One divination a day, a trainee celestial master

"Whoosh!"

The pale golden [Resentment-Breaking Talisman], radiating a powerful aura of true essence, traced a mysterious path across the night sky and arrived in an instant.

"Snapped!"

A crisp, muffled sound.

The talisman was accurately affixed to the chest of the glaringly red wedding dress worn by the female ghost!

"Ah! Uh~~!!"

As if branded with a hot iron, the ghost in the wedding dress suddenly raised her head and let out a shrill scream that was so mournful that it even created visible sound waves in the surrounding air!

Immediately afterward, the golden talisman was fully activated and began to burn fiercely. The pure golden light that erupted was like a small fireball, clinging tightly to the female ghost's chest.

Under the domineering power of the [Resentment-Breaking Talisman], which is specifically designed to counter evil spirits, the thick, blackish-red resentment on the wedding dress ghost's body began to melt and weaken rapidly, just like snow being scorched by a raging fire!

Even the color of her bright red wedding dress seemed to have dimmed a bit.

Seeing this, Jiang Shou and Xia Qiu, who were hiding in the distance, both showed expressions of ecstasy.

"It works!!" Jiang Shou clenched his fist excitedly.

"That's great!" Xia Qiu also breathed a long sigh of relief, her tense nerves easing a little.

However, this joy of escaping a desperate situation only lasted for less than two seconds on their faces.

midair.

The ghost in the wedding dress, enduring immense pain, had her beautifully made-up face become increasingly distorted.

"Hiss—ha!"

She abruptly lowered her head, her pale, lifeless eyes fixed on the golden fireball on her chest. A vast, deep, dark red resentment, like a tsunami bursting its banks, surged wildly from within her!

This extremely cold and resentful aura tightly enveloped the burning golden talisman!

"Hiss hiss hiss..."

The violent collision of energy produced a piercing, corrosive sound. Although the face of the female ghost in the wedding dress still showed pain from the burning of her true energy, the majestic golden light emanating from the [Resentment-Breaking Talisman] began to visibly dim under the suppression of the boundless and immense resentment...

Three seconds later.

With a soft "poof," it was like a candle being extinguished in the wind.

The trump card that Jiang Shou had poured so much effort into and on which he placed great hopes—the [Resentment-Breaking Talisman]—was actually extinguished completely by this overwhelming resentment, turning into a wisp of black ash that drifted away in the wind.

"..."

The whole world seemed to fall silent at that moment.

In mid-air, the female ghost in the wedding dress, who had withstood the deadly attack from the Taoist sect, slowly turned around.

Her pale eyes held a chilling resentment and rage that could freeze the soul, as she stared intently at the young man in the black suit below.

"Oh no! This is terrible!"

Jiang Shou felt a chill run down his spine, his hair standing on end. A cold sensation shot from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head!

This is his trump card! Even the [Resentment-Breaking Talisman] can't suppress this thing, how can we possibly fight it?!

In this life-or-death crisis, Jiang Shou's suffocating survival instinct and highly flexible bottom line instantly took over his mind.

He effortlessly slipped his hands into his suit pockets, turned around abruptly, raised his head, and gazed intently at the dark, cloud-filled night sky above, where not a single star could be seen. He then began to whistle off-key.

With that leisurely demeanor, he pretended to be just an innocent passerby who was out for a walk in the middle of the night and knew nothing about talismans.

Then, as if he had just turned around while taking a walk and suddenly "accidentally" discovered the terrifying red-clad female ghost in mid-air.

"ah!!"

Jiang Shou took a half step back, his face showing exaggerated surprise, which instantly transformed into a warm, familiar smile as he waved at the female ghost in mid-air.

"Wow! Where did this beautiful lady come from? She's so pretty! That bright red Hanfu really brings out her elegance!"

Before the female ghost and the special police on the perimeter could react to his incredible change of expression.

Jiang Shouyi slapped his forehead, looking annoyed, and continued, "Oh dear, look at my memory! Um, beautiful lady, I just suddenly remembered that I still have fish cooking in the pot in the kitchen! I'll have to say goodbye now, I'll treat you to dinner another day! See you!"

