the injustice of fate.

Hades chuckled as he drank his tea.

"Didn't you make all these decisions yourself?"

Lin Ruchu let out another cold snort.

"Although I made the decision, I was terribly harmed by Lin Jinglong. This shouldn't have happened!"

When he first entered the Immortal Sect, he thought he would have the opportunity to witness the path of immortality. However, a mysterious attack suddenly appeared, and he had the chance to escape from the Immortal Sect.

As a result, Lin Jinglong kicked him away.

That's what caused him to lose everything.

"I hope that Youjiu can use his incense and divine magic to control those undead and then kill Lin Jinglong. Only in this way can I quell the hatred in my heart!"

The more painful it was to be hunted by a million undead, the deeper his resentment towards Lin Jinglong became. Now, he only wanted to see Lin Jinglong fall into a more miserable state than himself.

This was right in his eyes at that moment.

You Jiu, who controlled the army of the undead, stood in the air and launched the strongest attack of his life against Lin Jinglong, causing an earthquake throughout Tianbao City.

But at the same time, large swathes of golden light shot into the sky.

Those undead spirits, upon encountering the powerful golden light emanating from Lin Jinglong, would be instantly annihilated.

In the air, You Jiu's gaze grew increasingly gloomy.

"Damn it, I used up the incense power I've accumulated over many years to control nearly a million undead and have them attack Lin Jinglong together, and this bastard can still hold on?"

He looked down.

Lin Jinglong stood at the entrance of the Qi family's house, his face pale.

His body was swaying slightly.

However, the golden light emanating from his body originated from the True Spirit Body he had recently mastered, which was essentially using his divine soul pressure to resist the millions of dead.

Although the complete true spirit body was not summoned.

But these golden lights alone were enough to annihilate a large number of the dead, preventing them from getting any closer to him.

Cold sweat broke out on Lin Jinglong's forehead.

Just as he was preparing to summon his complete avatar to fight a final battle against the millions of undead, Huangfu Kong suddenly stepped forward.

He muttered to himself, "Lin Jinglong, why don't you help me block You Jiu's attack, and I will guide these undead to salvation? Before long, these million undead will re-enter the cycle of reincarnation."

"You really have a way?"

Lin Jinglong had some doubts about Huangfu Kong's abilities.

Huangfu Qingming, who was standing to the side, suddenly gave a strange smile.

"Lin Jinglong, you don't understand. My uncle and I found the Divine Path Technique in the Holy Realm. It is the strongest of the three unique ancient techniques."

"Three unique methods?"

"That's right. There are three kinds of ancient divine methods. One is the incense-based divine method controlled by that old monster in the sky. However, this requires borrowing external forces and accumulating incense as the source power."

"Another method is to refine one's soul as a cultivation technique to nourish one's primordial spirit and make it grow stronger."

Lin Jinglong seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this.

So, the Immovable Venerable who refined hundreds of thousands of powerful cultivators and entered the Immortal Sect cultivated this second type?

"What about the third one?"

"Naturally, it is the strongest divine technique mastered by my uncle, known as the Divine Technique of Salvation!"

"For each vengeful spirit you help to be saved, you accumulate one unit of merit. The more merit you accumulate, the more powerful the rewards you will receive from Heaven!"

Huangfu Qingming said with pride.

Lin Jinglong immediately decided to let Huangfu Kong give it a try.

"Let's get started! I'll hold him off for you, and you can help these spirits. Let's work together!"