Please bring your best friends to practice immortality

Chapter 456 Thousand Souls Mountain

Because it would take at least a month for Liu Zhuer to collect all fifteen items, the two of them were not in a hurry. They just practiced in peace in the farm and waited for Liu Zhuer.

A month passed after two meditation sessions in the quiet room. Liu Zhuer finally gathered all the things and came to see the two. While Pu Yanlan was checking the things, Gu Shiyi asked Liu Zhuer curiously,
"Fellow Daoist Liu, I am just curious and want to ask you a question. If you are from Guanshan Tower and want to take the fallen leaf bodhi, you can just ask Guanshan Tower for help. Why are you still looking for help outside?"

Liu Zhuer looked a little strange when she heard this, and she responded after a while.
"My two Taoist friends, I have my own reasons. Don't worry, after these fifteen items are delivered, if you still need the treasures on the list, you can use spirit stones to buy them. I will definitely find a way to buy them for you!"

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Gu Shiyi didn't ask any more questions. However, since Liu Zhuer didn't say anything, they couldn't help but ask. Later, Gu Shiyi found an opportunity to ask Wan Changshan. Wan Changshan thought about it and said,
"It seems that... Lord Liu wants to leave Lord Duan's seat!"

It turns out that the 108 floors of Guanshan Tower, from one to one hundred and eight, are from low to high. The owner of the first floor has the weakest power and the smallest territory. And so on. The owner Wei of the 108th floor has the greatest power and countless talented people under his command. Moreover, the cultivators under the command of the owners can abandon their original masters and find a bigger backer if invited by the owners of other floors.

"According to the rules, if the subordinates of each building owner want to improve their realm and need elixirs, spirit stones, natural treasures, etc., they can ask their own building owner for them..."

But everything in this world has a price tag, nothing comes for free. If you ask the landlord for something, you have to work for him forever. Liu Zhuer is not afraid of working for him, but working for him has a price!

She is now sitting under Duan Zhen on the sixteenth floor, the 108th floor of Guanshan Tower. The owner of the sixteenth floor is really nothing in Guanshan Tower. People go to high places and water flows to low places. Liu Zhuer got the wink from another owner and naturally wanted to climb up the high branch. So if she asked Duan Zhen for help, she would have no way to find someone else. Therefore, this time to get the fallen leaf bodhi, she could not rely on Duan Zhen's help. If she succeeded in refining the elixir and successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, when she left Duan Zhen, according to the rules, Duan Zhen could not force her to stay!
Wan Changyou didn’t explain it in too much detail, but since we were all in the underworld, we understood it after just a few words!
After receiving the things from others, the transaction was half completed. The remaining half was waiting for ten days to set off for Qianhun Mountain. When the day came, Gu Shiyi and Pu Yanlan arrived outside Yongcheng as agreed, and met Liu Zhuer, a man and a woman. The man was about fifty years old, surnamed Shao, and was also in the Jindan stage. The young woman's surname was Zhan, and she was younger than Liu Zhuer. She was Liu Zhuer's junior sister, and her realm was still in the foundation-building stage. After the five people met, they introduced their names to each other. Pu Yanlan frowned slightly when she saw Liu Zhuer's junior sister.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, Fellow Daoist Zhan is only at the Foundation Establishment stage. I saw the Thousand Souls Mountain mentioned in the map last night. It is said to be a place where thousands of ghosts gather. I am afraid..."

Liu Zhuer said hurriedly,
"Don't worry, Brother Pu. My sister has the means to protect herself. We will take care of her own life and death!"

Pu Yanlan nodded upon hearing this.

"it is good!"

Even if they are conceited, I won't say more. Anyway, if I ask them to make a move at that time, don't even mention the price!
This completed the team formation, and the five of them took off and flew to the Thousand Souls Mountain.

Qianhun Mountain is actually a mountain range that stretches for hundreds of miles. After they flew five hundred miles away from Yongcheng, the greenery under their feet gradually disappeared, and then there was a desolate Gobi Desert. Qianhun Mountain was like a dead old dragon, abruptly lying across the Gobi Desert, and the corpse of this old dragon exuded a gloomy deathly aura. The people nearby would not live within a hundred miles of it. When the five of them flew to the top of the mountain, Liu Zhuer and the other two frowned at the gray deathly aura that was visible to the naked eye.

The cultivators who practice the Five Elements cultivate spiritual energy and vitality, and they are naturally disgusted by this dark and gloomy place filled with death!

But this lifeless place is like a heaven-sent blessing to a ghost cultivator like Pu Yanlan. Sensing the Yin energy of this place, the ghosts in the Soul-Capture Flag and the gold bracelet on their wrists began to stir. Pu Yanlan felt something in his heart and suddenly raised his hand.

"Go!"

The ghosts in the Soul-Snatching Banner let out a terrifying howl and turned into a black wind that swept into the mountains below...

Liu Zhuer, Junior Sister Zhan Lu, and the monk surnamed Shao were all shocked when they saw this. Pu Yanlan smiled apologetically at the three of them and said,
"I didn't expect there is such a precious place. The little ghosts below are a little out of control. I'm sorry to make you three fellow Taoists laugh!"

