Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 742 - 736 Five Ghosts Transport, Ghost Path Cultivation Technique_1
Could a trap set by a mere Loose Immortal confound a Golden Immortal?
Jia Ren had noticed something was amiss the moment the goat-bearded old man took out the parchment. The Linghuan True Heart sensed he wasn’t lying about the Ghostly Immortal Technique of Golden Celestial. Jia Ren wanted to gather more Cultivation Techniques, so he decided to walk into the trap. A con artist like him couldn’t possibly have a powerful backing; the Golden Immortal Realm was sufficient to sweep away all obstacles. I hope to obtain a few more Ghost Immortal Techniques.
Inside the Na Xian Bag Immortal Artifact, Jia Ren opened his eyes. He transformed the Power of the Thousand Transformations Rule into corresponding restrictions and observed the outside world.
The goat-bearded old man, oblivious to the magnitude of trouble he was about to cause, flew towards the southeast.
Seven days later, he stopped in a swampy area and, with a flick of his hand, sent a Talisman into it.
This was a swamp shrouded in exceptionally venomous green miasma; the scattered, gleaming white bones served as stark proof.
Formation fluctuations seemed to ripple through the swamp, creating a passage. The goat-bearded old man traversed it and vanished from sight.
"Your hauls are getting smaller and smaller!"
Within the swamp stood a single, simple bamboo hut. Inside, an old man with a sinister countenance sat on a rattan chair, his face like frost as he stared at the goat-bearded old man.
Before the goat-bearded old man could utter an explanation, black lines surfaced on his face, writhing like living creatures.
"Spare me, my lord!" he cried. "Loose Immortals generally aren’t interested in Ghost Immortal Techniques. Most are wary, and very few ever succeed in cultivating them... This old one has not failed your expectations, for I have just captured a fine Loose Immortal for you."
With a wave of his hand, the sinister old man made the black lines on the goat-bearded man’s face retreat and disappear.
The goat-bearded old man gasped for breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and hastily produced the Na Xian Bag Immortal Artifact. With a casual gesture, he released the person inside.
The Immortal Artifact opened, but the anticipated living person did not emerge. It was empty.
The goat-bearded old man suspected his eyes were deceiving him. His Divine Soul probed the artifact but found no trace of anyone.
The artifact’s restrictions are intact, untouched. How could the person have vanished into thin air?! Where did that gullible fool go?!
He seemed to recall something. Carefully, he looked up at the sinister old man’s increasingly frigid expression, a chill running down his spine.
"You dare to trick me?!"
Ghost Qi gathered in the sinister old man’s palm, coalescing into a hideous ghost head that emanated a terrifying aura.
The moment the Malevolent Ghost appeared, Ghost Sha Qi surged. The temperature in the swamp plummeted, and the mire became coated with a layer of black frost.
The Malevolent Ghost bit into the goat-bearded old man’s chest, forcibly tearing out his Immortal Soul.
The single ghost head multiplied into ten, then a hundred, all viciously tearing at the goat-bearded old man’s Immortal Soul, as if intending to devour it raw.
The goat-bearded old man let out a series of piercing wails, his face contorted in agony, blood streaming from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
"This old one did not deceive..."
The Malevolent Ghost’s assault didn’t cease until the old man’s Immortal Soul was riddled with holes.
His screams weakened, eventually fading as if he lacked the strength even to cry out.
"This once only. It will not be repeated."
The Malevolent Ghost reluctantly withdrew its gaze and vanished.
This was merely a lesson, not an attempt to kill. The goat-bearded old man still had his uses: to gather Immortal Souls for him to use in Soul Refinement to create ghosts.
"I’ll give you ten more years. If you bring nothing by then, your Immortal Soul will take their place. Now, get out!"
The sinister old man waved his hand dismissively, as if swatting a fly, driving the man away.
Just then, a discordant voice startled the sinister old man.
"Are you alone here? How many Ghostly Immortal Techniques of Golden Celestial do you possess?"
The sudden voice made the sinister old man jump. He whirled around to see a man in a green robe observing him with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.
Incredibly, he hadn’t even sensed when the other party had arrived.
