I'm Ximen Qing, living in a ghost story!

[Player Card: Ximen Qing]

[Strength: Sixth Level of the Acquired Realm]

[Astrological Fate: None]

[Skills Mastered: Omitted (Six skills, no padding)]

[Card Warehouse: SSR Jade Kirin Lu Junyi Fragment x2, SSR Thunderbolt Qin Ming Fragment x1, SR Zhen Sanshan Huang Xin Fragment x2]

[Item Warehouse: Ma Ling's Gold Brick (Magic Item), Chao Gai's Green Stone Pagoda (Magic Item)]

[Soul Points: 15]

Zhou Chun's horse talisman was indeed somewhat useful; at the very least, the horse's running felt noticeably smoother.

This also gave Ximen Qing the opportunity to check his system interface.

After the old fish demon contributed an unprecedented eight soul points, his accumulated points returned to double digits.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find the so-called green queen bee when I went to the flower field outside the city yesterday.

It wasted his entire night.

So be it, if it's not meant to be, don't force it.

I didn't have my fortune told yesterday before going out, because I only had one chance to have Yu Jing tell me about his and Yan'er's marriage.

Pity!

Oh right, today's numbers aren't included either!

Thinking of this, Ximen Qing sat up straight, made hand gestures, and began to calculate.

Today, of course, I'll have my fortune told!

With surplus funds in hand, he couldn't suppress his desire to go all in.

Although I know that this [Fortune Telling] skill most likely won't affect the system's lottery decisions, what if it does?

My fingertips move as I please, as if guided by some unseen force.

Ximen Qing closed his eyes, unaware that a pair of eyes, or rather, a hand, were staring intently at him from behind.

"Another draw! Looks like today isn't a good day to go all in!"

Ximen Qing muttered something, opened his eyes and talked to himself, but the next moment, he was so frightened that he jumped to the side.

"Holy crap? Senior Zhou! Master Zhou! Old Master Zhou! People can really scare each other to death!"

Ximen Qing patted his chest.

Looking at Zhou Chun, who had just been only centimeters away from his cheek.

That bulbous nose and round face filled his entire field of vision, just like the one he saw when he woke up that day.

Huh? So Zhou Chun is a repeat offender?!

Leaving aside the chaotic thoughts in Ximen Qing's mind.

Zhou Chun sat up straight and asked with a serious expression, "Where did you learn this deduction technique?"

"what?"

Startled by the question, Ximen Qing waved his hand and said, "No one taught me; it's all thanks to my talent!"

Who says a system isn't a talent?

Zhou Chun gave him a deep look, then waved his hand and said, "Never mind if you don't want to talk about it, but could you please perform a divination for this old man?"

"For you?"

Ximen Qing looked at him with surprise and doubt, then pointed to himself with his index finger.

"Yes, it's for me!"

Zhou Chun's face remained calm.

"It's not that I can't have it done, but I have a rule that I only do the first divination of the day, and I've already used up my chance for today."

"I understand. You can tell me when you want to do my reading. I'm just a little curious that someone like you exists in this world. Tsk tsk, I don't understand."

Before Ximen Qing could finish speaking, Zhou Chun, with an "I know everything" expression, spoke up and patted him on the shoulder.

"Huh? What's wrong with me?"

"It's alright, I won't ask if you don't want to talk about it, hehe." Zhou Chun turned his back directly.

Ximen Qing looked at this annoying riddle-giver and curled his lip in disapproval.

Only the sound of horse-drawn carriages could be heard at the scene.

After an unknown amount of time, Ximen Qing decided to break the silence. His eyes darted around, and he coughed lightly, saying, "Since Senior Zhou trusts me so much, why don't you tell me about cultivation? What are the righteous paths in the world? How many unorthodox ones are there? I'm truly curious!"

"Hehe, that's right, you should really brush up on your studies."

Unexpectedly, Zhou Chun's face showed a look of deep agreement when he heard Ximen Qing's words.

He can say it off the top of his head:

"Let's leave aside the distant and the near, and begin with the matters of the underworld!"

"Back then, Mount Shu rallied the world to fight against the Blood Demon of the Nether Spring. Although Master Bai Mei annihilated the Blood Demon, many escaped! That old monster of the Nether Spring wreaked havoc on the living and turned the Underworld upside down. Ghosts from hell appeared in the world, the entire Underworld came to a standstill, and many ghost kings occupied their own territories, forming a warlord system, all wanting to launch a counterattack on the mortal world."

"So the Black Mountain Demon is one of those mountain strongholds?"

Ximen Qing interjected.

"Exactly! The Black Mountain Demon was originally the Black Mountain God of the mortal realm. Later, he submitted to the Nether Spring, thus connecting Black Mountain to the remnants of Yin Mountain and taking control of the City of the Wrongfully Dead. His cultivation is unfathomable! He has probably already achieved the Zhou Tian Scattered Number and attained the status of a Ghost Immortal!"

Zhou Chun said, letting out a long sigh.

"Zhou Tian San Shu? Ghost Immortal?"

Ximen Qing sat up straight. He had only been making conversation, but he actually gained something from it, so he listened even more attentively.

"Huh? You don't know this either?"

Zhou Chun looked at Ximen Qing with some confusion.

"I don't know," Ximen Qing shook his head blankly.

I haven't even figured out the Acquired Realm yet, how would I know anything about the Ghost Immortal?

"Alright, alright, the Zhou Tian San Shu is the Loose Immortal! This realm is what people call a Land Immortal, considered a celestial being, and one who lives for a thousand years!"

"Among the scattered immortals, there are different kinds: human immortals, ghost immortals, demon immortals, and even illusion immortals! In the world today, those in this category from the righteous path include the Blissful Elder of the Soap Pavilion Sect and the five sword immortal elders of Mount Shu..."

As Zhou Chun spoke, he used his magic to gather water vapor, creating images that floated in the air.

It is simple, yet incredibly intuitive.

Seeing Ximen Qing brought tears to her eyes. After so long, could he finally complete the worldview of this world?

However, the name "Old Man of Bliss" seems familiar.

"May I ask, Senior Zhou, is the realm above the Innate Realm considered the realm of Loose Immortals?" Ximen Qing asked, eager to try.

"Hahaha!" Zhou Chun burst into laughter as soon as he finished asking the question.

"You overestimate us, kid. We innate Yin Spirit cultivators have only cultivated to the Yin Spirit stage; above us lies the Golden Core Yang Spirit realm! Haven't you heard—'With a single Golden Core within my belly, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens'?

His short words were filled with longing.

"Golden Elixir Yang God?" Ximen Qing murmured.

A complete and practical system has already emerged in my mind.

Acquired, innate Yin spirit, Golden Elixir Yang spirit, and wandering immortal.

Interlocking.

"Wait a minute! What's wrong?"

Ximen Qing noticed the key point and hurriedly looked at Zhou Chun, asking, "You said the Black Mountain Demon is a ghost immortal, while our strongest are only at the Innate Realm. The difference is so great, how can we fight?"

This is a leap across two major realms; even Ximen Qing's [Kingly Aura (Fake)] skill might not be effective.

"You are unaware that the true passage connecting the underworld and the mortal realm, the Gate of Hell, has been suppressed by the True Man Dan Chenzi of Mount Shu. Those who can now come to the mortal realm through some minor Yin-Yang paths are all below the level of Yin spirits. Even the Black Mountain Demon needs to borrow a shell to come!"

As Zhou Chun spoke, he patted the Six Harmonies Sword in his hand—

"I really hope he can descend in person. Then I, Zhou Chun, can finally fight a ghost immortal! Wouldn't that be wonderful?"