Chapter 93: Earthbound Spirit, Green-Faced Ghost

As they spoke.

Liu Baoshan immediately stepped out of the Pure Yang Fire Barrier, activated the Hidden Origin Banner to conceal his figure, and strode into the Rotten Bone Forest!

Xu Zhengyang followed closely, also activating the Hidden Origin Banner.

At the same time.

Xu Zhengyang combined the real-time aerial images captured by the balloon base station with the 3D map of the Rotten Bone Forest he had drawn earlier.

Then, after parsing the spiritual energy fluctuation data sent back by the Insect Puppets, he used algorithms to fuse and convert it into visual data.

Finally.

Xu Zhengyang projected the processed data onto his retina, creating a small minimap in the upper right corner of his vision.

At the same time.

Through the minimap, the terrain of the Rotten Bone Forest, the flow of spiritual energy, and other data were clearly visible.

Like observing lines on one’s palm, everything was within Xu Zhengyang’s grasp!

This was enough for him to gain the upper hand in battle!

…

The Earthbound Spirit had not only set up a Trigram Maze Formation around its hiding place, but also buried many zombies underground.

These zombies were no different from corpses when in dormancy.

And since they were buried underground, they were exactly in the blind spot of Xu Zhengyang’s Heavenly Eye detection network.

Fortunately, Liu Baoshan possessed the divine ability of Piercing-Delusion Golden Eyes.

What Xu Zhengyang’s Heavenly Eye System could not detect, the Piercing-Delusion Golden Eyes could easily uncover!

Because of this—

With the Hidden Origin Banner concealing their figures, and with Liu Baoshan’s Piercing-Delusion Golden Eyes avoiding the zombies,

the two of them easily passed through the Earthbound Spirit’s defenses and entered the core area of the Rotten Bone Forest!

The terrain here had been completely altered by the Earthbound Spirit, now transformed into a swamp of about three to four mu in size.

Beyond the swamp,

another formation had been set up to enclose it, and Xu Zhengyang instantly recognized its purpose with just one glance.

He lowered his voice and said to Liu Baoshan, “A Tier 2 Nine Nether Yin-Gathering Formation!”

Inside the Nine Nether Yin-Gathering Formation,

ghostly shadows flickered, cold winds rose from nowhere, and in the winds twisted faces of resentful spirits faintly appeared, their wailing cries sorrowful and mournful!

But the most striking sight within,

was still the Green-Faced Ghost wandering near the formation eye of the Nine Nether Yin-Gathering Formation—

it was over ten feet tall, with a green face, tusks, and holding a phantom steel trident in its hands!

At this moment.

Looking at the Nine Nether Yin-Gathering Formation surrounding the swamp, Xu Zhengyang said,

“A Tier 2 Nine Nether Yin-Gathering Formation requires immense resources to construct, including the souls and flesh of several Tier 2 cultivators as its medium!

Such a formation…

is absolutely not something an ordinary rogue cultivator could set up!”

Xu Zhengyang firmly speculated,

“If this heretic had obtained a complete inheritance with resources for setting up such a formation,

he could not have failed in his cultivation and turned into an Earthbound Spirit.

I suspect…

there must be another master behind this abomination!”

Liu Baoshan nodded in agreement, then turned and quietly asked Xu Zhengyang for his opinion,

“Third Young Master, that Earthbound Spirit has already stepped into Tier 2.

Moreover, this fiend occupies the Nine Nether Yin-Gathering Formation, holding the advantage of terrain, with even fiercer might!

With my abilities…

I fear I cannot face him head-on.

Should we report back to the sect and make long-term plans,

or…”

“No need!”

Xu Zhengyang said with confidence,

“This Earthbound Spirit’s method of setting up formations is far too crude. He didn’t even bother hiding the formation eye, leaving it right out in the open.

If I cannot break such a formation…

would I not be unworthy of being a True Disciple of Divine Mechanism Peak?”

As he spoke.

