At the foot of Yin Mountain, there is a forest called Yin Feng Forest. Due to the frequent appearance of strange ghosts and monsters, few people come here on ordinary days.

Especially at this time of night, a young man named Lin Anping had to be cautious.

But after seeing Gu Chi's strength and confirming that Gu Chi had no ill intentions, Lin Anping's attitude changed.

He put away his sword and took the initiative to bow to Gu Chi, saying, "I apologize for any offense earlier."

Although Lin Anping was very curious about Gu Chi's magic treasure, he resisted the urge to ask.

In just a few words, there was a sense of maturity that was completely inconsistent with their age.

Including the girl sitting on the ground, her clothing style was also more mature.

It was not that they were mature beyond their years, after all, the concept of being thirteen or fourteen years old in ancient times was different from that of modern times.

At this time, they were the easiest to get along with. They had thoughts, but not too many. Gu Chi quickly bonded with everyone with just a few words.

The girl's eyes were bright, feeling that this big brother in front of her was very gentle. When he spoke, there was a smile on the corners of his mouth and eyebrows. He was also good-looking, and his magic treasure was beautiful, shining silver. It had a shape she had never seen before. She really wanted to take a closer look...

"Oh, by the way, we don't know your name yet," Lin Anping said.

"Gu Changge," Gu Chi replied.

"Then I'll call you Big Brother Gu," Lin Anping smiled and introduced Bai Qi and the others to Gu Chi one by one.

They were indeed disciples of the Zhengyang Sect. They came down the mountain this time for training. When they entered the city this morning, they heard that there were ghosts haunting this area, so they specially came to take a look.

The Zhengyang Sect emphasized integrating into society. If they could drive away ghosts and demons, it would be considered a good deed for the people.

After hearing this, Gu Chi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It's really complicated...

Because the spiritual energy arrived late, Northern Rivers had not yet established a systematic cultivation system. The high emotional intelligence way of saying it was that there were many different cultivation methods.

Cultivating the body, cultivating the spirit, cultivating the soul, cultivating the Confucian way, cultivating one's nature... There were various ways, and the names for each realm were also different. This led to a problem - do I have to remember the names of all the realms of every sect if I want to describe someone's cultivation?

Otherwise, how can I describe someone's cultivation?

So later, there was a simple and easy-to-remember level division that was commonly used by all sects: First Realm, Second Realm, Third Realm, Transcendent Realm.

The head of the nine major sects in Northern Rivers was in the Transcendent Realm.

As for Lin Anping and the others...

They hadn't even reached the First Realm, they were just five Qi Refining kids.

If they were put in modern times, wouldn't they be overwhelmed?

"Rustle..."

Midnight arrived, and the ground began to make a faint sound, as if something was rubbing against the fallen leaves.

This time, not only were there mud corpse ghosts, but dozens of fluorescent green ghost snakes crawled from all directions.

There were translucent figures floating around in the forest, sometimes near and sometimes far.

"They're here!"

Lin Anping and the others were energized. Without saying a word, they rushed forward, drawing their swords and knives without fear.

Only Bai Qi among the five of them didn't move.

This was a good opportunity.

Gu Chi also sat on the ground without getting up, leaning slightly towards the girl, and asked, "Why aren't you going?"

Bai Qi said somewhat embarrassedly, "I am a weapon refiner and not good at fighting."

Oh, a weapon refiner, no wonder.

Gu Chi nodded and didn't say anything more.

He just put the gun on the ground.

He had never put the gun away.

Gu Chi noticed the curiosity of Lin Anping and the others towards his gun, especially Bai Qi, who secretly looked at his gun several times but resisted the urge to ask. This girl who knew her boundaries should be very likable, but what Gu Chi wanted was not someone who knew her boundaries.

If you don't ask, how can I make a request?

So Gu Chi accidentally touched the gun while throwing a piece of wood into the fire, causing the gun to move slightly towards Bai Qi.

Bai Qi stole a glance and immediately looked away.

Can't ask, can't ask.

A magic treasure is a cultivator's life-saving item, very important and private. It is impolite to ask someone to borrow their magic treasure!

Seeing that the girl was not moved, Gu Chi changed his sitting position, accidentally touching the gun again, causing it to move a bit more towards the girl.

Bai Qi stole another glance and looked away again.

Gu Chi continued to change his posture.

Bai Qi continued to steal glances.

Gu Chi changed his posture for the third time.

Bai Qi bit her lip slightly and couldn't move her gaze away.

Until Gu Chi changed his posture for the fifth time.

Bai Qi couldn't help it anymore.

"Big Brother Gu..." Bai Qi's face turned slightly red as she asked softly, "Can I take a look at it?"

