Chapter 123: Ghost General (1/2)

”The ghost general has set up a lair in the hills near Luoxi, and he protects the ghost mother,” Ma Xuefeng explained the current situation to him.

The ghost mother transformed the yin energy in the air into ghosts.

Alex listened attentively to the unfamiliar terminology.

'It's like a totally different universe...' Fascination filled his heart.

”Should we go on foot? Do you use flying swords or something?” Alex inquired of the two.

Ma Xuefeng shook her head and grimaced, ”Sir, only our Nascent Soul seniors can use flying swords.”

'Well, going on our feet would be rather slow, so here goes nothing,” Alex decided to incarnate into Hermes.

Feathery wings appeared on his back, and the two siblings only looked on with their jaws wide open.

”What are you waiting for? Get a hold on,” Alex held out his hands to the two.

He clutched them tightly, and slowly levitated into the air.

”I'll be moving now, hold on very tightly!”

Alex instantly increased his speed to the maximum and flew towards the hills outside of Luoxi.

It only took a minute, and he slowly landed back on the uneven ground.

Ma Xuefeng and Ma Guanting were still dazed, and their clothes and hair were completely disheveled from the flight.

”Where is the ghost general?” Alex turned to the two.

Ma Xuefeng's body jerked, and she immediately started searching for something in the pockets of her robe.

Then, she took out a rectangular piece of paper. The paper had strange and complex scribes that were written with red ink.

And the ink glowed in the dim night.

”Sir, this talisman can detect the concentration of yin qi in the air, we should find them if we continue,” Ma Xuefeng passed Alex the talisman.

Alex examined it and a system interface popped up to appraise it.

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(Yin Qi Detection Talisman)

Quality: Good

State: Normal

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'There's no additional information?' Alex found that strange, but he knew of the object's purpose nonetheless.

”Let's go...this direction,” Alex pointed to another slope in the hill.

After that, they climbed further up, and the red ink glowed even brighter, therefore indicating that they were on the right track.

Soon, they halted in front of the entrance to a deep crevice in the ground.

”This is where the talisman grows the brightest!” Alex inserted the talisman into the crevice.

Ma Xuefeng was reluctant to enter the dark and narrow crevice.

”Will, you two come?” Alex softly asked them.

Ma Xuefeng was indecisive, but Ma Guanting jumped in front of him and excitedly nodded.

”I'll guarantee his safety,” Alex reassured the older sibling.

However, Ma Xuefeng changed her decision and proclaimed, ”Sir, I'll be going too, you might need information.”

”Alright.”

After that, Alex went in first and slowly climbed down.

The entrance was very narrow and small, so he struggled to fit in.

'I can't even destroy these rocks to make the entrance bigger because that would close off the crevice...' Alex frowned as he awkwardly navigated the cramped depths.

Fortunately, they didn't need to climb down too deep, and the tight space gradually widened up until Alex felt his feet land on solid ground.

He waited for the two siblings, and they reached this place soon after.

The cave was dim, but the talisman shined with such a strong light that the two were able to clearly see their path.

However, the light did not help with the atmosphere of the cave.