"Second Uncle, if even you aren't certain of victory, will we all die if things go wrong?"
Lin Shuai Nan was afraid of death. Before Ling Feng could speak, he pressed on.
Lin Er Shu shot Lin Shuai Nan a glare.
"Don't worry. If I don't go to hell, who will? If anyone dies, it'll be me. You don't need to be afraid!"
Lin Shuai Nan breathed a sigh of relief and mumbled, "Oh, that's good, that's good..."
"Hey, isn't my life worth anything?"
Lin Er Shu chuckled and flicked Lin Shuai Nan's forehead.
"Hehe, Second Uncle, you're tough. You won't die so easily. If you don't die, we'll be fine."
As the uncle and nephew were playfully bantering,
The sky had completely darkened.
Finally, at ten o'clock at night, Wu Bo arrived late, carrying a box, the kind used for air cargo. It was clear these items were sourced from out of town.
"Oh dear, Wu Bo, it's already ten o'clock. People will die after eleven! Can't you be any slower?"
Duan Chen Feng scolded him anxiously, then snatched the box from Wu Bo's hands.
Wu Bo, stooped, repeatedly nodded and apologized, "I'm sorry, President Duan. These magical artifacts are quite difficult to find. Half a day is all I could manage, and we're still missing one or two items!"
"What? You didn't gather them all! You... are you trying to get us killed!"
Upon hearing this, Duan Chen Feng dropped the box at Lin Er Shu's feet and glared at Wu Bo as if he could devour him.
Wu Bo fearfully retreated, as if afraid Duan Chen Feng would hit him.
Ling Feng and the others, seeing that Wu Bo had indeed caused trouble at the crucial step of acquiring the magical artifacts, exchanged a glance. This Wu Bo was definitely suspicious!
"Duan Chen Feng, it's alright about the magical artifacts. Don't hurt anyone over it!"
Lin Er Shu spoke slowly, attempting to mediate.
"Master Lin, alas, this is all my fault for trusting this old man too much. Now, with the magical artifacts incomplete, will it affect your formation?"
Duan Chen Feng was furious but had nowhere to vent. With less than an hour left, where could he possibly find the missing items?
"The Yin Yang Five Elements Convergence formation, I have already set it up! These magical artifacts are no longer needed."
Lin Er Shu said calmly.
Duan Chen Feng was stunned by this, looking at the items in his hands, he seemed unable to process it.
"No, they're not needed? How can that be, Master Lin, did you find the magical artifacts long ago?"
This time, Lin Er Shu remained silent. Instead, Lin Shuai Nan, unable to contain himself, stood up and walked directly towards Wu Bo.
Wu Bo remained in his timid, bowed posture, standing still in place.
Duan Chen Feng noticed Lin Shuai Nan's movement and instinctively turned to look, his eyes suddenly widening.
"Could it be... Wu Bo, was this all your doing?"
Duan Chen Feng was an intelligent man and quickly grasped the crux of the problem.
However, his question received no response from Wu Bo.
Wu Bo was unusually calm. Although still stooped, his face was no longer showing any fear!
This clear change was not something anyone could miss.
"Heh, it seems you really are suspicious! No wonder my elder brother and second uncle said it was unreliable to have you prepare the magical artifacts."
Lin Shuai Nan circled around and pointed at Wu Bo, chiding him, "You look like an honest old man, but I didn't expect you to do something like this! What grudge do you have against the Duan family?"
Wu Bo continued to bow, as if he hadn't heard Lin Shuai Nan's words, his face expressionless.
Now, Duan Chen Feng couldn't hold back any longer. He stepped forward and urgently pressed, "Wu Bo, what is going on? Is it you who has been planning this for over ten years? What grudge do you have against my Duan family?"
Everyone stared at Wu Bo.
But facing Duan Chen Feng's questioning, Wu Bo remained silent, his face even appearing numb.
This demeanor made Duan Chen Feng's anger even more uncontrollable!
"Wu Bo, speak! What is this..."
Instinctively, Duan Chen Feng excitedly stepped forward to push Wu Bo.
But after this slight push, Wu Bo's head tilted, and he collapsed to the ground as if he had no bones.
Duan Chen Feng froze on the spot.
Lin Shuai Nan, with a look of surprise, crouched down and called out to Wu Bo.
"Hey, old man, stop playing dead. Your identity has been exposed, hurry up and find a way to remove what you've set up! Hey..."
"Stop calling out. There's no life in him anymore!"
Abruptly, Ling Feng's cold voice emerged.
Lin Shuai Nan was startled, and Duan Chen Feng looked on in disbelief. He reached out and felt under Wu Bo's nostrils.
The next moment, Duan Chen Feng recoiled in shock, "Dead, he's really dead! What is going on? I only gave him a slight push!"
Lin Er Shu's expression was grim. He said calmly, "It was my oversight. This has nothing to do with you."
"This is a corpse!"
Ling Feng spoke again, his expression now as cold as ice!
Lin Shuai Nan's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Corpse Gu technique? It's those guys again, why are these bastards so persistent!"
"No."
Lin Er Shu denied Lin Shuai Nan's guess.
Ling Feng also nodded, "It's not the Corpse Gu technique. A corpse controlled by the Corpse Gu technique wouldn't have any signs of life. This Wu Bo was clearly alive before, and then his life force suddenly ceased. However, making a corpse possess the vitality of a living person... that seems impossible!"
Lin Er Shu slowly stood up.
"The Corpse Gu technique naturally cannot make a dead body possess the vitality of a living person, but the Qimen Puppet Technique can achieve this! Furthermore, it can control a corpse to possess the consciousness of a normal person, to the point where even they themselves wouldn't realize they are dead!"
Lin Er Shu's words sent chills down everyone's spines.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, an evil wind swept through the surroundings, kicking up dust and sand, making it difficult for the few people to open their eyes!
Yang Fei sensed a figure flash past behind him and shouted, "Who's there!"
As Yang Fei was about to rush out in pursuit, Ling Feng stopped him with a hand.
"Big Brother..."
"There's no time. That's not a living person, but just a wisp of Yin energy!"
Ling Feng explained calmly.
The so-called Yin energy, in the explanation of the Xuanmen, is a wisp of Yin energy from the primordial chaos, which can be controlled and driven by Xuanmen practitioners using their methods.
Using scientific means, the existence of this Yin energy can be completely detected.
And in the explanation of ordinary people, it's simple: it's a ghost!
How could a person possibly catch up to a ghost?
Lin Er Shu's expression grew even more somber, and he sighed deeply.
"The formation I set up has likely been disrupted. This puppet, Wu Bo, was merely here to distract us. The person behind this has already prepared everything, ensuring that the formation to invert Yin and Yang and the Five Elements can be utilized!"