Gu Chi immediately took the gun back. "This is my treasure."

He acted as if it was real.

Bai Qi: "..."

Indeed, it was not allowed.

The girl felt a little disappointed and was about to apologize to Gu Chi.

But then she heard Gu Chi sigh again and say, "Forget it, although it is a treasure, it is not as important as Miss Bai Qi's smile. If Miss Bai Qi wants to see it, then take it."

After speaking, Gu Chi removed the magazine and handed the gun to the girl.Bai Qi didn't answer immediately. Her heartbeat accelerated, and her face turned even redder than before. She was wondering what the phrase "not as good as a smile from Miss Bai Qi" meant, but Gu Chi didn't give her a chance to think.

"If you don't answer soon, I'll take it back," Gu Chi said.

Bai Qi quickly took the gun.

"Thank you, Brother Gu!" she said.

Gu Chi was really a good person for lending her the magic treasure!

However, as she was halfway through looking at it, Gu Chi spoke again, "Miss Bai Qi..."

Bai Qi looked up. "What's wrong, Brother Gu?"

Gu Chi asked, "Do you think communication between people should be equal and reciprocal?"

Bai Qi nodded. "Of course. If someone gives a gift, they should receive one in return. You can't take advantage of others for no reason."

Gu Chi said, "Then, since you've seen my treasure, shouldn't you show me yours?"

Bai Qi hesitated. "..."

Oh no, it seems like she fell for it.

If Gu Chi had said this earlier, she definitely wouldn't have taken the gun.

Now that she has already looked at it for so long, it's too late to give it back.

Gu Chi is really bad!

Bai Qi bit her lip and said softly, "Brother Gu, I don't have any treasures..."

Gu Chi said gently, "It's okay, books are fine too."

Bai Qi hesitated. Her books were given to her by her master. Although they weren't top-secret, she couldn't just let someone outside of the Zhengyang Sect read them.

But in this situation, Bai Qi didn't know how to refuse.

She couldn't refuse after Gu Chi had shown her the life-saving magic treasure. Would she really not lend a few books to Gu Chi?

As an innocent girl who had never experienced the world, Bai Qi was facing the dangers of the martial world for the first time.

Gu Chi was both good and bad...

Since she couldn't refuse, she could only accept.

Bai Qi pouted and temporarily put down the gun. She handed the book to Gu Chi and said, "Brother Gu, be careful not to damage it."

"It's fine," Gu Chi said with a smile as he took the book.

Although he was slightly amused, he didn't intend to deliberately bully Bai Qi.

If he didn't do this, or if Bai Qi refused to cooperate, he would have to use hypnosis.

In the middle of the night, in a small forest, a lonely girl... adding hypnosis to the mix would be even stranger.

Although he was indeed skilled in this area, he rarely used it in practice.

Dreams and thoughts were personal privacy, and he wouldn't casually invade them under normal circumstances. It was a matter of principle.

Gu Chi opened the top book, "Zhengyang Mind Technique."

Before he could even read a word, a system prompt appeared.

【Obtained temporary ability: Zhengyang Mind Technique】

【Zhengyang Mind Technique (Spirit-grade): Can learn the techniques of the Zhengyang Sect】

【Cultivation mode activated: Your cultivation will automatically increase over time based on the quality of the mind technique, and can also be obtained through spirit stones (spirit jade)】

【Current realm: Mortal Realm】

Gu Chi: "..."

He learned it just by flipping through the cover?

And he can level up by grinding?

It's a bit absurd, but also strangely reasonable.

After all, there was only three years of time, and he couldn't really make players cultivate.

But if he could cultivate to the Transcendent Realm, maybe he could win without relying on the power of the Spirit Language?

Before Gu Chi could continue studying, a figure suddenly flew over.

"Bang!"

Lin Anping flew backward and crashed into a tree, spitting out a mouthful of blood. The tree trunk broke.

"Senior Brother Lin!" Bai Qi exclaimed in shock, rushing to help Lin Anping up.

The others also escaped back, with many wounds on their bodies, looking extremely miserable.

Immediately after, Gu Chi felt a bone-chilling coldness.

Looking up, the sky had been replaced by a dark purple color.

A barrier appeared around them, surrounded by mist, like an inverted bowl, trapping them in the center.

In the depths of the forest, a child was slowly walking towards them.

The child was wearing blood-stained white clothes, with a huge ghost shadow floating behind them. Their head was not on their neck, but held in their hand. Their dislocated face was dripping with tears of blood, their eyeballs bulging out, and half of their nose and mouth were rotten, giving them an extremely terrifying appearance.

Without hesitation, Gu Chi picked up the gun and loaded it.

"Bang, bang!"

He fired two shots.

