Killing the Female Ghost

"Ah..."

Upon seeing what was happening before him, the pig farm owner screamed and fainted on the spot.

"Boss! Boss!"

Several butchers frantically pinched the boss's philtrum, finally managing to wake him up.

"Boss, are you alright?"

The boss looked at the dead pigs scattered all over the ground, and felt like crying.

All of his more than 1,000 pigs were slaughtered! What's even more horrifying is that these pigs not only died, but their flesh was also torn apart from their bones!

"Nothing? How could I be nothing? My pig, my pig!"

More than a thousand pigs were slaughtered, and if the pork is not handled properly, it will spoil quickly, leaving us with nothing but trouble.

He lost at least several hundred taels of silver in this round!

However, he didn't dare to cause trouble for Qin Ming. Being able to slaughter more than a thousand pigs in an hour and separate the meat from the bones was something no normal person could do.

On the other side.

Qin Ming casually found a roadside tea stall and sat down, seemingly drinking tea, but his gaze was already fixed on the transparent panel in front of him.

[Life-Bound Martial Arts (Second Stage): Pig-Slaying Saber Technique (80/10000) - Beginner's Guide]

Qin Ming slaughtered and dissected more than a thousand pigs, successfully advancing his Pig-Slaying Saber Technique from the first stage to the second stage.

There seemed to be no change before and after the promotion, except that the Pig-Slaying Saber Technique gained an attribute called "Enhanced Sha Qi".

The first stage of the Pig-Slaying Saber Technique increases attack speed, while the second stage increases Sha Qi.

The Sha Qi can slay Ghost Entity; the stronger the Sha Qi, the stronger Qin Ming's combat power against Ghost Entity.

After finishing his tea, Qin Ming casually tossed a few coins aside and wandered around the pharmacies in the city.

"Baozhi Hall", "Huichun Hall", "Qingfeng Pavilion".

The entire street was lined with shops selling Spirit Medicine and herbs.

Qin Ming touched the silver notes in his pocket, then lowered his head and walked into the Baozhi Hall.

Half an hour later, Qin Ming was personally escorted out by the head of the Baozhi Hall.

Qin Ming turned around and walked back into the Huichun Hall.

And so, Qin Ming went in and out of various pharmacies, his silver notes growing thinner and thinner, while the bundle on his back grew heavier and heavier.

Qin Ming didn't emerge from the last pharmacy until the sun had set.

"The Spirit Medicine is hard to come by."

Qin Ming touched the bundle on his back.

He had spent all his money, exchanging it for old medicine and Spirit Medicine in his bundle.

Qin Ming spent a whole day running around and only managed to buy three ordinary Spirit Medicine, which cost him nearly four thousand taels of silver.

The rest are all semi-finished products, not old enough, at most they can be considered semi- Spirit Medicine.

Qin Ming casually stuffed an Old Ginseng into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and then forced it down his throat.

As the "Fire Poison Art" was activated, the medicinal power of the Old Ginseng was rapidly mobilized, circulating throughout the body before Greater Celestial Circuit into the Dantian.

[Fire Poison Art Proficiency +50]

[Fire Poison Art Proficiency +100]

[Fire Poison Art Proficiency +50]

With the last old herb swallowed, the "Fire Poison Art" successfully broke through from the Greater Mastery Completion stage to the Perfection Realm.

[Seventh-Rank Martial Arts: Fire Poison Art (50/1000) Perfect Mastery]

With the breakthrough in his internal energy, Qin Ming's martial arts realm finally reached the Perfected Skin-Refining Realm, just one step away from the Flesh Refining Realm.

My true strength should not be defined by cultivation level.

Qin Ming thought to himself.

Apart from him, all the other Martial Artists mainly cultivate Internal Cultivation Manual while also practicing external skills, so they judged their strength based on the level of their internal energy cultivation.

Qin Ming, on the other hand, cultivated a variety of external martial arts and forcibly pushed them to Perfect Mastery using his Free Attribute Points. With the superposition of multiple martial arts, his true strength had long surpassed the standard of Internal Cultivation Manual.

He may seem to be only at the Skin Refining Realm, but even Yang Zhi, who has one foot in the Bone Refining Realm, is powerless against him. Now that Qin Ming's Fire Poison Art has advanced to the next level, and with the Pig-Slaying Saber Technique reaching the second stage and receiving additional Sha Qi, his strength has increased significantly once again!

The sky was getting dark.

Yang Zhi, who lived in the Side Courtyard, was the first to give in.

"Wang... Wang Wei, Qin Ming... hasn't he come back yet?!"

