Wei Yuan sat cross-legged on a dark rock, resting.

In front of him was the thin and withered innkeeper, who managed to ask for his name, Wu Liu. As for why he had such a name, it wasn't explained, but one could guess it was because of his birth order.

The Eight-Faced Han Sword was placed horizontally on his knees as he practiced his breathing. The Wohu Decision flowed slowly.

Wei Yuan regretted not bringing any food with him.

He only had a special compressed biscuit that needed to be cut open with a knife. The instant noodles and bread, which tasted slightly better, were all in the inn. They couldn't go back there temporarily. Water was also a problem, but compared to food, it was easier to solve. Wu Liu found some edible fruits, which could barely sustain them.

Wei Yuan leaned against the rock, trying to minimize energy consumption from movement. However, he soon felt a sense of drowsiness, as if his body and soul were separating. Wei Yuan had experienced this feeling several times before, and he also felt the goodwill coming from the other side. He closed his eyes without resisting this feeling.

When he opened his eyes again, the world around him had changed.

The original dominant color of the ghost realm was gloomy and oppressive, but now the ghost realm in Wei Yuan's vision was bright, with a white light everywhere. A quiet girl looked at him, not to mention her appearance for now, her existence gave off a feeling different from that of a human being.

"Wohu?"

She seemed to be questioning, but her tone was affirmative.

Wei Yuan felt something in his heart. Seeing that Wu Liu was still silent and seemed to have not noticed anything, he turned around and saw that 'he' was still closing his eyes.

With a smile, he clasped his hands and said, "I am Wei Yuan."

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The heavenly maiden returned the gesture and looked at Wei Yuan, sighing, "I didn't expect to wake up and see the Chief Commandant again."

Wei Yuan replied, "I also didn't expect that in this era, we can still see living gods." After all, from various perspectives, modern society is not suitable for the existence of these gods.

Wei Yuan paused for a moment, suppressing his distractions, and slightly clasped his fists, saying, "I took the liberty to contact the heavenly maiden this time to ask if you know how to break through this ghost realm?"

The heavenly maiden glanced at Wei Yuan, thought for a moment, and said, "Well...forgive me for being frank, but with your current strength, you can't compare to the several Wohus I have seen before. Ordinary ghosts are not your opponents, but the one here has already undergone some changes, so it's not that simple."

"I can guide you with a strand of pure energy, and it's better for you to retreat for now. It's not too late to come back when your cultivation reaches a higher level."

She started persuading Wei Yuan to leave.

Since they had reached this point, how could Wei Yuan easily leave? He just said, "Changes? I would like to hear the details."

The heavenly maiden thought for a moment. This place was similar to a clear dream world. She waved her hand and a table and chairs appeared. A scroll was spread out on the table, and with a flick of her fair fingers, a rushing river appeared on the scroll.

The river flowed and actually jumped out of the scroll, flowing mightily in front of Wei Yuan and the heavenly maiden. It was incredibly real. The girl pointed to the river and said, "This is the Luo River. Originally, it didn't have the foundation to become a ghost realm, but many innocent people died in this river, accumulating resentment. In the end, it washed up at this turning point. The river water flowed away, but the evil energy in the water accumulated here."

She raised her finger and pointed to a corner, saying, "After the revival of the ghosts here, they guided this evil energy to the opposite side of the mortal world, and then lured other people to drown in the water. The more evil energy accumulated, the more it evolved into the current ghost realm. After more than a hundred years of revival, it attracted other evil spirits and demons, resulting in the current situation."

"The ghost realm and the river are actually connected. The evil energy in the river continuously accumulates here."

"Now it can be considered the Ghost King."

Wei Yuan didn't expect such a change. The terrain was connected to the river's evil energy, and then linked to the ghosts. The layers of effects were systematic. It was obviously not as simple as ordinary ghosts. He shook his head and sighed, "Indeed, this is not an opponent I can deal with. But as a heavenly maiden, can't you solve it?"

The woman said, "I have only just awakened for a little over ten years. My feathered robe has been hidden by him, and I myself have been forced by the ghost energy to stay as far away as possible from the gathering place of this evil energy. It is already the limit for me to hinder the formation of the ghost realm. I can't easily leave the mountain."

Wei Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Then how about I retrieve the feathered robe for you?"

The heavenly maiden looked at Wei Yuan in surprise, seriously considering this proposal. She said, "That ghost is always guarding the feathered robe. Without my feathered robe, I am not his match either. Even if you face him head-on, you probably won't be able to defeat him, unless it's two days later."

