Once Yue Tianyi left, there were only three people left.
Moreover, when the spiritual contract was signed, it was stated that if they encountered unpredictable danger, they would each protect their own lives and would not be bound by the spiritual contract. Now that the person is gone, there is nothing we can do.
Zhang Zhenqian looked at Chen Lin and asked, "What do you mean, Fellow Daoist Chen?"
"I want you to return the fifty spirit crystals to me."
Chen Lin glanced at the other person and spoke slowly.
Even if there really is someone secretly plotting in this team, it definitely cannot be the other party. If the other party had such intentions, they would not have found so many people with similar or even stronger cultivation levels than the other party.
So it is safer to be with each other now, because the other party is very familiar with this place.
Hearing Chen Lin's joking remark, Zhang Zhenqian's expression relaxed.
He said with gratitude, "I definitely can't return the spirit crystal. You know my nickname of Zhang, who is always in but never out. But after we leave here, I can give you something good."
"Really? I'm looking forward to it."
Chen Lin smiled and spoke.
Zhang Zhenqian did not continue the topic, but turned his gaze to Lu Xiaoyin and said, "What about Brother Lu, do you want to act together or alone?"
"I'm timid, so I'd better stay with you two Taoist friends. You two have to take care of me!"
Lu Xiaoyin blinked her big eyes, looking cute.
Zhang Zhenqian shook his head repeatedly, "Brother Daoist Lu, please stop joking. With your strength, you don't need anyone to protect you. But if we really encounter that ghost later, I hope you can lend a hand."
"Okay, but my attack will cost you a price, at least fifty spirit crystals each time."
Lu Xiaoyin took out a piece of candy from somewhere, peeled off the sugar coating and threw it into his mouth, then spoke with a smile.
Zhang Zhenqian immediately looked embarrassed and could only clasp his fists to express his gratitude.
After hearing the conversation between the two, Chen Lin knew that Lu Xiaoyin was very powerful. Moreover, after seeing the black thread ball ghost, the other party did not seem to be very panicked. It was obvious that he had the means to restrain the ghost. He could not help but take a few more glances at him.
"Why, Brother Chen, do you like my immature style? I heard from Brother Zhang that you are a womanizer, so you don't want to take me in too, do you?"
Chen Lin's face darkened and he glared at Zhang Zhenqian.
This guy looks like a rough and sturdy man, but he actually likes to gossip!
Zhang Zhenqian's mouth twitched, and he didn't dare to look directly at Chen Lin. Instead, he changed the subject and said, "There's no telling when the ghost will appear. I think we'd better leave this floor."
"What's the hurry?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Xiaoyin immediately refuted.
Then he explained: "That ghost thing is called Xunyou Silk, a rare treasure that can benefit the soul. Now that we have encountered it, there is no reason to let it go."
Hearing his words, Chen Lin and the others were stunned.
Zhang Zhenqian immediately asked, "You actually knew that ghost, why didn't you tell me just now?"
Lu Xiaoyin pouted, "Why should I tell you? There's only one treasure, so of course the fewer people it should be shared with, the better. If it weren't for your help in the past, I wouldn't even tell you. But let me make it clear, I provided the information about this treasure, and after we catch it, we'll distribute it according to our contributions, but I want at least half!"
Chen Lin's expression changed, and he said, "So, Fellow Daoist Lu knows the information about the ghost and has a way to deal with it. Can you tell us about it?"
"Can."
Lu Xiaoyin nodded, then stretched out her delicate little hand and said, "The consultation fee is fifty spirit crystals."
Without waiting for Chen Lin's response, she smiled again and said, "It's just a joke. I'm not the head of a business, so I'm not that greedy for money. I'll give you this information."
Zhang Zhenqian’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He couldn’t get over the matter of the fifty spirit crystals.
Chen Lin's impression of Lu Xiaoyin has improved a lot. He had never noticed that she was so cheerful before and thought she was a person with an extreme personality.
Moreover, the other party's relaxed demeanor clearly showed that he didn't care at all about the black thread ghost. It seemed that the ghost was not as powerful as imagined.
"The Wandering Soul Silk is a special underworld creature. Generally speaking, it will not leave the underworld and lives by devouring wandering souls."
