Ghost Cultivator

After confirming that the old man's Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering was complete, Li Tan recalled the Corpse Fiend and headed towards the Gao Family.

Upon arriving at the Gao Family's entrance, he saw that the gate was tightly shut, and a faint evil Qi permeated the surroundings.

Li Tan frowned slightly, urged the Corpse Fiend forward to push the door, and the door slowly opened to reveal a deathly silence inside.

Suddenly, many Puppets emerged from all directions. Their eyes glowed with an eerie light as they fearlessly charged forward.

"To encounter a colleague in such a remote place is truly interesting."

Li Tan snorted coldly, commanding the Corpse Fiend to rush forward and fight them. Li Zhi possessed immense strength, smashing one Puppet with a single punch, but the sheer number of Puppets gradually entangled him.

Having learned from the previous battle, Red-Clothed protected him, showing no intention of fighting.

Li Tan held a Lieyan Talisman between two fingers and activated it fiercely!

The flames instantly swept towards the group of Puppets, crackling loudly as they burned, quickly turning into a pile of ashes.

Continuing deeper, Li Tan finally found the Gao Family's Clan Chief.

Gao Qingming's eyes were dull, and black mist Entanglement around his body. Before Li Tan could speak, a black shadow appeared behind Gao Qingming.

It let out a sharp laugh: "Today, all of you will die here!"

Li Tan, however, remained calm and quietly shouted:

"Evil Dao, playing tricks, how can a mere Ghost Cultivator threaten me?"

The black shadow attacked swiftly but was tightly entangled by the Red-Clothed beside him, unable to break free.

A Ghost Cultivator has no physical body; the body it occupies must be Gao Qingming, so then, kill him!

The Thunder Spear Talisman was activated, and the lightning spear rapidly struck Gao Qingming!

The process was unexpectedly smooth; Gao Qingming's body ruptured, and his flesh and internal organs exploded!

The Ghost Cultivator's figure dimmed a few shades; clearly, Gao Qingming's death had affected him.

On the black shadow's twisted face, there was a ferocious and venomous expression.

"You seek death!"

A black scythe appeared in his hand, sweeping horizontally towards Li Tan with incredible sharpness.

Facing this attack from the Ghost Cultivator, Li Tan did not dodge. Instead, he met the black scythe, swinging his fist to strike.

"Bang!"

There was a loud bang.

The spiritual power shield on Li Tan's body was shattered by a single strike from the scythe, but he himself did not suffer even a tiny bit of damage. As he leaped high, he once again swung his fist towards the Ghost Cultivator.

The Ghost Cultivator, unsteady on his feet, had no time to counterattack again and could only condense the ghostly Qi on his body, using his arm as a shield to block.

"Bang!"

Feeling the force in the punch, the Ghost Cultivator was utterly shocked, and his body uncontrollably flew backward.

"High-level Qi Cultivator!"

The Ghost Cultivator exclaimed, knowing that he had encountered a formidable opponent today. Escaping now would only reveal a weakness.

"You want me to die, so I'll drag you down with me!"

After Li Tan's successful strike, he clearly had no intention of giving him a moment's respite and continued to unleash his fists.

"Red-Clothed!"

Li Tan attacked the Ghost Cultivator's left side, firmly blocking his escape route, while Red-Clothed transformed into a phantom, forming a pincer attack from left and right.

The Ghost Cultivator was powerless to resist, and his figure dissipated with a bang, a faint, mournful cry still audible.

"Why is there a Ghost Cultivator here? And that Cultivator who ambushed me halfway..."

"I am now a Disciple of the Heaven Sword Immortal Sect. How could ordinary people come looking for trouble? Could it be an evil organization?"

He had too many questions in his heart, and the various bizarre occurrences were too unbelievable. Why would a Ghost Cultivator needlessly come to their death?

Could it be that someone truly felt that living was not good?

Li Tan frowned, recalling Wang Longzhi who had gone out. He had encountered two calamities in a row, which clearly indicated a deliberate targeting, so how could Wang Longzhi be spared?

With this thought, Li Tan no longer hesitated and went in the opposite direction to search for Wang Longzhi's whereabouts.

With the enhancement of spiritual power, Li Tan's speed was like a gale. The scenery before his eyes flashed by in an instant, and the passing Mortals only thought it was a strong gust of wind.

Li Tan carefully searched every corner, repeatedly analyzing any clues, fearing that this was a trap set for him.

Noisy markets, desolate streets, barren mountains....

But unfortunately, no clues were found.

Li Tan did not give up, hiding his identity and continuing to investigate the clues, his mind racing.

This was a trap set for both of them, yet the mastermind showed no trace. The purpose of the assassination was also baffling.

He possessed a Foundation Establishment Stage Corpse Fiend, which clearly exceeded his expectations, allowing him to kill the enemies ambushing him one by one and then leave freely.

But Wang Longzhi did not have so many means; could he still be alive?

Half-step Foundation Establishment; even if Li Tan had a Foundation Establishment Corpse Fiend, he could still fall if he wasn't careful, let alone Wang Longzhi, who had limited means.

Is the mastermind not afraid of his identity?

Not even afraid of a Golden Core Revered Master?

How did they know his route and the location of the Gao Family?

Such a grand scheme clearly indicated that they had no intention of letting the three of them return.

He was very confident in his own strength, to the point of being arrogant, completely unafraid of word getting out and inviting retaliation afterward.

Could it be a fellow Disciple? Highly unlikely. They don't have the ability to set up such a scheme, nor do they have life-or-death grudges, and there's no benefit to them; instead, it would only cause them trouble.

At this thought, Li Tan's pupils trembled uncontrollably, and he quickly took out his communication stone.

He activated his spiritual power and sent a message to Zhao Aotian.

No one responded....

Li Tan sent several more messages, even activating more spiritual power, trying to make a bigger commotion.

But it was still the same as before; no one responded....

The communication stone could not withstand the violent spiritual power and turned into a pile of residue, slowly flowing from Li Tan's hand to the ground.

"If I escape now, can I safely return to the Sect? Or is this also part of his plan?"

"Wang Longzhi, I guess he's still alive...."

"As for her, she's already dead. She was just a vessel for the chess pieces, and we've always been on the chessboard."

"Then, is he still alive in the safest place? If even he is dead, this farce will also come to an end...."