Chapter 168: Chapter 120: Ten Thousand Ghosts Bewitching Array, Slaughtering a Million

Lin Chen hid underground, a thousand feet deep, quietly observing the scene.

Indeed, just as he anticipated, there was still a group of cultivators in the city who had not been beguiled.

“I just wonder how strong this group of cultivators is?”

Lin Chen thought to himself, then issued commands to Long Ba and Feng Jiu.

A moment later, under the guidance of two cultivators, Long Ba and Feng Jiu entered a secluded courtyard.

In the courtyard were more than ten people, all at the Foundation Establishment Stage!

Upon seeing the unfamiliar Long Ba and Feng Jiu, the cultivators in the courtyard all showed wary expressions.

“Old Zhang, who are these two…?” a cultivator asked.

Just as Long Ba was about to respond, a voice reached his ears.

“Is it Long Ba and Feng Jiu, my friends?”

Chairman Zheng poked his head out from behind the crowd, and upon seeing Long Ba and Feng Jiu, felt instant joy.

Then he smiled wryly:

“Unexpectedly, you two have also been caught… trapped in this Jade Belt City and unable to leave!”

Deep underground, Lin Chen was briefly stunned to see Chairman Zheng.

He didn’t expect to encounter an old acquaintance in Jade Belt City.

He issued a command to Long Ba.

Long Ba’s face appropriately showed confusion and asked:

“Brother Zheng? Are you not in Guangyuan Marketplace… How did you end up coming to Jade Belt City?”

Chairman Zheng’s face showed a bitter expression, sighed, and said:

“Ah, let’s not talk about it! A while back we wanted to expand our business, so the chamber of commerce sent me to Jade Belt City to contact local shops…”

“Who would have thought, just two or three days after arriving… this strange occurrence happened in the city? If I had known, I wouldn’t have come!”

Chairman Zheng appeared quite resentful, knowing that everyone’s situation now is dire.

With this old acquaintance, there wasn’t much skepticism about Long Ba and Feng Jiu’s origins.

So, he asked: “Fellow cultivators, regarding this city being sealed, do you have any leads?”

The cultivators in the courtyard exchanged glances, then nodded, saying:

“We’ve been exploring the city for over ten days and have some clues, but… the situation is grim!”

“Ah, it’s better to let Senior Li explain to you both!”

After these words, the cultivators opened a path, and an elderly man with a gaunt figure stepped forward from the back of the crowd.

“My name is Li Yu, a Core Formation Stage cultivator…” Li Yu introduced himself.

Long Ba and Feng Jiu immediately showed respect, cupping their hands and saying:

“Greetings to the Core Formation Senior…”

Li Yu seemed quite affable, waved his hand, and said:

“What senior, we are all in the same boat now…”

“Could it be, even with Senior’s Core Formation cultivation, you can’t break through this sealing formation?” Long Ba asked in confusion.

Li Yu sighed and said:

“Ah, I’ve been residing here in Jade Belt City for decades… affected by this array for more than a year. By the time I realized, it was already too late!”

“The longer you stay in this formation, the harder it is to escape!”

“Look at the millions of mortals and thousands of cultivators in the city… I’m afraid they will all perish here!”

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow watching the projections showing the images and sounds.

Clearly, these cultivators had tried probing to understand more about the array.

Under Lin Chen’s orders, Long Ba appropriately showed confusion and asked:

“Senior Li… who created this array, do you have any clues now?”

Li Yu nodded and said:

“If my guess is right, this is the Ten Thousand Ghosts Bewitching Array from the Ghost-Exorcising Sect!”

“The Ten Thousand Ghosts Bewitching Array?” Long Ba thought hard.

Li Yu, not noticing Long Ba’s stiff expression, just nodded and said:

“Exactly, I’ve only seen this array by chance…”

“According to legend, this Ten Thousand Ghosts Bewitching Array is a secret of the Ghost-Exorcising Sect, it can use Ghost Qi to confuse people’s minds, but usually covers only a small area… Enveloping an entire city like this is the first time I’ve ever heard of it!”

“The longer you stay in the Ten Thousand Ghosts Bewitching Array, the deeper the danger, we with somewhat higher Divine Soul strength can resist a bit…”

“But the millions of mortals in this city… they are already dead!”

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen felt a jolt, controlled Long Ba to ask:

“Millions of mortals dead… What do you mean?”

Li Yu sighed and said:

“After the Ten Thousand Ghosts Bewitching Array is laid out, it gradually applies psychological suggestions to the beings within it… and from the moment the city was sealed, the mortals in the city had lost the desire to survive and leave the city!”

“So, ultimately, the millions of mortals in this city… are doomed to die without doubt!”

“Furthermore, even cultivators! Even us right now, are constantly under this psychological suggestion and bewilderment…”

“If we stay in the city for a few more months, even I… Won’t want to leave this Jade Belt City for the rest of my life!”

With that, Li Yu nodded to Long Ba and pushed open the door to a nearby house.

Two cultivators lay asleep on the bed inside the house.

“The longer you’re awake in the Ten Thousand Ghosts Bewitching Array… the more severe the psychological suggestions!”

“These two friends are just at the early Foundation Establishment Stage, a few days ago they were still discussing how to find a way to leave the city… now they have gradually lost the desire to survive.”

“In desperation, we had to let them sleep to reduce their waking hours… Just in case we can escape this Jade Belt City, they might be saved!”

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen, deep underground outside the city, took a deep breath.

The longer you stay in the array, the deeper the danger?

Does that mean if he doesn’t escape soon, he will become just like these cultivators and mortals, losing the desire to survive?

“So, Senior Li… Did you find a way to break the array?” Long Ba asked.

Li Yu nodded and said:

“Based on my speculation, this Ten Thousand Ghosts Bewitching Array is arranged to nurture a Fierce Ghost of Primordial Nether Stage…”

“Once the mortals in this city are all dead, this Fierce Ghost of Primordial Nether Stage will appear, becoming the Life Ghost of someone in the Ghost-Exorcising Sect!”

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