Chapter 136
"It's solved, so what? Look how proud you are of it. But...
"Look! It's solved! How is it?" Cheng Hui looked at Uncle Gui with a smile.
"It's solved, so it's solved. Look how proud you are. You're just a mere Golden Core, and a ghost cultivator at that." Uncle Ghost rolled his eyes at him unhappily and waved his hand seemingly impatiently.
Cheng Hui secretly rejoiced. Didn't he know Uncle Gui? Over the past year, whenever he made a little progress, Uncle Gui would find an opportunity to brag about it in front of Chang Ling, acting like a real patriarch.
It was not until Chang Ling fell into a deep sleep in order to "recharge" that Uncle Gui had to give up his little hobby. On several occasions, Cheng Hui heard Uncle Gui secretly complaining about why Chang Ling had not woken up yet.
"Alright, alright, stop laughing and get rid of her quickly. Be careful or you might flip over."
"Don't worry, Uncle Gui!" Cheng Hui walked over happily, and the long sword in his hand flashed with a cold light.
The ghost girl's head fell off.
"This should be fine." Cheng Hui said to himself.
At this moment, the headless body of the female ghost suddenly shot out, holding a dagger that was flashing with cold light in her hand.
The blade of the dagger was black and emitted a fishy smell, obviously coated with poison.
The female ghost was filled with hatred. She had never imagined that she, a master of formations, would be so seriously injured in someone else's formation.
Fortunately, the opponent was obviously a novice, and he only chopped off his head.
Idiot, doesn't he know that ghost cultivators don't have any so-called weak points? Even if their heads are chopped off, they can still cultivate as long as there is a chance.
Of course, he had to thank the other party for his recklessness, otherwise, how could he use his seriously injured body to plot against the other party?
After all, the wounds on his body were real, and the things he consumed were real too.
puff--
The sharp blade pierced into the air fiercely.
The female ghost was stunned, and could not continue with the following moves because the tip of the knife missed.
No, how could it hit the air?
He looked up blankly and suddenly found a zombie standing in the distance with an expression of "as expected" on his face.
"I told you that a Jindan cultivator can't be dealt with so easily. Turns out he still has some strength of his own." Cheng Hui muttered.
"Boy, learn something. Even if you are in a desperate situation, as long as you still have a breath, there is a possibility of turning the situation around!" Uncle Gui taught him.
"I'll remember Uncle Gui." Cheng Hui looked like he was being taught.
The expression on the ghost girl's face was about to crack.
I'm about to die, and you two are giving a live lesson???
"Fortunately, I knew from the bottom of my heart that these ghost cultivators were not so easy to kill." Cheng Hui said with lingering fear as he looked at the female ghost glaring at him.
Female ghost: ...Knock Nima! Did you hear that? Knock Nima!
Cheng Hui was on guard against the female ghost and was more cautious when he took action again.
The female ghost was already seriously injured, and Cheng Hui's anger had trapped her last breath in her chest. She wanted to vomit but couldn't. In the end, she didn't make any waves and soon died at Cheng Hui's hands.
"Pay attention, you must kill the ghost cultivator thoroughly. I will teach you a trick to detect whether the ghost cultivator has hidden soul fragments. Study it carefully."
Uncle Gui seized the opportunity to conduct on-site teaching.
There is also a ghost cultivator whose soul is hidden in a certain bead: ...I'm so fucking #￥&*......@
I'm so angry that I've lost my mind.
Uncle Ghost is indeed a man who has been in the underworld for many years, and he knows all the methods of ghost cultivators very well.
The technique of searching for the split soul that Cheng Hui learned is not only useful when facing ghost cultivators, but also when facing some evil cultivators with similar spells.
He successfully followed the connection between the main body and the split soul and found a bead in the ghost cultivator's pocket. The bead was inconspicuous and mixed in with more than ten similar beads. If it weren't for the trick taught to him by Uncle Ghost, he would never have found it.
"Wow, so many jade beads. This guy must have a lot going on." The ghost cultivator sneered when he saw the beads.
Seeing Cheng Hui's confusion, he explained to him: the so-called Ningyuzhu, although a nice name, is actually a very cruel thing.
Some people capture the souls of ordinary people or low-level ghost cultivators and refine them into this kind of beads.
As long as the ghost cultivator swallows this kind of bead, he can turn into the appearance of the bead's original owner, which is a bit like painted skin and will not be easily discovered.
"This man carries so many Condensed Jade Beads with him. He must have done a lot of bad things. Otherwise, one or two would be enough."
Cheng Hui threw the jade beads on the ground in disgust and burned them clean with fire.
The original souls in those jade beads had long since turned to ashes, leaving only a layer of "skin", which was used by this ghost cultivator like clothes.
Cheng Hui didn't want to keep these disgusting "human skins", so he simply burned them all.
In addition to these condensed jade beads, there are many good things in the ghost cultivator's storage bag. Most of the magic weapons in it were exploded by him, but the remaining materials are enough to make Cheng Hui exclaim a great harvest.
I don’t know if this ghost cultivator is used to carrying all his wealth with him. Anyway, Cheng Hui feels that it is not an exaggeration to call his gains a fortune.
"Tsk, you're making a fuss over such a small thing. You have no knowledge at all." Uncle Gui would criticize Cheng Hui from time to time.
