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"We are friends despite our age difference; when have I ever broken my promise to you!"

Yin Laogui glanced at Wang Xing, smiled faintly, and touched his storage bag.

Seeing Yin Laogui's actions, Wang Xing immediately became wary, and his hand, hidden in his sleeve, instantly formed a hand seal.

Clearly, he didn't really believe in this old ghost either.

The next moment, Yin Laogui took out a pile of unrefined spirit stone crystals and placed them in front of Wang Xing.

Upon seeing this, Wang Xing's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He quietly withdrew his magic power and reached out to cast another spell, drawing the spirit stone crystal into his body.

"It's a pity. Although the Spotted Serpent has returned to the core of the formation, it consumed a lot of the Yin Souls in my Yin Soul Formation when it was killing those demon cubs. It's probably not as powerful as it used to be!"

Yin Laogui shook his head and sighed, his face full of regret.

"That's easy. If you're interested, Yin Laogui, I can help you set up a trap in Jing'an Market."

As long as you're willing to use the bait, I can still bring you quite a few of those gambling-addicted cultivators.

We'll hunt down some cultivators and refine their Yin Souls... but you have to teach me the method first. I'm incredibly curious about this Yin Soul refining technique!"

As Wang Xing counted the spirit stones and crystals, he chuckled upon hearing Yin Laogui's words.

"That's a good idea..."

The old ghost smirked coldly: "However... this is too troublesome!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a small beast suddenly darted out from Yin Laogui's sleeve.

This demon was entirely black, like a ghost.

It is not large, only the size of a palm, and its shape looks like a rabbit with long ears and a short tail.

After this demon was born, it let out a soft cry.

A "whooshing" sound came, like the low groan of an evil spirit.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Xing froze on the spot, a look of astonishment flashing in his eyes, without mobilizing any of his magical power.

The next moment, a ray of light swept across his neck; it was none other than Yin Laogui's disc-shaped magical artifact.

"Um?"

Bai Xuanjing was also stunned. The moment the little beast cried out, he felt as if thousands of ghosts were rushing towards him.

The next moment, he quickly bit his tongue to clear his mind.

"The roar of this demonic beast can actually affect the soul directly!"

Coming to her senses, Bai Xuanjing's eyes were filled with terror.

Fortunately, the monster was far away, and its cries were not directed at him.

In addition, Bai Xuanjing's spiritual strength was not weak at all, which allowed her to break through the demon's technique immediately.

Wang Xing was clearly bewitched by the shout and simply offered his neck to be slaughtered!

Looking at Wang Xing's corpse, Yin Laogui chuckled, a sinister look on his face: "If Fellow Daoist Wang truly wants to help me, why not just give me your soul!"

Upon seeing this scene, Bai Xuanjing felt a chill run down her spine.

The two who were just talking intimately one moment turned on each other the next.

That cunning old devil is indeed treacherous!

After killing Wang Xing, the small black beast spewed out a breath of mist, pulling a struggling humanoid ghost from Wang Xing's corpse.

After a Qi Refining cultivator dies, their consciousness and soul immediately disappear. It's unknown what talent this little beast possesses that allows it to ensure Wang Xing's soul doesn't dissipate.

However, it appears that Wang Xing's soul only possesses its original aura and has completely lost its consciousness from its previous life.

The old ghost in the shadows pocketed Wang Xing's storage bag and said coldly, "What kind of thing is this, worthy of accepting my spirit stones?"

He breathed a sigh of relief and secretly considered his next move: "After killing the Blood Blade Sect members, I can no longer stay in Jing'an Market."

It seems the Blood Blade Sect was attracted here by the spirit stone mine...

Although Jing'an Market is on the edge of the Vast Sea, it's definitely not something the Blood Blade Sect could set foot in. They must be trying to conceal information... Hmph.

Yin Laogui sneered inwardly, determined to spread the word about the spirit stone mine before leaving, so that the Blood Blade Sect would not be allowed to monopolize it.

“Wuwu!”

At this moment, the small, dark beast in his palm let out a weary, low whimper.

Extracting Wang Xing's soul from this beast doesn't seem to be a simple task either.

Yin Laogui stared at the little beast, his eyes flashing, and cast a spell that landed on the little beast's body.

The little beast immediately fell silent, pricked up its ears, and twitched them constantly, as if it were listening to something.

A moment later, Yin Laogui's gaze changed slightly. He looked around and quickly dealt with the battlefield.

He casually put all the magical artifacts into his storage bag.

He then put the small beast into his sleeve, chose a direction, and disappeared.

Upon seeing this scene, Bai Xuanjing's expression changed slightly.

There was no other reason than that the direction this old ghost was fleeing was not the way he came from... Moreover, invisibly, his escape route seemed to be very close to his own position.

Thinking of this, alarm bells immediately went off in Bai Xuanjing's mind.

Although this person is only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, he mostly uses strange and evil cultivation methods, so he must be a troublesome character.

He dared not be careless.

Silently, Bai Xuanjing's magical power was gathering momentum, and he also held a thick stack of talismans in his hand.

From the rewards section of the alchemy settlement, Bai Xuanjing obtained many mid-grade first-tier talismans.

It includes various techniques such as attack, defense, and escape.

In addition, when he returned home from the clan gathering, he also purchased a first-grade high-quality firebird talisman in order to deal with the possible crisis brought by Bai Xuanlin.

In terms of talismans alone, Bai Xuanjing will never lack any!

Yin Laogui strolled around as if he were taking a leisurely walk, seemingly unaware of Bai Xuanjing's presence at all.

