Chapter 474: Chapter 463: Fierce Ghost
Just as Ye Qiu was rescued by the Water Ghost, she was still unaware that Chu Cheng and Song Jin had summoned Divine Woman Liu to capture her, and her ghostly form was extremely weak.
"System, is there a cultivation technique for ghosts to quickly strengthen themselves?" In her weakened state, Ye Qiu opened the 001 interface.
Soon, the System provided a response. The top-ranked technique was called "Soul Power Technique." It would be more accurate to say that it was a technique designed for cultivating the Divine Soul rather than a technique for ghosts. It simply mentioned how to use the spirits of ghosts to strengthen the Divine Soul. However, it required a substantial amount of Merit Points to acquire, a full ten thousand, which was significant given that Ye Qiu only had a total of eleven thousand Merit Points at her disposal. Despite this, she decided to exchange for this cultivation technique.
Once the "Soul Power Technique" entered her mind, Ye Qiu followed the method described within to channel the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth. Soon, a strange aura formed around her body, even repelling the advanced Water Ghost.
"How peculiar," the Water Ghost murmured to itself, feeling a lingering fear and keeping some distance from Ye Qiu.
Seeing that Ye Qiu had exchanged for the "Soul Power Technique," the usually expressionless interface of the 001 System displayed a complex look, although no one noticed it.
This cultivation session lasted all night long, and it was not until dawn that Ye Qiu opened her eyes, by which time her ghost form had solidified much more than when the Water Ghost had first brought her back.
"Thank you," Ye Qiu sincerely thanked the Water Ghost.
"No need, where are you going?" The Water Ghost politely refrained from asking Ye Qiu what cultivation technique she had practiced the previous day.
"I’m going to check on Xiao Ran."
"But it’s daylight now, can you travel that far? Moreover, Xiao Ran is currently with his police uncle; we can’t enter the police station." The Water Ghost reminded her, knowing that places like the police station, filled with righteousness, were deadly to ghosts.
"I know, I just want to take a look at him from outside," Ye Qiu replied.
Hearing Ye Qiu say this, the Water Ghost did not persist and said, "Then I’ll accompany you."
Hardly had Ye Qiu and the Water Ghost left when Chu Cheng and Song Jin returned to the villa in Green Lake District with Divine Woman Liu.
"Granny Liu, can you see if the ghost is still here?" The villa was still a mess, and Chu Cheng and Song Jin looked around anxiously.
Divine Woman Liu held a Soul Summoning Bell in her left hand and a Peach Wood Sword in her right. After a moment’s survey upon entering, she said, "There is indeed a presence of a ghostly disturbance here, but the ghost is no longer present."
"What do we do then? If we can’t find her and she decides to take revenge later on, won’t we just be waiting to die?" Song Jin said anxiously.
"Don’t worry, do you have any items that belonged to the ghost before her death? Tonight, this old woman can summon her back and kill her," Divine Woman Liu chuckled, revealing her yellow and black teeth with missing pieces.
Every time Chu Cheng saw her smile in such a manner, he couldn’t bear to look directly and frowned, "You’ve thrown away all her belongings; where can we find them?"
"Not everything is gone. Didn’t you keep a photo frame because you cherished your son?" Song Jin snorted coldly and walked into the dimly lit room that belonged to Xiao Ran.
Seeing such luxurious decor in the villa while the child left behind by the former wife lived in such a dark, small room, Divine Woman Liu sneered at Song Jin with an ambiguous meaning. However, she was there to do the job for the money and never meddled in other matters unnecessarily.
"Granny Liu, will this work?" Song Jin pointed to the photo of Ye Qiu and Xiao Ran in the frame.
Divine Woman Liu held it and took a look, the only remaining eye of hers squinted, "All right, now we’re just waiting for evening."
"Xiao Ran, hurry up and eat breakfast. What are you looking at?" At the breakfast stall, Ling Xiao followed Xiao Ran’s gaze in the direction of Ye Qiu, but didn’t see anything, so she urged Xiao Ran to eat quickly.
"Mom." Xiao Ran murmured as he looked at the empty street.
Ling Xiao took it for him recalling Ye Qiu again, and stroked his head affectionately.
"Alright, you’ve seen Xiao Ran, he’s being well taken care of. If we don’t go back now, it’ll be noon. The sun at noon is very damaging to ghost power," the Water Ghost advised beside Ye Qiu.
"Do you know where the most ghosts are around here?" Ye Qiu suddenly asked.
"What are you planning to do?" The Water Ghost suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Chu Cheng and Song Jin won’t let things go so easily. I must quickly increase my ghost power to confront them."
"Are you planning to cultivate by devouring other ghosts?" The Water Ghost’s eyes widened as he looked at Ye Qiu, "Are you insane? How can you devour other ghosts in your current weakened state? Besides, doing so will lead to backlash. Once you become a Fierce Ghost, when the Ghost Chasers come for you, you’ll be cast into Avici Hell."
"Then we’ll talk about it when the Ghost Chasers can catch me," Ye Qiu said with a vicious expression, "According to the law, Xiao Ran will eventually have to return to the hands of Chu Cheng and Song Jin. What should I do then? I can’t wait, I can’t let Xiao Ran fall into their hands."
"Can’t we just follow the proper process? Wasn’t the Cultivation Technique you practiced yesterday good? Your ghost power recovered in one night, and one day you won’t be afraid of them anymore," the Water Ghost urged anxiously, not wanting his friend to head down a road of no return.
"Meng Huai, how many years have you been cultivating? Can you beat a Taoist exorcist?"
"I..." The Water Ghost Meng Huai fell silent.
"You’ve cultivated for twenty years just to form a solid body, but even so, any slightly powerful Taoist can subdue you. No matter how good my Cultivation Technique is, even if I can form a solid body in three years, what about Xiao Ran during this period? Three years later, they could just hire a master to subdue me," Ye Qiu said fiercely, as if he could see the suffering Xiao Ran would endure.
"But what about yourself? Aren’t you afraid of being annihilated?"
"No, and let’s see if they have the power to annihilate me," Ye Qiu’s eyes turned blood red, showing signs of becoming a Fierce Ghost.
"Alright then, I’ll tell you where the most ghosts are in A City, but can you promise me not to harm those good ghosts?" Meng Huai said unwillingly, "Many of them are like me, died unjustly, but haven’t harmed anyone, just lingering in the world of the living."
"You’re thinking too much." Ye Qiu laughed lightly, "It’s also my fault for not making it clear. From the beginning, I never intended to devour good ghosts. Like humans, good ghosts have the right to live, don’t they?"
"Since you say so, then I won’t stop you. There are indeed quite a few Fierce Ghosts in A City. We good ghosts are often threatened by them. If you have a way to deal with them, I guess everyone would thank you."
"Where are they all?"
"Firstly, the West Suburb, there’s an abandoned school there. It’s said that it was used specifically to discipline disobedient students in the past, but the principal and teachers there were not good people, and after being retaliated against and killed by the student ghosts, they also turned into Fierce Ghosts. Now there are still many good student ghosts trapped inside."
After listening, Ye Qiu’s eyes sharpened: "Let’s start with that place first."