"..."

Qiao Yu's words left Rui Wei and the other elders speechless.

The Netherworld Bone Dragon King in the sky, with its head lowered, was even more silent. Only the flickering soul fire in its eye sockets betrayed the king's inner turmoil.

Sometimes, it truly hated itself for not possessing the refined and eloquent talent of the Purgatory Corpse King.

If it did, it would definitely engage in a thorough exchange with Qiao Yu.

The Netherworld Bone Dragon King only learned from the Purgatory Corpse King after signing the contract, just how deep a pit it had fallen into.

"Adding money... how much are we talking about?" Rui Wei asked tentatively.

"Not much. Just show me your method for replenishing life essence first."

Qiao Yu grinned. He had no habit of working for others for free. What if Huangquan Hirasaka was lying to him?

Rui Wei frowned at first, then relaxed.

Qiao Yu was currently surrounded by a group of elders. If he dared to play any tricks, he would definitely not get away with it.

"Since that's the case, to show the sincerity of Huangquan, I can tell you the method first. Moreover, this method is absolutely effective, because I am the best example."

As Rui Wei spoke, she took out a jade scroll and handed it to Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu glanced at Rui Wei with some suspicion. No wonder he found Rui Wei excessively young. Initially, he thought it was because Rui Wei had mastered the art of preserving her youth, but he didn't expect this woman to have replenished her life essence.

After receiving the jade scroll, Qiao Yu began to examine the method of replenishing life essence recorded within.

"Hun Yuan Life Replenishing Art..." Qiao Yu muttered to himself.

The name of this cultivation art was not a problem, but as Qiao Yu continued to read, his brow furrowed slightly.

Because this Hun Yuan Life Replenishing Art actually used the method of dual cultivation!

To put it bluntly, it involved finding pure yin maidens and using them as cauldrons. Then, the Hun Yuan Life Replenishing Art would be used to drain their life essence, leaving the cauldrons in a miserable state.

"Qiao Yu, you can rest assured that I have tried this Hun Yuan Life Replenishing Art, and it is very effective. If I didn't tell you, would you be able to tell that I am already 120 years old?"

Rui Wei smiled faintly, revealing two adorable dimples.

But Qiao Yu only felt a chill. To look 20 years old at 120, how many men had she drained?

This was purely Tom Cat playing the trumpet! (referring to pretending to be innocent)

"Qiao Yu, you can't touch this Hun Yuan Life Replenishing Art!"

At this moment, the solemn voice of the Scholar Ghost also sounded in the undead space.

"What's wrong, Scholar Ghost? Can you see a problem with this cultivation art?" Qiao Yu asked.

"I can't understand this cultivation art, but open your ghost eye's illusion-breaking ability and look at the woman named Rui Wei," the Scholar Ghost said softly.

Hearing this, Qiao Yu opened his azure ghost eyes and looked towards Rui Wei.

At this sight, Qiao Yu instantly felt a chill down his spine. A coldness ran all the way from his tailbone to the top of his head, causing his hair to stand on end.

Because Rui Wei, with her gentle smile, was actually densely covered with a pile of black shadows!

These black shadows were all in the shape of men, each with a twisted and painful expression on their faces.

They waved their dark hands, trying to grab Rui Wei, but could only pass through her body.

Under the gaze of the ghost eye, Rui Wei seemed to transform into a terrifying black tentacle monster, sending chills down one's spine.

"Scholar Ghost, what are those things on her?" Qiao Yu's Adam's apple involuntarily bobbed up and down.

"Malice." The Scholar Ghost's tone was calm. "Those black shadows are all transformed from the people who were harmed by her Hun Yuan Life Replenishing Art."

"If she didn't have the strength of a pseudo-god rank, and her soul hadn't transformed into divine sense, she would have died long ago from being entangled by so much malice after harming so many people."

Qiao Yu felt a wave of fear and quickly asked.

"That's not right, I have also killed many people, wouldn't I also have a lot of malice on me?"

"It's different. What condenses on you is baleful aura, not malice."

The Scholar Ghost shook his head.

"Baleful aura, can be sensed but difficult to discern, only the victim knows its whereabouts; malice, deep, insidious, and poisonous, one is caught off guard and suffers its consequences."

"What is that? I don't quite understand." Qiao Yu scratched his head.

"Simply put, baleful aura can injure people, while malice only hurts oneself."

The Scholar Ghost continued to explain.

"Simply put, ghosts fear evil people. Those who were killed by you were either forcefully killed by your strength or schemed to death by you. They still fear you after death, and over time, baleful aura will form on you."

"But that Rui Wei is different. She chooses to kill men at their most vulnerable moment. Those people only have resentment towards her, not fear. Their souls still carry strong resentment after death, clinging to her body, wanting to take revenge. Therefore, the malice on her body will become heavier and heavier."

"If Rui Wei cannot advance to the True God rank within ten years, she will be devoured by the malice and die. At that time, no matter how much life essence she has, it will be useless."

Qiao Yu was dumbfounded. If Huangquan Hirasaka's method of replenishing life essence was only this one, then he had made a wasted trip.

Putting aside the fact that the Hun Yuan Life Replenishing Art had such a big drawback, Qiao Yu could not bring himself to do such a heartless thing as harming innocent women.

You can rob someone of their beauty, but if you also want their life after robbing them, isn't that purely an act of a beast?

"By the way, Scholar Ghost, do you know the difference between divine sense and the soul?" Qiao Yu asked.

The Scholar Ghost pondered for a while before explaining.

"This is very complicated to explain in detail. Before the soul transforms into divine sense, it will become a ghost after death, which is a spirit. Ghosts can only briefly possess people's bodies, but cannot be resurrected by possessing a corpse, and can only be lonely ghosts forever."

"But once one becomes a pseudo-god rank, as long as the divine sense remains, one can be reborn as long as one obtains a suitable body. This is the biggest difference between the soul and divine sense."

Qiao Yu nodded as if he understood, and looked up at Rui Wei. The dense black shadows on her body were still unacceptable to Qiao Yu.

Seeing Qiao Yu staring at her, Rui Wei thought Qiao Yu had some other intentions, and put on a shy look, saying with a red face.

"Why are you staring at me all the time? I'm already an old woman, but if you like this kind of thing... don't worry, I won't use the Hun Yuan Life Replenishing Art on you."

Rui Wei's eyes were filled with clear flames, as if she wanted to burn Qiao Yu whole.

Qiao Yu shivered and immediately jumped eight meters away.

Driving a tank is one thing, but he really has no interest in driving an old car, especially one that can kill people.

Seeing Qiao Yu so vigilant, Rui Wei rolled her eyes at Qiao Yu with amusement.

"Why are you so nervous? Do you think I can eat you?"

Qiao Yu's heart tightened, and he blurted out subconsciously.

"I'm not afraid of you eating me, I'm afraid you'll eat my brother!"