Chapter 24 Subduing the Female Ghost
A stormy night.
The next day, many people in the Chaos Sect were discussing the appearance of the silver dragon in the sky last night. The leader of the Chaos Sect, Jiang Yu, even sent several middle-stage foundation-building elders to investigate.
But in the end, the investigation was fruitless, and it could only be considered that a certain powerful man used some tricks when passing by the Chaos Sect, which made a group of high-level officials frightened for a long time.
After a few months, nothing happened, and the incident was gradually forgotten.
Qibi Peak is as peaceful as ever.
Naturally, no one would associate those visions of heaven and earth with a spiritual farmer in the middle stage of Qi Refining at Jibi Peak.
On this day, Ning Daoran took Da Benlu to the Contribution Hall to receive a simple task that was given once every few months. He felt that it was relatively safe now and could go down the mountain. It was not the same thing to stay on the mountain all the time.
……
Contributing to the main hall, people come and go.
Ning Daoran looked up at the treasures available for exchange. Suddenly he saw something and couldn't look away.
Secrets of spiritual beasts! It’s actually a book on the secrets of spiritual beasts!
Someone from the sect really found a book of spiritual beast secrets from the warehouse!
This is a book called "Strengthening Technique", which can strengthen the physical body of spirit beasts. It is a middle-grade yellow-level technique and is an elementary technique for spiritual beast cultivation.
Big stupid deer can learn!
Ning Daoran has been trying to find the key to the spiritual beast for Lao Lu, and now he finally found it!
Ning Daoran is probably the only one in the entire sect who needs this kind of thing. After all, the senior brothers and sisters are busy practicing on their own, so how can they have time to deal with things like spiritual beasts.
After all, the Chaos Sect is not the Beast Taming Sect.
Before, when Ning Daoran went up the mountain to listen to the bragging of his senior brothers, he heard that there was indeed a Beast Taming Sect in Qingzhou, which was a second-rate sect like the Chaos Sect!
It is said that the original master of the Beast Taming Sect even cultivated two third-level low-grade spiritual beasts with golden elixir combat power, which could even crush the Chaos Sect in terms of combat power.
Unfortunately, there was a turmoil later, and the Beast Taming Sect disappeared out of thin air.
It is said that the family was exterminated, but this is all hearsay, and it is difficult to tell whether it is true or false.
……
This strengthening technique requires the teacher to contribute 100 points!
Ning Daoran had no intention of accumulating slowly. He could just take advantage of this trip down the mountain and directly receive a 100-point contribution task.
"Junior Brother Ning?"
A familiar voice came, it was Zhao Lichen, an inner disciple. He is still serving in the Contribution Hall, distributing sect tasks, exchanging contributions, etc. for everyone.
"Senior Brother Zhao, long time no see!"
“Long time no see indeed!”
Zhao Lichen smiled and said: "Junior brother has broken through to the middle stage of Qi refining. I am very happy to congratulate you. What kind of mission do you want to take on when you come to the Contribution Hall?"
"The kind that can be redeemed for a hundred contribution points."
"Huh?"
Zhao Lichen was startled: "These tasks are quite dangerous, junior brother it is better to think about it again."
"Really?"
Ning Daoran looked at the task list on the jade talisman and murmured: "A family member's house in Baiye Town is haunted by a ghost. The female ghost is in the middle stage of Qi refining...Complete it and it can be exchanged for one hundred sect contributions.
Senior brother, this mission is very good, it suits me, I am the best at subduing female ghosts..."
"..."
Zhao Lichen looked serious: "Junior brother Ning, please don't be careless. These evil female ghosts are the most difficult to deal with. Sometimes they can directly activate the magic sound to invade the monks' brains. Many senior brothers have suffered this kind of disadvantage.
You are only at the fourth level of Qi Refining now, so this task may be a bit reluctant. ”
"Senior brother, don't worry, I'm in charge of this task."
Ning Daoran thought to himself, Senior brother, you don’t even know how powerful I am now, let alone the female ghost in the middle stage of Qi refining, even the female ghost in the late stage of Qi refining is probably not a problem.
"Okay."
Seeing Ning Daoran's insistence, Zhao Lichen nodded and gave him the mission jade talisman.
