Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 832 An old friend’s request: Hunt down the Ghost King!

In the West Desert Cave, Zhou Xun sat in the pavilion in the courtyard.

Opposite him sat a middle-aged man dressed in a dragon robe, looking extremely majestic.

This person is Zhou Xun’s old friend, the former lord of Zhenhai Fairy City and now the logistics manager of the Zhongzhou army - Qianchuan Zhenjun.

"Brother, this spiritual tea is indeed extraordinary!"

Master Qianchuan took a sip of the spiritual tea, a satisfied look on his face, and continued:

"It tastes sweet and mellow, with a long aftertaste, and contains rich spiritual energy. After drinking a cup of spiritual tea, I feel that the spiritual energy in my body has become more active."

"What's even more amazing is that it can temporarily enhance one's comprehension. If it can be cultivated to the fourth-grade upper level, it may be comparable to the Bodhi seed!"

Bodhi seeds are the sect's treasure of the Boluo Temple today. They are fourth-grade top-grade spiritual plants. The Bodhi seeds grown from them have the effect of improving comprehension and causing people to have sudden enlightenment.

He is extremely famous in the entire human world.

And Zhou Xun's spiritual tea actually has such an effect.

"If you like it, just take some!" Zhou Xun waved his hand and took out a jade box.

The box was about two inches in size, and was filled with Lingwu tea leaves, weighing about two taels.

Zhou Xun customized dozens of boxes specifically for giving as gifts to friends.

"Then I won't be polite!" Qianchuan Zhenjun laughed. Although he is now at the peak of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul,

But this magical tea still has a profound effect on him.

After a few pleasantries, Zhou Xun asked about the purpose of Master Qianchuan's visit.
"Brother Dao, I'm afraid you came here today not just for tea!"

"Since my dear brother asked so, I won't hide it from you!" Master Qianchuan straightened his body and his expression became more serious.

"My dear brother, you also know my cultivation level. It has been stuck at the peak of the middle stage for more than two hundred years. Since I came to this Western Desert,"

"I have worked tirelessly day and night and finally accumulated more than 700 points of military merit!"

"I heard that the base camp has taken out a lot of spiritual objects to help people break through to the late Nascent Soul stage. I also want to exchange for one or two."

"However, I don't have enough combat merit points, so I plan to go to the ghost fog land and hunt down a few ghost kings to make up for the shortfall."

"Exchange one of those spiritual objects that have reached the late stage of breakthrough!"

"But you also know that my fighting ability is average. If I go alone, I might get into trouble. And my strength is amazing, and I am one of the few in the entire base camp."

"We have had experience hunting down ghost kings many times before,"

"So I came here shamelessly, asking Junior Brother to accompany me on this journey. Thank you very much!"

Zhou Xun fell into deep thought when he heard Master Qianchuan's request.
The ghost passage on the Western Desert front line was a disaster for the human world, but it also became an opportunity for many cultivators.

As long as you have enough military merits, you won't have to worry about cultivation resources.
Even top-level spiritual objects that have broken through bottlenecks can be exchanged, so even True Lord Qianchuan couldn't help but be tempted.

With his current level of cultivation, if he could really exchange for a spiritual object that could assist in his breakthrough, perhaps he could really be promoted to the level of a great monk.

This will also be a great help to the human race.

After a moment, Zhou Xun raised his head and nodded:

"Brother Dao has invited me, so I will go through fire and water. But the Ghost Mist Land is extremely dangerous, so we need to be fully prepared."

A trace of gratitude flashed in Master Qianchuan's eyes, and he nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, my dear brother, I have prepared many life-saving items, as well as a map!"

On the map, the ghost fog land was outlined with striking red lines, and some areas were also marked with dense symbols and text.

"Brother, this is the map of the ghost fog land that I collected and compiled from various sources. It details the locations where some ghost kings appear and the distribution of ghost fog. Although it cannot be guaranteed to be 100% accurate, it can still provide a lot of help for our trip."

Zhou Xun moved closer to the map and looked at it carefully.

On the map, there was an area circled with the words “Top-grade ghost kings frequently appear, and the danger level is extremely high” written next to it.

Master Qianchuan also saw this and slowly said:

"We can bypass this place and avoid fighting this top-grade ghost king!"

Zhou Xun heard this, smiled and said:

"On the contrary, I am quite interested in this top-grade ghost king. It would be really boring if I didn't have a few top-grade ghost kings to practice with during this trip!"

After hearing this, Master Qianchuan realized that Zhou Xun was not an ordinary cultivator, but a fierce man who had killed several high-grade ghost kings.

At that time, Zhou Xun was only in the early stage of Nascent Soul. Now, he is only one step away from the peak of the middle level.
How great is the improvement in strength?

A mere top-grade ghost king was naturally not taken seriously by him.

"I actually forgot my brother's strength!"

