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Zhao Yu took out the Ghost Banner and gave it a shake, and a large swath of Ghost Fog rose and rolled towards the demon beasts below.

Many of the demon beasts below were engulfed by the Ghost Fog and had their minds confused by the Illusion Technique, turning them to slaughter each other.

Wherever the Ghost Fog passed, heaps of demon beast corpses would soon appear.

A Second-Order mid-grade Ghost-Faced Jackal Wolf, whose body was about ten feet long, let out a piercing scream upon seeing the engulfing Ghost Fog and, with its kin, frantically fled for their lives.

The White Ghost Emperor's eyes surfaced with pitch-black Curse Seals as he activated the Illusory Ghost Eyes, locking onto the Ghost-Faced Jackal Wolf in an instant.

The Ghost-Faced Jackal Wolf's eyes glazed over in confusion, moving a few steps into the Ghost Fog. However, the ghostly eyes on its back opened and emitted a piercing howl, instantly restoring its clarity, prompting it to turn and flee.

Although the Ghost-Faced Jackal Wolf was not as strong as the White Ghost Emperor, it was naturally immune to illusion techniques. Unless the White Ghost Emperor evolved into a Third-Order Spirit Ghost or its illusion techniques improved by several levels, it couldn't confuse the wolf with an illusion.

Zhao Yu quickly conjured a silver net, which radiated dazzling Spiritual Light, and cast it over the Ghost-Faced Jackal Wolf.

The Ghost-Faced Jackal Wolf stood on its hind legs, its claws glowing with a dark, enchanting light, narrowly blocking the silver net.

A white shadow flashed, and the White Ghost Emperor appeared behind the Ghost-Faced Jackal Wolf in an instant, piercing its heart with a claw.

The remaining Second-Order mid-grade Steel-Haired Grey Rock Pig, whose body was an enormous five fathoms in length and coated with a layer of steel rock like a fortress, also sensed danger and turned to flee.

The White Ghost Emperor looked up at the Steel-Haired Grey Rock Pig, which succumbed to confusion in its eyes. It raced over to the White Ghost Emperor, only to have its skull shattered by a claw, turning it into a corpse.

A hint of fiery admiration flashed in Zhao Yu's eyes, "The White Ghost Emperor is truly formidable! But it's still just a Low-grade Spirit Ghost, capable of unlocking only six Soul Talents. If it were to advance to a mid-grade Spirit Ghost, I wonder how many more Soul Talents it could unlock?

If it could obtain the top techniques for cultivating the Ghost Path, its power would likely ascend even further!"

The White Ghost Emperor had already unlocked six Soul Talents, but that was its limit. If it couldn't break through its grade, it would not be able to possess more Soul Talents.

With the death of those three Second-Order demon beasts, many others began to scatter and escape.

Zhao Yu maneuvered the Ghost Fog, hunting the demon beasts everywhere.

Shang Yangrong, manipulating a Magic Artifact, landed in a cave mansion and called out loudly, "Family Head, I have brought back Senior Zhao!"

A middle-aged cultivator with a devastated look flew out of the cave mansion and said, "Stop calling! The Family Head has already fallen in battle!"

Shang Yangrong turned pale and asked, "When did this happen?"

The middle-aged cultivator replied, "Four hours ago."

Shang Yangrong, gritting his teeth, said, "With the Family Head gone, we must still survive! Go and call the others, help Senior Zhao to hunt the demon beasts! From now on, we may all depend on Senior Zhao to live!"

The middle-aged cultivator wasn't ignorant of affairs; upon hearing this, he summoned the remaining cultivators from White Peach Mountain to join the fray against the scattered demon beasts.

After a day of fierce fighting, most of the demon beasts in White Peach Mountain were slaughtered.

An old man with white hair and a vigorous spirit took out a storage bag and respectfully handed it to Zhao Yu, "I, Tai Yuanxing, the modest Head of the Tai family, thank Senior Zhao for coming to our rescue. We at White Peach Mountain will never forget this great kindness. Here is the five thousand Spirit Stones as a token of gratitude promised by Shang Yangrong, please accept it, Senior Zhao!"

Zhao Yu nodded slightly and accepted the storage bag.

