【"Second Sister, being a Ghost Cultivator isn't easy either, you must have gone through a lot of hardships too."】
【"It's definitely hard to adapt to being a 'ghost,' but there are some benefits too. For example, I can carry a bunch of physical bodies grown from the Soul Sea and use whichever one I want."】
【Ji Wuqing's eyes lit up the moment she heard that.】
【"That sounds so fun! So you can turn into whatever you want?"】
【"Mm-hmm, I can even turn into a man!"】
【"Wow! Can you turn into other races too?"】
【"Even animals."】
【"That's amazing! I want to become a Ghost Cultivator too!"】
【Ji Baiming quickly pulled Ji Wuqing back.】
【"Cut it out! The first step to becoming a Ghost Cultivator is dying! Besides, didn't you join the Torch Society because you revere the human race? Once you die and become a Ghost Cultivator, you won't be human anymore - you'll be a ghost!"】
【After getting to know each other, you all started discussing business.】
【For now, you'd evaded the pursuit, but this was just an underground cave; you couldn't stay long.】
【Ji Wuqing had a sudden inspiration.】
【"Sister Chen Yue, your master has such a big reputation, and you're a high-ranking official in the Underworld. Could you say a word to the Peace Bureau and ask them to stop bothering us?"】
【The corner of your mouth twitched.】
【"Why are you calling her 'sister'? She's way older than my second sister..."】
【Ji Wuqing smacked your head with her fist.】
【"You got a problem with that?"】
【Chen Yue watched you two mess around and smiled.】
【"Wuqing, I'm afraid I don't have that much influence. Even if my master came personally, it probably wouldn't work. If it were something else, I might be able to put in a good word, but the Holy Dragon Society and the Torch Society are mortal enemies."】
【Ji Wuqing sighed.】
【"So we're just supposed to hide underground forever?"】
【Chen Yue told you that her ability to reach the Celestial River local galaxy this time was because the Underworld had spent a tremendous price to send her here.】
【She hadn't come alone - she had a massive team of Ghost Cultivators.】
【This trip had only one mission - to repair the damaged Nether Realm within the Celestial River local galaxy that had been maliciously destroyed by someone.】
【As mentioned before, although most people had no issue with the Nether Realm's existence, not everyone agreed.】
【So there were often cases where the Nether Realm in certain areas got damaged.】
【If it were in uninhabited areas, it would be fine - just send people to fly over slowly and repair it slowly.】
【But this time, the damaged areas were all densely populated regions like Second-tier Stars and First-tier Stars. The Underworld was in a hurry to fix them.】
【That's why they had spared no expense to send Chen Yue and her subordinates here.】
【If she couldn't complete the mission, Chen Yue would be letting down the Underworld's investment in sending her here.】
【"Second Sister, go take care of your own business. Don't worry about me. I've made it through so many tough situations already; this little difficulty right now is nothing."】
【Chen Yue reached into the void and pulled something out of thin air.】
【It was a talisman with red characters on a yellow background. The red characters had an enormous number of strokes, looking both like writing and like ghostly monsters.】
【"This is a Ghost Talisman. It contains a wisp of my master's soul imprint. If someone threatens your life and you can't escape, try activating this talisman to show them."】
【"Does it contain an Immortal King's attack?"】
【Chen Yue smiled and shook her head.】
【"Nothing at all. It just shows your relationship with me."】
【As a Ghost Cultivator, Chen Yue's cultivation method was vastly different from that of living cultivators.】
【Ghost Cultivators and cultivators occupied different resource niches in the universe.】
【The cultivation resources they needed didn't overlap - except for those cultivators who needed souls.】
【So even though Chen Yue wanted to give you, her younger brother, some benefits, she couldn't. Only this Ghost Talisman, which could identify the Red River Nether King's identity, could serve as a "face-saving card" of sorts.】
【Ji Wuqing leaned in.】
【"Sister Yue, do you have any more of these talismans?"】
【Chen Yue gave a wry smile.】
【"This talisman isn't really powerful. Its ability to 'save lives' comes from my relationship with Chen Yi, so..."】
【"I get it! Out in the world, everything is about connections and favors! You have to respect the monk for the sake of the Buddha, right? Even those bastards from the Holy Dragon Society wouldn't want to completely offend the Underworld for no reason!
But Chen Yi has a close relationship with Sister Yue, and I'm very close with Chen Yi too!
To be honest, I'm his..."】
【Ji Wuqing paused, her eyes darting around.】
【Chen Yue watched her with a smile.】
【Your eyelids drooped as you waited to see how she'd spin her nonsense.】
【"Unmarried wife!"】
【If this were a comic, you, Ji Baiming, and Chen Yue would have fallen flat on your backs on the spot.】
【Chen Yue said that "face" was something that lost its effect with overuse. She could give Ji Wuqing another Ghost Talisman, but she couldn't guarantee it would work at a critical moment, so it was better not to place hope on it.】
【Ji Baiming pulled the rambling Ji Wuqing aside and stepped forward.】
【"The situation outside is tense right now. The three of us can't show ourselves easily, but Miss Chen should be able to move freely on Vermilion Violet Star."】
【"Exactly right. Patriarch Ji, if there's something you need me to do, just say it."】
【"Please go to a certain place and deliver a message to the people there. After that, the three of us will be safe."】
【"That's perfect!"】
【Ji Baiming used a telepathic message technique to tell Chen Yue the location.】
【Chen Yue nodded.】
【"Patriarch Ji, rest assured. I'll set off right away."】
【Before leaving, Chen Yue held your hand, reluctance filling her eyes.】
【"Fourth Brother, I have an important mission. This time, it might be a long while before I can come see you again..."】
【"Second Sister, don't worry about me. I'm not a little kid anymore who has to cling to my siblings."】
【"It's just a shame that you and I are on different paths - one living, one dead - and I'm far away in the Underworld. I can't help you much on your cultivation journey. I know how difficult things are for the human race right now. You'll have to endure hardship.
But Fourth Brother, rest assured. I've left a mark on you.
After you die someday and enter the Nether Realm, I'll be waiting for you at the Soul Sea. I'll fish you out and you can become a Ghost Cultivator with me."】
【Those words came from the heart, but they sent a chill down your spine.】
【"Second Sister, I... I haven't had enough of being human yet. Let's talk about being a ghost another day..."】
In reality, Chen Yi was pondering this question.
Theoretically, it shouldn't be possible.
Because the prerequisite for becoming a Ghost Cultivator was dying.
Once you died, the Simulation would stop.
Wasn't it true that every time a Simulation ended, there was always a line like "You died" or "You sacrificed yourself"?
"I'll know when this Simulation ends."
【Second Sister had left.】
【Ji Baiming told the two of you to stay put in the underground cave - someone would come to pick you up.】
【"Dad, who's coming to get us?"】
【"You'll know when they get here."】
【"Why so mysterious? What did you just tell Sister Yue that even we can't know?"】

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