The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

At this moment, fog suddenly rose behind the tomb, slowly enveloping the area where Chu Xiu and the others were.

From within that hazy mist, the faint sound of horns could be heard.

Chu Xiu frowned and used his divine sense to probe the mist, only to find that his divine sense was completely blocked by the mist and could not enter.

Chu Xiu was immediately alert, and a premonition that he was about to die suddenly appeared in his mind.

“That’s no ordinary fog.” Chi Xiao’s phoenix eyes flashed red as he stared intently at the fog. “That’s… the fog of the Misty Sea!”

The so-called Misty Sea refers to the endless sea area between the celestial and terrestrial plates, which is covered by an unshakeable mist.

Rumor has it that the Misty Sea is rife with ghosts and is extremely dangerous.

Even peak Reincarnation Realm experts, when they want to cross to other regions, will not choose to traverse the Misty Sea, but will instead obediently take the ancient teleportation array.

"The Misty Sea?" Lin Chongyang asked in surprise. "But this place is tens of thousands of miles away from the deep sea. How could the mist have spread here?"

Unlike Chu Xiu, Lin Chongyang, Chi Xiao, and Chu Xuanling were all natives of the Southern Continent.

Chi Xiao was once a peak expert in the Reincarnation Realm, while Chu Xuanling and Lin Chongyang had lived on the southern coast for a long time. The three of them had witnessed the strangeness of the Sea of ​​Mist to varying degrees.

As a descendant of the Chu family, Chu Xuanling has participated in many battles to maintain the Demon-Locking Array, which targets the ferocious demons and beasts beneath the endless abyss.

And those magical beasts are said to have come from the Sea of ​​Mist!

"Could it be... that after a hundred years, the abyssal beasts have already occupied the ancestral tombs?"

Chu Xuanling's face turned pale, and she was at a loss for what to do.

Chu Xiu turned to Chu Xuanling and Lin Chongyang and said, "You two leave first and take this situation out to seek help. Chi Xiao and I will cover our retreat!"

Chu Xuanling and Lin Chongyang did not hesitate for a moment, turned around and quickly fled.

They knew full well that their strength was no match for the ghosts of the Misty Sea.

However, Chu Xiu's own cultivation level was even slightly weaker than Chu Xuanling's.

He looked at Chixiao, and she, being of one mind with him, naturally understood Chu Xiu's thoughts.

"My lord need not worry for now. The ghosts within this mist are merely some lowly soldiers in the Transcendent Realm."

Chi Xiao stared intently at the mist, his expression grave.

She knew very well that the appearance of ghosts in the Transcendent Realm would never be accompanied by mist.

This is because these mists are generated by the bodies of ghosts in the Samsara Realm.

"Therefore, at least one Reincarnation Realm ghost has invaded the tomb of the Chu family's ancestor."

"That vast, endless sea is covered by mist, doesn't that mean the number of Reincarnation Realm ghosts in the Sea of ​​Mist is almost countless?"

Chi Xiao nodded slowly, confirming Chu Xiu's thoughts.

Chu Xiu suppressed his shock and suddenly turned to look at the mist.

The sounds of bugles, like those sounded at the start of a battle, were growing ever closer.

Within the eerie mist, dozens of hideous, gigantic ghosts bound by chains could be vaguely seen approaching Chu Xiu and Chi Xiao with murderous intent.

Only then could Chu Xiu use his Qi Observation Technique to detect the cultivation level of these ghosts.

But the moment Chu Xiu learned of the situation, his expression changed.

The Great Perfection of the Realm of Truth!

The dozens of giant ghosts before us were all at the Great Perfection of the Transcendent Realm!

Chu Xiu looked at Chi Xiao, his face full of surprise and doubt.

These ghostly beings, whose cultivation was comparable to the Supreme Elders of the Lin and Chu families and who were at the Great Perfection of the Transcendent Realm, were actually just lowly soldiers.

Chu Xiu's expression turned solemn, and he silently took a step back behind Chi Xiao.

