Concealing Breath Technique Jiang

Before dawn, the city was silent.

The entire city seemed not yet awake from its dreams, a damp, gray mist permeated the air, and a chilling aura seeped into the room through the window.

The pre-set alarm clock rang.

Wu Xian opened his eyes, his gaze filled with exhaustion.

Last night, they had played several rounds of the clap game, their nerves on high alert the entire night.

In the first round, six people were still clapping; by the second, only four remained. This had left Shi Ji and Wu Xian in a state of anxiety all night, fearing that someone in their room would die.

Wu Xian had, in fact, become the leader of the group.

Especially the Cloud Soaring Technique. If he obtained this spell, he could ride on five-colored clouds and fly with his physical body—a dream many pursued their entire lives!

For the rest of his life, Wu Xian wanted to live a refined existence.

Several days prior, Wu Xian had deduced from clues that Wang Zhiwu and his group were a criminal organization. However, he couldn't understand how this criminal organization became involved with evil spirits.

"How did Yue Mei die? The method was provided by Yue Mei. She shouldn't have violated the rules."

Suddenly, Wu Xian had an epiphany.

"My lover killed her. Yue Mei seemed to have a special connection with the Ghost Mother. She wanted me to forcibly open my eyes during the clap game. To protect me, my lover killed this young girl."

Wen Chao hesitated for a moment before finally choosing to tell the truth.

Wu Xian's pupils dilated.

It was a small, thin old woman with vacant eyes, a ghastly pale face, long black fingernails, and slightly protruding lips that barely concealed the sharp teeth within!

It was a Jiang!

The three technique talismans for this chapter.

After opening his eyes, Wu Xian immediately scanned the room.

If he had made a move back then, he would have been among those who died last night.

Under Shi Ji's astonished gaze, Wu Xian took the Heavenly Official-Joyful Bride Master statue he had discovered yesterday from the box.

After Qi Zhiyong's death.

"Were those little white spirits? Did Su Huilan kill those little spirits?"

"Did she violate the rules?"

Shi Ji was startled.

He walked leisurely ahead, while the pursuing enemies behind him were so out of breath they couldn't catch up—a scene that couldn't be more stylish.

Cold sweat broke out on Wu Xian's back.

The Xu Xingzhi Chasing Technique was also good.

He quickly found the spot where the male corpse evil spirit had died last night. Some filth still remained on the ground, and a flesh-colored suixiang was placed on the floor.

Compared to these two technique talismans, the Concealing Breath Technique was rather ordinary.

The darkness before dawn soon passed.

But after much thought and deliberation, Wu Xian ultimately chose the Concealing Breath Technique!

Wen Chao looked like an old man scavenging for scraps, Shi Ji was covered in bloodstains, and Su Huijin, due to her sister's death, was in no mood to dress herself meticulously.

Wu Xian inserted the suixiang.

The Concealing Breath Technique is my original creation. Of course, it might exist elsewhere, as the name is quite common.

When Wang Zhiwu and his group were staying at the inn, they abducted the Ghost Mother's child while she was still human, driving the Ghost Mother mad as she constantly searched for her child.

Later, Wang Zhiwu and his group took over the Ping'an Hostel. Lu Yao lost her home, and extreme hatred and madness gave birth to the world's first evil spirit.

He had also been harassed by those little spirits before and had considered using a copper coin sword to kill them. But then he decided to observe further, so he let those little spirits go.

He spoke first, asking, "Tell me, how did those two die?"

"That night, I might have been a bit… dirty."

The Child-Seeking Ghost Mother was the former proprietress of the Ping'an Hostel, her name was Lu Yao.

Su Huijin nodded aggrievedly, "My sister acted for my sake."

Wu Xian's eyes gleamed at the sight of these three talismans.

When the little spirits first appeared on the first day, Shi Ji was on guard against 'Heavenly Official Bestowal of Evil.' Therefore, he used some foul means to arrange the room, a filth that would make evil spirits unwilling to approach.

Escaping was good.

"And you?"

Now, only the four of them remained among the external survivors in the Blessed Land.