He couldn’t detect the slightest Immortal Power Fluctuation from this person, making it impossible to determine his Cultivation Level. However, the mere fact that this individual could appear so stealthily, eluding his senses, meant his strength was not to be underestimated.
"Who are you, trespassing in my residence? What are your intentions?!" the sinister old man demanded, his guard raised, his voice tense as if facing a formidable enemy.
"It’s him! It’s him! That’s the one! The Loose Immortal I wanted to offer you!" the goat-bearded old man exclaimed, his face lighting up with joy upon seeing Jia Ren.
The time has finally come to clear my name!
"Useless fool!"
His intention to destroy me is relentless!
The newcomer’s strength was clearly extraordinary, instilling a profound sense of crisis in him. This is a Loose Immortal? With the strength this newcomer possesses, he gives me an intense sense of crisis! You must be blind!
Prompted by the goat-bearded old man, the sinister old man finally remembered this main culprit and muttered to himself.
The goat-bearded old man’s body suddenly exploded. Before the flesh and blood could scatter, it was devoured by black threads. These threads, carrying the goat-bearded old man’s Immortal Soul, shot into the sinister old man’s mouth.
The sinister old man’s skin turned from pale to a sickly green, and black, ghost-like markings spread across his face, bearing a striking resemblance to the Ghost Talismans he had previously used to bewitch Immortals.
He executed a series of spells. An immense amount of Ghost Qi surged from all directions as the Formation was pushed to its absolute limit, creating a dark canopy that blotted out the sky.
"Since you’ve found this place, Fellow Daoist, I cannot allow you to leave."
"Five Ghosts Realm Gate, open!"
"Ten Thousand Ghosts Devouring Immortal Soul!"
A bizarre pattern materialized on the sinister old man’s abdomen. Then, five small ghosts, exuding a strange aura, landed upon it. The next moment, a dark and shadowy passage opened from his abdomen, and one ferocious Malevolent Ghost after another crawled out. Thousands of Malevolent Ghosts swarmed out, as if to transform this place into a Nether Domain.
"You still haven’t answered my question. How many Golden Immortal level Ghost Immortal Techniques do you possess?"
A purple willow twig gradually formed in Jia Ren’s palm, and he lashed out at the approaching Malevolent Ghosts. Before the Malevolent Ghosts could even get close, they exploded in midair.
The purple willow twig struck the sinister old man with irresistible force. His body froze, unable to move an inch. An Immortal Soul of a Ghost Immortal, with a single green horn on its head and emitting dense Ghost Qi, was whipped out of his body.
"What kind of Immortal Artifact is this?!"
Each lash easily annihilated the Malevolent Ghosts and effortlessly tore his Ghost Immortal’s soul from his body. This treasure was undoubtedly the bane of the Ghostly Path.
Jia Ren fumed. Doesn’t this fellow know how to answer a question? Why does he always give evasive answers? We’re not even on the same wavelength!
The God-Striking Whip unleashed a flurry of afterimages, each strike landing heavily on the Ghost Immortal’s soul, tearing it and leaving it covered in cracks. It tried to use its Ghost Immortal Divine Skills but was repeatedly interrupted by the God-Striking Whip.
"Fellow Daoist, stop! Stop hitting me! I’ll hand over the three Ghostly Immortal Techniques of Golden Celestial I possess. I only beg you to spare my life," the soul shrieked. "The Ghostly Golden Immortal I report to enjoys collecting Ghostly Immortal Techniques of Golden Celestial. I can make an introduction..."
The God-Striking Whip’s treatment was quite effective; it had finally cured the fellow’s habit of giving evasive answers.
Still, communicating with this fellow is too much trouble.
Immense Celestial Treasure Immortal Power surged into the God-Striking Whip, and the Thousand Transformations Rule transformed into the Suppressing Mystery Law.
"You’re a Golden Immortal?!"
The Power of Laws instilled a strong sense of crisis in the sinister old man. Before he could beg for mercy, the purple whip shadow had shattered his Ghost Immortal’s soul.
"Linghuan True Heart!"
