Zi Shu and Chou Niu saw this and immediately let go of the red-clothed female ghost.
The red-clothed ghost sat slumped and weak, her red clothes visibly fading.
As the malevolent energy vanished, so did her power.
However, a look of surprise appeared on her face:
“It’s been so long since I felt this relaxed.”
As she spoke, she quickly got up from the ground:
“Thank you, thank you for helping me! The feeling before was truly unbearable.”
Zhou Fang said with sincere gratitude, looking at Qing Dai.
Although fierce ghosts were powerful, their malevolent energy was generated by negative factors.
It caused those fierce ghosts to suffer and endure torment at all times.
The longer it lasted, the heavier the malevolent energy on the fierce ghosts, the more powerful and ferocious they became, but also the more they suffered.
Zhou Fang’s great revenge had long been achieved, and she had killed most of the people in the county magistrate’s mansion.
Her deep hatred had essentially been resolved.
Coupled with being suppressed for a hundred years and purified by the Taishan Ling, she had long since lost her obsession and resentment.
Therefore, it was reasonable for her to regain her clarity.
Qing Dai merely nodded slightly and said nothing.
Only my martial uncle saw this and stepped forward:
“Miss Zhou, meeting Miss Qing Dai today is also your destiny.
Now that seven or eight tenths of the malevolent energy on your body has faded,
you will suffer less when you descend.
Now I will rewrite your pass document for you, and you should descend soon!”
Zhou Fang nodded repeatedly in gratitude.
The red clothes on her body had faded to a color between white and yellow.
Martial uncle again picked up his brush, drew a road-opening talisman for her, and a document for Nan Quan Academy.
Then he re-lit it and burned it.
Zhou Fang took it into her hands, deeply moved, and began to cry, “Ying ying ying.”
At this moment, she also knelt on the ground with a “plop”:
“Daoist priest and young lady, Zhou Fang is eternally grateful for your great kindness. If there is a next life, I will repay it!”
Qing Dai did not reply.
I simply said:
“Hurry up and go. If you wait another half hour, you won’t be able to leave tonight.”
Martial uncle also echoed:
“Yes, go down! Take the spirit money with you, you’ll need it when you get there.”
Zhou Fang nodded continuously and then got up.
She bowed deeply to us again and, without looking back, floated westward.
Not long after, she disappeared into the forest.
Seeing this, we also breathed a sigh of relief.
The color of the purple bone vine deepened by another shade.
Sending away a ghost obviously yielded more merit and lamp oil than killing one.
Especially such a high-level fierce ghost.
Although sending them away was troublesome, the lamp oil obtained was about 1.5 times that of killing them.
After Zhou Fang left, I looked at Qing Dai in surprise:
“Qing Dai, when did you come out of seclusion?”
“Tonight, I came to find you and encountered the scene just now.”
Qing Dai said with a smile.
“Oh! It’s good that you came in time, otherwise we would have had to put in more effort.”
Seeing me talking with Qing Dai, Martial Uncle said with a smile:
“Little Qin! Martial Uncle will leave first. You can chat with Miss Qing Dai for a while!”
After saying that, he cupped his fists.
Qing Dai also smiled faintly, as a greeting.
Martial Uncle did not hesitate and returned to Wanshou Hall with two bags of tools.
The twelve demon souls also respectfully cupped their fists towards Qing Dai:
“Princess, we shall take our leave!”
After speaking, they all transformed into white mist and entered the purple bone vine.
Here, only Qing Dai and I were left.
I looked at Qing Dai, my eyes filling with warmth:
“I’m truly happy to see you out of seclusion!”
“It’s all thanks to the White Bone Rebirth Grass you brought. This time, not only did I recover from my injuries, but I also gained a deeper understanding of this medicinal herb and reached a higher level.”
“Oh! You broke through again? What realm have you reached now?”
I had always been curious about Qing Dai’s cultivation.
Qing Dai had been injured by Black and White Impermanence before and had not recovered.
Now that she not only recovered but also reached a higher level, I was very curious.
What was her cultivation level now.
Qing Dai did not hide it from me and said lightly:
“Ghost rank, Sheqing level. Cultivation: Renwang realm!”
Qing Dai said it lightly, but it was quite shocking to my ears.
Sheqing level, Qing Dai was indeed a Sheqing level ghost cultivator.
And the Renwang realm could already rival the most powerful existences in the current Daoist sects.
Qing Dai looked at my astonished expression and bit her thin lips:
“Don’t be so surprised, I have cultivated for two thousand years. With your talent, as long as you work hard, you will be able to reach this realm soon.”
Renwang realm, what an unattainable realm.
Although humans were the most intelligent creatures and the most suitable for cultivation,
in this era of declining dharma, only a handful of people had reached the Renwang realm.
Moreover, each of them was a seventy or eighty-year-old master of the Daoist sects, all of whom were sect leaders presiding over their regions.
In their youth, each of them was also exceptionally talented.
Could I really reach this realm?
I was not sure, but since Qing Dai had said so much.
I also nodded heavily:
“Yes, I will work hard. I will strive to one day, together with you, eliminate the remnants of the new dynasty and deal with that Wang Mang.”
Qing Dai nodded and said again:
“Let’s go! We’ll sit nearby and wait until dawn, then I’ll go back.”
“Okay!”
After speaking, the two of us turned around and walked towards the nearby stream.
The moonlight was not strong, but it illuminated the forest.
As the two of us walked side by side through the forest, there was an ambiguous atmosphere.
I wanted to hold Qing Dai’s hand, but I was a little shy.
Walking side by side, our hands would touch occasionally.
Although it was a little cold, my heart was very warm.
Finally, the two of us sat by the stream and talked about my experiences when I went out these days.
Going to the Bottomless Pit, encountering the Great Elder’s rebellion, killing Miao Nan Zi.
Going to Fox Mountain, seeing the fox tribe’s ancestor worship of Daji.
It seemed like I was talking the whole time.
Qing Dai just watched quietly, her eyes looking at me with warmth.
I moved closer to her slightly and found that Qing Dai did not shy away, and there was a hint of shyness on her face.
Mustering my courage, I took her hand.
She did not pull away, only pursed her lips, like a shy maiden.
It was hard to imagine that this was a super female ghost of the Renwang realm, Sheqing level.
Now, she was my girlfriend.
No, she always was.
And she had waited for me for so long.
Regardless of whether Qing Dai was human or ghost.
In this life, I never wanted to be separated from her again…