Within Guangqing City.

A ghostly figure kept flickering through the city at an incredible speed, like a phantom.

Any White Lotus Sect Members blocking his path were no match for him, easily slaughtered.

However, this ghostly figure only focused his gaze on the martial artists of the White Lotus Sect, completely ignoring the regular members, gliding past them effortlessly.

Ghost Blade, Xie Jiuque!

"Pfft!"

After once again slashing down a fervent-minded White Lotus Sect member, Xie Jiuque let out a soft exclamation and raised his hand to look at his curved blade.

Blood was slowly dripping off the blade, revealing its sharp edge.

This Ghost Blade had been his old companion for decades, incredibly sharp, long intertwined with his soul.

Just as he was killing that White Lotus Sect member, he suddenly felt a sense of resistance.

"How could an ordinary martial artist possibly withstand the Ghost Blade of an old man like me...?"

Just then, three White Lotus Sect members, heads wrapped in white scarves, surrounded Xie Jiuque with many figures.

The eyes of these three figures were bright, temples slightly protruded, breath long; they were obviously powerful martial artists.

"Ghost Blade Xie Jiuque... didn’t expect you to side with the Imperial Court!"

Among them, a green-faced giant spoke disdainfully.

"You are... the Three Ghosts of Shannan?"

Xie Jiuque’s tone was also somewhat surprised; he actually recognized all three of them.

Originally wandering in Qingzhou, Youzhou and other places, self-proclaimed ’Three Ghosts of Shannan’.

Most importantly, these three were triplets, best at combined assault techniques, and all were Grandmaster Realm martial artists.

When joined forces, they could even contend with Innate Realm martial artists.

With their prowess, they carved a huge reputation in the northern martial arts world, becoming one of the giants of Martial Dao.

"Hehe..."

Xie Jiuque sneered, "I didn’t expect you three to join the White Lotus Sect either?"

"What could the mere White Lotus Sect have to make you risk your lives?"

"You don’t understand..."

Yang Zhi the Green-faced Ghost laughed, "Mother of Non-birth is the true deity."

"Only by believing in her can we reach the peak of Martial Dao and become Celestial Beings!"

"Indeed."

The second Red-haired Ghost shook his head, "Xie Jiuque, we give you a chance, quickly convert to Mother of Non-birth, only then can you reach the Other Shore Realm."

The third One-eyed Ghost coldly said, "If you do not join the White Lotus, then go die!"

"Foolishly stubborn...!"

Xie Jiuque grew tired of speaking with them, took a step forward, and charged at the three.

Ten years ago, none of these three could challenge him individually.

Ten years later, after advancing to the Innate Realm, these three remained Grandmaster Realm martial artists, how could they be his opponents?

"Stop him!"

The Green-faced Ghost shouted, the numerous sect members they brought with them all charged fearlessly at Xie Jiuque.

This group of members was no match for Xie Jiuque, with a mere flick he slayed several.

But there were too many.

In the brief moment these people entangled Xie Jiuque, the Green-faced Ghost, Red-haired Ghost, and One-eyed Ghost swiftly raised their hands, revealing three long, apricot-yellow incense sticks.

A shock of inner strength ignited the nine incense sticks instantly, smoke swirling.

The three clasped their hands together in prayer, with the incense crossed at their chests, reverently honoring the incense.

The Green-faced Ghost swiftly spoke: "The Flag and Drum incense burner awakens three altars, one drum beat shakes heaven, the second drum beat shakes earth, I strike the ghostly gong causing heaven and earth to tremble, burning incense summoning the mage, inviting the mage Lü Dongbin, wielding a sword to cut demons before the altar, divine soldiers rush in response to the command."

Suddenly, golden light flashed, the Green-faced Ghost grasped and caught an almost transparent longsword.

Almost simultaneously.

Red-haired Ghost and One-eyed Ghost quickly mumbled their incantations.

