FIMA Ch66: Solution

Gu Siyuan acted as if he hadn’t heard.

If you slap faces enough times, these people will get used to it.

However, someone obviously couldn’t stand it.

Xie Xuanxing suddenly looked at Gu Siyuan, pitifully saying, “Boss, I’m really useless. Even with just a half-ghost king supporting the ghost domain, my magical artifact was almost destroyed.”

Gu Siyuan glanced at the person beside him. Why was he speaking like this suddenly?

Xie Cang reluctantly looked at his grandson and said, “I’ve been cultivating for half my life. Does that make me even more useless? I dare not speak loudly in front of you in the future.”

He Pan and Xiao Juanmao immediately caught on, “Yes, yes. In the future, only when I can single-handedly handle a ghost king will I dare to straighten my back and mock others. Unlike some people who have a great mindset, they can’t do it themselves but still look down on others who can.”

The speaker had a purpose.

The listeners were even more intentional.

The person who had just made a mocking comment was immediately furious, puffing and glaring.

“Hey, hey, although this young Taoist friend is indeed a young hero, everyone need not be too modest. The priority is to seize the time.”

Although Chen Qi was also very dissatisfied with Gu Siyuan, the most important thing now was the half-ghost king.

“Yes, yes!”

“Cooperation is key.”

Seeing that the ghost king was only a half-finished product, those family members who were reluctant to go in to exorcise the ghost couldn’t help but become eager.

If they could capture the ghost king alive and put it into a ghostly banner, it would instantly create a top-tier magical artifact. Even if the ghost king’s soul dissipated, the remaining ghost pearl would be a treasure that could enhance one’s spiritual sense.

In this era of the end of law, the spiritual energy in the world was scarce. Even after a lifetime of cultivation, most were stuck in the Qi refining stage. Therefore, the real determinant of victory in a fight was the difference in inherited techniques, the strength of magical artifacts, and the level of spiritual sense.

A single ghost king could instantly change the latter two, making it incredibly tempting.

At this moment, the protagonist, Han Mingye, glanced at his clansman.

The clansman immediately understood and stepped forward enthusiastically, “Everyone, thanks to this young officer from the Special Bureau, we have seen the situation in the ghost domain clearly. We should take swift action to rescue the ordinary people inside. This is the duty of us cultivators. Our Han family, as a family of metaphysics, is willing to lead the charge.”

This person seemed to be the spokesperson for the Han family, and his words were extremely eloquent.

Gallant and righteous.

The nearby special police almost felt excited hearing it.

Although most of the cultivators saw through the Han family’s intentions, they had no objections.

After all, everyone had their own agenda, and it was good for someone to take the lead.

“Daoist Han is right. In that case, let’s all go in!”

“As we agreed before, each family leaves one person outside.”

“Okay, let’s go!”

From the Special Bureau, He Pan, Gu Siyuan, and Xie Xuanxing entered.

Xiao Juanmao’s hammer was damaged, and Old Man Xie Cang was to assist them later.

However, the old man was very displeased with Gu Siyuan for taking his grandson and glared at him fiercely several times.

Gu Siyuan gave him a faint look, then reached out and grabbed Xie Xuanxing’s slender wrist, “Let’s go!”

Xie Xuanxing glanced at the big hand on his wrist, a slight smile on his lips, and replied, “Hmm.”

“…” Xie Cang.

What does this guy mean by hmm, what does he mean?

He’s doing it on purpose…

With the Han family member leading the way with a magical artifact, the others followed closely.

As soon as they reached the entrance of the ghost domain, a cold wind blew.

Gu Siyuan instantly felt a bone-chilling cold, and his grip on Xie Xuanxing’s wrist tightened.

In an instant, everything in sight—the sun in the sky, the surrounding trees, and grass—all disappeared.

They had entered another world.

“Hehehe… so many cultivators have come. Since I woke up, I haven’t had a full meal. Looks like now I can?”

A peculiar, hoarse voice, indistinguishable in gender, echoed from above their heads.

In the next moment, the scattered yin energy seemed to be driven, suddenly blowing violently and then turning into huge black whirlwinds, attacking them.

Everyone’s expressions changed, and they instantly brought out their magical artifacts.

At this time, the cultivators who specialized in defense were very grateful.

Those who specialized in offense managed to deflect some of the black whirlwinds with their magical artifacts, but since they were in the ghost domain, where yin energy was endless, the whirlwinds quickly reformed.

Everyone was instantly flustered, losing the composed demeanor they had upon entering.

Gu Siyuan, however, pulled Xie Xuanxing and charged directly towards the vortex.

