"Why is that?"
Hearing this, Tian Denghu couldn't help but ask.
"Hehe, that's because the training of the Feng family disciples is also divided into regions. If it's just to kill low-level ghost creatures, then as long as you don't accidentally enter a certain tomb, it's fine. In the depths outside, there will be countless ghost creatures to entangle with you. If it's a higher-level disciple, they will directly enter a certain tomb to fight. There are high-level ghost creatures there."
The ghost creature levels Feng Zaiyu was talking about, of course, referred to Qi Condensation stage ghost creatures.
"You said that in the depths, there are countless ghost creatures to entangle with. If one can't defeat them in the end, is running towards this exit the only way to escape?"
Tian Denghu continued to ask. The gloom here made him a little scared. And thinking about a large group of ghost creatures and Jiangshi following behind him, he wanted to know the way to survive even more. He just didn't notice that after learning that the other party was Feng Tao's father, he had unconsciously started using a respectful form of address. Feng Zaiyu's cultivation was only a few minor realms higher than his.
"Not necessarily. There are many tombs here that have no ghost creatures. There will be markings on them. They can hide their aura and hide inside. The spiritual intelligence of the ghost creatures here is very weak. They don't know how to search tombs one by one. Everything is based on instinct. It's just that..."
At this point, Feng Zaiyu paused. He had said so much without getting annoyed, in fact, to let the few from Falling Star Valley know some survival methods in the Yin Tomb. In case they really accidentally entered, they wouldn't be at a complete loss. If they lost their lives because of such a small matter, they would also regret it endlessly.
"It all still depends on luck. The tombs here are divided into two types. One is a tomb that traps high-level ghost creatures. That kind has formations and is easy to enter but difficult to exit. If a disciple panics and doesn't see the markings clearly, and rushes in headfirst, they can only consider themselves unlucky. The other type is an ordinary tomb. Anyone and any ghost creature can easily enter and exit. The specific situation depends more on luck. There are no markings there. If you rush in and find several Underworld Ghost Creatures waiting for you, it's not impossible."
"Hearing you, does that mean that in the tombs where you have sealed ghost creatures, there won't be multiple ghost creatures appearing? You just said that it's still very easy to enter there? Or is it that only we humans can enter easily, and the restriction only suppresses the ghost creatures?"
As the group was moving forward quickly, Tang Tian suddenly asked. He had directly grasped a key point.
After hearing this, Feng Zaiyu obviously hesitated a little.
Tang Tian immediately said, "Oh, if my question involves the Feng family's privacy, then I apologize in advance. Fellow Daoist Feng, please continue to tell us what you can. After all, we shouldn't be cleaning up here later, so we don't need to know. We're just passing through and won't wander around."
"Oh, then I'm really sorry!" Feng Zaiyu cupped his hands towards Tang Tian.
He felt that it was already good that he could say this much. He was really afraid that someone would curiously enter those tombs and perish because of it. At that time, it would be difficult to explain to Falling Star Valley. He was the head of the family, so he still tried to express what could be avoided as much as possible.
But some family secrets couldn't be told. The question Tang Tian asked had actually already touched upon some of the secrets of the Feng family's raising of ghost creatures. They had certain methods to make the ghost creatures in those tombs, although their spiritual intelligence was not yet open, have a strong sense of territory. Even if no mid or low-level ghost creatures accidentally entered those tombs, the Feng family would from time to time drive some ghost creatures in. After these ghost creatures entered, they would be killed and devoured by the powerful ghost creatures. And by using the pure Yin energy from these ghost creatures, it would accelerate the strengthening of the ghost creatures in the tomb.
In addition, Feng Zaiyu also mentioned earlier that besides training here, the Feng family disciples would also use this place to cultivate. They would use the dense corpse qi or Yin energy emitted by the sealed ghost creatures in these tombs to assist in their cultivation. The Feng family would often open up a cultivation room on the side of a tomb that trapped a powerful ghost creature. This cultivation room was a true two-way restriction. A token was needed to enter and exit, and ghost creatures couldn't enter at all.
And in this cultivation room, there was another important formation, which was to continuously absorb the Yin energy or corpse qi from the ghost creatures in the tomb on the other side. This would keep the cultivation room in an extremely dense yin and cold environment. Of course, Feng Zaiyu would naturally not say these things.
Just like that, Li Yan and the others quickly passed through the huge underground labyrinth. Soon, various kinds of ghost creatures began to appear around them: some with faces covered in blood, some covered in festering sores, Jiangshi with a strong smell of corpses, and so on.
Tang Tian and the others were terrified, especially Wu Yizhen. She had only encountered some Underworld Ghost Creatures during the day, but that was in the daytime. The psychological feeling was completely different.
Before the ghost creatures in the tomb could pounce, the skull in the Feng family ancestor's hand just shook, and streaks of gray light shot out. The ghost creatures hesitated, and their movements slowed down. Finally, with unwilling and shrill cries, they watched as the group of people gradually went away and finally stopped, no longer chasing.
"Hehehe, Brother Feng, this magical treasure of yours is really formidable. It seems to be something that specifically counters Underworld Ghost Creatures. Then later..."
Fang Guangjun smiled softly as he hurried along. He also seemed to be extremely interested in the skull in the Feng family ancestor's hand. He stopped halfway through his sentence, but the Feng family ancestor already understood his meaning. However, he still shook his head gently.
