Chapter 38 Luobei-Last Wish
Seeing that Luo Bei was about to break free from the restraints, Ye Jie was frightened and quickly raised the golden bell in his hand to force her to calm down.
"You are so resistant to re-entering the cycle of reincarnation, but what unfulfilled wish do you have?"
Ye Jie didn't ask until Luobei was completely quiet.
Ye Jie's words seemed to bring back memories in Luo Bei's heart. She covered her face and cried, her voice trembling and choking.
Ye Jie sighed softly: "Your life span has come to an end. If you can't let go of the past, it will only increase resentment in your heart and eventually turn you into an evil ghost. Why not forget the past and start a new journey?"
Luo Bei put down her hands, her eyes were red and bloodshot. She seemed to have something to say, but her mind had already become confused and violent under the cleansing of the Soul Purification Technique. She mumbled in her throat for a while, and finally all she uttered was an indistinct growl.
A bright glow circulated around her body, which was a sign of the operation of her Dharma body. If Ye Jie insisted on sending her into reincarnation, even if she had to endure the pain of the golden bell to calm her soul, she would fight Ye Jie to the death.
"Alright..." Ye Jie waved his hands helplessly, "I'll find a way to help you fulfill your last wish, but before that, I might have to inconvenience you and stay in the soul-summoning banner for a while."
Luo Bei was breathing heavily, his eyes full of vigilance, always staring at Ye Jie.
Ye Jie picked up the small knife on the stone platform. At this point, everything on the stone platform, except for the last black token, had been put into his pocket.
As for the pitch-black token, Ye Jie didn't even touch it. He also had a token of similar style in his arms. The difference was that the token in Ye Jie's arms was engraved with the word "Jie", while the token on the stone platform was engraved with the word "An".
"I didn't expect to find a ghost messenger's order among Master Black Hawk's belongings... So, it seems that Master Black Hawk is also the contact of a ghost messenger in the underworld. Ghost Messenger An? Who is that?"
Ye Jie searched his memory and finally shook his head. He didn't remember anyone named Ghost Chaser An, so he secretly kept a watchful eye on him.
Returning to the cave hall, Ye Jie picked up the broken soul-calling banner. The cloth of the banner was torn into several pieces, and the human bone flagpole was also broken. It needed to be repaired before it could be used.
"let me see……"
Ye Jie took out Master Black Hawk's notes and read the contents carefully. He then dragged Master Black Hawk's dried corpse over, took out a knife, and began to cut it steadily, accurately and forcefully.
The blade cut through the wrinkled and dehydrated skin, making a crackling sound. Ye Jie's movements were neither hurried nor slow, and each cut was just right, with the calmness and confidence of an experienced chef handling ingredients.
After the cutting was completed, he reached out and tore off a square piece of wrinkled black skin from the back of Master Black Hawk.
Ye Jie took out a needle and thread from his bosom and began to mend the torn flag, while keeping a close eye on Luo Bei, who was not far away, in case she suddenly attacked. Fortunately, Luo Bei did not make any unusual movements. She stood there with a gloomy expression until the flag was sewn together.
He conveniently broke off a few of Master Black Hawk's ribs, spliced them together, and tied them together to form the flagpole for the spirit-calling banner. The moment the flag and the flagpole were assembled, bursts of black light emanated from the spirit-calling banner, and a strong, cold wind swept through. Even Luo Bei instinctively let out a low roar.
Raising the black banner, Ye Jie smiled faintly, very satisfied with the result of his work using local materials, and made a gesture of invitation to Luo Bei:
"Please stay in the soul-summoning banner for a while. When the time is right, I will help you fulfill your last wish."
Luo Bei was unwilling, with a hint of resistance on his face, and he unconsciously took a few steps back.
The Soul-Calling Banner is a magic weapon to suppress souls. Once a soul enters it, it will never be able to escape from it with its own strength unless it obtains the consent of the owner of the magic weapon. It is equivalent to being locked in a dark and silent cage.
According to the notes, a high-grade soul-calling banner, with the infusion of spiritual power, can instantly absorb a large number of powerful fourth- and fifth-level evil spirits for the owner of the magic weapon to refine.
The ninth-grade soul-summoning banner in Ye Jie's hand does not have such an effect. It can only absorb souls that have been refined or souls that voluntarily enter it. Otherwise, it will suffer a strong backlash.
Seeing that Luo Bei was unwilling to enter, Ye Jie had no choice but to raise the golden bell and sighed:
"You did a lot of good deeds in your life. I don't want to embarrass you, but I can't leave you alone either. With your current violent and chaotic mind, and the strength of a third-level Dharmakaya, if you were to wander the mortal world, you'd probably hurt many people. Staying in the Soul Summoning Banner is your best destination. Don't worry, I won't hurt you."
