After hearing this, Lin Weiguo's face began to contort, his body began to swell, and he started jumping around.
"No wonder Xiao Hua and the others were full of resentment when they first came to me. If I hadn't done everything I could to suppress their resentment, they would probably have been killed by now!" Lin Weiguo had indeed made a great effort to help those children.
"So that's how it is. He actually used half of his ghostly power to suppress the resentment of those students. I really didn't expect him to be such a good ghost!" Old Xia used his divine sense to probe for a long time but couldn't find any trace of the spiritual vein. He then began to examine the ghost cultivator in front of him.
Jiang Wanwan already had a certain fondness for Lin Weiguo, and now, after hearing about everything he had done, she was filled with even greater respect. She anxiously asked Elder Xia how to help the students, since relying on ghostly power to suppress resentment was not a long-term solution, and the consequences of a backlash could be unimaginable.
Old Xia slowly withdrew his divine sense, glanced thoughtfully at Jiang Wanwan, and then asked unhurriedly, "I noticed something strange about you just now. Could it be... that you like this ghost?"
Jiang Wanwan: "Master, have I ever mentioned that our country suffered a long period of disasters and hardships before? Without our predecessors, we wouldn't have the peaceful life we have now. Therefore, they are heroes of our country."
Upon closer inspection, Elder Xia noticed a faint golden light emanating from the ghost cultivator's body—the golden light of merit. It seemed he truly was a good ghost.
"There is a soul banner in the space that can temporarily house those students. After you have sought justice for them, you can chant sutras to help them enter the cycle of reincarnation. In that case, you will not have to worry about them suffering a backlash."
Jiang Wanwan told Lin Weiguo about Elder Xia's method and pretended to take the soul banner out of the black cloth bag.
"Great! Comrade Jiang, you've been a great help!" Lin Weiguo said, then pulled out a bugle from somewhere and started blowing it.
As the horn sounded, the students lined up and entered the cave one by one, including Shi Mei and Jiang Beixing with red eyes.
Jiang Wanwan chanted a spell, and in a short while, the student ghosts all entered the soul banner.
"Stars, remember to look forward, don't rot in the past and in your dreams!" Shi Mei poked half her head out from under the flag, her face full of joy.
Jiang Wanwan waved the flag and pushed Shi Mei inside, pretending not to see Jiang Beixing's red and swollen eyes.
After withdrawing half of his ghostly power, Lin Weiguo found his physical form had become more solid, and there were even faint signs of a breakthrough. So, he waved his hand and dispelled his ghostly aura, finally able to leave this place!
"Spiritual energy! So much spiritual energy!" Old Xia emerged from the space, drawn by the scent, and rushed to the stone wall in front of him, taking a deep sniff.
"No wonder this kid can cultivate with his soul. Apart from that Yin Block, he sleeps on top-grade spirit stones every day. Even a pig could become a spirit." Old Xia smacked his lips while making random, unladylike hand gestures.
This was the first time Jiang Wanwan had ever seen Elder Xia so excited. Before, he would always lie lazily under the tree in the space, just like a lazybones under a bridge.
"Quick! Disciple, tell that kid that I'll find him a secret manual for ghost cultivation. Maybe he can even enter the Dao through ghost cultivation and reshape his physical body in the future. We'll trade him the spirit stone behind him."
Jiang Wanwan's eyes lit up when she heard about the manual, so she ran to Lin Weiguo's side and said, "Senior, I have a ghost cultivation manual that is just right for you. With your abilities, you might even be able to reshape your physical body in the future. However, you have to exchange something with me."
Lin Weiguo's face lit up with joy, and he rubbed his hands together incessantly. However, as if he had thought of something, he took out the hairpin made of dark building blocks from the lining of his clothes, his eyes full of tenderness.
"Comrade Jiang, apart from this hairpin, you can have anything else you like."
“Really! I want this stone cave where you live, senior. To tell you the truth, the reason you have existed for so long after your death without dissipating or being reincarnated is because of this stone cave and the hairpin in your hand.” Jiang Wanwan also told him about the top-grade spirit stone behind the stone wall.
Lin Weiguo murmured to himself, seemingly lost in thought, "It's a pity there's no chance to send it away now. A hundred years have passed, are you still here?"
"Senior?" Jiang Wanwan bluntly interrupted the person reminiscing about the past.
Lin Weiguo scratched his head awkwardly and carefully put the hairpin away.
"Comrade Jiang, just call me Brother Lin! I've stayed in this cave for a hundred years, and I always feel young. I remember at first I couldn't leave the cave, but then inexplicably I could leave, and a lot of students came."
They were all good children, and I couldn't just stand by and watch them perish. I could only suppress their resentment by taking my own life as a shield.
Later, he learned from the children that the outside world had undergone earth-shattering changes, the people were now masters of their own destiny, and the country was prosperous and strong. He thought that even if he gave up all his cultivation, he would have no regrets.
Now that I've achieved some success in my cultivation, I plan to go out and see the world, and also to help my comrades see if this prosperous age is truly as they wished. Therefore, Comrade Jiang, you can take this stone cave.”
"Brother Lin, you can call me Xiao Wan! You really don't want that spirit stone anymore, and you won't regret it?"
"No regrets. Without you, I might have lost all my cultivation and my soul. Now, I'm spared, and with the cultivation technique you gave me, maybe I can stand before you with dignity in the future." Lin Weiguo held the jade slip given to him by Jiang Wanwan and, under her guidance, poked it into his forehead.
"This kid is no ordinary person! He has a strong will, is full of righteousness, and has been blessed with great opportunities and merits. He is bound to achieve great things in the future." After exclaiming, Elder Xia floated into the space and began to plan where to place the top-grade spirit stones.
"Riding the wind, soaring through the vast sky, looking down upon the mountains and rivers. Xiao Wan, until we meet again."
Lin Weiguo didn't bring anything with him; he just asked for Jiang Wanwan's address and then disappeared like the wind.
After Jiang Wanwan and the others left, she excitedly took out something resembling an entrenching tool from her spatial storage and rushed towards the spirit stones.
"Digging and digging in the little garden..."
Jiang Wanwan swung the shovel with lightning speed, scattering the stones across the ground as easily as if they were blocks of tofu. In the blink of an eye, large patches of purple were revealed.
"Ah! Ah! The taste of spirit stones is truly intoxicating!"
Jiang Wanwan pressed herself against the spirit stone like a starfish, fully enjoying the comfort and letting out a series of sighs.
"Girl, have you forgotten something?" Old Xia, who was tidying up in the space, couldn't stand it anymore and reminded her.
Jiang Wanwan turned her head and looked at Jiang Beixing's longing eyes, then awkwardly put her legs down.
"Beixing! Don't worry, let's talk about it outside. First, help your sister with the work."
So the two of them, one digging and the other picking, soon had a small mountain of purple stones. Behind the purple stones were also a large area of ordinary spirit stones, which Jiang Wanwan dug up as well. Soon, the cave was filled with piles of large, purple and blue stones.
After Jiang Wanwan stored all the spirit stones into her spatial storage, the space suddenly shook. She didn't know exactly what had happened, but Old Master Xia was laughing maniacally inside. She'd see when she got home.
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