However, its speed was not slow at all. In just over ten breaths, it approached the tree where Bai Xuanjing was hiding.

Bai Xuanjing stared intently at the man's movements, her breathing slowing slightly.

He keenly sensed that as the old ghost approached the treetop where he was, his movements seemed to slow down a bit.

This distance is enough for a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator to suddenly make a move.

Realizing this, Bai Xuanjing didn't hesitate and raised her hand to cast a spell.

The next moment, a talisman spontaneously combusted in front of Bai Xuanjing without any wind.

Immediately afterwards, a streak of azure light flashed, and a huge azure vine sprouted from in front of Bai Xuanjing, sweeping towards Yin Laogui amidst the flashing azure light.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Xuanjing's figure quickly swept backward.

In the rush, there was no time to use any other methods!

Almost at the same time.

Whoosh whoosh!

A whooshing sound came, and a dark, long nail suddenly appeared where Bai Xuanjing had been standing.

Judging from its aura, this nail is clearly a mid-grade first-tier magic weapon!

Upon sensing the aura of the long nail, Bai Xuanjing's expression changed slightly.

When dealing with the spotted venomous python, Yin Laogui did not use these long nails, which clearly meant he did not use his full strength.

Could it be that he was trying to appear weak in front of Wang Xing, in order to pave the way for killing Wang Xing?

However, by a twist of fate, the technique was used on Bai Xuanjing.

Fortunately, he had been on guard.

Otherwise, if he had truly believed that the old man had not noticed him and had stayed in place without making any plans, he would probably have been hit by the long nail and died!

The first-grade mid-level Green Vine Talisman that Bai Xuanjing had just cast was also entangled by the magic artifact disc that Yin Laogui took out from his storage bag, and could not be stored for a while.

As the disc continued to be cut, the scent of the green vine gradually weakened.

"Fellow Daoist is quite perceptive. If it weren't for the Fallen Soul Beast, I wouldn't have noticed that someone had been lurking nearby for so long."

Because Bai Xuanjing was wearing a concealing cloak, his aura was not clear.

Furthermore, since Bai Xuanjing only used talismans after appearing, it was even more difficult for him to determine Bai Xuanjing's cultivation level.

Yin Laogui made no further move, clearly out of some apprehension.

Bai Xuanjing's gaze turned slightly cold as he looked at Yin Laogui. His voice was a little hoarse as he said, "I just happened to be passing by!"

Yin Laogui continued, "I see. I've disturbed you. We have no grudges against each other, so there's no need for us to have a fight on this deserted island."

Hearing the softening tone in his voice, Bai Xuanjing's heart stirred slightly.

Yin Laogui continued, "Besides, I also have demonic cultivators pursuing me. If we delay too long and they notice our presence and catch up, we'll probably both end up in jail."

"Shall we part ways here?"

Bai Xuanjing pondered in his heart, guessing what the old ghost Yin was planning.

Judging from the conversation between Yin Laogui and Wang Xing during the hunt for the Spotted Serpent, it seems that the two of them did indeed provoke a demonic cultivator.

However, it's hard to say whether any demonic cultivators will come after them.

Regardless of what Bai Xuanjing thought, the old ghost finished speaking and slowly moved to the side.

It seems they really intend to change direction!

But the next moment,

Bai Xuanjing's gaze sharpened, and his divine soul immediately activated at full power. He patted his storage bag and released the two corpse puppets.

Almost immediately after doing all that, a feeling of dizziness washed over Bai Xuanjing.

Accompanying this was the "whooshing" cry of beasts.

Fortunately, Bai Xuanjing's current spiritual strength is already quite strong. With some precautions, she activated her spiritual power and quickly stopped the feeling of her spiritual soul swaying.

This was the very beast that this person had just used to deal with Wang Xing. The beast was nestled in Yin Laogui's palm, looking listless, with even its ears drooping.

Yin Laogui's figure also moved a little closer to Bai Xuanjing's.

Its disc and earthen artifacts are engaged in a fierce battle with two blue-armored leopards.

"Corpse Puppet!"

Upon seeing the two blue-armored leopards, Yin Laogui's expression changed slightly.

If it weren't for these two corpse puppets, even if Bai Xuanjing was on guard, the cry of the Fallen Soul Beast would have made him momentarily distracted.

His magical artifacts might just be able to seriously injure Bai Xuanjing.

However, although the Fallen Soul Beast was ineffective, Bai Xuanjing revealed his own strength and power the moment he unleashed the Azure Armored Leopard.

Yin Laogui carefully sensed the aura of the corpse puppet, and couldn't help but sneer and breathe a sigh of relief: "I thought you were also a fellow Daoist from the Guanmo Sea, but it turns out you just have a castrated version of the corpse puppet refining method."

"And you, fellow Daoist, are merely a lowly cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining, wearing only a concealing spirit cloak, yet you dare to play tricks on me!"

From his words, this person seemed to have a fairly clear understanding of the corpse puppet.

When Bai Xuanjing was refining the Fire Rock Shrimp Corpse Puppet, he felt that the puppet's movements were not agile enough, and it did not seem to be a proper inheritance.

Upon hearing the old ghost's words, Jing Yin's expression changed slightly.

"Even a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, if caught off guard, would be momentarily stunned by the shock of my Fallen Soul Beast."

"Fellow Daoist, you reacted so quickly, your spirit must be quite strong as well, making you suitable to enter my Yin Soul Formation!"

Yin Laogui then sneered.

Then he glanced back the way he came, cursed under his breath, and made a decision to finish the battle quickly.

Then he touched his storage bag and took out a strange pill.