Master Qianchuan came back to his senses, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

"Since you have such a lofty sentiment, I will risk my life to accompany you! However, this top-grade ghost king is extremely powerful after all. Even though your strength has greatly increased, we should not take it lightly."

Zhou Xun nodded in agreement, "Brother Dao is absolutely right, let's set off as soon as possible!"

On the morning of the second day, Zhou Xun and Qianchuan Zhenjun walked out of the base camp.
Run towards the ghost fog area.

Several decades have passed since he last entered the Ghost Fog Land to hunt the Ghost King.

As soon as they entered the land of ghost fog, thick ghost fog rushed over them, and the coldness instantly soaked everyone's clothes, as if to freeze their souls.

Zhou Xun circulated his spiritual power, and a faint purple light appeared around his body, isolating the ghost fog outside.

Master Qianchuan summoned a precious mirror that emitted a soft blue light. Wherever the mirror's light reached, the ghost fog became slightly thinner, and one could barely see a few feet ahead.

Today, the area of ​​the Ghost Fog Land has not only doubled, but the concentration of the fog inside also seems to have increased.

The suppression of their spiritual consciousness was even worse.
Fortunately, his spiritual blue pupil has been promoted to the third level, and the range of vision is farther.
Zhou Xun took a quick look and found that there was no problem within the range of 300 miles.

This greatly improved his efficiency in searching for ghosts.

"This place of ghost fog is indeed extraordinary!" The spiritual consciousness of Master Qianchuan could only cover an area of ​​more than a thousand feet around his body at this time.

"Next, we will go straight to the place where the top-grade ghost king is!" Zhou Xun said, waving his hand and summoning Xiao Jia.
With a whoosh, it transformed into its original form.
Zhou Xun jumped lightly and sat on its head, and Master Qianchuan did the same.

After all, being in this ghost fog consumes a lot of magic power, so the task of resisting the ghost fog and traveling is left to the black-armored armadillo.

"set off!"

After giving the order, Xiao Jia led Zhou Xun and the other two to rush towards the place where the top-grade ghost king was. On the way, from time to time, one or two low-level ghosts jumped out from the ghost fog.

Their bodies were illusive, but they were extremely fast, and they pounced towards the fog with their fangs and claws bared.

Zhou Xun snorted coldly, and several bolts of lightning appeared out of nowhere, instantly turning them into ashes!
"The frequency of ghost appearances has increased a lot compared to the past, so we shouldn't take it lightly," Zhou Xun reminded.

The further they went in, the thicker the ghost fog became, and visibility was extremely low. At the same time, the ghost fog's suppression of spiritual consciousness became increasingly stronger.

Soon, a month passed.
They still had about half a month's journey to the location of the High-grade Ghost King.
During this month, the two encountered two groups of ghost tribes. Unfortunately, the strongest of them was only at the third level.

Master Qianchuan killed it with just a few moves, increasing his military merit points by more than ten points.

On this day, Zhou Xun, as usual, used his spiritual blue pupils to scan the surroundings.

Suddenly, his eyes fixed on an area in front of him where ghost fog was swirling, and his expression instantly became solemn.

"Brother Dao, there is something unusual ahead. There is an extremely strong ghost energy fluctuation. It seems that we have encountered a big guy!"

Upon hearing this, Master Qianchuan immediately became alert, flipped his hand, and took out a blue water cup.

As Xiaojia slowly approached, the scene in front of him gradually became clear.

I saw a huge ghost army marching forward, with several thousand of them. At the front of the army were two fourth-level low-grade ghost kings.

They are tall and surrounded by thick black ghost energy, giving off a terrifying aura.

Master Qianchuan swallowed his saliva. This was his first time hunting ghosts, so he was a little nervous. "Brother, how is it going?"

"They are just two low-grade ghost kings, which are worth one hundred combat merit points. Brother Dao, you are lucky!" Zhou Xun said with a smile.

Master Qianchuan took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and looked at Zhou Xun: "Brother, I will follow your instructions and cooperate with you to the fullest!"

Zhou Xun nodded slightly and quickly scanned the surrounding terrain. He saw a rocky valley not far away. The terrain in the valley was complicated and it was an ideal place to set an ambush.

He raised his hand and pointed to the valley, and said to Master Qianchuan:
"Brother Dao, that valley is the only way for the ghost army to pass through. We will ambush here and wait for the ghost army to pass through, then you and I will attack together!"

"One person, one head. Kill the two low-grade ghost kings first, and then defeat the ghost tribe one by one. This way, each person can get at least 60 or 70 military merits!"

Master Qianchuan clenched the blue water cup in his hand and nodded to Zhou Xun, "Okay, I'll do as you say!"

The two men drove Xiaojia quickly towards the valley. After arriving, they each found a hidden and easy-to-attack position to lie in ambush.

