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Chapter 70: The Leper Demon Appears (First Order Request)

When Miss Bai came back the next day, Chen Ji was lying at the mouth of the well chatting with the loach monster.

"Is that the water monster back?"

"Exactly."

Chen Ji then explained the whole story of the loach monster and the water palace in the well, and introduced Miss Bai to the loach.

It is only said that it is a tall fox from Xiantai Mountain.

"It's the fox again."

The loach monster shook its whiskers around its mouth, looking quite disdainful.

Miss Bai looked at Loach and smiled slightly.

"Daoyou already has three out of five dragon-elephant qualities. If you practice diligently, you may actually be able to transform into a dragon."

"Huh? How did you know that?!"

The loach monster opened its eyes wide, its face full of disbelief.

Chen Ji couldn't help but glance sideways.

He had just casually mentioned yesterday that the loach demon had transformed into a dragon. Although he was sincere, he was mostly being polite.

I didn't expect Miss Bai to say so, and even gave the dragon and elephant five points. This is new knowledge.

Miss Bai spoke slowly.

"The 'Shuifu Yushu Sutra' records that aquatic creatures that can transform into dragons have five characteristics: golden eyes, jade scales, cloud patterns, thunder sounds, and pure water dwelling."

"Now fellow Daoist has Golden Eyes and Pure Water Habitat. Jade Scales are not obvious, but there is still some momentum, which is not bad."

"If I'm not mistaken, he must have had some good fortune before, right?"

"Hiss... As expected, foxes are cunning. Not only are they sharp-eyed, but they also want to inquire about other monsters' opportunities as soon as they meet them!"

"I've already said that I'm the Dragon King, so naturally I can't tell you about this kind of thing."

Loach shook his head but said nothing.

Miss Bai looked at it carefully and suddenly laughed.

"You got lucky and ate a bite of dragon's blood coral, didn't you?"

The loach monster showed fear and subconsciously shrank back into the water.

"How did you know? Did you see me eating?"

The white girl waved her hand.

"Don't worry, I'm not an evil demon. I won't draw your blood to make pills or medicine."

"Besides, with your level of cultivation, how much blood would you need to draw to extract that bit of true dragon spirit?"

"Also...also."

The loach monster thought about it and felt that it made sense.

"Then you are indeed a high fox, and that person is also a powerful cultivator. You should not be impressed by what I have."

So the loach monster told him about his opportunity.

There is no difference between what he said to Chen Ji.

But after the well was sealed, I went to Hutuo River and saw a very small dragon blood coral by the water.

It took him more than a month to absorb it all before he came back.

The characteristics on his body also gradually appeared after absorbing the dragon's blood coral.

Last night, I was on guard against Chen Ji and didn't say these things.

"Is the Dragon Blood Coral so effective? No wonder the snake demon wanted to get a piece of it."

Chen Ji sighed.

If the changes of this loach are followed, a dragon blood coral can stimulate the bloodline to have three-quarters of dragon-like power.

It is indeed the most precious treasure for all the demon cultivators in the world who can transform into dragons.

"That's not the case."

Miss Bai shook her head.

"The dragon blood contained in the dragon blood coral is not much, but the loach's bloodline is very weak, and it has the name of the Fallen Dragon, so the effect is better."

"If it were that snake demon, I'm afraid even the jade scales wouldn't have the same effect."

"I see."

Chen Ji nodded, and he understood a little bit, feeling that cultivation really depends on opportunity.

Like the loach monster, who lost the Water Palace but got an opportunity and came back to find that the Water Palace had also returned, he can be considered a lucky monster.

It just feels a little weird.

Hutuo River, could there actually be a real dragon in a place like that? And dragon blood?

"I heard that a dragon from another place made a mistake and was banished here to become a river god. He is arrogant and unruly by nature, and loves to fight. The blood came from a duel with a Taoist priest."

"Afterwards, we sent the water tribe to search along the river and collect all the dragon blood. We were lucky to get that little bit."

"There is such a thing."

He remembered something and asked fellow Taoist Loach.

"Fellow Daoist, are you familiar with Ziyun Mountain?"

