The Martial Saint begins by collecting corpses.

"Lu Ming?"

Li Ming was taken aback, not expecting Lu Ming to appear at this time.

He sighed deeply; it would have been just another wasted life. He nodded slightly, no longer wanting to speak.

Lu Ming looked apologetic and said, "I'm sorry, I was in the middle of a crucial stage of my cultivation just now, so I didn't pay attention. I wonder if you... oh?"

As he spoke, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that an old Taoist priest was holding a lit incense stick and leading a ghostly monk toward him, seemingly circling the flames on the four walls.

He was focused on his breakthrough in the courtyard and didn't notice what was happening here.

He asked in confusion, "Senior, is this also part of suppressing ghosts and monsters?"

As they were speaking, the old Taoist priest had already approached. Upon hearing this, he angrily said:

"Get out of the way! What do you mean by 'part of suppressing ghosts'? Didn't you see the huge hole in the monk ghost's room? He escaped!"

Li Ming had already stepped back a few paces and said with some despair:

"Lu Ming, get out of the way! The Soul-Guiding Incense can still last a little longer. Cherish this last bit of time. We... are about to die."

Lu Ming turned his head and looked around. Sure enough, there was a large hole in the monk ghost's room.

"I see." Lu Ming nodded and finally moved his feet.

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Seeing this, the old Taoist priest and Li Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although death was inevitable, they could at least buy themselves a moment's time.

However, at this moment, the old Taoist priest's expression suddenly changed. He saw that although Lu Ming had made way, he was walking in the direction of the monk ghost.

The old Taoist priest's pupils constricted sharply, and he shouted, "Are you insane! Get away! Although the soul-guiding incense can attract his attention, it also..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Ming had already approached the monk ghost. He grinned, and a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes.

Suddenly, with a clang, he drew his ring-pommel sword, which transformed into a streak of purple lightning as he slashed at the monk ghost!

"Lu Ming, stop!" Li Ming, who was standing to the side, changed his expression drastically and suddenly spoke up to stop him.

Even though Lu Ming seemed to have broken through to the Great Perfection of Tendon Refining, which greatly exceeded his expectations.

However, even with such strength, he was still no match for the monk ghost...

"Useless... What?!" Li Ming was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly froze.

What did he see? Lu Ming slashed out with his ring-pommel sword, and the monk ghost's body suddenly broke apart inch by inch. It was so clean and decisive that he didn't even have the ability to fight back before he completely disappeared.

Clang!

Lu Ming sheathed his sword.

Turning around, he saw Li Ming's horrified expression and the old Taoist priest's dumbfounded gaze. He smiled slightly and said:

"Thank you for your hard work, seniors. Now, leave the rest to me."

After saying that, Lu Ming ignored the two shocked and pale-faced people and turned to walk towards the ghost room below.

Seeing this, Li Ming quickly realized what was happening and said with a tightening of his heart, "Lu Ming is in danger. That Divine Doctor Ghost is about to break through the barrier."

Lu Ming glanced at the frantically smashing the wall, and said:

"Just kill him, and take care of the other ghosts as well."

"Should we...take care of it all at once?"

Li Ming and the old Taoist priest felt as if they were in a dream after hearing these words.

The two watched nervously as Lu Ming strode away, when suddenly, with a loud bang, the Divine Doctor Ghost burst out of the door!

The ghost paused for a moment upon seeing Lu Ming, then pounced on him frantically. Lu Ming, however, only needed to unleash a single strike; in a flash of purple lightning, the Divine Doctor Ghost vanished into thin air.

"How could this be?! How...how could he be so strong? How did he cultivate? Wasn't he just like us, only at the Great Perfection of Tendon Refinement?"

The old Taoist priest stared blankly at Lu Ming as he killed the ghosts and monsters in the other rooms one by one.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, all the extremely dangerous ghosts that had been suppressed in the Night Town for several years had been annihilated.

He was increasingly shocked.

He never imagined that this new Crescent-level Night Watcher would not only be a burden, but would be terrifyingly strong, and would even save his life.

Who exactly is this person?

Thinking of his previous terrible attitude towards Lu Ming, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine, and a deep sense of awe and fear appeared in his eyes as he looked at Lu Ming.

Fortunately, he was just rather indifferent and did nothing to anger him; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Li Ming was also filled with emotion. He finally understood why the genius disciple of the Mingjian Sect had come to invite Lu Ming.

It turned out that she already knew that Lu Ming had such a powerful ability to kill ghosts and monsters.

He immediately cursed inwardly, "That bastard Lin Yuanrong, he even wants to send such a talented person to the Black Prison, trying to use the danger of the Black Prison to destroy talent!"

