[Ghost Retribution Upgrade Conditions]:
[1: A handful of Yin soil (Unachieved!)]
[2: One Spiritual Sand (Achieved!)]
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The Ghost Retribution was only a Normal-level spell, and the entry requirements were simple. However, it required a handful of Yin soil. Lu Chen scratched his head and took out the book from his pocket to read it seriously again.
Only then did he understand that the so-called Yin soil was not the soil of the netherworld, but the Yin soil that was not exposed to the sunlight all year round.
"It's not that hard."
Lu Chen stood up and grabbed a handful of soil at the back wall of the Changchun Temple. The light screen in front of him suddenly changed.
[Ghost Retribution Upgrade Conditions]:
[1: A handful of Yin soil (Achieved!)]
[2: One Spiritual Sand (Achieved!)]
…
[Name: Lu Chen]
[Spell: Ghost Retribution, Uninitiated (Can be upgraded!) +]
…
"Sure enough." Lu Chen nodded in satisfaction. He stretched out his hand and tapped lightly. "Upgrade!"
The soil in his hand disappeared into thin air, and a grain of spiritual sand in the cloth bag in his arms also disappeared. Lu Chen lowered his head and looked at his palm, only to see the word "Yin" slowly forming in his palm.
However, it quickly disappeared.
Lu Chen's mind was also filled with many insights about the Ghost Retribution. It was as if he had used it many times before. He returned to the courtyard and sat cross-legged. He silently digested it and realized that Ghost Retribution was divided into three steps.
The first step was to use blood as a catalyst to plant Yin seeds in living people.
The second step was upon death. The Yin Seed would erupt. After killing the enemy, it would absorb the other party's soul and grow into a specter.
The third step was the return of the Specters, which could be contained in Yin soil and controlled at will.
"Is that so?" Lu Chensheng pondered and muttered, "Creating a specter requires two lives. It's not worth it. Moreover, if it dies naturally, the Yin Seed will attack the person closest to it. It's not easy to control. I'll keep it for now. If it really doesn't work, I'll fuse it with other spells in the future."
Lu Chen made up his mind and looked at the sealing technique again. He reached out and pointed. "Open!"
[Sealing Technique Upgrade Conditions]:
[]: One piece of tofu (Unachieved!)]
[2: 10 grains of Spiritual Sand (Achieved!)]
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"Tofu?"
Lu Chen was a little speechless. Compared to the Ghost Retribution, the Sealing Technique was an Authentic-level spell. He definitely had to focus on nurturing it. Before the sky turned dark, he hurriedly went to the market.
After drinking three bowls of noodle soup, he slowly walked back to Changchun Temple with a piece of tofu. As soon as he arrived at the entrance, he saw a soldier waiting outside the temple for a long time.
"Greetings, Revered Elder."
"Thank you for coming, sir." The soldier cupped his fists at him. Lu Chen did not delay and cupped his hands in return. "Is something wrong?"
Speaking of which, although he was a Revered Elder of the Town Guards Mansion, he only had a title. His status might not be much higher than the Town Guards. Moreover, this person was a tithingman and had ten soldiers under his command.
It was not good to be careless.
"There's a murder in Fengxian Town today."
Lu Chen's heart tightened. He said without revealing anything, "What murder?"
"A rich family's young lady was killed in her boudoir. The scene was very bloody and cruel."
Lu Chen secretly heaved a sigh of relief and said seriously, "Do you need my help?"
"Yes, but it's getting late today. Please make a trip to the Town Guards Mansion tomorrow."
"No problem."
"Farewell!"
After the soldier left, Lu Chen muttered to himself, "As expected, this spiritual sand isn't taken for nothing. To be able to make the soldier who is bloodthirsty say that the murder was bloody and cruel, things definitely aren't simple."
Still, this was also a good opportunity to earn spiritual sand.
If he could make some contributions, the Town Guards Mansion would definitely not be stingy. Although he still had some status, the spiritual sand he would consume later would be more and more. Soon, he would not be able to take it. Moreover, the spiritual sand could speed up the cultivation of the Qi Refinement Realm. He did not want to use it quickly.
"Let's go tomorrow."
…
Returning to the Changchun Temple, Lu Chen closed the door tightly and reached out to point.
"Open!"
[Sealing Technique Upgrade Conditions]:
[1: One piece of tofu (Achieved!)]
[2: 10 grains of Spiritual Sand (Achieved!)]
…
[Name: Lu Chen]
[Cultivation: Qi Refinement Level 1]
[Spell: Sealing Technique, Uninitiated (Can be upgraded!) +]
…
"Upgrade!"
