Chapter 177
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“What kind of ghost？ Why didn’t I see it when I came back from the outside？” Xu Taiping was shocked and picked up Ping’an and asked.
“It had already left when you came.” Bai Yu also flapped its wings and flew to Xu Taiping’s shoulder. “That was an evil spirit with a height of nine chi, long fiery red hair, a pair of green pupils, and carrying a long knife on its back.”
It described it in great detail.
“Tall, red hair, green pupils, and carrying a knife… Could it be the Red-Haired Saber Ghost？！” Xu Taiping’s heart skipped a beat, and then he grabbed Bai Yu from his shoulder and asked：
“When did that evil spirit leave？”
“When it was almost dark, it was already standing on the Rainbow Bridge of Mu Gu Mountain. After it got a little darker, it appeared at the entrance of the courtyard and just stood there motionless at the door. Until half a stick of incense ago, a cultivator passed by above us with a flying sword, and then it disappeared.”
Bai Yu recalled.
“If you didn’t see it wrong, this evil spirit is very likely the Red-Haired Saber Ghost rumored in Qingxuan Sect. My Senior Brother Xi was injured by him last night.”
Xu Taiping said with a somewhat solemn tone.
“When you said that, I seem to have some impression. My father seemed to have also told me the rumor of this Red-Haired Saber Ghost.”
When Xu Taiping mentioned the name “Red-Haired Saber Ghost”, Bai Yu also seemed to recall something.
“What did Uncle Bai Hong say to you back then？”
Xu Taiping asked curiously.
“At that time, because I liked to run around everywhere, my father used this Red-Haired Saber Ghost to scare me, saying that there was an evil spirit in Yunlu Mountain. This evil spirit was transformed by a cultivator from the Qingxuan Sect who was obsessed with the saber. This cultivator defeated countless enemies with the saber in his life but at the height of his fame, he was defeated by a young person who came to Yunlu for traveling. He became obsessed with a single thought and finally sacrificed his body to the saber transforming into an evil soul that drifted in the mountains. Because of his too strong obsession, this evil soul finally turned into an evil spirit and became the legendary Red-Haired Saber Ghost.”
“It is said that at first, this saber ghost would kill anyone it met. Later, for some unknown reason, it changed from killing people at will to specifically killing those who used the saber.”
“That’s all I know about this saber ghost.”
Bai Yu broke free from Xu Taiping’s hand, flew to the head of the little monkey Ping’an, and then lay down lazily again.”
“This saber ghost has such an origin.”
Although I don’t know if it’s true or false, Bai Yu’s just-told story still moved Xu Taiping a little.”
“Whether the one standing at our door just now was that saber ghost or not, for safety reasons, you don’t go out after evening during this period of time. I will also try to come back earlier after practicing swordsmanship.”
Xu Taiping exhorted the two of them.”
“You don’t have to worry about us. If it really breaks in, at worst we’ll just drill into the gourd. You have to be careful then.”
While speaking, Bai Yu got into the gourd at Xu Taiping’s waist.
“Jiji！”
The frightened little monkey also got in at this time.
“There is no need to worry too much.”
The voice of Fairy Lingyue rang in Xu Taiping’s mind again at this time.
“Since it is a ghost, it will be restricted by many laws of heaven and earth. At least during the day, it definitely dare not come out to cause trouble. Before I fall asleep, I will also help you engrave a Tianshi Pure Yang Talisman on the plaque of Qiyuexuan. Even if it is a more powerful ghost, it is impossible to break in. Taiping, you just need to reduce going out at night during this period of time.”
She reminded Xu Taiping in a calm tone.
“I will pay more attention during this period of time.”
Xu Taiping nodded.
Recently, Fairy Lingyue is preparing to enter the Earth Fruit, so her tone is full of fatigue.
“Sister Lingyue, you can rest assured to prepare to enter the Earth Fruit. There will be no problem on my side.”
While talking to Fairy Lingyue in his heart, Xu Taiping walked straight towards Fan Tower in the backyard and began to prepare for today’s practice.
