The sword seller, dressed in red, deserves applause for the prankster.

A short while later, a large group of dark figures rushed towards them.

Accompanied by screams, cries for help, and sounds of fighting.

Behind them, there was a thick black smoke, like a dark cloud, which would quickly regenerate even if severed. Once attacked by it, one would feel a pain of being swallowed up.

Ying Wuhuo frowned, his gaze sharpening, and said, "It's a ghost!"

"How could there be such a huge number?!"

Chi Miao was stunned, curiously examining the wisps of black mist. So this was the ghost.

She had seen information about ghosts in the walkthrough.

The swords in the Sword Tomb have all slain countless lives. The souls of these lives are bound to the swords, and over the years, their power condenses into a tangible form.

They won't kill you, but they can invade your consciousness, causing unbearable pain, or even worse, turning you into a useless person.

Since there weren't many ghosts in the Sword Tomb, it had never been considered a threat.

But now...

This number is so huge it's like a dark cloud!

What exactly happened?

"Chi Miao, help me!!"

Jin Shengfei, with the highest cultivation level, was running in the lead.

Chi Miao shouted, "Don't come any closer! These ghosts are hard to deal with using ordinary methods. Wait for me, I have a way to handle them!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Shengfei quickly changed direction.

"Hurry up! This thing is terrifying!"

Ying Wuhuo looked at Chi Miao curiously: "You have a way to deal with ghosts?"

It is difficult to suppress a ghost without first establishing one's foundation.

He was very curious about what method Chi Miao could come up with.

Chi Miao shrugged.

"I didn't! I was lying to them. Otherwise, they would have attracted all the ghosts here, and I would have suffered for nothing!"

Ying Wuhuo's mouth gaped open, his pupils dilated in shock, utterly stunned by Chi Miao's idea.

Are you really that mean?!

However, Chi Miao is certainly not such an unreliable person. Although she has little conscience after years of deceiving people, she is certainly smart.

"Just now, when we were inside the tree hollow and the lightning was intense, there weren't many ghosts appearing at the core of the Sword Tomb. But shortly after we gathered the lightning, ghosts emerged. Is it possible... that these ghosts are afraid of lightning?"

Chi Miao stroked his chin as he analyzed, "The guide didn't mention that ghosts are immune to lightning."

Ying Wuhuo narrowed his eyes. "Yes, ghosts do fear lightning, this kind of damage that strikes directly at the soul. But none of you new students have any disciples with lightning spiritual roots. How are you going to summon lightning?"

"Lightning Spirit Root? That's too demanding. We already have lightning readily available."

Chi Miao smiled and looked at the lightning rod next to him.

Ying Wuhuo was taken aback: "You don't mean to... use a lightning rod to attract lightning and kill the ghost, do you?"

Chi Miao: "Why not?"

Ying Wuhuo: "Although you possess the Xuan Yuan Gong, you are ultimately only at the late stage of Qi Refining, and you cannot sustain it for long."

Chi Miao spoke up: "How long we can hold out isn't something anyone can decide. At least I have the Xuan Yuan Gong, but You Hun has nothing!"

"If I don't deal with these ghosts, we won't have the chance to choose a sword."

As he spoke, Chi Miao pinched the "Light Feather Talisman" that he had torn off earlier, activated his Xuan Yuan Gong, and rushed directly toward the lightning rod.

The group of elders outside the water mirror calmed down.

"Nonsense! Utter nonsense! This is gambling with one's life!"

But Chi Miao wasn't gambling.

Because she figured something out: after being struck by lightning for so long, a withered branch-like thing appeared inside her body.

The Gou Shi system told her that it was a spiritual root.

Lightning Spirit Root!

Gou Shi System: "Just now, under the stimulation of lightning, you triggered the hidden trait of your top-grade fire spirit root, splitting out a new type of spirit root, the lightning spirit root."

