Chapter 467: Chapter 423: Mountain Gods and Wild Ghosts

Jiang Yuebai and the other two couldn’t see what was happening outside, unable to ’witness’ the might of the Refining Void Great Power. They could only feel their body instincts react with hair on end, Golden Core tightening, a suppression from an invisible authority, leaving them without any strength to resist.

Wenn Miao frowned tightly and quickly said, "I’ll block the aftermath of the battle method, there’s a small world not far from here, you all go in first to take shelter."

As soon as she spoke, not waiting for Jiang Yuebai and the others to say anything, Wenn Miao disappeared in a flash, the Cloud-Breaking Charge was violently shaken apart by a massive force.

The external forces were too powerful for the three of them to resist, tumbling and toppling in the violently spinning Cloud-Breaking Charge.

"Anan, grab my hand!"

"I swear I won’t talk nonsense ever again—"

"Xie Jingshan, let go of my leg!"

"Little Bai, it’s cracking open on this side!"

"Anan, watch out!"

Bam!

...

The world spun violently, as if taking a heavy blow.

In the sharp ringing in her ears, the foul stench of mud hit her nostrils, Jiang Yuebai felt as if her whole body had been trampled countless times, even her hair pained and numbed intolerably. She tried to get up, but couldn’t move a single finger, her surroundings seemingly devoid of any Spiritual Energy, making her feel suffocated and uncomfortable.

The battle method of Refining Void cultivators, terrifying indeed!

Not only did they have no power to resist, even the Cloud-Breaking Charge was shattered by the aftermath when entering this small world.

At this moment, all of Jiang Yuebai’s beautiful fantasies about the Upper Realm vanished into smoke, her whole being started to tense up, feeling immense pressure and crisis.

In the Earth Spiritual Realm, with her Late-Stage Golden Core Cultivation, as long as she wasn’t too arrogant looking for death, she could basically walk sideways.

But this time, merely on the way to the Upper Realm, just brushed by the aftermath of the battle method of a Refining Void Great Power, she almost perished on the spot, it’s too terrifying!

And why did these two Refining Void Great Powers need to battle method? Couldn’t they just sit down and talk things over?

So excessive!

Lying on the ground for a moment, Jiang Yuebai slowly regained her strength and supported herself up.

Surveying her surroundings, she realized she had fallen into a deep pit at the edge of a mountain forest, this pit shouldn’t be her doing...right?

As far as she could see, the place was desolate, with no sign of Lu Nanzhi or Xie Jingshan.

Jiang Yuebai released her Divine Sense to explore, seeing no one, even animals were scarce in the forest, and the Spiritual Energy here was sparse, even more so than the mortal world of the Earth Spiritual Realm.

"With such scarce Spiritual Energy, even Foundation Establishment is tough, could this world not have any cultivators?"

Jiang Yuebai slowly stood up, searching around, she ultimately didn’t see if the Cloud-Breaking Charge was blown apart or struck away.

Without the Cloud-Breaking Charge, it would be hard to leave this world.

Jiang Yuebai looked up at the sky, wondering when Wenn Miao would come to find them.

Wenn Miao’s cultivation dominated in the Earth Spiritual Realm, but facing two Refining Void Great Powers, she’s just a weakling, especially in the dangerous void, Jiang Yuebai just hoped Wenn Miao could escape smoothly and be safe.

"No point relying on Ancestor, first find Anan and Xie Jingshan, then find the locals to inquire about a way out."

Jiang Yuebai raised her hand to touch the Crescent Pendant on her neck, instantly transforming into a medicine collecting girl in coarse cloth, carrying a basket woven from White Vine, hobbled into the forest, and walked down the mountain.

The forest was sparse, not abundant in resources, Jiang Yuebai walked for over half an hour without seeing a single plant with Spiritual Energy, and the surrounding Yin Qi was quite heavy, under the tree shades it was especially chilly.

Jiang Yuebai concealed her presence and soared into the sky, overlooking the land, only to see continuous rolling hills, not steep but very gentle, the forest area vast, extending beyond the eye’s reach.

Jiang Yuebai flew for a while, scanning the land, still seeing no sign of Lu Nanzhi or Xie Jingshan, not knowing where they had fallen.

As the sun slanted westward, the sky gradually dimmed.

Jiang Yuebai took a brief rest in the forest, primarily not leaving the area too quickly, fearing that Lu Nanzhi and the others might be nearby, and she might miss them if she moved too fast.

"Tonight, I’ll stay in the forest for the night, if I still can’t find them, I’ll soar out tomorrow and find the locals to inquire about the situation first."

