This humble Taoist priest, Qianhe, begins his quest for immortality by slaying demons and monsters.

Chapter 89 The Effects of the Soul Transformation Technique, the Golden Light Curse Solidifies

When the tiger blood was completely depleted, Zhong Bai slowly opened his eyes.

A glint of light flashed, and Zhong Bai's smile became particularly pronounced.

With only 800 demon-slaying points, he increased his physical strength by a full 2,000 jin.

Compared to the previous demon-slaying points where nothing was splashed when you smashed them, Zhong Bai was already quite satisfied.

Now, his physical strength has reached 24,000 jin, which is almost enough to make him a human tank.

"Next, let's test the effects of the Nine Nether Soul Transformation Technique..."

During the six months that Zhong Bai spent, he did not choose to refine any ghosts. The reason was simple: there were no suitable ghosts for him to work with. Ghosts below the level of Ghost Soldier were too trashy and a waste of time, while those above the level of Ghost Soldier were difficult to refine.

To accurately locate ghosts around the mid-stage of the Ghost Soldier realm, you have to put in the effort to find them; otherwise, it's really difficult to encounter them, at least in Jiuquan Town.

He took out the ghost soldier that dared to rob him from the Qiankun Ring, and after removing the ghost-suppressing talisman, a wisp of green smoke suddenly shot out. However, before the ghost soldier could escape, it was caught by Zhong Bai's palm covered with lightning!
Holding the other's neck tightly, Zhong Bai began to channel faint bolts of lightning into the ghost soldier's body. Before refining it, the evil aura on the ghost's body needed to be removed first, otherwise it would be easy for the evil aura to corrode the soul during the refining process, causing damage. Although Zhong Bai felt that his own physical body and soul should not be damaged, there was no need to skip this step.

As a faint lightning bolt flowed across the ghostly soldier, both its ghostly aura and malevolent energy rapidly dissipated.

By the time the malevolent energy was almost completely dispelled, the ghost soldier was so weak that it had lost the ability to escape and could only watch helplessly as the lightning in Zhong Bai's palm disappeared.

Then he placed one hand on the top of his head, while Zhong Bai silently chanted a spell.

Pure and exquisite soul power surged into the ghost soldier's body, taking away some of its soul essence.

The cycle repeated itself, and in the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the originally weak ghost soldiers became old and transparent, as if they would disappear with a gust of wind.

At this moment, Zhong Bai opened his eyes, looked at the illusory ghost soldier in front of him, his smile not reaching his eyes, and spat out a stream of qi and blood, and in an instant the ghost soldier in front of him completely disappeared.

[Slay one early-stage demon soldier and gain 200 Demon Extermination Points]

Current Demon Extermination Points: 13600

"I must say, Uncle Bailong's soul-strengthening technique is quite effective. At least I can clearly feel my soul growing. Although this method is against the natural order, it does not harm people. I think it is very suitable!"

After muttering to himself, Zhong Bai was finally able to use some of his demon-slaying points on the Golden Light Divine Spell.

"Add more points and keep cheating!"

[Consume 3600 Demon Extermination Points to exchange for 3600 days of Golden Light Divine Mantra training]

[On day 259, the amount of golden light within the body increases steadily.]

[On the 2580th day, the amount of golden light within the body reached a limit and clearly began to solidify.]

On the 3600th day, the golden light within his body finally materialized into thin, solid threads.

[We've exhausted our demon-slaying points]

The world inside Zhong Bai's body is magical. Tiny golden lights emerge and then merge together, then the illusory golden light solidifies into reality.

Such a change is undoubtedly gratifying. Only at this stage can the Golden Light Divine Mantra truly be considered both offensive and defensive.

Even if its attack capabilities are still limited, this can still be considered a qualitative improvement.

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The next day dawned.

Zhong Bai opened the door early and saw that Chunhua and Xiahe were already up watering the flowers and cooking. Only then did Zhong Bai realize that he didn't have a hundred or so catties of tiger meat in his Qiankun Ring.