"Invitation to the god, god invites the body. God invites for what reason at this altar. Wishing to invite the fierce generals at this altar. The two masters of golden light are at the forefront. Subdue and kill General Wuchang, five-step one-threaded Word Wheel, True God Great Bodhisattva Pu’an!"

"Three sticks of bright incense pierce the gate of heaven. Taibai Jinxing in the Yuyu Hall, ordered by the Jade Emperor to the altar, Southern Dipper and Beidou all descend, chaos erupts at the Vast Heaven Golden Palace. Ziwei Palace opens grand chariot, true words incant spell inviting the Immortal Gods, left inviting Six Ding Divine Generals, right inviting Six Jia Divine Soldiers, Celestial Soldiers and Generals accompany each other. Chasing down all evil ghosts and spirits in the world."

"Marshal Tongtian leads celestial soldiers, Immortal Master Bai He follows me, with thousands’ invites, thousands respond, ten thousand’s invites, ten thousand are answered. The disciple prays in one heart with three bows, inviting the ancestral god to descend, supporting the divination child’s body and face, supporting the divination child to declare distinctly, divine soldiers firing urgently in accordance with the command."

"Buzz..."

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, two more beams of golden light emerged from Red-haired Ghost and One-eyed Ghost.

The three held the long incense in their hands, and upon finishing their chant, the incense burned rapidly, in an instant, burned out, transformed into nine strands of green smoke, and poured into their noses and mouths.

With a jolt, the three opened their eyes wide, divine light flashing.

Three different golden illusions slowly appeared behind them.

Behind the Green-faced Ghost, there was a young man holding the Three-foot Cyan Peak, wearing a Daoist robe.

Behind the Red-haired Ghost, was a Vajra holding a long sword with angry eyes.

Behind the One-eyed Ghost, was a silver-armored general wielding a spear.

The gleaming divine figures brought an eerie oppression upon Xie Jiuque.

"This is... Divine Strike?"

"Immortal Family’s techniques!"

Xie Jiuque was shocked, quickly retreating.

But more White Lotus Sect members surged forward, trapping him in the alley.

"Where will you run!"

The Green-faced Ghost roared, rushing forward, the figure behind pointed the longsword towards Xie Jiuque, and a fierce Sword Qi surged forth, rushing towards Xie Jiuque.

"Clang!"

Xie Jiuque swiftly dodged, while his Ghost Blade also slashed at the Sword Qi, barely cutting through it.

"Two fellow Daoists, assist me in slaying this disrespectful to Immortal Gods fellow."

"Indeed!"

The three shamelessly called out, all attacking Xie Jiuque.

"Damn!"

Xie Jiuque cursed angeredly, reluctantly raising his blade to fight.

The Ghost Blade in his hand formed into flickering illusions, continually slashing at the three.

With the protection of the three golden illusions, the Three Ghosts showed no intention of dodging or defending, instead, boldly enduring the Ghost Blade’s strikes, targeting Xie Jiuque.

"Pfft!"

Xie Jiuque narrowly avoided a sword, using the Ghost Blade to deflect another, but ultimately couldn’t dodge a spear that pierced his back, forcing him to retreat awkwardly.

"Don’t think you can escape!"

"Damn it! Die, old man!"

Xie Jiuque roared, his form once again turning ghostly, with several dark shadows appearing behind him, each holding a curved blade.

"Demons and monsters, evil ghosts unleashed!"

In an instant, over a dozen ghostly figures wielding curved blades slashed towards the three golden light phantoms.

The flickering of blades and shadows continuously flashed and erupted in the narrow alley, demolishing many buildings amidst the four-person battle.

From afar, many Dragon-soaring Army soldiers noticed the fierce fight here and hurried over to assist Xie Jiuque against the Three Ghosts of Shannan.

Unfortunately, after the three called upon divine possession, any single one of them was powerful enough to suppress Xie Jiuque, possessing true Innate strength.

