Chapter 2441 - 1420: Ghosts Encircle the Flying Vessel
The Ghost Flames seemed to sense the presence of living beings, and there was also the scent of monkeys in the air.
This place had been a battlefield, and some areas were still uneven, which was a piece of land in front of the orchard.
Ever since the Monkey King led the monkeys into the orchard and activated the Formation, these Ghost Flames couldn’t enter the orchard during the night.
They could only wander outside the Formation. These Ghost Flames craved the aroma of the Spirit Fruits in the orchard at night, wanting to obtain the Spirit Fruit, but though they desired, they couldn’t achieve it.
They couldn’t break through the Formation and knew they were not strong enough.
In this Hell Palace, the most formidable ghosts had already gained physical form and could appear even during the day, but they didn’t dare because of the power of the Red Sun and the overwhelming number of formidable Demonic Beasts they couldn’t fight against.
The most formidable ghosts rarely took action themselves, instead deploying Puppets and their subordinates.
They had challenged the Monkey King before, but as soon as the Monkey King arrived, this Magical Treasure dominated the territory.
For challenging the ghosts, the Monkey King defeated them.
It even trained all the Demonic Beasts here; whether it was many years ago or now, any Demonic Beast in this Immortal Castle was defeated.
This revealed the comparison between humans and Immortals, Demonic Beasts, and Immortals.
The reason powerful ghosts continued to dominate was that even among ghosts, the mightiest couldn’t defeat them.
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This time, the arrival of human cultivators was also a trial for these formidable ghosts.
Both sides had their own motives.
If they encountered weaker human cultivators, they could benefit from it; if they met more powerful ones, they would have to resign themselves to their bad luck.
If they couldn’t defeat the Monkey King, could they not defeat those human cultivators?
The owner of this space was a pervert, the only one who had defeated them.
Jiang Tang... how did I become a pervert?
A pervert improving cultivation rapidly, I accept that, but nothing else!
As for you ghosts, some of you were captured by that perverted old Taoist. It’s already merciful not to kill all of you after subduing you.
After all, after his parents became ghosts and were bullied here by these ghosts, the ones who bullied his parents and fellow villagers had already been punished by him.
The revenge had already been exacted; even the enemy hadn’t been killed yet, let alone these ghosts left by the old Taoist. It’s not that he wouldn’t kill them, but that they were useful.
Right now, they are proving useful.
If not for these powerful ghosts among them, the Demons and Demon Wolf Human Demons he brought couldn’t be subdued.
Only those Demonic Beasts, as well as the contracted monkeys and Vine Whips he brought in, couldn’t be subdued.
Now, as his people are undergoing tribulation, haven’t they gained a lot more opportunities for trials?
Others fought only Demonic Beasts.
The ones coming here for trials must face a variety of crises to hone their combat skills.
Enhance their combat abilities.
Jiang Tang was not someone whose strength increased through battle; unlike others, who had to fight often to increase their power.
Tang Feiyang and his companions, upon leaving the place, noticed the presence of many ghosts, originally lingering where they had fought before.
Formidable ghosts noticed them, tracking their flying Magic Artifact.
Tang Feiyang and his companions realized this situation.
They were scholarly cultivators, proficient in many fields like astronomy, geography, and Feng Shui.
They could predict the future, like the ancient Heavenly Mechanism Bureau, although their family was not entirely part of this department.
The father was the Chief of Staff, though not as high-ranked as the Prime Minister.
Still, he was a second-ranked official, and in terms of other family members’ capabilities, it was not due to insufficient cultivation.
Whoever showcased abilities was not only a Great Scholar but also a teacher in a certain academy.
Talents nationwide who entered their family academy already had the chance to cultivate.
A chance for scholarly cultivation.
For those without Spiritual Roots and unable to cultivate immortally, they must seize this opportunity for scholarly cultivation.
Some ancient martial families, while unable to achieve immortality, have pursued cultivation for ten thousand years, but no kind of ability has led to Becoming Immortal.
Each ability, as they absorb Spiritual Energy, makes their cultivation increasingly difficult, and Heavenly Treasures are no longer available.
Cultivation isn’t just about cultivation; Pills and herbs are also needed to enhance the body’s Qi, with each cultivation requiring techniques, as their cultivation comes with techniques.
Since Tang Feiyang started Dual Cultivation, learning a method that allows cultivation without Spiritual Roots, combining with other abilities accelerated power enhancement.
Not everyone can possess their kind of ability, let alone lead their entire family into Dual Cultivation.
The abilities Tang Feiyang’s family learned were also useful against ghosts.
Mysticism, Feng Shui, they could cast spells accordingly.
The Formation designed by Tang Feiyang’s Spiritual Pet earlier was merely for protecting their bodies.
They wouldn’t let ghosts discover their whereabouts.
Tang Feiyang noticed that powerful ghosts could even track their trajectory despite their flying device’s invisibility.
Realizing that powerful ghosts were chasing them, they pondered how to confront such formidable ghosts with their current abilities.
Not just one.
They discovered that, fortunately, they were aboard the flying device, airborne above. As there’s no Demonic Beast walking on the ground in this nocturnal blackness, there seems to be an attraction pulling their device to slow down.
Like a magnetic trinket on the ground, this attraction could be detected by their airborne flying device, presenting an obstacle.
Perhaps this is the reason the ghosts discovered them.
Tang Feiyang and his companions employed their acquired knowledge of Mysticism and Feng Shui.
Quickly setting up a Formation.
Stopping the device in the sky; this slow flight was less preferable than remaining protected within a Formation, preventing those so-called ghosts from approaching.
They halted here, waiting for dawn.
Tang Feiyang touched the device, halting it and activating the defensive Formation.
Under the family’s members setting up the Formation, the ghosts rushing and surrounding from all sides halted a hundred meters away, unable to advance.
Tang Feiyang noticed there were not just one but about ten of the most powerful ghosts, and these ten had already gained physical form.
They quickly arrived, hovering around their flying device in the sky.
Following closely were other ghosts, reaching the 100-meter encirclement rapidly.
Ten of the most formidable ghosts employed their exceptional abilities, trying to break the barrier together with other ghosts.
Bit by bit, they tried to break the barrier, to infiltrate it.
Ahead lay a thick wall, inside were their prey, if only they could fly in and eliminate everything inside.
The powerful ghosts, along with weaker ones, revealed their true form one by one.
Some appeared as they looked before death, while others didn’t present an ugly form, manifesting as they appeared beautifully or handsomely in life.
Yet some elderly ghosts desired youth, appearing in a younger form.
A diverse array of ghosts, some fierce, some alluring, some charming, others ugly.
Each ghost had a singular purpose, to break through the barrier ahead and absorb the enticing human Qi.
The fragrant human aura came from the abilities emanating from their bodies.
This aroma lured them, making them eager to drain the opponent’s vitality.
Ghosts without physical form sought to seize another’s body from amidst it all.