"One of them died halfway through, and neither he nor his ghost companion was able to grow up. The other two have been buried in the Tomb of Ghost Gods."

In other words, all three died.

The ghost thoughts that have been preserved in the Ghost and God Tomb through special methods are not something that can only manifest once and then dissipate.

As long as there are no problems with the cemetery as a whole and Xuandu Temple is not destroyed, they can exist for a long time and appear repeatedly.

After Zhou Qing and An Lang leave here, the Indigo Ghost Ancestor will fall into a deep sleep again until he meets his destined person next time, or disappears completely.

Therefore, if it is a ghost and god inheritance like knowledge of martial arts, it can be passed down many times. This is also the important significance of the existence of ghost thoughts.

The Ghost Ancestor's inheritance is indeed the highest level of inheritance, but it is not something that can only be obtained by one person. There have been many such experiences in the history of Xuandu Temple.

Over thousands of years of inheritance, there will always be a few special geniuses emerging.

"The three people above are not in the same situation as you and me. You are the most suitable person for me to inherit."

Qingdai Ghost Ancestor looked at An Lang with admiration, "I didn't expect to meet you again after so many years. It's really God's will."

"For the first three people, I gave them one treasure, some gave them two, and I also gave them all a ghost magic."

"You and I are from the same origin, I can give you three treasures, a volume of skills, and a ghost Taoism technique."

"Although I brought some treasures here before I passed away, I gave most of them to Xuandu Temple. So although you can accept my inheritance now, you can't really inherit everything I had when I was alive. I can't give you everything here. I have to consider the future. You have to understand this."

Zhou Qing and An Lang nodded at the same time. Luo Liuli also mentioned this matter.

Giving true disciples the opportunity to enter the cemetery to receive inheritance from ghosts and gods is more about sustainable development. It is to provide certain help to the true disciples in practicing ghost taming, rather than to pass on all the treasures of that ghost or god at once.

If they really did this, after so many years of inheritance in Xuandu Temple, the Tomb of Ghosts and Gods would have been empty long ago, and there would be no chance for Zhou Qing and the others to come in now.

Plan for eternity, not just the present.

Just give them a few treasures or Taoist techniques to speed up their ghost practice, that's all.

Qingdai Ghost Ancestor continued:

"That is the technique I created based on my own situation. It is also my true fundamental inheritance and the result of my hard work. It is most suitable for ghosts like us. It is also very suitable for you. The previous three juniors were unable to obtain this technique due to unsuitable reasons. I hope it can help you."

"But you have to be careful. No matter whether it is the technique or the Taoist technique, it cannot be passed on to others. You can only practice it on your own."

An Lang nodded, thought for a moment, and asked, "I have accepted your fundamental inheritance, Master Ghost Ancestor. Should I call you Master?"

Zhou Qing couldn't help but look at An Lang. He didn't expect her to say such a thing.

Although he knew that An Lang was flexible and thick-skinned, he didn't expect him to be so thick-skinned. He was so skilled in using the stick to beat the snake, and he didn't know who he learned it from.

But it's better to be thick-skinned! Qingdai Ghost Ancestor smiled and shook his head, "No need to do that. I have been in meditation for many years and can't teach you anything else. If I answer the call of Master, I will feel guilty."

An Lang didn't talk about this topic anymore. Although she was thick-skinned, she was also smart and would never pester anyone.

The Indigo Ghost Ancestor looked at An Lang, then suddenly shifted his gaze and looked at Zhou Qing.

"Your name is Zhou Qing, right?"

"right."

"Tell me about your story."

Zhou Qing was puzzled. He wanted to hear my story? But since he said so, Zhou Qing briefly told Qingdai Ghost Ancestor about his own affairs.

In short: an ordinary first half of life, and a rapid rise in the past year.

After listening to this, Qingdai Ghost Ancestor was silent for a moment, secretly shocked, and then nodded and said:

"It's unexpected. It's a legendary experience. No wonder a newly promoted disciple is valued so highly."

Even with the cultivation level of this Ghost Ancestor, he could not deny the legend that Zhou Qing had experienced.

"Ghosts and contractors complement each other. I believe you understand this. An Lang's talent and potential will not hold you back."

