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Chapter 33: The Return of the Drought Demon
Qinghe County.

At this time, Qinghe County was no longer as bustling as before. Every household closed their doors and there were only a few vendors hawking their wares on the streets, but business was no longer as good as before.

After several months of fermentation, the ghost cave could no longer be concealed.

Especially after Ji Lucan led more than 10,000 people into the ghost cave and returned defeated, the news leaked out little by little over ten days, causing panic among the people of Qinghe County.

If those god-like practitioners all failed, what would happen to these people?
More than 90% of the people in Qinghe County are mortals. They have no martial arts skills and have never practiced Taoism. They can only pin their hopes on the so-called practitioners, at least to defend the county seat of Qinghe County.

In a room in the Qinghe County Lord's Mansion.

Ji Lucan sat in the center, his eagle-like eyes showing a hint of anger.

Ji Qinglin was sitting next to him.

"Nephew Qinglin, are you really sure that there is a drought demon in the ghost cave? This kind of ghost can be said to be born and raised by the earth, and it needs to contain the power of the sun's red essence. The ghost cave in Qinghe County is located in the Yin vein, where turbid air is accumulated. How could such a ghost with repulsive properties be born?"

After returning in defeat, Ji Lucan felt that he might have trusted Ji Qinglin too much, which led him to be so reckless.

There are dozens of cultivators in the Xuanguan Realm, including many from the Immortal Sect. He is facing a lot of pressure now.

If it was an ordinary member of the Ji clan, he would have killed him to vent his anger, but Ji Qinglin was the Ji clan ancestor who held a high position in Lihuo Cave Heaven, the chosen Taoist seed. In the Ji clan, his say was even higher than his own, so he could not be touched at all.

Not only can it not be moved, it also needs to be protected.

He just felt depressed about this.

He was also a martial arts talent of the Ji family. He was over forty years old and had been in the state of Dan for ten years. He should have enjoyed a lifespan of more than two hundred years, but he was brought to shame by a junior.

"Uncle Lu Can, I swear on my heart that I am not speaking nonsense!"

Ji Qinglin's answer was still firm.

"you!"

Ji Lucan's anger grew again, but he could only suppress it further.

Ji Qinglin met Ji Lucan's gaze without any fear.

He displayed his natural talent when he was young, and even passed the nine levels of the Lihuo Cave Heaven to become a rare disciple of the Cave Heaven Immortal Sect. He was favored by the ancestor of the Ji family because of his keen insight and decisive judgment.

After that stunning glimpse, he would never doubt for the rest of his life that he was seeing things.

The ancestor once said that he was arrogant and conceited.

Ji Qinglin deeply agreed that the path of cultivation is all about struggle!
Fight with my life, fight with his life, fight with the general trend!

He will never regret this!

That drought demon ghost was too rare, and contained the power of the sun's fire essence. With it, he could open the door to the mysterious world. He might even have a chance to forge a medium-level golden elixir!
In an era when top-grade golden elixirs are not available, mid-grade golden elixirs are the strongest!
Even among the disciples of Dongtian Immortal Sect, how many of them can produce a medium-level golden elixir?

How could he be content without this thing?

"After this failure, you may no longer have the chance to enter the ghost cave to find the drought ghost. You might as well form the elixir as soon as possible." Ji Lucan advised helplessly.

Ji Qinglin was silent.

Things went against his wishes and he was helpless.

"Senior Ji, someone just reported that a strange ghost appeared in the ghost cave."

While they were talking, the mayor of Qinghe County suddenly trotted in.

"What? You can't kill a ghost? The Jindan Ghost King lives deep in the ghost cave, there is no way he can run out." Ji Lucan waved his hands impatiently. He was very annoyed now.

"No, it's the ghost that's on fire."

Ji Qinglin suddenly woke up, stepped forward and grabbed the arm of the mayor of Qinghe County, "Did you see it clearly? Describe it in detail!"

Qinghe County frowned slightly.

Everyone wants to beat Ji Qinglin now.

Out of fear of Ji Lücan's majesty, he had to calm down and said to Ji Qinglin, "The ghost's body was burning like red charcoal, and it looked like a woman. Many brothers saw it."

The light in Ji Qinglin's eyes suddenly focused, flashing with madness, and he turned his head to look directly at Ji Lucan.

"Uncle Lu Can, my nephew is right, the drought ghost is in the ghost cave!"

If Ji Qinglin was vindicated, he would always believe in his own judgment. Who would have thought that the ghost of drought would come out by itself today? Perhaps it was because the previous noise was too loud and alarmed the Jindan Ghost King, making it difficult for it to hide.

It should be so!

"That ghost created a precious elixir for my nephew. Uncle Lu Can, please help me one more time!"

Ji Qinglin requested again.

Ji Lucan frowned and thought. He had been defeated ten days ago, which alarmed the Jindan Ghost King and caused heavy losses. Even he was injured. The immortal sects were resentful because of this. How could he still order them around?

"Nephew Qinglin, this matter should be considered carefully."

