When the old ghost saw the formation diagram on the stone wall, his face instantly turned ashen. He let out a roar and suddenly froze in place.
The old ghost was surrounded by a blood - red aura. The rich and bloody evil qi filled the entire tomb chamber. With his fingers like knives, he lunged at Yu Nian.
His strength was extremely great, like a heavy iron hammer. If he were to strike someone, they would surely be smashed to pieces!
Yu Nian nimbly dodged to the side. After precisely leading the old ghost into the drawn talisman formation, he suddenly threw out talisman papers and sent the old ghost flying to the ground.
Unexpectedly, the old ghost was extremely cunning. Seeing that he couldn't reach Yu Nian, he suddenly bent his arm and attacked Deng Yang.
The familiar sense of suffocation welled up instantly. Deng Yang rolled his eyes and cursed at the old ghost, "You've done so many evil deeds and still refuse to repent. You even ate your own wife and children. You're bound to be punished!"
The old ghost suddenly sneered disdainfully, "What a joke! When I was fighting for the old emperor back then, you guys didn't even exist! I was once a famous general. Why should I be trapped in this narrow ancient tomb? Once I devour that little bitch, I can return to the human world. My soul will be immortal, and I'll be able to live forever. I can choose any body I want!"
Yu Nian frowned coldly and scoffed, "You're dreaming."
With that, Yu Nian quickly flipped his wrist and activated the talisman formation.
The old ghost felt a sudden heat in his palm. Several strands of purple - blue flames surged from all directions and hit him one after another, causing him excruciating pain!
The old ghost roared and let go of his hand. Immediately, two charred handprints like cool tattoos appeared on Deng Yang's neck.
The old ghost's eyes suddenly rolled. He moved again and quickly pounced in front of the female ghost. Opening his huge bloody mouth, he was about to swallow Bai Siyan whole!
Bai Siyan's face was distorted and hideous to the extreme under the old ghost's bloody and evil aura. She kept screaming for help.
Yu Nian's expression suddenly turned fierce. If the old ghost were really allowed to devour the female ghost, the situation would truly get out of control!
Feng Chengyuan quickly caught the Bagua mirror thrown by Guan Sheng and violently slammed it on the old ghost's head.
There were cinnabar talismans drawn by Yu Nian on the Bagua mirror in advance. Hitting the old ghost now was as painful as being burned by fire.
The old ghost winced in pain and quickly retracted his mouth.
He was stunned for a while. He never expected that Feng Chengyuan, a mere mortal, would dare to hit him. But seeing the abundant spiritual qi on Feng Chengyuan, a greedy look flashed in the old ghost's eyes.
He quickly reached out his hand and attacked Feng Chengyuan's chest, trying to pull out Feng Chengyuan's living soul and take it for himself.
But before he could touch Feng Chengyuan, a huge talisman net descended from the sky and tightly wrapped the old ghost in it.
Yu Nian seized the opportunity. He transformed his spiritual sense into a sword, cut his finger, and smeared all the blood on the blade. Then, like a swift wind, he accurately stabbed at the old ghost's chest.
The next second, a heart - rending scream of the ghost came out, and the old ghost suddenly knelt on the ground.
Although he was stabbed through by Yu Nian, he still didn't dissipate.
But he was really scared now. He begged Yu Nian for mercy, "Taoist priest, I don't want to die. Please spare me! Don't you cultivators advocate mercy?"
Yu Nian glanced down at the old ghost for a moment and sneered, "Mercy? When you devoured their souls and made them never reincarnate, did you know what mercy was?"
If this old ghost was left in the world, in the long run, he would still harm the human world.
Yu Nian pasted a talisman paper on the old ghost. Immediately, the old ghost fell silent and returned to his appearance before death.
Before leaving the ancient tomb, Yu Nian burned two paper ingots to summon the ghost messengers from the underworld. He handed the female ghost to them to be taken back to the underworld for judgment.
When everyone walked out of the ancient tomb, the sky was already faintly turning white. The first ray of dawn shone on them just right. Immediately, the old ghost in Yu Nian's hand made a sizzling sound like roasting meat.
Yu Nian explained, "No matter how fierce a ghost is, they all have a common weakness - they're afraid of sunlight."
When everyone walked down the mountain, they all looked a bit disheveled.
Just then, two wood - cutting villagers passed by the mountain pass. They stared at each other in surprise for a while, and then one of them suddenly let out a shrill scream, "Ghosts!"
Then they dropped their firewood and ran away, crying as they ran.
Everyone:.........?
Jiang Jin scoffed, "Such a fuss."
Then he turned to look at Deng Yang and was suddenly startled, "Holy shit!"
Everyone had been in the ancient tomb for too long, and everyone's face was deathly pale. Yu Nian was still dragging a half - dead old ghost. It was no wonder they were scary!
Everyone found the village head and explained the situation in the ancient tomb. At first, the village head was skeptical, but when he saw the hideous and terrifying old ghost in Yu Nian's hand, he immediately believed them.
The dry firewood crackled. The moment the bones were burned, the stench of the corpse spread to every corner of Taohua Village.
The on - looking villagers immediately covered their noses and scattered. Some of the villagers couldn't hold it back and vomited while holding onto the tree roots.
Yu Nian was the closest to the corpse, but there was never any extra expression on his face. To prevent the remaining resentment of the old ghost from affecting the villagers in Taohua Village, Yu Nian recited a scripture.
His voice was clear and soothing. The black qi that had been frantically fleeing suddenly stopped and finally completely dissipated in the human world under the sunlight.
With the old ghost eliminated, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Yu Nian and the others were about to leave, and Guan Sheng saw them off to the village entrance.
He seemed to have something to say to Yu Nian, but in the end, he just pursed his lips and said nothing.
Just before the car was about to start, Yu Nian suddenly said to Guan Sheng, "Get in the car."
Guan Sheng was stunned for a moment, and his heart immediately filled with joy. But he was a bit reserved and asked, "Can I... go with you guys?"
Yu Nian nodded, "Of course. Have you forgotten our agreement? I still haven't invited you to dinner."
Guan Sheng happily nodded and followed everyone back to the Qingxin Temple.
...........
The matter of the old ghost came to an end, and the archaeology department returned to tranquility.
After Professor Sun woke up, he investigated a lot of materials and finally sorted out the whole story clearly.
The old ghost's original name was Gu Yue. He was indeed a brave and battle - hardened general.
He had great ambitions. After making many military achievements, he had a rebellious heart and wanted to replace the emperor.
Unexpectedly, the emperor had long been jealous of his great achievements and saw through his thoughts. So he set up a Hongmen Banquet and invited Gu Yue over.
On the surface, it was to welcome Gu Yue, but in fact, he set up a heavy formation in the palace and directly killed Gu Yue.
Afterwards, the royal family was worried that this matter would leave a bad reputation for the world and was also afraid that Gu Yue's ghost would cause trouble. So they invited a Taoist priest to seal his coffin.
They also engraved the words "Open the coffin and die" on the coffin to warn people to stay away from this tomb.
It wasn't until recently that the archaeological team led by Professor Sun opened Gu Yue's coffin that the old ghost was able to see the light of day again.