Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife.

Master An was surrounded by golden light so bright that Zhang Shi couldn't even open his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, Zhang Shi found himself lying in the middle of the ancestral hall. In front of him, Hei Hu was looking at him in confusion.

"Hmm? You're still conscious after being hit by the black light. You're quite remarkable."

After saying that, the black tiger gathered strength again, and another black light gushed out of its mouth.

"Get out of the way!"

Master An’s voice appeared in Zhang Shi’s mind.

Zhang Shi hurriedly rolled to the side, barely avoiding the black light, while loudly scolding Master An.

"Old man, why didn't you remind me earlier before teleporting?"

Without bothering to argue with Master An, the black tiger had already pounced on him. Zhang Shi quickly stood up and held Old Duan across his body.

Hei Hu stared at Lao Duan, feeling fearful and not daring to move forward.

"Your kitchen knife is quite good. It can cut iron like mud. Even the steel skin and bones of the black tiger are nothing to it. Where did you get it from?"

An Ye's voice echoed faintly in his mind. Zhang Shi ignored it, remembering that Wu Qing should have left for a while. Worried about his friends' safety, Zhang Shi just wanted to make a quick decision.

After taking a look at the backpack, I found that just as Master An said, the spirit gathering jar disappeared out of thin air. It would take some effort to seal the black tiger.

"Don't bother with it. It can't leave the ancestral hall."

Mr. An seemed to know what Zhang Shi was thinking and reminded him at the right time.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shi remained on guard and slowly retreated towards the courtyard gate.

"Hmph, want to run away?"

When Hei Hu saw Zhang Shi wanted to leave, he suddenly became anxious. Without caring about anything else, he turned into a black shadow and rushed over.

Now that Wu Qing is not around, his attributes have decreased and he dares not confront the black tiger head-on.

While retreating, Zhang Shi waved Lao Duan wildly, trying to stop the black tiger's charge.

Unexpectedly, the black tiger seemed to have made up its mind to take Zhang Shi's life, and rushed over like a mad dog without hesitation. Lao Duan's sword light formed a dense net, which cut off both of the black tiger's front paws. However, the black tiger's momentum did not decrease, and it crashed into Zhang Shi's chest.

In a hurry, the soul-binding bell rang on its own, and a faint golden light covered Zhang Shi.

Master An took action and blocked some of the momentum for Zhang Shi. Even so, Zhang Shi was still knocked back and fell in front of the door, spitting out blood.

Zhang Shi stumbled to his feet, feeling a sharp pain in his chest, as if every bone in his body was broken. Not far away, the black tiger, without its front paws, was unable to move. It lay on the ground, staring at Zhang Shi, waiting for its body to reassemble itself.

Zhang Shi gritted his teeth, rushed out of the door, and ran a long way in one breath before looking back. Just as Master An said, the black tiger did not chase him out.

Zhang Shi was worried that Wu Qing might be in trouble, so he ignored his injuries and ran towards the Aishan Cemetery.

A moment later, Zhang Shi arrived at the foot of the hill. From afar, he could see a pale blue light curtain flickering at a high frequency. The light curtain dimmed a little with each flicker. Zhang Shi recognized it as the protective shield of the Taunting Totem. It looked like Wu Qing was under attack.

Wu Qing was searching the coffins one by one for any trace of Zhao Feng and Lao Ge. Ever since she entered the cemetery, an evil spirit had appeared from nowhere and began to attack her relentlessly. Fortunately, the taunt totem had diverted the damage to her shield, giving her time to search carefully.

But after so long, she had searched all the coffins she could find, but still found no trace of Zhao Feng and Lao Ge.

"Wu Qing!"

Zhang Shi staggered over. Wu Qing saw how miserable he looked and hurried forward to support him, asking with concern.

"What happened? Are you hurt?"

After saying that, he took out another pill from his backpack and handed it to Zhang Shi.

Zhang Shi was not polite either. He swallowed the pill in one gulp and waved his hand.

"I'm not in the way. How's your side? Did you find anything?"

Wu Qing shook her head and told Zhang Shi about the situation. Zhang Shi nodded, took Ding Zhen back, and began to clear the evil spirits with Lao Duan.

Creatures like evil spirits are the lowest level monsters. Zhang Shi killed them one by one with his sword. Even though he was injured, it didn't take him too long to eliminate them all.

After solving the problem at hand, Zhang Shi asked about Master An.

"Old man, can you find my friend?"

Upon hearing this, Master An appeared. It was Wu Qing's first time seeing Master An, and she looked curiously at this old man, his body radiating golden light.

Zhang Shi briefly told Wu Qing what happened in the 'past' and Mr. An's situation, which made Wu Qing gasp in surprise.

Master An pointed in a direction and spoke.

"Your friend has been devoured by a possessed spirit. His body should be sealed at the center of the spirit gathering array. You can look for him nearby."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shi hurriedly took Wu Qing to Huo Youming's tombstone.

"Who is Huo Youming? What is his relationship with Huo Xiuxiu?"

Master An stroked his beard and replied calmly.

"He is Xiuxiu's father."

Seeing that Mr. An didn't intend to say more, Zhang Shi didn't ask any further questions.

Wu Qing walked around the tombstone and found nothing unusual, so she pointed at the crypt and asked.

"Could it be down there?"

In the 'past', Zhang Shi did not allow his friends to be devoured by the possessed souls that Master An mentioned, and he had no idea of ​​the specific location where they were sealed.

Upon seeing this, Master An gently shook the soul-binding bell.

As the bell rang, visible ripples appeared in the surrounding space. A moment later, two coffins appeared next to the tombstone.

Zhang Shi hurried forward and opened the coffin. Sure enough, Ge Dalong and Zhao Feng were lying inside with peaceful expressions.

As Master An continued to shake the Soul-Binding Bell, Zhang Shi noticed that the light from the bell in his backpack was growing stronger. Seeing that Master An had been able to bypass him and control the bell so thoroughly, Zhang Shi became increasingly wary of him.

After a while, Zhao Feng and Ge Dalong woke up one after another.

"What the hell? What's going on? Why am I sleeping here? Who's that old Biden next to me? Why is he glowing with gold?"

Mr. An was offended and his face immediately turned stern.

Zhang Shi stepped forward and checked the condition of the two people. After finding nothing abnormal, he told them everything.

Ge Dalong checked the evacuation button again and found that he still couldn't evacuate. He looked at Zhang Shi and said.

"I don't know what the situation is, but I still can't evacuate."

Master An was very concerned about the evacuation. He glanced at Ge Dalong and Zhao Feng and spoke.

"You two are entangled by possessed spirits. From what I can see, it's because of these possessed spirits that you can't escape."

Zhang Shi remembered that when Zhao Feng disappeared, a black mist emerged from his body. He thought that it must be the possessed soul that Master An mentioned, so he asked.

"Then how do we remove the attached soul?"

Master An pointed to the crypt.

"There is only one way, and that is the Soul-Restoring Bell"

Ge Dalong narrowed his eyes, looked at Master An and then at Zhang Shi.

"It seems that if I want to leave, I can only rely on the soul-releasing bell."