"Junior brother, wait..."
Zhao Lichen took out a talisman from his arms and said: "This is a first-level low-grade barrier-breaking talisman. It has a wonderful effect on female ghosts. You can decide according to the situation.
If necessary, use it. If not, take it back and give it back to me. After all, senior brother doesn’t have much money..."
"Thank you, senior brother, for the talisman!"
Ning Daoran was about to accept the gift, but then he took out twenty kilograms of green bamboo rice from his storage bag and stuffed it to Zhao Lichen: "Brother, accept it quickly, I grew it myself."
"Huh?"
Zhao Lichen was shocked: "How can this be done? Junior brother, it's impossible..."
In the end, he accepted it, his face turned red. This was the first time he accepted a gift while serving in the Contribution Hall, but considering that it was given by Ning Daoran, it didn't matter.
Back then, he personally drove an ox cart to bring Ning Daoran from the remote countryside to the Chaos Sect.
We are no longer senior brothers in a normal relationship, we are one of our own!
……
After accepting the mission, Ning Daoran immediately took the big stupid deer weapon down the mountain quickly.
Without it, fight quickly and put safety first!
Baiye Town.
A small town located two hundred miles southwest of the Chaos Sect was named because of the trees with white leaves growing in the town.
Baiye Town is located between Shanyang County and the other two counties and cities. It is an important transportation road, so it is quite prosperous.
Ning Daoran and Lao Lu walked slowly along the street. On both sides were tall gated courtyards, home to wealthy local families.
Finally, one person and one deer stopped in front of a mansion with "Zhang Zhai" written on the door and sent a greeting card. Soon after, a middle-aged scribe came out with his servant.
Zhang Cheng, known as Zhang Yuanwai, is a wealthy family in Baiye Town.
It is recorded in the jade talisman that this Zhang Yuanwai was once a local Jinshi. After marrying the daughter of the county governor, he settled in Baiye Town and started a silk business, becoming one of the big local households.
"This..."
Zhang Cheng was slightly startled when he looked at the unkempt but somewhat fairy-like people outside.
"Yuanwai, I am a disciple of the Chaos Sect. I am here to seek good luck and avoid disaster for Yuanwai."
"That's it, little fairy, please come in!"
Just after entering the door, a woman walked out of the courtyard, the second wife, one of Zhang Cheng's concubines. She stared at Ning Daoran and said with a smile: "Master, who is this?"
"The Immortal Master from the Chaos Sect."
"Oh?" The second lady pursed her lips and smiled: "That's good. The evil spirit is disturbing people, so it would be better if they surrendered earlier..."
Zhang Cheng looked stern, it was obvious that the other party was talking too much.
Immediately, the second lady's expression changed complicatedly, and she immediately smiled and said: "Master, I'm going to make tea for the immortal master."
"Yeah."
Zhang Cheng nodded.
Soon, several more concubines came out, all of them were as beautiful as flowers, but they all respected the master and paid special attention when speaking, for fear that the master would be unhappy.
Moreover, none of these concubines mentioned the female ghost again.
Ning Daoran just took a sip of tea and scanned the entire Zhang Mansion with his spiritual consciousness. He found that no one lived in the backyard because there was strong resentment in one of the dry wells.
It seems that the problem lies here.
"Little Fairy Master."
Zhang Cheng frowned and said: "That female ghost is very powerful, and she keeps talking nonsense all day long. The immortal master must be careful and kill her immediately when she sees it!
Also, this was raised by each room in the mansion. If the immortal master can subdue this female ghost, these will be extra tribute to the immortal master. ”
He pushed gently, and a heavy wooden box moved forward slightly.
When I scanned it with my spiritual consciousness, I saw that it was all filled with gold bars, about three hundred taels in total.
Big deal!
Although worldly money is not a necessity for immortal cultivators, "ten taels of gold and one spiritual stone", which is thirty low-grade spiritual stones, is not too little for a cultivator in the Qi refining period like Ning Daoran.
"Yeah."
Naturally, I won’t refuse extra rewards.
Ning Daoran looked at the crowd and said: "I'm going to the backyard to drive out ghosts. No matter what happens, you don't come out before dawn."