"Actually, the situation here, I think Fellow Daoist Fang can guess a thing or two without me explaining in detail. The place we are walking on now is actually a series of large and small tombs connected together. There is a grand formation covering the entire large tomb above. This was slowly expanded by my Feng family through successive generations. When a Foundation Establishment stage ghost creature above is taken down, we will slowly connect the tomb it ruled from underground. And as these newly connected areas expand, the grand formation on the ground also slowly expands. The ghost creatures that enter this large tomb, in the end, can be said to be raised by my Feng family. They are shrouded by the grand formation all year round and cannot get out. Although they have no spiritual intelligence, they can slowly sense the seal of the grand formation's restriction and begin to have a certain fear of it. And this magical treasure in my hand is originally used to control the grand formation. When the manual is used and the aura is emitted, how dare these ghost creatures approach?"
The Feng family's ancestor did not hide this. He knew what Fang Guangjun meant. If he had a magical treasure that could counter Underworld Ghost Creatures, even if it was only against low-level Qi Condensation ones, then later when they went to clean up those newly acquired tombs, wouldn't they just need to take out this item and go straight to the main lair? Obviously, this was all just wishful thinking.
After hearing this, Fang Guangjun nodded. He had been so impressed by the power of this treasure that he had forgotten about the previous matter. If the Feng family really had such a magical treasure, then this family crisis would not have existed.
Just like that, they traveled underground for about half an hour. Under the Feng family ancestor's twisting and turning, they went round and round, making the few from Falling Star Valley dizzy. At this time, even if they were to go back on their own, it would probably not be easy to find the way they came.
Just when there seemed to be no end, Tang Tian and the others felt that the road under their feet was gradually rising.
"Are we about to go out and reach the surface?"
Sure enough, not long after, the Feng family's ancestor stopped in front of a mountain wall. He had to stop. There was no road ahead; the path was cut off. It felt like a cave that had reached a dead end.
The Feng family's ancestor looked back at the crowd and nodded gently.
"After we go out, there will be no more formation protection. At that time, whether you are on the ground or go deep into a certain tomb again, it will be a place my Feng family has never been to before. I don't know what will appear there. Perhaps it will be a bit of fortune, but more than ninety percent of the time, it will be a greater risk."
At this point, he turned his head to look at Fang Guangjun on the side.
"Fellow Daoist Fang, this is the most suitable exit from the lairs of those three powerful ghost creatures. My third brother has already scouted the area before. After going out here, we will be near the lair of a previously killed Foundation Establishment ghost creature. And from here, flying sixty li to the left is the lair of another killed Foundation Establishment ghost creature. After you and I go out, we will each take some people and clean up these two places separately. Those ferocious and fierce ghosts that cannot be captured, I will have to trouble you, Fellow Daoist Fang, to kill them personally. If you encounter any unexpected situations, please send me a voice transmission immediately."
As the Feng family's ancestor said this, he handed over two voice transmission talismans.
Cleaning up the lairs left behind by the dead Foundation Establishment ghost creatures seemed like coming to collect spoils of war, but it was actually not the case. This place was extremely dangerous. No one knew if there were other powerful existences in that Foundation Establishment ghost creature's lair, or even if there were any traps. Dealing with all of this was not something a group of Qi Condensation cultivators could do.
The reason the two of them acted separately instead of gathering together to clean up one place at a time was because a powerful Underworld Ghost Creature had perished. If its aura disappeared from this place for too long, it might be detected by other powerful ghost creatures. At that time, if they came to snatch the territory, they would encounter the Feng family. The Feng family would clean up one place as quickly as possible and then immediately extend the grand formation over. The fundamental reason was to make the best use of their time.
What the Feng family valued was the dense Yin energy and ghost creatures in that Foundation Establishment ghost creature's tomb, and other powerful ghost creatures also coveted the dense Yin energy. A tomb that could give birth to a powerful Foundation Establishment ghost creature had excellent feng shui, and the Yin energy it produced was the most coveted by other ghost creatures.
"After we two have cleaned up, we will simply set up some restrictions and then immediately join forces to deal with the last escaped ghost creature."
The escaped ghost creature had been seriously injured. How could the Feng family's ancestor let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
"Good, everything will be according to Fellow Daoist Feng's opinion! Then I'll choose the lair outside this passage. After I've dealt with it, I will immediately inform you, Fellow Daoist. Besides Tang Tian and the others, you can leave another sixteen disciples for me."
The Feng family's ancestor had no objection to this. He immediately turned his head to look at Feng Zaiyu.
"You will pick another fifteen family elites to follow Fellow Daoist Fang to clean up this place. You must also pay more attention to the safety of the few young friends from Falling Star Valley. Although they are all very strong in cultivation and not comparable to the sons of my Feng family, this is, after all, dealing with Underworld Ghost Creatures. This is very different from the enemies they have encountered before. They are not as familiar as you are, and it's inevitable that they will be a bit restricted when they encounter them. If anything happens, you can also send a voice transmission talisman to me, and I will be there as soon as possible. In addition, Zaiyu will explain the specific matters of cleaning up these Yin Tombs in detail to Senior Fang later."
As he spoke, the Feng family's ancestor took out two more voice transmission talismans and handed them to Feng Zaiyu. Then his gaze rested on Feng Zaiyu's face for a moment. He then turned his head and nodded slightly to Fang Guangjun. Although they had communicated before, time was tight, and the Feng family's ancestor had only mentioned the important information. He didn't have time to explain the specific matters.