The Red Rock Mountain Spirit We've Long Known

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Qin Yi quickly returned to the city to find the girls. The first thing he saw was Qing Cha chasing after a Daoist priest riding a duck, with Ju Yunxiu grabbing her by the back of her collar and pulling her back. "If you keep running around with strangers, I'll bury you in the mud again!"

Qing Cha sniffled, "Master, I'm hungry."

"Being hungry doesn't mean you have to eat other people's ducks!" Ju Yunxiu grabbed two steamed buns and stuffed them into her mouth. "I know where you want to grow, this is the right way to eat."

"..." Is that so? Li Qingjun immediately stopped by the steamed bun stall and said softly, "Boss, two steamed buns, please."

"Not for sale."

"Why not sell?"

"I can sell to whomever I want..." the shopkeeper said without looking up. "Is it wrong for me to dislike you cultivators?"

Li Qingjun was speechless.

The shopkeeper glanced at her, then suddenly froze, his expression instantly transforming into that of a sycophant. "Fairy! Fairy! How many baskets do you want? I'll give you all of them!"

Li Qingjun snapped out of her irritation and slapped down a silver ingot, "Two only!"

Qin Yi couldn't help but laugh.

Qing Cha, munching on a steamed bun, waved and called out, "Uncle-Master is back... I'm still hungry, the steamed buns Master gave me are no good."

Qin Yi looked at Ju Yunxiu, his eyes filled with inquiry.

Ju Yunxiu was a little embarrassed. "Qing Cha wasn't originally hungry. When she said she was hungry, it wasn't because she was actually hungry, but because she had a craving for energy. This shows that her constitution has undergone certain changes, which is a sign that she is growing."

"What does she want to eat?"

"She's a tea leaf... a spirit of heaven and earth, she can't eat anything, so it's best to let her soak in that kind of spiritual spring we saw before. Or other liquids rich in Spiritual Qi."

"That's easy to do." Qin Yi flicked Qing Cha's tuft of hair. "Change it to a leaf."

The Qing Cha obediently turned back into tea leaves.

Qin Yi opened the wine pot and threw in Qing Cha: "This 'Poetry Wine Drifting' wine is inherently rich in Spiritual Qi, so it's usable. I'm just afraid that Qing Cha soaks in the wine for too long, it will become even more silly."

Ju Yunxiu said with some concern, "That's certainly possible. Why would you just throw her in like that?"

"Because we're about to go on another expedition, it would be too dangerous for Qing Cha to come along."

"Have you found the place?"

"It should be right." Qin Yi felt a bit annoyed. "Ghost Cultivator, if only Bangbang were awake..."

In a sense, Liusu is also Ghost Cultivator, but obviously the way she uses the Taiqing Staff is different from that of ordinary people. When it comes to restraining Ghost Cultivator, the staff is definitely a sure thing.

There's no other way; if we really can't handle it, we'll just have to wake it up...

I wonder what the ghosts in the Land of Chaos are like—a chaotic and silly ghost?

Following the directions given by Tai Huang Jun, Qin Yi and his companions traveled westward for thousands of miles, witnessing the gradual changes in the landscape. The once picturesque area near the Thousand Mountains Alliance was becoming increasingly desolate.

The mountains here are all pure rock, with almost no soil. The rocks are reddish, just like in the paintings. Looking around, this Red Rock Landform covers a vast area, not just a single mountain.

However, from the air, this place appears as a hazy, dark cloud that obscures Divine Sense, which is why Ju Yunxiu's previous Divine Sense scan couldn't detect the Red Rock Landform here.

This dark cloud was naturally caused by the Ghost Cultivator. It's unclear whether it was due to an array that isolated it or because its cultivation was so strong that the Ghost Qi naturally formed the dark cloud.

As they trekked further in, it was indeed deserted, with only the occasional scorpion or centipede darting by. It was somewhat like the desolate mountains when they first met Cheng Cheng, also teeming with mutated scorpions and the like... This was originally an unsuitable place for living things. As Tai Huang Jun said, there was no fertile soil for mortals and no Spiritual Qi for cultivators. Who would want to come to such a wretched place?

Therefore, the Ghost Cultivator occupied the area, and no one competed with them.

Ju Yunxiu took out the scroll, and the stars on the scroll reassembled into the Big Dipper, pointing directly in the final direction. This time it was extremely precise; even how far away was clear, and there were no more problems.

The three of them cautiously approached in the direction indicated by the painting.

