In the path of spiritual practice, unlike the rapid progress of human cultivators, ghosts and monsters are very poor in terms of comprehension.

It is difficult for animals to obtain Qi, and it is even more difficult for them to achieve success in spiritual practice. Even if they have a long lifespan as a support, in most cases, the longer they live, the higher their realm will not be.

In most cases, the spirits have already exhausted their energy, but their path of cultivation has only just begun.

Who can I tell about the injustice? The resentment of a single spirit may be just a simple roar, but from ancient times to the present, there have been hundreds of thousands, millions of roars, which would make even the law of nature look askance.

I don’t know when it started, but a special piece of news suddenly began to spread in the spirit circle. No one knew what was going on, just like after sleeping for a while and waking up the next day, you understood the truth.

Everything was as smooth as eating and drinking. Even the Great Sage of the Demon Clan did not find this extra instinct at all obscure.

After that, this instinct of the spirits was called "the gift of the mountains and wilds" by human monks! Every spirit that has achieved success in cultivation and has exhausted its energy can donate part of its body (mostly organs) to other creatures when they are about to die.

If the opponent is lucky and can survive the rejection reaction, the goblins' "Tao" will continue in another form. After thousands of experiments, the goblins discovered that compared with other creatures, the human race with its beautiful natural environment will be their best carrier.

As the opponent continues to squeeze the power of "Tao", the assimilation force will continue to deepen. When the carrier is completely assimilated, the spirit that gave the gift will successfully seize the opponent's body, and use the opponent's body as a basis to continue its own Tao.

And more importantly, this is a way approved by the Heavenly Dao after all. If the spirits take over the bodies of humans in this way, they will perfectly inherit the enlightenment of the human cultivators, which will be a great help to their future pursuit of the Dao.

After listening to Xie Lingyun's explanation and thinking about Yuan Ergou's experience, although Zhang San still had other doubts in his mind, compared with the gains, those doubts were nothing.

"Hearing what you said, this is really a business that is sure to make money!"

After hearing what Zhang San said and seeing Yun Ting's disappointed look, Xie Lingyun, who was already in high spirits, decided not to keep the topic in suspense any longer.

Logically speaking, she didn't need to explain so much. Although the means of gifting from the mountains and wilds was extremely overbearing, in the current world of extraordinary people, it has never been heard that any monster has achieved such great success in this way.

The reason why Xie Lingyun had been laying the groundwork for so long was simply to get Yun Ting to join them. Feeling that the time was almost right, Xie Lingyun couldn't help but smile.

"You don't have to worry too much. If the gifts from the mountains and wilds were really so unsolvable, the human cultivators would have been dead long ago. To be honest, when the first batch of gift-givers from the mountains and wilds appeared, they really caught the human race off guard. After all, they combine the advantages of the two races, and their combat power is no less than any cultivator."

"But unfortunately, they appeared at a bad time. Before they could accumulate strength, they launched a brutal massacre driven by their bestiality as soon as they completed their transformation."

"If this happened in an ordinary dynasty, it would indeed cause immeasurable losses to the human race. However, the emperor in charge of the dynasty at that time was the first emperor, Ying Zheng, who was the closest to the status of emperor besides Taizu Gaoyang!"

"Faced with that unrivalled emperor, many demons who came to take over his body didn't even have a chance to stir up trouble. Their bodies suffered the same fate as the six kingdoms, turning into dust under the iron hoof of the Qin Dynasty. After obtaining enough corpses, the secrets of the mountain and wilderness were also cracked by the human race."

It is this hopeful look that makes all her efforts worthwhile. Only when you lose something, you will understand how hard it is to come by.

After learning about the gift from Shan Ye in detail, when Yun Ting's spirit was about to collapse, how could he not be crazy about this hope? It must be said that the methods used by the aristocratic families to play with people's hearts are really frightening!

"What method? Please tell me!"

It is like the grass in the hands of a drowning man. Although he knows that he will pay a very heavy price, the hope ahead does not allow him to hesitate.

"The answer is neither difficult nor simple. In the pre-Qin period, Xuanmen was the orthodox school, so only their innate Qi could restrain the backlash. However, in the Han Dynasty, when Confucianism and Buddhism were also recognized as orthodox by the Heavenly Dao, the means of restraint naturally increased."

"In theory, after joining the Jingye Division, you can indeed exchange your merits for the three families' skills. If the backlash is not serious, you can indeed take this path, but considering your current situation, I'm afraid you won't be able to wait..."

Without waiting for Xie Lingyun to finish speaking, Yun Ting knelt down upon hearing this.

"From now on, I am willing to serve you at your service to repay your great kindness!"

None of the four people present were fools. After hearing Xie Lingyun's obvious hint, they naturally knew what she meant. But even if they knew it, what could they do?

Among the people present, except Xie Lingyun and Zhang San, who else could take out a set of three-family martial arts techniques without changing his expression?

Moreover, considering the unknown benefits and the background of the Xie family, even if Zhang San wanted to, he was powerless. However, after learning the secret of the gift from the mountains and wilds, he became even more curious about Yuan Ergou's origins.

However, now is not the time to delve into these matters. After Xie Lingyun accepted Yun Ting as a retainer, given the background of the Xie family, the so-called evaluation report naturally became a formality.

First he accepted Xiao Huang as his disciple, and then he showed kindness to Yun Ting. If Zhang San is not mistaken, Xie family's... Xie Lingyun will definitely make big moves in the future.

But those are all things that happened later. Zhang San only received two tasks in total. Now that Yun Ting’s problem has been solved, as long as he clears out the ghost plague, he can return to Taiping County.

At that time, even if Xie Lingyun decided to raise the flag of rebellion, it would have nothing to do with him, Zhang.

After Yun Ting chose to return, everyone first called Yun Tao in and comforted him. After a short rest, the group of four set foot on Cuifeng Mountain.

Fortunately, Yun Ting not only lived here since he was a child, but he was also one of the few hunters in the village. Although Cuifeng Mountain was shrouded in clouds and mist and was winding and rugged, it was no problem for an old hunter like Yun Ting. With him leading the way, Zhang San would not have to find another guide.

However, the closer he got to Cuifeng Mountain, the thicker the fog became, and he couldn't help but frown.

Judging from its current concentration, this fog really does not affect everyone. However, Zhang San, who has opened the transparent world for a long time, discovered that unlike ordinary fog, in addition to obstructing vision, the fog in Cuifeng Mountain can even hinder exploration.

In just a short while, the detection range of the transparent world has been compressed by ten centimeters, and this is only the outer area at the foot of the mountain.