All the evil beasts in the world, I feed on demons and monsters

Chapter 402 Deceiving Ghosts
Ghost-headed chariot.

Ji Ran sat quietly inside the car, the large space occupied by only him.

The fox spirit Lingjun wisely went outside to drive the carriage, while Li Hanzhang and Shuanghua Honggun, having learned that the ghost carriage was traveling through the underworld, wanted to see the scene of the underworld from outside the carriage.

now.

Ji Ran had the "Illustrated Record of Cause and Effect" spread out in front of him. On the illustration of the dragon-horned evil spirit, a deep purple hue always pointed in the direction the ghost-headed chariot was traveling.

The group of wandering swordsmen were dealt with properly during the merit-making feast, which took no more than a day and a night.

With enough time to spare, Ji Ran decided to deal with the evil spirits in the encyclopedia before returning to the village at the foot of the mountain. At this moment, on the table in front of Ji Ran, there were five Talent Soul Flowers.

[Turbid Immortal Body - Folly: 8.57%]

My current progress in talent development is approaching 10%. I can clearly feel that as my talent improves, my comprehension also improves significantly.

Ji Ran didn't hesitate, picked up a Soul Flower, and swallowed it directly!

An indescribable coolness instantly spread through Ji Ran's body, and the refreshing and invigorating feeling made him feel refreshed.

[Turbid Immortal Body - Folly: 9.6%]

Did it only increase by about 1%?
Ji Ran frowned slightly and continued to swallow the remaining four soul flowers.

[Turbid Immortal Body - Folly: 13.9%]

"Is the talent of the Shangqing Sect leader, a once-renowned figure, merely comparable to that of the old swordsman of the Qingcheng Sect?"

One is a lofty Taoist immortal, the other a respected elder of a martial arts sect specializing in swordsmanship. The difference between them is considerable.

After all, martial arts cultivation only involves internal energy, not spiritual energy. Even a spell cast by a first-rank Daoist disciple could potentially burn away the internal energy of a third-rank martial artist, killing them.

But in terms of talent, they are equally matched.

Does that mean that if those martial arts masters were given the opportunity to cultivate spiritual energy, their potential would be no less than that of the current Taoist masters?
Ji Ran pondered silently, then raised his hand and took out the [Tai Xu Shen You Talisman].

【Tai Xu Shen You Talisman (Extraordinary Treasure)】

Qi: 11/90 (can devour Qi to upgrade)
Introduction: You can brand the talisman on your body and consume your energy to enter the Taixu Shenyou talisman.

Currently available for imprinting: 9 people [Already in charge: Eqiansu (Level 9 Royal Spirit Official)]

Currently available effects: 3 (unbranded)

Note: The spirit is like Mount Sumeru, which can contain everything.

……

This purple talisman is covered with intricate runes, and it contains a spell.

Just as I thought, the class system gave the traveler the ability to quickly master powerful skills, but deprived the traveler of the understanding of the underlying logic of magic.

The most important thing about this talisman is not its attached spiritual imprint ability, but the spell drawn on the talisman itself!

The reason Ji Ran told Dream Eater that he would be picking people up in a while was because he remembered the ability Jiang Rao had used before—hiding all the elders of the martial arts world in the Taixu Divine Travel Talisman!

The Taixu Divine Travel Talisman can contain living beings and even allow them to cultivate within it.

Clearly, the runes on the Tai Xu Shen You talisman were that spell. However, that spell was extremely high-level and very difficult to cultivate.

Ji Ran was certain that, given his current state of having absorbed the talents of Liu Dajiao, the Old Swordsman, and Qing Kezi, he was still unable to cultivate.

The Tai Xu Divine Travel Talisman is like the last question of the final problem on a math exam; its complexity far surpasses others. It's on a completely different level of difficulty.

"Jiang Rao..."

Ji Ran smiled wryly. Just how talented was this guy?

Why is someone with such terrifying talent stuck at the peak of the first tier?
Ji Ran pondered for a moment, then took out another talisman from his hand—the Six Ghosts Talisman.

This talisman was given to me by Chen Qingyan before I went up Guanchao Mountain, but I didn't understand talismans and couldn't cultivate it at all.

But at this moment, he was able to understand it completely.

The Six Ghosts Talisman is a summoning talisman that uses fresh blood as a catalyst and can be cast simply by drawing a talisman. This talisman, with only minor changes to the inscription, can summon five types of ghosts: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The strength of the ghosts is entirely determined by the materials used in their summoning.

The five little devils can merge and temporarily coalesce into a Five Elements Ghost King, which is the sixth ghost.

