Leave Jadewater Pavilion and Go Out for a Stroll!

The Foreign Monk was a man who understood the principle of "repaying a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude"—so, although he himself was a fanatic about performing rituals to help the souls of the dead, when Shuhang's Spirit Ghost asked him to perform such a ritual, the Foreign Monk gritted his teeth and entrusted the task to Shuhang's Spirit Ghost.

Upon arriving at their destination, the Foreign Monk did not immediately go to the family where the ritual for the deceased was to be performed. Instead, he first went with Shuhang's Spirit Ghost to buy some equipment—equipment for monks to set up the ritual site.

After that, the Foreign Monk arrived at the home of the deceased elderly person.

After a brief exchange, the Foreign Monk began making arrangements.

First, they set up the altar for the ritual to deliver the souls of the deceased, then they set up the ritual site—in reality, all of this is just for show. In fact, to deliver the souls of ordinary people, the Foreign Monk only need to recite the Ksitigarbha Soul-Deliverance Scripture.

However, if the scene is too simple, ordinary people who are "customers" will feel uneasy seeing it.

To be honest, with the advancement of modern technology, many "customers" who invite monks to perform rituals for their deceased family members are not doing so out of religious faith, but rather for the sake of grandeur! Most people use this elaborate ceremony to express their longing for their deceased loved ones, wanting their death to be a spectacular event.

Therefore, if the ceremony isn't grand enough, it won't be easy for the Foreign Monk to get 'deliverance business' in the future.

In order to get as many cases of rituals for the deceased as possible and to better guide the souls of the departed, the Foreign Monk put a lot of effort into the appearance of setting up altars and performing rituals.

This is a very frustrating situation.

It must have been tough for the Foreign Monk —his lineage was Daoist, and he put in a lot of effort to study how monks set up rituals.

After setting up the elaborate setup, the Foreign Monk, draped in a kasaya, began to silently chant scriptures. He struck a wooden fish in his hand, and in front of him was a scripture that glowed faintly with his chanting.

This scripture, also written from memory by Foreign Monk during his time in prison, is a kind of Talisman Treasure; it can be torn open to attack ghosts.

This is also an advantage of foreign monks when compared to ordinary monks in terms of Foreign Monk and circumstance—they have real skills, and their various props can emit a Buddha-like light; when they chant scriptures, they can calm the minds of ordinary people nearby; and the way they strike the wooden fish makes them appear particularly sacred.

As he began reciting scriptures, the relatives who had been weeping beside the coffin suddenly felt calm, and the grief they felt for their loved one's passing vanished.

Suddenly, no one dared to underestimate this Foreign Monk.

To be honest, many relatives were initially dissatisfied when they saw that the Foreign Monk came alone to perform the rituals without any other monks. They felt that having only one monk made the procession seem smaller.

A monk from out of town may be better at chanting scriptures, but how can one person compare to a local monastic community?

But after witnessing this scene, no one dared to underestimate this Foreign Monk anymore. He was a truly highly accomplished 'monk'!

At this moment, Song Shuhang's Spirit Ghost began to move.

It floated lightly above the coffin.

Every region has its own customs. When a loved one passes away, the locals will set up a mourning hall at home for two to three days before sending the body for cremation.

When the Shuhang Spirit Ghost floated onto the coffin, it could see a faint sphere of light floating on it; that was the soul of the deceased.

An ordinary soul, a faint sphere of light, hovered above the coffin, seemingly still attached to its body.

This soul had not committed any wrongdoings in its life and had been quite focused on doing good deeds and accumulating merit. Therefore, even if it had some lingering attachments after death, there was no sign that it would become Resentful Ghost.

Upon sensing Shuhang's Spirit Ghost, the sphere of light retreated in alarm, as if it had encountered a natural enemy.

Shuhang's Spirit Ghost is indeed the 'natural enemy' of ordinary souls and Resentful Ghost.

Because its menu includes Resentful Ghost. Since it can devour Resentful Ghost, it can naturally devour ordinary ghosts as well. It's just that Shuhang's Spirit Ghost have never done so before.

It extended its finger, silently reciting the Ksitigarbha Soul-Deliverance Scripture, and pointed out with one finger.

The Spirit Ghost was unsure whether it could use the 'Salvation Art' because it understood the principles of the 'Palm Thunder' and 'Fire Manipulation' that Song Shuhang possessed, but was limited by its Spirit Ghost Spirit Ghost Body and could not use them.

Fortunately, this Salvation Art is different from Daoist techniques like 'Palm Thunder'.

When the Spirit Ghost pointed its finger at the ordinary soul, a look of surprise emanated from that soul, which then turned into joy.

This ordinary soul gradually turned into particles of light and dissipated.

The ritual to guide the deceased to the afterlife was successful.

Between heaven and earth, a Merit Power descended and landed on Song Shuhang's Spirit Ghost.

The Merit Power split into three parts. One part transformed into a thin beam of Merit Light that wrapped around the Spirit Ghost. This beam of Merit Light was so subtle that it would take at least a thousand souls to be converted before it could manifest. It would take at least a hundred thousand souls to be converted before a qualitative change would occur.

Another portion of the spirit was incorporated into the Spirit Ghost, enhancing its spiritual power. However, for Second-Grade- grade Spirit Ghost, this increase in spiritual power was negligible.

