Unfortunately, before Xiao Hua could begin to comprehend the first level of the Dark Spring Technique, a ghostly wail could be heard from afar. As soon as this ghostly wail rang out, Xiao Hua's body immediately began to ripple indescribably. His heart also began to tremble.
Although he did not know what was coming, Xiao Hua knew in his heart that it must be a ghost that wandering souls were naturally afraid of.
Sure enough, when Xiao Hua hurriedly got up, the wandering souls that were previously wandering around were already panicking. They fled even faster than Xiao Hua!
"Damn it!" Xiao Hua cursed under his breath and flew up with the wandering souls.
"Ao Ao …" In just the time it took to brew a cup of tea, Xiao Hua and the other wandering souls were being chased by a group of ghosts. These ghosts looked different from the ones that Xiao Hua had seen before. The ghosts in the Yang Realm were mostly in the form of spirits. They could not take shape and could not be seen by the naked eye. However, the ghosts in the Netherworld were obviously more ferocious. Among the ghosts that were chasing after them, some were flying in the air, some were running on the ground, some were in the form of humans, and some were in the form of birds.
The tall ghost was in the form of a human. It was at least a hundred feet tall. On its huge skull, there were flashes of light that resembled flames. This ghost was completely black. Strange runes were engraved on its body. Every time it ran, there would be faint flashes of light.
The short ghost was in the form of a bull. It was only a few feet tall. On its small head, there were sharp horns that flashed with a green light. This ghost was also engraved with runes, but the texture was rough. As it flashed, it vaguely looked ferocious.
The ghost flying in the air was somewhat similar to the angels of the Holy Light Realm. However, this ghost was completely black. Long black hair covered its entire body. As its wings flapped, black smoke gushed out. On its open hands, there were sharp nails.
"Ah …" The ghosts were obviously faster than the wandering souls. When Xiao Hua turned his head to look, there were already bird-shaped ghosts flying down from the sky. Its sharp claws were sharper than flying swords and pierced into the head of a wandering soul. Where the huge force landed, the wandering soul's head was not torn apart. The wandering soul screamed in pain. The head fell to the ground and floated in midair, where several bird-like ghosts began to fight over it.
The headless wandering soul was still running away, but unfortunately, it had only run about a hundred steps before the tall ghost caught up with it in large strides. That several zhang large hand grabbed out of thin air and grabbed the wandering soul's arm. With a ripping sound, like paper being torn apart, the wandering soul's lower body was grabbed by the tall ghost. "Hahaha … …" The tall ghost grinned and laughed loudly. It opened its bloody mouth and stuffed the wandering soul's arm into its mouth. "Crunch crunch crunch" it began to chew. Even though there was no blood, Xiao Hua's expression changed when he heard the sound.
Xiao Hua had never thought that ghosts in the underworld could devour each other in such a cruel manner!
"Wuuu …" A gust of wind rolled up and a bird-like ghost swooped down from behind Xiao Hua's head. The sharp wind whistled and approached Xiao Hua's back. Xiao Hua knew that his body was frail. If he was injured by this ghost, his body would definitely be torn apart. Not to mention returning to the world of the living, even wandering in the River of Forgetfulness would be wishful thinking!
Xiao Hua panicked and raised his hand to use the Fist of the North Star to block. However, this ghost was much stronger than Ming Yi. Before Xiao Hua's fist could even touch the bird-like ghost, his body was already sent flying by the huge force.
Seeing that the flying sword-like arm was about to pierce his chest, Xiao Hua's feet involuntarily staggered. With a twist of his body, he actually used the Ethereal Steps at the critical moment, helping Xiao Hua to dodge the attack.
Since he had used the Ethereal Steps, the rest was easy. Xiao Hua's feet staggered in a picturesque manner as he nimbly dodged the bird-like ghost's attack. The bird-like ghost chased after Xiao Hua for a while. Seeing that it was fruitless, it let go of him. After all, there were countless wandering souls in the River of Forgetfulness!
"Damn it!" After finally dodging the ghost's pursuit, Xiao Hua was already far away from the Bridge of Helplessness. He felt completely exhausted and simply laid down on the ground where the Paramita Flowers bloomed.
Xiao Hua looked up at the sky. The vast sky looked somewhat narrow between the Paramita Flowers' dragon-claw-like stems and leaves. His heart gradually calmed down.
He habitually plucked a Paramita Flower's stem from the ground and bit it in his mouth. Then, he crossed his left leg over his right leg and leisurely swayed.
After leisurely passing a meal's worth of time, Xiao Hua sat up from the ground. The screams in the distance had long stopped. The ghosts that had devoured the wandering souls should have been full. They gradually dispersed, and the escaping wandering souls began to gather again.
Xiao Hua bit the Paramita Flower in his mouth and thought to himself, "Although I don't know if my previous life was filled with evil, I can't reincarnate now. I have to consider how to survive in this world. If I were to wander around like these wandering souls, I would be devoured by those ghosts sooner or later!"
"… What I need to do now is to cultivate the cultivation technique I just remembered and increase my strength. Secondly, I need to find a safe and secluded place to prevent those ghosts from finding me …"
While thinking, Xiao Hua inadvertently looked down at his chest and abdomen. He couldn't help but jump up and cursed under his breath, "Damn it, even if I'm far away from the Yellow Springs, how can my body still disappear?"