Jiang Yuebai made a silent resolution, released Little Green, concealing its presence to keep watch around.

At this moment, a gust of mountain wind howled by, carrying a chill of Yin energy.

As Little Green moved, Jiang Yuebai immediately restrained it, secretly activating the Heavenly Eye Technique, seeing strands of gray Yin Qi rising from the forest floor, surging toward her, converging under her feet into a withered, pale ghostly hand, grabbing her ankle fiercely.

Jiang Yuebai stood still, the ghostly hand seemingly not expecting her lack of reaction, froze there awkwardly.

"Sob sob... I died so tragically..."

A cold, mournful cry came from behind Jiang Yuebai, with a chilling intent.

Jiang Yuebai broke free from the ghostly grip, turned around, and shouted towards the forest, "Then come out, and I’ll let you die less tragically?"

The cry abruptly halted, on the Little Green Lantern appeared a series of ’hahaha’, with phosphorescent flames trembling on either side.

Suddenly, strong winds stirred, surrounding trees swayed violently, shadows cast by the moonlight made them appear like the menacing figures of Evil Ghosts, atmosphere terrifying.

But that was all.

Jiang Yuebai’s expression remained indifferent, somewhat disappointed.

"Is that it? Little Green, show it what a real ghost is!"

As her words fell, tendrils of black smoke seeped from the Little Green Lantern, transforming upon hitting the ground into a solid-bodied, ferocious-faced Long-Tongued Ghost.

The wind suddenly ceased, the Yin Qi underfoot rapidly gathered into a mass, fleeing in terror.

The Long-Tongued Ghost’s scarlet tongue lashed out towards the retreating Yin Qi, immediately knocking out a half-transparent ghostly figure, dropping it to the ground.

"Mercy, Immortal! Mercy!!"

A white-clad female ghost with disheveled hair cried out, kowtowing to plead for mercy.

"Immortal?"

Jiang Yuebai questioned with a frown, slowly walking over, the black ghost mist from the Long-Tongued Ghost had already encircled the white-clad female ghost, making escape from heaven or earth impossible.

"Do you call all senior experts here as Immortal?" Jiang Yuebai asked.

The white-clad female ghost, her hair disheveled, complexion green, cried blood from her seven apertures, cautiously raised her head to glance at Jiang Yuebai.

"Is Immortal from outside?"

"None of your business!" Jiang Yuebai rebuked, disinclined to fabricate any background, the more said, the more mistakes made, better left unsaid.

She examined the ghost closely, her Heavenly Eye Technique penetrating the ghost’s body, discovering traces of... Incense Fire Qi?

"Explain your origin and background."

The ghost shivered on her knees, not daring to resist Jiang Yuebai’s profoundness, she confessed honestly.

"I’m a Mountain God of Guihun Ridge, ruling over this hundred-mile forest."

"Mountain God? A mere Wandering Ghost like you dares to falsely claim divinity? Moreover, if you’re a guardian Mountain God, why did you pretend to be a ghost to scare me?" Jiang Yuebai glared at her.

The ghost cowered, "Isn’t it because the temple’s incense fire offerings have been sparse lately, so..."

Jiang Yuebai came to a sudden realization, "Good heavens, you’re the one pretending to be a ghost to scare people, then stepping forward to exorcise the ghost and ward off demons to earn incense fire offerings from the local villagers, aren’t you?"

The ghost gave two awkward laughs, covering half her face with long hair.

"Pardon my poor conduct, Immortal, it’s for livelihood’s sake, out of necessity, purely out of necessity."

"Who’s the Realm Lord of this world?" Jiang Yuebai continued her inquiry.

The ghost hesitated, "This world hasn’t had a Realm Lord for over a hundred years, Spiritual Energy gradually withers, entering the Destruction Period, all capable Immortal Dao Sects have left, and the adept Divine Dao Cultivators have withdrawn too, only us remaining little ghosts with no ability to escape, staying to scrape some incense fire and struggle for a sliver of opportunity to cultivate, barely surviving."

Jiang Yuebai furrowed her brows, just as the Supreme Elder had foretold, trapped in a soon-to-be-destroyed small world, if she couldn’t find a way out, wouldn’t she die if this world exploded in a few days?

"Where is your Mountain God Temple, take me there."

She must quickly find Lu Nanzhi and Xie Jingshan, and locate her Cloud-Breaking Charge. As long as it’s not shattered to pieces, she could repair it.

To achieve these quickly, she’ll need to establish friendly communication with the local ghosts and build some rapport.