Hou Wenjie led the two men back to the battlefield where they had just fought.
Looking at Bai Ze and Shen Lang, Hou Wenjie smiled and said:
"As you may have noticed, the ability I used just now included the power of the eerie wind."
I have completely stripped away Lao Feng's eeriness; he has returned to being an ordinary person.
If you ever want to go back to being ordinary people, you can call me.
"This corpse of the ghost soldier is yours now. I should move on to the next place."
Bai Ze opened his mouth, wanting to say something but swallowed it back, and in the end only managed to utter two words: "Take care!"
Shen Lang, with his rather impulsive personality, paused for a moment, then planted the long sword in his left hand vertically into the ground. He then gave Hou Wenjie a thumbs-up and said with admiration, "Brother, awesome!"
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Hou Wenjie's next destination is Xinghua Village in Lishan City.
In the "Archives of Strange Events in Various Cities of Chuzhou", Xinghua Village in Lishan City is named after a thousand-year-old ginkgo tree in the village.
The village is nestled deep in the mountains, almost isolated from the outside world, where the mountain springs are crystal clear and the village exudes an ancient charm.
There is a small lake to the west of the village. The lake is deep and bottomless all year round. According to local tradition, the lake is called Yazi Pool. Later, because there are many wild ducks on the lake, it was also called Duck Pool.
A month ago, several people died suddenly in this Yazi Pool. An old man who was almost blind said that he had seen a terrifying ghost boat in the lake.
Later, after on-site investigation, the police determined that the causes of death of these people were extremely strange. They reported the problem to the Lishan City Bureau of Ghostly Affairs, which sent two ghost-sealing experts. However, soon after, these two ghost-sealing experts also died suddenly in the lake!
Due to a severe shortage of manpower, this strange incident had to be temporarily shelved.
Left with no other option, the authorities issued a notice stating that, "According to the water quality testing team of Chuzhou, the water in Yazi Pool contains a large number of radioactive elements. Experts speculate that there is a high probability of radioactive mineral sources in the nearby mountains. This incident has been reported to the National Strategic Resources Management Committee."
To ensure the safety of all citizens, relevant departments will immediately organize the evacuation of all residents to new resettlement sites after the announcement is issued.
After reviewing the information about Xinghua Village in his mind, Hou Wenjie used the ability of the Painted Skin Ghost to transform himself into a transparent paper figure once again. He then used the Shrinking Earth Technique, making him seem to travel on the wind. This time, he was even faster, covering a distance of 100 kilometers in just about 10 minutes.
Upon arriving at the village entrance, Hou Wenjie saw the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree described in the documents.
It grows very tall, straight upwards, as if trying to reach the clouds. Its branches are intertwined, and its trunk is thick and gnarled, exuding an ancient and weathered aura.
The green leaves, like fans, are dense and numerous, like a giant umbrella held between heaven and earth, blocking out the sun and making people marvel at the beauty and wonder of nature.
In the distance, green mountains and grasses, and blooming flowers create a scene reminiscent of a paradise on earth.
Looking at the swaying shadows of the trees at his feet and hearing the chirping of birds and cicadas in his ears, Hou Wenjie's heart calmed down.
This vibrant life suggests that the eeriness has not yet dissipated.
He sat down on a discarded stone roller nearby, sorting out his abilities and contemplating the various combinations of his bizarre powers.
For example, the Qiankun Ruyi Bag woven by the Ghost Eye, the giant python's ability to devour and disrupt the mind, combined with the water vortex activated by Yuan Caiwei, can form a bankrupt version of the "Sleeve Universe" supernatural power.
The combination of the Shadow's stretching ability and the Painted Skin Ghost's transformation ability can create a fragile version of the [Heaven and Earth Law].
Hou Wenjie had already learned about the latest strange ability of the Yin soldiers, which was to summon the projection of the Yin soldier army. Although it was just a projection, the power of the previous projection almost shattered Hou Wenjie's newly created simplified version of the [Summoning Wind and Rain] supernatural power.
Hou Wenjie thought for a moment and used the Ghost Wind's Ghost Domain as a base to transform into the Underworld, Yuan Caiwei's Ghost Water as the Yellow Springs, and the Moon Wheel as the Underworld Moon. With the addition of the projection of the Yin Soldier Legion, isn't this just a poor man's version of the [Yellow Springs Descend] supernatural power?
Hou Wenjie pondered this slowly, and his understanding of how to use the strange ability became clearer and clearer.
Before he knew it, it was noon. Hou Wenjie took out the food from his Ruyi Qiankun Bag and ate a little. At this time, he had not yet reached the point of fasting.
After eating and drinking his fill, he took a step and arrived at the shore of Yazi Lake.
The sun was blazing overhead, and the sky was cloudless, but Hou Wenjie felt as if he were standing on the edge of an abyss.
Hou Wenjie took a few steps back, and the feeling disappeared again; he felt the scorching heat of the sun once more.
At present, it seems that only this lake has a problem, Hou Wenjie thought to himself, and then he opened his Heavenly Eye.
Under the power of his divine eye, he saw a completely different scene.
Dark clouds churned over the lake, and malevolent energy surged upwards, with countless ghostly figures twisting and roaring within them.
The black mist surged and billowed like a tide.
Some of them coalesced into several enormous, shadowy monsters, standing tall like mountains! Their ancient, menacing aura distorted the sky, creating a scene of utter hell.
Without hesitation, Hou Wenjie stepped out and entered the sea of clouds!
This scene seemed to enrage the terrifying beings in the dark, the black clouds grew even thicker, and the eerie wails and howls seemed to shake the heavens and earth, deafeningly loud.
Those towering, shadowy monsters split open their eyes, each the size of a human head, and emitted eerie green beams of light!
A surge of yin energy, an ancient and sinister aura seemed to break through time and space and descend!
Hou Wenjie saw countless eerie shadows swaying around him, as if a battlefield of white bones was faintly appearing, and blood rain was falling from the sky!
Faced with the eerie aura emanating from the corpse so close at hand, Hou Wenjie calmly spoke: "Hidden Universe in the Sleeve!"
As Hou Wenjie finished speaking, the brocade pouch at his waist rapidly expanded, revealing a giant black python inside. Within the python's mouth, Yuan Caiwei manipulated the strange water to create a massive vortex!
The immense suction power of the giant python's devouring ability, combined with the enormous pulling force generated by the whirlpool of strange water, caused the void to almost distort into a black hole!
Countless eerie shadows were swept up in it, howling and roaring, but to no avail!
The eyes of those mountain-like shadowy monsters closed, and they slowly collapsed, their terrifying aura dissipating.
But soon, an even more eerie and mournful sound came from the collapsed shadows.
Then, Hou Wenjie saw a small black boat!
It looks so ancient, as if it has been weathered by thousands of years!
Hou Wenjie recalled that in the previous materials, an elderly villager mentioned seeing a ghost ship.
It must be the one right in front of me!
The ship was so black, as if it were coated with ink that time could not corrode. A terrifying aura emanated from the ship, as if it connected to the underworld.
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