If I add money to become a layman, I can cultivate immortality

Chapter 114 The Ninth Level of Qi Refining (the final chapter of this volume)
During this operation, Ding Xiu also had a mission, and was responsible for guarding the perimeter to prevent some scattered ghosts from escaping.

After collecting more than a dozen of them one after another, a familiar figure ran over in panic.

She was tall and graceful, with long hair and flowing skirt. She looked back as she ran, as if someone was chasing her.

"Where are you going, girl?"

Ding Xiu suddenly appeared, scaring the woman into screaming.

"Young Master, little girl... little girl..."

When she was thinking about how to make up a lie, Ding Xiu took her hand and said, "Someone is chasing me. Hide now."

"what?"

Before she could recover, Ding Xiu had already grabbed her hand and ran towards the depths of the woods.

Soon, a man with short hair ran over.

It was Shi Shaojian.

"Ok?"

Shi Shaojian seemed to have discovered something, he paused and looked around.

Although this kid is a bit arrogant and arrogant, he does have some arrogance. How can Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai compare?

Previously, Shi Shaojian accidentally discovered that a female ghost had escaped from the Innate Bagua Array in the chaos. He wanted to destroy her with one palm, but he found that the female ghost was beautiful and had a charming figure.

So he immediately cast a Thousand Jin Curse, preventing the female ghost from flying away.

I thought I could catch her, but I didn't expect that the female ghost was still running very fast after being hit by the Thousand Jin Curse. When she caught up with her, she suddenly disappeared without a trace, which made Shi Shaojian quite annoyed.

This guy searched around unwillingly before he wilted and left.

When Shi Shaojian walked away, Ding Xiu just turned around and said, "Okay, Xiaoli, come out."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaoli appeared and asked with a surprised look on her face: "How do you know the young master's name?"

Ding Xiu smiled: "I said I guessed it, do you believe it?"

Xiaoli: "..."

After being stunned for a moment, he asked curiously: "Why did the young master want to save the little girl?"

"The girl doesn't want to be wiped out in ashes, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoli couldn't help but shudder and waved her hands repeatedly: "Of course I don't want to."

"That's right. The guy who was chasing you before is ruthless. Once you fall into the hands of his father and son, you may not even have a chance to be reincarnated."

Xiaoli immediately bowed her head and bowed as a big gift: "Thank you so much, sir, for saving my life."

"You don't have to be polite, girl, but it's not an option for you to just run away like this. You'll be a lonely ghost by then."

Unexpectedly, Xiaoli's eyes turned red when she heard this, and she choked with sobs: "This little girl is a lonely ghost who has been wandering in the world for almost 20 years."

"Huh?" Ding Xiu was stunned: "Didn't you come up with the ghosts?"

Xiaoli shook her head: "No, the little girl just came to join in the fun and watch the show. I didn't expect..."

Ding Xiu said: "I didn't expect it to be a trap?"

Xiaoli remained silent, and it seemed that she must be regretting it in her heart.

What show are you going to watch?

"Okay, let me tell you, the ghosts brought a lot of ownerless souls to the earth before, but something went wrong and all those ownerless souls escaped..."

After hearing Ding Xiu explain the reason, Xiaoli looked stunned: "No wonder so many appeared at once..."

"Since you are a lonely ghost, I can't send you down tonight. I can only think of a solution after this matter is settled."

Hearing this, Xiaoli looked excited and thanked her repeatedly.

At this time, Ding Xiu heard a faint sound in his ears, so he whispered: "Okay, you hide first, I will look for you later..."

Not far away, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai were running for their lives.

In fact, the two of them were chasing an escaped ghost at first, but unexpectedly, several more ghosts suddenly appeared while chasing them.

At this time, the two brothers were dumbfounded. They were originally chasing ghosts, but now they were chased by ghosts.

Moreover, those ghosts were also very cunning, blocking Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai's way back, forcing the two brothers to run forward.

Fortunately, Ding Xiu appeared in time and took away the ghosts easily.

Before dawn, Uncle Jiu and others finally sent all the ghosts they caught to the underworld.

Although the number is not enough, according to the ghost statistics, basically more than [-]% of them have been sent back. If we include those who were beaten to ashes by Shi Jian, there are probably dozens more who are still at large.

In order to calm the situation, Uncle Jiu finally agreed to Gui Cha's two conditions. One was to send the fugitive ghosts back to the underworld as soon as possible, and the other was to burn more ghost money to them.

