Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 40 Gu Yufei

As soon as the man in black died, countless ghostly figures floated out from underground, seemingly trying to escape the area.

"Hanhan, we can't let them escape!" Xingbai waved his hand, and a barrier appeared.

The crimson lotus flames in Gu Shihan's hand blazed fiercely, leaving behind dozens of tiny Heavenly Nether Pearls the size of rice grains on the ground.

"Ding! Mission to eliminate twenty ghostly figures is complete, Fate value +20."

Gu Shihan let out a long breath. The task was completed. She clicked to redeem, successfully reducing the cannon fodder value of the Fate attribute by one. Now it was cannon fodder++.

The man and the fox looked around again. The yin energy was still there, but the sky seemed to have brightened up considerably.

It seemed that something had been drawn away from those who entered the Yin-side Ghost Cry Forest, and the oppression had lessened.

For some reason, more and more cultivators entered the Ghost Cry Forest. At first, they were wary of each other, ambushed each other, and robbed each other, but they realized something was wrong when the black mist arrived.

Those with weak wills became nourishment for the black mist, turning into skeletons with only skin.

The upheaval brought everyone together. Song Huifang and her companions also encountered other cultivators, and they formed an alliance to deal with the black mist that attacked from time to time.

What they didn't know was that the attack they were facing today was the weakest in the Ghost Cry Forest. In the past, they had never had the chance to unite and survive together.

That day, Gu Shihan and Xingbai wandered through the Ghost Cry Forest. Perhaps the ghosts and shadows had reached a tacit understanding, as they all avoided Gu Shihan's area of ​​activity.

"Xingbai, how many more days until the Yin side of Ghost Cry Forest turns Yang?" Gu Shihan asked, looking around.

"Three days, I guess! It should be three days! Hanhan, your fellow disciples should be alright, right?" Xingbai said, waving her little paws.

"Boom! Boom boom boom..." Several claps of thunder interrupted Gu Shihan and Xingbai's conversation.

Gu Shihan rushed toward the source of the sound. Ahead was a lake with wisps of black mist rising from its waters. Could it be that the black mist of the Ghost Cry Forest was gathered from here?

The noise came from the dense forest to the right of the lake. "Come out, come out! What kind of skill is this, pretending to be a ghost?" a hoarse male voice called out.

"Ha...hoho, ha...hoho..." A piercing and arrogant ghostly howl rang out, the sound waves rippling outwards, making people's hearts tremble with unease.

When Gu Shihan arrived, she saw several men wildly attacking and slashing at the void, while a female cultivator in white was being well protected within the space they had enclosed.

Several other people lay lifeless on the ground nearby, clearly exhausted and dead.

"Hanhan, that woman is Gu Yufei. Look at that cannon fodder Lei Luo, he's dead, he really became cannon fodder!"

Before Gu Shihan could recover from the shock, a series of cannon fodder characters appeared before her eyes: Song Ji, Tang Changsheng, Lu Yue, Li Yunlong, Gu Liufeng, and Gu Jianping. These people were all cannon fodder.

"Ding dong! Main quest: Reduce the luck of the Lady of Destiny, save the cannon fodder who is about to be cannon fodder. Each person will gain 1 point of Fate Change Value. Each person who escapes the Lady of Destiny will gain 10 points of Fate Change Value."

Gu Shihan facepalmed. This task is ridiculous!
"Hanhan, this mission is a bit far-fetched, but also quite interesting. It seems that Gu Yufei will be fine in the end, but it's just a pity for these cannon fodder."

"Isn't that right? What do you mean by the will of Heaven? How can the chosen woman of destiny..." Gu Shihan looked up at the sky, her face full of confusion.

"Do you think it's possible that Heaven chose the woman of destiny, only to find that she wasn't what it wanted, and that's why it sent you here to correct the situation? It can't do it itself, so it can only have you slowly wear down the woman of destiny's luck. After all, the woman of destiny created is already predetermined, and if her luck is sufficient, Heaven can't erase her?!" Xingbai analyzed.

To be fair, Xingbai had guessed some of it; the current Lady of Destiny was indeed not personally chosen by the Heavenly Dao. Once, this Heavenly Dao, bored and resentful, encountered the Heavenly Dao of another continent with whom he usually disliked each other, and the two couldn't stand each other.

They may look down on each other, but that doesn't stop them from making a bet over drinks. The bet is that the other party will be the chosen one under their rule, and they will be given a luck index.

Unfortunately, he couldn't hold his liquor and got drunk, losing spectacularly.

The enemy certainly wouldn't want their territory to be peaceful and prosperous, so they didn't forget to tamper with the selection process, and that's how the time-traveling snake woman successfully rose to power.

Heavenly Dao, having sobered up from its hangover, realized it had been tricked and had no choice but to take a multi-pronged approach.

Gu Shihan, this soul from another world, thus became an important member of his efforts to restore order.

Gu Shihan watched as the male cultivator Song Ji was pulled aside by Gu Yufei to shield him from disaster.

Looking at the others, there seemed to be a deeper, more inquisitive look in their eyes.

Without further hesitation, Gu Shihan swung her longsword, a few streaks of gold and red faintly visible amidst the shimmering green, and joined the battle.

"Fellow Daoist! Thank you! Tang Changsheng thanks you in advance! Be careful!" Tang Changsheng shouted as he released his spell.

Gu Yufei also saw Gu Shihan. She quickly picked up a Heavenly Nether Pearl that had fallen to the ground, and a cloud of black mist rushed towards her.

Gu Yufei quickly retreated, circled around to Li Yunlong's side, and cried out, "Brother Yunlong, save me!"

Li Yunlong's heart skipped a beat, and he withdrew his protective lightning spiritual power to shield Gu Yufei.

The lightning spiritual power in his hand continued its undiminished momentum, striking towards the black mist.

As his protective lightning spiritual power receded, it opened the door for the black mist to invade, and a wisp of black mist quickly wrapped around his left foot.

Gu Shihan shook her head. A perfectly healthy cultivator with a lightning spiritual root would probably be crippled for the sake of a woman.

In fact, Gu Yufei was fully capable of fighting back and destroying the black mist. Her cultivation was not weak; she was already at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Gu Shihan only saw her dodge, and barely saw her make a move. It was clear that she was conserving her strength and sacrificing others.

Gu Shihan couldn't stand it any longer. While fighting, she angrily rebuked, "Gu Yufei, are you even a cultivator? All you do is hide and don't care about other people's lives? If you're afraid of dying, then don't cultivate immortality and don't come out to train."

Everyone else is born of mothers and fathers, why should they risk their lives for you?

With Gu Shihan's arrival, the situation improved because Gu Shihan could sense the location of the ghostly figures in the black mist.

After several attempts, they successfully killed three ghostly figures and collected three Heavenly Nether Pearls.

As Gu Shihan put away the Heavenly Nether Pearl and turned to help Li Yunlong, he met Gu Shihan's greedy eyes. Did he want the Heavenly Nether Pearl in his hand?
The ghostly figures attacking Li Yunlong were destroyed, and Gu Yufei rushed over to pick up the Heavenly Nether Pearl. Gu Shihan, however, was not going to let her have her way. With a wave of her hand, the Heavenly Nether Pearl landed in her hand.

Li Yunlong fell to the ground, staring at Gu Yufei with a look of utter despair.

At this moment, half of his body was corroded by the black mist and became stiff, chilled to the bone.

(End of this chapter)