Chapter 24: The New House is Great!

"Why? Of course, there are ghosts!"

Caiyi, who had just woken up, said with a smile while combing her waist-length hair.

"Didn't Senior Sun tell you?"

Luo Chen was greatly surprised, "There are ghosts?"

Caiyi flicked her long hair back, "Why are you so surprised? It's normal for there to be ghosts in the cultivation world!"

That's right!

This is the cultivation world, not Earth. Why should I be surprised?

"The presence of ghosts in the Inner City is well-known, and there are quite a few of them."

Caiyi explained, these matters are common knowledge among those who have lived in the Inner City for a while.

The Jade Cauldron Domain was actually only established three hundred years ago.

Before that, this vast area was part of the Eastern Wasteland's million mountains.

Four hundred years ago, the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect launched a massive mountain-clearing campaign, which involved sixteen sects and required a huge investment.

Among them, seven were major sects with Nascent Soul cultivators!

The five major sects of the other five domains in the current easternmost region sent a large number of Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators to participate.

It took a hundred years to establish the Jade Cauldron Domain three hundred years ago.

During that hundred-year campaign, humans and beast demons fought fiercely over every inch of land, resulting in countless casualties.

In the end, the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect emerged victorious.

Victory was achieved, but many problems remained.

For example, various ghosts, both human and beast demon, mixed together, almost turning this area into a ghost realm.

In response to this situation, the major sects have developed mature methods to deal with it.

Various techniques for soothing, dispelling, and capturing ghosts are constantly being used.

For some particularly powerful ghosts that cannot be eliminated in the short term, suppression and gradual destruction methods are employed.

Many of the large markets in the Jade Cauldron Domain actually suppress powerful ghosts, including Ghost Generals and Ghost Kings.

Why was the Dahuang Market built with an inner and outer city?

In fact, it was to gather the spiritual energy from the spirit vein and use it to gradually destroy the suppressed ghosts.

"We have a Ghost King-level ghost suppressed here. Especially the house you're staying in, which is at the center of the array, has a heavy Yin energy."

Caiyi smiled and stared at Luo Chen, waiting for him to show a look of fear.

However, Luo Chen wasn't a fool.

If Old Sun could rent the house to him and Caiyi could live in this courtyard, it must not be dangerous.

He thought for a moment and asked, "Is it a male ghost or a female ghost?"

Caiyi was taken aback, then spat out, "It's a lecherous ghost!"

After the joke, she became serious. "Don't worry, the array was set up by a Golden Core cultivator, using the Inner City as a base to gather the power of the spirit vein. The Ghost King won't affect our daily lives or cultivation. At most, it might be a bit cold when you sleep."

"Haha, I, a Fourth Stage Qi Cultivator, won't be afraid of the cold!" Luo Chen smiled confidently, displaying the demeanor of a cultivator.

Caiyi smiled and got up.

"Alright, I have to go to work. Want to chat more tomorrow morning?"

Work at this time of day?

Luo Chen looked at the setting sun in confusion.

"May I ask, what do you do?"

"I dance at the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion. Come by if you have time!" Caiyi left with a smile, leaving behind a faint fragrance.

Looking at the slender back of his neighbor, Luo Chen could imagine how beautiful she must be when dancing.

Unfortunately, I can't afford it!

Luo Chen returned to his room. After cleaning and airing it out all afternoon, the strange smell was finally gone.

Caiyi, who lived in the main house, had given him a piece of musk.

She said that burning it in an incense burner would not only make the room smell good but also repel insects.

"Without an incense burner, burning it in a bowl works just as well."

After lighting the musk, Luo Chen started taking things out of his storage bag.

There wasn't much, just various herbs and kitchenware.

Some items had burn marks from the fire last night.

Half of his house had been burned down during the battle.

He used a small Cloud Rain Talisman to extinguish the fire.

Not much was salvaged from the fire!

The herbs he had carefully sorted and placed in the afternoon were almost all destroyed.

Only the bedroom and kitchen were spared.

Fortunately, the valuable main ingredients were still in his storage bag and hadn't been taken out yet.

After tallying up, the loss was significant—108 spirit stones to be precise!

But the gains were also substantial!

The first cultivator he killed provided a set of mid-grade magical weapons, a set of green jade knives, which were wood-attribute flying knives.

A mother and six children, forming a set that could create an array. If enough time was taken to form the array, their power could rival that of a high-grade magical weapon.

They were perfect for him.

In addition to the flying knives, the bag contained 150 spirit stones.

This inheritance alone was enough to not only cover Luo Chen's losses but also make a profit.

The expert he strangled was even more impressive!

A high-grade flying sword, a low-grade flying magical weapon, both highly sought after on the market.

However, Luo Chen hadn't decided how to handle them yet.

After all, they were hot items!

The man was a Fifth Stage Qi Cultivator but had a lot of good things.

He used a Divine Travel Talisman to arrive, a Blazing Sun Talisman to destroy the house, wore a high-grade Daoist robe with inner armor, and wielded a high-grade flying sword. He even had a Drought Earth Shield Talisman.

If you add the lotus leaf flying disc, he was fully equipped.

Such a luxurious setup was rarely seen in the outer city by Luo Chen.

If the man hadn't underestimated him and if Luo Chen hadn't used a Soul Piercing Nail with a second-stage array to break through his defenses, he would have been the one to die.

But since he was dead, Luo Chen had long since let it go.

Of course, considering the man's background and potential retaliation, Luo Chen immediately cleaned up the traces and retreated into the city.

Those traces couldn't be hidden for long.

But hiding for a day is a day, and the enemy couldn't come into the Inner City to kill him!

The rules set by the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect were not to be challenged with one's life.

For the time being, he needed to be more cautious and quickly replenish the lost herbs.

Only by earning enough spirit stones could he overcome the current slow pace of cultivation.

After taking everything out, Luo Chen looked at the spacious room.

"Tomorrow, when I go to buy herbs, I'll also get some shelves to divide the space."

"I need a sieve, a mortar, peach wood, and incense wood."

"Oh, and a chamber pot!"

Before cultivation, Luo Chen missed the house with a yard, a large playground, and a stream.

Back then, he could urinate without any worries.

Now, just the monthly cost of emptying the chamber pot was enough to cover two months of rent in the past.

However, after running the Eternal Spring Technique once, Luo Chen's complaints disappeared.

"Is this the charm of a first-stage spirit vein?"

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