Chapter 64: Before the Outbreak

“Because of the ghost Rakshasa?” This is a bit strange. There are so many ghosts in the Lake of a Thousand Ghosts, why would it be because of that ghost Rakshasa? I couldn’t help but ask.

“What level of ghost is the Rakshasa? I believe you all know. At least our village can gather its strength to protect itself in front of it, but it is impossible to kill it. This ghost Rakshasa is different from the other ghosts in the Lake of a Thousand Ghosts. It likes to stay in the Lake of a Thousand Ghosts and devour each other to increase its power! It likes to go out frequently, but I don’t know what it does. But since it appeared, it has always kept out of our village’s business, but as soon as we make any move to repair the great formation, it will start to act without any courtesy!” Grandma Yun said with a bitter smile.

“So, you people from the Lake Sect are just going to let the ghost Rakshasa go unchecked in order to protect yourselves?” Xiao Daxia didn’t know what being polite was, so he just asked that question! Of course, according to the “I-do” education that Xiao Chengqian had received since childhood, he didn’t think there was anything wrong with it, so he just asked casually.

This question made Mr. Zheng a bit embarrassed. He coughed twice and said, “Actually, it’s not that we’re protecting ourselves. First, we’re facing the entire Lake of a Thousand Ghosts, not the Ghost Rakshasa. If we all go against the Ghost Rakshasa, then the other ghosts in the Lake of a Thousand Ghosts, well… As for the second point, the Ghost Rakshasa is extremely cunning. It’s unlikely that it would come looking for all of us. We can’t possibly gather together at all times, either. If we’re alone, we’ll be vulnerable. As for the last point, the ghost Rakshasa has not killed anyone so far, so…”

Master Zheng gave several reasons, some embarrassing and some really difficult. After all, the ghost Rakshasa had not killed anyone, and it had not attracted the attention of the relevant forces. With their heavy responsibility of guarding the lake, they could not deal with the ghost Rakshasa at all!

But did the ghost really not kill? As far as I know, the ghost has killed sixteen people! Before I could say anything, Huigen couldn’t help but say, “I’ve heard all about what happened in the county town.

As a result, everyone in the room was shocked, and one of them even said, “For a long time, we thought that the ghost rakshasa had formed some kind of understanding with us, that it was just out to ‘let the wind in’, and as long as we didn’t move the protective formation, everything would continue to be fine! We set up a formation in the village to finally block the evil spirits and guard against other ghosts, and it let the wind in! One day, someone will naturally come to clean it up! But I never thought…”

“And the situation is more serious than you think. Now, there is already a flow of yin energy in the county seat, which is a certain distance from here. If this continues to spread, do you think it will still be effective to build a protective array in the village?” Cheng Zhen shook his head and said!

“Hey!” Mr. Zheng slammed the table, sighed heavily, and said, “We have been in the village for too long, and we have become so stubborn that we have to admit that we are afraid of facing this lake of ghosts. This ghost Rakshasa is afraid that it cannot be left.”

Seeing Zheng’s sad expression, my wounds began to ache. To be honest, the ghost Rakshasa also had its eye on me. Even if I didn’t want to get involved with it, I couldn’t just throw it to the experts like Zheng’s family did!

Whether I like it or not, the ghost Rakshasa will either destroy me or I will destroy it. In addition, I must enter the Lake of a Thousand Ghosts, so… I frowned and said, “Master Zheng, the ghost Rakshasa and we are in a situation where we can’t stop until one of us dies. We will definitely have to fight it. Since you also feel that we can’t let it go, can you help us?”

“You want to fight the ghost rakshasa yourself?” Zheng asked with a raised eyebrow, his eyes full of disbelief.

“That’s unavoidable, and we are from the Li family, so we have some support!” Yes, we have support. We have the incense beads, the four great demon spirits, and the Zhongmao technique. We can still fight! I counted my trump cards in my heart.

“Well, then, we in the Lake Guardian clan will naturally spare no effort to help you!” Mr. Zheng pounded the table again and said solemnly!

To get to the gathering of evil spirits in the Lake of a Thousand Demons, a special kind of boat is needed. After Mr. Zheng promised to help us with all his might, we learned about this!

This kind of boat is special, especially in the wood it uses. This kind of wood can minimize the flow of negative energy in the Lake of a Thousand Ghosts, so that people’s souls will not be affected by the ‘dirty’ negative energy. As long as you are on the boat, you can stay awake!

