The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

"Don't be so moved. The things in the brocade bag were originally meant for you. The techniques you have learned now are just some mediocre skills. The Zhengyang Sect is getting weaker with each generation."

He tapped Yi Ming's drooped forehead with his fingers, and You Mu stuffed the brocade bag in his hand into the other's arms.

"These, and the owner of the demon pill..." Yi Ming took a quick look and found that the things in the brocade bag were even better than those kept in the library of Zhengyang Sect.

How could those people from Zhengyang Sect allow such a good thing to be left in such a remote and simple cave?

Seeing that Yi Ming was puzzled, You Mu pulled him to sit cross-legged on the stone platform and told him the hidden story.

"Not all of these Heavenly Masters advocate using the Gathering Yin Formation to change fate. There are always exceptions. Even a bad bamboo can produce good shoots."

"But, this person... fell too quickly."

Although Taoist Danqing from a hundred years ago did not understand formations, he had mastered the use of spells to perfection. It was a pity that he died too early.

His death was so mysterious that people in later generations probably never even heard of his name.

The Soul-Suppressing Tower that suppressed You Mu actually contained more than just his wronged soul. Inside the 18-story tower, each floor locked up some tortured souls, and he was the centerpiece of the tower, the most important one, who was suppressed deep at the bottom and was the one who was suppressed the most by the talismans.

Although the Soul-Calming Tower is sturdy, it has experienced unrest many times, and the wronged souls imprisoned inside have constantly tried to break free.

That time, those ghosts on the upper level almost succeeded.

The one who started the riot was a fox spirit.

The fox demon had never killed anyone, and its soul was cleaner than other resentful ghosts, but it was still locked in the tower. This was because the then sect master, Duan Yangzi, who was now worshipped during every grand sacrifice of the Zhengyang Sect, believed that the fox had bewitched his first disciple and led the Taoist Danqing astray.

In order to restrain his disciples' words and deeds, Duan Yangzi killed the fox demon with one move, and locked the fox spirit in a tower to prevent it from reincarnation.

In order to free the fox spirit, Danqing threatened his master with his life, and his master agreed to give up his love and devote himself to Taoism, just to go to the tower to see the master for the last time.

The fox spirit was filled with hatred. It had originally wanted to concentrate on practicing to become an immortal and had not dared to hurt anyone's life. It thought it had been deceived by Danqing and had ended up in this state. When they met, it was blinded by hatred and attacked its former lover.

It had no intention of taking Danqing's life, but it used its sharp claws to attack, causing the opponent's body to bend, and its sharp claws pierced Danqing's heart.

Danqing vomited blood, and with all his strength he hugged the fox spirit and apologized to it. He asked the fox spirit to suck his soul and escape quickly, and then he died.

The first life that Fox Spirit took was the person he loved.

Contaminated by the killing, the fox spirit's soul power surged in an instant, breaking a hole in the Soul-Suppressing Tower's barrier. The upper-level evil spirits rushed out, but were restrained by the barrier above the sect, and could not be released. The weaker ones were all eliminated.

Only the fox spirit was difficult to deal with, so Duan Yangzi came out of seclusion to suppress it and threatened to crush Danqing's corpse, forcing the fox demon to stop killing. If the other party stayed safely in the Soul-Suppressing Tower, they would still have room to send Danqing's remaining soul into reincarnation.

The fox spirit knew that this might not be true, but it wanted to take a gamble. After all, Danqing was the other party's disciple and also a member of the Zhengyang Sect. After years of getting along, there would always be a trace of emotional bond between them.

But as a mere fox demon, it obviously underestimated the baseness of human nature.

Duan Yangzi broke the agreement and smashed the body of his first disciple in front of it. The fox spirit tried to stop him but only managed to snatch a section of Danqing's hand bone.

It was detained in the lower level and met You Mu who was wearing several shackles.

The fox spirit knew that it was powerless to break through the seal of the Soul-Suppressing Tower. Its soul had been pierced with holes by the Ten Thousand Swords Formation.

He saw that the evil ghost opposite him had similar resentment and hatred as he did.

Holding on to its last bit of strength, it gave all its soul power to You Mu, only asking him, if one day he could break through the tower, to bury Danqing's bones together with its body that Danqing had hidden in the floating mountain behind, and let them flow down the mountain stream into the mountains.

It was born in the mountains and when it dies, it will return to the mountains.

"It once said that if it hadn't gone down the mountain, this tragedy wouldn't have happened, but there are no ifs in this world."

"It's nothing more than fate playing tricks on people, nine times out of ten it's tragic."

You Mu leaned against Yi Ming's side like a boneless person, relying most of the weight of his soul on him, and his feet stirred the cold pond water, splashing it and making a loud noise.

The air currents were stirred up, causing the ghost lights used for lighting around the body to fly everywhere.

Turning his head, resting his chin on the other's shoulder, the evil ghost came close, almost leaning against each other's cheeks, and asked the righteous person beside him:

"The Heavenly Masters are the ones who eliminate demons and defend the Way, but what are they eliminating, and what are they defending?"

He had long seen through the filth of the Zhengyang Sect, but hearing these injustices from the other party's perspective still frightened Yi Ming.

The people in the Zhengyang Sect have lost their humanity and are corrupt from the very foundation.

Some are blinded by greed, some are out of pure malice, some are false and hypocritical, and some just enjoy it all with a clear conscience and then have a ridiculous change of heart.

How many evils have these perpetrators eradicated? And how many crimes have they committed for their own selfish desires under the banner of justice...

"A hundred years ago, after they experienced the benefits of seeking justice in the name of justice, the four words slayer and defender of justice lost their original meaning."

"Amu, there will be a way. We will transcend the constraints of the plot and break this confusion of right and wrong!"

Staring at the evil ghost's deep pupils, Yi Ming hugged him back, vowing to break this chaotic situation.

The demon pill in his hand was squeezed until it was burning hot. Since he had gained benefits and taken someone else's things, he wanted to ask for an explanation for the owner of the demon pill.

Even though time has passed and things have changed, the injustice has not been redressed and the cause and effect still exists.

"Okay, let's put the resolution aside for now. Now that we've heard the story, it's time to study hard."

Pushing the man away, he stood up and shook his clothes. You Mu gathered the ghost fires at four points, forming a formation and encircling Yi Ming inside.

Facing Yi Ming's puzzled eyes, You Mu patted his warm face:

"You are too weak. Although you have the blessing of memory, your ability is still ridiculously poor. Switch to practicing spells, and at least improve your strength before tomorrow's competition."

"Although the plot makes you lose, it's not impossible to fake such a thing." Since he holds the plot in his hands, how can he really let Xue Cheng bully him?

"Don't just stand there. I'll protect you. Let me learn the Golden Mirror Spell first."

The evil ghost's tone suddenly changed, and Yi Ming was unable to react to his sudden serious attitude. Under the urging of the other party, he hastily sat cross-legged.

...He is probably the first one who can be protected by evil spirits.

It was just such a brief moment of distraction, but Yi Ming was caught in his mistake. The water from the pond poured over his head and face, giving him a chill, but it made him concentrate.

The evil ghost floating on the water folded his wrists and shook off the water: "Focus and study hard. Only when you study well... will you be rewarded."

...What does it mean to study well? What reward should be given to him if he studies well?

Yi Ming had many questions, but when he saw the evil ghost glaring at him, he immediately straightened his attitude and responded:

"Yes."