Above Ghostly Ridge, Su Peisheng was restless on the airship, pacing back and forth on the deck.
Rong Xi and Taotie returned quickly from Wan Yao Sen.
But why has he stayed at Ghost Ridge for so long? If something happens to the Princess Consort, how will he explain it to the Prince?
"Eunuch Su, it's getting dark!"
The commander of the guards on the airship hesitated for a long time before finally deciding to talk to Su Peisheng.
"Eunuch Su, once it gets dark and all the ghosts emerge, we won't be able to leave!"
"Shut up!"
Su Peisheng spoke coldly, "If the Princess Consort is trapped in Ghost Ridge, where can we go? Even if we manage to return alive from Ghost Ridge, how will you explain it to the Prince?"
"Stop talking nonsense!"
"Pass down the order: everyone be on alert! Activate the protective array on the airship!"
Su Peisheng shouted angrily.
The commander of the guards had no choice but to step down and order all the guards on the airship to prepare for battle.
...
In Ghost Tremor Ridge, outside the abyss teeming with ghostly energy, Rong Xi had been cultivating for quite some time. However, as night fell, the ghostly energy rising from the abyss suddenly thinned considerably.
However, as the ghostly energy thinned, all sorts of ghostly creatures, large and small, leaped out of the abyss and pounced on Qiongqi and Taotie.
"It's very nourishing! Come on, have some more!"
Faced with the swarming ghosts, Qiongqi remained completely calm and opened its mouth to inhale deeply.
All the ghosts, regardless of size, were sucked into Qiongqi's mouth.
These ghosts, whether big or small, could not escape the Qiongqi's mouth from sucking them in.
"Leave some for us gourmets!"
Seeing Qiongqi enjoying his meal, Taotie grew anxious.
Their positions were such that Qiongqi was in front and Taotie was behind. Naturally, the first wave of attacking ghosts was completely devoured by Qiongqi.
The Taotie immediately panicked!
It stepped forward, its blood-red maw wide open, not only targeting the ghosts rushing out of the abyss, but also swallowing a large portion of the ghostly energy scattered around it.
Taotie, a gluttonous and ferocious beast.
When it comes to eating, among the four ancient ferocious beasts, who can compare to Taotie?
From the abyss, ghosts kept rushing out, emitting bursts of ghostly wails.
The terrifying wails were clearly audible even to Su Peisheng and the others on the airship hovering above Ghost Fright Ridge, demonstrating just how loud the sound was.
However, Su Peisheng and the others were just listening to what was going on.
Despite the ghostly aura swirling around Ghost Tremor Ridge, not a single ghost appeared. As for the ghostly attack on the airship that Su Peisheng and his companions had feared, it was entirely unfounded.
With the ancient ferocious beasts Qiongqi and Taotie existing, what kind of haunted house can escape from their mouths?
When Rong Xi woke up from her cultivation, it was already close to midnight.
The dense ghostly aura in the dark abyss had thinned considerably, and a faint milky-white radiance was emerging from beneath it.
The ghostly aura surged and churned, like boiling water.
Rong Xi gazed at the churning ghostly energy in the abyss, then looked at Qiongqi, which was eyeing the abyss menacingly, and slowly asked, "What's the situation now?"
"Master, the semi-saint's handwritten letter will appear soon!"
Upon hearing Rong Xi's question, Qiongqi quickly responded.
Rong Xi blinked, ceasing her cultivation and focusing intently on the dark abyss. The main quest: collect twelve semi-sacred scrolls. If she failed, she'd become incredibly unlucky!
Although it's not life-threatening, it's worse than death.
Time flowed slowly, and Rong Xi looked up at the sky. This time, she discovered that the eerie ghostly aura that had originally shrouded Ghostly Ridge had mostly dissipated.
"Holy crap, who did this?"
If Ghostly Ridge loses its ghostly aura, can it still be called Ghostly Ridge?
Rong Xi didn't possess a compassionate heart; she never intended to erase a place like Ghost Tremor Ridge. This world is wondrous; it's a world of cultivation. If there were no external threats, how could people strive for improvement?
"Master, a semi-saint's handwritten letter has appeared!"
Just as Rong Xi was pondering whether Ghost Ridge was about to disappear, Qiongqi and Taotie shouted out almost in unison.
"System, what should I do?"
The system's task is to collect semi-divine books, but how do I do that?
The semi-saint's handbook is empowered by the terrifying power of a semi-saint. How could she, a mere cultivator who has not yet achieved the Golden Core stage, possibly master the semi-saint's handbook?
"bite!"
"The system is gifting the host a Sainthood Conferment Disc!"
"The host can use the Saint-Sealing Disc to collect the semi-saint's handwritten book!"
The system finally stopped playing dead and responded.
With the system's prompt, Rong Xi held a delicate disc in her hand, with twelve empty spaces on it.
The moment the Saint-Sealing Disc appeared in her hand, Rong Xi also learned how to use it.
Once the Saint Sealing Disc is activated, the Semi-Saint's Handbook will be automatically collected. If Rong Xi wishes to study the Semi-Saint's Handbook, she only needs to activate the Saint Sealing Disc, and the Semi-Saint's Handbook will emerge from it.
"receive!"
Seeing the semi-saint's handwritten letter rising slowly from the abyss, Rong Xi immediately summoned the Saint Sealing Disc.
The Sealing Saint Disc shone with dazzling light, enveloping the semi-saint's handwritten letter that was rising slowly from the abyss. In an instant, the semi-saint's handwritten letter transformed into a stream of light and was collected by the Sealing Saint Disc.
The Consecration Plate originally had twelve empty spaces, but now one of the empty spaces has a small seal script character that reads "ghost"!
"Master is indeed wise and mighty!"
Seeing that Rong Xi had somehow obtained the semi-saint's handwritten book, Qiongqi and Taotie both spoke up and sang praises.
"Alright, we should head back now!"
Now that I have the treasure, it's time to go back to the flying boat and see the Fourth Prince as soon as possible.
Frankly speaking, after Kangxi altered the memories of the Fourth Prince and others, Rong Xi was quite unsure how to face the Fourth Prince.
Once, her relationship with the Fourth Prince had progressed significantly, and she even revealed her true identity to him. As for whether the Fourth Prince believed her, Rong Xi herself wasn't very sure.
But now, everything has to start all over again, and Rong Xi feels overwhelmed.
"This servant greets Your Highness!"
When Rong Xi returned to the floating airship with Taotie and Qiongqi, Su Peisheng noticed the drastically changed Qiongqi and, with great insight, congratulated Rong Xi.
Although Su Peisheng didn't know that Qiongqi was Qiongqi, anyone who wasn't a fool would know that the little puppy had become a winged tiger, which meant that the monster had advanced!
Let's go!
Rong Xi simply smiled faintly and didn't say anything more to Su Peisheng.
The thought of seeing the Fourth Prince again filled Rong Xi with extraordinary melancholy.
Su Peisheng had no idea what Rong Xi was thinking; he only sensed that his mistress seemed to be in low spirits.
...
The airship quickly moved away from Ghostly Ridge.
Deep within Ghost Tremor Ridge, at the site of that abyss, ghostly energy surged, and a terrifying ghost slowly emerged from the abyss.
"Shameless wretch, I will remember this grudge!"
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