Good Person Xuan Ye

Xuan Ye was highly satisfied with the trap he had laid.

He had hidden all eight formation flags of the Raging Inferno Formation deep within the rock crevices. Without carefully probing with one's divine sense, they were nearly impossible to detect.

The strength Song Wen had displayed with his divine sense was far too formidable, exceeding the regular detection range of the Qi Condensation Perfection realm. He could even completely ignore the Dwarf Ghost's spiritual attacks.

Xuan Ye suspected that Song Wen possessed a powerful spiritual-type Magical Artifact.

This realization caused greed to swell fiercely within Xuan Ye's heart. He decided to risk everything and set an ambush along the path Song Wen was bound to take.

As long as Song Wen stepped into the formation, no matter how powerful he was, Xuan Ye could slowly grind him down to death.

However, figuring out how to lure Song Wen into the formation without triggering his defenses was giving Xuan Ye a headache. After observing him over the past few days, he knew Song Wen was an exceptionally cautious man.

Suddenly, a look of delight crossed Xuan Ye's face.

"He's coming!"

"Wait... something is wrong. Guo Tao looks like he's fleeing for his life."

Xuan Ye muttered to himself.

He hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should intercept Song Wen. He feared that whatever ghost creature was pursuing Song Wen might be too powerful, dragging him down as collateral damage.

Seeing that Song Wen was about to cross into the boundaries of the formation, Xuan Ye steeled his resolve.

Wealth belongs to the bold!

He instantly activated the formation disk. A fiery red barrier materialized out of thin air, trapping Song Wen perfectly within the formation.

Instantly, raging flames erupted within the barrier, and the temperature surged drastically.

The moment Xuan Ye discovered Song Wen, Song Wen had also noticed him.

Just like Xuan Ye, a look of delight appeared on Song Wen's face.

He had been racking his brains trying to figure out how to shake off the bone-armored Dwarf Ghost, and now Xuan Ye had delivered himself right to his doorstep.

Song Wen had already anticipated that Xuan Ye harbored ill intentions.

There was bound to be an ambush ahead.

But between two evils, one must choose the lesser.

Compared to the bone-armored Dwarf Ghost, Xuan Ye was a soft persimmon.

"Haha! Guo Tao, let's see where you can run now! Hand over your spiritual Magical Artifact obediently, and I will grant you a swift death," Xuan Ye declared smugly, seeing Song Wen plunge headfirst into the formation.

Song Wen immediately activated a golden protective shield around himself, followed by the manifestation of a green bronze bell. The twin layers shielded him within.

With the dual protection of the Vajra Talisman and the Myriad Poisons Chaos Body, Song Wen could comfortably withstand the blistering heat within the formation.

He looked at the gloating Xuan Ye with an expression of profound gratitude, thinking to himself:

What a good man! Helping others in their hour of direst need.

A silver talisman appeared in Song Wen's hand. A majestic, awe-inspiring heavenly might began to coalesce upon the parchment, tightly coiled and ready to strike.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

The bone-armored Dwarf Ghost finally arrived, its heavy footsteps shaking the earth.

Every step it took reverberated deeply through the cavern walls, sending echoes far into the distance.

Looking at the sudden manifestation of the skeletal monstrosity, Xuan Ye's expression instantly froze.

"What kind of vile thing is that?"

The aura radiating from the bone-armored Dwarf Ghost was so terrifying that it sent a shiver straight down Xuan Ye's spine.

"Damn it! The thing chasing Guo Tao is a monster comparable to the Ninth Layer of Qi Condensation!"

The bone-armored Dwarf Ghost naturally noticed Xuan Ye and the Raging Inferno Formation. It mistakenly assumed Xuan Ye and Song Wen were accomplices. After a brief assessment of Xuan Ye's strength and the power of the formation, the monster did not slow down in the slightest.

Before Xuan Ye's horrified eyes, it crashed violently against the barrier of the Raging Inferno Formation.

Boom!

A world-shaking explosion erupted.

The earth trembled and the cavern quaked.

Countless boulders shattered at the top of the cave and rained down like a landslide.

Under the furious impact of the bone-armored Dwarf Ghost, the barrier of the Raging Inferno Formation shattered with a loud crack.

As the formation was violently breached, the formation disk in Xuan Ye's hands instantly exploded into fragments. Struck by the severe backlash, Xuan Ye coughed up large mouthfuls of blood, his aura instantly plummeting into weakness.