An Lang then spoke up: "The young master has been very kind to me. He has found many treasures for me to use. On the contrary, I can rarely help him."

The Indigo Ghost Ancestor pondered in silence, his eyes fixed on the ground, as if he was thinking about something important.

After a long time, she said:

"An Lang, you and I are similar, so I can give you another chance, a chance to get the most precious treasure among the things I left behind, and you can even become my true successor."

"But I will send you to a place. As long as you walk out of this place, your help to Zhou Qing in the future will be greater than you can imagine."

An Lang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately said:

"I do!"

"Don't worry." Qingdai Ghost Ancestor shook his head, "That place is not safe. With your current strength, your life may even be in danger."

"You need to think it over carefully."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but ask, "Is his life in danger?"

"right."

"Then don't go." Zhou Qing said, "Let An Lang practice slowly."

When he first contracted with An Lang, he had no intention of having her help him in battle, and his goal was not to contract with a war ghost.

Zhou Qing knew that with his speed of improvement, An Lang would definitely not be able to keep up, so he never thought about these things.

As long as An Lang lives a safe and happy life, he will be fine. As for cultivation, he can take his time and there is no need to rush.

To be honest, how high she can reach in the future depends more on Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing is An Lang's "golden finger", so there is no need for An Lang to take risks. It is meaningless and seems stupid.

But Qingdai Ghost Ancestor said: "Let An Lang make his own decision."

An Lang looked at Zhou Qing and understood what he meant. After hesitating for a moment, An Lang said:

"Then I'll listen to you, sir."

Compared to insisting on his own way and saying things like "I just want to help you, so I have to take the risk", An Lang didn't want to make Zhou Qing worry about it.

Qingdai Ghost Ancestor nodded, "I understand."

"Then I will give you another test. This test is not life-threatening. If you pass the test, I will also give you some extra benefits, but you won't get the most precious treasure."

"Would you like to?"

Is there such a good thing? Zhou Qing had no objection, and An Lang also readily agreed.

However, Zhou Qing was actually a little confused. Didn’t the Ghost Ancestor Qingdai just say that he would only give him three treasures, plus a volume of exercises and a Taoist technique?

Why did you suddenly change your mind and want to give An Lang more benefits?

Is it simply because An Lang’s experience is similar to hers?

That shouldn't be the case. If that was the reason, she would have just said it directly.

The Indigo Ghost Ancestor just waved his hand, and a green light emerged, covering An Lang, and then An Lang disappeared directly.

What kind of method is this? Zhou Qing was very curious. He really couldn't understand the magical powers possessed by a master of Ghost Ancestor's level.

"Zhou Qing."

The Indigo Ghost Ancestor looked at him, and his temperament suddenly changed. It was no longer graceful, but rather majestic.

"Do you know what kind of benefits the opportunity I just gave An Lang will bring to An Lang?"

“I don’t know.”

"My natal ghost weapon, the Indigo Pearl." Indigo Ghost Ancestor said, "It is a top-grade celestial ghost weapon, and its grade and power are not inferior to the Ten Thousand Demons Tower that you have come into contact with before."

Zhou Qing's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect that Qingdai Ghost Ancestor would have such an idea.

In today's world, immortal weapons are constant and in the hands of the top sects and clans. They will not be easily moved.

Quasi-immortal weapons are objects that are impossible to be created under normal circumstances. They are exceptions, not the norm.

The best heavenly artifact is, under normal circumstances, the most advanced artifact active in the world.

Zhou Qing was not surprised that Qingdai Ghost Ancestor's natal ghost weapon had been passed down, because magic weapons and weapons themselves have a longer "lifespan" than practitioners.

How many years does it take for ordinary gold to rot?

Not to mention the divine materials used to refine powerful artifacts, which, coupled with the protection and nourishment of future generations, are enough to resist the erosion of time.

"Zhou Qing, you just refused to let An Lang take the risk. Do you regret it now?"

Zhou Qing shook his head without hesitation, "No regrets."

"Compared to An Lang's safety, if I had to exchange An Lang's life for a top-grade Heavenly Ghost Weapon...even if I knew it in advance, I would not agree."

Putting aside other things, if we talk about the length of time spent together, An Lang is the one who stays with Zhou Qing day and night...that ghost.

