Gu Changfeng knelt directly on the ground, shedding tears, and said,
"My son was utterly devout to the Divine Spirits, and our sect spared no effort..."
He did not know why the Divine Spirits would want to take his son's life.
However, the green Divine Spirit's apparition spoke with an icy voice:
"I killed your son for your own good."
"He was marked by a powerful ghostly being; what do you think that white mist was? It was ghost breath!"
"Such audacity from this ghost indicates that it must be an ancient ghost that has cultivated to a high degree! My true form isn't here, and if I were to act rashly, this ancient ghost could deduce my intervention, which would be highly unfavorable."
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Ghostly beings? Ancient ghosts?
Behind Mu Wanqing and the others... there were ghosts, not Divine Spirits?
They were dumbstruck.
In the Yang Realm... there were also tales of ghosts.
Especially some powerful beings, whose heavy grievances after death could transform them into ghosts of immense power.
Even in the endless universe, it is said that there are terrifying Ghost Domains.
Ghosts... are feared by all!
Gu Changfeng suddenly felt that matters... had escalated beyond his son's death, too preoccupied to even mourn, he asked urgently,
"Great God, what should we do?"
The Green Sun God pondered for a long while, then said,
"...Only the coming of my true form holds the possibility of slaying this ancient ghost..."
"You must hold out until the God's Festival, and, it would be best to set up the Zhu Gui Formation by then to lure the ancient ghost, which will yield twice the result with half the effort!"
With a lift of a hand, the Green Sun God had already transmitted the method of the Zhu Gui Formation to Gu Changfeng.
Gu Changfeng felt there were still countless questions in his heart, but the Green Sun God's divine body had already dissipated.
Inside the grand hall, the many powerful beings of the Green Sun Sect looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Report! The Sect Master of the Profound Water Sect and others have arrived!"
At this moment, a loud call came from outside.
The Sect Master of the Profound Water Sect, Mo Xuan, and others had already come in.
"The events pertaining to the Wood Spirit Dynasty had nothing to do with the Mysterious Yin God; the God did not intervene!"
Mo Xuan got straight to the point and said,
"It's possible that other Divine Spirits have come to the Eastern Wilderness to seize territory!"
As soon as these words were uttered, Gu Changfeng smiled bitterly and said,
"It's not Divine Spirits...but ghosts, there are ghosts!"
He spoke of the recent enlistment of Divine Spirits for healing.
Instantly, Mo Xuan and the others were even more shocked!
"There is such a powerful ghostly being in the Great Ruins Realm?"
"One that could render even the divine body of Green Sun God powerless..."
At this time, Yang Dingtian suddenly thought of something and said,
"Mu Wanqing and the others come from the Great Wilderness... the ghostly being behind them should also be in the Great Wilderness, right?"
As he said this, everyone shuddered!
"The Burial God Wasteland is filled with strangeness... it's not unusual for ghosts to be among them!"
Gu Changfeng's face turned grave; it was very possible!
Everyone came to a silent consensus.
The ghostly being behind Mu Wanqing and the others... must be from the Great Wilderness!
After all, in the endless eons past, Divine Spirits had ventured into the Great Wilderness and had met their doom there.
"According to the Green Sun God's instructions, we need to hold out until the God's Festival, and moreover, to set up the Zhu Gui Formation in advance..."
Sect Master Mo Xuan of the Profound Water Sect felt a chill run down his spine as he said,
"Setting up the Zhu Gui Formation may be easy, but, if that ancient ghost is far off in the Great Wilderness, why would it come out? This kind of ghostly being is incredibly cunning!"
Everyone else was at a loss for what to do.
But Yang Dingtian continued to speak, saying,
"I... might have a way!"
Everyone's gaze fell on his face.
"Our Yangwei Dynasty once captured a Yin Spirit Heavenly Horse!"
At these words, everyone was startled.
"Pegasus? Such creatures have long disappeared from the Yang Realm Universe, extinct since the ancient myths."
"According to certain ancient records, unless some peculiar Yin Realm appears, it's possible for them to reemerge..."
"Does this mean the Yangwei Dynasty has discovered a Yin Realm?... Is that the reason their imperial ancestor broke through to the God-Communicating Realm?"
Everyone began to conjecture.
Sect Master Mo Xuan of the Profound Water Sect's eyes darkened!
The Yangwei Dynasty had always been a vassal to their Profound Water Sect. They discovered such a Yin Realm and didn't tell them?
Yang Dingtian, however, proceeded with a brave face, adding,
"Pegasus, even throughout the Universe and the Divine Realm, is a mythical creature long extinct... Such a creature's Yin Spirit has an unparalleled attraction to ghostly beings."
"As long as the ancient ghost in the Great Wilderness learns that the Yin Spirit Heavenly Horse will appear at the God's Festival, I believe it will definitely come!"
It didn't matter if the world knew they had discovered a Yin Realm.
As long as this time, they could assist the Divine Spirits in slaying the ancient ghost from the Great Wilderness, the Divine Spirits would surely favor their Yangwei Dynasty.
Who would they fear then?
"You make a good point."
Gu Changfeng nodded in agreement, adding,
"So now, should we let the world know about the Pegasus? And also send a message to the Empress of the Wood Spirit Dynasty, inviting her to the God's Festival?"
"Of course, it would be best to include a hint of that Yin Qi from the Yin Spirit!"
In the Wood Spirit Dynasty.
The world had settled, and Empress Mu Wanqing had ascended the throne smoothly.
Mainly because, on that day, the Edict had exerted its authority throughout the world, punishing evil and promoting good, thoroughly subjugating the people.
"Your Majesty, now that the world is settled, we should also create a divine statue for the Divine Spirits behind you..."
In the great hall, Mu Zhenkong spoke.
Even he surmised that there must be Divine Spirits behind Wood Spirit Village.
On hearing this, Mu Wanqing also pondered, saying, "This relates to Senior Li, and we must have his consent before proceeding!"
Mu Rantian nodded as well.