At this moment, there were several tens of grey clouds of mist of various sizes hovering at the center of the lake. Curls of blue water vapor that were as thick as a finger were continuously drifting out from the surface of the lake before being drawn into the grey mist.
Within each cloud of gray mist, one could vaguely see a green ghost head.
These ghostly heads didn't have noses above their mouths, only a single ear, and a pair of pupils on each side of their heads. At the top of their heads, there was also a fist-sized eye that was tightly shut, giving them a very strange appearance.
These ghostly heads were excitedly swaying their heads as they devoured the blue water vapor with great relish.
Right at this moment, an ear-piercing sound of something tearing through the air sounded from the distant horizon. Spiritual light flashed above the grey mountain range, following which specks of light of different colors appeared in quick succession.
"Not good, it seems that human cultivators have arrived! Hide!" A panicked voice screamed from within the grey mist.
Immediately afterward, the grey mist fell down and dispersed with a pop, revealing a ghostly being that was entirely green in color and had a large head that was completely disproportionate to its body. Its head was exactly the same as the ghostly head that had appeared in the grey mist.
These were the Seven Aperture Ghosts that Liu Ming and the others had mentioned.
As soon as this ghost appeared, it impatiently burrowed into a mound beside the lake.
Immediately afterward, some of the other grey mist also dispersed and Seven Aperture Ghosts emerged from it, burrowing into the other mounds in a flash.
In just a few breaths of time, there were only a few clouds of grey mist that were slightly larger than the others left in the air above the lake.
"Hmph, what are you panicking for? If the humans truly wanted to exterminate us, we wouldn't have been able to survive here. In my opinion, new business has arrived. Tsk tsk. " A green-eyed ghostly being leaped out of one of the clouds of mist without the slightest hint of fear on its face. Instead, it shook its head before soaring into the sky as a streak of grey Qi to meet the ghostly being head-on.
"You bunch of cowards! This is clearly another opportunity to strike it rich. Let's see what treasures the human cultivators have given us this time! " In another cloud of grey mist, a ghostly head with blood-red pupils jumped out and chased after it with a grim smile.
After hesitating for a while, the remaining Seven Aperture Ghosts in the grey mist also followed carefully, but they still kept a short distance from the two Seven Aperture Ghosts.
After a while, the escape lights of different colors stopped over the entire lake, revealing their figures. It was Liu Ming and the others.
As the grey gas rolled in front of them, a few Seven Aperture Ghosts appeared.
"Since you've come from afar, you must be here to make a deal, right? Tell me, what information do you want to inquire about this time?" Before everyone could speak, the Seven Apertures Ghost with blood-red pupils spoke first.
Although the gray mist transformed by this Seven Aperture Ghost was a bit bigger than the other ghosts, it only had the cultivation of the Condensation Period later stage. However, facing Liu Ming and others, it didn't show the slightest timidity in its tone.
"I'm sorry, this time, we are ordered to annihilate you!" The yellow-faced cultivator surnamed Min sneered and waved his sleeve without any warning. His sword fingers condensed and a grey streak of light flashed through the air.
A deep and resounding sword cry rang out!
At the top of the Seven Aperture Ghost with blood-red pupils, there was a dazzling gray light. A gray giant sword surged in the wind. After a slight tremble, it turned into a gray rainbow and slashed down.
"You guys …"
The Seven Aperture Ghost with blood-red pupils had a sudden change of expression. The gray mist around him shrank, and the eye on his head suddenly opened. A bloody light beam as thick as an arm surged out, directly facing the gray rainbow.
A loud sound rang out, and the blood-red light beam shattered into specks of red light in the blink of an eye under the fierce impact of the grey light beam.
A gray light flashed.
The whole mist was split into two, and the Seven Aperture Ghost with blood-red pupils also turned into two halves and fell from the air.
From the moment the captain attacked to the moment he killed the Blood-eyed Seven Aperture Ghost, it was almost a breath's time. This caused the other ghosts, including the Blood-eyed Seven Aperture Ghost, to change their expressions drastically. They hurriedly turned into clouds of grey mist and escaped towards the lake.
"Captain, what are you doing? Aren't we going to make a deal with the Seven Aperture Ghost?" The muscular man with the bow and arrow on his back recovered at this moment and asked in surprise.
"Can't you see this? These Seven Aperture Ghost are now unscrupulously negotiating with us! If we don't teach them a lesson, they will take advantage of us. "The old man with a hunchback smiled deeply and transmitted his voice to everyone.
Liu Ming on the side had no opinion on the captain's approach. After his figure flickered slightly, he appeared ghostly in front of the green eyed ghost that couldn't escape in time with a series of afterimages.
With a flick of his sleeve, a red light blasted out. After spinning in the air, it turned into a dark red ring and fell down, trapping the green-eyed Seven Orifices Ghost in it.
