Chapter 104: Clues On Other Cultivators
The strands of hair seemed to dance in the air with the wind, but in reality, they had been spreading toward the female corpse the whole time, soon wrapping it up tightly like zongzi.
The female corpse’s screams suddenly rose a few notches higher.
“Hmm, pretty impressive.” Zhang Qian praised.
Although he didn’t feel any difference, from the victim’s feedback, the female corpse seemed quite satisfied.
“I’ve controlled two fierce ghosts after all.” Xu Zheng saw the attack work and finally felt relieved in his heart.
He had finally made some impact; otherwise, his performance of freeloading all the way would truly have nothing to do with support.
By then, he could polish it nicely in the report, bringing him one step closer to repaying his debt.
Just write 【followed Zhang Qian and suppressed two terrifying fierce ghosts with a flip of the hand】; thinking about it felt exciting…
“Are you okay?”
Zhang Qian’s voice pulled Xu Zheng back from his fantasies; he keenly noticed signs of fierce ghost corrosion on Xu Zheng.
“Your hair seems to have grown longer again. Does it really have no influence?”
Previously, there was already a small part of hair very long at the back of Xu Zheng’s head. Although it wasn’t noticeable without close inspection, Zhang Qian still kept an eye on it.
Over this half day, he had also discovered some pattern: every time Xu Zheng used a fierce ghost’s ability, the lengthening hair seemed to increase, and the length also grew accordingly.
These strands of hair didn’t hang down normally like ordinary long hair; instead, after the length increased, they drilled into the cloaked fierce ghost’s cloak.
If he guessed correctly, this should be one of the fierce ghosts that Xu Zheng controlled.
Should it be called ghost hair?
“Just a small problem.” Xu Zheng waved his hand nonchalantly, his expression showing no change at all.
“Using fierce ghost power inevitably leads to corrosion. Even though I’ve controlled two fierce ghosts, I’m only a bit better off than ordinary ghost controllers.”
He was very open about death; he just feared dying unclearly, dying without value.
Zhang Qian nodded thoughtfully. “You’re right. Our generation has just started out after all. It would be strange to completely overcome fierce ghost revival like the older generation.”
The more he learned about fierce ghosts, the more terrifying those old guys seemed.
He had previously thought Republic of China Era ghost controllers were strong because the fierce ghosts they controlled were inherently powerful, ultimately involving luck.
But the information revealed by Yue Linhai overturned Zhang Qian’s cognition.
It turned out fierce ghosts could fuse and complement each other. Even weak fierce ghosts could continuously combine like puzzle pieces to form even more terrifying fierce ghosts.
Republic of China Era ghost controllers had schemed this way step by step to assemble the fierce ghost most suited to themselves. The mental effort expended couldn’t be dismissed with a single “good luck.”
Fierce ghosts had too much uncertainty, and supernatural power would produce various unforeseen situations upon contact.
The result of fusing two ghosts could still be predicted, but once the number increased, there were more factors to consider.
Zhang Qian had to be extremely cautious even refining a pill with two ghosts; he could hardly imagine how those ghost controllers stuffed several or even dozens of fierce ghosts into their bodies.
“Actually, the balance of my two ghosts isn’t perfect.” Xu Zheng sighed.
When controlling ghost hair, he had even died once; it was ghost candle that saved his life.
Ghost hair and ghost pushes person were ultimately just a crude balance. Although most of the supernatural power was spent countering each other, some still lurked in Xu Zheng’s body.
It currently looked like Xu Zheng and the fierce ghost were coexisting harmoniously, but fierce ghosts weren’t good things.
As Xu Zheng used fierce ghost power more times, their share of supernatural power in his body would grow larger until it completely lost control and took over Xu Zheng’s body.
According to Yue Linhai’s information, what revived then might not be ghost hair and ghost pushes person, but a brand-new fierce ghost.
“But I should be satisfied. At least they haven’t damaged my body yet; it’s just my hair growing a bit longer, no big deal.”
Just hair growing longer was far better than his previous state where he couldn’t even walk.
Xu Zheng glanced at the composed Zhang Qian and said enviously, “Your state is much better than mine. You’ve used supernatural power more times and with higher intensity than me, yet there’s no sign of corrosion.”
“I’m not a ghost controller, so not being corroded is normal, isn’t it?” Zhang Qian said indifferently.
“Not a ghost controller?” Xu Zheng was somewhat stunned, unable to figure out what that meant for a moment.
“What do you mean not a ghost controller? Are you like Wang Cha Ling, just an ordinary person borrowing fierce ghost power?”
“No, I don’t have his background. I was just lucky to meet a senior, or rather a teacher.” Zhang Qian sounded a bit emotional but didn’t mention Liu Ren’s name.
After seeing the dangers of the supernatural circle, it was better not to let others know about the senior’s existence.
Otherwise, if a ghost controller harbored ill intentions, killing an ordinary person would be too easy.
“Famous teacher?”
Xu Zheng’s doubts grew stronger. Was Zhang Qian not lying? Did he really have a master?
Yue Linhai also became interested in the teacher Zhang Qian mentioned, turning his gaze, wanting to hear the details.
However, Xu Zheng didn’t let Yue Linhai have his way, considering that this might involve Zhang Qian’s secret and not wanting to ruin their relationship over a bit of curiosity.
After all, trump cards were most effective when mysterious. Even someone as strong as Wang Cha Ling got played around after his cards were exposed.
But Yue Linhai had no such considerations and asked bluntly, “So what did your master teach you? I just told you a lot, even sold you info on my father’s love history. Don’t hold back.”
Zhang Qian naturally had no intention of hiding it; or rather, he also wanted to get some information from Yue Linhai.
“You might not believe it, but my teacher taught me to cultivate immortality, so I’m not a ghost controller now, but a cultivator.”
“Cultivate immortality?”
Xu Zheng hadn’t expected such an answer. This was more outrageous than Wang Cha Ling’s Wang Family curse, wasn’t it?
“Cultivator…”
Yue Linhai’s reaction was much calmer, even stroking his chin as if thinking of something.
Seeing this, Zhang Qian immediately asked, “Have you or your father encountered a cultivator before?”
“No, just heard of it.” Yue Linhai denied.
His expression became somewhat strange, and his gaze toward Zhang Qian gained a few odd colors.
“Where?” Zhang Qian assumed he had a clue and pressed immediately.
“Can’t remember the name, but it seems like some romance novel or something…”
“Novel?”
Yue Linhai spread his hands. “What else? Even I know cultivators are fake. You’re not taking it seriously, are you?”
