Seeing Lu Ren’s serious expression, Li Qingling dared not ask further.
She hurriedly ran to the nearby dormitory building, grabbed her already prepared backpack, and quickly made her way downstairs to Lu Ren’s side.
Lu Ren’s face was as calm as water.
He could clearly sense the chaotic changes in the magnetic field around him, as the Yin attribute energy was rapidly devouring the normal magnetic field of the real world.
This was a terrifying situation; the overlapping of two worlds would distort the real world.
If the magnetic field was allowed to completely cover and consume the normal magnetic field of the real world, it might become permanent.
The Underworld would anchor at this location and then spread from there.
If that’s the case, it would be a big problem.
The person just now wielding a heavy sword and wearing heavy armor is likely from the Underworld. It’s uncertain whether he escaped or returned to the Underworld.
Seeing Lu Ren standing still for a long time, Li Qingling couldn’t help but ask, "Teacher, aren’t we leaving?"
Lu Ren shook his head slightly: "No need to leave, it’s too late already."
Li Qingling was puzzled, unable to comprehend Lu Ren’s actions.
Lu Ren’s third eye on his brow opened, emitting a faint light, gazing at the heavens.
Seeing a vertical eye on Lu Ren’s brow, Li Qingling gasped but quickly covered her mouth, finding it somewhat logical.
After all, she’s seen Lu Ren’s Fifth Difficult-to-Conquer Land Bodhisattva Dharma Aspect several times, and the appearance of an eye on his forehead seemed fitting.
Although it was broad daylight, in Lu Ren’s view, the sky had turned dark.
The sky was teeming with countless spirit entities, terrifying in appearance, extremely grotesque and twisted.
Is this an isolated incident, or will it become a common occurrence?
If the real world is assaulted, where can remain untouched?
Lu Ren’s eyes flickered, slowly forming an idea in his mind.
Could he establish a sanctuary?
But then he remained silent.
For now, Lu Ren suppressed the idea deep in his heart, knowing it was unrealistic given his current situation. The immediate concern was solving the problem at hand.
He took out his phone and checked it, looking slightly relieved.
Fortunately, the phone signal was full; it seemed the Underworld’s coverage hadn’t disrupted the real world’s signal... Huh?!
Lu Ren watched as the signal, which was full just a moment ago, suddenly turned to no service.
The surroundings grew colder and colder, and Li Qingling shivered slightly, as the previously normal scenery now felt as if a haunted village had visited.
Eerie and terrifying.
"Teacher, what’s happened here?"
Lu Ren glanced at the spirit ghosts surrounding Li Qingling, his expression calm, saying, "Nothing much, just a minor issue. We need to leave this area now."
Typically, these spirit ghosts pose no harm, but in the Underworld, if they sense you can see them and notice your gaze, the situation becomes quite dangerous.
Li Qingling, having just finished practicing martial arts, was drenched in sweat, causing her life magnetic field to slightly dissipate, attracting a few lecherous ghosts around her.
Although these ghosts looked incredibly grotesque and terrifying, Lu Ren found them completely uninteresting.
Some ghosts unintentionally stepped within three feet of Lu Ren, silently dissolving away.
Lu Ren remained unfazed; previously, he might have been flustered, but now...
He fixed his gaze on the ghost with a massive body, dragging long eyeballs, hunched with a giant frame, emanating black vapor.
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"You saw me!!! I’ll devour you! I’ll devour you!!!"
Feeling Lu Ren’s gaze, the ghost became excited, seeming to unlock some kind of shackle, lunging at Lu Ren.
As the ghost rushed into the three-foot radius surrounding Lu Ren, it was like extreme Yin colliding with extreme Yang, cold water thrown into hot oil, erupting into intense changes instantly.
The ghost tried to break free but found itself stuck to a transparent adhesive board, like a mouse on a glue trap, unable to escape.
In less than three seconds, the terrifying spirit ghost screamed as it dissolved away.
"Ding, you killed the ghost, your spiritual proficiency has improved."
Lu Ren’s eyes lit up with brilliance, then he sprang into action, drawing the long sword, surrounding his aura around it.
These ghosts were mostly bound by Yin attribute energy and magnetic fields.
Seeing Lu Ren suddenly raising the sword towards her, Li Qingling hesitated, then showed a resigned expression on her face.
The long sword swiftly released countless sword lights around Li Qingling, skewering the ghosts into strings.
With the magnetic field covering the sword, Lu Ren could clearly feel the slight resistance when piercing through the ghosts.
Li Qingling closed her eyes tightly, only feeling the sword sounds vibrating around her. When she opened her eyes again, she saw Lu Ren carefully inspecting the sword.
Li Qingling quickly checked herself to ensure Lu Ren hadn’t poked any holes in her, finally letting out a breath of relief.
A sense of surviving a disaster rose in her heart as she asked, "Teacher, what were you doing just now?"
Lu Ren didn’t look at her, focusing on the ghosts skewered into strings on the sword, dissipating under his magnetic field with shrieks.
The speed of killing was a bit slow.
"Didn’t you see just now?"
Li Qingling paused: "See what?"
"There was a ghost behind you."
Li Qingling screamed, quickly running to Lu Ren’s side, her eyes darting around and hands clinging tightly to Lu Ren’s clothes, fearing she’d be possessed by the invading ghosts if not careful.
Lu Ren shook the sword flower, the long sword returned to its scabbard.
He glanced at Li Qingling speechlessly.
"Alright, they’re all dead."
Li Qingling shivered slightly, struggling to cope with horror movies occurring in reality.
After slightly calming her down, Lu Ren led Li Qingling out of the Martial Arts Dojo.
What appeared before Lu Ren and Li Qingling was no longer the modern asphalt road but a dirt path filled with mud and grass.
"Ding, you have entered the Underworld from the overlap point between reality and the Underworld."
Li Qingling looked astonished: "How is this possible? This was clearly an asphalt road before, how is it a dirt road now?"
Lu Ren looked into the distance, faintly seeing a city in his sights.
His expression was heavy, remaining silent for a long while.
If his intuition was correct, within Chentai City, millions of citizens might have already vanished entirely, transforming the vast city into a Ghostly Realm.
"Is that an ancient city?"
Li Qingling was astonished, showing a look of shock.
Lu Ren said: "By now, it might have become a dead city."
He sighed, shaking his head slightly, fearing Cao Jingde was dead inside the city, and suspecting Zhang Yan and Chen Ling might not have survived either.
The heavily armored man seen earlier by the Martial Arts Dojo was no longer there.
The Blood Qi Martial Path.
Lu Ren sensed at his dantian, the Red Dragon Inner Core gradually extending veins, assimilating and reshaping his body’s meridian system.
Yet, truly wielding True Qi was still far off.
They continued walking for a distance, Lu Ren’s expression shifted as he turned to look afar.
Lei Zhao’s furious shouts rang out, his fists creating explosive waves.
Lu Ren turned and decisively headed toward the direction of Lei Zhao’s battle.
Li Qingling was full of doubt: "Teacher, didn’t you beat him before? Why help him?"
Lu Ren replied calmly: "He’s different; despite his poor attitude, he serves his country and people, having done nothing over-the-line."
He concluded: "Even though he has a mistress and flaunts money, he is indeed a law-abiding good citizen."
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