Yang Zhi stood by the door, glancing back at the inner room from time to time. The dark inner room seemed like a ferocious beast that could pounce at any moment.

Outside the courtyard, servants of the Li Lineage held torches and lanterns to dispel the darkness and illuminate the area.

Strangely, the firelight would be swallowed up as soon as it got close to the Side Courtyard, leaving the entire Side Courtyard pitch black and nothing visible.

Yang Zhi was so frightened by this bizarre scene that his face turned pale, and he instinctively took a step forward to flee this haunted place.

"Brother Yang, please don't put me in a difficult position."

When Wang Wei saw Yang Zhi about to come out, he immediately rushed forward to stop him.

Are you kidding me? If Yang Zhi escapes, he'll have to keep watch when Qin Ming returns. It's only been a short time since the sun set, and it's already this eerie and frightening. If he really has to keep watch all night, he'll be scared to death!

"Wang Wei, you call yourself my brother? Are you just going to stand by and watch me die in there?"

Yang Zhi's voice trembled as he suddenly sensed something approaching from behind.

Get out of here!

Yang Zhi drew his sword and slashed fiercely behind him.

But there was nothing behind him.

The darkness spread like ink, and Yang Zhi's strike had no effect whatsoever. Instead, a strange, chilling coldness slowly rose from his feet, as if a cold, ghostly hand was gently caressing him.

Yang Zhi looked closely and sure enough, there was a dark shadow.

"Court death!"

Yang Zhi was furious.

As a member of the Demon-Hunting Team, Yang Zhi naturally has the means to deal with Ghost Entity.

He bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence. Within the blood essence, a crimson light flashed and disappeared.

That was a blood-red silver needle!

This needle has undergone special refinement and contains a Sha Qi, making it a Sha Weapon, but the concentration of Sha Qi is far less than that of Qin Ming's Butcher's Knife.

The silver needle moved with incredible speed, piercing through the shadows in an instant.

"Ah!!"

The Ghost Entity let out a shrill scream and suddenly released its grip.

Yang Zhi's face lit up with joy. Without thinking twice, he hurriedly stepped out the door, wanting to escape this terrifying Haunted Residence.

At this critical juncture of life and death, he couldn't care about anything else.

Just as Yang Zhi had rushed out of the courtyard and run several meters away, a scene that made everyone's scalp tingle appeared.

A pale, ghostly hand suddenly extended from the darkness of the courtyard, stretching several meters long and moving with lightning speed. It grabbed Yang Zhi's head and, to Yang Zhi horrified surprise, pulled him back.

"No!!"

"Bang!"

The inner room door was tightly closed.

"Help me!! Ah!!"

From inside came Yang Zhi's heart-wrenching screams.

Yang Zhi!

Wang Wei's face turned deathly pale, his scalp tingled with fear, and he retreated repeatedly in terror.

In this situation, it was absolutely impossible for him to rush forward; he didn't want to die.

"Back off! Back off now!"

The Li Lineage was also quite frightened, and Li Yuanqing was almost scared to death.

"Master, be careful!"

An unassuming middle-aged man quickly helped Li Yuanqing up.

His name was Xuan Huo. He was Guest Elder whom Li Yuanqing had hired at great expense. He could receive several hundred taels of silver every month without having to do anything.

"Xuan Huo, could it be that Yang Zhi wouldn't...?"

"It's hopeless."

Xuan Huo shook his head.

Even he felt a chill run down his spine the moment that ghostly hand reached out, and his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Xuan Huo immediately realized that he was no match for this Ghost Entity, and that his only option was to retreat.

Hearing that even Xuan Huo wasn't confident, Li Yuanqing quickly told everyone to pack their things and prepare to evacuate.

We can't stay in the Li Lineage any longer; everyone will die if we stay any longer!

Wang Wei was also preparing to run away, but as soon as he turned around, he saw Qin Ming running wildly towards him.

"Get out of the way!"

Qin Ming shouted and stomped his right foot, leaping into the air. To Wang Wei's disbelief, Qin Ming charged directly into the Haunted Residence.

"What?! How dare he?!"

Wang Wei and the others were stunned by this scene.

Qin Ming held Butcher's Knife, the blade radiating Sha Qi. His Pig-Slaying Saber Technique had entered its second stage, which was his greatest source of confidence as he charged in.

Without stopping, he rushed into the inner room. The inner room was pitch black, and his vision was almost zero, so Qin Ming could only rely on his senses.

Upon entering the inner room, the Butcher's Knife trembled slightly, and Qin Ming could clearly sense that the Ghost Entity was nearby.

