Medical Sage

”Not peaceful? What do you mean by not peaceful?” Chen Fei’s eyes flickered as he asked, then explained; ”For the past decade, Hundred Knowledge Palace hasn’t had any business with your Ghost City, so they’ve asked me to come and take a look, to see what exactly is wrong with the Yin River. Where the problem lies.”

”I see.” The Lion Ghost King nodded and said, ”I don’t really know how to explain the changes on the Yin River side. I’ll personally accompany you, and with Elder Xue here, we should be able to handle the dangers along the way.”

”That’s good.” The Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace quickly said, with the Lion Ghost King, a local, accompanying them on the journey, the road would certainly be much safer. Not so troublesome.

”Alright. Let’s go then.” Chen Fei also nodded and promptly set out.

The location of Yin River is far from the Ghost City of the Yaksha Ghost Clan. The Lion Ghost King led Chen Fei and the two from Hundred Knowledge Palace, taking many detours for safety, and it took them two or three days to reach their destination – the Yin River.

And this Yin River, rather than calling it a river, is more like a lake, a massive lake! When living people stand before this Yin River, many feel chills and shivers throughout their bodies.

Because the seawater in front is actually black, thick like ink, and ghostly Qi covers the endless Yin River, the scene is like a giant evil ghost opening its bloody mouth, ready to devour them at any moment.

”What’s that?” But at this moment, Chen Fei suddenly pointed in surprise at a mountain densely packed with ghost vines in the distance. Because there, a massive gray-white skeleton spanning at least dozens of miles rises in the mountain, with an indescribable sense of ancient power that makes one fear just by looking at it.

”That should be the remains of a powerful ghost beast after death. After the Yin River mutated more than ten years ago, it inexplicably appeared there, and within a thousand meters, no ghost beast dares to approach.” The Lion Ghost King said.

”Is that so?” Chen Fei and the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace exchanged a glance, their eyes brightened. The Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace couldn’t help but say, ”The mutation of the Yin River must be related to that thing?”

”Perhaps it is, perhaps it isn’t, none of us is interested in investigating this matter.” The Lion Ghost King shook his head and said. Though the Yin River is rich in resources, like Yin River Scorpions, Night Ghost Fish, etc., these things are useless to them, so even though the Yin River mutated over ten years ago and stopped producing those things, they didn’t care, let alone risk their lives to investigate.

In fact, if Chen Fei hadn’t given him a bottle of Ghost Nurturing Liquid of King Grade today, making him feel embarrassed, he wouldn’t be willing to come near the Yin River. Because since the Yin River mutated, over the past ten years, the surrounding ghost beasts have inexplicably increased in power tremendously!

Among those power-boosted ghost beasts, some even make him flee in defeat upon encountering them... This is the true reason they gradually stopped coming to this side.

The gray-white skeleton, dozens of miles long, lies horizontal in the mountains, with many places already entwined by vines, and those vines are very peculiar, having different colored branches and leaves, incredibly ancient, giving the impression like treasures.

But the skeleton possesses such strong oppression, even Chen Fei felt it clearly when he got closer, obviously not an ordinary thing, perhaps this is really the skeleton of some terrifying super creature.

”Wonder if there’s anything good left on it. Even the Ghost King-level Ghost Clan harbors a sense of awe for mere bones, its origin must be extraordinary.”

Chen Fei’s eyes lit up as he looked at the giant skeleton, then involuntarily walked towards the bones.

Seeing Chen Fei’s curiosity about the skeleton, the Lion Ghost King hesitated but didn’t say anything, following behind Chen Fei and the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace at a distance.

”What is this thing? Do you recognize it, does its appearance relate to the mutation of Yin River?” The Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace asked quietly while walking beside Chen Fei, his eyes serious. The skeleton even weighed heavily on his heart, obviously not simple.

”I don’t know, I’ve never seen it.” Chen Fei shook his head and finally approached.

The huge gray-white skeleton is very intact, like resting here peacefully, having died quietly, without any signs of a fierce battle.

Chen Fei casually wielded the Black Light Great Sword and slash the skeleton, and was shocked when he heard a clang of metal; the Black Light Great Sword actually chipped? Besides, he saw many clear cracks on the blade edge, like dense ice cracks.

Seeing this, Chen Fei’s mouth twitched, his expression gloomy, not expecting the skeleton to be so solid and powerful, capable of reflecting damage onto the Black Light Great Sword.

”Look, what’s that?” Suddenly, the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace pointed in surprise at the exposed part of the skeleton not far away.

Chen Fei immediately looked in the direction indicated by the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace, and his eyes focused. The exposed part of the skeleton is covered with countless sturdy ghost vines, and on those vines, there hangs a fruit like a gourd, or something else.