After repeated persuasion from Ye Jie, Luo Bei bared her teeth and finally obeyed. She quickly glanced at the golden bell in Ye Jie's hand, then dived into the soul-calling banner, as if entering another world, and disappeared without a trace.
After subduing the evil spirit, Ye Jie wrapped the bones with a black banner, folded it, and put the soul-calling banner into his arms. He then took out the shrinking stone, hit the ground, and moved away.
Returning to the clinic inside the wine country, Ye Jie saw the maid Chang Bailuo sitting on the wooden chair, and Fuling and Hua Xiaomei lying on the hospital bed, seriously injured.
Bai Luo, the head maid in charge of the clinic, still looked sickly. When she saw Ye Jie, she just raised her eyes slightly and signaled him to come in.
Seeing Ye Jie return, Nan Linghe, who was taking care of the two of them, hurried over. Her haggard and worried eyes showed a hint of fragility. Looking closely, one could still see a few tears. She grabbed Ye Jie's hand and said in a trembling voice:
"Brother Jie, you're finally back... Woo, I was so worried about you. If anything happened to you, I, I..."
Ye Jie smiled, patted her head and said, "Don't worry, I'm back. Speaking of which, this time it's all thanks to you. If you hadn't rescued us, I'm afraid something really would have happened this time."
Hearing Ye Jie's praise, Nan Linghe smiled and quickly put his worries behind him. He returned to his usual carefree self, but he just held Ye Jie's hand and refused to let go.
"How are their injuries?" Ye Jie looked at Fuling and Hua Xiaomei lying on adjacent beds, with some concern in his eyes.
Nan Linghe tilted his head slightly and looked at Bai Luo who was sitting on a wooden chair. "Their injuries have been treated by Sister Bai Luo. Their souls have stabilized and are recovering. It won't be long before they are as good as new."
Seeing Ye Jie return safely, Hua Xiaomei, who was lying on the hospital bed in white, grinned, and her dark eyes revealed a bit of emotion: "I knew you were blessed with a long life, as tough as a thousand-year-old tortoise, and nothing will happen to you."
Ye Jie helplessly held his forehead and said, "How come I'm not only a pig, but now a turtle? Can't you tell me about some powerful monsters?"
Hua Xiaomei laughed heartily: "Living long and prospering, isn't that wonderful?"
"Seeing how lively you are, you should be fine. Remember to be more cautious next time and don't be eliminated right at the beginning of the battle. You are always the first one to get hurt. If the enemy's rank was higher or the attack was more fierce, you would probably be killed." Ye Jie warned.
Hearing Ye Jie mention his glorious record, Hua Xiaomei tearfully said defensively, "Can you blame me for this? The first time I fell into a trap, let alone the second time, who could have imagined this happening? Fuling said that the pale evil spirit has cultivated a Dharma body. Even a second-level ghost messenger wouldn't be able to stop him and would have to flee in disgrace."
"So, you should be more careful. And why don't you talk about the first time you fell into the trap? It was obviously your recklessness that caused the trouble, okay?" Ye Jie shook his head and couldn't help complaining.
Nan Linghe listened to the two people's chat with curiosity. He couldn't help but lean over and asked with wide eyes, "Fasheng? What is that?"
"It's not Dharma-born, it's Dharma-body." Hua Xiaomei glanced at Ye Jie, "Let Brother Jie explain it to you."
Ye Jie cleared his throat and began to speak, "The so-called Dharmakaya refers to a body that possesses powerful combat capabilities after revealing its Dharma form. After a ghost cultivator reaches the third level of the Ox and Horse Realm, they can begin to cultivate their Dharmakaya. The specific appearance of the Dharmakaya will vary depending on the ghost cultivator's inner obsession and the potential of their soul. The most common Dharmakaya in the underworld is, of course, the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced. There are also a few ghost cultivators with extraordinary talent who can manifest different Dharmakayas, such as hungry ghosts, demon ghosts, etc. For example, the pale ghost before showed the Dharmakaya of the Ghost Mother."
After a pause, Ye Jie continued, "Only after entering the third level can cultivation officially begin. No matter what kind of Dharmakaya, once revealed, it can cause crushing power to low-level opponents without Dharmakaya. When encountering an enemy at the third level, you must flee quickly."
