Chapter 228: Entering the Ghost Realm

Luo Zijun was startled.

The Ghost Realm...

Does the Ghost Realm truly exist in this world?

He hurriedly followed behind, jumped off the roof, and headed toward the garden in the back.

"Whoosh!"

He jumped down from the courtyard wall.

When they arrived at a certain spot in the corner of the garden, the white cat suddenly stopped.

"That..."

Just as Luo Zijun was about to speak, he suddenly saw a white shadow drift out from the white cat's body, and then it looked at him.

A hazy, milky-white light flickered on the white shadow's body, making its appearance impossible to see clearly.

Seeing this, Luo Zijun also immediately emerged from the black cat's body.

"Meow—"

The white cat and the black cat looked at each other, both appearing somewhat bewildered, and then they quickly ran away.

"Follow."

The white shadow drifted to an open space in the corner.

There had been nothing unusual about the ground, but who would have thought that as soon as she drifted over, a black vortex suddenly appeared there with a "whoosh."

Luo Zijun was stunned, then hurriedly drifted over to stay close to her.

A tremendous suction force suddenly appeared!

"Swish!"

Luo Zijun was instantly sucked into the Diyuan, entering a pitch-black space.

Then, the world spun, and he fell rapidly.

After an unknown amount of time, a glimmer of fluorescent light suddenly appeared in his pitch-black field of vision.

Then, he landed on the ground.

Looking around, the light was dim and the air was abnormally cold; a faint green fluorescent glow shrouded the entire world.

The world was deathly silent, with almost no sound at all.

Just as he was observing carefully, a voice suddenly came from beside him: "Let's go."

A hazy white shadow appeared and headed toward a stone bridge in front.

Luo Zijun hurriedly followed behind.

A pitch-black, ancient stone tablet appeared before the stone bridge, and two lines of text were written on it in scarlet characters: Underworld Ghost Realm, no living person may approach.

The white shadow stepped onto the stone bridge and continued walking forward.

Luo Zijun followed behind, crossed the stone bridge, and suddenly saw some human figures appear on the opposite side; looking closely, they were all ghosts with dull eyes and no consciousness.

His heart was shocked; he had actually arrived in the Ghost Realm and even seen ghosts.

The white shadow explained: "These are all ghosts who have just died, still retaining some lingering thoughts and unable to let go of the Human Realm. Seven days later, once those lingering thoughts vanish, they will go to be reincarnated. However, one hour before reincarnation, they will suddenly recover all their consciousness from the Human Realm, and then they will go to the Human Realm to bid farewell to their loved ones; after saying goodbye, they will have no more attachments."

Luo Zijun followed behind and asked: "After saying goodbye, do they all voluntarily come down to be reincarnated?"

The white shadow said: "Most will, because reincarnation is a new life, which is always better than being a ghost. Of course, there are also some ghosts who are unwilling to come back down after recovering their consciousness. Especially those who died unjustly, or ghosts with great resentment or obsession in their hearts; in those cases, the Ghost Realm Envoy needs to go and capture them."

Luo Zijun said: "Does the Fairy mean that there are also many ghosts wandering in the Human Realm?"

The white shadow said: "Yes, and they will even commit evil. There are even some ghosts who obtain opportunities to cultivate and become evil ghosts, bringing disaster to the Human Realm."

Luo Zijun looked at her and said: "How does the Fairy know so much about the Ghost Realm?"

The white shadow gave a cold snort and said: "I know plenty of things."

Luo Zijun suddenly asked: "Who exactly is the Fairy? I feel that the Fairy does not seem like a maid of the Bai Mansion?"

The white shadow suddenly stopped walking, turned her head to look at him, and said: "Who said I was a maid of the Bai Mansion?"

Luo Zijun was stunned and said: "The Fairy said so herself back then."

The white shadow sneered: "I was tricking a fool; are you a fool? I am a Fairy, how could I be a maid?"

Saying this, she continued to walk forward.

Luo Zijun said: "Then the Fairy is..."

The white shadow said in a flat tone: "I am not from the Bai Mansion. I came to the Bai Mansion to cultivate because the Bai Mansion has entrances that lead here, and there is more than one."

Luo Zijun's expression shifted, and he asked: "Where are the other entrances?"

The white shadow did not answer, her gaze fixed on the pitch-black cave ahead.

That was the entrance to the tunnel leading to the other side.

"It's useless to tell you; without me accompanying you, you wouldn't be able to get in at all."

After the white shadow finished speaking, she took him into the entrance and continued walking forward.

After a moment, she added: "The other side is the true Ghost Realm. The Yin energy there is dense, which is very suitable for soul cultivation. With your current strength, I estimate that within a few days, you will be able to cultivate to the Object Manipulation Realm. However, there are also many dangers there. Besides the Ghost Realm Envoy and Patrolling Ghost Soldier, there are many Underworld demons. Since you just arrived, just find a cave to cultivate in first. Once you cultivate to the Object Manipulation Realm and have your own Life-bound Artifact, then you can go to other places."

Luo Zijun asked curiously: "Fairy, what is a Life-bound Artifact?"

