The guard looked up, his expression inexplicably strange as he stared at the official. After a moment, he smiled.
"Since you say so, perhaps I was overthinking things."
The official laughed heartily and returned to his seat to register the new ghosts. The eyes that drooped down were filled with terror and lingering fear!
Jin Bao'er… don't disappoint him!
The morning passed quickly. Unlike the turbulent Wuwang City, another ghost city was in utter chaos!
Countless ghost cultivators were ruthlessly suppressed, unable to even struggle. They could only look on in horror at the man standing high above…
At this moment, the arrogant man's foot was treading on Qingye, the strongest Ghost King of their city! In a single encounter, he had utterly defeated their Nascent Soul stage Ghost King, leaving him no room to fight back! His strength… was terrifying!
The man's eyes were filled with impatience, as if he had lost his last shred of patience.
"Speak! Among the new ghosts, is there one named Jin Bao'er?"
As the immense white demonic beast unleashed its pressure, they were once again sent vomiting blood, their vision blurred and minds reeling!
A Nascent Soul stage demonic beast?
Before they could recover from their shock, the crimson sky suddenly erupted in red flames. The scorching, supreme yang fire rapidly began to bake their souls…
"Phoenix?!"
In an instant, the entire ghost city descended into panic! A phoenix, possessing the supreme yang fire, was the natural enemy of ghost cultivators! To touch it meant annihilation! Their souls would scatter!
What in the world was this combination? Were they planning to destroy their ghost realm?
Qingye of the Ghost King Sect felt his body and spirit shatter. For the first time, he understood terror originating from the depths of his soul. He felt like a complete joke. He had always considered Sa Leng his lifelong rival, only to realize he had been a frog in a well all along?!
"Sir… Sir, please do not be hasty! Allow this king… I will quickly check!"
The once invincible Ghost King quickly regained his composure, hastily surrendering and showing weakness, not daring to waste another second!
Internally, he lamented: Who on earth is Jin Bao'er? To be able to shake these three continent-shaking existences, when did such a person appear in our ghost realm?
If they had to come, why did they choose his city first? Why not visit Sa Leng? That guy was much more arrogant than him!
A moment later…
"Sir, the Jin Bao'er you are looking for is really not in our city! Why don't you… try another city?"
Qingye's face was contorted in misery, his face bruised and discolored, looking utterly comical. However, none of the ghost cultivators present dared to laugh!
Long Lixing lowered his gaze, an inexplicable aura causing everyone to instinctively hold their breath… though they didn't need to breathe in the first place!
"Summon all new souls here. I will identify them myself!"
Those familiar with Long Lixing knew that when he was happy, he would say "I," when angry, he would curse venomously, and only when his mood was unpredictable would he be this calm and eerie.
Qingye's face stiffened. His first thought was that this person was going to slaughter them all. Summoning everyone so they could be killed in one fell swoop! Was he really going to have such bad luck today?
Oh… he almost forgot, he didn't actually leave his house today! They had broken in!
A few minutes later, all the ghost cultivators in the city stood neatly below the city walls, trembling as they looked up at the terrifying figure on the ramparts, their faces etched with the question: I'm already dead, why do I have to die again?
"No! There's no trace of Bao'er at all, not even the scent of his farts!"
"I've flown around this city just now, and there's definitely no trace of the master. They might not be in this city."
What it didn't say was that the houses it passed by were burnt to the ground, almost burning a few ghost cultivators to death.
Long Lixing, however, lowered his gaze, his brows furrowed. He looked clearly displeased, scaring Qingye almost to tears!
My life is over!!
The next second, the man on the city wall vanished from his spot, and two figures, one white and one red, soared into the sky as well…
"They… they're leaving!"
As soon as Qingye spoke, he collapsed to the ground, utterly weak, a look of relief and joy flooding his face, as if he had narrowly escaped death. Looking in the direction they were heading… it seemed to be the area of Ghost King Hehuan!
Strangely, he suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction! Hehuan, that effeminate, hermaphroditic person, was going to get beaten up! Haha! He really wished he could witness it!
And then…
"This king will go and investigate the origins of these individuals. No one is allowed to open the city gates during this period! We will not be accepting any new ghosts!"
He then swiftly pursued them. Despite his fear and apprehension, the joy of seeing someone get beaten up suppressed it! He might even get to see Sa Leng get tortured! This trip was definitely worth it!
At the same time, this information was deliberately kept under wraps, and no other ghost cities knew of the trio's existence!
On the other side, Jin Bao'er and the other two finally reached the Ghost Crystal Mine after a day of travel. The mine was surrounded by a dense cordon of heavily guarded soldiers! And she had to pass through here to reach the back mountain.
"How are we going to get in? There are almost half the ghosts from the city here! And quite a few of them are at the Golden Core stage…"
Even a few would be difficult, but looking around, there were at least thirty of them… even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator might not be able to handle it! Moreover, this was the ghost realm, full of Yin energy and devoid of spiritual energy, which was highly disadvantageous to them!
Jin Bao'er also sensed this point and quickly surveyed the surroundings of the mine, looking for a breakthrough.
"How about I attract their attention, and you sneak in from behind?"
Mo Ke's face was grave, clearly having considered this carefully before speaking.
Normally, a companion willing to risk their life to charge into danger for another would easily inspire trust and emotion. However, Jin Bao'er frowned slightly and glanced at Mo Ke.
It wasn't that she was overly suspicious, but she had only known Mo Ke for a short time. Even if he were foolish, he wouldn't put himself at risk for someone like her who had acted on her own accord, and without any benefit!
Were there such foolish people in the world?
Perhaps, but it wouldn't be Mo Ke! Although this person appeared arrogant and simple-minded, he wasn't *that* much of a saint!
All her thoughts took less than three seconds. Jin Bao'er spoke, her tone quite cold.
"I've never liked owing anyone favors!"
With that, completely disregarding Mo Ke's stunned expression, she casually took out a piece of paper, recited a mantra, and slowly infused spiritual energy into the paper figure….org
A moment later, Mo Ke looked at the ordinary-looking man in front of him, who possessed a faint spiritual aura and was as lively as a real person, his face filled with shock.
"You… you're also a talisman cultivator?"
He wasn't mistaken. The paper Jin Bao'er had held earlier was a talisman paper unique to talisman cultivators! The patterns were also extremely sharp, clearly indicating the work of a skilled talisman cultivator.
Thinking of this, his expression became even more complex. To possess such powerful cultivation at such a young age, and to be a talisman cultivator as well… While there were such individuals on the cultivation continent, her age was too young! If he knew at this moment that Jin Bao'er could also refine pills and create formations, he would probably collapse on the spot!