73: Chapter 73 Test

"Eek!" Fang Lanyue was startled by the sudden poke and fell straight to the floor.

[It's over. He doesn't like cute ones. Is he trying to kill the Ghost to keep it quiet? Fear points +99!]

Lu Siye ignored her, instead controlling the Life-Death Talisman to absorb a wisp of Yin Qi and convert it into a wisp of Yang Beiming True Qi.

As soon as the Yang Beiming True Qi was released, it was as if a drop of water had been dripped into something burning hot inside Fang Lanyue's body, causing it to instantly boil.

A stinging pain like needle pricks spread from her hand, scaring her so much that she rolled on the ground.

[Ah! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! I'm really going to die! Fear points +99!]

[No! I don't want to die! I haven't lived enough yet! Fear points +99!]

Lu Siye watched her reaction and nodded with satisfaction, then had the Life-Death Talisman retract the Yang Beiming True Qi and convert it into Yin Beiming True Qi.

The previously boiling Yin Qi immediately calmed down upon encountering the Yin Beiming True Qi.

Fang Lanyue clutched her palm, having only rolled half a turn on the ground, when she discovered that the inexplicable pain in her hand had vanished.

And not only was it no longer painful, but it also felt cool and somewhat comfortable—what was going on?

She sat up, feeling a bit dazed, looking at her palm and then at Lu Siye, her small brain filled with big questions.

Reaching out, Lu Siye patted Fang Lanyue's head without offering any explanation.

The Life-Death Talisman test was finished; the next step was to test the protective True Qi.

Lu Siye focused his mind on his Dantian and, following the techniques for the protective True Qi, began to circulate his Beiming True Qi.

Before long, a translucent black and white True Qi shield suddenly appeared, enveloping Lu Siye.

"Eh! What is this?" Fang Lanyue stared at the True Qi shield before her, her eyes widening in curiosity.

She snuck a glance at Lu Siye, who still had his eyes closed, then reached out to grab an empty soda bottle from the table and carefully poked the shield with it.

The balloon-like shield in front of her seemed ridiculously hard, yet when the bottle hit it, there was no sound at all, which was truly magical.

After trying a few times and discovering that the True Qi shield in front of her was not dangerous...

Just as Fang Lanyue was about to use her hand, Lu Siye suddenly opened his eyes.

"Eek! I..." Fang Lanyue retracted her hand behind her back as if electrocuted, racking her brains to come up with an excuse.

"Yue'er, try hitting me once. I promise I won't fight back!" Lu Siye looked at Fang—the lab rat—Lanyue.

"Really?" Upon hearing this, Fang Lanyue immediately tossed the matter of finding an excuse to the back of her mind and asked, eager to try.

"Really!"

"Are you sure you aren't lying to me?"

"Sure!" Lu Siye stood up and crooked his finger at her.

Fang Lanyue stood up nimbly, a smile blossoming on her face in an instant.

Although she didn't know why her hand had hurt earlier, it definitely had something to do with the Great Demon King in front of her. She had to seize this opportunity to take revenge openly.

"I'm coming!" Fang Lanyue warned.

She was no longer the small fry with the strength of a low-level Ghost when she first arrived; she was now a true high-level Ghost powerhouse.

She took a few steps back, took a running start, and charged forward, slamming her fist toward Lu Siye.

Pfft!

The punch only made a muffled sound, and the True Qi shield didn't budge at all.

Fang Lanyue felt as if she had punched a ball of cotton; all her force had been completely absorbed and neutralized.

Lu Siye sensed the state of his True Qi. Facing a punch from a high-level Ghost, he had only consumed a tiny bit of True Qi, which could be replenished within a few breaths.

"Don't hold back. Hit me with all your strength." Lu Siye frowned; he knew Fang Lanyue had definitely held back just now.

"You said so yourself. If you get hurt, you can't blame me!" Fang Lanyue looked up and said weakly.

"I said it. I won't blame you." Lu Siye nodded.

Upon hearing this, Fang Lanyue felt relieved. She stepped back a few paces, and the dense Yin Qi on her body began to surge.

A giant hammer, formed by condensed Yin Qi, slowly took shape in her hands.

"Is this the Yin Qi solidification brought about by the orthodox Ghost Cultivator technique 'Yin Spirit Technique'?" Lu Siye watched the scene before him, lost in thought.

Majestic Yang Qi radiated from his body. Lu Siye did not interrupt Fang Lanyue, but instead covered the walls and all the furniture with Yang Qi to avoid them being caught in the crossfire later.

After all, these were his belongings; he still needed to be careful with them.

After doing this, Fang Lanyue's giant hammer had just finished forming.

She hefted the hammer, which was bigger than her entire body, gave a sinister smile, and charged over fiercely.

"Eighty!" With a roar, the giant hammer slammed heavily onto the True Qi shield. This blow was already comparable to the full-strength strike of a top-tier Ghost.

With a muffled thud, ripples spread out from the point of contact. The force of this hammer blow was well absorbed, and the True Qi shield still showed no signs of failing.

Furthermore, the consumption of True Qi within his body was very low. Lu Siye estimated that using True Qi for protection should be no problem for blocking attacks from low-level Fierce Ghosts.

After the strike, the giant hammer in Fang Lanyue's hand turned back into Yin Qi and returned to her body.

She slumped to the ground, looking exhausted; this strike had consumed quite a bit for her.

Although her body was somewhat weary, she was quite happy in her heart.

The frustration accumulated from being put in the small dark room so many times had mostly dissipated with this one hammer blow.

"Alright, that's enough. Go Cultivate!" Lu Siye deactivated the protective True Qi, crouched down to pat her head, and simultaneously retracted the Life-Death Talisman from inside her body.

"Hmph! When you need me, you call me Yue'er, and when you don't, you tell me to leave." Fang Lanyue murmured with a look of grievance.

"Does being cheeky like that make you happy?" Lu Siye's face darkened, and he couldn't help but pick up the blazing blood saber beside him.

[Yikes! He's angry! Fear points +78!]

Fang Lanyue shrank her neck, and very wisely slipped back into the bedroom, quickly closing the door.

Lu Siye put down the saber in his hand and retracted the Yang Qi covering the furniture and walls.

Picking up the phone on the table, Lu Siye saw a few unread messages, all sent by Liu Wenxuan around two in the afternoon.

It was just that at that time, Lu Siye was Cultivating, and his phone was on silent, so he hadn't noticed.

He opened them and read them carefully; the messages mentioned two things in total.

The first thing was that Li Sisi had been buried in the cemetery in Dongcheng District, and a map location was attached.

The second thing was good news: the Evil Suppression Bureau had detected a Ghost with a very weak aura inside that cursed object pocket watch, suspected to be Li Sisi.

If properly nurtured, it was very likely that Li Sisi could live in this world again as a Ghost Cultivator.

The message also said at the end that if Li Sisi could truly become a Ghost Cultivator, they would invite Lu Siye to drink their wedding wine at that time.

Lu Siye suddenly recalled the restrained Yin Qi he had sensed on the pocket watch earlier. At the time, he had thought all cursed objects were like that; it seemed it was because Li Sisi was residing inside the cursed object.

"Then I'll be waiting for your wedding wine!" Lu Siye smiled and replied to his message.