118: Who told you it was a fifth-tier ghost king?

Hearing Chu Yuan's question, Xing Yunting shook his head slightly, his brows furrowed.

"I have investigated the area within a hundred miles recently, and there are no Ghostly Creatures."

Hearing this, Chu Yuan nodded slightly, already having a plan in mind.

He casually took out three bottles of Medicinal Pills. "Senior Xing, these are Medicinal Pills I refined. They are the Spirit Replenishing Pill, Vitality Pill, and Detoxification Pill, all Fifth-Grade Medicinal Pills suitable for you. Please do not refuse."

"Fifth-Grade Medicinal Pills?"

Xing Yunting was astonished. "You... you are a Fifth-Grade Alchemist?"

"Yes!"

Chu Yuan nodded in acknowledgment, explaining casually: "To be honest, Senior, the space that trapped me was very unique."

"I felt like I spent several decades refining pills and Cultivating in there, but when I came out, I found that only a little over a year had passed."

As he spoke, he shook his head and gave a wry smile. "It is just a pity that after my Alchemy skills made a Breakthrough to Fifth-Grade, that space collapsed."

"Otherwise, I still wouldn't know how long it would take me to escape."

Hearing this, Xiaobai secretly rolled its eyes but did not say anything.

Xing Yunting, meanwhile, nodded thoughtfully. "If it truly was several decades, then it makes sense."

Immediately, he glanced at the three bottles of Medicinal Pills. Although tempted, he still politely refused:

"These items are too valuable. Keep them safe, and also, do not easily show them to others."

Chu Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly, placed the pill bottles into his arms, and smiled, saying:

"Senior, you saved me from danger last time, and this time you helped Xiao Huang Village collect and bury the remains. These are just a small token of my appreciation."

"Moreover, if Senior does not accept this gift, my heart will not be at ease!"

Hearing this, Xing Yunting gave Chu Yuan a deep look. Seeing that he was not joking, he pondered for a moment and accepted the three bottles of Medicinal Pills.

He spoke: "I like the items very much, so I will shamelessly accept them, but both of those matters were things I did in passing. You don't need to overthink it."

Chu Yuan smiled slightly, neither confirming nor denying.

At this moment, Xing Yunting glanced at the mound of earth and continued: "I know you want to avenge them in your heart, but remember, do not act recklessly."

"Your talent is not low. You will definitely be able to go further in the future. Do not act rashly."

"I understand, Senior Xing." Chu Yuan nodded. He naturally knew these things.

Probably no one cherished their life more than him.

"You don't need to call me Senior. Your cultivation is higher than mine. If you don't mind, just call me Brother Xing." Xing Yunting said.

Chu Yuan smiled and nodded. "Then I will call you Brother Xing from now on. What are your plans next, Brother Xing?"

Xing Yunting frowned. "I plan to expand the search radius. Do you want to come along?"

Hearing this, Chu Yuan pondered for a moment, then said: "Searching together as two people is too inefficient."

"How about this? Brother Xing and I search separately. If either of us finds the Ghostly Creature's lair, we notify the other, how about that?"

Xing Yunting pondered briefly, then nodded. "That works, but you must not act on impulse, kid. You must pay attention to safety, understand?"

"Understood!"

Chu Yuan nodded, but an imperceptible gleam flashed in his eyes.

The two then exchanged communication jades and went their separate ways.

According to Xing Yunting, the north was the direction of Cuiyun City, and he came from that direction, so there could not be any Ghostly Creatures there.

If they wanted to expand the search radius, only the west, south, and east directions remained.

Chu Yuan did not think much and directly chose the west, while Xing Yunting chose the east.

The two parted ways.

Chu Yuan flew on his sword in the sky, his eyes looking westward, growing colder and colder.

"Fifth-Rank Ghost King?"

"Did you do this?"

He murmured, already seventy percent certain in his heart that this Ghost King was responsible.

