Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 502 - 459_2

The gourd fell from the sky, and the faceless shadow reached out joyfully to catch it—

The scene before him was incredibly bizarre, but Chen Xu saw it clearly.

This kind of faceless shadow in the Netherworld is called a body-snatching ghost, one of the most terrifying specters on the ghostly path.

It appears shapeless at first glance and excels at sticking to the back of living beings.

When people are on the ghostly path, they are fine if they don’t look back—once they do, they will immediately suffer from the body-snatching and be devoured!

Especially if the body-snatching ghost asks for your name and you answer.

Your name will be taken away, with the body-snatching ghost replacing you.

In other words, the name "Lin Jichang" of the red-clothed Daoist was just taken by the body-snatching ghost, and the name "body-snatching ghost" was replaced onto the red-clothed Daoist.

The red-clothed Daoist’s gourd is a replica of some ancient exotic treasure, able to absorb the enemy by calling their name.

The moment Chen Xu dragged the body-snatching ghost and the red-clothed Daoist regained consciousness, he immediately spat out the gourd intending to counterattack the ghost.

But he didn’t expect that he and the body-snatching ghost had already swapped names, so the magical gourd, upon activation, absorbed the red-clothed Daoist instead.

This unexpected change was truly abrupt and completely beyond Chen Xu’s expectations.

However, he reacted swiftly; within a blink, seeing the gourd about to be caught by the body-snatching ghost, Chen Xu immediately performed a hand gesture, deploying the Spirit Manipulation Technique once more.

A vast suction force was released, and the gourd flew backward towards Chen Xu.

The body-snatching ghost turned around, its gradually forming features suddenly shifted to Chen Xu, letting out a piercing scream: "Who... are you? Give me back my gourd!"

The scream echoed, causing the surrounding mist to vibrate into tangible ripples, rushing fiercely towards Chen Xu.

Chen Xu waved his sleeve to form a miniature whirlwind, dispersing the incoming ripples.

At the same time, he grabbed the gourd with his left hand.

With his right hand, he flicked his fingers, unleashing beads of Karmic Fire compressed to the size of marbles, roaring through the air, striking the body-snatching ghost.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

In the Netherworld, Karmic Fire is nearly invincible.

Any ghostly creature touched by this fire instantly turns into fuel, burning fiercely.

The body-snatching ghost instinctively wanted to dodge but could not escape.

Little did he know, not long ago, Chen Xu traversed the ghostly path.

That time, Chen Xu also encountered a body-snatching ghost.

That ghost merely tapped Chen Xu’s shoulder from behind and was rebounded by the blessing left by the Great Scholar’s spirit on him.

Instantly killed, leaving behind only a trace of alchemical ashes.

Compared to that same kind, the current body-snatching ghost is clearly even stronger.

Yet it’s hard to say who is luckier or more unfortunate between the two.

That ghost died to ashes at a glance, although it died quickly, it did not suffer.

While the current ghost is pierced by Karmic Fire, suffering endless agony.

Flames engulfing him, the ghost let out a horrific scream: "You, who are you?"

Chen Xu countered: "Who are you?"

The ghost cried out weakly in the flames:

"I am Lin Jichang, orphaned from a young age, persecuted by corrupt officials, saved and protected by my master, taught magic, promised revenge.

I, I, I... ah!"

His scream was wretched, but he didn’t have time to say anything more.

The Karmic Fire ultimately burned his ethereal body into a trace of alchemical ashes, which fell as Chen Xu swept his sleeve, collecting it into the Fire and Smoke Kitchen.

[Variant Evil Ghost Alchemical Ashes, refined through Karmic Fire.

Affected by worldly karmic forces, mixed with last year’s snow to form the Third Transformation Tribulation Ash Pill, which can temporarily alleviate certain disasters upon consumption.

Note: The degree of alleviation varies based on the size of the disaster.

Excessive reliance on this item may lead to backlash.]

A rather strange good thing.

Chen Xu immediately put it away without delving into its nature at the moment.

And at the instant Shishen Ghost died, a miserable scream also emanated from the gourd.

Soon after, the entire gourd began to tremble violently.

Chen Xu held the gourd tightly, and immediately formed a seal with his right hand, performing the refinement secret technique he learned from Shenji Sect—

As a sect specializing in artifact refinement, Shenji Sect is not only skilled in creating puppets and inner armors but also naturally possesses some secret techniques related to refinement.

For instance, there is a technique called Duoxing Technique, which illustrates how to seize a treasure with an owner, and inversely refine another’s magical treasure.

Duoxing Technique is also recorded in the cultivation booklet Master Mao gave to Chen Xu, which he had learned long ago.

Now, upon its execution, this secret technique immediately displayed magical effects.

Only moments ago, the treasure gourd was trembling continually, but with the invasion of the Duoxing Technique, it quickly quieted down in just a brief time.

The trembling gradually ceased, while the gourd in Chen Xu’s hand slowly began to emit a faint glow.

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For instance, there is a technique called Duoxing Technique, which illustrates how to seize a treasure with an owner, and inversely refine another’s magical treasure.

Duoxing Technique is also recorded in the cultivation booklet Master Mao gave to Chen Xu, which he had learned long ago.

Now, upon its execution, this secret technique immediately displayed magical effects.

Only moments ago, the treasure gourd was trembling continually, but with the invasion of the Duoxing Technique, it quickly quieted down in just a brief time.

The trembling gradually ceased, while the gourd in Chen Xu’s hand slowly began to emit a faint glow.

For instance, there is a technique called Duoxing Technique, which illustrates how to seize a treasure with an owner, and inversely refine another’s magical treasure.

Duoxing Technique is also recorded in the cultivation booklet Master Mao gave to Chen Xu, which he had learned long ago.

Now, upon its execution, this secret technique immediately displayed magical effects.

Only moments ago, the treasure gourd was trembling continually, but with the invasion of the Duoxing Technique, it quickly quieted down in just a brief time.

The trembling gradually ceased, while the gourd in Chen Xu’s hand slowly began to emit a faint glow.

For instance, there is a technique called Duoxing Technique, which illustrates how to seize a treasure with an owner, and inversely refine another’s magical treasure.

Duoxing Technique is also recorded in the cultivation booklet Master Mao gave to Chen Xu, which he had learned long ago.

Now, upon its execution, this secret technique immediately displayed magical effects.

Only moments ago, the treasure gourd was trembling continually, but with the invasion of the Duoxing Technique, it quickly quieted down in just a brief time.

The trembling gradually ceased, while the gourd in Chen Xu’s hand slowly began to emit a faint glow.

For instance, there is a technique called Duoxing Technique, which illustrates how to seize a treasure with an owner, and inversely refine another’s magical treasure.

Duoxing Technique is also recorded in the cultivation booklet Master Mao gave to Chen Xu, which he had learned long ago.

Now, upon its execution, this secret technique immediately displayed magical effects.

Only moments ago, the treasure gourd was trembling continually, but with the invasion of the Duoxing Technique, it quickly quieted down in just a brief time.

The trembling gradually ceased, while the gourd in Chen Xu’s hand slowly began to emit a faint glow.

For instance, there is a technique called Duoxing Technique, which illustrates how to seize a treasure with an owner, and inversely refine another’s magical treasure.

Duoxing Technique is also recorded in the cultivation booklet Master Mao gave to Chen Xu, which he had learned long ago.

Now, upon its execution, this secret technique immediately displayed magical effects.

Only moments ago, the treasure gourd was trembling continually, but with the invasion of the Duoxing Technique, it quickly quieted down in just a brief time.

The trembling gradually ceased, while the gourd in Chen Xu’s hand slowly began to emit a faint glow.