Scum of the Cultivation World
Chapter 210

Ghost King Token

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This shows they're doubting what they said! Yue Qianchou smiled slightly, "It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it. You'll know once you get to the Demon Ghost Domain."

"You're so sure, could it be that you've ventured deep into the Demon Ghost Domain?" Wu Sihai asked.

Yue Qianchou's heart stirred, and he pursed his lips, saying, "It's not that I went deep. I just wandered around the Demon Ghost Domain for a few days and had some acquaintance with the Ghost King and the like you mentioned, old man."

"Ah!" The group was startled again. This guy's secrets were being peeled back layer by layer. Wu Sihai put on a disbelieving look and said, "As far as I know, the Ten Demon King and the Ten Ghost Kings never interact with outsiders. You say you have some connections with them? I'm sorry, but I find it hard to believe. I even doubt whether what you said about the Bi family ancestor is true."

Bi Zicong and the other three looked at Wu Sihai in surprise, wondering why he would say such rude things.

Yue Qianchou smiled calmly, "Grandpa, everything I said is true. There's nothing I can do if you don't believe me. Time will prove it. In short, I have a clear conscience."

Wu Sihai looked at him and said, "You said you have some connections with the Demon Ghost Domain. Do you have any evidence that can convince me? If so, you might as well show it to me and prove it, so that I can feel at ease."

"Old fox!" Yue Qianchou sneered inwardly, scratched his head and said with a wry smile, "I really don't know how to prove this. Uh... old man, among the ten Ghost Kings of the Demon Ghost Domain, there is a Ghost King called Ghost General. I don't know if you've heard of him?"

"Demon Ghost Domain, Ghost General, born at the wrong time, what can be done? Even in death, he is still filled with sorrow and regret, his song of eternal lamentation weeping every night." Wu Sihai paced back and forth, reciting the poem in a low voice. Suddenly, he turned around and said, "The Ghost General must be this Ghost King. If you're talking about him, I've heard of him. This Ghost General seems to be the only widely known Ghost King in the Huaxia Cultivation World. You mean him? Could it be that you have some connection with the Ghost General?"

Bi Zicong and the others looked at Yue Qianchou together. The latter nodded and said, "It seems that he is only known in the Huaxia Cultivation World. I have some connections with him and some evidence, but I don't know if you will believe me if I tell you."

Wu Sihai's brow twitched, but he quickly regained his composure and said calmly, "Then why don't you tell me first?"

"It seems you'll think I'm a liar if I don't explain myself clearly. But let me make one thing clear beforehand: there are some things that your Four Great Families should keep to themselves. Don't spread them around, or you'll cause trouble later. Don't blame me for not warning you." Yue Qianchou deliberately gave a serious warning.

"Of course!" Wu Sihai nodded repeatedly, his eyes lighting up at his words, wondering if he might learn some unknown secrets. Humans are naturally curious.

Yue Qianchou nodded slightly and slowly said, "This Ghost General was a Great General who fought against the ancestors of the Lady Li of this dynasty for the throne during the previous dynasty. He was defeated and died in fortuitous opportunity. By chance, he became a ghost cultivator. After achieving great cultivation, he regrouped his former troops who died in battle and gathered hundreds of thousands of ghost cultivators. In the end, he became a ghost king in this Demon Ghost Domain. His original Meng Yan..."

"What? The Ghost General is Meng Yan?" Wu Sihai suddenly exclaimed.

Yue Qianchou was taken aback and asked, "What? You know him?" But in his heart, he thought to himself, "Impossible!"

Wu Sihai said in a deep voice, "In history, there was indeed a Great General fought against the ancestors of the Lady Li of this dynasty for the world. His name was Meng Yan. He should have been the victor, but because the Cultivation World intervened in this war, he died with resentment. Hehe! Your Fu Xian Island is the culprit. Uh... you continue."

