Chapter 129

From Eunuch Lin's introduction to Jiuyou, Hua Changxi heard some information. He was trying his best to downplay the danger of Jiuyou, seemingly afraid that she would be scared and not dare to enter Jiuyou again.

"What are the rules of the Ghost Market?"

Eunuch Lin: "The first rule is that everyone who enters and exits the Ghost Market must drink Spirit-Sealing Soup."

Hua Changxi: "Why?"

Eunuch Lin didn't know either and could only say: "This is a rule that has existed since ancient times."

Hua Changxi: "Since ancient times? So, the Ghost Market has been open since ancient times?" She paused, "But as far as I know, the recovery of spiritual energy is only a matter of these past few years?"

"Before, there was no spiritual energy, so there were no cultivators. Without cultivators, who would enter the Ghost Market?"

Eunuch Lin smiled mysteriously: "Spiritual energy was already recovering long ago, it's just that ordinary people didn't know."

Hua Changxi: "Long ago, how long ago?"

Eunuch Lin: "... As far as this servant knows, it had already started before the founding of the Great Jin."

Hua Changxi frowned: "There was spiritual energy more than a thousand years ago?"

Eunuch Lin nodded affirmatively: "Yes."

Hua Changxi was silent for a moment: "Are there any other rules in the Ghost Market?"

Eunuch Lin: "The second rule is that you must wear magic robes that isolate Divine Sense detection, or carry corresponding magic treasures."

"Actually, entering and exiting the Ghost Market, as long as you follow these two rules well, most will be safe and sound."

"Of course, to prevent being killed for treasure, it is best to travel in groups."

Hua Changxi: "What if you don't have magic robes or corresponding magic treasures?"

Eunuch Lin: "That shouldn't be. Magic treasures are hard to come by, but as a cultivator, equipping yourself with a set of magic robes should be essential."

Hua Changxi: "..."

She didn't believe that all cultivators had magic robes.

Eunuch Lin glanced at the silent Hua Changxi: "If you really don't have magic robes, then you have to be careful when going to the Ghost Market."

"Jiuyou is, after all, a place where lonely ghosts gather. What do lonely ghosts like most? Of course, it's the pure soul bodies of cultivators. If you don't wear magic robes that isolate Divine Sense detection, you will most likely be targeted by lonely ghosts."

"Then there is the fact that the nine passes actually have a certain order. Ghost messengers are the servants who maintain the order of the passes, and they will capture all soul bodies they can detect."

Hua Changxi: "Who serves as ghost messengers?"

Eunuch Lin: "Actually, Jiuyou is similar to our human world. The nine passes can be seen as nine city gates, and each city gate has a person in charge. Ghost messengers are naturally the subordinates of these people in charge."

Hua Changxi asked again: "Then who decides the people in charge of these passes?"

Eunuch Lin glanced at her: "Strength determines it."

Hua Changxi: "Are there cultivators who become people in charge of the passes?"

Eunuch Lin was a bit surprised that she would ask this: "There shouldn't be. The situation in Jiuyou is very complicated." Having said this, he paused for a while.

"A few days ago, a great chaos occurred at Genmen Pass. The two great demons of Niutou Mountain and White Bone Mountain, and the Underworld Dragon guarding the river section of Genmen Pass, were severely injured. The Demon-Suppressing Army took advantage of the chaos to capture Genmen Bridge."

"I heard that Niutou Mountain and White Bone Mountain have already been captured. If the Demon-Suppressing Army continues to exert force, capturing the territory occupied by other demon beasts at Genmen Pass, Genmen Pass might become the first pass controlled by cultivators."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi's heart moved slightly.

The Demon-Suppressing Army really knew how to pick up scraps. Great Master Changmei paid with his life, and she was also severely injured, yet they reaped the benefits.

Eunuch Lin looked at the silent Hua Changxi, thinking of the whip he received when he entered the courtyard. He was a Qi Sea Realm cultivator, yet he had no power to dodge. Wanting to probe her strength, he tentatively asked:

"The environment of Jiuyou indeed makes people afraid to go deep, especially the first time. But I see Manager Hua is not an ordinary person, and you haven't been a cultivator for just a day or two. Did Manager Hua really not go to explore the Ghost Market?"

