I get stronger every day I live.

Chapter 160 Gathering Yin Formation, Jiangyang City

"I thought it was some kind of evil spirit, but it's just a ghost cultivator."

"Judging from this ghost cultivator's appearance, he seems to be about to break through to the third level and become a vengeful ghost. Such a heavy aura of malevolence must have killed many people."

"Hmph, I'd like to see what you're up to."

A third-tier vengeful ghost is simply impossible for an ordinary person to deal with.

Even cultivators would find it incredibly difficult to deal with ghost cultivators without mastering mental attacks.

Because most ghost cultivators do not have a physical body, but are invisible souls, they have extremely high immunity to ordinary physical and magical attacks.

Only a powerful expert who has broken through to the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm and understands how to control the power of the soul can deal with it.

Lai Yang had already locked onto the other party's aura, and the female ghost had no chance of escape right under his nose.

Lai Yang observed the female ghost's figure drift into the village, and then a chilling aura gradually spread, followed by the clear sound of a woman's mournful weeping.

Those who hear it are sad and those who hear it cry.

Immediately afterwards, Lai Yang saw the female ghost knocking on doors from house to house, making loud banging noises, while imitating various sounds to lure the people inside to open the doors.

Lai Yang could clearly see that the couple inside had covered their heads with blankets and were huddled together in fear, not daring to make a sound.

At the same time, strands of negative energy entered the female ghost's body and were absorbed by her.

Seeing no movement inside the house and refusing to open the door, the female ghost lingered nearby for a while, sometimes knocking on the door, sometimes knocking on the window, or making other noises to scare the people inside. Suddenly, more and more negative energy flowed out of the villagers and was absorbed and devoured by the female ghost.

Given their strength, they could have simply stormed in and killed them, but instead they chose to torture the villagers in this way, instilling fear in them.

Lai Yang had read in a book that ghost cultivators use people's seven emotions and six desires to cultivate, and the fear in people's hearts is the best nourishment for ghost cultivators.

About half an hour later, the female ghost left the family and changed targets, repeating her tricks and constantly reaping the fear and dread in the hearts of the villagers.

Gradually, the female ghost arrived at the old man's house, and the surrounding temperature dropped noticeably by several degrees, making people feel a chill.

dong dong dong.

Boom boom boom!
The female ghost's knocking grew louder and louder, sounding quite noisy and eerie in the quiet environment.

"Open the door! Open the door! I died a terrible death! You all have to pay with your lives! Open the door!"

The female ghost's ferocious and terrifying voice entered the room, and her sharp fingers made an extremely grating sound as they rubbed against the door.

Just then, a ghostly figure appeared behind the female ghost and said in a low voice, "Don't you know that disturbing the peace late at night is illegal?"

The terrifying female ghost was startled and turned around abruptly. Blood trickled from her two empty eyes, as if she was churning with shock.

Holy crap, who is this guy? He's here in the middle of the night, he's going to scare the ghosts to death.

No, I'm the ghost! This guy isn't afraid of me?

A strong sense of resentment emanated from the female ghost, and then she lunged at Lai Yang with a fierce expression.

Lai Yang stood motionless, calmly watching the female ghost.

Suddenly, in the darkness, a large black dog darted out from the side and bit off half of the female ghost's body.

The female ghost let out a shrill scream, then looked at Xiao Hei with shock and fear, finding it hard to believe that this big black dog could possibly hurt her.

"I told you, it's late at night, don't disturb the neighbors, why won't you listen to my advice?"

"Alright, Xiao Hei, let her be quiet."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei's face revealed a terrifyingly fierce light, and his figure swiftly rushed towards the female ghost like an arrow.

"No, spare me! I was wrong, please spare my life!"

In the blink of an eye, the female ghost was completely devoured by Xiao Hei, who even let out a burp.

Feeling grateful for the old man's kindness in taking them in, Lai Yang took the opportunity to resolve the threat posed by the female ghost, as a way of repaying his kindness.

Lai Yang waved his hand to purify all the remaining Yin energy. If this Yin energy were absorbed by someone, it would cause discomfort or even serious illness, which would be very dangerous.

"Alright, Xiao Hei, go back and rest."

The man and the dog returned to the room as if nothing had happened.

The next day, the old man knocked on the door of Lai Yang's room.

A moment later, the door opened.

