Chapter 507: Golden Core Ghost King (Additional Update)
After Song Changze disappeared in the mountain stream of Yunwu Mountain half a month ago, Song Yuantong led the law enforcement team to search the mountain for several days, but still could not find his trace. This incident soon alarmed Song Qingyu who was still in seclusion on the top of the mountain.
After hearing the news, Song Qingyu hurried to the newly built ancestral hall of the family on the mountain and checked the essence and blood that Song Changze had left on the family tree. Only when he found that his name was still lit did Song Qingyu breathe a sigh of relief.
Then Song Qingyu and Song Yuanli led many family cultivators into Yunwu Mountain. After carefully searching along the place where Song Qingze jumped down, they finally found a very hidden cave entrance on a cliff in the air below the mountain stream, and found some traces of Song Changze fighting with monsters in the cave.
After Song Qingyu and his companions walked into the cave for a distance, they suddenly felt a gust of cold wind inside, and a group of fleshless ghost cultivators suddenly killed them from the depths of the cave.
Ghost cultivators are the spirits and obsessions of some cultivators, monsters, or mortals before their death. They are unwilling to reincarnate and stay in the human world. They can refine some of the yin energy in the human world to continue to cultivate. As long as they continue to cultivate, their cultivation can continue to grow like ordinary cultivators. High-level ghost cultivators can even survive the heavenly tribulation and ascend to the upper realm.
However, these ghost cultivators can only stay in some netherworlds with strong yin energy to cultivate. Once they stay outside for a long time in places where yang energy gathers, they will absorb the yang energy contained in these heavens and earth. The ghost cultivators will be immediately backfired. At the least, they will be injured and their cultivation will decline. At the worst, they will die on the spot, and their souls will directly dissipate between heaven and earth, making it difficult for them to enter reincarnation again.
Because unlike human cultivators, who can walk anywhere between heaven and earth at will, although there are many ghost cultivators in the world, these ghosts can only hide in the netherworld to cultivate for their entire lives, and it is generally difficult for people to encounter them.
Because ghost cultivators only have spirits and souls but no physical bodies, their life span is far longer than that of cultivators of the same level, and they can even live longer than ordinary demon cultivators. Even low-level ghost cultivators in the Qi Refining stage can sometimes exist for thousands of years.
However, because the quality of the Yin Qi in the Yang world is low, the speed of ghost cultivators' cultivation is generally slow. The Huayang Realm has existed for more than 100,000 years, and there are very few ghost cultivators who can survive the thunder tribulation and ascend to the upper realm, which is far less than the normal ascending human cultivators and demon cultivators.
Because they are transformed by the obsession of cultivators, the mental memory of ghost cultivators is generally somewhat incomplete, so their fighting ability is slightly worse than that of ordinary human cultivators of the same level. Facing more than a dozen low-level ghost cultivators in the Qi Refining stage, Song Qingyu and others almost didn't spend much effort to clean them up.
After cleaning up these low-level ghost cultivators, five or six ghost cultivators with the cultivation level of foundation building quickly flew out from the depths of the cave. Seeing that there were too many high-level ghost cultivators and they were a little defeated, Song Qingyu quickly retreated while fighting and led Song Yuanli and others to directly exit the cave.
Fortunately, these ghost cultivators did not dare to leave the cave and contact the Yang energy outside, so they retreated after chasing to the cave entrance, which did not cause any losses to the many Song family cultivators who entered the cave.
After being defeated by the ghost cultivators for the first time, Song Qingyu hurried back to Funiu Mountain and sent a letter to Song Xinyu, who was far away in Xiaoyao Sect, to explain the matter and asked him to bring some spiritual objects from the sect to deal with ghost cultivators and rush back to the family for support, and quickly eliminate the group of ghost cultivators hiding in Yunwu Mountain and rescue Song Changze, who was in a very dangerous situation.
Generally, low-level ghost cultivators in the Qi Refining and Foundation Building realms dare not come out during the day, but at night when the Yang energy outside is weak, these ghost cultivators can still come out. The cave where the ghost cultivators were found is only a few hundred miles away from the nearest territory of the Song family. If these ghosts are not completely eradicated, they will always be a threat to the Song family.
A few days ago, when Song Xinyu came to Funiushan with a second-level formation that was specifically designed to restrain ghost cultivators, Song Qingyu recalled Huang Siyuan, Song Yuanfang and other family foundation-building cultivators to Funiushan, and went to the ghost-building cave in Yunwu Mountain for the second time.
This time, the Song family gathered five foundation-building cultivators at once, and with the second-level formation that Song Xinyu brought to restrain ghost cultivators, the Song family, led by Song Qingyu, once again entered the cave.
