Chapter 36

"Are you... the spirit of the talisman?" Jiang Wei had some knowledge; moreover, this Five Ghosts Talisman always competed with him for "food," so he had long suspected that there should be a spirit of the talisman inside.

"Exactly!" The little golden figure raised his head and puffed out his chest, as if being a spirit of the talisman was an incredibly great thing.

"Damn, I've been looking for you for a long time!" Enemies meeting, eyes red with anger, Jiang Wei immediately found an outlet for his frustration. "You, as a spirit of the talisman, can you at least have some quality? Always hanging around in my soul, doing nothing, just eating and drinking, what's this all about!"

The little golden figure also had a lot of grievances: "As a master, you are so stingy that you can't even solve the basic needs of a spirit of the talisman. Do you still have the nerve to say that? If it weren't for you always leaving me hungry, I would have awakened from my slumber long ago! —— Damn, for so long, not only have I not had a full meal, but I've also wasted a lot of energy to save your life and strengthen your soul!"

"Saved my life?" Jiang Wei immediately calmed down — this little golden figure had saved his life! If it weren't for him, he would probably have already been killed by the tiger.

However, Jiang Wei was still不服气 (unconvinced): "Then, taking away all the energy I cultivated, what's that all about? Are you not letting me improve my strength? —— I am your master, and if my strength improves, it will only benefit you!" Jiang Wei tried to reason with him.

"Damn, when you mention this, I get angry!" The little golden figure was not a pushover, and his words were dirty. "What kind of lousy cultivation method are you practicing? I worked hard to strengthen your soul, refining the 'fat' in your soul into 'muscle,' but you practice this lousy method; do you know that if you continue practicing this method, it won't be long before your muscles turn back into fat? —— I kindly absorbed the mixed energy you cultivated, and you don't even thank me, but you actually blame me!?"

"Uh..." Jiang Wei was stunned, "What? You say the 'Nine Unraveling Soul Fire' is a lousy cultivation method?" The 'Nine Unraveling Soul Fire' was the treasure of the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion and the best cultivation method Jiang Wei had heard of so far; but in the mouth of the little golden figure, it seemed insignificant and even despised — how could Jiang Wei not be surprised.

"It's just a cultivation method created by a powerful ghost, and you treat it as a treasure — oh, my master, how backward can you be!" The little golden figure was speechless. "If you practice this method to the peak of the Spirit Gathering stage, your soul strength will only reach a hundred times that of an ordinary ghost; is such a method not trash?" Ghosts before the Soul Condensation stage are called the Spirit Gathering stage.

"Is the peak of the Spirit Gathering stage not a hundred times the soul strength?" Jiang Wei was surprised. Based on his experiences in the Ghost Realm, a soul strength exceeding a hundred times was only achievable by ghosts in the Soul Condensation stage.

"Stupid!" The little golden figure sneered. "Then, why is your soul strength already ten times when your soul concentration is only three times? When you reach the peak of the Spirit Gathering stage, with a soul concentration of a hundred times, what will your soul strength be? Will it also be just a hundred times?"

"Uh?" Jiang Wei was stunned. "If I calculate it this way, when I reach the peak of the Spirit Gathering stage, my soul strength will be three hundred times? Then, won't I be even stronger than ghosts in the Soul Condensation stage?"

"Poverty of spirit, thinness of body!" The little golden figure sneered. "Throw away this lousy 'Nine Unraveling Soul Fire,' and I will teach you the 'Divine Casting Art.' When you reach the peak of the Spirit Gathering stage, achieving a soul strength of nine hundred times will be no big deal!"

"Nine hundred times!?" Jiang Wei even doubted whether ghosts in the Soul Condensation stage had such high soul strength. "Damn, why didn't you say this earlier? You made me waste so much time practicing the 'Nine Unraveling Soul Fire'!"

"Earlier?" The little golden figure was angry. "After I came to the Ghost Realm, I had nothing to eat or drink, and I slept in the talisman for a month. Finally, I absorbed enough energy from the world to awaken — what could I have said earlier?"

"Uh... and the energy you took from me?" Jiang Wei said weakly.

"Your energy?" The little golden figure was disdainful. "That little bit of energy, do you really think I would care? If I hadn't divided my spirit to help you absorb this impure energy while I was sleeping, your soul would have been almost ruined by now; if that happened, I would have only suggested you reincarnate and start over!"

"Phew!" Jiang Wei was speechless. "So, I should thank you?"

After this exchange with the little golden figure, Jiang Wei still had some doubts: "When I was alive in the human world, I already met you. What were you doing then?"

"The human world... that's not a place where I can show myself!" The little golden figure shook his head silently.

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With the 'Divine Casting Art,' Jiang Wei naturally discarded the 'Nine Unraveling Soul Fire,' which the little golden figure considered lousy. However, the more advanced the cultivation method, the harder it is to practice; Jiang Wei only needed less than half an hour to master the 'Nine Unraveling Soul Fire,' but it took him twelve days to master the 'Divine Casting Art'!

"This 'Divine Casting Art' is really too hard to practice!" Although Jiang Wei complained, he was deeply shocked by the power of the 'Divine Casting Art.'

As the little golden figure said, compared to the 'Divine Casting Art,' the 'Nine Unraveling Soul Fire' was not even worth mentioning! What shocked Jiang Wei the most was that practicing the 'Divine Casting Art' to perfection could even make one a Ghost Immortal!

Yes, a Ghost Immortal!

In the Ghost Realm, a Ghost Immortal is an unattainable legend; even the head of the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion does not have the qualifications to lick the shoes of a Ghost Immortal! —— It's like a mortal wanting to lick the shoes of an immortal, but not even having the chance to see the immortal!

The only known Ghost Immortal in the Ghost Realm is the "Judge" who decides the fate of all ghosts in this life and the next!

Practicing the 'Divine Casting Art' could make one a Ghost Immortal, how could Jiang Wei not be shocked!

However, Jiang Wei also understood that achieving the status of a Ghost Immortal would not be an easy task; practicing the 'Divine Casting Art' would be a hundred times slower than practicing the 'Nine Unraveling Soul Fire'! At this rate, it would probably take Jiang Wei thirty years of yin life to reach the Soul Condensation stage!

Fortunately, when Jiang Wei practiced the 'Divine Casting Art,' the little golden figure never took any energy from him; otherwise, Jiang Wei even doubted whether he would reach the Soul Condensation stage before his yin life was exhausted.

However, Jiang Wei still had doubts: "Little Gold, practicing so slowly, do I really have a chance to become a Ghost Immortal!?"

The little golden figure didn't even look up: "Your cultivation speed is already quite fast; if another ghost were to practice, like your Senior Sister Lin, they might not even be able to master it in their entire life!"

After saying that, the little golden figure immersed himself in cultivation again, ignoring Jiang Wei's calls no matter what.

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