It’s time to practice the Danxia Formula every day.
Even if the Saber Ghost stood at his door at this moment, he would never delay for a moment.
When Xu Taiping walked towards Fan Tower, the spirit body of Fairy Lingyue quietly floated out.
Her figure directly drifted to the main gate of Qiyuexuan and then controlled a carving knife to engrave an extremely mysterious rune on the plaque. Only then did she look at the the dark mountains at the door and said:
“If my guess is correct, this Saber Ghost is not some evil ghost, but a wisp of obsession of that saber cultivator. This thing is a rare whetstone for cultivators. It depends on whether Taiping has the chance to obtain it or not.”
……
To Xu Taiping’s surprise, for seven or eight consecutive days, the red-haired Saber Ghost did not appear again.
And during these few days, he went to Laoyue Lake to practice swordsmanship every day as usual.
After practicing the sword, he would return to Fanlou to practice spells, and then while soaking in the acupoint-opening and orifice-piercing soup that made him feel very sour and refreshing, he would carry out today’s breathing and breathing exercises.
He was not affected by the rumors of the Saber Ghost at all.
And with the help of the acupoint-opening and orifice-piercing soup and his daily practice without a moment’s slack, his Wangyou Realm was officially a minor success.
And the sign of the minor success of the Wangyou Realm is that the true energy in the Qi Mansion begins to condense into clouds.
As for the cultivation of the Yujian Technique.
Although he still hasn’t seen San San Jushi until now, San San Jushi has not stopped guiding him.
He would still leave a wooden board on the cliff wall every day, and then engrave on that wooden board the deficiencies in Xu Taiping’s practice yesterday, such as the uneven depth, length, and thickness of the sword marks.
If it were other disciples, they would probably have been extremely annoyed long ago.
But by chance, Xu Taiping is an extremely serious person.
You said that my sword marks are of different depths, so I will control the force of the sword well and make the sword marks of the same depth.
You said that my sword marks are of different lengths, so I will control the time of engraving the sword marks well and make the sword marks of the same length.
So after several such “confrontations”, the “thorns” that the Three-Three Layman could pick out became fewer and fewer, so he simply changed the way of practicing swordsmanship.
So in the past few days, Xu Taiping, who came to Laoyue Lake to practice swordsmanship, changed from simply engraving three thousand sword marks on the cliff wall in a day to engraving three thousand characters in a day.
The so-called engraving three thousand characters means controlling that rusty sword from a distance and engraving poems and essays on the cliff wall of the waterfall in Laoyue Lake.
This difficulty is many times higher than before.
At the same time, the problems that the Three-Three Layman could pick out also became more and more.
The wooden boards on the wall also changed from one a day to ten at most a day.
However, even so, Xu Taiping didn’t have any complaints. He still corrected the problems immediately the next day when the Three-Three Layman raised them today.
Gradually, the targets hanging on the cliff wall began to decrease one by one again.
And the originally bare cliff wall was gradually filled with the poems and essays copied by Xu Taiping.
“The little guy is clearly not a naturally gifted person. To have mastered the Art of Controlling Swords to this extent in just half a month, it can only be due to diligence and focus.”
In front of the Moon Fishing Pool, looking at the thick of engraved words on the cliff wall, the Three-Three Layman who was conducting a routine inspection, had one hand behind his back and the other hand stroking his beard, and nodded with satisfaction.
However, when his gaze fell on a newly hung wooden board on the cliff wall, the smile on his face immediately vanished again, and was replaced by a frown.
On the wooden board, it was engraved in square characters——
“Elder Three-Three, tomorrow is the first day of the Seven Peaks Tournament. The Peak Master has ordered that all disciples of the seven peaks need to be present. Therefore, I can only take a day off. Please forgive me, Elder Three-Three.”
After a long silence, the Three-Three Layman furrowed his brows and said：
“Zhao Qian, your Seventh Peak really has so many troublesome things.”
