Above the Great Dao

However, last time when Peng Ju went to deliver a message, he didn't return for several days. Xiang Kun originally thought that Peng Ju had run out of luck and died outside, but unexpectedly, he returned alive to report back.

This time, Peng Ju's return was different; he revealed the Blood Lake Scripture, shocking the entire Eastern Palace and almost causing a great commotion. Fortunately, Xiang Kun quickly seized the opportunity, captured Peng Ju, and then killed all the loose-mouthed ghost monsters in the palace, leaving only his own people.

"As long as I can pry open Peng Ju's mouth and learn the Blood Lake Scripture, I will be invincible in the world! Who would dare covet the throne of the King?"

The Eastern Palace was built leaning against a huge copper coin, which was embedded in the ground and stood as tall as a mountain, with a square hole in the middle, left by someone unknown.

During the nights of the Fog Month, this copper coin would emit a glow, illuminating the surroundings. The Eastern Palace was right within the glow of the copper coin, keeping the fog from approaching.

At this moment, the Eastern Palace was already under strict security, with two Ghost Gods guarding the entrance, one on each side.

These two Ghost Gods were large-bellied, standing on each side of the gateway, about four zhang tall, without necks or heads, only having a huge chest cavity, wearing small vests that bared their bellies.

Their eyes were located where the nipples would be, and their mouths were at their navels, wide and large, filled with sharp teeth, with wrinkled stomachs.

They wielded hammerhead spears, iron rods about four to five zhang long with six-sided long hammers at the tips, extremely heavy.

Their bellies had python skin belts, with baskets hanging from the belts containing small Yakshas sitting upright, burning incense for them.

One of the large-bellied rotated its belly, watching the three little ghosts approaching on the street, one of which was a skeleton dressed in finery, swaying as it walked, twisting its slender waist, causing its skirt to sway as well.

Another was a Roc, wearing a bamboo hat with a tiger-head-shaped cap, which fit perfectly to cover its head with only its long bird beak exposed. Its wings were outstretched, golden and glittery as if coated with gold lacquer.

The third little ghost was also a skeleton ghost, evidently wearing only one garment, exposing its thighs as it walked, without even wearing shorts.

The three little ghosts approached the Eastern Palace and stood before its gate.

The skeleton ghost dressed in finery stepped forward with a coquettish smile: "Honored sirs, the delicate Princess is unwell and has requested our Ghost Doctor Chen to come and treat her. Doctor Chen is reputed as one with miraculous healing hands, skilled at curing all sorts of difficult ailments, kindly grant us access."

"Impossible!"

The large-bellied one replied in a deep, muffled voice, "Take one more step, and it'll be your unmarked graves!"

"Sirs, I have incense money here..."

The large-bellied one chuckled and said, "You skeleton cultivators always claim money makes the ghosts work, but today it just won't work. Keep your stinking money!"

"Wait a moment!"

The other large-bellied suddenly chuckled darkly, "These three are trespassing in the Eastern Palace. If we kill them, the stinking money becomes ours without violating the prince's orders, doesn't that serve us both?"

"That plan is excellent..."

The two large-bellied were about to act when suddenly, a burst of blood light appeared, and a Blood Lake surfaced at the back of Ghost Doctor Chen's head. Two streaks of blood-colored sword light zipped through, piercing their mouths, impaling both large-bellied figures!

Before the large-bellied figures could react, they found themselves dead, their Divine Souls falling into the Blood Lake Hell behind Ghost Doctor Chen's head.

They felt unimaginable pain transmitting through their Divine Souls, as if blood was flowing all over their bodies, and they screamed in agony.

While they screamed, other Divine Souls in the Blood Lake also emitted shrill screams, though their voices couldn't escape the Blood Lake.

Chen Shi swiftly moved forward, mana surging as he lifted the bodies of the two large-bellied figures, casting them into a small shrine.

The little Yakshas burning incense were about to flee when Peng Yan'er had already rushed forward, about to strike them down, but Chen Shi stopped her, shaking his head, saying: "Do not kill the little ghosts."

The few little Yakshas bowed their heads to Chen Shi and dashed away without a trace.

Chen Shi pushed open the gates of the Eastern Palace, saying, "The State Master Palace isn't far from here, and the Crown Prince's return will be swift, so we must act faster to save Peng Ju. Killing is saving, do not hesitate at all."

Sang Xixi jumped over the half-zhang high threshold, with Peng Yan'er following closely behind. Chen Shi entered the Eastern Palace, closing the gate.

This was the front hall of the Eastern Palace, a place to park carriages and horses. Many ghost servants were here, some cleaning the hall, others sitting in the corridors. Seeing them intrude, they all stood up, watching from afar.

Chen Shi threw the bodies of the two large-bellied figures inside the front hall, and those ghost servants, seeing the bodies of the Ghost Gods, were terrified and quickly scattered in all directions.

Chen Shi led Sang Xixi and Peng Yan'er through the front hall, swiftly heading deeper into the Eastern Palace.

"Killing Ghost Gods!" The ghost servants shouted.

Chen Shi led the two women, running alongside these ghostly palace maids and ghost servants towards the depths of the Eastern Palace when a green-faced, sharp-toothed Ghost God charged head-on, swinging a Wolf Fang Club and sweeping away the fastest ghost servant, shouting: "What are you screaming for?"

"Swish!"

A streak of blood-colored sword light pierced through the Ghost God's forehead, leaving it stunned as its body rapidly withered.

The blood-colored sword light whirled back, falling into the Blood Lake behind Chen Shi's head, adding yet another resentful soul to the Blood Lake Hell.

Two Blade-Wielding Ghosts charged in from both sides, with arms like blades, spinning, and the blade lights from their arms howled, slicing everything in their path to pieces, be it structures, palace maids, or ghost servants!

Chen Shi and Peng Yan'er moved in from both sides. Chen Shi's body flickered like a ghost, dodging the incoming blade lights, and a streak of Sword Qi pierced the Blade-Wielding Ghost. The Blade-Wielding Ghost's body flipped and rolled, crashing over ten zhang before halting against a wall.