Hua Changxi looked at him: "I don't have magic robes."

Eunuch Lin paused, thought for a moment, and showed an apologetic look: "It was my negligence that I couldn't warn Manager Hua about the Ghost Market situation last time. If Manager Hua still trusts me, you can go to the Blacksmith Shop and take a look."

Hua Changxi raised an eyebrow: "The Blacksmith Shop won't be another life-taking place like the Ghost Market, right?"

Eunuch Lin: "Of course not. The Blacksmith Shop is located in the southeast of the outer city of the capital. Inside live craftsmen who make a living by blacksmithing. Among those craftsmen are cultivators who can make magic robes."

As he spoke, he quickly mentioned a few blacksmith shops.

Hua Changxi saw that he was actually still willing to reveal information about cultivators to her, and her heart became more alert: "Is that so? Then I must go and take a look when I have the chance."

Eunuch Lin added: "Next time Manager Hua wants to go to the Ghost Market, you can notify me. I can accompany Manager Hua down."

Hua Changxi: "How could I be so embarrassed?"

Eunuch Lin: "You are Lin Sheng's Master. As long as Lin Sheng can be by your side, everything I do is worth it."

Hua Changxi looked at him with a smile that wasn't a smile: "It's a pity that Eunuch Lin cannot raise a biological son."

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Lin's face twitched slightly. Ignoring the mockery in Hua Changxi's words, he continued: "If Manager Hua really feels bad, next month, I and some people from the Eastern Depot will go to the Ghost Market to buy some cultivation resources. At that time, Manager Hua can go with us."

After finishing, he looked tightly at Hua Changxi.

Hua Changxi looked at Eunuch Lin, guessing in her heart, could this be the reason Eunuch Lin gave her the Ghost Market token?

"I don't dare to go to the Ghost Market now. I'm not going."

A flash of anxiety crossed Eunuch Lin's eyes, but he was calm on the surface: "With the people from the Eastern Depot there, Manager Hua can rest assured. They are all cultivators you saved before, and they all want to thank you in person."

Hua Changxi did not miss the anxiety in Eunuch Lin's eyes: "Let's talk about next month's matters next month."

Eunuch Lin suppressed the anxiety in his heart. Seeing Hua Changxi pick up the teacup, making a gesture to drive people away, he said goodbye: "Manager Hua is a benefactor of the Eastern Depot. If Manager Hua has anything in the future, just let Lin Sheng notify me, and I will definitely do my best to help."

"By the way, the weapon refiner of the Eastern Depot has a certain friendship with me. If Manager Hua wants any magic tools, you can also tell me."

Hua Changxi listened to the benefits Eunuch Lin threw out and glanced at Lin Sheng. Originally, she intended to let Eunuch Lin take Lin Sheng away, but now she changed her mind.

She wasn't afraid of thieves stealing, she was afraid of thieves thinking about her. She wanted to see what Eunuch Lin really wanted to use her to do.

"Lin Sheng, see your Godfather off."

Lin Sheng hadn't recovered from the pain of that whip. Hearing Hua Changxi's words, he walked in front and led Eunuch Lin out of the courtyard.

After getting far away from the courtyard, Lin Sheng dared to gasp: "Godfather, what was that whip in the Master's hand? Why was it so painful when it hit the body?"

Eunuch Lin's expression was a bit grave: "It's a Soul-Cutting Whip. The ghost messengers in the Ghost Market use this kind of whip. Hua Changxi has indeed been to the Ghost Market and should have encountered danger there. Calling me over this time was just to vent her anger."

"I underestimated her. Being able to escape from the ghost messengers, her cultivation is definitely not below mine, and she has some means to save her life."

Lin Sheng looked at Eunuch Lin: "Godfather, does your Master really not mind that you didn't warn her about the danger of the Ghost Market?"

Eunuch Lin: "Whether she minds or not is not important. What's important is that she still needs me now."

He discovered that Hua Changxi's information was very blocked, and she couldn't even buy magic robes, which really surprised him.

