【I am Fang Yue, and being foolish, I do not understand the language of the Yangxu Gui. I request the Great and Noble Parchment-sama to translate.】

【The Great and Noble Parchment-sama disdains to do such cheap things, so Parchment-sama refuses!】

"Add money. 2g of black embers."

【Damn it! I want it so badly! But Parchment-sama also doesn't know what that baa-baa sound is saying!】

Fang Yue's face darkened. Fortunately, this guy still had some conscience and didn't just randomly translate and screw him over.

Without anyone to translate, Fang Yue could only observe from a distance. He needed to wait for some of these Yangxu Gui to disperse so that when the [Gui Zhi] was alone, it would be easier to make a move.

Otherwise, if he was surrounded by these hundred or so Yangxu Gui, he wouldn't be able to touch a single hair on the [Gui Zhi]'s head, even if he risked his life.

Because he had already found his target, Fang Yue was quite patient.

After being tormented by the baa-baa sounds for over half an hour, Fang Yue discovered that more Yangxu Gui were still actively throwing themselves into the bonfire to keep it burning.

Although the frequency wasn't high, they kept coming.

In just half an hour, about a dozen Yangxu Gui had been sent into the bonfire as fuel.

It seemed that even if he didn't find an opportunity for the [Gui Zhi] to be alone, as long as the Yangxu Gui here sacrificed themselves to a certain number, Fang Yue could forcefully make a move!

Earlier, when he encountered those thirty or so Yangxu Gui, Fang Yue didn't want to force his way through because he didn't know where the [Gui Zhi] was. He was worried that a clash would attract more Yangxu Gui, making it impossible to find the [Gui Zhi] later, and ultimately be surrounded and killed by the [Gui Zhi] using ordinary Yangxu Gui, leaving him with no burial place.

But now, the [Gui Zhi] was right in front of him. Killing the [Gui Zhi] would leave the Yangxu Gui leaderless, and the problem of the ghost curse would be solved without attacking. Next, he needed to consider how to escape, which would naturally be much easier.

Fang Yue looked forward to more Yangxu Gui throwing themselves into the bonfire.

A dozen or so in half an hour, nearly thirty in an hour. Roughly calculated, after about three or four hours, all the Yangxu Gui around the [Gui Zhi] would be dragged to their deaths.

The only problem was that after four hours, it would be almost daytime.

Night Breath only took effect at night.

Facing the unknown strength of the [Gui Zhi], Fang Yue still hoped to fight at his peak.

However, according to the information and feedback obtained by Squad Leader Lang Wu, this [Gui Zhi] didn't seem to be that strong.

Of course, the so-called "not that strong" was purely based on Squad Leader Lang Wu's strength as a first-rate Houtian realm cultivator.

For Fang Yue, it was probably still a bit tricky.

But Fang Yue was confident that with the buff of Night Breath, he didn't think he would lose to the [Gui Zhi].

Time passed again, minute by minute. He didn't know if it was because he had heard too many baa-baa sounds, but Fang Yue actually heard a pattern in them.

Those Yangxu Gui seemed to be repeating some kind of chant.

The chant had a break and a loop, and he didn't know what its specific function was.

Could it be that this was a group of ghosts with faith?

Fang Yue felt a little strange. A group of monsters with faith? That was too strange.

Fang Yue was very patient. After about an hour, the number of Yangxu Gui in front of him had been reduced by half again.

Now there were only fifty or so Yangxu Gui left.

Just as Fang Yue was preparing to wait for the final opportunity, he suddenly noticed that in the far distance behind him, there was a dark mass of Yangxu Gui walking this way.

They were still listless, like walking corpses.

But they were moving, heading this way, as if… to replenish the number of Yangxu Gui that had been lost here.

Fang Yue's expression became unsightly.

If this army of Yangxu Gui merged with the [Gui Zhi], Fang Yue would have no chance to kill the [Gui Zhi] again.

Because the army of Yangxu Gui that had not yet arrived numbered nearly a thousand, a dark mass that looked very frightening.

No wonder most of the people in Ruoyun Stone Ground were frightened and fled back to Ink Village.

If Fang Yue was in the wilderness and suddenly saw so many Yangxu Gui, he would turn around and run without stopping for even half a second.

Not to mention those ordinary martial artists who couldn't see the Yangxu Gui between reality and illusion.

Fang Yue was relying on the convenience of Analytical Eyes to be able to directly see the Yangxu Gui, a special kind of ghost that was invisible to the naked eye.

Others, without some means, couldn't even see a shadow.

Under such innately unfavorable circumstances, encountering Yangxu Gui would only be a one-sided massacre.

Even martial artists who were one realm higher in strength would find it very difficult to deal with this kind of invisible ghost without any preparation.

How could there be so many coming…

Fang Yue's mind became active, weighing the pros and cons.

If this army of Yangxu Gui arrived, then his plan for this trip would be completely ruined.

So either he fought to the death now, or he retreated immediately, taking advantage of the fact that the [Gui Zhi] hadn't noticed, and fled far away to look for another opportunity.

Thinking of this, Fang Yue took out the parchment.

"Parchment, if I leave now, will I still have a chance to kill the [Gui Zhi]?"

【I am Fang Yue, and I have encountered a problem. Nearly a thousand Yangxu Gui are approaching this place, and I speculate that they are here to replenish the number of sacrificial offerings. The situation has become very棘手. But the target of this trip, the [Gui Zhi], is right in front of me. Should I retreat now? Or should I rush out immediately, taking advantage of the fact that the army of Yangxu Gui is still some distance away, and use the time difference to forcefully kill the [Gui Zhi]?】

【After thinking about it for a while, I, who cherish my life, made a decision.】

【I started to retreat and quickly moved away from here. There will be plenty of time in the future. If I don't kill the Gui Zhi today, I will have opportunities in the future. Not to mention that the sacrificial bonfire can eat more than a dozen Yangxu Gui in half an hour. Just the internal attrition is enough to rapidly reduce the number of Yangxu Gui. There are still many opportunities.】

【That's what I thought, and that's what I did. I started to retreat.】

【However, during the retreat, I discovered something. It wasn't just this one army of nearly a thousand Yangxu Gui approaching this place… but there were four armies approaching this place!】

【They were like a closing encirclement, blocking all directions. No matter which way I ran, I would be discovered.】【There was no choice. I could only force my way through.】

【Facing an army of Yangxu Gui that outnumbered me by a thousand times, I A-ed up.】

【I died.】

Fang Yue: …

Damn it, four armies? More than four thousand Yangxu Gui?

What exactly is this Gui Zhi doing? Why did it suddenly summon so many Yangxu Gui? Just for the sacrifice of the ritual?

Fang Yue felt his scalp tingle. A long-lost sense of crisis surged from his heart.

Grasping the parchment tightly, Fang Yue asked, "Then… if I rush out now and fight the [Gui Zhi], do I still have a chance to survive?"