346: A tree spirit with a human face—what happened to the rule that it can't become a spirit?

Ye Bai shook his head; he felt that his guess was correct.

However, the methods of this Mastermind were simply too sophisticated.

First, using ghost insects to lure them into the cave, then taking advantage of their lack of preparation to quietly cast spells and manipulate zombies to attack.

Although Ye Bai was not afraid of this zombie, its sneak attack was tricky and gave him quite a headache.

Fortunately, when Yang Mi and the other had fled, they had brought flame talismans; otherwise, they really would have fallen here.

"Is this a trap?" Meng Ziyi asked, puzzled.

"It doesn't seem like it, it should be a coincidence." Ye Bai said, "I feel like someone is testing me."

"Testing? Testing you for what?" Yang Mi asked.

Ye Bai rubbed his nose and said, "Perhaps he wants to confirm if I am a Daoist."

"You aren't?"

"Of course not."

"Then why are you like an old Daoist?"

"The secrets of heaven are wonderful and indescribable."

Ye Bai said indifferently.

The two girls were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Yang Mi and Meng Ziyi were both beautiful girls. At this moment, as they relaxed, their faces were filled with bright, sunny smiles.

Ye Bai looked at them and smiled, saying, "Let's go. There is more than just this one zombie in this mountain. If we continue deeper, we will encounter more zombies and face more dangers."

He took the lead and continued to advance deep into the mountain forest.

Yang Mi and Meng Ziyi hurried to catch up.

… Night fell.

Along the way, they did not encounter any more trouble, and the three of them arrived safely at a small valley.

The valley was surrounded by towering trees, lush and green, with scenery as beautiful as a painting.

"Wow, this place is so beautiful!" Meng Ziyi couldn't help but exclaim.

Yang Mi gave a soft hum. A quiet smile hung on her face, and she gazed into the distance with a focused expression, not knowing what she was looking for.

The three sat down to rest.

Yang Mi took out compressed biscuits and milk from her bag and handed them to Meng Ziyi and Ye Bai.

"Let's camp here for the night. We'll set off again tomorrow morning," Yang Mi said.

"The environment here is not bad; it can temporarily hide some things," Ye Bai also nodded and said.

The three sat together, eating compressed biscuits and drinking milk, while the surroundings were unusually quiet.

"Do you guys feel like it's too quiet here?" Meng Ziyi whispered, her eyes scanning the surroundings uneasily.

Ye Bai frowned slightly; he also felt something was wrong: "This valley seems calm, but the surrounding Qi is a bit chaotic. There might be something watching us from the darkness."

Yang Mi hugged her arms tightly: "Don't scare us; we finally reached a place that seems safe."

"There is a folk legend that some valleys are places where Yin and Yang intersect, which will attract all kinds of evil spirits. Although the scenery here is beautiful, there's no guarantee there aren't problems."

As Ye Bai spoke, he stood up, took some powder from his backpack, and sprinkled a circle around them: "This is cinnabar powder, which can temporarily ward off some evil things."

Just then, a gust of cold wind blew by, and the surrounding towering trees rustled, as if countless eyes were opening in the darkness.

"What is that?" Meng Ziyi pointed to a large tree not far away, where a human face faintly appeared on the trunk, its expression pained and distorted.

"It's a tree spirit. It seems this tree has absorbed too much resentment."

Ye Bai's expression was solemn; he took out a talisman paper, muttered some words, and threw it towards the tree.

The talisman paper stuck to the tree trunk, and the human face let out a shrill scream before disappearing.

"So scary, there are more supernatural things than we imagined," Yang Mi said with lingering fear.

"We are live streaming tomb raiding, which is essentially dealing with these evil things. But this time, it feels like someone intentionally lured us to these places," Ye Bai pondered.

"You mean, someone is manipulating this from behind the scenes?" Meng Ziyi widened her eyes.

"Yes, from the previous zombie to the current tree spirit, it's too much of a coincidence. We must be careful," Ye Bai said.

Suddenly, the circle of cinnabar powder around them began to flicker with a faint light, as if something was trying to Breakthrough.

"They are here." Ye Bai gripped the sword in his hand and looked around vigilantly.

Countless black shadows darted out from the forest. Their forms were elusive, like ghosts or some kind of evil entity.

The audience in the Live Stream Room had originally been immersed in the beautiful scenery of the valley, but at this moment, the scene suddenly changed, countless black shadows darted out, and the bullet comments instantly exploded.

"Damn, what's going on? Special effects? This is too realistic!"

"It must be special effects, but these special effects are really amazing, it feels like watching a blockbuster."

"Are you guys stupid? This isn't special effects, didn't you see Great God Ye and the others' expressions? This is a real supernatural event!"

The audience in front of the screens stared nervously at the live stream, their hearts in their throats.

While wielding his sword to fend off the black shadows, Ye Bai shouted at the camera: "Everyone, don't panic. This is not a special effect. We are in big trouble right now, but I will protect everyone's safety." His voice remained steady, but fine beads of sweat had already seeped out on his forehead.

Meng Ziyi and Yang Mi were not idle either; Meng Ziyi held the peach wood sword that Ye Bai had given her.

Although afraid, she still tried hard to swing it towards the black shadows, while Yang Mi held a few talisman papers, chanting the incantations Ye Bai had taught her, attempting to disperse the black shadows.

"Mi Mi, go for it! Meng Ziyi, go for it! You can do it!"

"Great God Ye is so handsome, this agility, this aura, I love it, I love it!"

"Stop being a fan girl, they are in great danger now. Is there any way to help them?"

The black shadows became more and more numerous, gradually surrounding the three of them. Ye Bai knew well how powerful these black shadows were; they seemed intangible, but in reality, once entangled, they would constantly drain a person's Yang Qi.

"Everyone, back-to-back, don't give them any chance," Ye Bai said loudly.

"What on earth are these things?" Meng Ziyi asked with a crying tone.

"They are Yin Souls, Yin Souls driven by resentment. In folklore, they often wander in places where Yin and Yang intersect, specifically attacking the living," Ye Bai explained.

In the Live Stream Room, the audience was also frantically discussing.

"Yin Souls? Aren't those only existing in legends?"

"I feel like Great God Ye and the others are in grave danger this time. Should we call the police?"

"What's the use of calling the police? This isn't something the police can handle."

Ye Bai took a bagua mirror out of his backpack, muttered some words, and then shone the bagua mirror towards the area with the most black shadows. The bagua mirror emitted a golden light; when the black shadows touched the golden light, they made a sizzling sound and instantly dissipated in a large area.

"Wow, Great God Ye is amazing!"

"What kind of treasure is this? It feels so magical."

"This is a bagua mirror, a Daoist Magical Artifact. It seems Great God Ye is truly not simple."

However, more black shadows surged up, seemingly unafraid of the bagua mirror's light. Ye Bai frowned tightly; he knew this couldn't go on, and he had to find the source of these Yin Souls.