117: Chapter 117 The Undying Paper Netherworld

Whoosh...

Just as Lin Feng and the others were secretly preparing to strike.

From the thick black fog, white lanterns suddenly burst through.

They floated high in mid-air, illuminating the surroundings of the stone house as bright as day.

At the same time, a swarm of white Paper Figures surged out from the distant black fog, surrounding the entire stone house.

Those Paper Figures all had pale faces, with eerie smiling lips painted in cinnabar, and their eyes were two pitch-black hollows.

They were of varying heights, densely packed together, like a legion of underworld soldiers.

"What are these ghostly things?" Li Qiang asked in horror.

Pavilion Master Ji Linger thought for a moment, her expression solemn as she said, "According to ancient records I've read, there must be a powerful evil entity behind these Paper Figures, known as a Paper Spirit."

"What is a Paper Spirit?" Li Qiang asked again.

Pavilion Master Ji Linger explained slowly, "According to the ancient records, a Paper Spirit was once an ancient paper craftsman in life. According to the rules of the paper crafting trade, when crafting Paper Figures, one must never dot the eyes."

"As the saying goes, do not dot the eyes of a paper figure, for to dot them is to summon the soul."

"Some paper craftsmen, not believing this, rashly dotted the eyes of the Paper Figures. In the end, their own souls were snatched away by the Paper Figures, merging with them!"

"After becoming a Paper Spirit, its strength increases with every person it kills."

"Additionally, its retinue of Paper Figures grows by one."

"Judging by the densely packed Paper Figures before us, the Paper Spirit in this Desolate Village has already killed countless people and is extremely powerful!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than the Paper Figures outside suddenly rioted in unison!

Bang, bang, bang...

They formed lines and surged continuously toward the stone house.

Blocked by the defensive Formation Pavilion Master Ji Linger had set up, they immediately began to crash into it recklessly.

As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers!

A single Paper Figure might not have enough strength!

But now, thousands of Paper Figures were surging in from all directions, crazily slamming against the Formation!

The protective Formation immediately began to shake violently!

Cracks of varying depths rapidly spread across the surface of the Formation.

"Pavilion Master Ji, those Paper Figures have started attacking. What should we do now?" Li Qiang's expression changed, and he looked at Pavilion Master Ji Linger as he asked.

Hearing this, Pavilion Master Ji Linger said with a solemn expression, "To deal with these Paper Figures, we must find the hiding place of the Paper Spirit, otherwise..."

Speaking up to this point, she paused slightly, hesitating to continue.

"Otherwise what?" Li Qiang continued to press.

"Otherwise, even if you kill all the Paper Figures before us, it will be futile!"

"Because as long as the Paper Spirit behind them remains, these Paper Figures will be immortal and indestructible."

"You kill one, and a new one will be born again." Pavilion Master Ji Linger gritted her teeth and answered truthfully.

"Ah? So sinister?" Li Qiang was horrified upon hearing this.

"Yes. You three, stay inside the house and absolutely do not go out. I will go and find that Paper Spirit alone to see if I can eliminate it!" Pavilion Master Ji Linger said loudly.

If she didn't find the Paper Spirit and take it out!

Then these Paper Figures would continue to attack the protective Formation endlessly!

The protective Formation would eventually be breached!

Once there was no protective Formation, those Paper Figures would swarm them and attack repeatedly!

Although these Paper Figures only possessed the strength of the Early Stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm.

They were simply too numerous.

More importantly, as long as the Paper Spirit behind them was not destroyed, these Paper Figures would continue to be born endlessly!

Kill one, and another is born.

It was endless!

By then, even if these Paper Figures couldn't kill them, they would exhaust everyone to death.

The only solution was to find the Paper Spirit as quickly as possible and destroy it.

Only then could the problem be solved once and for all.

No wonder Zhu Neng had said this place was dangerous and tried his best to stop everyone from entering the Desolate Village!

Zhu Neng must have known that there was a powerful Paper Spirit here.

However, before he could explain, a powerful enemy had attacked.

After speaking, Pavilion Master Ji Linger flickered, passing directly through the protective Formation and charging outside!

She swung the long sword in her hand!

A terrifying Sword Qi shot out.

A dozen or so Paper Figures that were crazily slamming into the protective Formation were instantly split in two by the Sword Qi.

Finally, they exploded with a bang and dissipated into wisps of smoke.

However, very quickly, another dozen identical Paper Figures surged from the distant black fog, filling the gap.

"I will go with you!" Seeing this, Lin Feng quickly took out the spirit-slaying sword and followed, rushing out of the stone house!

"Senior Brother Lin, we will go with you too!" Seeing this, Li Qiang and Senior Sister Li Mei also called out one after another.

"You two stay inside the house and don't come out!" Lin Feng shouted loudly.

