Searching for the best path, starting from Renjia Town

Chapter 162 The first half ends, ranking
"Brother, do you need help?"

Near the venue, Li Kunshan had just returned from completing a mission when he was suddenly stopped by three people.

"helper?"

Li Kunshan looked at the three of them and couldn't help asking.

"How to help."

"It's simple. It's the mission you drew. We'll go with you and help you catch ghosts."

"The three of us are all experts. With this, a task that you couldn't handle before can now be completed. A task that would have taken you a day can now be completed in an hour."

"Don't worry, we are professionals. We will hide in the blind spot of the bronze mirror and those three vixens won't be able to find us."

"Haha, it's still possible."

Li Kunshan smiled, thinking that he had really broadened his horizons.

It seems that as long as there is a competition, there will be cheating.

"Thank you all for your kindness. I'm still used to being alone."

Li Kunshan said this and then turned to leave.

"Hey! Wait."

But unexpectedly, the three men stopped him again.

"Our fees are very low. Ten points only cost one dollar. When you get the bonus, you can still make money!"

"How about this, if you're worried about being exposed and punished, we have some high-quality tasks here. Do you want to take them?"

"High-quality mission?"

Li Kunshan stopped for a moment, curious again.

"How can that be explained?"

"These are tasks that are relatively easy to complete, but the points are quite high. They allow you to complete them quickly and with minimal effort!"

"Can tasks be exchanged? I remember when I extracted them, the task bar and the bronze mirror were bound together."

Li Kunshan blinked and pointed to the bronze mirror on his shoulder.

After drawing the task, you will receive a new bronze mirror. During the process, the fox girl will use the bronze mirror to scan the cloth strip and record the image, thus achieving the binding effect.

"Brother, why are you so stubborn? Why don't we just replace the bronze mirror and the quest bar? With so many people, those three vixens won't be able to remember who got which quest. Even if they did, they can't do anything without proof!"

"Really? But I remember that the bronze mirror scans the person and the task bar together. It's a three-way binding. How do I change it?"

"Uh, is that right?"

"Please don't interfere with my mission, everyone."

Li Kunshan's face darkened and he left immediately.

Looking at Li Kunshan's back, the three frowned. They didn't expect that this kid was so young but so meticulous.

Forget it, let’s change the target.

Returning to the venue, Li Kunshan handed in the task, drew a new task, and glanced at the ranking on the huge bronze mirror next to him.

Fifty-three.

Ten days had passed since the competition began, which was halfway through the first half, and he had successfully dropped from 32nd to 53rd place.

In fact, this is not accurate. It should be said that it dropped from 32nd to 100th, and then climbed back to 53rd.

The first half of the draw had a certain element of luck involved, and because of this, many people who were less capable than Li Kunshan ended up ahead of him.

However, as time went on, people took on more and more tasks, and luck played a smaller and smaller role, so Li Kunshan's ranking was also steadily rising.

In ten days, when the first half is over, I wonder how high his ranking will be.

But it doesn’t matter, after all, the second half is when he really shows his strength.

The first half is just a prelude, just don't let it go too low.

"Oh, business is good."

When leaving the venue, Li Kunshan couldn't help but smile when he saw a lot of people gathered in front of the No. 1 Blood God's stall.

As the competition began, many people realized their own lack of strength. It was basically impossible to improve their cultivation in a short period of time, so they could only rely on external forces, such as magic tools and talismans.

It is precisely because of this that the business of No. 1 Blood God is getting better and better.

In addition to refining magical instruments, Number One also began selling soul-soothing and corpse-soothing talismans. Although many people knew how to draw these two talismans, their effects varied greatly depending on their level of cultivation. A seventh-level soul-soothing talisman was rarely seen.

Furthermore, drawing talismans is not as easy for many people as it is for Li Kunshan. They may only have a few talismans prepared on them, which have been used up long ago. It is more time-saving to buy them directly.

As for the fact that doing so would be tantamount to aiding the enemy and making the opponent stronger, Li Kunshan has absolutely no problem with that.

Why did he come all the way to participate in the competition? For the prize money!
Since you can make money by refining weapons and selling talismans, why go far away?

In fact, anyone who needs these things cannot surpass Li Kunshan with just one or two magical instruments and a few talismans.

"It's not that far."

Don't think about him anymore, just focus on completing the task.

Taking a look at the information on the cloth strip, I found that this time they were going to capture two evil spirits, the distance was only over 200 miles, and the points were pretty good.

Put on the shrinking talisman and rush there immediately.

Next, Li Kunshan concentrated on catching ghosts and completing his mission.

As time goes by, points continue to increase and rankings continue to rise.

From over fifty to over forty, and then to over thirty, ten days later, when the first half of the game was over, he had entered the top twenty and ranked nineteenth!
"not bad."

