Chapter 718 - 716: This Doesn’t Add Up
"You’re formidable; this spot is yours." Hou Hongfang reluctantly waved his hand, retreating backward, giving Mo Lin a path.
Qu Qing also made the same gesture, voluntarily stepping back to make room for Mo Lin.
Mo Lin stared at the distant central position.
That is the center of the array; if one wants to break the array, it must start from here.
"Yu Xiu transforms spirits into ghosts; it will require at least two more days. Let’s wait." Hou Hongfang reminded Mo Lin.
A figure appeared at the very center.
This person donned white clothes, hair flowing long.
If you don’t see the front, just the back, it’s easy to mistake him for a woman.
But seeing his face would tell he was a man.
With delicate features, he exuded the aura of a fragile scholar.
He was Yu Xiu.
Yu Xiu sat cross-legged in the array’s center, holding his breath, and slowly raised his right hand.
"Swoosh..."
The entire Spirit Island erupted with brilliance.
Then, black patterns wriggled on the ground.
This was the Ghost Refining Array.
Yu Xiu silently recited the Daoist text.
Sound, like a mosquito’s, echoed in the air.
"Buzzing..."
The sound was deafening.
As Yu Xiu recited the Daoist text.
In the air, a Daoist Monarch’s form gathered.
The Daoist Monarch wore immortal robes and held dust in his right hand, waving it.
A terrifying force swept down.
Screams of agony could be heard from the center.
The very center was a lake.
Mo Lin’s tens of thousands of ghosts were all sealed in this lake.
"The Great Monad Ghost Refining Array."
Hou Hongfang exclaimed, looking at Yu Xiu.
This wasn’t just any array; it was the array, the Great Monad Ghost Refining Array.
Even Immortal Technique could hardly break it.
Refining ghosts takes time.
With tens of thousands of ghosts, it requires at least three days to completely refine them.
Yu Xiu aimed to refine the ghosts, stepping onto the path of immortality.
If he could condense Immortal Qi, it would be a celestial celebration.
If he couldn’t condense Immortal Qi, there was no loss.
The ever-silent Mo Lin finally took action.
A black little ghost climbed out on Mo Lin’s shoulder, opening its mouth to spit out the Cyan Cloud Sword.
The Cyan Cloud Sword appeared, sweeping a curve in the air.
Mo Lin slowly raised his hand, performing Celestial Monarch Xu’s legacy.
Celestial Monarch Xu’s figure emerged behind Mo Lin, swinging his sword towards the array ahead.
A blade of light aimed at Yu Xiu in front, slashing down.
Seeing someone trying to destroy his array, Yu Xiu frowned slightly, slowly raising his hand to drive the Great Monad Ghost Refining Array.
In the air, Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad swung the dust in his hand, blocking Mo Lin’s sword.
Hou Hongfang and the others were all dumbfounded.
Initially, they thought Mo Lin came to share the fortune, but seeing Mo Lin suddenly strike at Yu Xiu surprised them.
"Mo Lin?" Hou Hongfang exclaimed in surprise as he saw the man before him.
Apart from Mo Lin, he really couldn’t figure out who would provoke Yu Xiu.
And who would rescue the ten thousand ghosts?
Yuan Minyue, watching Mo Lin’s back, exclaimed, "Is he Mo Lin?"
"This guy, he still possesses such strength after the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain battle?"
A body of iron?" Hou Hongfang couldn’t help but ridicule.
"Celestial Monarch Xu’s legacy? Jingming Daoism?"
Yu Xiu raised his head, muttering as he looked towards Mo Lin, "Are you Mo Lin?"
Mo Lin’s identity was particularly recognizable.
In the East District, having Celestial Monarch Xu’s legacy was unique to Mo Lin.
"I’ve heard about you from Huang Qi."
Yu Xiu scanned Mo Lin and commented, "Very ordinary, I really can’t understand why Huang Qi chose you as a husband."
"Don’t assume yourself mighty for slaying the Evil Buddha at Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain.
It’s still just external power."