The final component merged into the Spirit Ghost's body, strengthening it, albeit only by a negligible amount.

After successfully purifying the ordinary souls of the dead, the Spirit Ghost floated in the air, savoring the sensation of the Merit Light entering its body. It then transmitted this feeling to Song Shuhang through memory synchronization.

The Foreign Monk, who was reciting scriptures, suddenly put his hands together and whispered, "Merit!"

The Spirit Ghost nodded slightly to the Foreign Monk, then formally bid him farewell. "Fellow Foreign Monk, until we meet again."

The Foreign Monk nodded silently.

Then they continued chanting the scriptures and pretended to strike the wooden fish—the ritual site had already been set up; they couldn't just chant for a few minutes and then leave, could they?

You should at least recite the scriptures ten times before leaving.

Otherwise, an insufficient display will make customers feel uneasy.

This damn formalistic society is a mess; it torments others and torments itself.

The Spirit Ghost rose and soared into the sky.

Before flying away, it made a point of surveying the Foreign Monk's surroundings—it was a pity that the Ghost Cultivator had been chasing the Foreign Monk hadn't arrived.

Those Ghost General were quite delicious. Oh well, since they didn't come, let it go. Consider them safe from disaster.

Then, it glanced at the Foreign Monk sitting and striking the wooden fish. Although the monk seemed a bit silly, the Spirit Ghost knew he wasn't really stupid; he just had a more unconventional way of thinking, unlike ordinary people.

Given that Ghost Cultivator wanted his life, the Foreign Monk naturally wouldn't stay in one place for too long. After completing this ritual, he should return to his sect.

The Spirit Ghost need not worry about the Foreign Monk.

So the Spirit Ghost got up and flew towards Shuhang's house.

At the same time, it also conveyed a thought to the original being, "I have a feeling that the Soul-Deliverance Method will be very useful to me."

[Perhaps this is my chance to break through to High-Rank Spirit Ghost!]

When the Merit Power in the world was divided into three and fell on it, it had an intuitive feeling that as long as it continued to use the Soul-Deliverance Method, it would have the opportunity to use this Merit Power to truly break through to the realm of High-Rank Spirit Ghost!

That's the realm it strives for!

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Time City, the Underground City.

After finishing his half-day of cultivation, Song Shuhang received a message from the Spirit Ghost: "The Soul-Deliverance Method actually helps Spirit Ghost advance?"

Shuhang knew the difference between Mid-Rank Spirit Ghost and High-Tier Spirit Ghost. Mid-Rank Spirit Ghost had a power ceiling, and could only advance to around the Sixth-Grade at most.

High-level Spirit Ghost, however, are comparable to genius-level cultivators and can also cultivate to the level of Ninth-Grade Tribulation Immortal. They can even cultivate special Ghost Immortal spells, making them truly absolute and loyal super clones.

If the Spirit Ghost advances to the High-Tier Spirit Ghost, even if Song Shuhang becomes extremely lazy and lies down to rest without moving, the Spirit Ghost can still boost his cultivation level to the Fifth-Grade Golden Core! Of course, this is on the premise that he can survive the Heavenly Tribulation.

This is the difference between a regular cheat and a high-end cheat.

So, Song Shuhang sent a thought to the Spirit Ghost: "After contacting Yu Jiaojiao, see if she needs any help. After that, prioritize the matter of helping the departed souls find peace! You are free to act as you see fit until I return to Earth."

After replying to the Spirit Ghost, Song Shuhang silently looked at his hands... After the Spirit Ghost exorcised the ordinary ghost, Song Shuhang's physical body did not receive any benefit.

Does the Merit Light of Spirit Ghost seem to be calculated independently for the Spirit Ghost itself? Or perhaps, does the Merit Light on the spirit ghost only combine with its own after the Spirit Ghost returns to its body?

"What are you thinking about?" At this moment, after instructing Chu Chu on her cultivation, Senior Sister Ye returned to Song Shuhang's side and asked him, seeing his pensive expression.

"I was thinking about the Merit Light," Song Shuhang replied with a smile, while recounting his experiment with the 'Soul-Deliverance Method' using Spirit Ghost.

After finishing his explanation, Song Shuhang asked again, "Senior Sister Ye, is it possible to find 'wandering souls' near the Jadewater Pavilion that can be converted?"

The area around the Jadewater Pavilion is the vast universe, but the starry sky is also a battleground for cultivators, so who knows, there might be 'wandering souls' or something similar nearby?

"Near the Jadewater Pavilion? I hadn't really noticed." After thinking for a moment, Senior Sister Ye suddenly clapped her hands and said, "How about I take you for a walk around the Jadewater Pavilion area? We've been stuck in the Underground City for too long. It'll be good to get some fresh air!"

And for some reason, it seemed in her memory that she hadn't set foot in or left the Jadewater Pavilion for a very, very long time.

With her cultivation level of Fifth-Grade Spirit Emperor, she should have long been qualified to 'descend the mountain' and could leave the Jadewater Pavilion to travel at any time. But over the years, she seems never to have had the thought of 'leaving the Jadewater Pavilion to go out and explore'.

That's a very strange thing.

Since Song Shuhang brought this up today, let's take this opportunity to go out for a stroll with him!

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