I endured the excruciating pain and looked up. It was the white - haired boy. He was smiling with curved eyebrows. Suddenly, I didn't feel the pain as much, and I wasn't cold anymore.
"Go and save your friend," the white - clothed boy said as he gave me a Yuchang dagger.
I quickly nodded to thank him, let go of the soul - collecting banner, and stabbed the dagger into the belly of the big black cat.
The big black cat let out a pained "Meow~", released Ji Xiang, extended its thick and sharp cat claws, pushed off with its hind legs, and leaped at me like a fierce tiger pouncing on its prey.
Suddenly, my body moved uncontrollably. I swung the dagger sideways with my arm and slashed directly across the big black cat's neck.
Unexpectedly, the dagger was so sharp. With this slash, the big black cat's head was immediately separated from its body, and its black blood splashed all over me.
They say that black - cat blood can ward off evil, but when this cat's blood splashed on me, I didn't have any reaction at all. It seemed even more evil than evil spirits.
Just now, someone had possessed my body. After the black cat died, they left. I felt it should be Gu Yuan.
"Gu Yuan, is that you?"
"Yeah." Hearing his voice, I felt extremely at ease.
"Wait for me. I'll come back right away."
Gu Yuan didn't respond again. I endured the pain and got up from the ground. Staggering, I helped Ji Xiang up. When I wanted to thank the white - clothed boy, he had disappeared.
The ghost gate closed at this moment, and the souls in the soul - collecting banner were also taken into it. As for that boy, it was as if he had never appeared.
But the Yuchang dagger was still in my hand, which meant that this person really existed.
"Hurry up. The time of one incense stick is almost up," Ji Xiang's words pulled me back to reality.
He took me and with a turn of our figures, we were back at the hall. Just as I was about to go in and look for Gu Yuan, I heard a strange voice.
"I didn't expect that Third Master's magical power could really reach the heavens. After opening the ghost gate and being trapped in the Immortal - Suppressing Formation, his soul could still leave his body to save people. I'm truly impressed after seeing it today," the speaker's voice seemed to come from the throat, very much like the person who called me that day.
"I'm just a minor earthly immortal. How can I compare with you, a demon king?" This was Gu Yuan speaking.
"Hahaha, Third Master, don't be so modest. An earthly immortal is still an immortal. Unlike us demons, if we don't have good fortune, we'll be demons for a lifetime."
"Well, now fortune has come. This girl's yin bones on the bed are a good thing. How about Third Master do me a favor and give them to me?"
"If you dare to touch her, do you believe that I'll reduce you to ashes?" When Gu Yuan said this, his voice was bone - chilling cold.
"I believe it. Of course I believe it. That's why I took advantage of your sudden decrease in magical power when you opened the ghost gate and set up this Immortal - Suppressing Formation to control you. I didn't expect you could still separate your soul to save people in the underworld. You're really a master. I'm truly convinced."
His voice paused for a moment and then continued, "But if you could break out of the formation and separate your soul once, I don't believe you'll risk your life to do it again."
"Your magical power has been almost exhausted. This formation is enough to control you for a while, and that's enough."
Gu Yuan was in danger. I wanted to go in, but Ji Xiang grabbed me and said, "Wait and see."
"Third Master, I'll take this girl away."
After saying that, a powerful wave of energy came from the room.
The room door was shaken off with a "bang". Ji Xiang pulled me aside. The door hit the opposite wall and shattered into pieces.
"What are you two sneaking around outside? Come in," the man inside said.
Seeing that we couldn't hide anymore, Ji Xiang pulled my arm and protected me behind him. He walked into the room along the side of the wall.
At this moment, Gu Yuan was trapped in a golden formation. He seemed to be injured.
I was very worried and wanted to go to him, but Gu Yuan slightly shook his head, signaling me not to act rashly.
When Ji Xiang saw this person, his face sank and he blurted out, "Demon King!"
"You, a gray immortal, have found a backer. You don't even kowtow when you see the Demon King," the person speaking wasn't the Demon King but the evil Taoist priest who almost killed me in the school complex building a few days ago.
It turned out that he was in the same group as the Demon King.
"Bah, you two are in cahoots. If you want me to kneel, you'll have to wait until the next life."
"Rip his mouth off for me."
The Demon King gave the order. His appearance was really like a cat. His golden pupils looked like cat's eyes, extremely terrifying, as if just one look could take away one's soul.
"Get out of the way, you dead toad," I bypassed Ji Xiang and stood in front of him.
The evil Taoist priest was quite surprised to see me. He didn't expect that the person the Demon King was looking for was me.
The steps that were just about to move forward suddenly retracted.
"Demon King, this is the girl who summoned the heavenly thunder that day."
"Not bad. I'll settle the old and new scores together. I didn't expect this girl to be quite attractive. I'll take her soul back with me and have some fun for a few days," the Demon King said.
"You'd better stay away from me. I failed to strike you dead that day, but I won't show any mercy today," I stood in front of Ji Xiang, looking fearless.
The evil Taoist priest actually believed me and didn't dare to step forward.
The Demon King was indeed a Demon King, cruel and bloodthirsty. Seeing that the evil Taoist priest didn't move, he picked him up with one hand and threw him out. The dead toad turned into a pile of black ash and scattered on the ground.
The next second, the Demon King's hand attacked my chest like lightning.
Ji Xiang suddenly raised his hand to block, but was stared at by the Demon King's eyes and stood still on the spot, as if trapped in some kind of magical formation.
Taking advantage of the moment when he was off - guard, I crouched down and rushed into the room, running straight towards Gu Yuan.
Before I could turn around, the black energy wave was blocked by a crescent - shaped white light. The white light dispersed the black energy and didn't stop but rushed straight towards the Demon King.
The Demon King wanted to dodge, but the white light was incredibly fast. With a "whoosh", it cut a gash on the Demon King's chest.
Blood flowed down his chest, which made me tremble with fear.
"Pfft." Gu Yuan, who was trapped in the Immortal - Suppressing Formation, could no longer hold on. He knelt on one knee and spat out a mouthful of blood, but still struggled not to faint.
"Gu Yuan." I didn't care about anything and rushed towards him. But the Immortal - Suppressing Formation was too powerful. As soon as I walked over, the powerful force sucked me outside the formation.
The feeling of being electrocuted was simply unbearable.
"Third Master is really risking his life," the Demon King said.
Seeing this, the Demon King pressed his chest and teleported in front of me. One of his hands reached for my neck.
The glass on the window shattered with a clatter. He Bi jumped in through the window. He lifted his sword and stabbed at the Demon King's arm.
The Demon King quickly retracted his arm and took a step back. Then the immortal spirit on He Bi's body separated from his body and fought with the Demon King.
He Bi supported me and asked Gu Yuan, "Third Master, are you okay?"
Gu Yuan was still holding on and said, "Save her."
I knew he was still worried about my safety. I really wanted to cry, but since I was in my soul form, I couldn't shed any tears even though I was wailing.
Seeing that He Bi's immortal spirit was at a disadvantage, it seemed that it couldn't hold on for long.
"He Bi, quickly save Gu Yuan. He can't hold on anymore," I leaned weakly on one side. I wanted to pull He Bi, but I couldn't touch him.
"Sister, don't worry. I have a magic treasure. This is a secret weapon left by my dad."
Saying that, he took out a talisman paper from his pocket, then lit incense and bowed to the four directions.
The yellow talisman in his hand burned without fire. The moment the white smoke drifted out.
Two more people appeared in the room.
He Bi was stunned and said, "Why is this happening? This talisman is supposed to be able to summon only one upper - realm immortal. Why did it summon two people?"