So it was history! Yue Qianchou rolled his eyes for free and continued, "Meng Yan has a beautiful concubine named Yu Ji. The two of them lived a happy and loving life in the Demon Ghost Domain. I had a fairly good relationship with the couple. When I was traveling in the Demon Ghost Domain, they warmly entertained me and even gave me a 'Ghost King Token.' Whether you're a demon or a ghost, you'll have to give this token some face. I was able to avoid being spoiled by some villains while traveling in the Demon Ghost Domain thanks to it. That's roughly how I am with the Ghost General. As for whether you can believe me, I can't help you."

He spoke so casually, yet he had unknowingly given the group a huge shock. The Demon Ghost Domain, feared by everyone in the Cultivation World, was actually being roamed around there! Was there no justice in the world? It sounded absurd, but the group believed it without question, because the story behind this guy couldn't be judged by common sense.

Wu Sihai swallowed hard, coughed, and said, "Since the Ghost General gave you a Ghost King Token, I wonder if I could take a look at it? You should know that the Wu family makes a living by looking closely; we can tell whether it's real or fake at a glance."

These words made not only himself feel embarrassed, but even Bi Zicong and the others felt a little ashamed. Who knew what the Ghost King Token was? No matter how good the old man's eyesight was, he couldn't possibly recognize it. They had already guessed what he was up to.

"You old fox, I knew you'd try to steal my token! You've taken the bait!" Yue Qianchou sneered inwardly, scratching his head. "I don't even know if I have it with me. Let me check." He reached into his Storage Bag and rummaged around for a while before finally saying, "Found it!"

A jet-black token was held aloft by Yue Qianchou. Simple patterns were carved around its edges, but in the center was a pair of deep, captivating eyes, eerie and mesmerizing. The group stared intently, then froze, their expressions gradually becoming blank. Their minds were filled with those cold, eerie eyes, followed by an image of a majestic Great General in golden armor, whose gaze gradually merged with those eyes. The Great General's robes billowed behind him, his hand gripping a sword hilt, as he indifferently observed them, as if looking at a group of ants.

"Not good! There's something strange about this token!" Wu Sihai, whose cultivation had reached the mid Tribulation stage realm, was jolted awake. He bit his tongue, and the pain jolted him back to reality. Bi Zicong and the other three, however, were too engrossed in the token due to their lower cultivation levels. Wu Sihai swiftly stepped in front of the token, shouting, "Wake up!"

Bi Zicong and the others, who had been bewitched by the token, trembled and suddenly woke up as if from a dream, their faces full of disbelief.

"It really is the Ghost King Token!" Wu Sihai turned around and reached out, asking, "Could I take a look?"

"Grandpa, what's so interesting about a broken sign?" Yue Qianchou generously gave it to him.

"The Ghost King Token is just a broken token?" Wu Sihai's face twitched slightly. He took the token and examined it, but tried to avoid looking into those eyes. After a long while, he exhaled a cold breath and praised, "What a treasure! This Ghost King Token is actually made of the rare 'Nether Iron'. Tsk tsk! How could an ordinary ghost cultivator get such a treasure? It really is the Ghost King's stuff."

"What is Nether Iron?" Yue Qianchou was taken aback; it was the first time he had ever heard this term.

Wu Sihai examined the token while explaining, "Ghost cultivators and Demon Cultivator cultivators are different from us cultivators. They don't improve their cultivation by absorbing Spiritual Qi, but by absorbing Yin Qi. Yin Qi generally comes from underground caves, which are divided into nine levels: the Nether Cave, the second Nether Cave, and so on up to the Nine Nether Cave. As the level of the cave increases, the Yin Qi becomes stronger, and the yin wind it generates also becomes stronger. Even ghost cultivators at the late Ghost King stage Nine Nether Cave level. Anyone who dares to enter will be killed by the yin wind. Under normal circumstances, ghost cultivators at the late Ghost King stage can only stay in the eighth Nether Cave to absorb Yin Qi. As for the Nine Nether Cave, only the legendary Ghost Saint realm dares to enter. The Ghost Saint realm is equivalent to our legendary Spirit Transformation stage. And this 'Nether Iron' is a treasure that can only be found in caves of level eight and above."

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