Chapter 34

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Wei had been in the Ghost Realm for over a month.

During this month, Elder Bai did not teach Jiang Wei how to fight. Instead, he tossed him three secret manuals, saying, "If you want to learn how to fight, you must first enhance your strength and lay a solid foundation. If the gap between you and your opponent is too wide, no matter how skilled you are in fighting, you will only be beaten!"

Jiang Wei deeply agreed and thus buried himself in the study of the three secret manuals.

"Junior Brother, how are you doing with the three secret manuals Master gave you?" Lin Nianluo lived close to Jiang Wei and would visit every few days to supervise his cultivation progress.

The three secret manuals in Jiang Wei's hands were *Ranpo Jiejiu*, *Shihun*, and *Qingfeng*.

*Ranpo Jiejiu* was a cultivation manual that taught how to refine the soul and enhance its strength. Mastering the first three sections would allow one to enter the Soul Condensation stage, far surpassing low-level techniques like *Soul Condensation Technique*. It was one of the major supports of the Tianhuang Pavilion.

*Shihun* was a highly practical combat secret technique, commonly known as a "blood-sucking" effect. Any damage inflicted on the enemy could be converted into an increase in one's own strength.

*Qingfeng* was a secret escape technique not taught to ordinary Tianhuang Pavilion disciples. Only core disciples like Jiang Wei, who had signed the Oath Book, had the chance to learn it. Once mastered, one could run as fast as the wind!

When Jiang Wei could master these three secret techniques, he would have laid a solid foundation.

"Senior Sister, you're here again..." Jiang Wei felt a bit conflicted when he saw Lin Nianluo come to "check his homework."

"I'm here to see if you've been slacking off!" Lin Nianluo looked very serious, "Tell me, in the three days since I last came, what progress have you made!?"

"Senior Sister, cultivation is a long-term process that requires persistence. In just three days, how much progress could there be..." Lin Nianluo's frequent visits made Jiang Wei, who was already working very hard, feel that perhaps he wasn't working hard enough, which was why his senior sister kept coming to check on him!

"Enough talk!" Lin Nianluo said sternly, "Quickly, tell me what you've achieved in these three days!"

"Um..." Jiang Wei had to answer seriously, "It's still about the same as three days ago. I've already entered the basics of *Shihun* and *Qingfeng*, but I haven't even touched the door of *Ranpo Jiejiu*."

Cultivating *Ranpo Jiejiu* required a high level of soul talent. The higher the soul talent, the faster the cultivation. However, cultivating *Shihun* and *Qingfeng* required less soul talent and more insight.

Jiang Wei's insight was extraordinary, so mastering *Shihun* and *Qingfeng* was a matter of course for him.

"*Ranpo Jiejiu* hasn't even been entered yet..." Lin Nianluo was somewhat dissatisfied, "Junior Brother, do you slack off in your daily cultivation? When I cultivated *Ranpo Jiejiu*, I entered it in just one hour!"

Jiang Wei shot her an exasperated look, "Senior Sister, can my soul talent compare to yours?" According to Jiang Wei, Lin Nianluo's soul talent was at least eighth-grade! With such soul talent, cultivating *Ranpo Jiejiu* was as easy as drinking water.

"You have a point!" Lin Nianluo showed no humility, "Your fifth-grade soul talent is a bit low, but according to Master, a month should be enough for you to enter it! ——Tell me, were you not focused during your cultivation, and were you slacking off!?" Lin Nianluo returned to this question.

"Senior Sister, you're wrong..." Jiang Wei looked distressed, "In this month, except for when I met you, I haven't stopped cultivating for a moment!" Jiang Wei was not exaggerating; ghosts did not need to eat or sleep, so for this month, Jiang Wei had been immersed in cultivation every moment, not wasting a single minute!

"Alright, you're slow, and your talent is low, so I can't say much more; continue to work hard, my junior brother!" Lin Nianluo understood that Jiang Wei was indeed working hard, "By the way, the matter you asked me to investigate has some leads!"

"Really!?" Jiang Wei suddenly became excited.

The matter Jiang Wei had asked Lin Nianluo to investigate was Meng Feiyun's whereabouts. Jiang Wei had only seen Meng Feiyun once when he first arrived in the Ghost Realm, and since then, there had been no news of Meng Feiyun.

The Ghost Sea was vast, and if Meng Feiyun did not show himself, it would be no easy task for Jiang Wei to find him.

Seeing Jiang Wei's excited expression, Lin Nianluo wanted to tease him but saw the burning impatience in his eyes and said directly, "Here's the thing, evil ghosts generally do not stay in the Ghost City!"

"Why?" Jiang Wei had focused his search for Meng Feiyun within the city.

"For slightly more powerful ghosts, killing a newly arrived evil ghost is just a matter of raising a hand; and killing an evil ghost can earn a lot of merit — do you think it's safe for an evil ghost to stay in the city?" Lin Nianluo explained.

"Ah..." Jiang Wei suddenly understood.

For ordinary ghosts, evil ghosts were terrifying beings to be avoided; but for ghosts with some strength, evil ghosts were desirable "merit packages"!

"So..." Lin Nianluo continued, "After an evil ghost is born in the Ghost Realm, they usually try to escape to the outskirts of the city as soon as possible!"

"But aren't there ghost soldiers guarding the city gates? How can evil ghosts get out?" Jiang Wei asked.

"Find a large ghost robe to wear and temporarily hide the sinful blood light on your body, and that's it!" Lin Nianluo explained, "If you stay in the city, even if you hide in a ghost robe, you will eventually be discovered by other ghosts; but once you leave the city, it's a vast world! And — evil ghosts will gather outside the city to seek survival!"

Life in the Ghost Realm was indeed difficult for evil ghosts, as the sinful blood light on their bodies was like a sign to other ghosts — "I am a merit package! I am a merit package!"

Which ghost wouldn't want such a package?

"Based on my estimation, the Meng Feiyun you mentioned has an 80% chance of joining the 'Evil Ghost Hall' outside the city; most evil ghosts go there after leaving the city!" Lin Nianluo could only make an educated guess; determining the whereabouts of a ghost was extremely difficult!

"Evil Ghost Hall..." Jiang Wei remembered this place.

But Jiang Wei was also puzzled — the Evil Ghost Hall was right outside the Original Sin City, right under the nose of the Tianhuang Pavilion. Why did it still exist and not get destroyed?

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After Lin Nianluo left, Jiang Wei immediately returned to his diligent cultivation. However, thinking about *Ranpo Jiejiu*, Jiang Wei felt depressed.

Jiang Wei was not depressed because he couldn't enter *Ranpo Jiejiu*. In fact, he had entered it directly after reading it once a month ago! ——Yes, he entered it directly, even faster than Lin Nianluo with her eighth-grade talent, in less than half an hour!

Not only did he enter it quickly, but during cultivation, Jiang Wei also clearly felt that he gathered energy and refined his soul very quickly. However, after more than a month of cultivation, Jiang Wei's strength had not improved at all!

Yes, not even a bit!

Thinking about this, Jiang Wei looked at the gluttonous Five Ghost Dao Talisman that was stuck to his chest with great sorrow.