The bone-armored Dwarf Ghost did not escape unscathed either; it was knocked back several paces. The intense heat of the barrier and the trace of heavenly yang energy it contained had scorched many of the bones on its front to a blackened crisp.

Song Wen's eyes flashed.

"Now!"

Crack!

A terrifying thunderclap exploded throughout the entire cavern.

A bolt of silver lightning materialized out of thin air.

It twisted and turned, darting erratically like a celestial serpent of pure light.

Boom!

The silver serpent struck the bone-armored Dwarf Ghost squarely, enveloping the creature in a brilliant shroud of silver light.

A majestic heavenly might swept through the cavern, purging all foulness from the world.

The baleful ghost qi surrounding the Dwarf Ghost melted away like spring snow under a scorching sun.

Countless bones across its body crumbled rapidly into piles of white ash, which were whipped up by the gale and scattered everywhere.

When the silver light finally receded, not a single piece of bone armor remained on the Dwarf Ghost's body. Its aura rapidly plummeted back to the Eighth Layer of Qi Condensation.

At this moment, the Dwarf Ghost was grievously wounded, and even its spiritual soul form had become unstable.

As expected, lightning techniques carrying the righteous majesty of heaven exerted the greatest destructive power when facing dark entities and vile ghosts.

Song Wen did not stick around to inspect the Dwarf Ghost's injuries. The moment the lightning struck the creature, he had already used a movement art to flee.

By now, he was already two miles away.

The heavily injured Dwarf Ghost realized it could no longer catch up to that damnable human. Even if it did, in its weakened state, it might not be able to kill him.

Its utmost priority now was to mend its injuries as quickly as possible. Otherwise, it could perish at any moment in this perilous underground cavern, where the countless ghouls and wraiths were far from merciful.

Its gaze fell upon Xuan Ye, who lay nearby, severely crippled by the destruction of his formation and unable to flee.

A short while later.

Having thoroughly devoured Xuan Ye's soul and life essence, the Dwarf Ghost stared in the direction Song Wen had fled. Its eyes burned with a murderous intent that was laced with grief and utter powerlessness.

It knew that in this lifetime, it would likely never cross paths with that man again.

It would never have the chance to avenge this blood feud.

...

Unaware of what had transpired behind him, Song Wen did not dare to delay for even a breath. He continuously maintained the Blood Escape Technique and the Blood Sacrifice Technique, racing wildly through the tunnels.

Whenever his vitality ran low, he would down a bottle of beast essence blood.

Only when he swallowed the very last bottle of essence blood did he finally cease the Blood Sacrifice Technique, relying solely on the Blood Escape Technique to carry him forward.

In a mere three hours, he covered a distance that had taken him two full days to traverse on his way in.

The exit of the underground cavern was finally in sight.

Staring at the faint light filtering through the opening, Song Wen felt that even the dim rays looked incredibly beautiful.

He retrieved his flying vessel, channeling the last drops of his remaining spiritual energy to propel it high into the sky.

...

An hour later, Song Wen successfully crossed the borders and left the ancient battlefield behind.

He flew dozens of miles away before finding a secluded cave nestled on a sheer cliff face, quickly ducking inside to hide.

After prolonged combat and a desperate escape, the spiritual energy in his body was almost completely drained. He urgently needed to meditate and recover to guard against any unforeseen dangers.

Yet, things rarely go as one wishes.

A quarter of an hour later.

Three figures appeared at the top of the cliff-one male and two females. The man was at the Seventh Layer of Qi Condensation, while the two female cultivators were at the Sixth and Fifth Layers, respectively.

"I clearly saw someone piloting a flying vessel toward this cliff just now. Why can't we detect their aura anymore?" the woman at the Sixth Layer of Qi Condensation asked.

The male cultivator replied, "He likely possesses an aura-concealing technique or Magical Artifact and has gone into hiding."

"Eldest Brother, what should we do then?"

"Second Sister, you and I will use flying talismans to descend and search. Third Sister, stay behind to guard the clifftop. Keep a close watch and be ready to reinforce us," the man ordered.

These three were siblings who made their living as rogue bandit cultivators roaming the outskirts of the ancient battlefield.

They rarely targeted cultivators entering the area. Instead, they preferred to ambush those who were leaving.

Cultivators returning from the ancient battlefield were usually heavily injured or exhausted of spiritual energy, making them incredibly easy prey.

Furthermore, they only targeted lone cultivators with lower cultivation realms.

This cautious strategy had allowed them to successfully rob and murder dozens of cultivators without suffering a single defeat.

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