Not to mention that the three joined forces, pushing Xie Jiuque back continuously.

The other Dragon-soaring Army reinforcements were no match either, quickly suffering heavy casualties.

"Pfft!"

Another sword stabbed forth, and Xie Jiuque quickly dodged, but still ended up with a noticeable wound across his chest.

"Die!"

The Red-haired Ghost shouted angrily, swinging down a golden long blade phantom.

"Clang!"

A loud noise echoed, yet the golden long blade phantom strangely halted in mid-air, as if blocked by something.

Upon closer inspection, beneath the golden long blade phantom appeared a one-armed old man, coldly staring at the three.

Xu Mujun!

At a critical moment, Xu Mujun arrived!

"General...!"

Xie Jiuque exclaimed with joy, but then felt some concern.

These three were blessed by divine possession, their strength far surpassing ordinary Innate power.

If...

"You withdraw first, find where the White Lotus Sect Holy Mother is."

Xie Jiuque hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Subordinate obeys!"

Xie Jiuque quickly retreated, the One-eyed Ghost attempted to give chase, but Xu Mujun casually swung a blade.

"Boom!"

Scarlet sword qi swept down, immediately cleaving the One-eyed Ghost’s spear in two.

"You are... Xu Mujun!"

This strike finally woke the Three Ghosts of Shannan from their divine possession.

The Green-faced Ghost looked at Xu Mujun with delight, laughing loudly, "Hahaha..."

"The Holy Mother once said, as long as we kill Xu Mujun, we can ascend the true path of the Immortal Gods!"

"Brothers, let’s join forces to kill the enemy!"

"Kill the enemy!"

"Kill the enemy!"

The two roared in anger, striding forward to attack Xu Mujun!

"Divine Sword!"

"Divine Blade!"

"Divine Spear!"

Three golden gleaming weapons swept in, especially the One-eyed Ghost’s spear, which faintly shimmered as it restored itself to its original form.

Facing the combined assault of the three, Xu Mujun’s calm eyes flashed with a trace of disdain.

"Summoning God?"

"Which celestial being did you summon?"

"The fate of Great Yu aligns with the heavens; even true Immortal Gods retreat, let alone you ninth-rate spirits!"

"Boom!"

A blade descended, blood-red sword qi swept out, instantly severing the fastest golden long sword phantom.

The single-armed figure swiftly moved forward, suddenly appearing before the Green-faced Ghost.

The Green-faced Ghost’s expression changed drastically, reaching out to grab his longsword, sending it shooting out, while the golden phantom behind him slashed with another sword.

"Heh~"

"Borrowing divine power to forcibly enhance your strength is nothing but a shortcut."

With those words, he flickered through the gap between two long swords, quickly bypassing the Green-faced Ghost’s side.

A thin line slowly emerged on the Green-faced Ghost’s neck.

"How... how is this possible...!"

The Green-faced Ghost instinctively clutched his neck, eyes full of disbelief.

Wanting to turn back, he found he couldn’t move his head at all.

As he made this motion, his entire head rolled to the ground.

Whisps of green smoke slowly wafted from his bleeding neck, dissipating into the air.

And the golden phantom behind him shattered forcefully.

"Brother!"

"Brother!"

The Red-haired Ghost and One-eyed Ghost roared in anger, unable to believe their brother had just died so easily before their eyes.

Their brother was previously a Grandmaster Realm Martial Artist, and after divine possession, his strength suppressed Innate Realm Martial Artists.

How could this...

The two thought no more, eyes filled with hatred, shouting angrily as they charged at Xu Mujun.

"Xu Mujun... meet your fate!"

The two roared, while Xu Mujun stood calmly, slowly turning his head.

In his previously calm eyes, a hint of realization suddenly appeared.

"Divine possession?"

"I see, this so-called ’god’ isn’t a true Immortal God, but rather a... will of the world."

"I can feel it... the Martial God Realm!"

"Die...!"