The General's Temple was hardly an orthodox sect. Situated in the Southern Yi, it fought frequent, brutal battles against the Lai Ma Grand Shamans and the region's many ghosts and gods. Talismans made for killing were not forbidden there... But Tang Changsheng had never had a chance to use the Sun-Destroying Ghost Talisman. Using one against an ordinary, weak Grudge Ghost would be a sheer waste.
Now, with the talisman in hand, Tang Changsheng was about to activate it when the Vicious Ghost dropped to its knees with a thud. "Mage, spare me! Mage, spare me!"
Tang Changsheng gave a startled hum. This Ghost Creature actually had intelligence? That changed things. It could already be counted among the elite of its kind.
Ordinarily, whether Grudge Ghosts or Vicious Ghosts, Ghost Creatures were left with incomplete souls and lost memories after death. Many were consumed by resentment and obsession, turning vicious and mad. There was no reasoning with them!
That was why the sages of the Daoist schools had created the Soul-Refinement Method: to dispel their Grievance Aura and make their souls whole.
But a Vicious Ghost that still possessed its wits was exceedingly rare—one in ten thousand...
With luck, a Ghost Creature like this might avoid having its Hun and Po scattered long enough to become a Ghost Messenger, or even rise to be a Ghost King or one of the Ghost Gods. With still more luck, it might even be reincarnated...
This was no place to talk. Tang Changsheng snorted. "Come with me!"
As he spoke, he took out a jade bottle.
The Ghost Creature answered respectfully, then willingly flew into the Jade Pendant.
All this had delayed him by only two or three minutes. The commotion at the feast by the village entrance was already dying down.
Tang