Chapter 57

Zhu Lingwu was secretly pondering in his heart. On the other side, Meng Yishi was also calculating something in his mind. He hoped that Zhu Lingwu would obediently follow his arrangements, at least to calm Zhu Lingwu's heart for now.

So when Meng Yishi saw that Zhu Lingwu was dissatisfied with his answer, he laughed wickedly and said, "Hehe, why does my fellow Daoist need me to be so clear! It's just a kind of smell! Hehe, the smell of ghost qi! Perhaps it's the ghost you raised that made me smell the ghost qi!"

As Meng Yishi said this, a hint of joy suddenly appeared on his face, and he laughed wickedly again. He suddenly realized that Zhu Lingwu might also be a cultivator who practiced ghostly techniques.

If Zhu Lingwu had once been a ghostly technique practitioner at the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage, then now he could obtain high-level ghostly techniques for the Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, or even Nascent Soul stages from Zhu Lingwu. This would give him a great chance to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, or even achieve higher cultivation.

"Right, it's this smell, ghost qi. Now that I think about it, I couldn't really describe this smell at first, so I was always guessing and suspecting your identity! In the end, you admitted to soul snatching! Hehehe, now I understand, you also practice ghostly techniques! No wonder the ghost I sent to monitor you instinctively felt afraid of you!"

In fact, Meng Yishi couldn't sense any ghost qi from Zhu Lingwu at first. Zhu Lingwu only had the original soul of an eight-year-old child, so there was no ghost qi leaking out. Meng Yishi just instinctively felt that Zhu Lingwu was a bit strange.

Later, the ghost he sent to monitor Zhu Lingwu increased his suspicion of Zhu Lingwu. As he said, the ghost he sent actually feared Zhu Lingwu, which was very abnormal.

Zhu Lingwu was just an ordinary eight-year-old child, a mortal. Even if his body was somewhat unusual, it shouldn't have made Meng Yishi's ghost fear him for no reason.

Meng Yishi monitored Zhu Lingwu for half a year. Although he didn't find any flaws in Zhu Lingwu, the ghost's unusual reaction to Zhu Lingwu always made Meng Yishi suspicious.

Zhu Lingwu's deliberate distance from him increased Meng Yishi's suspicion. But in Tongshan County, Meng Yishi always held back, until tonight when Zhu Lingwu admitted his identity. For Meng Yishi, everything was now clear.

This truth made him exceptionally pleased.

Of course, if Meng Yishi guessed wrong, he wouldn't let Zhu Lingwu live. He was forced to hand over the formula in Tongshan County, and he couldn't take revenge on Zhu Junyan, but taking revenge on Zhu Lingwu was inevitable.

Zhu Lingwu didn't know what Meng Yishi was thinking, but from Meng Yishi's last words, he seemed to realize his flaw.

It was Zhu Lingwu's powerful soul consciousness that exposed him. This could be described as a double-edged sword. Zhu Lingwu's soul consciousness, which he relied on the most, might not be noticed by ordinary people or even cultivators, as there were many wandering soul consciousnesses in the world.

Unless you specifically released your soul consciousness to probe others, it would be hard for others to know where the soul consciousness around them came from.

But the ghosts Meng Yishi released were different. They were very sensitive to soul energy fluctuations, so they could sense the powerful soul consciousness Zhu Lingwu released.

For these ghosts, it was like a small match flame encountering a large bonfire.

Moreover, the witch ghost smell from Zhu Lingwu made monitoring him like constantly placing themselves in the mouth of a hungry lion. They naturally felt instinctive fear.

"Ah, I see! Hmph, to think I would be caught by an insignificant little ghost! Fine, I admit it! I wonder what level of strength you have now, so I can know what kind of person I fell to!"

Zhu Lingwu deliberately laughed coldly, making a reluctant expression. At the same time, he wanted to probe Meng Yishi's current level of cultivation.

"Oh, the world is full of surprises! Fellow Daoist, there's no need to take it too seriously! Life is unpredictable. Actually, I have no ill will towards you. I just want you to give me some guidance in cultivation! I believe you still have the same broad perspective!"

Meng Yishi comforted Zhu Lingwu again, then said, as if to show sincerity, "To be honest, I am ashamed! I can't compare to you. I was originally at the tenth level of Qi Condensation, but after being injured, I'm now only at the sixth level. Sigh, I originally wanted to use the herbs you needed for cultivation to make some medicinal baths for myself, but instead, I was forced to hand over the formula to Zhu Junyan. It's like trying to steal a chicken and losing a handful of rice! Sigh, so now I only hope you can give me some guidance, so I can hope to reach the Foundation Establishment stage before my lifespan runs out!"

"Ha ha, I see. It's not hard to get my guidance, but how can you ensure that I can live? I quite like this body, and my identity is also good, better than being hunted like you! Oh, speaking of which, what did your Xuanming Sect do to provoke the Ten Thousand Sword Sect to exterminate it? There's no such thing as baseless trouble in this world!"

Zhu Lingwu naturally didn't believe Meng Yishi's words, but he deliberately delayed time, trying to divert Meng Yishi's attention, hoping to find a flaw and take the opportunity to act.

"Hehehe, Fellow Daoist, it seems you don't trust me! Sigh, as for the troubles of the Xuanming Sect, how could I know? My talent was quite good back then, and I was an inner disciple in the Xuanming Sect. If it weren't for my good luck and being out of the sect on business, I probably wouldn't have escaped this disaster!"

Meng Yishi still laughed wickedly, but he only briefly mentioned the Xuanming Sect, then his gaze swept over Zhu Lingwu.

Suddenly, as if he thought of something, Meng Yishi waved his sleeve, and five greenish-white bone skulls flew out from his sleeve.

These five bone skulls looked like living things, their white jaws opening and closing as if they were making strange noises or looking for targets to bite, making people feel cold.

The eyes of the skulls seemed to flicker with phosphorescent light, and they were enveloped in a black ghost qi, with something seemingly wandering within, like hidden fierce ghosts or demons.

These five greenish-white skulls, after flying out from Meng Yishi's sleeve, began to circle in front of him, like five eerie guards.

The pale green light emitted by the skulls made Meng Yishi's figure look even more eerie, and the dark room was filled with ghostly atmosphere...

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