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Regarding the middle-aged cultivator with considerable prowess in demonic arts, who mistook Tan Shuchang for his junior brother, Tan Shuchang neither admitted nor denied the misconception. However, their conversation ended on a somewhat sour note.

The man forbade Tan Shuchang from approaching the Bamboo Grove Residence where the righteous cultivators gathered and, considering that Tan Shuchang was somewhat like a junior nephew to him through Ning Shuqi, he demanded that Tan Shuchang not attack Ning Shuqi again.

This was the fundamental reason why the middle-aged cultivator had revealed himself.

After all, the sense of threat that Tan Shuchang posed was too intense. Unsure of his ability to eliminate Tan Shuchang, he opted for the next best thing. Otherwise, merely for daring to attack his nephew Ning Shuqi, he would have flayed and dismembered Tan Shuchang.

Keep in mind, he was a demon cultivator, a direct disciple of the former Demon Sect Master!

He was also the infamous Clumsy Demon of yesteryears!

By then, Tan Shuchang had already left that Peach Blossom Wonderland.

Because the eerie game was calling him.

Tan Shuchang couldn’t refuse, especially since there were fearsome ghosts there that caught his eye. In the Jiawu Realm, with the Land of Yin and Darkness present, let alone fierce ghosts, even spirits were hard to find.

In Yuezhou, he could only find eight spirits, and these were merely some "troublemakers" defined by Zi Xuan.

Because they were not recorded by the imperial court, they were also difficult for the underworld officials to locate.

Tan Shuchang arrived in the world of the eerie game, only to discover that this time, he was not to participate in an instance.

To accumulate merit by restoring Langshou Ghost City—after General Huai’s revolt, it became largely desolate. However, the reconstruction of Langshou Ghost City was of utmost importance, a merit worth accumulating. Simultaneously, the player’s level would be raised to the highest grade of Jiayi, achieving supreme honor.

Looking at the task displayed on the Impermanence Order, Tan Shuchang’s expression remained unchanged, but after a moment, he turned to look at his dog-headed military advisor and the two or three minor ghostly cats under his command.

"Just us to restore Langshou Ghost City?" Tan Shuchang asked the ghostly scholar seriously.

"Yes… yes…"

This dog-headed military advisor said awkwardly, while also avoiding Tan Shuchang’s gaze somewhat. After all, anyone could see that the lord of the city seemed inclined to lash out physically.

Tan Shuchang was silent for a moment, and then he asked, "What if I refuse this task?"

"Your Lordship’s player level might be reset to zero, and the power obtained from the game will also be completely stripped away. Please reconsider thr…" But before the dog-headed advisor could finish his plea, Tan Shuchang cut him off.

"Is the City Lord title still intact?"

Tan Shuchang asked the question with an inevitably awkward expression.

"Yes!"

Tan Shuchang: "..."

This position of City Lord, facing a 98% performance evaluation rate, really was detested by all!

Then, Tan Shuchang immediately prepared to exit the game.

He was done playing!

Without the chance to catch fierce ghosts, what was the point of being this City Lord?

To rule as king in this eerie game world?

Perceiving Tan Shuchang’s defeated attitude, the ghostly scholar suddenly knelt down and clutched at Tan Shuchang’s legs.

"City Lord, I am utterly loyal to you, please do not abandon…"

However, the ghost was unable to finish his plea.

Because Tan Shuchang immediately stuffed a freshly drawn cake into his mouth.

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"I have connections in the Land of Yin and Darkness; you don’t need to know about the Land of Yin and Darkness, just understand that it’s no less extraordinary than the eerie game world. Once I settle everything there, I’ll bring you all over."

"Thank you, my Lord!" The dog-headed military advisor hastily expressed his loyalty, along with the other ghostly creatures under his command. They all witnessed how Tan Shuchang had driven General Huai away with a few slashes, and were convinced of his ruthlessness.

This was a player more ferocious than any fierce ghost!

Tan Shuchang took the opportunity to lightly kick away the dog-headed military advisor and then left the eerie game world without looking back.

Since this was not an instance but a special task for accruing merits and becoming a king, Tan Shuchang’s access was highly privileged; this exit meant that the next entry would require an invitation from the eerie game.

