Wealth Stirs the Heart
Xuan Ye glanced at Song Wen, who was clearly showing signs of retreat, and transmitted his voice.
"Fellow Daoist Niu, you dared to come here to retrieve your elder brother's corpse; you couldn't have come without any preparation, could you? Tell us what methods you've prepared. If the risks aren't too great, Fellow Daoist Guo Tao I can lend you a hand. But if the danger is too great, don't blame us for being unethical and leaving now."
After pondering for a moment, Niu Ding spoke.
"I did prepare some methods, but I'm not very confident."
"I know that Fellow Xuan Ye is a cultivator of the Ghost Dao. I hope that you can use the vengeful ghosts you raise to help me lure out the wandering spirits and vengeful ghosts in the lair, so that I can enter the lair and retrieve my elder brother's body."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Ye immediately refused.
"That's impossible. I can't possibly hold off more than twenty vengeful ghosts."
Xuan Ye only has the Qi Refining Seventh Layer of Qi Refining. Facing more than twenty vengeful ghosts at the Late Qi Refinement, even if he has many tricks up his sleeve, it is almost impossible for him to win. He and Niu Ding are just strangers who met by chance, and he is not willing to take too much risk for him.
Perhaps realizing that Xuan Ye wouldn't agree without offering some benefits, they decided to do so.
Niu Ding patted the Storage Bag at his waist, and a stack of talismans appeared in his hand.
"I have ten Ghost-Slaying Talisman and four Evil-Exorcising Talisman here, which I can give to the two of you. With these talismans and your own abilities, you should be able to escape unscathed."
The Evil-Exorcising Talisman is First-Tier Superior-Grade talisman, and like the Ghost-Slaying Talisman, it is specifically used to slay ghosts.
According to Song Wen, the price of the Evil-Exorcising Talisman is very high, much higher than that of ordinary First-Tier Superior-Grade talismans. The four Evil-Exorcising Talisman that Niu Ding took out are estimated to be worth about four hundred Spirit Stones.
However, Niu Ding only had four Evil-Exorcising Talisman. If he had twenty, Song Wen felt it would be worth the risk.
After all, he only needed to give each vengeful ghost a card, not to kill them, but just to injure them and buy them some time. Song Wen was confident he could escape.
Seeing that neither Song Wen nor Xuan Ye answered, Niu Ding continued.
"I don't need you two to fight to the death for me. I just need to lure out most of the vengeful spirits. After that, whether you fight or flee is entirely up to you."
"In addition, I have a thousand Spirit Stones here as payment for your help."
Xuan Ye frowned slightly, a hint of interest in his mind, and transmitted his thoughts.
"You should think this through carefully. If you are trapped in the lair, you will surely die."
If what Niu Ding said is true, then if it only involves attracting vengeful ghosts, the danger is not too great.
Among the vengeful spirits he kept was a Ram-Headed Ghost, which possessed a certain level of intelligence and could act independently. If all else failed, he could let this ghost act alone while he stayed far away; at worst, he would only lose one ghost.
The talismans and Spirit Stones that Niu Ding took out were far more valuable than the Ram-Headed Ghost.
Niu Ding said, "You two don't need to worry. Life and death are predestined. Whatever the outcome, I will bear the consequences myself."
Xuan Ye nodded and accepted the talisman and Spirit Stones handed over by Niu Ding.
He took out five Ghost-Slaying Talisman and one Evil-Exorcising Talisman, and handed them to Song Wen.
Song Wen shook his head and refused, saying, "My cultivation Cultivation Method and Law Artifacts are not good at dealing with ghosts, and I can't contribute to this battle. Fellow Xuan Ye, please keep these talismans."
Song Wen meant that since he wasn't taking any benefits, he naturally didn't need to take any risks.
Five Ghost-Slaying Talisman and one Evil-Exorcising Talisman are only worth a little over two hundred Spirit Stones. He wouldn't risk his life for such a small amount of Spirit Stones.