Xu Zhengyang glanced again at the worried expression on Liu Baoshan’s face, then continued,

“Of course, it’s better to prepare for both outcomes.

Elder Liu, you first report to the sect about the situation;

I will break this Nine Nether Yin-Gathering Formation, and then you and I can strike together!”

“Yes.”

Liu Baoshan replied, then reminded Xu Zhengyang,

“If you cannot win, Third Young Master, remember to immediately crush the Fixed-Point Teleportation Talisman and return inside the Pure Yang Fire Barrier to hide!

After all, this is an Earthbound Spirit.

Even if we flee, it cannot leave this swamp!”

“Mm.”

Xu Zhengyang agreed. He then took out a group of mouse-shaped puppets from the Jade Gourd and placed them on the ground.

Immediately after.

Xu Zhengyang closed his eyes and used his Divine Sense to control them, dispersing them to surround the Nine Nether Yin-Gathering Formation.

…

From the way the formation was set up, it was clear that the Earthbound Spirit knew nothing of the Dao of Formations!

It merely followed the mindset of “as long as it works,” crudely piecing together the Nine Nether Yin-Gathering Formation, forcing it to barely operate temporarily.

Its methods were so crude,

that seven corners of the formation patterns were drawn so poorly that Yin Qi leaked outward!

According to Xu Zhengyang’s calculations,

even if he did nothing, in at most three months,

those seven corners would collapse, Yin Qi would dissipate faster than it condensed, and the formation would completely fail!

…

Because of this.

The moment Xu Zhengyang saw this crude formation, he immediately devised a countermeasure:

【I only need to target those seven flaws, infiltrate from there, and then invert the Nine Nether Yin-Gathering Formation.

I will change its attribute from “Gathering Yin” to “Dispersing Yin.”

If successful,

in at most half an hour,

all the Yin Qi within this swamp will be sucked out, greatly weakening that Earthbound Spirit’s combat strength!】

As he spoke.

Xu Zhengyang’s mouse puppets had already entered the swamp and begun moving in secret.

…

Meanwhile.

The Green-Faced Ghost, wandering near the formation eye of the Nine Nether Yin-Gathering Formation with its steel trident, suddenly felt the surrounding Yin Qi thinning.

It looked up at the rising sun, assuming that the sunlight was dispersing the Yin Qi.

Its face revealed resentment, and it bared its teeth at the sun.

But soon after.

As time passed, the Yin Qi gathered by the Nine Nether Yin-Gathering Formation grew weaker and weaker.

In the end,

the Yin Qi in the swamp thinned so much that not even a Yin wind could rise…

Such a change.

Made the Green-Faced Ghost increasingly agitated, cursing angrily,

“Damn bastard, looking down on your Grandpa Ghost!

When you taught Grandpa Ghost how to set up this formation, you were arrogant and perfunctory, leaving me with a formation that is barely usable, delaying my cultivation progress.

When I see you again,

I’ll eat your flesh alive to ease my hatred!”

The Green-Faced Ghost knew nothing of formations.

Though it burned with anxiety, it was helpless.

Other than shouting angrily, it could only watch as the Yin Qi within the Nine Nether Yin-Gathering Formation dissipated bit by bit!

…

At noon, under the blazing sun!

Midday was when Yang Qi was strongest.

At this time, the Yin Qi in the swamp had completely dispersed, and even traces of Yang Qi penetrated the Rotten Bone Forest, shining into the swamp!

“Damn it, damn it, damn it!”

The Green-Faced Ghost grew increasingly irritable, cursing as it shrank its body into the muddy swamp, trying to avoid the Yang Qi!

Just then!

A ghostly blue Ring of Fire suddenly appeared, sealing off the swamp where the Green-Faced Ghost hid!

The Green-Faced Ghost was stunned by the sudden scene.

But before it could react, it felt a sharp pain between its brows, followed by a torrent of strange information flooding into its soul like a tidal wave!

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