Twilight Boundary-Chapter 545 - 536 Remnants of Zhensui

For a moment, all the disciples of the Truth Sect raised their eyes, clear worry etched on their faces.

This was because, previously, the Heavenly Destiny General had personally clashed Mana with the Red Lantern Lady. At that time, he discovered that although she was a minor case god, her Mana was profound and not to be underestimated.

Moreover, this time, she had directly wreaked havoc in a city, almost destroying the soldiers recruited by the Truth Sect from the nobles. This indicated her great ambition. Precisely because of this, they dared not underestimate her.

The Truth Sect felt anger and urgency. They wanted to capture her and force her to remove the magic shadowing Mingzhou City, and also to calm the hearts of the nobles. But the opponent was obviously not simple, so how could they dare to rashly send people to kill her in Zhu Men Town?

Therefore, they directly cast their spells outside the town, partly to display their power and let the capable individuals of Mingzhou City witness their might, and partly as a test.

Now, indeed, seeing that the Red Lantern Lady’s Mana was profound, everyone guessed the problem. Their gazes turned to the person inside the black sedan. She fell silent for a moment, then, seemingly unbothered, merely sighed and said lazily,

"But whether righteous or evil, regardless, she has committed a great taboo.

"This little evil spirit originally gained the qualification to become a case god from the Incense Order given by the Meng family. But having accepted the Meng family’s Incense Order, she became part of the Tongyin lineage. Yet, being of the Tongyin lineage, she secretly accepted incense and withheld Blood Food without returning it. Thus, she has already committed a crime worthy of beheading.

"It’s only because Brother Meng is concerned about causing a misunderstanding now that it’s inconvenient for him to appear; otherwise, someone from the Tongyin Inquiry Hall would have come to execute her.

"Since we’ve happened upon this, we might as well capture her on Brother Meng’s behalf. Whether it’s the Blood Food she has hidden or the guilt of the Evil Creation she brought upon this city, it will all be made clear in one trial."

As she spoke, a hand suddenly reached out from inside the sedan, holding a Token engraved with the pattern of a Bi’an, surrounding the character for ’arrest’. "I’ll lend this to you for now," the voice said. "Capture her first, then we’ll talk."

"Hmm?"

Heavenly Destiny General Zhong Benyi was slightly surprised to see this Token. Recently, due to various setbacks, his trust and respect for his ’wife’ had been rapidly diminishing, and he was growing impatient.

But now, she seemed to be treating him a bit better. Previously, if she were to give him this Token, she might have thrown it on the ground or had a Maid pass it to him. Now, she was handing it to him directly.

Furthermore, since her arrival in Mingzhou, she had always restricted him from doing one thing or another. Her actively lending him the Token now was even more unexpected.

"Just take it and use it."

As the Heavenly Destiny General hesitated slightly, the person inside the sedan, unwilling to continue holding the Token, casually gave it to the Maid beside her to deliver. Her voice, however, was faint as she said, "You must understand, there is a reason we chose your Truth Sect to handle this.

"Nowadays, the Walking Ghost Path is scattered and disorganized, with each group forming its own faction, almost forgetting that there is still a main family.

"Your Truth Sect is quite different. You appeared even earlier than the Hu Family, have survived through several dynasties, and have accumulated many skills, developing your own methods.

"Unfortunately, in our Hu Family’s view, although you have made a name for yourselves through unconventional means, you are still somewhat lacking before you can be considered to have achieved true mastery."

"..."

Just moments ago, seeing her hand over the Token, the Heavenly Destiny General’s heart had eased slightly. Now, hearing her words, his expression suddenly changed. He snorted coldly, "Hah, the Walking Ghost Family, the great Zhen Sui Hu Family...

"But our Truth Sect does not consider itself part of the Walking Ghost Path. Truth is truth; what does it have to do with others?" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"..."

Despite his words, he snatched the Token from the Maid’s hand and tossed it to the Altar Master in the center, who was guarding the green banners. "Then let’s see if the Hu Family’s treasures can truly act as a suppression object and arrest that Red Lantern."

His Altar Master immediately caught the Token. Following his instructions, he and the remaining six banner protectors simultaneously cast their spells. The six intact green banners were all pulled out, vaguely forming a circle. The Altar Master stood in the center of this circle, holding the arrest Token.

The person holding the Token in the center of the banners knelt, facing the direction of Zhu Men Town, and chanted continuously. Phrases like "arrest the Red Lantern, suppress the evil spirit" could be clearly heard.

The other five continued to circle him and the six banners.

In an instant, thunderclaps echoed from the sky, as if the very fabric of the world was changing color and endless thunder descended. Yet, looking up, the sky showed only sparse stars and a sinking moon. It wasn’t a clear day, but no dark clouds were visible either.

The roaring thunder seemed more like an illusion.

But when the banners shook violently again, the surrounding fierce wind surged, startling the six banner holders and even the Heavenly Destiny General seated on his horse behind them. Their expressions changed drastically.