Qingdai Ghost Ancestor chuckled, "You are quite open-minded."

"An Lang is like me, a born yin and yang ghost. If I had met her in my lifetime, I would definitely accept her as my apprentice."

"Zhou Qing, I can give An Lang another chance, and this time you will still be the one making the decision."

"Please let Ghost Ancestor know."

"I have a method in my hand that can cancel the human-ghost contract."

Qingdai Ghost Ancestor stared at Zhou Qing and said sternly, "I want you to cancel the contract with An Lang and let her be free again."

Zhou Qing was stunned for a moment. Seeing his expression, Qingdai Ghost Ancestor said, "After the human-ghost contract is terminated, you must not attack An Lang, and you must not make a contract with her again. You will never have a contractual relationship again. I will ask the masters of Xuandu Temple to supervise this."

"Why don't you speak? Don't you want to?"

Zhou Qing calmed down, thought about it, and asked, "Is it enough for An Lang and I to terminate the contract? No other requirements? That's it?"

The Indigo Ghost Ancestor is inexplicable, and things don't seem to be going right.

What do you mean by that? Do you think this is too simple? "Do you know the consequences of canceling the human-ghost contract?" Qingdai Ghost Ancestor said: "Before the contract, An Lang would listen to you unconditionally and would not dare to refuse you, even if he had complaints in his heart, he would not dare to express them."

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"But now that the contract has disappeared, she has obtained my Indigo Pearl. Any resentment she has accumulated in her heart will be doubled and imposed on you."

Qingdai Ghost Ancestor is telling the truth.

Although the human-ghost contract is said to be equal, how can such a contract signed by human cultivators be truly equal? ​​It must be beneficial to the human race in every way.

It's not a ghost-human contract with ghosts as the main body.

Therefore, many human cultivators treat their contracted partners harshly or even cruelly. Even those cultivators with a better attitude often do not really treat ghost riders as partners or equals.

There are too many cases of ghost controllers holding grudges against monks.

But Zhou Qing thought about it carefully, An Lang used to listen to me unconditionally...

My sister has such a thing. I asked her to use her sleeping time to practice, refine pills, make talismans, and refine weapons...but she didn't listen. She still slept when she should.

I asked her to think about the art of refining weapons. Every time I asked her, she answered, "I'm learning it." But later I looked at her, she was lying in the ghost house, sleeping with the book on refining weapons covering her face.

It makes me angry just talking about it. As a ghost master, I don’t have as much rest time as a ghost driver every day. I also have to worry about the ghost driver’s cultivation breakthrough, mental health, and quality of life...

I have to worry about everything. I'm almost like An Lang's father.

As for alchemy, An Lang herself likes it very much and it has become her hobby.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

Zhou Qing immediately said: "Please Ghost Ancestor, cancel the contract between me and An Lang, and I am willing to set An Lang free!"

The Indigo Ghost Ancestor narrowed his eyes slightly, as if judging whether Zhou Qing was sincere.

After a moment, she suddenly smiled and shook her head.

"I don't have the ability to cancel the human-ghost contract."

"ah?"

Zhou Qing said puzzledly: "Then Ghost Ancestor, what do you mean..."

"Do you remember what I said just now?" Qingdai Ghost Ancestor smiled gently, making people feel very kind again.

"Ghosts and contractors complement each other. You have great talent, and An Lang's talent is not bad either. You are already qualified to reach the top together."

"But the premise for the two to complement each other is agreement and mutual trust. If one person and one ghost are disunited, let alone complementing each other, I'm afraid one day they will attack from behind."

After hearing this, Zhou Qing understood something.

The questions just now were probably a test from the Ghost Ancestor.

A test of their feelings, their respective characters, and their natures.

"Faced with the temptation of the treasure I promised you, you were worried about An Lang and didn't want her to take risks. She also didn't want to make you worry and didn't act on her own. This shows that you really care about each other."

The attitude of Qingdai Ghost Ancestor became more and more kind, making people feel like spring breeze.

"After I told you about the Indigo Pearl, you still didn't regret it. This shows that you are not a mercenary and fickle person."

"And then he was willing to let An Lang go free, giving up a Yin-Yang ghost with great potential and a top-grade Heavenly Ghost Weapon. This is even more precious."