Cheng Hui was still cheerful. As an elder, he had to show off his superiority in front of the younger ones no matter what. He had not experienced it, but he had seen a lot.
In the past, when his classmates complained to him, he always felt that it was more like showing off, but now it’s good, he also enjoys this treatment.
Cheng Hui was in a good mood the whole time, which made Uncle Gui a little speechless.
He looked at the other person's smiling face, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips, and couldn't help cursing: "This stinky boy, all he knows is to smile foolishly."
Afterwards, Cheng Hui came to the coast again. This time, in order to prevent anyone from disturbing him again, he simply set up a huge illusion array along the entire island.
This illusion array had no offensive effect, its only function was to hide the island, essentially preventing anyone from landing on it.
"Let's go, don't be dazed, you will be staying here for a long time." Uncle Gui advised.
Cheng Hui responded and returned to the bottom of the stone tower. He set up many magic arrays around the stone tower to ensure that it was watertight.
After doing all this, he finally arrived at the entrance of the stone tower. Facing the dark cave, he couldn't help but ask again, "Uncle Ghost, are you sure there won't be any accidents this time?"
Uncle Ghost: ...
"Follow me in now!"
"Okay!"
Cheng Hui rolled into the stone tower swiftly.
It was dark inside the stone tower, the floor was covered with dust, and in the center was a spiral staircase through which one could vaguely see the scene on the second floor.
Cheng Hui was about to go upstairs when Uncle Gui stopped him.
"Okay, those are just for tricking people. The real valuable things are all here."
Uncle Gui led him to the bottom of the stairs. Just in the shadow of the stairs, there was a metal ring on the ground that hid you very well.
The metal ring was covered in rust and looked like it had been corroded and rotted.
Just as Cheng Hui was wondering whether this thing could pull up the secret door, Uncle Gui said, "Why are you standing there like an idiot? See that door knocker on the ground? Don't touch it. The door knocker is seven steps to the left. Try using the technique I taught you to find the soul fragment."
Cheng Hui: ...
Cheng Hui looked at Uncle Gui with complicated eyes. He originally thought that you were a fool, but he didn't expect you to be such a sly old bastard...
"Why are you looking at me?" Uncle Gui glared at him unhappily, "Hurry up."
Cheng Hui said "oh" and followed his instructions obediently, and finally found the entrance to the secret room.
The entrance is hidden in an inconspicuous corner of the wall, and the mechanism to open it is in another place, so it is basically impossible to open the secret room by luck.
The space inside the secret room is very small, with only a small pool. The liquid in the pool is clear and transparent. There is a dragon head-shaped mechanism above the pool. Every once in a while, a drop of clear liquid will flow out of the dragon's mouth and drip into the pool.
"This is it." Uncle Gui looked at the liquid in the pool, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart.
He had left this place as a backup for his reincarnation. At that time, the pool was empty. Thousands of years passed in the blink of an eye, and the pool was filled with spiritual liquid, but he could no longer use it.
"Okay, don't waste time. Get ready and go in quickly. Once you're in, remember the formula I taught you. Don't absorb it all at once. You have to take it slow and steady. Got it?"
"I understand, Uncle Gui, don't worry." Cheng Hui said, rubbing his hands.
Uncle Gui was very confident about Cheng Hui. "It will take you a long time to absorb the spiritual liquid. The exact time depends on your physical condition. If you're lucky, it could take three to five years. If you're unlucky, it could take ten to eight years. But don't worry. In this highly concentrated spiritual liquid, you won't have any problems even if you don't eat or drink. So... practice with confidence. After you enter a state of meditation, I will also fall into a deep sleep. When you wake up, you might be a Jindan cultivator."
Cheng Hui pursed his lips, nodded vigorously, and then slowly stepped into the spiritual liquid.
His body slowly sank into the spiritual liquid. Just as Uncle Gui said, he did not feel suffocated in the spiritual liquid. Instead, he felt extremely comfortable. He naturally entered into a state of meditation and began to practice. The spiritual liquid surrounding him began to gradually penetrate his skin and enter his body.
Seeing that Cheng Hui had entered a state of meditation, Uncle Gui also retracted into the tattoo on his wrist.
As a remnant soul, it would be more beneficial for his soul body to stay in the soul-nourishing tree. He didn't have the conditions before. Now that Cheng Hui is going to be in seclusion for a long time, he can take this opportunity to recuperate.
When Uncle Ghost completely disappeared, the entire secret room fell into darkness, without a single sound.
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"ah!"
“Ahhh!”
Cheng Hui felt like someone was slapping him in the face, and it hurt...
He struggled to open his eyes, just in time to see Xiao Yi with his hands behind his back with a guilty look on his face.
Cheng Hui: ...
The case is solved, the murderer is at the scene.
"Hiss... Why did you hit me?" Cheng Hui rubbed his cheek, which felt a little stinging, but not serious. He just didn't know what Xiao Tong had used to break his defense.
Xiao Tong's originally guilty expression suddenly changed because of Cheng Hui's question. He puffed up his cheeks in anger, pulled out a blackboard from the void, took out a blackboard stick and knocked it hard.
Cheng Hui took a look and saw that what was written on the blackboard was a contract that he had provided when he consulted Xiao Tong.
It was the contract that required him to work with Xiaotong to "save the world."
Cheng Hui: ...
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