After Xia Tianqiong teleported away on the street, Guo Zhan, who was hiding in the crowd, also fled the place in a panic.
Cold sweat poured down his forehead. Luckily, he didn't take action himself, or he would have been in serious trouble.
At the same time, a surge of anger welled up inside him.
Find a quiet, secluded corner and call someone.
"Didn't you say he was just an ordinary folk ghost hunter? How could he be so skilled?"
His voice was filled with anger, but the person on the other end of the phone was calm: "You failed? Was anyone killed?"
"He can teleport and knock people unconscious. Who can kill a monster hunter like that? The two people I was looking for have been captured and their fate is unknown."
Guo Zhan felt increasingly betrayed as he spoke, "You surnamed Liu, are you deliberately trying to kill me?"
"Although we failed, I will still give you the money I promised. Don't get upset."
On the other end of the phone, Liu Qian stood in the highest hotel room in Lin'an City, overlooking the entire city.
"Next, confirm whether those two people were killed. If they were, report this to the Bureau and say that they killed someone without cause. Make sure the higher-ups in the Bureau know about this. After it's done, I'll give you some money."
The Liu family's influence is not here, and Liu Qian also knows that the Administration Bureau wants to win over Xia Tianqiong, so he dares not make a move against him rashly.
So they spent money to bribe civilian ghost hunters who had just joined the Bureau to assassinate Xia Tianqiong.
From the very beginning, he knew it was impossible to succeed.
He just wanted to give Xia Tianqiong a free kill.
If someone from the Administration is killed, the authorities will hold him accountable, or he will misunderstand the authorities, thereby damaging his relationship with the Administration.
Even if the Liu family sends experts to deal with Xia Tianqiong, the Administration Bureau may not punish the Liu family even if they kill him.
This was Liu Qian's scheme.
After a brief silence on the phone, Guo Zhan replied affirmatively, "Okay, I will do as you say and give me the ghost money as soon as possible."
...
When Xia Tianqiong woke up, she found that Huang Yu and Jiang Yu were very familiar with each other.
The two women walked hand in hand, chatting and laughing, like a pair of sisters, sightseeing on the ancient street.
Oh, right, I should mention this.
The interior of the mirror space has expanded considerably, and its appearance is now even closer to the ancient town in the Cat Demon's Ghostly Domain.
When Xia Tianqiong discovered that the contracted spirits were alright, they were each in a separate courtyard, quietly cultivating. Thinking that there would be even more contracted spirits in the future, she had the mirror spirit create many more courtyards.
Following the layout of the ancient town, a small town was also created, but it was not as large as the Ghost Realm.
If there are any strange new contracts in the future, you can directly receive a courtyard.
When Xia Tianqiong woke up, all the contracted ghosts sensed it.
The delivery guy was the first to run over and ask if he needed anything. Xia Tianqiong smiled and waved his hand.
Then the Mirror Ghost and the Gambler Ghost arrived together.
"Master, I have completed the upgrade."
With a face full of joy, after several days of hard work, he absorbed nearly four hundred taels of Netherworld Gold and finally broke through the level bottleneck, advancing from Wild Ghost to Fierce Ghost.
Xia Tianqiong was equally pleased, as this was the first strange creature to complete its upgrade under his guidance.
Upon closer inspection, the entire ghostly form appeared more solid, though its appearance remained largely unchanged.
Tell me, what improvements have been made after the upgrade?
"All three tricks have been slightly improved, especially the Mirror Freeze Technique. It used to only freeze the Fierce Ghost for two or three seconds, but now it can freeze it for at least ten seconds. As for the Wild Ghost, it should be able to freeze it for thirty or forty seconds."
This improvement is pretty good.
Previously, when dealing with the Fierce Ghost-level Dry Tree Ghost on the basement floor of the Wujian Restaurant, it could only immobilize the opponent for two or three seconds. Now, the immobilization time has been increased to ten seconds. Although it may not seem like a significant improvement, those few seconds are enough to change the outcome of many things.
Xia Tianqiong then asked, "What if it's an evil or ferocious creature? How many seconds can it be frozen in place?"
The Desperate Gambler was slightly embarrassed. "The Evil Ghost can be customized for one or two seconds, but as for the Fierce Ghost, it might not even last a second. It won't work beyond that unless I continue to upgrade my level."
"If I give you enough gold, how many more days would it take to reach the Evil Ghost level?"
"If I were to absorb the Nether Gold now, it would require around five thousand taels of silver, and it might take two or three months, or even longer."
Xia Tianqiong hesitated slightly. Two or three months wasn't a long time, and besides, with Huang Yu and the Hanging Ghost, there wasn't much need for the Life-Gambling Ghost.
Suddenly another question came to mind: is it possible to keep upgrading all the way to the Ghost King?
"If you were to absorb Nether Gold without stopping, could you reach the Ghost King level? How long would it take?"
This question startled the few oddballs present.
"Master, you'd better not do that!"
The gambler shook his head. "Theoretically, as long as we have enough Nether Gold, we monsters can keep leveling up, but in reality it's very difficult to do, or rather, no monster would do that."
Tricks require constant use and comprehension to improve with each level up. Directly using Netherworld Gold to accelerate level progression only makes the physical form more refined; the tricks themselves won't improve much, and there's no chance of creating new tricks or death rules.
Moreover, the later the stage, the more ghost gold is consumed, potentially reaching hundreds of thousands, or even millions of taels.
Before gambling on life, Gui was in seclusion leveling up and was unaware that Xia Tianqiong had obtained more than one million taels of Netherworld Gold.
But the mirror image knew this, and it quickly advised, "Master, the best way for us to upgrade our ghostly forms is to slowly absorb Nether Gold to nourish our ghostly bodies, while constantly cultivating ourselves and frequently using ghostly techniques."
When you approach the bottleneck, absorb a large amount of Nether Gold to break through the barrier and level up.
"If you force an upgrade using Netherworld Gold, even if you reach the Ghost King level, you'll be a useless person with little strength. I don't recommend doing that."
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