Twilight Boundary-Chapter 793 - 783: Sky Full of Paper Clouds

"Oh no!"

Clearly, the methods of the evil spirit supporting them were vicious. The members of the Wang family were startled when they saw the paper money flying along the main street, resembling death notices.

Now, Shangjing City was filled with the Undead created by the Wang family. But the Undead feared "buying life" the most. Shangjing City was the foundation of White Jade City, but it was not yet White Jade City, after all.

A vast city relied on the support of Purple Qi, but as a result, their fates were unstable. Even if no one bought them, they would still decline, let alone if their essence was proactively withdrawn.

This paper money flying into the crowd was as terrifying as sparks landing in a pile of cotton. It had been a struggle for the Wang family to create a city of Undead. But if someone used this method to destroy it, it would seem far simpler.

No wonder their opponent ignored the surrounding crowd for a moment. Are they trying to force our hand, knowing we’d be hesitant to act recklessly?

"Huh?"

Miss White Wine had felt a flicker of relief upon seeing Gua Shao, but she was startled by her next actions. Why is this person acting so recklessly?

The priority was clearly to escape the Wang family’s pursuit together!

She hastily leaped towards Gua Shao, intending to warn her.

Unexpectedly, Gua Shao paid her no heed. Instead, she launched a kick at the cat, seemingly trying to send it towards the pursuers, while she herself ran towards the most crowded area. She didn’t forget to shout back, "Little kitty, forgive me. Your big sister is off to make a fortune. Wait until you die, then come hang out with me..."

"..."

Seeing Gua Shao run faster and faster, even seeming to intend for her to block the Wang family’s pursuers, Miss White Wine suddenly realized.

That scoundrel hadn’t even recognized her!

She wasn’t here to rescue her!

She was just wandering around the city and happened to save a cat that was being chased.

And upon discovering something more interesting, she had immediately tossed the cat aside, abandoning the rescue...

The furious Miss White Wine didn’t even realize her voice had become somewhat shrill. She arched her body, leaped onto Gua Shao’s head, and hissed in a low, fierce voice, "It’s me! Stop messing around already!"

"Oh dear?"

Gua Shao, who had been about to toss the cat away, was startled by the voice.

She jolted. "The cat spoke?"

"No..."

Fortunately, she reacted quickly and immediately recognized the voice. "Sister Bai, you can turn into a cat?"

"Is that the point?"

The white cat, or rather, Miss White Wine, scolded mercilessly.

Meanwhile, her curving tail swayed lightly, scattering countless white hairs into the surrounding night. They were like fine down, yet sharp as steel needles.

In an instant, an unknown number of masked Si Ming runners who had charged close cried out. Their bodies trembled, and they collapsed to the ground, their conditions unknown—whether dead or alive. The remaining runners, greatly alarmed, all retreated, shaking their bells.

Miss White Wine, after all, was someone who had "crossed the bridge." She was highly talented and had secretly participated in several major undertakings. Considering her abilities and experience, she was no longer afraid to face a Great Sword-Catcher from the Siming Path.

These runners and small hall officers, whose skills were at most at the Ascension realm or the first or second gate of Entering the Mansion, were simply no match for her and could only suffer defeat.

Having temporarily repelled the Wang family’s assault, Miss White Wine urgently asked, "How much paper money did you refine?"

Gua Shao, whose eyes were greedily scanning the people all over Shangjing City, immediately replied, "We don’t count by the Zhang, but by the ’blade.’ I’ve probably prepared just under ten thousand ’blades’ of paper money?"

Miss White Wine was dumbfounded. "Why so much?"

"I have many underlings," Gua Shao hurriedly explained. "Refining ’life-buying paper money’ requires the yin qi of little ghosts, and I have no shortage of those under my command...

"I have connections everywhere now. I have about ten Ghost Kings and two or three hundred Ghost Generals under me. As for the little ghosts eager to call me ’Grandma,’ there are too many to count. Many have even heard of my reputation and traveled far from their homes to pledge allegiance to me.

"I told them to raise the banner and openly oppose the Impermanence Li Family, but they didn’t dare. However, when I asked them to help refine paper money, every single one of them was incredibly diligent...

"Of course, Senior Old White previously asked me to refine enough paper money to fill an entire city. I didn’t know what it was for back then. But now, ah, now I finally understand..."

"..."

Was this also part of Senior Old White’s plan all along?

Hearing this, Miss White Wine couldn’t help but draw in a sharp breath. Senior Old White had previously told her he was setting up a "game," admitting the chances weren’t high and there were risks. She hadn’t imagined he had actually calculated everything to this extent!

That bewildered youth from the stockade, in just a few short years, has become so wise and farsighted?

There was no time to ponder its truth. Snapping back to reality, she said urgently, "Then listen to me now...

"Release all of it, however much you have! I’ll help you. This time, you’ll buy to your heart’s content!"

"..."

Gua Shao listened, her eyes lighting up.

Have all my years of good deeds and accumulated virtue finally led to a great reward?

Senior Old White guiding me to Shangjing, a place overflowing with treasures, was already a huge stroke of luck.

