Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Lingyin flew higher and higher, and the eyes on her wings dutifully captured the scene from above and transmitted it to Wei Xi.

Wei Xi quickly identified each team, which had a corpse collector leading ten to fifteen corpses as they emerged from the surrounding mist.

Behind him was the sickening sound of ghostly hands scratching at the wall, and ahead was a bizarre procession of a hundred ghosts. Wei Xi wondered if he was dreaming.

No matter how he looked at the vast expanse of heaven and earth, there was nowhere for Wei Xi to find refuge.

But standing on the wall and shivering in the cold wind was really not a good idea. Not to mention that Wei Xi didn't have the leisure to do so, the ghosts that were trying to climb the city wall like geckos were enough to give her a hard time.

Wei Xi turned her head to look and saw that the ghosts had temporarily put aside their internal conflicts and were trying their best to climb the wall and grab her.

Despite the lack of footholds on the city wall, these monsters dug their claws into the wall with surprising speed.

Looking at those sharp claws that could pierce a wall as easily as a block of tofu, Wei Xi's brain began to throb with phantom pain.

To be honest, if Wei Xi really wanted to fight, it wouldn't be difficult for her, with her Core Formation cultivation, to kill all the ghosts in Calabash Town.

This approach is ultimately a poor strategy: firstly, it fails to uncover the true path to Core Formation; secondly, the extensive use of techniques and the fact that her power, which is secretly observing her, might directly reveal itself.

“Outside Hulu Town.” Wei Xi quickly identified another way out. “Let’s make do outside the city for the night.”

Wei Xi's decision involved an element of gambling—her lively and energetic behavior outside the city last night did not guarantee her safety tonight.

Considering that the "people" in Hulu Town say that ghosts are rampant outside the town, it cannot be ruled out that there are beings outside the town that are even more dangerous than ghosts.

Of course, the cautious Wei Xi did not forget another possibility: this was purely a ploy by the people of Hulu Town to keep her around as a snack.

Waiting in vain is pointless; the mystery of these troubles can only be solved through continuous investigation.

Wei Xi fired a blank arrow at the ghost struggling to climb below, then switched to a strangely shaped crossbow, carrying E Qiyu, and jumped off the city wall. He seized the opportunity and pulled the trigger. The crossbow bolt stuck into the city wall, with a long rope trailing from its tail.

With the help of the rope, Wei Xi landed safely, completing the entire operation in one go, demonstrating how much preparation she had done in her escape.

Even more meticulously, Wei Xi didn't forget to retrieve the crossbow bolt to prevent the approaching team from discovering anything amiss.

Wei Xi's plan was simple: she had already dealt with the ghosts in Hulu Town, and now she was going to meet the demons and monsters outside the town.

After removing the veil from Wei Xi, the boy trembled and wished he could run away. Perhaps because it was a corpse, his previously swollen cheeks looked even more terrifying. Fortunately, it was dark, and without close inspection, one might mistake it for a highly decomposed corpse.

Seeing him like this, Wei Xi sighed, but he also knew that it was difficult to reason with a madman in a short time, so he simply decided to play the bad guy to the end.

“You better behave yourself and don’t move around or make any noise later,” Wei Xi said, raising his hand as if to slap him, “or you’ll be in for a world of hurt.”

I Qiyu trembled stiffly. Wei Xi didn't expect him to understand, so she bound him tightly with chains made of water. Then Wei Xi led him a few steps, and only after confirming that he looked no different from those walking corpses did she breathe a sigh of relief.

This is her secret weapon for getting close to those corpse collectors.

Then Wei Xi deliberately messed up her hair to prevent any acquaintances among the arriving corpses from recognizing her.

Wei Xi, confident that he was fully prepared, pretended to drive away E Qiyu, just like he had seen before.

However, the two were heading in the opposite direction from the other groups. Lingyin scouted ahead and estimated that they would collide in about half a cup of tea's time. Wei Xi then stopped and slowly turned to walk towards the direction of Hulu Town. Lingyin silently landed on her master's shoulder, folding her wings as her extra eyes slowly closed.

Before long, Wei Xi heard a flurry of footsteps behind him and quickened his pace slightly.

"Young man, you look a bit unfamiliar?"

A hoarse voice came from a little distance behind him. Wei Xi was overjoyed, but did not rush to answer.

The man, however, persisted, asking, "Young man? Young man?"

Wei Xi was delighted with his superb disguise, even though they were so close, he still called him brother.

"What are you yelling about in the middle of the night?" Wei Xi said impatiently. "Can you even recognize everyone here?"

"I wouldn't say I know them all, but I'm pretty close. At the very least, I know everyone who works on this path."

"So you've met today? Wouldn't people from different walks of life bump into each other?"

Hearing Wei Xi say this, the man couldn't find fault for the time being. After stammering for a while, he continued, "I left early, so how come you got ahead of me, little brother?"

Wei Xi chuckled and pointed to E Qiyu, who served as his talisman, "I only carry this one, so it's naturally faster."

“Young man, you haven’t been a corpse collector for long, have you?” The man seemed rather speechless, and it took him a long time to finally utter this sentence. “With just one corpse, I’m afraid tonight will not be peaceful.”

When Wei Xi heard these words, it was like a godsend.

Wei Xi's face flushed red, and he shouted, "I'm self-taught, is that not enough? Were you born to do this? You're showing off!"

"Keep your voice down," the man said hastily, his face emerging from the mist. "What's the rush? We're the ones who have to be careful. You're acting like your pants are on fire just because we asked you a couple of questions. You're so spineless."

This was an ordinary-looking, middle-aged man with unremarkable features. Not only were his temples gray, but he was also slightly hunched over. He was holding a strangely shaped hook in one hand and a rein in the other.

"It's not good for you to carry this thing around. If the thing inside gets on fire, you'll be dead. Here's what I'll do: I'll give you three. That should be enough to get you through tonight's errand."

Wei Xi remained silent, focusing solely on continuing his journey.

The man got a little anxious and approached Wei Xi, trying his best to sell it.

"Master, there's no such thing as a free lunch. You're willing to give me three corpses and ask for nothing in return? I can't accept that. I'm just a worthless life, whether I live or die!"

The man tried to fool Wei Xi, but the naive young man didn't take the bait.

Seeing this, the man stopped pretending and his expression suddenly changed. He said to Wei Xi in a sinister tone, "You shameless bastard, today I'll show you what Grandpa Fan is all about!"

Wei Xi was somewhat surprised: How could anyone be so stupid as to issue a warning before taking action?
But this was probably a local gang rule, so Wei Xi could only do as the Romans do and grab the hook that came whistling through the air, then kick the man to the ground.

"Open your eyes and see who the grandfather is!" (End of Chapter)