"Aww—"

When Shang Yang's skeleton was completely swallowed by Qiongqi, Qiongqi's form finally underwent a tremendous change.

The puppy has disappeared!

Instead, a tiger with wings on its back appeared, and its roar was no longer a simple "woof," but had a wolf-like quality to it.

"Master, I've recovered!"

Qiongqi, having regained its peak strength, excitedly jumped around Rong Xi. Its behavior was exactly like that of a dog, or rather, a dog called a husky!

"I saw it!"

Rong Xi was speechless at Qiongqi.

All of this happened right under her nose; she saw it all, and this stupid dog still had to waste its breath on her.

"Master, I've recovered, so we can go retrieve that old swindler's treasure now!"

"Old liar?"

Rong Xi was taken aback. Who was it?

"It's that dead skeleton from earlier. Luckily, Master, you didn't listen to him, otherwise, you might have been fooled by him too! I was tricked by that old swindler back then, and I almost got killed!"

Qiongqi chattered on and on, recounting how Shang Yang had tricked it back then. And the reason Shang Yang was able to trick Qiongqi was, of course, by presenting it with a truly valuable treasure.

"A semi-saint's handwriting? What's that?"

After hearing what Qiongqi said, Rong Xi was stunned.

What is a semi-saint's handwritten letter? In the world of cultivation, is there such a thing as a semi-saint?

"Well, that's a long story. Master, we are in the mortal realm, while a demigod exists in the thirty-third heaven. A demigod's handwritten document contains the power of a demigod. If one can decipher its mysteries, ascension to immortality is not a dream!"

"For us ferocious beasts, if we can comprehend the power of a semi-saint, we may be able to advance to the level of a saint beast!"

"A sacred beast? Like the Azure Dragon and the Black Tortoise?"

"Of course not. Azure Dragon and Black Tortoise are just creatures that contain the bloodline of sacred beasts. When they cultivate to the extreme, it is easier for them to advance to the level of sacred beasts. Sacred is a realm!"

"It is said that upon reaching the realm of a saint, one can live as long as the heavens and be immortal! Even if the world were to return to nothingness, the saint would not die!"

...

Rong Xi fell silent. "Hmm, I've learned something new!"

Well, to this world, she was a complete novice, a total newbie.

Before she transmigrated, Ulanara was unable to cultivate due to her five spiritual roots. All she had ever encountered were the troublesome things of the secular world, and she knew very little about cultivation.

Where is the semi-saint's handwritten letter?

"It's at Ghost Tremor Ridge!" Qiongqi skipped forward. "Master, Second Brother, follow me, I'll take you there!"

Rong Xi simply sat down on Taotie's back, letting Taotie fly forward with Qiongqi.

Guiji Ridge is very large, with one mountain range after another connected together.

Every mountain ridge was shrouded in eerie ghostly energy. If it weren't for the Taotie protecting her, Rong Xi, with her current cultivation level, would probably have turned into a ghost in no time.

However, Rong Xi did not encounter any ghosts along the way.

This eerie aura rose from the ground and lingered in the Ghost Tremor Ridge area; no one knew how it came about.

"arrive!"

Qiongqi led the way until they stopped before a deep abyss.

This abyss seemed to be the source of ghostly energy. Thick ghostly energy, like ink, churned within the abyss and would occasionally spray out in all directions, but it wouldn't spray too far out, only within a hundred feet around the abyss.

When Qiongqi and Taotie arrived, their bodies erupted with blood and demonic energy, keeping the dense ghostly aura outside.

Where is it?

Rong Xi looked at the ghostly abyss ahead and glanced at Qiongqi. "You're not trying to tell me that the semi-saint's book is in the abyss, are you?"

"Master is wise and mighty!"

Qiongqi immediately cried out, "The semi-saint's handwritten letter is in the abyss. At midnight, the semi-saint's handwritten letter will fly out of the abyss."

"Do you know whose handwriting this is?"

"Ghost Tremor Ridge, naturally it contains the handwritten letter of the Ghost Saint!"

Qiongqi glanced at Rongxi with some disdain. It was such a simple matter that it had to explain it.

"A ghost saint's handwritten letter? What use would I have for it?"

Upon hearing Qiongqi's reply, Rong Xi's first reaction was that it really was a stupid dog! While she wasn't currently a beauty of unparalleled grace, her appearance would gradually become more beautiful with continued cultivation. But what if she were to be tainted by ghostly energy and transform into a blue-faced, fanged monster?

Damn it, if that's really the case, she'd rather just smash her head against a wall and die!

"Or do you want to become a skeleton?"

Rong Xi glared at Qiongqi. If this thing dared to say yes, she would definitely make Taotie teach it to behave like a dog in no time!

"No, Master!"

Qiongqi quickly responded, "The Ghost Saint's handwritten book won't turn anyone into a ghost! The reason Ghost Tremor Ridge is like this is entirely because that old swindler didn't understand and messed things up!"

"What do you mean?"

Rong Xi was somewhat tempted.

Only a fool would leave such a powerful treasure unused unless they turn into a ghost!

"The reason Ghost Ridge is so eerie is because that old swindler couldn't comprehend the power of a semi-saint, so he tried to find another way, attempting to use ghostly energy to corrupt the semi-saint's book, thereby depleting its power. Once the semi-saint's power contained in the book falls below a certain level, he can seize the opportunity to enter and refine it!"

"This abyss was created by that old swindler, and countless wronged souls reside within it!"

"...!!!"

Rong Xi was instantly shocked!

If what Qiongqi said is true, then the Qin reforms led by Shang Yang might have been carried out to achieve the goal of defaming the semi-saint's handwritten book.

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