Arrival at Pingrang Township

Zhang Chen did not use his spatial ability, instead choosing to take a minibus to Pingrang Township. After all, he might obtain quite a bit of useful information along the way. Besides, before entering the village, he needed to carefully study the other side's method of parasitism. Even though he was exceptionally strong, the opponent was absolutely not to be underestimated.

"What exactly is Jing Lai?"

Sitting in the bumping minibus, Zhang Chen questioned Wang Yizhi's consciousness within him.

"This thing is extremely unusual. I have never seen one in my life and only learned about it from books. It does not exist in Ling, and is a rare ghostly creature unique to the human world."

"It doesn't exist in Ling? Couldn't this ghostly creature simply become a wraith?" Zhang Chen asked.

"It is precisely because of its peculiar nature that it cannot become a wraith. At most, it can reach the limit of a high-level ghostly creature, unable to take that final step."

"Why?" Zhang Chen asked in surprise.

"The reason is simple. This ghostly creature cannot control its own resentment, much less turn its grudges to its own use. Entering Ling is impossible for it."

"It can't control its resentment? The multiple forms Feng Xiao Feng mentioned in the intelligence she gathered, the worship in Pingrang Township... Could it be..." After connecting all the events, Zhang Chen seemed to have understood something.

"You're quite clever. You're almost catching up to that friend of yours, Jia Xin."

Wang Yizhi praised Zhang Chen from within him before continuing.

"The birth of a Jing Lai is merely speculation. No one has ever truly seen how its initial form comes into existence. Its initial form has no ghostly aura fluctuations whatsoever and possesses none of the traits of a ghostly creature. All