A single giant demon could take his life, let alone dozens.

Seeing this, Chi Xiao smiled and said, "With me here, they can't get close to the Lord."

Roar!

The instant they sensed the presence of living beings, a blinding green light suddenly emanated from the hollow eye sockets of the giant demons standing at the front.

The giants vanished from their spots in a flash.

The next second, they appeared on either side of Chu Xiu and Chi Xiao, and lunged straight at them.

The force of that grab was enough to tear Chu Xiu to pieces!

Chi Xiao frowned slightly, and with a light step, countless sword lights appeared out of thin air, cutting the attacking ghosts into pieces and scattering them all over the ground.

Chu Xiu looked surprised.

When these ghosts got close, he did not sense any magical fluctuations from them.

It's as if... these ghostly creatures are all dead things!

"Physical strength comparable to the Great Perfection of the Transcendent Realm..."

Chu Xiu bent down and picked up a piece of a giant, eerie ghost.

Before the ghostly energy could rush towards Chu Xiu's face, the imperial energy within his body surged forth, automatically enveloping the giant ghost fragments within it.

Soon, the chunks of meat were refined into a pool of blood by the imperial energy.

The ghostly energy contained within the meat chunks was purified by the imperial energy and transformed into a pure energy, which Chu Xiu absorbed into his body.

"My imperial aura can actually refine ghostly energy and transform it into harmless, ownerless energy?"

After feeling this energy enter his body, his cultivation level improved further. Chu Xiu turned his head to look at those ghosts who had reached the Great Perfection of the Transcendent Realm, revealing a greedy look in his eyes.

Chi Xiao immediately understood Chu Xiu's thoughts, although she didn't understand why his imperial aura possessed the ability to refine and control the ghostly aura that controlled the physical movements of ghosts.

However, the purified energy is completely harmless, so these ghosts are no longer a crisis for Chu Xiu, but rather a pleasant surprise.

In just a few breaths, dozens of giant ghosts whose physical cultivation had reached the Great Perfection of the Transcendent Realm were all shattered by Chi Xiao's sword light.

She waved her hand, gathering the scattered fragments of ghosts in front of Chu Xiu.

The imperial aura emanating from Chu Xiu was like food to him, enveloping the fragments of the ghost and feasting on them.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Chu Xiu's cultivation level has broken through from the first level of the Shattered Void Realm to the fifth level!

"By refining the ghostly energy within the bodies of fifty giant ghosts at the Great Perfection of the Transcendent Realm, my cultivation can advance five levels without consequences or risks..."

"What if it's that Reincarnation Realm ghost that created the mist?"

Chu Xiu felt the surging magical power within his body and was overjoyed. He turned to look at Chi Xiao:

"Do you have a way to temporarily lock down this place and prevent anyone else from entering?"

Chi Xiao understood Chu Xiu's thoughts.

The ghosts of the Misty Sea have existed on the Heavenly Continent for countless years, and even she had never heard of anyone being able to draw energy from the ghosts and feed it back to themselves.

The fact that Chu Xiu's imperial aura was refining ghost energy must not be known to a third person!

Chi Xiao smiled and nodded, then casually set up a restriction.

The restriction is different from the formation; only those stronger than Chi Xiao can break it.

When outsiders learn of what happened here, they will only think that the restriction is to prevent the ghosts from leaving the tomb and invading the Southern Continent.

After setting up the barrier, Chi Xiao looked towards the location of the Chu family's ancestral tomb:

"That ghost from the Reincarnation Realm seems to be hiding deep within the tomb."

Chu Xiu frowned: "Why isn't this Demon-Locking Formation working?"

Chi Xiao shook her head. She knew nothing about formations and couldn't understand this situation either.

She looked at Chu Xiu, and knowing his heart, she naturally understood his desire to improve his strength: "That ghost leader is weaker than me, he can be killed!"

Chu Xiu smiled knowingly:

"If they can be killed, then kill them!"

"Let's go, into the tomb, and slay the demons!"