The cultivators who were resisting were shocked, thinking that this person had a death wish.

Passing through the rapidly spinning yin energy, Gu Siyuan’s whole body was nearly frozen numb.

Xie Xuanxing, having slightly higher spiritual energy, was unharmed. He quickly slapped a talisman onto Gu Siyuan.

However, by this time, they were already safe.

Xie Xuanxing looked around and nodded, “So the center of a tornado is indeed safe.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Siyuan looked at him and sternly reminded, “This place is quite special. This half-ghost king’s strength is insufficient, so the ghost domain it supports is small. The yin energy vortexes cannot move quickly due to limited space and can only rotate in place or within a certain range. But real tornadoes move quickly, so you can’t charge in recklessly.”

“…” Xie Xuanxing.

Someone tell this guy that although he’s a cultivator, he also went to college, unlike those foolish cultivators outside.

As they spoke, Gu Siyuan took something from his waist and handed it over.

Xie Xuanxing frowned slightly, “What’s this?”

Gu Siyuan opened the bottle and took a breath, saying, “Don’t you feel it’s hard to breathe? The center of the vortex may be relatively calm, but the air pressure is very low.”

Xie Xuanxing nodded, frowning and struggling, “Yes… it seems so…”

As he spoke, he swayed and leaned against Gu Siyuan, feeling unwell.

“…” Gu Siyuan.

This is just playing the victim.

He quickly held Xie Xuanxing tight with one arm and brought the oxygen bottle to his nose and mouth with the other.

Being a cultivator, Xie Xuanxing’s stamina was quite good, and after a few breaths, he recovered.

He hugged Gu Siyuan’s oxygen bottle with both hands, puffing his cheeks and giving Gu Siyuan a few looks.

Gu Siyuan squinted, “What are you doing?”

Xie Xuanxing pouted his red lips and said slowly, “In situations like this, don’t people usually share breaths?”

Gu Siyuan: “…”

What’s with young people these days?

Due to the obstruction of the yin wind vortex, although other cultivators couldn’t see them clearly, the half-ghost king could see the entire ghost domain. Perhaps because he saw the two of them too relaxed, he was very displeased. His figure quickly moved towards them, and the large vortex surrounding Gu Siyuan and Xie Xuanxing suddenly exploded into thin, sharp cone-shaped yin energy arrows, attacking the two.

Xie Xuanxing’s face instantly turned frosty.

With a slender palm, he slapped his waist, and dozens of Sunlight Talismans floated up, shooting towards the cone-shaped yin energy arrows like a goddess scattering flowers.

Though the situation was urgent, Xie Xuanxing’s spiritual energy control was very precise. Each talisman blocked at least two cone-shaped yin energy arrows, causing a temporary stalemate.

Seeing this, the ghost king was very displeased.

With a combined motion of his hands, his robe sleeves, formed of yin energy, lightly swung, intending to intensify the attack and turn Xie Xuanxing into a sieve. But then he saw Gu Siyuan manipulating something covered in talismans and aimed it at his head.

The ghost king thought it was some self-destructing artifact and instinctively tilted his head to dodge.

However, he found that the person’s aim was very poor, and the artifact just brushed past his head.

He sneered, about to make a mocking comment.

Gu Siyuan quietly looked at him, then narrowed his eyes slightly, taking a remote control from his waist and gently pressing a button.

The ghost king didn’t recognize the device but felt uneasy and looked up.

In the next moment, everything brightened as if he had stepped out of the ghost domain and into the bright human world.

“Crackling” sounds of several lightning bolts rang out.

Three clusters of electric arcs, carrying the essence of thunderfire from several Thunder Talismans, poured down on the ghost king like a waterfall of lightning.

“Ah…”

One of the ghost king’s extra heads was instantly sliced in half, and his twisted body flickered with silver electric arcs carrying a faint aura of thunderfire.

The entire ghost king trembled and convulsed as if electrocuted.

Lightning is the natural nemesis of evil.

Xie Xuanxing and the other cultivators battling the yin wind vortex were utterly shocked.

And because the ghost king was injured, the yin wind vortex weakened significantly, allowing everyone to gather their strength and disperse it.

He Pan walked over, curiously asking, “What was that just now? How did it work? Was it that high-voltage electricity again? And it could be released out of thin air?”

Gu Siyuan glanced at him, “An idiot like you wouldn’t understand anyway.”

Xie Xuanxing tugged at his sleeve, excitedly asking, “What happened?”

