I walked forward step by step, looking at the yellow-robed ghost and said indifferently.
As soon as the yellow-robed ghost saw me, it became somewhat excited.
Its gaze locked directly onto me, and with its long, scarlet tongue, it licked its lips and fangs.
Then, it spoke in a hoarse voice:
"Such a fragrant scent. Your human vitality is different from that of ordinary people."
After saying this, the yellow-robed ghost flicked its hand.
It threw the delivery ghost in its hand onto the ground.
The delivery ghost was just a petty minion, a very ordinary evil spirit.
Thrown by the yellow-robed ghost, it landed with a hard thud.
In contrast, the yellow-robed ghost stared at me with a sinister grin.
Its nose twitched repeatedly, sniffing the scent of my living vitality.
"Hmph! Are you the one causing trouble here?"
As I spoke, I had already opened my sword bag.
From the bag, I drew out my peach wood sword.
Seeing me draw the peach wood sword, the yellow-robed ghost visibly paused.
It looked at me with some surprise:
"You're a Daoist?"
Its tone clearly deepened.
"Nonsense. I'm here to apprehend you. If you don't want to be scattered to the winds, surrender yourself. This poor Daoist might just spare your life. Down below, after enduring a hundred or eighty years, you might even have a chance at reincarnation."
"Hmph, hmph, and what if I don't?"
The yellow-robed ghost spoke coldly.
Its body suddenly trembled, and waves of sinister energy surged towards me.
The energy was powerful, and the icy sensation raised goosebumps on my arms.
But I was not afraid at all.
Judging by the sinister energy it exuded, this fellow was also an ordinary yellow-robed ghost. Its cultivation seemed to be in the early Soul Palace stage.
Although I hadn't yet broken through to the middle Soul Palace stage, I was confident I could deal with this yellow-robed ghost.
Without any hint of retreat, I simply gave a cold smile:
"No? Then I'll have to kill you!"
My voice was soft.
But after I said those words, I circulated a surge of energy from my dantian.
Instantly, the true energy within me began to flow.
Waves of Dao energy rippled outwards.
The dust and fallen leaves on the ground were stirred up, rustling.
The powerful pressure caused the yellow-robed ghost to feel a sense of danger.
Instinctively, it took two steps back.
As for me, I had no intention of wasting more words with this ghost.
My master's passing had already left a simmering anger within me.
Now that my master was gone, I would inherit his will.
Tightening my grip on the peach wood sword, I suddenly lunged forward, "whoosh"ing out like a blur.
Although the yellow-robed ghost felt the strong pressure I was exuding, it didn't back down at this moment.
Its face was dark and ferocious as it let out a "roar" at me.
Raising its claws, it lunged towards me.
"Damn Daoist..."
In the blink of an eye, the ghost and I made contact.
I raised my hand and struck with my sword.
The ghost swung a claw.
With a "clang," both of us were repelled.
However, I only retreated one step, while the ghost was forced back three steps.
A cold smile curved my lips, followed by a low shout:
"Heaven and Earth Unlimited, Yin and Yang Govern, Decree!"
I wasn't in the mood to duel with this ghost.
After gauging its strength, I decided to use the Qiankun True Law to end this quickly.
Before the ghost could regain its footing, I leaped into the air and brought my sword down.
This strike was accompanied by a spell.
It could only raise its claws and resist with a ferocious expression.
But this fellow was even weaker than me in cultivation.
How could it withstand the "Decree" character from the Qiankun True Law?
With a downward slash of my sword, the ghost's claws were sent flying.
The peach wood sword then smoothly sliced across its chest.
"Ah..."
The ghost cried out in pain, and its body was once again sent flying backward to the ground.
Waves of dark, sinister energy continuously seeped out of the ghost's body.
Seeing this, I quickly advanced and kicked, stomping on the ghost's chest.
"Ah!"
The yellow-robed ghost cried out in pain again.
It tried to struggle, tried to escape.
But the long sword in my hand was already pointed at its throat.
"Try moving again?"
I looked at the yellow-robed ghost coldly.
With my foot on its chest and my sword at its throat, the yellow-robed ghost instantly became compliant.
Although its gaze towards me remained venomous and unwilling, it dared not act rashly.
The delivery ghost beside them, seeing me subdue the male ghost in just two moves, looked utterly incredulous.
Perhaps it never imagined that my cultivation was so high, to have so easily captured the yellow-robed male ghost who controlled it.
However, before I could make another move, a sudden gust of sinister wind arose from the dilapidated building ahead.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh," it surged out from the broken structure.
Streams of black and yellow mist billowed out from the windows.
It looked as if the building was on fire.
Immediately after, a deep, female voice echoed:
"Release my husband..."
The voice was exceptionally hoarse and sinister.
Upon hearing this voice, I merely smiled coldly and looked towards the broken building.
The reason I hadn't killed the male ghost with a single sword strike was to wait for the female ghost to appear.
After all, the delivery ghost had made it clear that the ones controlling him were a ghost couple.
With the male ghost in my hands, the female ghost was bound to show herself.
This way, it saved me the trouble of searching for her...