Emperor Wu Shihuang's handwriting, do not go out of the Milky Way border

“Every day around dusk, we leave the swamp and camp in the nearby dry areas! But I guess that thing can only come out at night!”

"That's why, during the day, I can always sense it spying on us, but I can't see its true form! It also doesn't come out to attack us! I'm afraid that's the real reason!"

After Ying Zheng finished speaking, all the venerable ones were shocked!
“That makes sense!” the Great Lord Yamantaka blurted out.

“I think so too,” Crimson Immortal Venerable echoed.

"What do we do now?" Emperor Wuxuan asked Ying Zheng instinctively.

"If this thing really exists, it would probably be even more difficult to deal with than those zombies. And it's nighttime, so our vision would be affected. In addition, if it's a ghost or something that ignores physical attacks, then it would be even more difficult to deal with!" said Supreme Hongdu.

“Brother Hongdu is right.” Ying Zheng nodded.

"We really can't afford to be careless now. We need to find a way to prepare some methods to deal with the ghosts."

As Ying Zheng finished speaking, all the venerable ones nodded in agreement.

"Let's go back and ask the old clan chief. I wonder if he has any methods to deal with ghosts," said Immortal Venerable Hongluo.

At the suggestion of Immortal Venerable Hongluo, the Venerables set off to return to Hongmeng Town.

In the month or so that Ying Zheng and his group were gone, Hongmeng Town had expanded considerably and had truly taken on the appearance of a town.

After Ying Zheng and his group returned, they immediately went to see the old clan chief.

However, the old clan chief simply shook his head. "I'm sorry, I don't know much about my grandfather and the others. I only remember that my father died in the plague, and my grandfather, after leading people out and back, although he solved the plague, he was also seriously injured and died not long after."

"I was only eleven years old when I succeeded as the clan chief."

Upon hearing the old patriarch's words, Ying Zheng and the others were immediately embarrassed. They looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

This is so tragic!
Since the old clan chief had no solution, Ying Zheng and his men had no choice but to seek another way.

"It seems I'll have to buy some items to deal with the ghosts from the trading post," Ying Zheng thought to himself.

During the process of clearing out the zombies in the swamp, Ying Zheng and his men also found many weapons and armor left behind by the former villagers.

These items, like the Vajra Spear in Ying Zheng's hand, were scattered throughout the swamp, many of them already covered in rust.

Ying Zheng and his men sold off some of their weapons and armor.

The mall covers the entire Canglan Fantasy Realm, and it's not uncommon for it to occasionally sell faction-specific equipment.

Before selling these items, Ying Zheng specifically searched the store and found that there were countless merchants selling similar items.

After selling some of their equipment, they obtained enough Azure Points. Ying Zheng then used these points to purchase equipment specifically designed to combat the Wraiths!
First is the blood of the Nether Beast.

When this blood of the Netherworld Beast is mixed with other materials to create a potion, and applied to weapons, it can cause great damage to ghosts.

This thing is quite expensive.

A small bottle requires hundreds of Canglan Points.

The main reason is that the Nether Beasts needed to make this potion are extremely rare.

Wild creatures in the Canglan Fantasy Realm are mostly born randomly, even rare beasts are no exception.

Such underworld beasts are extremely rare even among rare and exotic beasts.

They are inherently dark, but their blood is highly poisonous to ghost-like beings!
Basically, even a tiny bit of it will kill or seriously injure a ghost! It has a miraculous effect on ghosts!
When other medicinal herbs are added, the resulting medicine becomes even more potent!

However, such a small bottle was only enough to coat one spray nozzle. Ying Zheng bought a dozen or so bottles in total.

Secondly, there are the five-colored stones!

These stones are inexpensive and seem to be extremely common in certain parts of the Canglan Fantasy Realm.

Ying Zheng used only ten Canglan Points to purchase a large bag, weighing over a hundred jin.

These colorful stones have only one characteristic: they can emit light.

Different colored stones can emit different colors of light.

With this, we can use it for lighting at night! And unlike torches or other light sources, it won't go out.

The brilliance of the multicolored stones will never fade. Even if they are smashed and ground into powder, the powder will still have a faint fluorescence.

Very magical.

Finally, Ying Zheng also bought a bell.

This bell was also made by the cultivators who entered the Canglan Illusionary Realm.

The bell's outer shell is made of ordinary materials, but the beads inside are the teeth of a wild creature that can sense ghosts.