After all, these ghosts still need to be managed up and down.

The next day, Uncle Jiu's fellow disciples left one after another, but Shi Jian and his son stayed.

Uncle Jiu knew very well that the elder brother stayed not to reconnect with him, but to ask for something.

Back then, when Uncle Jiu was studying in the mountains, he was ordered by his master to go down the mountain to practice with several other brothers.

Shi Jian was serious and upright when he was on the mountain, but after he came down from the mountain, he was fascinated by the world of flowers and flowers. He often carried several juniors on his back to the land of fireworks to look for flowers and willows.

That's okay, after all, this is a person's private life, and Uncle Jiu's sect is not a monk, and there are not so many rules and regulations.

But what people never expected was that Shi Jian would actually attack a woman from a good family, and use despicable means.

After the incident was exposed, this guy pretended to admit his misunderstanding to several junior brothers, saying that he was just confused for a moment and would never do this again in the future.

In fact, this old guy is mainly afraid that a few junior brothers will go back and sue him.

The master finally found out about this and almost kicked him out of the master in anger. Shi Jian cried bitterly and knelt in the master's courtyard for three days and three nights, constantly repenting. The master finally forgave him.

As everyone knows, this incident made Shi Jian feel resentful and resented all his junior brothers, especially Uncle Jiu.

He believed that this must be a secret from Uncle Jiu, and wanted to compete with him to inherit the master's mantle.

What happened next confirmed Shi Jian's suspicion. Although the master passed on the mantle to him before his death, not all he inherited.

Among them is a mahogany sword that has been passed down by the master for hundreds of years, but the master passed it on to Uncle Jiu instead of Shi Jian.

To a certain extent, this peach wood sword was also a symbol of the master's sect, which naturally made Shi Jian feel very unhappy, as if he felt like half of his family's wealth had been taken away from him.

Shi Jian determined that it was Uncle Jiu who had accused him of being accused by his master. This was why he did not inherit all the mantles and could not get back the thousand-year-old mahogany sword. A bad feeling.

Taking advantage of this opportunity to go down the mountain, he must take back everything that belongs to him no matter what.

Of course, Uncle Jiu also guessed the intention of the elder brother, hid the peach wood sword, and summoned Ding Xiu, Qiu Sheng, and Wen Cai to repeatedly warn the three of them to be more vigilant.

After all, he knew the personality of his senior brother very well. He looked serious on the surface, but in reality he was ruthless and ruthless. He acted unscrupulously and did not rule out the possibility of stealing, robbing, etc.

Unexpectedly, in the next few days, Shi Jian and his son did not come to Yizhuang to harass him. Instead, they went around looking for people's feng shui and housekeeping, as if they were trying to steal Jiu Shu's limelight.

There was an owner of a Western restaurant in the town named Qian. He heard that Shi Jian was Uncle Jiu's elder brother and thought he must be capable, so he asked Shi Jian to go to the restaurant to check the feng shui for him.

As soon as he entered the restaurant, a woman in a Western skirt came forward and called Boss Qian sweetly: "Daddy!"

Boss Qian smiled and introduced: "Taoist Master, this is my daughter Mary, who just returned from studying abroad..."

Shi Jian smiled and said, "Boss Qian is so lucky."

Boss Qian said with a proud look on his face: "Not only is she capable, but she doesn't need any wages."

At this time, Shi Shaojian's eyes widened and he swallowed secretly.

Boss Qian’s daughter actually has a very rustic name, Qian Meili. When she returned from a trip abroad, she changed her name to Mary.

In terms of her appearance, she could not be said to be a stunning beauty, but she was dressed in a fashionable and aloof manner, which made Shi Shaojian fascinated.

That night, this guy set up a small altar near the Qian family's house, and used the soul-out-of-body technique to sneak into Qian Meili's room...

In fact, the soul leaving the body is a great magical power that even Uncle Jiu dare not use easily.

With Shi Shaojian's cultivation level, he is actually far from being able to leave his body, but this kid likes to delve into some evil ways and use a sorcery to forcibly leave his body.

For those with advanced cultivation, the soul leaving the body is almost indistinguishable from the main body, and is equivalent to a clone.But Shi Shaojian's state was like a ghost, and ordinary people couldn't see him.

The next day.

When the maid from the Qian Mansion saw that the young lady hadn't gotten up yet, she couldn't help but step forward and call her a few times.