But this wood is specially processed by Taoists, just like the red rope I tied in a knot. It is not easy to gather the wood for a boat, and there are only two such boats in the entire village that guards the lake, which also limits the number of people who can enter the Lake of a Thousand Ghosts.

In addition, this special boat has a “guiding light” at the bow. This “guiding light” is not the kind that people often think of as a guiding light for the souls to the underworld, but rather a “guiding light” to prevent getting lost in the foggy places in the outer maze and the gathering of yin mazes!

To put it more clearly, it is a huge special incense stick, which is similar to the “Immortal’s Guide” incense that my master used in the deserted village. The red light emitted by it can always point out the right path!

This incense is also very precious. Since this place is much more dangerous than the deserted village, this incense is naturally much more advanced than the immortal’s guide, and it is also extremely rare. This time we are going to the Lake of a Thousand Ghosts, and the village has specially taken out this stored “guide light”!

The two wooden boats limited the number of people, and the limited number of “guiding lights” also limited the time we could spend in the village. It can be said that this operation was fraught with difficulties, and in addition to the danger, there were many restrictions.

In addition to providing us with these kinds of help, the village also gave us a few bunches of bright red calamus. Grandma Yun told us that this calamus was the most precious calamus in the village! At a critical moment, using one of these calamus as a guide, you can use it to defeat a fierce ghost and scatter its soul!

This power is amazing!

I was originally very curious about this kind of calamus, and only after asking did I learn that this calamus is not naturally grown at all. They were originally ordinary calamus, and it was only after special ‘irrigation’ that they grew like this. This involved a secret method!

The secret method, of course, Granny Yun would not tell me, but I simply knew that the thing that irrigates this kind of calamus is the blood of the old man who died here after guarding the lake.

The blood of a cultivator is naturally different from that of an ordinary person. The power accumulated over the years is dispersed at the last moment. At least the aura of this blood is already stronger than that of ordinary people. No wonder it has such power!

This bright red calamus should be the most powerful calamus cultivated in this village.

Finally, for this trip to the Lake of a Thousand Demons, Master Zheng also provided us with manpower assistance. The five most powerful young people in the village will be traveling with us!

“We have kept it secret for too long, and we have been afraid for too long. This time, you will enter the Yin Gathering Array, and we will use the entire village’s strength to start repairing the outer array! At the same time, the situation here, the situation of the ghost Rakshasa, should be reported. I will send someone out to report it!” Zheng said.

Sending someone out to report is an extremely funny thing in this age of highly developed communications, but Zheng is also helpless. As the village closest to the gathering of evil spirits, all signals here are severely affected. No matter how advanced the communications are now, they are useless in this village!

This situation reminds me of the deserted village. Isn’t it the same there? Disrupting all communications is like being trapped in a deserted village!

Everything was settled, and all the actions would begin after I recovered!

Chengxin said that with this blood calamus to remove the poison for me, plus his medicine and my wild boar-like recovery ability, in five days at most, these injuries will no longer affect me!

Well, once again, the recovery ability of a wild boar!

In the following days, I was under strict protection and lived in the largest house in the village, which was Zheng’s house. At least 10 people guarded me in shifts every day.

As for my strange dreams, Mr. Zheng and the others gave me a solution so that I could rest well and avoid the influence of the ghost Rakshasa. Every time I wanted to rest, they would light a stick of incense with calamus and some precious spices by my bed.

I have to say that these incense sticks are very useful. At least since I started using them, I can sleep through the night without any dreams!

Mr. Zheng laughed and said that I was lucky. After all, the nights in this village are easily affected by ghosts. In order to avoid the worst-case scenario, he always keeps this incense ready, and he doesn’t use it in normal situations. It’s a big sacrifice for me.

I also take the ginseng essence that Brother Chengxin made for me every day, but most of the medicinal power is absorbed by Silly Tiger. There is nothing I can do about it. Silly Tiger is injured, and Brother Chengxin said that the best medicine for Silly Tiger is this powder!

It’s not a waste, after all, according to my constitution, I can’t absorb all the medicinal power. Now it’s being given to Silly Tiger, which is the best use of it.

The days were very peaceful until the last day of my recovery!

I will never forget the sunset on that day—the setting sun was like blood!