At the beginning, everyone was relatively smooth, killing many low-level ghost cultivators. After fighting with those foundation-building ghost cultivators, with the help of the power of the second-level formation, it didn't take long for them to successfully kill two foundation-building ghost cultivators.
Just when the Song family thought they were about to win the battle, they didn't expect that a terrifying pressure suddenly came from the depths of the cave, and a Jindan-stage ghost king who had condensed a ghost pill appeared and killed them.
Although the cultivation of this Jindan ghost king is only at the first level of Jindan, it seems that he has just broken through to the Jindan realm not long ago. His strength should be similar to that of the fake dan cultivators who have just formed an outer elixir among the human cultivators, but he is not something that Song Qingyu and others can defeat.
Fortunately, the second-level formation brought by Song Xinyu is very restraining against ghost cultivators. After a fight, several people joined forces to use the power of the formation and escaped from the cave safely.
Because of insufficient preparation, they did not know that there was a Jindan ghost king hidden in the cave. Song Qingyu and others also suffered a little loss this time. Song Xinyu, who is at the sixth level of foundation building, and Song Qingyu, who is at the eighth level of foundation building, were also injured in the battle with the Jindan ghost cultivator.
Fortunately, the injuries of the two were not very serious. They were just injured in the meridians by the Yin Qi released by the ghost king. They can recover slowly in one or two years at most.
After the second defeat in the battle with the ghost cultivators, Song Qingyu and the others were somewhat discouraged. When they returned to Funiu Mountain and prepared to inform Xiaoyao Sect of the incident and request the sect to come to support them, Song Qingming happened to rush back to Funiu Mountain at this time.
After hearing Song Qingyu mention the situation in the ghost cultivator cave, Song Qingming was also slightly surprised. He really didn't expect that there would be a Jindan ghost cultivator so close to his own territory on the west side of Yunwu Mountain.
Low-level ghost cultivators such as Qi Refining and Foundation Building do not require high Yinling places for cultivation. They can be born anywhere in the cultivation world. Jindan ghost cultivators are different. It is impossible for such high-level ghost cultivators to be born in ordinary places. There must be something mysterious in the cave.
After hearing Song Qingyu and others tell him about the situation in the cave, Song Qingming thought for a moment, but still did not rush to ask for help from the sect. He planned to meet these ghost cultivators first.
This time, Song Qingming did not bring low-level cultivators from his family with him when he set out to Yunwu Mountain to fight against the ghost cultivators. He only brought Song Qingyu, Huang Siyuan and other foundation-building cultivators with him.
Under the guidance of everyone, Song Qingming drove the "Phantom Boat" and quickly arrived in front of the cave.
Because this cave is located on the cliff of a mountain stream where there is no sunlight all day long, and is mostly covered by weeds around it, it is indeed difficult for ordinary people to find this place if they don't pay attention from a distance. It is no wonder that Song Yuantong and the family law enforcement team did not notice it after searching for several days.
"Qingyu and Xinyu are guarding outside the cave. If any low-level ghosts escape, you should kill them directly. Don't let them run out and cause trouble again.
Siyuan, you, Yuanli and Yuanfang control the formation and follow me. When the Jindan ghost cultivator comes out, I will deal with him. You can help me stop other ghost cultivators."
After observing the terrain around the cave, Song Qingming gave everyone another instruction before leading Huang Siyuan and others directly into the cave.
After walking in for dozens of feet, Song Qingming soon felt a burst of cold wind coming from the cave. Those who didn't like this feeling immediately set up a magic shield for themselves to isolate the cold wind from their bodies.
After walking for a while, suddenly there was a sharp and piercing sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling in front of them. A group of low-level ghost cultivators in the depths of the cave rushed directly towards everyone.
"Hmph! You ghosts who are afraid of the light, how dare you act so recklessly here!" Seeing these ghosts coming with gusts of gloomy wind, Song Qingming snorted coldly and released a ball of Jindan True Fire from his hand, which could restrain evil things. It quickly burned a group of ghost cultivators into white mist, and their souls completely dissipated between heaven and earth.
Seeing that the newcomers were so powerful, these ghost cultivators immediately let out a burst of fear and retreated to the depths of the cave.
Seeing this, Song Qingming was not in a hurry to catch up with these low-level ghost cultivators. As before, he led Huang Siyuan and others to walk carefully into the depths of the cave step by step.
Just now at the entrance of the cave, he also carefully checked the surroundings of the mountain stream and found no other cave exits. As long as he blocked this cave entrance, he would not be afraid that the ghost cultivators inside could easily escape.
Before Song Qingming walked far, a strong pressure came from far away and appeared in front of Song Qingming. It was the Jindan ghost cultivator that Song Qingyu and others had seen before.
The Jindan ghost cultivator had already condensed a ghost pill, and could transform the Yin Qi from cultivation into his body at any time. He looked no different from a human cultivator, but his stiff face and the Yin Qi surrounding him made him look like a dead person.