"Xia He, come here for a moment."

"Oh? Yes, sir!"

Although Xia He didn't know what her master wanted her to do, she instinctively trusted him and stood obediently in front of Zhong Bai without even asking. Her eyes were full of obedience and understanding.

"Haha, no need for that. I didn't send you here to give you any orders."

As he spoke, Zhong Bai took out about ten pounds of tiger meat from his Qiankun Ring.

"This is the flesh and blood of a tiger demon that I killed yesterday. From today onwards, you and Chunhua can eat tiger meat every day."

After about a month of continuous use, your physical fitness will see a significant improvement.

While it may not rival that of a man, it can at least strengthen the body and improve blood circulation.

Xia He was visibly taken aback when her husband handed her the tiger meat. She then took it, her cheeks slightly flushed, and said, "Sir, so this is why you asked me to come here..."

After saying that, Xia He added, "Don't worry, sir. Everyone says tiger meat is a good thing. Since you've brought it home, I promise you'll get to enjoy my cooking!"

"Very good. I have confidence in your cooking skills, Xiahe."

After returning from the tea plantation, Zhong Bai had nothing to do but cultivate.

There was nothing they could do; ever since their fame spread far and wide, Jiuquan Town, which was originally the most likely place to gather evil spirits, had become quiet.

Even a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining, who uses lightning magic, wouldn't dare say they could easily defeat an ordinary cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining if they hadn't learned powerful supernatural abilities.

Therefore, neither ghost soldiers nor demon soldiers, such evil spirits, would risk wandering around Jiuquan Town, and the powerful evil spirits such as demon generals and ghost generals also had no interest in coming to Jiuquan Town.

As for zombies, please, not every corpse turns into a zombie every day. Even if it does, they're just white-haired zombies, which ordinary people can easily deal with.

Days passed by one by one, and Zhong Bai was incredibly bored.

After reaching the eighth level of Qi Refining, the amount of spiritual energy required to break through further is undoubtedly terrifying. However, since there is no large-scale increase in Demon Extermination Points, Zhong Bai can only sit and wait until his resources are depleted.

Three months have passed...

Zhong Bai spent a total of six thousand Demon Exorcism Points on his Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique.

He advanced directly from the eighth level of Qi Refining to the late stage of the eighth level, just one step away from the ninth level of Qi Refining.

But to take that step... well...

I'm afraid the remaining four thousand demon-slaying points won't be enough to sustain us.

Zhong Bai was unwilling to continue in this state for even a day, so he simply wrote a letter to his master, Qian Yuan Zhenren, at Maoshan.

The letter was very simple, summed up in one sentence: his cultivation had reached a bottleneck, and it was no longer appropriate for him to stay in Jiuquan Town. They suggested he go to other places or travel the world.

The letter naturally ended up in the hands of Master Qian Yuan of Maoshan.

Maoshan.

Inside the Hall of Law Enforcement.

Master Qian Yuan looked at the letter in his hand with mixed feelings of joy and worry. He was happy that his disciple had been able to cultivate to the late stage of the eighth level of Qi Refining in such a short time.

The worrying thing is that Zhong Bai's request left him unsure of what to do.

Upon seeing this, Liu Gang, the second elder of the Law Enforcement Hall, couldn't help but chuckle.

"Is Senior Brother Qian Yuan encountering a problem?"

Hearing his junior brother's greeting, Master Qian Yuan didn't hide anything and gently tossed the letter in his hand into Liu Gang's hands.

"This is the contents of the letter. It's from that brat Zhong Bai. Take a look... It's a bit of a dilemma."

Upon hearing this, Liu Gang glanced at the letter in his hand with some doubt. After reading it, he couldn't help but gasp and said, "No, Senior Brother Qian Yuan, when you came back last time, you said that Junior Nephew Qianhe had already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining. How come it's only been less than a year, and Junior Nephew Qianhe's improvement speed is so fast, reaching the late stage of the eighth level of Qi Refining?"