The sinister aspect lies in the fact that the Five Ghosts can merge with the soul to increase spirituality and merge with emotions to increase talent.

"Whoosh—" Ji Ran opened his mouth and spat out incense, condensing the embryo of the Heavenly Demon Sword. He raised the sword and slashed down, cutting away the evil energy that he had inherited from the Mountain Moving Spirit Lord!
With a sense of profound clarity and etherealness, Ji Ran immediately calmed his mind and began to cultivate the Six Ghost Talisman.

……

Outside the carriage.

Li Hanzhang looked around at the hazy sky with curiosity. Rolling hills surrounded him, countless tree shadows swayed, and he could vaguely see some dark figures lurking among them.

"What are those?"

Li Hanzhang asked, and Hu Yaolingjun glanced at him and said, "Lonely Soul."

“If a person dies and does not have family members to guide them on the seventh day after their death, they may get lost in the underworld and become a wandering ghost whose identity cannot be proven.”

"Such souls are either eaten by evil spirits or wander in the underworld, gradually losing their intelligence."

"Of course, many more will deceive new ghosts."

Fox Fairy smiled and said, "Young master, have you ever heard of the night when the spirit returns, and the vengeful ghost eats its own descendants?"

"I heard."

Li Hanzhang nodded, "Such things are also recorded in Taoist classics."

At this moment, although Hu Yao was speaking to Li Hanzhang, she was glancing at Shuanghua Honggun out of the corner of her eye. When she saw that Shuanghua Honggun had also turned his head and was interested in the topic, Hu Yao immediately showed joy and then smiled and said, "The spirits of the dead in the first seven days are actually no different from ordinary people. Some of them are even very talented and have a strong will to live after death, and will live like humans."

“In the previous dynasty, there was a death row inmate who, as he was about to be beheaded, begged the executioner to spare his life. The executioner said, ‘When the blade falls, just try your best to escape.’ The death row inmate believed him and actually escaped all the way home, where he lived with his wife and children for another three years.”

"Until that day, while going to the market, he bumped into the executioner who had beheaded him!"

"The death row inmate, grateful that he spared his life, stepped forward to thank him, but to his horror, the executioner told him that he hadn't held back at all that day and had chopped off his head with a single stroke!"

"When that person was exposed in the street and remembered everything, he turned into a headless, rotting corpse."

Fox Yao smiled and pointed to the figures under the gray-white sky, saying, "A person who has been dead for three years still has intelligence. How could they not recognize their own children on the seventh day after their death? Unless their children and grandchildren are worse than pigs and dogs, how could they eat their own family's incense offerings?"

"Actually, this horrific evil is because the soul that returns is not a member of the deceased family, but a wandering spirit that tricked the deceased into going to the underworld!"

"These nameless, wandering ghosts are reincarnated using the identity of the dead, and incidentally, they're feeding on the flesh and blood of his children and grandchildren!"

"It's so true!"

Li Hanzhang was taken aback, but then asked, "Senior Fox Yao, are there mortal cities in the underworld?"

"What senior?"

Fox Fairy said coquettishly, "Young Master, are you making me sound old?"

"Just call me sister."

Fox Fairy giggled. She dared not tease such celestial demons as Shuanghua Honggun and Ji Ran, but she flirted with Li Hanzhang, a mere mortal, without any restraint.

"but."

"There are no earthly cities in the underworld. This place is full of wandering ghosts and spirits, so how could there be any city like Laozi City?"

Upon hearing this, Li Hanzhang swallowed hard and pointed ahead, asking, "So... what's that?"

Fox Yao turned her head, but was taken aback.

Under the pale light, ashes from paper flew everywhere. The outline of a city emerged in the mist, its glazed tiles reflecting a faint light, its vermilion pillars dazzlingly bright, and countless golden wind chimes chiming softly under the eaves, their tinkling sounds piercing through the pale sunlight.

Through the misty eaves, one could vaguely see figures moving about on the street, with the sounds of chanting, bells and drums, and the hustle and bustle of the marketplace surging in like waves, creating a lively and extraordinary scene.

"Stop!"

Suddenly, a pair of monks dressed in gray robes, holding demon-subduing staffs, stepped through the ashes of paper scattered on the ground, their large bellies protruding, and walked towards the ghost-headed chariot through the mist.

"Esteemed guests!"

The two monks bowed and said, "This is the Western Paradise, where you will be reborn in the Pure Land."

"Giggle!"

Hu Yao laughed merrily, her soft voice, warm and gentle, brushing against Li Hanzhang's ear—

"Look, here comes the ghost hunter!"

(End of this chapter)