No wonder this guy dares to be so rampant!

The Mountain Immortal Chen Hui had long since left.

The one truly taking action was the Snake God.

After probing to find no Astral Order, they turned around to surround him.

Li Yan's expression remained unchanged, but he inwardly sneered.

Of course, he still had an Astral Order. After completing the task of guarding the True Lord of Flint in the Capital and capturing those Earth Immortals in Taishan, although he expended five for the "Five Directions Luo Feng Flag," and used two more to suppress the "Hundred Ghost Infant Fiend," he still had one left for emergencies.

But using it on these people was clearly unnecessary.

The most critical one, Chen Hui, must still be watching intently...

Woosh—!

Without waiting to think more, the surrounding Yin Wind grew even fiercer.

The campfire was directly extinguished, and the surroundings instantly plunged into darkness.

"Woo woo~"

The few children in the back who were already scared began to struggle more violently now.

Li Yan frowned slightly, and with a flick of his sleeve without turning back.

The children all fell to the ground, fainting.

Knocking them unconscious was not just because they were bothersome. Powerful demons and evils can frighten these children into madness with just their aura, causing them to be contaminated by evil energy and chaotically attacking others.

At the same time, Li Yan turned swiftly, raising the Duan Chen Blade horizontally.

Ding ding ding!

A string of sparks flew as the shurikens shot from the mist were thoroughly deflected.

It was those three pirates who had already started taking action under the coercion of the Yellow Springs Wanderer.

Of course, they weren't fools either; having witnessed the terrifying Soul-breaking Flying Blade comparable to a flying sword, they dared not approach and instead had the ninja secretly shoot flying darts to launch a sneak attack.

As for the shabbily dressed Onmyoji, he pulled out a wooden monkey tied with straw rope from his arms, cautiously biting his fingertip, and started drawing symbols on the monkey's back including a cold sweat on his face.

Beside him, the ronin holds a knife, pretending to be on guard.

Seeing the wooden monkey, his pupils shrank slightly, secretly distancing himself.

Others weren't clear about it, but the ronin knew that this Onmyoji was a practitioner of Wild Cultivation·Outer Method, having stolen from the Hoyoshi Grand Shrine on Hiei Mountain the Shikigami "Wooden Ape Night Demon Pill" crafted by the legendary "Yexiao Jiao."

"Yaksha" in Buddhism implied ferocious ghost gods, while "Pill" was a common naming suffix.

Altogether it meant "the bound wild ape ghost."

Once it loses control, he's doomed to be unlucky too.

But he didn't notice that the Yellow Springs Wanderer wasn't looking at Li Yan at all; his attention was fully set on them, with malicious eyes fixed intently on this ronin.

Simultaneously, he performed a mantra, muttering something under his breath.

Woosh~

Suddenly, a dense stinking wind spewed forth from the tomb.

As for the so-called Snake God, it had no physical form, which was the reason why no traces were found in the Zhang Family's distant relative's mansion.

The ronin's back suddenly chilled, as he turned around, his vision went dazzled, quickly plunging into an illusion, as if the surrounding was utterly silent, with only a pair of massive snake eyes staring at him.

In reality, he remained motionless.

A thick black snake-shaped mist surged forward, spinning in the air and flowing into his mouth, making the ronin tremble all over.

Soon, his eyes rapidly turned black and then appeared yellow snake pupils.

Crack creak~

The ronin's joints stiffened, as if being manipulated like a puppet, slowly turning around.

This guy was no longer human-like, his joints twisting in an eerie reverse manner, veins under his skin protruding and twisting, resembling slithering snakes.

Accompanied by the sound of hissing tongue flicks, a toxic smoke actually spewed from his mouth.

All of this was observed by Li Yan, yet he couldn't spare the attention to it.

Two more "dings and dings".

He knocked away the shurikens shot by the ninja, accompanied by rumbling sounds nearby.

Li Yan's heart tightened and he quickly turned around.

He saw a rolling bloody mist surging towards them, crushing the ground stones along its path, as if an invisible giant beast was approaching with the power to shake the mountains.

Li Yan frowned at the sight.

The yin soul attempting direct control over objects is exceedingly difficult; even if he summoned the Yin Si Divine General, the greatest strength could at most lift a small knife—this was the physical law of this place.

In the past, he would certainly be startled.

But now, experienced, he immediately recognized the clue.

Pure souls find it indeed challenging to control objects, but their telekinesis can affect Astra Bane Qi, or achieve various incredible feats through divine skills.

Just like the current situation, it should be some divine skill manipulating earth and stone.

At the same time, he smelled a foul stinking wind, very much like the Mountain Demon he had encountered before.

Undoubtedly, it must have turned such a type of fierce beast into a Shikigami.

Honestly, facing just this thing alone, he wouldn't really care, having plenty of ways to deal with it.

But presently, attacking him wasn't just one entity.

In the darkness, the mournful singing of a woman faintly echoed:

"Crunch crunch... the paper sedan crosses the Naihe Bridge~

Old souls of new ghosts crowding bend their waist~

Sister, walk slowly—

Lend me your skin to paint a beautiful smiling face!"

The sound rose and fell unpredictably, and its source was hard to pinpoint.

More eerily, the voice drilled into his head like an electric drill, even though he had various Magic Artifacts for protection, preventing his Divine Soul from being controlled, it still made him restless.

Needless to say, it must be Qingluo Lady from the Ghost Theater Troupe.

Li Yan swings the blade with his right hand to block hidden weapons, while his left hand sends out another Soul-breaking Flying Blade, whistling through the surging bloody mist, stirring it up and down, immediately hearing the roaring and howling of a beast.

The Onmyoji's Shikigami was blocked by him, but the true threat was still on the other end.

Crack creak~

The ronin possessed by the Snake God, his joints continuously twisted, seemingly adapting to this body.

Suddenly, he stopped moving and his cold snake-like eyes fixed on Li Yan, with a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth.

Swish!

Amidst the sound of the wind, he vanished without a trace.