"Hehe, unbelievable, right?"
When I first saw Zhong Bai cultivating, it was just like that; even Junior Brother Bai Long was amazed by his extraordinary talent.

Such a cultivation speed is not surprising; the key issue now is that Zhong Bai no longer wants to stay in Jiuquan Town.

After thinking for a moment, Master Qian Yuan continued, "Junior brother, as you know, our Maoshan disciples usually stay at the post for at least ten years. Many disciples spend their entire lives rooted in their post, and only after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm can they possibly return to Maoshan."

Now that Zhong Bai wants to leave Jiuquan Town, even the two of us aren't confident we can let him leave easily and break the rules, are we?

“Um… what Senior Brother Qian Yuan said makes sense. This has been the arrangement since ancient times. Even you and I, Senior Brother, spent more than ten years guarding a place before we became Foundation Establishment True Persons and returned to Maoshan.”

Now, my junior disciple Qianhe wants to leave Jiuquan Town. There has never been such a precedent in any other temple. At least the two of us cannot make this decision.

As for letting my nephew Qianhe secretly leave Jiuquan Town to travel the world, you and I are elders of the Maoshan Law Enforcement Hall, and we would never bend the law for personal gain!

For a moment, both Master Qian Yuan and Liu Gang fell silent.

After a long while, Master Qian Yuan finally spoke up quietly: "Since Zhong Bai wants to leave Jiuquan Town, we can't handle this matter."

"Then let's report this to the Sect Leader. He'll be emerging from seclusion soon anyway; let him decide. Why should we exhaust ourselves?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, Senior Brother Qian Yuan really has some ideas!"

In Jiuquan Town, Zhong Bai had been waiting for news ever since he delivered the letter to Maoshan.

Unfortunately, instead of receiving any news, I had something to deal with.

When Chunhua and Xiahe learned that Zhong Bai was leaving Jiuquan Town, they were heartbroken and cried all day long.

It's no wonder Chunhua and Xiahe are so worried. The two maids have always regarded Zhong Bai as their pillar of support. They came to work at the Yang family because they had no family. Now that they finally have someone like Zhong Bai to rely on, and less than a year has passed, Zhong Bai is about to leave. How can they bear to part with him?
But they couldn't stop their husbands from leaving Jiuquan Town, so they could only feel sad every day.

Zhong Bai had actually anticipated this scene from the beginning, but he never expected that the two girls would remain depressed for more than ten days in a row.

Therefore, Zhong Bai planned to have a serious talk with the two girls.

Night fell.

In the courtyard, after Xia He put the food on the table, Zhong Bai came over, sat down, and looked at her and Chun Hua.

"You two girls have been acting strangely lately. Do you feel like you've become unwanted wild girls since I left Jiuquan Town?"

When Chunhua saw that Zhong Bai was talking about this matter, she, who was usually very outspoken and said whatever came to mind, simply opened up and said, "Sir, to be honest, since we came to your courtyard, Xiahe and I have finally started to feel like real people and have a home."

Sir, you are about to leave Jiuquan Town. Xiahe and I know we can't stop you. Besides, you are a god-like figure and it's impossible for you to stay in Jiuquan Town forever.

Xiahe and I both understand this, but... but we just can't bear to give up these comfortable days. Sir, you say we're vain, that we've been spoiled by a pampered life, whatever you want to say..."

Sorry, dear readers, something came up at school yesterday afternoon and they called me away. Hehe, I'm a junior in college and still doing an internship. Sometimes I really can't just say I won't go. Damn, so frustrating.

From now on, updates will be around 6 PM, four chapters totaling 12,000 words. Then, the two chapters I missed yesterday will be made up tomorrow and the day after, making it five chapters totaling 16,000 words over the next two days.

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