"I said... I said you're not even as good as one of Lord Ji Gui's fingers! When the Four Great Immortal Sects were originally the Eight Great Immortal Sects, Lord Ji Gui alone was enough to make the Eight Great Immortal Sects dare not challenge the demonic cultivators. What are you, trying to replace Lord Ji Gui!"

The pressure on his feet gradually increased, and Wen Zhu's face grew increasingly pale, so cold it seemed as if water could drip from it.

He Gao's face was distorted from being trampled, and his eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at Wen Zhu.

A moment later, Wen Zhu suddenly grinned maliciously, lifted his foot, and squatted down next to He Gao. "Since you're so fond of Ji Gui, how about we make a bet?"

He Gao's face was flushed red, and he was in great pain. Hearing this, he squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth, "Why should I bet with you? No righteous cultivator is any good. You actually used the Passion-Burning Powder on me!"

Wen Zhu's eyes suddenly darkened, and he said calmly, "He Gao, you don't need to treat me as an enemy. I was expelled from the Golden Light Sect and suffered all kinds of humiliation. I hate those people just like you!"

"Since you haven't given up on Ji Gui, why don't you make a bet with me on whether Ji Gui is on the side of the demonic cultivators or the side of the righteous immortal sects?"

He Gao frowned deeply: "What do you want to do?"

Wen Zhu smiled enigmatically, "Naturally, I'll help you detoxify."

"..."

"Aww, host, your servant is back," accompanied by the cheerful voice of the hosting system, several vertical lines appeared on the screen, and then the screen abruptly stopped.

Bi Xie was speechless: "Actually, you could have vomited for a little longer."

Hosting system: "..."

Bi Xie had a feeling that Wen Zhu was up to something, so he stayed in the Fire Poison Cave for a few more days. Before the confinement ended, he slipped away from the Fire Poison Cave back to Xuanhuo Peak on a dark and windy night. But he was surprised to find that Ji Gui was not at Xuanhuo Peak at all.

The inside of the glazed pagoda was empty and somewhat lonely.

Bi Xie asked, "Little System, where did Ji Gui go?"

The hosting system responded a moment later: "I'll look for it, host, please wait a moment~"

Bi Xie waited for a while, and what he got in return was a "Huh" from the hosting system.

Bi Xie's heart skipped a beat: "What's wrong?"

The hosting system's tone was full of doubt: "Can't find it? Huh, how come it can't be found? The character hasn't died, nor has it left this plane. Strange!"

Bi Xie: "Could they have gone back to the Demon Abyss?"

She couldn't think of anywhere else Ji Gui would go besides this place.

"Ahhhhhh"

"!!!"

The hosting system suddenly exclaimed with joy and excitement, "I know! It's the Ghost Cultivator! It's the Ghost Cultivator! Waaah! The Ghost Cultivator has actually come!"

Bi Xie was taken aback. The Ghost Cultivator's Sickness-Slaying Wine had arrived?

As if remembering something, she touched the rose necklace around her neck. The blood-red, alluring roses still retained the warmth of her skin, not burning, and remained quiet.

What is he here for?

Bi Xie's first reaction was that he had stayed in this world for too long and was progressing too slowly, and that the Ghost Cultivator Zhan Bingjiu had come to demand an explanation.

However, the next second, a cold and indifferent voice filled her mind: "Bi Xie".

The sound startled Bi Xie, who immediately stood at attention like a schoolchild and uttered a single word: "Here."

There was a pause in the sound from the other end.

Bi Xie wished he could bite off his own tongue. Damn it, why was she being such a coward?

She didn't do anything wrong, so why is she so guilty?

Actually, you can't blame her. In the past, Ghost Cultivator Zhanbingjiu would at most give her a few cold tips at the beginning of a mission. This is the first time he has appeared during her mission, so it's normal for her to be startled.

Swallowing hard, Bi Xie asked in a low voice, "Lord Ghost Cultivator, is something the matter? Did I do something wrong?"

A voice came from the other end after a while, as aloof and indifferent as ever: "Hmm, you did very well. I'm here to give you the other half of the points task."

Bi Xie discovered that Gui Xiu Zhan Bingjiu was indeed a very meticulous person. His first "hmm" was probably a response to her question, "Is there something wrong?" His second sentence, "You did a good job," was a response to her second question.

After considering the idea, Bi Xie wisely avoided asking those irrelevant questions and instead blinked, asking, "Lord Ghost Cultivator, have you found Feng Xie's other half of his soul?"

"No, she came back to find me on her own."

Bi Xie couldn't help but detect a hint of smugness and arrogance in the cold voice, and coughed lightly: "What is the other half of the points task?"

"Within my lifetime, my cultivation will break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

Bi Xie: "...Is this really the other half of Feng Xie's wish?"

Heavens above, original owner, besides cultivation, can't we have any other wishes? Like eating all the delicacies of the Floating Light Continent, or exploring all the mountains and rivers of the Floating Light Continent, or even just dedicating our lives to protecting the four great immortal sects, etc.

Breaking through from the Nascent Soul stage to the Out-of-Body stage is not as easy as alchemy. Even the Venerable Chongyu, who meditates longer than he sleeps, only reached the Out-of-Body stage at the age of 1,982, which is extremely rare in the spiritually scarce Floating Light Continent.

Bi Xie wanted to cry, feeling that life was extremely difficult.

Ghost Cultivator Zhan Bingjiu remained silent. Just when Bi Xie thought that the Ghost Cultivator, who had assigned the task, would disappear without a trace as usual, the cold voice in his mind rang out again, "Is there a problem?"

Bi Xie pursed his lips, silently weeping inside: "No, no problem."

"Hmm." There was another reply from the other end.

Bi Xie was somewhat flattered; she felt that the Ghost Cultivator was rather idle today.

Why is the connection still on?

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Bi Xie suddenly seemed to remember something and excitedly asked, "Lord Ghost Cultivator, are you still there? I would like to ask you a question."

Ghost Cultivator Zhanbingjiu gave a lukewarm "hmm".

Bi Xie swallowed hard and said softly, "Lord Ghost Cultivator, can I request to switch back to the old version of the hosting system? I feel like I can't handle this OOC (out-of-character) penalty system. Um... I'm not an actor, so sometimes I might be a bit—"

"It's relatively easy to get out of character."

After finishing his speech in one go, Bi Xie blinked, then blinked again, but waited in vain for Gui Xiu Zhan Bing Jiu's reply.

Have they already left?

Bi Xie touched the rose necklace around his neck.

"The system has been upgraded and cannot revert to the old version, but you can choose to use points to cancel this OOC mechanism," Ghost Cultivator Slaying Sick Wine suddenly said.

Bi Xie: "..."

After hesitating for a while, for the sake of future happiness, Bi Xie still mustered up the courage to take the risk of being wiped out and put up a small resistance. "Master Ghost Cultivator, I think the points are a bit expensive. Can you make it cheaper? Or give me a discount or something? I'm still in negative points right now."

"Established mechanisms cannot be changed."

Bi Xie looked dejected, his little face scrunched up pitifully, as if he had already fallen into a dark time of future point deductions, and this time was an endless dead loop.