161: Chu Xiaoxiao becomes an apprentice

After handling the Flower Slave, Chu Yuan casually tossed the ghost spirit wood carving into his sumeru ring.

Now that the Flower Slave existed within the spirit governing space, she had completely separated from her vessel.

Or rather, the spirit governing space was currently her temporary vessel.

The ghost spirit wood carving was no longer needed.

Chu Yuan flipped his palm again, and Chu Xiaoxiao's jade pendant appeared in his hand.

Just like the Flower Slave, the moment the jade pendant appeared, it began rapidly absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Before long, Chu Xiaoxiao's aura fluctuations stopped at First Stage Perfection.

Reaching First Stage Perfection immediately upon emergence!

Then, a cute little loli, about 1.4 meters tall, appeared, looking around blankly.

As soon as she saw Chu Yuan, her eyes instantly lit up, and she pounced on him.

"Brother Chu Yuan!"

But with a *swoosh*, the two passed right through each other; they couldn't embrace at all.

Chu Xiaoxiao froze. She looked down at herself, then turned to look at Chu Yuan, a look of shock and fear flashing in her eyes.

"B-Brother Chu Yuan, Xiaoxiao seems to be dead, woo woo..."

She looked heartbroken, sobbing softly, but not a single tear fell.

Low-level Ghostly Creatures generally do not shed tears; if they do, it means they are sad to the extreme, and their soul body will collapse because of it.

They are not far from death!

Chu Yuan stepped forward, gently pretending to hug her, and comforted her: "Don't cry. You little fellow have good fortune and became a Ghost Clan member. As long as you Cultivate to the Sixth Stage, your body can solidify."

"At that time, you can hug big brother again."

"Really?"

Chu Xiaoxiao stopped crying, looked up at Chu Yuan, and anticipation filled her eyes.

"Of course it's real!" Chu Yuan nodded solemnly. "When has big brother ever lied to you?"

Chu Xiaoxiao nodded happily, but suddenly thought of something and quickly moved away from Chu Yuan.

She said fearfully, "Brother Chu Yuan, I am a Ghostly Creature now, and I will be harmful to you all. Please... please kill me quickly!"

She closed her eyes, her cheeks puffed out, and her soul body trembled slightly.

She was clearly very scared, but pretended to be resolute.

Chu Yuan shook his head and laughed, "Don't worry. Let alone you, even stronger Ghostly Creatures can't hurt me. Stay by my side and Cultivate diligently, just don't hurt people randomly."

"Really?" Chu Xiaoxiao opened her eyes, which were filled with anticipation and nervousness.

"Really!"

Chu Yuan nodded and smiled, "If you are truly worried, I can teach you a secret art that must be kept confidential. After you Cultivate it, you won't harbor any thoughts of harming me!"

Chu Xiaoxiao said without hesitation: "Then I want to Cultivate it."

Chu Yuan smiled, raised his hand to condense a special rune, and struck it into her glabella.

"This rune records the content of the secret art and can also help you quickly grasp my secret art. You try it first."

"Okay!"

Chu Xiaoxiao nodded, quickly sat cross-legged to the side, and began Cultivating the Ghost Fiend God Controlling Art—Sub-Secret Art.

The Sub-Secret Art condensed by Chu Yuan was somewhat special; its power was equivalent to Ye Qingyi's Saint-Grade Ghost Fiend God Controlling Art, but only Ghost Clan members could practice it.

Furthermore, due to that special rune, even a First Stage Ghostly Creature could quickly grasp the basics.

Moreover, with the assistance of the rune, she could accelerate her Cultivation to Perfection and condense a talisman seal.

Of course, without the assistance of the rune, even a Ghostly Creature at the Venerable Realm would find it difficult to grasp the basics.

A moment later, a suction force suddenly appeared on Chu Xiaoxiao's body, rapidly sweeping up the Spiritual Qi in the Cultivation room.

And her aura slowly climbed again, quickly achieving a Breakthrough to the Second Stage Early Stage.

Only then did the climbing of her aura stop.