Back in the Jiawu Realm, Tan Shuchang, facing the sweeping blizzard, randomly picked a direction and summoned the evil spirits to transform into a black cloud of smoke that carried him away.

Before long, having found a suitable spot, Tan Shuchang began to refine the malevolent ghosts.

Other cultivators needed to find those precious lands and marvelous locales to withstand the mountain-sea beasts in the snow, but Tan Shuchang did not require such places; he just needed a spot sheltered from the blizzard.

Once he began cultivating or refining ghosts, the power inherited from his mother would generate an invisible barrier, shielding him from any prying eyes.

The first thing Tan Shuchang refined was the substance inside the shells of the "crossing mortals."

These substances, called ghostly Yin spirits, were not difficult to refine; from start to finish, they offered no resistance, and after refining all the ghostly Yin spirits, Tan Shuchang successfully gained an opportunity to lift a ferocious ghost lotus.

The lotus blossomed gently, and a refreshing fragrance filled the air, pleasing to the senses.

Tan Shuchang sat within, surrounded by a faint golden light.

Like an Immortal, a Buddha, a Saint.

And in an instant, as if he had transcended twelve years of time, his cultivation power surged by sixty-three years. Although he hadn’t fully mastered the third volume of the Cross Calamity Immortal Scripture, Tan Shuchang’s strength had substantially increased.

He had completely assimilated the Sevenfold Demonic Body Scripture and the Blood Refining Lotus Technique.

Though both volumes of demonic cultivation were superior treasures and not as comprehensive as the Cross Calamity Immortal Scripture that Tan Shuchang primarily practiced, these two volumes had been passed down for ages, and indeed, they had their own merit.

Integrating these two demonic arts also granted Tan Shuchang two powerful divine skills for battling foes.

The first was the Demon Realm Giant Handprint, derived from the Sevenfold Demonic Body Scripture.

With a single strike, a massive black handprint, several meters in width and length, would form and press down like a dominating Magic Artifact.

But because of Tan Shuchang’s unique nature, he could reach the pinnacle of this technique directly. Combined with his full integration, his strike embodied strength, magic, and art completely.

If his opponent’s power was even slightly inferior to Tan Shuchang’s, without a psychic Magic Artifact in hand, then such an opponent would certainly perish under his strike!

The second was the Lotus Giant Handprint, from the Blood Refining Lotus Technique.

Similarly executed with a single strike, a handprint of similar dimensions would form, but unlike the Demon Realm Giant Handprint, the Lotus Giant Handprint, inheriting the main feature of the Blood Refining Lotus Technique, could form its own Formation.

The handprint struck down, and though it seemed avoidable, the opponent was already trapped within the Blood Refinement Great Array. Unless they could break out, they were certain to die.

"I didn’t watch much of Shushan in my past life, so why are they all about giant handprints?" Divine skills were naturally formed and not controlled by Tan Shuchang, so having acquired two new handprint skills, he couldn’t help but lament.

Then, Tan Shuchang continued refining.

He still had a ghostly shadow on hand.

This ghostly shadow, emerging from the split body of the suspected Immortal, was exceptionally fierce and unlike those mere ghostly Yin spirits.

Even swathed by the Coexistent Blood Pool belonging to Tan Shuchang, it struggled persistently within.

This was not something the escaping incarnation of the Death-speaking Yin God could manage.

"Did you also escape from the Land of Yin and Darkness? We don’t really need to slaughter each other, as we are naturally allies!" After several futile attempts to burst out of the Blood Pool, the ghostly shadow finally calmed down and began communicating with Tan Shuchang.

To gain Tan Shuchang’s trust, the ghostly shadow also willingly revealed a major secret.

"Fellow Daoist, although I have taken over the body of Peach Lord, I am not the true owner! I am merely a usurper! Following his ascension through the peach blossom path, Peach Lord’s spirit had indeed cultivated its own consciousness in the body left in the Jiawu Realm, yet it had been suppressed by me all this while!"

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise flashed in Tan Shuchang’s eyes, but he did not cease his refining.

Be it Peach Teacher or Peach Lord, he did not care; he was merely coveting the ghost shadow’s body.

He had a premonition that if he could refine this fierce ghost, the benefits would be immense, unlike anything he had experienced before.

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