"Uncle Shi, this matter cannot be delayed."

Ji Qinglin was very anxious. The last time a ghost appeared, it had been hiding for several months and had not shown up. However, it was not like ordinary ghosts that were trying to escape from the Ghost Abyss. The Hanba ghost was a natural ghost, not formed by resentment, and was fully intelligent.

If you miss this time, how do you know what will happen next time?
"Uncle, if my nephew gets this kind of ghost thing, after refining it, he can forge a medium-level golden elixir, and then enter the Lihuo Cave Heaven, and become a true disciple." "A true disciple of the Cave Heaven Immortal Sect."

Ji Lucan's mind moved.

The weight of the true teachings of Dongtian Immortal Sect is extremely enormous!

They are all the best among the Jindan disciples of Dongtian Immortal Sect, and can worship Nascent Soul or even Yuanshen masters as their teachers.

"Forget it, let's try again this time. But how can we command those disciples of the immortal sect again?" asked Ji Lucan.

"No, this time, it's you and me, uncle and nephew, who should go."

Ji Qinglin shook his head. "They managed to save their lives with great difficulty. The Linshan County Commander has no use to restrict them anymore. However, the ghost cave has been cleared once, so it will not be able to recover in a short period of time."

"Uncle, you and I will sneak in lightly, and take advantage of the ghost cave when it is empty. There should be an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"Nephew is going too? If I go alone against the Ghost King, I won't be able to protect you."

"My nephew must go."

Ji Qinglin looked at the direction of the Qinghe Ghost Cave a hundred miles away with burning eyes, his eyes full of madness:

"We practice Taoism, and we will never regret it even if we die a hundred times!"

In the ghost cave, Su Yang put on human skin and transformed into a headless ghost. Standing next to him was the corpse of Hanba.

Since he had the intention to kill, he naturally had to plan carefully.

Ji Qinglin's search for the ghost of drought has already become related to him. The battle for the immortal path is a competition of who is stronger and who is weaker.

Of course, he had to take into consideration people like Ji Lucan, a martial saint who had attained the highest level of elixir.

The Jindan realm is still an existence that he cannot defeat.

It would be too reckless to sneak into Qinghe County and directly assassinate Ji Qinglin.

Su Yang's idea was to lure them with benefits and drive the wolf to devour the tiger.

At this moment, he was standing deep in the ghost cave. In the distance was the strange palace that Nan Jinping had mentioned. It was said that there were three ghost kings in the Jindan realm inside.

To this end, he explored the ghost cave for three days, going deeper and deeper into the ghost cave to conceal his own breath.

Until he was sure that the Ghost King in the Jindan realm really existed and had not discovered his illusion.

Only then did I feel relieved.

Now it seems that Bai Ling might have obtained this human skin from a ghost cave. Its ability to transform is so great that even the ghosts in the Dan realm cannot find any flaws. However, he still cannot completely trust the human skin. He needs to act as soon as possible.

Suddenly, he looked behind him sharply.

There was a slight commotion coming from somewhere in the ghost abyss behind me.

"coming!"

There was a cold light in Su Yang's eyes.

He controlled the corpse of Hanba, slowly emitting a fiery breath, and then ran towards the palace, while he went in the wrong direction, enduring the pain in his soul, and dived into the underground river.

He has a pure and bright spiritual body, so the damage to his soul will be much less.

The entrance to a ghost abyss somewhere.

A large number of ghosts, seemingly fearless, shouted out their grudges from past lives and attacked Ji Lucan and the other man. Ji Lucan snorted coldly, and the Dansha in his body surged out. He punched out in the air, and the true meaning of martial arts flowed in his fist.

He actually blew up hundreds of surrounding ghosts with one punch.

"A bunch of low-level little ghosts dare to die?"

Ji Lucan looked around the ghost cave with disdain in his eyes. The underground river was flowing continuously, and countless ghosts were still coming from upstream of the underground river.

His expression became more serious. "You have been in the ghost cave for a short time. Have you sensed the breath of the ghost?"

"Yes! It's right in front of us. It's going deep into the ghost cave!"

Ji Qinglin couldn't help but shout excitedly, pointing to the depths of the ghost cave, "Damn it, we should have gone deeper. Since Hanba exists in the ghost cave, the three-headed ghost king should know it!"

"Why would you be in a place like that? Wouldn't you be going there to die?"

"I can't leave now that there is an opportunity ahead of me."

Ji Qinglin was determined. He got nothing the last time he cleared out the ghost cave. This time, he must not let the ghost escape again.

After saying that, he ignored the danger and flew towards the depths of the ghost cave.

Ji Lucan sighed softly and followed helplessly.

There's nothing we can do, this kid has already fallen into hysteria.

The two of them were incredibly fast, they rushed straight ahead, smashing all the ghosts that passed by with a punch, and quickly flew towards the ghost cave palace.

A headless ghost slowly emerged from the shadow of the underground river. It watched the two of them fly towards the palace and slowly smiled.

(End of this chapter)