254: Corporal Li Xian

The Old Ghost let out a "jie jie" weird laugh!

A Mortal who doesn't know his own strength!

Stranded in the Spirit Realm, with two of his life-fires extinguished by him, his life and death controlled by his hands, yet he still dared to ask questions, and in a threatening tone at that.

This is like a chopstick that doesn't know which end is big and which is small!

Hu!

He blew another breath of Qi toward the top of Xu Le's head.

Xu Le shivered again, feeling the chill seep into his bones, and couldn't help but cough.

The Old Ghost was smug; now he knew who the one in charge was!

"So cold!"

Xu Le hugged his arms. "You have to compensate me!"

"Fine! How do you want me to compensate you?" The Old Ghost placed his hand on Xu Le's shoulder, feeling like a block of ice. His fingers were withered like eagle claws, and he increased his strength, trying to crush his shoulder blade.

A whip appeared out of thin air and lashed across the Old Ghost's Face with a loud crack, tearing off a piece of old skin.

There was no bloody mess on the Old Ghost's Face; instead, it looked like rotting sludge, and it even emitted an indescribable stench.

"Courting death!"

The Old Ghost's Face contorted. He puffed out his cheeks to blow again, but another whip lashed across his Face.

"You little brat, how dare you insult this Old Ancestor. This Old Ancestor will sell you to a Gigolo Shop to entertain the ten thousand immortals. After you die, I'll skin you and pull out your bones, then use your Soul to light a Soul Lamp, and... ah—"

While the Old Ghost was cursing to his heart's content, the originally illusory whip suddenly became twice as solid, its power increasing tenfold. A single lash made his form disperse, nearly causing his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

Seeing the next whip about to strike, the Old Ghost knelt immediately. "Young Master, spare my life! I have been in the Spirit Realm for hundreds of years and have friends everywhere. Ask whatever you want; I will tell you everything I know without holding anything back."

"You're not lying?" Xu Le was pleasantly surprised.

Seeing a chance to live, the Old Ghost hurriedly swore oaths. As long as he could keep his life for now, wouldn't turning the tables be easy later?

Xu Le clapped his hands. "Good! I originally only planned to ask two questions, but since you're so useful, I'll definitely keep you by my side at all times."

Old Ghost: "..."

Why did it feel like he had dug a hole for himself?

But at least he had survived for now.

"Young Master, whatever questions you have, this old servant has a bit of a reputation in this area and can certainly help you."

It had to be said that the Old Ghost was quite talented in certain aspects.

Xu Le naturally asked about the human strongholds. He wanted to check on his sister first, since he had promised to help her.

"This..." The Old Ghost was suddenly speechless.

"You don't even know this? You seem quite useless!" Xu Le's voice turned cold.

Old Ghost: "I know, I know! Humans gather at the Xuangu Pass, blocking the nodes where our Spirit Realm... ahem, enters the Human Realm. This old servant just didn't expect the first question to be so simple."

"Take me there."

"This..."

"Is there a problem?"

"Yes! Humans have set up the Huntian Liangji Yin-Yang Liuhe Formation. Forget about this old servant, even the commanders of the four human legions can't enter without a Guiding Token."

Xu Le was astonished. "Humans can actually set up a Formation?"

Whether on Blue Star or in the Divine Realm, setting up a Formation required not only spiritual Materials but also someone to carve magic runes and input mana or magic power.

The humans of this world only possessed Mental Energy, and that energy could only be used on an ancestral spirit. He hadn't expected them to have Formations as well.

Aren't you a human?

How could you not know?

The Old Ghost muttered in his heart, not daring to speak aloud. He could only share what he knew about Formations.

Furthermore, he had once followed hundreds of thousands of Evil Spirits to besiege the Xuangu Pass. As soon as they entered a certain valley, he felt as if he were floating in the Void Realm, with nothing but air above, below, and all around him, and not a single companion in sight.