As a result, there was no response from the room.

The maid felt something was wrong and hurriedly called for someone.

When she opened the door and saw... the maid was so frightened that she fainted on the spot.

Qian Meili was lying naked on the bed, with her eyes wide open and a look of horror on her face. Her whole body was deformed and shrunk, and the skin on her body was as dry and wrinkled as old tree bark.

"Qian Mansion is haunted!"

The news spread throughout Renjia Town at once.

After all, this thing is too weird and terrifying.

Boss Qian was naturally very sad after losing his beloved daughter, but he was also frightened in his heart. He actually sent his servants to the inn to find Shi Jian who came to Qian Mansion to catch ghosts and exorcise evil spirits.

At first, Ding Xiu thought it was the Qian family that was haunted.

But when he made some inquiries, he learned that Shi Jian and his son had been to the restaurant run by Boss Qian yesterday, and he guessed that the matter was most likely related to Shi Shaojian.

Of course, this is just his speculation based on the original plot, and he still needs to verify it.

So Ding Xiu didn't tell anyone, including Uncle Jiu, but quietly came to a woods on the east side of Qian's Mansion alone.

The reason why I came here is because the west, south and north sides of Qian Mansion are full of streets and residential buildings, but the east side is deserted.

It was no coincidence that when Ding Xiu came to the woods, he found a familiar figure, it was Shi Shaojian.

It turned out that this guy had a guilty conscience and wanted to erase the traces of the altar in the forest so that others could catch him.

In fact, he didn't want to kill Qian Meili, but this kid used magic to force his way out of the body, causing his power to lose control, and unknowingly sucked all Qian Meili's vitality away.

Therefore, Qian Meili's death state will be similar to that of a mummy.

Shi Shaojian sneaked into the woods while his father was opening the altar to perform the ritual. Based on his memory, he found the soil slope where the spell was cast last night. He dug a hole and buried the incense ashes and other items left over from last night's spell.

After processing, he breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to turn around and leave.

"Hehe, it really is you..."

Unexpectedly, a mocking voice came from his ears.

Shi Shaojian's face was startled, and he looked around anxiously, his eyes turning cold: "Is it you?"

Ding Xiu smiled and said, "Isn't it just me?"

Shi Shaojian saw Ding Xiu's eyes glancing at the slope intentionally or unintentionally, and coupled with the first sentence "It's really you", he knew that this matter was probably going to be difficult to solve, and he couldn't help but reveal murderous intent in his eyes.

The guy subconsciously looked around and made sure that there was no one else in the forest except him and Ding Xiu.

Then, he showed an arrogant attitude: "I have to say that you are very smart, but unfortunately you are still very stupid..."

"Oh? How do you say this?" Ding Xiu looked like he was asking for advice humbly.

"Ask the King of Hell!" Shi Shaojian smiled sarcastically, then exerted force on his legs and rushed towards Ding Xiu.

This kid has always thought very highly of himself. He didn't even take Uncle Jiu seriously, let alone other people.

In his eyes, Ding Xiu, like Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, were useless talents whose death would not be a pity.

Unexpectedly, this time I encountered an evil star.

Seeing Shi Shaojian charging forward with murderous intent, Ding Xiu did not dodge or dodge, until this guy rushed in front of him, then he punched hard.

"boom!"

With a dull sound, Shi Shaojian flew out like a kite with its string broken. It was not known whether it was a coincidence or Ding Xiu's intention.

In short, this guy happened to land where he had dug the hole. "Vulnerable!"

Ding Xiu said a word, turned around and walked away.

……

Inside Yizhuang.

Uncle Jiu's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe it: "What? Did you beat Shi Shaojian to death?"

"Yes!" Ding Xiu nodded and explained the cause and effect of the matter.

"Hiss..." Uncle Jiu took a breath of cold air: "I didn't expect that boy to do such an outrageous thing."

"Uncle Jiu, that kid wanted to kill me to silence him, so I had no choice but to kill him."

Hearing this, Uncle Jiu couldn't help but sigh: "This is going to be a big trouble..."

In fact, it goes without saying that Ding Xiu also knew that Shi Jian would definitely summon the soul to ask about the cause of his son's death, and the truth would be revealed as soon as he asked.

When the time comes, Shi Jian will definitely take revenge wildly.

However, this matter is unavoidable, sooner or later it will happen one day.

"Uncle Jiu, Shi Jian's trip is obviously a bad one, so why not take this opportunity to put an end to it completely?"