In the meeting hall, looking at the ranking on the huge bronze mirror, Li Kunshan nodded slightly, thinking that his hard work for the past twenty days was worth it.

According to the rules of the conference, those ranked 16th to 20th will receive a prize of 600 yuan.

Of course, his ranking will never stop here.

Due to luck, Li Kunshan could only complete about three missions a day. Distance was secondary, as some places were difficult to find. Some evil spirits liked to hide and seek, making it difficult to catch them.

So Li Kunshan was basically satisfied with the final ranking.

Besides, in addition to points, he also gained other things, entries!

During these twenty days, except for some ghosts collected into the talisman sword, most of them were killed directly by him, and he harvested a total of forty or fifty entries!

Although they are all blue and white, they are not bad.

"Wow, you're trying so hard, you climb so fast."

While he was thinking, Zhuge Kongping and the others came over and couldn't help but curl their lips when they saw the ranking on the bronze mirror.

Currently, Zhuge Kongping ranked 27th, a significant distance behind Li Kunshan. Of course, his skill level was undeniable, but his main disadvantage was the lack of speed on the road; his Thunderbolt chariot wasn't very powerful.

If you waste too much time on the road and complete tasks inefficiently, your ranking will naturally fall behind.

"I still can't compare with Junior Master and Master Tianlong."

Li Kunshan smiled and said something.

Zheng Zibu ranked 13th, and Ao Tianlong ranked 9th, entering the top ten.

"It's just luck. It will be squeezed out soon."

Looking at the ranking, Ao Tianlong said lightly, but it was not just out of modesty.

At this time, all the top ten are top masters.

In fact, anyone who can rank in the top 50 is no ordinary person.

For others, this may be the real ranking now, but for them, luck still plays a big role.

Therefore, in the next ten days, the rankings will undergo great changes, especially in the top 50.

"really."

Li Kunshan nodded, and his expression became serious.

Among the top fifty, there are many familiar names, such as Lei Gang, Madonna, Master Bomi, Luang Pu, Yang Feiyun, and Qian Daoren.

The value of this ghost hunting convention is still rising.

"Everyone, the first half of this conference is over. Now we begin the second half."

Looking up, the sun was at its zenith, and Bai Suzhen spoke again.

Then he raised his hand and waved it, and the water lily petals in the water tank flew all over the place. When they fell to the water surface, they instantly turned into koi carps and dived into the water.

There are words on the scales of these koi, which are exactly the content of the task.

"Wonderful!"

Seeing this move, everyone was amazed.

Although the rules of each conference are similar, the drawing of lots is indeed different every time.

"Alright everyone, please come forward and make your choice according to your ranking."

Then, the second sister Huahua stood beside the water tank and made a gesture of invitation.

Unlike the random draw in the first half, this time the tasks are selected independently, so there must be an order.

It’s also very simple, just proceed according to the current order of points.

Of course, this is just the first time. Later on, whoever completes the task first will get to choose first.

Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man who was temporarily ranked first came forward.

"He is Lei Gang."

Li Kunshan pondered as he looked at the man. Lei Gang stood before the water tank, observing for a moment before reaching out and pulling out a koi.

The koi fish emerged from the water and instantly turned into a piece of cloth with the task written on it.

Lei Gang took a look, took the small bronze mirror, and left immediately.

"It's my turn."

After Lei Gang, the others came forward one by one, and after a while it was Li Kunshan's turn.

Looking at the densely packed koi in the water tank, he pondered for a moment.

"That's it!"

After thinking it over, he reached out and pulled out one.

'Seven hundred and thirty-three miles from Xun, at the junction of two mountains, deep in a canyon, a ghost king has recruited hundreds of lonely souls, with a total score of 1,200!'

According to the twenty-four mountain directions on the compass, Xun is the southeast direction.

After receiving the bronze mirror, Li Kunshan left immediately.

The remaining tasks now have been screened out and are of relatively high difficulty.

But even so, the one chosen by Li Kunshan, in terms of difficulty alone, is at least ranked in the top five!

After all, he is not only a powerful ghost king, but also has a group of subordinates.

Before this, people who got this task would just give up and admit that they were unlucky.

Even if the draw was free now, no one among the eighteen people ahead of Li Kunshan would choose this one.

In fact, not only this task, but other tasks with top difficulty and more than 1,000 points have not been chosen by anyone yet.

Although the points are high, the difficulty is too great. The time consumed during the process may be enough to complete two or three other tasks, and the total points are no less than this one.

To put it bluntly, the price-performance ratio is too low.

Moreover, this kind of difficult task is not only very exhausting, but also very easy to get injured. There are still ten days left, so we can't take any risks easily.

"arrive."

It’s more than 700 miles, and with the help of the Shrinking Talisman, it will take less than an hour to get there.