In Yu Xiu’s view, Mo Lin’s ability to slay the Evil Buddha at Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain relied entirely on Zhong Kui’s power and had little to do with Mo Lin himself.
Not wanting to speak nonsense with Yu Xiu, Mo Lin coldly said, "Release my ghosts."
"Releasing those ghosts is possible." Yu Xiu slowly said to Mo Lin, "You abandon being with Huang Qi, and I’ll release your crowd of ghosts."
Yu Xiu is Huang Qi’s admirer.
He is also Huang Qi’s most trusted friend.
Back then, after Huang Qi rescued the ghosts from Beihai, she sent them to Spirit Island for Yu Xiu to guard.
Unexpectedly, Yu Xiu developed a sinister thought since Huang Qi refused to be with him, thus sealing the ghosts.
Leading to the current situation.
"Release my ghosts." Mo Lin wasn’t bargaining with Yu Xiu; his purpose was simple: save his ghosts.
"Forget it, you’re unyielding.
I’ll kill you, sever Huang Qi’s dreams."
Yu Xiu coldly said to Mo Lin, "I’m someone with three Immortal Techniques, your reliance on Celestial Monarch Xu’s legacy can’t withstand me."
Upon finishing his words, Yu Xiu spread his hands, "Immortal Technique: The Great Monad Ghost Refining."
As Yu Xiu’s movements settled, the form of Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad wielded his dust.
"Shhwaa..."
The scorching Sea of Fire poured down on Mo Lin.
Yu Xiu occupied the advantage of time and place.
Spirit Island had his arrangement of the Great Monad Ghost Refining Array.
Now with the array’s enhancement and Immortal Techniques, dealing with Mo Lin was more than enough.
Mo Lin wasn’t one to be trifled with, activating Celestial Monarch Xu’s legacy’s power once more.
A sword from Celestial Monarch Xu sliced forward, vast as the sea, colliding with the descending sea of fire.
At this point, Mo Lin had just begun to adapt to Celestial Monarch Xu’s legacy, only able to wield Immortal Technique Level power.
Barely blocking Yu Xiu’s Immortal Technique.
Yu Xiu rotated his right hand fiercely, activating the Great Monad Ghost Refining Array.
A looming pressure surged in, Mo Lin instantly felt weighed down, as if a mountain pressed upon him.
And Mo Lin’s power was suppressed.
This was the array’s ability.
Mo Lin slowly took out Copper Coins, then grasped them tightly in his palm.
"Deprivation of five senses."
Mo Lin’s right hand clenched towards Yu Xiu’s direction.
"Deprive vision."
As Mo Lin’s voice fell.
Yu Xiu’s vision vanished instantly; his world turned pitch black.
"What is this? Seasonal Coins?"
Yu Xiu frowned tightly, puzzled by this method that stripped him of senses, unsure how to resist.
"Deprive hearing." Mo Lin said coldly.
As Mo Lin’s voice fell, Yu Xiu lost his hearing instantly.
"Deprive smell." Mo Lin struck again towards Yu Xiu’s direction.
Yu Xiu’s smell was deprived.
Earlier, Hong Fan couldn’t unleash the full power of this Copper Coin.
But now Mo Lin could fully harness the power of this Copper Coin.
"Impressive... very impressive.
Seasonal Coins, truly terrifying." Yu Xiu praised Mo Lin.
It wasn’t sarcasm; he was genuinely praising Mo Lin.
This method of directly stripping others’ senses, without any defense, would have anyone at a disadvantage.
Hou Hongfang, watching the battle from afar, exclaimed.
"Isn’t it wrong... this guy, two coins?"
Earlier, Hou Hongfang saw Mo Lin holding gold money, astonished, and forgot about this matter.
Now he realized.
"Why two coins?"
Hou Hongfang’s pupils gradually shifted, "It’s not right... this isn’t logical...
Gold and copper repel!
How can he possess both Copper Coins and Gold Coins?"
Having two Copper Coins alone can be understood.
But how can one possess Gold Coins and still have Copper Coins?
By rule, either possess Gold Coins or Copper Coins.
Both cannot be owned concurrently.