”Stop looking, that gourd can’t be taken down.” At this moment, the Lion Ghost King walked forward with furrowed brows and pulled the gourd on the vine forcefully, but it remained unmoved.

The Lion Ghost King said, ”This thing is probably tougher than these bones, impervious to sword or knife. Previously, several old folks from Ghost City have come here, but no one could take it down.”

While speaking, the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace also tried and immediately shook his head, saying, ”It’s useless, there’s no reaction at all, it won’t budge.”

”Is it really that miraculous?” Seeing the Lion Ghost King say this, the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace couldn’t move the gourd either, but Chen Fei became more interested. He was about to step forward and try as well when suddenly, an abnormal change occurred.

Neighing! A sound neither horse nor un-horse suddenly came from the plains behind, and the Lion Ghost King’s expression changed abruptly.

”Dammit, why is that thing coming out? Quickly hide! Conceal your aura, don’t let it find us...” The Lion Ghost King immediately transformed into a cloud of black smoke and hid in the air. Seeing this, Chen Fei and the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace also changed their expressions, each employing their own method to hide and conceal their aura.

Soon, a scene of thousands of horses galloping appeared. From the boundless plain behind the Yin River, countless endless streams of horse herds emerged!

These horses were not earthly horses, but Ghost Horses! Each stood as high as giant rocks, and stepping on the ground sounded like thunder, causing the earth to rumble chaotically.

After a moment, a massive Ghost Horse as large as a small mountain appeared before Chen Fei and the others.

The Ghost Horse resembled a hell unicorn, with a horn on its forehead, its fur like black colorful jewels, and eyes like ghost horse lanterns! Immense and cruel, cold, its aura was overwhelming like the power to destroy heaven and earth...

Upon seeing the Ghost Horse, even such a person of Mystic Heaven Position King as the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace couldn’t help but sweat from his forehead! This ghost thing was too strong, and with so many clansmen and underlings, if a fight broke out, it might be difficult to escape.

”What a terrifying ghost beast, is this the King of Ghost Horses?” Chen Fei couldn’t help but lick his lips dryly at the scene. He saw the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace’s strength, a Mystic Heaven Position figure, yet the Ghost Horse was evidently much stronger than the Elder, which meant...

This creature might not surpass the Ancient King of Supreme Heavenly Position but wouldn’t fall too short either. No wonder it’s part of the Ghost Clan, no wonder it’s the King of Ghost Horses, truly frightening.

At this time, the King of Ghost Horses suddenly swept its cruel and cold gaze towards them. Damn... Chen Fei’s heart skipped a beat, and cold sweat started to flow uncontrollably.

However, it seemed the King of Ghost Horses didn’t notice them or did notice but ignored them due to some apprehension. Following this, the King of Ghost Horses took its clansmen and left, soon disappearing without a trace.

”Is this the King of Ghost Horses? Such a terrifying ghost beast, I almost felt like I’d lose my life...” Chen Fei finally let out a sigh of relief after seeing the King of Ghost Horses leave with its clansmen, revealing his figure. His clothes were completely soaked, and he chuckled bitterly with lingering fear.

Though his strength was quite good now, facing such a terrifying creature still made him lack any sense of resistance. The disparity in power was too great, making any resistance futile.

”Indeed, this is one of the most terrifying ghost beasts around our Ghost City, the King of Ghost Horses! Originally, the Ghost Horse clan resided near the Yin River, but over a decade ago, probably due to that Yin River abnormal event, the Ghost Horse clan actually relocated from here to live on the Ghost Plains.” The Lion Ghost King nodded, speaking.

Chen Fei and the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace exchanged glances, their eyes becoming solemn. What exactly happened with the Yin River’s change? Such a powerful King of Ghost Horses was forced to relocate from its original habitat?

”Otherwise, why don’t we forget it? Our division has already reported this matter to the headquarters, maybe sending people to resolve it would be better.” Seeing the situation becoming more off-track, the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace surprisingly suggested backing out in a low voice.

”Forget it? That also...” Chen Fei hesitated, also feeling somewhat inclined to give up. Firstly, this wasn’t his concern originally, coming this far was already quite generous, living up to his promise.

Secondly, given the current situation and circumstances, he seemed unable to meddle in this troublesome matter. Not to mention, just the King of Ghost Horses earlier, a single spit might be enough to kill him, what is there to meddle with...

Yet, before this thought settled in his mind, suddenly, a fluctuation arose in his sea of consciousness, causing his face to turn into a bitter melon-like expression... Because the fluctuation was urging him to go check out the Yin River, and the source of the fluctuation was none other than the Golden Divine Bird in his mind.

”Little Ancestor, don’t stir things up. Ah, now it’s interesting...” Chen Fei looked distressed but could only compromise. This little ancestor was asking him to do something for the first time, had saved him so many times before, he couldn’t refuse, and wouldn’t dare refuse.