Chapter 619: Chapter 0619: Pursuit (Third update, asking for subscriptions)


    In a noisy vige.


    Zhou Quan, his face concealed, swiftly moved through the low-roofed houses.


    With the memory fromst time, he quickly found the ancestral hall, the ce where the Magic Artifact from Xiaozhai Vige had been housed.


    “Soon… I am going to have my second Magic Artifact. This Xiaozhai Vige is truly a blessed ce for me.”


    He pushed the windows of the ancestral hall open, slipped in, and scanned the tall ancestral tablets and the shrine at the top.


    Crack!


    The shrine broke into pieces, leaving nothing inside.


    “Nothing? The old man has be smarter eh… But it’s definitely nearby!”


    Zhou Quan’s cold eyes swept around.


    The cement of the Magic Artifact was crucial.<div>


    It was used to deter demons and weird creatures with its aura, so the ancestral hall, situated at the center of the vige, served as the best protection.


    There were very few structures inside the ancestral hall, so he quickly shifted his gaze to the floor.


    “These creatures, always burrowing like ground rats, they always dig holes to hide good things…”


    Zhou Quan gave a disdainful snort ofughter, ready to start digging on the ground.


    He squatted down, pressing one hand on the ground, looking for signs of recent digging.


    Crack!


    At that moment, another dark palm reached out from the ground, grabbing his wrist!


    This hand was pitch ck and hideous, more like a demon’s w!


    ng ng ng!


    Following that, pitch-ck chains lunged from the ground like poisonous snakes, rushing towards Zhou Quan!


    It was Li Shitou!


    Although a [Ghost Officer] could not stay in the human world for long, short-term stays or asional surprise attacks werepletely viable.


    As long as he can control his impulses and not consume human souls, he won’t fall!n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    ….


    “Ha! Evil Dog Pounces!”


    Wielding a knife in each hand, Xu Changqingunched a mighty vertical cut, leaving a deep wound on the human-faced bear.


    Squirt!


    This cut shed open several lumps and wounds, causing yellowed, rotten pus to stter out.


    Xu Changqing quickly dodged, but the clothings on his body inevitably got splotched, sizzling with white steam, and corroded holes.<div>


    At the same time, he felt the ck light around the human-faced bear seemed to have be denser.


    After looking at it for a while, he felt dizzy and his emotions and impulses seemed magnified.


    ‘I can’t let it enter the vige.’


    ‘Fight it! Fight to the death, even if I have to trade wounds for wounds! Fight to the death!’<div>


    Many thoughts appeared, some of which were his original intentions, only amplified.


    “Although a Qi Refinement level martial artist canbat ‘Demons’, it is still too strenuous, one must reach the Spirit Refining stage to be immune to this filthy light…”


    The voice of Su Lu, a reminder, sounding like a ssh of cold water: “I think this is your chance, with your reserves, there’s a seventy percent chance of breakthrough.”


    “What if I fail?”


    Xu Changqing gripped his long knife, looking at the roaring human-faced bear opposite.


    “Well, you can join Li Shitou, and I’ll find another host!” Su Lu coldly replied: “Of course, there’s also a third choice, you could abandon the people of Xiaozhai Vige and run for your life.”


    “Seventy percent, it’s worth a gamble.”


    Xu Changqing gave a somewhat ferocious smile.


    That’s just the kind of person he was. Although he usually kept his skills hidden, during critical moments, he nevercked fighting spirit.


    “Kill!”


    He yelled and charged forward, shing out in peak form.


    When this sh wasunched, he was taken aback to find the human-faced bear’s movements slowed.


    No, it was not slowing down.<div>


    Rather, his thinking was elerated in this instant. He could clearly see the vigers’ worries and fears around him, the madness in the human-faced bear’s eyes, and even the yellow, foul-smelling teeth were clear to him.


    In this state, Xu Changqing applied strength to his waist, controlling every piece of muscle and bones in his body, bringing out all the hidden strength of his body.


    “Evil Dog Pounces!”


    St!


    One sh to Spirit Refining!


    The human-faced bear obviously did not expect Xu Changqing to suddenly burst out. The direction of the long knife, at the neck, was severely shed, cutting arge part of the head almost off.


    “Good, but you should withdraw… The life force of the demons is hardy, beware of their dying counterattack.”


    Su Lu calmly reminded.


    Xu Changqing’s breakthrough to Spirit Refining,bined with his guidance, had no problem dealing with this demonized creature.


    Next, was to go to the ancestral hall and see if the previous arrangements had yielded any results.


    ….


    Bang!


    After being hit several times, the human-faced bear’s body heavily fell to the ground.<div>


    The vigers who were onlookers let out a cheer, then, looking at the severalpanions with twisted bodies, they could not help but weep in grief.


    “The life force of demons is truly stubborn!”


    Xu Changqing couldn’t help butment.


    He had previously severely injured the Human-faced Bear, only to discover that the bear had killed several people during its frenzied counterattack.


    If it hadn’t been for Su Lu’s reminder, he might have been caught in the trap himself, or at least ended up with broken arms and legs.


    “Hurry to the ancestral hall… Li Shitou is only a [Ghost Officer], he may not be able to handle Zhou Quan.”


    Even a Rank 1 profession may not be able to control some of the extraordinary powers in the Main World and could be killed by an ordinary person with a gun. In this world, a Spirit Refining stage martial artist canpletely oppose it.


    Moreover, [Ghost Officers] are best at dealing with spiritual bodies, not humans.


    “Alright.”


    Xu Changqing let out a long cry and ran towards the ancestral hall.


    His speed was fast, and after refining his spirit, his lightness and speed increased significantly, like a whirlwind.


    Crack!


    He dashed into the ancestral hall and immediately saw the ruined shrine. Hatred flickered across his face: “Someone is causing trouble as expected, Zhou Quan!”<div>


    “You are here.”


    From the shadows, a blurry figure slowly emerged.


    His body seemed to be covered in grey mist, permeating an opaque image, only vaguely suggesting a young figure.


    “Shitou, how are you?”


    Xu Changqing hurriedly asked.


    “I’m alright… he’s stronger than me. I was able to seed in my surprise attack, so it’s quite a draw… he has a piece of a ck finger bone Magic Artifact that can transform into a shield and a bone spear, it’s quite powerful.” Li Shitou responded: “You can pursue him now, you should still be able to catch up… I can’t stay here long, and don’t forget to give me the [Impermanence] afterwards.”


    He pointed Xu Changqing in the right direction, and his silhouette disappeared.


    “Pursue!”


    Xu Changqing immediately followed.


    This was his best chance!


    The opponent was alone and had hidden his tracks before making trouble. Even if he died outside, nobody would suspect it was him.


    And he had just fought with Li Shitou and was injured.


    As for himself, he had just ascended to Spirit Refining, greatly improving his strength.


    This was a godsend!


    If he didn’t seize this opportunity, he would probably regret it in his dreamster!


    “Zhou Quan… You stole my Magic Artifact, and led the demons here. Today, I shall behead you right here, tofort the souls that had been lost in Xiaozhai Vige!”


    Xu Changqing’s eyes were chilly, filled with killing intent.