After reaching the second stage of the Pig-Slaying Saber Technique, Qin Ming's Butcher's Knife could already sense the presence of Ghost Entity within a certain radius.

Suddenly, the Butcher's Knife trembled violently, its tip pointing directly above Qin Ming's head. Almost instinctively, Qin Ming abruptly changed the position of the Butcher's Knife and stabbed it fiercely upwards.

With a "plop" sound, like the sound of a balloon being punctured, Qin Ming suddenly heard the scream of Ghost Entity.

The surrounding darkness was quickly dispelled.

This time, Qin Ming finally saw things clearly.

It was a semi-transparent female ghost with a beautiful face and pale skin. At this moment, there was a long Scarface on her abdomen, and the Sha Qi around the wound was condensed and did not dissipate, constantly eroding her soul.

Qin Ming's expression turned slightly serious.

This female ghost is quite powerful. She didn't Soul Scattering from the blow of the Butcher's Knife. You should know that the Butcher's Knife is enhanced by both Fire Poison Art and the second stage of Sha Qi. It could kill the Red-Clad Female Ghost in the Ghost Fog earlier with a single strike. This female ghost's strength must have reached the Bone Refining Realm!

The female ghost stared intently at the Butcher's Knife in Qin Ming's hand, and a look of fear crossed her ferocious face, especially after seeing the murderous Sha Qi emanating from the Butcher's Knife.

The Sha Weapon in Qin Ming's hand was the one with the strongest Sha Qi she had ever encountered. The previous strike had already severely injured her, and if she were to be injured again, the only outcome awaiting her would be the complete annihilation of her Soul Scattering.

"Call out!"

The female ghost quickly fled outside; she had escaped.

"Want to leave?"

Qin Ming snorted coldly.

These are practically Free Attribute Points delivered to my doorstep; how could I possibly refuse them?

The female ghost was very fast; she rushed out of the courtyard in the blink of an eye.

Qin Ming used the Wandering Dragon Step, and his speed was not slow either.

The Li Lineage family and Wang Wei were still craning their necks to look when the female ghost suddenly rushed out, scaring them into scattering.

Qin Ming made several leaps in mid-air, quickly closing in on the female ghost. He swung his sword several times, but the female ghost dodged them all.

She moved with incredible speed, like a whirlwind, striking Qin Ming with over a dozen palms in quick succession, the extremely cold Yin Qi rapidly penetrating deep into Qin Ming's body.

Qin Ming's face was flushed, and white smoke billowed from his head. This was a sign that his Qi and Blood were boiling to the extreme, forcefully extinguishing the Yin Qi within his body.

"With such vigorous Qi and Blood, who exactly are you?"

The female ghost was terrified.

Qin Ming's Qi and Blood were too vigorous; he was not like a normal person at all.

With the two Horizontal Training Martial Arts at their Perfect Mastery, plus the added benefit of Qin Ming's Pig-Slaying Saber Technique, Qin Ming's Qi and Blood had already begun to circulate, forming the rudiments of a Qi-Blood Furnace.

However, the Butcher's Knife in Qin Ming's hand almost became a blur, and the female ghost still managed to dodge it every time.

"Hide?"

A sinister smile crept across Qin Ming's lips as he suddenly clenched his fist.

Tiger Fist of Xingyi Fist!

"Roar!"

Tiger's Roar!

Tigers are inherently creatures of extreme yang and strength, and ordinary mountain spirits and monsters dare not approach them. At this moment, when the tiger's roar sounded, the female ghost subconsciously paused for a second.

"Got you?"

Qin Ming chuckled, and his hands, shrouded in Fire Poison, suddenly grabbed the female ghost's neck.

The next moment, a barrage of fists rained down.

"Bang! Bang!!"

Qin Ming pinned the female ghost to the ground and unleashed a flurry of punches, delivering dozens of blows in the blink of an eye.

Tiger's Roar!

Tiger Descends the Mountain!

Qin Ming unleashed a series of attacks, his internal Fire Poison Art circulating wildly, condensing a layer of Fire Poison on Qin Ming fist.

With each punch he threw, the Fire Poison seeped into the female ghost's soul, burning her relentlessly.

The female ghost was stunned by Qin Ming's dozens of punches. By the time she came to her senses, most of her soul had already dissipated.

"No!"

The female ghost opened her mouth wide, intending to swallow Qin Ming whole and perish together.

"Die!"

Qin Ming raised his fists high, and at that moment all the Qi and Blood in his body circulated into his palms.

Tiger Fist!

Boom!

The Xingyi Fist slammed down, smashing the female ghost's head to pieces with a single punch.

[Add 300 Free Attribute Points]