He had no time to waste exchanging pleasantries with others. What mattered most right now was… strength!
Thinking of this, Jiang Yubai stopped hesitating. He immediately summoned the Frost Snow Sword. The blade flickered with a chilling light, like a cold streak of lightning. At the movement of his will, the flying sword shot straight toward the Ten Thousand Ghosts Forest.
Fortunately, the journey went unusually smoothly without any obstacles or danger. Before long, Jiang Yubai reached the edge of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Forest. He retracted the flying sword and slowly descended to the ground.
The reason it was called the Ten Thousand Ghosts Forest was because a catastrophic war had broken out here thousands of years ago. Countless people died, grievances piled high, and the resentment never dispersed. In the end, it became what the world referred to as the Ten Thousand Ghosts Forest.
Perhaps the name matched the place. The sun never shone here all year round, with dense trees blocking the sky, shrouding everything in darkness.
As Jiang Yubai approached the forest’s edge, he already felt gusts of icy wind. Unlike ordinary forest breezes, the wind here carried a bone-piercing chill. Even activating the spiritual Qi shield could only slightly reduce the cold.
At that moment, Jiang Yubai couldn’t help but feel how laughable his past self had been. Back then, just to find a spirit herb for Ye Yunshang, he had pushed himself until he was seriously injured. At that time, he couldn’t even maintain a spiritual Qi shield. Worse still, he had stayed inside the forest too long and added further injury on top of his wounds.
And upon returning to the sect, the very first thing he did—was to use his inner strength to dissolve the medicinal properties and feed Ye Yunshang the herb. In the end, he was left with lingering ailments that haunted him for years.
Looking back now, that experience was too painful to recall. Jiang Yubai shook his head, “Truly… what was the point?”
…
Just as he was about to step into the Ten Thousand Ghosts Forest, a sudden voice rang out behind him, crisp and pleasant, “Senior Sister! Someone’s here!”
The sound made Jiang Yubai instinctively turn his head. Not far ahead stood two female cultivators in white robes, side by side. They had graceful figures and ethereal appearances. One had reached the Golden Core Realm, and the other was at the Nascent Soul Realm. Standing together, they looked like a beautiful painting.
However, Jiang Yubai only gave them a glance before turning away, preparing to step into the Ten Thousand Ghosts Forest.
At that moment, the voice called out again, this time with surprise and curiosity, “Senior Brother, are you also going into the Ten Thousand Ghosts Forest?” There was a sense of hope and concern in her tone.
Hearing this, Jiang Yubai paused slightly but didn’t turn around. His figure flickered, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished into the forest.
The girl who had spoken stomped her foot in frustration, a hint of annoyance flashing across her face as she muttered, “Senior Sister! Did you see that?!”
Mu Ruohan watched Jiang Yubai’s departing figure with slightly raised brows, a faint trace of thought flickering in her eyes. She gently patted Song Xiuning’s shoulder and consoled, “Alright now. He doesn’t even know you. Why should he stop for you?”
Although Song Xiuning still felt indignant, she understood her senior sister’s words made sense. After all, they had no connection with him, so they couldn’t expect him to do anything for them.
Still, she couldn’t help but complain, “But… Senior Sister, I understand all that, but I’m still really annoyed! He… he just ignored me?!”
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Was that level of indifference really necessary?!
Mu Ruohan smiled helplessly. She knew this Junior Sister’s temper all too well. However, she couldn’t help but recall the figure that had just left. His upright posture, firm steps, and the powerful aura he radiated stirred something in her heart.
She could tell—this man was no ordinary person. But when she thought carefully… he did seem somewhat familiar.
Who was he?!
Mu Ruohan stood in thought for a while but eventually gave up when nothing came to mind. “Alright, weren’t we here to gather herbs?”
Saying that, Mu Ruohan activated her spiritual Qi shield and pulled her Junior Sister into the Ten Thousand Ghosts Forest.
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At this moment, Jiang Yubai had already located the approximate area from his previous life where he had found the spirit herb.
Now all that was left was the journey there.
However, the Ten Thousand Ghosts Forest was protected by restrictions—flying on a sword was forbidden. Even talismans had minimal effect here.
With his past experience in mind, Jiang Yubai was extra cautious this time. The thick canopy above blocked out the sky, making visibility extremely low. Furthermore, venomous creatures and insects often lurked unseen, so Jiang Yubai maintained heightened vigilance.
The forest was utterly silent. The sound of his footsteps crunching against the forest floor was especially clear. Rumors claimed that the forest was filled with countless restless souls that hadn’t been laid to rest, making the entire area feel dark and sinister.
Many cultivators spent their entire lives avoiding this place. The reason was simple—it could provoke the deepest resentments in one’s heart.
But Jiang Yubai was unafraid.
Not only had he already been here in his past life, but during those three years guarding the demonic lair—what inner demons hadn’t he seen?
This little Ten Thousand Ghosts Forest was nothing to him.
He had long grown used to such eerie atmospheres. Besides, what were ghosts compared to people?
The very Junior Sister who once smiled so sweetly at him… had later drawn her sword against him.
He could never forget the cold smile Mu Xueqi had worn when she activated the Tenfold Execution Formation to kill him. She truly wished she could strike him dead on the spot… This chapter was copied from NovelPing without permission.
Thinking of Mu Xueqi’s eyes from back then, Jiang Yubai’s expression grew increasingly unreadable.
But thinking about everything that had happened in his previous life… it no longer felt surprising.
Later on, after Xiao Yifei drained away all his fortune, hadn’t he just become a sacrifice offered to the Heavenly Dao by them?
Even then, Jiang Yubai had never once considered falling into demonic ways.
Of course, it wasn’t because he looked down on demons.
In his eyes, any “Dao” was just a path.
If one day he did become a demon, it would only be because—he chose to.
No one else could ever be the reason… to shake his heart!
…
Perhaps because his cultivation had improved significantly in this life, it didn’t take long before he reached the heart of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Forest.
Up ahead was a large pool. In his previous life, the spirit herb used to treat Ye Yunshang had been picked from around there.
Back then, he was only at the Golden Core Realm, and the one guarding the herb had been a late-stage Nascent Soul Realm dark flood dragon.
As he looked at the familiar place, the image of that life-or-death struggle resurfaced vividly in his mind. That dark flood dragon had bitten him once, and even now the wound had never healed…
Though the dark flood dragon was an extremely Yin creature, any venomous beast must have an antidote nearby.
The essence blood of that dragon was a supreme tonic—and might even cure the lingering ailment in his body.
Today, he would offer its blood… to the heavens!
He wondered, after all these years… had it advanced further?
With that thought, Jiang Yubai suppressed all his aura.