Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 34 Qiyang Mountains
Gu Shihan had barely approached the Yangqi Mountains when a new mission appeared.

"Ding dong, side quest: Exterminate twenty ghostly figures in the Yin Gathering Land of Yangqi Mountains. Fate value +20, abandon the quest -10."

"Hanhan, what kind of mission is this? Is the Qiyang Mountains not peaceful?" Xingbai jumped onto Gu Shihan's shoulder and looked around.

"I don't know! The mission must be completed!" The human and the fox exchanged words while observing the cultivators coming and going.

Most of those entering and leaving the Qiyang Mountains were late-stage Qi Refining cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators. They all seemed to be in a hurry and there was nothing unusual about them.

As Gu Shihan entered the mountains, a chill ran through her, making her shiver. The others, however, seemed to take it all for granted.

"Hanhan, this Qiyang Mountain Range is indeed a bit different. You need to be extra careful!" Xingbai said.

Gu Shihan did not linger on the outer perimeter but went directly into the inner perimeter. There were significantly fewer cultivators here, and most were in groups of two or three.

“Fellow Daoist, you shouldn’t go to the north of Qiyang Mountain alone. It’s been quite unsettled there lately. Several groups of people have gotten lost there! Some of our family’s members have been trapped there!” A female cultivator in a yellow robe stopped Gu Shihan and said.

"Thank you! My name is Gu Shihhan. May I ask how you gentlemen are addressed?" Gu Shihhan said with a smile.

"Huh?! You're from the Gu family? I've never seen you before!" the female lead asked in surprise.

"No! I'm not! It just so happens that my surname is Gu. Are you from the Gu family?"

“Yes, my name is Gu Moyan. These two are my cousins, Gu Zhinian and Gu Zhiye. We are from the third branch of Huirui City. I felt a sense of kinship with you today, so I took the liberty of saying a few words.” The female cultivator Gu Moyan said with a smile.

"Gu Moyan?! Gu Zhinian, Gu Zhiye," none of these three appeared in the book, so they were probably people who had little interaction with the female lead.

The book features characters who have various entanglements with the female protagonist, Gu Yufei, such as Mo Yu, Chang Si, Lei Luo, and Bai Ling.

Gu Shihan spoke with the group for a few minutes and then left. Her destination was actually the northern part of the Qiyang Mountains.

We have no choice but to go! We must go there to complete the mission. Guided by Xingbai, Gu Shihan headed north.

The further north they went, the stronger the yin energy became. Gu Shihan was a meticulous person, so she casually took out a piece of red yang jade and hung it on her waist.

Logically speaking, this bit of yin energy shouldn't have much of an impact on Gu Shihan, but staying here for a long time will still have some effects. Yin energy entering the body is never a good thing, especially for a woman with a yin constitution.

The further north they went, the fewer cultivators there were, until finally they could hardly see anyone. What puzzled Gu Shihan even more was that there were no demonic beasts here; it seemed they had all run away.

"Xiao Shihan, this place seems very comfortable to me. Let me out of the Soul Pearl!" Gu Yanli's voice came from the Soul Pearl.

"Okay!" Gu Shihan thought about it and understood. Yin energy is indeed good for souls, and that's what ghost cultivators cultivate.

"Hanhan, there's something going on up ahead. It looks like there's a fight going on!" Xingbai warned.

"Let's go take a look!" The man, the soul, and the fox quickly arrived at the place where the voice came from. They came to the foot of a cliff in the distance. Several dark figures surrounded two men, and there was a person lying on the ground. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive.
“A ghostly figure?! That dark shadow is a ghostly figure?!” Gu Shihan murmured.

"Hanhan, the ghostly figures are afraid of fire, but those people don't have fire spiritual roots, and they've probably used up all their fire attribute talismans, which is why the ghostly figures got close. If this continues, they'll probably only die from exhaustion."

Gu Shihan no longer hesitated and swung out the Wood Flame in her hand, which was also mixed with a trace of Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

Although the Wood Flame wasn't among the top-ranked exotic flames, it was still an exotic flame, far more powerful than alchemical flames or ordinary flames. When refining the Wood Flame, Gu Shihan had deliberately added a small wisp of Red Lotus Karmic Flame within it.

This would not have worked originally, but it was because the red lotus karmic fire in the space had developed sentience.

After much persuasion, a small wisp of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire was finally separated and added to the Wood Flame. This greatly increased the power of the Wood Flame and gave it a touch of destructive properties.

The ghostly figure trembled slightly upon seeing the flame in Gu Shihan's hand, but how could it be willing to give up the bloody feast that was about to be devoured?
With a loud "bang!" they grew larger and larger, quickly enveloping the two male cultivators in ghostly mist, their shrill cries carrying far and wide.

Gu Shihan no longer held back. The Wood Flame enveloped the ghost mist, increasing the firepower. In less than three breaths, the ghost mist dissipated, leaving two people with pale faces lying on the ground, barely breathing.

Gu Shihan glanced at it, and the flames in her hand surged again, accompanied by a series of ghostly howls. Soon, five white beads the size of rice grains appeared on the ground.

"Hanhan! Heavenly Nether Pearls! These are valuable items, the main ingredient for refining Soul Pills." Xingbai quickly took out a jade box and put away the five Heavenly Nether Pearls.

Gu Shihan approached the man and could tell at a glance that he had been invaded by yin energy and had lost too much of his vital essence, but fortunately, his foundation had not been damaged.

Gu Shihan rummaged through her storage bracelet and found a bottle of Rejuvenating Pills, feeding one to each person.

"Hanhan, this man is dead!" Xingbai, standing beside the first man to fall, transmitted her voice, "Hanhan, this man has a metal-water spiritual root. Do you think your ancestor is suitable?"

Gu Shihan reached out to check his pulse and confirmed that he was indeed dead, but he had been dead for less than a quarter of an hour, so he could be used to resurrect him.

"Ancestor, what do you think of this body?" Gu Shihan asked, looking at the soul in the air.

"I think it's alright, as long as there's no rejection!" Gu Yanli flew around the corpse once, then transformed into a stream of light and entered the man's brow.

Gu Yanli entered the sea of ​​consciousness within his body. The sea of ​​consciousness was not large, but it was still quite good for a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The sea of ​​consciousness was empty; the soul that had left the body was gone, presumably devoured by ghostly apparitions.

Gu Shihan frowned as she looked at the motionless corpse on the ground, then took out a Soul Pill and stuffed it into the man's mouth.

Half an hour later, the two male cultivators woke up and sat up warily, staring at Gu Shihan.

"Once you're awake, focus on regulating your breathing and expel the yin energy from your body," Gu Shihan said calmly.

“Fellow Daoist, you saved us! Gu Jiachen, Gu Jiarong! Thank you for saving our lives. I wonder how my tenth brother is?” one of the men in blue robes said.

"You're welcome. Are you also a member of the Gu family?" Gu Shihan asked, frowning.

"Ah?! Yes, I wonder why you have this question, fellow Daoist?"

"It's nothing. I met three cultivators not long ago. They were also from the Gu family, and they seemed to be from the Gu family of Huirui City."

"Hui Rui City?! Could it be that they've come too?" The blue-robed cultivator Gu Jiachen exchanged a glance with the man beside him before changing the subject.

"Fellow Daoist, how is he?" Gu Jiachen asked.

(End of this chapter)