Chapter 410: Chapter 374: Power Upgrades

Sang Wan asked Sang Que if something major had happened with the Deceit Dynasty, and Sang Que gave a rough explanation of the situation in Qinzhou. She still didn’t know if Zuo Jinye or the Ghost Opera Troupe Leader would ultimately prevail.

Based on various factors, Black and White Impermanence by Zuo Jinye’s side was clearly stronger than the Hua Dan controlled by the Leader. Moreover, Zuo Jinye had a Master’s Blade that resonated with the Mountain Ghost Coin, a weapon that was certainly extraordinary.

However, Zuo Jinye was afflicted by the Blood Curse from the people of Yunzhou and was surrounded by Yin Soldiers. Additionally, throughout history, no one had ever successfully entered the Ghost God Realm alive, so it seemed Zuo Jinye was in grave danger this time.

Sang Que glanced at the Mountain Ghost Coin mark on her palm, which had only half a trigram remaining, insufficient for a full one. To return, she needed to figure out a way in the modern world.

It’s probably because her strong desire to survive during her slumber led her to open the door back.

After all, only in the modern world did she feel safe.

The struggle between Zuo Jinye and the Leader couldn’t be resolved quickly. As the Bell Doctor, Qiao Ling lacked offensive power, but her survival abilities were exceptional.

Thinking of this, Sang Que felt a little relieved.

“By the way, what day is it today?”

Sang Wan replied, “July 13th, the 19th day of the sixth lunar month.”

Sang Que nodded. She still had two days until the day she’d promised the Research Institute to return. The time she wished to the Earth Ghost was around July 3rd or 4th, assuming the 3rd. She needed to fulfill her promise to the Earth Ghost before August 3rd.

Once she was clear about the current situation, Sang Que decided to stay in the modern world first, to solve the issue of incense, and return to the Deceit Dynasty before July 20th to spend half a month resolving the Earth Ghost’s issues there.

The feeling of hunger surged, but Sang Que didn’t crave normal food. She got out of bed and went to the wardrobe to find clothes for going out.

“Mom, I’m taking Xia Chan to the mountains for a bit. I need to test the new changes in my body. Xuan Yu and the Great General will stay with you. I’ll be back soon. By the way, do we have cash at home? I need to buy something.”

Sang Wan nodded, “There is some in the safe in the study. I’ll get it. Is ten thousand enough?”

“It’s enough!”

Sang Que changed her clothes and looked around, finding her Hundred Blade and scroll on the table, along with the ancient outfit she had taken off. Sang Que took the knife and the scroll.

When Sang Wan brought the money to her, Sang Que grabbed Xia Chan by the arm, and the two of them instantly teleported from home to Dragon Spine Mountain near Yu City.

Passing by a slaughterhouse on the outskirts, Sang Que asked Xia Chan to wait outside while she went in herself.

Sang Que avoided the workers inside the slaughterhouse and took some freshly slaughtered pork and fresh pig blood. According to market prices, the value of the pork and pig blood she took didn’t exceed ten thousand yuan, considering any additional money compensation for the mental distress of the slaughterhouse workers.

Deep in Dragon Spine Mountain, the forest was silent and deserted.

Sang Que hung the scroll on a tree, took out the pork and pig blood, and placed her hand on them, allowing blood threads to form from her heart. Feeding through her palms, the intense hunger gradually subsided, and the strong heartbeat made Sang Que feel more alive.

Afterward, Sang Que released the Yin Child, who was now the only ghost she controlled with the Mountain Ghost Seal.

Once the Yin Child came out, it appeared with blood flowing from its seven orifices and a long tongue hanging out, trying to scare Sang Que and Xia Chan. However, Xia Chan wasn’t afraid at all. Seeing the Yin Child’s long tongue, Xia Chan curiously reached out.

“Why is your tongue so long?”

The Yin Child’s tongue was pulled by Xia Chan, who even stuck out her own tongue, attempting to compare lengths with the Yin Child.

The Yin Child’s eyelids lowered, and with a swift motion, it retracted its tongue, wiping away the blood on its face. The Yin Child’s aura had grown stronger, unlike Sang Que’s shift to the dead, it was gradually transforming into something alive.

The once greenish-black skin covered in corpses spots turned waxy white and clean, and the blood-red Ghost Eye, when not activated, appeared just as clear as a normal child’s.

Even the hole in her abdomen disappeared temporarily. If she changed her worn-out ancient outfit, the Yin Child could easily blend in with normal children.