Their strength was insufficient; if they rushed out rashly, they would definitely be instantly overwhelmed by the endless Paper Figures!

Even an elephant can be bitten to death by a swarm of ants.

Once they fell into the encirclement, those two would have no chance of survival!

Staying inside the house, at least they would be protected by the protective Formation for the time being.

"Alright then!" Hearing this, Li Qiang and Senior Sister Li Mei did not insist further and stayed inside the house!

"Draw-Sword Slash!" As soon as Lin Feng rushed out of the stone house, his right hand, resting on the hilt of the spirit-slaying sword, swung violently!

"Screech..."

The next moment, a terrifying dark red sword glow shot out from the blade.

Like a flash of brilliance, it instantly tore through the Void Realm.

Those Paper Figures rushing toward him shattered upon impact, turning into smoke that filled the sky and swirled backward.

Soon, an incredibly eerie scene occurred!

After these Paper Figures were slain by Lin Feng, a large number of Paper Figures emerged from the black fog in the distance once again.

"Lin Feng, let's split up and find the Paper Spirit behind them as quickly as possible to slay it!" At this moment, Pavilion Master Ji Linger shouted, holding her long sword, and charged into the distance.

"Alright!" Lin Feng nodded and also rushed out quickly.

As he moved forward, he swung the spirit-slaying sword continuously, and one Paper Figure after another turned to ashes.

As Lin Feng and Pavilion Master Ji Linger left, countless Paper Figures also quickly turned their direction and followed them as they departed.

Seeing the large group of Paper Figures leave, Li Qiang and Senior Sister Li Mei inside the house couldn't help but secretly heave a sigh of relief.

Just based on those Paper Figures outside, it should still take some time to break through the protective Formation!

They were considered safe for the moment.

Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, the time it takes for an incense stick to burn had passed!

By now, after Lin Feng and Pavilion Master Ji Linger had searched around, they returned to the front of the stone house.

"Lin Feng, did you find the Paper Spirit?" The two asked almost simultaneously.

"No!" Lin Feng shook his head with a bitter smile!

"Neither did I!" Pavilion Master Ji Linger said with a bitter look in her eyes.

"Right, there is one more place we haven't searched!" Lin Feng's eyes suddenly flashed, and he said loudly!

"Oh? Where?" Pavilion Master Ji Linger asked.

"That Dry Well!" Lin Feng reached out and pointed to the Dry Well not far away.

"You suspect the Paper Spirit is hiding in the Dry Well?" Pavilion Master Ji Linger frowned slightly.

"I don't know either!" Lin Feng shook his head and explained, "But just now, the two of us searched almost the entire village and found nothing. Now, only that Dry Well remains unchecked!"

"What if that evil Paper Spirit is inside?"

"Hmm, you are right. Let's go and see!" After speaking, Pavilion Master Ji Linger leaped and dashed toward the Dry Well.

Lin Feng quickly followed.

Just as they approached the Dry Well, that bone-chilling coldness rushed toward them again.

Lin Feng quickly focused his thoughts and circulated the spiritual power within his body, covering his entire body.

With the spiritual power protecting his body, that coldness was finally no longer an issue.

"Let's go down!" Lin Feng looked at Pavilion Master Ji Linger and said!

Looking at the Dry Well in front of her, from which black fog was constantly rising, Pavilion Master Ji Linger suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and her pretty face gradually turned deathly pale!

"Pavilion Master Ji, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Lin Feng asked quickly.

"I... I'm afraid of the dark!" Pavilion Master Ji Linger's delicate body trembled, and she murmured in reply!

"Ah? You, a powerhouse in the Divine Transformation Realm, are actually afraid of the dark?" Lin Feng was shocked and said incredulously.

"Yes. Could you hold my hand, and we go down together?" Pavilion Master Ji Linger said tremblingly.

When she was young, because she made a mistake, she had been grounded by her family once.

She stayed in a pitch-black room for several days.

As a result, it left her with a severe psychological trauma.

Even now that her cultivation was powerful, she would still feel afraid when entering dark places.

"Alright!" Lin Feng nodded and grabbed Pavilion Master Ji Linger's jade-like hand.

It felt warm and smooth, with a trace of sweat.

Pavilion Master Ji Linger's pale, pretty face flushed slightly, and she let Lin Feng hold her hand as they leaped into the Dry Well together.

Before long, Lin Feng and Pavilion Master Ji Linger successfully reached the bottom of the well.

Lin Feng channeled his spiritual power into his eyes, and upon seeing the situation at the bottom of the well, he couldn't help but be greatly shocked.

He discovered that there was a hidden world at the bottom of the well.

"Ah! This... this is..." Pavilion Master Ji Linger also opened her mouth wide in shock, unable to close it for a long time!

Only to see...