The canyon between the two mountains is easy to find.

A big part of the reason why Li Kunshan chose this task was that it was easy to find!

Some of the locations in the missions we’ve taken before are really horrible. Although the descriptions in the missions have been as clear as possible, it’s still extremely time-consuming to get there.

If this were not the case, with Li Kunshan's abilities and the Earth-Shrinking Talisman, how could he have completed only three tasks a day on average?

As for the difficulty and danger of this mission, Li Kunshan didn't care at all.

Wow~!

Of course, no matter how confident you are, it is better to be safe than sorry. So you should throw out a paper man and explore the canyon first.

After a moment, Li Kunshan followed in.

"It stinks."

As soon as you enter the canyon, you can smell a foul stench of evil.

Then I looked again, and saw that the whole place was filled with a strong evil energy. It was not the kind that arrogantly rose into the sky, but was all stagnant in the canyon, like sewage and waste oil.

Just looking at it makes people breathless.

Woo~woo~!

As I continued to go deeper, I began to hear waves of groans and growls, the sound was hoarse and shrill.

As for the previous perspective of the paper man, it has disappeared.

A simple paper figure cannot withstand such a strong ghost energy.

"Haha~ha~! Here comes another fearless person!"

After walking about three hundred meters, a burst of laughter suddenly came from inside.

"Haha~!"

"Ha! The fearless one is here to show himself!"

Then, there was another group of sinister laughter that echoed.

Looking at the thick fog rising around him and the cold wind blowing from all directions, Li Kunshan frowned.

"Come out!"

He acted like a ghost, his face darkened and he shouted loudly.

Hurrah~!

He cast the Fire Bell Spell, summoning a vast expanse of blazing fire that instantly filled the entire canyon.

“Ah! It’s so hot!”

"I'm hiding!"

"Damn stinky Taoist priest!"

For a moment, the canyon was filled with roars and cries.

Then I looked again, and after the flames washed away, all the fog evaporated instantly, and the surrounding vision became clear.

I saw a large number of ghosts gathered in the huge shadows of the two mountains, just as described in the mission, there were hundreds of them.

However, I didn’t see the so-called Ghost King, so I wonder where he should be hiding.

"who cares."

Li Kunshan took a glance and sneered.

When he cast the Fire Bell Spell just now, he had already set up a talisman array in this canyon with the help of flames to cover his eyes. As long as the Ghost King dared to come out, he would have no chance of escaping.

Then the next step is easy. First, capture these little ghosts and force the ghost king out.

"Go~!"

Boo hoo hoo~!

With a light shout, more than a dozen peach wood swords flew out and stabbed directly at the little ghosts.

"what!"

"Stinky Taoist!"

"Run!"

"Kill him!"

Faced with the flying peach wood sword, the ghosts panicked.

But there were also some evil ghosts and fierce ghosts among them, and they pounced on Li Kunshan, there were as many as twenty or thirty of them.

Seeing this, Li Kunshan stood there motionless with an expressionless face.

"The sky protects me, the earth protects me, the twelve zodiac signs protect me, and the master of the spirits protects me!"

Pinch the magic words with your hands and recite them softly, it is the protective mantra.

Buzz~!

The next moment, the spell lit up, like a series of golden talismans, protecting Li Kunshan's body.

"hateful!"

These evil spirits that pounced on them were directly blocked by the protective spell.

Of course, for beginners, only one layer of protective spell is not very strong. Although it can restrain ghosts, it will be broken after a while.

Li Kunshan's face darkened and he raised his hand and threw out several soul-calming talismans.

"what!"

"Help!"

The seventh-level soul-soothing talisman would cause some low-level evil spirits to scream and instantly scatter their souls when they touched it.

[Kill the evil spirits and obtain the entry "Fox Borrowing the Tiger's Power (White)"! ]

……

Ignoring the system prompts, Li Kunshan once again manipulated the peach wood sword and unscrupulously harvested these little ghosts.

In fact, it doesn't have to be so troublesome. If you use the Thunder Spell, the thunder will roll in the sky and all the little ghosts in the canyon can be cleared out in an instant.

Even if it is a talisman drawn in the void, a giant soul-calming talisman can kill most of them.

However, with the bronze mirror monitoring, it is unclear who the organizer behind this is, and Li Kunshan does not want to reveal his cards.

So I would rather spend more time and effort than use those means.

In this way, it is just slower.

After about ten minutes, some were killed and some were collected, and one third of the hundreds of little ghosts had been killed.

"Damn it! You stinky Taoist priest, you're looking for death!"

Li Kunshan was still going on when suddenly there was a loud shout and a huge evil ghost with curved horns on its head appeared.

"coming."

Li Kunshan showed a look of joy, the ghost king finally couldn't help but come out.

(End of this chapter)