Moreover, Sang Que felt that the Yin Child’s face was somewhat similar to her own when she was a child.

Sang Que originally thought the Yin Child could converse normally with her now, but it turned out the Yin Child was still ’mute.’ Though it retracted its tongue, the tongue had a special function akin to ’words followed by law,’ and couldn’t be used lightly.

When the Yin Child was inside her, it could utter a word with destructive power, causing harm to anything in front of it.

Earlier, when the Yin Child told White Impermanence to ’scram,’ since there was a two-level difference in strength, the power of that word rebounded onto the Yin Child itself.

After pondering for a moment, Sang Que had the Yin Child return to her body. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the shadow of the Earth Ghost. Her eyes went sharp, and she suddenly turned towards that direction, shouting loudly.

Scram!

The invisible force struck the Earth Ghost’s shadow like a wave, pushing it back several meters until it vanished. Half of that force suddenly changed direction, crashing back towards Sang Que.

Sang Que reacted swiftly, dodging immediately, but the force wasn’t a straightforward attack and kept following her.

Suffering a blow to her chest, Sang Que stumbled back several steps, only to be caught by Xia Chan using her hair, preventing a fall.

In her peripheral vision, the shadow of the Earth Ghost was still present.

Pressing her chest, Sang Que realized that using the tongue’s powers against an entity like the Earth Ghost only worked about halfway, with the remaining force needing to be absorbed by herself.

Additionally, after using the tongue’s ability, Sang Que felt a tickle in her tongue and throat. As she pondered, words slipped uncontrollably from her mouth.

“I used to get my head stuck in the railing when I was a child…”

Before she could finish, Sang Que forcefully covered her mouth, focusing to suppress the rest of the sentence.

So the tongue has the side effect of revealing personal secrets? That’s vicious!

Fortunately, with the Yin Child under her control, she could suppress such urges, but who knew if resisting would become more difficult with use, until it was impossible to withstand?

Very likely! So vicious!

“Sister, what were you saying just now?” Xia Chan asked curiously, approaching.

Sang Que shook her head, indicating it was nothing, and continued attempting to access changes in her own ghost realm after entering the fifth layer.

They were now in the deepest part of Dragon Spine Mountain, where no one had ever set foot before. Sang Que fully expanded her ghost realm and sparred with Xia Chan within it.

After several verifications, Sang Que roughly estimated that at the fourth layer, her ghost realm could cover one district of Yu City; now, she could cover the entire Yu City.

In the context of the Deceit Dynasty, when the Yin Child was at the Sixth Level, it could seal off the entire Fengning City with its ghost realm. Now at the fifth layer, she could achieve the same.

The Opera House at the center of the ghost realm had become more solid and real. The once seven-story Opera House now had five stories; previously, Butler Old Tian was integrated with the Opera House. Now, Old Tian gave Sang Que the impression of being an independent ghost, nearly reaching the fifth level in strength.

The Skinning Master and the Ghost Child, who originally had only third-level strength, had also reached Ghost Level, achieving the fourth layer, and they could even leave the Opera House to wander outside within the ghost realm.

Xia Chan, a fourth-layer Evil Person, found herself dizzy and easily lost within her ghost realm.

During this process, Sang Que also discovered something: she could use the Yin Child’s assemble ability to combine the Big Gate Saber she acquired from a martial artist into the Opera House.

With this, the Opera House gained an additional rule, similar to the stage. Before she voluntarily packed up the Opera House, no one could interfere with anything inside it from outside.

Sang Que tested with the embroidered shoes; even shoes capable of entering the Hidden Realm couldn’t exit the current Opera House. It seemed even fifth-level ghosts and Yin Walkers could be easily trapped now.

Unfortunately, the number of ghosts in the Opera House was still lacking. The ghosts she captured from the Ghost Opera Troupe were all used independently and not placed inside the Opera House.

Now, with the loss of the Deceitful Bride and the flower sedan, the Five Ghosts remained, but they lacked transportation.

Temporarily, Sang Que kept the Red Umbrella Ghost and her four Ghost Slaves nurtured in the Opera House, calling upon them when needed.

Next time she goes to the Deceit Dynasty, she might try to snatch a ghost sedan or Ghost Coffin when encountering them in the wild. It’s said that some have even come across Ghost Carriages. Let’s see if luck is on her side.

With the Deceitful Bride gone, there was now an empty slot. Sang Que decided to take the paper macher from the painting and control him.

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