The strange world of demon cultivators

Just as Ji Yao was caught off guard, the female ghost swiftly climbed onto the man's body like a bolt of lightning.

Without hesitation, she opened her fangs and began to devour him ravenously.

By the time Ji Yao finally reacted,

the scene before him left him dumbfounded—the corpse on the ground was now reduced to a solitary foot!

Ji Yao's eyes widened as he stared fixedly at the foot.

The anger in his heart ignited instantly, his brow twitching incessantly with rage.

He abruptly reached out, seizing the female ghost tightly, and questioned her with uncontrollable fury:

"Are you out of your mind?"

However, the female ghost showed no reaction to Ji Yao's question.

She merely continued to chew on the finger she had just bitten off.

Her eyes stared blankly at Ji Yao, as if she didn't understand what he was saying at all.

Seeing the female ghost in this state, Ji Yao sighed helplessly and released her.

He thought that arguing with such a mindless creature was pointless.

Subsequently, Ji Yao adjusted the backpack on his back and resolutely strode towards the main street.

He mused to himself:

Since someone had previously managed to enter this area alive, it meant that the range of this so-called ghost domain couldn't be too large.

But whenever he thought of this, Ji Yao felt a splitting headache.

If his magical power were still intact, let alone such a small ghost domain, even a place a hundred times more dangerous,

he could easily escape from in a matter of seconds.

Why would he be reduced to cautiously groping his way out step by step, as he was now!

Despite being filled with complaints and grumbling, Ji Yao did not let his guard down regarding the surrounding environment.

He remained highly vigilant at all times, paying attention to every rustle and stir around him.

After all, being in such a bizarre place, the slightest carelessness could lead to eternal doom.

He knew that his current situation seemed temporarily risk-free, but things were unpredictable.

Who knew when a powerful ghost that he couldn't handle might suddenly appear, and then he'd really be finished!

So, along the way, whenever he spotted a store or pharmacy, Ji Yao would not hesitate to step inside and take a look.

He wanted to collect as many supplies as possible.

However, the headache was that these stores were more or less hiding all kinds of strange ghosts.

To successfully enter them and search for supplies, you had to have some real skills and luck.

It was inevitable that it would take a lot of effort!

Time passed quickly, and not long after, as Ji Yao passed by a laundromat,

suddenly, a faint sound of human voices entered his ears.

Because he was a demon cultivator, his senses had become exceptionally sharp.

Although the voices were extremely subtle, as if afraid of being heard,

Ji Yao still heard them clearly and distinctly.

Upon hearing this sound, Ji Yao immediately stopped, turned around, and strode quickly towards the narrow alley from which the sound was coming.

At the same time, he pricked up his ears to listen carefully and thought to himself:

He heard a small and somewhat weak female voice timidly asking:

"Do you think we'll have a chance to escape from here this time?"

Immediately afterward, a man's voice rang out, answering:

"Who knows! When everyone chose to step into this place, weren't they already prepared to die here?

Do you still naively think you can leave this ghostly place alive!"

"Yeah! This mission, we're purely acting as cannon fodder.

Just paving the way for others, how can there be a way out?" another male student echoed.

After the voice fell, the surroundings fell into a deathly silence, and no one spoke again.

It was as if everyone silently agreed with this statement, and a heavy and oppressive atmosphere filled the air.

Ji Yao, with his keen perception, captured and analyzed the surrounding aura.

He quickly judged that the total number of people hiding here was five.

Among them, the two who remained silent, their aura was stronger than the others.

And faintly revealed a trace of strange ghostly energy.

It was evident that the origins of this group were probably not so simple.

Just as Ji Yao was about to successfully lock onto their specific location,

the female ghost who had been following him suddenly stopped moving, as if she had sensed something.

She stood motionless in place, like a statue.

Seeing this, Ji Yao couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and an ominous premonition instantly surged in his heart.

He looked around and was shocked to find that there wasn't even a trace of a ghost nearby.

Even the female ghost, who had been moving freely, was now frozen in place as if she had been cast with a petrification spell.

"The situation is not good..." Ji Yao thought to himself, "There must be some unknown strangeness here."

However, despite some doubts in his heart, he did not pay much attention to the immobile female ghost, but turned a corner without hesitation.