Tai Yuanxing bowed respectfully and said, "Elder Zhao, we of White Peach Mountain wish to join Xiaodanling, and we ask you to take us in! Our Tai family is willing to offer the Spirit Vein of White Peach Mountain to you!"

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Zhao Yu gave a slight nod and replied, "Fine! You prepare first; I will visit Linshan Cave!"

Although the White Ghost Emperor had spent a great deal of energy in consecutive battles, with the talents of the Indestructible Ghost Body and Gathering Yin Ghost Body, its recovery speed was far faster than that of ordinary ghosts. Furthermore, Zhao Yu helped it assimilate some yin materials by devouring Dao Fruits to make up for the battle exhaustion.

The profoundness of the White Ghost Emperor's Illusory Ghost Eyes had confused the minds of those demon beasts, causing a large number of them to kill each other, thereby reducing combat exhaustion. If it had to tear those demon beasts apart one by one, its mana would have been drained long ago.

Zhao Yu flew back to Xiaodanling on his magic artifact, taking Kong Tingnan with him, and headed toward Linshan Cave.

As soon as he arrived at Linshan Cave, Zhao Yu saw the cave littered with the carcasses of demon beasts and humans alike, with demon beasts wandering inside the cave, searching for the scent of humans.

With a face filled with misery, Kong Tingnan cried out bitterly at Zhao Yu, "They're all dead!! It's over!! Everyone is dead! It's all your fault. If not for your delayed rescue, we wouldn't have lost so many people in Linshan Cave!! Seventy thousand residents of Linshan Cave have died because of you!!"

"You really are a fool who can't grasp the situation! My relationship with Kong Feng is not deep! It's my duty not to rescue; it's sentiment to offer aid! Kong Feng's failure to protect Linshan Cave just proves he's nothing but an incompetent waste! And you, you're the waste of wastes! The seventy thousand residents of Linshan Cave died because of you!"

Zhao Yu glanced at Kong Tingnan, shook his head slightly, and casually threw Kong Tingnan out.

"No!! Save me!! Please save me!!"

As soon as Kong Tingnan began to fly away on his magic artifact, he saw a second-order demon beast, a giant Steel Feather Sparrow with a wingspan of fifty feet, flying toward him. His handsome face twisted in despair as he screamed for help in terror.

Zhao Yu stepped aside and watched as Kong Tingnan was swallowed whole by the giant Steel Feather Sparrow, only then did he brandish his magic sword, wrapping it around the demon bird's neck.

The head of the giant Steel Feather Sparrow rolled off with a thud, transforming into a motionless carcass as it hit the ground.

In Linshan Cave, a second-order, medium-grade Magic Ape standing twelve feet tall, a second-order, medium-grade Python that was fifteen feet long, and a majestic, second-order, medium-grade Crimson-Striped Tiger that was two feet in length all raised their heads and looked towards Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu took out the Ghost Banner and shook it, sending a vast expanse of Ghost Fog sweeping down towards the three demon beasts.

The Crimson-Striped Tiger opened its mouth and spewed a column of flame that shot up into the sky, heading straight for the Ghost Fog.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The Ghost Fog was incinerated by the pillar of flame, instantly turning to black smoke that drifted away with the wind.

The Ghost Fog at most could only trap some Qi Refinement cultivators, and even some in the Middle Stage of Qi Refining could easily resist it with a talisman for warding off evil; naturally, it could not withstand the demonic fire of the Crimson-Striped Tiger.

Dark Curse Seals appeared in the eyes of the White Ghost Emperor as it activated the Illusory Ghost Eyes, looking towards the Magic Ape.

The eyes of the Magic Ape became blurry, and in a brief moment, they lit up with a violent crimson light. The ape leapt up suddenly, its punch, as heavy as Mount Tai, struck the top of the Crimson-Striped Tiger's head.

Taken completely by surprise, the Crimson-Striped Tiger was hammered to the ground by that single blow from the Magic Ape, spewing a jet of blood.

A vast amount of Ghost Fog emerged from the White Ghost Emperor, sweeping towards the area where the three second-order demon beasts were.

Wherever the Ghost Fog passed, many demon beasts became bewildered and began to kill each other.

An hour later, within the Ghost Fog, only the severely wounded second-order, medium-grade Magic Ape remained. A yellow-brown magic sword circled around its neck, and with a thud, its head rolled off from its body.