sjar Chapter 1187 - 927: You Ghost Ship_2
Chapter 1187 - 927: You Ghost Ship_2
Seeing this, Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but be stunned, and then discovered that the previously gray "Ghost Immortal Scripture" on the skills page lit up the moment it encountered a stray ghost!
"Could it be as I thought?" A sudden chill surged up his back.
And in that instant, the stray ghost, whose eerie aura had been purified, successfully transcended and transformed into sparkling starlight floating towards the sky.
The Ghost Immortal Scripture skill once again grayed out, becoming unusable.
Ling Di excitedly hopped around, "Master, look, Purification truly allows the souls to transcend and accumulate great merit! There’s another one over there, let me go and purify it for transcendence!"
Soon, Jiang Yuan watched as the strange wandering soul transformed into a stray ghost, and the Ghost Immortal Scripture skill lit up once more...
Now he finally understood — the skill couldn’t be used before because there hadn’t been any stray ghosts wandering outside! If you seize the moment before it becomes spiritual and transcends away, targeting it with the skill could very likely mean... devouring the ghost!
That’s why the system specially added the note: can be devoured.
The Ghost Immortal Scripture is actually meant to eat ghosts?!
The facts were in front of him, but he found it hard to accept. While letting his thoughts drift, he suddenly remembered stories he heard as a child, where Zhong Kui was said to catch and eat ghosts.
He also heard that the so-called knife mountain and hot oil cauldrons in hell were processes of slicing, roasting, and frying, ultimately turning wicked little ghosts into delicacies for big ghosts.
Whether the legends were true or false was unknown, but a large part of Ghost Cultivators evolved and gained extraordinary powers by devouring other ghosts or souls.
"Forget it, let them transcend to rebirth, I don’t need this skill." Jiang Yuan immediately gave up.
Just like when he saw Jiu Mu growing so many eyes after cultivating the "Earth Mirror Book Volume 2", he immediately gave up on learning it. There are many cultivation techniques and good things in this world, and it’s impossible to have them all; sometimes you must let go to gain.
Ling Di was jumping up and down in Black Stone Forest, when suddenly he cried out in alarm, "Master! Come help me!"
The wandering souls here do not refresh rhythmically like in a dungeon. Sensing the threat, they swarmed and quickly surrounded Old Dog.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t handle it, but the master mentioned earlier that only purified souls could transcend away, and he didn’t want to prevent so many mortal souls from reaching reincarnation.
"Let me." Since the task doesn’t have a restriction and he just needs to pass through smoothly, he snapped his fingers and shot out an Ice Flame.
The blue flame landed joyfully igniting, its powerful Purification Power making the wandering souls sense danger and scatter in all directions. But it was too late, the Ice Flame outpaced them, splitting into countless small flames, forming a fire circle on the outermost layer, directly closing the door to beat the dog.
The wandering souls screamed and wept as the flames burnt away impurities and filth, leaving glowing white spiritual light drifting in the dim Black Stone Forest, like countless stars ascending into the sky.
"Master is amazing!" Ling Di sincerely praised. Where he strained to purify a single soul, his Master’s flames could effortlessly purify hundreds in an instant while just standing with arms crossed!
Going deeper, the surrounding scenery began to look identical, making it hard to discern directions.
Countless wandering souls wailed, making it feel as if they were walking in the Netherworld.
[He Miancun: Such a pity, if only I went with you sir. Years ago, I had to head to a sealed space on a mission and received a scroll from Fengdu City on Ghost Cultivation’s Purification Technique. I used it several times during the mission, but haven’t had a chance since. Look at these polluted souls, how pitiful.]
[Ling Di: Who knows what happened here to cause so many mortal souls to die tragically and become polluted. By the weird shapes in Black Stone Forest, it must have been a terrifying disaster.]
[Miss Hu Jiu: What an eye-opener! It truly looks terrifying.]
[Yun Ying: Unfortunately, I’m a puppet, unable to learn new cultivation techniques aside from what my Divine Soul inherently grasps. Purification Technique is beyond me.]
[Qing Niao: Don’t be disheartened. If my elder brother could visit the Wanquimen Secret Realm on Mingqi Star, find a core for puppets, you could not only absorb Spiritual Energy on your own but also cultivate new techniques, no different from ordinary cultivators!]
