Chapter 0164

Chapter 164: Mountain Ghost Stands Watch, Waiting for the King’s Return!

Watching Zhou Tong and the others rise into the clouds, everyone below felt their hands and feet turn cold.

Even the slowest person finally woke up to the truth.

They had angered someone they should never have crossed.

From the start, driving Zhou Tong away was a mistake.

Someone shouted to pep everyone up: “What are you afraid of? His strength isn’t that great. He only relied on all kinds of dirty tricks! If we fought fair, many of us could crush him with one hand!” The words had the opposite effect.

If Zhou Tong could do this much before he was fully grown, what about later? Today he broke the grand formation, shattered Primal Heaven Earth Mountain, seized the earth vein, and then led more than a hundred people away with ease. What about next time?

Besides fear, anger, and regret, some people had strange thoughts too.

Xuan Shu Yu, who was nailed to the iron stele, had a mind that twisted in odd ways. Staring at Zhou Tong’s tall figure standing at the edge of the sky, she actually forgot the hatred of her family being killed, and she couldn’t stop herself from getting wet. Admiration flashed in her eyes.

This was what a true strong one looked like. This was what a real man was. This was a hero who could hold up the sky.

He came at ease, trampled countless experts underfoot, then left in force, and no one could block him. How domineering was that.

Right now, she truly wanted to be Zhou Tong’s dog. Loving her a thousand times was not as good as hitting her once. [This kind of person is crazy.]

A thunderous boom sounded.

A mountain burst open, and Wu Zhan and the supreme elder crawled out of the ground.

Wu Zhan’s eyes were bloodshot as he growled: “After today, this is a fight to the death with no end!”

His old tribulation had not yet faded, and seeds of Chaotic Baleful Qi and reverse killing qi had been planted inside him. Rage burned in his chest. It felt like a time bomb buried in his body. The feeling of not controlling his own life and death was suffocating.

“Wait…” His gaze locked onto Xuan Shu Yu.

Wasn’t there a container right here? The quality was poor, but it would do.

In a heartbeat, everyone’s eyes fell on Xuan Shu Yu.

She trembled and cried out: “What… what are you going to do?”

She was already a mess. Sweat soaked her hair so it stuck to her pretty face. Fear only made her look softer and weaker.

But facing this beauty, no one felt the least bit of pity.

A voice cursed: “Wretch, if you hadn’t brought that walking disaster back, why would we suffer like this.”

“You have to take responsibility!”

“No, this isn’t my fault, you all agreed!” She struggled to argue, but no one listened to her lies.

In a blink, they took her down from the iron stele and used a secret art to force open her false Saint Physique.

She screamed: “Let me go… don’t touch me with your filthy hands! My grandfather is the supreme elder, my master is Mo Liu Su. They will not spare you!”

It was useless. If they did not sacrifice her, the whole Jade Purity Sect would be wiped out.

One after another, people pressed their palms to her back and rushed to pass their baleful seeds into her. Those who succeeded wore the empty look of survivors who had escaped disaster.

Even Ge Hong Qiu and Jiang Yu Yao were no exception. They might joke and call each other sisters in daily life, but at the door of death, they did not treat her as a person at all.

In less than half an hour, over a thousand seeds of baleful qi were transferred.

Now Xuan Shu Yu could only lie on the ground shaking, a low whimper in her throat.

A false Saint Physique could cleanse baleful qi, but it had limits. These two types of baleful qi were vicious. Her life hung by a thread.

Suddenly she let out a sharp, miserable cry. Black fire roared across her body.

Someone paled: “Not good, some seeds inside her are sprouting!”

“Kill her!” a vicious voice suggested. He was slapped across the face before he finished.

“Are you stupid? If we lose this container that keeps it in check, do you want the baleful qi to sweep us again?”

“Then what do we do?”

“Act together. Throw her beyond the bounds of Primal Heaven Earth Mountain!”

The elders did not delay. They used a powerful secret art, hurled Xuan Shu Yu into the air, and flung her hundreds of miles away.

Desolate Mountain was empty and lifeless.

With a thud, a figure fell from the sky and hit the ground hard.

It was Xuan Shu Yu.

She crawled in misery and called out by instinct: “It hurts… someone help me.”

In the past, one frown from her would bring people rushing over to flatter her and care for her.

Now she was like a rat that everyone avoided. No, even rats would run around her. She was a walking source of disaster.

For some reason, Zhou Tong’s face rose in her mind, and regret flooded her.

She choked out: “Junior brother… I was wrong. I truly know I was wrong. I should not have treated you like that.”

“You are the one who treated me best. Compared to you, they are animals. I won’t let them go.” Her emotions surged, and the seeds inside her burst again. The pain was worse than death.

Just when she was sure she would die, a green light fell and pressed down the baleful qi inside her.

A pleasant voice sounded: “Where did this little poor thing come from? Who hurt you into this state?”

Xuan Shu Yu forced her head up and saw a figure like an immortal maiden. The stranger wore a long green dress. Her bare feet were clean of dust, and her floor-length black hair carried blooming flowers.

She was very beautiful, but not human.

Xuan Shu Yu asked in a small voice: “Who are you?”

The fairy-like girl pointed at herself and smiled with elfin playfulness: “Me? I am a Mountain Ghost. I lost our king here, so I was punished to stand here and keep watch. I can only be free when the king returns.”

“Mountain Ghost.” Xuan Shu Yu’s heart shook. She had read about this amazing race in old books.

They were born with mysterious powers. Only because their numbers were few did they not become one of the eight ancient clans. It was said the Mountain Ghosts had been enslaved by the God Clan. Later, when humans destroyed the God Clan, the Mountain Ghosts formed a deep goodwill toward humans. Some down-and-out humans who met a Mountain Ghost would be forced to accept blessings and gain great benefits.

“How long have you been kept here?” Xuan Shu Yu asked without thinking.

“Not long. Only ten years. Not even enough for a nap.” The Mountain Ghost looked at Xuan Shu Yu like a little pet and patted her head.

“All right, little poor thing, you are lucky to meet me. I can grant you three wishes that aren’t excessive, but don’t be greedy.”

Hearing this, Xuan Shu Yu’s eyes went wide. The legend was real.