"By the way, Master Lu said that the body-refining technique Hua Changxi gave you is very exquisite and very suitable for weapon refiners to cultivate. Find a way to copy the technique."

Lin Sheng said in a dilemma: "Godfather, I have sworn a Heart Demon Oath, I cannot leak the technique."

Eunuch Lin heard this and was silent for a moment before saying: "Then hurry up and cultivate, and get the subsequent body-refining techniques."

Lin Sheng nodded and agreed.

When the two were walking toward the back door of the Medical Department, Hua Changxi summoned Yu Gui again and told him directly: "Lin Sheng is an eye-line planted by the Eastern Depot. Keep an eye on him more in the future."

Yu Gui was anxious when he heard this: "Why not drive him away?"

Hua Changxi looked at him: "Eunuch Lin is from the Eastern Depot. Even if I drive Lin Sheng away, he can arrange for others to come in."

Yu Gui: "Then should we avoid him when we refine the body?"

Hua Changxi shook her head: "No need. Without the technique, no matter how smart he is, he won't be able to understand it."

Yu Gui asked again: "Then should we avoid him when brewing the medicinal soup?"

Hua Changxi: "No need either. Without the corresponding technique, dare to soak in the medicinal soup and wait to explode and die. What you need to pay attention to is, when he probes for news about me, don't talk nonsense." She paused, "Not just him, in the future, if anyone comes to ask about me, don't reveal anything casually."

Yu Gui nodded: "I know."

Subsequently, Hua Changxi dismissed Yu Gui. After being silent for a moment, she took out Great Master Changmei's cassock and Bodhi beads, wrapped them in a bundle, and went to Xiangguo Temple.

In the Mahavira Hall at the very back of Xiangguo Temple, the Abbot, Great Master Wuxiang, knelt on a prayer mat, focusing on silently reciting the Rebirth Sutra to a statue of Great Master Changmei.

Behind Great Master Wuxiang, two others were also kneeling: the Abbot of Dixiu Temple, Great Master Guiyi, and Great Master Guiyi's apprentice, Monk Jingle.

After Great Master Wuxiang finished reciting the Rebirth Sutra, he stood up and turned around to see Monk Jingle, whose face was full of self-reproach: "Jingle, you don't have to blame yourself too much. Junior Brother Changmei can be considered to have sought benevolence and obtained it."

In Jingle's mind, the scene of Great Master Changmei burning his Golden Core and having his soul body scattered by the demons kept appearing: "Uncle Master Changmei was for the sake of the disciple..."

Great Master Wuxiang interrupted him: "Jingle, Junior Brother Changmei was not for you. He sacrificed himself for the sake of thousands of commoners, helping you bring the talisman brush out of Jiuyou. As long as you shoulder the heavy responsibility of suppressing the Demon Prison, his sacrifice will not have been in vain."

Jingle looked at the statue of Great Master Changmei and said solemnly: "The disciple will definitely guard the Talisman Saint Hall well and not let demons cause chaos in the human world."

Great Master Guiyi knew that the self-reproach in his apprentice's heart could not be eliminated for a while, so he let him stay in the hall to recite the Rebirth Sutra for Great Master Changmei a few more times, while he and Great Master Wuxiang left the hall.

Great Master Wuxiang looked at Great Master Guiyi: "Have you been to see Lingguang Palace?"

Great Master Guiyi shook his head: "Jingle had a lot of soul power sucked away by the Soul-Devouring Tree, and on top of that, he forcibly used the talisman brush to suppress the Talisman Saint Hall. I have been busy taking care of him these days."

Great Master Wuxiang: "The day Lingguang Palace appeared in the world was the day Jingle and the others escaped from Jiuyou."

Great Master Guiyi: "You mean, the person who opened Lingguang Palace is the female Daoist friend who assisted Junior Brother Changmei in escorting Jingle and the others out of Jiuyou?"

Great Master Wuxiang nodded: "It is most likely her."

Great Master Guiyi: "Jingle said that Changmei's cassock and Bodhi beads are in the hands of that female Daoist friend. I wonder if she will come to return Changmei's relics?"