Chapter 1: When the father suffers humiliation, the son will surely avenge him

  Xiao Chen furrowed his brow, then immediately turned over his hand and pulled out a low-grade fireball spell scroll from his storage bag. Although he had consumed more than 200 of them earlier, the reserve was still incredibly abundant.

  Hurry!

  A surge of spiritual energy, a hand stretched out in front, and a throw. The fireball technique talisman instantly turned red all over, and then silently and quietly turned into ashes, and a fireball the size of an adult's fist suddenly condensed out of thin air.

  "Go!" He stretched out his hand and pointed forward, the fireball instantly fell towards the courtyard wall. Although he had a few points of confidence in his heart, but to be cautious, Xiao Chen still condensed a spiritual energy shield in front of him in an instant, and held up a handful of talismans in his hand, just in case.

  Boom!

  The fireball fell unimpeded onto the courtyard wall, which was scorched black.

  "It seems that this place is likely to be the residence of that woman, but who exactly is she? Being called the master by those two Wu Wanli and Chu Kuang, could it be that this woman is the master of this cave?" Xiao Chen's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, if that was indeed the case, his situation might become somewhat precarious.

  "It's better to leave this place as soon as possible. Although this woman hasn't exerted any spiritual pressure, she gives people a feeling of being unfathomable. With my current spiritual awareness, which is comparable to that of a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, I was instantly suppressed, and if it weren't for the Golden Seal in my hand, I'm afraid I would have been at her mercy. It seems that this woman must possess power no less than that of a Golden Elixir cultivator!" Xiao Chen's face turned gloomy, his spiritual awareness sweeping across the courtyard before he stepped towards the inner courtyard.

  Hurry!

  That old woman's face was extremely gloomy, facing dozens of fierce ghosts rushing over, her eyes flashed with a few points of evil energy.

  "Get out of here and die!"

  At this moment, the dry and rough hands like the bark of a hundred-year-old tree suddenly moved. The hands fluttered up and down like butterflies, instantly forming one mysterious mantra after another.

  The obscure and majestic spiritual power suppressed, with the old woman's gestures becoming more restrained and calm, a vast aura slowly rose up.

  A ghostly entity that has reached the level of a fierce ghost, already possesses strength similar to that of a foundation-building cultivator. Although its intelligence is low, it can clearly sense the arrival of a life-threatening crisis at this moment.

  "Hiss!"

  The ghosts and monsters looked up at the sky and let out a low roar, so low that it was below human hearing range. However, the old woman's eyes revealed a hint of caution, and she hastily opened her mouth to say: "Liu Daoist friend, help me with one arm, and after I complete my divine power, I will be able to easily destroy these ghosts."

  "Good!" The slightly chubby Taoist's breathing was slightly hurried, his complexion was strange and had a few shades of red, but he also knew that this was not the time to retreat. He turned around and took out a black gourd from his storage bag, which was only an inch in size and had a small green stem on top. This gourd was a naturally formed object rather than a man-made artifact.

  These items are all quite powerful, unfortunately they can only be used once and then they're gone.

  A hint of reluctance flashed in his eyes, and the slightly chubby Taoist gritted his teeth, tossing it upwards with a flick of his wrist. He muttered to himself, suddenly pointing out a direction, and let out a low shout: "Quick!"

  A stream of spiritual energy shot out from his fingers and drilled into the small, pitch-black gourd. After absorbing the spiritual energy, the gourd's body suddenly and drastically expanded in size, instantly growing to half a zhang in diameter.

  Bang!

  A crisp sound, and the calabaza mouth and the emerald green stem fell off together, revealing a dark calabaza mouth. Black smoke poured out from it, gradually enveloping the two of them inside.

  "Heaven and earth spiritual objects, black gold protects the original gourd!" The old woman's face first showed a surprise, then revealed a few happy colors. "I didn't expect fellow Taoist to have this object, in that case, even if there is a ghost king-level ghost object guarding behind, it's not impossible for us two to join hands and break through."

  " Fellow Taoist, please hurry up and take action. This Black Gold Protective Gourd can only withstand a limited number of divine sense attacks, try to avoid being consumed by these low-level ghostly creatures too much." The slightly chubby Taoist had a serious expression, his eyes gazing through the numerous fierce ghosts towards the back, revealing a hint of worry.

  The old woman's face turned serious upon hearing the words, and she slowly nodded her head. From being the lowest level vengeful spirit to now being equivalent to a Foundation Establishment cultivator ghost, no one dared to guarantee what would happen next.

  Equivalent to the Golden Elixir Realm's Ghost King? The Primordial Infant Realm's Ghost Emperor?

  If it's the former, with the protection of the Black Gold Gourd, the two can still fight once more. If it's the latter, then the faster you escape, the better; the farther you escape, the safer you'll be.

  Her hands moved faster and faster, as the old woman's finger technique was completed, strands of pure yin energy swirled rapidly around her.

  "Go!"

  The law is complete, and the spiritual power in the body bursts out suddenly. The old woman's face suddenly turns pale.

  This old woman doesn't know what kind of cultivation method she is practicing, but with a wave of her hand, eerie and gloomy energy emerges, accompanied by howling dark winds, resembling a Golden Elixir stage Ghost King.

  As the old woman let out a loud shout, a gigantic black ghost claw condensed in mid-air, its size several times that of a normal hand. It shot forward with a whooshing sound. Along the way, any ghostly creature that was struck by the claw would instantly shatter into fragments and disperse as pure yin energy. The ghost claw seemed even darker and more menacing under the gloomy atmosphere, its power unmatched as it surged backward.

  It's no wonder that this divine ability, which requires a huge amount of time to complete in the Golden Elixir realm, can achieve such an effect. With just one swipe of the black, shiny ghost claw, dozens of fierce ghosts in front of them were instantly annihilated, leaving nothing behind. The ghost claw continued its momentum unabated, rumbling as it advanced further into the depths of the mountain cave.

  "The Dead Puppet Road has been breached by that little brat, and another of my demon slaves will arrive soon. The Living Ghost Object Road has also been opened halfway under the impact of two Golden Elixir clan members. Let me help you one more time to break through the Three Paths, Three Extinctions, and Great Slaughter Array. However, before that, we need to create some trouble to block the puppet's arrival, lest it ruins my plan."

  In a vast underground palace, the mysterious woman seen by Xiao Chen was sitting cross-legged on a jade plate, which was covered in strange blood-red stripes that twisted and turned, even pulsating at times, as if they were the blood vessels of a human body.

  "Hmph! Although you secretly plotted against me and sealed me away back then, you never thought that I would find a way to break free. Even though my physical body was sunk and sealed away by you, my divine consciousness has already been able to escape. Now, the many defensive formations in this grand array that were meant to prevent my escape have instead become tools for my aid." The woman's mouth curled up into a cold smile as she slowly closed her eyes. Suddenly, a look of pain appeared on her face as she meditated with her eyes closed, and a phantom figure gradually separated from her body, becoming more and more solid until it was completely indistinguishable from the real thing, identical to the woman in the jade dish.

  "Hehe, the show is about to begin!" The woman giggled and flashed a few hints of charm on her face before vanishing into thin air.