Longevity: Start by practicing the ruthless way

These tufts of hair are almost the same as the ones Gu Chi had just cut out of the raw stone, but due to the passage of time, the color has settled, becoming somewhat dull and rough.

"This... where did you get it from?" Murong Zhixiu was puzzled and looked at Tuoba Cang in confusion.

"This was torn off from the body of the Yama ghost who came to claim his life when an ancestor of our Tuoba family was about to pass away in his later years." Tuoba Cang said in a trembling voice.

"Yan Luo ghost?!"

Upon hearing these four words, Murong Zhixiu's expression suddenly changed, with fear in his eyes.

"No, what are you all talking about? What is the Yama Ghost Demon?"

Gu Chi was completely confused. She only knew that there was a King Yama in the underworld, but she had never heard of the Yama ghost.

Tuoba Cang said, "Our Tuoba family originally made their fortune in the northern border by robbing graves. This kind of business is not only shameful, but also creates karma with many mysterious beings, which reduces one's blessings and virtues. In old age, evil spirits will come to claim one's life. These evil spirits are called Yama Ghost Demons!"

He talked about some past events. When the ancestor of their Tuoba family was about to pass away in his later years, he often claimed that he saw evil spirits wandering around his doorstep, wanting to take his life, but other people could not see anything.

However, on the night before their ancestor passed away, a gloomy and fishy wind did blow outside the Tuoba family's mansion. In the wind, there was an unknown and terrifying creature howling, and it roared all night long.

The sound was shrill and miserable, and it could be heard for dozens of miles. People and animals were all frightened, and it made people's hair stand on end.

Tuoba Cang said, "That night, a child of only four or five years old was guarding our ancestor. He saw something and was frightened into a state of dementia. Afterwards, the tribe members went to great lengths to heal him."

Gu Chi said: "Did the child see the evil spirit that came to take his life, the so-called Yama Ghost?"

Tuoba Cang said, "Afterwards, the tribe members carefully questioned the child. According to him, he saw many human-like creatures moving outside the window that night, and the ancestor was muttering some inaudible words. Then, in the blink of an eye, the ancestor disappeared from the bed."

Gu Chi pinched his jaw and analyzed seriously, "After all, he is just a four or five-year-old child. When he is severely frightened, he may imagine some things that do not exist. You can't believe everything he says."

Tuoba Cang shook his head and said, "At the time, our family also believed this, so we carefully explored the memories in the child's sea of ​​consciousness and used deduction techniques to trace the source. But the final conclusion was that everything that happened that night was not much different from what the child said."

In the child's memory, outside the bedroom of the ancestor of the Tuoba family that night, there were indeed many mysterious creatures in human form wandering around, accompanied by bursts of shrill and miserable howls.

Although the child was extremely frightened, he still walked carefully outside the hall to check and found that those mysterious creatures were covered with dark purple and almost black hair, and their eyes were glowing red.

Tuoba Cang said, "In the end, when the child returned, our ancestor had disappeared. Only a few tufts of purple, almost black hair remained on the messy bed. They must have been pulled from the Yama Demon's body during the struggle."

Gu Chi was surprised: "Is it really that weird?"

Murong Zhixiu shuddered: "It's broad daylight, and I feel a chill down my spine just listening to it."

Gu Chi turned around and squatted in front of the raw stone that she had split into two. There was one thing she couldn't understand. If there really were evil ghosts like Yama Guisha who took lives, how could their hair be cut out of the raw stone?

The original stone was split into two, and the middle was hollow, which was where the small piece of heavenly spirit stone was located, about the size of a fist.

"How come such a big peanut shell only produced such a small peanut?" Gu Chi compared it with his fist and muttered, "Did some bug eat it? It ate half of the Heavenly Spirit Stone without even breaking the stone skin. What kind of bug is so powerful?"

Murong Zhixiu said, "Don't speculate. It's obvious that half of it was eaten by the Yama Ghost Demon."

He had heard that the Yama ghost liked to eat spirit stones the most, especially pure, high-quality spirit stones.

Only this explanation can explain why there are hairs of Yama ghost remaining in the original stone.

"But, the stone surface of this piece of stone doesn't show any signs of being damaged. How did the Yama Ghost Demon eat the Heavenly Spirit Stone inside?"

Before cutting the stone, Gu Chi had already checked it carefully and was sure that the original stone skin had never been damaged.

How did the Yama ghost eat the heavenly spirit stone inside without destroying the stone skin?

Gu Chi really couldn't understand this.

Murong Zhixiu said, "He must have used some special means we don't know about. Oh, why think so much?"

Gu Chi didn't say anything more. He slapped away another piece of raw stone at his feet. No auspicious light appeared, but in the very center, there was a shriveled fruit.

Obviously, the essence of this fruit has been completely lost, and it is not even as good as ordinary fruit.

"What kind of fruit is this?"

"It's so shrunken that you can't tell."

"It's definitely not an ordinary thing, but unfortunately all its essence has been lost, and it has no effect anymore."

Gu Chi continued to attack, wanting to see what these stones contained, but as soon as she took a step, she was pulled back by Tuoba Cang.

"Sister Qianhe, stop cutting. These stones have been handled by the Yama Demon. If you are contaminated by him, you may end up like our Tuoba family's ancestor, who was killed by the Yama Demon in his later years!" Tuoba Cang said with a trembling voice.

Gu Chi said: "It's okay. By the time I reach old age, I will have already become a great being. I don't care about the Yama demon. If he dares to take my life, my old black and I will directly help him to be liberated."

The big black dog brought out the black gold coffin with a clang, its head held high.

Tuoba Cang said in a trembling voice: "It's not as simple as you think. The Yama demon is coming to take your life, and no one can stop it."

Murong Zhixiu also spoke up to dissuade her, "Sister Qianhe, I think we should be more careful. The ancestor of the Tuoba family must have been a ruthless character who had achieved greatness, but in the end, he was taken away by the Yama Ghost Demon. Don't even think about provoking them."

"It doesn't matter. I want to see whether they come to claim my life or I save them." Gu Chi disagreed. He thought that King Yama has to follow the rules when he wants to take people away. How can I, an immortal, be killed by evil spirits?

However, just as she finished speaking, a cold wind suddenly blew up in the hall, and those dark purple and almost black hairs, as if pulled by a terrible force, fell lightly on her body.

Seeing this horrifying scene, the big black dog's eyes suddenly widened. Then he swung the black gold coffin with a clang, placed it beside him, and looked around vigilantly.