The most melodramatic rebirth in history

Chapter 17 The Water Ghost Deep in the Ancient Well
As Xu Banxian's figure disappeared into the churning well water, the crowd was filled with a sense of unease and uncertainty.

Looking around into the thick fog, I felt as if I had lost my anchor!
Fortunately, Zhang Dan and his companion were both at the fifth level of cultivation, so they had some strength. They quickly gathered everyone together and then distributed a yellow talisman to each of the villagers present.

The two of them started on a whim, but unexpectedly it proved to be of great use later on!

"Ah! Look quickly, there's a dark figure coming towards us from the direction of the village road!" a villager exclaimed in alarm. He had been curiously holding a yellow talisman and imitating the "Taoist priest's mannerisms" around him.

Unexpectedly, they noticed something unusual in the thick fog.

Zhang Dan and his companion quickly stepped forward, cautiously shielding the crowd behind them.

Judging from this scene, Zhang Dan and his companion weren't entirely heartless. It seems their scoundrel nature was largely a product of their degenerate master.

Alas, choosing the wrong master has led to a lifetime of regret!

"Oh? It's the old lady..."

"Wow, you've finally arrived!"

Upon seeing the person's face, everyone felt reassured and began to speak excitedly.

Several people even glanced disdainfully at Zhang Dan and his companion in front of them, thinking to themselves: "Hmph, two petty people who judge others by their own standards!"
I told you, the old lady is not the kind of scoundrel who deserts in the face of battle!
It's no wonder that everyone's beliefs were wavering earlier; it was Feng Ling who told Lao Wang not to reveal his whereabouts, which is why those who didn't know the truth had some doubts.

"You two juniors are truly remarkable! Following that strange old Taoist priest Xu Banxian has been a real waste!"

The withered old man nodded slightly to the crowd, then looked at Zhang Dan and the other man with a half-smile.

"You old scoundrel, what did you say? Don't try to sow discord between us, master and disciple..."

The young Taoist priest immediately looked furious, while Zhang Dan lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought.

"Hey, don't go! Come back and explain yourself!" the angry-faced Taoist priest shouted urgently.

He hadn't expected that the seemingly sluggish figure would possess such agility.

He leaped past the crowd and jumped directly into the ancient well!
"Foolish child! Haven't I explained it clearly enough?" Hearing the confused shouts coming from the well, Feng Ling, who had already plunged into the water, was speechless.

At this moment, the original body had been retrieved by Feng Ling.

The clone waited at Old Wang's house for several hours without any movement, and Feng Ling guessed that the evil thing might only come out to move around at midnight.

Thinking this, fearing something might happen at the ancient well, he sent his clone over!

"Water Release: Travel Technique!" As soon as he entered the water, a stream of air burst forth from Feng Ling's body, separating him from the icy well water.

The next moment, Feng Ling, like a joyful fish, swam swiftly into the depths of the ancient well.

He couldn't feel the obstruction caused by the water flow and water pressure at all!

As for Xu Banxian, he had already quietly descended more than 300 meters below the surface of the ancient well. The already cold well water was now even more icy, like frost, with ripples all around.

"Achoo! Damn it, how can this lousy well be so deep? It's freezing me to death! It's all thanks to that brat. I'll teach him a lesson when I get out..."

At a depth of 398 meters, a faint, almost imperceptible light could be seen emanating from the bottom of the well.

The old Taoist priest with the ox-nose shuddered, and while cautiously observing the movements below, he couldn't help but curse angrily.

The ancient well was only about three meters in diameter, a circle. The space was neither too big nor too small; if a fight were to break out, it would be just enough to put one's skills to good use! Different environments evoke different feelings in people. Ordinary people say that fire is hot, ice is cold, and when they see the unknown darkness, they say that they are afraid and terrified!
This is exactly what happened to Master Xu at that moment.
Even though he used his supernatural powers to isolate himself from the well water and its coldness, and felt no cold at all, he still couldn't help but shiver because he was filled with fear!
Perhaps sometimes, the "coldness" in one's heart is the most severe, the most biting, and the most deadly!

