Chapter 125
Uncle Ghost, look...
After the broker left, Cheng Hui immediately took out a pair of materials, and the entire courtyard, from the door to the bedroom, was shrouded in layers of magic circles.
Uncle Gui gasped. "That's unnecessary... We're in the city after all, why would you have to be so exaggerated?"
"What do you know? That's called caution." Chang Ling sneered, then instructed Cheng Hui, "Move the formation base over there half a foot to the left. This way, it can blend in with the maze formation next to it, saving one formation base."
Cheng Hui suddenly realized and readjusted the distribution of the materials.
Uncle Gui looked at the two people speechlessly... No, one man and one spirit, taking the opportunity of setting up the formation to teach.
Those magic circles were one after another, with a variety of tricks. The word "sinister and vicious" was not enough to describe the methods of these two people.
Hiss... I didn't realize this guy was so insidious before?
It turned out that it was that formation spirit that led him astray!
Uncle Gui glared at Chang Ling in dissatisfaction. "Why would a zombie learn formations?" Aren't those just for show? Practicing diligently is the only way forward.
Even if you don't practice, fighting more often is good. After all, a cultivator's strength speaks for itself. What does it matter if you have a thousand different formations? What if the enemy doesn't even give you a chance to do so?
Uncle Gui became increasingly unhappy with Chang Ling, feeling that this guy had caused Cheng Hui to lose focus on his job.
This kid's strength is closely related to whether he can recover. The stronger he is, the more opportunities he has to access those advanced materials. If he is abducted by Chang Ling and doesn't learn his lesson, and studies those unorthodox methods all day long, then it will be troublesome.
"Hehehe, what are you two doing?" Uncle Ghost said dissatisfiedly, "If you have the time, why not practice more? Your formations and other things are just details. A cultivator should speak with strength, understand?"
Chang Ling glanced at him coldly. "You must be poor, wandering around without a home. Otherwise, how could you not know the importance of your hometown? If you don't take good care of your hometown when you're away from home, how can you sleep peacefully at night?"
Cheng Hui smiled but said nothing. He didn't dare to get involved in the quarrel between the two big guys.
Uncle Gui and Changling had another big quarrel, which made Cheng Hui very upset. Later, they stopped reluctantly because they saw that Cheng Hui looked so pitiful and didn't dare to interrupt.
In the end, Uncle Gui, who was a cultivator, had the upper hand. After all, Changling was just a formation spirit and had little say in matters of cultivation. Uncle Gui also said something that made a lot of sense. No matter how powerful a formation was, it had to be arranged in advance before it could be activated. Therefore, Cheng Hui's cultivation was also very important. At least when attacked, he had to persist until the first formation was fully arranged.
"Then I will go practice now?"
"What are you talking about? Did I ask you to come all this way just to practice?" Uncle Gui said angrily, "Hurry up and go to Baiwei Tower to accept the mission. You are a Foundation Establishment cultivator after all, and you are about to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage, but you have hardly fought. Is that all? You still have the nerve to call yourself a cultivator?"
Cheng Hui felt a little embarrassed by what Uncle Gui said. In comparison, independent cultivators from the lower classes were indeed more skilled in combat than disciples from big sects like him.
The Corpse Puppet Sect actually has requirements for its disciples. When a disciple's cultivation reaches a certain level, he or she must carry out the sect's tasks. In this process, they will often encounter battles, which can be regarded as an alternative form of training.
Cheng Hui knew that Uncle Gui was doing this for his own good, so he obeyed him obediently and rushed to Baiweilou early the next morning.
Baiweilou is a large building with three floors. The first floor is for ordinary ghosts. Any ghost living in this city can come here to take tasks.
As for the second level, only capable people can take on the tasks, and this is also where Cheng Hui can go.
The previous inn was a screening method, otherwise he would have to start from the first level and accumulate slowly, and only when the level reached a certain level could he enter the second level.
Uncle Gui obviously knew the rules here very well, so he specifically asked him to go to that inn.
Moreover, those who pass the inn’s assessment and enter Baiweilou... no, ghosts, also have some special permissions.
For example, they can go to the second and a half floor, which is between the second and third floors. There is a small market where ghosts gather. The things sold there are naturally specialties from the underworld. Some things that are very rare in the world of the living are street goods here. Similarly, many things that are common in the world of the living can be sold at very expensive prices here.
After Cheng Hui followed the servant who led the way to the second floor, he didn't have time to check the tasks before being sent by Uncle Gui to the small market on the second and a half floors. After a stroll around here, Cheng Hui added a lot of materials to his storage ring and also cleared out a batch of ordinary spiritual herbs.
"What a pity, I didn't see the Soul-Enriching Pill this time." Uncle Gui smacked his lips, not very satisfied with today's harvest.
"Do you want to use the Soul-Nourishing Pill?" Chang Ling asked with a frown.
Both he and Uncle Gui have a special connection with Cheng Hui, and can have a conversation without alerting others.
"What do you mean I use the Soul-Enriching Pill? That thing is of course for him." Uncle Gui rolled his eyes at Changling.
Cheng Hui just wanted to laugh when he saw this. Originally, Uncle Gui put a lot of pressure on him, but he didn't expect that after Chang Ling came out, Uncle Gui seemed like a different person, a real funny guy.
"Are you crazy? How could he use the Soul-Nourishing Pill?" Chang Ling felt that Uncle Gui was unreliable and couldn't help but curse.