Occasionally, he would hear the screams of his companions. When he floated over to look, there was only the Spiritual Qi dissipating after their deaths.

He wandered around inside for three days, like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bowstring. He eventually walked out of the valley for no apparent reason, then fled thousands of miles away, never daring to enter again.

That valley didn't just target evil spirits; it targeted humans as well. At least, he had heard many times that whoever went there died.

"That's not right. Besides Xuangu Pass, there must be other human strongholds."

Xu Le expressed his disbelief. If Xuangu Pass were truly that powerful, the human advantage would be overwhelming. People with an ancestral spirit wouldn't be dragged into the Spirit Realm right after turning 18 and finishing high school.

According to his estimation, humans must be in a precarious situation, at an absolute disadvantage.

Otherwise, there was no way to explain why Father Xu hadn't even been able to guarantee coming home once a year for all these years.

The Old Ghost explained, "Master, human strongholds are top secret. Even if an Evil Spirit knew of one, they would surely keep it for themselves. Unless they were bound by life and death, how could they reveal it?"

Xu Le: "So you're saying you're useless?"

Old Ghost: ∑(❍ฺд❍ฺlll)

Do you know anything other than threatening? If you're so capable, why don't you just let me go?

This Old Ancestor must have had eight lifetimes of bad luck to run into you. (-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩___-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩)

A black whip appeared out of thin air. The Old Ghost shuddered and hurriedly shouted, "I have an old friend who is skilled in divination! With his help, you can know about seventy or eighty percent of what happens in the entire Spirit Realm."

"Lead the way!" Xu Le quickly helped the Old Ghost up. His courteous attitude toward the talented, while perhaps not matching the Duke of Zhou, could certainly rival Cao Cao.

Old Ghost: ...If not for what just happened, I would have believed you.

However, when out in the world, Face is given by others, but dignity is lost by oneself; he certainly wouldn't expose Xu Le.

The Old Ghost continued to lead the way, but Xu Le noticed that the scenery ahead looked familiar, just like the path he had come from.

His gaze instantly turned cold. "I gave you a chance."

"I..." The Old Ghost wanted to cry but had no tears. "I really am taking you to find the Spirit Turtle."

Under the Old Ghost's explanation, Xu Le learned that the Spirit Realm was constantly changing; there was no such thing as a fixed path.

With a Beacon, every direction was a path; no matter how you walked, it was the shortest route.

Without a Beacon, even if you took a step forward and immediately stepped back, you wouldn't return to where you were.

Xu Le looked at the Old Ghost with an unfriendly gaze. If this fellow took the opportunity to escape, wouldn't he be unable to catch him?

The Old Ghost hurriedly begged for mercy. "Young Master, please don't joke with this old servant. What I said just now was only a metaphor. I am right under your nose; I can't escape. No, I don't want to escape. Being with the Young Master makes my 'Spirit Life' full of meaning..."

The Old Ghost desperately wanted to ditch Xu Le, so he walked very quickly, wanting to hand Xu Le over to the Spirit Turtle as fast as possible so he could be free.

Or perhaps he simply wanted to drag someone else down with him; if they shared the same fate, it wouldn't feel quite as bitter.

They walked into an old wooden building. Just as they were about to push open the door, they saw a piece of white paper pasted on it with eight large characters—

[The master is traveling far, please understand]

Ignoring it, the Old Ghost pushed the door open and walked in. On the first pillar, a line of large characters was carved:

[A spirit cannot be that shameless]

Xu Le faintly felt that these words were scolding a certain Old Ghost. The Old Ghost thickened his skin and continued walking forward.

[I'm gone, are you stunned now?]

The Old Ghost unwillingly circled the place, then finally spread his hands helplessly. "Young Master, the Spirit Turtle has temporarily gone out. I'll transfer his Beacon to you, so you can come here anytime in the future."

Xu Le: "Heh."

Old Ghost: "Young Master, I have another old friend who is powerful and has countless subordinates. With his help, finding someone will be a piece of cake."