This ring was obtained by Liu Ming in the wild giant beast's belly that day. Although this thing was just an ordinary superb spiritual weapon, it was more than enough to trap low-level ghosts.
"You human cultivators are not trustworthy. Previously, you agreed to live in peace with us. We are responsible for providing intelligence, and you will exchange corresponding resources with us. How can you go back on your words now!?" After the Green Aperture Ghost moved left and right for a while, it was forced back by the dark red flame that rose from the dark red ring. It suddenly roared in exasperation.
"Oh? I don't remember such an agreement. However, if you can really provide us with the intelligence we need, then we can let you live. " The man with the surname Min appeared on the side in a flash. He put away the small gray sword in his hand and said faintly.
"You want to get the information from my mouth without spending a single cent? It's simply wishful thinking!" When the Green Aperture Ghost heard that a few people asked for intelligence, its eyes rolled a little. It seemed to calm down a little, and it replied with some disdain.
Hearing this, Liu Ming had a noncommittal expression. He couldn't help but clench his fist lightly. The spirit pattern on the red ring flashed, and the entire ring suddenly tightened a little.
"Don't, don't …" Seeing this, the Green Aperture Ghost's weird face suddenly showed a horrified expression, and it shouted in panic.
At this moment, the ghost's entire head was distorted under the compression of the ring. It was very hideous, and a fist-sized eyeball on top of its head was rolling back and forth.
"Since you don't want to cooperate, then it seems that we can only find someone to cooperate with us." As Liu Ming said, he clenched his fist a little more intentionally or unintentionally.
As the red ring shrank smaller and smaller, the head of the Seven Aperture Ghost with green pupils was completely distorted, and it screamed loudly.
The screams caused the entire lake below to tremble.
"This human clan friend, please wait!"
At this moment, a cloud of gray mist with the size of ten meters flashed out from a mound of ten meters by the lake below, rolling toward them.
Judging from the aura exuded by this gray mist, the Seven Aperture Ghost in it should have the cultivation of the Crystallization Period later stage, but it was much weaker than any of the people in the team.
The man with the surname Min winked at Liu Ming, signaling him to release the ring. At the same time, his figure flickered and greeted the gray mist.
"It's the Seven Aperture Ghost King." On the other side, the hunchback old man said faintly.
"It turns out that the Ghost King is here. I haven't seen you for a long time!" After the woman in red shirt giggled, her figure flickered toward the Ghost King.
In the blink of an eye, the woman in red shirt and the captain surrounded the gray mist in the middle.
"Two human clan friends have come from afar. If you need our Seven Aperture Ghost Clan's help, just tell us. There is no need to resort to violence!"
As the gray mist shrank, a ghost with the same head and small body was revealed. Its head occupied half the size of the whole body. It looked similar to other Seven Aperture Ghost, but its face was abnormally old. The one eye on top of its head was flashing a faint golden light.
"We really want to inquire about something, but not everyone in your tribe can trade with us." The man surnamed Min said coldly with a gloomy face.
"Haha, Fellow Daoist, calm your anger. It was indeed my clan that was in the wrong in this matter. However, you're a guest. So long as you're able to pay a suitable price, my clan will naturally do its best to provide all of you with useful information … I wonder if that Fellow Daoist can release the juniors of my clan first? The Seven Aperture Ghost King cupped his hands in front of his chest and said very politely. He didn't even mention the red-eyed Seven Aperture Ghost that was just killed.
When the man surnamed Min heard this, his face relaxed a little. He looked back at Liu Ming and nodded.
Liu Ming waved one hand, and the dark red ring made a "ding" sound, then it turned into a roll of red light and flew out from the green-eyed Seven Aperture Ghost. After a hover, it flew back to Liu Ming's hand.
As soon as the green-eyed Seven Aperture Ghost got away, he exclaimed and quickly turned into a cloud of gray light. He flew back to a mound by the lake and disappeared.
"Thank you, fellow friend. May I ask what information you want to obtain this time? I'll see if I can help." Seeing this, the Seven Aperture Ghost King looked a little more respectful, and he said so.
"Recently, a fortress of our Human Clan was destroyed, and we lost a Good Fortune Bowl. That fortress is not too far from here. Your noble is well-informed, so you must have heard about it. We came here to find this Good Fortune Bowl. I wonder if your noble can provide us with some clues? By the way, there are a lot of Ghost Clan spiritual artifacts here. They were seized from the previous battle with the ghost army. You can take a look first. " As Friar Min said, he flipped his palm, and a gray cloth bag fell into his hand. He gently threw it to the Seven Aperture Ghost King.
The Seven Aperture Ghost King quietly took the cloth bag with his small green shriveled hands. A hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
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