These Truth Banners, crafted by the Truth Sect, could summon Evil Ghosts to follow orders. However, when they had first cast the spell, the Red Lantern Lady had broken it, causing its authority to diminish significantly. If they tried to summon ghosts again, they feared they might not even manage to call forth one-tenth or two-tenths of their previous number.

But now, encircling the arrest Token and casting the spell again, not only was there no sign of decline, but it unexpectedly gained an added measure of divine might. The rising gale seemed to roll in from beyond the horizon.

Centered around the six banners, it surged upwards majestically. The wind was so strong it made their eyes water and blurred their vision. In the haze, they seemed to see a Golden Armor Divine General standing among the six banners, his features indistinct, a chain in his hand, casting it out in all directions.

The next moment, accompanied by the rolling yin wind, an unknown number of resentful ghosts appeared, layer upon layer, crawling along the ground.

As the spellcasters, they themselves were frightened by the sight. Is this just a Summoning Ghost technique? Has it summoned all the resentful ghosts in Mingzhou at once?

The Heavenly Destiny General’s face also changed slightly. He looked towards the black sedan, but there was no movement from within. Only a cold voice sounded, "This is our Walking Ghost Family’s Zhen Sui magic. How does it compare to your Truth Sect’s?"

HMPH.

The Heavenly Destiny General pursed his lips slightly. Before he could speak, the six banners shook in unison. All the summoned resentful ghosts wailed towards the heavens, then surged like a tide, like black fog, climbing towards Zhu Men Town, engulfing it entirely in an instant.

"What is this commotion?"

At the same moment the myriad ghosts wailed and the rolling resentful energy swept towards Zhu Men Town, the Left Protector, Shen Hongzhi, experienced a sudden, drastic change in expression.

Just moments ago, she had been immersed in the thought that the Red Lantern Lady, whose Mana had inexplicably surged, might actually have a chance to stop the Truth Sect, allowing her to escape this calamity as well. Now, she felt this astonishing resentful energy.

Merely a whiff of its aura made it clear that this was already beyond the scope of mortal magic.

It wasn’t the kind of power a single case god could withstand.

If, at the beginning, she had felt a sense of relief seeing that the Truth Sect hadn’t brought their soldiers to fight but were merely planning to summon the Red Lantern Lady from afar—reasoning that even if the Red Lantern Lady was taken, the living in the town could survive—

now, seeing this scene, even that thought vanished. With such immense resentful energy and thousands of ghosts converging, what living person could possibly survive such a force?

"Oh no..."

Even Sweet Potato beside her was stunned. Though a Punishment Soul, after learning the Little Ghosts Carrying a Sedan Chair method, her mind had unexpectedly opened up, and she was now quite an expert in Summoning Ghosts and ghost-expelling.

But the number of ghosts she usually summoned had always been more than enough. Now, seeing this spectacle, she suddenly realized how far she still had to go. A greedy urge even sprouted within her, and she began to ponder if there was any hope of learning this skill.

As they were each lost in their own thoughts, they saw the Red Lantern Lady, who had just managed to resist once, now faced with the opponent’s overwhelming momentum. Her red radiance trembled in fear, becoming alarmingly demonic. Concurrently, all the red lanterns across the town began to glow intensely, casting blood-like shadows everywhere.

Within the town, all the disciples who hadn’t managed to escape in time shivered, not daring to lift their heads. They could only watch as the red lanterns floated upwards, resisting the resentful energy rolling in from all directions.

Those who remained in the town were loyal to the Red Lantern Lady. Yet now, their loyalty had reduced them to mere spectators, watching from within the town as she struggled wildly alone.

TSK!

But just as the Left Protector and Sweet Potato rose in shock, mentally supporting the Red Lantern Lady, Hu Ma remained seated. Seeing this scene, annoyance suddenly welled up within him, and his eyes grew colder.

It seems this Hu Family branch, though split from the Zhen Sui Hu Family long ago, still retained some things...

...

Others might not discern the nature of such a display outside, but he could tell it wasn’t achieved through ordinary spellwork. Only skills from the Age Suppressing Book could possibly summon so many Evil Gods and Evil Ghosts...

But the skills in the Age Suppressing Book relied on endorsement from Zhensui Mansion to be realized. This suggested that the Hu Family branch, though split, still possessed some valuable items capable of leveraging Zhensui Mansion’s power, and had even lent them to the Truth Sect.

Using such unauthorized things in Mingzhou... since that’s the case...

His expression darkened. Then there’s no reason to let them keep them!

Anger flared within him. He raised a hand and patted the ox cart parked beside him, his lips moving slightly. The cart carried various items for everyone, including healing black oil ointment. Crucially, however, underneath lay the Stone Box, and inside it, the Demon Suppression Golden Mace.

As the cart shook, one section of the Nine-Section Golden Mace within the box subtly vibrated, emitting a faint tremor unnoticed by anyone else.

An unnoticed wisp of aura, mingled with words spoken using his Ghost Whisper trump card, rapidly dispersed into the night sky:

"Activate Demon Suppression Order, dispel arrest!"