Lai Yang's gaze unconsciously fell on the kind old man, whose face looked a little haggard, as if he hadn't slept well last night.

Seeing that Lai Yang was still alive, the old man breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Did you hear anything last night?"

"Yes, I heard you." Lai Yang nodded and asked curiously, "Old man, what exactly happened? Could you tell me in detail?"

"What's the use of telling you? It seems you've listened to me. Since you're still alive, you should leave here as soon as possible."

A complex expression appeared on the old man's face.

"You don't need to worry anymore. I've taken care of her. She won't come back to harm you anymore," Lai Yang said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the old man's expression froze, and he looked at Lai Yang with a puzzled and shocked expression: "What did you say? What do you mean?"

"I told you that I've dealt with that female ghost, and you don't need to worry about her appearing anymore."

"You...you really killed her? You...you're a cultivator?"

The old man was taken aback, his aged body trembling slightly with excitement.

Lai Yang nodded slightly.

"Thank you, Immortal Cultivator. Thank you for eliminating the danger to the village. I really don't know how to thank you enough."

"No need for that, it's just a small favor. How did you get involved with that thing?"

Upon hearing Lai Yang's question, the old man hesitated for a moment.

But facing a cultivator whose strength was far greater than that of the female ghost, he dared not conceal anything and immediately spoke:
"Actually, she was originally from our village, and her name was Li Chunhua."

"Although she was beautiful, she was immoral in her daily life. Not only was she unchaste, but she also conspired with others to kill her husband."

"Later, she was discovered and beaten to death by her husband's family."

“After we buried the person, we thought that was the end of it. This was a disgrace to our village, so everyone kept quiet about it.”

"To our surprise, several months later, Li Chunhua reappeared and killed several people."

"If anyone tries to escape, she will kill them on the spot. She wants to take revenge on us and kill us all."

After listening to the old man's story, Lai Yang understood the cause and effect of the matter.

"Take me to the place where you buried Li Chunhua. It's not an easy thing for an ordinary person to become a ghost and be resurrected."

"Okay, I'll take you there right now."

Since learning Lai Yang's identity, the old man's attitude has become very respectful.

Upon hearing that Lai Yang wanted to see the burial site, he immediately led the way.

And so, the two people and the dog set off and walked for a long time.

Finally, they arrived at a grove of reeds. The old man pointed to a clearing not far away and said, "We buried her body here." Lai Yang stepped forward to check the situation. He could clearly sense a trace of yin energy emanating from the ground below, and then released his divine sense.

Lai Yang stroked his chin and said softly, "As expected, this is a yin place. The surrounding layout forms a yin-gathering formation. No wonder it can give birth to ghost cultivators."

Then, with the idea of ​​doing good deeds to the end, Lai Yang destroyed the yin energy in this area, allowing the warm sunlight to shine in.

Before long, the yin energy in the vicinity was completely dispelled and dissolved by the scorching power of the sun, until it returned to normal.

"That will solve the problem. Ghosts will no longer be able to grow here."

"Since you took us in for one night, I'll help your village solve this problem. I'm leaving now, so you should go back too."

Lai Yang turned to look at the old man and said.

"Thank you, thank you," the old man said quickly.

Lai Yang waved his hand and then left with the big black dog.

Several days later, a man arrived from the sky. When he saw the Yin-gathering ground that had been destroyed, his face instantly turned extremely gloomy: "Who is it? Who broke my formation!"

"You bastard, who dares to destroy my Yin-gathering Ground? I will never let you get away with this!"

However, at that moment, a deadly sense of danger arose in his heart, and the suddenly appearing cultivator was startled.

A wisp of invisible sword intent burst forth from the original Yin-gathering area and pierced through the opponent's head.

In an instant, the man who had suddenly appeared collapsed, his eyes wide with terror, lifeless, without even a chance to resist.

Lai Yang had already realized that this Yin-gathering place was deliberately created by someone. He had disrupted the other party's plan, and the other party would certainly not let it go easily.

Therefore, Lai Yang left a wisp of sword intent within the Yin Gathering Ground.

If anyone tries to trigger the Yin Gathering Formation, the sword intent left behind by Lai Yang will instantly obliterate them, eliminating them completely.

Lai Yang thought to himself, since the other party had set up a Yin Gathering Array near an ordinary village, they must not be a good person. It would be better to wipe them out and be done with it.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the man and his dog arrived in Jiangyang City.