With a heart of Linghuan, perceptive and discerning, one could perceive what ordinary people could not. The dissipating Ghost Immortal’s soul contained many unknown secrets, and Jia Ren used his Linghuan True Heart to capture the information he sought.
After dealing with the stray Malevolent Ghosts, Jia Ren took the Na Xian Bag from the man’s waist. The Na Xian Bag contained many miscellaneous items: some were materials from the Immortal Path, while others exuded dense Ghost Qi.
These trivialities failed to pique Jia Ren’s interest. His gaze swept over them, and a Ghost Face Token landed in his palm. This was the very token used to contact his superior. The Ghost Face Token could be used to communicate with his contact. As long as the information was genuine, he was certain to obtain many Ghostly Immortal Techniques of Golden Celestial.
This person might have included his own agenda or leaked information when contacting his superior. Only by seizing the initiative can I avoid danger.
The Thousand Transformations Rule circulated, changing into the power of the deceased Ghost Immortal, which he infused into the token along with a message: "Urgent matter. Come quickly."
He revealed no further information, wary of exposing any flaws. The simpler and more direct the message, the better its effect.
Jia Ren’s body gradually transformed, his appearance and aura slowly changing to match those of the deceased sinister old man. He cast a series of spells to clear away the corpse and all traces of the battle, then quietly waited for the Ghostly Golden Immortal to arrive.
During this interval, he wasn’t idle. He began to take stock of the spoils obtained from the Ghost Immortal and Qin Shiren. He had been in too much of a hurry to escape earlier and hadn’t dared to linger, leaving no time to sort through his treasures. The Ghostly Golden Immortal wouldn’t arrive for a while, so he had plenty of free time.
Qin Shiren had been quite favored and possessed substantial wealth: a High-grade Immortal Sword shaped like a Cold Ice Jade Sword, two defensive Middle-grade Immortal Artifacts, and an abundance of various high-quality immortal pills and wondrous medicines. Only cultivators at the Supreme Jade Immortal Realm could typically wield High-grade Immortal Artifacts. Possessing such a treasure so soon after advancing to the Golden Immortal Realm was indeed unusual.
However, for someone who had plundered the Qianhuan Sect’s Heavenly Immortal Secret Vault, these were merely decent.
The Black Jade Box, which the Bizarre Path forces had passed to Lord Qianyu via Qin Shiren, and which hinted at a powerful backer, was far more alluring.
The Black Jade Box appeared in his palm, covered with dense restrictions. Besides the original ones, Jia Ren had added new restrictions. He didn’t know what the Jade Box contained, but whenever he considered opening it, his Linghuan True Heart would issue a strong warning.
The contents could potentially endanger even a Taiyi Jade Immortal. If one’s strength is insufficient, it’s best not to act rashly. This isn’t the best time to open it.
Jia Ren added several more restrictions, put away the Black Jade Box, then took out the Ghost Immortal’s Na Xian Bag and found the Jade Slips recording Cultivation Techniques and secret techniques.
The Nine Nether Ghost Sutra, the Myriad Ghosts Averting Calamity Body Technique, and the Yinyu Ghost Immortal Scripture.
There were three Ghostly Immortal Techniques of Golden Celestial in total. Their cultivation methods and the powers they granted differed vastly from the Immortal Path, involving unusual Powers of Laws. These Ghostly Immortal Techniques of Golden Celestial would very likely help him perfect his own requirements, advancing the Tianbao Transformation Immortal Technique to an even more perfect level.
Additionally, there was a Ghost Immortal’s Divine Skill: the Five Ghosts Translocation Divine Skill. It was a rare spatial Ghostly Divine Skill. When invoked, it summoned five ghosts capable of transporting items and people across realms, possessing the secret power to open passages to strange dimensions.
Truly a decent Divine Skill and secret technique. The other items were of little value, not worth wasting time on.
Five days later, Jia Ren opened his eyes. The Formation in the swamp trembled, revealing an opening, and a figure exuding a potent Ghost Immortal Qi floated in.
"I am currently attending to urgent matters. If you have no significant news, I will personally perform Soul Drawing and Soul Refining on you!"
