Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

The Nantian Ghost Kingdom was once a country, and the place where Nie Shuangshuang and the others entered was precisely one of the border cities of the Nantian Ghost Kingdom.

Unfortunately, ever since it became the Ghost Realm, the entire country was devoid of living people, and all human constructions had fallen into ruin. This originally magnificent border city was equally dilapidated.

The thick and towering city walls had mostly collapsed, and on the city gate, the place where the city’s name was written had become so mottled and eroded that only a faint character "Ming" was barely discernible.

The two gigantic city gates lay toppled on the ground, covered with dark brown, web-like plants.

After finishing the dried Little Fish, Ruoyang casually climbed onto Nie Shuangshuang’s shoulder, sitting there and curiously looking around.

Upon seeing these web-like plants, Ruoyang immediately asked Nie Shuangshuang with great curiosity, "What are these plants meow? I’ve never seen them before, how can they grow in such a place?"

"These are Ghost Vines, and they are now the only plants that can survive in the Nantian Ghost Kingdom, because Ghost Vines grow by absorbing Yin Qi and resentful energy, they can only grow here. In places rich with Spiritual Energy, they cannot survive instead."

Along the way, Nie Shuangshuang occasionally engaged in conversation with Ruoyang, and soon they passed through the city gate and entered the city. Most of the houses in the city had collapsed, with only a few still stubbornly standing.

Nie Shuangshuang’s sharp ears caught the rustling sounds coming from these broken rooms around them, as if there were living creatures stirring.

Before Nie Shuangshuang could use her Divine Sense to investigate the situation, Yun Jue, who had been walking beside Xu Fengsheng, had already unsheathed his sword.

The blinding sword light flashed, and a large section of the room beside them was instantly blasted away, with tiles and debris falling with a rattle.

As the sounds of bricks and tiles fell to the ground, dust flew everywhere around them.

Nie Shuangshuang rubbed her forehead; she had forgotten that this Great Cultivator Yun Jue was best known for having a fiery temper that completely contradicted his aloof exterior.

This was someone who would take action without a word, even more so than those who act at the slightest disagreement.

After the house was overturned, the source of the rustling noises was exposed to the group — a cluster of black, skeletal creatures.

These skeletons sprawled awkwardly on the ground with heads low and legs high, moving in an awkward spider-like manner, but advancing towards the group with unsettling agility.

These black skeletons moved quickly, their hollow eye sockets fixed on the group’s direction, their jaws opening and closing incessantly, producing a clattering sound as their teeth clicked together.

Yun Jue frowned, and with a swing of his sword, Sword Qi surged forth, grinding the wave of black skeletons approaching them into powder in an instant.

But soon, more black skeletons crawled out from the houses in all directions, continuously emerging.

These skeletons included not only human bones but also those of pigs, cattle, sheep, dogs, and even poultry like chickens, ducks, and geese.

The common feature of these skeletons was that their bones were all pitch-black, and they were extremely fast, completely devoid of any sense of fear.

Even as the skeletons ahead were shattered row by row, they charged towards the group like a tide, displaying an unflinching, fearless posture.

Even the oppressive aura emitted by the Tribulation Crossing Cultivators in the group had no effect; these skeletons were merely low-level specters, not even worthy of being called Evil Ghosts.

These skeletons were the remains of humans and livestock, which after rotting into bones, were nurtured by the Yin Miasma of this ghostly domain over long years, transforming into the lowest kind of ghost demons.

These ghost demons had no Spiritual Wisdom or consciousness, only possessing the instinct to slaughter, seeking to kill all living beings they encountered, human or animal, and knowing nothing else, persisting until destruction.

Ultimately, the group managed to chop these skeletons into fine powder, achieving some peace and allowing them to continue onward. However, the further they advanced, the more of these ignorant, fearless low-level skeleton ghost demons they encountered.

Even though such low-level ghost demons couldn’t inflict any harm on the group, their relentless attacks were incredibly aggravating, seeming impossible to eradicate completely.

Eventually, they had no choice but to avoid these low-level ghost demons when they reappeared, evading them with speed and killing them when evasion was impossible. In this manner, they walked, slew, and searched, quickly spending most of their day.

Throughout the half-day, everyone spent a considerable amount of their Spiritual Power, as they had to constantly circulate it to resist the invasion of the Yin Miasma in this ghost domain.

As they advanced rapidly, they’d already penetrated deep into the Nantian Ghost Kingdom, and despite being Tribulation Crossing Cultivators, the depletion of their Spiritual Power was swift.

Xu Fengsheng observed the surroundings and spotted a building that was still somewhat intact, suggesting, "Everyone’s Spiritual Power is quite depleted. Why don’t we rest in this building for a while, replenish our Spiritual Power, and then move on?"

The group nodded in agreement; although they wouldn’t feel fatigue, the constant fighting was wearying, prompting a desire for a break. So, they entered the building, cleaning out the skeleton ghost demons inside.

The building, long uninhabited, was filled with a choking, musty odor, and the furniture was covered in a thick layer of dust. Fortunately, they had no plans to use the furniture, retrieving chairs and other items from their spatial goods instead.

If not for the lack of Spiritual Energy here, it would have been most convenient to use their Personal Cave Heaven directly. The Personal Cave Heaven could shrink and expand, but every use required Spiritual Energy.

Although not much Spiritual Energy was consumed, outside, there was no need to worry, as the Personal Cave Heaven would absorb Spiritual Energy from the air to function, leaving no noticeable impact.

However, here, it couldn’t absorb Spiritual Energy and needed to be shielded from the Yin Miasma, requiring Spirit Stones to activate a defensive formation.

The speed at which the defensive formation of the Personal Cave Heaven consumed Spirit Stones was comparable to devouring them, making even the wealthy Xu Fengsheng unwilling to be wasteful.

After a short rest, the group set off again. Until then, they hadn’t encountered any formidable ghost demons other than these low-level ones, let alone any cultivators.

The Nantian Ghost Kingdom only had night, no daylight; they could only calculate time themselves to determine how long had passed. Two days had passed since entering the Nantian Ghost Kingdom, and the search had yielded no progress.

Xu Fengsheng held Guo Mingxin’s Identity Jade, striving to sense the location of his beloved disciple, Guo Mingxin. Unfortunately, in the Nantian Ghost Kingdom, even the Divine Sense of cultivators was heavily suppressed, not to mention the Perception capacity of the Identity Jade.

Xu Fengsheng could only barely sense the general direction of Guo Mingxin’s location, any further detail was impossible.

The group followed the direction sensed by Xu Fengsheng, advancing and searching with their Divine Sense for any sign of Guo Mingxin.

As they continued forward, Xu Fengsheng, leading the way, suddenly stopped, looking at the Identity Jade in his hand, uncertain whether to feel glad or worried, as he turned to the group and said, "Mingxin’s position has started to move."