Chu Xiaoxiao opened her eyes, looked up at Chu Yuan, and said happily: "Brother Chu Yuan, Xiaoxiao has achieved a Breakthrough, and Xiaoxiao seems to have successfully Cultivated."

Chu Yuan patted her little head and smiled, "Xiaoxiao is truly amazing!"

Chu Xiaoxiao smiled shyly, but her eyes were full of joy.

But before the joy lasted long, she thought of something, and sadness appeared on her face.

She looked expectantly at Chu Yuan, "Brother Chu Yuan, my parents are also dead. Will they also turn into Ghostly Creatures?"

Hearing this, Chu Yuan was silent for a moment. He shook his head, "You only became a Ghostly Creature through a fortunate Opportunity, but they cannot."

"They will undergo Reincarnation and become human again, but this time will be very long. And even if they are reborn as humans, we won't be able to find them in the vast crowd."

Chu Xiaoxiao looked a little downcast, and her mood wasn't high.

Chu Yuan patted her illusory little head and comforted her: "Be good, Xiaoxiao. Follow big brother from now on, and big brother will take care of you, okay?"

"Okay!"

Chu Xiaoxiao nodded, and a smile reappeared on her small face, but she wasn't very enthusiastic.

Chu Yuan said no more. This was something Chu Xiaoxiao needed to overcome herself; he couldn't help her.

The two Cultivated separately.

The next day.

Han Linger and the two others walked into Chu Yuan's pavilion. Seeing a Ghost Clan loli in the Cultivation room, all three were somewhat surprised.

Bai Zhi sensed Chu Xiaoxiao's aura and seemed to understand.

Han Linger walked over, looking warily at Chu Xiaoxiao, "Senior Brother, who is she?"

Chu Yuan explained: "She is a younger sister from Xiao Huang Village where I was born, named Chu Xiaoxiao."

"Xiao Huang Village was destroyed, and she coincidentally left behind her 'spirit.' She only awakened last night and officially became a member of the Ghost Clan."

Han Linger looked at Chu Xiaoxiao suspiciously, "Ghost Clan members are all dangerous. Senior Brother, how can you keep her by your side?"

Chu Xiaoxiao hid behind Chu Yuan fearfully and said timidly, "I won't hurt anyone."

Chu Yuan patted Chu Xiaoxiao's head and said to Han Linger: "Ling'er, Xiaoxiao is different. I will keep her restrained."

Han Linger nodded, looking worried, "Then Senior Brother, you must be careful."

Ye Qingyi walked forward and chuckled, "Little girl Ling'er, I seem to be much stronger, yet your words seem pointed."

Han Linger's body stiffened slightly, and she quickly hid behind Chu Yuan, giving a dry laugh.

"Sister Qingyi, I didn't mean anything. You've wronged Ling'er."

This woman was the truly dangerous one; she didn't dare provoke her.

Ye Qingyi smiled, her gaze assessing Chu Xiaoxiao: "This little girl's talent seems decent. Why not have her acknowledge me as Master?"

Chu Xiaoxiao seemed to sense something, backed away slightly, and looked up at Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan pondered briefly, then chuckled: "Xiaoxiao, this is big brother's friend, Sister Ye Qingyi. She is a very powerful Ghost Clan expert."

"If you want to become stronger faster, perhaps you really can take her as your Master."

Hearing this, Chu Xiaoxiao timidly glanced at Ye Qingyi, then nodded.

"Xiaoxiao greets Master!"

"Get up."

Ye Qingyi smiled contentedly, then raised her hand and a ray of spiritual light landed on Chu Xiaoxiao's glabella.

"These are two Spirit Skills suitable for the Ghost Clan. Cultivate them first, and you can come ask me if you don't understand anything."

"When you achieve a Breakthrough to the Third Stage, I will formally pass on a Cultivation Technique to you."

Chu Xiaoxiao quickly nodded, bowed in thanks, "Thank you, Revered Master!"

Chu Yuan smiled slightly. He glanced outside, his gaze settling on Chu Xiaoxiao.