Because Uncle-Master and Yunxia Gu arrived unexpectedly, the situation began to turn.
Uncle-Master, Yunxia Gu, and Master from above, all of them were now closing in on the Black Nether Ghost King. The Black Nether Ghost King, with the help of so many ghosts and spirits, couldn't even defeat my Master alone, let alone face the siege from Uncle-Master, Yunxia Gu, and others. This fellow clearly exceeded the category of ordinary vengeful spirits. It possessed distinct intelligence, not merely a mindless Yin Sha vengeful spirit, but a ghost cultivator.
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, it turned and attempted to flee. Accompanied by a large group of ghosts and spirits, it desperately escaped deeper into the garage. My Master and the others pursued it from behind. The ghosts and spirits it had left behind as cannon fodder were no match for Uncle-Master's peach wood broadsword and Yunxia Gu's attacks. They were mowed down like wheat, turning into black smoke, section by section. Soon, they had fled beyond our line of sight, but the outcome was predictable. The Black Nether Ghost King was surely doomed today.
Although there were many ghosts and spirits in our location, Xia Qiuxi produced a treasure from the Qingcheng Sect: a Soul-Suppressing Bell. This item specialized in countering Yin Sha. The bell rang incessantly, "Ling ling ling," sending ripples of sound waves outwards. These ghosts and spirits were all low-level entities. They could not withstand these sound waves at all. The surrounding ghosts and spirits were basically shaken to death. Many ghost entities fell to the ground, moaning plaintively. With the leader, the Black Nether Ghost King, having fled, and without command, more ghost entities began to scatter and flee. The pressure on my side suddenly decreased. Old Mo, now wielding a pair of peach wood axes, charged over, reaching us in an instant. The surrounding ghost entities also scattered with whimpers. Our crisis was temporarily averted.
Old Mo, seeing me, excitedly exclaimed, "Old Qin, my brother is here!" Seeing Old Mo, I felt unspeakable joy and relief. "Old Mo, you've arrived just in time. Any later, and I would have been finished." I said with a laugh, panting for breath.
At this moment, Chu Yue behind me suddenly spoke, "Qin Ze, Xiao Tao is about to… about to die." Xiao Tao was the young man whose arm had been bitten off. Upon hearing this, Old Mo and I simultaneously turned around. We saw the youth's eyes rolling back, his body constantly twitching. A wisp of imperceptible black energy was emanating from his mouth and nose. His severed arm continued to bleed, and Chu Yue, pressing down with all her might, could not stop it. Chu Yue and the other two women were at a loss, trembling and still recovering from their fright. My Master and I had been battling ghosts and spirits earlier, unable to attend to the young man. Now, he was hemorrhaging and in shock. Seeing that the kid was dying, we couldn't just let him die. Old Mo and I quickly stepped forward and crouched down.
"Damn it, the bite is so severe. I have hemostatic medicine here," Old Mo said urgently. He took out a hemostatic patch, resembling a dog-skin plaster, and some powder-like medicine from his treasure pouch. After applying some to the boy's wound, he slapped the hemostatic patch onto the wound. These were made by Uncle-Master himself and had strong hemostatic effects. However, more serious than this was the fact that, in addition to the ghost bite, the boy had also been infected by Yin energy. He was not a cultivator and couldn't resist the erosion of Yin energy at all. Even if the bleeding stopped, he would die if the Yin energy wasn't expelled from his body. Old Mo frowned, "No, this kid has Yin energy invading his body. Moreover, his Yang fire is about to extinguish. Without expelling the Yin energy from his body, he'll die." Old Mo had also identified the critical issue, but he had no way to force the Yin energy out of the boy's body.
However, I, standing beside him, had already taken out the Yin Gathering Bead. "It's okay, there's still time!" Seeing the Yin Gathering Bead in my hand, Old Mo exclaimed in surprise, "Yin Gathering Bead!" "Yes, this thing can absorb the Yin energy from his body." As I spoke, I held the bead in my palm and brought it close to his mouth and nose. I began to gently activate the Yin Gathering Bead with my Taoist energy.
The next second, the Yin Gathering Bead emitted a faint white light. The wisps of Yin energy emanating from the boy's mouth and nose began to be absorbed by the Yin Gathering Bead. They were being drawn out of his body, strand by strand. As this Yin energy continuously expelled from his body, the boy's trembling body gradually stopped. The three Yang fires, on the verge of being engulfed and consumed by Yin energy, slowly stabilized. After the last wisp of Yin energy was absorbed, the boy's body stopped trembling. Though his breathing was faint, it was steady.
At this point, I put away the Yin Gathering Bead and wrapped it with a talisman. "Alright, this kid's life is saved," I said. Everyone else also breathed a sigh of relief. Xia Qiuxi, holding her bell, walked over. "Is everyone okay?" I looked at Xia Qiuxi and nodded. "We're alright. Qiuxi, Old Mo, why are you here too?" As soon as I finished speaking, Xia Qiuxi frowned. "You call this alright? You're covered in blood!" After saying that, Xia Qiuxi quickly put away her bell and came to me, pressing a hand on me.
"W-what are you doing?" I felt a bit embarrassed as Xia Qiuxi examined my injuries. Xia Qiuxi then sternly said, "Don't move!" She then took out a small medicine bottle from her clothes and poured out a white pill. "Take one." "What is this?" I asked, confused. "Just take it when I tell you to!" Xia Qiuxi said very seriously. I could only swallow the pill, assuming it was some kind of tonifying Chinese herbal medicine. This scene, however, caused Chu Yue to cast a peculiar glance. Xia Qiuxi seemed to sense it and subconsciously glanced at Chu Yue, but said nothing.
Old Mo let out a sigh and answered from the side, "Boss Zhang contacted my Master. Seeing that we didn't come out by 9:30, we came in directly..." Old Mo then roughly recounted what had happened after we entered the Yin Yang Gate. After listening to Old Mo's narration, I finally understood why they had arrived in the Spiritual Illusion Ghost Realm at such a critical moment. It turned out that after we entered the Yin Yang Gate last night, Chu Yue's father, Zhang Youguo, had been restless and extremely anxious. Seeing that my Master had given him a business card when he left, he decided to call it as a precaution. It was already past midnight, but when Uncle-Master learned that my Master and I had entered the Yin Yang Gate, he was also very surprised. Although Uncle-Master and Master outwardly had a strained relationship, Old Mo and I could both see that these brothers genuinely cared about each other. After all, they were fellow disciples and had gone through life and death together for many years. Uncle-Master couldn't afford to delay, so he contacted Yunxia Gu and they immediately went to Qinggang Building that night. They stayed at the exit of the Yin Yang Gate, just in case. They waited at the entrance, ready to provide support whether we succeeded or not. Who would have thought that when the Yin Yang Gate opened again, something unexpected would truly happen? My Master and I did not come out immediately, nor did we see any sign of them. So, without a second thought, everyone rushed in. Along the way, they followed the marks my Master and I had made, searching continuously. Finally, they saw my Master and me surrounded by ghosts and spirits. This time, they charged in together and saved us.