After all, according to Xiaobai's perception, there seemed to be only this one Ghost King within a thousand miles.

If he did not do it, who else could have destroyed the Low-grade Spirit Treasure evil suppressing bell?

Fourth-Rank?

A Fourth-Rank Ghostly Creature definitely couldn't do that!

Thinking of this, Chu Yuan increased the speed of his sword flight again.

Thinking of the villagers of Xiao Huang Village, anger burned in his eyes, and his mood was hard to calm.

This vengeance, he must have!

A moment later.

Chu Yuan flew over three thousand miles on his sword before he sensed the target he was looking for.

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly. So, when Xiaobai said "beyond a thousand miles," did it mean three thousand miles?

He didn't dwell on it, turning his gaze toward the scene ahead.

He saw that among the mountains, Yin Fiend Qi lingered, covering the sky, and it was faintly beginning to affect the surrounding celestial phenomena.

Chu Yuan frowned. "A single Fifth-Rank Ghost King can affect such a large area? This is much grander than Night Mantis's display back then."

Just then, Xiaobai lazily raised its eyes and said with a half-smile: "Who told you it was only one Fifth-Rank Ghost King?"

"Hmm?"

Chu Yuan frowned. "Didn't you previously..."

His voice stopped abruptly. He remembered what Xiaobai had said before; it seemed to have said there were Fifth-Rank Ghostly Creatures here, but not how many.

He had jumped to conclusions!

He shook his head and smiled, asking: "Xiaobai, how many Fifth-Rank Ghostly Creatures are here? Are there any Sixth-Rank ones?"

"There are no Sixth-Rank ones!"

Xiaobai shook its head and said: "There are three Fifth-Rank ones. They pose no threat to you."

Hearing this, Chu Yuan nodded knowingly, then restrained his aura and walked straight in while holding Xiaobai.

"What do you plan to do?"

Xiaobai asked softly, strange light flickering in its eyes, making it unclear what it was thinking.

"Exterminate the Fourth-Rank, enslave the Fifth-Rank!"

Chu Yuan answered without the slightest hesitation: "I need to question the Fifth-Rank Ghost King to find out the cause and effect of Xiao Huang Village's destruction and kill all participants."

Hearing this, Xiaobai nodded. "Do you need my help?"

"No need!"

Chu Yuan refused: "This small matter doesn't require you to take action, Xiaobai. You can just watch the show."

Xiaobai nodded slightly, and as if still worried, asked again: "Are you sure you can enslave Fifth-Rank Ghostly Creatures?"

"Yes!"

Chu Yuan nodded, having no intention of hiding it, and said directly: "I learned the Ghost Fiend Mother-Child Spirit Controlling Art. Enslaving merely three Fifth-Rank Ghostly Creatures is not a big problem."

"Ghost Fiend Mother-Child Spirit Controlling Art?"

Xiaobai frowned slightly. "I seem to have heard of that somewhere..."

"Wait, are you crazy?!"

Xiaobai seemed to remember something and couldn't help but cry out in alarm, her eyes filled with anxiety.

"I heard Old Man Lu mention that the Ghost Fiend Mother-Child Spirit Controlling Art is a Saint-Grade Secret Art, and only those in the Ghost Race's God Realm can successfully Cultivate it."

"And yet, you managed to successfully Cultivate it. That must be the Sub-Secret Art!"

"Listen to me, let me check you and help you destroy this Secret Art. Otherwise, if you are controlled later, it will be impossible to abolish it."

Saying this, it jumped onto Chu Yuan's shoulder, and its Divine Thought had already begun scanning Chu Yuan's body.

Seeing that she seemed genuinely anxious, Chu Yuan plucked it off and held it in his arms, laughing:

"Don't worry, I knew about this a long time ago, and what I Cultivated is not the Sub-Secret Art!"

"Really?"

Xiaobai frowned, looking at Chu Yuan with a suspicious expression, its eyes full of doubt.