In the outskirts of Y City, atop Red Leaf Mountain.

It was now the beginning of autumn, and the tips of the leaves on Red Leaf Mountain had been tinged with red by the season, spreading an atmosphere of desolation and solitude that grew thicker as it dispersed over the mountain. This feeling was particularly acute at night, when the cold wind whistled, leaves rustled, and the cries of the cuckoo echoed in the distance, now near, now far, accompanied occasionally by the flickering of will-o'-the-wisps.

Halfway up Red Leaf Mountain stood the Seven Fairies Temple, which had been smashed to ruins by Chen Hao a few days before, and subsequently incinerated by fire. The local villagers had spread rumors that the temple was destroyed by a Fire Ghost King from within the mountains, which is why no one dared to repair it.

At this moment, an old man with white hair emerged from the grounds in front of the ruined temple, the new self-proclaimed King of the Region for Y City. After bringing Pagoda Heavenly King to Chen Hao's home, the King of the Region returned to the temple of Pagoda Heavenly King alone. Soon after, witnessing the sudden collapse and disintegration of the statue of Pagoda Heavenly King within the temple, he knew that the Pagoda Heavenly King had been extinguished.

Therefore, he first went to the prison beneath the Pagoda Heavenly King's temple and released the fierce ghosts and wandering souls who had been imprisoned for their refusal to obey Pagoda Heavenly King, then hurried without pause to this place.

"My seven sisters!" The King of the Region wailed sorrowfully as he gazed at the Seven Fairies Temple, "I had only just bought this position of King of the Region from you for a few days when this disaster occurred. Why am I so unlucky!"

After speaking, the King of the Region burrowed back into the ground, then continued on his way. In a short while, he reached the summit of Red Leaf Mountain. Underneath an ancient pine tree at the peak, there was an immortal's cave. The King of the Region emerged from the earth in front of the cave's entrance, knelt down, and sobbed urgently, "Dare I ask if the Grandmaster Taiyi is here? It's terrible, disaster has struck!"

"Who is the visitor?" A calm and unhurried voice emanated from within the cave.

"I am the King of the Region for Y City. Just a short moment ago, the Pagoda Heavenly King who ruled over Y City was killed by an Onmyoji!"

Suddenly, a "whoosh" of a gust of wind blew out of the cave towards the entrance, almost blowing the King of the Region away. When the gust subsided, a white-haired immortal in a grey robe appeared at the cave entrance, left hand holding a horsetail whisk.

Seeing the immortal figure with his air of sainthood, the King of the Region felt a sense of resentment in his heart, thinking to himself why, when both were spirits with white hair, he could pose as a fairy while he himself could only be a powerless local deity.

The so-called Grandmaster Taiyi waved his whisk, his face grim as he demanded, "What exactly happened?"

"Your Holiness..."

Then, the King of the Region recounted everything from the destruction of the Seven Fairies Temple by Chen Hao to the collapse of the statue of Pagoda Heavenly King.

After hearing this, Grandmaster Taiyi waved his whisk again, stroked his beard, which fell like the Milky Way, and pondered, "This is utterly preposterous. I shall teach that audacious Onmyoji a lesson!"

No sooner had he spoken than a mystical creature descended from the sky, landing before Grandmaster Taiyi. The Grandmaster lightly leaped onto the creature and then rode away astride it, disappearing into the clouds.

Watching the retreating figure of Grandmaster Taiyi, the King of the Region felt a surge of jealousy, grumbling, "Why does he get a mount, being a ghost and an old fellow just like me, while I am left with nothing!"

Soon after, Grandmaster Taiyi arrived in Y City riding the mystical creature, but instead of seeking out Chen Hao directly, he went to the home of Chen Ren, the head of the local Brotherhood Gang, and possessed him.

Chen Ren was embracing a woman in his bed, deep in slumber. After Grandmaster Taiyi possessed him, he suddenly pushed the woman away and sat up abruptly, laughing sinisterly. He then got out of bed, draped on his robe, and walked out of the room.

"Somebody!" Chen Ren called out loudly in the living room.

Shortly, a man entered from outside and asked, "Boss, what do you need?"

"Immediately gather the brothers, and bring weapons..."

At this time, Chen Hao, Xie Xiaofeng, and Tang Chao along with his sister Tang Jing were busy on the streets casting yin yang arts to clear away the fierce and evil ghosts roaming the streets; meanwhile, Ye Yuqiao was resting at Chen Hao's home.

To Chen Hao's surprise, Tang Jing's mana was far superior to her brother Tang Chao's. Against the same red-clad fierce ghost, Tang Jing could simply throw a copper coin from her hand to obliterate it utterly, while Tang Chao needed to thrust his Peach Wood Sword several times before dispersing the ghost's yin soul.

Xie Xiaofeng, also a descendant of an Onmyoji family line, had been practicing the yin yang five elements magic since childhood. This magic involved manipulating the elements of the Five Phases within the realms of yin and yang, deploying various spells based on principles of mutual generation and overcoming amongst those elements.

As the yin yang five elements magic required a high degree of insight and innate talent, few in the world practiced it, and even fewer mastered it. Aside from the current president of the Yin Yang Master Association in Y City, Wang Chuan, only Xie Xiaofeng had perfected this art.