Seeing that it had only been a few days since he defeated Song Qingyu and others, another cultivator came to disturb his cultivation. The Jindan ghost king was also angry, and without saying a word, he directly sprayed a ball of Yin Fire at Song Qingming.
"Come on!"
Seeing that this Jindan ghost king almost severely injured Song Qingyu and others, Song Qingming was also a little angry. He cast a spell with both hands, and the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" had automatically flown out of his body, directly turning into a huge golden mirror that easily blocked the Yin Fire released by the ghost cultivator.
After blocking this attack, before the Jindan ghost king in front of him could react, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" was immediately divided into five parts under Song Qingming's control and surrounded him, emitting five different colors of spiritual light.
The spiritual light stored in the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" is the Xuan Yang spiritual energy that Song Qingming usually cultivates. It has a slight restraining effect on demons and ghosts. After the body of the Jindan Ghost King was illuminated by the spiritual light, it immediately let out a scream and quickly emitted waves of black air to block the spiritual light.
After being burned by the Xuan Yang spiritual energy in the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror", the ghost king had already suffered several injuries on his body. He quickly retreated more than ten feet and desperately swallowed a mouthful of Yin Qi in the cave before slowly recovering.
After just a few rounds, the Jindan Ghost King felt that Song Qingming was powerful. Seeing that the opponent was a bit tricky, the Jindan Ghost King rolled up a gust of Yin wind to stop the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" flying towards him, and then let out a scream, trying to call other low-level ghost cultivators in the cave to come to support him.
Soon, gusts of Yin wind came from the depths of the cave again. Seeing that the Jindan ghost cultivator called for reinforcements, Huang Siyuan and the other two immediately held the formation flags to form a large formation and stepped forward to stop all those low-level ghost cultivators.
In addition to this Jindan Ghost King, most of the remaining foundation-building ghost cultivators in the cave had been killed when Song Qingyu and his team came in for the second time. The remaining ones were no longer a big threat to the formation formed by Huang Siyuan and the other two.
Seeing that Huang Siyuan and the others were not under any pressure and had already stopped those ghosts, Song Qingming immediately focused on strengthening the attack on the Jindan Ghost King in front of him.
The Jindan Ghost King was not as strong as the human Jindan cultivators of the same level. In addition, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror", the life treasure that Song Qingming cultivated, also had some Xuanyang Qi that restrained ghost cultivators. Facing Song Qingming's step-by-step pressure, the Jindan Ghost Cultivator was soon beaten back.
Although the Jindan Ghost King was backed by the Yinling Land, he could replenish his Yin Qi in time during the battle, but the Ghost King's strength was indeed too much different from Song Qingming. He was blocked in the cave for a long time and he would definitely be unable to resist.
Seeing that he was no match for the other party, the Jindan Ghost King gritted his teeth and made up his mind to abandon the cave where he had cultivated for many years and escape directly. While Song Qingming was still not able to react, he turned his body into a ghost mist and quickly passed through Song Qingming's side and ran straight out of the cave.
Song Qingming did not expect that the other party would run away so decisively, and he failed to stop the Jindan Ghost King in time. After reacting, he hurriedly set up a light to chase after him.
Song Qingyu and Song Xinyu, who were guarding the cave entrance, suddenly felt a strong gust of cold wind coming from the cave. They thought that a low-level ghost cultivator wanted to escape from here, so they hurried forward to stop the other party.
What they did not expect was that it was the Jindan Ghost King who came. The two of them joined forces and only stopped the Ghost King for a moment, and were easily repelled by him, which also aggravated their original injuries.
Fortunately, the Jindan Ghost King was eager to escape and did not care about Song Qingyu and the others, so they did not worry about their lives.
Song Qingming, who had chased out of the cave, saw a trace of blood flowing from the corners of Song Qingyu's mouths again. He also knew what had just happened. His face sank and he took out the "Phantom Boat" and chased after the Jindan Ghost King who had already run a distance.
Because it was daytime, the Yang Qi between heaven and earth was very strong. Although this Jindan Ghost King relied on his own body-protecting Yin Qi to block the burns of the scorching sun, it also affected his escape speed.
On the contrary, Song Qingming already had the help of the "Phantom Boat", and his escape speed was much faster than that of ordinary Jindan cultivators. The two of them quickly closed the distance, and Song Qingming stopped the Ghost King before they ran out of dozens of miles.
This Ghost King could not fight Song Qingming in the cave with the Yin Spirit Land with strong Yin Qi behind him. When he came outside, he had to resist the burning of the Yang Qi of heaven and earth, so he was even less of a match for Song Qingming. He was soon suppressed and beaten by Song Qingming without any ability to fight back.