Chapter 41

The Sword Pillar arrived in an instant, and the White Bone Lady had no time to react. She even thought that Zhu Ganglie had entered that mysterious space and would never come out again.

She never expected that Zhu Ganglie would step out of the mysterious space so quickly.

By the time she reacted, the Sword Pillar had already shattered her skull. Then, the Tower of Gods descended, melting all the broken bones on her body to enhance its power.

The White Bone Lady was refined by Fairy Linglong, and her material must have been extraordinary. Especially after she developed intelligence and became a great demon at the Possession stage, her bones were even more formidable, comparable to a top-tier heavenly treasure.

After a while, the Tower of Gods had completely melted the White Bone Lady's bones into itself, and the Tower of Gods transformed from a two-layer restriction to a three-layer restriction.

"Consider it a blessing in disguise!"

Zhu Ganglie smiled, feeling that his adventure this time was worth it. The Tower of Gods had been upgraded to a three-layer restriction, and the Ancient Green Sun Lamp could now be used autonomously. Although it did not unleash the power of a nine-layered magical artifact, it made him immune to magical attacks.

After putting away these magical artifacts, Zhu Ganglie leaped and left the cave, returning to the temple.

"Brother Qu Gai, I have already eliminated the ghost cultivator and the great demon. You don't need to worry anymore!"

After returning to the temple, Zhu Ganglie informed Qu Gai.

"Thank you, Brother. Without you, I might have already met with misfortune!"

Qu Gai stood up and bowed, his expression tinged with loneliness. He had once been so full of spirit, but now he needed others to protect him to survive. This disparity made Qu Gai feel a bit lonely and desolate.

Zhu Ganglie did not disturb him further, turned around, and went out, settling down to serve as a temple guardian.

"Lord Mountain God, there is an evil spirit haunting my home, demanding that I offer my daughter. Please have mercy and go to exorcise the evil spirit and protect my family. Save my daughter."

While Zhu Ganglie was seated as the temple guardian, a group of people bowed before the statue, their expressions devout and anxious.

Hearing their words, Zhu Ganglie's attention was drawn.

"Brother Zhu Ganglie, today someone has come to pray for blessings and exorcism. I am in charge of the temple and cannot leave. Please go and help!"

Qu Gai appeared before Zhu Ganglie and bowed.

Seeing Qu Gai's increasingly solidified soul body, Zhu Ganglie knew that his senior brother was about to complete the transformation from a soul body to a divine body. Once he condensed a divine position, he could fully complete the divine body. At that time, Zhu Ganglie could return to the sect and focus on cultivation. He bowed and said, "Brother, there's no need to be so polite. I will go and investigate."

Zhu Ganglie's figure flashed, and he disappeared into the void, entering the city below.

The family seeking exorcism lived in the north of the city. When Zhu Ganglie arrived, he directly entered their home.

A quick scan with his spiritual energy revealed that there was no evil spirit haunting the family; someone was just pretending to be one.

He pointed to the backyard, and a large ghost with bared fangs and claws ran out, lunging at Zhu Ganglie.

Seeing the ghost, Zhu Ganglie felt a mix of amusement and exasperation. He said, "This is really a trick!"

He pointed his finger, and an ice spike flew out, tearing the ghost apart, which then turned into two pieces of paper.

The ghost's technique was familiar to him; it was the paper puppet method. He had used this technique to cultivate in the Hou family.

However, this person was now using it for personal gain, which was despicable. After destroying the paper ghost, Zhu Ganglie followed the aura and left the house, arriving at a dilapidated hut in the mountains. He saw a lecherous and old Daoist fleeing.

"Stop!"

Zhu Ganglie looked at the Daoist, who was only at the initial Out-of-Body stage and had not condensed much spiritual energy. He coldly shouted.

The Daoist, seeing Zhu Ganglie, was terrified and quickly threw out several paper puppets, which transformed into large, fierce ghosts.

Zhu Ganglie glanced at the ghosts and flicked his hand. The Heavenly Sword Pillar transformed into a sword light, slicing through the ghosts, turning them into scraps of paper.

"Who are you? I am a disciple of Lingya the Elder. If you harm me, the Elder will not let you off!"

The Daoist shouted, but Zhu Ganglie ignored him. He flicked his hand, and the Heavenly Sword Pillar flashed, killing the old Daoist and absorbing a thread of divine soul into the Tower of Gods.

Zhu Ganglie held the condensed talisman and gently probed the information within, then sneered, "This so-called Lingya the Elder is just a wandering cultivator who has only reached the Manifestation stage. With this level of cultivation, he has managed to secure a position as a celestial official in the mortal world."

He decided not to bother with it. If this so-called Lingya the Elder came to seek trouble, he would not mind adding another warrior to the Tower of Gods.

After dealing with the old Daoist, Zhu Ganglie immediately informed Brother Qu Gai. That night, Qu Gai appeared in the family's dream, informing them that the evil spirit had been exorcised.

The next morning, the family brought offerings and a band to the temple to fulfill their vow, increasing the temple's incense and wishes.

Since he had personally handled the matter, he also received three incense wishes.

These incense wishes carried the gratitude of the people. With a bit of refinement, they could become a divine power similar to spiritual energy.

However, these incense wishes were based on the faith of mortals. The more faith, the stronger the divine power; the less faith, the weaker the divine power.

Therefore, to use this divine power, one needed to understand the wishes of the mortals.

These three were pure faith, without much trouble, but their power was essentially weaker than spiritual energy, roughly equivalent to the level of spiritual energy.

Since he had already cultivated thirty-six spiritual and magical energies, these were unnecessary and would only increase the time needed for refinement. He lightly wiped his hand, preparing to remove them from his divine soul.

To prevent these incense wishes from affecting his cultivation.

" Hmm?"

At this moment, the Ancient Green Sun Lamp, which he had put away, suddenly absorbed these incense wishes. A faint golden light flashed on the wick, but it was so weak that it could not even compare to a firefly.

However, this made Zhu Ganglie's expression change with joy. The Ancient Green Sun Lamp was a magical artifact with nine layers of restrictions.

It had been weakened because it lacked a wick and could not be lit, making it useful only for defense. Now, he had found a way. If he could light it, he might gain a powerful nine-layered magical artifact.

His eyes gleamed with excitement, but after a moment, his expression turned gloomy. The Ancient Green Sun Lamp needed faith to be lit.

Collecting faith was a tedious process, and he did not have the time for it, even if he wanted to.

However, he could use this time as a temple guardian to collect more incense wishes.

"This dilapidated temple, this fallen deity, dares to deceive the people and mislead the villagers!"

A roar came from outside the temple. An old Daoist with white hair and beard, riding a celestial crane, shouted angrily.

Behind him were several disciples and numerous followers, all of whom were high-ranking officials from the surrounding area.

They had come with Lingya the Elder to witness his divine techniques and methods.

Villagers from all directions had also gathered, surrounding the temple.

Seeing the old man riding the celestial crane, the people felt a mix of reverence and fear, and their gaze toward the temple was filled with worry, wondering if the deity of the temple would manifest.

"This temple is a place of evil and deception. I am a celestial official of this dynasty. Today, I will destroy this dilapidated temple!"

Seeing the people behind him, Lingya the Elder wanted to show off. He stretched out his hand and fiercely grabbed, and a large black nail appeared in the air, growing to the size of an acre, and crashed toward the temple.

"Ah!"

Everyone who saw this was shocked. Some even knelt down and worshiped the old man.

This made Lingya the Elder even more pleased, and he remotely controlled the black nail to attack.