Free Web NovelChapter 375: Chapter 362: News of the Ghost Story
Elder Chen and Elder Huo stayed until evening, finally leaving Gu Ming’s residence with their minds reeling.
Gu Ming walked them to the door. Just as Elder Huo mounted his Mechanical Pet Beast, Gu Ming suddenly asked out of the blue,
"Sirs, have you heard the two urban legends circulating on campus recently?"
Elder Huo glanced back at Elder Chen, who had the same reaction. Then, they both turned to look at Gu Ming.
Seeing their reactions, Gu Ming knew they were aware of the situation.
’An urban legend known to two such important figures was clearly no small matter.’
"Which two urban legends are you referring to?" Elder Huo asked.
Gu Ming repeated the two reports on the urban legends that the company had sent him: one concerned traces of a Ghost Possession Type Technique, and the other, an incorporeal kitten crying for help.
"The Possession Technique is real. It’s supposed to be the fruit of a professor’s research here at the university, which was accidentally leaked."
Elder Huo said with complete certainty, not mincing his words in the slightest.
"Actually, those two urban legends are one and the same.
"The incorporeal, crying kitten is the Ghost Kitten that escaped from that professor’s lab.
"If you want to see it, you’d either need inspiration that’s heaven-piercingly high, or you’d have to use a Ghost Element Pet Beast with five or six-star level detection abilities and search the incident-prone areas. Otherwise, you won’t find it."
Gu Ming was a bit surprised. ’I thought this matter was still under investigation and had hit a wall.’
’Who would have thought that Elder Huo and Elder Chen already had it all figured out.’
"Since you both know everything so clearly, has the university caught it yet?"
"That, I don’t know. I haven’t been following up on the progress. But I can ask for you."
This was where the advantage of Elder Huo’s connections became apparent.
He could directly contact the university’s enforcement department and ask about the progress on a case like this.
As a show of good faith, Elder Huo made the call right then and there, rousing the captain of the campus enforcement department from his Cultivation to help him look into the case.
In less than half a minute, Elder Huo learned of the latest developments:
The stray kitten had yet to be found. Its Skill Level with its Possession Technique had advanced by leaps and bounds during its days on the run, likely having already reached the Great Success Realm.
"What’s its Star Level?" Gu Ming asked.
"Just a mere Two-star Level," Elder Huo answered.
He knew Gu Ming would be confused. With so many powerful masters at the university, how could they possibly fail to catch a Two-star kitten?
He paused before adding, "The Cultivation Technique it has learned is very special. Even for the university’s Pet Beasts that specialize in detection, tracking it is exceedingly difficult.
"Besides, our university doesn’t have many Ghost Element Pet Beasts with detection abilities to begin with, and none of them have reached the Six-star Level of power.
"Whether we can catch it or not is purely a matter of luck."
Elder Huo didn’t seem to care much about the matter, but seeing Gu Ming’s intense focus, he briefly wondered why he had asked about it.
After thinking it over, he concluded it was most likely for work.
The incident seemed to have nothing to do with Gu Ming at all.
Although Ah Ji had the potential to learn Possession Skills, as far as he knew, that professor’s Possession Technique had an incredibly strict cultivation threshold.
It was a pure Ghost Element Possession Skill that required a Ghost Element lineage and a certain special Talent that the professor kept under wraps.
He could easily tell that Ah Ji would never be able to learn it.
Besides, the kitten’s Talent was extraordinary; it possessed a uniquely innate aptitude for Possession Skills.
When it snuck out, it was already at the Expert Level of proficiency.
While on the run, it skyrocketed to the Master Level.
Recently, it has even reached the Great Success Realm. Before long, it might even achieve Daoist Skill Perfection.
Once it reaches that Realm, it might trigger a Super Evolution, raising its Star Level. Then it’ll be even harder to catch.
After saying all this, Elder Huo turned and left. He needed to go back and rest; the impact of Gu Ming’s paper on the Foundation Establishment Evolution Method had been significant.
After receiving the news, Gu Ming immediately forwarded it to Teacher Tang, letting him know the latest developments.
It was a while before Teacher Tang replied: "I can have the Profound Celestial Beast Ghost Soul possess your arm to help you search for its location. What do you say?"
