159: Ghost! Run!

The excavation of an Ancient Tomb is usually a very slow process, as workers need to ensure that the artifacts inside are not damaged, requiring extreme caution.

However, this time was different; a 盜洞 (looting tunnel) had appeared in this Ancient Tomb, and Lu Ling was worried that the artifacts inside would be stolen, so the excavation speed was not slow from the beginning!

Lu Ling instructed everyone to be careful but to also speed up as much as possible.

He planned to have people dig out a path first, then take his team down to check the situation, and it would be fine if the subsequent excavation work was slower.

As long as they went in and checked the situation, ensuring the state of the artifacts inside, that would be enough.

Thus, the time spent on just a single passage did not take the workers long; it was quickly completed.

Looking at the passage before him, Lu Ling swallowed, his heart filled with both anticipation and trepidation.

His trepidation stemmed from the fear that the artifacts and documents inside had all been stolen by tomb raiders, while his anticipation was to find out if there were any overlooked documents left inside, and if there were records of Qi Refining masters, and so on.

At this moment, the sun had already set, and the sky gradually darkened.

After the workers carefully cleared the passage entrance and opened the Ancient Tomb's main gate, a large amount of black Yin Qi suddenly surged out, accompanied by these Yin Qi faintly coalescing into skull shapes, emitting chilling screams.

This sudden change instantly stunned everyone.

Even Lu Ling, seeing this scene, couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"Ghosts, ghosts!!!"

Suddenly, it was unclear who started it, but people began to run frantically outwards, not wanting to be tainted by these "ghosts."

After regaining her composure, Lu Ling saw everyone's panicked expressions and quickly said, "Everyone, don't panic, run down the mountain, we'll gather at the hotel!"

Facing this situation, Lu Ling was clearly also scared.

If she hadn't obtained the diary copy, she might not have believed in the existence of ghosts, thinking they were just mechanisms within the Ancient Tomb, or some kind of gas that had accumulated over time.

But ever since she had the diary copy and saw the things recorded in it, especially after she verified the authenticity of the diary's contents, she no longer thought these black mists were just ordinary things.

Now that such a thing had happened here, it was no longer something she could handle!

If they still wanted to continue excavating this Ancient Tomb, then they would need to report this matter and wait for people to come and deal with it.

Lu Ling had read the diary content and knew about the existence of the Special Affairs Handling Bureau.

She knew that as long as she reported it, those people would definitely come to investigate the situation.

So she ran in a panic, panting, down the mountain, then immediately took out her phone to make a call and report what had happened.

At the same time, she turned to look up at the mountain, her eyes once again widening in shock.

Even from down the mountain, at such a distance, she could clearly see the eerie black mist emanating from the Ancient Tomb's passage, shrouding the sky above the Ancient Tomb.

Within the black mist, countless heads formed from the mist vaguely appeared, emitting piercing, horrifying screams.

With the sun already set and the mountain light dim, that sound made Lu Ling's skin crawl.

However, what made Lu Ling breathe a sigh of relief was that the black mist hovering above the Ancient Tomb did not seem to disperse downwards, merely coalescing above the Ancient Tomb and lingering for a long time.

Above the sky, Li Mu leisurely sat on his Jin Ming Sword, watching everything happening below, a chuckle on his face.

All of this was originally his intention, so it was naturally within his expectations.

Li Mu's gaze turned towards Lu Ling's position down the mountain, and he said indifferently, "Lu Ling has already reported the Ancient Tomb matter. It seems Qin Zhe and the others will be here soon."

At this point, Li Mu thought for a moment about who the Grand Elder would send.

Zhao He definitely wouldn't do; the Talent Spiritual Fruit he consumed was for strength, and pure physical output was useless against ghosts.

As for the others...

Li Mu opened the System page and checked the current status of Qin Zhe and the others.

Hu Bingbing was fishing by the Tianshui River, Qin Zhe, Jin Meiting, and Lan Kun were currently in their training room in the capital, and everyone else had their own things to do.

After seeing this, Li Mu basically understood that the people who would be dispatched later would probably be among these four!

Hu Bingbing controls wind, Lan Kun's lightning causes the most damage to evil spirits, Jin Meiting's fire is also very effective against them, and Qin Zhe has the Immortal Legacy, so dealing with ghosts is not a problem for him.

In the direction of the capital, after the Grand Elder learned of this matter, he almost immediately dispatched all four available individuals without hesitation.

Hu Bingbing, who was fishing by the Tianshui River, didn't even put away her fishing rod and rushed over.

After giving his instructions, the Grand Elder immediately convened an Elders Council, with the focus of this meeting being on ghosts.

Previously, ghosts had not appeared, only Yao Beasts and similar entities, so they had subconsciously overlooked ghosts.

But now that this situation had arisen, the Grand Elder immediately reacted.

Since the signs of Spiritual Qi recovery had already appeared, and even Yao Beasts and True Spirits had emerged, then there was no reason why Souls wouldn't turn into ghosts after death!

However, just thinking about ghosts, things that Mortals couldn't see or touch, immediately made them feel tricky.

Such things required specific people to eliminate them; those like Zhao He truly wouldn't do.

Even a very weak ghost could cause immense panic among ordinary people, even surpassing Yao Beasts!

This meeting lasted a long time, mainly focusing on how to prevent the emergence of such ghosts in the future...

Meanwhile, the four-person team, having traveled quickly, finally reached their destination.

In the small town down the mountain, Lu Ling had already been waiting for a long time.

After Qin Zhe and the four met Lu Ling, they briefly introduced themselves and then went straight to the main topic.

Lu Ling simply explained their Ancient Tomb excavation process and the appearance of a large amount of Yin Qi, then led the four up the mountain.

By this time, the sky had completely darkened, and Lu Ling had some difficulty seeing the path, but this had no effect on Qin Zhe and the other three.

However, traveling like this was too slow, and to prevent any unforeseen changes at the Ancient Tomb on the mountain, Qin Zhe carried Lu Ling and quickly flew up the mountain together...