Zhou Xun hid behind a huge rock, the purple jade lightning spear in his hand trembled slightly, and the lightning light lingering on the spear body echoed with the faint purple light around him.

Master Qianchuan hid in a depression on one side of the valley. The surface of the water cup was flashing with blue light. Wisps of cold air were emanating from his body and spreading in the ghost fog.
Soon, the ghost army came from afar, accompanied by low roars and the sound of ghost energy swirling.

The two fourth-rank inferior ghost kings in the lead were aggressive, and the ghost army stepped into the sky above the valley.

When they reached the middle of the valley, Zhou Xun suddenly shouted:
"Do it!"

He shot out from behind a boulder like a streak of purple lightning, and the purple jade lightning spear, with a tremendous force, pierced straight into the chest of the ghost king on the left.

The Ghost King also reacted extremely quickly. The huge ghost sickle in his hand instantly blocked in front of him and collided heavily with the lightning spear.

The Purple Jade Lightning Spear is a top-grade magic weapon, how can this Ghost King compare to it?
With a click,
The ghost sickle broke instantly, and the purple jade lightning spear fiercely pierced the ghost king's chest.
In an instant, lightning flashed everywhere, enveloping the ghost king.

"what!"

Accompanied by a scream, it eventually turned into nothingness. The fourth-order low-grade ghost king was killed instantly!

The powerful aftermath spread in all directions, turning all the ghost armies affected along the way into dust.

At the same time, Master Qianchuan also used all his skills.

He threw the water cup in his hand upwards suddenly, muttering something, and the water cup instantly burst into a dazzling blue light and turned into a huge ice prison, covering the Ghost King on the right.

The Ghost King let out an angry roar and waved his arms to try to break through the ice prison. The black ghost energy around him and the cold air of the ice prison contended with each other, and a stalemate occurred for a while.

Upon seeing this, Master Qianchuan chuckled, quickly formed seals with his hands, and continuously injected spiritual energy into the water cup.

The ice prison became thicker and thicker, and the cold became more and more severe. The Ghost King's struggle gradually became weaker, and he was finally completely frozen in the ice prison, with no hope of survival.

"Brother Dao's ice-freezing technique is truly extraordinary!" Zhou Xun couldn't help but exclaimed.

Freezing a fourth-level ghost king to death is not an easy task. It seems that this Qianchuan Zhenjun is not as ordinary as he appeared before.
To be able to hold the position of the Lord of Zhenhai Fairy City, he is indeed quite capable.

"My dear brother, you are too kind. Compared with you, I am far inferior. You can kill the enemy with one move, and it only takes a breath of time!"

"To you, a fourth-level ghost king is nothing but a chicken and a pottery dog!" Zhenjun Qianchuan said with a modest smile.

At this moment, without the leadership of the Ghost King, the ghost army fell into chaos.

Those ghost soldiers were running around like headless flies, some were fleeing frantically out of the valley, and some were blindly rushing towards Zhou Xun and Qianchuan Zhenjun.

A cold light flashed in Zhou Xun's eyes, and he waved the purple jade lightning spear in his hand. More than a hundred lightning bolts flew out, and wherever they went, the ghost soldiers dissipated and turned into wisps of black smoke.

Zhenjun Qianchuan was not to be outdone. He controlled the water cup and shot out ice cones like a rainstorm, piercing through the approaching ghost soldiers one by one.

Under the joint attack of the two, the remaining ghost soldiers were quickly wiped out.

Zhou Xun and Zhenjun Qianchuan searched carefully on the battlefield and collected the ghost beads left behind by the ghost kings and ghost soldiers one by one.

These ghost beads contain rich ghost energy and are important credentials for gaining military merits.

Master Qianchuan put the collected ghost beads into the storage bag, with a satisfied smile on his face: "Brother, thanks to you, I have made a great harvest this time, and I am one step closer to exchanging spiritual objects."

Zhou Xun smiled and nodded: "You are too polite, Brother Dao."

"Our move this time still exposed our position, so we must be even more careful next time!"

After saying that, Zhou Xun summoned Xiaojia, and he and Master Qianchuan once again set out on the journey to the place where the top-grade ghost king was.

As we go deeper into the ghost fog, the surrounding environment becomes more eerie and terrifying.

The number of times they encountered the ghost tribe became more and more frequent, but because of this, the two of them gained a lot of military merits.
When they reached their destination, the area where the top-grade ghost king was,
Zhenjun Qianchuan has already collected more than 500 battle merit points needed to exchange for spiritual objects.

The ghost fog in this place seemed to be materialized, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you. Occasionally, you could hear strange roars coming from all directions.

The human cultivators who were able to come here were at least in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.

Zhou Xun and Master Qianchuan's nerves tensed up again. They moved forward cautiously. Suddenly,
Zhou Xun's eyes moved, and his expression became serious.

"he came!"

(End of this chapter)