Gu Ming frowned. ’Letting Teacher Tang’s Pet Beast possess my arm? Isn’t that just a way for him to monitor my life?’
’Unless I can successfully catch that kitten tonight and return the teacher’s Pet Beast to the company.’
Then, he remembered the other method of capture Elder Huo had mentioned—inspiration that could pierce the heavens and earth.
’Should I perform the Divine Invitation Ceremony? I could ask a Spirit God to descend, grant me its blessing, increase my Spiritual Power, and while I’m at it, stack my inspiration even higher.’
Gu Ming’s current Spiritual Power was still insufficient to contract with Ah Ji. But after summoning a Spirit God, it was possible his Spiritual Power could soar, just like Lu You’s, and directly reach the threshold required to contract with three Pet Beasts.
’However, letting my own inspiration surge like that would be extremely risky.’
’Take the Profound Celestial Beast Ghost Soul, for instance. Just because my inspiration was so high that I could perceive its true form, my entire body went ice-cold, and I felt as if my very soul was about to be sucked dry.’
’To this day, he still didn’t understand what caused that terrifying condition, and he couldn’t find any information about it online.’
’And that Ghost Kitten probably has the same kind of special quality, which must be why it attracted the attention of the company’s upper management.’
’Besides, Possession Skills seem to be quite rare. Otherwise, why would Teacher Tang be in such a hurry, wanting the Profound Celestial Beast Ghost Soul to possess my arm the moment he got the news?’
After mulling it over, Gu Ming tentatively replied, declining the offer.
But Teacher Tang replied:
"This is a mission from the company, Gu Ming. Don’t be concerned. It will only possess your arm.
"Just spend an hour each night walking around campus. If you can’t find it, I’ll take the Profound Celestial Beast Ghost Soul back."
’In that case, it was acceptable.’
Gu Ming thought to himself, ’A job is a job.’
’No job means no large influx of Spirit Stones.’
’And who knew when the university scholarship money would come through.’
At this stage, these were the only methods Gu Ming had for earning a large income.
About ten minutes later, Teacher Tang arrived at the university from the company. freewebnøvel.coɱ
Seeing how eager he was, Gu Ming’s estimation of the Ghost Kitten’s importance rose once again.
Ah Ji, for its part, flicked its tail, its eyes glinting with curiosity.
It possessed Light and Dark Dual Spiritual Roots, which already made it a very special creature.
And yet this Ghost Kitten, so highly valued by both the university and the company, was apparently far more important than Ah Ji was.
Although it had no desire to compare its Talent with that of other Pet Beasts, it couldn’t contain its curiosity and wanted to find out more.
"Teacher Tang, by the way, have you not practiced the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique?"
Gu Ming asked conversationally as the Profound Celestial Beast Ghost Soul began to possess his arm.
This was a new question that had occurred to him after showing his paper to the two elders earlier that day.
When Teacher Tang had read his Foundation Establishment Method, he hadn’t shown any signs of shaking or discomfort at all; he had seemed perfectly fine.
Teacher Tang nodded. "I haven’t. I don’t practice that particular Spiritual Technique.
"In fact, back in my university days, I abandoned the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique and switched to a different Spiritual Technique. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
"Entrusting your spirit to an external object ultimately comes with hidden dangers.
"The path I walk is one of Cultivation centered on one’s own Spiritual Power—the Cultivation of the self.
"Possession Skills are no different. If you can’t maintain your sense of self, then you will be subject to Devouring by this Profound Celestial Beast Ghost Soul."
Gu Ming’s expression was one of sudden realization. ’So there’s that much more to it.’
’It seems not just anyone can handle this Profound Celestial Beast Ghost Soul. At the very least, those Beastmasters who practice the Storage Dao wouldn’t be able to use it.’
As they talked, Gu Ming felt his right arm gradually being enveloped by the Profound Celestial Beast Ghost Soul.
Layer upon layer of spectral, violet-black armor slowly materialized, wreathed in black smoke, making his right arm look both hardened and incredibly imposing.
A newfound confidence, the feeling that his hand possessed infinite Power, enough to lift a truck, welled up within him.
’So this is the power of a Possession ability,’ he thought. ’It’s so strong, it gives me almost superhuman confidence.’
Gu Ming was beginning to understand why these people were so focused on Possession Skills.