Nan Linghe nodded, seemingly understanding. Hua Xiaomei sighed deeply at this moment: "A fierce ghost that has mastered the Dharma body is definitely not something we can defeat. We are lucky to have escaped successfully and saved our lives this time... As for that pale evil spirit, let's leave it to the more powerful ghost messengers to deal with it."
Nan Linghe also looked at Ye Jie with watery eyes filled with worry: "Yes, it's a miracle that Brother Jie didn't get hurt this time. If he can come back safely, it is more important than anything else."
Ye Jie smiled faintly at her: "So-called miracles only happen to the luckiest people, and you are that person. Aren't you curious why it took me so long to come back?"
Hearing the meaning behind Ye Jie's words, even Fuling couldn't help but look at him again: "You mean..."
"Behind the cave wall destroyed by the pale evil spirit, I found the secret room where Master Black Hawk was hiding."
Ye Jie spoke slowly, revealing his findings to the stunned eyes of the crowd: "I went deep into the secret room and found the golden bell that Master Black Hawk used to subdue the evil spirit. I eventually subdued her, and now she has been contained within the spirit-calling banner."
"What..." Hearing this, Hua Xiaomei covered her mouth and exclaimed in surprise. She looked at Ye Jie with a look of disbelief in her eyes, "You can actually subdue a third-level evil spirit? And it's an evil spirit that has cultivated into a Dharma body. This is simply unbelievable..."
Ye Jie reached into his bosom and took out two books, a scroll of notes, and nineteen spirit stones. He glanced at Fuling standing beside him and said, "You still don't want the spirit stones?"
Fuling didn't answer, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Ye Jie became increasingly strange. After a long silence, she said, "As the account manager in the wine country, this is the first time I've seen a ghost messenger like you."
Ye Jie scratched his head: "Are you referring to a ghost messenger like me who has poor talent and low strength?"
Fuling laughed. This was the first time Ye Jie saw a smile other than a sneer on her face. Her smile matched her neat short hair that reached her ears, and she looked heroic yet charming. Then she said:
"You can hide all this. Even if you say you fled in a hurry like us, we will believe you. As long as you don't tell us the news, aren't those spirit stones and skills all yours?"
Ye Jie simply shrugged. "I can't accomplish all this on my own. Aren't these gains the result of our joint efforts? How can I take them all for myself?"
Looking at Ye Jie, Fuling's cheeks couldn't help but feel hot. She unfolded her folding fan, blocking the magnificent landscape painting on the fan in front of her, revealing only a pair of beautiful eyes like stars, and looked at Ye Jie carefully:
"Now I understand why Sister Lan has such a high opinion of you. Even Aunt Meng, the head of the wine country, treats you with courtesy. You really have something extraordinary about you."
Seeing that Fuling had no intention of accepting the spirit stones, Ye Jie took out six spirit stones and handed them to Hua Xiaomei who was standing beside him. However, Hua Xiaomei waved her hand and declined:
"Fuling is right. I didn't do anything in this battle, but I was eliminated first. How can I accept these spirit stones? These spirit stones are spoils of war that you risked your life to obtain. They should belong to you alone."
Ye Jie, however, disagreed and insisted on giving her the spirit stone. "If you hadn't used the cloud to block the evil spirit's sight in advance, I'm afraid all of us would have suffered, not to mention any gains. Besides, didn't you say before the operation that the proceeds would be distributed based on the number of people killed? Don't refuse anymore. I'll also copy down a copy of these skills for you."
Hua Xiaomei's purple lips trembled slightly, and she felt a surge of emotion in her heart. After accepting the spirit stone, she took Ye Jie's hand and said, "Brother Jie is always open and honest. If you run into any trouble in the future, just call me. I, Hua Xiaomei, will go through fire and water for you without hesitation."
Her hands were cold, as if they had just been taken out of a snowdrift. Ye Jie smiled and said, "I'll be thankful if you stop calling me a strange animal."
Hua Xiaomei giggled, and Ye Jie gave Nan Linghe another six spirit stones: "This is your share."
Nan Linghe accepted it happily. Ye Jie took out six more and gave them to himself. There was still one left on the table, which made Ye Jie feel troubled. Who should he give the last one to?
"Give me that one." Fuling said at this time.
Ye Jie was surprised and asked, "Aren't you the head maid of the wine country? What's the reason why the head maid is still short of these 1,000 Yin De low-grade spirit stones?"
"What do you care?" Fuling snorted, shook her folding fan, sat up, and snatched the last spirit stone. She glanced at Ye Jie out of the corner of her eye, and when she saw him scratching his head helplessly, she curled her lips slightly. Then she called the maids and asked them to finish copying the skills.