Chapter 72

"Since that's the case, I won't be polite then." After hearing the girl's words, Liu Ming thought for a moment and said without any further ado.

Jialan, upon seeing this, revealed a faint smile on her face. After exchanging a few more words with Liu Ming, she said her goodbyes.

A moment later, the graceful girl rode the cloud and soared into the sky, flying away toward the distant horizon.

Liu Ming watched the girl's figure until it completely disappeared, then he lowered his head to look at the Soul Nurturing Bag in his hand, his expression turning serious.

This girl could actually give him such a valuable item. Even if it was to repay him for saving her, it was still incredibly generous.

After all, a Soul Nurturing Bag, although not as valuable as a true spirit artifact, was probably only possessed by spirit masters in the Savage Ghost Sect. Ordinary spirit disciples rarely had one.

And Jialan could casually take out two of them, which suggested that her background was not as simple as it seemed. A Nightmare Body, though rare, was already an exception for the Savage Ghost Sect to grant her a Soul Nurturing Bag. Two of them would be almost impossible.

However, in this way, she not only repaid his help but also made him owe her a significant favor. It was unclear whether she did this intentionally or just acted on a whim.

Liu Ming thought about this, but when he examined the item in his hand, a smile appeared on his face.

The Soul Nurturing Bag was a treasure close to a spirit artifact, naturally possessing incredible effects.

One of its effects was that it could ignore the size and weight of ghostly creatures, shrinking them and easily carrying them in the bag.

Another effect was that by activating a special pattern inscribed in the bag, it could absorb a large amount of yin energy and store it, preventing the ghostly creature inside from weakening due to a lack of yin energy.

Compared to the two effects, the latter was more valuable.

After all, the Savage Ghost Sect had another talisman called a "Ghost Bag" that could also absorb and carry ghostly creatures.

Those disciples who controlled ghostly creatures often purchased such talismans to carry these creatures.

However, these Ghost Bags lacked the ability to absorb yin energy and had a limited usage time. The price varied greatly depending on the size of the ghostly creature they could contain.

Liu Ming had planned to spend some spirit stones to buy a Ghost Bag after capturing a ghostly creature, but now it seemed unnecessary.

He thought about this, then examined the Soul Nurturing Bag in his hand. Suddenly, he placed it on the ground, made a hand seal, and waved his hand at it.

A white spell flew out and disappeared into the leather bag.

In the next moment, silver spiritual patterns appeared on the surface of the leather bag, forming a miniature pattern. At the same time, a powerful suction force emerged from the bag's opening.

The nearby yin energy trembled and rushed into the leather bag.

At the same time, a buzzing sound filled the nearby air, and black mist began to appear, increasing more and more, as if the yin energy within a few miles was converging here.

Liu Ming smiled and took a few steps back, allowing the Soul Nurturing Bag to absorb the surrounding yin energy.

At this time, the white bone scorpion, after devouring a bone left by the bone corpse, used its front claws to pick up the other bones and bring them to Liu Ming, forming a large pile.

Liu Ming casually threw a fireball, and the fierce flames enveloped the pile of bones. After a moment, most of the bones turned to ashes, leaving only about twenty crystal-clear bones.

Liu Ming was delighted by this. The bone corpse, being a powerful ghostly creature, had so many usable ghost bones. This way, the materials needed to repair the white bone scorpion's body were finally complete.

After collecting all the bones, he sat down cross-legged on the spot and closed his eyes to rest.

Half a day later, a loud boom sounded from the leather bag. The silver patterns on its surface disappeared, and the black yin energy around it dissipated.

Liu Ming, seeing this, immediately grabbed the leather bag and pulled it into his hand.

He weighed it in his hand, and its weight hadn't changed, but the color of the leather bag seemed to have darkened slightly.

Liu Ming didn't hesitate. He first communicated with the white bone scorpion, then held the leather bag and shook it.

With a "pu" sound, a black mist flew out of the bag's opening, instantly enveloping the white bone scorpion.

The bone scorpion's body rapidly shrank and was finally sucked into the leather bag by the mist.

Liu Ming communicated with the ghostly creature again, finding no issues, and then placed the leather bag at his waist. He made a hand seal and soared into the sky, heading toward the Savage Ghost Sect's base.