[Leng Yutang: Even if you can’t find a core, a blueprint would suffice. I will soon advance again and strive to personally forge cores for Yun Ying and Miss Yun Shu in the future...]
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Jiang Yuan watched the lively chat group and thought to himself he really needed to hurry to gather materials for upgrading the Observatory.
At Level Three, he could go to Mingqi Star. After this Void journey, he’d get it to Level Three as soon as he gets home!
The vast Black Stone Forest seemed endless, causing Ling Di to feel lost. Fortunately, the system always displayed a light blue marker to guide the way, allowing him to lead Old Dog through battles.
After a full hour and a half, the shadowy ghosts in Black Stone Forest were finally completely cleared.
In the starlike brilliance, they finally saw the end of Black Stone Forest — a cliff wall, with the arrow pointing down, they flew a short distance from a cave in the cliff into the interior of Lantian Domain ruins.
At first, the cave was narrow and winding, taking over ten minutes to finally open up!
"Woofing Woof, is this... a crashed Menghua Treasure Ship?!" Though the cave was dark, Ling Di’s Night Vision was strong, immediately spotting the ship built across two split gorges inside.
The wrecked ship had lost its spatial enhancement, revealing its massive original form with breached decks and partially collapsed cabins silently recounting past events.
[Crashed Celestial River Ship: Above the Lantian Domain ruins, a sea once connected to a Celestial River. During the God-Demon War, the Celestial River Ship carried Celestial Soldiers for support, but ultimately they all perished here.]
[Side Task: Heaven-Swallowing Divine Dog]
[Task 5: Successfully pass through Black Stone Forest and reach the Ghost Ship. Reward: Ghost Ship Key +1 issued]
[Task 6: Use the key to open and enter the Ghost Ship, encourage contracted pet Ling Di to complete the second trial. Reward: Heaven-Swallowing Divine Dog’s Token Fragment +1]
"Yes, this once was a Celestial River Ship." Jiang Yuan sighed softly, taking the key from the Storage Bag, stepping forward to open the second trial instance.
Seeing the heavy regretful look on the master’s face, Ling Di misunderstood, thinking perhaps the master, whether a Nether Monarch or Celestial God, might have participated in this battle before, given his expression, clearly recollecting the past.
If not, how could such powerful seals be easily opened?
At this moment, the key in his hand flickered, making Old Dog’s eyes widen — a key meant to open this seal, truly, the crashed Celestial River Ship must have been sealed by the master personally.
Lucky me, to encounter such a powerful master. Thank heavens, thank the earth, and thank the master!
[Ling Di Favorability +1000]
[Ling Di Favorability +1000]
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Another cascade of favorability swept by, which Jiang Yuan now numbly ignored. After all, in the end, they’re all Death Warriors, with Xiao Bai having set the example, it’s just a matter of time for the remaining Little Courtyard members.
"Buzz~"
The key unlocked the aged seal, awakening the slumbering souls here.
Silhouetted figures outlined in white appeared on the ship, each over three meters tall, wandering aimlessly and then vanishing in a blink.
[Welcome to the Ghost Ship Trial]
[Game Rules: Participant Ling Di can only use the Purification Technique — "Great Wilderness Heart Method" during the entire trial. Utilizing other abilities is deemed cheating, with one warning for the first time, two yellow cards for the second, and ejection with three red cards, causing the Side Task: Heaven-Swallowing Divine Dog to fail, with no chance of reopening]
[Note: As a master, you may accompany throughout and intervene in emergencies as permitted by the rules, but without permission, it’s viewed as cheating. Similarly, one warning for the first crossover intervention, two yellow cards for the second, and ejection with three red cards, causing the Side Task: Heaven-Swallowing Divine Dog to fail with no reopening chance]
[Also: The Ghost Ship Trial ranges from easy to hard, in eight zones. In them reside Celestial Soldier souls who died in the war and were polluted, requiring trialists to both purify pollution and fend off their attacks.
For acclimating to the trial environment, in the first stage, the master may use tools to assist against ghosts, considered cooperation, but direct combat interference is forbidden]
[Commence the Ghost Ship Trial?]
"More ghosts?" Ling Di was dumbfounded after the master explained the rules, "Even Celestial Soldiers, gods as they are, would become wandering souls lingering here upon death? Master, what happened here after all? It feels so terrifying."