Gu Siyuan explained calmly, “As I mentioned earlier, the air pressure at the center of a tornado is very low, which means the temperature is also very low. Therefore, the water vapor from the ground and air is drawn up, forming cloud layers at the top. Just now, that fool was standing in the center of three vortexes, meaning three connected clouds of water vapor. When the high-voltage electricity hit the three water vapor clusters, this happened. Plus, with the amplification from your Thunder Talismans, got it?”

Xie Xuanxing nodded blankly.

Gu Siyuan patted his head, his face still stern but his hand gentle, “It’s okay if you don’t understand, just follow me.”

This he understood.

Xie Xuanxing nodded vigorously, then smiled and held onto his sleeve.

“…” He Pan.

Why don’t I get a head pat, just because I’m not as good-looking as him? This world that values appearances is hopeless.

Gu Siyuan didn’t have time for his adolescent thoughts and coldly said to everyone, “Don’t just watch. My methods can’t kill that ghost king. Quickly press the advantage and attack.”

Everyone snapped out of their shock, nodded, and immediately used various techniques to attack the ghost king.

For a moment, all sorts of fire, water bullets, wind blades, and more took turns attacking.

Gu Siyuan slowly pulled Xie Xuanxing back a few steps, moving towards a certain spot.

Everyone assumed he was preparing some scientific method to kill the ghost and didn’t pay much attention, even feeling slightly relieved for a moment.

At this moment, the ghost king had already dispelled the lightning from his body. Although severely injured, he had become more frenzied and desperate.

“Ah…” A violent burst of yin energy exploded, pushing everyone back several steps.

“Kill you all!” The ghost king’s hollow eyes looked in Gu Siyuan’s direction with undisguised murderous intent.

At this moment, Gu Siyuan and Xie Xuanxing were knocked to the ground by the burst of yin energy.

Uncontrolled, something rolled out from their bodies, round and rolling towards someone nearby.

That person slightly lowered his head, moving his arm to pick it up.

The ghost king also suddenly turned his head towards the object, his initial murderous intent fading, replaced by a burning, almost tangible possessiveness.

However, when he saw someone actually pick it up and hold it, his possessiveness instantly turned into intense killing intent and hatred.

“Dare to steal my thing, die!”

The ghost king roared in fury, abandoning Gu Siyuan and flying towards that person.

Han Mingye, after picking up the object, immediately recognized it as the bronze yin cauldron.

Suddenly, an inexplicable unease surged in his heart.

In the next moment, a violent yin wind, accompanied by an even stronger killing intent, appeared before him.

In the face of life and death, Han Mingye had no time to think and couldn’t hold back any strength. He drew out a rope artifact and threw it towards the ghost king, immediately using all his spiritual energy to control it.

This rope artifact was the most powerful artifact passed down in the Han family, a human version of the ancient Immortal Binding Rope, which even his family head father couldn’t fully control.

This time, knowing there was a ghost king in the world, fearing for his safety and hoping he could make great gains, his father secretly took it out from the ancestral grounds for him to use.

His control was clumsy, but the Immortal Binding Rope’s power was immense, managing to restrict the ghost king’s movements.

Han Mingye, sweating profusely, glared viciously at Gu Siyuan, almost wanting to devour him.

He didn’t need to think to know this was deliberate. Otherwise, with Gu Siyuan’s impeccable planning, how could he suddenly fall beside him and just happen to drop the bronze yin cauldron by his side?

This half ghost king had been left in a sorry state by them because the small cauldron was taken away during refining, leaving him with only a half-king body. This yin cauldron was also his hope for continuing to refine into a full king.

Naturally, he would deeply hate and seek to kill whoever took it. A clever move to redirect the disaster.

The ghost king’s struggles grew stronger, his hatred for Han Mingye intensifying, almost overwhelming him. Han Mingye could barely hold on.

He shouted, “Everyone, help quickly!”

Xie Yuchen was the first to react, struggling for a while before difficultly pulling out a talisman from his waist and throwing it.

In an instant, thunder exploded, electric arcs flickering before everyone, shaking the entire cave.

Xie Yuchen’s talisman, though also thunder, was several times more powerful than the high-voltage electricity and dozens of Thunder Talismans Gu Siyuan had used before.

“Ah…” The ghost king screamed, swaying and on the verge of collapse, his body covered in wounds.

“Hurry!” The cultivators quickly gathered their strength, using various artifacts to lift the ghost king and move towards the bronze cauldron Gu Siyuan had opened.

Once the Immortal Binding Rope, along with the ghost king, was inside the cauldron, Xie Xuanxing immediately covered it and almost covered it with all his sealing talismans.

“This half ghost king was born from the cauldron and only the cauldron can trap him.”

With the half ghost king severely injured and trapped, the ghost domain could no longer sustain itself.