But was there a possibility that he wouldn't have to constantly hide in a sorry state, and could even find a way to counterattack the evil spirits chasing them!

Yes!

With the Concealing Breath Technique, it's possible!

"Your lover?"

Wu Xian took a deep breath and asked Wen Chao after a moment.

At this, Wu Xian and the other two were stunned.

Wen Chao smiled.

It could only hide one's presence, but in this Blessed Land, usually, if living people were discovered by evil spirits, it was because they were seen or heard. Wu Xian hadn't encountered any evil spirits that could track people by scent yet.

Shi Ji lowered his head shyly.

"Yes... my lover, Lao Fu. Come out and meet the children."

The simplest way to inquire about the cause of death was to ask the eyewitnesses who shared a room with them.

Pink mist swirled around the God Statue, condensing into the shadows of three talismans. These three talismans were:

Concealing Breath Technique: Conceals breath and aura. Though one can be seen or heard, spiritual senses and evil sight perceive as if nothing is there.

Wu Xian and Shi Ji walked out of the room. Su Huijin and Wen Chao also emerged from their rooms.

Fortunately, the clapping game proceeded very smoothly in its later stages, without any further mishaps.

Wu Xian breathed a sigh of relief.

Through the clapping game's numbering, Wu Xian already knew that Su Huilan and Yue Mei had died the previous night, but they needed to confirm the cause of their deaths.

Su Huijin rubbed her red-rimmed eyes. "My sister was killed by the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother!"

"Children??"

He turned to Shi Ji and Wen Chao. "You two didn't attack the little spirits, why weren't you caught by them?"

Missing this chance, would there ever be a better experience than the Cloud Soaring Technique? Even wingsuit flying was weak compared to this skill!

With this Suixiang, he could worship gods again.

"Perhaps it's because this old man isn't likable to children."

Cloud Soaring Technique: Ride the clouds, guided by multicolored light, tens of feet above the ground. Using this skill allows flight for one minute.

No wonder when the Blessed Land first began, Fang Zhi wanted to ask Wen Chao something, but Wen Chao stopped him with a look.

He found the connection!

But Wu Xian didn't probe further.

This was a deflection.

Su Huijin shook her head. "No, the Ghost Mother said my sister killed her child, so she directly broke the rules and killed her."

Among the four of them at this moment, only Wu Xian maintained a relatively clean appearance. The other three were quite disheveled.

More importantly, both of these technique talismans could be used for survival. If they encountered an evil spirit they couldn't handle, with these two talismans, they could at least escape.

Wen Chao brought his wife to the Blessed Land?

Then why hadn't she appeared?

Xu Xingzhi Chasing Technique: The former walks slowly, while the pursuer gallops on horseback, yet cannot catch up. Duration: two minutes.

Bang, bang!

A figure leaped out of Wen Chao's room 401.

If they couldn't figure out the cause of death, the plan to use the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother to deter the Breaking Door Wraith couldn't be used anymore.

Now Wu Xian was finally certain.

The second time the little spirit appeared, he was with Wu Xian and was attacked by the Five Filth God, making the little spirit even more afraid to approach.

The Cloud Soaring Technique is from "Extensive Records of Anomalies" by Mr. Pupu.

Later, someone traveling in the Yiyang countryside at dusk, unable to reach the next village, suddenly saw a thatched hut by the roadside and went to seek shelter. Inside, there was only an old man. He asked the traveler the reason for his visit. The traveler replied, "The sky is overcast and the days are short; it's getting dark, and I wish to find lodging." The old man said, "Lodging is fine, but there is no food." After a while, the traveler was extremely hungry. The old man gave him several pills, and after eating them, he was full. When he left the next morning, he suddenly saw the old man riding a multicolored cloud, moving tens of feet above the ground. The traveler was greatly awed.

The Xu Xingzhi Chasing Technique is from "Legends of Encounters with Immortals." Several years later, the imperial envoy Fu Xianyu, on a mission to Shu, met Gong Yuan on the Black Water road. He was wearing a cloud-brocade monk's robe and walking slowly with a staff. Xianyu spurred his horse to chase him, always staying about ten paces behind, but could never catch up.