After the teeth are polished, they are placed inside as beads to be used as bells.

If a ghost appears nearby, the bead will sense it and jump around on its own, ringing a bell!
After preparing the necessary items, Ying Zheng and his entourage set off again.

Returning to the swamp, they ventured deep into it and set up camp as the sun set and night fell.

The swamp was full of mud, so Ying Zheng and his men drove wooden stakes into the ground as a foundation, laid planks on top, and then set up tents on them.

The sun sank completely below the horizon, and night enveloped the entire world.

Logically, after nightfall, the sky should be twinkling with stars. However, in this silent swamp, a thin mist gradually rose.

It's unclear whether this mist is marsh gas emanating from the swamp, water vapor condensing into mist upon cooling, or some other kind of cold, malevolent energy.

They slowly rose from the swamp, enveloping the entire swamp and making the place even darker and colder.

Inside the tent, Ying Zheng and his companions sat quietly, waiting in silence.

All around was deathly silent; there was not a sound in the swamp.

After an unknown amount of time, Ying Zheng suddenly opened his eyes.

“That feeling is here.” He said softly, his gaze slightly narrowed.

He could feel that feeling of being spied on had returned.

As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, the Great Mighty Saint and the others opened their eyes. They carefully placed one hand on their weapon and tightly gripped the potion bottle with the other.

"Ring ring~!" A crisp ringing sound suddenly rang out.

At that moment, they did not hesitate for a moment. Ying Zheng crushed the potion bottle with his left hand and applied the potion to the tip of the Vajra Spear. The Great Mighty Saint Venerable and the others followed suit.

After applying the medicine, Ying Zheng's Vajra Spear trembled, its light radiating outwards, tearing open the entire tent! Then, he grabbed a small bag of five-colored stones and scattered them in all directions.

A large number of colorful stones of varying sizes were thrown out and scattered in the mud around Ying Zheng and his men.

These colorful stones, some the size of pigeon eggs and others only the size of fish eyes, all radiate a dazzling light.

Multicolored light spread out, illuminating the swamp.

By the light of the five-colored stones, Ying Zheng and his companions could clearly see a figure standing on the mud.

Yes, he stood there in mid-air above the swamp, his feet about a foot off the ground.

He kept his head down, his tattered long hair completely obscuring his face. He wore a ragged robe, from which water seeped and dripped onto the muddy ground.

An aura of death emanated from him, with faint black mist swirling around him.

Moreover, besides the aura of death, Ying Zheng also sensed another aura emanating from him.

The darkness and gloom made him feel uneasy. "It's the scent of plague!" Ying Zheng's heart sank.

This figure exuded an aura like that of a plague source!
"It's him?!" The Great Vajra Deity and the others also looked at the figure.

"It should be," said Emperor Wuxuan.

"Shall we make a move?" Hongdu Supreme asked Ying Zheng.

However, just as they were talking, the figure suddenly spoke.

A cold, hoarse voice emanated from the ominous figure: "You... will all... die...!"

"You are all going to die!"

At this moment, it seemed as if he was making a solemn declaration to Ying Zheng and the others.

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng and his men instinctively gripped their weapons, ready to engage in battle at any moment.

However, the figure did not rush over in the next instant, but instead slowly drifted backward.

He was incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, he drifted into the darkness, out of the range of the five-colored stone's light, and disappeared without a trace.

“I can’t see it!” Mahadeva couldn’t help but blurt out.

"Did he escape?!" asked the Fire Velvet Supreme.

"He's not running away; he's deliberately luring us into a trap." Ying Zheng's voice was low and grave. "It seems he's more difficult to deal with than we anticipated!"

"So what do we do now? Should we continue the pursuit?" Emperor Wuxuan asked.

"Chase! Of course we must chase!" Ying Zheng said without hesitation.

"We've made so many preparations, how can we give up halfway?"

"And I also want to see what other tricks he has up his sleeve," Ying Zheng added.

After saying this, Ying Zheng picked up a small bag of five-colored stones, grabbed it in his hand, and jumped into the swamp first, chasing after the direction in which the figure disappeared.

Seeing Ying Zheng give chase, the Great Mighty Saint Venerable and the others exchanged glances. Although they were worried, they still took the Five-Colored Stones and weapons and followed.

The figure disappeared so quickly that Ying Zheng, who was following behind, could not see any trace of him at all.