“…”

I am actually that good? I have so many advantages? Zhou Qing reflected on himself and found that it was true.

He is indeed such an outstanding person, there is no doubt about it.

Little sage.

Ghost Ancestor Qingdai has vision and understands me, but unfortunately he was born at the wrong time and didn’t live to see me travel through time. Otherwise, he would have helped you on your path to immortality.

Now the ghost is dead and there is no chance.

Zhou Qing asked again: "May I ask Ghost Ancestor, is it really impossible to cancel the human-ghost contract?"

"I didn't deceive Ghost Ancestor just now. If possible, I am willing to give An Lang freedom."

At the beginning, a contract between him and An Lang was essential, otherwise no one would trust the other.

But after getting along for a long time, Zhou Qing really didn't care about this contract anymore, and it didn't matter whether it existed or not.

He had never forced An Lang to do anything through a contract, nor did he need to.

Given his current relationship with An Lang, even without the contract, An Lang would still not leave him and would stay by his side as before.

"To completely terminate the contract and sever all ties between you is impossible. Even my realm before death could not accomplish such a thing."

"When you signed the contract, that connection went straight through your soul and essence. It's almost impossible to completely erase it."

"Some experts have speculated that it might be possible to do so after a ghost companion ascends to heaven, but throughout history, there has never been a ghost contracted by a cultivator that ascends to heaven."

Qingdai Ghost Ancestor replied: "The best we can do is to modify the contract to a certain extent, so that the relationship between the two parties will become truly equal."

"If you die now, An Lang will die at the same time. If it is changed to a true equal ghost contract, then if one party dies, the other party will only suffer a certain backlash, and they will not die together. There is no way to force the other party to do anything through the contract. This kind of change is the limit."

"The method of changing the contract is available in Xuandu Temple, and many cultivators and ghosts have used it."

The realm of some ghosts and gods surpasses that of the Ghost Lord, so their lifespan will naturally be longer than that of the Ghost Lord. In this case, it is impossible for Xuandu Temple to allow the ghosts and gods to pass away with the Ghost Lord, so the method of changing the contract was created.

But the equal contract is already the limit, and there is nothing we can do to completely cancel it.

It's not that Xuandu Temple is hiding its shortcomings, but that no force in the world can do it.

When the contract was made, it was witnessed by heaven and earth and the gods, and that ceremony seemed to have really engraved the contract into heaven and earth. It was so stubborn that it was unimaginable and incomprehensible. It was impossible to understand why a broken contract could become an unsolvable problem.

Even the masters in the fairyland are powerless to do anything about this. This is a problem that is even more difficult than ascending to heaven.

It was not until this time that Zhou Qing had a concrete understanding of the power of the human-ghost contract.

No wonder Lu Qingmo once said that after making a contract with An Lang, there is no need to worry about betrayal. Ghosts will never betray the ghost master, and it is impossible for others to break off contact with them.

This is really an iron rule.

"How can a contract be so difficult?"

"I have no way to answer this question for you. Countless experts have explored the truth, but none of them have gained anything."

There must be some secret behind this.

Zhou Qing made such a judgment in his heart, but this secret might not be something that humans could explore.

Qingdai Ghost Ancestor said again: "Even if the contract can be terminated, I'm afraid you won't be able to do so."

"Why?"

"When I was communicating with you just now, I was also talking to An Lang."

The Indigo Ghost Ancestor smiled and waved his hand, and a green light appeared. It was An Lang's situation that was projected out, accompanied by sound.

"An Lang, you are the most suitable successor for me. I can give you my destiny heavenly ghost weapon and all other treasures, and let you inherit everything from me."

This is the voice of Qingdai Ghost Ancestor, but it happened just now.

"There is only one condition for all this. The contract between you and Zhou Qing must be terminated. You can no longer contact Zhou Qing. My successor cannot be controlled by others."

"Would you like to?"

An Lang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head like a rattle.

"No, I don't want to. I don't want any Heavenly Ghost Weapon. I want to be with you, Master."

"Let me go. I don't want to be tested anymore, and I don't want your inheritance anymore."

Looking at these scenes, Zhou Qing laughed, and the smile went straight into his eyes and into his heart.

What a fool.

(End of this chapter)