Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

He chanted a spell and circulated Spiritual Power into the porcelain bottle. A series of white lights burst forth from the mouth of the bottle, followed by a three-foot-tall, greenish-black human shadow emerging.

The shadow emitted a faint incense scent, and bursts of chilly air flowed out from its body, causing the temperature in the courtyard to plummet rapidly as if sudden frost had descended.

The Great Sun was overhead, yet this ghost was not afraid of the sunlight's scorching.

Zhao Sheng realized at a glance that this ghostly creature had been Sacrificially Refined by the Secret Techniques of the Heavenly Dao Sect,

"Heavenly Dao reigns supreme, all ghosts bow down! Spirit ghost, seek and find!" Gui Li shouted urgently, and the spirit ghost swiftly circled the courtyard before turning into a wisp of black smoke and flying out.

"Junior Brother, stay here and don't move!"

After dropping this line hastily, Gui Li suddenly darted out like an arrow.

Zhao Sheng stepped outside the courtyard, only catching a glimpse of Gui Li disappearing into the distance.

In just a few flashes, he vanished behind the mounds of earth a few miles away.

Over by the mounds where wild grass grew, several tombs seemed to rise among the thicket.

Zhao Sheng, realizing he couldn't catch up, thus stopped in his tracks.

Suddenly, he turned around, his gaze sharp as lightning, and asked, "Tell me! How did the person die?"

"Noble sir, I'm wronged! It truly was a suicide by hanging. I... I really don't know where the body went. I'm puzzled too!" The yellow-faced old man wore a face full of wronged innocence.

"It seems that you won't tell the truth without tasting some pain." Zhao Sheng said with a cold smile, stepped forward, and fiercely pressed his finger half an inch below the Tan Zhong acupoint on the old man's chest.

Ah!

At the poke, the old man's face turned pale and he let out an inhuman scream, curling up in agony and rolling on the ground.

In just two breaths, the man was drenched in sweat, his clothes soaked through, and he convulsed violently, almost fainting from the pain.

But he couldn't faint; instead, the pain made him more lucid, as if he were suffering in hell.

After about a dozen more breaths, estimating that the torment was sufficient,

Zhao Sheng kicked the old man's Wind God Acupoint, releasing the concealed technique.

"Speak, how did the person die? Where did the body go? If you don't tell the truth, I'll make your life worse than death!"

"My lord, I will confess... I will tell everything! The young wife did die by hanging, but that damned village head had a penchant for torture before. Indeed, he went too far that day, and the young wife, unable to bear the torment, took her own life in desperation!"

"And the body?" Zhao Sheng's voice was cold as ice.

"The body? I swear to the heavens, we didn't hide it, it truly disappeared overnight. We were all terribly frightened."

Just then, the Zou Family's Manager, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly kicked the yellow-faced old man over with a furious yell, "You deserve to die! The good and righteous reputation of the Zou Family has been tarnished by your despicable kind. The local customs here are simple and the people are good-hearted; I never thought such evil could occur! How wonderful Liu Family's Village must be. After I return, I shall report this to Old Master Gao, who will surely punish your crimes!"

After speaking, Manager Zou's expression changed rapidly, and he turned to Zhao Sheng with a fawning smile, "My lord, please calm your anger, do not be upset over a bunch of ignorant fools."

Zhao Sheng paid no attention to this man; his gaze suddenly shifted towards the mounds, his eyes unfathomably deep, tranquil as water.

At this moment, Gui Li reappeared from behind the mounds, his expression joyful as he hurriedly swept in this direction with a pitch-black porcelain urn in hand.

"Junior Brother, it was truly worth the trip! This female ghost has an excellent constitution, and after Sacrificial Refining, she will be yet another fine top-tier spirit ghost," said Gui Li cheerfully to Zhao Sheng upon his return.

"Senior Brother, I'm tired! You take care of the rest," Zhao Sheng said listlessly.

Seeing his junior brother's waning interest, Gui Li silently shook his head, "Kids, always kids. Their excitement comes quickly, and leaves just as fast! To think he's not at all interested in the benefits of a top-tier spirit ghost."