Just as he thought of this, "Ao Ao" sounds of tearing and gnawing came from afar. Xiao Hua looked up and saw that it was two wandering souls whose bodies had already thinned out. In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, one of the wandering souls was devoured by the other. The victorious wandering soul's body gradually filled up.
"Sigh …" Xiao Hua understood and sighed, "These wandering souls and ghosts are actually the same. They both rely on eating to survive. If I didn't have a cultivation technique, I could only rely on eating other wandering souls to survive … "
Since his life was at stake, Xiao Hua didn't dare to be negligent. He held the Paramita Flower in his hand and ran towards a hill. When he looked around, he couldn't help but frown.
The entire Forgetfulness River was unobstructed and there wasn't any suitable place to hide. There was some fog and shadows in the distance but he couldn't see clearly. Moreover, the distance was quite far. Xiao Hua didn't think that he had the strength to walk there.
Looking back, at the side of the Yellow Springs, an endless stream of wandering souls flew over from the towering mountain range. They walked along the Yellow Springs Road towards the Bridge of Helplessness. Xiao Hua believed that if he didn't leave, with his skills, he could easily devour other wandering souls and escape from those ghosts' claws.
But this thought only flashed through his mind. Xiao Hua didn't know if he was full of evil in his previous life, but at this moment, he definitely didn't want to rely on eating other wandering souls to survive!
"Perhaps …" Xiao Hua slowly walked down the hill towards the fog and shadows in the distance. There was a voice roaring in his heart, "I will die on the road to survival, but I do not want to live in a situation where I do not have any face."
Xiao Hua's determined footsteps looked beautiful under the dim sunlight. Unfortunately, there was no back to show his determination.
The idea was beautiful, but the reality was cruel. This sentence seemed to be suitable for the Forgetfulness River. Xiao Hua had only walked for half a meal's time. Not only did he have no strength, his body also became thinner. Xiao Hua stopped without hesitation. He looked around and found a relatively secluded place. Sitting down cross-legged, he used the first level of the Nine Springs Palm, the Dark Spring Technique!
The ghost cultivation technique was obviously different from the human immortals'. Xiao Huagang had just activated the technique when he felt a piercing pain all over his body. Thousands of light rays pierced Xiao Hua's body like needles. Xiao Hua was shocked, thinking that he had made a mistake. But when he took a closer look, he realized that these light rays were arranged in a regular pattern. They looked like runes, and when these runes were linked together, they looked like mountain ranges and rivers!
"Oh, I understand now!" Xiao Hua retracted his gaze. He thought to himself, "These runes look similar to the ones on the ghosts from before. They are obviously the imprints of a cultivation technique …"
Knowing that he wasn't mistaken, Xiao Hua silently activated the technique again. The piercing pain of needles piercing his heart was once again indescribable!
"Endure …" Xiao Hua clenched his teeth. He felt sweat on his forehead.
Suddenly, a leisurely voice sounded. "If I were you, I would quickly stop cultivating and go to the River of Forgetfulness. I would look for some treasures that can repair the soul, so that I can find a chance to reincarnate!"
"Ah?" Xiao Hua was shocked. He hurriedly stopped cultivating and looked up.
He saw Liu Yanyu flying over slowly. She landed in front of Xiao Hua. Her eyes were already visible, and they looked as bright as stars.
"What … what do you mean?" Xiao Hua hesitated and asked in a low voice. "Why can't I cultivate this technique?"
"It's very simple …" Liu Yanyu answered calmly. "The ghost cultivation technique is to absorb the Yin Qi of the Netherworld into … the soul. Once the soul of an immortal occupies too much of the Yin Qi of the Netherworld, they will lose the chance to reincarnate. If you were a mortal, you could cultivate it and have a better future in the Netherworld. But you are an immortal. It is unwise for you to cultivate ghost cultivation instead of reincarnating! "
"But …" Xiao Hua argued. "If I don't cultivate it, my soul will be eroded by the Yin Qi of the Netherworld. I can't reincarnate either!"
Liu Yanyu smiled and pointed around. "There are so many wandering souls. You can just swallow them all!"
"Don't those wandering souls also have the Yin Qi of the Netherworld?"
"The Yin Qi of the Netherworld contaminates the foundation of the soul …" Liu Yanyu said. "In essence, those wandering souls are spirits. You can swallow those wandering souls and it won't affect the foundation of your soul."
Xiao Hua was stunned. He shook his head and said, "I was full of evil in my previous life. Now that I can't reincarnate, I … I don't want to swallow anymore …"
"You have mentioned to me twice that you were full of evil!" Liu Yanyu said coldly. "It seems that you care a lot about the good and evil in your previous life."
"Maybe …" Xiao Hua's thoughts couldn't keep up with the rhythm. He hesitated for a moment and said, "My previous life is over. I don't want to be a person full of evil in my next life …"
"It's the third time!" Liu Yanyu suddenly smiled and said, "But I think that you were not a person full of evil in your previous life. You are scrupulous about your actions even after death. It shows how much you cherish your reputation. I have seen many immortals like you. To be honest, I didn't bother to talk about you when you were alive. Now that you are dead, I can talk to you. You … don't you feel tired? "
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