At the same time, Jialan, who was flying to a certain location, heard a voice transmission. She immediately changed direction and landed in a forest below.

A moment later, she appeared in a tree hollow, where a beautiful woman with a pale face was sitting cross-legged. It was clearly the Ice Master.

When the beautiful woman saw Jialan, she breathed a sigh of relief and said with some embarrassment:

"Blue, you're safe, that's great. Your master was tightly entangled by that ghostly creature and couldn't spare the time to help. Fortunately, you weren't caught by that bone corpse."

"Master, Blue was indeed caught by that bone corpse. If it weren't for someone's help, I might not have returned." The graceful girl said with a bitter smile.

"What? Such a thing happened. Who saved you? Your master must repay them properly." The beautiful woman was startled.

"Master, don't worry. I have already thanked this person greatly. By the way, did you succeed? Did you obtain the item from the ghostly creature?" Jialan said ambiguously and changed the topic.

"No. That ghostly creature had a strength comparable to a ghost general, and it had several powerful ghostly creatures as helpers. Although you broke its most skilled illusion with your Nightmare Body, it still managed to escape. However, it is now severely injured. The next time we come, it will be its end." The beautiful woman's voice turned cold.

"Master, this ghostly creature is so intelligent. Will it flee its lair next time?" The graceful girl asked, frowning.

"Don't worry. This ghostly creature needs to absorb ghostly energy to gradually increase its strength. Places with ghostly energy are not easy to find. It won't leave unless it's absolutely necessary. Hehe, who would have thought that the powerful ghost king used by the Six Yin Ancestor to sweep through the sects would end up like this. If it weren't for the decades I spent researching various texts and your recent revelation, I might still be in the dark like everyone else." The beautiful woman said with a laugh.

"The Ancestor was indeed wise. I was just lucky to guess it." Jialan replied with a light laugh.

...

Seven or eight days later, Liu Ming appeared on the square of the Savage Ghost Sect's base, carrying a leather bag. He walked briskly toward the stone house where the teleportation array was located.

To his surprise, when he entered the stone house, he found a man and a woman already waiting there. They were Lei Zhen and the petite female companion who had come with him.

Lei Zhen had a ghostly creature with wings on its back, a Night Walker, which Liu Ming had seen in a statue before. However, it was much smaller, only about a foot tall, and its tail was not black but a fiery red, giving it a strange appearance.

It seemed that this person had also returned with something. The petite woman, however, had nothing with her, and it was unclear whether she had failed to capture a spirit creature or had already stored it in a Ghost Bag.

Liu Ming couldn't help but glance at the grayish-white leather bag on the woman's waist.

The woman clearly recognized Liu Ming and smiled at him.

When Lei Zhen saw Liu Ming, he was slightly surprised, glanced at the leather bag in Liu Ming's hand, and then turned away without greeting him.

Liu Ming naturally didn't say anything either but was puzzled as to why they were still waiting and hadn't teleported back.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came from outside the stone door, and Ghost Elder walked in unhurriedly. He glanced at the three of them and said with a cackle:

"Good, we finally have three people. We can勉强teleport once, and it won't be too wasteful of the spatial stones."

After saying this, Ghost Elder walked to the teleportation array and began to install the black crystals.

Liu Ming finally understood upon hearing this.

A moment later, Ghost Elder finished installing the spatial stones and gestured for them to enter the array.

Lei Zhen, Liu Ming, and the other person naturally walked into the array.

Ghost Elder made a hand seal and pointed at the teleportation array, shooting a spell into it.

In the next moment, the array hummed, and Liu Ming and the others disappeared without a trace.

Ghost Elder then walked out of the stone house unhurriedly.

A moment later, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door, and an excited male voice called out:

"Ghost Elder, activate the teleportation array. I want to return to the sect."

"Wait, there aren't enough people!" Ghost Elder's lazy voice replied.

...

After a dizzying sensation, the white light around Liu Ming dissipated, and he appeared in the metal chamber where they had initially departed.

When the array under his feet stopped humming, a light flashed on the opposite wall, revealing a light door. At the same time, an impatient male voice called out:

"Come out quickly. Others need to go to the Netherworld."

Lei Zhen and the other two, upon hearing this, hurriedly walked out.

Liu Ming frowned and naturally followed them out.

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