Lu Xiaoyin didn't say anything more and started explaining directly.
"There should be a node of the underworld here, so this wandering soul thread escaped, and it seems to have mutated, and it even devoured the blood and flesh essence of the monks, so we should be careful."
At this point, she explained: "The wandering silk is a rare species even in the underworld. It mainly relies on sensing energy related to the soul to determine the target, and can quietly invade the target's body. Once invaded, it is difficult to get rid of it."
"but."
Lu Xiaoyin's eyes lit up as he continued, "This kind of ghost has a pure soul essence and is of a very high level. After we cultivators refine it, we can increase the strength of our souls. It is much stronger than the Soul Crossing Grass."
"real?"
Chen Lin and Zhang Zhenqian were both surprised when they heard this.
There are not many natural treasures that can enhance the soul. The Soul-Ferrying Grass is considered a high-end one. This thing called the Patrolling Silk is even more effective than the Soul-Ferrying Grass. Its value is self-evident.
The realm of refining emptiness is the process of transforming the real into the virtual, from the "tangible" of cultivating the physical body to the "intangible" of cultivating energy. Only when one reaches the state of intangibility and selflessness can one break through the void.
This process requires breaking down and reorganizing everything that originally existed, including the body, spirit, and soul. If any aspect is lacking, there is a danger of direct annihilation. The soul, in particular, is the most important and must be tempered to an extremely strong level.
Everyone in their team is in the late stage of Spirit Transformation. Their purpose of coming here is to find soul refining treasures to increase the chances of being promoted to Void Refining.
In fact, Chen Lin's soul is strong enough, and promotion to the Refining Void stage is not a problem, but his goal is to promote to the True Soul stage, so he will not let go of such a treasure.
Thinking of this, he looked at Lu Xiaoyin and said, "If that's the case, then we really can't let it go. Fellow Daoist Lu is so calm, I guess you know the weakness of this ghost. What do we need to do?"
"It's easy. We just need to have one person release his divine consciousness to lure the ghost over here. Then I will be able to capture it."
Chen Lin and Zhang Zhenqian looked at each other.
The other party said it lightly, but based on the characteristics of the patrol silk that can invade the body silently, the person trapped is quite dangerous.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang is physically strong and must have great resistance. I think I'll leave this task to you. I also know some secret techniques to deal with ghosts and can stand by to prevent any accidents."
Chen Lin spoke first.
Zhang Zhenqian's face darkened, and he said, "I think it would be better for Fellow Daoist Chen to do it. My technique has drawbacks, and my spiritual thoughts cannot be released too far. On the contrary, the spiritual thoughts that Fellow Daoist Chen just displayed are powerful, and it seems that they have not been suppressed much."
“I see.”
Chen Lin pondered for a moment and said, "But in this case, Fellow Daoist Zhang will not have made any contribution. If we capture the ghost, won't you lose the right to share the spoils?"
Zhang Zhenqian's expression changed several times, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Then I won't participate in the distribution. After all, it was my mistake this time that put everyone in danger and caused Fellow Daoist Mu to die. When I return, I will compensate Fellow Daoist Mu's family."
"Daoyou is righteous!"
Chen Lin praised.
They made an appointment to go treasure hunting and death was a normal phenomenon. The other party still thought of making up for Mu Shengyuan's family, which was a rare act of kindness among the cultivators.
But the treasures still cannot be distributed to each other. Rules are rules and cannot be changed at will.
Then, Chen Lin took out another soul contract, looked at Lu Xiaoyin and said, "Let's be mean first and then be gentlemen. You and I should sign this soul contract first, and then we can act."
Lu Xiaoyin did not hesitate and signed the contract happily.
The content of the contract was very detailed. Not only did Lu Xiaoyin have to ensure that what he said was true and not keep anything to himself, but Chen Lin had to ensure that he did not hide his strength and that his spiritual power was maximized. Even after detecting the existence of ghosts, he was not allowed to conceal anything. And so on and so forth, all the agreements were made.
The soul contract is much more binding than the spirit contract. After the contract was formed, Chen Lin felt much more at ease.
Then he released his divine consciousness and began to patrol.