Say it!

Jiang Shou didn't care at all how the female ghost in the wedding dress in the sky would react.

"Get out of here!"

Jiang Shou let out a heart-wrenching roar from the depths of his heart. In that instant, all the remaining true energy in his dantian surged downwards like a free flood, frantically pouring into the meridians of his legs!

"boom!"

The lawn beneath his feet cracked and dirt flew everywhere. He was like a firecracker that had been set ablaze, his body suddenly shooting backward!

The speed was so fast that it even left a black afterimage in its place, which was comparable to the inhuman speed shown by the ghost in the wedding dress just now. It ran away directly!

Outside the cordon.

Xia Qiu and a group of SWAT officers, who were on high alert, stood at attention, guns in hand, staring dumbfounded at the black figure that disappeared into the distance, exchanging bewildered glances.

Is this... is this still the same Taoist master who seemed like an immortal descended to earth?!

"roar!!!"

In mid-air, the wedding-dress-clad ghost paused for a moment, then, utterly enraged, let out a piercing shriek! Her figure flashed through the air, transforming into a blinding red light, carrying boundless resentment, and relentlessly pursued Jiang Shou in the direction he had fled!

One desperately fled on the ground, unleashing its true energy, while the other, with its feet barely touching the ground and filled with overwhelming resentment, chased after it at high speed through the air!

"Dead, dead, dead!"

As Jiang Shou ran frantically, he was filled with remorse, thinking, "Why couldn't I wait for the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain? Why did I have to show off like this? This time I'm really doomed!"

Under the cover of night, a thrilling, deadly chase officially begins on the outskirts of Qiyun County!

Jiang Shou was like a cheetah, relying on the terrifying explosive power and agility brought by his true energy, frantically traversing between abandoned factory ruins, intricate alleys, and rugged mountain roads.

And in mid-air.

That blinding red figure clung to him like a leech, relentlessly biting at his back. Moreover, her straight-line speed in mid-air was three points faster than Jiang Shou's parkour, which utilized the terrain!

The distance between the two was gradually closing.

"Whoosh—!"

While passing the corner of an abandoned building.

Suddenly, the red-clad figure above Jiang Shou swooped down without warning! Five sharp claw-like gusts, imbued with a chilling death aura and accompanied by a piercing sound as they tore through the air, aimed straight for the back of Jiang Shou's head!

Sensing the deadly danger coming from behind him, Jiang Shou's heart skipped a beat.

Before he could think, he suddenly rolled forward awkwardly on the spot!

"Sizzle!"

The black suit jacket was instantly ripped apart by the claw wind!

Although Jiang Shou avoided a fatal blow to the back of the head, his right arm was still grazed. Five horrific claw wounds, each two centimeters deep and with torn flesh, appeared, and blood instantly soaked through his shirt!

"Hiss~~!"

The excruciating pain made Jiang Shou gasp, but he didn't even dare to furrow his brow.

He gritted his teeth, unleashing all his true energy without reservation. He raced wildly towards Cuiwei Mountain in the western suburbs!

In this desolate wilderness, no matter how fast I run, I can't outrun a tireless, vengeful ghost. My only way out is to escape back to Shouyi Temple!

There might still be a glimmer of hope!

However, the escape was extremely brutal.

"Sizzle!"

Another chilling gust of wind brushed past Jiang Shou's back.

With the sound of tearing fabric, three deep, bone-revealing bloodstains appeared on Jiang Shou's back! Crimson blood flowed down his back, quickly turning his shirt completely blood-stained.

"Bang!"

Jiang Shou gritted his teeth, his bloodshot teeth clenched, and kicked hard against a brick wall beside him. Using the recoil, he twisted his body in mid-air and leaped across a deep ditch four or five meters wide, barely dodging the female ghost's deadly attack as she descended from the sky.

But each of these extreme evasions and exertions was frantically squeezing out his life force.