Ideally, the Ghost Cultivator would be cultivating, and Qin Yi and the others would quickly find a place to slip inside and finish their business without disturbing each other. This was entirely possible—since the Ghost Cultivator hadn't touched the mark left by Ye Bieqing, it obviously didn't know this secret existed. In such a large area, its cultivation cave abode might be quite far from that location, and it might not care who passed by.

However, as it turns out, there is no such thing as a comfortable life.

The further you go in the direction the arrow points, the stronger the Ghost Qi becomes, growing ever more intense and resembling the atmosphere of the Netherworld Realm.

Qin Yi wanted to cry.

If someone happens to be sitting there cultivating, what's the point of playing this game?

"Whoosh!"

A strong gust of wind suddenly swept in.

This sneak attack template looks so familiar. Qin Yi reflexively kicked out, striking diagonally to his right. "You damn monkey!"

"Bang!" A monkey was kicked away and slowly slid down the cliff.

Qin Yi kicked the monkey reflexively before realizing that this was reality, not the painting world. He quickly ran over, picked it up, and took a look, his expression changing slightly.

Ju Yunxiu's expression also changed.

This monkey looks so familiar, it's the one in the picture...

But ordinary monkeys can't live that long. If they didn't become demons, then there's only one other possibility: they became corpses.

The art of controlling corpses!

"... Brother Monkey, we've fought hundreds of battles and have known each other for a long time, but I never imagined you would die such a tragic death." Qin Yi sighed, "Your heroic figure will live on forever in the painting."

The monkey's corpse lashed out, and Qin Yi, without a word, pointed a finger at its forehead.

As if hearing the sound of a thread snapping, the monkey's corpse closed its eyes and finally stopped moving.

Almost simultaneously, a sharp, cold light pierced through the dark clouds, strangely conveying a sense of profound sword principles amidst the gloomy atmosphere.

Qin Yi raised his staff and slashed upwards, clashing with the cold light. With a "bang," the incomparably powerful force penetrated to the bone, carrying a chilling Yin Qi that entered his meridians, as if his meridians were about to be frozen.

Qin Yi flipped back, exclaiming in surprise, "What's going on? Physical power? And it also contains a bit of Yin spirit power? Is this still a ghost?"

A cold snort came from the Sea of Consciousness of the three people at the same time. At the same time as the cold snort was transmitted, a feeling of anger, hatred and reluctance and sorrow surged through the hearts of the three people. It was the last thought of the ghost before its death, which condensed into an undying vengeful spirit due to some energy relationship.

Ju Yunxiu tentatively began, "Senior, we were just passing by..."

The voice ignored them completely and suddenly shrieked, "Die!"

With that sharp whistle, all three felt a sharp pain in their Sea of Consciousness, as if pricked by needles. Li Qingjun soul cultivation was the weakest, quickly summoned her Sword Imprint to protect herself, otherwise she would not have been able to withstand it.

Ju Yunxiu quickly took out her zither, and Qin Yi also took out Yunxiu Flute at the same time. The zither and flute responded to each other, and the sound waves collided with the sharp whistle. The aftershocks burst out, and the surrounding red rocks instantly turned into dust.

"What a loving couple, their music harmonizing perfectly. Hehe, hehehe..."

The laughter grew increasingly maniacal.

This is clearly a vengeful ghost who harbored extremely strong resentment or obsession in his previous life. It is likely that even his cultivation was based on the power of resentment and obsession, which is not the same as a regular soul like Bangbang.

Qin Yi knew that there was no way to communicate with this kind of vengeful ghost; a fierce battle was the only option. He didn't stay in place waiting for an attack; he tapped his ring, and the Demon Slaying Sword flew out.

It's both laughable and frustrating. This thing, which was originally intended to be a regular Law Treasure after acquiring Zhan Guang, has hardly been used in so long, while Zhan Guang itself has been used twice already...

The Demon Slaying Sword was originally most effective against demons and evil spirits. After it was reforged, this characteristic was no longer prominent, but the material itself still carried this characteristic, making it perfect for use on Ghost Cultivator.

Just as he unleashed the Demon Slaying Sword, a burst of light erupted from the sky.

A dazzling light streaked across the sky like a meteor breaking through the clouds, carrying a poignant and beautiful beauty that seemed to kill.

Li Qingjun cried out in disbelief, "Star Chasing Divine Sword! Who are you?"

At the same time, the Ghost Cultivator exclaimed in shock, "The Demon Slaying Sword! How could it be the Demon Slaying Sword? Who are you?! What have you done to him?!"

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