Uncle Jiu sighed: "The matter has come to this, and this is the only way it can be."

Of course, that being said, it was impossible for him to take the initiative to find Shi Jian, and he was still thinking of some friendship with the same family.

As expected, Shi Jian came to inquire about the crime.

Before he could speak, Uncle Jiu said first, "Senior brother, are you here because of Shao Jian?"

Shi Jian said with a ferocious look: "Yes! Junior brother, I advise you to hand over the murderer who killed Shao Jian, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Without waiting for Uncle Jiu's reply, Ding Xiu stood up and said to Shi Jian, "Master, does he ever know the reason?"

"Bold!"

Shi Jian shouted angrily and slapped Ding Xiu with a palm from the void.

"Elder brother..." Uncle Jiu immediately took action to block Shi Jian.

"Don't call me senior brother. I must kill this boy today to avenge Shaojian."

"Okay, Shi Jian, since you said so, then come on over!"

Uncle Jiu's anger also completely exploded. He had endured it for so many years and he didn't want to endure it anymore.

Upon hearing this, Shi Jian couldn't help but laugh angrily: "Lin Jiu, you finally said this. Okay, in that case, you hand over the peach wood sword that master left for you, and I can forget the blame."

In fact, how could this old guy let things go?

This is nothing more than a stopgap measure, and it won't be too late to fall out after getting the Taomu Sword.

Hearing this, Uncle Jiu couldn't help but sigh: "Shi Jian, since it comes to this, I don't have to worry about some things anymore.

First, whether you believe it or not, I have never mentioned the bad things you did back then in front of Master.

Secondly, Master came to see me the night before his death. He originally planned to pass on the mantle to me, but I didn't agree.

I think you are my senior brother, and I don’t want to cause any trouble or even..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shi Jian said with a crazy look on his face: "You're talking nonsense! How could Master pass on the mantle to you?"

"This is Master's personal letter. Read it yourself."

Uncle Jiu was already prepared and handed a letter in his arms to Shi Jian.

When Shi Jian opened the letter and read it, his expression changed drastically.

Yes, he recognized it at a glance, it was indeed Master's handwriting.

The letter stated that if one day Shi Jian did something that betrayed or insulted the sect, his disciples could clean up the sect on his behalf.

"Hahaha, it turns out that Master never believed in me. No wonder he wanted to pass the Taomu Sword to you..."

Shi Jian laughed wildly and was about to destroy the letter as soon as he thought about it.

Uncle Jiu was well prepared and struck out with a palm, taking advantage of Shi Jian's subconscious dodge to take back the letter.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Shi Jian said three good words in a row, then turned around and left.

As soon as he left, Uncle Jiu couldn't help but said solemnly: "He will definitely take action tonight, so hurry up and set up the altar!"

This time, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai finally acted reliably. They did not dare to joke or joke anymore. They helped set up the altar seriously and acted as guardians on the left and right.

As for Ding Xiu, he was nowhere to be seen.

into the night.

On a slope about two miles away from Yizhuang, Shi Jian stood beside the altar, looking towards Yizhuang with cold eyes.

There was a figure standing beside him, it was Shi Shaojian.

However, at this time, Shi Shaojian was no longer a human, but he was not a ghost either, or in other words, not an ordinary ghost.

Shi Jian used a secret method to sacrifice Shi Shaojian's corpse, and summoned his soul and body to merge into one, transforming him into a half-human, half-ghost, and half-demon monster.

"Father, we must kill them all tonight, crush their bones and spread their ashes, so that they will never be reincarnated, otherwise it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in the children's hearts!"

Shi Shaojian's voice also changed its tone, a bit like it came from his abdomen, and it sounded very weird.

After all, he is no longer a human being.

After a while, Shi Jian waved his hand: "Okay, please step aside, my father is about to open an altar to perform rituals."

In the past, Shi Jianjian would have asked his son to guard the altar, but now Shi Shaojian is an evil creature. Not only will he not be able to help by staying at the altar, he might even lose his soul.

This time, Shi Jian was determined to put Uncle Jiu to death, so he started to use his special skill as soon as he opened the altar: the thunder curse!
"Boom boom boom..."

Suddenly, dark clouds surged over Yizhuang, and thunder and lightning roared.

"Protection!"

Uncle Jiu had already been waiting for him. He shouted loudly, made a secret in one hand, and held the thousand-year-old peach wood sword passed down by his master in the other hand, muttering something in his mouth.