"However, this lightning spirit root is depleted of spiritual energy, so you can't use it for the time being. If you want to activate it... you'll have to infuse it with lightning. The rest is up to you."

That's why Chi Miao dared to boldly take on the lightning rod.

It would activate her lightning spirit root and help her resolve the current crisis—why not?!

Everyone knows she only has a fire elemental root, but if she had an extra elemental root, an extra attribute, that would be her trump card in crucial moments.

She raised the lightning rod surrounded by lightning, and countless bolts of lightning struck her.

"Let the thunder come even more fiercely!"

The girl's voice echoed throughout the land.

Upon seeing this scene, Ying Wuhuo felt the cold blood in his body gradually heat up and boil.

What a clever Chi Miao!

……

On the other side, Jin Shengfei and the others continued to be harassed by the ghosts, and many of them fell down under the ghosts' mental attacks, with injuries ranging from minor to severe.

They knew they couldn't escape, so led by Jin Shengfei, they began to unite to resist and kill him.

Jin Shengfei, who was once wealthy, is now covered in blood and has countless wounds.

He slew a ghost with his sword, but the ghost quickly revived.

"Come on! If you have the guts, kill me. Otherwise... no matter how many times you resurrect, I will absolutely annihilate you all!"

He sneered, channeling his spiritual power into his sword. Wherever the sword light passed, all the ghosts perished.

The cycle repeated itself, and the only casualties were the disciples.

"Brother Jin, this can't go on forever. We might really die here."

Jin Shengfei's gaze was firm: "Chi Miao said she already has a way to deal with these things, so she must have a way. We just need to hold our ground and wait for her to come. Before that, we should try to control the casualties as much as possible."

"good!"

Gritting their teeth, the group endured it.

Rumble, rumble—!

Thunder rumbled, and everyone looked in that direction.

"Thunder... why is lightning striking again?! Holy crap!"

"Is Heaven going to destroy us?!"

Jin Shengfei's eyes narrowed: "Wait...that's...Chi Miao?!"

Only then did everyone see clearly.

Amidst the lightning, the girl single-handedly shielded herself from the lightning rod and ran swiftly towards the crowd. Lightning bolts continued to strike her, but she used her Xuan Yuan Gong to disperse the lightning, which crackled like sparks.

This scene truly left people stunned: "What is she doing, and it seems like she's shouting something?"

Upon hearing this, everyone thought it sounded like they were really shouting something.

They didn't hear it until a stray bolt of lightning struck an innocent passerby.

"Brothers, I'm fucking here, hahaha!!!"

"Damn it! Run!!!"

Now, no one was curious anymore, and they ran as fast as they could.

Being possessed by a ghost won't kill you, but being struck by lightning is definitely going to be a disaster!

"Stop chasing me, sis! You might not be afraid of getting electrocuted, but we are!"

"How can Chi Miao be even more terrifying than these ghosts!"

Chi Miao ran, and they ran even harder.

They were so angry they almost cried.

They haven't had a moment of peace since they entered the Sword Tomb!

They're either trying to save their lives or running for their lives. When did cultivators in the Qi Refining stage become so fragile and so easy to die?!

"Is this the method Chi Miao mentioned? It doesn't seem very reliable!"

"Wait a minute... why would Chi Miao be running around holding a lightning rod? Could it be... that ghosts are afraid of lightning?"

"Oh right... Chi Miao isn't chasing us, she's chasing ghosts!"

It was because the ghosts were also frightened away by Chi Miao that they seemed to be chasing after them.

So that means—

Everyone turned their heads and took a look!

Centered on Chi Miao, thunderous force burst forth in all directions, annihilating all the ghosts that passed through, never to be reborn!

Chi Miao was circulating his Xuan Yuan Gong in the center of the lightning, a smile playing on his lips, looking like a wise and detached master.

"With a few words and a laugh, I can make a ghost's soul fly away and its spirit scatter."

This scene is absolutely stunning!