The three of them nodded without saying anything. Liu Zhuer asked,
"Brother Pu, I never thought you could control so many little ghosts!"

Pu Yanlan smiled slightly without saying anything, thinking,

"I only released the little ghost in the Soul Capture Flag. I haven't released the one in the Soul Locking Ring on my wrist yet!"

Of course, she couldn't reveal all of her skills, so showing off a little could intimidate both her opponents and teammates, to prevent anyone from losing their minds and doing something stupid!
One of the little ghosts that was released came back and reported to Pu Yanlan.

"Master, there are countless little ghosts down there. Is anyone trying to find out where we are from?"

"Yes!" Pu Yanlan nodded.
"Go and tell them that we are just passing through to pick herbs in the Soul Washing Valley. We will leave after picking them and we will not disturb you any further!"

Ghosts are transformed from dead people. The ways of the ghosts are the same as the ways of the human beings. They also need to be explained. Generally, they will salute before fighting. It is best if they can avoid taking action!
Pu Yanlan's little ghosts immediately went to negotiate with the other party and came back to report.

"Master, the deal has been settled!"

"okay!"

Pu Yanlan was the first to lower the escape light, and the four people followed closely behind her. Liu Zhuer and the other two each took elixirs to dispel the Yin energy. Only Gu Shiyi refused to take the elixir, and did not use any magic weapon. He just walked beside Pu Yanlan carefree. The gray Yin energy and the little ghosts that kept wandering around the crowd avoided her when they were three feet away, and no one dared to get close to her!
Seeing this, Liu Zhuer looked at her junior sister and thought to herself,

"It seems that this Gu either practices a technique to control Yin Qi, or has a magical weapon that can control it!"

No matter what, these two people are great helpers on this trip. Liu Zhuer naturally didn't want to offend them, so she found Gu Shiyi, who seemed to be the easiest to talk to, and chatted with her while walking. Gu Shiyi was also open to everyone and could talk to her about anything. However, when Liu Zhuer asked about their origins and teachers, she cleverly avoided the question. Liu Zhuer cursed in her heart,
"This guy surnamed Gu looks easy to get along with, but he is actually the most cunning, as slippery as a loach and ruthless. He is not as good as the guy surnamed Pu. Although the guy surnamed Pu has a cold face and speaks little, he always speaks the truth. Unlike this guy surnamed Gu, not a single word out of ten can be believed!"

Soon after the five people entered the Thousand Souls Mountain, they began to feel the horror of this place. It was said that the Thousand Souls Mountain was an ancient battlefield in the early years. People had died there since ancient times, and no one knew how many people had died there. In addition, the terrain of this place was special, and it was a natural gathering place for yin. Many souls who died elsewhere and could not be reincarnated for a while would be attracted here and float to this place. To put it bluntly, if the city is a gathering place for living people, then the Thousand Souls Mountain is a gathering place for yin souls. A place like this is what ghost cultivators like Pu Yanlan dream of.

Ghost cultivators have the power to suppress ghosts, so when she entered, the ghosts in the mountain saw her as ordinary people saw the emperor on tour. There were also trained ghost soldiers and generals in front and behind her, and they were all scared and retreated. Some of the less experienced ones knelt down and kowtowed, saying,

"May your Excellency be well!"

Gu Shiyi found it interesting and asked Pu Yanlan,
"So many little ghosts, have you taken them all in?"

Pu Yanlan rolled her eyes at her.
"There are tens of millions of ghosts here. Can I collect them all?"

It has been said before that to practice the way of ghosts, one must have the strength to control ghosts. If one is not strong enough and is greedy and collects too many ghosts, accidentally they may turn into evil ghosts and bite back at the practitioner!
Five out of ten ghost cultivators die from the backlash of the evil ghosts they raised, and this is mostly due to greed!
Pu Yanlan can barely afford to support the evil spirits under her command, yet she still dares to recruit them randomly. Isn't that courting death?

Gu Shiyi asked again,

"With so many ghosts gathered together, will a ghost king be born?"

"Of course there is..."

Pu Yanlan nodded and glanced at the people behind her.

"Although you fellow Taoists are cultivators and have your own ways to defend against evil spirits, there are too many ghosts here and the yin energy is too dense. It is better for you to follow me closely, lest you get left alone and get caught up in the ghost swarm, and it will not be easy to escape!"

Several people nodded.
"Brother Pu is right!"

If this were not the case, why would Liu Zhuer go to so much trouble to invite Pu Yanlan and the others?

Pu Yanlan asked again,
"I wonder where the Soul Washing Valley is?"

Liu Zhuer pointed hurriedly,

"We will arrive in forty miles!"

Forty miles is not far by flying in the air, but it would take some time to walk. Moreover, the deeper you go into the mountain, the more yin energy there is. By the time they had walked ten miles, a thin layer of ice had formed on the bluestones on the roadside. After walking another ten miles, Liu Zhuer and the other two began to feel the bone-chilling cold all over their bodies!
The three of them took a bottle of pills each. Gu Shiyi looked calm and looked around. He saw a green-faced and fanged evil ghost not far away, peeking at them. He dodged and disappeared. When he came back, he grabbed the evil ghost in his hand, shook it a few times, and asked,
"How far is Soul Washing Valley?"