She had never heard of any item that could retain spiritual energy to be burned for the dead in the Ghost Realm! Even if there were, wouldn't the spiritual energy disappear quickly in this realm full of Yin energy?
But what was she seeing now? The spiritual energy fluctuations were so obvious…
Suddenly thinking of something, she quickly waved her hand and grabbed the little girl. The startled little girl abruptly let go of the hairpin…
"Splat…"
The sound vanished in an instant, and the light disappeared immediately! The spiritual energy on the hairpin was also gone!
Seeing this, the little girl seemed a bit wronged, her small mouth pouting as if she were about to cry…
Jin Bao'er blurted out instinctively!
"You promised just now! You won't do this anymore!"
With a single sentence, she managed to force the almost overflowing tears back into the little girl's eyes! Her face, flushed red, complained indignantly.
"Big sister… you're so mean!"
If she knew how to curse, she would probably have cursed Jin Bao'er to death in her heart!
Jin Bao'er ignored her, picked up the hairpin from the ground, and was sure there had been spiritual energy fluctuations just now, but there was no reaction at all at the moment. She couldn't help but frown.
"Could it be… the spiritual energy is all used up?"
The light just now was probably the last bit of spiritual energy left on the hairpin.
A hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes. She had thought she could use the spiritual energy on the hairpin as a formation point.
Before she could fully dwell on her disappointment, the spiritual energy fluctuation from behind her came again, even stronger than before. Her heart trembled, and she quickly turned around, only to see the robe in the little girl's hand shining brilliantly, full of spiritual energy!
"This… this…"
She was stunned!
Connecting it with what had just happened, what else did she not understand! The source of the spiritual energy was not these objects, but the baby herself! Wasn't she a Jing Ling from the Ghost Realm? How could she possess spiritual energy?
Thinking of this, she looked at the little girl with complex emotions in her eyes.
"Baby… tell me the truth, the jade hairpin glowing just now was done by you, right?"
The little girl looked up when she heard her voice. As if sensing her complex emotions, she thought Jin Bao'er disliked her touching her things. She quickly put down the robe and apologized carefully.
"Big sister, I'm sorry! I was just curious to take a look, I promise I won't touch it anymore!"
The little girl secretly glanced at Jin Bao'er, then quickly lowered her head, her small hands gently fiddling with her red top, looking like a pitiful child admitting fault.
Jin Bao'er froze. She inexplicably felt like laughing! Did she think she was angry about such a trivial matter? At this moment, surprise, astonishment, doubt, helplessness, and a faint trace of heartache surged within her. She reached out and ruffled the little one's head.
"I'm not angry, don't overthink it. If you like them, you can have them all!"
As if sensing the complexity and conflict in Jin Bao'er's emotions, the little girl tilted her head up. Seeing that she wasn't angry, she finally broke into a smile, appearing to be a happy-go-lucky child.
"Hehe, big sister is so nice! I'm glad you're not angry! Baby likes big sister."
Meanwhile, the robe on the ground, which had lost its luster again, fell into Jin Bao'er's eyes. She was almost certain that Baby possessed some magical power that could generate spiritual energy! No matter what she was, she was definitely not a Jing Ling from the Ghost Realm!
"Baby, have you ever seen a transparent gemstone with color? It's very similar to ghost crystals, but different!"
Hoping to get some information, she still asked, though she was vague. After all, the possibility of encountering spirit crystals in the Ghost Realm was extremely small! She didn't have much confidence.
To her surprise, the little girl tilted her head, thought for two seconds, and then opened her small hand… A crystal stone, entirely pure white, appeared in her hand. Pure spiritual energy surged forth, it was a pure top-grade crystal!
In the cultivation world, crystal stones had different colors based on their properties. Most naturally occurring crystals evolved from white and gradually developed other colors. Beast cores, on the other hand, had colors that varied completely according to the beast's attributes. Pure white crystals were the original color of crystals and were extremely rare!
"Big sister, are you talking about this? Does big sister like this?"
As she spoke, the little girl's expression was very strange. She looked at Jin Bao'er with eyes full of confusion.
Big sister had just said not to let her cry, but now she liked her tears so much. Did she like them or not? It was so confusing!
Jin Bao'er, however, was unaware. Certain that there was an extremely pure power within the crystal, a feeling of joy instantly surged through her.
"Baby, I need three!"
The little girl obediently took out three. She was sure now! Big sister liked her tears! From now on, she would still cry when she wanted to cry!
"Good girl, go wait over there. We'll be able to leave soon!"
The method for creating a formation appeared in her mind. Disregarding the little girl playing nearby, she quickly became engrossed.
At this time, outside the ghost crystal mine, thousands of ghost cultivators were strictly guarding, waiting for someone to run out of the cave!
The Ghost King Sa Leng had also returned to his palace!
The selection ceremony for consorts was about to begin. In the candidate area, hundreds of female ghost cultivators stood in the rooms, all with attractive appearances.
On the high platform outside, a gaunt man with a gloomy expression sat quietly, a faint gray mist swirling around him, making him look extremely eerie. Beside him stood a beautiful and gentle young woman, who quickly attracted the attention of many ghost cultivators.
"This must be the woman the Ghost King picked up outside the city a few days ago, right? She's indeed special, wearing such a bright white robe…"
"Do you think she could be the same person the prophet spoke of a hundred years ago? Wearing white, isn't that white light! A strong cultivator, someone in the Golden Core stage in their teens is considered a genius…"
"A prophecy? No way! Wasn't that just the ramblings of that old guy before he died?"
The ghost cultivators chatted amongst themselves, and the young woman in white quickly became the focus of attention.
Su Xianzhis' face was pale as she clutched her dress, her expression full of panic! No one knew how terrified she was at this moment!
Not long ago, when this person had picked her up, she had clearly known that she was dead. Although she was angry and unwilling, she also understood what was most important now!
She had thought that this Ghost King would also become her admirer, subject to her command, so that even in death, she could live well.
But what she hadn't expected was! This Ghost King was a complete pervert! On the night she entered the Ghost City, this pervert, in front of her, had directly devoured the souls of five Golden Core stage cultivators until finally, those five cultivators vanished completely, leaving nothing behind!
The next day was even more terrifying!
This pervert, in front of her again, disemboweled a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, forcibly dug out that ghost cultivator's inner core, and chewed it to pieces, a scene that was utterly disgusting!
To this day, she could not forget the expression on that person's face as he died! How terrified!
Although she didn't know why this pervert was doing these disgusting and crazy things in front of her, she was truly scared! These past few days, her mind had been on the verge of collapse…
Now, hearing these discussions, she vaguely seemed to realize something…
Was it prophesied that a strong white-robed person would come here to threaten this pervert? And she had arrived wearing white that day!