Starting as a Son-in-law to Establish an immortal Family

Chapter 1291: Chapter 445: A Change in the Secret Realm, Ghost Cultivator!_3

The fierce wind howled, and an eerie, elusive sound echoed throughout heaven and earth, wailing mournfully.

There were men, women, the elderly, the young; the voices were hoarse, piercing, somber, howling, sharp, and chilling to the core.

At the same time, countless ghosts drifted out from the pitch-black aura, their faces twisted and terrifying, exuding boundless resentment!

“Not good!”

“What is happening!?”

“How could there be so many ghosts suppressed beneath the Tianyuan Secret Realm!?”

“No, these are no longer ghosts—they’re Ghost Cultivators!”

Venerable Lingfeng and Chu Qingyi, along with the others, turned pale upon witnessing the scene.

They had long realized that the Wordless Monument was no ordinary object and deemed it the core of the secret realm.

Thus, their plan was to exhaust all its opportunities and inheritances before attempting to break open the monument.

But they hadn’t expected the external battle beyond the secret realm to directly impact the monument, causing it to shatter and collapse.

And beneath this monument was sealed such an enormous terror!

“Ghosts!”

“Why are there so many ghosts!?”

Everyone present turned pale upon seeing the spectacle.

Outside the secret realm, demons and righteous forces were clashing, making it extremely dangerous for them to leave.

Yet, if they stayed, facing so many ghosts, they feared they wouldn’t survive either.

“Kill! Kill! Kill!—”

Ghosts charged toward the crowd’s location.

Venerable Huxiao reacted swiftly, slapping his Spiritual Pet Bag to summon a massive, menacing White Tiger with twin wings sprouting from its back.

“Roar——”

The White Tiger let out a thunderous roar at the ghosts, the sound like rolling thunder creating infinite arcs of lightning. Instantly, ghost after ghost disintegrated, turning into gray mist carried away by the wind.

“It seems this White Tiger has improved significantly compared to before.”

Lu Changsheng had previously witnessed the power of Venerable Huxiao and this Third Rank White Tiger.

Now, he noticed faint purple streams adorning the wings of the tiger.

He realized the White Tiger had made substantial progress after absorbing the Thunderstorm Crystal from the Wind Thunder Houn.

Immediately, Lu Changsheng continued to keenly observe Nangong Mili and the previously suspicious cultivator.

He had initially believed that most Core Formation cultivators from other countries had entered the Tianyuan Secret Realm seeking opportunities.

But now, seeing Nangong Mili, this suspicious cultivator, and the appearance of Nascent Soul True Lords outside, he doubted this was purely about chance.

Lu Changsheng suspected that a certain country or faction intended to invade Jiang Country by weakening its strength and morale through such means.

“I’ll go check the situation out!”

Venerable Huxiao said in his deep voice, riding his White Tiger and flying toward the collapsed monument to investigate.

“Kill! Kill! Kill!—”

“Roar!”

As he moved, more and more ghosts emerged, attacking Venerable Huxiao.

But these ghosts were at most at the Foundation Establishment level, completely unfit to be opponents for Venerable Huxiao.

“Hehehe—”

Just then, a sinister, cold laugh sounded from the void.

A dark shadow suddenly appeared behind Venerable Huxiao, a jade-green ghostly claw reaching for his head.

“Roar!”

Venerable Huxiao spun around abruptly, bellowing like a Tiger King at the shadowy ghost. A platinum-colored chain appeared in his hand and swung fiercely at the ghostly figure.

“Boom!”

Before the ghost, a web of green flames seemed to ignite, blocking the assault of the chain, producing sounds like boiling water.

“A Core Formation Ghost Cultivator!”

Venerable Lingfeng, Chu Qingyi, and the others saw this and all grew grim.

The appearance of one Core Formation Ghost Cultivator hinted at the possibility of a second, or even a third…

If that happened, the Tianyuan Secret Realm might slip out of their control entirely.

“So this is a Ghost Cultivator…”

Lu Changsheng gazed at the ghost battling Venerable Huxiao and narrowed his eyes.

This was his first time witnessing what was called a Ghost Cultivator.

From what he knew, Ghost Cultivators generally came in two forms.

One form emerged when a cultivator died, and their soul was fortuitously preserved, giving birth to an undead spirit.

The other form involved cultivators transforming themselves into Ghost Cultivators through cultivation techniques.

But regardless of which form, Ghost Cultivators were almost entirely unlike their former selves, amounting to an entirely new existence.

“Things are looking rather dire now…”

Lu Changsheng saw the endless gray energy engulfing the realm, saturating the space as though turning the entire secret realm into a ghostly abyss.

Given how things stood, no one could tell how many Core Formation Ghost Cultivators might emerge from beneath the monument.

There was even the possibility of a Nascent Soul Ghost Cultivator appearing, something that Lu Changsheng wouldn’t find surprising under such circumstances.

At this moment, everyone present realized something terribly amiss, their faces tense and anxious, their eyes directed toward Venerable Lingfeng.

“Everyone, attack with me! Suppress these ghosts!”

Venerable Lingfeng shouted decisively.

With so many ghosts emerging in the Tianyuan Secret Realm, they had to be stopped at all costs.

If this situation spiraled out of control and spread to the outside, it would ruin everything!