CHAPTER 608: CHAPTER 587: ONE MORE UPDATE

The youth paused momentarily, and before Elder Can and Elder Su could react, he had already dashed out swiftly, heading straight for Lian Gui on the ground, his first action being to quickly push away everyone surrounding Lian Gui.

Bang—

Yin He’s push was immensely forceful, sending several disciples of the Ghoul Ravine from the Ling generation, who were about to lift Lian Gui, flying out and slamming heavily into the stone walls.

Elder Can and Elder Su were stunned, unsure of what their Young Master intended to do. However, Yin He didn’t delay for even a moment and didn’t seem to want their help either. He grabbed Lian Gui with one hand. Yin He’s body was lean and tall, and as he was still growing, he appeared as skinny as a bamboo pole, but now he lifted the much heavier Lian Gui with one hand, while his other hand quickly pressed on several spots on Lian Gui’s body, as if tearing something out from within him.

Elder Can and Elder Su, seeing the gravity of the situation from the expression of their Young Master, immediately ordered the remaining people to quickly evacuate the disciples lying on the ground. The two of them personally stayed to guard Yin He.

Gui Wu and Gui Liu, guarding outside, were surprised when they saw the people coming out and hurried over to help them.

"What happened?" They had only heard noises. The Ling generation and Gui generation usually trained together and got along very well, despite having different talents.

The person who came out was lost for words, glancing into the cave with a trace of fear in their eyes. However, with Elder Can and Elder Su inside, they couldn’t explain what exactly was going on; they could only shake their heads. They had been kicked out by the Young Master, and they still didn’t know why.

"Don’t know." After speaking, they slowly walked away.

The disciples guarding the entrance to the cave didn’t know the situation inside, but they were even more panicked than before, wanting to go in to see what was happening but not daring to.

The atmosphere around Elder Can and Elder Su became more tense. Yin He’s movements were quick and fierce, a stark contrast to his usual aloof attitude. Even when they had destroyed Qiandao Temple, they hadn’t seen their Young Master with such a serious expression.

Yin He’s gaze was cold and focused. At this moment, all his attention was on Lian Gui in his hands, unconcerned with what Elder Can and Elder Su might be thinking.

However, the condition that had arisen with Lian Gui troubled him.

Zheng Muyuan’s body had undergone years of experimentation. Although it ultimately hadn’t been successful, the problem wasn’t with him.

Zheng Muyuan, a dying man, had managed to sustain the demon creature for many years. Following Zheng Muyuan’s death, the creature had always been with him. He was aware that the creature seemed to intentionally hide its strength, acting pitifully to curry favor with him, constantly seeking a more powerful body.

The disciples of Ghoul Ravine were, in any case, stronger than Zheng Muyuan, and they possessed the advantageous condition of being cloned with Ghost Shadow. Thus, initially, it was extremely successful; the possessed disciples of Ghoul Ravine displayed terrifyingly powerful bursts of strength, but these terrifying outbursts also brought significant side effects.

Yin He had noticed issues, but experiments always have unsatisfactory aspects. These disciples of Ghoul Ravine were essentially no different from the cloned items of Ghost Shadow themselves.

However, Yin He had gradually realized that the demon creature was beginning to reveal its ambition step by step, especially after using the energy from Qiandao Temple. Its ambitions had become uncontrollable, successfully ensuring that this group of people could not live without consuming this energy.

In the beginning, none of this was necessary.

The youth coldly extracted a bunch of black smoke from Lian Gui’s body. The reproduction speed of the demon creature was also faster than he had anticipated. Initially, the black smoke dispersed within each person’s body was only the size of a fingertip. Now, held in his hand, it was the size of a palm.

And from initially being docile, it was now desperately struggling.

Elder Can and Elder Su were alarmed. Had this thing grown so large? When Yin He had first introduced it, compared to the uncontrollable Ghost Shadow, this creature seemed as docile as a little lamb.

Yin He watched coldly as the black aura in his hand struggled and tried to burrow into Yin He’s body, the smoke seeming to possess deep knowledge, while Lian Gui was weak to the point of barely breathing. Fortunately, it seemed that there was still time to remove this substance from the bodies of the disciples of Ghoul Ravine and save their lives.

"Young Master..." Lian Gui, trembling with pain but clearer-headed than ever, suddenly struggled to speak on seeing the Young Master before him.

Yin He silenced him. He had no interest in hearing what the other had to say. He needed to deal with this creature, to extract these substances. The strength of Ghoul Ravine would undoubtedly be reduced significantly, making it almost impossible for them to act recklessly in Nanzheng State.

However, fortunately, the power of Qiandao Temple was now something to be reckoned with, and Yin He had not dismissed the possibility of extraction.

Elder Can and Elder Su, seeing the thing in the Young Master’s hand continuously struggling, were worried but didn’t know what he was really thinking at the moment.

This thing was dangerous, Elder Can and Elder Su were not fools; they had also guessed as much by this time. However, they knew nothing about this creature, and the only one they could trust was the Young Master.

But now, the Young Master clearly hadn’t anticipated the current situation.

The clump of black smoke in his hand, after struggling vehemently, knowing it couldn’t escape, gradually became docile, coiling in the young man’s hand and behaving submissively, swaying like wild grass in water, even consciously caressing the young man’s fingers.

The young man’s gaze returned to the clump of black smoke in his hand. His left hand quickly released a puff of smoke on Lian Gui, enveloping him instantly.

Elder Can and Elder Su were thrilled; the Young Master had taken action to save Lian Gui. They hurried forward to help stabilize Lian Gui. In the next moment, Lian Gui visibly recovered from being nearly dead to being alive.

"Aren’t you going to thank the Young Master—" Elder Can said, his voice trembling, always having believed the Young Master had never truly cared for Ghoul Ravine.

"Thank you, Young Master—" Lian Gui, more aware than Elder Can and Elder Su that it was the Young Master who had saved him, hurriedly spoke up.

Yin He waved his hand dismissively.

Yet Elder Su anxiously looked at the clump of black smoke in the youth’s hand. Was the Young Master preparing to handle this thing?

Elder Can also worried and could only send Lian Gui away first. Upon returning, Yin He was still focusing on the clump of black smoke in his hand, seemingly still undecided.