The efficiency of a Nascent Soul traversing the Ghost Gate was even quicker than Yao Yao had anticipated.
After dozens of breaths, she emerged from the Ghost Gate, her gaze immediately falling upon Xie Bi'an, who was waiting.
"Nascent Soul leaving the body? Ninth Tier?" As an Underworld Deity of the Netherworld, Xie Bi'an's discernment was keen.
Upon seeing Yao Yao's form, he immediately guessed her cultivation level, a flicker of shock passing through his eyes.
One had to understand that with the current decline in Heaven and Earth spiritual energy, a Ninth-Tier cultivator in the mortal realm was already an absolute pinnacle.
Even after death, if their soul entered the Netherworld, they would at the very least become the lord of a small Netherworld. If their merits were sufficient, and there was an open divine position, it wasn't impossible for them to advance further.
At that point, they would truly be on equal footing with him!
After all, the Netherworld operated on the Divine Path, irrespective of cultivation level. The granting of a divine position conferred corresponding divine power.
The Ten Yama Kings were thus, the Five Ghost Emperors were thus... even the Great Emperor of Fengdu was a Divine Position Dao Fruit.
And the basis for this judgment and granting was, naturally, merit. Thus, Xie Bi'an's gaze instantly became complicated.
"Mmhmm, I accidentally broke through a while ago!"
Yao Yao smiled and nodded in acknowledgment when asked, her relaxed tone making the other party roll his eyes.
"Alright, since your Nascent Soul has arrived, it's perfect to directly break this formation. You and I will work together to capture the lone souls and wild ghosts here."
Xie Bi'an's expression turned serious as he spoke of official business.
Clearly, most of the ghosts hiding here were wild ghosts. Apprehending them would undoubtedly be a performance achievement.
Xie Bi'an would never refuse such an opportunity, otherwise, he wouldn't have come so readily.
Yao Yao nodded and turned to look at the Sophora tree grove behind her. Immediately, her small Nascent Soul hands formed hand seals as she chanted a sacred incantation.
"Nine Heavens Primordial Palace, Supreme Jade Clear King..."
Because the old Sophora trees before them had existed for a long time and accumulated yin energy within their bodies, relying solely on the Five Thunder Incantation would likely not achieve a decisive victory in one blow.
To quickly resolve the matter, Yao Yao immediately invoked the "Deity Summoning Incantation." The execution of Xuanmen arts relied on the Nascent Soul to leverage power.
Now, performing these arts with her Nascent Soul body not only did not diminish the spells' power, but on the contrary, because of her closeness to the Dao, their might ascended to a new level.
The sky suddenly darkened. Streaks of shimmering purple lightning, like pythons, rapidly slithered through the clouds.
"Madam, quick, retreat!"
Upon seeing the sudden thunderclouds, the butler beside them instantly paled.
Without thinking, he pulled the fated person, who was stunned and frozen in place, and quickly retreated backwards until they were a hundred paces away...
Rumble...
The accumulated power of the thunderclouds reached its peak, and purple lightning bolts, in unison, smashed down.
The fated person was so blinded by the flashes that she dared not open her eyes, but she had been holding her phone, and the strange phenomenon of converging lightning, followed by the booming thunder, did not stop her.
This allowed the netizens in the live stream to witness a "miracle." Then, the comment section exploded.
[Holy crap!! Holy crap!!]
[Is THIS what the Master meant by 'solution'?!]
[Hahahaha, no sooner had she spoken than she crushed the 'darkness' with lightning! That's so cool, boohoohoo!]
[If anyone ever dares to say the Master uses a script again, I'll shove this live stream recording in their face.]
One must know that for fortune-telling live streams, skepticism never truly disappears.
The grand spectacle of this lightning strike simply could not be explained by science. After all, other fated people might be explainable with a script, but how do you explain this clear-sky lightning?
Are you going to say she colluded with the heavens? That would be even more ridiculous!
Thus, this live stream was undoubtedly ironclad proof.
The sound of thunder continued relentlessly. After dozens of breaths, the dark clouds slowly dispersed.
After a moment's pause, the fated person finally dared to look at the scene. Then, she froze.
The once densely canopied Sophora tree grove before them now lay broken and fallen, with scorched marks from the lightning strikes on their crowns.
Upon closer inspection of each fallen tree, it wasn't difficult to notice that the places they were struck were fundamentally consistent.
The only different tree was one that had split open in the middle, with the charcoal blackness in the center being the most obvious. Clearly, more than one bolt of lightning had struck this spot.
If you called this a coincidence? Even if you killed the fated person, she wouldn't believe it.
One had to know that her calamity was tied to these Sophora trees. Now that they were all in this ghostly state, didn't that mean the problem was solved?
"Right... I should ask the Master. Good thing I didn't hang up."
A flash of inspiration struck the fated person. She fumbled with her phone.
As she switched the camera, she was met with a pair of bright, clear eyes.
The owner of the eyes was Yao Yao, whose Nascent Soul had returned to her body.
As if guessing the latter's thoughts, before anyone could ask, Yao Yao preemptively answered.
"Beautiful auntie, it's just as you think! Your trouble has been resolved!"
Yao Yao's brows unfurled. This was actually within her expectations.
The lightning she attracted as a Ninth-Tier cultivator was far stronger than before. With just six bolts of purple lightning, she destroyed the grand formation.
After that, only the demonic tree that had grown a human face withstood three bolts before its soul body was annihilated.
This type of wood ghost was a product outside the law. Eliminating it was simply eliminating it, and even Xie Bi'an didn't stop her.
As for those that hadn't cultivated a wood body, they were undoubtedly led away by Xie Bi'an's Soul-Hooking Chains, as he had been guarding a corner.
So, saying it was resolved, this response was not a problem.
"Thank you, thank you, Master."
The fated person was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes. After all, eliminating the most dangerous thing around her was a good thing no matter how you looked at it.
This meant her life was saved; no amount of gratitude was too much.
"You're welcome, beautiful auntie. Remember to take good care of your health!"
Yao Yao said in a clear, crisp voice.
It seemed because of the problems caused by the Sophora trees, Yao Yao thought for a moment and then offered some popular wisdom.
"To all my elder brothers and sisters, if you don't want to run into trouble, remember when decorating your house, don't plant mulberry trees in front, willow trees behind, or 'ghost clapping hands' (poplar) in the courtyard."
"Otherwise, you might be fine, but more often than not, it will implicate your descendants."
Just like the fated person, how could she have known that this grove of Sophora trees was originally a heartfelt effort her grandfather put into planning for her grandmother?
But by the time it reached her, it almost became a huge problem that would cost her life.
Therefore, one can only say that some taboos aren't without retribution; rather, it's just that the time hasn't come, and they haven't been exposed yet.
To Yao Yao's advice, many netizens were not comforted; on the contrary, they broke down one after another.
[Master, this advice feels a bit overthought for me. Do I look like someone who can afford a house with this kind of layout?]
[The comment above is spot on. My current living place is only big enough for a bed. And I'm supposed to worry about feng shui?]
[If I were to truly be bothered by all this, why would I even bother living in this chaotic world, boohoohoo!]
The reason for such a unified response was simple: one word poor!
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