"I'm not familiar with them, but I've communicated with the other aquatic creatures and know their situation."

"how?"

"They are a bunch of aquatic scum!"

The loach monster cursed loudly.

"Ziyun Mountain is so vast that it could have supported hundreds of monsters just like Xiantai Mountain."

"But the Purple Cloud Dragon King and his demons took over the best water palace and drove out all the other demons."

"Most of the water tribes had no choice but to go to the Hutuo River to practice, but conflicts broke out with the water tribes in the original river, and many died."

Only then did Chen Ji realize that he indeed had little experience.

After practicing in Xiantai Mountain for a long time, I feel that the monsters and ghosts here seem to be the same.

I didn’t expect that there would be a real dragon appearing in the Hutuo River, which is only a hundred miles away from Xiantai Mountain.

There is even such a thing happening in the neighboring Ziyun Mountain, but no one knows about it.

The loach monster just sighed.

"If it weren't for the lack of water in your Xiantai Mountain, I would have loved to go there to practice. There aren't many holy places for practice like yours."

"This……"

Chen Ji was speechless, as he had never thought that even a place like Xiantai Mountain, which was not considered a famous mountain or river, would one day be considered a holy place for cultivation.

But when I think about how the monsters and ghosts on the mountain get along, I feel that it’s okay.

At least there was no fighting or combat, everyone was practicing in harmony.

I once again felt that I was lucky to meet the fox from Xiantai Mountain.

Miss Bai is beautiful and kind-hearted, she is indeed a good fox demon!
As Chen Ji was thinking, Miss Bai seemed to sense something and cast her gaze towards him. She glanced at him calmly, then looked away and up into the sky.

"Fellow Daoist Xiyun is back."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Ji saw a talisman ship flying towards him from afar.

When it fell to the ground, it turned into talisman paper and was put back into the sleeve.

"Mercy, mercy, I haven't seen you for a day. How come there's another demon in your yard?"

Taoist Xiyun noticed the loaches in the well as soon as he landed.

"Why is there another Taoist here?"

The loach monster was also surprised.

"Here to exorcise demons and catch ghosts."

Taoist Xiyun opened his mouth slowly, but before he finished speaking, there was a splash of water coming from the well.

The loach monster dived into the water and disappeared.

"The Taoist priest really has bad intentions. He came to get rid of me without me having done anything wrong!"

A sound was heard from far away.

Taoist Xiyun laughed and shook his head.

"You little demon are quite interesting. If you didn't do anything, why would I get rid of you?"

"Can't you see that these foxes around me are not afraid of me?" "That's different!"

Although the loach monster did not come out of the water, its voice was full of anger.

"The previous Taoist priest did the same thing. He accepted money from people without asking any questions and sealed my water palace. You are also a Taoist priest, so you are also involved in this matter!"

"I didn't take any money from them, so how can I be included in the payment?"

"If it weren't for you Taoist priests promoting your reputation as monster hunters, how could they have sent a Taoist priest to destroy my water palace?"

"You have lived longer, so you must have done many things. Maybe it was your disciple who did it."

Taoist Xiyun was suddenly speechless. He didn't expect that he would be rendered speechless by a loach monster.

Fortunately, he was quick-witted and spoke slowly.

"When I dug up the water palace yesterday, I also helped. Doesn't that count as a favor to you?"

"That Taoist destroyed your water palace, and I repaired it for you. This should be able to offset it, right?"

"This... indeed is."

The loach monster was unable to refute.

"Why are you afraid of me, fellow Taoist?"

"You come here to exorcise demons, so naturally you're afraid."

"Is that so? I didn't explain myself clearly. I accepted money from the local town supervisor to get rid of the plague ghost. It has nothing to do with you, fellow Taoist."

But he never expected that as soon as he finished speaking, the loach monster raised his voice.

"There are plague ghosts here too?"

"Already collected."

Chen Ji replied, and then he came to his senses.

Since Loach asked about this place, it means that the plague ghost he knew was not from here.

I hurriedly asked him where he was talking about.

