Chapter 249 - The Ghost Immortal’s Yin Qi (2/2)
Deviant ghosts that become immortals?!
Not just Yi Qing, even the black dragon was shocked. Ghosts were ordinarily souls that were filled with grievances. They roamed the world and usually only appeared in the mortal world. Summarily, they’re souls without bodies. Souls were weak – nobody ever heard of ghosts that managed to become immortals. Now, they were hearing that these ghosts could even fight divine beings!
“These ghost immortals – where are they usually found?”
“Ghost immortals need the Yin Qi from the Divine Underworld to train themselves,” Long Zhen replied. “That’s why they usually appear near the Yin River.”
“Supreme Divinity, have you offended any ghost immortal before?” Yi Qing asked.
Long Zhen glanced at Yi Qing and momentarily thought of correcting the way he addressed her. She sighed and answered, “I don’t think so. These hundreds of thousands of years, I haven’t left the Dragon Abyss and I haven’t met a ghost immortal.”
That’s strange. Why would a ghost immortal leave Yin Qi in a dragon egg for no reason? What’s more, the Yin Qi managed to suppress Yi Qing so that he could not hatch. If not for Shen Ying breaking the egg by force, he would probably still be stuck inside.
“My Dragon Abyss has never interacted much with people on the outside. We don’t even interact much with people of the Dragon Valley. If you’re talking about whether I’ve offended anyone, I don’t…” She paused mid-sentence, as if recalling something. Suddenly, she became pale. She clenched her fists. “I just remembered something important. I’m going back to the main hall. My chi… Yi Qing, you’re still weak. You should rest more.”
She nodded at them and rushed out.
She left behind a confused group of people.
Shen Ying tilted her head. It looked like… Chef’s home in the past life had a story.
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Long Zhen suddenly rushed back and they had no news of her for the next few days. It was obvious that she was looking into the ghost immortal matter.
Chef used the time to try getting used to his dragon body. Every day, he focused on two main tasks – familiarising himself with the God Power and cooking for Shen Ying. It was a good thing that he was a fast-learner. After attempting it a couple of times, he finally managed to change back into a little human. Perhaps he absorbed too much dragon Qi in the beginning – his scrawny body was now meatier. His face was so smooth that he looked a bit like a doll. His hair remained cropped short.
Dragons always depended on their blood to hand down techniques. Nobody needed to teach him any techniques – Yi Qing knew them by heart. The God Power that he possessed was frightening and he was growing at a maddening pace. In just a couple of days, he surpassed the black dragon.
The black dragon evidently did not feel good about this. Initially, it wanted to make his presence known in front of Long Zhen. It was a pity that Long Zhen had been missing in action for the past few days. That was the only reason the black dragon remained with Shen Ying – it needed her comfort. Now, Yi Qing was extremely wary of the black dragon. Almost as if he thought the black dragon was trying to rob them Each time he got too close to Shen Ying, Yi Qing looked like he wanted to smack him with a pot.
The black dragon felt almost as if the entire world despised him
Ten days later.
“Master, my cultivation level has stabilised.” Yi Qing poured Shen Ying a cup of tea and climbed atop a chair. He had to lean fully over the table to hand the cup over to Shen Ying, who was seated across from him.
Shen Ying received it instinctively, took a sip and said, “Are you ready?”
“Yes.”
“Oh, where’s the food?”
“I’ve prepared half a month’s worth.”
“Pastries?”
“Twenty over kinds.”
“Fruits?”
“Two storage bags full.”
“Alright!” Shen Ying supported herself on the table and stood up lazily. “Let’s go!”
Yi Qing jumped down from the chair. The two of them walked out of the gates before the black dragon reacted.
“Wait!” He immediately stopped them and asked, “Where are you going?”