One at the head, one at the heart.

The bullets hit accurately, embedding into the flesh, but couldn't stop the opponent from taking another step.

The child's blurry mouth moved, forming half a smile, and the forest echoed with lively and eerie laughter.

"It's useless. This is a Second Realm Resentful Ghost. Ordinary magic treasures can't hurt it," Lin Anping said, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, looking at the approaching child with fear.

He didn't understand why there would be a Second Realm Resentful Ghost in this forest. Normally, terrifying and murderous monsters like this couldn't exist in towns where people lived.

Because it would kill everyone in the town, or it would be killed by the cultivators in the town.

There were only these two possibilities.

But unfortunately, the Second Realm Resentful Ghost appeared near Jiangyan Town.

Gu Chi probably guessed the reason behind it. The other party was most likely targeting him—because he had revealed the generous reward for capturing demons.

As for who it was... now was not the time to think about it."Are you sure this thing is at the Second Realm?" Gu Chi asked Lin Anping.

"Positive." Lin Anping coughed up another mouthful of blood. He had been grazed by the ghostly aura of the child, suffering severe injuries. If he hadn't dodged quickly, he would have been dead by now.

He gritted his teeth, forcing himself to calm down and think of a way to escape.

They could still put up a fight against a First Realm entity, but against a Second Realm, they stood no chance. This was a monster on the same level as the elders of their Zhengyang Sect.

However, Gu Chi said, "My gun can just kill a Second Realm entity."

【Dao Yun -2】

Before Lin Anping and the others could react, Gu Chi had already pulled the trigger.

"Boom!"

The sound was like rolling thunder!

Under the enhancement of the Speech Spirit Technique, even the sound of the gunshot changed. The originally ordinary bullet lit up with golden light, like a horizontal thunderbolt, instantly cutting through the air and hitting the Ghost Child. In the blink of an eye, it blasted it into pieces, leaving behind a ground full of electrically charged remnants.

Lin Anping: "?!!"

Bai Qi: "??!"

Could the power of this Magic Treasure actually increase?

Everyone's expressions changed from fear to shock.

Could Brother Gu actually obliterate the Ghost Child in the Resentful Ghost with one shot? Could he also kill their elder with one shot?

What was his cultivation level??

The battle was not over yet.

While everyone was stunned, the fragments of the corpse on the ground began to move, slowly gathering together to form a new Ghost Child.

Without any hesitation, Gu Chi fired another shot.

"Bang!"

The dark aura dissipated, and the Ghost Child was once again blasted into a pulp.

But in just a few breaths, it had restored itself to its original form.

"Bang!"

The third shot.

Three strikes and you're out, even if you have three lives, you should be dead.

But the reality was, the Ghost Child stood up again.

Lin Anping came to his senses and hurriedly said, "Brother Gu, kill the Ghost Mother!"

"Ghost Mother?" Gu Chi was puzzled.

"Yes!" Lin Anping quickly explained, "The Resentful Ghost is also known as the Mother-Child Resentful Ghost, formed by a mother and child who died at midnight. As long as you deal with the Ghost Mother, you can completely kill the Ghost Child."

Gu Chi: "......"

Such crucial information should be shared earlier next time.

"Hehe, I didn't expect you, a little kid from the Zhengyang Sect, to know quite a lot."

At this moment, the Ghost Child suddenly spoke. Its half-open bloody mouth moved with its words, looking incredibly eerie.

"Who are you?!" Lin Anping was so scared that he tightened his grip on his sword, obviously not expecting the Mother-Child Resentful Ghost to speak human language.

Gu Chi, however, remained calm, not surprised at all. He even asked, "What's your relationship with the Demon-Hunting Bureau?"

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The Ghost Child didn't answer, only saying, "Hand over the Magic Treasure, and I can spare your life."

Gu Chi retorted, "Answer my question, and I won't kill your ghost puppet."

Most ghost-controlling techniques require the consumption of one's own lifespan. The puppet and the controller are connected, sharing damage. If the ghost puppet dies, the controller also loses half of his life.

The Ghost Child let out a mocking sound, "Naive boy, do you think knowing how to kill the Ghost Child means you can definitely kill it? Do you know where the Ghost Mother is?"

Gu Chi shook his head, "I don't need to know where it is."

The Ghost Child sneered, "So you think you can forcefully kill the Ghost Child?"

Gu Chi was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I'm sorry."

The Ghost Child was taken aback, then burst into laughter, "Boy, are you begging me for mercy?"

But Gu Chi said seriously, "I usually don't swear, and even if I do, I never involve family. But this time, I might have to make an exception."

Ghost Child: "What do you want to say?"

Gu Chi: "Your mother is dead."

【Dao Yun -6】

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