ROAR — The sound is too loud, it's distorted!
Even the mouth was filled with blood smell, is throat also has been broken!
The earth's Qi is cold and ruthless.
There is no slight change!
"Qi You You! Let him go!"
My eyes welled up, and I let out a roar of desperation.
Unable to control the earth's Qi, but can still hinder the headless woman now.
"He, dead..."
The tremulous abdominal voice became extremely resolute and decisive.
"I... I'm still by your side..."
The words that followed were extremely soft and feeble, like the whining of a mosquito...
As the headless woman and the ninth elder plummeted to a certain position, the earth's Qi surged upwards abruptly, and that black maw engulfed their souls in one bite!
I widened my eyes, but felt as if a corner of my heart had been torn open.
A heavy groan escaped my lips, and I spat out a mouthful of blood.
The blood splashed into the Qi...
The black maw formed into a piece, slowly wriggling, smoothing out, and sinking underground...
The sensation of suffocation kept coming.
Cold, and a strong sense of loneliness...
At this very moment, I was suffering more than I had at any other time in the past ten years...
The last time, the headless woman sacrificed too much for me and was sealed in the Soul-Snatching Needle.
Now... it is being consumed by the earth's Qi.
Although, this is only a part of her soul.
But to me, it is this part of her soul that represents the headless woman...
That part of the zombie-immortal she, has nothing to do with me.
A warmth appeared at the corner of my eyes. My fingers lightly brushed against my skin, and the tears had soaked into my fingerprints.
Internally oppressed, it was even harder to breathe.
Staring fiercely at the earth's Qi in front of me, I seldom rose to resentment and repulsion.
Living with Old Qin for those ten years, I knew well the limitations of my plague-stricken fate, and I had never disliked the earth's Qi as much.
But now, I only feel that this earth's Qi doesn't differentiate between friend and enemy.
Using the word "Wicked" to describe it is no longer sufficient...
It is too terrifying...
That's why, no matter whether human, immortal, zombie or ghost, upon seeing a plague-stricken ghost, they all want to eradicate it!
Once the earth's Qi rampages, it will truly be a catastrophe!
Another thought popped into my mind...
How can this earth's Qi be separated?
If the earth's Qi is the companion of plague-stricken fate, then can the earth's Qi be separated by eliminating the plague-stricken fate!?!
Sigh...
A searing pain struck, as if a hand had plunged into my brain and was violently stirring.
The surrounding earth's Qi had not completely disappeared into the ground, becoming thin, long threads that suddenly pierced into my head!
I groaned heavily and knelt to the ground.
A vast amount of earth's Qi enveloped my body, like a huge palm that pressed me down firmly in its grip.
I am unable to move an inch.
It was as if the earth's Qi was compressing my thoughts and actions, attempting to completely crush me!
Time was stuck in a stalemate, and when I felt as if I was about to be completely flattened, a sense of relaxation came over me.
I struggled to lift my body, and there was no more resistance.
The ground was in ruins, with the tiles shattered to seven and eight.
The dark earth's Qi completely vanished.
The room was very quiet, with only my own breathing and heartbeat. There was no other sound.
Looking down at the spot where the earth's Qi had previously opened its mouth, where the headless woman and the ninth elder had disappeared, that unpleasant feeling surged back.
However, this time I tried my best to suppress the disgust in my heart and did not show it as obviously.
Because... the earth's Qi seems to have thoughts.
I detest it, and it fiercely represses me!
I don't know if this is an illusion or a coincidence, but it has already filled me with apprehension.
Looking around the room once more, I saw that there were many things in the room of the ninth elder.
A quick glance revealed that there were cabinets on all three walls, filled with bottles, jars, books, scrolls, brushes, inksticks and ink stones...
These items must be of considerable value.
However, I am not a Taoist and cannot determine the exact value of these items.
For a moment, I couldn't take all of these things with me.
Therefore, I had to give up.
Turning to leave the room, I swept my gaze over the flags around the house.
These Eight Seal flags were not the ones that the ninth elder had taken from me. They looked more refined, ancient, and mysterious.
The few flags the ninth elder had taken from me were roughly with him and had been completely engulfed by the earth's Qi.
According to him, he had been using the Eight Seal flags for years to seal off his own aura and avoid Mao San.
Hunting Tao...
It seems that Mao San.
He is too mysterious and eerie, and it's very difficult to deal with him.
I drove away the unnecessary thoughts in my mind, picked up the Eight Seal flags, and watched the position of the courtyard gate.
I gave it some thought and did not go out.
Although I remembered the way in, it was too risky to go out like this now.
If I ran into the people from the Ghost Cellar, I would have to fight.
Feeling the jade piece, I crushed the one from the daily circuit.
A crisp snap echoed, and the air around me suddenly grew much colder.
For a few seconds, it seemed as if there was some distortion around me.
It started as a vague shadow of arms connected together, then appeared.
Then, the shadow rapidly contracted into a tall figure with a wide-brimmed hat and flowing robes.
The figure was blurred, and it was impossible to see any features.
In a matter of seconds, the figure's body contracted rapidly, becoming identical to a normal person.
In my vision, I saw Zhao Guo again!
But this time, Zhao Guo looked completely different.
Clearly, it was another body given to him by the leader of the Ghost Cellar that had him change his appearance.
The next second, his face twisted again, and even his form became slender and lithe.
His face had become a thin, bone-thin one, resembling the cheeks of a red and white skull!
Suddenly, it was the woman from the Ghost Cellar who had brought him away before!
"Have you eaten her?" I broke out in a cold sweat on my forehead.
The "woman" smiled faintly and said, "It's convenient for business, you are indeed smart; even without being told, you understand."
"Where is the other person?"
Between his words, his form twisted and changed again.
He had transformed from the woman into a burly figure in a wide-brimmed hat and flowing robes.
I am not short, but the daily circuit is taller than me by half a head.
It was clear that the daily circuit was asking the ninth elder.
His gaze instantly fell on the doorway.
His figure disappeared instantly.
I stood in place, unmoving.
In the next second, the daily circuit returned to the doorway. His blurred face gradually took on its features.
Slender, elongated eyes, high and straight nose, and thick lips.
His appearance was very imposing and solemn!
There was a look of confusion and a hint of hidden anger in his eyes.
"Where is the other person?"
The same three words, but in different contexts and emotions!
It was as if he were rubbing his hands together, eager to reclaim the dignity lost in the City God Temple and punish the ninth elder for his audacity.
However, the fist filled with force hit nothing!
"I don't know." I wiped the blood that had oozed from the corners of my mouth and shook my head, croaking, "He tortured me for a long time, wanting to know the whereabouts of his younger brothers, and I really don't know."
"Then, he got angry for a while and left the room. I took a long time to recover, and when I came out, I found him gone."
"These things are for sealing one's aura, and I couldn't call you when he hurt me."
"At first, I didn't dare to leave directly, so I could only let you come and see what to do now?"
I said these words without changing color, and at the same time, I took out that small handful of Eight Seal flags.
The face of the daily circuit, which had been stern and reverent, became uncertain.