The spiritual sand disappeared, and the tofu was reduced to dust.
Lu Chen quietly learned the Sealing Technique. The Sealing Technique could only be used on himself. He could open up a sealing space in his body and needed to continuously consume spiritual qi to maintain it.
Once there was no spiritual qi, it would disappear in an hour at most.
Fortunately, the consumption of spiritual qi was very little. Even Lu Chen could barely hold on. After simulating it a few times in his mind, Lu Chen formed a seal with both hands. Spiritual qi began to accumulate on his index finger. Then, a bright light lit up on his fingertip. Lu Chen pointed at his right chest.
"Sealing Technique!"
Smack!
With a soft sound, the spiritual light on his fingertip suddenly extinguished.
"It actually failed. Even the Beginner-level Sealing Technique couldn't succeed in one try. As expected of the Authentic level."
Lu Chen took a deep breath and mobilized his spiritual qi to try again.
"Sealing Technique!"
"Failed!"
"Sealing Technique!"
"Failed!"
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"Sealing Technique! F*ck, I finally succeeded!"
After failing seven or eight times in a row, Lu Chen finally succeeded once. He felt that there was an extremely small space in his right rib cage. As spiritual qi poured in, the sealed space blew like a bubble.
The size of a thumb… the size of a fist… the size of a rubber ball…
When his spiritual qi was exhausted, the sealed space was barely the size of a human head.
"The size of a human head. The limit of five kilograms!"
Lu Chen was a little depressed. If not for the loss of spiritual qi from before, it would probably be a little larger. However, it was enough for the time being. He would change to a bigger one when he leveled up in the future.
He immediately took out a few spiritual sand and began to recover his spiritual qi. Then, he sorted out the items and placed them into the sealed space one by one.
70 grains of spiritual sand.
71 taels of silver.
The outer sect token of Changchun Valley, the letter, and the token of the Revered Elder of the Town Guards Mansion.
In the end, there were only three netherworld talismans left. This thing was related to ghosts. Lu Chen did not dare to store it inside and kept it alone. He would study it slowly when he had time in the future.
After everything was packed, Lu Chen began his daily cultivation.
"Ha!"
"Ha!"
Eternal Youth Technique, Qi Cultivation Technique, Circular Light, Sword Control Technique, Sealing Technique, Buddhist Commandment Blade, Maha Kasyapa Palm, Ghost Retribution.
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The night was dark and Lu Chen had just fallen asleep when he suddenly heard the sound of wind blowing.
The suona.
The sound of a gong was heard.
Lu Chen shuddered and suddenly woke up. He put on his clothes, picked up the oil lamp that had not been extinguished, and walked out of the room. He looked up and saw a dark moon hanging diagonally in the sky.
"It's just after midnight." Lu Chen frowned slightly and listened carefully to the source of the voice. After hesitating for a while, he walked out of the temple.
Tap, tap, tap~
He walked alone on the street, except for the sound of wind blowing from afar.
There was dead silence.
After passing through many streets, Lu Chen finally stopped. His pupils constricted, and he immediately extinguished the oil lamp in his hand. He gathered the spiritual qi in his eyes and saw a strange team walking slowly on the street.
Wild horses held the banners.
Monkeys lifted the palanquin.
The black sheep beat the gong to clear the way. The weasel played the suona, and the wild boars lined up as honor guards. They were dressed in embroidered robes and jade satin. They knocked and beat. It was lively as they walked and blew all the way forward.
"What's going on? Bridal escort?" Lu Chen was a little confused. The huge "Xi" character on the banner swayed in the night wind, looking so ridiculous, so comical, and so unreal. However, he had clearly seen everything with his own eyes. "No one cares?"
Lu Chen frowned deeply and suddenly thought of something. He reached into his pocket and took out three yellowing nether talismans.
"Don't tell me…" Lu Chen's expression changed, and he hurriedly placed the nether talisman under his feet. In an instant, the sound of the blowing wind disappeared, and the bridal escort team disappeared. "I see."
Lu Chen came to a sudden realization. After thinking for a moment, he put the nether talisman back into his arms and quietly followed the bridal escort team forward. Not long after, the bridal escort team stopped in front of a courtyard.
The monkeys carrying the palanquin passed through the courtyard door. They entered the courtyard.
Soon, they came out with a woman. The woman had a bright red veil on her head and was wearing a paper red wedding dress. She cried and threw a tantrum as she crawled into the bright red flower.
The bridal escort team began to turn around.
They blew the suona and hit the gong, all the way into the distance!