One after another, shadows appeared on the ground and slowly approached Lu Fuyue, surrounding her completely.

However, just as Lu Fuyue was about to summon the Weak Water Harp, she discovered that the spiritual power within her body was sealed and she could not use it at all.

Her expression changed instantly, and she quickly looked around at her surroundings, but the more she looked, the colder her heart became.

This is... an extremely yin place. Cultivators here will have their spiritual power locked, just like ordinary people.

Fortunately, although she couldn't use her spiritual power, she was still a physical cultivator...

Just then, eerie laughter that was neither male nor female, the rhythmic tapping of a wooden fish, the chanting of monks, and the babbling of children rang out softly in Lu Fuyue's ears, mixing together into a chaotic and disturbing noise.

The shadows on the ground materialized into human form, and with an eerie and chilling aura, they suddenly pounced on Lu Fuyue.

Lu Fuyue's eyes turned cold. She flipped herself up and leaped into the air, kicking the shadows hard. The shadows scattered instantly, but then coalesced again in the next second, appearing behind her, as did the other shadows.

No matter how Lu Fuyue scattered them, they would quickly reassemble and reappear.

Gradually, Lu Fuyue's spiritual energy was depleted by nearly a third, but those shadows were like leeches, difficult to shake off, and she would easily get entangled by them if she wasn't careful.

If things continue like this, her situation will likely only become more and more difficult.

Thinking of this, Lu Fuyue's eyes darkened, and an idea immediately came to her mind. Since primordial energy is a mixture of the primordial forces of other realms, could she separate the spiritual power within the primordial energy and then use it to mobilize the Phoenix Divine Fire within her body to eliminate these evil spirits?

She then began to fight the shadows while trying to separate her vital energy.

But how do we separate the vital energy as the first step?

She remembered seeing in the Phoenix Clan's heritage that primordial energy was turbid energy, and turbidity represented its chaos and violence. To separate it, one first needed a suitable container to filter out the violent impurities.

Ultimately, the difference between the fundamental energies of all realms lies only in the way they originate. If one can master the art of transforming energy, one can convert all the fundamental energies of the world into the energy one desires.

This technique of transformation happens to be mentioned in the bloodline heritage of the Phoenix Clan.

Lu Fuyue quickly made up her mind. There was no other container that could filter violent energy except her own body.

With her Water Spirit Divine Body, Phoenix True Body, and the fourth level of Body Refinement, her physical strength was already sufficient to withstand all the violent energy in the world.

After quickly dealing with the shadowy figures around her, she raised her hand and formed a hand seal with the vital energy within her body. Then, using herself as a container, she began to draw the vital energy stored in her spiritual aperture into her dantian, and then began to use her dantian to absorb the violent energy within the vital energy.

But the next second, countless shadows pounced on her, tearing at her body. Even though Lu Fuyue dealt with one after another, the shadows kept multiplying, and she was now expending a lot of energy to separate her vital energy.

As a result, fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on her forehead, and her face turned pale. At the same time, her vital energy was greatly depleted, and Lu Fuyue's movements became slower and slower.

The shadows grew stronger and stronger, some even crawling onto Lu Fuyue's back and biting her back forcefully. Blood seeped out from the bite marks, staining her clothes red. The smell of blood attracted more shadows, which rushed towards Lu Fuyue.

Soon, she was pounced on by the shadows, which surrounded her and devoured her flesh. Lu Fuyue couldn't help but cough as she lay on the ground, blood gushing from her throat and spilling from the corner of her mouth.

These shadows are no ordinary shadows; each of them possesses a cultivation level of at least mid-Nascent Soul stage, and their teeth, in particular, are comparable to top-grade spiritual artifacts.

Lu Fuyue closed her eyes and relaxed her body, letting the shadows tear and devour her. Just when the shadows thought she had really given up struggling, clusters of golden-red flames suddenly burst forth from Lu Fuyue's body, and in no time they covered the shadows.

The next second, a shrill scream rang out, and the shadow was burned into wisps of black smoke that dissipated into the air.

Familiar spiritual energy surged within her body, flowing through her meridians and dantian, filling them completely.

Lu Fuyue slowly opened her eyes and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, at the critical moment, the separation of vital energy was successful.

However, suddenly the sound of the wooden fish being struck became more and more frequent and closer, the baby cried, the ghosts wailed, and a huge Buddha statue suddenly appeared out of thin air on the stone wall in front of Lu Fuyue.

The Buddha statue's face is distorted, seemingly angry and malevolent, with the corners of its mouth raised to reveal sharp teeth. A baby with its umbilical cord still attached hangs from the teeth. It sits cross-legged on a nine-headed lion-tiger beast, but its various organs have been hollowed out.

Lu Fuyue's expression changed drastically. She quickly got up from the ground and ran outside. This Buddha statue was not something she could contend with in her current state. If she didn't run, she would only face death.

But she had only taken a few steps when her body stiffened, and she was locked in place by a terrifying and irresistible force.

A bone-chilling cold emanated from the soles of Lu Fuyue's feet and shot straight to her heart. The next second, large patches of dark shadows appeared on the ground, crawled onto her body, and began to devour her flesh.

The already bloody body now has many more bloody holes.

Beep beep beep...

Bright red blood gushed from Lu Fuyue's wounds and dripped down, soaking the ground. Through the wounds, the white bones were faintly visible.

The pain of being devoured by countless ghosts is like having your bones and flesh scraped away with a dull knife!

Lu Fuyue's forehead was covered in fine sweat, her face was deathly pale, and she bit her lip tightly as the taste of blood gradually spread in her mouth.

She lost her balance and collapsed to the ground.

The Buddha statue looked down at this scene from its high position, smiled eerily, and the baby in its mouth suddenly rolled its eyes a few times, emitting a cackling laugh.

Disrespecting the Bodhisattva will lead to eternal damnation in Yama's realm!

Time passed slowly, and the loss of a large amount of blood caused Lu Fuyue's consciousness to gradually become hazy. Her flesh and blood gradually decreased, and her bloody, white bones were exposed.

It seemed like she was really going to die, but she was unwilling to accept it.

How could she die here? Even if she had to die, she should die under the tribulation of ascension, under the divine lightning of punishment, instead of dying in some unknown place like this.

A strong sense of resentment welled up in her heart, like a spring suddenly gushing forth from nowhere on parched land, instantly bringing life to the entire earth.