However, Ying Zheng could still sense the aura of death and plague emanating from ahead, and he followed this aura in pursuit.

Traveling through the mud inevitably slows you down.

But Ying Zheng and his men continued to advance at an extremely fast pace.

After chasing for about an hour, Ying Zheng sensed that the aura had disappeared.

"Gone?!" Ying Zheng stopped abruptly. The Great Mighty Saint Venerable and the others following behind also stopped.

"What's wrong?" the Great Mighty Saint Venerable called out to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng did not answer, but reached into the bag containing the five-colored stones, took out a larger one, and threw it forcefully forward.

With the sound of the stone hitting the wall, the colorful stone that had been thrown twenty or thirty meters away seemed to hit something, bounced back, and finally fell into the swamp.

At this moment, with the light emitted by the five-colored stone, Ying Zheng and the others could see clearly that a huge temple stood on this desolate and cold swamp.

The five-colored stone clearly hit the temple wall just now.

"This...!" The Holy Venerable Yamantaka and the others were stunned when they saw the enormous temple.

"How can there be such a huge temple here?!" Even the Supreme Lord Hongdu couldn't help but exclaim.

"We've been wandering around here for a month, where did this temple come from?!" Emperor Wuxuan was equally astonished.

They have been active near the swamp for the past month.

They could confidently say that they had explored almost the entire swamp. They hadn't seen a single man-made structure, let alone a temple of this size.

“This is highly abnormal!” said Immortal Venerable Hongluo.

"This temple is over ten zhang high and over ten zhang wide. Such a large building cannot be hidden by the reeds in the swamp. Logically speaking, it should be visible even from a great distance."

Even if we're completely blind, we couldn't possibly miss it.

“No need to guess, this temple must have been hidden before. And it was only because that monster led the way that we were able to find this place. Otherwise, we probably wouldn’t have found it even if we wandered around this swamp for a year,” Ying Zheng said.

After saying this, Ying Zheng, holding the Vajra Spear that Breaks the Formation, took the lead and walked towards the temple.

He walked to the temple gate and found it tightly closed.

Ying Zheng reached out and pushed open the door.

The gate was exceptionally heavy, but with Ying Zheng's strength, pushing it open was no problem.

The moment the door was pushed open, a stuffy, decaying aura emanated from the temple.

The aura hit him, and Ying Zheng inadvertently inhaled it immediately.

After inhaling this aura, Ying Zheng felt an indescribable stench of decay permeating his entire body.

"Careful, it's poisonous! Don't inhale!" Ying Zheng whispered.

The Holy Venerable Yamantaka and the others were startled and immediately covered their mouths and noses.

"Are you alright?" The Great Mighty Saint asked Ying Zheng, covering his mouth and nose.

"I've been poisoned," Ying Zheng said in a deep voice.

"This poison is quite potent, but it won't kill me in a short time. I need to deal with the monsters inside first, then I'll leave the illusionary realm to heal my wounds."

As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, the Great Mighty Saint Venerable felt a slight tremor in his heart. He subconsciously said, "Should we retreat first, to be on the safe side?"

"No need," Ying Zheng smiled slightly.

"Dealing with him shouldn't be that complicated."

After saying this, Ying Zheng strode into the temple, saying as he went, "It's poisonous inside. I'll go in alone. You guard the gate and don't let him escape."

Before he finished speaking, Ying Zheng's figure had already disappeared inside the gate.

"Ying Zheng!" the Supreme Emperor of Hongdu couldn't help but shout.

"No, we can't let him go in alone!"

Finally, he gritted his teeth and followed. Seeing the Supreme Lord Hongdu go in, Emperor Wuxuan and Divine Lord Xuanjian hesitated for a moment, then followed: "We'll go in and take a look too! You two wait outside!"

“This…!” Seeing them go in, the Holy Venerable Yamantaka’s expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"The rest of you, don't make any more moves. We'll stay here. Guard the gate and wait for them to come out!" Immortal Venerable Hongluo said solemnly.

"Hmm." The remaining four, including the Great Vajra Deity, could only nod.

"Why did you all come in?" Ying Zheng couldn't help but ask when he noticed that someone had followed him in.

"Hehe, if there's danger, how can I let you face it alone?" Emperor Wuxuan chuckled.

“This place is poisonous,” Ying Zheng said.

"We are all at the third level of the Universe Realm. This poison won't kill us in a short time," said Supreme Hongdu. (End of Chapter)