In an instant, a small and exquisite temple suddenly burst into his view.

In the heart of this bustling city, there was actually a small temple of this size.

Compared with the surrounding modern high-rise buildings and streets, it was like a pearl of independent existence, which was particularly abrupt.

However, when Ji Yao's eyes fell on the vigorous "God of Wealth Temple" on the temple plaque,

a trace of understanding could not help but rise in his heart, and he instantly felt that such a layout was not without reason.

After all, who in the world can resist the temptation of wealth?

Just as Ji Yao was thinking to himself, he suddenly realized that the five mysterious people he had been tracking were likely hiding in this God of Wealth Temple.

So, he calmed his mind and once again turned his gaze to this seemingly ordinary temple.

After careful observation, Ji Yao was surprised to find that this temple was really extraordinary.

He saw that it was emitting a dazzling golden light all over his body, like a golden sun hanging high in the sky.

And this bright golden light seemed to have a powerful force, which firmly blocked the surrounding gloomy ghostly energy.

The two were clearly separated, and a wide vacuum zone was formed in the middle.

What was even more peculiar was that those ghosts who were originally baring their teeth and claws and were full of momentum.

At this moment, facing this golden light, they trembled like frightened birds, and did not dare to cross the thunder pool for half a step.

Obviously, they were full of fear of this mysterious golden light.

Ji Yao widened his eyes and stared at this area shrouded in golden light.

Finally, he saw the clue - it turned out that this was the legendary golden light of merit!

He couldn't help but feel emotional:

I didn't expect that in this world, there really is such a magical thing.

However, on second thought, since even supernatural phenomena such as ghosts really exist.

Then it is not surprising that some miraculous things appear.

Thinking of this, Ji Yao took a deep breath.

Stepping to the front of the temple gate, he raised his right hand and gently knocked on the closed door.

"Dong dong! ... Dong!" The crisp knocking sound echoed in the silent street.

As if breaking some kind of taboo, causing the surrounding air to tremble slightly.

…………

Suddenly, a burst of rapid knocking sounded without warning.

Like a thunderbolt piercing through the night sky, it hit the hearts of the five people hiding behind the statue of the God of Wealth.

Their already highly tense nerves were instantly stretched to the extreme at this moment.

"Who is it?" The only girl among the five asked timidly in a trembling and weak voice that was almost inaudible.

Her body was tightly attached to the wall behind her, as if this would bring her a sense of security.

"Who knows! It can't be a person in the middle of the night!" A man's voice with a bit of gentleness responded.

But from his slightly trembling tone, it was obvious that he was also full of fear and doubt.

"Shh! Don't talk!" Another man hurriedly lowered his voice and stopped the two from talking.

For a time, the entire temple fell into a deathly silence, leaving only the knocking sound still continuing rhythmically.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the knocker seemed to have received no response and stopped knocking.

However, this eerie silence made the atmosphere even more depressing, as if a pair of invisible hands were slowly strangling everyone's throats.

At this moment, Ji Yao, who couldn't bear this silence, decided to directly push open the temple door to find out.

Along with a creepy "creak" sound, the dilapidated temple door slowly opened.

This sound was like a demonic sound piercing the ears, greatly stimulating the five people hiding behind the idol.

Like startled rabbits, they hugged each other in panic, shivering.

Only the man in the green military uniform quickly calmed down after a brief moment of panic.

He frowned slightly and muttered in a low voice:

"That's not right! According to common sense, ordinary ghosts can't enter this temple at all.

And if those powerful ghosts want to come in, why bother to push the door?

So... the person who came must be a human!"

Thinking of this, he shouted loudly without hesitation: "Don't be afraid, everyone, let's go out and have a look, I think the person who came must be a human!"

Hearing this, the other four people were still uneasy in their hearts.

But they still gritted their teeth and followed the man cautiously to take a look outside the statue.

Perhaps due to the extreme trust in the military uniform man, the other four exchanged glances with each other, then nodded slightly.

Then they tiptoed cautiously and slowly paced out from behind the huge and mysterious statue.

When they had just stepped into the slightly old hall of the small temple.

The first thing that came into view was Ji Yao, who was standing quietly at the door, staring at them intently.