Everyone immediately returned to the human world, seeing bright daylight before them.

Standing on the flat ground at the foot of the mountain, even under the scorching noon sun, Gu Siyuan was in a good mood.

Seeing Xie Xuanxing, with his delicate skin, hiding in his shadow, he smiled and childishly extended both hands to increase the shade.

Xie Xuanxing propped his fair chin with his hand, looking up and smiling brightly at him, “Thank you, boss.”

Gu Siyuan responded, coldly saying, “It’s natural to care for my follower. Be good from now on.”

Xie Xuanxing nodded vigorously.

But, what kind of boss tells people to be good…

Haha, this guy is so silly.

Not far away, Xie Yuchen looked at the two, feeling extremely annoyed and irritable.

The talisman he had thrown earlier, called the Nine Heavens Thunder Talisman, was something he had learned from the “Nine Profound Talisman Method.”

Xie Xuanxing’s Thunder Talismans weren’t even worthy of being called grandchildren of the Nine Heavens Thunder Talisman, with a hundred of them not matching its power.

In S City, he had used two treasured spirit stones from the Xie family and many precious materials given by Han Mingye, spending seven days to refine it.

In this era of declining spiritual power, the Xie family only had a few spirit stones in their collection, and even a prominent family like the Han family didn’t have many. It was uncertain when he could refine another Nine Heavens Thunder Talisman.

If it hadn’t been a life-or-death moment for Han Mingye, he wouldn’t have used it.

Han Mingye squeezed his hand, his eyes stormy.

To be used and humiliated like this was a great disgrace for someone as proud as him.

This matter wouldn’t end so easily.

Gu Siyuan would pay the price.

Gu Siyuan naturally sensed this hostility and casually glanced at the two.

In the original plot, the two had cooperated to obtain the yin wind bead from the refined ghost king, greatly enhancing their spiritual senses. Han Mingye’s combat power and Xie Yuchen’s talisman crafting skills also improved significantly.

But now, the bronze cauldron was in his hands.

Although the Special Bureau would definitely share some benefits with these prominent families after refining the ghost king, the difference between having to share and having it all was significant.

Moreover, this time the Special Bureau will definitely take the largest share.

On the other side, the special police and firefighters, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed up and rescued everyone trapped in the small train.

However, after staying in the ghost domain for so long, these people had been contaminated by the yin energy and had all fallen unconscious.

Old man Xie Cang commanded the firefighters, “Get everyone out in the sun.”

Xie Xuanxing turned a few talismans into water, and the special police officers fed the passengers a few sips each.

Soon, invisible black qi started to leave the people’s bodies, and they slowly opened their eyes.

“Damn, that was dangerous. Am I in hell now?”

“Ah, we’re at the foot of the mountain. We’ve been saved.”

“Ah, police uncle, you’ve finally come to save us…”

Someone directly hugged the nearest firefighter and cried.

Gu Siyuan sat in the special police car, talking with He Pan.

He Pan smiled at him, “We really owe it to you this time. Otherwise, the Special Bureau wouldn’t have brought back the ghost king, let alone get anything.”

Gu Siyuan replied indifferently, “As long as you know. When we get back, remember to give me access to the research materials collected by the Special Team Two as a thank-you.”

He Pan stroked his stubble, helplessly saying, “Why are you and your brother both so unlikable?”

Gu Siyuan glanced at him lightly and extended his hand, “Give me back the small cauldron.”

“…” He Pan.

Really unlikable, huh?

He Pan looked around at the others in the car, preparing to ask for support.

But all he received were Xie Xuanxing’s icy glare and old man Xie Cang’s schadenfreude look.

As for the curly-haired guy who should have been on the same side, he was currently ignoring He Pan because He Pan had earlier criticized Gu Siyuan, implicitly including his idol, Gu Siyuan’s brother, as well.

“…” He Pan.

He Pan touched his face, suddenly brightening up, looking at Gu Siyuan cheerfully, “Speaking of your brother, he just contacted me. He just came back from Kunlun Mountain and heard you were dealing with the ghost king. He said to wait for him in Beijing; he wants to settle accounts with you.”

“…” Gu Siyuan.

The expression of enjoying the show was too obvious.

Apparently, this body’s older brother was indeed quite frightening.

From his memories, the original body’s indulgent and extravagant behavior hadn’t crossed the line into illegality entirely because of his brother’s loving punches.

Beside him, Xie Xuanxing seemed to sense his mood and extended his delicate white fingers to hold his large hand, looking at him sincerely, “Don’t worry, I’ll protect you.”

“…” Gu Siyuan.

Looks like he’s going to rely on someone again.

So happy.

Ha.