The fortune telling was so accurate that I accidentally accumulated a huge amount of merit!

Chapter 99 This thing must be destroyed! (2nd update)
Gu Yuan couldn't play dead now. He knew that Yun Ran and the boss only had a cooperative relationship, not a proper subordinate relationship. He always had to give Yun Ran enough benefits to do work.

Now, this senior wants Yun Ran to hand over her magic weapon, especially a magic weapon like the Qiankun Ring, with just a word. Yun Ran will definitely cause a huge uproar.

"Senior, please forgive me, but this Qiankun Ring is a treasure of Yunran's sect, and I'm afraid she cannot make the decision."

How could the old man who spoke not know that such a magical artifact was rare and wouldn't easily take it out?

Of course he knew, but everyone has their own selfish desires.

If things really come to a crisis, even if these old folks die here, it would be their duty to pave a way for the younger generation to survive.

But things are pretty stable now, aren't they? All we need to do is use this Qiankun Circle, and everyone can be happy, it's just a matter of sacrificing one person's interests.

However, what he hadn't expected was that the Qiankun Ring didn't belong to anyone else present, but to that little girl with an unlucky fate, which made him a bit embarrassed.

If this magical artifact belongs to someone else, and there are elders from their family or sect present, if they speak up, the others certainly cannot refuse.

"Young friend, which sect or school do you belong to?"

Gu Yuan frowned slightly. Was this a move to seek out Yun Ran's sect? If so, the Qiankun Circle was truly doomed.

"Alright, you old fogies, have you no shame? You're even eyeing that young girl's things!"

The speaker was an old man standing at the very back, but don't assume that because he was at the back, he was of the lowest status.

Gu Yuan looked at the old man and immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Uncle."

Uncle Gu nodded slightly, put his hands behind his back, and pushed aside the people blocking his way.

“Brother Gu, you’re going a bit too far. We’re just trying to complete this mission with the least possible cost.”

"Heh~ the smallest price? So it's not about taking things out of your pockets, is it? If you really have no selfish motives, then give the little girl a magic artifact that is equivalent to the Qiankun Ring as collateral."

"You think you can just get a young girl to hand over her sect's most precious treasure with nothing but empty words, while you get the lion's share of the credit? What a load of rubbish!"

The old men who had just spoken blushed slightly. They weren't such tasteless people; they just wanted to borrow it for a bit, not that they really coveted the magic artifact.

Yun Ran, who inexplicably became the center of the argument, won without saying a word. Uncle Gu was simply her mouthpiece.

[Host, among these old men, Uncle Gu's cultivation is probably the strongest, almost reaching that of your martial uncle. With them around, you'll soon be able to go back to sleeping.]

The others were also a little embarrassed at this moment, and no one told them that their elders could also have such dramatic moments when they got together.

Gu Yuan was, after all, one of the high-ranking officials of the Special Administration Bureau. How could he let his seniors lose face?

He immediately jumped in to smooth things over: "Seniors, we have already investigated and found out..."

After Gu Yuan finished reporting everything he had discovered, the elderly men, who had initially felt uneasy, immediately put their minds at ease.

They began to explore these jars.

The old man who had looked at Yun Ran as if she were trash squatted down and examined the jar carefully. Then his expression changed drastically.

"This is an jar made from soil from an ancient tomb. It is naturally filled with cold, yin energy. If ordinary ghosts encounter such an jar, their cultivation will be twice as effective. According to what you said before, the ghosts inside can feed on ghost kings, which is enough to show that they have already surpassed the level of great ghost kings."

If I remember correctly, this is an ancient form of witchcraft called the Nine Heavens Mystic Demon Art, which tortures and kills those with spiritual abilities, imprisoning their souls.

Finally, by raising the Gu worms, they were made to kill each other, devouring each other's cultivation. The final product could transcend all rules and be unbound by heaven and earth..."

The old man who spoke was named Zhongli Yuanjing. His ancestors came from the Imperial Observatory and had a long history of learning. His family had many ancient books that recorded many 'legends' unknown to outsiders.

Yunran had never heard of such witchcraft, but she still instinctively shuddered. To be able to transcend all rules, wasn't that almost the same as the methods of immortals?

Upon hearing this, the others had only one thought in their minds: this thing must be destroyed!

"With the abilities of the few of us, sealing these jars shouldn't be a problem, but destroying them will be much more difficult."

They now guessed that the ghost trapped inside the jar was likely a member of the Xuanmen sect who had died tragically before.

Zhongli Yuanjing shook his head: "It can't be destroyed. When the ghosts inside sense danger, they will gnaw on these containers and mutate prematurely."

Just then, a clicking sound suddenly came from the Qiankun Ring.

Yun Ran's expression also changed slightly. This Qiankun Ring was given to her by her martial uncle. She dared not say that it was incomparably hard and could withstand everything in the world.

But if it's only used to suppress ghosts, then it's more than enough.

Now, cracks are starting to appear on the Qiankun Ring, which means that the contents of the jar may be close to being successfully cultivated.

"That's too late!"

As the words fell, the nine jars began to shake violently, cracks appeared on the edges of the jars, and a series of chewing sounds came, striking the hearts of everyone.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yun Ran quickly made a hand seal, making the Qiankun Ring grow larger and fly over the villa, directly covering the entire villa.

No matter what, we absolutely cannot let these things get out!
Although the elders were shocked, they did not panic. They continued working without stopping, some setting up formations, some making hand seals, and others using their magical artifacts.

Although the chewing sounds slowed down, everyone could still see the jar slowly cracking.

Inside, there lay a dark creature with eyes that shone with an eerie light, staring intently at the people outside.

Although the ghost didn't say anything, a strange thought arose in everyone's mind: that the ghost wanted to eat them.

Yunran trembled with fear as she held the Ghost King Bead in her hand, terrified that she would become the ghost's food.

As the light of the Qiankun Ring grew fainter, Yun Ran released the Heavenly Thunder Pearl. The chewing sound slowed down, but the three lightning patterns on the Heavenly Thunder Pearl also began to fade away slowly.

This made Yunran's expression even worse, as even heavenly lightning couldn't directly subdue these things.

She seemed to have a clue why Rong Gu had been committing evil deeds under the nose of the Haicheng Special Administration Bureau for over ten years without being discovered.

(End of this chapter)