Xuan Ye also did not intend to give Song Wen too many Spirit Stones and talismans.
Xuan Ye didn't say much, and simply put away the talismans and Spirit Stones.
A moment later.
Xuan Ye summoned a tall, fierce demon with a goat's head and a human body. Under Xuan Ye's control, the Ram-Headed Ghost headed straight for the lair on the cave wall.
"Roar!"
The Ram-Headed Ghost ran to the bottom of the cave wall and suddenly let out a roar.
It seemed as if the surrounding air began to boil and churn from the Ram-Headed Ghost's roar.
Instantly, gusts of wind swept through the entire cave, which was a hundred meters in size, and echoes reverberated continuously.
A tremendous roar pierced the air, reaching deep into the nest.
Like a sleeping demon awakened, the once peaceful lair is now filled with Yin Qi, eerie energy.
One ghost after another emerged from the various nests on the cave walls, many of them powerful vengeful spirits.
Xuan Ye's heart skipped a beat upon seeing this scene.
Although he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but feel a little frightened when he saw so many ghosts appearing.
Not daring to linger for a moment, he turned and ran, with the Ram-Headed Ghost in hot pursuit.
Xuan Ye did not choose the route he came from when he fled, but instead headed towards the direction of the Snake-Scale Fruit.
Upon seeing Xuan Ye, the ghosts' eyes glowed with an eerie green light, and they swarmed towards him.
In the blink of an eye, Xuan Ye and most of the ghosts disappeared into the cave.
At that moment, a burly figure swept past quickly, rushed into the cave, and headed straight for the lair of the ghosts on the cave wall.
Niu Ding quickly climbed up the cave wall and entered the nest that Song Wen had mentioned. After walking ten meters, he saw the corpse of his elder brother, whom he had been longing to see.
A look of wild joy immediately appeared on Niu Ding's face, showing no trace of the grief he felt upon seeing the corpse of his loved one.
Niu Ding lunged at the corpse, ripping off the Storage Bag from its waist. After examining it with his mental power, he was met with a look of disappointment.
Then, his hands quickly groped all over the corpse.
After a while, Niu Ding, having found nothing, became somewhat impatient. He stood up and searched the ground around the corpse.
At this moment, Niu Ding suddenly became flustered and hurriedly took out a gray cloak from his Storage Bag.
He draped the cloak over himself and pressed his body against the stone wall.
Instantly, the aura emanating from Niu Ding vanished, and his figure seemed to merge with the surrounding stone walls, making it extremely difficult to detect the presence of a human without touching him.
A vengeful ghost at the eighth level of Qi Refinement appeared in the lair. It floated above the corpse, looked around, and then smelled the lingering scent in the air.
It seemed somewhat puzzled; it could clearly smell the scent of a living person, yet it couldn't see any of them.
Could it be the lingering scent of humanity on the dead body?
The vengeful ghost wasn't particularly clever; after thinking for a long time without coming up with a solution, it turned and left the lair.
Everything that happened in the nest was observed by Song Wen through the Beetle Gu.
Not wanting to get involved in this mess, Song Wen returned to the cave passage they had previously passed through before the two of them took action, found a crevice in the cave wall, and hid inside.
Furthermore, by adjusting his aura through his physical body, Song Wen completely concealed his aura, achieving an effect even stronger than Niu Ding's cloak.
Seeing everything that happened in the ghost's lair, Song Wen thought to himself: Niu Ding risked entering the Ancient Battlefield cave not for his elder brother's corpse, but for a certain treasure on the corpse.
That cloak must be an extremely rare treasure, capable of concealing one's aura and hiding one's form.
This is the real reason why Niu Ding dared to venture deep into the lair of the ghosts and risk his life.
As expected, no one in the Cultivation World can be trusted easily; no one will reveal their true trump card.
I just don't know what level of treasure this cloak is.
However, since this item could deceive a ghost at the eighth level of Qi Refinement, it must at least be a high-level magic Law Artifact.