Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 290 The Long-Tongued Demon Market, Water-Scented Rice Cake

The Long-Tongued Ghost Market is vast and grand.

Its scale is second only to the Yellow Springs Ghost Market. As for smaller ghost markets such as the Oil Pot Ghost Market and the Hungry Dream Ghost Market, they are far inferior and incomparable.

Upon seeing the archway of the Long-Tongued Ghost Market, the Tray Ghost immediately let out a "whoosh," and then lowered his voice to remind the Taoist soldier beside him:
"Your Excellency, this is the Long-Tongued Ghost Market. We must speak as little as possible once we enter this market, even when doing business. Otherwise..."

At this point, its entire tray-like body shuddered.

This shows how deep the shadow cast by the Long Tongue Ghost Market on the Tray Ghost was.

You should know that even in the Yellow Springs Ghost Market, the tray ghost was active and cunning, and had never shown such behavior before.
The Taoist priest turned his head to the side, his long spear gleaming coldly, his eyes, which seemed to possess a divine quality, fixed on the tray ghost.

Dao Bing remained silent, yet an indescribable sense of oppression emanated from him.

The tray ghost sighed immediately, no longer daring to keep them in suspense, and hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, please hear what this humble ghost has to say. In this Long-Tongued Ghost Market, all the ghosts are noisy and love to debate."

Once inside, no matter who you meet, if you strike up a conversation, you're bound to have a debate with them.

That's so endless, it could drive your soul three miles away!

Once the debate gets heated, hey, if you don't win, you can't buy or sell anything.

Some gossipy people are really infuriating. They're unreasonable and just keep arguing, which is infuriating.

Whoever gets angry first will lose their lifespan on the spot!

Starting at three years, with no upper limit, some even completely exhaust their lifespan.

If one's lifespan in the underworld is exhausted by anger, then one's ghostly life is over.

What's most infuriating is that while one ghost exhausts the other's lifespan, the ghost that killed the other receives at least a third of that ghost's lifespan, instantly gaining a huge increase in its own!

As he spoke, the tray ghost clicked his tongue twice, his words tinged with envy.

But it also said, "What's most infuriating is that you can't fight in this Long Tongue Ghost Market, you can only talk. If anyone can't win an argument and tries to fight, the rules of this Long Tongue Ghost Market will automatically respond."

The ghost that did the deed will soon lose all its lifespan and die a violent death.

This long-tongued ghost market, at first glance, seems safe, but it's actually the most dangerous place imaginable. Alas!

The tray ghost sighed again, looking as if it felt a pang of sympathy.

It was precisely because it knew that its patience and self-cultivation were not yet up to par that it repeatedly avoided the Long-Tongued Ghost Market.

Even if one enters the Long-Tongued Ghost Market, it seems possible to earn a great deal of Yin Life.

But who knows how much of this tangible lifespan can actually be obtained by oneself?

I'm afraid that in the end, I'll end up becoming food for other ghosts.

Chen Xu noticed some key words in the tray ghost's words, and at this moment, he couldn't help but use the words of the Dao soldier to ask the tray ghost a question in return:
"You said that if a ghost runs out of its lifespan, the ghost that angers the other ghost to death can obtain one-third of the other ghost's lifespan. So where does the remaining two-thirds go?"

The tray ghost said meaningfully, "Where did it go? Sigh, it naturally vanished into thin air, disappearing into the Long-Tongued Ghost Market."

That's an interesting statement.

Just like the Yin-Yang Boundless Scale in the Yellow Springs Ghost Market, this scale seems to possess the spirit of a divine artifact. All ghosts who pass through the Yellow Springs Road and enter the Yellow Springs Ghost Market are bound to pay their Yin lifespan and attach it to the Yin-Yang Boundless Scale.

This is blatantly collecting a "death tax".

It's all aboveboard, everyone knows it, so there's not much to say.

It is said that there are no obvious divine artifacts in this Long Tongue Ghost Market, yet it is a ghost realm with its own rules.

It is conceivable that there may be some mysterious entity involved, which is also collecting "death tax" invisibly.

The tax levied on the Yin Lifespan of the Long-Tongued Ghost Market is much more ruthless than that of the Yellow Springs Ghost Market.

The tray ghost repeatedly told Chen Xu some information about the Long-Tongued Ghost Market, and then whispered, "Your Excellency, I have another suspicion..." The Dao soldier stared at it.

The tray ghost hurriedly said, "This little ghost suspects that there is some kind of invisible energy in this Long Tongue Ghost Market. Any ghost that enters the Long Tongue Ghost Market will unknowingly become more irritable."

When one is restless and speaks frequently, even with early warning, it is still difficult to fall into a trap without realizing it.

Your Majesty, I meant no harm. Of course you remain calm and composed, unfazed even if the sky were to fall.

But I, a mere imp, am ultimately lacking in cultivation.

What I'm trying to say is... is it really necessary for us to go to this Long Tongue Ghost Market?
Hehe, hehehe.

After speaking, the tray ghost smiled ingratiatingly again.

He perfectly portrayed the attitude of a subordinate who was afraid of being looked down upon by his superior.

It has to be said that almost no leader would dislike having such a "subordinate".

Such humility and subservience, even when offering advice, are characterized by excessive flattery and evasive tactics.

Such subordinates may seem like petty scoundrels with no integrity when viewed from afar, but what if the person they're trying to curry favor with happens to be you?
To be honest, it's hard not to enjoy it.

The Taoist priest heard this and suddenly pointed his finger, summoning a ball of shimmering green water droplets out of thin air.

No, this is not a water droplet.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be some kind of turquoise-colored snow skin pastry.

Because of its emerald green and transparent color, it floats trembling in the air, and at first glance, it seems to reflect the faint dark light of the underworld, just like a drop of emerald green water.

At the same time, the delicate aroma of tea snacks wafted over.

The tray-shaped ghost stared wide-eyed, while the short ghost tilted its dazed face up, its throat bobbing as it made a silly, swallowing motion.

These two ghosts were born from the same body. Since the pallet ghost always took the lead, the short ghost was always virtually invisible.

But at this moment, when this crystal-clear "water droplet" appeared out of nowhere, even the usually wooden-looking short ghost stared blankly and drooled.

The tray-carrying ghost couldn't hold back any longer and hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, what... what is this?"

The Taoist said, "This is a Water-Infused Mystery Cake. It contains spiritual spring water formed from a thousand-year-old snow, as well as clear water tea. If you eat one, you will have a clear mind and a bright spirit within half an hour."

While walking, sitting, or lying down, whatever one does, one can be subtly influenced by pure ghostly energy.

The condition disappeared after half an hour.

But half an hour is enough for you and me to make a trip through the ghost market.

These water mochi were made by Chen Xu in the kitchen recently.

He never slacked off in his daily practice, whether it was meditation, cooking, reading, or writing articles—all of these were part of his spiritual cultivation.

Over this period of time, Chen Xu used the spiritual materials he had obtained to produce a considerable number of spiritual foods.

Mizu Shingen Mochi is one of them.

The crafting material, 【Millennium Snow】, needs no introduction; it is obtained from the snow essence of Jade Cold Peak.

Bishui Tea was something Chen Xu accidentally picked from the mountains while traveling in the Lingxi Mountains.

After all, it is such a huge mountain range, how could there be no spiritual materials in it?

Even though Chen Xu only briefly explored the outskirts and didn't search in depth, he still made quite a few amazing discoveries.

The tray demon was deeply moved and immediately exclaimed, "Your Majesty is wise!" He then swallowed the water mochi in one gulp.

(End of this chapter)