Feng Rong paused for a moment, then channeled even greater divine power and struck the stone wall once more. The next moment, a loud boom resounded, and the stone wall shattered, revealing another space.
Almost at the same moment the stone wall shattered, streaks of light spread outwards, like an open electric net, instantly illuminating the previously dim space. Not only that, but even the flames summoned by Feng Rong were instantly extinguished by these electric lights.
Yuan Qi reacted the fastest, immediately forming hand seals to set up a defense, protecting the three of them.
"Is this...heavenly lightning?" Youyou asked in surprise.
"No!" Feng Rong's eyes widened, and she said in disbelief, "It's Feng Lei!"
"Huh?" What does that mean?
She didn't understand, but then she saw Feng Rong look up and start searching for something. Finally, she stopped at the place where the lightning was most concentrated and said, "Lei Yu! This lightning was attracted by Lei Yu."
The two were startled and looked up. Sure enough, above the dense lightning, a white phoenix tail feather was floating faintly. Although it was a feather, lightning kept overflowing from its body, and something seemed to be engraved on the feather. From time to time, several strings of magical runes appeared and moved around the feather.
No wonder Feng Rong said that she felt the divine power of the same origin as herself. Isn't this thunder feather the feather of the thunder phoenix? You You looked closely and saw that the lightning emanating from the feather was flashing and all heading downwards, forming a large thunder ball, and then spreading outwards.
She paused for a moment, then pointed in that direction and said, "Could there be something inside that lightning ball too?"
Yuan Qi and Feng Rong were taken aback, then their expressions darkened. Feng Rong immediately summoned flames and rushed towards the lightning ball.
Compared to the yin energy that dissipated at the sight of flames before, these lightning bolts were completely different. Not only were they unfazed by Feng Rong's flames, but they also subtly exerted a suppressive effect.
Feng Rong had to concentrate even more intently on manipulating her true fire, completely enveloping the entire lightning sphere before gradually dissolving the lightning. Only when the lightning completely disappeared could they see that a green bead was floating inside.
There really is one!
(⊙_⊙)
Instantly, the three of them felt a refreshing breeze wafting towards them, seemingly carrying vibrant life, which invigorated them.
The next moment, the bead swayed and then flew towards the three of them with a whoosh, stopping right in front of You You.
What does "..." mean? Do you offer home delivery?
Youyou paused for a moment, but inexplicably felt that the bead looked familiar.
She instinctively reached out and caught it, only to see the bead flash with green light and disappear into her palm.
"Youyou!" Both of them were startled. Feng Rong didn't even bother to block the lightning anymore. She grabbed Youyou's hand and examined it repeatedly. "Where's that bead? Did it get into your hand? Are you alright?"
Yuan Qi also took her other hand to feel her pulse, "I wonder what that thing is?"
"I'm fine." You You wasn't worried at all. A guess popped into her mind, and after sensing carefully, she found that a new icon had appeared in the skill bar in her mind. With a slight touch and a turn of her hand, the bead reappeared in her hand.
“I think this must be the ‘No’ scroll of the Book of Heavenly Dao, the Book of Yin!” You You explained, then added after a moment’s thought, “It’s also the artifact that Old Nine mentioned that can grant rebirth… Instantaneous Retention!”
Feng Rong: "..."
Yuan Qi: "..."
Are the blacklists so easy to find? It feels like I've found a bargain.
Before they could think it through, a phoenix cry suddenly rang out. The feathers that had been crackling with lightning, now free of the bead they had been wrapped in, transformed into a lightning phoenix, uttering a melodious cry before slowly disappearing into the air like a firework that had burned out.
Yuan Qi glanced at Feng Rong before saying in a deep voice, "It can keep emitting lightning, probably because of the power of that bead."
“That’s not all.” Feng Rong tightened her grip on her side. “The ghosts in Fengcheng are probably also related to this bead.”
This bead is part of the Book of Yin, and as a book of the Heavenly Dao, it naturally possesses some special abilities. Like the previous 'Wheel Reincarnation Seal,' which could send souls to reincarnation, could this bead called 'Instantaneous Retention' possibly bring ghosts back to life?
"So those people in the city were originally ghosts? They were affected by the power of 'Stillness,' and could only briefly revive during the day?" Youyou also understood. No wonder Lao Jiu said that this thing could bring the dead back to life and revive the soul. "Now that we have 'Stillness,' wouldn't the people in the city be..."
“They should have entered the cycle of reincarnation much earlier,” Yuan Qi sighed. “They can temporarily come back to life and retain their sanity during the day because ‘instantaneous retention’ transfers their resentment. But this is not a true resurrection; no matter how human they look during the day, they will never be truly human.”
“That’s right.” Feng Rong nodded. “The souls of the dead have not entered the cycle of reincarnation. Every day they remain in this world consumes their soul power. If this continues, their souls will become weaker and weaker until they are completely destroyed. The ghosts in the city now are just remnants of their souls.”
You nodded, then glanced at the space again. "Huh! There seems to be a sound coming from over there by the stone wall?"
The two were stunned for a moment, then quickly stepped forward and used their divine senses to scan the area carefully. After a while, Feng Rong said, "It's the sound of flowing water. There should be an underground river passing by here." The group touched the surrounding stone walls, and sure enough, they were damp.
“No wonder the soul beasts are here, while Qiu Zhang appeared in that swamp.” Yuan Qi looked at the still lingering yin energy around him and said, “These separated resentful energies must have flowed into the swamps around us through this underground river.”
It's possible that Qiu Zhang and the soul beast didn't disappear at the inn, but rather appeared in the swamp. Therefore, it's possible it didn't come to this space, but was directly pulled into the underground river and buried in that swamp.
"But why is there a lightning feather here, and what does it have to do with 'Instantaneous Retention'?" Youyou was still puzzled. If the events in the city were caused by 'Instantaneous Retention', then what was the reason for the lightning feather's appearance here?
The three of them couldn't figure it out for a moment. Looking at the soul beast that had fainted again, they could only wait for it to wake up and ask it slowly.
They examined the space again but found nothing unusual, as if they had simply gotten lucky and stumbled upon a bargain. Without the 'instantaneous retention,' the yin energy stopped flowing in and began to dissipate.
The group returned to the city with the spirit beasts, and sure enough, the ghosts no longer lay obediently in their beds but began to wander throughout the city. Some even seemed to have been tainted with resentment, and if they weren't promptly exorcised, they would soon transform into vengeful spirits. Even the once relatively tidy town now appeared inexplicably dilapidated.
They could only guide all the ghosts in the city to the underworld, and after carefully checking them several times, they returned to the True Path Sect.
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