Inside Putuo Temple.
The nightmare's eerie realm had already completely altered the terrain here. Although Putuo Temple was not a large area, and Fang Xiu and Yang Ming were fast walkers, they should have reached the end long ago. However, ten minutes had passed, and the two were still not at the end.
The surroundings were shrouded in mist, which churned and surged, making it seem as if some monster might emerge from it at any moment, creating a very eerie atmosphere.
As the two were groping their way forward through the fog, Fang Xiu suddenly asked, "How did you get through the graveyard and the steps?"
Although Yang Ming is highly skilled, being a third-tier Spirit Master, he cannot survive the Graveyard of Life and Death on his own.
Because in a cemetery, a person is split into an ecological state and a dead state, becoming two identical selves.
Even if Yang Ming is incredibly strong, he might not be able to win against someone exactly like himself.
It's impossible to say that they won by luck or chance, because the clone also has the ability to be lucky.
In contrast, the appearance of the evil spirit is irrelevant. Even if Yang Ming doesn't know the pattern and triggers the killing pattern, causing the evil spirit to appear, he can still easily escape with the speed of his embroidered shoes.
"A graveyard? I did come across a graveyard when I went up the mountain." Yang Ming was taken aback at first, then a flash of anger crossed his face.
"Don't even mention it, I got scammed at the cemetery."
"You lied to me?"
"Well, when I got to the cemetery, I found my own grave, and I could hear thumping sounds coming from it. Out of curiosity, I dug it up, and guess what? Hey! A person who looked exactly like me came out."
What's most infuriating is that this kid speaks exactly like me, not only imitating my face but also my words. How can I tolerate that?
We started fighting right away. But to be fair, although that kid was a bit of a smart aleck, his skills were undeniable. We fought for three hundred rounds, and neither of us could beat the other.
Then I got annoyed and didn't want to fight anymore. I said we should call a truce, but who knew that the kid had the same idea and wanted to call a truce too.
We were so in sync! After the truce, we looked at each other and laughed, then started chatting. The more we talked, the more compatible we became. You never know until you talk! We had such similar interests. I felt like I had met a kindred spirit. If I hadn't been in a hurry to get to Putuo Temple, I definitely would have become sworn brothers with him.
Then I said I had to leave, and Nightmare was still waiting for me to deal with him. This guy was really kind; he immediately said he would come with me to take down Nightmare.
Finally, we left the graveyard together, and damn it! As soon as we were out of the graveyard, this guy disappeared! What a coward! We agreed to fight nightmares together! Looking back, I'm so glad I didn't become sworn brothers with him; otherwise, it would have been incredibly embarrassing.
Fang Xiu: "........."
Yang Ming looked at Fang Xiu with surprise: "Why aren't you saying anything?"
"It's okay, you can continue."
"Oh, there's nothing more to say. That's all that happened at the cemetery. As for the steps you mentioned? What steps? The steps leading up the mountain?"
Fang Xiu nodded.
“I get angry just thinking about steps. Why would a dilapidated temple need such long steps? It made me run around for ages.”
How did you get up the stairs?
Yang Ming was slightly taken aback: "What kind of question is this? I was extremely anxious at the time, so of course I ran up here."
How many steps are there per step?
"Why are you getting more and more confused the more you ask me? Who counts steps when climbing stairs for no reason? Isn't that crazy? I ran up here, so I guess it was only four or five steps at a time, maybe three or four. Who knows? Hey, Fang Xiu, do you feel awkward if we're together and don't chat?"
But do you know that the pointless question you asked is making me a little awkward? If you're not good at conversation, you don't need to force it. Who asks someone how many steps they take in one go? Next time, you might as well ask me how many grains of rice I eat in one meal.
Fang Xiu: "........."
Listening to Yang Ming's words, Fang Xiu was already considering changing his ambition to make all the strange creatures in the world feel pain, removing the word "strange creature".
Based on Yang Ming's description, he had already guessed how the other party had gotten up the mountain.
The killing pattern of the evil spirit climbing the tongue is that you cannot step on even-numbered steps. Yang Ming obviously did not trigger the killing pattern, so he always treated them as ordinary steps.
The answer is obvious: Yang Ming ran up the mountain, taking several steps at a time, and always stepped on an odd number of steps!
Without knowing the pattern, and with incredible luck, he managed to avoid triggering the murderous pattern of the evil spirit's tongue!
"Is this the luck of the third tier?" Fang Xiu murmured to himself.
At this point, he realized why Bai Qi, who was stronger, couldn't be the captain, but Yang Ming was.
With such incredible luck, while others face certain death in the Ghost Realm, he emerges unscathed without knowing its rules—the difference is enormous.
It seems that arranging for Yang Ming to escort the punk to the broadcasting center was the right decision. If it had been someone else, they probably wouldn't have made it to the broadcasting center at all.
Or even if it reaches it, once the Nightmare senses the fear has lessened, it will definitely target the broadcast center. This is the Nightmare's domain, and it is certainly capable of doing such a thing.
But it was precisely because the person who went was Yang Ming, who possessed incredible luck, that everything good and favorable conditions would tilt in his favor whenever he wanted to do something.
At this moment, Yang Ming grinned slightly and said, "It's not the luck of the third rank, it's destiny!"
"Destiny?"
"Hahaha... That's right! It's the destiny of the chosen one! First-tier Spirit Masters are the initial manifestation of their abilities, second-tier are the enhancement of their abilities, and third-tier are the awakening of their abilities!"
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