Ji Yao was dressed in a standard college student outfit, a white shirt with black trousers, looking gentle and polite;

Even wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose added a bit of bookishness.

- This was specially brought out by Ji Yao to pretend.

At this moment, he was silently looking up and down at the five people who suddenly appeared.

The big brother in the neat military uniform, after a brief observation.

Seemed to realize that he should take the initiative to greet the other party to break the silence.

So, he walked forward with steady and powerful steps.

With a smile on his face, he politely asked:

"Hello! May I ask, are you also a survivor?"

Ji Yao heard the sound and turned his gaze to this big brother who looked to be about thirty years old.

He was tall and straight, his face was resolute, and he revealed a kind of maturity and stability after experiencing wind and rain.

Ji Yao thought for a while, then responded:

"Well... I guess so! So, what about you? Are you also?"

Hearing Ji Yao's answer, the other four people behind the military uniform brother couldn't help but feel doubts.

Especially for Ji Yao's ambiguous "I guess so", it made them even more surprised.

However, at this moment, being in such a dangerous and desperate situation.

Everyone knows that asking too many questions may bring unexpected trouble or even danger.

Therefore, although they were full of curiosity, everyone chose to remain silent and just nodded slightly with fear as a response.

After all, if they had not developed the habit of being taciturn, cautious, and careful, they would have died long ago.

Seeing everyone nodding in agreement, the military uniform brother nodded understandingly, indicating that he understood the current situation.

Then, he continued

"We came in from the outside! We just wanted to find out some important news.

Who would have thought that this place would hide so many vicious ghosts!

Our large group of people were scattered by them and fled in all directions!

With great effort, we managed to find such a hiding place where we can temporarily avoid those terrifying ghosts!

Since you are also a survivor, then hide here with us!"

The seemingly generous big brother warmly extended an invitation to Ji Yao.

However, looking at the kind-looking big brother in front of him, Ji Yao couldn't help but feel a trace of doubt in his heart.

As the saying goes, something is wrong, there must be a demon.

Why is this person so kind?

Could it be that there is a hidden evil?

However, despite the doubts in his heart, Ji Yao quickly put on a look of ecstasy on the surface.

And he couldn't wait to ask:

"Really? Oh, I'm so lucky!

I've been chased by those evil ghosts all the way, fearing all the way.

Now I can finally find a safe place to make people feel at ease!"

After hearing Ji Yao's words, the others around couldn't help but look at each other.

They all thought to themselves that perhaps this guy was just lucky and accidentally broke into this place.

After all, looking at his gentle appearance, it is really hard to imagine that he can have anything special.

Only the big brother in military uniform stared at Ji Yao with piercing eyes.

Seeming to want to see through the secrets in his heart through his appearance.

Because just now, in the instant of close contact with Ji Yao, he keenly sensed a faint ghostly aura lingering around Ji Yao.

Although this aura was extremely weak, for the experienced military uniform clad man,

it was enough to prove that this seemingly ordinary young man was no ordinary person.

Without a doubt, Ji Yao must possess some kind of special means or mysterious power to contend with ghosts.

Among these five people, only two possessed some unique special abilities.

The大哥 (Dàgē, meaning 'Big Brother') himself possessed an extremely rare talent—the ability to keenly sense the strength and changes of ghostly aura.

With this magical perception, he seemed to be able to discern the fluctuations of those ghostly powers hidden in the darkness, thereby preparing in advance.

The other person possessed a unique skill that could find mysterious items that could deceive ghost eyes.

These items were like an invisible shield, effectively protecting them from the prying eyes and attacks of evil spirits.

It was by relying on these only two abilities that they were able to survive in a dangerous and unknown environment.

Each time they faced the threat of terrifying ghosts, they had to cooperate closely and give full play to their respective expertise in order to have a chance to escape from the endless fear.

For this reason, when Ji Yao appeared before them, he did not hesitate to accept him immediately.

After all, in this crisis-ridden world, one more helper undoubtedly means one more strength, and may even become a life-saving straw at a critical moment;

Of course, if they unfortunately encounter an irresistible dangerous situation, then Ji Yao is also likely to become a scapegoat, buying valuable escape opportunities for others.

In this way, no matter what the outcome, it is beneficial and harmless to them, so why not do it?