Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

"That must be Li Family Village up ahead," Li Hu said to Lu Yunshi and the others, looking at a dark shadow several hundred meters away.

"Based on the orientation, it should be correct." Lin Min glanced at the map and nodded.

After a while, the group got closer to Li Family Village. Lin Min suddenly stopped and glanced at everyone.

"In any case, everyone should be careful. If there really isn't anyone there, we'll go back and explain the situation to the academy. Maybe we can avoid having our deposit deducted."

Li Hu waved his hand upon hearing this. "Hey, what could possibly happen? This village may look a bit deserted from the outside, with no one around, but as for danger, I don't think there's anything to worry about."

"Hearing you say that gives me a bad feeling," Lu Yunshi said, stroking his chin.

"Hey? Junior brother, the way you're saying that makes it sound like I'm a jinx," Li Hu retorted, dissatisfied.

Lu Yunshi gave a noncommittal "hmm," then looked at Lu Yunxi. "Miss Lu, do you have enough pills on you?"

Hearing Lu Yunshi's words, Lin Min chuckled twice. "Look, this junior brother really only thinks about his sweetheart. He never shows this much concern for us senior brothers and sisters. Sigh~"

Lu Yunxi glanced at Lu Yunshi and replied indifferently, "Mind your own business. I don't need your pills."

Noticing the coldness in Lu Yunxi's tone, Lin Min blinked and quickly added, "Oh dear, it's getting late. Let's hurry up, lest we run into a ghost."

"A ghost? I'd like to see what kind of ghost can harm me in the slightest."

"Don't talk, you're the weakest one here."

"I'm the weakest, what about your junior brother?"

"Third brother, you're shameless! How can you compare yourself to someone who trains their body?"

"I......"

"Senior Brother Tang, don't look at me, I didn't say anything to you."

Amidst the commotion, Lu Yunshi and the others arrived at the gate of Li Family Village. Looking at the now blurred "Li" character above their heads, they exchanged glances.

"There's really no one here!" Zhao Han glanced into the village but didn't see a single person.

"That's strange. Could this mission really be sent by a ghost?" Li Hu said as he walked into Li Family Village, looked around, and then let out a "Huh?"

"These rooms all have some red stuff on them, like blood vessels, it looks disgusting."

"Vascular?" Lin Min looked closely, her expression somewhat strange. "No, what are you talking about?"

“Right there!” Li Hu said firmly, pointing to a certain spot.

Seeing this, Lu Yunshi and the others looked in that direction, but they didn't see anything red.

"You're not talking about that red brick, are you? A brick is enough to scare you?" Tang Busan looked at Li Hu with some disdain. After looking for a long time, all he could see about the red thing was a brick.

"Hey, you little brat, you're really asking for trouble..." Li Hu turned around, intending to teach Tang Busan a lesson, but as he shifted his gaze, he seemed to catch a glimpse of something, and his expression immediately turned serious.

"What is that? That red thing moved, it... turned into... a person?"

Li Hu shook his head abruptly as he spoke, his voice rising in intensity.

"No, that's not human, that's... a spirit! How could there be a spirit here?"

Upon hearing the words "alien spirit," Lu Yunshi and the others were shocked, and the expressions of Lin Min, Tang Busan, and Zhao Han turned extremely ugly in an instant.

"Brother Tiger, don't scare people! Where did this strange spirit come from?" Zhao Han frowned and looked into the village, but still couldn't see anything.

“There’s a formation around this village that’s blocking our view. That must be it,” Lu Yunshi suddenly said, his expression serious.

"Stop 'should'! There are too many of them, I can't handle them. They're about to attack!" Li Hu shouted, turning around to leave the village entrance, only to suddenly bump into thin air.

Upon seeing this, Li Hu was greatly surprised. He clenched his fist and slammed it down in front of him. He and Lu Yunshi and the others were only a step away, but it was as if there was a solid wall between them, and there was no way out.

"Damn it!" Lin Min cursed under her breath, then exchanged a glance with Tang Busan. "Let's go in and help him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Min and the other two immediately stepped through the gate. When they saw what was in front of them, their expressions changed completely, and the four of them immediately took out their weapons.

At this moment, Lu Yunxi frowned and walked in directly. Lu Yunshi, who was still observing something, sighed helplessly and had no choice but to follow.

A second later, Lu Yunshi finally saw what the strange spirit that had made Lin Min and the other three spirit cultivators change their expressions looked like. It could only be described in four words.

It is oddly shaped and deformed in appearance.

They don't seem to have a fixed appearance. If there's anything in common, it's that they are mostly blood red, have human-like bodies, but their limbs, heads, and legs all look very strange.

The alien spirit closest to Lu Yunshi had half of its body almost connected to its brain, which was quite bizarre.

"This chilling feeling, and this fluctuating atmosphere..."

Lin Min suddenly took out a jade plate inlaid with red gemstones, and then infused it with a wisp of spiritual energy. Half a breath later, the red gemstones shimmered. She sighed, completely giving up any hope.

"As expected, it is an alien spirit, an inferior alien spirit."

Looking at the strange spirits that remained in place, as if observing something, Lin Min turned to look at Lu Yunshi and Lu Yunxi and said in a serious tone.

"You haven't fought against alien spirits before, have you? Don't worry, inferior alien spirits are usually not very strong. But remember, never get hurt by their aura, and try your best not to get their blood on you."

After Lin Min finished speaking, Li Hu added in a deep voice, "Also, ordinary methods won't kill these alien spirits; it's best to destroy half of their bodies."

"Hmm." Lu Yunshi dared not be careless and immediately gripped the sword in his hand, the azure blade flashing with a cold light.

These alien spirits had very weak auras, but judging from the strength of the auras that Lu Yunshi occasionally sensed, they were probably alien spirits at the early to mid-stages of Body Tempering. However, Lin Min and the others did not have any intention of being careless when facing alien spirits of this level, so Lu Yunshi naturally did not dare to underestimate them either.

At this moment, all the alien spirits suddenly focused their attention on Lin Min and the others. They all reached out as if to grab them. However, the next second, dozens of alien spirits rushed over frantically, moving so fast that it was difficult to react.

"Go! Don't be careless, kill them all!" Lin Min shouted, and rushed out with Li Hu and the other two.

Lu Yunxi pursed her lips, left Lu Yunshi with the words "Mind your own business" and then ran out, but she didn't run too far away from Lu Yunshi.

At this moment, the alien spirit, whose head was mostly occupied by a mouth, suddenly opened its mouth and rushed towards Lu Yunshi from the side.