Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?! Chapter 398: The Ghost Messenger’s Tool Ghost

"Northeast direction?" Jiang Yuan squinted his eyes as he looked over.

The sky of the Netherworld always appears gray and oppressive, occasionally emanating a chilling red glow, which makes him feel uncomfortable and unsatisfied. However, visibility is not an issue; as far as the eye can see, black trees twist grotesquely, resembling a wild dance of ghosts in the wind.

Lotus Peak, true to its na, resembles layers of blooming lotus.

Wan An pointed out a location near the central area, where a steep cliff rises quietly in the dim light.

"I’ll go have a look. Is there any other issue you need my assistance with?" He took a paper crane out from his Storage Bag and blew on it.

Since the Paperman and Paper Horse Skill leveled up to seven, the experience progress slowed down trendously, but the crafted paper cranes are exceedingly exquisite, almost indistinguishable from real ones at first glance.

"Thanks for your care, I currently lack nothing, and cultivating the ’Ghost Immortal Scripture’ is going smoothly without troubling Mr. Jiang anymore." Wan An hesitated briefly before deciding to speak: "But... do you rember Lin Dayou? The orphan living in Anping Town with his mother was rescued with during the mining incident.

I gave him so paper money, and he opened a small shop in the city to earn so money through trade. A few days ago, he saved up enough paper money to buy a few Dream Talismans, hoping to et his wife and child in a dream.

As it turned out, he said his wife and daughter, Chunxi, successfully visited him in a dream; only his son, Chunsheng, failed despite using three talisman papers.

Lin Dayou is worried if sothing happened to his son, but his wife and daughter said everything is fine at ho in the dream too. It’s not a big deal and initially, he didn’t want to trouble you, but I thought if we could help, then why not do him a favor. So, do you know what might be the reason for this, Mr. Jiang?"

Unable to visit in a dream?

Jiang Yuan thought, never having encountered such a thing, but Tang Qin once taught him a small spell that could let lonely spirits visit their family in dreams, presumably more effective than the talisman.

So, he considered it, found the small skill, and directly shared it with Wan An via progress bar, "Since you are now practicing the Cultivation Technique as a Ghost Cultivator, you should be able to perform the Dream Communication Technique to unite Lin Dayou with his family. Give it a try, and if it still doesn’t work, let know, and I’ll check the situation in Anping Town when I get a chance."

Indeed it’s not a big deal, but suddenly a thought flashed through Jiang Yuan’s mind.

As he rode the paper crane to the deep mountains to inspect further, he opened the relationship panel and noticed the list of believers who worship him as the "Mountain God" was missing Lin Chunsheng.

"Hmm? Sothing seems off; this kid..." He thought deeply, but couldn’t recall much about Lin Chunsheng.

Just rember that he and his apprentice begged to beco disciples, but the system judged Wan Mingchuan as sincere; Lin Chunsheng lacked conviction and could potentially betray, plus at the ti Jiang Yuan thought these people were just NPCs in a ga and Lin Chunsheng lacked cultivation talent, so he left things to fate and didn’t bother further.

In theory, although saving lives wasn’t ant to earn gratitude, since they are worshiping the "Mountain God" now, Qiao i and her daughter Lin Chunxi’s Faith Value soared to nearly ten thousand while Lin Chunsheng had none.

Is it disbelief in the "Mountain God"? Or is there so other reason his father couldn’t manage even a dream visit?

"Perhaps I can sneak a peek when passing by Anping Town one of these days." Jiang Yuan didn’t pay much mind; it was just a spur-of-the-mont thought since learning the "Fire Eyes Golden Gaze" small skill from Xiao Bai, he hadn’t seen any mortals in the Wilderness World, nor had he used it in the real world.

Mulling over whether he should use the Active Skill to glance at Lin Chunsheng, along with the system evaluation for details, he might uncover why the boy hasn’t been able to receive any dream visits.

The paper crane danced gracefully in the wind, traveling at great speed.

"Ah woo~"

Indeed, as he approached the mountain peak, he heard ghostly howls, sounding like a big creature.

[Ghost Soul Beast: A specter unable to refine excess devoured souls, extrely powerful and destructive. Typically found on the eleventh floor of Hell, serving Ghost ssengers by turning stone mills to tornt souls as punishnt.]

A creature resembling a stone giant but with a beast’s fanged head lay rudely under the cliff, digging a massive pit with its claws and absorbing the dense Yin Fiend energy with apparent enjoynt.

"How did sothing from the eleventh floor of Hell end up here?" Jiang Yuan felt curious as he glanced at the details.

Before he could ponder further, the Ghost Soul Beast seed to detect human presence, opened its rage-filled eyes, and charged with a roar!

"What the heck? You’re showing off on my turf, and you dare attack ?" Faced with the sudden assault, he wasn’t flustered and imdiately summoned the Soul Refining Banner.

"Whoosh!"

The eerie wind howled as the sixth-level Soul Refining Banner unfurled gloriously, its opening like a massive umbrella capturing the Ghost Soul Beast, rendering it motionless.

The opponent evidently lacked intelligence, relying solely on its massive size to remain immobile, tussling with the Soul Refining Banner without knowing to resist, just incessantly digging soil with its claws, seemingly trying to bury itself to dodge the attack.

"Heaven-Burning Fla!"

"Black Fla Storm!"

Generally speaking, Netherworld ghosts are of the Yin type, while fire elent skills perfectly counter them, hence fire attacks are the most effective against ghosts.

Indeed, as the Ghost Soul Beast was struck by two skills, its health bar dropped halfway in an instant, eventually fully succumbed to the Soul Refining Banner.

[Absorbed a Ghost Soul Beast, estimated 49 hours to refine evil energy]

[Soul Refining Banner usage rate: 65%]

Having smoothly dealt with the problem, Jiang Yuan rode the paper crane in a circle around the area, apart from the deep pit exuding streams of Yin Fiend energy, the system found nothing unusual; nor did the Earth Mirror Book skill trigger.

"This is just an ordinary valley, so why is the tool ghost from Hell showing up here?" He puzzled over it, deciding to visit neighbor Tang Qin on his way to inquire about the situation in Hell.

Lotus Peak is his secondary ho, and all safety risks must be eliminated; discovering potential dangers after spending substantial resources and effort to establish it would be challenging to address.

Tang Qin heard of the esteed guest’s arrival and hurriedly ca out to greet, "Since hearing from predecessor Xie, I realized my transaction of offerings with mortals was quite inappropriate and am currently redying it. I haven’t had the ti to contact Mr. Jiang, is this visit a prompt for the Void Journey?"

"The Void Journey isn’t urgent; we’ll negotiate when you’re done with your matters." Jiang Yuan cut straight to the point, asking, "I ca to inquire about the Ghost Soul Beast. What do you know about it?"

Why suddenly interested in the Ghost Soul Beast, could Mr. Jiang intend to venture into the eleventh floor of Hell?

She invited him to sit, pondered for a mont, and said, "Actually, I’ve never seen a Ghost Soul Beast; I’ve only heard they are unintelligent ghostly creatures raised by Ghost ssengers using evil spirits, usually found on the eleventh stone-pressing Hell, pushing mountain-like stone mills to punish evil spirits.

It’s said the Ghost Soul Beast is incredibly powerful and vicious, if so tough evil spirits escape, Ghost ssengers send them as the vanguard to track and kill the fleeing evil spirits."

"Escaping from the Eighteen Layers of Hell?" Jiang Yuan thought, I might have devoured a tool ghost dispatched by Ghost ssengers!