Chapter 103
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Chapter 103: Plan B
“Dust returns to dust, earth returns to earth, and souls return to Thick Earth…”
Wang Chen was performing a ritual.
He was sending off the four Spotted Pigs he had personally slaughtered.
Wang Chen knew that Old Master Tu Er was surely laughing nearby.
He was laughing at his naivety.
Old Master Tu Er slaughtered a hundred fat pigs daily, killing countless animals each year. The aura of bloodshed around him was almost tangible; even ordinary Evil Spirits could be annihilated upon contact, so he certainly did not believe in karmic retribution.
Wang Chen didn’t really believe it either.
He was merely seeking peace of mind.
Whether it was an illusion or not, after completing the ritual, he felt much more at ease.
Old Master Tu Er personally escorted Wang Chen out of the slaughterhouse.
“You have a bright future ahead,” he said, patting Wang Chen’s shoulder firmly. “If you change your mind, come find me!”
Old Master Tu Er sincerely felt a sense of appreciation for talent, thinking that taking on a disciple with exceptional potential wouldn’t be a bad idea.
In the world of cultivation, the master-disciple relationship often runs deeper than that of a father and son.
If the master has no sons or daughters,
the disciple must take care of them in their old age and after their death!
Wang Chen respectfully bowed, “Thank you, Old Master.”
Becoming a butcher was out of the question.
He had already made it clear that this place really wasn’t suitable for him.
How could he stick around when he couldn’t even earn a single Virtue point?
If it were when Wang Chen had just crossed over, being an apprentice butcher wouldn’t have been so bad.
At least he would have meat to eat every day!
After bidding farewell to Old Master Tu Er, Wang Chen returned to his home at Wei Hall B Ten.
There was certainly some disappointment, but this small setback was not enough to affect him.
After dinner, Wang Chen routinely went to the hidden chamber to cultivate.
Once the hour of the Dog had passed, he quietly slipped down the long tunnel into the wilderness.
Then, under the cover of night, he left the mountain gates to enter the outside world, finally stopping at a wild hillside.
Ahead lay a graveyard.
With the plan to earn Virtue through slaughtering magical beasts a failure, Wang Chen’s Plan B was to hunt Evil Spirits!
This plan sounded incredible, and it was indeed daring to the utmost.
Are Evil Spirits something to be trifled with?
Others would flee at the mere mention of them!
Yet, Wang Chen dared to devise a plan, naturally, with ample confidence!
Recently, he had been venturing into the outer regions, honing his skill proficiency while scouting the surrounding environment.
It was during these explorations that he stumbled upon two Evil Nests.
These nests are known to be the dwelling places of Evil Spirits.
Many Evil Spirits claim specific territories and, barring unusual circumstances or direct attacks, seldom abandon their lairs.
This behavior is akin to that of many monsters.
For Wang Chen at his current stage, hunting low-level magical beasts to accumulate Virtue is the most cost-effective strategy.
He consumes a significant amount of magical beast meat daily, and these beasts also provide various materials that can be exchanged for spirit stones.
Hunting wild magical beasts would indeed be doubly beneficial!
Regrettably, within a radius of several hundred miles, magical beasts are scarcely seen.
Even common small animals like foxes and rabbits are few and far between.
Any magical beasts that do appear are either passing through or under someone’s control.
Thus, to hunt magical beasts, one must risk their life by venturing deep into the expansive Tianyun Mountain range.
Every year, numerous cultivators perish or vanish in such endeavors.
For Wang Chen, who lacks hunting experience and is not particularly strong, this is a perilous choice.
In contrast, targeting Evil Spirits has become a more viable option.
Of course, Wang Chen values his life greatly.
He would never provoke powerful Evil Spirits; he’s not courting death.
However, weaker ones, such as gray-level or white-level Evil Spirits, are certainly worth attempting.
One of the two Evil Nests Wang Chen discovered is located in a market town several miles to the southeast.
This town has been abandoned for an unknown number of years, with remnants of walls and broken structures largely overtaken by vegetation and vines, and it becomes a haunt for many Evil Spirits at dusk.
However, Wang Chen sensed great danger there.
Previously, he observed it from a distance and quickly retreated, harboring no thoughts of reckless bravery.
The second Evil Nest he found is half a mile away at an ancient graveyard, and the situation there is quite different.
He has explored this nest multiple times.
Inside, the active spirits are mostly "wandering souls" and "lantern puppets."
The former are low-level gray wandering Evil Spirits, and the latter are slightly higher-level white wandering Evil Spirits.
In terms of cultivators, they correspond to the initial and middle stages of Qi Training!
With Wang Chen’s current combat abilities, subduing these two types of Evil Spirits is entirely within his capabilities.
His waist talisman belt and storage bag are stocked with a total of five hundred Exorcism Talismans.
All this was crafted by a master!
Along with other talismans, elixirs, the Soul-Resonating Bell, Autumn Water Sword, and Runying Golden Needle,
Wang Chen could be said to be armed to the teeth.
Even so, he didn’t plan to rush directly into the graveyard to unleash his full power.
Hunting monsters requires skill.
Wang Chen first targeted the wandering souls floating around the edge of the graveyard.
These spirits are the souls of the deceased, sustained by the earth’s energy or the moon’s aura.
They can erode and consume human souls and yang energy, even possessing individuals to cause trouble.
One or two wandering souls aren’t frightening; a strong mortal martial artist can resist them.
But when their numbers increase, even ordinary Qi Training cultivators find them troublesome.
The wandering souls in the Evil Nests number in the hundreds or thousands; it was impossible to estimate their exact count just by looking.
As the saying goes, many ants can kill an elephant, and Wang Chen did not want to make the mistake of underestimating them.
First, he used the Breath Concealment Technique to suppress his own aura, ensuring no trace of it leaked out, preventing the Evil Spirits from discovering him prematurely.
Then Wang Chen stealthily approached the graveyard, moving a hundred steps or so.
He found a hidden spot to crouch down.
At this time, the closest wandering soul was only a little over a hundred steps away.
Wang Chen began to form a spell, casting the Rain Summoning Technique.
His Rain Summoning Technique had already reached the basic level, and in an instant, mist from around him quickly gathered, forming swirling clouds in the sky.
A light drizzle followed.
At this moment, Wang Chen used the Runying Golden Needle to pierce his middle finger, letting out a drop of bright red blood.
He flicked his finger upwards, and the drop of blood instantly flew into the air and burst silently.
It merged with the falling rain.
As a practitioner at the sixth level of Qi Training, who also practiced the Heavenly Dragon Vajra True Method to the Golden Body realm, along with his intact Yang Essence, the yang energy in his blood was exceptionally pure.
As the rainwater diluted and dissipated it, it created a powerful allure to the nearby wandering souls.
These low-level Evil Spirits are extremely sensitive to pure blood and yang energy, thinking they had found a delicious "meal," they began to drift toward Wang Chen’s hiding place.
There were seven of them.
When the distance between the wandering souls and Wang Chen shrank to twenty or thirty steps, he suddenly stood up, his palms shooting forward with lightning speed.
Thousand Illusions Hand, Exorcism Talismans, a wave of ten talismans!
In the next moment, a burst of pure yang spiritual light erupted, striking the seven wandering souls that had just floated over!
