While Bu Moyin was patrolling the valley, Loran Hill was not idle either. Instead, she was thinking of other methods. Although Xiyouzhou was the closest to here, it was not possible to send troops 100%. Especially after listening to the explanation given to her by Granny Gro just now, Loran Hill felt even more so.
You still have to leave a way out or hope.
As she thought of this, she took out the Death Gem and summoned its ghostly soul.
"We may not be able to reach Mushan Island in time, so we can only trouble you to notify Zhaoye Palace. Besides, you are originally a disciple of Zhaoye Palace, so this will make you more trustworthy." Loran Hill instructed the soul.
"If it's safe on the road, I'll let the bird next to me protect you. All you have to do is help me find the way." Then she called over the blue-black crow next to her, and its black, lively eyes looked at the misty soul curiously.
"No problem." The ghost transformed from a disciple of Zhaoye Palace replied.
"That's good." Loran Hill nodded, but he also felt that this guy was too weak now. He was afraid that it would be blown away by the wind on the road or encounter an accident, so he wanted to help it strengthen its strength.
After some communication and inquiry, Loran Hill took out the Undead Gem, concentrated his mind, and then began to operate it carefully.
The shrine was peaceful and quiet at noon, with only a few bird calls and cicada chirps coming from the woods beside the shrine.
Inside the hall, a silver-haired girl slightly closed her eyes. As she chanted a spell, her hair slowly floated up, and the gem in front of her turned into delicate and transparent silk threads, wrapping around and enveloping the soul, and then slowly seeping into it.
"Follow my instructions..." An ethereal voice sounded in the shrine, and the ghost began to absorb the undead magic that was constantly seeping in.
Just like that night in Hopeland many years ago, Loranhill began to guide the soul in front of him to advance into the undead sequence.
As the magical power quietly flowed, the originally fuzzy soul gradually solidified, as if transforming from a transparent mist into liquid. Within its body, a transparent, dark blue transcendental core also slowly took shape.
Just like that, an hour later, this weak soul was promoted to the Undead Order 3: Night Watch Spirit, and gained the initial ability to protect itself.
"I'm not quite sure what method Zhaoye Palace practices nowadays, but the method I'm going to teach you is the one from the Jiuyou Yi Dao of the Xiangyu Sect, the one that nourishes the soul and pierces the spirit. Its practice is moderate and peaceful, focusing on nourishing one's own soul and spirit, strengthening the spirit body and using it as a means of attack." Loran Hill explained briefly.
After she had done all this, Granny Gro spoke up to interrupt her.
"You kid, you are really messing around. Don't do this kind of thing easily in the future." She was referring to the fact that Loran Hill had just helped the ghost condense his core and advance.
"Such behavior is too dangerous, like a blind person teaching another to cut vegetables. If you are not careful, the core will explode, causing the other person to be seriously injured or even die." Then Granny Gro patiently explained the reason.
It is as if one has never felt the other person's feelings. One cannot know the other person's various subtle feelings and cannot get any feedback. Advancing in such a blind environment is simply gambling, and the kind with a very low chance of winning.
"I understand, mother-in-law." The girl blinked and tried to get away with it.
She knew the dangers involved, of course, but as a soul from the original Four, she could naturally connect with and sense the feelings of other souls; this wasn't a rigid process without feedback. It was just that she couldn't explain this to Granny Gro, so she just played it off with a cute face.
However, this will only allow others to advance faster, and Sequence 3 is the limit. At Sequence 4, one has to face the test of inner illusions, and outsiders cannot help.
After a while, the promoted ghost finally condensed into a clear translucent entity in the air, no longer a cloud of mist like before.
"Thank you, Senior Sister Jialan." His voice was a little cold, as if he had not yet adapted to the way of speaking in ghost form, but looking at his posture and face, he was unexpectedly a girl.
"No need to thank me. It's thanks to you that we know such an important thing this time." Loran Hill shook his head and continued to ask.
"Are you feeling better now?"
"Well, I'm much better now." She turned around happily, then bowed her head.
"My name is Xi Huaixia. Thank you, Senior Sister Jialan, for saving my life." She then briefly introduced her background.
The girl who turned into a ghost came from an official family in Mushanzhou. Because she had a good talent for freedom and was the only daughter in the family, her father was reluctant to let her marry out, so he sent her to Zhaoye Palace for training. This way, as a girl, she would have certain strength and would have more choices in the future. Even if she were to find a son-in-law in the future, she would not have to worry about being bullied.
Unexpectedly, although she made a name for herself in the sect and entered the inner sect, she was unfortunately involved in a fight between two parties while stationed in the Sunset Mountains and died.
Her body had been destroyed in a battle several years ago, but fortunately, her soul hid in the cellar of a remote building during the melee between the two sides, and thus escaped the disaster and waited for the arrival of Loran Hill.
"Now that you have some ability to protect yourself, I feel relieved." After listening to this, Loran Hill called the dark crow to grab a necromancy gem and let the new ghost enter it. After some instructions, the little guy jumped up and flew towards the west side of the sky, which was also the direction of Mushanzhou.
Not long after the girl finished dealing with these things, Bu Moyin also returned from patrolling the valley.
"I have finished my inspection and can set off now." Time was urgent and she was a little impatient.
"Well, that's it." Loran Hill slowly stood up, said goodbye to Granny Gro, and then walked out of the shrine with Bu Moyin.
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