During the battle, the ghostly shadow, already severely injured and on the brink of death, weakened by Yin Qi, was completely destroyed after being struck by two formidable beasts filled with Yang Qi, along with much beast blood splattering on it.

Only a palm-sized ghost treasure remained at the scene.

However, its crystalline quality far exceeded any ghost treasure Xu Guang had seen.

A rare treasure.

Xu Guang happily put it away.

He returned to the corpse of the Swallowing Corpse, which was rare and covered in treasures. Besides the inner core that General Wei had already swallowed, there was also the Cross Bone mentioned by Zhao Chen.

Xu Guang searched for a long time around its throat and finally found a Cross Bone that appeared ordinary on the surface.

He was not very certain, it didn't present well, but it seemed to be the bone Zhao Chen described as the Cross Bone.

About the size of a heart, its entire body was blue and red, the only difference from other bones being its color.

Zhao Chen said this object, once refined, could provide supernatural protection from a hundred ghosts; Xu Guang actually believed this, given the Swallowing Corpse was a fierce beast capable of devouring fierce ghosts, but he wasn't sure how it provided such protection.

Typically, a high-level martial artist could achieve protection from a hundred ghosts because of their robust blood and Qi, abundant Yang Qi.

If refining the Cross Bone relied on one's own Yang Qi, his own refinement would not be as advantageous as General Wei's.

Thinking of this, Xu Guang looked at General Wei.

"Ah Wei, eat this."

General Wei was never picky about food; hearing Xu Guang's words, he didn't hesitate and immediately swallowed the Cross Bone.

Xu Guang observed for a while and then checked General Wei's physical state, noting that something was being refined inside.

After waiting, seeing no change, he casually cast a [Encourage].

This time, the harvest was bountiful. Although the Swallowing Corpse had a serpent body, its total meat weighed five to six tons, its scales could make armor, its bones could forge weapons…

they were all top-notch materials.

The only pity was that the Spirit Crystal bred by the Ink Dragon Ghost Shadow was neither of the Wood Attribute nor the Earth Attribute, so he could only exchange it.

But finding a force to exchange the Spirit Crystal, Qingshuo County was out of the question.

Xu Guang rubbed his temples, a bit headache.

He had to consider leaving Qingshuo County; though he could lay low, hiding in such a place led nowhere, and his Golden Finger was not the type that could completely conceal in seclusion.

But…

Where to go?

Song Family in Songjiang Prefecture?

Or Jiufeng Mountain?

Xu Guang hadn't made up his mind yet.

Logically, no thought was needed; choosing Jiufeng Mountain couldn't go wrong, but a few days ago, Tang Yuming mentioned the senior brother at Jiufeng Mountain might harbor animosity towards him due to unsubstantiated jealousy.

Even though it seemed melodramatic, wasn't melodrama a normal part of life?

Should he gamble his life that this is a normal world?

And then there's…

the terrifying killing intent he felt when alone in the mountains with Shen Muyu, which gave him chills.

He once thought it was an illusion, but after cultivating the Jade Cicada Molt Divine Technique to this extent, he was absolutely sure it was no illusion.

Xu Guang thought until he was dizzy.

...

General Wei had a huge body, carrying several tons of the Swallowing Corpse on its back, without any effect on its movements.

And at this moment, it still had the Swallowing Corpse's inner core and Cross Bone in its belly, treating it as weight training.

Xu Guang planned to return home, but while walking, suddenly thought of what Zhao Chen said about the old Daoist of Jingming Temple. Since he was already out of the city, he might as well pay a visit.

He held the ghost treasure in his palm, the Celestial Register slightly warm, slowly absorbing the power within the ghost treasure.

The Celestial Merit on the Celestial Register would change slightly every now and then.

Returning to Jingming Temple, Xu Guang felt a sense of being in another epoch.

To him, Jingming Temple was a blessed place.

On his first visit to Jingming Temple, he obtained the White Crane Sect's legacy that Wei Shuangnian had hidden for years.

Upon returning to Jingming Temple, he received the Celestial Register and the Jade Cicada Secret Collection.

Now, on his third visit to Jingming Temple, what would he gain?

The road to Jingming Temple was still not very peaceful, but whether due to rumors spreading in the mountains about Xu Guang, no mountain bandits dared to attack him anymore.

However, Xu Guang did encounter mountain bandits raiding a village, saving people within his capacity, which was no big deal.

Moreover, mountain bandits were not really considered people in his eyes.

A group of villagers expressed their tearful gratitude to Xu Guang, but they respectfully kept their distance from General Wei, which was normal.

Who knew if General Wei might go berserk?

Xu Guang just smiled at this, taking some melons and fruits from the villagers as a way of clearing any debts.

After half a day, he finally saw Jingming Temple.

Xu Guang signaled General Wei to move forward, noticing that part of Jingming Temple's collapsed outer wall had been mostly repaired by someone. Despite being made of clay and grass, it showed signs of life.

There was a large opening though, and Xu Guang signaled General Wei to enter through it.

Everything inside the temple had been repaired, no longer appearing so dilapidated.

The divine statues had been replaced with three clay figures, but the sculptor had skillful hands, making the three figures lifelike, exuding divine might.

Xu Guang thought for a moment, took three sticks of incense from the side, bowed respectfully three times, and inserted the incense into the censer.

All of his knowledge, whether the Jade Cicada Molt Divine Technique, or the professions of Feng Shui Master, or Pharmacist, were closely related to the three, making him essentially a member of the Daoist Sect.

As he pondered this, footsteps sounded from outside, and soon he saw an old man dressed in Daoist attire with an ethereal demeanor entering, his eyes drifting as if drunk.

He seemed to not notice General Wei at all.

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