"Art of Fire!" Xie Xiaofeng chanted with palms together. In an instant, flames from all directions gathered above his head, forming a fierce ball of fire. With a loud shout, the ball of fire lunged towards a male fierce ghost in front of him, instantly reducing the ghost to smoke.

Chen Hao, eyes wide with admiration, exclaimed, "Xie Xiaofeng, I had no idea you were so powerful!"

As his words ended, a powerful surge of Yang Energy burst forth from inside him. Squinting his eyes, he muttered an incantation, and the Yang Energy, like a soaring dragon, lunged towards three fierce ghosts attacking the group of four.

"You're not too bad yourself!" Xie Xiaofeng said with a light chuckle, looking at Chen Hao.

"Don't get smug just yet!" Tang Jing scolded with a grim face as she tossed the golden-glowing copper coin in her hand, "Drive away these Yin Souls first, then you can praise each other all you want!"

A quarter of an hour later, the four people were clearing the fierce ghosts and exorcising the wandering souls and ghouls as fast as they could, yet the number of Yin Souls flooding the streets was increasing.

Previously, the Yin Soul world of Y City was under control, with the Pagoda Heavenly King and other pseudo-deities guarding it, so many fierce ghosts dared not show themselves. Now, as the news of the Pagoda Heavenly King's soul being scattered spread, the fierce ghosts that usually hid in the dark all mobilized; some flooded the streets to chase after wandering souls and ghouls, others entered the homes of ordinary people to cause disturbances.

With this, the Yin Soul world of Y City was utterly thrown into chaos.

"What should we do? There are more and more Yin Souls!" Tang Chao asked anxiously.

"How about I just burn them all with a fire?" Chen Hao suggested, furrowing his brow.

Tang Jing snorted and glared at Chen Hao, "The vast majority of these Yin Souls haven't harmed anyone or done anything bad. They can also be reincarnated in the future. If you burn them with a fire, how is that different from killing?"

Chen Hao made a bitter face and shrugged his shoulders in explanation, "I'm just seeking your opinions here. I haven't learned much, but I'm eager to learn, so stop looking down on me!"

"Nonsense!" Tang Jing muttered with a disgruntled face.

At that moment, Xie Xiaofeng suddenly bent down to kneel on one knee, pressing his right hand with fingers spread on the ground, and shouted, "Wood Technique! Root Resurgence!"

Instantly, the earth shook as if in an earthquake, and the Yin Souls bustling about on the street suddenly staggered in every direction, colliding into each other. Then, myriad tree roots burst out from the cracked ground, wrapping around the feet of the Yin Souls.

"Quick!" At this moment, a sweating Xie Xiaofeng trembled, "Hurry and get rid of those fierce ghosts, then escort these Yin Souls to the Netherworld!"

As he spoke, a vein popped out on Xie Xiaofeng's face.

Chen Hao responded with an "Mhm" and then looked at Tang Jing and Tang Chao, "You two siblings go clear the fierce ghosts, I'll escort the other Yin Souls!"

Tang Jing nodded. Then, she brought her palms together, and suddenly, a great amount of Yuan energy gathered between her hands. Next, she slowly parted them, and gradually, a yellow Yang Energy bow materialized before her eyes.

Tang Jing lifted the Yang Energy bow with her right hand and drew the bowstring with her left. Instantly, her left palm was filled with Yang Energy, which quickly turned into ten yellow, glowing arrows. Then, with a release of her left hand, those ten sharp arrows were shot out simultaneously, striking ten fierce ghosts with pinpoint accuracy.

"So awesome!" Chen Hao exclaimed with his mouth agape in surprise.

Tang Jing glanced sideways at Chen Hao and then looked ahead, preparing to shoot the next set of ten arrows.

Chen Hao's face turned somber. He then brought his palms together and closed his eyes to perform the Grand Yuan Soul Ascension Spell. Unlike ordinary soul escorting, this Grand Yuan Soul Ascension Spell forcibly escorted Yin Souls to the Netherworld using magic – a feat requiring the spellcaster to possess extremely profound Yin Yang mana.

Chen Hao had spontaneously learned the Grand Yuan Soul Ascension Spell the previous night after unsealing his Dantian; his powerful Yin Yang mana had come from absorbing Yang Energy from the Turtle Spirit Stone.

Two minutes later, Tang Chao and Tang Jing had already cleared this street section of fierce ghosts, and strong Yang Energy was swirling around Chen Hao. He abruptly opened his eyes and then parted his palms, dispersing the Yang Energy outwards.

Wherever the Yang Energy reached, Yin Souls would immediately vanish, escorted to the Netherworld.

"Exhausted to death!" Xie Xiaofeng panted heavily.

"Let's move on to the next section!" Chen Hao said.

"Hmm!" Xie Xiaofeng slowly stood up.

Just as the four of them were about to move to the next section, a black van suddenly raced towards them from up ahead.

Feeling suspicious, Chen Hao executed his Nether Vision skill. Two seconds later, his vision pierced through the van's body to the inside. He saw that the driver was A Long from the Brotherhood Gang, whom he had once beaten up severely; the man wearing sunglasses next to the driver was possessed by a ghost dressed as a bandit.

Sitting in the back were five youths with differently colored dyed hair, each holding a gun in their hands.

"Not good!" Chen Hao exclaimed.

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