Neither of them could see that every time Lu Ming killed a ghost, a ray of blue light would fly out from the ghost and enter his body.

[Gain martial arts experience.]

[Acquired skill: Vajra Subduing Demon Skill.]

[Gained martial arts skills: Demon-Subduing Seal, Salvation Spell.]

[Obtained partial root bone.]

……

[Gain martial arts experience.]

[Acquired cultivation technique: Life-Giving Technique.]

[Acquired martial skill: Yellow Spring Needle.]

[Obtained partial root bone.]

……

[Gain martial arts experience...]

The six Class B ghosts brought Lu Ming a huge surprise.

These people were all terrifying figures in their lifetimes. Five of them brought Lu Ming some of his innate talent, while only one was incomplete. Unfortunately, he didn't have much of it.

However, this also caused his physical strength to leap forward rapidly, eventually giving him a feeling similar to being full.

He sensed that his innate talent had reached a critical point; if he could devour a few more, even just incomplete ones, he would break through.

What surprised him even more was that these people's methods were all incredibly terrifying.

For example, the method of deliverance provided by the monk ghost opened his eyes. It turned out that it was actually about using one's own spiritual will to forcibly dissolve the ghost's obsession.

This is equivalent to using one's own attachment to extinguish external attachment to others. Surprisingly, it subtly aligns with the idea that "if I don't go to hell, who will?"

To achieve this goal, one's own determination must be stronger than that of ghosts and monsters.

If that's the case, then the Buddhist monks who are skilled in performing rituals for the deceased will all become monstrous ghosts after they die, because their obsessions are just too strong!

But wouldn't that mean there would be ghosts everywhere among the monks?

I don't know how Buddhism solves this problem.

There is no information on this in martial arts experience.

As for the Divine Doctor Ghost, his Life-Giving Skill is also a unique internal skill that can prolong life after practice.

The Yellow Spring Needle is a needle technique that can save lives or kill people. It even contains the technique of flying needles, which broadened Lu Ming's horizons.

The other ghosts also provided various martial arts techniques, enriching his martial arts experience.

What puzzled Lu Ming was that all six ghosts had stopped at the Great Completion of Tendon Refining stage.

What they all shared in their martial arts experience was a regret: their exploration of the realm of bone refinement was completely fruitless.

Based on the six people's martial arts experience, although there is only a one-level difference between tendon training and bone training, they are worlds apart.

This is not simply about condensing qi and blood into the bones; it involves the mysteries of the human body.

It is said that those who practice bone training are immune to all diseases, and even most toxins are ineffective against them, so they are almost never poisoned.

This piqued Lu Ming's curiosity, and he thought to himself, "It seems this is a major hurdle! Once I'm settled in, I can really get a feel for it."

As for now...

Looking at Li Ming and the old Taoist priest who were walking over with a mixture of surprise and delight, Lu Ming said decisively:

"Seniors, I'm leaving now. What are your plans?"

"Leave?" Li Ming was taken aback. "How can we leave? It's not time for our shift to change yet."

Lu Ming twirled the key ring with the key attached to it and smiled, "Of course, we open the door and go out."

Li Ming was taken aback and said:

"But this key can only open the door from the outside, it can't be opened from the inside."

Lu Ming suddenly gripped the keys. "What did you say?"

He turned to look at the old Taoist priest, who coughed lightly, with blood still seeping from the corner of his mouth.

He wiped his mouth and sighed:

"good!

"This was stipulated from the very beginning of the Black Prison: our keys can only open the Black Prison from the outside, not from the inside."

"So all we can do is try our best to ward off the ghosts inside."

Even if we unfortunately die, the ghosts will not be able to escape the Black Prison for a while.

"Unless a master of bone cultivation comes, we alone cannot break through this dark prison."

Lu Ming's expression had calmed down by this time, and he said:

"In that case, ring all the rope bells and keep ringing them. The Night Watchman will send someone to investigate."

This was the way he had already planned to get out.

However, upon hearing this, Li Ming's expression turned somewhat unpleasant, and he said:

"We just rang the rope bell, but there was no response from outside. Otherwise, the monk ghost wouldn't have gone out of control."

"No response?" Lu Ming's face darkened instantly. "You mean we're going to starve to death in here?"

Li Ming and the old Taoist priest were stunned, and then their pupils shrank sharply.

I thought I was going to die, so I didn't think of this.

But now, when Lu Ming brought this up, they suddenly realized that the lack of response from the rope bell meant that no one would provide them with their three meals a day!

This vast, dark prison instantly became their "hunger hell"!