"I don't know exactly where it is, but when I was in the Hutuo River, I heard from the nearby water tribes that there was a plague ghost haunting the upper reaches, causing a plague and killing many people."

"They also said that the plague ghost will be here soon."

"But at that time, I was only about to absorb the last bit, so I didn't listen too carefully."

"About how many days?"

Taoist Xiyun asked.

The loach monster thought about it and wasn't sure.

"It should be four or five days."

"Then it's probably too late to look for it now."

Chen Ji shook his head.

The plague ghost was haunting Tiejin Town, and it only took three or four days for people to die. If the loach monster was talking about something that happened a few days ago, it's probably too late.

"I need to ask Lu Pan about this."

Chen Ji's eyes moved. Time was urgent and he didn't bother to set up the altar and burn incense.

He found a secluded room away from the sun and activated the badge to explain the situation.

Unexpectedly, before he could finish his words, a burst of black air surged out of the waist badge, and the ghost messenger who appeared last time appeared again.

In an instant, he transformed into Lu Pan's appearance.

"Do you take what you said seriously?"

Lu Pan didn't even exchange pleasantries and asked directly about the matter.

"It was said by a loach demon. It's in the well outside."

"Please see him again."

Chen Ji went out and told the loach monster about this.

The loach monster was originally lying on the water surface. When it heard that it wanted to see Lu Pan, the loach monster trembled all over and fell into the well again.

He hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to say, but he knew that this matter was serious.

So he asked Chen Ji to throw a bucket down, and the dog could enter the bucket.

"Since you have agreed, why bother with this?"

Lu Pan's voice came from inside the house.

A giant hand reached out of the house and reached straight into the well.

He ignored the stone at the mouth of the well and grabbed both the water and the loach monster and brought them back into the house.

A familiar breath of the underworld came, and then disappeared.

After a moment, the giant hand reappeared and released the loach monster back.

However, Lu Pan did not appear.

"Fellow Daoist, this is an urgent matter. I'm sorry!"

"I'll come back to apologize after I've reported to the Lord of the Mansion."

As soon as he finished speaking, not even the last breath of air was left.

The loach monster in the well was left sinking to the bottom of the water, as if dead.

"Daoyou, are you okay?"

Chen Ji found a long bamboo pole and reached into the well to poke the loach monster's body.

"Nothing, I just heard Lu Pan call me fellow Taoist. I was so excited!"

Chen Ji then felt relieved and continued to wait for news from Lu Pan.

But this time it took a little longer, about half an hour, before the ghost messenger came out from the ground.

Only after Lu Pan possessed the spirit did he explain everything to everyone in the courtyard.

"There is indeed a plague ghost!"

"I sent out all my underlings and discovered that a village upstream of the Hutuo River had the remnant of a plague ghost. All the villagers had disappeared."

"There was no soul-binding mission before, so I didn't pass by and didn't notice it."

"Isn't it the same one as here?"

"No."

Lu Pan shook his head and spoke with certainty.

"It's not a consumptive ghost. We found several corpses, so it must be a leprosy ghost."

"Can't find it in the Book of Life and Death?"

"The Book of Life and Death shows that they are not dead."

"Can it still be like this?"

Chen Ji glanced sideways.

It can even display its own lifespan, but it can’t display the lifespan of ordinary people in the village?

What's more, even the body was found, but he was still alive?

Lu Pan shook his head.

"The Book of Life and Death can only reveal some fates."

"If there is a treasure that conceals the secrets of heaven, or if a great cultivator intervenes, or if they leave behind the souls of those people, this situation will occur."

"The soul never sees the light of day, nor does it return to the underworld, so it naturally cannot sense anything."

"So what do we do now?"

Chen Ji frowned.

He has practiced a bit, so he is not afraid of the plague ghost.

But after all, I took in a plague ghost, so I created a grudge.

If the person who raises ghosts knew about this, it would be difficult to deal with if the ghosts became troublesome and came to haunt him.

It would be better to take action first and capture the ghost-raising person as well to prevent future troubles.

Lu Pan looked at Chen Ji and understood his thoughts. He slowly opened his mouth and uttered a word.

"Wait!"

(End of this chapter)