"In two days, he will probably leave there and go up the mountain."

The heavenly maiden didn't continue, but Wei Yuan already understood her meaning.

Three days later was the Ghost King's wedding, and two days later, he would probably go up the mountain to welcome his bride.

And the heavenly maiden would regain her power when she obtained the feathered robe. The Ghost King definitely didn't want that to happen.

So when going up the mountain, it was impossible to bring the feathered robe.

Wei Yuan's only chance was to take advantage of the Ghost King's absence, steal the feathered robe, and then find a way to return this treasure to the heavenly maiden so that she could regain some of her power and be able to contend with the Ghost King.

Wei Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "I understand."

"Since it has come to this, why not give it a try?"

His voice paused for a moment, and he smiled, "But I still need to ask the heavenly maiden for a strand of pure energy to guide me."

The heavenly maiden thought that Wei Yuan wanted to leave himself a way out, so she immediately gave him a strand of pure energy, entwining it around Wei Yuan's finger. With this strand of pure energy, Wei Yuan could vaguely feel the weak points of the ghost realm in front of him. The ghost realm could actually be considered a large-scale ghost wall. By following the guidance of the pure energy, he could walk out of the range of the ghost realm.

The heavenly maiden separated the pure energy, and her figure gradually faded. This dream world also began to dim.

Wei Yuan put away the pure energy and suddenly remembered something. He said, "By the way, there is one more thing I would like to ask."

"I wonder what the ghost used to seal the feathered robe?"The celestial maiden paused for a moment before answering:

Search bit.ly/3iBfjkV for the original.

"The Art of Witchcraft and Gu."

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"The Art of Witchcraft and Gu..."

Wei Yuan woke up from the dream world, raised his hand, and indeed saw a wisp of something like a gentle breeze wrapped around his finger. Compared to this gloomy and oppressive ghost realm, it was completely out of place. Wei Yuan thoughtfully put away this breeze and told the silent Wu Liu next to him to wait a moment.

Then he got up and headed west, moving quickly with his demon power. Soon, he saw the Luo River flowing by, still wider than the Luo River in the human world, filled with evil and deathly aura that ordinary people could not easily touch.

According to the celestial maiden, this Luo River was the source of the evil aura, and therefore it flowed through both the human world and the ghost realm.

Wei Yuan slowed down, took out his phone, and quickly typed on the screen, inputting lines of text. At the same time, he followed the river upstream and finally found the female soul he had encountered when he was looking for the woman in yellow. The latter seemed surprised to see Wei Yuan again, paused for a moment, and then hurriedly bowed.

Wei Yuan returned the bow and said:

"Miss, I have a favor to ask this time."

The woman was slightly taken aback.

Wei Yuan quickly added:

"It's not a big deal, could you help me find the Huang family who live in this river?"

"They are three yellow fish."

Upon hearing the word "yellow fish", the woman's soul seemed to understand. She waved at Wei Yuan and dived into the river. In a short while, three yellow fish, one big and two small, emerged from the water and nodded at Wei Yuan. Since they were in fish form and couldn't speak, Wei Yuan bent down and asked directly:

"I have a way to get you out of this ghost realm, but you have to do me a favor, okay?"

The yellow fish nodded repeatedly.

Wei Yuan pointed his finger at the big yellow fish's head, marking it with the clear aura he had obtained from the celestial maiden that could see through the illusions of the ghost realm. He then took out the memory card from his phone and handed it to the yellow fish, saying:

"Since you know that there are ghosts among the people who came with me, you should have also seen the woman who was with me. Please find a way to give this to her, she should know what to do next."

The yellow fish opened its mouth and spat out a sturdy bubble, which enveloped the memory card.

Then, with a flick of its tail, it disappeared into the water.

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Shen Jifeng and driver Old Zhou, along with a group of tourists, walked in fear for an entire night.

Finally, they saw the light of sunrise. The morning sun illuminated their surroundings, confirming that they had successfully left the terrifying ghost realm. They immediately contacted the members of the special operations team and were taken to a real village. As soon as they arrived at the rest area, Shen Jifeng handed over various matters to Zhang Hao and others.

After being frightened for two days and walking all night,

She was exhausted and fell asleep sitting down.

In her dream, she vaguely saw a woman in yellow holding an object, respectfully saying:

"Miss Huang, I am here on the orders of the general to deliver this item."

PS: Thanks to Longlong for the 20,000 reward, thank you~