439: Solved, return trip (more)

The only parts of the long robe that were exposed were its face and its two raised hands, which were like white bones, but with a slight difference from human hands: they were somewhat large and long, with fingers at least two or three times longer than a normal person's.

They looked like two giant claws.

Its exposed face was a skull, with only half of its hair withered and dry, only one eyeball in its eye socket, and a long tongue hanging out of its mouth, drooping down to its chest.

Each Day Roaming Ghost and Night-walking Ghost was slightly different, though the long robe was consistent.

The robe seemed to be its true form; it would not be damaged even if the ghost itself suffered harm.

It seemed to be composed of a special energy.

Once it could no longer withstand damage and died, it would burn to ashes in green flames, leaving behind green dust on the ground, known as Day Roaming Ghost Crystal Dust. If it was a Night-walking Ghost, it would be called Night-walking Ghost Crystal Dust.

Day Roaming Ghost Crystal Dust was green, while Night-walking Ghost Crystal Dust was blue.

Day Roaming Ghosts and Night-walking Ghosts felt like they were dropping loot after being defeated.

Of course, this world was not a game world, and the reason Day Roaming Ghosts and Night-walking Ghosts behaved this way was simply a result of special circumstances and the world's rules.

As soon as Jun Li appeared, the Day Roaming Ghost immediately turned its head and spotted her.

“Hiss, ah-ha~” The Day Roaming Ghost emitted a very strange sound, yet it seemed to echo from a far distance.

The Day Roaming Ghost had no “interest in chatting” (though it couldn't speak anyway) and directly launched an attack on Jun Li.

The Day Roaming Ghost's attack was very direct: it pounced on Jun Li with great speed, accelerating from a complete standstill to its top speed instantly.

There was no transition whatsoever, no acceleration, which was extremely illogical.

This also made the Day Roaming Ghost's attack extremely sudden and fierce.

Additionally, the Day Roaming Ghost's long, sharp hands, which appeared to be just bones, were extremely hard and sharp. If struck by them, not to mention a person, even an iron plate would be torn like paper.

Moreover, the Day Roaming Ghost was not only hard and sharp; it also had “poison.”

Once hit, it would inflict a special energy called Ghost Poison, also known as Ghost Qi or Demonic Qi.

It was an extremely aggressive energy that would continuously corrode the body.

Most ordinary people who were hit would basically be finished.

Even cultivators, if they were at a lower realm than it, would not last half an hour.

Even those at the same realm would not last two or three hours, of course, this referred to during combat.

If it was after the battle, it could be expelled through the internal elemental energy.

Clang!

Jun Li directly drew her Sword from its scabbard.

[Great Sun Sword Art]

Her first move was still the Great Sun Sword Art. Her Sword Essence, following the Sword Technique, transformed into a blazing sun and attacked the Day Roaming Ghost.

The next moment, the Day Roaming Ghost suddenly turned into a burst of mist and disappeared.

That blazing sun directly dispersed the mist.

However, the next moment, a cloud of mist identical to the previous one appeared behind Jun Li, and immediately after, the Day Roaming Ghost emerged from it.

Jun Li seemed to have anticipated it, turning around and striking with her Sword, the Sword Essence on her Sword like a scorching sun.

One Sword swept across.

Poof!

The Day Roaming Ghost exploded directly.

Subsequently, there were several more soft popping sounds, and mist appeared all around Jun Li. One after another, Day Roaming Ghosts appeared and lunged at Jun Li.

“Blazing Sun in the Sky!” Jun Li fiercely struck out with her Sword.

Clang!

A blazing sun rose high into the sky.

A scorching aura instantly swept out.

It defeated these Day Roaming Ghosts one by one.

Poof! Ten meters away, mist appeared, and the Day Roaming Ghost reappeared there.

Jun Li's gaze fell upon that Day Roaming Ghost. The previous ones were all “decoys” of the Day Roaming Ghost, but if she had actually been hit, it would have been the same as being hit by the Day Roaming Ghost's main body.

However, most of these demons' methods were relatively fixed.

They were those same methods, but their application might not follow a fixed pattern.

But Jun Li had seen every move in the Demon Record, and she was quite familiar with the Day Roaming Ghost.

This Day Roaming Ghost was only at the Innate Realm late stage.

“There shouldn't be another Day Roaming Ghost,” Jun Li looked at this Day Roaming Ghost. A Day Roaming Ghost at the Innate Realm; no wonder the caravan ran in such a panic when they encountered it.

If one was familiar with the Day Roaming Ghost, it was relatively easy to deal with at the same level.

However, if one was weaker than it... it was a typical “bully” demon.

The Day Roaming Ghost attacked Jun Li again.

Whoosh!

The Day Roaming Ghost lunged forward.

Jun Li dodged the Day Roaming Ghost's attack with a side step, then back-hopped to create distance from the Day Roaming Ghost.

The Day Roaming Ghost's tongue, which hung down to its chest, suddenly shot out towards Jun Li.

Pfft!

A flash of Sword light, and the Day Roaming Ghost's tongue was directly severed by a single Sword strike.

The Day Roaming Ghost shook its head in pain and retreated.

The severed tongue fell to the ground, sizzling, and turned into a cloud of mist, dissipating.

“It seems that the Demon Record is mostly accurate; the Day Roaming Ghost only has these three moves...” As an Embrace the Core Realm Sword Cultivator, Jun Li found it relatively easy to kill a Day Roaming Ghost.

She was just verifying it, as although she knew many, many demons, she had never actually encountered them in person.

Now that she had, of course, she wanted to observe them carefully.

The Day Roaming Ghost once again turned into a cloud of mist and disappeared.

Jun Li stood calmly in place.

Poof! Mist appeared, and a Sword strike.

More mist, another Sword strike.

Jun Li once again neutralized the Day Roaming Ghost's attack.

Poof! This time, the cloud of mist was a bit denser, though only subtly, but Jun Li still detected it.

[Great Sun Sword Art]

“Blazing Sun in the Sky!”

Jun Li fiercely struck out with her Sword.

Poof!

The Day Roaming Ghost appeared and was struck by Jun Li's Sword.

The next moment, in a sharp, “far-reaching echo version” of a scream, the Day Roaming Ghost was engulfed in green flames.

It transformed into a pile of green crystal dust.

Instant kill!

Jun Li walked over and took out a small pouch to collect the crystal dust.

“That takes care of it,” Jun Li looked around, then her eyes glowed with a faint white light as she checked the surroundings.

After confirming there were no other demons, she turned and walked back towards Lanbian Fortress, preparing to report the mission to the commander.

In the Cross-World Group, everyone had watched the entire process, and then saw Jun Li collecting the crystal dust.

Yi Xin immediately asked, “Will this crystal dust be put up for sale? I'd like to get some for research.”

Lin Zifeng: “Hmm~ There's only one portion~ I'd also like a portion to see.”

Jun Li: “Uh... I don't plan to sell it. I'm keeping it for my own use. Day Roaming Ghost crystal dust is quite good for medicinal purposes or as a secondary material for formations.”

Yi Xin: “I see! Well, let's talk about it when you have extra.”

Jun Li: “Mhm! There will be opportunities. Demons are endless... they can't be completely eliminated. In the future, I'll try to find more Day Roaming Ghosts and Night-walking Ghosts to kill, get some materials, or trade with others.”

The treasures in the storage space of Jun Li's Sky Sword Sect Sect Master ring were too valuable; she was generally reluctant to use them.