Following the sound of the incantation, a golden light shot up into the sky, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a Bagua pattern hanging over the altar, resisting the intensive thunder and lightning.

Since they are from the same sect, Uncle Jiu is naturally very familiar with Shi Jian's moves and strength. This wave of thunder and lightning is mainly to destroy the altar.

This level of fighting is inseparable from the altar. Once the altar is destroyed, Uncle Jiu will no longer be able to fight back.

Upon closer inspection, Uncle Jiu's strength was indeed inferior to Shi Jian's.

Fortunately, he has the thousand-year-old peach wood sword inherited from his master. With the power of this magic sword, he can barely block Shi Jian's thunder and lightning blast.

However, Shi Jian did not expect to win with the thunder and lightning spell alone. After a wave of thunder and lightning, he suddenly changed his tactics and began to use the wooden chun technique.

In the backyard of Yizhuang, many giant trees suddenly flew in one after another, roaring and crashing into the altar, Jiu Shu, Qiu Sheng, and Wen Cai. There was a tendency to catch them all.

"Master, what should I do?"

Qiu Sheng was a little dumbfounded.

Uncle Jiu shouted while casting the spell: "Don't mess up, hold on!"

As he spoke, he also began to launch a counterattack, and streaks of golden light rushed in the direction of Shi Jian, like flying swords filling the sky.

This wave of counterattack was obviously effective, and the giant trees in the yard disappeared instantly.

But soon, another thunder and lightning struck.

The two brothers were like a tug-of-war, each doing their best to engage in a wonderful battle.

While the fight was inextricably linked, a figure quietly approached the altar set up by Shi Jian.

It's Ding Xiu!

The reason why he disappeared before was not to escape, but to look for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to Shi Jian.

However, before that, he has to deal with a monster first: Shi Shaojian!

When he started to approach the altar, Shi Shaoguo rushed out.

As the saying goes, when enemies meet, they are extremely jealous.

Although Shi Shaojian today is neither human nor ghost nor demon, his strength has been greatly improved.

It clenched its fist viciously and flew over at lightning speed, preparing to kill Ding Xiu with one punch in order to avenge the previous punch.

The moment it punched, it saw a trace of amusement in Ding Xiu's eyes.

Why is this happening?

In fact, it has no idea to think about it anymore.

A ball of light appeared in front of its eyes.

To be precise, it was a ball of flame-like light that enveloped it.

"what……"

A pitiful scream sounded in the night sky.

Shi Shaojian, who was fighting, couldn't help being shocked. He subconsciously glanced over and found that his son had turned into a ball of fire.

This is the fire of the Phoenix.

It was the real fire that Ding Xiu used the power of the phoenix guts to activate. Its power was far greater than ordinary real fire, and it was actually the nemesis of evil spirits.

"Shao Jian!"

Shi Jian couldn't care less about the fight and rushed over. At the same time, he hurriedly chanted a spell and tried to use ice and snow to extinguish the fire on his son.

However, Ding Xiu didn't give this old guy a chance.

While Shi Jian was reciting the curse, Ding Xiu jumped up, aimed at Shi Jian in mid-air and punched with all his strength.

This punch has no moves, it is pure energy.

"boom!"

The shadow of the fist fell, causing a huge roar, and a deep pit about ten feet in size appeared on the ground.

"Boom boom boom..."

Ding Xiu didn't give Shi Jian a chance to counterattack. He punched more than ten times in a row, sending rocks flying everywhere on the hillside. Smoke and dust filled the air and lingered for a long time.

When Uncle Jiu arrived, he only saw some bloody pieces of clothing on the slope.

a few days later.

After dark, a thatched house in the suburbs trembled sometimes gently, sometimes violently.

It wasn't until the fourth watch that the noise calmed down.

Xiaoli looked lazy and murmured in Ding Xiu's arms: "Master, how about... why don't I report to the underworld in a few days?"

Ding Xiu smiled: "What's the harm in another year?"

Xiaoli looked surprised: "That's great..."

The thatched hut began to tremble again.

A year later, Ding Xiu traveled through two small worlds in the Uncle Nine series one after another, and the world progress finally reached 100%.

His cultivation had finally reached the ninth level of Qi refining, and it was time to leave.

[Options: 1. Return to the real world; 2. Travel through the world of the Liao Zhai series]

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(End of this chapter)