"You know shit! Of course I have a secret recipe, it's my exclusive secret recipe!" Uncle Gui cursed back.
The two of them started to quarrel with each other again. Cheng Hui always felt that after being with Uncle Gui, Chang Ling's personality became more childish... or in other words, his true nature was exposed?
After some mutual harm, the two finally stopped, and Cheng Hui went to buy a bunch of materials according to Chang Ling's orders.
"Tsk, you told me you could refine the Soul-Nourishing Pill. No... Wait, how could a formation spirit like you refine pills?"
Chang Ling looked at Uncle Gui with disdain. "Who says formation spirits can't refine pills? My master was incredibly talented back then, and he developed a technique to refine pills using formations. If he hadn't been unlucky and hit a bottleneck in his cultivation, it's hard to say whether there would be any alchemists in the world of cultivation at this point."
Uncle Gui sighed upon hearing this and quickly warned Cheng Hui, "Did you hear that? No matter how exceptionally talented a person is, without sufficient cultivation, they will die early. Look, if the owner of Changling had focused on cultivation, he might still be alive now, and there's no need to worry about not being able to develop a better formation."
Uncle Gui would give Cheng Hui a warning whenever he gets the chance, fearing that he would be seduced by Chang Ling and become distracted from his job.
Cheng Hui didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He just saw Chang Ling was extremely angry, but he couldn't think of how to refute him for a moment, so he could only roll his eyes at him.
Uncle Gui doesn't bother to pay attention. It's just someone rolling their eyes. It doesn't hurt. Let them roll their eyes if they want. As long as Cheng Hui doesn't go the wrong way, it's fine.
"Come on, come on, we have almost bought the materials. Let's go to the second floor and see if there are any good tasks." Uncle Gui urged.
Cheng Hui went to the second floor and took a look around. On an entire wall, lines of handwriting appeared. Each line of handwriting represented a task, and the blue font at the back was the task reward. Every once in a while, the handwriting on the wall would repeat.
"What does the red writing mean?"
"Hello? First time on the second floor?"
Cheng Hui originally wanted to ask Uncle Ghost, but unexpectedly, the fat ghost next to him talked to him enthusiastically.
He smiled and said, "Yes, it's my first time here."
"Hey, then I have to explain it to you in detail." The chubby ghost smiled and introduced him to the rules of the second floor.
Uncle Gui had already explained these things to him before, but Cheng Hui didn't show it and still listened very carefully.
This fat ghost seemed to have rarely met someone who listened so attentively. He explained things to him in great detail and even revealed a lot of tips for finding tasks.
After thanking him, Cheng Hui went to the counter responsible for accepting tasks, talked to the banshee sitting inside, and found a few tasks suitable for him as a novice.
These tasks are all basic collection tasks, and can be found in several mountains near Luowu City. Some of the materials are exactly the raw materials for Yunling Pills. Cheng Hui can also collect all the materials while completing the tasks.
After accepting the task, the banshee also reminded him that it would be better for him to go out alone. After all, there are many monsters and demons living in the mountains surrounding Luowu City. In Luowu City, there is a city lord to intimidate everyone, so everyone is relatively well-behaved. But once you enter the mountains, it is hard to say. It is somewhat safer to form a team with others.
Cheng Hui thanked the banshee for her kindness, but had no intention of teaming up with anyone else.
The main reason is that he has too many secrets and a lot of good things. If he accidentally reveals something when teaming up with others, his teammates may betray him immediately. If he is backstabbed at that time, it will be too costly.
So, he left Baiweilou alone, and met the half-faced ghost on the way. He was coming down from the third floor, followed by a middle-aged man with a serious face. The man looked pale, without a trace of blood, and was a little stiff when he walked. The half-faced ghost behaved very restrained next to him, and if you looked closely, there might be a hint of fear?
Cheng Hui did not take the initiative to step forward and say hello, but just nodded to the Half-Faced Ghost. The Half-Faced Ghost winked at him, and Cheng Hui understood that it was not convenient to meet the Half-Faced Ghost at this time, and it would be better to change the day if he wanted to build a relationship with him.
He turned and went downstairs, but he didn't see the middle-aged man suddenly looking in his direction after he left.
"Who is that person?"
The half-faced ghost was surprised, but replied calmly, "A new zombie, a stranger I've never seen before. Third Boss, is there anything wrong with him?"
The middle-aged man frowned calmly: Is this an illusion? I always feel that there is a familiar aura about that person.
He changed his mind and thought that since he came to Baiweilou to accept the mission, he would not leave in the short term. He would better observe slowly later.
"Nothing. Just a casual question." The middle-aged man said casually.
The half-faced ghost didn't dare to ask more questions, but he was actually taking it to heart. Judging from the tone of the third boss, it shouldn't be a bad thing. He could pay more attention to it in the future and give him some convenience when necessary.
No matter what the relationship between the third boss and him is, there will definitely be no problem if he handles it this way.
Cheng Hui left Baiweilou, went to a few shops to buy some supplies, and then left through the city gate.
The first place he went to was the Daping Swamp to the west of Luowu City. There grew a kind of nine-leaf grass with blue dots on its leaves in the Daping Swamp. It was one of the auxiliary materials for the Yunling Pill. According to the map provided by Baiweilou, this kind of nine-leaf grass was very common in the Daping Swamp. As long as you were not killed by the monsters in the swamp, you could encounter three or five of them no matter how unlucky you were.
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