Since leaving Brightmoon City, he has been traveling for quite some time.

Now that he has arrived in Jiangyang City, Lai Yang immediately plans to have a good time in Jiangyang City for a few days.

The streets of Jiangyang City looked very prosperous and bustling, with antique buildings standing side by side on both sides.

A clear, flowing river runs through the entire city of Jiangyang, and several luxurious pleasure boats are moored on its surface.

The clear, melodious sounds of a zither drifted from the painted boat, accompanied by the charming laughter of a woman.

Looking around, one could see many wealthy young men enjoying themselves on the pleasure boats.

A single ride on a pleasure boat costs a hundred taels of silver, not including other expenses; it's a veritable money pit, far beyond the reach of ordinary families.

Lai Yang glanced at it briefly before looking away and walked along the flower-lined street with the big black dog.

Suddenly, Lai Yang noticed a large group of people gathered below the pavilion in front of him, their expressions filled with excitement and anticipation.

"There are so many people over there."

"Come on, Xiao Hei, let's go check out the commotion."

As Lai Yang approached, a red embroidered ball, seemingly out of nowhere, flew into his hand.

Lai Yang looked at the thing in his hand with a strange expression. Why did this thing look so familiar?
"Holy crap, where did this kid come from? He actually stole it from me!"

"Damn it, Xuanqing is mine! Hand over the stuff!"

"Take the stuff back immediately."

Lai Yang was a bit confused. He didn't even know what was going on when he saw these people rushing towards him aggressively.

However, Lai Yang soon realized that these people were trying to steal what he had.

To avoid being surrounded and attacked by the crowd, Lai Yang released his grip without hesitation, letting the embroidered ball fall. Then, with a precise kick, he sent the ball flying: "Go!"

However, to everyone's surprise, Lai Yang's kick was too forceful, and the embroidered ball flew far away and disappeared without a trace.

Everyone was stunned for a moment. How were they supposed to grab the embroidered ball if it was gone?
"Look what you've done?!" one person accused angrily.

"You little brat, how dare you ruin our plans? You're asking for it."

"Damn it, you're here to cause trouble, aren't you? Brothers, beat him up!"

Seeing this, Lai Yang was speechless; this was truly an undeserved disaster.

Just as Lai Yang was about to take down everyone in front of him, a woman's voice came in time: "Stop, don't do anything reckless."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to the beautiful woman who appeared to be a maid below the pavilion, and began to chatter amongst themselves:
"The hydrangea is gone, what should we do now?"

"Yeah, how about we start over?"

"I'll definitely be able to snag one next time."

"Hmph, with your abilities, if this guy hadn't suddenly appeared, I would have gotten it long ago."

The maid coughed lightly: "Please be quiet, everyone. I will go and consult my mistress and inform you of the result later."

As soon as the maid finished speaking, she received a telepathic message from inside the pavilion. Then, the maid stepped forward and said in a clear voice, "My young lady requests your presence. You may enter now."

"No, why!"

"Yeah, why him? I don't accept it."

“I admit this guy is handsome, but how can you break the rules? This is clearly cheating.”

Upon seeing this, the people present immediately voiced their protest.

"Hmph, my young lady said that this young master's behavior was not inappropriate. Now that the embroidered ball has been lost, it is only natural that whoever ends up in its hands will own it."

"Now that the results are in, everyone please leave."

The maid turned to look at everyone and spoke in a calm and composed tone, neither humble nor arrogant.

Seeing this, no matter how unwilling they were, they could only slink away.

After they left, a series of gazes filled with resentment, anger, and jealousy fell on Lai Yang, as if trying to etch his image into their minds.

"Young master, please don't keep my young lady waiting. Please." The maid turned to Lai Yang and said in a clear voice.

Now that things have come to this, it wouldn't be good for Lai Yang to just turn around and leave. He might as well go in and take a look, and explain the situation to everyone.

"Xiao Hei, wait for me here," Lai Yang said, looking at Xiao Hei behind him.

Little Black nodded and immediately stood obediently guarding the vicinity of the attic.

Then, Lai Yang followed the maid into the magnificent and luxurious pavilion.

Before long, a beautiful woman dressed in a blue dress, with skin as smooth as jade and an elegant and refined temperament, appeared in front of the two.

"Miss, the person is here."

(End of this chapter)