But I’m from the Execution Soul Path, after all, and not too familiar with the Siming Sect’s Magic. In a real fight, I’d be somewhat restricted. But if I have an expert from the Siming Path guiding me, then with this one hundred million worth of paper money... am I going to strike it rich?

As she nodded excitedly and mobilized all the things she had hidden away during her recent days of lying low, that night, the sky above Shangjing City filled with ghastly white paper men, like drifting clouds. Paper money flew about in a chaotic torrent, like a blizzard blanketing the entire city.

"Not good, there’s a commotion in the city!"

As the countless paper men stirred up a great commotion within the city, everyone on the city walls also sensed that something was amiss.

The Lord of the Impermanence Li Family, in particular, frowned suddenly as he gazed towards the city center. He not only sensed some inharmonious yin qi, but it also felt somewhat familiar.

"Heh, no need to meddle."

However, despite sensing the anomaly, these few Lords on the outer city wall merely chuckled faintly. "Matters within the city are the Wang family’s concern. They were afraid we’d steal their credit, so they only asked us to assist from outside the walls. Whatever happens inside, the Wang family will naturally handle it."

"Haven’t you noticed?"

At this moment, an elderly man dressed in somewhat tattered and shabby clothes gave a cold laugh. "There’s no longer any talk of stealing credit or not.

"We all came to see how the State Preceptor would use this grand ceremony to suppress all the Reincarnators and honor the promises made to us. But now, I reckon this ceremony is in serious trouble.

"Now we can only wait and see if the State Preceptor has the capability to reclaim the Twelve Ghost Altars."

"Indeed."

The Lord of the Impermanence Li Family frowned slightly. "It was agreed that the Ten Surnames were only here to lend support, bolster the spectacle, and witness the wonders of White Jade City. Yet now, it seems we’re the ones left to fight these evil spirits to the death, while he is off doing who knows what in the city.

"If we truly clash with these evil spirits, we might win, but I’m afraid everyone will pay a heavy price."

"..."

"Dragging this out is not beneficial. We’ve all delayed our affairs by being cooped up in Shangjing City. What about matters in our respective territories?"

The Lord from the Disaster Stealing Sect sighed helplessly, his gaze sweeping over the chaotic battle formation outside. He lamented softly, "These evil spirits are arriving in ever-increasing numbers. There’s no telling what unexpected problems might arise.

"You all wanted to see the methods of these evil spirits, and now you’ve seen them clearly. In that case, let’s not dally further. Let the people of this world witness the true capabilities of us, the Ten Surnames!"

Hearing him speak, the others nearby turned to look, smiling. "We are indeed eager to witness the renowned abilities of the Benefit Sun family."

The elder gave a cold smirk, not even deigning to look at the battle formation below. He casually took a black cloth sack from his sleeve, untied the drawstring sealing its mouth, and tossed it out.

A light breeze caught the sack, which appeared empty, carrying it straight up into the clouds. Then, it slowly inverted, and suddenly, a torrent of malevolent flames poured out from within, like a waterfall cascading from the ninth heaven.

"What in the world is that?!"

Everyone was horrified. Looking up, they saw a dazzling sea of fire overhead. Even before it truly descended, they could feel their bodies drying out and their hair beginning to curl from the intense heat.

"Five years ago, a volcano erupted in Shazhou," the Lord of the Benefit Sun family stated coolly as he tossed out the sack. "The eruption spewed smoke and ash for thousands of li, covering an immense area. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"Several villages and one town lay at the foot of that mountain. All were consumed by the disaster. Had they perished, the death toll would have been no less than twenty thousand.

"My Sun family dispatched people to ’collect’ that calamity. Now, I release it here. This fire will not be extinguished until it has claimed at least twenty thousand lives. Let’s see how these evil spirits withstand it!"

Hearing this, everyone present was aghast, their eyes fixed on the scene.

Each of the Ten Surnames possessed unique strengths, but even the other major families couldn’t help but be inwardly alarmed upon witnessing the abilities of the Benefit Sun family.

As the fiery clouds descended, the people below were terrified. The tens of thousands strong Food Protection Army seemed moments from being instantly engulfed. Such an overwhelming natural disaster was something that even Er Guotou, despite having established an altar, would find difficult to resist single-handedly.

Fortunately, at this critical moment, a figure suddenly shot out from the crowd. Holding a large, open umbrella, he spun it rapidly, deflecting the cascading fire clouds.

When everyone looked, they saw it was Floral Carving Wine from Huizhou. He was a rare Dian Shen Fuling.

By borrowing the power of a Hall God, he could barely manage to ward off the disaster.

However, this ability to ward off disaster was also finite. Blocking this cloud of fire clearly put him under immense pressure. From the air, he yelled down to those below, "Quick, damn it, run! I can only hold on for another few tens of counts! After that, I can’t hold it anymore, and I’m getting out of here!"

Below, everyone was already in a panic and indeed wanted to retreat. But in such a chaotic mess, how could they possibly withdraw completely in just a few tens of counts?

Yet, amidst this turmoil, a bullock cart was seen slowly approaching the front of the formation from a distance.

The man in white robes with unbound hair, walking ahead of the bullock cart, glanced up. Seeing the fire clouds, his brow furrowed slightly. "The methods of the Ten Surnames?

"Interesting!"