Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

The mixed-quality spiritual ghost surged with dark energy all over its body, struggling madly as it let out a series of shrill, piercing roars.

Standing by as protector, Ling Qianxue changed color at the sound of the piercing roar, feeling a throbbing pain in her head.

Zhao Yu furrowed his brows slightly, bit the tip of his tongue, and sprayed out a stream of blood essence that entered the body of the mixed-quality spiritual ghost. Then, while reciting the secret technique from the Ghost Control Technique, he activated his mana and placed his palm directly on the head of the spiritual ghost.

The mixed-quality spiritual ghost's body continued to tremble, emitting several piercing screams, as dark energy churned around it.

From the array, countless flashes of spiritual light shone, firmly suppressing the mixed-quality spiritual ghost.

A few breaths later, the mixed-quality spiritual ghost's eyes became lifeless as Zhao Yu erased all its consciousness.

The Human-Ghost Pact Secret Technique from the sect was extremely exquisite, and the first step in the 'Spirit Ghost Mastery Technique' was to erase all consciousness of the controlled evil ghost, then blend the practitioner's blood essence and part of the divine sense into the spirit ghost's body, making the spirit ghost a part of the practitioner.

In this way, the controlled spiritual ghost could aid the practitioner's cultivation through a secretive connection formed by the Pact Secret Technique, effectively enhancing the practitioner's cultivation aptitude.

Zhao Yu recited the curse script, sprayed another mouthful of blood essence into the body of the mixed-quality spiritual ghost, forming a secretive Blood Pact Spirit Pattern that penetrated deep into its body.

A strong repelling force emanated from the body of the mixed-quality spiritual ghost, attempting to disperse the Blood Pact Spirit Pattern.

Zhao Yu slightly furrowed his brows, frantically stimulated his mana, and cut his wrist, spilling a large amount of fresh blood onto the body of the mixed-quality spiritual ghost.

After absorbing Zhao Yu's large amount of fresh blood, the resistance finally ceased, allowing the Blood Pact Spirit Pattern to penetrate deeply into its body.

When the Blood Pact Spirit Pattern penetrated the deepest part of the mixed-quality spiritual ghost's body, Zhao Yu suddenly felt a secretive connection established between them.

"Nameless Ghost: Quality Mixed (95/100)."

"Cultivation Level: Second-Order Superior (298/400)."

"This spiritual ghost was just a bit away from being cultivated into a low-grade ghost, no wonder that disciple of the sect did not bind with it. After all, once bound, it's very difficult to enhance the quality of a spiritual ghost."

Once a spiritual ghost is controlled by the Human-Ghost Pact Secret Technique, it holds part of the practitioner inside its ghostly body, making it a hundred times harder than before to enhance its quality.

"However, for me, this should be a good thing!"

Zhao Yu took out a second-order superior Yin Ghost Relic Box, breathed in sharply, and effortlessly refined the yin energy enshrouding the box after ingesting it with the Dao Fruit technique, swallowing it into his body.

A plus sign appeared next to both the quality and cultivation level of the nameless ghost.

"What should I name this ghost? Xiaobai? That name is too common For now. Bai Tongzi? Not good!"

Zhao Yu looked at the ghost, its body pale and its face ferocious, weighing how to name it. If all went well, this ghost would become one of his main combat forces and accompany him for a long time.

Spiritual ghosts were exceedingly rare, and within the entire sect, only a handful of cultivators owned one. Even among them, this mixed-quality spirit ghost was a precious treasure. Some sect cultivators who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage were even willing to exchange a Foundation Establishment Pill for a mixed-quality spiritual ghost.

Given the rarity of spiritual ghosts, it meant that it would be difficult for Zhao Yu to find medium or high-grade ghosts to replace this nameless ghost in the future.

Ling Qian Xue smiled slightly and suggested, "How about calling it White Ghost King? If it can become a Ghost King in the future, it will surely be a great asset to you."

Zhao Yu, satisfied, added, "Great! From now on, you'll be called White Ghost Emperor!"

The corners of the White Ghost Emperor's mouth suddenly split open, almost reaching its ears, revealing sharp serrated teeth as it smiled in a deeply unsettling manner. However, Zhao Yu found its sharp teeth and sharp claws rather endearing because the more ferocious it appeared, the stronger it was in combat.

Zhao Yu then absorbed the yin energy from two low-grade superior evil ghost relics and began enhancing the White Ghost Emperor's quality.

In an instant, Zhao Yu felt a cold stream of air surge from deep within his body, flowing through the pact he had with the White Ghost Emperor and entering its body.

The eyes of the White Ghost Emperor brightened, and its body trembled violently, rapidly expanding from three feet long into a seven-foot-tall giant. Its muscles bulged, and its claws sharpened while its face became even more vicious.

Ling Qianxue's eyes flickered with curiosity, "What is this? A secret technique of the Yin Ghost Sect?"

There were countless extraordinary skills and strange methods in the Cultivation World, and Ling Qianxue guessed that the transformation of the White Ghost Emperor might be due to some spell cast by Zhao Yu.

"White Ghost Emperor: Quality Low-grade (0/1000)."

"Cultivation Level: First-Order Superior (360/400)."

Zhao Yu's eyes lit up, "It seems that if I consume a few more evil ghost relics, the White Ghost Emperor should be able to evolve into a second-order low-grade spirit ghost! Although I am almost at my limit, I should still be able to absorb some more yin energy."

Even though Zhao Yu possessed the Dao Fruit of devouring, his cultivation level and physique were not on par with it. He had a limited capacity for absorbing power each day, and continuing to forcefully consume evil ghost relics could harm his body.

Zhao Yu pondered for a while, quietly looking towards the area enveloped by the ghost fog.

About half an hour later, the ghost fog began to intensely contract.

Zhao Yu let out a slight sigh of relief, "It worked! Fortunately, the worst didn't happen!"

In less than the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, Ning Canghan, with an arm severed and his face pale, flew out from the midst of the ghost fog, turning into an escape light and landing on a spirit boat.

Seven spirit boats, shimmering with spiritual light, promptly flew away from the Mountain Wolf Ridge.

Zhao Yu's brows furrowed as he looked in the direction of the ghost fog.

Ling Qianxue's heart tightened, and she immediately grasped Zhao Yu's right hand and said, "Don't go! Brother Yu, it's too dangerous! Ning Canghan and Su Bingyun, two Foundation Establishment cultivators, are no match for the evil ghost in the fog. If you go, you could die!"

"Rest assured! If I dare to go in, I naturally have full confidence!"

Zhao Yu took out a second-order evil ghost relic and immediately absorbed all the yin energy from it, then stuffed a pill into the White Ghost Emperor's mouth.

After the White Ghost Emperor swallowed the pill, Zhao Yu seized the opportunity to let it evolve.

Countless black auras surged out of the White Ghost Emperor's body. Its skin became even paler, and its form hovered between tangible and intangible. Its pupils seemed about to condense into mysterious curse seals, but ultimately failed and formed many strange ghost patterns. A terrifying aura of a second-order low-grade evil ghost emanated from its body.

"White Ghost Emperor: Quality Low-grade (0/1000)."

"Cultivation Level: Second-Order Low-grade (0/400)."

"A second-order evil ghost!! What was that pill?"

Ling Qianxue's heart surged with waves of shock and joy.

If a second-order low-grade evil ghost didn't encounter a cultivator who practiced lightning or fire techniques, which counteracted ghost path techniques, it generally was stronger than cultivators of the same level. A second-order low-grade evil ghost possessed formidable strength, enough to serve as the foundation for a Foundation Establishment family.