"Immortal Master..."
The fourth lady frowned and said: "It has just darkened at this time. It is said that the fierce ghosts are most powerful after dark. The female ghost was sealed in the well by the previous immortal master with a talisman and cannot come out. Why don't the immortal master go back tomorrow morning and come directly? Catching turtles in an urn ”
"It doesn't matter."
Ning Daoran stood up slowly, with a wisp of mid-stage Qi Refining Spiritual Pressure all over his body, and said: "I just want to surrender her when she is at her strongest and vent my anger for your family!"
A group of ladies seemed to have their own evil intentions, some nodded, while others bowed their heads and remained silent.
Zhang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then immediately said: "I'll listen to the immortal master's arrangements."
Ning Daoran's consciousness had been scanning everyone for a long time, and he naturally understood that things were definitely not that simple.
No matter how many there are, let’s go see the female ghost first.
……
The backyard is a dry scene.
“Ouch~~~”
The big stupid deer suddenly cupped Gong Ning Daoran's arm. It was a little scared because of the dark wind here.
"It doesn't matter, she's just a female ghost."
Ning Daoran touched the deer's head and walked ahead with a smile. The moment he approached the dry well, he heard a shrill voice coming from the bottom of the well:
"As a cultivator, you should be focused on nothing, so how can you be the pawn of someone who has betrayed his heart? If you take one step closer, I won't be polite!"
"Come on, come on, let me see why you are so rude."
Ning Daoran took another step forward gently. The moment he took one step, the magic power of the Evergreen Jue Wood in his body was overwhelming, and the entire dry well was immediately shrouded in it.
The female ghost in the well let out a shrill scream: "It turns out...it turns out to be an immortal in the late stage of Qi refining..."
Ning Daoran sat down by the well, patted his side gently and said, "Come out and talk to me, and keep your voice down."
"Yes, Immortal Master..."
A figure in red clothes floated out of the well and sat next to Ning Daoran.
Her face was pale, as if she had been dead for many years, but she could still vaguely see that she was a beautiful woman before she was born.
"Tell me, why are you still haunting this family?"
"The Immortal Master Mingjian."
The female ghost spoke eloquently.
It turned out that she was the first wife of the middle-aged scribe Zhang Cheng. After Zhang Cheng was nominated on the list, she was appreciated by the county governor, who even betrothed his daughter to her.
The original wife came to find him. She had a strong temper and a bloody scene happened. She threw herself into a well and became a lonely ghost here.
When the governor's daughter learned about this, she found out that the man already had his first wife. She was so angry that she locked herself in the room and could not come out to worship the Buddha.
Zhang Cheng is also a man of lust and lust. In recent years, his family business has grown bigger and bigger, and naturally he has more and more concubines.
However, the dry well in the backyard was often haunted, and even the immortal cultivators invited could not subdue it. In the end, they had no choice but to invite experts from the Chaos Sect.
So Ning Daoran came.
"I know you were wronged and I give you two choices."
Ning Daoran said softly: "The first is to be defeated by my sword, and the second is to dissipate the resentment yourself. However, you can do a little something before dissipating the resentment, and I can turn a blind eye."
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"Thank you, Immortal Master!"
With tears streaming down her face, the female ghost dissipated her cultivation on her own, and her body naturally dissipated in the breeze.
……
The next day.
Ning Daoran jumped into the well early in the morning, carried out the corpse of the female ghost, and buried it in the nearby mountains.
Before leaving, he took the three hundred taels of gold promised by Zhang Cheng.
"Thank you, Master Immortal, have a safe journey!"
Zhang Cheng and a group of ladies sent him off with a warm welcome.
Ning Daoran swept his consciousness and saw a ray of resentment lingering around Zhang Cheng. This ray of resentment would not kill him in a short time, but it would definitely not last long.
It can be as short as a few months or as long as a year, and the person will die.
And what do these things have to do with his Chaos Sect disciple Ning Daoran?
……
In the early morning, in the clouds and mist in the mountains and forests dozens of miles northeast of Baiye Town, the aura of foundation building was exuding, and a figure was looming in the mist.
(End of chapter)