The white shadow raised her jade finger on her left hand and tapped lightly; a tiny flying sword, three inches long and shaped like a willow leaf, suddenly appeared. It was like a living thing, shaking its head and wagging its tail. After flying a circle around her, it suddenly flew toward a stone not far to the left with a "whoosh" and pierced directly through the middle of that stone.

"Crack!" That stone was suddenly cut neatly into two halves.

Then, the flying sword turned around and flew back, arriving in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, it drilled into the white shadow's index finger and disappeared.

Luo Zijun was shocked to see this and hurriedly said: "Fairy, can this flying sword be used in the Human Realm?"

The white shadow said: "Of course, it can be used to kill people in the Human Realm and kill ghosts in the Underworld."

A picture immediately appeared in Luo Zijun's mind.

While Lai Da was eating at home, a flying sword suddenly flew over silently and then cut off his head.

Just as some villain was stripping off his clothes, face full of lecherous smiles, preparing to bully some young girl, a Flying Sword suddenly flew over and sliced off the other party's little brother...

So satisfying!

"Fairy, once I advance to the Object Manipulation Realm, will I automatically have a Flying Sword like this?"

He asked excitedly in a rush.

The White Shadow said: "Of course not. Advancing is advancing, and a Dharma Artifact is a Dharma Artifact. Dharma Artifacts need to be forged, or obtained through opportunity."

!

Luo Zijun said: "Can Fairy forge them?"

The White Shadow was silent for a moment, then said: "Not yet."

Luo Zijun asked in confusion: "What does 'not yet' mean? Is Fairy currently learning? Then where did Fairy get this Flying Sword?"

The White Shadow did not answer.

Luo Zijun was envious and asked again: "Then, after I advance to the Object Manipulation Realm, can I use this Flying Sword of yours?"

If it could be used, he would borrow it to try it out when the time came.

The White Shadow said: "Of course not. Everyone's Life-bound Artifact can only be used by themselves. Unless that person dies and the Life-bound Mark inside disappears."

After speaking, she turned her head to look at him and said: "You wouldn't want to kill me for the sake of this Flying Sword, would you?"

The corners of Luo Zijun's mouth twitched, and he said: "What is Fairy saying? Am I that kind of person? Fairy brought me here to cultivate and taught me these things; how could I be ungrateful?"

"Hmph, that's hard to say. You can know a person's face but not their heart."

The White Shadow let out a cold snort.

Luo Zijun suddenly said: "Can Fairy see my appearance clearly?"

The White Shadow said: "I cannot see clearly. We are Out-of-Body Souls, and we all have a Protective Light Shield on our bodies, so we look hazy and blurred."

Luo Zijun said: "Then can one voluntarily remove the Protective Light Shield?"

The White Shadow said: "Yes, but it would be very dangerous to remove it here. Once the Protective Light Shield disappears, the aura of a living person will drift out. At that time, it will not only attract all kinds of ghosts and demons, but also the Ghost Realm Envoy and Patrolling Ghost Soldiers."

As the two were talking, they had already exited the tunnel and arrived in another world.

The world here was still dim, filled with gloomy Yin energy, and deathly silent; on the stones, on the trees, and even in the sky, a faint green fluorescence shone.

The ground was pitch black, with no green grass and no flowers, only black soil, looking extremely desolate.

"Whoosh—"

At this moment, a gust of Yin wind blew past.

Luo Zijun immediately felt that this world was filled with something that made him feel very comfortable and longing.

It was like some kind of energy.

His soul began to stir, and the fluorescence on his body also began to flicker continuously.

He seemed to have suddenly become hungry.

The White Shadow glanced at him, led him toward the pile of rocks on the right, and then came to a cave entrance and said: "I was cultivating here before; you stay here and cultivate for now, and do not run around."

Luo Zijun glanced at the cave and asked: "Fairy, what about you?"

The White Shadow said: "I am going hunting."

"Hunting?"

Luo Zijun was full of confusion.

The White Shadow explained: "The demons here are great supplements for our souls. Killing a demon will grant some Soul Power; if there is a Demon Pill, there will be even more Soul Power. Once you accumulate a certain amount of Soul Power, you can advance directly; it is much faster than cultivating here."

Luo Zijun was immediately full of envy: "Can I only go hunt demons after I reach the Object Manipulation Realm and possess a Flying Sword?"

The White Shadow said: "You can go now, but if you encounter a powerful demon, you might be swallowed by the other party in one bite. So, it is better to continue cultivating here and advance as soon as possible."

Luo Zijun had no choice but to enter the cave, then added: "Fairy, remember to come back early; I am staying here alone... I am a bit scared..."

"Coward."

The White Shadow snorted, turned around, and left.

Luo Zijun went to the deepest part of the cave, sat cross-legged, and took a deep breath, feeling the energy contained in this world begin to gather continuously.

Very good!

He immediately closed his eyes and began to circulate the Soul Power within his body.

The energy above his head began to quickly drill into his soul, and under the guidance of his Soul Power, it entered his abdomen and was refined by him...

(End of this chapter)