Zhou Yuanyuan nodded at Wang Hao and Tian Zhen and walked into Yu Xiaohan's house. If it was really as she expected, the Yu family's affairs could not be delayed and had to be resolved as soon as possible to minimize the impact.
Just as General Zhou had said, the Yu family's home was as cold as an ice cellar. As Zhou Yuanyuan stepped through the door, a chilling aura blew over her, enveloping her completely.
No wonder General Zhou said the temperature inside the Yu family's house was minus twenty degrees Celsius! This kind of coldness was not something an ordinary person could withstand.
Zhou Yuanyuan frowned and added a layer of spiritual energy protection shield to herself.
Somehow, Zhou Yuanyuan felt that this aura was a little familiar. Could it be that... had she come into contact with this kind of yin energy somewhere else? Zhou Yuanyuan was a little confused.
"Master, master, the air of the underworld smells so fragrant! Can I eat the beads?" Chaos Pearl couldn't help but cry out.
As soon as Zhou Yuanyuan entered Zhangmu Hutong, the Chaos Pearl sensed a chilling aura emanating from the Yu family. However, the Chaos Pearl had never seen this kind of underworld energy before, and assumed it was simply an illusion.
Dark energy? This was the first time Zhou Yuanyuan heard this name.
"Master, Nether Qi is similar to ghost Qi, but it is many times more powerful than ghost Qi. Ghost Qi refers to the true form of the ghost, while Nether Qi is an extremely yin Qi. According to legend, Nether Qi only exists in the Yellow Springs of the underworld. It is a necessity for ghost cultivators to practice, just like the spiritual energy that cultivators need for their practice." Xiaoyu knew that Zhou Yuanyuan had not learned this knowledge, so she hurriedly added.
"Ghost cultivator? Xiaoyu, do you also think that the murder in the Yu family last night was caused by a ghost cultivator?" Zhou Yuanyuan heard the same point of view from Xiaoyu's words, and her eyes lit up.
"Master, you need to see those dead people to know the specific situation. If they died because of ghost cultivation, a trace of dark energy will remain on their bodies and will not dissipate. Master, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time. Spiritual energy and dark energy are natural enemies. They repel and dissolve each other. Master, do you feel that the spiritual energy shield on your body has become thinner?" Compared with investigating the case, Xiaoyu was more worried about Zhou Yuanyuan's safety.
Ghost cultivators are creatures that can no longer be considered human. They live in the darkness of the underground and have narrow-minded and extreme personalities. If someone offends them, they will usually end up in a fight to the death.
When Xiaoyu heard General Zhou talk about the murder in Yu Xiaohan's family, she wondered if the murder in the Yu family was done by a ghost cultivator?
But Xiaoyu still couldn't understand why. While cultivators in the secular world might absorb spiritual energy more slowly during their training, ghost cultivators were different. Not only was sunlight extremely harmful to ghost cultivators, but even the popularity of the mortal world weakened their cultivation. Xiaoyu couldn't imagine any ghost cultivator so foolish as to risk their soul being shattered by the mortal world.
In Xiaoyu's millions of years of experience, ghost cultivators only existed in the underworld. Ghost cultivators had to reach the level of Ghost King or above before they could leave the underworld. When a Ghost King appeared, corpses would be scattered across a thousand miles. If it was a Ghost King who appeared at the Yu family last night, it would mean more than just a few deaths.
Xiaoyu always felt that there was something she had overlooked, but when she thought about it carefully, she couldn't remember it.
"Master, master, Zhuzhu, can we start eating now?" Seeing the energy within sight, Chaos Pearl couldn't resist the urge to eat and asked again.
For the Chaos Pearl, both Nether Qi and Spiritual Qi were its sources of energy. Whether it was Nether Qi or Spiritual Qi, after being refined within the Chaos Pearl, they would transform into the most primitive Chaos Spiritual Qi in the universe.
However, spiritual energy is the foundation of a cultivator's survival. Even for Zhou Yuanyuan, the Chaos Pearl dared not absorb spiritual energy recklessly, for fear of destroying Zhou Yuanyuan's cultivation environment. After the Chaos Pearl and Zhou Yuanyuan signed a master-servant contract, they would always put Zhou Yuanyuan's interests first in everything they did.
It's no wonder that Chaos Pearl, if the skin is gone, the hair will fall off. If Zhou Yuanyuan cannot advance, no matter how powerful the Chaos Pearl is, it will eventually be destroyed with Zhou Yuanyuan's death.
The Chaos Pearl had no concerns about the dark energy that Zhou Yuanyuan did not need, and followed the principle of never letting go of it once it saw it.
"Okay, Zhuzhu, you eat it!" Zhou Yuanyuan was racking her brains over what magic she should use to dispel the dark energy that had been hovering around the house. When she saw Chaos Pearl volunteering, she couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Dark energy is not like spiritual energy; it's harmful to the human body. A normal person would die in seconds if it were to enter their body. If the Yu family's dark energy isn't removed, the surrounding residents will need to move.
After getting Zhou Yuanyuan's consent, the Chaos Pearl opened its mouth wide and sucked hard, and the dark energy swirling around the Yu family was continuously sucked into its stomach.
As the dark energy disappeared, the cold feeling gradually dissipated.
"No!" Zhou Yuanyuan suddenly felt a sense of alarm. A cloud of black mist, originally heading towards the Chaos Pearl's mouth, suddenly changed direction as it passed by Zhou Yuanyuan, rushing towards her face.
"Master, be careful!" Xiaoyu yelled. She felt a pang of regret. She should have realized earlier that the dark energy had been gathering at the Yu family's house. It was obvious that the murderer had some hidden trick up his sleeve. Taking advantage of the Chaos Pearl's ability to absorb this dark energy, she launched a surprise attack on Zhou Yuanyuan.
In a hurry, Zhou Yuanyuan's fingers were as slender as orchids. She quickly pinched out the "Fiery Sun Technique" that she usually used when doing tasks, and threw it on the black fog.
At the same time, Zhou Yuanyuan stepped back ten meters.
The "Fiery Sun Art" performed by the Nascent Soul cultivator was extraordinary. A spark that popped out from Zhou Yuanyuan's fingertips touched the black mist, and with a "boom" sound, it burned on the black mist.
"Ah~!" A heart-wrenching scream came from the black fog.
Following the screams, the black fog twisted, revealing a "person" inside, dressed in black, with his head and face covered. It looked human, yet it didn't. Under the raging flames, this "person" kept changing between human form and mist, leaving Zhou Yuanyuan stunned.
What on earth is this thing? It can transform into a person and then into fog?
"Looking for death!" Chaos Pearl was so angry at Black Mist's behavior that its mouth was almost twisted. How dare it attack its master while its master, Zhuzhu, was eating?
I suck, I suck, I suck hard...
The Chaos Pearl became furious and increased the suction force on its mouth, sucking the thing that was not sure whether it was a human or a ghost into its big mouth.
Huh? I don't even know if it's human! So disgusting!
Zhou Yuanyuan was so frightened by Chaos Pearl's "open human-eating" behavior that her scalp went numb. She quickly shouted, "Zhuzhu, spit it out quickly, spit it out! It looks like a person! Be careful not to get diarrhea if you eat it."
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