When Feng Lingqian reached a depth of about 398 meters, Xu Banxian had already penetrated deep into the 500-meter pass.

"Huh? The space seems to be getting bigger! There's a slight chill in the air..."

When Xu Banxian dived to a depth of over 600 meters, Feng Ling, who was floating at a depth of 500 meters, touched the well wall and suddenly frowned. It seemed that from this point onwards, the temperature of the well water also dropped.

All around, clusters of snow-white ice flowers swayed gracefully in the well water, making the whole thing look just like a critical line that insulates against temperature!
"Damn it... why hasn't it sunk to the bottom yet?" Xu Banxian was furious, his fear completely replaced by rage.

"No! This can't go on. We should use our supernatural powers to probe again!"

At 650 meters, Xu Banxian stopped his descent, slung the Demon-Slaying Sword over his back, made a finger gesture with one hand, and closed his eyes to silently sense the surroundings.

Previously, when he first went down into the ancient well, he detected that the well was 600 meters deep, but after he actually went down, he found that the result was far beyond his expectations!

"What is that..." Suddenly, Xu Banxian looked down and saw two faint red lights, as dazzling as gemstones!
"Hmm, 748 meters? There are still 98 meters left before I reach the end. Oh no, I mean the bottom!" Realizing the exact depth, Xu Banxian was so shocked that he babbled incoherently.

As it changed its tune, the bull's nose spewed out two streams of air, and a figure with a long, strange tail sped towards the bottom of the well that was right in front of it.

Xu Banxian had long wanted to investigate and leave. In fact, he could have easily turned back halfway, since Inoue and his group would never know.

But he didn't do that, not because he was particularly virtuous, but because he was also very curious about what was going on at the bottom of the ancient well.

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

Before long, a large number of tiny bubbles mixed with fine dust rose up. His feet slipped, but Xu Banxian gently touched them with his hands and skillfully controlled his body.

"Ah! Ruby..." With a snort and bloodshot eyes, Xu Banxian's old face was filled with wild joy. His old hand holding the sword trembled uncontrollably as he stared intently at a pile of debris three meters in front of him.

The space at the bottom is six meters in size, and Xu Banxian is exactly at the center point of the bottom of the well.

"Haha, I'm rich! I'm rich!"

Master Xu was extremely excited.
With golden light in its eyes, it lunged at two dazzling, translucent rubies hidden in the pile of junk!
Who could imagine that Xu Banxian, who cherished even a single copper coin he found, was so attached to it?

The two sparkling rubies emitted a fishy smell; just how tempting were they!
"Ah, dead... dead ice corpse!" Xu Banxian was excitedly grabbing the gem with both hands, but unexpectedly, with a strong tug, a stiff female corpse emerged from the silt he had sunk into. He was so frightened that he retreated in terror, and he didn't even dare to go forward to pick up the demon-slaying sword that he had thrown down in his excitement.

"Whoosh!" Taking two steps back, Xu Banxian suddenly stiffened, his back tingling violently.

A chilling aura, accompanied by a strong sense of crisis, came from behind!

"Drink! You vengeful ghost, how dare you!"

Enraged, Xu Banxian suddenly turned around and flung out several burning yellow talismans, swiftly striking the blood-robed female ghost who was attacking him!
"Ah!" The female ghost screamed, a crazed, bloodthirsty glint flashing in her dark, empty ghost eyes. The next moment, a figure shrouded in death energy broke through the barrier with unstoppable force, baring its teeth and roaring as it passed through several yellow talismans that were burning brightly. Its dark ghost claws were unbearably sharp, determined to kill Xu Banxian!

“Deep well…a thousand-year-old water ghost!” Xu Banxian’s voice trembled, his nose buzzed, and his heart felt like it was covered with a swarm of black ants.

A level eight vengeful ghost!

Only an eighth-level being could be unafraid of the Yellow Talisman Sacred Flame condensed by this seventh-level Ghost Spirit Master!
As for anything further, the old Taoist priest with the ox-nose nose, whose heart was pounding and trembling, dared not think about it anymore!

(End of this chapter)